The party started.
The upper and lower seats of the auditorium were full of people, and those in the front row were school leaders and teachers.
When the curtain opened, the four presenters appeared together and gave a brief opening speech. Then it was time for the school leaders to speak. Starting from the vice principal, several school leaders took the stage and spoke long or short words of encouragement to the students.
Then the students did not pay attention to the leaders' speeches.
"Did you see the first row?"
"See, you want to say that there is an unfamiliar face in the first row of seats this year, right?"
"Yeah, I'm still sitting next to the principal and the others. I feel very young, but I can't see the appearance."
There are whispers in every corner. For old students who have participated in previous New Year's Day parties, they have an impression of who sat in the first seat in the past, but this year is different. A group of middle-aged people has mixed in with a young man. Man, how can everyone not pay attention to this
"... I hope all students will study hard and make progress every day." The principal said something similar to a conclusion.
The students breathed a sigh of relief and clapped quickly. The leader's speech was finally over.
However, the principal did not step down immediately. Instead, he raised his hands and pressed them down, signaling everyone to stop applause.
"God, I still have something to say."
"Ma Dan, why are you talking so much nonsense!"
Someone murmured complainingly.
"For this year's New Year's Day party, our school invited a special guest. He is Mr. Shen of the Huazhou Shen Group. Because the Shen Group's main industry is abroad, students may not know much about it. You can go online to find out more about it. Mr. Shen is very fond of our school’s human resources and promises to provide 100 employment indicators at home and abroad to our school graduates in the coming year, and is willing to invest 5 million in our school’s education fund to help students from poor families study.”
The principal paused and said, "Now, Mr. Shen, please come on stage and say a few words."
Thunderous applause.
"Wow, it turns out he is the president of Shen Group. I saw the recruitment information of his new company yesterday. The salary is super good!" A student who was about to graduate excitedly grabbed the hand of the friend next to her.
"Don't get excited, don't get excited, calm down!" The friend quickly comforted him.
"Mr. Shen is so young!" the girl exclaimed.
"Handsome, handsome!!!" The little friend started to get excited.
When the man stood up, walked onto the stage unhurriedly, and showed his face, the girls present became excited.
In reality, most of the CEOs are middle-aged and elderly, some are bald, some have big bellies, in short, they are all disillusioning.
However!
Now everyone has seen the legendary tall, rich and handsome man alive.
This Mr. Shen is simply a spring of water in the mudslide. The good looks in the CEO world, his temperament, figure, and aura in every gesture satisfy all the girls’ fantasies about Prince Charming!
"Hello everyone, my name is Shen Zhining."
The magnetic voice spread from the auditorium's speakers to every corner.
Ahhhhhh—even the voice is so charming!
"Oh, I'm desperate for this world." Seeing the excited girls, the single boys all showed helpless expressions.
You said you are so rich and don’t rely on your reputation to make a living. Why are you so tall and handsome? Originally, they wanted to rely on their youth and good looks to get out of singlehood, but now, even their good looks have been compared!
I am a girl, and I want to choose a man who is equally young but richer, good-looking, and tall to be my boyfriend.
"It's an honor to be invited to attend your school's New Year's Day party," the person on the stage said the second sentence after taking the stage, "your school's teaching staff and talent reserve are among the best in the country. Of course, because My girlfriend studies at your school, so I feel more intimate with your school."
"Wow!" The audience was in an uproar.
The girls are heartbroken, but at the same time they are fascinated by this domineering CEO style.
Because his girlfriend is studying here, he donated 5 million and provided 100 jobs for the school. This kind of generosity left no doubt that he doted on his girlfriend.
"Mr. Shen, is your girlfriend here?" a student shouted boldly.
The young man on the stage smiled slightly and said, "She is backstage at the moment."
In the background! In other words, Mr. Shen's girlfriend is one of the people who will perform soon. So who is it
On the second floor, leaning against the railing, Liu Lu grabbed Zheng Yuan's arm and said excitedly: "He is indeed Erjiao's boyfriend! I just said he looks familiar. Oh, Yuanyuan, I get goosebumps." I’m almost up, and you actually did such a thing for my second daughter, haha, I like it!”
"Okay, the show is about to start." Zheng Yuan was much calmer than Liu Lu.
Sure enough, the man who had spilled some dog food on the stage just now, intentionally or unintentionally, was gone, replaced by the host of the party.
The principal and the others obviously didn't expect President Shen to mention his girlfriend on stage. Even they didn't know that President Shen had a girlfriend and was studying in their school.
"Mr. Shen, who is your girlfriend? It's inconvenient for me to reveal it!" When the others returned to their seats, the principal asked with a smile, hoping to get closer to each other.
