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Chapter 2997 Unexpected! (Please continue reading!)
Wang Yue quickened his pace helplessly, ordered his food, and sat down.

Geng Geng was really anxious. He urged Wang Yue as soon as he sat down.

"Wang Yue, tell us your story."

Wang Yue immediately told the story of Snow White from "Unexpectedly," and after he finished, he said with a smile,

"If you expand on this story a little, I'm sure the class will like it."

When Geng Geng listened to Wang Yue's story about Snow White riding a dwarf, she was already laughing so hard she was doubled over. After Wang Yue finished telling the whole story, she really wanted to say yes, but he just kept laughing and couldn't say anything.

Mi Qiaoyu and Zhou Zhou were also smiling, but since they weren't particularly familiar with Wang Yue, they couldn't laugh too unrestrainedly in front of him.

Yu Zhouzhou composed herself and said seriously, "That's a good idea. After all, it even incorporates the story of the Frog Prince. Why don't we connect it with other stories and create a medley?"

Mijo thought it was a good idea, so she suppressed her laughter and started discussing it. Although Geng Geng was still laughing, she quickly stopped laughing when she heard her two sisters start discussing it and joined in.

In fact, this story is a fusion of various jokes. Since everyone is familiar with a lot of jokes, they all contributed the jokes they knew and incorporated them into the story, gradually lengthening the story.

While everyone was busy, the student council elections had already begun.

Actually, Pan Yuansheng initially wanted Wang Yue to run for student council president, since Wang Yue was very popular at school and was the captain of the school basketball team, which made him a good fit for the student council.

Of course, the reason why Director Pan wanted Wang Yue to take this position was entirely because he had learned over the course of a year that as long as Wang Yue taught well, he would be number one in the school and would have plenty of energy to do other things.

The remaining students, whether it's Chu Tiankuo or Ling Xiangqian, need to put a lot of effort into their studies, otherwise their grades will decline.

When Director Pan said this to him, Wang Yue only left one sentence: if no one else would take the job, he would.

Director Pan immediately set his sights on the other two candidates: how to get them to withdraw from the election?

Unfortunately, just as Director Pan mentioned his idea of ​​having them withdraw, Ling Xiangqian asked uncertainly,
"Director Pan, have you already decided on Wang Yue? If you really have, I'm willing to withdraw."

Director Pan was quite annoyed by the rebuke. He felt that girls were more competitive and that boys would be better, so he told Ling Xiangqian to go back first and called Chu Tiankuo over.

After hearing Director Pan's idea, Chu Tiankuo immediately retorted, "Director Pan, I can do what Wang Yue did."

Director Pan had meant well, but seeing the attitude of these two people, he simply gave up. He felt that some things would become clear when the exam results came out.

Without interference from others, the student council president election ended quickly, with Chu Tiankuo winning by a narrow margin.

……

Just as the student council president's position was being settled, Geng Geng, Yu Zhouzhou, and Mi Qiao finally finished their script.

But then they faced a new problem: the anime club had no money.

Originally, each club's money came from membership fees, which were used to organize activities. Now, with only a handful of people in the anime club, it's unrealistic to expect them to organize any activities.

So, everyone has a script, but they simply don't have the funds to bring it to fruition, which makes the girls even more frustrated.

Seeing that two people smarter than herself couldn't come up with a solution, Geng Geng raised her hand and asked timidly,
"If you really can't think of a solution, I think you should go find Wang Yue. He has a lot of ideas and might be able to come up with a solution."

Mi Qiao and Yu Zhouzhou exchanged glances. They both thought the idea seemed pretty good, and decided to give it a shot since they had nothing to lose.

Wang Yue was found by the basketball court as before. After explaining the difficulties faced by the three people, he smiled and said, "Actually, you can recruit actors based on the roles. That way, you will achieve your goal and solve the money problem as well."

Yu Zhouzhou felt that his Chinese language score was very good, but he didn't understand what was going on, so he simply asked,
"Wang Yue, how do you recruit for roles? And people are willing to pay to perform?"

Mijoo quickly nodded and said, "That's right, if we want people to perform, we'll probably have to treat them well."

Geng Geng also thought Wang Yue's idea was terrible, and she said with difficulty, "Wang Yue, is your method reliable?"

Seeing that the three girls didn't seem to believe him, Wang Yue said seriously, "I know you've always thought that these actors have to be from our school. If that's the case, then my idea is obviously unreliable."

