At five o'clock, Zhou Guodong packed his things and came out of the teacher's room. The school was very quiet at this time, and most of the classmates and teachers had already left.
But in the corridor, there was a noise from a man and a woman.
"You always tell me not to be impulsive, but it turns out that you are the most impulsive person. Your seal is unrealistic. Teacher Chen said he would report us!" Xuerou muttered.
"Hmph! One person does the work, and the other person is responsible. In the worst case, I will drop out of school and go to work."
"Are you crazy? You are only 18 years old and you haven't taken the proficiency test yet. Who will ask you to work? Don't you know that you need to pass the proficiency test to be a dishwasher in Hong Kong?"
Looking at Xuerou's anxious expression, Siren smiled without knowing why: "Are you concerned about me?"
"Be serious! At seven o'clock, the garbage truck is coming... What should I do with the musical instruments?"
"How about renting a warehouse nearby?"
"It's very expensive to rent a warehouse. Do you have money?"
Siren shook his watch and said in an understatement: "Just pawn this!"
"How much is a broken watch worth? Don't joke!" Xuerou pouted and cursed.
Seeing that Siren's tone was still nonchalant, Xuerou felt even more anxious...
While walking, Xuerou bumped into Director Zhou.
"I'm sorry, Director Zhou, hello, Director! Goodbye, Director!" After Xuerou said this, she turned around and ran away in fright.
But as soon as she lifted her feet, Zhou Guodong grabbed her schoolbag.
"If you two have money, you can't waste it like this!"
After that, he took the two of them to the school affairs office to fill out the form for renting a room on campus, signed it and stamped it. After copying it, I asked the two of them to post it in front of the two rooms of Silver Band.
Before leaving the cadre room, he touched the trophy in the box, took a hard breath, and turned to leave.
At this time, Xuerou stood in front of him with a crumpled group formation form, bowed and said: "Please! Director Zhou, we really like the silver band, and we don't want it to end like this. Please be our Consultant!"
Zhou Guodong glanced at her coldly. Her crystal clear eyes reminded him of that woman in his mind. Their eyes were as warm and dazzling as the morning sun.
But……
"Senior! Stop messing up!" Siren shouted, and quickly pulled Xuerou to say goodbye to Director Zhou.
After Director Zhou left, Siren said, "Senior, are you crazy? Director Zhou will be promoted to vice principal next week! You have the nerve to let him get involved in the Silver Band's mess!"
Xuerou was unconvinced and pulled him into the cadre room. She pulled out a book that read 199X and Fengchen's old friend. She saw a young man with eyes very similar to Director Zhou. He was wearing the captain's shoulder strap and holding up a symbol of Asia. The first Silver Band Grand Slam trophy stands next to Ms. Chen Nanfang.
"That person is Director Zhou?" Siren was stunned.
"Yes, he is the captain who led the Unicorn Horse to become the number one team in Asia in 199X."
"So what? Even a teacher is just a wage earner! He can't risk not being promoted by becoming a consultant for the Silver Band!"
What Siren said makes sense. The salary of a vice principal is three times that of a director, and a director is three times that of a teacher. Plus various kickbacks from school projects, this is the pinnacle of many teachers. How could he risk being demoted for a rotten club?
At sunset, Zhou Guodong, like all wage earners, dragged his tired body onto the subway. Soon, the subway emerged from the ground along the track and drove to Kowloon City, where the Kowloon Walled City, the famous "Three No Ones" zone, was located. Nowadays, all the iron houses in the slums have been demolished. Under the control of the Hong Kong government, it has become a famous tourist attraction.
He came to an old restaurant and gathered with the old members of the Silver Band from 199X. Although they are not prosperous, these children who have been abandoned by society have all found their goals and directions in life.
"Captain! We won't get home unless we get drunk tonight!"
"Captain! Sing with me!"
"Captain! Whatever you want to eat, I'll get it for you!"
While talking and laughing, Zhou Guodong remembered the time when Principal Chen and everyone gathered together in hot pot restaurants to celebrate after the competition.
"Principal, don't you want to be like others, have children and have your own home?"
Zhou Guodong, who was ignorant at that time, asked boldly.
"No need, because you are all Unicorn and my children."
In fairy tales, some pure girls, when they become the brides of the Unicorn, will travel with it through different time, space, and worlds, saving those children who are spurned by the world, finding the direction of life for them, and setting the eternal path for them. Bring them happiness.
"Principal Chen, why is the silver band called Unicorn?"
"Because I have seen it. It is the king of time and space. It is everywhere, guarding me all the time."
The Principal Chen in his mind was as pure and beautiful as the one-legged bride in the fairy tale, bringing happiness to many children.
"I heard that Coach Harry's daughter Lin Xuerou has become the captain of the Unicorn Pony this year! Maybe she can really defeat your Black Dragon this year!" Liu Zhiyong, the former vice-captain, faced the 27-year-old man sitting next to Zhou Guodong. Junior sister, Li Moyan said.
Li Moyan is currently following her master, Xuerou's stepfather, Harry Shubert, as a teaching assistant in the Wang Zion Silver Band. Now she is also a well-known musician.
"Don't say that, I am also the child of a unicorn after all." She smiled, gave her business card to Zhou Guodong, and poured him wine.
"Captain, Master Harry, you have given me permission to teach. Is Unicorn currently short of a coach? Since you are Chen Nanfang's future vice-principal, can you help me fight for it?" Li Moyan smiled sweetly and toasted him again.
