Literary Master 1978

After sleeping at Lan Tianye's house for one night, Chen Jiangong and his partner had breakfast the next morning before leaving.

They still had classes during the day, and they agreed with Lan Tianye to meet at Yanshi University in the evening.

When they went out, Zhang Yaozhong saw someone squatting at the faucet in the yard brushing his teeth. Upon closer inspection, it turned out to be Zhu Xu.

He was so excited that he wanted to go up and say a few words, but was stopped by Chen Jiangong.

"Don't embarrass yourself. There will be plenty of opportunities in the future."

After leaving the yard, Chen Jiangong asked Zhang Yaozhong to ride a bike, and he sat on the back seat.

Zhang Yaozhong complained, "Why did you have to come last night? Wouldn't it be the same if you came today and told Lao Lan?"

"How could it be the same?" Chen Jiangong stretched his body, "If you don't come in the middle of the night, he won't take it seriously at all."

"Why do I feel that you take this matter more seriously than the people in the People's Art Theater?"

"You don't understand!"

Zhang Yaozhong really didn't understand. He couldn't figure out why he was so active in recommending "The World's No. 1 Restaurant" to the People's Art Theater, and Chen Jiangong didn't explain.

Only Chen Jiangong knew that he did this simply to make himself feel better.

You see, it's not that I'm not strong enough, but that this guy is too abnormal. The People's Art Theater is scrambling for his scripts. I can't beat him, isn't that normal?

All the way back to school, this morning's class is Zhang Shaokang's "History of Literary Criticism", which is not a popular class, and everyone is a little uninterested.

Chen Jiangong listened to the class with one ear and one ear, and Li Tong suddenly came over.

"Jiangong, why didn't you go back to the dormitory last night?"

"Something happened." There was no way to elaborate on the matter of staying out all night, so Chen Jiangong perfunctorily said, not wanting Li Tong to continue asking questions.

Seeing that he didn't want to say it, Li Tong tactfully didn't ask again, but instead cared about another question.

"I heard that the "The First Floor in the World" written by Chaoyang premiered at Yanshi University last night. The scene was blown up, it was ridiculously good!"

Chen Jiangong was a little surprised. As far as he knew, he and Zhang Yaozhong should have been the only ones in the Chinese Department who went to see the premiere of "The First Floor in the World" yesterday. How did the news spread so quickly?

"Who told you that?"

"Ma Jun from the 1976 class of the Economics Department."

Chen Jiangong didn't know Ma Jun from the Economics Department. After all, Yanda is too big.

Li Tong observed his expression and asked, "Did you go to see the performance last night?"

Chen Jiangong nodded.

Li Tong showed dissatisfaction, "You are really mean. You don't even think of helping your brother when something like this happens."

"When I got the news, it was almost time for dinner. You were rehearsing, so how could you have time? I was just going to scout out the way for you brothers. They should be performing tonight. If you are not rehearsing, you can go and have a look."

Hearing what he said, Li Tong nodded, "Okay, I'll tell everyone later. No rehearsal tonight, go to Yanshida to have a look. Ma Jun and his friends came back at around 10 o'clock last night, making a lot of noise on the whole floor. They almost praised "The World's No. 1 Restaurant" to the sky. I want to see it!"

Li Tong is one of the veterans of Yanda's drama craze. He has participated in "Beautiful Love" and "Conscience". Recently, everyone says that this group of people has the strength to do dramas that is not inferior to professional troupes.

Looking at Li Tong's confident look, Chen Jiangong couldn't help but think that he seemed to be like this before last night.

He inexplicably felt a sense of anticipation in his heart. He just wanted to see how they would perform after watching the drama tonight.

That evening, a group of people from the Chinese Department went to Yanshi University without having dinner.

They didn't think anything was wrong when they were at school, but when they walked out of the school gate, they found that there seemed to be more people going out today.

"Brother, where are you going?" Li Tong caught up with a few people not far from them.

"To Yanshi University."

"Why are you going?"

