The school's New Year's Eve party was scheduled for the 29th to avoid a conflict with local and national TV shows. Since it was winter, the venue was naturally set indoors at the Cultural and Sports Center.
Because students can't be required to attend, the New Year's Eve Gala's attendance in previous years hovered around half the venue's capacity. If they chose not to hold it, they'd have to have a ceremonial New Year event. If they continued, the live audience ratings were truly dismal.
After all, the internet is so advanced nowadays, wouldn't it be nice to watch live broadcasts in your dorm room? It's not like you have to go to a big star's performance.
That's why the student union approached Zhang Ningxi this year to perform on stage. As the new campus beauty's debut, it should at least attract some people. It actually worked, with the students filling up two-thirds of the seats. It seems there are quite a few single people out there.
As for why they are called single dogs? Who with a girlfriend would let their boyfriend come over to see beautiful women?
The cultural and sports center has all the performance equipment. Even if it’s not complete, it doesn’t matter, because Si Mingyu has temporarily filled it up.
When Xia Tong approached him about sponsorship, he hadn't thought it through, which was quite embarrassing. Later, it was Si Mingyu who suggested setting up the entire performance venue, and he took care of everything, including the cameraman, sound engineer, and lighting technician.
This was a very simple matter for him. He just needed to call Yang Mu and ask her to help find a team. It wasn't like he wouldn't pay her.
So Xia Tong excitedly reported the news to the Student Union.
In previous performances, the student union members had to perform all of these themselves. The videography was excellent; finding a student who was interested in photography wasn't a problem. The sound engineer's job was to provide the accompaniment, and the lighting engineer was primarily responsible for turning the lights on and off during performances.
Although there is funding, investing in these invisible areas may not necessarily improve the performance much. The cost of hiring professionals is not cheap and is not cost-effective.
This year was different. The team Yang Mu had contacted had previously worked with major singers like Jay Chou, so Xia Tong's proposal was immediately approved by the student union. A professional team for an amateur performance—what could be wrong?
The difference between amateurs and professionals is that amateurs use whatever is available in the venue, as long as the speakers can produce sound and the lights can be bright. Professionals tailor different lighting to each show to enhance the on-site effect.
After inspecting the scene, the team leader cautiously called Si Mingyu and said that the existing facilities could be used but if better results were wanted, professional equipment would have to be added.
The reason why he was so cautious was because Yang Mu had specifically warned him that although Mr. Si was young, he was very powerful. If he offended him, he would never be able to make a living in this industry again.
After hearing this, Si Mingyu asked him directly, "There's no need for the school gala to be as high-end as Jay Chou's. How much does it cost to just hold a regular celebrity concert?"
"It will cost another hundred thousand." The person in charge thought for a moment and replied.
The venue and stage are already there, so all we need to do is rent the equipment. We're in Shanghai, so we don't need anything, so it won't cost a lot of money. In fact, in a concert, only the sound engineer gets paid the most; the rest of the team doesn't get much.
"I'll give you another two hundred thousand. Prepare it yourself." It was so cheap that Si Mingyu thought it would be better to make it an even number.
So, a few days before the performance, the student union added a promotional slogan on the campus forum and official account: "This New Year's Eve Gala is fully technically supported by the original team of Jay Chou's concert."
There were a total of fifteen programs and Zhang Ningxi was scheduled for the sixth one. If it was too early, she was afraid that the students would leave after watching them, and if it was too late, she was afraid that people would not want to come.
The student union members put a lot of effort into organizing this party.
Si Mingyu specially sent Wan Chongshan to pick up the styling aunt and costumes. When the group walked into the backstage with makeup cases and clothing boxes, both the actors and the student union staff were stunned.
The student union hired a professional makeup artist to enhance the performance. Although the makeup was studio-level, it was sufficient to serve all the students performing. This was the first time I saw someone bringing their own stylist to a school performance.
The clothing was placed in a domestic box similar to the Pelican explosion-proof box, which puzzled the other people present. Some people even complained in their hearts, isn't this just showing off?
Only Shen Chuyuan knew that this set of clothes would cost five million even at the cheapest price, and it might even be more expensive, so it was understandable that it was protected so carefully.
However, Shen Chuyuan decided to wait until after the New Year's Eve party to tell Zhang Ningxi about the costume, otherwise she was afraid she wouldn't dare walk on stage. At this price, not to mention the compensation if it got damaged, even if it got dirty it would cost tens of thousands to clean.
The hosts of the evening party were two senior students from the same university. They had hosted the event for three years and were considered "famous hosts" at the university. The senior student was even ranked among the top ten most beautiful women in Jiaotong University.
The programs carefully prepared by each college were also very exciting. Under the coordination of professionals and with the support of professional sound engineers and lighting engineers, the on-site effects were elevated to a higher level, making the students watching in the audience say that their trip was worthwhile and that this was the best session yet.
Then the king bomb came.
As Zhang Ningxi appeared on the stage in Hanfu and holding an umbrella in the falling snow, the atmosphere at the scene instantly exploded.
With her beauty, coupled with the best costumes and stylists, and specially designed backgrounds, she perfectly illustrates what it means for every frame to be a beautiful wallpaper.
The music started, and when the first sentence "Another spring has passed, the wind blows and the clouds roll" was sung, it brought a great surprise to everyone: I didn't expect the goddess to sing so beautifully.
At this moment, the number of people watching the live broadcast on the official forum of Jiaotong University increased dramatically, and different groups in various classes were frantically forwarding messages such as: "Look at the New Year's Eve party, Zhang Ningxi is on stage", "It's so beautiful, you will regret it for the rest of your life if you don't watch it", etc.
To be honest, although Zhang Ningxi has learned vocal and singing techniques, she can only dominate among amateur contestants. Any other singer in this evening party is better than her.
But what they lacked in talent, they made up for with tuning. The claim of a million-dollar tuner was an exaggeration, and that was for post-production. But with the level of the on-site sound engineer, it was no problem to improve the performance of Zhang Ningxi's performance.
After all, everyone in the team knows who the protagonist is today, so how can they not do their best?
However, everything is insignificant in the face of beauty. Many people don’t even listen to the music seriously and just stare at the screen.
During the interlude of the song, floral patterns blossomed on Zhang Ningxi's body as the stage lights changed, causing the audience to gasp in surprise. Students in the front row saw it firsthand; it wasn't a lighting effect, but a natural effect of the costume.
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