Chapter 1926
6:30 PM.
The cultural gala began promptly.
The lights flashed, and several cameras focused on the stage.
Though the stage equipment was somewhat rudimentary, it produced a fairly good effect under Director Sun's arrangement. This also highlighted Director Sunâs professional skills.
A smiling female host invited by the county TV station stepped up to the podium. Accompanying her was a well-spoken male official from the countyâs Cultural Bureau, who was todayâs male host. "Ladies and gentlemen, viewers at home, good evening. Today is special as we celebrate the first large-scale cultural gala of Jiaolin Countyâs investment festival." After a brief introduction, the male host finally said, "Now, letâs welcome Jiaolin County Mayor Zhang Dongfang to deliver his speech."
Hmm
Mayor Zhang Dongfang
Why is Mayor Zhang the first to go up?
Many officials and guests in the audience were puzzled, pausing momentarily.
The first speaker should have been a provincial official or a city leader. But there were no provincial officials responsible for investment attending today. At the same time, city leaders were presentâlike the Director of the Investment Bureau, sitting with his family in the audience. However, Dong Xuebing had no intention of letting city officials speak because they had previously declined to attend the gala. Dong Xuebing occasionally held grudges, so he skipped the city leaders' speeches altogether, letting the county leaders take over.
A plump Zhang Dongfang stepped up, having been backstage waiting. He took the microphone and stood there.
Clap, clap, clap.
Applause rang out, though not particularly enthusiasticâit was moderate. The common folk werenât clapping because they were waiting to see the stars, not caring about a big guy on stage. But there were still many Jiaolin County staff clapping, as they were bound to show support for their leaders.
"Hello, everyone." Zhang Dongfang appeared a bit nervous, sweating quite a bit. It was a live broadcast, and he might think people from all over the country could be watching. His expression was not entirely natural. After pulling out his speech notes, Zhang Dongfang almost mechanically read through it before hurriedly stepping down. Zhang Dongfang had appeared confident just moments ago when speaking with Dong Xuebing. But as soon as he got on stage, he made a mess of his speech. The few paragraphs of his speech were clumsy, and he stumbled over the words.
"Next, letâs invite Jiaolin County Secretary Dong Xuebing to give his speech. Letâs all welcome him." The host stepped aside and started clapping herself.
This was where the difference was evident.
Amidst applause, Dong Xuebing walked up confidently, without a hint of hesitation. He didnât even have a speech prepared, always performing off-the-cuff. Standing there, he held the microphone and began speaking, "We have many leaders, guests, investors, and friends from here today. On behalf of the County Committee, I welcome everyone. It is our honor to have you join our first cultural gala of the investment festival."
Seeing the leaders about to speak at length again, many of the several thousand citizens in the audience started to mutter under their breath.
But Dong Xuebing remained calm and smiled at everyone. "I can already hear the audienceâs groans; are they telling me to hurry up and get off the stage?"
Pfft.
Someone couldn't help but laugh out loud below.
The common people didnât expect the county secretary to say such a thing, especially during a live broadcast. What was originally complaints turned into laughter.
The people of Jiaolin County were wiping their sweat profusely.
Dong Xuebing remained calm, "Hehe, well, Iâll respond to the people's call and wrap up my speech as soon as possible. Hmm, the speech is quite long. Letâs omit the next 200,000 words." After saying that, he looked at the host, "All right, host, my speech is done. Letâs quickly move on to the performance segment, or the audience might start throwing things."
None of this was pre-arranged.
The male host was a bureaucrat, quite formal, and not accustomed to such a big stage. He was grabbed at the last minute, so he was caught off guard by Dong Xuebing's response. He was following the script provided by Director Sun. Now, he was completely at a loss.
Director Sun was sweating nervously below.
But the female host was very flexibleâshe was a seasoned veteran who often hosted live shows and was highly adaptable. Smiling, she said, "I feel like weâre already in the performance segment now. I heard that Director Dong also has a program today."
Dong Xuebing was taken aback, "I have a program?"
This time, even Meng Hanmei and Chang Lin couldn't help but laugh.
"Haha," the common people also laughed good-naturedly.
"Who told me this?" Dong Xuebing feigned annoyance, holding the microphone. "Was it you, host?"
The female host bitterly smiled and lifted the program sheet, "Who would dare to tell you? This is whatâs written on the program sheet I received. Let me check again to ensure I didnât get it wrong." She looked down, "Yep, itâs right here. It says your programâah, itâs a magic show."
Dong Xuebing wiped his sweat, "Then what do we do now?"
The female host chuckled, "I donât know either. How about we skip to the next program?"
"Yeah, pretend I never came up." Dong Xuebing said, "Just cut that part, donât air it."
"Hahaha," everyone burst into laughter again.
The female host laughed, "This is a live broadcast, Director Dong. You canât cut it out."
Dong Xuebing slapped his forehead, "Darn it, Iâve embarrassed myself so much today, and my image is ruined." He said, "I need to find a crack in the ground to hide in."
The female host feigned surprise, "What will you do?"
"Iâm going to hide under the table first. You guys continue hosting." Dong Xuebing said as he lifted the podium tablecloth and bent down into it. The tablecloth was long and large, covering Dong Xuebingâs body so no one could see the county secretaryâs figure anymore.
The male host was dumbfounded.
The guests and audience below were also dumbfounded.
But just as everyone was still trying to figure out what was happening, a voice suddenly sounded behind everyone the next second, "Who is everyone looking for?"
Everyone turned in shock.
The camera instantly followed.
It was Dong Xuebing.
At that moment, he was standing on the last fake hill, holding a wireless microphone and smiling at everyone from several hundred meters away from the podium.
An uproar ensued.
No one expected Dong Xuebing to perform such a stunning magic show in this manner.
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