Chapter 1975 — Overcome with Excitement

"Hello, everyone! This is Xu Shilan!" Seeing that everyone had gathered, Xu Shilan smiled at them all and said, "I'm in the recording studio right now, laying down backing vocals for my new album today. Stealing a moment from the busy schedule to meet with you all!"

"This isn't some pre-recorded interview video, is it?" You Panhu simply could not figure it out — how on earth had Bai Weituo gotten Xu Shilan to come? Back then, he had approached Xu Shilan in the name of the You family, and not only had he failed to secure her, he had been sent away with a bloody nose. You Panhu had never gotten over it.

Wei Zhao had not allowed Bai Weituo to say that Xu Shilan was invited by him, so Bai Weituo could only say vaguely that Xu Shilan had come because he had personally invited her. That was precisely why no one believed him — how could a first-year freshman have the standing to know a red-hot star like Xu Shilan?

"Exactly, Bai Weituo — this isn't a pre-recorded video, is it?" At that moment, someone heard You Panhu's doubt and immediately grew suspicious as well.

"Young Master You Panhu of the You family, hello. We meet again." Hearing You Panhu's doubt, Xu Shilan smiled slightly and said lightly.

You Panhu had not expected Xu Shilan to actually remember him, and even to speak to him. He was instantly very embarrassed. "Haha, I was only joking..."

In front of his classmates, You Panhu naturally did not dare mention his past attempt to put Xu Shilan under his implicit rules. He gave a laugh and steered the topic away.

By now, however, no one doubted anymore that this was a recorded video, because a recording could not interact, and it could not possibly hold a conversation with You Panhu.

"Xu Shilan, I like you so much!"

"Xu Shilan, could I have your autograph?"

"Xu Shilan, what songs are on your new album? Could you give us a little preview?"

"Xu Shilan, are you really coming tomorrow? Will you take us to the freshman gala?"

When everyone realized that the Xu Shilan before them really was Xu Shilan, they were beside themselves with excitement, firing off one question after another until Xu Shilan could not answer at all.

"Could everyone quiet down for a moment first? I understand how you all feel, but my time here is limited. I only just managed to get a short leave from my manager to meet you all, so please just listen to me for now, all right?" Xu Shilan's voice came through again, and the boiling dorm room fell silent once more.

Hearing that Xu Shilan had come to meet them in the midst of her busy schedule, everyone closed their mouths one after another.

"As you all know, I was asked by a friend to join you for the freshman gala. But because of my scheduling here, the earliest I can reach Donghai City is tomorrow afternoon, so our time together is very limited!" Xu Shilan said. "And if we want to take first place at the school's freshman gala, my popularity alone won't be enough — we'll need everyone's cooperation too. Otherwise, even if I go on stage, if we're not in sync, we still won't get a high score. Right?"

After hearing Xu Shilan's words, everyone nodded in agreement.

"So I'll tell you all the song we'll be performing. You practice the harmony parts first, and once I arrive tomorrow, a few more rehearsals will be enough. Do you all have the confidence to take first place with me?" Xu Shilan asked.

"Yes!" Most of these boys were Xu Shilan's fans, and even those who were not — how could they refuse an invitation from such a beautiful girl? So the moment Xu Shilan finished speaking, everyone answered in unison.

"Good. Since you have confidence, then you must work hard. If we don't take first place by then, I'll be terribly embarrassed!" Xu Shilan said with a smile.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely work hard!" One boy was the first to speak up — none other than that fellow named Jia Changqing from before.

"Us too!" Seeing someone had beaten them to it, the rest of the boys were naturally unwilling to be outdone.

"Good. The song I've prepared for everyone is called 'The Story of Youth.' It's one of my breakout works, both words and music by me. It has quite a lot of harmony and narration, and the whole song is essentially a little stage play. I'm sure everyone who has seen the music video knows that it was shot on a university campus. What we're going to do is recreate that music video on the stage!" Xu Shilan said.

Just as Xu Shilan said, the music video for "The Story of Youth" had been filmed on a school campus, and it was a short scenario drama. It sang of beautiful university life — love, friendship, and the frantic last-minute cramming before exams. The theme of the whole song was precisely a microcosm of university life, and presented at a freshman gala, it would be hard not to win an award!

With the star power of Xu Shilan, the original singer, plus the students' accompanying performance, it was likely to cause an unprecedented sensation.

"What everyone needs to do next is familiarize yourselves with this song, then pick stand-ins for the few supporting roles in the music video. The rest can wait until I arrive tomorrow for rehearsal," Xu Shilan said.

"No problem, don't worry, Xu Shilan. I'm Bai Weituo, the class monitor — I'll definitely get it done!" Bai Weituo said, thumping his chest in tremendous excitement. Xu Shilan was going to such lengths to help everyone — although he knew it was because of Wei Zhao — but after all, the one she was helping was Bai Weituo himself. How could he not be excited?

Besides, He Meiyue's idol was Xu Shilan. Zhang Duopan had invited Xu Shilan's junior apprentice sister precisely to curry favor with He Meiyue. After all, apart from Xu Shilan, He Meiyue was also very fond of Cheng Yiyi.

But with Xu Shilan present, He Meiyue naturally preferred Xu Shilan even more.

"Good, Bai Weituo. Then I'll leave everyone's rehearsal in your hands for now!" Xu Shilan said. "All right, see you tomorrow. I have to get busy here now. Everyone, keep it up!"

"Yes, we'll definitely keep it up!" Bai Weituo and the classmates present all said in unison.

The three of them — You Panhu and his companions — were thoroughly depressed. They had originally meant to make trouble for Bai Weituo after seeing that he was one of Wei Zhao's people, but now it seemed the trouble was no trouble at all. So the three of them slunk out of Wei Zhao's dorm room in disgrace...

After the video call ended, the entire medical and pharmaceutical major was fired with enthusiasm, and everyone demanded that rehearsal begin right away. Bai Weituo excitedly downloaded the music video for Xu Shilan's "The Story of Youth" from the internet and played it for everyone, then began selecting from among the classmates the supporting roles and extras corresponding to those in the video!

"Brother Lin, which role do you want to play?" Bai Weituo naturally let Wei Zhao choose first. After all, Xu Shilan had been invited by Wei Zhao, so it was only proper to let him pick first, and no one else would object.