Please, come home and practice the piano

Chapter 1233, Section 453: A Dazzling Opening
As dusk settles and the sky begins to darken, a faint glow of the setting sun still lingers.

The setting sun bathed the entire campus in its golden light, reflecting on the happy, smiling faces of everyone.

As the performance time approached, each class arrived at the playground in an orderly manner under the guidance of their teachers.

For the children who weren't involved in the performance rehearsals, everything on the playground at that moment was enough to excite them immensely.

Three smaller stages surrounded the main stage, encircled by pink balloons, and the air was filled with the aroma of popcorn.

A gentle breeze carries the chirping of cicadas, like colorful candies scattered from a candy box, as if the entire summer has been condensed into this one corner.

Suddenly, the speakers suspended on both sides of the main stage started playing upbeat music, followed by cheers from the entire playground.

"The show is about to begin!"

A clear, childlike voice rang out from the fourth-grade audience section, only to be instantly drowned out by cheers.

"Attention, teachers in charge! There's still half an hour before the performance starts. Please maintain discipline in your classes."

Director Zheng's voice came from the speakers.

"Teacher Li, come here."

In the control room at the very back of the stage, Ang Lee took the microphone.

"Sound system, lighting, and recording equipment."

"Each stage director, come to the control room."

"The prologue formation will proceed to the performance waiting area in five minutes. All teachers in charge should prepare the formations in advance."

"Students who have already arrived at the viewing area, please do not cross the playground any further. Our performance is about to begin."

The atrium area of ​​Teaching Building No. 3.

Upon hearing Ang Lee's order, Old Tang grabbed his hat and stood up, saying, "I'll leave this place to you."

Mu Xin: "Okay! Go quickly."

Lao Tang, Zhang Miao, and Yan Zhen headed to the control room, while Hai Tao clapped his hands, shouting, "Band band, assemble!"

"Gather! Gather! Stop talking!"

Just as Ang Lee was getting the prologue formation in order, Tiger Brother called for the orchestra members to unite.

The orchestra assembled in less than a minute.

All the children were dressed in formal attire: white shirts and black trousers for the boys, and black skirts for the girls. In addition, each child was holding a musical instrument, so at first glance, it looked quite professional.

"Teacher Mu!"

Wang Xiaohu stood at the front of the group, looking incredibly handsome in his black tuxedo.

Mu Xin nodded: "I'm emphasizing this one last time: maintain discipline. This is the final blow, so no one is allowed to slip up. Your parents will be watching the live stream today, so give it your all! Understand?!"

The children in the orchestra shouted in unison, "Listen carefully!"

Mu Xin: "Let's go."

Led by Wang Xiaohu and Qiao Zhizhi, an eighty-member band marched in a grand procession toward the designated waiting area.

A camera hung around the neck of the small car. It moved around the front, back, left, and right of the group like a professional photographer, stopping from time to time to set up the camera and record the scene before it.

"Linlin, take care of yourself, I'm not going to worry about you anymore."

With both Ang Lee and Tang Siu-tak absent, the heavy responsibility of ensuring student safety falls entirely on Hai-tao's shoulders.

"Yes! Don't worry, Teacher Zheng!"

The car arrived at the waiting area first and greeted the teacher in charge of moving the stools.

She then personally counted the number of stools again, and only after confirming that there were eighty stools did she return to the band and sit down with all her friends.

Although Xiao Che isn't a performer, she's still part of the band's stage tonight.

"This angle is pretty good."

Wang Xiaohu thought they couldn't see the stage from here, but now it seems it doesn't affect their viewing of the first few shows at all.

Qiao Zhizhi: "Yeah, we're just waiting for the show to start. Sister Linlin, do you know what the opening show is?"

Xiao Che: "I don't know either, the teacher didn't tell me."

Wang Xiaohu chuckled and said, "You two stop guessing, just wait and see!"

Xiao Che joked, "Commander Wang looks very relaxed."

“What’s there to be nervous about?” Wang Xiaohu said, struggling to take off his tuxedo jacket. “I won’t wear it for now, it’s a bit hot.”

Qiao Zhizhi: "I told you not to rush to put it on. Give me your clothes, I'll hold them for you."

Wang Xiaohu: "I can carry it myself. You still have to go to the stage club later."

Xiao Che only found out today, "Zhizhi, why didn't you participate in the stage performance this time?"

Xiao Che had always assumed that Qiao Zhizhi would definitely have a stage performance, but when she asked today, she found out that Qiao Zhizhi withdrew from the show shortly after being selected.

Qiao Zhizhi chuckled and replied, "There's a time conflict."

Little Car: "Oh, what a pity, I wanted to see you dance."

Qiao Zhizhi: "There will be plenty of opportunities in the future. Sister Linlin, you can play the accompaniment for me then!"

Xiao Che laughed: "Of course, but I've never provided accompaniment for dances."

Qiao Zhizhi: "You can definitely do it! Just like that part where you played Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and I danced solo, that's the feeling."

Wang Xiaohu: "I can play even like that."

