Chapter 2: Yinben Power and Campus Hundreds(1/2)
"noob!"
"Xiaobai is back!"
When Gu Xiaobai returned to the dormitory carrying the cold meals packed from the cafeteria, he saw his classmates standing in the dormitory foyer, discussing something happily.
The early summer afternoon is the hottest time of the day.
The sun was so hot that it was so hot that you could fry an egg on the concrete floor. Even the dogs didn't want to face the sun. They huddled in the shade of the trees, tongues hanging out, heads shrunken, looking depressed.
"What are you doing?" Gu Xiaobai wondered, do you have to go out on this hot day? Aren't you afraid of being sunburned to death?
Of course, a man with a girl can squeeze under the girl's umbrella at this time, but his classmates are singles...
He was a white dog when he went out, and he probably turned into a black dog when he came back.
You can't really go out with an umbrella and a giant parasol like what is said on the Internet.
Gu Xiaobai looked around subconsciously.
No giant parasols.
"Of course I'm going to see Brother Yao's primary election... Xiaobai, don't you sign up?" A classmate pointed to the bulletin board next to him.
"Are you kidding me, asking Xiaobai to sign up to sing?" The students rolled their eyes.
You don’t want to live, but I still want to.
Gu Xiaobai turned his head and looked at a poster posted there.
"Dongguan University's 2019 'Music Power' Cup Campus Singers Contest" is in full swing. The posters are bold and rhythmic, with the names of previous champions on them. Each one of them is thunderous.
The Campus Singer Contest has been held for thirty times so far. From the beginning of literature and art thirty years ago to the current entertainment era, it represents the highest level of literature and art at Dongwon University and is a traditional grand event of Dongwon University.
Preparations for the competition begin in March and April each year, with preliminary elections in May and June, exam season and summer vacation, and finals and reporting performances in late September and early October.
As a comprehensive university that focuses on science and engineering, Dongwon University pays special attention to the campus singer competition. Both the stage hardware and the guiding force are almost top-notch. Almost every session can arouse heated discussions, especially the recent ones.
The winners are all described by professional music critics as having the ability to "debut directly" and have a large number of fans in society.
If it were shot in its entirety, plus the script and editing, it would probably be equivalent to half of The Voice.
Gu Xiaobai still remembers the grand competition he saw in September last year, shortly after he entered school. Even a music-deaf person like him was deeply shocked.
The performance, scene and scheduling were completely professional, no worse than some TV shows he had seen.
Even amateur music players can reach this level. This is the strength of top universities and top academics!
Of course, the best ones will be able to compete on stage in the end, but as long as you are shortlisted for the competition, you can get extra points, and there are quite a lot of them, and you can even improve your grade points in the end.
This is the focus of the enthusiastic participation of the majority of students.
As long as you have some talent, you will find a way to participate.
"Brother Yao, Brother Yao is out!"
The classmates surrounded Xiaobai and said a few words, and then surrounded another classmate.
"Brother Yao, come on, I haven't heard you sing since the last party."
"Go up today and knock them all down!"
"Brother Yao, you are the pride of our physics department!"
A group of people gathered around a handsome young man, and the atmosphere was very lively.
The young man surrounded in the middle was carrying an expensive Martin guitar. He was dressed in white, handsome and sunny, with a smile that seemed to melt people's hearts.
He waved his hands very humbly and said: "I'm just going up to show my face. There are many masters in our school. Many of my seniors made their debut while they were still in school. I'm still far behind... but thank you very much."
You go and support me, I hope you can leave a good impression on the preliminary evaluation teacher."
Before he could finish his words, everyone immediately started making noises again.
"Definitely, we Brother Yao don't want it, what do they think?"
"I wish Brother Yao a good start!"
"Brother Yao has achieved martial virtue and unified the world!"
The young man known as Brother Yao waved his hands to stop everyone from making noises, and then walked up to Gu Xiaobai.
"Xiao Bai, don't blame me for not being able to win. After all, this opportunity to add credits is really rare." Brother Yao was inevitably a little proud when he spoke.