Zhou Guodong couldn't resist her kindness, smiled awkwardly, and accepted the business card.
Although the Silver Band is the face of Chen Nanfang Middle School, its expenses are too high.
Ms. Chen Nanfang’s original intention was to allow poor children to learn music for free. Therefore, since its establishment, the band has not charged any fees, and has even been admitted to the Royal Examination. In addition, the team training is "pay it forward until the end". Even now, everything is so expensive. Still maintained.
Therefore, during the operation of the silver band, various miscellaneous expenses and trivial matters every year also caused a lot of headaches for the school. Moreover, the school board already has the number one silver band in Hong Kong like Wang Xi'an and the Black Dragon, so there is no need to run a third-rate band to perform.
What's worse is that students who are slightly talented will be poached by other schools. In fact, they lose their wives and soldiers, and they are tortured by others.
"Actually, you have such a good teacher, so it's really frustrating for you to stay in Unicorn. Moreover, the salary they give is very low." Zhou Guodong said.
"You obviously could be a barrister, but you just returned to your alma mater to teach. You also want to be like Principal Chen, right!"
After Mo Yan revealed his thoughts, Zhou Guodong smiled in astonishment.
"but……"
"It really doesn't matter whether it's money or not. My main income comes from private lessons. The most important thing is the unicorn horse, which is everyone's dream!"
"Yes, dream!"
He didn't expect that this beautiful, confident and longing for the future girl was the same little girl who was so nervous that she cried backstage because she was afraid of the solo. At that time, he wrote the word courage on her palm, and then asked her to swallow "courage". She overcame the pressure of playing.
When she said this, she seemed to return these two words to him unconsciously. But Zhou Guodong is no longer the young man who can achieve enlightenment with just one or two sentences.
After the party broke up, Zhou Guodong was a little drunk, so Li Moyan helped him get into the taxi with difficulty.
At this time, Li Moyan excitedly turned on his mobile phone to listen to the song.
Zhou Guodong looked at the song title curiously: "The Love of the Unicorn?"
"Yes, this is a new song I wrote. Come on! Give me some feedback!"
After saying that, he hung an earphone on his ear.
"This song has already appeared in my mind as early as ten years ago when we competed in K country."
At this time, the double trumpet, as clear as holy water, slowly flowed into Zhou Guodong's mind. He closed his eyes and listened with all his concentration to the singer's singing.
The purest beast born in the abyss, you gently raise your head.
You didn't exist, but you came into being because of people's regrets.
You never feed on grain, but on faith.
The king of time and space, the Unicorn!
Please take us to the past and the future,
Find where eternal happiness lies.
Suddenly, he heard the voices of Ye Siren and Lin Xuerou coming from inside the car.
"This is the first time I've seen Director Zhou drink so much." Xuerou said.
"Fortunately, you drank a lot yourself! Also, why don't you change your mind? I am now a highly respected principal. How embarrassing it was when we clinked glasses just now!" Siren said while driving the car.
Xuerou ignored him and just looked out the window, seeing the changes around her and feeling deeply: "In the past ten years, Hong Kong has become more and more prosperous, but our gatherings have become more and more deserted..."
When he heard "ten years", a huge wave of memories suddenly flooded into Zhou Guodong's mind. He saw those students who left the silver band, some committed crimes and went to jail, some went to work to make movies, and barely lived a living. Everyone is like a salted fish, with no hope for life.
They were supposed to be like the bands of their generation, who, after chasing their dreams with all their strength, took their remaining warmth and joined the society. However, their dreams were strangled in the adult world when they were still in the cradle. …
At this time, the woman opened the tablet in the car, which was playing a video of the National Youth Silver Band's performance "The Love of the Unicorn" created by music master Li Moyan ten years ago.
This is a masterpiece that combines footwork with elements of opera. The song tells the story of a girl with a pure heart who, with the help of the power of the unicorn to transcend time and space, overcomes various tests and difficulties and brings eternal happiness. A story for everyone.
Legend has it that the unicorn's cry is like a trumpet, and its steps are like a piano. Every step it takes is a note, and every story about it is a beautiful piece of music.
And the people in the car were gradually immersed in its dance steps.
"This song should have been performed by us!"
"Sister, speak in a low voice, the principal is still in the car! It's not good if he hears it. Besides, it's been so long, don't dwell on it. What's more, even if the unicorn was still there at that time, it would be better if he heard it. We may not be able to be selected for the national team with our strength at that time."
At this time, Zhou Guodong suddenly shouted loudly: "It's hard to say!"
"Director Zhou!" Xuerou shouted excitedly, but quickly lowered her voice and shook her head: "Forget it, it's over!"
"It's not over yet! Everything has just begun!"
Suddenly, a flash of light appeared in front of Zhou Guodong's eyes. When he opened his eyes again, he saw Xuerou holding a crumpled team formation form, standing in front of him and bowing to him.
When Siren saw it, he quickly pulled her: "Director Zhou will be promoted to vice principal next month! You have the nerve to let..."
This scene, in front of Zhou Guodong, seemed familiar.
"Please, teacher!"
The girl's eyes were facing the light of the setting sun. Even though the light was dazzling in her eyes, her eyes were still firm and consistent, just like that woman.
"No problem, but...I'm very strict!"
Zhou Guodong looked at his watch, then at the two young people in front of him who were full of enthusiasm for the future, and smiled.