Qiao Zhizhi rolled her eyes: "You? What makes you think you can do that? It's difficult! It requires cooperation!"

Wang Xiaohu: "I'm about to reach piano grade six, okay?"

Qiao Zhizhi: "Sometimes I think you're very smart, and sometimes I think you seem a bit stupid."

Car: "Hahahaha."

Wang Xiaohu: "Even if I can't play, I can direct A-Lin. You dance, A-Lin plays, and I direct."

Wu Yifan: "I can play the flute."

Yan Junze: "I can play the trumpet."

Wang Xiaohu: "Is this going to be Star Back to the Stars 2.0?"

Just then, a familiar figure suddenly appeared in the car's field of vision.

"Senior sister!"

Senior Sister?! Wang Xiaohu and Qiao Zhizhi turned around quickly. The figure following behind the Nezha doll was none other than their senior sister, Sister Ji Yang!

The three children rushed to greet them immediately.

Good evening, my darlings! It's so lively!

"Senior sister, what brings you here!?"

"Can't I come? Little Tiger looks great tonight."

"Hehe! He's just average, but the main thing is that he's handsome!"

Little Tiger's comment immediately earned him two eye rolls.

"How did you get in, senior sister?"

"I came with Aunt Xu."

"My mom? Where is my mom?"

"I don't know. She told me to come directly to the playground. I saw you all as soon as I arrived. Where's the teacher?"

"Our teacher is busy, we probably won't see him until the performance is over. Senior sister, would you like to come with us?"

"Of course, I came here to find you. Which program are you on?"

"The last program of the prologue, Senior Sister, come over here. Our base camp is over there. You'll be here with us tonight!"

Just then, a commotion broke out in one corner of the playground.

Qiao Zhizhi looked over and said, "It must be Principal Lin."

Xiao Che: "Who is Lin Xiao?"

Wang Xiaohu: "The ultimate boss of the book people."
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control room.

Ang Lee was going through the process one last time with a few people when Xu Li knocked on the door and came in.

"Sister Xu."

"You guys are busy first."

After finishing the final scene with the three, Ang Lee said, "Zhang Miao, before the final chapter begins, you must control the pace well. Wait a little longer; I think last night was already close enough."

Zhang Miao: "Mm!"

Zhou Song: "I'll turn on the lights a little later."

Ang Lee: Yes, that's exactly what I was about to say. Brother Song, you'll have to wait until the backstage area is completely cleared out.

Old Tang: "I'll be keeping an eye on things backstage."

Ang Lee: "We kept in constant contact via walkie-talkie."

The five nodded.

“That’s settled then,” Ang Lee glanced at his watch. “Ten minutes left, everyone get to your positions.”

Everyone dispersed, except for Zhou Song, who stayed and sat back down at the control panel.

Xu Li came over to ask Li An if he wanted to accompany the leaders, since all the leaders of Shuren were here tonight.

Ang Lee: "I have to stay here."

Xu Li: "Okay."

Ang Lee: "Please explain this to me."

Xu Li: "It's alright, I figured you couldn't get away anyway. Uncle Yue asked me to come and ask you again. Lin Xiao is hosting a banquet after the performance tomorrow night. See if you can invite Director Fang too." Li An: "Definitely no problem."

Xu Li smiled and said, "Then I'll head over there. Thank you for your hard work tonight."

Ang Lee waved his hand, saying, "It must be hard work. It's my first time directing a large-scale gala. How could it not be hard work?"
We'll see in two hours whether it's a mule or a horse.

Back at the console, Ang Lee put on his headphones.

How many people are in the live stream?

"More than 2,500 people are joining, and the atmosphere is quite good."

In the live broadcast room, the parents of the performers were also excitedly waiting for the performance to begin.

Outside the live broadcast room, various mascots on the playground, accompanied by cheerful music, began to move around the audience areas of each class.

The mascots distributed popcorn and candy to the children while interacting with them.

The leaders' seats were arranged in a corner not far from the stage, so as not to obstruct the children's view at all.

"Release the balloons."

Just then, a balloon rose into the sky, followed by another balloon.

"Wow!"

"The balloon has flown away!"

Suddenly, excited screams erupted across the playground. Normally, this scene wouldn't be anything special, but in this moment, it stirred the excitement of all the children present.

In contrast to the chaotic playground, inside the control room, Li An calmly observed every corner of the scene.

It would be a lie to say I'm not nervous.

Thirty seconds later.

"music."

As Li An gave another instruction into the walkie-talkie, all eight sets of speakers on the playground blared in the next second.

The dynamic beat and the vibrant melody full of youthful energy instantly pushed the atmosphere of the scene to another climax!
At the same time, the mascots scattered throughout the playground started dancing joyfully!
"what!!"

"Look at that!"

"Look at that!"

"Haha! Teacher Liu danced so well!"

However, there was no Teacher Liu at this moment; instead, a Smurf jumped onto Stage A.

The Smurf was swinging his arms and shouting, "Come on, everyone!"

