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Chapter 334 - 332, TV News (Second Update)_1

Chapter 334: 332, TV News (Second Update)_1

The news of the Juilliard School of Music hiring a new 16-year-old professor spread quickly. The sensation was reminiscent of Harvard’s appointment of a 27-year-old Chinese as the youngest professor, which itself had caused a stir, let alone now with this prodigy who was only 16.

Music-related media in New York flocked to the Juilliard School, eager to interview Ren He, only to find that Ren He had vanished, spending his days sleeping in at his new home and playing Dota. The American Dota distributor he had chosen was quite reliable; Ren He played for a week without any server issues, which put him at ease.

Moreover, he noticed that during this time, the purchasing model for hero cosmetics in Dota was slowly gaining acceptance, and the number of concurrent online players was climbing steadily.

Now was the time for Ren He to rest and recuperate, so he was playing very comfortably. He only needed to make an appearance again when the school term started, hence he decided to turn a deaf ear to the outside world and focus solely on playing Dota...

As a result, in less than half a month, Ren He went on to top the American Dota ladder rankings, with the ID "anything."

Ren He, anything—it seemed his name matched well enough.

For the convenience of his colleagues at Juilliard School of Music, he also asked them to call him "anything." Ren He knew from his past life in America that English names shouldn’t be selected haphazardly. Names like Chanel or Apple would seem like a joke in the eyes of Americans, and going by Candy could even carry a suggestive connotation...

In his past life, his English name was Lancelot, which was the name of King Arthur’s foremost knight. But now, he didn’t care as much. It was just for the sake of being more approachable and adding a bit of his own flair, regardless of what others might think.

After all, the name was purely for the ease of his colleagues’ memory; they even tended to forget his Chinese name... just like if a Chinese person were to try remembering a foreigner’s full name, it often slips their mind...

So when setting up his Dota ID, he simply used "anything."

Over four hundred thousand Dota players in America suddenly discovered a virtuoso named "anything" on their server—an enigmatic presence whose entry into the gaming world was meteoric. His gameplay might not have been the fastest, but his understanding of Dota was the deepest...

While everyone was still showing off their slick moves, Ren He was already geared up and thrashing the American kids. Gradually, Ren He gained a group of regular teammates, and they started using various dirty tricks, leaving the entire American server howling in despair.

But despite being dominated, everyone had to acknowledge that this guy was now the baddest Dota player around...

The charm of Dota lies in the fact that it requires brains to play. Without brains, you might dominate beginners, but in high-tier matches, you’re destined to get shown up.

Ren He wasn’t worried that this would cause the level of Dota play in China to fall behind. History had shown that despite the emergence of many talented young Dota players abroad, the most badass and skilled gamers were still the Chinese net-addicted youths.

Chinese net-addicted youths No. 1!

Since the media couldn’t find Ren He, they could only try to interview Joseph, who also refused to give interviews...

With not a single main character to be found, everyone simply took to the internet to post: "Juilliard School of Music respects the arts, but this year’s bold decision to appoint a 16-year-old boy as a piano professor truly makes us start questioning it."

Others posted, "We find it very hard to believe that a 16-year-old boy could possess the ability to ’teach and resolve doubts.’ Is he perhaps the biggest scandal of Juilliard School of Music this year?"

Joseph felt a headache coming on when he thought about facing the journalists. He had considered this issue when he made the final decision to hire Ren He. He knew there would be great controversy. The appointment of a 27-year-old Chinese as a professor at Harvard had stirred debate, and the decision he had made now was even more extraordinary...

At 16... Not to mention reporters, even I find it a bit surreal whenever I think about it, so it’s better to just not do interviews at all.

But now, with public opinion slowly rising online, I can’t just sit back and ignore it.

In a carefully considered response, I said, "The decision the Juilliard School of Music’s management made was after careful consideration. We highly recognize anything’s talent and level, we even initially invited him to serve as a professor in the composition department, but he declined. Right now, I might not even be able to prove our decision, but since its establishment in 1905, the Juilliard School of Music has never needed to explain anything to outsiders. We do what we believe is right, and let time prove the correctness of our actions. Moreover, I believe that of all the decisions I’ve made this year, this is the most correct one. If you’ve seen his compositions or heard his live performances, you would agree with everything I’m saying right now. As for the rest, there’s nothing to tell for the time being."

Everyone online was astonished. They hadn’t expected Joseph to be so firm and supportive in this matter. Just what kind of 16-year-old was capable of such feats?

When this news was broadcast on television, Yang Xi, utterly bored, was lying on the couch in her hotel room watching TV, her phone taken away, and there was no computer in the room, so television was the only option.

However, at that moment, Yang Xi’s eyes widened considerably. When she saw the news, even though there was no specific personal information, just a simplistic English name, the moment the news mentioned the Juilliard School of Music, the 16-year-old professor, and Joseph’s praise, Yang Xi felt as if she had a tacit understanding that it was Ren He.

There was no reason, no rationale, she just felt it was Ren He.

Yang Xi felt her heartbeat slowly accelerating. At this moment, she was so excited she wanted to cry, knowing after sending the text message that Ren He would come, she knew he would definitely come for her.

Yang Xi didn’t even know how Ren He had suddenly become a professor at the Juilliard School of Music. She realized he might have really arrived!

Thinking this, she still felt a twinge of guilt, unsure of how much hardship Ren He had endured for her this time.

At this moment, Yang En suddenly knocked and entered the suite. Yang Xi quickly turned off the television, pretending as if nothing happened. Yang En cast a suspicious glance at Yang Xi and then at the television, and turned it back on. At that point, Yang Xi’s heart leapt to her throat, not knowing if Yang En would also feel that the person was Ren He.

Even at that moment, she made up her mind that if her family discovered it again, she would stand by her decision; that person had made far too many sacrifices for her.

However, when Yang En turned on the television, the news had already passed...

Yang Xi let out a light sigh of relief. It was better that nothing was seen.

Yang Xi thought that Ren He would surely want to keep it a secret from Su Ruqin and Yang En, as he had in the past.

But this time, she was truly mistaken... Ren He had had enough of skulking around in front of his mother-in-law. Becoming a professor at Juilliard this time was not just for being with Yang Xi.

Just as Yang Xi once traveled thousands of miles just to tell Ren He that she was willing to support his dream.

This time, Ren He crossed 12 time zones and oceans to come to New York, to show Su Ruqin in no uncertain terms, that no one could tear them apart.

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