The party was about to begin.
The auditorium was filled with enthusiasm.
"Meng Meng." A little girl called her.
"What?" Cao Mengmeng giggled.
The girl blinked and said, "Does your brother have a program today?"
Cao Mengmeng's big eyes sparkled, "I don't think so?"
"Definitely not." Teacher Leng, who led the team, smiled and said, "Today is the primary and secondary school's Spring Festival Gala. The programs have already been rehearsed and decided. There are no other programs."
Another middle school boy said, "What a pity. I still wanted to hear Meng Meng's cousin compose another poem. The 'To The Oak' that Meng Meng recited last time was a classic among modern love poems. It's almost the same as the great poet Teacher Chen Tianmo's' Autumn Snow '. It's too awesome."
Cao Mengmeng said proudly, "Of course, of course. Who is my brother!?"
"Huh? Your brother is Zhang Ye? The host of our Shanghai WebTV? "a female student from Shanghai High School asked.
Cao Mengmeng was extremely smug. She pointed to the front row and said, "That's right, that's right. It's in the third row. That's my brother!"
…
In the front row.
A few people were preparing to go on stage to give a speech. Today's opening speech was given by an official from the Ministry of Education, followed by a professor from Peking University.
"Where's the principal?"
"The principal isn't feeling well."
"Hmm? What about the closing speech today? "
"I'll make another call. The principal should be able to come over."
"Yes, there's still more than an hour. We can make it."
Wu Zeqing and a few of the school leaders started discussing.
There was an empty seat in the first row. Today, the President of Peking University was absent. He had suddenly felt unwell during the day and had gone to the hospital for an intravenous drip. He had asked about his condition and it was no longer a problem, so he could rush over. This gala was not as important as the other galas, but it was still a national gala, and they had to show respect and attention. It was customary for the principal to give a speech to open or close the gala.
…
The curtains were drawn!
The gala officially began!
When the reporters saw this, they all started recording. But from their positions, the quality of the recording would not be too good. The main job of recording was handled by Peking University themselves. Some of the four or five cameras were set up, while others were suspended in mid-air. It was very professional.
On the stage, the two hosts came up one after another.
It was a man and a woman. Zhang Ye did not know the man, but the woman looked familiar.
"Dear leaders, distinguished guests, students, and teachers, good evening, everyone!"
"Welcome to this year's National Primary and Secondary School Spring Festival Gala. Let us first introduce the guests and school representatives."
Fifteenth Middle …
Beijing Normal University Affiliated High School...
Yucai High School...
Shanghai Primary School...
Jinshi No. 2 High School...
Wait, wait, wait. A string of names.
Zhang Ye turned his head and said, "Is this female host a teacher from our department?"
Su Na smiled and said, "Right, he's Yan Jin from the Chinese department. He teaches the Chinese language and works in the second office area opposite us. You should have met him before. The man is a cadre from Peking University's PR department. His name is Zhao Xuan. The two of them are a married couple and have been Peking University's model couple for many years. They graduated from Peking University and after graduation, they both taught at Peking University." Pausing for a moment, Su Na said, "The school had even said that they wanted you to be a host."
Zhang Ye waved it off, "I've never hosted such a gala before."
Another example would be a television host like Zhang Ye, who needed to adapt and improvise more. Variety shows had more unpredictability to begin with. Another example would be a gala host. In this area, it was actually more about seriousness and the ability to control the stage. Such a gala host would need to have strong experience in controlling the stage. He had to make the audience clap when it was time to clap, laugh when it was time to laugh, and be quiet when it was time to be quiet. There could not be any mistakes, nor could they "steal the show". If you made a particularly funny announcement and the audience continued laughing, how could the next program perform? This was definitely not appropriate. Hence, such a host had to have a sense of propriety. It was not easy at all.
Professor Zeng was clearly a layman, "Aren't you just a host with a professional background? How can this stump you?"
Zhang Ye said honestly, "I might not be able to do well as a gala host. Firstly, I don't have any experience. Secondly, I'm a Talk Show host. Many people want to laugh the moment they see me. It would affect the control of the situation, and when the time comes, it would be a mess. That would not be a good thing."
Su Na laughed, "We don't know, but if you were to go up, I believe you would definitely be able to do well. After all, you are a professional."
This was the truth. Even if Zhang Ye did not have any experience as a gala host, he still had the basics as a professional. He was definitely more professional than Yan Jin and Zhao Xuan onstage.
"But weren't you busy giving lectures recently?" Su Na said, "All of them were public lectures. I was too busy, so the school did not dare to look for you, afraid that it would affect your teaching. If not, the hosting job would definitely be yours. There aren't many people in Peking University who are more eloquent than you."