"You should all know her."
all know? The principal rolled his eyes, looked understanding, smiled and nodded to show that he understood.
"Is this classmate Xu Jiaojiao?" Sitting directly behind them was the dean of the School of Foreign Languages.
Shen Zhining nodded and said in a parent's tone: "Jiaojiao has often taken leave in the past six months due to work issues. I would like to thank the school leaders and teachers for their understanding and care of her."
"It's nothing. Although Jiaojiao asked for leave, she never fell behind in her studies. She also got very good results in the recent exam." said the dean of the School of Foreign Languages.
The performances on the stage have already begun, one program after another.
The host also maintained the rhythm of the party very well, and the party progressed into the second half in an orderly manner.
The female host, who had already changed her clothes, said something to connect the past and the future, and signed up for the next program.
"Please listen quietly to this piano solo from Xu Jiaojiao. Please, Xu Jiaojiao—"
The applause was very warm. After all, Xu Jiaojiao was already a well-known figure in the school, and many people came to watch her perform. The boys are very excited. Xu Jiaojiao is now the goddess in quite a few hearts. She is tall, beautiful, temperamental, and connotative. She is simply perfect!
The curtain slid open and the spotlights were cast. They saw a figure sitting in front of the piano in the middle of the stage, facing them sideways, elegant and generous.
Her hand touched the keys, and a string of notes jumped out, followed by the melodious sound of the piano that lingered around everyone.
Recently, a video of Xu Jiaojiao playing the piano appeared on the Internet. Everyone who has followed her knows that she can play the piano. People who have watched the video will still be amazed when they see it in person, but it is no longer surprising.
But soon, the people on the stage gave everyone an unexpected surprise.
After a short period of music, her voice accompanying the music came from the speakers. When I listened carefully, I saw that she was reciting an English poem.
…
ibelieveiam
bo
asthebrightsummerflowers
donotwitheredundefeatedfierydemonrule
(I believe in myself)
(born like a bright summer flower)
(Invincible and undefeated, as charming as fire)
…
ibelieveiam
diedasthequietbeautyofautumnleaves
shengisnotchaosokegesture
(I believe in myself)
(Death is like the quiet and beautiful autumn leaves)
(Neither prosperity nor chaos, posture like smoke)
…
lifebebeautifullikesummerflowersanddeathlikeautumnleaves
alsocareaboutwhathas
(Life is as gorgeous as summer flowers, death is as quiet and beautiful as autumn leaves)
(still care about what you have)
The last piano sound fell, and the whole place fell into silence.
Originally, the host should have come out to preside over the scene at this time and stimulate the atmosphere, but for some unknown reason, the girl named Xiaoqi who was supposed to appear did not appear.
Almost everyone present was immersed in surprise, which is why the scene was so calm.
"Pa, pa, pa, pa" slow but firm applause sounded.
Then the others came to their senses and applauded.
When the first round of applause sounded, Sheng Jiaoyang followed the sound and saw Shen Zhining. When he saw him applauding him, he was surprised by his appearance on the one hand, and felt at ease on the other hand. There was no movement at all after the performance just now. , which made her feel very unsure. Now she saw the picky Shen Zhining applauding, which shows that her performance of this show was quite successful. She practiced playing the piano combined with poetry recitation in private. It was her first time to perform in front of everyone, and she didn't know how effective her performance would be.
"Jiaojiao, please stay." The two hosts who were supposed to take a break after the last round of announcements appeared again.
"Jiaojiao, it turns out you still have some skills left. During the rehearsal yesterday, you just played the piano, but you didn't recite poetry."
"That's right, Jiaojiao, you hid it too deeply."
"Jiaojiao, can you tell us how you came up with the idea of combining poetry recitation and piano playing? Others either play the piano purely, or sing and play at the same time. I have never seen anyone who can play at the same time. It’s a very difficult piece of music, and I recited such a long poem without writing it,” the male host said.
Before Sheng Jiaoyang could answer, the female host took over the topic with a smile: "I'm afraid it's not that others can't think of it, but that they can't do it!"
"What you said makes sense. The song Jiaojiao played is a world-famous song. The English poem I read just now should be the song "Life is Like a Summer Flower" from Rabindranath Tagore's Birds Collection, right? If it were me, just reciting this poem would be enough. You have to concentrate all your energy, how can you do one thing at a time?"
"Jiaojiao, is it because you know others can't do it that you rehearse such a program to surprise everyone?" The female host promptly brought the topic back to Jiaojiao herself.
Sheng Jiaoyang looked down the stage and said: "Actually, I didn't think that much. I just wanted to play a piece of music at first, but someone said that my performance lacked something and wasn't exciting enough. Then there was what I just said. Performance."
The corners of "someone's" mouth in the audience turned up slightly.