stjorthotic Chapter 1: Three College Students with Stories
Chapter 1: Three College Students with Stories
Chengdu in September is still unbearably hot.
The heatwave is like an invisible hand, choking every breath, and the thick air turns time into slowly flowing caramel.
However, today is only the second day of school.
So even though the air was so hot it felt like it was about to catch fire, the entrance to the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China was still bustling with people.
The campus, which had been quiet for two months, has become lively again.
"Hello everyone, kids and adults! Summer vacation is over, and the school has been 'revitalized'. I wonder if you're all happy to be back at school?!"
A beautiful female reporter with an ID badge hanging around her neck is smiling radiantly at the camera.
After saying that.
She playfully stuck out her tongue and continued, "Haha, don't you all feel like hitting me? It's so comfortable during the holidays, who would look forward to the start of school? Especially now that the sun is blazing, I feel like my skin is about to peel off after just a few minutes in the sun."
"But whether you're happy or not, summer vacation has officially ended today, and we're going to be back in the midst of a tense learning environment."
"The good news is that the latest season of the documentary variety show 'Inspirational College Students' will officially premiere today."
"Bingbing would like to first thank everyone for their support of the previous season of 'Inspirational College Students.' This season of 'Inspirational College Students' will continue to be broadcast live throughout the entire program, allowing everyone to gain the most direct understanding of the lives and studies of contemporary college students."
"And today, Bingbing has also come to the gate of the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China in Chengdu. Let's follow Bingbing and see how the students at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China spend their first day of school..."
Chen Bingbing gave the camera a sweet smile, then turned and walked into the campus.
By this time, many viewers had flooded into the live stream, and the chat had become quite lively.
"It's here! The new season has finally started!"
"Bingbing is so beautiful! She's gorgeous enough to debut as a celebrity!"
"University of Electronic Science and Technology of China? That's a 985 university, a gathering place for top students!"
—"On the second day of school, I can already foresee all sorts of socially awkward situations, hahaha."
Chen Bingbing did not pay attention to the barrage of comments.
She led her film crew into the school campus, following the bustling students at the school gate, her gaze sweeping over the students coming and going.
Today is the second day of school.
Returning students have returned to school to begin classes, while freshmen have already started military training.
Chen Bingbing immediately selected a target from among the passing students.
She then said to the camera, "Next, Bingbing will randomly interview a few students to see how their summer vacation went and what their expectations are for the new semester."
Talking.
She had already stopped a boy wearing black-rimmed glasses and a plaid shirt, who looked like a typical STEM guy.
"Hello, classmate, would it be convenient for you to be interviewed?" Chen Bingbing handed over the microphone.
The boy paused for a moment, then saw the camera and his face lit up with surprise. "This is... 'Inspirational College Student'? You're Bingbing! Oh my god, I'm such a fan..."
"Hello fans, we're live now," Chen Bingbing said with a smile, "so please introduce yourself briefly first."
The boy immediately straightened his back and cleared his throat: "Hello everyone, my name is Wang Haoyu, and I am a sophomore in the School of Information and Communication Engineering at the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China."
"Hello Wang, I'd like to ask how your summer vacation was? Is there anything special you'd like to share with everyone?" Chen Bingbing asked.
Wang Haoyu pushed up his glasses and answered earnestly, "I had a very fulfilling summer vacation because I participated in a volunteer teaching program organized by the school and went to the mountains to teach the children there for two months."
The screen was instantly flooded with comments.
"Wow! That's so meaningful!"
"This is the kind of role model that contemporary college students should be!"
"I'm moved to tears. Teaching in mountainous areas is really too difficult."
Chen Bingbing's eyes lit up. "Teaching in rural areas is indeed very meaningful. Could you elaborate?"
Wang Haoyu scratched his head a little embarrassedly, "Actually, there's not much to say. The conditions in the mountains are quite harsh, but the children there are very eager for knowledge. We spent a very fulfilling summer vacation with the children, so I think my summer vacation was very meaningful."