The next second, one by one, the younger students, holding glow sticks given to them by their teachers, started dancing happily along with the Smurfs!

The movements are very simple: wave your hand, twist your waist, stretch your legs, and shake your head. In just a few seconds, most of the children were jumping along with the puppets!
In the prologue formation area, Lin Ziyang, the principal clarinetist, was the first to stand up and jump!
Come on, everyone!

"Hahaha!"

"Coming!"

Qiao Zhizhi was the second to get up and jump up to dance to the dynamic rhythm.

"Sister Linlin, come here!"

Led by Qiao Zhizhi and Lin Ziyang, one by one the young members of the band put down their instruments and followed along.

As if infected by the atmosphere, the little car pushed itself up and prepared to join the group, "Come on, Tiger!"

"What did you say!" The music was too loud, and with all the laughter, Wang Xiaohu couldn't hear anything.

"Let's jump together!" the little car shouted into Wang Xiaohu's ear!

This startled Wang Xiaohu. "I won't jump! I'll watch you—"

But before he could even utter the word "jump," a very strong hand grabbed his arm!

"Come on! What are you shy about!"

The car pulled Wang Xiaohu up from the ground. "Just jump! I can't do it either!"

Seeing the little car's excited expression, Brother Tiger gritted his teeth and went for it.

As long as Arlene is happy!
He ran straight to the front and started a completely incomprehensible dance!

"Hahahaha!"

"That commander is awesome!"

"Great jump!"

Haitao shouted from the side, "Hey, everyone, be careful!"

Given the atmosphere at the scene, no one paid any attention to Mr. Haitao's voice.

Hey.

Haitao was speechless. This part was only for the audience!

Just then, Hai Tao, unaware of what was happening, was pushed away by Wang Wenyang from behind.

Hai Tao stumbled and before he could react, Yan Junze, Lin Ziyang, and the other kids pulled him up and made him jump!
"Come on, Brother Tao!"

"Hahahahaha!"

Seeing this, Haitao stopped pretending and said, "Don't you know I'm the number one awkward dancer at Rongyuan Academy?!"

Haitao started twisting his body wildly, and the way he moved his feet left all the children dumbfounded!

Is this their teacher, Mr. Zheng?
"Ahhh, Teacher Zheng is so amazing!"

The screams from the crowd were deafening, as if they were trying to turn the sky upside down.

Inside the control room, Li An was timing himself. "Brother Song, get ready."

Zhou Song grunted in response at the lighting control panel.

The calm of the two men contrasted sharply with the frenzy in the arena.

Ang Lee nodded along with the upbeat music in his headphones, the moment a dazzling drumbeat began.

"The light show begins!"

As this sentence rang out from the walkie-talkies scattered throughout the scene, the entire playground was instantly illuminated!
"what!!!!"

"what!!!!"

"what!!!!"

As Zhou Song decisively pressed the start button with his right index finger, the buzzer on the control panel emitted a short, crisp "beep".

In an instant, several slender, bright white beams of light, like lightning snakes suddenly awakened, swiftly streaked across the restless night sky.

This scene truly drove everyone present wild.

The LED lights suddenly converged and then separated in the air above the four stages, creating a huge world of light and shadow between the sky and the playground!

"what!!!"

"what!!!"

"what!!!"

"what!!!"

The children were so excited that they didn't know how else to express their emotions except by screaming!
"Music volume!"

Ang Lee gazed at the magnificent sky outside the control room, his voice remaining calm.

The moment the light show ignited the entire scene, the sound system suddenly increased in decibels!

With a "beep", Zhou Song pressed another start button.

In an instant, the spotlights scattered around the playground seemed to awaken upon hearing the news.

The lights lit up and went out one after another, flickering endlessly, just like a sky full of stars falling from the depths of the heavens to the mortal world, gently swaying and flowing around the stage.

In a moment, all the lights seemed to gradually converge into one, and suddenly a golden beam of light burst forth from above the light frames of the sixteen spotlight trucks, pouring down like ink, instantly striking the main stage!
"what!!!"

"what!!!"

"what!!!"

"what!!!"

The sea of ​​lights surged silently to the stirring melody, and eventually the entire playground was enveloped in a colorful ocean of light.

The large background screen on the main stage also gradually lit up at this time.

"Brother Song."

"Ok!"

As Zhou Song pressed the last button.

The next second, the most surging wave of light poured onto the entire stage.

This scene left all the children in the audience breathless.

It's so beautiful.
It's so beautiful.
So beautiful!
Like all the other students in the orchestra, Xiao Che was also stunned.

I was completely stunned.

As all the lights finally focused on one point, the live music gradually faded away.

The entire playground fell silent without anyone noticing.

at this time.

"Welcome to our Children's Day Dream Theater, everyone, both children and adults."

As the familiar and warm voice of Ang Lee faded away.

The playground under the night sky was once again abuzz with excitement, and the music started up again in an instant!
At this point, Ang Lee finally breathed a sigh of relief. In the control room, holding the microphone, he looked out the window and couldn't help but smile.

At least the initial investment should have yielded some results, right?