“A summary...”
Gao Fei gazed at the thousands of teachers and students below, and coughed softly twice.
“For these past three years, I thank all the teachers for their patience and guidance, and I also thank all my classmates for your help.
Whether it was first place or last, the experiences of these three years are unforgettable for me, Gao Fei.
I have experienced rock bottom and felt the warmth and coldness of human relationships.
I have also stood on the peak and seen the splendor of the summit.
High school has benefited me greatly!
No matter where I go, I will not forget this school that made me laugh and cry!”
Putting down the microphone, Gao Fei bowed three times to the teachers and students below.
This was his way of drawing a line for himself, for the original host, and for this time that could not be returned.
Below the stage.
All teachers and students stood up to applaud his speech.
Perhaps they could not fully grasp Gao Fei’s experiences over the past three years.
But his words, “I have experienced rock bottom and stood on the peak,”
weren’t they the best summary of his high school years?
From stepping onto the stage to represent the graduating class, to giving his concluding remarks for the past three years, only about ten minutes had passed.
During the rehearsal, Gao Fei had been allocated half an hour.
Now that he finished early, the host, who was in charge of controlling the flow, was momentarily flustered.
Gao Fei also sensed the signal for help being thrown his way, so he picked up the microphone again and said, “Everyone, I apologize. My momentary excitement almost caused the entire evening to end prematurely.
Since there’s still some time, how about I treat everyone to a song?”
Hearing that he was going to sing, everyone burst into an uproar.
“Senior Gao Fei can sing? Has anyone heard him sing?”
“Let alone singing, Senior Gao Fei never participated in the school’s various festival galas.”
“No way, if that’s the case, wouldn’t Senior Gao Fei singing be a disaster?”
The students below chattered amongst themselves.
Because the Gao Fei of the past always refused to participate in events like galas.
Not only the juniors, who hadn’t heard him sing, but even his classmates hadn’t heard him.
The leaders from the Provincial and Municipal Education Bureaus in the front row felt a slight anticipation upon hearing that Gao Fei was going to perform.
Only the school leaders, who were in the know, exchanged wide-eyed glances.
It was already the final moments of the gala, and they didn’t want Gao Fei’s voice to ruin everything!
And lead to a difficult situation to conclude the event.
But before the school leaders could intervene, Hu Xu rushed onto the stage with a guitar.
“Brother, everyone below is doubting your singing skills. Scare them to death!” He gave a thumbs up, and immediately ran off the stage.
Gao Fei held the guitar and made some simple adjustments, then placed the microphone on the stand.
“Cough, cough, cough... Hello, hello....”
As soon as he did a sound check, the commotion below immediately quieted down.
Gao Fei glanced at the Grim Reapers below and then at the online live stream.
“A while ago, a video of someone singing that was secretly filmed went viral in the middle of the night. Everyone should know about it, right?”
Upon hearing this, both the students below and the viewers in the live stream nodded in affirmation.
Although that singing video went viral in the middle of the night, its popularity lasted for about two days.
Basically, anyone who liked to surf the internet had seen that singing video with hundreds of millions of views.
Gao Fei heard the shouts from below, smiled, and nodded, saying, “I didn’t expect everyone to have heard it. That’s right, it’s the very popular one online, ‘My Old Classmate’!”
“But there’s something else I haven’t announced to everyone, that very popular song, ‘My Old Classmate,’ is my original song.
And the person who was secretly filmed online was also me!”
This statement was like igniting a fuse on dynamite.
The students at the school, as well as netizens online, exploded instantly.
“That song ‘My Old Classmate,’ was sung by Senior Gao Fei? I can’t believe it!”
“Oh my goodness, the male protagonist in the video is actually Gao Fei. He’s not bragging, is he!”
“If it’s really Gao Fei singing, then that’s incredible. He’s not only academically capable and skilled in martial arts, but he can also write songs and sing. All that’s left is dancing and rap!”
No one expected that the video, which looked like a pixelated mess, and the man in the video singing with a melancholic voice, was actually Gao Fei, whom they had been paying attention to all along.
The students doubted, and netizens doubted too. They couldn’t believe it was the same person.
“I know, everyone finds it hard to believe that person is me. Then let’s prove the truth with our performance.”
With that said, Gao Fei immediately adjusted his emotions and got into character.
As his fingers plucked the strings and the first note sounded, the venue quickly fell silent.
“Will you remember tomorrow, the diary you wrote yesterday... Will you still care tomorrow, about the you who cried the most...”
As the first two lines of the song were sung with a melancholic, feminine voice, everyone was immediately captivated.
“That’s right, it’s this voice, it’s this singing style!”
“It’s really Senior Gao Fei, it’s really him, he’s the male god in my heart!”
“Wow wow wow, the mysterious singer I’ve been looking for for so long is actually our classmate Gao Fei!”
The girls in the audience became ecstatic as the song progressed.
The situation was the same online; viewers watching the live stream were stunned in front of their computers.
Within half a minute, the live stream reached a peak of thirty thousand concurrent viewers.
New viewers, upon hearing the singing, immediately recalled the mysterious male lead from the viral video.
Now that they knew the truth, they were surprised that Gao Fei, who had been criticized so much, was actually the mysterious singer everyone had been searching for.
“You were always very careful, asking me to borrow half an eraser... You also once casually mentioned, you liked being with me...”
As Gao Fei sang these lines, the students below began to sing along.
They had watched that viral video over and over again, and the lyrics were already etched in their minds.
Now, a thousand people singing in unison pushed the atmosphere of the entire gala to a climax.
“Who read the letter I wrote for you, and who threw it in the wind...”
This lyric was the last line from the viral video.
As the lyric ended, the students below thought the song was over.
But Gao Fei’s fingers did not stop plucking the strings; he continued to play.
“The days of the past are all gone, and I will also have my wife.
I will also show her photos, and tell her about my old classmate.
Who married the sentimental you, who comforted the crying you..
Who tied up your long hair, who made your wedding dress...”
Gao Fei completed the lyrics that he hadn’t sung at the barbecue stall before.
And in the final lyrics, his voice became hoarse, and his eyes turned red.
Today, with this song and its final lyrics, he bid a complete farewell to that white moonlight from his past life, that woman with whom he could never be together.
The students below didn’t understand why Gao Fei’s eyes had welled up.
But with the emotion reaching this point, a group of junior girls covered their mouths, sobbing and humming along with him to the final chorus.
And the viewers online, upon hearing the part of the song that hadn’t been sung before, some had teary eyes.
Because Gao Fei’s song also represented their lost youth.
Haicheng, Lingyun Building, Kuying Media Company!
A forty-year-old man watched the live broadcast of the graduation gala on his computer, tears in his eyes.
He slowly picked up his phone and dialed his assistant.
“Help me contact this year’s top scorer in the liberal arts, Gao Fei. I want to buy the copyright for his song ‘My Old Classmate,’ no matter the price...
Never mind, prepare the plane tickets. Tomorrow, we’re going to Fengyun City!”