Chapter 930: Chapter 930: Miracle on the Scene
The bus arrived at Huaxi’s new campus.
A wave of students stepped off the bus, and as soon as they entered the new campus, they saw only a few people marking lines on one side of the stadium.
"Huh?"
"Did we get scammed? There’s nothing here!"
"I already said it, didn’t I? The new campus was just finished, and putting on a performance isn’t that easy. Saying you’ll do it and actually doing it are different, especially with only five or six hours left. Even an Immortal couldn’t pull it off."
"Well, I think this will end up being a makeshift operation with probably no audience at all."
A female student shook her head.
"Let’s go. There’s nothing interesting to see here."
"Why don’t we check out the auditorium? The new campus’s auditorium is quite large, so maybe it’s being held there. Didn’t the old campus have events in the auditorium too?"
Someone suggested.
"We’re already here, let’s have a look."
The group, not too enthusiastic, headed towards the new campus’s auditorium, only to find that the doors weren’t even open.
"Lu Xiaobei, don’t be discouraged. At least there’s still thirty thousand yuan for the performance fee."
"Yeah, they already credited ten thousand to the account; it’s not like they can scam us out of much more."
"I’m fine."
Lu Xiaobei exhaled, wondering if he had set his expectations too high. Realistically, in just half a day, there’s no way to even set up a makeshift operation.
In the end, it might just be an open-air performance on the playground without even a stage. As for the audience?
Ha.
The old campus has thousands of students, so there’ll be no shortage of audience, but the new campus hasn’t even started being used yet. Probably no one would come to watch.
Well, at least it saves face.
Feeling a bit down, Lu Xiaobei and his dorm mates, who came with high spirits, set off to leave.
"Let’s just head back. We can still catch an afternoon nap."
The group began to leave the campus when suddenly, the main gate’s electric doors opened, and a large truck carrying heavy equipment turned into the campus.
"Hey, look."
"What’s that?"
The group stopped and watched as one large truck after another drove into the campus. Meanwhile, several buses also pulled in, and as the doors opened, a group of installation workers streamed out.
"Line up by your respective groups. We’re on a tight deadline today, and we need the stage set up by 5 PM."
"It’s about two hours until five now. Each group, follow the previous plan and start moving and installing."
"Yes."
Each bus held at least forty people, with five buses, nearly two hundred workers were divided into work groups, with designated leaders for each group, and various engineering vehicles were also deployed. The previously quiet playground suddenly buzzed with activity.
The Huaxi students who had planned to leave glanced at each other, and some girls took out their phones to start recording.
"Are they setting up a stage?"
"Looks like it, they’re getting serious about this?"
"With five buses and over two hundred people, maybe they can set up a stage. They’re using stage components specifically for outdoor setup, and those get built quickly. Renting these isn’t cheap either."
"These are the kind of things used for major concerts."
On the spectator stands at the playground.
Wang Qian turned to Li Feng and said, "Li, this set of stage components is newly developed, owned by a dedicated stage rental company. This company has been acquired, so this equipment was ready to use."
"This setup was previously used for a concert in Huacheng City’s stadium. It’s very effective, making assembly extremely convenient and saving a lot of time."
"And to speed things up, I hired two hundred workers, with one hundred for transportation and one hundred for installation, divided into groups to ensure the completion of a professional stage by 5 PM."
"Additionally, professional sound and lighting equipment are on their way, and I’ve hired a professional technical team to handle the sound and lighting."
"Give them an hour or two, and they’ll have everything set up on site."
As Wang Qian briefed Li Feng on the progress, Li Feng’s phone rang, and he answered it.
"I’m over at the bleachers, yes, okay."
After hanging up, Li Feng said, "Keep an eye on things here, I’m going to pick someone up."
Lu Xiaobei and his group, no longer mentioning leaving, soon moved over to the bleachers, which were higher up and directly faced the stage being set up on the playground.
The time flew by.
It was now a little after 4:50 PM, nearing dinner time but not quite 5 PM.
On Huaxi’s campus network, a video was uploaded directly online.
"A three-hour miracle, from nothing to something, we witnessed a miracle."
This short video was simply edited, condensing three hours into three minutes, with speed increased tenfold.
Meanwhile, the students who witnessed this scene began drawing others in, and within minutes, the online buzz blew up.
"Hmm, the new campus is having an anniversary too?"
"Didn’t you know? Many programs at the anniversary celebration were cut. It seems they’re bringing in some popular celebrities, not just Xia Peng but also an award-winning actress."
"Naturally, those whose performances were cut weren’t happy, so some people organized to stir trouble at the new campus, supposedly to oppose the school’s decisions."
"Is it true? Who’s so bold?"
"An alumna who just graduated, the former school flower, goddess Zhou Zhishan. Didn’t you used to gush over her photos?"
"Damn, was even Zhou goddess’s program cut?"
"Yes, and it wasn’t just hers. At least seventy to eighty percent of the school’s programs were cut and replaced with celebrity performances. Although the program list hasn’t been announced, I’ve heard from a friend that besides popular artists, many are HY trainees."
"Our anniversary celebration is almost like an HY show now."
"What were the higher-ups thinking?"
"Who knows? So, where are you headed tonight?"
"Obviously to my goddess’s side, no question about it, and you?"
"I’m staying here. There’s a girl group I like."
Debate was rife in the old campus about whether to attend the old campus’s celebration or go to the new one, becoming the hot topic of conversation.
Zhang Shan heard his subordinates’ reports and sneered, completely ignoring the news. HY seemed to be making a big effort, and already over ten media outlets were calling to attend their celebration ceremony.
He knew that previously he had to put in an enormous amount of effort to invite just a few media outlets, but HY outshone them effortlessly.
It seemed that this Huaxi anniversary would go down in Huaxi’s history, while as for Xu Bing’s side, ha.