Zhang Ye looked at her and said seriously, "Teacher Su, let me say this first. You can flatter me for free, but can I not treat you to dinner tonight?"
A few of the surrounding teachers laughed when they heard this.
Su Na also burst out laughing, "No way! I've been flattering you for so long! You must treat us! "
"The listener has a share." Professor Zeng also joined in the fun, "Count me in. I haven't eaten seafood in a long time."
A few Peking University teachers who Zhang Ye did not know also looked at Zhang Ye in a different light. In the afternoon, he had just quarreled with Peking University's veteran authority, Professor Yan. In the blink of an eye, he was all smiles? His words were even so humorous? This calmness was not something the average person could achieve. If it were anyone else, they would be annoyed to death or worried to death if they did not meet with a heavyweight figure like Professor Yan. However, Zhang Ye's expression did not seem to mind at all. Actually, they did not understand that Zhang Ye was already used to offending people, so he did not take it to heart.
On stage.
The Education Ministry's Leader finished his opening speech.
The female host, Yan Jin, smiled and said, "Next, let's welcome Peking University's Chinese department's Professor Yan Jiantao to give a speech."
Yan Jiantao's figure was no longer in the second row. It was unknown when he had gone backstage, but now he went onstage to take over the host's microphone.
Everyone applauded.
Zhang Ye narrowed his eyes.
Su Na looked at him, "In front is Professor Yan speaking on behalf of Peking University."
Yan Jiantao did not hold a script. Clearly, he had done his homework in advance and had memorized the script, "Hello students. In today's opening speech, I would like to talk about the 'useless theory of University' that many people in society have published." He spoke in a very serious manner, as though he was giving a public lecture and not a speech at a gala. "I do not know what motives some people have in mind to spout such nonsense. They keep saying that University is useless, but Peking University is a top educational institution in the country. I have worked in the education world for 43 years, so from an experienced perspective, I can tell everyone …"
Many of the teachers were nodding their heads as they listened.
But in comparison, almost all the students did not have much energy. They looked like they were about to fall asleep from listening.
Knowledge is power, knowledge is life. The answers that you do not understand can be slowly found in the university. Slowly discover yourselves, understand yourselves, and get to know yourselves. In my opinion, this is an indispensable process. It is an indispensable process to help everyone establish the correct values, outlook on life, and even the outlook on relationships … "Professor Yan spoke with fervor and assurance." The children here today have yet to enter society and have yet to make any contributions to society. There are many things that you might not understand, and there are also some things that you might not be able to understand. University — this is actually an outpost to help everyone enter society. It is actually a bridge to help everyone integrate into society.
The students were even more sleepy.
"Today's society is supported by people like us. Our painstaking efforts to 'persuade everyone to study' is not without good intentions. Maybe some people find it annoying to listen to it, or maybe many people's ears are already numb, but as educators, we keep repeating the 'persuade' again and again. Has anyone thought about why?" Yan Jiantao's general meaning was that these pillars of society were doing it for the good of the students. That was why they wanted everyone to study hard and improve. The children did not know anything and did not have the correct values, so they had to listen to them now. There was no need to think about anything. When they finished their studies, the children would be grateful to these educators for the rest of their lives.
It was a cliché!
However, Professor Yan had changed his perspective slightly. He had taken a logical approach to help everyone understand. He wanted the students to think about why educators like them were putting so much effort into persuading them to study. It was because they, the seniors, had "applied what they had learned", so they strongly advocated it. Otherwise, if it was really useless, why would they insist on repeating the same old words?
Finally, Yan Jiantao said, "University is not useless, ignorance is useless! Peking University will always open its arms to children who have a thirst for knowledge! We will always welcome everyone! "
He finished his speech.
There was a round of applause. It was quite enthusiastic.
After all, there were cameras around. The students also gave him face by applauding. In fact, a large number of the students looked a little absent-minded.
Instead, it was the secondary school leaders and teachers, as well as the Peking University lecturers, who held Professor Yan's speech in high esteem. They felt that Professor Yan had spoken very well.
"It was really well said."
"It looks like Professor Yan has done a lot of preparation."
"That's right. Persuading them to study from a different perspective is quite refreshing."
"Professor Yan has put in a lot of effort. I hope the students will listen to him."
"From this standard, we can see Professor Yan's skill. Persuading them to study, these positive things, Zhang Ye will never be able to learn."
"That's right. Zhang Ye's literary skills are in satire. His poems and essays are indeed at the pinnacle, but when it comes to education and persuading people to do good, he is much worse. He can't be compared to Professor Yan at all. It's laughable that there are people comparing him to Professor Yan. They even want to analyze who is better? Is there even a need to analyze? Professor Yan has decades of experience. How can a rising star like Zhang Ye compare to Professor Yan? "
"Zhang Ye is still a little lacking."
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