Fangshan signaled for Qiao Xian to return to his seat, then Cao Yong smilingly stepped onto the podium.
Raising his hand to quell the applause, Cao Yong announced, "The eight acts I call out should prepare well. We'll have another selection during next week's music class. Whether you can be chosen will depend on your own effort."
During the acts, Cao Yong was constantly busy, marking on the paper with his pen without stopping.
The students all understood this was an impromptu selection, so most had a rough idea if they would initially be chosen.
The moment they saw the homeroom teacher was about to announce the results on the spot, despite there being a second round, the students still felt somewhat eager to listen yet afraid to hear.
Cao Yong first called out Zhen Yu's name.