Chapter Sixteen Preparing for the Show

  The weekend passed quickly and Mengmeng returned to school. After a period of military training, the small cliques in the class had already formed based on dormitories.

  "Meng'er, I just received a call from our counselor saying that we need to prepare a program as a dormitory unit!"

  Meng Er and Zi Qi had just stepped into their dormitory when Yan Er announced this news to them.

  "Is he going to screen us? Every dormitory is ready." Meng'er asked.

  "Alright, let's consider it as this month's group activity! Next Wednesday evening!"

  "Why bother having the whole class vote, can't the cultural committee just recommend one?!" Zi Qi, who was usually very careful with her words, surprisingly complained. "And what's with the group activity, I think it's a joke!"

  Meng Er was shocked again, her dormitory's people really have the talent of 'not surprising with words, not resting until death'!

  "Sisters, latest news!"

  "Le Yu'er, take a deep breath and speak again! Hurry up and go reincarnate!" Yan Er said calmly from the top bunk, looking down at Le Yu'er who had rushed in.

  "This young lady won't bother with you." Mei'er ignored Yan'er's words, her body slightly bent, hands on her waist, still panting. "Isn't there a National Day art performance this time? I heard that some well-known figures in the industry are going to select talents from our school through this performance!"

  "Which talent should I choose?" The child also came with enthusiasm.

  "I heard that 'Yi Huang Entertainment' is going to film a movie with the theme of 'ancient emperors', so they're coming to our school to find the female lead, and if you're selected, you'll be packaged into the entertainment industry with a huge investment!"

  "What does it have to do with us?" Meng Er asked dazedly.

  "What a talent show that was! I don't even want to perform anymore!" Zi Qi pouted and went back to reading her book.

  "That should be a big deal for performing arts students!" The words retreated from the high enthusiasm and burrowed into the quilt.

  "You guys, you're really a bunch of rotten wood. 'Yi Huang Entertainment' isn't just about making movies, okay? Anyone who can be spotted by 'Yi Huang' is now developing in multiple fields like film, television, and music! Moreover, there are many handsome guys inside 'Yi Huang', even their agent is a handsome guy, such as Yu Wenfeng who brought out Michelle, DY, Kevin, Louis and many other famous stars. And this time's male lead is Kevin!"

  "Le Mi'er, I already know what career path you'll take after graduation." Yan Er said to Le Mi'er who was speaking excitedly. Le Mi'er looked at her with some confusion. "There's a profession that suits you very well and also matches our major."

  "What?"

  "It has a nice name called 'entertainment reporter', and an unpleasant name called 'paparazzi'. And when you just saw the excited state of a little dog seeing a bone, it can be called 'paparazzi' already. Haha."

  "You!" Mei'er glared at Yan'er, who only showed her two round eyes, extremely angry but unable to find words to retort.

  "Alright, alright, you two just calm down for a bit. What's the point of thinking so much? Let's focus on the show first." Meng'er pulled Mei'er to sit down on the stool. "Do you have any ideas? Speak up!"

  "I'm not interested!" Zi Qi replied without even lifting her head.

  "I'll obey the arrangement!" The child muttered with his head covered, and his voice came out muffled from under the quilt.

  "Mei'er, look?" Meng'er looked at Mei'er.

  "If I were to say it, let's have a big chorus! Simple, easy to do!" Mei'er said with one hand supporting her chin, looking at Meng'er who was floating lightly.

  "Okay!" Meng'er immediately replied. "Let's do it then!"

  "I obey the arrangement!"

  "Speak nicely, can you turn off that radio of yours which only repeats itself for me?" Meier shouted at Yaner on the bed.

  "Affirmative, Your Majesty! Beep, repeat playback function is now off!"

  Mei'er helplessly gave a white eye to the person lying on the bed, then looked at Zi Qi. "Mm, okay!" Zi Qi nodded in response.

  "Alright, I'll leave the song selection and all that to you too! Dear Mei'er!" Meng'er batted her big eyes at Mei'er a few times before scurrying back to her own bed with the speed of a squirrel. Meanwhile, Zi Qi on the other side put down her book, pulled over the quilt, and began her afternoon nap.

  Three seconds later...

  "Ziqi, I don't have time to help you borrow that book; Meng'er, I also don't know when I can go buy Orleans chicken wings for you this week; Yan'er, as for that someone's autograph, I estimate I won't have time to ask them for it either." After saying that, she also climbed onto her own bed.

  "I think Zhou Hua Jian's 'Friends' is good." Yan Er's voice came out exceptionally clear.

  "I think it's Luo Dayou's 'Years of Time'." Zi Qi's voice flowed out like a stream.

  Silence, after a few seconds...

  "Meng'er, how about you?" Mei'er's voice rose dangerously.

  "Hum, that's a bare threat. The palace doesn't take to this kind of thing!" She Meng was a person with backbone and wouldn't be swayed by this sort of thing.

  "You don't buy that? Then do you eat chicken wings?" Having gotten used to Meng Er's occasional ancient phrases, Mei Er chose to ignore it and asked coolly.

  Meng'er searched through the songs in her mind and finally said helplessly with a hint of melancholy: "Endless Love".

  "Hmm, good, just this one. Everyone is a person of integrity? Sisters, good afternoon!"

  Suddenly, a grinding sound came from the dormitory. If possible, the three of them wouldn't mind biting Lehuier to pieces with their teeth.

  In the evening, Mei'er distributed the four sets of photocopied materials to the other three people. The materials showed:

  Ziqi: How can we forget old friends? / Can't help but smile in our hearts / Old friends, how can we forget each other? / Friendship lasts forever (The other three stand with their hands behind their backs, swaying back and forth)…… He: Long live friendship, friends! / Long live friendship! / Raise your glasses and toast to the eternity of friendship (The four hold hands, bowing in gratitude)

  "I'd like to ask, what's the meaning of this back-and-forth movement? I'm not a waterweed, I don't have such elegant curves!" Yan Er stared at Zhang Zhi, her upturned mouth corners revealing that she was about to pick another fight.

  "Haha." Zi Qi heard, Ming knew it would provoke other people's displeasure, but still couldn't help but laugh out loud. Meng Er didn't know if it was a long-standing habit or what, but ultimately just smiled slightly.

  "Are you a robot? And the water grass is swaying with the waves, isn't it?" Mei'er looked at Yan'er with an expression that was as dull as rotten wood.

  "There's also an adjective 'swaying with the waves'!" Erhua retorted fearlessly.

  "You'll get used to it after walking back and forth a few times, single-celled creature!" Mei'er gave her an 'you're hopeless' expression.

  "Hmm, then let's just say it's a back-and-forth movement! Why say 'swaying'?" Yan'er retorted, twisting her body as she countered Mei'er.

  "You're so coarse, don't you understand refinement?" Mei'er finally couldn't take it anymore and let out a loud roar, but still couldn't stop Yan. "I'm just being straightforward and easy to understand!"

  "That's enough, you two. Mei'er, let's just settle it like this for now, and see how things go from here." Meng'er looked at Mei'er who was on the verge of losing her temper, as well as Yan'er who had a "I'm not afraid of anything" expression on her face, and intervened to stop them from continuing their argument. She turned to Zi Qi and asked: "Zi Qi, what do you think?"

  "Alright!" Zi Qi replied, waving the A4 paper in her hand.

  In the following days, several dormitories around heard various versions of "Endless Friendship", sometimes high and sometimes low, sometimes fast and sometimes slow, sometimes passionate and sometimes depressed.