The next morning, Amelia and Fernando took a flight back to Yanjing. They hurriedly met with Xiao Yitian to express their gratitude, and left Amelia's contact information. They agreed that no matter whether the matter was successful or not, they would wait for three months. After that, they will come to China as an investment delegation.
While they were still in Chengdu, they obtained the information of Xiao Yitian and Long Ao through the Spanish Embassy in China. For the time being, they had no good way to repay Long Ao. After all, they wanted money, power, and women. , and has a strong cultivation base, so he can only wait until he rescues Amelia's grandfather, and then discuss with the family to reward him with one of the family's treasures. Xiao Yitian is relatively simple. Although his family is considered a person of status in Yangping, it is not as high as Long Ao. Through a brief contact, they also knew that for Xiao Yitian, who could get full marks in the college entrance examination, simple monetary rewards would seem relatively superficial, and the family's treasure cannot be given away two pieces in a row, not to mention that the real contribution is made by Long Ao instead of Xiao Yitian. After some discussion, they decided to organize the business resources of both families and invest in Yangping after returning to China. This would be equivalent to giving political achievements to Xiao Yitian's father, who was the secretary of the municipal party committee, which was much better than giving money directly.
Xiao Yitian didn't know what they were thinking. Although Amelia promised to use a family treasure to thank her at the beginning, he didn't take it seriously. For members of the Dark Council like the Cervantes family, , the so-called treasures of the clan will definitely not be antiques or famous paintings, but mostly treasures with powerful functions. But he didn't plan to think so much about cultivation. A "Nine Heavens Mystery" was enough, so he was very satisfied with the return on business investment. He didn't care whether it could increase his father's political achievements. After all, he Dad's ability means he can do well without external help. Promotion will come sooner or later, but the benefits brought by investment to the people of Yangping are very important. Born here and raised here, Xiao Yitian's deep feelings for Yangping, There is absolutely no other city that can compare.
As we speak, the three-day National Day holiday has passed. After school started, Xiao Yitian and everyone devoted themselves to band practice. There are only less than two weeks until the welcome party. The cooperation between the newly formed band needs to be further adjusted, so everyone spends more energy on practice during this time. Fortunately, since we are practicing directly with the existing repertoire, we don¡¯t need everyone to mess around. Therefore, in addition to the nine people who need to perform on stage, only Ran Xiong, who is in charge of the venue, follows along every day and is familiar with various instruments. Backup work.
Since it was the band¡¯s first public performance on campus, Xiao Yitian decided to let Nan Nan and Zhao Peidi appear on stage together. In this way, the three lead singers got together to practice chorus, the two lead guitarists Li Canping and Ling Boli practiced synchronization together, plus the melody guitarist Shi Mengqi and the bassist Shi Xuan, the four people kept trying In terms of harmony, keyboard player Ran Jia and drummer Shen Jing will also join in to hone the rhythm after practicing alone.
Zhou Daheng once jokingly asked Zeng Peifeng, "Aren't you afraid of sparks between Li Canping and Ling Boli?" Zeng Peifeng gave him a big eye roll and replied: "If he is not afraid of death, just wipe it off!" In one sentence, he showed his queenly demeanor, and Zhou Daheng was happy to use this to make fun of Li Canping.
Besides band practice, Xiao Yitian also had to deal with harassment from the student union. As the top scorer in the college entrance examination with perfect scores in history, he could not escape the fate of joining the student union. After returning from military training, people from the student union of the college and the student union of the school came to him every day, and even the teachers in the college came to him. The conversation hinted that he would run for the student union.
To be honest, Xiao Yitian really has no interest in this. He has already mastered the skills of the student union. However, considering that he will stay in college for four years, he has no choice but to compromise. After all, everyone is carrying the sedan chair. , the school has made it so obvious, it would be unreasonable for me to disagree.
