Chapter 36 (1/2)
Chapter 36 A Powerful Bring in the Wine
The guitar was getting faster and faster, the tune was also growing more and more vigorous.
The audience became more and more active as well.
When those in Class Three made out the guitar player, they all went stupefied.
”How come it is Fang Qiu?”
”Never heard Fang Qiu is doing a show tonight, did I?”
In particular, Zhu Benzheng, Sun Hao, and Zhou Xiaotian were all dazed.
They knew at first Fang Qiu was going to do a performance, which was precisely the opening song Start-of-Term Gift.
They also knew Fang Qiu was replaced by that jerk Li Qingshi.
They were even well aware that a moment ago Fang Qiu was dragged out by their pretty senior Liu Feifei.
However, to their utter surprise, Fang Qiu came on stage at this juncture, and he was going to perform a song all by himself.
”What's this all about?”
”Isn't the world changing too fast?”
”Whatsoever, let's applaud first!”
”Anyway, it's our good buddy who will cut a smart figure!”
”We shall welcome him with the warmest applause no matter what!”
The three began to applaud enthusiastically, totally ignorant of all the drama that pushed Fang Qiu onto the stage.
”Fang Qiu!”
”Fang Qiu!”
Led by Zhu Benzheng, Sun Hao, and Zhou Xiaotian, all the students in Class Three started to shout Fang Qiu's name.
As the people of School of Chinese Medicine around them heard that the player was Fang Qiu.
They immediately recalled the wonderful hand flute show and singing show. Their interest was triggered at once.
And the performer was a student from their School of Chinese Medicine.
Quickly, the students from the entire School of Chinese Medicine started to shout for Fang Qiu.
”Fang Qiu!”
”Fang Qiu!”
”Fang Qiu!”
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Students from other schools were all bewildered at the name. They did not know who Fang Qiu was. But being in such a thrilling atmosphere, they still applauded for Fang Qiu as welcomingly as they could.
At the sight of Fang Qiu on the stage, many officials sitting on the platform furrowed their brows.
”Why is this a boy?”
”The show list says it should be a girl named Zhu Weiyin. Why has she been replaced?”
The official directly under the Chinese Communist Youth League Committee scowled especially hard.
But soon, a breakout of cheers and shouts startled them again.
They immediately thought it was the show list that went wrong.
No performer was replaced at all.
Because this performer already had a good fan base. Now that he was so popular among all the students, he must be the original performer of this show.
On the waiting passage, as Li Qingshi heard the hubbub, his eyes were almost about to erupt jealous flames.
When he was performing on the stage, the cheers for him were not as loud as they were now. But Fang Qiu was welcomed by such cheers!
”Humph!”
”Fang Qiu!”
”Today I'll witness how you fall from heaven to hell!”
Playing the guitar, Fang Qiu strolled to the center.
The moment he stood still, his singing rang.
”You don't see.”
”How the Yellow River's waters move out of heaven.”
”Entering the ocean, never return!”
The first line was so glorious and magnificent!
This simple and familiar line made everyone feel as if their scalps had burst open and their blood was boiling with excitement!
His singing was really powerful!
Really vigorous!
And unusually beautiful!
He did give everyone a pleasant surprise.
Those who were sitting sluggishly in their seats suddenly straightened up, ready to appreciate this song.
Accordingly, all the eyes landed on the only student at the center of the stadium.
There were no dancers to accompany him. He was just standing there with one guitar.
But he sang a song that made all the people on the scene burning with righteousness.
”You don't see.”
”How lovely locks in bright mirrors in high chambers.”
”Though silken-black at morning, have changed by night to snow.”
As the second line was finished.
All those on the waiting passage was stunned.
”Beautiful!”
”Very beautiful!”
”Unexpectedly beautiful!”
”This is much better than the version I was supposed to perform!”
Mumbled Zhu Weiyin to herself, her eyes gleaming.
Perhaps this version was less excellent in terms of artistry than Song Zuying's, but the will and spirit of ambitious scholars and the soul-stirring chant were truly peerless.
But the teacher who arranged all the shows knew much more than that.
She knew the music theories.
But she knew more about students.
”Almost all the audience here is at the age of being ambitious and full of vigor. Now, this song will make them feel they are bold enough to cast all restraints aside!”
”It will definitely strike a responsive chord in their hearts!”
Fang Qiu did give them a huge surprise!
As her heart fell to its original position, she even began to look forward to Fang Qiu's fabulous performance.
”Go for it! Fang Qiu!”
Jiang Miaoyu murmured her cheers for Fang Qiu in her mind, but her flushed cheeks and clenched fists revealed how thrilled she was.
She did not expect Fang Qiu to sing such a grand and robust song. Before, Fang Qiu always seemed to be gentle and elegant.
But today, she saw a different side of Fang Qiu.
This Fang Qiu had the passion that exclusively belonged to the young!
”Bravo! I sure did not pick the wrong guy!”
Said Liu Feifei joyfully.
She was under extreme pressure. But now, everything was settled by Fang Qiu's great show.
She gave a long sigh of relief.
Li Qingshi crossed his arms before his chest and continued sneering.
However, the sneer was getting fainter and fainter.
After hearing the first two lines, he already knew how charming this song was. But he still did not believe that Fang Qiu could perform so well for the whole show, maybe the first part was merely the result of his short preparation and he already outdid himself.
”Perhaps later he'll be affected by the atmosphere of the scene, and go off key or crack his voice!”
”Don't you see the audience is utterly silent?”
”No one is applauding?”
It was true that the audience had fallen into dead silence.
All of them were just too shocked to speak by the two lines Fang Qiu just sang. Their eyes were all transfixed on Fang Qiu.
It was the first time they heard that an ancient poem could be sung like this, which sounded so grand and majestic.
As Fang Qiu began with the next line, he suddenly raised his voice.