"To watch a drama. It is said that their school has staged a play called "The World's No. 1 Restaurant". The level is amazing! It's not worse than that of the People's Art Theater!"

Li Tong asked two more groups of people, and without exception, they all said they were going to Yanshi University to watch a drama performance.

He hurried back to tell Chen Jiangong about the situation. Chen Jiangong said, "That's normal. We've all heard about it. Others must have heard about it too."

Li Tong looked around again. There were at least thirty or forty people in the short distance.

"Why don't we go quickly to avoid too many people and no seats."

Li Tong's suggestion was recognized by everyone, and everyone quickened their pace and ran to the bus station.

Chen Jiangong was not in a hurry because he had a bicycle. He rode leisurely. Yanda was eight or nine kilometers away from Yanshi University. It took more than an hour to get there by bus and walking.

When Li Tong and others arrived at the gate of Yanshi University, he had even been waiting there for nearly twenty minutes.

"It's still convenient to have a bicycle."

"Don't say anything. Hurry to the auditorium. It seems that there are a lot of people coming to Yanshi University today." Chen Jiangong urged.

This is not the first time Chen Jiangong has come to Yanshi University. When he was waiting for Li Tong and others, he could clearly feel that there were many more people at the gate of Yanshi University today than before. It goes without saying that they must be coming for "The World's No. 1 Restaurant".

When "Beautiful Love" and "Conscience" were performed some time ago, students from several nearby universities also went to the auditorium of Yanda University to watch the performances.

However, compared with the trend caused by "Beautiful Love" and "Conscience", the momentum of "The World's No. 1 Restaurant" seemed to be much greater.

In just a short while, hundreds of people entered the campus, and the security guards did not dare to stop them. These college students are not to be trifled with.

As soon as they entered the school gate, they saw a security guard running from the campus to the gate, communicating with his colleagues at the gate with an anxious look on his face.

This was only the first day after the premiere, and Chen Jiangong couldn't believe what would happen in a few days.

While Chen Jiangong was daydreaming, he came to the auditorium of Yanshi University with everyone else.

"This..."

The nine people in Chen Jiangong's group looked at the scene in front of them and were at a loss for a moment.

The school auditorium is like a smart TV at home. It is obviously not used many times, but you still have to have it, because it can always be used during festivals, and at least you can play the Spring Festival Gala to set off the atmosphere.

The auditorium of Yanshi University is no exception. Except for occasional activities, most of the time it is deserted.

But today's situation is very different. There are countless college students gathered at the entrance of the auditorium. There may be hundreds of people, or thousands of people. Anyway, it is impossible to check.

Hundreds of people gathered here, making the entrance of the auditorium noisy.

Chen Jiangong and his companions observed for a while and understood that it seemed that after yesterday's performance was popular, many students from Yanshi University came to the auditorium early in the afternoon to occupy the venue.

At 5:30, the auditorium was already full of people, even the aisles were occupied, and the security guards did not dare to let anyone in.

Many of those blocked outside the auditorium were college students from other schools who came here because of its reputation.

In the cold weather, everyone ran several kilometers or even more than ten kilometers to Yanshi University just to watch "The World's No. 1 Restaurant", but in the end they couldn't even enter the auditorium. How could this not make people angry?

There were also students from our school who were blocked at the door of the auditorium. They were even more upset. They couldn't even watch a performance in their own school. If they told others about it, they would be laughed at.

College students in later generations were notoriously easy to kill, as fragile as paper.

But today's college students are different. They have experienced the buzzing and going to the countryside, and not only have thick blood, but also strong fighting power.

Now they are blocked at the door of the auditorium in the cold weather, and they can't even watch the drama they want to watch. How can they be willing?

The crowd quickly started to make noise, and the noise became louder and louder. The students' shouts of protest gradually gathered together, forming a huge sound field above Yanshi University, which could be heard by half of the campus.

The security personnel responsible for maintaining order were sweating and panicking.

There were hundreds or thousands of college students at the door, and the number was still increasing. If something happened, not to mention him, the school leaders could not bear the responsibility.