So he gloriously became one of the brightest candidates in the upcoming student union election. But to everyone's surprise, the position he ran for was actually Minister of Sports! Regarding this choice, Xiao Yitian's original words are as follows: "I know everyone thinks that I will run for the position of student union president, but I have held this position in high school for two years and have accumulated enough experience. It is better to exercise it." Leave the opportunity to the students who need it more! As for why I ran for the Sports Minister, to be honest, it is because the Sports Minister is probably the most frivolous of all ministerial-level and above positions in the Student Union. I have many personal affairs. position, which may have a certain impact on work.¡±
Some people may say, since you have many things to do, why not just become an ordinary officer?
?????????????????????If the top scorer in the college entrance examination with perfect scores only serves as an ordinary officer in the student union, how will others view the student union? How can this student union be fair if such a great talent is not used?
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After a period of practice, the Hallucination Band already has three songs ready for performance. Xiao Yitian selected two Chinese songs and one English song, namely the well-known "Grandma's Penghu Bay" and "Childhood" and the classic English song "the.sound.of" that was popularized with the movie "The Graduate". .silence".
On the night of the welcome party, the auditorium of Yanda was packed with people. Those who had arrived late and had no seats were crowded in the aisle. At first glance, the dark area was full of human heads. The chatter of thousands of people merged into a loud noise that could be heard even backstage through the concrete walls.
All the members of the Hallucination Band arrived at the auditorium early tonight. They had become familiar with the backstage staff during the previous rehearsals, and they were also members of the band, so no one chased them away. . Taking this opportunity, they occupied front row seats, much to the envy of those who arrived late.
Half an hour before the party started, the performers had to report backstage. Xiao Yitian led the other eight people who were going to take the stage and Ran Xiong, who was in charge of the venue, to the backstage through the side passage.
After confirming the order of appearance of each performance again, the teacher responsible for organizing the party asked everyone to take time to rest and adjust themselves. Soothing music that could make people relax was also played in the large room backstage. It actually greatly reduced everyone's nervousness.
Naturally, Xiao Yitian would not have stage fright in such a small scene. He suffered a loss in this aspect in his previous life, so he later consciously exercised his ability in this area. Coupled with the effect of the Nine Heavens Mystical Art after rebirth, he no longer knows how to do it. I feel nervous again in public. Let alone thousands of people in a mere auditorium, he would still not be afraid even if he were asked to hold a concert in the Workers' Stadium, which can accommodate tens of thousands of spectators.
According to domestic practice, the school leaders gave a brief speech before the party started. Fortunately, the school leaders of Yanda did not have the habit of making long speeches and elevating things to a certain height. They simply expressed the school¡¯s attitude towards the new students. Welcome, I wish you all a happy college life at school.
With the appearance of two hosts, a man and a woman, the New Year Party officially kicked off.
The first few performances were wonderful performances by the sophomores and juniors for the freshmen. Songs, dances, sketches, martial arts, different types of high-level programs fully demonstrated the profound heritage of Yanda. Half an hour after the party started, it was Xiao Yitian's turn.
"The next program is ready!" A student union officer ran to the backstage and shouted at the top of his lungs: "Who is the next program?"
Hearing the sound, Xiao Yitian stood up and responded: "It's our turn."
When the officer saw it was him, he immediately came over with a smile on his face and said, "Ha, it's you, hurry up and pack up. As soon as the show is over, you can follow me to the side of the stage to wait."
Xiao Yitian waved to Ran Xiong and asked him to help him get an instrument. Among the musical instruments of several people, the guitar and bass are carried by the actor himself, but the drummer cannot carry the keyboard and drums by himself
After leaving the lounge backstage, a deafening roar rushed towards him. Xiao Yitian walked forward without changing his expression, while the expressions of several people behind him changed. They had no performance experience before. They were fine when they were in the lounge. But now when they walked out, thinking about performing in front of thousands of people, all of them felt a little cramped in their calves. Only Ran Xiong was still there. It's a little better, after all, he doesn't need to appear. When he goes up to place and collect the instruments, there is a curtain in front of him.
