Rebirth of the Millennial: Getting Rich After Parents Get Laid Off

Chapter 166 "A Vibrant Campus" and "The Count of Monte Cristo"

At first, everyone just listened quietly to the adorable children singing. But after three lines, some people in the audience couldn't help but start singing along.

One led to two, and eventually it escalated into a school-wide chorus.

There might be a few students in the junior high school who are from other provinces and came with their parents who work in other places, so they can only look left and right in confusion and panic.

A nursery rhyme familiar to children in Chaozhou immediately set the stage for a lively atmosphere at the freshman welcome party.

After the show "A Star in the Sky" ended, Shen Hong teamed up with an older girl from the junior high school to host the program.

After the junior high school host finished speaking a long string of connecting words, Shen Hong quickly followed up: "Now, please welcome the students from Class 3 of Senior High and Class 7 of Preschool to perform a 'Street Dance Medley'!"

The preschool section only produced two programs; the next one will be from the elementary school section.

Li Chun Chun's chorus was the fifth, and Shen Yang Yang's group dance was the seventh and last elementary school performance. The next six performances were from the junior high school section. The ninth graders only watched and did not participate in the performances.

Originally, the junior high school section only had five programs, but this year there was a small accident. The two top-performing classes in the first year of junior high school each put on a program, so there was one extra.

"Vibrant Campus" is the name of Shen Qingqing's class's program, while the program of the neighboring top-performing class is called "The Count of Monte Cristo." Coincidentally, the two programs are presented one after the other.

"Vibrant Campus" came first, followed by "The Count of Monte Cristo".

Shen Qingqing was well aware that the arrangement between the two programs was definitely a sign of competition, and she subtly mentioned to Wu Fangyi the rivalry between the homeroom teacher of the next class and Fang Chengying.

Wu Fangyi is a girl with a strong sense of collective honor. After listening to what Shen Qingqing said in her ear, she replied to Shen Qingqing with certainty, "Then our program is definitely more interesting!"

"That Count of Monte Cristo thing is only liked by those face-conscious leaders. Our class's program, 'Vibrant Campus,' is just right for us young people."

Shen Qingqing laughed. Although she was amused by Wu Fangyi's forceful logic of representing everyone, it didn't mean she would boost others' morale while diminishing her own.

"You're right, when it comes to voting for the most popular award, we'll definitely vote for our class!"

That's right, the freshman party not only features performances, but also on-site voting to select winners of several awards. Certificates are then distributed, and ten points are added to the class's final exam score. Finally, at the end of the semester, the top three classes in each grade with the highest scores will receive a mysterious grand prize from the school.

According to Fang Chengying, the mystery prize is different every year. The year that Fang Chengying remembers most vividly was when everyone received a 1,000 yuan voucher from a certain cake shop.

Because Fang Chengying loves to eat things like bread and small cakes, she remembers this incident very clearly.

Other prizes include thermos cups, commemorative notebooks, and Kindles.

"Next up is a medley of campus-themed songs, 'Vibrant Campus,' performed by Class 1, the top students of Grade 7! Please give them a round of applause!"

With a "snap," all the lights went out, and a rustling sound came from the stage. When all the sounds stopped, the next second, with a "snap," another stage light shone on the edge of the stage, where a boy stood, with a backdrop of the school gate behind him.

Last year, the three hit TV series "Chinese Paladin" were broadcast, and it's safe to say that almost everyone with a TV at home watched them. One of the theme songs was called "Single," and as soon as the catchy intro started, the students in the audience who had watched the series all cheered with "Oh~". The boys, matching the intro with their nonchalant walking posture, smoothly began singing: "Stretching and swaying every day~"

"I'm enjoying this carefree spring with its blooming flowers~"

After singing those two lines, he started humming the melody, which portrayed him as an off-key student who could only sing the first two lines and then forgot the lyrics.

As the student walked into the campus, the lights moved with him step by step, the background began to change, and the accompaniment of the song also began to change, blending together very cleverly. The boy then smoothly transitioned into the next song.

Just as Zhang Bohang and his team had investigated, all the songs selected for their five-minute program were popular songs that the students they had surveyed liked, a popular playlist derived from sampling and analysis.

Almost every time a song was sung, the students watching below could hum along for a couple of lines.

Moreover, it's not just a medley of songs; the show also incorporates storylines.

The boy at the beginning played a frivolous student, and as he entered the school and the classroom, the entire stage was lit up, fully presenting the scene in the classroom.

Each scene and a short story is accompanied by a song, vividly expressing the situation and emotions between the two students in the scene, whether it be conflict or joy.

There were also occasional little jokes, perhaps intentionally arranged, or perhaps due to a last-minute mistake, but they all contributed to the excellent effect of the program, enlivening the atmosphere of the entire auditorium.

Five minutes is neither a long nor a short time; the program ended quickly, and the host came on stage to announce the next program.

Wu Fangyi was also very happy listening and watching, and whispered in Shen Qingqing's ear, "Our class's program is amazing, who put it on?"

"All I know is that it was organized by the class monitor. It seems that the academic representative and the entertainment representative were responsible for planning the scenario and composing the songs, respectively." Shen Qingqing told Wu Fangyi some information she had overheard in the office.

"They really have ideas, they're amazing! This show is definitely my number one tonight!" Wu Fangyi said, still reminiscing with lingering enthusiasm.

Shen Qingqing agreed with her: "I think so too."

Soon, The Count of Monte Cristo began to be performed, entirely in English. Although the tone of the selected excerpt was not so somber, it was still too difficult for most of the students in the audience, who were mostly students in exam-oriented education and had poor English skills, to understand an all-English play.

After all the emotionally charged programs before, this all-English program was like a bucket of ice water being poured on them, instantly extinguishing everyone's enthusiasm.

Even teachers would probably find it hard to accept this kind of difference all at once.

After "The Count of Monte Cristo" finished, only the last two programs remained. After they quickly passed by, while the four hosts explained the voting rules, students began distributing voting slips to the audience. There were thirteen programs in total, and thirteen slips of paper. If you liked a particular program, you would take out the corresponding number for that program and hand it to the student collecting the slips.

Shen Qingqing and Wu Fangyi, of course, chose their own class's performance without hesitation.

See you tomorrow night~