I am a Big Player
Chapter 326: The Juilliard School of Music (3rd update)_1

Chapter 326: The Juilliard School of Music (3rd update)_1

For some reason, when Ren He spoke those words, Su Ruqin felt for a moment that Yang Xi might truly belong to the young man before her in the end.

However, she calmed down immediately after having that thought, as a youth’s solemn promise could not make an adult feel much empathy. Yang Xi was already overseas, and even if the two of them could still be in touch, they could not bridge the distance anymore.

It seemed that she was not at all worried that Ren He would pursue Yang Xi again this time.

Su Ruqin left, and Ren He sat in the courtyard continuing to wait, with no one but himself knowing what he was waiting for.

Suddenly, Ren He’s phone rang. It was a call from Xu Nuo, who immediately said, "We have hacked into the top 50 music schools in the United States all at once. As expected, we found out that seven days ago, Yang Xi had an interview for a preparatory course at the Juilliard School of Music. She passed."

"Good, I know. I’ll go back in the next couple of days. All the executives of Qinghe Games must be at home," Ren He said.

"Okay, I’ll inform them."

Although Qinghe Games had already become standardized and did not require too much concern from Ren He, the game "Assassin’s Creed" still needed to be perfected even more, especially regarding the original dialogues and gaming experience; Ren He would still need to oversee it.

"Assassin’s Creed," a game that Ren He himself liked and that had the potential to make 500 million RMB annually worldwide, deserved his serious attention.

The situation with "Dota" had started to unfold. Although its current money-making ability could not compete with Kunlun, the fact was its global concurrent player numbers had already caught up with Kunlun’s...

This was something the executives of Qinghe Games had not anticipated. What was going on? "Dota 2" did not seem to be that explosive, yet the global online player count had already caught up to Kunlun’s, and the ability to generate revenue was gradually emerging. It seemed that "Dota" was slowly cultivating people’s spending habits in genuinely free-to-play games.

In fact, the number of concurrent online players would continue to grow in the future, and its money-making ability would get stronger and stronger. With "Dota" in play, Qinghe Games was like having a stable financial lifeline. Even when developing new games, they were brimming with confidence: they weren’t afraid of losses!

Currently, there were no financial risks within Qinghe Games, no lack of money, and no predatory venture capital looking to get involved.

Many people were praising Qinghe’s model. Although Qinghe Games did not seek external capital to elevate its status, the market value was continuously being overestimated. This was because the stock of Qinghe Games was stable, its operating model was solid, and there were no hidden issues.

Many founders, after receiving funding, worried about their shares being diluted by the big players and even lost sleep over it, but Ren He did not have to worry at all...

Thus, the founders of Qinghe Games were always the objects of everyone’s envy. Indeed, as long as they succeeded with every project they developed, regardless of whether Qinghe Games took on financing or not, they had plenty of money...

"Dota" was now starting to gain momentum globally, and everyone at Qinghe Games began to recall Ren He’s initial expectations for "Dota." While everyone was questioning whether "Dota" deserved to be promoted using Kunlun as a step, Ren He had resolutely made this decision and was confident that "Dota" would be a hit. Thinking back, the gap was indeed huge—it was a matter of perspective.

Qinghe Games had become a company with monthly revenues of over a hundred million, unrivaled in the entire gaming industry. It was just as Ren He had said before that wild celebration: There’s no one ahead of us. We can’t learn from others’ successes or failures because we are the trailblazers.

And now, the CG for "Dota" was about to be released. To this day, the gaming world had not yet seen a company promote its animation with such grandiosity. When it was launched globally, "Dota" was bound to create a media frenzy.

In an era still dominated by 2D games, even making a promotional animation at the level of a big-budget film was truly groundbreaking and would undoubtedly set the market ablaze.

Ren He had made up his mind, after officially starting summer vacation, to return to Luo City and properly sort out Qinghe Games. That way, he could truly relax and be a hands-off boss.

However, when Ren He hung up the phone with Xu Nuo, he gasped in shock—the other party had actually chosen the Juilliard School of Music.

Actually, Ren He had long considered what to do if one day Su Ruqin discovered everything and Yang Xi was transferred to study abroad. After some thought, with his current capabilities, he figured he could still follow her overseas. His grades weren’t bad, his English was extremely fluent, and he had this incredibly strong soft power. When it came to the interview stage, just dropping the identity of being the founder of a killing game and the founder of Qinghe Games would be enough. Even the best schools would have no reason to reject him.

Think about it, with all qualifications met, Ren He’s soft skills and past experience outshone other students by 10086 miles. How could he possibly be rejected?

Then again, how many people can claim a worth of several billions at the age of 16? Yes, the current market value estimation of Qinghe Games in the industry is 2.1 billion RMB.

Like the rest of the IT industry, even though his current monthly turnover might not be as high as those actual businesses valued at 2.1 billion RMB, his costs are ridiculously lower than theirs...

But Ren He never expected that the other party would choose the Juilliard School of Music. That place doesn’t care at all about soft power...

The Juilliard School of Music is located in the heart of New York City. It doesn’t have a sprawling campus; it’s just a uniquely designed glass building that might even be mistaken by visitors as a luxury shopping center...

However, since its establishment in 1905, this place has indeed nurtured too many musical prodigies. There, vocal students primarily learn to combine their voices with musical scores to create personal performances; orchestral students must deeply understand the essence of music expressed in the scores; brass and horn students have to learn to integrate the music played by the instruments with their breathing; and composers must first learn to capture the voices from their souls, making their music come alive.

My goodness, Ren He felt that this school was so trendy the first time he heard about it.

But that’s not the main point. The crux of the matter is its low acceptance rate. In his past life, in 2007, the school admitted only 168 students, and the number was dwindling...

This made Ren He quite anxious. It seemed this was the reason Su Ruqin was confident that Ren He couldn’t follow and enroll like he did at No.4 Middle School. Even if they were not in the same school, it would still be a long-distance relationship since the closest high school was far away. Only it stood alone in the center of New York...

This is one of the world’s premier music academies, filled with countless musical geniuses, and there are innumerably more geniuses outside trying to break their heads to get in.

To say that it’s one of the centers of the world music scene isn’t an exaggeration—Juilliard’s chamber symphony orchestra has always been one of the best in the industry.

How to get in? Ren He is now enjoying campus life; to ask him to drop out of high school is definitely not an option, nor does he want to be idle.

Eh, wait a minute, Ren He suddenly felt stunned, realizing that his thinking had been skewed by empiricism from his past life. In his past life, he only admired the Juilliard School of Music from afar, but now it’s different...

He is now a Master Level...

Ren He took a deep breath, a mysterious smile appearing on his face. This time, he really had no idea what his mother-in-law would think.

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