I met my whole family through Baidu Tieba.

Originally, most of the projected content on the large screen behind Dong Bilei was blank, except for a small area where a few "bullet comments" were displayed.

After entering the second verse, contestant Dong Bilei suddenly stood up and opened his arms.

Behind him, the content on the mostly blank screen suddenly changed.

A short message interface appeared above:

Receiver: What are you doing?

Send: Just finished showering

Received: What a coincidence, I'm taking a shower right now, hahaha

Send: Do you bring your phone into the shower too?

Receiver: Yes, I was afraid I wouldn't have seen your email, so I brought it in.

Then another message interface appeared above:

Receiver: Are you in class?

Send: Okay, I'm in class.

Received: Want to go to the movies this weekend?

Send: Uh, no, I have plans to play basketball with someone this weekend.

Received: Playing basketball? I want to go watch!

Next, the two text message interfaces disappeared, then another text message interface appeared, and then yet another text message interface appeared...

The once quiet hall suddenly erupted in uproar.

The sound of "Holy shit!" rose and fell in waves, continuing endlessly.

Some of the more agitated students even stood up, but were immediately pulled back down to sit by the disgruntled classmates behind them. "Hey, you're blocking my way!"

Shen Kang was excited and thrilled—the brothers from Qianmin University had work to do!

From these text message interfaces, it is clear that the sender should be Dong Bilei, who is on stage, and the recipient is likely Dong Bilei's girlfriend.

These text messages show that initially, the woman took the initiative, clearly showing a persistent and relentless pursuit.

However, judging from the song "Standing By" that Dong Bilei chose today...

Shen Kangjue believes that Dong Bilei's girlfriend is likely his ex-girlfriend, and possibly the one who took the initiative but ended up dumping him.

Next, there should be a plot twist... So, this might be a storyline where he exposes his wounds to the entire school?

What kind of behavior is this?

Shen Kang was amused.

At the same time, a whimsical thought crossed my mind: Why does this Dong Bilei brother seem so well-prepared? Could it be that Meng Mofeng is friends with this Dong Bilei brother? Is Meng Mofeng's real-time bullet-screen system just a way to persuade the organizers to put up the big screen? And the real purpose is actually to find a way to display these text message interfaces to match Dong Bilei's performance? Did he make dumplings for a dish of vinegar?

If that's the case, all he can say is... they're all superhuman.

at the same time

In an area next to the stage, there were several tables, computers, and some equipment, with cables everywhere.

The boy sitting in front of the computer in the middle, wearing glasses, was Meng Mofeng.

Meng Mofeng silently looked up and glanced at the stage.

Brother, this is all I can do for you...

On stage, Dong Bilei continued to sing with deep emotion, his feelings growing stronger, while text messages kept flashing across the large curtain behind him.

These brief messages reveal that the relative positions of the two sides are gradually shifting.

The party that was initially passive gradually becomes proactive, while the party that was initially proactive gradually becomes passive.

offstage

The school leaders sitting in the first row were also whispering among themselves.

The school leader sitting next to Zhang Yiguang lowered his voice and asked, "Principal Zhang, should we ask them to stop these things? Singing some love songs is one thing, but why are they putting on this kind of show?"

Zhang Yiguang thought for a moment, then said calmly, "We were all young once, and it's normal for young people to act this way. Our Qianmin University has always been known for its open and inclusive academic atmosphere, so there's no need to stop it."

The school leader seemed to understand something, then nodded in agreement, "Indeed, indeed. Principal Zhang is very thoughtful."

Zhang Yiguang just smiled faintly.

With Principal Zhang's tacit approval, the performance on stage continued.

Just as Shen Kang had guessed, on the large screen, in the text message interfaces, Dong Bilei became more and more proactive, while the girl became more and more indifferent.

Until the second verse and chorus completely end, the song "Stand By" is about to reach its final climax.

In part b of this sequence, the text message interface on the large screen also brings us to the end of the story.

There's only a short message interface left.

The SMS interface only shows the sender's information.

