Dong Qiangqiang gently opened the door and stepped in. What came into view were eight long and large square tables neatly placed in the room. A large number of international students gathered around the square tables. They were sitting or standing, chatting in low voices, or looking around like him. He did a rough count and found that there were probably more than fifty people in the room, which surprised him a little. And even as he was counting, someone still walked in from the door.
The multi-purpose room looks to be between 80 and 100 square meters, with dark green curtains hanging on three sides. Through the gaps between the curtains, you can see the white floor-to-ceiling windows at the back. A large banner with white letters on a red background hangs on the only white wall: The University of Hannover warmly welcomes new students!
"Hello!" A girl wearing glasses took the initiative to say hello to Dong Qiangqiang, "Are you here for the orientation party?"
Dong Qiangqiang quickly responded: "Yes."
"Please sign here." The girl said as she pushed a form and a signature pen in front of him.
Dong Qiangqiang raised his pen to sign, and the girl asked again: "Are you just participating in the exchange, or are you also attending the dinner party later?"
"Well, I should participate in them all." Just as Dong Qiangqiang was about to put down his pen, the girl continued.
"Then you check a box here," the girl said, pointing to a location on the form. "Please pay 8 marks for the dinner. Thank you."
"Why do you have to pay?" Dong Qiangqiang questioned, "Lu Wei said before that it was free."
The girl adjusted her glasses: "The exchange is free, because this is the university's house, so there is no cost to rent the venue. In addition, the venue layout and labor costs for this event are also borne by the student union, and there is no charge for everyone. But the dinner party The food is purchased from outside, so the cost is everyone’s AA price. However, the dinner party is voluntary, you can just participate in communication. "
What the other party said was reasonable, and Dong Qiangqiang made sense after thinking about it, so he paid the money readily and got a meal ticket with his name on it. He collected the meal ticket and walked towards a corner that seemed less crowded.
It's past 18:30, but the communication hasn't started yet. Dong Qiangqiang saw Ding Yan in the crowded crowd. She was having a heated discussion with another girl. He also saw Wu Xiaoxi's ex-boyfriend Chen Dahu, who was coaxing his girlfriend who seemed to be angry. Dong Qiangqiang looked around for a while. But no trace of Lu Wei was seen in the crowd.
Just as he continued to look for anyone he knew, there was suddenly a whistling sound from a microphone, and then a deep male voice: "Please pay attention, the orientation party will start in three minutes. Students who have seats, please come as soon as possible Sit tight, students who have just come in can sit down or stand against the wall as soon as possible, thank you for your cooperation."
There was a small commotion in the crowd, and Dong Qiangqiang also chose a good seat for himself. If the communication was not interesting, he could hide out and smoke a cigarette.
The lights in the room dimmed suddenly, and only the lights on the banners were still on. A male host in a white suit and dark blue tie jumped onto the small stage with a vigorous posture and walked to the microphone in a few steps.
"Good evening, everyone!" the male host said with a smile.
Applause rang out sparsely, and Dong Qiangqiang also clapped twice, listening to his next speech with interest.
"I am Li Junfeng, the host of the orientation meeting. Tonight, students, brothers and sisters from all over the world gather here. I believe that for every student who is going abroad for the first time, he is feeling both excited and nervous now: What I’m excited about is that I can finally see with my own eyes what an old capitalist country looks like. Of course, the Germans will definitely not admit that they are a capitalist country..." A burst of laughter broke out in the crowd, and Li Junfeng changed the subject, "But people who have gone abroad know in their hearts that we have just taken the first step in a long march of thousands of miles, and what we have to face next is the real test."
Li Junfeng looked at the audience and walked from the left to the right of the small stage while talking. There was silence in the crowd. Everyone was waiting for his next words: "Some of you here have just flown from China, and some are already here. After working hard for a while, every student will still have various confusions as long as they have not graduated. For example, new students may be concerned about how to smoothly carry out their studies in university? How to certify courses that have been taken in China? ? How to choose a major that suits you? How to correctly choose different teachers for the same professional course? The focus of students who have entered the advanced course stage may be how to find an internship during the holidays? How to pass all professional course exams? How to write a graduation thesis at the same time Get a high score? How to find a lucrative job and stay in Germany after graduation? I believe that everyone must be more or less confused about the above-mentioned questions. So tonight, we specially invited some people who have passed the professional course examination My classmates and those who are writing their graduation thesis will share something with you. Now, please welcome the first sharer, Duan Mu Xinghao, with warm applause."
Dong Qiangqiang was stunned: Japanese?
