Siheyuan: Xu Damao, I want to go to the moon

Performance show?

Me, Xu Damao?

I just play movies, right?

But after thinking about it, it might not be a bad idea. If I can get an award, it will show my face and it can also change my image among the worker comrades.

It seems that it only takes a few honors to transform a bad eunuch who is slick and treacherous into a passionate young man with a hatred of evil and great talent.

This thing can be done!

Who among the serious college students from the future generations doesn’t know how to sing a few songs?

Before he could reply, Sister Chen, who was knitting a sweater next to him, started to rebuke Section Chief Huang.

"Hey, Chief Huang, Xiao Xu just got married and was just hired as a regular employee. You let him take on such an embarrassing task. Isn't that just letting him take the blame?"

"What you did was really unkind!"

Sister Chen had just taken Xu Damao's cigarettes and candy, and she couldn't bear to see Xu Damao being cheated.

Cigarettes are not expensive, but each person has a limited number of cigarette coupons per month. Once they are all gone, the smokers will be in trouble, as it is not easy to bring the cigarettes back to their husbands to relieve their addiction.

The candies, two White Rabbit candies and three hard candies, were also very good gifts. My children hadn't eaten White Rabbit candies for a long time. The key point was that Xu Damao gave them to me for free. No one gave him any wedding gifts.

Therefore, because Xu Damao has shown his courtesy, no matter how much he was disliked in the past, one still has to help and give some advice at this time to prevent the young man from suffering any loss.

Xu Damao was stunned. He used to be an apprentice and often helped everyone in the office. Although they had a good relationship, no one would come to him or explain serious matters involving core interests.

It's just a party, is there anything else to say?

Isn’t it just – Shaolin Kung Fu plus singing and dancing!

Section Chief Huang also looked helpless. He quickly explained, "I'm not trying to trick Xiao Xu. We all take turns here. Everyone has been there before. I really have no choice."

Xu Damao asked, "Chief Huang, please tell me, if I, Xu Damao, can help you, I will do it without hesitation."

Regardless of the specific content, let's make a statement first. How difficult can a gala be? This is also without the Spring Festival Gala. If there is a chance, I will definitely give you a big one!

Even if we take a step back and say that with this attitude, if things are not done or done well, the section chief will remember us, right?

If there is any problem, we will do it!

"It's like this. The Ministry of Metallurgy's Gala is held on a rotating basis. Every year, several factories under the Ministry of Metallurgy take turns hosting it. Our factory hosted it four years ago, and you hadn't even joined the factory at that time."

"But we are all rough guys, and the Ministry of Metallurgy has a special art troupe! Every time they perform, the whole audience cheers and applauds. In comparison, we are just runners-up. Not only did we not win any awards, but in the end we were laughed at by the workers. Although it's not a big deal, it's still pretty embarrassing."

"We definitely can't win, but after the performance, the factory director and the secretary will have to scold us. I always get scolded for at least half an hour."

At this point, Section Chief Huang was also indignant - "But what can I do? I can't give them a live show of tearing apart a Japanese soldier with my bare hands, can I?"

Section Chief Huang is an old GM. He participated in the Anti-R war before liberation. I heard that he is good at shooting and wielding a sword.

The propaganda department under him is also filled with relatives of the factory leaders. Farming and raising chickens are fine, but if they go to perform...

But this is a steel rolling mill, not a ministry with a special art troupe. Who would come here if they were an art student graduating from a serious university?

Even the current announcer, Sister Li, speaks incomprehensible Mandarin. What can you do? You can’t afford to offend them all.

Section Chief Huang begged and pleaded for the performance, but he had no decent soldiers under his command. Director Yang and Secretary Nie forced him to sign a military order, demanding he get a good ranking this year to avenge his previous defeat.

Finally, they had no other options and found the problem on Xu Damao. After all, the others were not professional, but you, Xu Damao, were a projectionist by family and a serious artist.

Without saying too much, you must have watched more movies and listened to more songs than us, the rough guys, right?

He also took the attitude of giving it a try no matter what.

