Although Su Yihua and the others had an appointment at nine o'clock, he still brought a few students to wait in advance.
"Everything will be okay later, right?"
"Teacher, you can rest assured. We went over it this morning, and there aren't many issues."
Wu Yanhua, sitting there, had trembling feet. "Mm, it's just... I'm a little nervous."
The last time the group had lost so much face, they were still embarrassed.
Although they were well-prepared this time, it was hard to avoid feeling a bit nervous.
"Mm, I really need to go to the restroom right now..."
Lu Qingyi had been like this since she was little, especially when she was nervous during exams, she would feel the urge to use the restroom.
As she grew up, perhaps her skin became thicker, and she wasn't as nervous when facing exams.
But this kind of external report was also her first time, so she truly couldn't control her nervousness!
Su Yihua looked at the four of them and smiled.
"It's natural to be nervous for your first report like this. Overcome it, and after a few more experiences, you'll become proficient."
"Okay..."
Teacher Su's method of comfort was indeed quite unique.
Everyone else advised against nervousness, but he suggested experiencing it more.
Well... it had to be said, it was indeed quite good!
The logic was sound.
"Teacher Su, why are you here so early?"
"Please come this way. I'll take you to the reception room to wait."
"President Gu just arrived and is in a meeting. It might take a little while longer."
The secretary rushed down as soon as she received the message from the front desk.
Su Yihua stood up. "It's fine, we arrived early. Sorry to bother you."
"Then I'll trouble you."
"No trouble at all. Let's go."
"Okay."
Su Yihua gave a subtle nod, signaling the four to follow.
Qiu Xi and the others rose when their teacher stood up.
At this moment, it was only natural to follow their teacher obediently.
"Sit here for a while and have some water."
"I'll go tidy up the meeting room. President Gu said we can start in a little while."
As she spoke, the secretary poured several cups of warm water for them.
"Okay, then I'll trouble you."
"No problem, it's my job."
After saying that, the secretary closed the door and left.
"Perfect, now that we have some space, you can relax and review again."
It wasn't convenient to move around while waiting outside earlier; otherwise, their appearance wouldn't have been ideal.
"Mm!"
As soon as she finished speaking, Wu Yanhua stood up first.
She wanted to walk around to relieve her tension, otherwise, she feared her legs would still be shaking when she stood up, causing her embarrassment again.
Lu Qingyi and Huo Jinyu were also stretching to some extent.
It was only Qiu Xi who sat there, exercising her mouth and face.
She even raised her hands to massage her face, relaxing her facial muscles.
Fortunately, her face was well-proportioned, so she didn't have to put too much effort into tidying it up. Otherwise, her hands might have been covered in makeup products by now...
After another twenty minutes or so, the secretary arrived.
"President Gu's meeting has concluded. I'll take you to the meeting room to prepare."
Su Yihua nodded slightly. "Okay, thank you for your trouble."
Then he called his students and followed her to the meeting room.
"Qiu Xi, you go and get your PPT ready first. I'll have a word with the other three."
Upon entering, Su Yihua immediately sent Qiu Xi to do her part.
"Okay, Teacher Su."
They had been here once before, so with the secretary's help, Qiu Xi quickly got everything organized.
The secretary even asked carefully again, "Young lady, are you sure everything is alright?"
"Mm, it's fine now."
"Thank you!"
"Okay, then I'll leave you to it. Take your time."
Qiu Xi nodded. "Mm."
To prevent any reporting accidents, Qiu Xi took the opportunity to quickly skim through it.
After confirming there were no issues, she stopped and began to prepare her mindset.
Mm... this was something Qiu Xi had figured out on her own. She believed that for any type of presentation, having a certain emotional depth could earn extra points.
Teacher Du had even praised her for this before, saying it would be even better if she could engage the audience's emotions.
Therefore, Qiu Xi had been working hard on it.
"Teacher Su, you came so early. Have you been waiting long?"
Gu Shicheng started chatting with Su Yihua as soon as he entered.
Su Yihua also responded politely, "Not at all. You're very punctual; it was I who couldn't wait and brought the students early."
"Hahahaha~"
Gu Shicheng laughed. "It seems Teacher Su is full of confidence~"
"I wouldn't dare. I wouldn't dare say that in front of Mr. Gu."
"In that case, shall we two chat after everything is finished and let them finish their work first?"
Su Yihua smiled and nodded. "Of course, that would be best."
"Alright!"
After speaking, Gu Shicheng turned to his manager. "Manager Zhang, shall we begin then?"
"Mm."
Qiu Xi saw that everyone had given her the signal, so she calmly walked forward.
Her speaking speed was well-paced, her smile was pleasant, and the emotions she conveyed were just right.
Her fluent spoken English was even more admirable.
Not to mention the few people on Manager Zhang's team, even Gu Shicheng, who was sitting behind, nodded secretly.
Last time it was just a mutual exchange and some questions. Although he could feel that this child was quite capable,
he didn't have such a direct feeling as he did now.
He felt that this was not just an ordinary report but a major presentation, and he was enjoying it!
"Clap clap clap~"
Finally, as Qiu Xi finished speaking, she was met with a round of applause.
Qiu Xi also smiled and nodded at everyone, then called for the next part of the agenda.
"My report concludes here. Next is our Q&A session. Please feel free to ask any questions."
...
"Well, Teacher Su, to be honest, your opening really surprised me."
"Mr. Gu, don't joke. You're a man of experience..."
Gu Shicheng looked at the scene of people chatting in front and didn't rush, just chatted with Su Yihua casually.
Meanwhile, the other three, Wu Yanhua, had prepared themselves, but unexpectedly, the first question was directed at their junior sister.
A woman wearing a small white suit spoke up, "We are very interested in this painting. Do you have any draft designs? We'd like to see them."
"Yes, we do."
Because the painting depicted the teacher and the four of them, Qiu Xi had considered it and hadn't included it in the PPT.
She hadn't expected the first question to be this, which was truly... just like Teacher Su!
Teacher Su had mentioned this earlier but didn't ask Qiu Xi to change it; he only asked her to be prepared.
After all, an impromptu answer would be more surprising.
Moreover, Qiu Xi's presentation had been very engaging, so bringing out the draft designs at this moment would undoubtedly have an even greater effect.