Chapter 726 Artistic Performance
"Son, are you saying that you feel very close to a man when you see him?"
Lou Xiao'e asked while hugging her son who was wearing school uniform.
His son has the same surname as her, named Lou Jiye, he is fourteen years old, the same age as Wang Jinbao, and will soon be in the third year of junior high school.
"Yes, Mommy, I heard that man seemed to be the father of several students. There was a little girl riding on his neck. She was very beautiful."
"Haha, Jiye is grown up now, and he knows that little girls are beautiful!"
Lou Bancheng, who was sitting on the sofa, joked, which made Tan Yali beside him laugh as well.
"Grandpa and grandma, they are really beautiful. They don't dress like people from the mainland at all."
"Haha, do you know what that person's name is?" Lou Bancheng asked.
"It was too far away, so I couldn't hear it clearly."
At this time, Lou Xiao'e asked, "Dad, have you found out why Wansheng Real Estate Company wants to hold this exchange event?"
Lou Bancheng shook his head.
"I don't know. I asked several school directors, but they didn't know. It seems like they just spent millions to let the children come and play and broaden their horizons. There is no other purpose. It seems like they are doing charity work."
"Millions, so many?"
“Several million Hong Kong dollars is a considerable sum for our family, but it is nothing to the Wansheng boss who can easily spend 100 million US dollars to buy real estate.
This boss is an overseas Chinese. He spent so much money, maybe just to meet someone or to please someone."
"That's impossible. It's not like we can't enter the mainland now. It's not worth it to go through so much trouble, right?" Lou Xiao'e said.
"It's not so easy to figure out what big people do."
Lou Bancheng hugged his grandson and loved him very much.
"Jiye, what are the arrangements for the future of the school? Do you still want to go to school?"
"Grandpa, we still have to go. They have been traveling for three days and are very tired, so today we will take a rest. We will gather again tomorrow morning to get to know each other and visit the school. There will be a cultural performance in the afternoon, and each grade has prepared a program.
The teacher said this was a good opportunity to showcase the school, so we invited TV stations to come and broadcast live, and we also invited other middle schools to come.”
"Oh~ Really? Does our Jiye have any performance to give?"
"Yes, our class rehearsed an opera, and I played the role of a swaying willow tree."
"Willow trees are good. Willow trees are tenacious and grow strong, just like my family's Jiye!"
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Time flies to the next day.
After a day's rest, more than 200 students who visited from the old city gathered again and, under the guidance of their teachers, came to Sheng Yuqiang Middle School.
At this time, there were guns and cameras everywhere around the middle school.
There are reporters, parents, government officials, and people from all walks of life.
Thanks to the school's publicity, this visit caused quite a stir within a certain range.
No matter where they are, children are the future, and their mental outlook can basically reflect the local culture and economy.
Everyone wants to see the situation in mainland China through the more than 200 students coming from mainland China.
As a result, countless people and reporters gathered around the school.
As soon as the bus stopped, the sound of taking photos could be heard.
Seeing this, the teacher in charge became particularly nervous. After encouraging the students, or rather, pepping himself up, he got off the bus with gritted teeth.
Now, the sound of taking pictures became more frequent, and the flash lights made it impossible for everyone to open their eyes.
Fortunately, the security of Sheng Yuqiang Middle School was strong, allowing everyone to enter the school smoothly.
According to the itinerary, the morning was spent getting to know each other and visiting the school.
Only students and teachers attended and it went very smoothly.
At noon, when the students were having lunch, people from all walks of life and the school reached an agreement that the afternoon's art performance must be open to the public on a wider scale.
On the one hand, we want students from the mainland to feel the enthusiasm of the Hong Kong people.
On the other hand, it also allows more Hong Kong people to get to know mainland students up close.
After discussion, or rather request, the art performance will still be held in the school auditorium, but more television stations must be allowed to move in, and at the same time, a certain number of seats must be reserved for people from all walks of life and parents.
Once again, St. Eugene's School cannot represent the highest level of education in Hong Kong, so some other schools must be allowed to join the performance.
If possible, we also hope that students from mainland China can participate in the performance, so that the people of Hong Kong can see the level of mainland students.
The principal of Sheng Yuqiang Middle School wanted to refuse because he knew that this group of people had bad intentions.
The purpose is nothing more than to embarrass mainland students and discredit mainland China at the same time.
Some colleagues do not want Sheng Yuqiang Middle School to be in the spotlight and want to downplay the impact of this cultural exchange.
However, the principal had to agree.
On the one hand, he was not the only one who had the final say in the school, and many school directors put a lot of pressure on him. On the other hand, he was paid too much, more than Wansheng Company, and there was nothing he could do.
Wang Tiedan didn't know about these little tricks.
After lunch, he and his family, led by Zhang Zidong, entered the school auditorium as representatives of Wansheng Company and parents of students.
He planned to take the children out to play alone after the show.
As soon as they entered the venue, they immediately attracted a lot of people's attention.
In Hong Kong, many people, especially those in the business community, want to know the boss behind Wansheng Real Estate Company, but they have never been able to meet him.
This time, Zhang Zidong, a professional manager of Wansheng Company, was seen hanging around the family, which attracted many people's attention.
As soon as Wang Tiedan sat down, Jin Bao and Jin Yao came running over with Teacher Li and another middle-aged man.
"Dad, our teacher is looking for you."
"Teacher Li, are you looking for me?"
Wang Tiedan was very polite and stood up to shake hands with Teacher Li.
Teacher Li looked anxious, but he still introduced the middle-aged man next to him first.
"Hello, Comrade Wang. This is Principal Tan from our school and the leader of this school exchange activity."
"Hello, Principal Tan."
"Hello, Comrade Wang."
Principal Tan also looked anxious.
"Can you take a step to speak?"
"Ok, Ok."
Wang Tiedan looked around and went outside the auditorium with Principal Tan and Teacher Li.
Principal Tan hurriedly told us about his difficulties.
"Comrade Wang, it's like this. Just now, the principal of Sheng Yuqiang Middle School discussed with us and said that he hopes our students can also participate in this art performance. He also gave us five performances. It was very sudden.
However, we have not been prepared yet, and if we prepare at the last minute, it would be too hasty.
I wanted to refuse, but the other party didn't give us a chance to refuse.
You know, we come here only once, and we don’t want to lose face for the country.”
Wang Tiedan frowned. On the one hand, he was dissatisfied with Sheng Yuqiang Middle School, and on the other hand, he roughly understood Principal Tan’s purpose.
Jinbao and his friends have been playing musical instruments since they were young, and they know quite a few songs.
However, Wang Tiedan has always emphasized that performances outside are only allowed with his permission to avoid unnecessary trouble.
"You want my son and his friends to perform, right?"
"Yes, yes. I also want to ask whether the content of these programs is inappropriate."
"No, we'll just find a few suitable ones. Don't worry, Principal Tan, we will definitely not embarrass our school."
Wang Tiedan patted Principal Tan on the shoulder, then called Jin Bao and Jin Yao over and started discussing in a low voice.