CHAPTER 336: CHAPTER 176: AWE [GREAT CHAPTER TICKETS]

The day of pain mixed with joy finally passed.

In the end, a total of 82 students passed the Literature and Art Department’s re-examination and became Han Lie’s subordinates.

Han Lie, with a very professional attitude and a sense of responsibility towards the Literature and Art Department, the student union, and the entire student body and faculty, meticulously selected and gathered all the top talents from the humanities.

Some secretly accused him of starting a harem, which Han Lie dismissed as pure slander.

I picked out ten guys, you know... A full ten! That’s not many; it’s barely enough for menial chores or some physical labor. If we were to organize some large-scale event, we’d still have to call in the lackeys from the Disciplinary Department to help...

As for the qualified girls, there were "only" 72.

Han Lie glanced at his notebook, taking stock of the situation.

Among them, there were 4 with an appearance score above 90, just a hair’s breadth away from Pan Ge.

Han Lie remembered their names clearly.

He even gave them a nickname—the Four Divas.

There were 18 with scores between 85 and 90, spanning 22 majors across four colleges. Some majors didn’t yield a single selection.

Consider a single major: across three academic years and six classes, there were at least one hundred fifty female students, yet not one with a score of 85 could be found. This truly demonstrated that a girl scoring 85 was far from common; she was a rare find.

At a better science and engineering-focused university, any girl with an 85 would be considered a campus belle.

Uh, for Civil Engineering and Computer Science, the standard for a campus belle might need to be lowered a bit more; a score of 80 would be more than enough...

Their nickname was the Eighteen... Ahem! Eighteen Witches.

Zhao Shengnan, Lou Xiaoxiao, Yu Yun, and Yin Qin were among them.

There were a total of 30 with appearance scores between 80 and 85.

With a little makeup, they were all beauties.

The remaining 20, with scores below 80, all possessed unique talents and irreplaceable strengths.

If not categorized by looks, but by role—

Approximately 50 were performers, divided into seven categories: hosting, singing, traditional Chinese dance, K-pop dance, instrumental solos, small orchestral ensembles, and bands.

Those who weren’t skilled in performing were all assigned to the etiquette team. This included car show models, print models, hand models, foot models, leg models, and even ’bear’ models—they had them all.

Ah, Yu Yun became the chief of the Overlord Club, reigning supreme and outshining all the other women, truly standing above the crowd.

Additionally, taller girls were selected for runway modeling, while those of average height were assigned to cosplay, ensuring everyone’s talents were utilized.

Overall, the young women from the humanities disciplines proved to be unexpectedly multi-talented.

This made Han Lie feel that all the effort hadn’t been in vain; the dazzling array of beauties vying for attention was truly a feast for the eyes.

...

With the selections over, it was time to hold a meeting. Everyone simply sat on the floor right there in the activity room.

Yin Qin led the cheerful ruckus, and the beauties joined in unison, nudging Han Lie to say a few words.

"Minister Han, would you care to say a few words to everyone?"

"Go, Han Shao, go!"

"God Lie, you’re so handsome!"

Good heavens, the chorus of sweet, delicate voices coming from all directions created immense pressure...

Sitting among over 70 beauties, all of them staring at him, felt like being caught in the spotlight at a grand pageant in Macau—Don’t move! You’re surrounded by the beauties of my department! Surrender your weapon and you won’t be harmed!

The mere ten guys in the department were already trembling, their faces flushed, but Han Lie still maintained his cool and aloof demeanor.

Acting, it’s something you only understand if you possess the skill.

"Alright, then I’ll say a few brief words.

"From now on, we are family. You are my soldiers, my public face, and even more so, my core team. We share in honor and disgrace together.

"As your minister, anything I can do for you, I will strive to achieve.

"And what I ask of you is this: maintain a proper attitude, deliver performances that are undeniably exceptional, make this New Year’s Gala a resounding success, and then go on to sweep the lower-end commercial performance market in the city.

"The training process will be arduous. You can no longer approach this as hobbyists; you must strive for perfection with a professional mindset.

"Those who can’t keep up can only be eliminated.

"However, once you succeed, individual appearance fees ranging from three to five thousand, up to major commercial packages worth one hundred to two hundred thousand, are not mere fantasies.

"You can earn your own tuition and living expenses, adapting to society ahead of your peers.

"More importantly, you will gain more opportunities than others your age.

"Towards the end of the year, there will be numerous opportunities for celebrations, annual galas, and smaller commercial gigs. I will find the resources, but the reputation of the Humanities Performance Arts Troupe will depend on you to uphold—do you have the confidence?"

"Yessss!"

Goodness, the young women shouted just one word, yet their voices seemed to weave and trill through eight melodic turns...

But their fighting spirit was quite commendable.

Well, at least most of them were; only a few seemed indifferent.

Those ’minorities’ were, naturally, the privileged few, the special ones.

Zhang Tian was one of them.

She sat on the periphery with Liang Wu. After hearing Han Lie’s attempt to drum up enthusiasm with grand promises, she couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed.

Our God Lie’s skill at hyping people up is a bit lacking, isn’t it? I thought there’d be something new...

Liang Wu smiled wryly but didn’t comment.

Instead, Liu Beibei, who was sitting in front of them, suddenly turned around, looked Zhang Tian up and down, and let out a contemptuous laugh.

Zhang Tian, whose temperament was anything but sweet, exploded on the spot, "What do you mean by that?!"

Liu Beibei chuckled softly, "Are you even qualified to critique Han Lie?"

Zhang Tian glared, her shapely eyebrows arching sharply, ready to erupt, but Liang Wu quickly grabbed her, preventing her from escalating the scene.

However, other girls had already started to sneer and roll their eyes at them.

Where beauties gather, peace is a fleeting commodity.

Forget ’Harem Department’; this was shaping up to be the ’Bitchfight Department.’

...

Yu Yun was surrounded by a group of girls, becoming a small center of attention.

An inquisitive girl quietly asked her, "Is Minister Han always this aloof?"

Aloof my ass!