After walking a few steps, he found that there was no movement behind him. Xiao Yitian couldn't help but turn his head and look around, only to see that several people's faces were pale, their legs and feet were weak, and they could not move forward.
"what happened?"
"III'm nervous!" Nan Nan was relatively calm and could speak.
Xiao Yitian glanced at the other people and couldn't help but laugh. Zhao Peidi, who used to show his teeth and claws in front of him, has almost shrunk into a quail now. Even Li Canping, who claims to have performance experience in high school, is still fighting. I almost want to run away.
If it were normal times, maybe Xiao Yitian would still have the intention to make fun of them, but now they are about to perform, and there must be no mistakes at this critical moment, otherwise the hallucination band's sign will be destroyed!
So he came over, stretched out his hand and patted everyone on the shoulder.A trace of true energy was gone, and as the true energy traveled around in their bodies, the nervousness disappeared and was replaced by calmness and calmness. Seeing that their expressions had returned to normal, Xiao Yitian reached out and snapped his fingers.
"Walk!"
Ran Xiong stupidly followed: "Where are you going?"
Xiao Yitian subconsciously replied: "Tianzhu!" After saying this, he realized that this was one of the classic dialogues in "Journey to the West".
This casual detail made everyone relax completely and come to the stage to wait for the moment when they came on stage.
The music on the stage gradually disappeared. Amid the bursts of applause from the audience, the performers from the previous show ran over with happy smiles, stretched out their hands to Xiao Yitian and the others, shouted "Come on", and then ran backstage to rest. room.
Inspired by their enthusiasm, everyone puffed up their chests unconsciously.
The officer who led the way before turned around and waved, "Hurry up and move the things up!"
Xiao Yitian and Ran Xiong did not dare to neglect, and quickly moved all the necessary things to the stage and set them up, and then everyone took their seats. Ran Xiong ran back to the stage after confirming that there was no problem.
As the host announced the curtain, the dark red velvet curtain was slowly opened, revealing the members of the Illusion Band who had already posed behind them.
"Wow¡¡"
A tsunami of applause rang out. Xiao Yitian's reputation had spread in the school, but most people only heard of his name and did not recognize him. Now that they had the opportunity to see him in person, no matter how far away they were, they all opened their eyes wide, wanting to see how this magical top scorer was different from the legend.
Of course, there is also a considerable part of the audience - basically all boys, and the applause is directed at the other members of the band. After the establishment of the Hallucination Band, word has gradually spread in the school, but the focus of most boys is not on the band itself, but on the band itself. It¡¯s those beautiful members inside!
The curtain was completely opened, the big lights were turned off, and a group of small lights cast light blue light on the nine members of the band, hazyly covering them with a romantic coat.
The music started, and "Grandma's Penghu Bay" was the first song to be sung. It can be said that the audience here grew up listening to this song. As soon as the intro started, everyone started humming along softly.
After singing the song, the applause was loud.
Then the lights changed from light blue to light green, and a young child's voice suddenly sounded on the stage, singing a widely circulated nursery rhyme. Just as everyone was reminiscing about the nursery rhyme, the music started, Luo Dayou's "Childhood" once again attracted everyone's humming.
It has to be said that the band's performance was very successful. Originally, these two songs were just guitar accompaniments, but Xiao Yitian has the colorful music arrangement methods of later generations, so he added some rock music to these two campus ballads with a gentle mood. elements, it sounds unique.
The third song to be performed is "the.sound.of.silence". This song is also very popular in everyone's hearts. With the sound of the lead guitar and keyboard synchronously, Xiao Yitian sang with a unique voice. got up.
¡°hello darkness¡¡¡±
The melody of the music echoed softly in the auditorium, and everyone fell silent, listening quietly to the sounds of nature and feeling the deep emotions contained in the songs.
At the end of the song, Xiao Yitian gently put the microphone back on the stand. Nan Nan and Zhao Peidi also put the microphones in their hands. The three of them held hands and bowed to the audience. At this time, the curtain slowly moved. Close it and block the people on the stage.