This is the feeling when a strong man fights for victory, and when the battle becomes indistinguishable, he suddenly takes a wrong turn and wins with a single move.
Right next to the poster of "The Power of Music", there is another notice. Compared with the gorgeous poster, it is just a few pieces of white paper, with a list of names printed on it in small words that are hard to read even if you don't read carefully.
But for students in the physics department, this list is countless times more important than the gorgeous poster next to it.
“Dongguan University’s ‘Campus Hundreds’ Project Candidate List.”
Dongwon University is one of the top universities in the country, but internationally, there is still a certain gap compared with some top universities.
The most important one is the foundation.
Top foreign universities always advertise how many presidents, Nobel laureates, masters, and Oscar winners they have produced...
Looking through the alumni records, you will see prominent public figures who can blind people.
In fact, many people in China are not bad in their achievements, but in terms of reputation and influence, they are still far behind others.
There are too many outstanding people in this world. Sometimes, the difference between the first place and the second place is just a little opportunity, but the treatment is completely different.
The "Campus Hundreds" plan is Dongwon University's plan to "cultivate masters from scratch."
The best one hundred are selected from among the undergraduates in the school, and the school will make every effort to help them pave the "road to masters."
Not only are all tuition and miscellaneous fees free, but there are also high scholarships, as well as various resources, the best teachers, the best opportunities, and the most cost-effective training.
The current principal shouted out a sentence with an almost tragic attitude: "It happens in the early spring, and the harvest will be harvested a hundred years later!"
It's just that the competition for this plan is too fierce.
Among the tens of thousands of undergraduates in the school, a hundred are selected and assigned to each department. There is probably only one spot at most, a chance of a few hundred percent. As one of the top universities in the country, the student pool is already
one in ten thousand.
Not to mention, this screening is open to all undergraduates. Compared with sophomores and juniors, freshmen have no advantage.
But at this time, there are two freshmen on the candidate list, ranked second and third on the list."
"2. Fu Wenyao, freshman, Department of Physics, Dongwon University Institute of Technology, overall score 89."
"3. Gu Xiaobai, freshman, Department of Physics, Dongwon University Institute of Technology, overall score 89."
The person in front of the two people is a junior with an overall score of 89.1.
That's right, the second and third names on the list are standing together at this time.
And these two people are also the two best people in this physics department.
The students stood at the back, looking at the two people standing side by side, and suddenly felt a sense of "how can they be bright when they are good at each other".
Those who can get into this university are absolutely the proud ones of heaven, but even so, there are still advantages and disadvantages.
Fu Wenyao is obviously the enviable one. He comes from a prominent family and has a superior IQ. After entering college, he fell in love, played music, took photos, wrote jokes, drove a luxury car, had a wide circle of friends, and participated in class and club activities every time.
With him, the results are still so outstanding.
And Gu Xiaobai...it seems that no one has ever seen him outside the dormitory, classroom, cafeteria and library.
The gap between rich and poor families is so huge that it requires countless times of hardship to make up for it.
But sometimes this gap is unbridgeable, like now.
"If I can enter the preliminary round, after adding up the credits, I should be able to score 90 points." Fu Wenyao said, "Xiaobai, you know, this opportunity is also very important to me."
Only by walking in front of others every step of the way can you always walk in front of others.
"I won't lose." Gu Xiaobai only said this simple sentence.
He couldn't give up, because he wanted to become a physicist, and the "Campus Hundreds" program was like a fast track. As long as he was shortlisted, he could avoid all worries and concentrate on academics.
Unlike Fu Wenyao, he has so many resources, so this is his only way.
When the two looked at each other, they could see the sparks in each other's eyes.
When you encounter an opponent in chess, God knows who will lose and who will win.
When the classmates surrounded Fu Wenyao and rushed into the scorching sun, Gu Xiaobai was the only one left in the hall.
He frowned at the list and was silent for a moment.
Suddenly, his cell phone buzzed.
Seeing the familiar dialog box, Gu Xiaobai was speechless: "Why are you still here?"
He thought the system had given up.
System: "I can help you win this competition!"
"No, I don't need to."
System: "Become a great musician, music can help you reach the peak of life..."
To be continued...