A total of four rehearsals were scheduled on the last day, starting at 8 a.m.
When Xu Xiuwen arrived, a rehearsal had already been conducted.
But it had no effect on him. He did not participate in the rehearsals and only needed to practice repeatedly in the instrument room. This was specially allowed by Jiang Yin, the Minister of Literature and Art.
Of course, Jiang Yin did this not because he was handsome, but because she was particularly optimistic about Xu Xiuwen's show and wanted to maintain the mystery.
This way, when Xu Xiuwen actually performs on stage, he will amaze everyone even more.
It must be mentioned that before September 18, except for a few people in the Art Department, the main staff members and other participants in the program, and even the students who were originally scheduled to be the finale, only knew that there was a finale, but no one knew what the format of the program was or who would perform.
Jiang Yin did a great job keeping secrets.
On September 18th, which was also the Mid-Autumn Festival, the entire Jiaotong University was busy preparing for the evening welcome party.
There were banners posted everywhere in the school to promote Jiaotong University's party.
In addition to the campus, there were also many banners outside the school, and there were also posters drawn by the Propaganda Department in several surrounding colleges.
Jiaotong University does not have strict management over non-campus personnel and does not check student ID cards when entering or leaving.
In the past, whenever there was a lively event, students from surrounding schools would also come to join in the fun.
Today happens to be Sunday, and it is also the Mid-Autumn Festival, so many students have nothing to do.
So as time got closer to the start of the party, the entire Jiaotong University became extremely lively, and the area around the auditorium turned into a sea of people.
Some brave vendors even pushed carts outside the auditorium to sell snacks.
In addition to the main campus of Jiaotong University, Jiangling College is also very lively.
Jiang Yin had previously kept the fact that Xu Xiuwen was going to attend the welcome party a secret.
However, on the Mid-Autumn Festival, she not only posted a new message on the school forum in the name of the Arts Department of Jiaotong University, but also promoted it in Jiangling College.
The focus of the publicity is that Xu Xiuwen, Jiangling’s No. 1 school idol, will perform on stage for the first time!
Xu Xiuwen’s video went viral on Tieba a few days ago, and the heat has not yet died down.
Many girls at Jiangling College only know Xu Xiuwen but have never met him.
Now that they know that Jiangling’s school hunk is going to perform on stage, many girls are so excited that they are wet.
There was also a heated debate on Tieba!
The content of the argument was nothing more than whether Xu Xiuwen would go on stage and sing the two songs he had sung before.
Some netizens said that a talented person like Xu Xiuwen should perform new songs.
Another part of the group objected, saying that you think writing songs is like pulling carrots, where you pull one and you get one.
The quarrel did have some negative effects, but more importantly, it made Xu Xiuwen's name more and more famous on the Jiaotong University forum and even in the two campuses.
In addition to the forum, Xu Xiuwen’s book club and the comment sections of his two novels also exploded!
This is what happened.
Around 1 p.m., a reader suddenly left a message in the comment section of the novel "Boys Over Flowers".
"Xu Renshan's true face!"
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the person who leaked the information has bad intentions, but that doesn’t stop book fans from being interested in Xu Xiuwen’s privacy.
So many book lovers clicked on the comments that revealed the news out of curiosity.
The first line is: "A genius writer? Just an ordinary third-year student!"
The author’s privacy was then disclosed below, including name, age, and school.
After the book fans knew that Xu Renshan was just a student of a third-tier college in Jinling, many of them had a drastic drop in their impression of Xu Xiuwen. Some even said that they were fooled and their idol image was shattered.
Xu Xiuwen's book is well written. His writing style is excellent and his description of girls' psychology is very delicate.
This made many female book lovers think that someone who could write such a delicate article could not be a young person.
Everyone imagines Xu Renshan as a mature uncle in his thirties.
Now that we know that the author is just a young college student, naturally many people’s dreams are shattered.
In addition to the information that was leaked, Xu Xiuwen's private life was also revealed.
First, it was said that Xu Xiuwen was in high school, but after entering college, he became fickle and cheated on his girlfriend.
Seeing this, some people naturally didn't believe it, but some people also believed the whistleblower's words.
Many readers who could not accept it even left crazy messages in the comment section, slandering and insulting Xu Renshan.
Rational book friends kept persuading the frustrated book friends to calm down, but the effect was not good.