Xiao Yitian turned around and waved to Ran Xiong, who was waiting by the stage. The latter immediately ran over to help move things. After everyone retreated backstage, Zhao Peidi suddenly asked: "Is our performance considered a success?"
Xiao Yitian nodded, "Of course!"
"Then why didn't they applaud?" She was a little unbelievable. If it was really successful, she would have to give her some applause anyway, right? Even if the performance is not good or the performance is bad, there should be boos. But like now, the performance has gone to the backstage, and the audience doesn't even give any reaction.
Xiao Yitian turned to look at her and smiled profoundly, "Sometimes, no applause is more rare than thunderous applause!"
"Hey! Pretending to be a master again!" Zhao Peidi didn't buy his account at all. This was not the first time that this happened. Whenever she had any questions, Xiao Yitian would always give a plausible answer and let her work hard on her own. It's a riddle. In this case, it would be strange for her attitude to be better. If it weren't for the success of her performance, she wouldn't listen to Xiao Yitian's arrangements these days and spend a lot of time practicing every day!
Right here?, a burst of warm applause suddenly sounded outside. This applause was even louder than the previous one. 'Applause like thunder' is not enough to describe its momentum!
Everyone was startled and couldn¡¯t help but look at each other. Could it be that is this applause for the band?
Xiao Yitian coughed lightly and said, "Okay, let's go to the lounge and take a rest. In short, the band's first performance was a complete success. I'll treat everyone to a midnight snack after the party ends!"
As soon as they heard that there was food, everyone¡¯s attention was immediately diverted, and everyone started talking about where they wanted to go. These days, because the band is practicing together, they eat lunch and dinner together in restaurants outside the school. They have a good idea of ??where to eat in the surrounding area.
In the auditorium, a boy with a handsome and sunny face looked in the direction of the backstage and murmured: "I didn't expect there are such masters of music skills in this world. It seems that tonight is not in vain"
He lowered his head and glanced at the program list in his hand in the dim light, "Xiao Yitian Haha, I'm starting to become interested in you. I hope you won't disappoint me"
Xiao Yitian, who didn't know that when he sang "the.sound.of.silence", he used the newly learned charm technique on a whim and attracted someone's attention, he was having a great time bickering with Zhao Peidi. , looking at the funny look of the two of them as if they were enemies, almost everyone in the lounge burst into laughter. Those who had not yet performed on stage took this opportunity to relax completely.
When the two-hour welcome party ended, most of the audience reluctantly left the auditorium and returned to their normal lives. In addition, there is a small group of people who are unwilling to leave. They want to go backstage and have close contact with the performers of their favorite shows. In fact, this is not necessary at all. Everyone usually lives in the same school as classmates, and It's not a big star. There is no such store after passing this village.
Fortunately, the student officers guarding the backstage are more responsible and will not let you go no matter what you say. This also prevents people in the backstage lounge from being harassed.
The late-night snack that Xiao Yitian originally promised had to be rescheduled. Because of the huge success of the party, the teacher responsible for organizing the party decided to use public funds to invite everyone out to have a good time. Anyway, the school will reimburse the money, so don¡¯t waste it!
But not everyone who participated in the performance had to go. Some students had already made arrangements, so in the end there were only about thirty people going for a late-night snack, and more than half of them were girls who were backup dancers. Upon seeing this, Xiao Yitian discussed it with the teacher in charge of the organization, and also called the other members of the band. No one objected to this change. After all, the addition of a dozen beauties was also very eye-catching. Besides, the people who paid for it didn't say anything, so others had no position to object.
So the team of nearly sixty people made an appointment to gather at the main entrance of the school, then dispersed and went back to their dormitories to change clothes.
After sending the girls downstairs to the dormitory, Xiao Yitian and the other five boys rushed back to the dormitory, because there was not much time left for them, and they would be late if they didn't move faster.