Chapter 343 - A Different Closing Speech! (1/2)
The performance was still going on.
Zhang Ye began to vex.
A male intern teacher exclaimed, ”Closing statement?”
Professor Zeng asked Zhang Ye, ”Can you do it?”
”I don't know what to say.” Zhang Ye was quite helpless. He really did not want to do it, but Vice President Wu Zeqing had given the order, so he could not s.h.i.+rk from his responsibility.
Su Na said hurriedly, ”If you can't do it, don't go. Without a script, how are you going to talk about it. There are so many cameras recording. If you don't do well, the responsibility is on you. Teacher Zhang you must think carefully.”
Zhang Ye threw up his hands, ”The few Presidents have already named me. I can't not do it.”
Su Na said, ”How many more programs are there?”
”There should be one more. I saw the rehearsal.” A Chinese department male intern teacher said.
Professor Zeng suggested, ”If you can't do it, go with Professor Yan's line of thought. The main thing is to teach the children. Since it is on a topic of primary and secondary school students, you can put them down or give them a berating. Teaching them would do too. It has to do with youths, and cannot be too general.”
Youths?
Oh youths?
Zhang Ye's eyes suddenly lit up. Got it!
Su Na said helplessly, ”Why are you laughing at such a time?”
”Hur Hur. I just got an idea of what to say. I'm going.” Zhang Ye got up and bent his back as he walked out the third row. He walked to the side of the stage and waited patiently. If it was not mentioned, he would not have thought about it, but with it mentioned, Zhang Ye had a flash of inspiration. He thought of a speech and then looked at Yan Jiantao again. He felt this was most suitable here. Yan, you want to find trouble with me, right? Sure, today I'll teach you a lesson!
”Eh?”
”Is that Teacher Zhang Ye?”
”Why is he going there?”
”Is he going on stage? He also has a program? That's impossible!”
Yao Mi, Senior Zhou, and Senior Song were all stunned. They looked at Zhang Ye with a confused look. What was he standing there for? A few Peking University teachers also did not understand the situation when they saw this. They were all sitting in the back, so they did not hear what the leaders had been discussing in the first row.
A few minutes later.
The final song and dance program ended.
Everyone immediately gave a warm round of applause!
Following that, the two hosts, Yan Jin and Zhao Xuan stepped onto the stage.
Zhao Xuan chuckled and said, ”This brings us to the conclusion of the program for today's National Primary and Secondary New Year Gala. Next, it will be the final segment of the gala.”
Yan Jin followed up and said, ”As the President of Peking University isn't feeling well, he is unable to be present. The closing speech will be taken over by Peking University's Chinese department lecturer and famous host, Teacher Zhang Ye. Now, please give a warm round of applause to invite Teacher Zhang Ye on stage to give the closing statement!”
Bba Bba Bba.
The applause was quite good!
”Mengmeng! Mengmeng! It's your bro!” A boy shouted.
Cao Mengmeng also widened her eyes. ”My bro is delivering the closing speech? That's great!”
Teacher Leng said worriedly, ”It looks like Teacher Zhang was given the order last minute. He was not given any time to prepare. This closing speech won't be easy to deliver. If he doesn't do it well, it can lead to trouble!”
Cao Mengmeng tsked, ”Impossible. Who is my bro? He will definitely do well! All the teachers in Peking University added up can't even match my bro's talent!”
Yao Mi exclaimed, ”Aiyah, so that's the reason!”
”The President can't come?” Senior Song frowned.
Senior Zhou felt a bead of sweat drip down his forehead, ”Can Teacher Zhang do it? He did not prepare anything. He even got into a conflict with Professor Yan this afternoon. Many people are paying attention to this matter. Professor Yan had adequate preparations and his opening speech from before was pretty good. How can Teacher Zhang surpa.s.s Professor Yan in an unprepared state? If he doesn't do well, people will keep harping on this matter in the future, mentioning how he's inferior to Professor Yan. Honestly, what is there to compare between Teacher Zhang and Professor Yan? One is in the realm of poems and literature, while the other does education of literature. It doesn't match!”
Another Chinese department student said, ”That's right, in the field of poetry, ten Professor Yans would not be Teacher Zhang's match, but in the literary insights in education, ten Teacher Zhangs might not be Professor Yan's match. Furthermore, Teacher Zhang Ye did not prepare a script!”
Yao Mi said worriedly, ”Could he have received the President's script?”
Senior Song began to speak. ”Definitely not. If there's the President's script, those Vice Presidents would have gone up to deliver the closing speech. Why would they need Teacher Zhang Ye to save the situation?”
”That's right. It's reasonable, but what can we do now?” Yao Mi said.
Senior Zhou was at a loss of whether to laugh or cry. ”What can we do? All we can do it wait and see.”
Senior Song blinked and said, ”Don't look down on our Teacher Zhang. It's not like we do not know his literary talent.”
Yao Mi said, ”But this is a closing speech. Teacher Zhang has never done it before, and it has to be educational in nature. Teacher Zhang does not know this! His usual poems are all for cursing others or about emotions!”
Senior Song looked at her and said, ”Teacher Zhang Ye might not really be bad at it, right? We may believe he isn’t good at it only because we have never heard Teacher Zhang Ye give his thoughts on education publicly. It doesn't mean Teacher Zhang doesn't know. Well, let's see.”
Yao Mi turned worried and clasped her hands in prayer, ”Hocus Pocus, Uncle Zhang please do f**king well!”