Sending: Why are you always like this? You always run away from problems, resorting to the silent treatment. Can't you at least reply to a message and explain things clearly? Why are you treating me like this? You don't answer my calls, you don't reply to my texts. Am I really that annoying? You were the one who pursued me in the first place, so why are you the one leaving now? ...

Goodness, it's practically a short essay.

From this, one can fully appreciate the author's confusion, reluctance, and pain at the time.

The essay concludes with a series of "Why! Why! Why!" expressing the author's homesickness... no, it's more accurate to say his anguish.

On stage, Dong Bilei, following the rhythm of the music, entered the final climax. His face was full of pain, like someone constipated. He sang an extremely long "Your~~~~", full of emotion but without any technique, and his voice was completely off-key and cracked.

It hurts, it hurts terribly.

Heartbreaking.

Dong Bilei was in pain, and the whole audience went wild.

College students absolutely love watching this kind of entertainment.

"Holy crap!" and "Awesome!" were heard everywhere.

In addition, it goes without saying that everyone laughs at Jiahao, but Jiahao does have a lot of online traffic.

After the SMS interface appeared, the number of "bullet comments" on the large screen, which was originally very small, began to increase steadily.

At this moment, the "bullet comments" on the screen were so dense that they filled every available space. Some of the longer-lasting comments were manually removed to make way for new ones.

Riding a bird and shooting it away: "I declare the champion has been born!"

On a rainy night: "Brother, who can sing like you?!"

Wasabi: "Are you here to have a singing competition? You're just here to play the victim! This is unfair! This is unfair! I demand a rematch!"

Dao Fa Ziran: "Brother, you're off-key."

……

Shen Kang considers himself a college student as well.

He also loves to have fun.

Upon seeing this scene, he couldn't resist joining in and sharing the joy with everyone.

But when he took out his phone, he realized Barbie was missing—his old phone could send text messages to his QQ friends, but he hadn't added that QQ number yet! And this phone couldn't add QQ friends.

So he immediately asked Long Xingchen next to him, but Long Xingchen's phone also couldn't add QQ friends.

Shen Kang simply asked Fang Tianming on the other side, "Uncle Fang, do you have QQ on your phone? I just want to add that number as a friend. I can send him QQ messages via SMS, but I can't add him as a friend."

"..."

Fang Tianming looked at Shen Kang, who now resembled a foolish and innocent college student, and couldn't help but laugh and cry.

He had been thinking about something important related to Shen Kang, and Shen Kang, being quite perceptive, hadn't bothered him. But unexpectedly, Shen Kang broke the unspoken agreement and disturbed him, not for anything important, but for something else entirely—a truly unexpected turn of events.

I really can't see through him.

Fang Tianming was both amused and exasperated, and he also took out his phone. "You actually have QQ. How come a boss like you has such an old phone? Don't you ever get a new one?"

"It has some sentimental value, and I can still make calls and send text messages, so I'm too lazy to change it for now." Shen Kang said casually, then quickly pressed a few buttons on Fang Tianming's phone, logged into his QQ account, and added the QQ number he had saved in his phone.

The QQ number was probably added without friend verification so that students could use the service on-site.

Shen Kang casually took advantage of Fang Tianming and sent a "bullet screen" to that account, saying that he would scoop up a ladleful of manure and taste its saltiness even when a manure truck passed by.

Only then did he log out of his QQ account and return the phone to Fang Tianming.

On one side of the stage, there's Meng Mofeng's team, who provided technical support for this event.

Meng Mofeng, who was sitting in the middle, suddenly shuddered.

Then, with both hands moving in unison and fingers flying across the screen, the parameters were adjusted to display the newly received message.

This person spoke so well.

As a result, the entire audience saw a special "bullet screen" appear on the big screen.

Because this "bullet screen" was special—it was twice as big as the other "bullet screens," centered, and bolded—the entire audience noticed it immediately.

Mr. Wang, General Manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: He didn't sing off-key; she left.

"..."

Listening to Dong Bilei's off-key singing on stage and seeing this particularly eye-catching "bullet screen" comment, the entire audience was silent for a moment, followed by all sorts of noises.

