binnovel Chapter 105 Dawn City Evening Party
Chapter 105 Dawn City Evening Party
Time flew by, and after more than two busy days, the Dawn City gala was finally set up. On the afternoon of the 4th, Li Chenglong, Yun Lan, Zheng Yong, and others arrived at the gala venue and found that the tables and chairs were already arranged, the stage was set up, and a huge screen composed of several displays was placed at the back. This screen was borrowed from Alice, who had provided many spare large screens for the calculation room. Many potted plants were placed next to the stage, and sound equipment was also on both sides.
Li Chenglong and the others went backstage, where the area had been separated into men's and women's dressing rooms, men's and women's lounges, men's and women's changing rooms, and so on. Although it was still afternoon, there were already many staff members there. When they saw Li Chenglong arrive, they all stood up and applauded. Li Chenglong, Yunlan, and the others shook hands with each of them to express their condolences and gratitude.
As Chu Kexin spoke, she led everyone on a tour of each location, explaining their purpose. After the tour, Li Chenglong asked, "Have the hosts for the gala been chosen?" Chu Kexin replied, "Yes, there are four hosts in total, two men and two women. The male hosts are Jiang Hui and Wang Bing, and the female hosts are Yun Qian and me. We've arranged the schedule, starting at 7 PM and continuing until 11 PM. There will be a variety of performances including acrobatics, magic, special abilities, dance, songs, skits, crosstalk, and speeches. The broadcasts in other areas have also been set up, even temporary monitors have been placed in the factory area and some observation towers." Li Chenglong said with satisfaction, "Excellent, you've really thought of everything this time. We'll wait and see."
After touring the party venue, Li Chenglong said to Yun Qian, "It's almost time for the cafeteria to start cooking. Yun Qian, please inform them to prepare a larger, more substantial meal tonight. We captured a lot of mutated beasts yesterday; some were kept as pets, and the others died, so I had Yun Lan collect them to preserve them. Have her send some to the cafeteria later, so we can try to get some good food." Yun Qian nodded and busied herself contacting the cafeteria. Yun Lan, who was delivering the mutated beast meat, also went with her.
After making the arrangements, Li Chenglong found a chair and sat down. Zheng Yong, Ma Tiancheng, Zhao Xin, and others also sat down around the table. They first discussed work and recent arrangements. Some people who wanted to talk to Li Chenglong refrained from doing so, seeing they were discussing serious matters. Thirty minutes later, the serious business was finally finished. Zheng Yong closed his notebook and said with a smile, "Captain Li, you're always thinking about Shuguang City. Although we're all older than you, we can't keep up with you in this regard." Li Chenglong said embarrassedly, "Not at all, Lao Zheng, you don't need to say more. Uncle Ma and Uncle Zhao work very hard every day. These past few days, Uncle Ma has always been the last to leave his floor. Uncle Zhao and Liu Dongliang's security department have also done a very good job of maintaining security in Shuguang City. And Uncle Li Jianguo from the construction department is also on the construction site every day, personally involved. With everyone treating this place as their own home, Shuguang City will definitely become stronger and stronger."
Ma Tiancheng said, "An official must treat the people's affairs as his own, and build the people's homes as his own. He must have the people in his heart, work for the people, think what the masses think, be anxious about what the masses are anxious about, solve the difficulties of the masses, maintain close ties with the masses, and wholeheartedly work for the benefit of the people." Li Chenglong nodded, "Good, these words should be written into our cadre code of conduct to regulate the behavior of our cadres. I plan to establish a new department, the Discipline Inspection Department, which is specifically set up for our officials of all ranks to check whether many of our officials are corrupt, abuse their power for personal gain, or even commit dereliction of duty." Ma Tiancheng and the others expressed their strong agreement. Zhao Xin said, "This is a good suggestion. A thousand-mile dike can be breached by an ant hole. If our government agencies are destroyed from within by some bad elements, then our Shuguang City will never have a chance to rise again." Zheng Yong also said, "In addition to the Discipline Inspection Department targeting various agencies in Shuguang City, the military should also establish a Military Supervision Department." Li Chenglong nodded in agreement.