Chen Jiangong had originally planned to find Tao Yushu to open a back door like yesterday, but he saw that several security personnel were like a small boat in a storm on the sea, swaying and struggling to maintain among a group of college students.

Not to mention whether the auditorium could be put in now, even if he could really let him in, he didn't dare to go in.

He was afraid of being eaten alive if he entered the auditorium in front of these students.

"Let's not go up to join in the fun." Chen Jiangong said with lingering fear.

The other people also nodded vigorously.

Although they were also college students and wanted to see what "The World's No. 1 Restaurant" was like, they all thought that they had done drama and had made achievements, so there was no need to beg for it today.

There were so many people at the entrance of the auditorium. Even if they could put more people in, how many more could they put in?

"How many people came today?" Wang Xiaoping looked at the noisy crowd in front of him and asked in amazement.

"The auditorium of Yanshi is about the same size as our school. If you count the people outside... I estimate that there must be more than 2,000 people." Li Tong looked around and said.

"That's not a lot. Why does it feel like it's going to burst?" Wang Xiaoping frowned and said.

"You make it sound so easy. How many people are there in Yanshi University?

When we perform, the auditorium is crowded, but everyone can watch it. And judging from the current situation, there are many more students from other schools than those from our school.

With so many people crowded here in the cold weather, it would be strange if everyone is in a good mood.

Let's all stand farther away, so as not to cause trouble later."

Chen Jiangong is older and more thoughtful than several classmates. He pulled a group of people away from the crowd to watch the excitement.

He raised his hand and glanced at the time on his watch. It was not yet six o'clock.

Yesterday he went to Shijia Hutong to find Lan Tianye and made an appointment to meet at the entrance of Yanshi University Auditorium in the evening. He was afraid that there would be many students watching the performance tonight, so he made an appointment at six o'clock half an hour earlier than the performance.

But in the current situation, let alone half an hour earlier, it would be useless to be earlier by an hour and a half!

And it was only a few minutes before six o'clock, but Lao Lan did not show up. He recalled the security guard he met at the school gate just now.

It is estimated that the auditorium found that there were too many students from other schools, so they quickly sent people to the school gate to stop them.

At this time, Lao Lan would not be stopped by the security guards at the gate?

Chen Jiangong guessed correctly, Lan Tianye was indeed stopped by the security guards at the gate.

The noise at the auditorium gate disturbed Yanshi University, and the school leaders were alarmed. How could the security department dare to let anyone into the school?

When Lan Tianye arrived at the gate of Yanshi University, he found that the security guards were checking the student ID cards of the students entering the school. He complained to Chen Jiangong in his heart, saying that he had never told Chen Jiangong about this before!

The school gate, which was originally free to enter and exit, had an extra check, and the efficiency of entering the school was suddenly slowed down.

Some students from Yanshi University did not bring their student ID cards, and had to find a way to prove that they were students of Yanshi University. Some students from other schools were refused entry and negotiated with the security personnel in dissatisfaction.

Not long after, a crowd of people gathered at the school gate, most of whom were students from other schools.

The security guards shouted to those without student ID cards to leave, but these people were unhappy that they came all the way to Yanshi University, but they couldn't even get in the school gate, and asked the security guards to give them an explanation.

"We came to your school to watch a drama, how can we not even get in the school gate? Is this how you treat guests at Yanshi University?"

"That's right, how can you be like this? We are from Minzu University, and we came all the way to you to watch a drama, and you treat us like this?"

"Is Yanshi University so great? We have never heard of a school that doesn't let college students in in Shuimu!"

...

The college students were happy to watch the excitement, and one person stood up to protest, and the crowd soon became noisy.

The security guards at the door persuaded everyone helplessly, but they still refused to let the students in.

Just when everyone was deadlocked, the school leaders finally came over.

"Students, students, please be quiet for a moment..."

The same scene was also played out at the gate of Yanshi University Auditorium, but the person who spoke was Jia Zhen, a senior party official of the school.