"Don't underestimate this opening, it's not that difficult."
"The opening ceremony is only one day, about 2 to 3 hours. You'll be the host."
"The only tricky part is that there will be speeches from teacher representatives. Of course, our school's teachers are fine, we'll get their speech content in advance. But for the teachers from other schools, you'll only know their speech content on the spot."
"That's where it gets a bit challenging. Since it's an exchange event, it's all in English. Although we'll have people below to help with listening, the host also needs to keep up... especially with limited time. So, you'll need to understand and summarize on the fly..."
"After the speeches, there will be an impromptu discussion. Our teachers will kick it off, and teachers or students from other schools will join in. This part is a bit simpler; you just need to be flexible and liven up the atmosphere from time to time."
"...Once all this is done, the opening ceremony will be pretty much over."
"..." Qiu Xi felt a surge of frustration.
She had really gone and found something to do for herself!
"Teacher Rong, I have a question." Qiu Xi, who had started to relax, suddenly recalled something from earlier.
Rong Hua Cheng nodded. "Go ahead."
"You mentioned earlier that this is an all-English exchange. But isn't this opening ceremony for everyone participating in the exchange?"
"It's like this..."
It wasn't that Qiu Xi was looking down on anyone, or anything like that... If this was true, it would indeed be more than a little difficult.
Hearing Qiu Xi's question, Rong Hua Cheng actually smiled.
"Yes, you heard correctly."
"It's an old tradition. So, every time a similar exchange is held at any school, the attendees are top teachers bringing their most outstanding students."
"In that case, the requirement naturally isn't that significant."
However, what Rong Hua Cheng didn't say was that originally, there weren't all these fancy embellishments.
It was just that over time, as similar events were held more frequently, this rule gradually emerged from who knows when...
And now, the situation was that since it existed, it had to be followed.
In a way, it also served to put pressure on everyone to work harder...
After all, every student who got to go out with them felt honored and it was a form of validation.
Qiu Xi was taken aback after hearing this, "..."
She hadn't expected it to be exactly as she had thought.
It seemed the actual event would be even more exciting than she currently imagined.
Qiu Xi was merely surprised for a moment.
Having participated in so many exchange events, both at the school, national, and even international levels, even being here now, she probably wouldn't be too nervous.
However, this time was a little different.
This time, she was the host, and also a staff member. It was certainly a novel experience.
"Qiu Xi, do you have any other questions?"
"I have no more questions about the exchange event." Qiu Xi shook her head, then continued, "I just wanted to ask, if it's like you said, do I need to prepare anything else?"
She didn't think she was specifically called here just to discuss the flow and some minor details.
"Of course!"
Rong Hua Cheng shook her head. "If it were that simple, I wouldn't have called you over."
"There's still some time before the cross-school exchange begins. You'll need to set aside some time to study with teachers, to avoid any mishaps."
"And this too, you need to memorize it thoroughly. It would be even better if you could jump in with a comment at any time."
Saying this, Rong Hua Cheng handed Qiu Xi several A4 papers.
"Is this the host script?"
This fast?
"Not that fast... these are just some emergency materials we've prepared for you, good for dealing with unexpected situations."
"In short, take a good look and memorize it."
"As for the host script, that might take a while longer. Perhaps about a week before the opening ceremony..." Rong Hua Cheng herself wasn't too confident about this statement.
However, Qiu Xi wasn't too concerned about it. Even if it were given to her the night before, she could memorize it without a single mistake.
"Okay, I understand." Qiu Xi folded the papers in her hand and put them away.
"Then, what time is the study session you mentioned? I need to make arrangements."
This was probably the only remaining question, right?
"This will be according to your schedule. I've looked at it, how about every Thursday to Sunday evening at 6 PM?"
"I've checked your schedule for this time slot, and you have no other classes arranged."
"Of course, if something urgent comes up, we can reschedule."
Qiu Xi nodded. "Since you've considered it, I have no issues."
"I'd just like to know, who is the teacher I'll be practicing with?"
To ask, and to contact them first.
"This person is right in front of you."
Qiu Xi was stunned.
"Teacher Rong, it's you?"
This was something Qiu Xi hadn't expected.
"Yes." Rong Hua Cheng nodded. "But besides me, there are other teachers too. I've invited them to help, they might only come once or twice. I'll introduce them when you meet them."
Qiu Xi nodded. "Okay."
"Alright, that's all for our discussion today."
"Oh, Teacher, may I ask one more thing? Is there a scheduled end date for our training?"
"Or...?"
"There really isn't!" Rong Hua Cheng shook her head.
"The original intention was just temporary intensive training, possibly until the end of the opening ceremony..."
"However, if your performance is good later on, we might be able to end it early." Saying this, Rong Hua Cheng smiled.
She would like that.
But then, she secretly shook her head.
If it were that easy, no one would have refused the task...
Everyone says having an office job is great, but who knows that this position requires early mornings and late nights, and it's not easy to hold?
Especially for her, a young woman. She felt she would eventually age into a hag in this position...
The more she thought about it, the more the joy from her recent conversation with the student vanished.
"Alright, that's the specific plan."
"We'll officially start the training next week."
"Remember to be prepared."
Qiu Xi was also perceptive and, seeing this, didn't ask any further questions.
"Alright."
"Teacher Rong, goodbye."
"Yes, goodbye."
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