Pampered by the School Bully
Chapter 377 - 370. On campus, the proactive Huo Feng! (1)

Chapter 377: 370. On campus, the proactive Huo Feng! (1)

Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng both used different methods to persuade Zhu Dandan.

One was telling Zhu Dandan to break up for good and focus on her studies.

The other was suggesting Zhu Dandan give it another try, after all, she seemed to really like Wang Chao...

Zhu Dandan did indeed have a particular fondness for Wang Chao.

Because, when Huo Feng sent a message to Wang Chao in front of her, Zhu Dandan stopped crying and watched Huo Feng with an expectant expression on her face.

Afterward, Zhu Dandan hesitated for a few seconds for show before promptly removing Wang Chao’s number from the blacklist.

Seeing Zhu Dandan’s helpless demeanor, Pu Sangzhi didn’t want to say anything else!

Zhu Dandan spent the entire day at Pu Sangzhi’s house until today.

In the afternoon, when they went to school, she joined Pu Sangzhi and Huo Feng.

Since Zhu Dandan was in a bad mood today, on the way to school, the two girls walked arm in arm in a row, while Huo Feng was left out by Pu Sangzhi.

Naturally, Huo Feng wasn’t feeling too great about this...

But considering Zhu Dandan’s pitiful state today, Huo Feng had to forcefully suppress his displeasure and temporarily step aside for Pu Sangzhi.

From this, Huo Feng truly felt that he was a man of such broad-mindedness!

This point was not open to any challenge!

The three of them walked into the campus, and Huo Feng personally escorted the two girls into Class 1 before he returned to his own class.

...

This week marked the second week of April.

This week, the class received big news—the "Red May" cultural festival.

Even in the busy high school schedule, the school was adept at stirring up events.

Like the autumn sports meet of the last term, and this term’s cultural festival...

The purpose of these school-organized activities was mostly to enhance class unity and bring some excitement to the monotonous and busy campus life.

However, for some students, adding these activities into an already busy study schedule was indeed stressful.

During the third period of Sunday evening self-study, Huo Mingshan entered Class 1 of the first year to hold a brief class meeting, announcing the notice of the "Red May" cultural festival to all classmates.

Upon receiving this large-scale school-wide notice, the most enthusiastic response naturally came from the rigorously self-disciplined class president, Wu Beilei!

Huo Mingshan briefly explained the performances that the class needed to prepare: the school required each class to prepare two programs.

One was a self-organized performance that could be singing, dancing, sketches, or plays!

The other was a group chorus which required the participation of the entire class, with no exceptions.

By the end of April, each class had to report these two programs and then perform a trial run in front of the teachers and the student council to determine whether the programs were suitable for the Red May stage.

After all, such a significant event would be attended by institute leaders, and the performances had to be of a quality that would impress them.

Of course, with such a grand event, there were also rankings and evaluations.

Huo Mingshan informed everyone that last year’s Red May event awarded the first-place class with a prize of 2000, and presumably, this year would offer a monetary prize as well.

As Class 1 of the first year, being the one with the best academic performance in the grade, it was natural to approach this opportunity to honor the class with enthusiasm.

The ambitious Huo Mingshan encouraged everyone to show their fighting spirit and strive for first place!

The equally ambitious class president Wu Beilei, leading the applause for Huo Mingshan, also inspired the whole class to actively bring glory to the class!

Thus, under the leadership of the homeroom teacher and the class president, the students of Class 1 of the first year were quite proactive about the cultural festival.

There was very little time, as it was already the second week of April.

Huo Mingshan delegated this significant task to the class president Wu Beilei, who sought everyone’s opinion during the third evening self-study period, discussing with all the classmates whether to perform singing and dancing or a skit and play.

After a brief poll in the class, skits and plays received an overwhelming number of votes.

The students felt that since there was already a group chorus activity, singing and dancing could be passed over.

So, ultimately, Class 1 of the first year decided on performing either a skit or a play.

While both skits and plays are forms of stage performances, there are indeed differences between the two.

The skit is an intense collision of characters within a specific performance time, unfolding various hilarious skits that are sure to provoke belly laughs, ultimately culminating in a fluent comedy production.

In contrast, a play requires a story with a beginning and an end, focusing on crafting a full and reasonable narrative while also necessitating coordination with lighting, music, props, and other large-scale performance equipment.