Chen Bingbing also expressed her feelings, saying, "Indeed, being able to use your knowledge and time to help others is a very meaningful thing. I give you a thumbs up!"
A blush crept onto Wang Haoyu's dark face, and he quickly waved his hand, saying, "Thank you, thank you, but it's what we should do."
"Look, this is the spirit of our contemporary college students. Using their summer vacation to do volunteer teaching and serve the community, it's really touching." Chen Bingbing made a heart shape with her hands for her fans before ending the interview.
"Well done!"
"But something feels off about this show. Isn't it supposed to be funny?"
"Don't rush, this is just the beginning."
"Is someone over there eating watermelon?"
"It's so refreshing to eat watermelon on such a hot day."
Chen Bingbing also noticed the students who were watching the drama unfold.
The boy, wearing a floral shirt and a straw hat, was sitting under the shade of a tree, enjoying a large portion of a watermelon.
However, the location he chose to watch the drama was rather unscrupulous.
Because it's near the stadium.
Several hundred freshmen are standing at attention under the scorching sun.
Is this just watching the drama unfold?
This is clearly a blatant provocation!
Moreover, the boy made "tsk tsk" sounds while eating.
His expression was incredibly irritating.
The live chat exploded instantly.
"Hahaha, this person is so mean!"
"Where are the instructors? Don't they care?"
"—Give the order, instructor, kill him."
"Is this guy just trying to stir up trouble?"
"I encountered a senior like that during my military training years ago, and I really wanted to punch him."
Chen Bingbing's eyes lit up, and she immediately led the cameraman over.
"Hey classmate, isn't it a bit inappropriate for you to eat watermelon in front of freshmen during military training?" Chen Bingbing asked, suppressing a laugh.
The boy looked up, his face still smeared with watermelon juice, and said nonchalantly, "What's wrong with that? I got 'taken care of' like this a lot by the upperclassmen during my military training. It's called passing on tradition, you know?"
The live stream room immediately erupted in cheers.
"Hahaha, this 'passing on tradition' thing, huh!"
"This guy is so mean, but I like him!"
—"Freshman: Listen to me, thank you..."
"Bro, you're really brave. Aren't you afraid of getting ganged up on by the freshmen?"
Chen Bingbing almost burst out laughing. "Let me introduce myself first."
"What are you doing here?" The boy pointed to the camera with some curiosity.
"Live broadcast of 'Inspirational College Students'." Chen Bingbing raised an eyebrow. "You've seen our program before, haven't you?"
"I've heard of him." The boy took another bite of watermelon, juice splashing everywhere. "Should I introduce myself first? My name is Zhao Tianyu, I'm a junior in college..."
Chen Bingbing asked, "So what did you do during your summer vacation?"
Zhao Tianyu wiped his mouth and thought for a long time: "Summer vacation... mainly consists of three things: eating, sleeping, and playing games."
"That's all?" Chen Bingbing pressed.
"Oh, and one more thing, I washed my parents' feet and helped an old lady cross the street. Does that count as a good deed?"
The live stream chat was in stitches.
"Helping an old lady cross the street? That's so fake."
"Washing your parents' feet? Even elementary school students wouldn't dare write something like that in their essays."
"Eating, sleeping, and playing games—that's the real college life!"
"Washing your parents' feet is commendable, but why does it sound so funny coming from you?"
"I suspect he's bluffing, but I have no proof."
"Is this guy trying to be funny?"
The barrage of comments was deafening, and the number of online viewers skyrocketed.
Chen Bingbing was both amused and exasperated. "Yes, of course it counts. So, what are your plans for the new semester?"
Zhao Tianyu took another bite of watermelon and mumbled, "A new semester... I just hope I don't fail any more courses. I failed advanced math last semester, and I have to retake it this semester. It's so annoying."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Not far away.
A military training instructor, his face dark, pointed at him and said, "You, the one eating watermelon! I've been putting up with you for a long time, you know that?"
