"What kind of behavior is this? As the head of the propaganda department, you're so easily flustered!" Li Ruwen berated upon seeing the scene.
"I say, Old Qian, when did you become so unfocused?" Vice President Zhao Yangkang also teased with a smile.
Last night, he had an open conversation with his son, Zhao Yihua, and some of his emotional knots had been untied, so he was in a very good mood today.
Moreover, he had taken his son's advice and no longer dwelled on the issue of the singer of "Luzhou Moon." Only after thoroughly understanding the relationship between Ting Yu and Gong Ju Ren did he realize how naive his previous thoughts were. Fortunately, his son had enlightened him, preventing him from making a grave mistake.
"President, you have no idea, there are some big names among the audience this time!" The head of propaganda completely ignored their teasing and handed the tablet to Li Ruwen.
"Heh, aren't they just big names? Look at you, you seem like you've never seen the world," Li Ruwen, in a good mood, rarely made a joke.
Then, he took the tablet and looked down.
And when he saw the photo on the screen.
He was completely stunned.
"President, what's wrong?" Zhao Yangkang leaned in curiously.
And then he was also stunned on the spot.
"Holy crap!" Zhao Yangkang blurted out an expletive.
"Hiss... As expected of big names!" Li Ruwen also gasped.
The others also gathered around.
A moment of exclamations filled the conference room!
"Teacher Mo Yan actually came to the live event?"
Someone exclaimed.
That's right, the tablet displayed a photo of Mo Yan sitting in the audience.
But not in the guest seating, because he had bought a regular ticket to enter.
"You should scroll down," said the proud voice of the head of propaganda at this moment.
Li Ruwen heard this and tapped the screen.
"Scroll down again."
Li Ruwen tapped the screen again.
"Holy crap!"
"Awesome!"
"We're taking off!"
No one expected that in addition to the music maestro Mo Yan, there was also Jiang Qian and the former president of the Opera Association!
These influential figures were usually impossible to invite, yet they had bought tickets themselves to watch a cultural exhibition.
It was simply unbelievable!
"Damn it, why didn't you say anything sooner!" Even the usually gentle Li Ruwen couldn't help but curse.
"Uh... I didn't know either. The photographer discovered them and had a staff member inform me," the head of propaganda said somewhat aggrievedly.
When he received these photos, he was completely dumbfounded.
Two music maestros and a highly respected former president among various associations.
These three esteemed figures would actually come to a small cultural exhibition.
Absolutely no one would have expected it.
"What are you waiting for? Quickly, let's go pay our respects to them!" Li Ruwen shot up and quickly walked out of the conference room.
"Quick, clear out some seats in the VIP area, so these esteemed figures can sit closer to enjoy the performances!" Zhao Yangkang instructed the others.
Since it was just a local cultural exhibition, besides Ting Yu and Lin Yanyu, the association hadn't invited any big names. The VIP areas were given to the relatives and friends of internal staff, so it was very easy to clear out seats now.
At Zhao Yangkang's command.
The other association members quickly got to work.
At this moment, Zhao Yangkang, along with several executives, followed Li Ruwen towards the performance venue.
...
The performance continued.
Mo Yan and the others were arranged next to Su Yu and his group.
When Su Yu saw Mo Yan and the others, he was stunned.
"Haha, didn't expect this, did you?" Mo Yan spoke first.
"We happened to be in Luzhou, so I came with Teacher Mo Yan to take a look," Jiang Qian said with a smile.
The old president, accompanied by his granddaughter Zhou Sisi, waved to Su Yu and teased, "I'm here to listen to your song, and she's here to listen to the singer."
"Grandpa is talking nonsense, I'm also here to support Su Yu!" Zhou Sisi's pretty face blushed.
Seeing so many familiar faces, Su Yu greeted them one by one.
Meanwhile, Zhao Yihua beside him was astonished.
He had only seen these influential figures on television before, and now he was meeting them in person.
As expected of his idol Ting Yu, he had such prestige!
After a brief conversation.
Everyone continued to watch the performance.
With the presence of the knowledgeable old president and others, the explanations about Luzhou culture became more abundant.
Su Yu and Lin Yanyu also listened attentively, at least to show respect.
Gradually, the introduction to Luzhou's local culture was drawing to a close.
Amidst applause, they moved on to the performance of Luzhou's unique opera culture, Lu Opera.
Lin Yanyu was full of interest in opera.
She would occasionally offer her own comments, which amazed Zhao Yihua. As expected of Chen Rong's daughter, her understanding of Lu Opera was more thorough than his, a Luzhou native.
The old president also praised her repeatedly. He had always thought highly of Lin Yanyu, believing that both Chen Rong and her daughter possessed great talent in opera. However, Lin Yanyu's ambition was in the entertainment industry, which he had always found regrettable.
The performance was arranged to conclude with a story of a scholar returning home.
This was a special arrangement by the association after the new song was heard. The story of the scholar perfectly matched the song, so it was used as an introduction to the new song.
In ancient times, stories of talented scholars and beautiful women were abundant, and scholars were often associated with homesickness.
After the opera performance concluded.
The stage curtain was drawn.
After about a few minutes, the lights gradually dimmed.
The curtain was pulled open again.
At this moment, the stage setting had changed.
Gong Ju Ren appeared on stage, dressed as a scholar.
A soft spotlight shone down on him, like moonlight.
The stage setting had a sense of clarity and coolness.
Gong Ju Ren first looked at Su Yu in the audience and winked playfully.
Upon seeing this, Su Yu smiled at him slightly.
Then, the prelude began to play.
On the big screen, the song information appeared.
Lu Zhou Yue
Singer: Gong Ju Ren
Lyrics: Ting Yu
Music: Ting Yu
The sounds of the guqin, pipa, and erhu were filled with ancient charm.
The audience also stopped their conversations, savoring the beautiful prelude.
"Here it comes!"
"This prelude is so touching!"
"Ahhh! Ting Yu's ancient style songs, just listening to the prelude is a kind of enjoyment!"
"This ancient costume looks incredibly handsome on Little Prince!"
"What a beautiful stage setting, I really love Little Prince's 'Qian Bai Du', looking forward to this 'Lu Zhou Yue'!"
As the performance began.
The bullet comments surged.
Many audience members had come specifically for Ting Yu's new song, and after waiting for so long, they had finally heard it!
"In childhood, I stole light from whose wall,
Since yesterday, unkempt, enduring ten years of hardship.
Now, reading leisurely under the lamp, with a red sleeve adding fragrance.
Half a lifetime of fame is just vanity..."
The gentle tone, carrying a hint of sadness.
As soon as the lyrics, filled with ancient charm, appeared, a vivid imagery instantly emerged.
Ten years of hard study, a red sleeve adding fragrance.
Just listening to the song could evoke incredibly realistic scenes in the mind.
This inevitably elicited waves of exclamations from the audience.