Literary Master 1978.

Chapter 114 The Students Are Not Happy
After sleeping at Lan Tianye's house for one night, Chen Jiangong and his companion had breakfast the next morning before leaving.

They still had classes during the day, so they made an appointment with Lan Tianye to meet at Yanshi University in the evening.

After going 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 excitedly wanted to go forward 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 hospital, Chen Jiangong let Zhang Yaozhong ride the 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 about it?"

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

"Why do I feel like you take this matter more seriously than the people at the People's Art Theatre?"

"You do not understand!"

Zhang Yaozhong really didn’t understand. He couldn’t understand why Chen Jiangong was so active in recommending “The World’s Number One Restaurant” to the People’s Art Theater. Chen Jiangong didn’t explain either.

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

You see, it’s not that I’m not strong, but this guy is too abnormal. People’s Art Theatre are all scrambling to get his scripts. I can’t beat him. Isn’t that normal?
We walked all the way back to school. This morning's class was Zhang Shaokang's lecture on "History of Literary Criticism". It was not a popular course and everyone was a little uninterested.

Chen Jiangong was listening to the class with only one ear and one eye, when Li Tong suddenly came over.

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

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

Seeing that he didn't want to talk, Li Tong tactfully didn't ask any more questions, but became concerned about another issue.

"I heard that the play 'The World's No.1 Restaurant' written by Chaoyang premiered at Yanshi University last night. The scene was amazing, it was so good!"

Chen Jiangong was a little surprised. As far as he knew, he and Zhang Yaozhong were the only ones from the Chinese Department who went to see the premiere of "The World's Number One Restaurant" yesterday. How did the news spread so quickly?
"Who did you listen to?"

"Ma Jun, from the Economics Department, Class 76."

Chen Jiangong didn’t know Ma Jun from the Economics Department. After all, Yan University was too big.

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

Chen Jiangong nodded.

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

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

Hearing him say that, Li Tong nodded, "Okay, I'll tell everyone later. We won't rehearse tonight, let's go to Yanshida to have a look. Ma Jun and his friends came back at around 10 o'clock last night, and the whole floor was in turmoil. They almost blew up 'The World's No. 1 Restaurant'. I want to see it!"

Li Tong is one of the pioneers of the drama craze at Yanda University. He has participated in "Beautiful Love" and "Conscience". Recently, everyone says that this group of people has the ability to perform 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 the same before last night.

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

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

When they were in school, they didn't think anything of it, but when they walked out of the school gate, they found that it seemed like there were extra many people going out today.
"Dude, where are you going?" Li Tong caught up with a few people who were not far ahead of them.

"Go to Yanshi University."

"Why go?"

"Watch a play. I heard their school staged a play called 'The Best Restaurant in the World'. The level is amazing! It's not worse than the one in the People's Art Theatre!"

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, and others must have heard about it too."

Li Tong looked around again. There were at least 30 or 40 people on this short stretch of road.

"Why don't we go quickly, in case there are too many people and no room left."

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

Chen Jiangong had a bicycle and was not in a hurry. 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 on foot.

When Li Tong and his friends arrived at the gate of Yanshi University, he had already been waiting there for almost twenty minutes.

“It’s still more convenient to have a bicycle.”

"Stop talking and go to the auditorium quickly. It seems that there are quite a lot of people coming to Yanshi University today." Chen Jiangong urged.

This was not the first time that Chen Jiangong came to Yanshi University. When he was waiting for Li Tong and others just now, he could clearly feel that there were many more people in front of the gate of Yanshi University today than before. He knew without hesitation that they must have come to visit "The World's No. 1 Restaurant".

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

However, compared with the trends triggered by "Beautiful Love" and "Conscience" before, the momentum of "The World's Number One Restaurant" seems to be much greater.

In just a short while, hundreds of people entered the campus, and the security guards didn't dare to stop them. These college students were 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 something 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 the next few days.

While Chen Jiangong was daydreaming, he and everyone else arrived at the Yanshi Auditorium.

"This……"

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

The school auditorium is like the smart TV at home. You won’t use it very often, but you still have to have it because you can always use it during festivals and holidays, or at least show the Spring Festival Gala to set the mood. The auditorium of Yanshi University is no exception. Except for occasional activities, it is mostly deserted.