"It hurts, it hurts so much!" "Yangcheng cried." "Thousands of people cried."...

The college students at the scene kept saying "It hurts, it hurts so much," and "I cried," but their faces were all smiling more happily than the last, their smiles even harder to suppress than AK's.

It was under these circumstances that Dong Bilei's performance on stage finally came to an end.

After his bow, the entire audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and whistles, creating a lively atmosphere that demonstrated the contestant's immense popularity.

If popularity were the deciding factor, then Dong Bilei would have already sealed the victory; the championship was practically his.

Unfortunately, the champion is not determined by popularity.

The two hosts returned to the stage.

"Contestant number one, Dong Bilei, sang exceptionally well; you can tell from the audience's reaction..."

When the host on stage makes transitions

Offstage, Shen Kang was looking forward to the performance of the second contestant: who knows, there might be another expert? He was becoming more and more excited about the students from Qianmin University.

Unfortunately, the second contestant was not as impressive.

The second contestant was a handsome guy who sang exceptionally well, somewhat like Zhang Xinzhe. He amazed the entire audience as soon as he opened his mouth.

Even Shen Kang thought that this kid sang really well. He had good talent, a clear voice, good breath control, good pitch, and high-quality mixed voice. He was quite professional.

That's not very interesting; there's no fun in watching it.

Shen Kang felt a little bored.

However, many of the students present did not find it boring. Some girls even rushed onto the stage to give flowers, one after another.

And the backdrop behind this contestant wasn't like Dong Bilei's anymore. There were no messy things there, only the messages sent up by the students present.

The Rose on the Street Corner: "Aaaaaaaahhhhhh, I feel like I'm in love!"

juy: "Deep bass, stable mids, and bright treble. In a word, crystal clear!"

It's Xixi: "I'm really impressed, you just got your nails done."...

Shen Kang was initially feeling bored, but when he saw the post "I'm really impressed, just got my nails done," he suddenly burst out laughing.

Sister, this is Qianmin University, not some no-man's-land. Did you log into a secondary account and act like this is no-man's-land, running rampant with impunity?

Shen Kang laughed and took out his phone to send a message to that QQ number.

Soon, the "bullet comments" he sent also appeared on the big screen.

It's possible that the staff there intentionally made the adjustment, because Shen Kang's "comment" happened to be right below the one that said "It's Xi Xi classmate".

It's XiXi: "I'm really impressed, you just got your nails done."

Mr. Wang, General Manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale: "I'll pat it with my slippers."

A female student in the corner of the scene blushed slightly upon seeing the above, but still pretended to be nonchalant, feeling guilty and afraid that others would realize that she was the one who posted the "nail art comment".

Among the other students present, many were quite innocent and didn't initially understand what "just got a manicure" meant.

But as Shen Kang's comment was posted, and coincidentally arranged in this way, many people finally understood and laughed out loud, thinking that these two were really talented. Not a single word was sexually explicit, but the whole thing was extremely sexually explicit.

Yin Mingyang was also watching the performance and saw "General Manager Wang of AAA Building Materials Wholesale" speak again, but this time he didn't understand it. He couldn't help but ask Huang Jing next to him, "What does Old Shen mean by that?"

Previously, when Shen Kang posted the first "bullet comment" during Dong Bilei's performance, Yin Mingyang recognized it as Shen Kang and told Huang Jing about it.

So now, Huang Jing also knows that the AAA building materials wholesaler, General Manager Wang, is Shen Kang's.

Hearing Yin Mingyang ask this question, and seeing him staring at her with such a sweet look, Huang Jing blushed and turned her head away, saying, "I don't know." In her heart, she cursed, "Old Shen is such a scoundrel."

He used a slipper to pat it? How could he even think of that?

Yin Mingyang persisted, "You obviously know. Tell me..."

Huang Jing was quite bold; after being pestered by Yin Mingyang for a while, she actually mustered up the courage to whisper something in Yin Mingyang's ear.

After she finished speaking, she quickly withdrew her mouth, sat up straight, and a faint blush lingered on her face.

Yin Mingyang stood there for a moment, then licked his lips, paused briefly, and suddenly blurted out, "Old Shen is a real scoundrel!"