But have you ever thought about what if you looked at other schools? For example, students from film academies.

They don't even have the opportunity to perform. Now, if we put together a stage play for them, with our script, we can definitely get them to pay to perform.

Upon hearing this, Geng Geng said uncertainly, "Really? There are people willing to pay to work for others? Aren't they stupid?"

Wang Yue reached out and patted Geng Geng's forehead, saying with emotion, "University and high school are two completely different things. For us high school students, these things are indeed outrageous."

But college students have definitely experienced this, especially those who are about to start internships or have just started working.

Geng Geng, Mi Qiao, and Yu Zhouzhou were still somewhat skeptical, but they had no other choice but to do as Wang Yue asked.

However, even before they set off, the students at the film academy already knew about their plan to recruit actors.

The first person to approach him was Yu Huai, who immediately said, looking quite dejected.

"Auntie, no matter what, we're relatives. It's really not very kind of you to not think of me first when you have such a good thing."

Yu Huai only knew that it was Wang Yue's idea. He had asked Wang Yue about it during class, but Wang Yue had flatly shut him down, which led to this scene.

That's what Wang Yue said at the time: "You have to ask the people in their anime club about this. She's your aunt, so just go and ask her."

Yu Huai actually knew that Wang Yue was right, but the reason he asked the question was just to shut Wang Yue up, worried that Wang Yue might give some advice.
When Yu Zhouzhou saw that Yu Huai had actually come to her for his girlfriend's sake, she didn't answer the question immediately. Instead, she asked curiously,

"Yu Huai, you've gone to such lengths for your girlfriend, making such a big fuss. Aren't you afraid your mother will find out in the future?"

I heard that although your mother had surgery, her health is still not very good and she needs to recuperate.

If your mom found out you have a girlfriend, and it's the same girl she kicked out years ago, do you think she could handle it?

Yu Huai was originally a very filial son, but this matter was a knot in his heart, so he said in a way that left no room for refusal.
"As long as my grades don't drop, my mom won't say anything, so you can rest assured."

Seeing Yu Huai's words, Yu Zhouzhou said helplessly, "Yu Huai, you should know that our stage play is short of funds. I deliberately mentioned your mother before to refuse you, hoping that you would give up. But you insist on it, so I can only ask you now."

Yu Huai then understood why Yu Zhouzhou had made things difficult for him earlier. He quickly smiled and said, "Auntie, Xuejun said that she would give two thousand yuan for the lead role, and if you can arrange more than ten performances, she will give ten thousand yuan."

Yu Zhouzhou, Mi Qiao, and Geng Geng looked at each other, their eyes filled with surprise.

Finally, Yu Zhouzhou rubbed her hands together and asked somewhat uncertainly, "Well, how about three thousand yuan? That way we'll have start-up capital to prepare for stage rehearsals."

Yu Huai agreed without hesitation. He counted the money and handed it over easily, saying, "Okay, here's 3000 yuan. Keep it safe!"

Actually, Chen Xuejun originally wanted to give 5000 yuan because she knew that she wasn't very popular among girls, but she really wanted to participate in this matter, so she thought she could just take the money and be done with it.

Yu Huai directly cut the price by more than half, feeling that at least he had gotten the job done in front of his girlfriend.

Yu Zhou and the other two realized that they might have offered too low a price, but since things had already come to this, they couldn't say anything more and could only settle on the terms.

With three thousand yuan, Yu Zhouzhou was able to contact them to get all the clothes and props they needed, and this task was handed over to Mi Qiao.

Mijoo is very knowledgeable about cosplay and knows where to buy these costumes.

Yu Zhouzhou went to see Director Pan herself, wanting to see if she could use the school auditorium for rehearsals first, and if the rehearsal was suitable, then move to another stage for the performance.

However, Yu Zhouzhou was worried that she wouldn't be able to persuade Director Pan on her own, so she looked at Wang Yue and said, "Wang Yue, come with me to find Director Pan. It would be great if we could use our school's auditorium for free."

Wang Yue didn't refuse the offer and simply went along.

Geng Geng certainly couldn't watch her boyfriend and Yu Zhouzhou act together, so she went along too. When Yu Qiao saw that they were gone in an instant, he quickly went to find Chen Xuejun.

When Director Pan heard that Wang Yueyu and Zhou Zhou actually wanted to rehearse a play, he refused without even thinking about it.

"No, that won't work. You'll be very busy in your second year of high school. If you don't build a solid foundation, your grades will drop significantly!"

