Chapter 568 Request for Performance
Wei Wanru told Liu Lan that the principal surnamed Wang was a deputy who was promoted after Vice Principal Li (Zhu Xiyang's backer) was placed under double supervision. He was in charge of the preparations for the anniversary celebration concert.
Coincidentally, Principal Wang was also watching the rehearsal nearby. After receiving the call from the teacher, he took Liu Lan very seriously and actually came to meet her in person, which surprised both Wei Wanru and the teacher.
But then again, the concert was the most important job that Principal Wang had taken on since he took office. As a new official, he had to do a few influential things first, so that he could show his talent and courage to those who were not familiar with him, so that he could convince the public and consolidate his position. Therefore, Principal Wang personally handled many trivial matters of the concert, and he often supervised and inspected on site.
Liu Lan was introduced to Principal Wang in a daze. She had met many big shots by now and was not opposed to meeting the new vice-president. It was just that calling him the principal did not seem to be related to the purpose of her coming here.
Principal Wang is about fifty years old, not tall, thin, and looks inconspicuous.
As soon as he saw Liu Man, he praised her performance on "The King of Singers" as being excellent, which left a deep impression on him. He also said that his favorite song was "Flying Bird" that she sang.
Liu Lan felt embarrassed by the praise. She felt that Principal Wang had a straightforward personality and spoke directly without beating around the bush, unlike other leaders of the Conservatory of Music who liked to put on airs.
Leaders are leaders after all, and they take care of everything. Principal Wang did not forget Professor Wei who was standing by his side, and he showed great respect for the elderly by asking about her health. Even Professor Wei, who did not like officialdom, became friendly to Principal Wang.
Principal Wang invited Wei Wanru and Liu Lan to his temporary office in the concert hall and personally made tea for them.
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Liu Lan felt honored to be treated as a guest of honor. There was no reason for a principal who was meeting her for the first time to be so nice to her. She had a hunch that Principal Wang had an ulterior motive.
Sure enough, after the three of them chatted about this and that for a while, Principal Wang finally got to the point - he wanted to invite Liu Lan to perform at the celebration concert.
Liu Lan had actually already guessed this request, and of course she refused at first. She said, "I have been expelled from school, and it is not appropriate for me to participate in this kind of school activities anymore."
Principal Wang sighed, "Your expulsion was indeed a major decision-making mistake by the school leadership. It's a pity that I was not in this position at the time, otherwise I would have definitely overcome all objections and never let you suffer any injustice."
It has been so long since the incident happened, and Principal Wang was the first leader to take the initiative to admit his mistake, even though he was working elsewhere at the time and had nothing to do with the Capital Conservatory of Music.
But Principal Wang's attitude made Liu Lan feel more or less relieved. However, she was still unwilling to participate in the performance. The Conservatory of Music's 80th Anniversary Celebration Concert was grand and solemn. The performers who could appear on this stage were all the school's best students and well-known alumni who had already graduated.
"My identity is in an awkward position and it's really inappropriate," said Liu Lan.
Wei Wanru, who had been attending the class, disagreed, "What's embarrassing about that? What's inappropriate about that? You should have been one of the best students in our school, but some people were confused and that led to the current situation! The ones who should be embarrassed and ashamed are those who made the decision to expel you!"
Wei Wanru is still upset about not being able to keep Liu Lan, a talented woman. Her health has been deteriorating since she became ill from anger that time.
She has taught at the Conservatory of Music for her entire life and has always had a sense of honor and belonging to the school. However, Liu Lan's departure and the campus corruption incident that ensued caused the school's reputation to plummet and also made her feel ashamed.
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