53. Election of Vice President (4)
"It's so easy, how do I feel like it's hard to reach the sky?" Jiang Shuiyuan had a toothache on his face.
Participating in campaign speeches and answering questions on the spot is to please the majority of the audience, and at the same time, it is necessary not to offend the other handful; it is necessary not to go off the rails to sensationalize the public, but also to push through the old and bring forth the new and not conform to the conventions. What can be said about winning an easy prize in the provincial Chinese Studies Debate Contest and the National New Concept Essay Contest? The best debater in the debate competition may not be able to win a street aunt in a quarrel in daily life. The winner of the first prize in the New Concept Essay Contest may score zero points in the Chinese exam. Such living examples have never been uncommon, and there will be no shortage of them in the future!
Wu Zichen said: "How can it be difficult? We have already done the work in place, tomorrow's speech and questions are just a formality, just like a wedding, what should be said before, the money that should be given has also been given, is it possible that the groom is nervous, stammering on the stage, not reaching the meaning of the words, and will not get married after two times?"
"The metaphor is a good one!" Jiang Shuiyuan praised, "but there is an essential difference between tomorrow's election and the wedding." Generally, the two parties hold a wedding, indicating that the six ceremonies have completed the five steps of the previous five steps, such as Nacai, asking for names, Najib, Nazheng, and inviting the date, and entered the final welcome link. But what about tomorrow's election? Six or seven people are staring at those two positions, and until the last moment, no one knows who will have the last laugh, and I, the candidate, are still 'unclear'. How can the two be compared?"
Wu Zichen patted him on the shoulder: "Boss, just put your heart in your belly! The girls in the school are your most solid and stable ticket warehouse, just by virtue of this." You're invincible. In addition, the boys in our grade, if they don't throw off the second place by ten percentage points, they should steal the fun. So tomorrow, boss, you can just say a few words on the stage, and if you really don't want to say it, wave your hand and smile at the audience, and you can guarantee that you will be elected!"
"How do you feel more confident than me?"
"Of course, I've always had full confidence in the boss! In my opinion, there has not been anything in this world that can stump the boss, and if there is, it is because the boss has not done it with his heart. That's all. ”
"Really, hearing you say this, I suddenly feel that I shouldn't waste my time running for the vice president of the student union, but should go all out to run for the next president of the Republic of China!" Jiang Shuiyuan looked at Wu Zichen playfully. "Comrade Xiao Wu, what do you think my odds are?"
"If you're running for the next president, the chances of success should be slim to none, because you're not yet 15 years old. The Constitution explicitly stipulates that presidential candidates must be at least 35 years old. It seems unlikely that Congress will amend the constitution for you alone. Wu Zichen seems to be really thinking about the problems that Jiang Shuiyuan may face in running for president, "But it is impossible now, and it does not mean that it will not be possible in the future." With your talent, it will definitely be easy to get into Jingsei University, which is already a big step closer to the presidency!
"It's best to study science and engineering in college, because now we advocate 'science and engineering governance', and most of the president, prime minister and cabinet members are born in science and engineering, and there is an inherent advantage in studying science and engineering before entering politics. On the one hand, you will be actively involved in various club activities during your university years. Exercise your social skills and build your network. On the other hand, we should also concentrate on our studies, the title of academician is not too high, and the doctorate degree is not too low; if we can win another Sun Yuanqi Award and the Nobel Prize, the presidential throne is already close at hand!
"Of course, China is a humane society, and it is not enough to rely on its own strength, but also needs a strong enough relationship and background. It is said that there is a girl of the same age as you in the third generation of the Sun family in the capital, named Sun Liangshu, who is also in high school. He is smart, beautiful, clever and well-behaved, although he is young, his reputation has long spread throughout the capital and beyond, and he is still waiting to be written. If you marry such a virtuous helper, the president's throne will definitely beckon you—"
"Stop, stop, stop!" Jiang Shuiyuan hurriedly stopped, "I was just joking with you just now, how can you pick up the mallet and take it seriously?"
"That's a must! Who made you my boss? You want to burn the house, I'll build you a ladder, if you want to kill, I'll hand you a knife. Wu Zichen looked pious.
"......" Jiang Shuiyuan patted him on the shoulder speechlessly, "Go back and go to bed early! ”
Nothing was said all night. The next day, Jiang Shuiyuan still got up early for morning exercises, and then drove Han Yun straight to school after breakfast. The only difference is that he deliberately wore a more formal shirt and trousers today, although this set of clothes is far from being comparable to the one Pu Xiaoxiang bought in terms of fabric and style, but at least Jiang Shuiyuan is wearing it with peace of mind. He had secretly made up his mind that no matter what Pu Xiaoxiang said wildly and stubbornly nodded, he would never wear that set of clothes on stage today.
Who knew that when he arrived at the school, after Pu Xiaoxiang saw the clothes he was wearing, not only did he not mention the clothes he wore yesterday, but nodded approvingly: "This set of clothes is good, and it shows the handsome and elegant spirit of our handsome guy in Jiangda." Later, you have to cheer for the campaign speech, show your clever tongue and wonderful pen, and blind the titanium krypton eyes of those senior brothers and sisters, and let them know that our freshmen are not soft persimmons. The little girl is here to wish you a successful start and success!"
Jiang Shuiyuan seemed to have smashed into the air with a fist, and he felt a grievance in his heart. After a long time, he smiled and said, "Thank you!"
The election was held in the school gymnasium, and all the teachers and students in the school were brought over, even the senior high school students who were nervously preparing for the college entrance examination. The agenda dragged on as always, including the president's speech, the vice president's exposition of the president's speech, the previous student union president's work report, the vice president's comments, the vice president's supplement, the vice president's announcement of the start of the election, and the moral education director discussed the importance of selecting student union cadres to the country and the nation from the perspective of life and death...... Listening to Jiang Shuiyuan's yawning, the senior high school classmates who wanted to break a second in half were even more complaining.
After a series of tedious preludes, it finally came to the meat part: the campaign speech. Jiang Shuiyuan also cheered up and wanted to see what kind of speeches everyone was taking.
Some people like to use opera-like arias in their speeches, accompanied by a strong literary tone, and often "Ah! Tomorrow, a beautiful tomorrow awaits our struggle!Ah! The future, a colorful future is welcoming us!" and other lyrical lines. Some people like to be sad and serious, like the dying words of revolutionary martyrs to their fellow inmates before they are escorted to the execution ground, and they feel that high school students in their teens have become parents in advance. There are also people who like to pull celebrities to speak for themselves, opening their mouths Gadamer and Jaspers, and closing their mouths Borges and Chernyshevsky, as if the world's famous people are their family and friends.
The people on the stage talked freely, and the audience's expressions were like eating sour lemons, their faces were twisted into a ball, and they teased from time to time: "Look at this heart-rending appearance, shouldn't he be going to give birth on the stage?"
Then it was the turn of the river source.
Jiang Shuiyuan walked up to the stage and looked around: "Distinguished teachers and students, hello everyone! First of all, thank you for the applause you have given me, it is precisely because of your trust, support and encouragement that I can walk on the podium today without hesitation to express my heart. - To be honest, the first few candidates spoke very well. ”
At this point, he paused for a few seconds, as if he was brewing something about it, or thinking back to what he was saying. (To be continued......)