Zhao Tianyu was stunned, and almost spat out the watermelon in his mouth.
The instructor strode over, his voice icy, "Which college are you from? Do you know you're disrupting military training?"
Zhao Tianyu chuckled twice: "Instructor, I was just trying to cool off the younger students."
"Providing relief from the heat?" The instructor sneered, then turned and yelled at the new students, "Everyone! Target—the one eating watermelon, give him a good thrashing!"
"Huh?" Zhao Tianyu was dumbfounded.
next second.
The entire new student contingent surged forth like a flood bursting its banks.
The hundred-plus freshmen in camouflage uniforms had bloodshot eyes and charged forward, howling.
They've been putting up with this jerk of a senior for a long time.
"Holy crap! Help!" Zhao Tianyu grabbed the watermelon and ran for his life, his straw hat flying off in the process.
But how could he outrun more than a hundred angry freshmen?
Especially those students with athletic talents, they caught up with him in just a few steps.
"Brothers, beat him up!" someone shouted.
"Don't hit my face! Don't hit my face!" Zhao Tianyu squatted on the ground, clutching his head and screaming repeatedly.
Of course.
The freshmen only gave each other a few symbolic shoves and didn't actually fight, but Zhao Tianyu's disheveled appearance was already funny enough.
Chen Bingbing and the cameraman quickly moved aside, afraid of being caught in the crossfire.
Chen Bingbing laughed so hard she couldn't stand up straight.
The cameraman's hands were trembling, but his professionalism allowed him to steadily hold the equipment and capture this wonderful scene in its entirety.
"Well done, instructor!"
"This is what happens when you court death!"
"This is definitely one of the most memorable moments of the season!"
—"Hahaha, I laughed so hard I cried!"
—"Zhao Tianyu, may there be no military training in heaven."
— "Instructor: Your wish will be granted, you can have a close encounter with the new students."
"This senior is probably going to have to be carried away."
At this point, the number of viewers in the live stream had already exceeded 10,000.
The barrage of comments was flying everywhere.
It almost completely flooded the live stream room.
After the laughter finally subsided, Zhao Tianyu got up from the ground, looking disheveled.
My clothes were covered in dirt, and the watermelon had flown away somewhere.
He forced a smile that looked more like a grimace at the camera: "It's all for the sake of the show, just for the sake of the show."
They ran away in a flash.
Chen Bingbing laughed until she was breathless, and after a while, she straightened her clothes and said to the camera, "Little Zhao is right, it's definitely for the sake of the show, hehehe..."
Chengdu in September is unbearably hot.
So Chen Bingbing interviewed several classmates outdoors, and felt like she was about to melt from the heat.
She was contemplating whether or not to go to the teaching building to get some fresh air and keep herself awake.
Suddenly, my gaze was drawn to three figures walking from the direction of the school gate.
The boy at the front was wearing a simple white T-shirt and jeans, carrying a backpack and a stack of thick professional books in his hands.
He wasn't particularly handsome, but he was clean-cut and refreshing, especially his eyes, which looked very bright and spirited.
His two companions were also quite interesting.
The boy on the left is tall and strong, with dark skin, a buzz cut, and wearing a black T-shirt. His muscles are very defined, making the shirt look tight.
The girl on the right has a completely different style.
She was wearing an elegant white dress, with long hair and thick bangs that almost covered her eyebrows, and large black-rimmed glasses that covered half of her face.
Her skin was very fair, and she looked frail.
However, a single tuft of hair sticking up at the end of her hair made her look quite adorable.
One is adorable, the other is robust, and the other is as clever as a monkey.
These three people are quite interesting.
Chen Bingbing's eyes lit up.
Her professional instincts told her that these three students had a story to tell.
Moreover, this season of the show has just begun, and it needs interviewees with such distinctive features.
She straightened her collar, flashed a bright smile at the camera, and said, "Those three students over there look quite unique. Let's go over and interview them."
After saying that, she led the cameraman quickly toward the three people.