……

It goes without saying that the addition of this real-time bullet screen-like system greatly enhanced the viewing experience of the final of the Top Ten Campus Singers competition at Qianmin University.

Many students, who were previously just spectators, have become more involved and have a greater sense of participation.

There was even a "virtual internet celebrity" created on the spot - Mr. Wang, the general manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale.

Throughout the performances of each contestant, Mr. Wang, the general manager of AAA Building Materials Wholesale, was always full of witty remarks, occasionally throwing out a very interesting comment that left a deep impression on the teachers and students present.

Some people even started asking around to see if anyone knew Mr. Wang, the general manager of AAA building materials wholesale.

Meanwhile, on Shen Kang's side...

Long Xingchen leaned closer and whispered, "Shen Kang, is that AAA Building Materials Wholesale General Manager Wang you?"

Upon seeing that Shen Kang's Uncle Fang was actually a deputy director-general, and that Shen Kang might actually be a CEO, Long Xingchen didn't dare to speak to Shen Kang for a moment.

He felt that the distance between himself and Shen Kang had suddenly widened.

This reminded Long Xingchen of Lu Xun's essay "My Old Home"—he seemed to finally understand the meaning of the phrase "separated by a sad, thick barrier."

But later, when she saw Shen Kang, he would get excited just like everyone else, shouting, clapping, and whistling when he saw something funny. When he asked her for a phone call or talked to her, he was just like before, without any difference. That thick barrier seemed to be slowly melting away again.

Long Xingchen finally took the initiative to ask this question—he had noticed before that every time Shen Kang lowered his head to send a message, the words "General Manager Wang of AAA Building Materials Wholesale" would appear on the big screen, which was too much of a coincidence.

"it's me."

Hearing Long Xingchen's question, Shen Kang readily admitted it, then said with some delight, "I really didn't expect your school to have so many amazing people. This is really interesting."

"A god?" Long Xingchen was stunned for a moment, not understanding what this meant.

Shen Kang then explained it to him.

Long Xingchen then understood.

After chatting with Shen Kang for a couple more minutes, Long Xingchen finally asked the question that had been bothering him: "Are you really the CEO of that company?"

He still wanted to hear the answer from Shen Kang himself before he could truly accept it.

Shen Kang sighed helplessly, "To be specific, it's Anjia Housekeeping. I told you this from the beginning, but you just wouldn't believe me."

Hearing the answer with his own ears, Long Xingchen was somewhat prepared, but he was still momentarily stunned before he came to his senses and said, "It's just a bit hard to believe, after all, you're just a college student... I could tell you were capable, but I didn't expect you to be this capable."

"Hey. I'm not that capable. That company is basically just a cleaning company. You can clean, right? Right, see, you can too. If you go do it, as long as you're careful, attentive, and hardworking, you can succeed..."

After chatting with Shen Kang for a while, Long Xingchen continued watching the performance and gradually calmed down.

It seems like... that's all?

Shen Kang is the boss now, nothing seems different from before. In fact, having Shen Kang as the boss seems even better. This gives their Miao embroidery project a much higher chance of success.

This is a good thing...

Shen Kang continued watching the performance.

We've watched this game for a while now, and it's already more than halfway through.

Long Yuewen and Fang Shiqi have already competed on stage.

Fang Shiqi sang "The Thirty-Six Strategies of Love," and among the contestants, her level was above average. Under normal circumstances, she definitely wouldn't win the championship, but she would still have a place in the "Top Ten."

Unfortunately, she had already been pre-selected for elimination.

As for Long Yuewen, she sang "Drunken Miao Village." Her singing skills and pitch were slightly worse than Fang Shiqi's, but she was still quite decent. Moreover, she has a good voice and it's the only song with ethnic flavor so far, which might be a plus. Therefore, she still has a chance to enter the "Top Ten" and win the prize money.

As Shen Kang was looking around and thinking, Fang Tianming's voice came from beside him, drawing his attention.

"Shen Kang, after this is over, would you be free to accompany Uncle Fang to meet a friend?"