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"Let's give a warm round of applause to thank the four students for their wonderful performance!"

"Next, our Haidong Image Ambassadors from the class of 2019, Shu Yinyin and Bi Jian, will bring us an original dance titled 'Silent Dance'!"

"Everyone, let's welcome them to the stage with even more enthusiastic applause!"

The host's standard broadcaster's tone came from the stage.

The four female ballet dancers who had just finished their performance walked down from the stage, dripping with sweat.

It was Shu Yinyin and Bi Jian's turn to go on stage.

Side by side, they stepped up the stairs, and when they reached the last step, Shu Yinyin turned her head provocatively to glance at Lin Xinyue and Gu Yu.

The darkness in her eyes was unsettling.

Gu Yu simply ignored her gaze and continued chatting with Lin Xinyue.

...

"2019 Haidong Image Ambassador? I want to see what kind of image that is!"

Yu Xiaochuan perked up immediately upon hearing the host's words. He graduated in the class of 2016 and was unfamiliar with the ambassadors from the class of 2019.

However, he still trusted the judgment of his alma mater's publicity staff.

During his time at school, he had already achieved some success with his own media projects and had naturally communicated with the publicity staff.

Thinking this, he simultaneously raised his camera to focus on the middle of the stage.

At the same time, the lights in the auditorium turned off, leaving only a circle of light in the exact center of the stage.

Everyone quieted down; under such an atmosphere, even Yu Xiaochuan held his breath.

"Ding—"

In such a quiet environment, a sudden bell sound rang out.

It was like a hunter lost in the thick fog of the woods ringing a bell at his waist to call his hunting dogs.

The abrupt yet prolonged sound resonated in everyone's ears, combined with the strictly black-and-white backdrop on the stage, made all the audience feel like they were entering the beginning of a thriller movie.

Scared girls were already clutching the hands of those next to them.

Even Yu Xiaochuan instinctively took a step back, distancing himself further from the stage.

"Ahh—caw caw caw—"

Just as the bell sound faded, the sudden cry of a crow echoed, sounding like an old woman wailing at midnight.

By then, a minute had already passed, and the dancers still hadn't appeared.

People in the stands were already hugging each other.

"What's this... so scary..."

"Are they filming a horror movie?"

"Isn't this supposed to be a dance? Why is it so frightening from the start?"

The male and female students buzzed with discussion, even the school leaders sitting in the front row frowned.

"Dean Shu, according to the program schedule, isn't this supposed to be your niece Shu Yinyin's dance performance?"

"This atmosphere… is it really appropriate for the university anniversary?"

The woman dean of the Management College, wearing red triangular glasses, leaned over and whispered to Dean Shu of the School of Arts, Shu Fugai.

Shu Fugai merely stroked his hand and chuckled: "Hehe, I actually think the atmosphere has been rendered beautifully! Art, after all, is not so easily accepted by the masses!"

His niece Shu Yinyin's dance direction and the scene setup were entirely arranged by him. If these people couldn't understand, it only meant their level of artistic appreciation was too low!

The female dean exchanged looks with the dean from the School of Arts sitting next to her; both could only helplessly shake their heads.

Shu Fugai always thought highly of himself, and having worked together for so many years, they had long come to understand his personality.

They could only continue watching.

From the ringing of the bell to the cawing of the crow, and then the rustling of leaves.

Everyone felt the chill in their bones when, finally, the dancers appeared!

Shu Yinyin moved onto the stage, crawling with her hands and one foot while her right foot was raised high, resembling a scorpion emerging from the darkness into the center of the light circle.

Simultaneously, Bi Jian also made his entrance, hopping like a toad beside the "scorpion."

The two twirled around once to the left, then to the right, and suddenly lunged together.

Following that, Bi Jian seemed to be stung by the scorpion's tail, stiffening and falling to the ground as if electrocuted, starting to convulse!

Shu Yinyin stood up, crying and laughing as she ran over, hugged the convulsing Bi Jian, and reached out to grasp at the air.

After grasping the air twice, the toad that Bi Jian portrayed mysteriously recovered.

The two snapped up, bowed their bodies, and danced around with waving arms and legs as if possessed.

Every time there was a big movement, the jarring sound effects typical of horror movies would blare out simultaneously.

After dancing a while, as if tired, they hugged each other again and mimed stabbing each other with knives.