At six o'clock in the afternoon, Li Chenglong finished his official duties and opened the office door to find Wang Xiao still there printing materials. He smiled and said, "Sister Wang, it's already time to leave work. Why don't you hurry up and go eat? You have a party to attend tonight. Don't forget to bring your child." Wang Xiao's child, Wang Xiaoxiao, was only five years old. Li Chenglong had previously offered to let her bring the child to the office, considering she would be taking care of the child, but Wang Xiao firmly disagreed. She said the child liked to run around and touch things, and the lord's office and assistant's office contained many important and confidential files, making it unsuitable to bring a small child. Seeing Li Chenglong come out, Wang Xiao smiled and said, "You're done? My mother is taking care of the child. I'll get some food and go home to eat. I'll go after dinner."
Now that power has been restored, some people who don't want to eat in the cafeteria can use their ID cards to swipe at the supply distribution point and use their contribution points to collect vegetables, flour, rice, and other necessities to cook at home. Alice is now handling contribution point issues, which is much more accurate and faster than before. However, although electricity can be used, wasting it is discouraged. There are still limits on the electricity consumption of each household, and there's no way to address that for now. If people used it freely, even if we had ten more crystal generators, it wouldn't be enough, let alone the current three.
At 7 p.m., the Shuguang City Gala began on time. The four hosts, Jiang Hui, Wang Bing, Chu Kexin, and Yun Qian, dressed in formal attire and holding microphones, walked to the front of the stage together: "Dear guests, comrades-in-arms, friends, compatriots, and brothers and sisters watching on screen, the Shuguang City Gala is now beginning." The audience erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers. After the hosts' opening remarks, the lights dimmed, and Jiang Hui, under the spotlight, walked to the front of the stage: "Please enjoy our first performance tonight, the chorus 'The Internationale.'" Wu Gang, holding a microphone, walked to the front of the stage, followed by several rows of choir members. Wu Gang began the Internationale in fluent French, and then everyone sang together: "Arise, ye prisoners of starvation and hardship, arise, ye wretched of the earth! For the truth must be revealed..." As the choir sang, the entire audience joined in, and then over six thousand people sang the Internationale in unison. Many people, recalling the arduous struggle of the past few months, were moved to tears.
Next, a variety of performances including skits, crosstalk, opera, dance, songs, acrobatics, and magic took turns on stage, eliciting frequent bursts of enthusiastic applause. Li Chenglong and several key leaders sat together, clearly very satisfied with the evening's program. After a while, Yun Qian quietly approached and whispered something to Li Chenglong. Li Chenglong frowned, seemingly reluctant, but was eventually pulled away by Li Xue and Yun Qian. Yun Lan watched Li Chenglong leave, looking completely bewildered, unsure of what had happened. Qi Guoan, Zheng Yong, Zheng Aiguo, Ma Tiancheng, and others exchanged knowing smiles.
A moment later, Chu Kexin stepped onto the stage and announced, "Please enjoy the song 'Myth of Stars and Moon'." The stage immediately went dark, and spotlights shone on a male and female performer, who danced gracefully to the background music of "Myth of Stars and Moon." "The most beautiful scene of my life is meeting you. Gazing at you quietly in the vast sea of people, both strange and familiar," a magnetic male voice rang out. The special forces team and some others immediately recognized it as Lord Li's voice. Li Chenglong, dressed in a white suit, slowly walked out, singing. A close-up of Li Chenglong appeared on the large screen, with the words "Wishing Mr. Li Chenglong and Ms. Yun Lan a long and happy marriage" written at the top. Cheers and applause erupted from the audience. Yun Lan's pretty face flushed slightly, and then Li Chenglong reached out and pulled Yun Lan onto the stage as well. The spotlight immediately shone on the two of them. He embraced Yun Lan, and they finished singing their song. When the song ended, thunderous applause and cheers erupted from the audience. Yunlan was so moved that she shed tears and nestled in Li Chenglong's arms.
At 11 p.m., after all the performances had finished, the four hosts walked onto the stage together and said, "Let's join hands and create a better tomorrow." Then, amidst the laughter and joy of all the performers singing "Unforgettable Tonight," the evening came to a close.