Seeing how worried Director Pan was, Wang Yue quickly said, "Old Pan, if you can agree, I'll take over the position when Chu Tiankuo decides not to be the student council president after the midterm exams." Director Pan's biggest concern was that Chu Tiankuo had become the student council president, and he worried that the student council work would affect his studies. Now that he saw Wang Yue was prepared to take the initiative, he simply agreed.

However, Director Pan also made his own request: it was impossible to rehearse every day, and only Saturdays and Sundays were allowed to be used each week.

Yu Zhouzhou was very satisfied with this. After receiving the key to the auditorium, she continued recruiting contestants.

Moreover, because the female lead spent money to buy roles, Yu Zhouzhou's roles sold very quickly. She sold more than a dozen main roles for 10,000 yuan, which also allowed the entire stage play production team to officially start operating.

High school studies are already quite boring. Boys can play sports, but girls don't have many options. Now that this show is out there, many people have spontaneously come to be extras.

Amidst everyone's busy schedules, two months quickly passed, and the midterm exams began, temporarily halting their activities.

The midterm exam results came out quickly. Wang Yue was still the undisputed number one, while Chu Tiankuo was pushed down to second place, with a difference of more than ten points between them. On the contrary, Ling Xiangqian, who did not win the election for student council president, actually got the highest score in the entire school in the liberal arts this time.

If we include the monthly exams, Chu Tiankuo has already ranked second in science for two consecutive times, which has been a blow to him. Just then, Director Pan approached him and mentioned that he should give up the position of student council president.

Chu Tiankuo and his classmates were suppressed by Wang Yue for a year in their first year of high school, but fortunately, he won every competition, so they didn't take it to heart at the time and thought that they must win when they entered their second year of high school.

As a result, after entering the second year of high school, Chu Tiankuo lost twice in a row and gave up his position as student council president.

After persuading Chu Tiankuo, Director Pan went back to find Ling Xiangqian, since they were the only two competing against each other from the beginning.

Ling Xiangqian originally studied humanities and became the student council president, actually in order to get a guaranteed admission to university in the future. However, she has already felt the pressure from Yu Zhouzhou and Lin Yang, and she is worried that her grades will be suppressed after becoming the student council president.

Therefore, after hesitating for one night, Ling Xiangqian gave up the idea of ​​inheriting the position.

Thus, the position of student council president eventually came to Wang Yue.

Wang Yue was very popular at school and everyone liked him very much. When he was nominated for the position of student council president, he was unanimously elected.

After Wang Yue became the student council president, Geng Geng, Mi Qiao, Yu Zhouzhou and their stage play received the greatest support.

Originally, many extras in stage plays were just there for the fun of the show, and the personnel were constantly changing. Wang Yue simply had student council members from each class take turns to be extras in order to ensure the smooth running of the performance.

Geng Geng, Mi Qiao, Yu Zhouzhou, and their stage play "Snow White: Unexpectedly" had already been in rehearsals for two months. Although the actors were not particularly professional, after such a long period of training, they were almost ready.

Now that the extras have been secured, Wang Yue readily allowed them to perform at the school ahead of schedule.

Of course, the performance at the school was free, but the whole process created a very joyful atmosphere at the school, which also indicated that their performance was a success.

Yu Zhouzhou, Mi Qiao, and Geng Geng were certainly not satisfied with just being famous at school; that would be a disservice to the money paid by the actors.

So, during the performance, we had Geng Geng, a novice photographer, carry a rented video camera and film the entire stage play.

After the performance, Mi Qiao, Yu Zhouzhou, and Geng Geng took the videotape to the city's theater, wanting to bring the stage play to the theater.

Unfortunately, every profession has its unspoken rules. The three girls knew nothing about it and went there with only enthusiasm, so of course they were rejected and had to come back.

When Geng Geng returned, she was sullen. It wasn't because of the animated stage play, but because no one even watched the work she had filmed, which hurt her young heart.

Wang Yue noticed Geng Geng's condition when he came home from school. After asking her carefully, he finally understood what had happened.

After saying what she had to say, Geng Geng felt much more relaxed. She said, somewhat aggrieved,

"I feel that my filming was pretty good, and it could be watched as an animated film, but I didn't even have the chance to submit it."

Do you think my career in photography is even worthwhile? The future is all determined by capital; even the best skills won't make a difference.

Wang Yue hadn't expected that Geng Geng would understand so many things after this setback. He smiled and said...