But the situation today is very different. There are countless college students gathered in front of the auditorium entrance, maybe hundreds or maybe thousands of them, and it is impossible to count them all.

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

After observing for a while, Chen Jiangong and his companions understood that it seemed that after the popular performance yesterday, many students from Yanshi University came to the auditorium early in the afternoon to reserve seats.

By half past five, the auditorium was already full of people, even the aisles were occupied, and the guards didn't dare let anyone in.

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

In such a cold weather, people ran several kilometers, even more than ten kilometers, to come to Yanshi University just to watch a play called "The World's Number One 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 own school who were blocked at the entrance of the auditorium. They were even more upset. They couldn't even watch a performance in their own school, and they would be laughed at if they told others about it.

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

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

Now they are stuck at the door of the auditorium in such a cold weather, and can't even watch the play they want to watch. How can they be willing to accept this?

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

The security personnel responsible for maintaining order were sweating profusely and looked panicked.

There are hundreds or even thousands of college students at the door, and the number is still increasing. If something happens, not only him, but also the school leaders cannot bear the responsibility.

Chen Jiangong had originally planned to ask Tao Yushu for a back door like he did yesterday, but he saw that several security guards were like a small boat in a storm at sea, swaying and struggling to stay afloat among a group of college students.

Not to mention whether anyone could be allowed in the auditorium now, even if he could really enter, he wouldn'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 and join in the fun." Chen Jiangong said with lingering fear.

The others also nodded vigorously.

Although they are also college students and want to take a look at "The World's Number One Restaurant", they all think that they have performed drama and have achieved some success, so there is no need to insist on watching it today.

There are so many people at the entrance of the auditorium. Even if more people can be allowed in, how many can be accommodated?
"How many people are here today?" Wang Xiaoping looked at the noisy crowd in front of him and asked in amazement.

"The Yanshi Auditorium is about the same size as our school. If you count the people outside... there must be more than 2,000 people." Li Tong said, looking around.

"It's not that much. Why does it feel like it's going to burst?" Wang Xiaoping said with a frown.

"You make it sound so easy, how many people are there in Yanshi University?

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

With so many people crowded here in such a cold weather, it would be strange if anyone was in a good mood.

Let's all stand further away so that nothing can happen."

Chen Jiangong was older and more thoughtful than some of his classmates, so he pulled a group of people away from the crowd to watch the fun.

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 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 given the current situation, it would be useless even if we arrived an hour and a half earlier, let alone half an hour earlier!

Moreover, it was only a few minutes before six o'clock, but Lao Lan had not shown up. He recalled the security guard he met when entering the school gate just now.

I guess the people in the auditorium noticed that there were too many students from other schools, so they quickly sent people to the school gate to stop them.

Could it be that Lao Lan was stopped by the security guard at the door at this time?

Chen Jiangong's guess was correct, Lan Tianye was indeed stopped by the security guards at the door.

The noise at the auditorium entrance caused a stir at Yanshi University, even the school leaders were alarmed. The security department dared not let anyone into the school anymore.

When Lan Tianye arrived at the gate of Yanshi University, he found the security guards checking the student ID cards of students entering the school. He blamed Chen Jiangong in his heart, because Chen Jiangong had never mentioned such a thing before!
The school gate, which was originally open for entry and exit, now has an additional checkpoint, and the efficiency of entering the school has suddenly slowed down.

Some students from Yanshi University did not bring their student ID cards and had to find ways to prove that they were students of Yanshi University. Some students from other schools were refused entry and expressed dissatisfaction by negotiating with the security personnel.

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

The security personnel shouted at those without student ID cards to leave, but these people were unhappy that they had come all the way to Yanshi University but could not even enter the school gate, and demanded that the security personnel give them an explanation.

"We came to your school to watch a play. How come we can't 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. We came all the way here just to watch a play, and this is how you treat us?"

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

……

The college students were enjoying the fun and one of them stood up to protest, and soon the crowd became noisy.

The guards at the door tried to persuade everyone helplessly, but still refused to let the students enter the school.

Just when everyone was in a stalemate, the school leaders finally arrived.

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

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

(End of this chapter)