Chapter 595 Exchange Students
On the other hand, when Liu Lan was once again attracting attention for her calligraphy, an unexpected surprise fell from the sky and hit Li Xiaoru.
The main purpose of Mr. Martin's trip to China this time, in addition to an exchange visit to the Piano Department of the Capital Conservatory of Music, is to bring with him an exchange student quota. He will select a Chinese student to go to the United States.
In the next year, this student will receive American-style piano education at the Juilliard School. Moreover, if the student's performance in the United States is recognized by the teacher, he will have a high chance of directly entering Juilliard to pursue a master's degree. This is a friendly gift from Mr. Martin to the Capital Conservatory of Music.
The Juilliard School is one of the most professional and top music schools in the world. Both its faculty and foundation are first-class. Studying in this school is probably the dream of many music students around the world.
It can be said that the students who get this exchange student spot are luckier than winning five million in the lottery.
And Mr. Martin chose Li Xiaoru.
After watching the celebration concert, Mr. Martin was quite satisfied with Li Xiaoru's piano performance. In the following days, the leaders of the Conservatory of Music held several discussions with Mr. Martin. During one of the discussions, the school called together several outstanding students from the piano department, including Li Xiaoru.
Mr. Martin did not show his appreciation for Li Xiaoru at that time, nor did he immediately decide to give her the exchange student quota. He chatted with each student for a few words, and the topics were similar.
Li Xiaoru speaks fluent English. Unlike Liu Lan, she was shy and stage-frightened. She answered Mr. Martin fluently and was very confident when talking about professional knowledge. Of course, she didn't think too much at the time. She just respected him as a distinguished guest from afar and a professional piano teacher.
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What really made Mr. Martin look at Li Xiaoru in a different light was that Principal Wang told him after the symposium that Li Xiaoru had previously performed an ensemble of Chinese and Western music with Liu Lan, and her performance was excellent.
Mr. Martin then realized that Li Xiaoru was the girl who played the piano next to Liu Man when she played the guqin in the video. Even when he just met Li Xiaoru face to face, he didn't recognize her. Li Xiaoru's stage makeup was done by Zhang Jiaojiao, which was thick and heavy. Foreigners can't tell the appearance of Asian women, let alone see the essence through makeup.
He immediately liked Li Xiaoru even more, and asked Principal Wang, "Is Li Xiaoru Liu Man's friend?"
Principal Wang smiled and said, "Yes, they are very good friends."
So Mr. Martin decided to give luck to Li Xiaoru.
This was also the purpose of Principal Wang's mention of the ensemble. Because Principal Wang still remembered that Mr. Martin came with Yu Zhan on the night of the concert. Mr. Martin's expression and words when he looked at Yu Zhan made Principal Wang feel that this foreigner had a little respect for Yu Zhan.
Principal Wang is such a smart man. He immediately understood why Mr. Martin agreed so readily when he invited him to visit the school. After all, there was a big gap in the strength of the two schools, and his request was very abrupt. He was mentally prepared to be rejected outright.
Principal Wang boldly guessed that Mr. Martin came to China for Yu Zhan, who was very likely using this opportunity to build connections for Liu Lan. Mr. Martin went to see Liu Lan immediately after the concert, confirming Principal Wang's guess.
Principal Wang still hadn't figured out Yu Zhan's identity. Not to mention the owner of a pet hospital or the chairman of a film and television company, Tang Daqing's attitude towards Yu Zhan was enough to make Principal Wang understand that Yu Zhan was someone he wanted to curry favor with. He even suspected that the previous Principal Zhu's being placed under double supervision was related to Yu Zhan, because everything was too coincidental.
The first step to curry favor with Yu Zhan is of course to please Liu Lan. How to please Liu Lan is very simple. Liu Lan forced him to cancel Xia Chuan's program for the order of Li Xiaoru's songs. This is enough to show that she values Li Xiaoru as a friend.
Then he will give Li Xiaoru a bright future.
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