"Whether it's my dad or your mom, they are both financially well-off, and their assets have increased a lot in the past year or so."

After we graduate, we can start our own companies and won't be oppressed by others anymore.

Geng Geng frowned and said, "But we have nowhere to broadcast the drama we filmed. This time, we clearly have a very good stage play, but the theaters don't want it at all."

They'd rather air some outdated, low-quality movies and TV shows than try our new stuff.

Wang Yue didn't want Geng Geng to suffer such a blow, so he quickly comforted her.

"Geng Geng, haven't you noticed how fast things have developed in recent years?"

Mobile phones used to be bulky bricks, but now they've become smaller phones, and the network signal strength on mobile phones is constantly improving, while computers are becoming more and more common.

So by the time we graduate from high school (two years) and university (four years), my video websites will probably have become so popular that everyone likes to watch them.

By then, we won't need to beg for theaters; we'll just need to build our reputation on video websites.

Geng Geng thought that some websites for watching videos online are indeed quite convenient. If they really develop for a few more years, they could become a channel for newcomers like you.

Geng Geng was persuaded and felt less sad. Instead, she worried about the current stage play.
"Wang Yue, what should we do now? We can't just perform it several more times at school. People might find it novel once, but they'll get tired of seeing it multiple times."

Seeing Geng Geng's dilemma, Wang Yue smiled and said, "It's actually very simple. The three of you take the video and promote it at various universities in the city. If that doesn't work, find Director Pan and ask him to contact the teachers at those universities. I'm sure the auditoriums at those universities will have a chance to be used for the performance."

"Once you perform at each university, this stage play will become a hit, and then you'll have to come up with new stage plays."

When Geng Geng heard what Wang Yue said, she felt that it made a lot of sense, so she quickly went to find Mi Qiao and Yu Zhouzhou.

However, matters like those involving Mi Qiao and Yu Zhouzhou were not yet at the level of seeking help from Director Pan. The two of them, along with Geng Geng, went to find Wang Yue, thinking of first contacting the university through the student union.

Wang Yue did not object to any of this. He took a few people to Dongda University first, and through a few female senior students who had graduated from the university, he contacted the student union of Dongda University and talked about the stage play.

The university's auditorium is mostly used as a study room, and stage plays can increase the school's entertainment, which is one of the responsibilities of the student union.

So the University of Tokyo immediately agreed, and even secured some sponsorships to make the stage play more grand.

After the performance, the president of the Dongyuan University Student Union realized the popularity of the stage play and, in order to continue the cooperation in the future, took a portion of the sponsorship money as bonuses for the actors.

Actually, the Dongyuan University Student Union originally wanted to use the money to treat everyone, but considering that Wang Yue and the others were all minors, it would be inappropriate for them to drink alcohol, so they chose to give them the cash instead.

Geng Geng, Mi Qiao, and Yu Zhouzhou were somewhat surprised when they received the money, because if it were divided equally, each person would receive more than a hundred yuan.

It's important to know that the average worker's salary is only around three thousand yuan these days, so a daily wage of over 100 yuan is already very high.

Mi Qiao and Yu Zhouzhou Genggeng originally wanted to give the main characters more money, but since this middle school was self-funded, they didn't care about the money at all. So Mi Qiao chose to give each of them 100 yuan, and use the rest as membership fees for the anime club.

Because the results at Dongda University were so good, other universities didn't even need to ask; they had already started contacting Wang Yue.

So, for a period of time afterward, there was a performance every weekend, and Chen Xuejun and her team became more and more skilled.

However, after following a few games, Mi Qiao and Yu Zhouzhou gave up. After all, the second year of high school is very busy. In the first semester of the second year, they need to finish all the courses for the second year, and then they can start studying for the third year in the second semester.

The reason for scheduling the courses so quickly is to finish teaching all the courses for the entire third year before the mid-term exams in the first semester of senior year.

The remaining time can then be used for systematic review, which also makes it easier to identify and fill in any gaps in knowledge.

However, Geng Geng was already preparing to apply to an arts school, so she wasn't afraid of having slightly lower grades. As a key member of the anime club, she was responsible for following the film crew around.

Geng Geng gradually developed the ability to live independently.

During this time, unexpectedly, a new story was launched, which led the crew to start performing in various nearby universities, and even some high schools extended invitations.

Director Pan was initially quite apprehensive about the production team, worried that it wouldn't be done well, but also worried that if it was done too well, it would distract the students.

(End of this chapter)