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Chapter 327 - 325, Stop being a student, become a teacher! (Fourth update)_1

Chapter 327: 325, Stop being a student, become a teacher! (Fourth update)_1

Ren He didn’t know how Yang En managed to assist Yang Xi, but the problem he now faced was: he didn’t have an admission notice, so he was not eligible to apply for a student visa at the U.S. Embassy in Beijing.

Actually, applying for a visa to study in the United States is pretty complicated, and it seemed that he had entered a catch-22... The Juilliard School of Music required an on-site performance for preparatory courses, and to perform on site Ren He needed a student visa. If he went with a tourist visa, he could very likely be denied a student visa later...

Without the visa, Ren He couldn’t perform on site...

What the hell was this, a dead end? Was the Juilliard School of Music rejecting a musical genius like this?!

After some thought, Ren He decided to contact the Juilliard School of Music to see if they could help him get the consulate to, you know, give him a nod or something...

That seemed like a freaking impossibility!

He circumvented the firewall, opened the official website of the Juilliard School of Music – hmm, it looked pretty legit – and found he could sign up directly on the website. But registration alone was useless to Ren He at this point. The Juilliard School of Music was infamous for insisting on live auditions for preparatory courses—no talent, no talk!

This crap made Ren He so angry that he wanted to smash his computer, but just then, he saw something on the official website: a recruitment notice for outstanding teaching staff, requiring a unique understanding of music and a whole list of demands. However, after ruminating on it, Ren He realized there really wasn’t a requirement for a live audition...

"Damn it," Ren He thought, feeling like he’d been cornered into becoming a teacher!

When asked why he ended up a teacher at the Juilliard School of Music, Ren He would say: "I wanted to be a student, but I couldn’t get a visa for the live audition, so I might as well become a teacher..."

He had to give himself 100 points for this solution!

And now it seemed that other than taking the path of becoming a teacher, there were no other options left, right?!

He couldn’t worry about that now. How to demonstrate a unique understanding of music? Ren He handwrote the score for the Croatian Rhapsody, took a picture, and sent it to the application email. Afterwards, he chilled in the Courtyard House.

If someone who could compose the Croatian Rhapsody was still labeled as lacking musical insight, then the world would really be in chaos! Even if it couldn’t get him directly admitted, it should pique the interest of the interviewers, right? Just give him an interview opportunity and everything would be open to discussion. Ren He still held a Perfect Level reward, ready to instantly elevate his music theory knowledge to Master Level, so chatting about music in a foreign land would be a breeze!

However, by dinner time in the afternoon, he checked his newly registered overseas email and there was no response—not a single new email received!

Ren He inhaled sharply right then and there—were their standards so high that a Croatian Rhapsody couldn’t even get a return email?

I refuse to accept this!

Without any hesitation, Ren He also wrote out To Alice, snapped a photo, and sent it off. The song To Alice might not be very difficult, but its popularity in his former life was incredibly high, almost like a mandatory piece for anyone learning the piano.

Now, they weren’t looking at the difficulty of composition, but the pure understanding of music. To Alice was one of Beethoven’s classic pieces, and if anyone dared to say Beethoven lacked musical understanding, Ren He could use Tear Potion on them every day.

Ren He thought that this should suffice, now. If these two songs still couldn’t prove he was worth an email response, then they were seriously putting on airs!

This time, before the Divine Punishment System could issue any tasks, Ren He used one of his exemption rights—five remaining.

Ren He, after summiting Mount Everest, was physically and mentally exhausted and just wanted to rest well. He considered this period as his time for recovery and rejuvenation. With an exemption right to use, why bother with the hassle of a new Divine Punishment System task that might just break him...

Given the Divine Punishment System’s crappy antics, it might just hit him with some tough challenge when he most wanted to rest.

And it wasn’t a loss to bring "To Alice" to the parallel world and use an immunity right, Beethoven’s classic piece, after all.

That very night, after eating the white rice porridge with spicy sour radishes prepared by Mr. Wang, Ren He opened his computer to bypass the firewall and check his email, and his heart sank when he saw no reply had come!

Look at my fiery temper, Ren He stared fiercely at the screen while sitting in front of the computer, did I just waste an immunity right for nothing?

But when it came to really letting go, Ren He couldn’t swallow his pride; he also wanted to spend more time with Yang Xi. After all, this wasn’t a one-sided love affair; she was making sacrifices for him too.

I simply refuse to believe in this evil, Ren He composed another piece: Canon! Still using an immunity right, now left with 4!

Actually, Canon isn’t exactly a specific piece of music but a musical theme: one voice follows another from start to finish until the last measure, the last chord, where they unite, never to part. It can even be considered a technique.

The piece Ren He composed was the currently most famous "Canon in D Major," which in his previous life was used in nearly a hundred movies and TV shows...

Out of these, Ren He’s favorite version was performed by the Piano Prince, Richard.

If there’s still no reply this time, Ren He thought about getting a tourist visa and staking out the entrance to the Juilliard School of Music for half a year until their chairman cries every day...

Of course, that was just a thought, but you can hardly imagine how terrifying it is when someone with persistence and determination squats at your door every day just to make you cry for over 60 minutes, three times in total...

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It’s evening in China, morning in the U.S., and Beijing time is exactly 12 hours ahead of Eastern Time.

Joseph Polisi, chairman of the Juilliard School of Music, returned home after a busy day. The chamber orchestra’s successful performance and competition win had worn him out, and he still felt extremely tired after waking up.

However, at that moment, a call came in. Joseph answered, and the person on the other end excitedly said, "I woke up to find someone applying for a teaching position at our college had sent three scores in one go! I can’t even describe how I’m feeling right now, you have to look at these scores! He’s definitely a genius, we must keep him. Not only does Juilliard need such a talent, but the world of music needs it too!"

Joseph knew who was on the other line and that they wouldn’t praise someone lightly. To get them this excited, those three pieces must be absolutely astonishing.

He silently opened his email, and as he saw the scores, the notes formed music flowing through his mind. After hastily glancing at the first "Rhapsody in Blue," Joseph couldn’t wait to flip to the next one, then the third!

Sitting in front of the computer, Joseph no longer felt tired; excitement was the only thing coursing through his veins!

He picked up the phone and called back, "We need him. Invite him, invite him to be a composition professor! Even if he lacks teaching experience, invite him over first!"

Ren He was utterly unaware that the reason no one was paying attention to him was that they were asleep...

Damned time difference!

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A huge reward for extra updates. Thank you, 1234WanWanLe, for becoming the 28th alliance leader of this book. Well, there’s one more update coming, but if you can’t wait, check it tomorrow morning~