A skit does not require many performers. However, it demands higher standards for the actors’ appearance compared to a play; they must be distinct and dazzling! At the very least, they should support their roles with their acting skills!

In summary, these two different forms of presentation are also two distinct types of performance.

Concerning whether to perform a skit or a play, the homeroom teacher Huo Mingshan stated that it would depend on the script. After all, with so many students in the class, there was no shortage of actors or resources.

Subsequently, Huo Mingshan delegated the task of writing the script to Pu Sangzhi, the study committee member, because he knew she enjoyed classic novels in her free time and could likely craft an excellent stage play using her rich knowledge from reading.

Naturally, Pu Sangzhi would not decline the task assigned by the homeroom teacher.

For class collective activities like this, Pu Sangzhi would usually participate actively since she was an obedient good student and an outstanding all-rounder.

Besides, the class group singing activities were entrusted to Wu Beilei, the cultural committee member and class monitor, to organize.

Thus, the general direction for Class 1, Grade 11’s program was set. The rest was a matter of refining the details...

...

Meanwhile, tonight in Class 7, Grade 11, the homeroom teacher Zheng Qiu also announced the "Red May" cultural performance event.

The students in Class 7, Grade 11, had never been particularly enthusiastic about such large scale activities.

Most of the students felt that attending school was just a way to pass the time, so naturally, they preferred to be lazy and were reluctant to participate in such troublesome activities.

Only a small portion of students had some interest in the event, but the lack of enthusiasm from their peers made even these interested students hesitant to stand out... for fear of not fitting in.

After the homeroom teacher Zheng Qiu made the announcement from the podium, the whole class was silent, with the students tilting their heads up and quietly waiting for what Zheng Qiu would say next.

However, Zheng Qiu hoped the students would voice their opinions.

So there was silence in the classroom for a long two minutes.

Zheng Qiu had to speak up to alleviate the awkwardness, "Don’t you all have any opinions about this ’Red May’ event? You can present your views now, as this concerns our whole class. If you don’t have any, I’ll let the class monitor and the cultural committee member take full control. I hope everyone cooperates and tries their best to win some honor for the class."

After this speech, some whispering discussions arose in the classroom, but no one raised their hand to speak.

Listening in, Zheng Qiu heard a student complain, "Why are we starting this sort of thing again... We still have to go through all this trouble in school..."

To homeroom teacher Zheng Qiu, these words were truly disheartening.

"Quiet!"

Homeroom teacher Zheng Qiu then tapped the podium and sternly told all the students, "None of you like this kind of activity, and neither do I. I can’t do anything if you don’t cooperate, as this is your event. It’s an activity organized by the school to enhance the collective honor of the class, and everyone should actively participate! It’s not just about me trying to coordinate you all!"

"Well said!"

Suddenly, a loud approving voice echoed through the classroom, causing all the students to turn towards the source of the sound.

It turned out to be Huo Feng offering praise to Zheng Qiu. He even raised his hand and declared, "Teacher, just for what you’ve just said, I’m signing up! And I propose that I can sing, dance, and even play the guitar—guaranteed to hype up the whole place!"

No one expected Huo Feng to suddenly come forward with enthusiasm!

Seeing Huo Feng take the initiative, Pan Bo, his desk mate and buddy, decisively followed suit and blindly raised his hand, "Teacher, I’m also signing up with brother Feng!"

After Pan Bo raised his hand, Huo Feng’s buddies all followed one by one with "I’ll sign up too!"

Gu Yang, "Count me in!"

Lin Yuhao, "I don’t care about the activity; as long as brother Feng is in, I’m in."

Wang Chao, "And me!"

Suddenly, the entire class, invigorated by the excitement of these 11 students, became lively!

Seeing their enthusiasm, Zheng Qiu on the podium finally smiled with relief, having found an easy way out.

"See? This is the right kind of attitude to have!"

Consequently, Zheng Qiu specially called on Huo Feng, "Huo Feng, then you will organize the class’s other activity."

Huo Feng, "No problem! I guarantee I’ll do you proud!"

Hmm...

Now, Zheng Qiu felt quite proud already.

And because of this, her view of Huo Feng suddenly became much more favorable...