It wasn't until a book fan went to Tieba and searched for Jiangling College that he happened to see Xu Xiuwen's previous video and learned that Xu Xiuwen was named the school idol of Jiangling College.
Then the book friend shared this matter with the book friend group.
Most of the female readers who can join the book club are very fond of the novel itself, and can stay in the group for a long time. They are generally not too young, and there are no little girls of 13 or 14 years old.
Everyone can still remain sane.
After repeated confirmation, the group instantly became excited when it was discovered that the school idol Xu Xiuwen on the Jiaotong University forum was Xu Renshan.
"It turns out that the author is not only good at writing books, but also sings beautifully. Ahhh... I can't take it anymore. My body is weak."
“The author is really handsome.”
"I thought he was an uncle, but it turned out to be my brother. My brother, I love you."
"I really want to have sex with the author."
Many female readers in the group even began to spontaneously leave comments in the comment section, saying that the author is a gentleman who rarely shows up in the book club and remains unmoved even when girls flirt with him.
How could it be possible that the news was leaked
With the maintenance of a group of true book fans, the comment section quickly stabilized.
"I went to Tieba and saw that the author is so handsome."
Some people even linked the male protagonist of the novel to Xu Xiuwen himself, "Do you think the author used himself as the prototype of the male protagonist?"
It immediately gained recognition from many book lovers.
Some girls even left messages in the comment section, "I really want to date you, and I also want to be Shancai."
Sitting in front of the computer, I saw the comment section gradually calming down. In particular, I saw that many book friends not only did not feel disappointed with Xu Xiuwen, but also did not stop being his fans or insult him. Instead, they started to defend him.
This was not what he wanted to see at all.
He was so angry that he slammed the table on the spot.
With a sizzling sound.
The computer screen went black.
Chapter 73 Welcome Party Begins
Xu Xiuwen was not aware of anything going on on the website or in the Penguin group. He just sat quietly in front of the piano in the instrument room, playing and waiting for the party to begin.
Before the party started, Xu Xiuwen also received text messages from various parties.
There are text messages from Xiao Youran, Song Siyu, and also from roommates.
The text message from his roommate was mainly to tell him that they had already arrived at the auditorium, and asked him to prepare well so that they could watch his performance and win honor for Jiangling College.
In addition to these people, some female students from the Department of Plumbing also sent him text messages. Everyone knew that he was going to perform on stage and they were all looking forward to it.
Tang Weiwei didn't send a text message because she didn't have a mobile phone, but her roommate Shen Minyao sent him a text message.
In a text message, Shen Minyao told him not to be nervous, saying that his last performance was already great and that it would be enough as long as he performed at his normal level.
Most of the others said they were looking forward to his performance, only Shen Minyao was worried that he would be nervous on stage and encouraged him.
This forced Xu Xiuwen to remain silent.
Shen Minyao, this beautiful girl from Dalian, is really a very gentle and considerate girl.
At six o'clock in the evening, the party is about to begin.
Xu Xiuwen also came from the instrument room to the dark areas on both sides of the auditorium to watch the opening ceremony.
At six o'clock, the entire auditorium darkened.
With a crisp beep, the entire auditorium suddenly lit up.
Two teams of boys in military uniforms rushed out from both sides of the stage. The boy leading the left team was wearing a Zhongshan suit and his hair was combed like an older generation revolutionary.
As soon as both sides came on stage, several of them were holding a brand new red flag in their hands. The moment they came on stage, they screamed "Ah" and the shouts were deafening.
The two teams of boys met each other waving their respective flags. The two leading boys, wearing Zhongshan suits, and another boy in military uniform walked together, holding each other's hands tightly. Seeing this, the students behind them continued to wave their flags.
Xu Xiuwen took a closer look and saw clearly that the flag of the left team had the words "Jinling Jiaotong University" written on it, while the flag of the right team had the words "Welcome Party" written on it.
The two teams of boys waved their flags desperately, and finally posed in a very cool shape that was similar to the oil painting of the meeting at Jinggangshan in their high school textbooks.
Xu Xiuwen was stunned for a moment before he realized that this was an imitation of the meeting at Jinggangshan.
As expected of a prestigious school with a rich history, he felt as if he was in that era for a moment.
He admired the girls in the Arts and Literature Department very much. They were smart and had the courage to put their ideas into practice.