Yang Danzhou quickly slipped inside.
It was evident that some entrepreneurs knew each other, and the way they greeted each other indicated who was more familiar and who was a stranger.
Each person received 39 business cards, and each person politely reintroduced themselves, which was much more direct than just knowing each other through a screen.
At this moment, everyone's phone buzzed with a WeChat notification, indicating that the class group had been successfully created.
— Class Group Notification —
"All trainees are requested to wear the school uniform and gather at Jing Si Tan for a group photo."
— End of Class Group Notification —
Where was Jing Si Tan? This was the only question on everyone's mind.
They gathered around, asking each other.
No one knew where Jing Si Tan was, or rather, no one had received the day's itinerary. Everyone thought it was just an ordinary opening ceremony.
In reality, from this moment on, someone had already started recording the trainees' status.
Yang Danzhou immediately took out his phone.
Yang Danzhou: "I know, I already walked around the school this morning when I arrived. I even took a picture of the campus map."
See, that's the difference.
Old entrepreneurs were accustomed to having everything arranged by their subordinates and had long lost their ability to act independently.
Young entrepreneurs, on the other hand, rarely paid attention to such small details. Therefore, what seemed like a simple task was actually a test.
It was also a way of telling everyone here indirectly that once they arrived, no one had special privileges, and everything depended on themselves!
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The trainees knew this was their first group photo, and it would be recorded in the annals of the school. The area around Jing Si Tan was adorned with photos of students from previous years.
Ou Yunchen was also pleasantly surprised to find Cai Yadong's figure among them, realizing he was a student from the very first cohort of Haiwan University.
While chatting, Ou Yunchen also learned that the students from the first cohort bore a significant responsibility: to undertake the future recruitment for Haiwan University, later known as recommenders.
Everything went smoothly, and everyone wore happy smiles.
No matter what kind of school this was, in the hearts of many trainees, returning to campus was an inadvertent wish, a dream longed for…
Logistics Teacher: "Next, we will have some hands-on activities to enhance our camaraderie."
The trainees chuckled but were very interested.
Logistics Teacher: "We will be divided into 5 groups, and each group will make two xylophones for the performance in two days."
"Our chorus piece will be 'A Sound of Laughter in the Vast Sea,' so everyone will only have this afternoon to learn from the xylophone instructors and then make them yourselves. Each group will report in the evening."
"Tomorrow, we will have a full day for rehearsal, and the day after tomorrow, we will be able to perform on stage."
Yang Danzhou, who had become acquainted first, naturally teamed up with Ou Yunchen. He originally thought they wouldn't be able to get Xie Youlin in a group of 8, but to his surprise, Yang Danzhou proactively invited Xie Youlin to join them.
It was an awkward group activity. Xie Youlin shook hands with everyone but only patted Ou Yunchen's arm. The observant Yang Danzhou also sensed a subtle tension between the two.
As they began the production, Xie Youlin took the initiative to volunteer for the physically demanding task of cutting wood with Ou Yunchen.
After all, out of the 8 people, the 2 ladies couldn't do heavy work, and the remaining 4 were older entrepreneurs who shouldn't be sawing wood. Thus, the two strong young men had to do the most strenuous work.
Please don't actually think Xie Youlin knew carpentry. During his time as a young master in the Xie family, even though he wasn't favored by Xie Hongtian, he never had to do any household chores.
To put it bluntly, even his underwear was washed by the family's nanny!
But Ou Yunchen had experienced hardship. What kind of work hadn't he done?
When he was an adopted son, what professions hadn't he impersonated?
Let alone not knowing carpentry, he could still saw wood in a passable manner.
Just watch, Xie Youlin would stop in less than three minutes.
"Hiss!"
Yang Danzhou: "What's wrong? Oh, you're bleeding."
As predicted, Xie Youlin tried to imitate Ou Yunchen and ended up cutting his hand.
Ou Yunchen watched speechlessly as everyone crowded around Xie Youlin, offering him concerned attention, while Xie Youlin pretended he could still work, only to be stopped by Yang Danzhou.
Xie Youlin: "My apologies, my hands are clumsy. This will be up to you."
Ou Yunchen smiled and said it was fine, but he was inwardly cursing this useless man. He was more of a hindrance than a help!
Fortunately, the other group members lent a hand, otherwise, their group's progress would have fallen too far behind, and they wouldn't have finished even one xylophone by nightfall!
As cheers gradually erupted from various groups, their task of making two xylophones per group finally concluded.
Even though the xylophones were not uniformly shaped and couldn't compare to professional instruments, everyone enjoyed the process and collaborated very happily!
The first day's course arrangement concluded, and the influential trainees had indeed enhanced their mutual understanding as the principal had wished.
Yang Danzhou: "Oh my, I'm exhausted. Making these xylophones is quite difficult."
Ou Yunchen: "Yes, I wonder if ours will be in tune. I hope we don't play off-key during tomorrow's rehearsal…"
Yang Danzhou burst into laughter. What they should worry about was yet to come!
The song 'A Sound of Laughter in the Vast Sea' was older than Yang Danzhou, and she was tone-deaf. Forget about playing the tune, she probably couldn't even sing it. 138 Reading Network
Ren Xiaoguang: "What's there to be afraid of? Our group has handsome guys and beautiful girls. At worst, two dashing guys will dance with you!"
This made everyone laugh. Yang Danzhou was also very willing; as long as she didn't have to sing, she'd be happy to even do a shamanic dance!
As everyone walked out of the campus, preparing to get into the cars back to the hotel, many people's phones buzzed with incoming messages, and some suddenly received calls.
It turned out that to ensure the quality of learning during this intensive training, all mobile phone signals were blocked once inside the campus.
The sky had already darkened. The hungry trainees boarded their respective school buses, ready to return to the hotel for a hearty meal. Amidst them, an out-of-place BMW kept flashing its headlights at Ou Yunchen.