After dreaming of getting rich, I dressed up as a collapsed idol

Chapter 530

Cambridge rowing has a long history and is famous for its annual rivalry with Oxford University.

The race originated in 1829 when an Oxford University student had the idea to challenge his friend at Cambridge University to an eight-man boat race on the River Thames.

This eventually developed into a regular competition between the two schools.

Then, at the first Athens Olympics in 1896, rowing was included as an official event. And here's a little-known fact: China was a very strong rowing nation.

During the 08 Olympics, the Chinese women's rowing team overtook the top powerhouse, Great Britain, to win the gold medal.

In Britain, the Oxford-Cambridge rowing match is just as popular as the English Premier League or Wimbledon.

The annual spring championship race between the two schools attracts over 250,000 spectators. Due to its immense popularity, other prestigious universities in Europe and America, such as Yale and Harvard, have also joined in.

Such competitions are often held in China, with university teams like Peking University and Tsinghua University competing against rowing teams from Oxford and Cambridge.

When Lu Qingfeng saw people riding in racing boats on the river, he thought of Quidditch, a sport from Harry Potter.

A ball game in which wizards ride flying broomsticks.

In the Harry Potter universe, this is an international competition with strict rules.

Lu Qingfeng jotted it down.

It was almost time; there was an open anthropology class in the morning, and he and Li Shibai went together.

"Hello, we meet again, handsome boy."

The class was held in a lecture hall. When the two arrived, they ran into Flora, a brown-haired girl, who was accompanied by two other people, a man and a woman.

"Let me introduce you. This is my boyfriend, Victor, and this is my new friend. She has a new name now, Vivian."

Lu Qingfeng greeted his Peking University classmates first, and then shook hands with Flora's boyfriend, a curly-haired boy wearing a plaid shirt who seemed to be a man of few words.

Although the boy has white skin, he appears to be of mixed Black and African descent.

“Victor and his band are performing at the Eagle Bar tonight. Do you want to come along, with our new friend?”

Flora and Li Shibai were communicating in English when a senior student from Peking University, who was with her, quietly approached Lu Qingfeng and whispered a question.

Where did you all go?

"I just wandered around Trinity College. What about you?"

The senior student's name is Meng Jue. She is a sophomore this year and it is her first time participating in such an event. She looks quite excited.

"Pretty much. Flora also took me to the Cambridge Chinese Traditional Culture Study Society, where the members are all students like Flora and her friends who are interested in Chinese culture."

Lu Qingfeng nodded and was about to speak when Li Shibai turned his head and said.

"Hey, you two, there's an event tonight, want to come along?"

Lu Qingfeng asked what kind of event it was, since mentioning European and American universities inevitably brings to mind parties.

"It's just a place to drink and listen to music. Victor and a group of friends have formed a country rock band called 'Milkgrapefruittea,' and they're performing at the Eagle Bar tonight. You're all welcome to come along."

Lu Qingfeng looked at Senior Sister Meng and only agreed after she nodded.

“Victor, you can talk to Lu Duo. He is a great violinist. Gramophone magazine praised him as the greatest violinist of the 21st century. His composing ability is also very impressive. You will have common topics to discuss.”

The five of them entered the classroom, and Li Shibai introduced Flora's mixed-race boyfriend.

"Really?"

These words piqued the interest of the usually taciturn mixed-race man, who looked at Lu Qingfeng.

"Do you know music?"

Lu Qingfeng understood this simple question and shrugged.