Amidst sporadic applause, a tall, fat boy wearing black-rimmed glasses slowly walked onto the stage and stood nervously in front of the microphone. His hands dropped down and held together in confusion, shaking. Said: "Hello everyone, my name is Duan Mu Xinghao. I am majoring in applied mathematics. I am currently in the 8th semester. I have just passed all the exams and am currently preparing for my graduation thesis. What I want to share with you is How to enter the advanced course stage as soon as possible. Although each of us chooses a different major, some pitfalls are actually the same. For example, in the junior course stage, many students like to choose..."
I don't know whether it was because of nervousness or because he stuttered, but Duanmu stuttered a bit in his opening remarks. He spoke very slowly, and it seemed that ten minutes had passed and he still hadn't gotten to the point. The host signaled to him in the audience to control his speaking time, but Duanmu was sweating profusely and did not notice the host's reminder at all. He spoke for another five minutes, and the host jumped onto the stage, handed him a bottle of water and naturally took the microphone from his hand.
"Thank you Duanmu for your wonderful speech. Due to time constraints, we still have several sharers waiting to communicate with you. If you are interested in the content of Duanmu's speech, you can communicate individually during the free communication time later."
Duanmu walked off the stage slowly, his speech seemed to consume a lot of his energy. There was no movement at all under the stage, everyone was watching him silently.
Suddenly, applause rang out from a corner of the room, and the people applauded very hard. A few seconds later, more applause rang out one after another.
The girl who came on stage behind Duanmu had obviously been reminded. Her speech was concise and concise, and she walked off the stage before the six minutes were up.
The next sharers were more refined and concise than the last, but they received more and more applause.
By the time the last speaker finished speaking, it was already 19:20.
Li Junfeng walked onto the stage again. Before he could speak, a young male voice sounded from the crowd: "When will dinner be served? I'm starving."
Like a match thrown into an oil drum, more emotions were ignited.
Li Junfeng wanted to show off his eloquence again, but he reacted quickly and quickly changed his words: "After listening to so many wonderful contents in one breath, do you feel that you are still unsatisfied? Don't worry, we have specially prepared a sumptuous dinner for you. You can enjoy it while Let’s chat while eating. Now I declare that dinner has officially begun.”
As he raised his arms, a group of waiters wearing white shirts and brown vests brought plates with various home-cooked dishes to the long table. Students standing against the wall can either choose to share a table or receive a set meal.
Dong Qiangqiang quickly wrote down what he had just heard and found valuable in his notebook. By the time he finished writing, the long table was already crowded with people.
Dong Qiangqiang originally didn’t want to eat in a crowd with other people, so he ordered a two-vegetarian lunch box. The menu said there were two chicken wings, one Kung Pao chicken, one vegetarian stir-fried potato shreds and one vegetarian. Stir-fried Chinese cabbage and a bowl of egg drop soup. When he opened the lid of the lunch box, what he saw were two thin and small chicken wings. Kung Pao chicken contained more chopped green onions than chicken, and more peanuts than chopped green onions. It seemed more appropriate to call it Kung Pao peanuts. Dong Qiangqiang sighed and stood in the corner holding a box of lunch, eating silently.
Before he could finish the Kung Pao Peanuts, Li Junfeng's magnetic baritone sounded in his ears again.
"Maybe the new students don't know much about it, but the old chairman of our student union has successfully completed his defense at the beginning of this year and got an enviable golden collar job. We would like to congratulate him on his achievements and also express our gratitude to him. He expressed his gratitude for all the contributions he has made to the student union in the past." Li Junfeng rolled his eyes, "But as the old saying goes, a group of dragons cannot be leaderless. According to the regulations of the student union, we plan to re-elect the new student union president in June. .So taking this opportunity today, we will introduce the candidate for student union president to everyone. Everyone welcomes him with applause."
Before he finished speaking, someone had already stood up from the table, turned around and walked out.
And most people didn't pick up on him, because they were too busy eating, so they didn't have time to applaud. But Li Junfeng didn't seem to care about the cold start. He took the lead in saying hello, then slapped his hands several times and invited out the first candidate.
The first candidate to take the stage was the girl who had just shared her successful experience. It was obvious that she was well prepared. She laid out her campaign philosophy and various data straight away: She plans to organize learning teams by subject and share her learning experience and notes every week, so that those who have passed the exam first can lead those who have not passed the exam. Achieve everyone successfully passing the exam. She has already used this method to help two girls pass the basic course exam, so she is very confident to help more students.
Everyone had food in their mouths, no one booed or applauded. The female candidate shouted a few more slogans, but when no one cheered, she could only walk off the stage.
Dong Qiangqiang was thinking about her words when a female voice suddenly sounded from behind him: "Dong Qiangqiang."
