Chapter 340
“But I didn’t give up. I have worked a hundred times harder than anyone else. In the second month, I
caught up with the ss average. In the third month, I was already in the top ten of the ss. By the end
of the first semester, I got a perfect score for my English! Since then, my English results have always
been in the top ten for the whole grade! I have once again proven with my actions that I’m notte!”
There was another round of thunderous apuse and cheers. Compared with Natasha’s innate
advantage, Sophia was indeed the real genius!
“At the age of fifteen, I enrolled into Riverdale High School with results of being in first ce from my
middle school. At school, I was exposed to chess for the first time. I wanted to learn, but I didn’t have any
knowledge about it.
The hobby ss teacher told me that it was toote for me to start learning chess at fifteen. But I didn’t
give up and was the champion of the Bayside City’s Youth Chess Competition a yearter.”
“At neen, I attended the first ever piano lesson in my life. My piano teacher told me that I was
absolutelyte at neen if I wanted to start learning piano and it would be impossible for me to do
well, but I refused to believe it. I ced a lot of effort into it and worked a hundred times harder than
the others. One yearter, I received my Piano Grade 10 Certificate.”
“Before I enrolled in university, I had no knowledge about any minoritynguages. However, in my first
year of university, I obtained two minoritynguages’ certificates. Before this year, I was an art student. I
had never once in my life been exposed to any knowledge onputers.
This year, I decided to learnputer programming, game design and app design. Look at me now, I
have participated in the development of the app that you are now using to vote.”
“Colonel Sanders worked hard at the age of 27 and founded Kentucky Fried Chicken, Samuel L. Jackson
wrote ‘Journey to the West’ when he was 50, Steve Carell became a sessfuledian at the age of
42 and Betty White was only famous at the age of 51!”
The audience almost went frantic with their apuse!
Compared to Natasha’s ‘I’m already seventeen and I’m running out of time’, it seemed like everyone
preferred ‘I’m only twenty years old, so what if I waste?’
After all, not everyone would have had the same reputation like Natasha when they were seventeen!
The livement section exploded.
‘I’m twenty and I’ve decided to start dancing!’
‘This junior is inspiring! She has just reignited my dream to work harder! I’m 21 and have decided not to
waste my life anymore. I’m going to start studying medicine!’
‘I’m already in my third year but I hate my current major. From now onward, I’ve decided to enrol in my
second major!’
“Oh my God! This app was actually designed by a junior who has only been into programming for a few
months? This is so amazing; I support you!”
On the app, Sophia’s votes spiked like a rocket. In a blink of an eye, Natasha was pushed down from her
number one spot, but her fan base was very powerful. The moment they noticed that something went
wrong, they immediately caught up. Both contestants chased one another wildly on the ranking board.
Looking at the livement section on the screen, Natasha was still scoffing. It seems like lies like this
can be very useful to deceive those underachieving students!
Those who don’t work hard all love this kind of thing the most!
However, how will the judges be fooled?
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While at the panel of judges, Michael did his best to p for his wife. When he was finished, he
immediately gave his wife a perfect score and simultaneously ensured to vote for her on the app—the
ount was being registered with the university’s student number. Each user would be able to vote once
every ten minutes until the event ended. He used his former student number to register and vote.
The second round of public speaking came to an end. The scores given by the judges were all collected
with the total being calcted for the contestants—from the ones by the panel and the online votes. The
marks from the first round, which was the catwalk, would also be concurrently announced.
The host announced in a melodious voice, “The first ce in the first round goes to No. 1, Natasha
Mitchell with 9.88 points. The second ce goes to No.23, Sophia Edwards, 9.86 points and the third
ce…”
Upon hearing that, Natasha was acting as if it was what she deserved, but Michael, who was in the
panel, frowned.
How did it happen?
I had painted so many zero for Natasha; how can my wife still be in second ce?
He quickly took a nce at his phone and discovered that her online votes from the first round was so
splendid that he had no idea when she umted a thousand more votes than the second ce.
What happened?
Michael immediately contacted the admin, Stanley. ording to Stanley, it seemed like it was Harry who
fished for votes on her behalf on Twitter.
Michael clicked into Harry’s Twitter ount and saw that thetter had posted an advertisement for
Stanley’s app. The app was now not only being used by the university, but it became popr among the
students around the campus.
Stanley had visited most of the universities and signed contracts with them to link their administration
system with the app. Anyone could simply register themselves on the app with their own student number.
The Twitter post was originally only meant to promote Stanley’s app, but Harry never expected that his
fans would download and register themselves—just to vote for him!
Even though Harry did not participate in the contest, he had graced the catwalk together with Natasha!
There was no way that his fans would stop voting for her.
So, he had identally drawn votes for her!
He had more than 40 millions followers on Twitter! Even if only one million registered themselves, that in
itself was already a terrifying number.
Upon knowing the result, Michael almost wanted to choke him to his death on the spot!
Not knowing what had recently happened, the innocent Harry stared at Michael with saucer eyes.
The first round hade to an end but Harry’s fans were still downloading and registering themselves
like crazy. They went insane when they voted for No. 1 and as Michael was ring at him, Natasha’s
online votes were rising again. In a heartbeat, her votes were again two thousands ahead of Sophia!
No matter how many students Bayside University had, they were no match for Harry’s fans. No one can
everpete with the numbers of followers he had on Twitter!
No matter how many zeros Michael had given to Natasha, it was nowpletely useless!
He had thought of so many ways but missed out on that part!
Michael immediately logged into his ount—the one which he had not been using for years. He
retweeted the advertisement that Stanley made to promote the app and left a message that read,
‘Student No. 23’s speech was moving for someone like me who was only admitted into university at the
age of 23. If you can dream it, you can do it. What’s the matter with beingte?’
Once they saw that their idol had personally nominated for No. 23, his fans quickly downloaded the app,
registered and started voting.
Since he had humbled himself to personally solicit votes for Sophia, her online votes finally began to
catch up and track Natasha’s, as if they battled in the battleground. As both Taylor and Ethan’s fans were
involved, it seemed like the front was no longer the girls’, but a battleground between the fans of the
actors!