Tear the Japanese apart with bare hands? Xu Damao's eyes lit up. This is possible!

Just a joke.

So Xu Damao patted his chest and said, "Chief Huang, I, Xu Damao, will take over this matter. However, please don't blame me if you don't get a rank. After all, they have an art troupe over there."

It's just a performance, what's the big deal? The important thing is to participate!

Section Chief Huang was stunned. He originally just wanted to come here to try his luck, but he didn't expect Xu Damao to agree directly?

Are you serious, young man?

Sister Chen stopped talking and grabbed Xu Damao and said, "Xiao Xu? This is not a joke. It's embarrassing in front of thousands of people! Are you sure you can handle it?"

You said that if it was an internal performance activity within the factory, it wouldn't matter, everyone knows the level, and the workers just treat it as a fun activity.

This time, not only the art troupe of the Ministry of Metallurgy will be present, but also the excellent programs selected by several subordinate factories in recent years.

The steel rolling mill, whose full name should be Red Star Third Steel Rolling Mill, not only came last in the gala four years ago, but in recent years, the Ministry of Metallurgy has been deliberately streamlining and merging factories with similar functions, so the factory has been focusing on production and striving for the first place, but has not taken the arts and literature seriously.

But this time it was their turn to host the party, or to be more precise, to hold it in their own factory. And next year they had to decide whether to merge with other factories or be merged with other factories, so Director Yang and Secretary Nie were getting anxious and angry, and they directly asked all departments to issue military orders, and they must put on a show!

The first place winner, in addition to the reward from the Ministry of Metallurgy, will be rewarded with a bicycle from the factory, not a bicycle ticket, but a bicycle! Plus 1 kilograms of pork! 20 kilograms of flour!

The second place winner, in addition to the reward from the Ministry of Metallurgy, will receive a reward of 50 yuan in cash, 10 catties of pork and 10 catties of flour from the factory;

The third place winner, in addition to..., will receive a reward of 20 yuan in cash, 5 kilograms of pork and 5 kilograms of flour from the factory.

And so on and so forth until the 10th place, there will be different material rewards. It can be said that the factory has invested a lot of money this time.

If this was just an event within the factory, everyone would definitely sign up enthusiastically, but this is an event of the Ministry of Metallurgy and we are completely incomparable, so those who understand the situation kept silent.

I can't get a good ranking, and I have to go up there to embarrass myself. I'll probably be scolded when I come back...

Why bother.

Xu Damao said that he understood and it was okay, and then Sister Chen let go of his hand.

And Xu Damao was still afraid of this? He was even rumored to be the last eunuch of China, but he was still alive and well.

If you are afraid of this and that, there is no point in living like this.

"Xiao Xu, what show are you going to perform?"

When they heard that Xu Damao was going to sign up, all the bored colleagues in the department gathered around him as if they were having a small meeting.

Finally, someone is determined enough to join the war on their behalf, so we have to support him, right?

Xu Damao thought for a moment and said, "How about I sing?"

Section Chief Huang suddenly thought of something: "There are many singing programs. Let's not talk about how well you sing... Do you know how to play an instrument?"

Xu Damao then realized that this was 58, and people were used to bringing their own musical instruments during performances, the most common of which was the accordion and harmonica!

It’s not that there were no accompaniment tapes, but firstly, they were rare, and secondly… they were often easily stuck, and were not as safe as bringing your own instrument.

And Xu Damao - at best he can only whistle! If that can be considered a musical instrument...

"Won't……"

"How about I perform a poetry recitation?" Xu Damao thought again, I can sing the poem "沁园春·雪" in an imperial tone, right? Let you feel the shock brought by the professional skills of future broadcasting and hosting!

Xu Damao actually took this course when he was in college, and passed the Mandarin test at Level A. He is definitely a professional broadcaster and host!

Section Chief Huang looked even more depressed: "Director Li from the logistics department has organized a poetry recitation event for 100 people - a recommended program..."

Xu Damao was in a dilemma: "I can't sing, I can't speak - I can't perform a rap, right?"

"Rap?" Everyone was a little confused.

"What is rap?"