While stabbing, they continued to cry and laugh.

Amid the sound effects of swords piercing flesh and heavy rain, it looked as though two lunatics were fighting.

With the last clap of thunder, the entire audience shuddered, and both characters fell stiffly to the ground at the same time.

The lights inside the venue gradually returned to normal, and the stage backdrop was quickly torn down.

Shu Yinyin and Bi Jian stood up, their faces bearing a ghastly smile, and deeply bowed to the entire audience.

Contrary to the earlier silence, the venue erupted into chaos!

"What was that? A horror story of a scorpion demoness and a toad spirit killing each other?"

"What was it trying to convey? No interspecies romance or you'll be struck by lightning?"

"No, no, no, I think it should be about a scorpion demoness who kills a lovesick toad spirit, then falls in love with him, resuscitates him with her magic, only to find out upon waking, the toad spirit no longer likes the scorpion demoness. It's a story of them loving and killing each other in the rain!"

"Wow, what a wild imagination you've got!"

"You call this art? Art should be relatable, but it shouldn't reach into the netherworld!"

"Actually, I thought it was quite good, it realistically expressed the love and hate in relationships!"

"Hype it up! Just hyping it up!"

"..."

With thousands discussing, the whole venue was buzzing, and the noise would have nearly blown off the dome!

Standing on the stage, Shu Yinyin listened to these debates, thinking her dance had sparked a great reaction.

She looked towards her uncle, the dean, sitting in the front row. He nodded at her with a smile, then started applauding first.

"Good!" Shu Fugai laughed with satisfaction.

The surrounding school leaders, considering Shu Fugai's pride, also began to applaud.

Seeing the school leaders applauding, the students behind followed suit.

For a moment, there truly was a thunderous applause!

Shu Yinyin and Bi Jian glanced at each other, their faces brimming with pride; in their view, this performance was definitely a roaring success!

The male and female hosts adjusted their expressions and approached with smiles.

"Okay, let us…"

Just as the female host was about to raise her microphone to send the two off, Shu Yinyin snatched it from her.

"Thank you everyone for loving our performance! I'd like to ask for your support here! You all know about the campus idol contest, right? Please vote for me and Bi Jian tomorrow!"

"Please use your popularity votes to support me and Bi Jian to become the 2020 Image Ambassadors again! Thank you, everyone!"

After speaking in one breath, Shu Yinyin took a slight bow with Bi Jian towards the crowd before returning the microphone to the female host.

The crowd erupted again!

"What is this? Campaigning during the school celebration? Is this using public resources for private benefit?"

"No way, they want us to vote after that messy dance?"

"Get down! Get off the stage!"

"..."

All the students became agitated, and the faces of the president and vice-president sitting in the front row turned as black as coal.

But with so many media around, they could only sit still, and had to force a smile whenever the cameras turned their way.

Of course, an emergency plan was already in place. Under the oppressive presence of the class advisors, the students' voices quickly subsided, and the hosts kept their composure, promptly arranging for a change of scene.

"Alright! We can feel your enthusiasm up here on stage! Let's give Shu Yinyin and Bi Jian a warm send-off with a round of applause! Thanks to both for their brilliant performance!"

Watching them leave the stage, the hosts finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Next, let's take a short three-minute break. Coming up is a duet by National Husband Gu Yu and Haidong's school beauty Lin Xinyue, titled 'Lonely Brave'!"

By this time, various live streaming platforms were exploding.

"Holy crap! What was that dance?"

"Seems like a dark dance from Neon Country?"

"Damn! That first sound almost scared me to death! I thought they were going to play Silent Hill!"

"Is that a dance? More like thrashing around!"

"..."

The spectators were buzzing, while the media personality Yu Xiaochuan was in a mix of worry and elation.

Worrying, he randomly clicked on a live broadcast on one platform, where all the comments were critical; he knew this bizarre dance event by Haidong's Image Ambassadors would definitely bring negative publicity to the university.

But for him, a part-time creator in the meme area, this was perfect meme material!

Just a simple edit upon returning, and a hit meme video would be ready!

He hadn't expected this; he came mainly to capture National Husband Gu Yu, but he scored a bunch of quality material before Gu Yu even performed!

This was truly an unexpected delight!

Now it remained to be seen if Gu Yu could also bring a surprise!