After getting the admission letter from Harvard, Lin Mingyang has actually officially left the status of a high school student, but there is a similar formal celebration of degree awarding at Moss Middle School. Principal Matthew didn't know that Lin Mingyang was in South Africa, so when he called, it happened to be the early morning of local time in South Africa, and Lin Mingyang was quarreled from his sleep.

In a daze, he didn't hear anything Matthew said clearly, only that the other party wanted him to go back, and then words such as taking the stage and giving speeches were intermittently stored in Lin Mingyang's brain. When he woke up the next day, he vaguely remembered that there was such a thing, as if Matthew had asked him to give a speech on behalf of the graduates, and he agreed with a lot of dreams.

stayed in Johannesburg for another week, during which the crew did not have any law and order conflicts during the filming, and it was determined that there would be no big problems, so Lin Mingyang was really relieved to return to the United States.

When he returned home, he learned that his friend Red had also been lucky enough to receive an acceptance letter from MIT. Knowing that his son had been admitted to a top university in the United States, the elder Rhett was so excited that he almost decided to sell his gas station and move the family to Boston. Luckily, Red was able to persuade his father of this crazy idea.

"I don't want to be in Boston, and I spend all day cleaning cars and refueling for other people. I have bigger dreams to achieve. Red told Lin Mingyang about this as a joke, and at this time they were all changing their bachelor's uniforms in the bathroom on the floor, preparing for the next graduation ceremony.

Lin Mingyang never understood why American high school students should wear bachelor's uniforms when they graduated, and later Rhett told him that because some people don't go to college after graduating from high school, they only go to technical schools or others, and if they don't wear them now, then they won't have the opportunity to wear bachelor's uniforms in the future. Lin Mingyang reluctantly accepted this explanation, no wonder the United States has not objected to students falling in love since middle school, they have actually completed a lot of college things in high school.

No matter what Lin Mingyang thinks, the rest of the people around him attach great importance to this graduation ceremony, and all the parents who came to this ceremony are dressed in formal attire. This made Lin Mingyang very emotional, probably because he had a soul in his body that was Chinese in his previous life, and he couldn't help but associate the reaction of these American parents in front of him with the reaction of those Chinese parents he had seen a lot in his previous life.

Chinese parents seem to need only one result to educate their children. When you graduate from high school, a college acceptance letter seems to be the standard by which you judge your children's educational achievements. Every year when a college freshman enrolls, the campus is always the busiest, because almost every enrollee sees his loved ones around him. But after the excitement, when they shove their children into school, the parents' education seems to have achieved its goal. They care about their children's living conditions at school, whether they have enough money to spend, and the quality of the food in the cafeteria, but many people don't even think about what their children are learning in school. They don't even know if their children have failed school or skipped class. They pay little attention to the process of university education, and only care about the final degree and graduation certificate.

Compared with the crowded crowds in front of him and the excited faces around him, Lin Mingyang found that the graduation ceremony of any university in China was a little shabby compared with the graduation ceremony of high school, not that the number of people was incomparable, but the degree of attention and enthusiasm for participation. This difference is particularly evident in the parents, and also reflects two completely different educational philosophies.

Compared to the parents of students who were sitting around them, how many of the Chinese parents who sent their children to school in the dust back then were able to sit in the audience and share this moment with their children when their children graduated?

Just as he was thinking about it, a burst of warm applause suddenly interrupted Lin Mingyang's thoughts, seeing that the applause was about to end, Lin Mingyang was still sitting still, and Red, who was sitting next to him, could only stab him quietly with his hand, "Felix, it's time for you to go up and give a speech!" ”

Lin Mingyang reacted at this time, and everyone was applauding to welcome him to the stage. He hurriedly tidied up his attire, and then, under the gaze of everyone, trotted all the way to the front desk.

Principal Matthew gave up the podium, and at the end he didn't forget to show his humor, "Felix, you can get busy, no one will urge you to go to class on time in the future!" ”

The second half of this sentence is more like saying it to all the graduating students in the audience. There was another round of applause from the audience, but this time it was for their lovely headmaster, Mr. Matthew.

"Actually, I can write a draft in advance and read it on stage, which I often do as an actor." Lin Mingyang's opening remarks caused a burst of laughter from the audience, and when the audience was quiet, he continued: "But I am not going to do this today, so the content of my speech may disappoint our beloved principal Mr. Matthew, because I don't want to talk to you about life and ideals here, let alone talk about the American dream, because those are all nonsense!" ”

Cheers and applause rang out at the same time, although the parents frowned, but all the students present felt that Lin Mingyang's beginning was too powerful. So the excitement in the audience continued, and finally the principal Matthew pointed to Lin Mingyang's wrist under his seat and asked him to pay attention to the time, and Lin Mingyang pressed his hand down the stage.

"In the presence of our dear parents and esteemed teachers, in this solemn setting, my next remarks may be a little out of place. I say this just to prepare everyone. But I definitely don't talk about anything that has nothing to do with high school, like a college acceptance letter, which is not part of our high school life. On this note, Bartleby-san is also sitting below today, and the only thing I want to tell you is that your story has been made into a movie by me, and maybe it will be released soon. I can't promise you'll love 'Bartleby' from the movie, but it's a gift from me. ”

Applause rang out, and Bartleby, who was sitting in the audience, nodded excitedly at Lin Mingyang.

"Have you ever thought that you will never see her again in the future, she will leave as soon as she graduates, and the next time we meet will be the class reunion ten years later at the earliest, if you are still alive at that time!"

There was another laughter in the audience, and everyone didn't mind Lin Mingyang's good-natured joke.

"By that time, she must have been pregnant, she must have had someone else's flesh in her belly, she must have grinned like a cow, she would not even remember you, and even though you sat in the same classroom as her every class, she never noticed you. If you don't say it, she will never know, and you will regret it, maybe not today, or not tomorrow, but it must be in the near future, and you will spend the rest of your life in regret. ”

The audience was quiet, this time no one applauded, and a slow guy was about to raise his hand, and the people around him glared at him fiercely, so he had to put it down.

"Today we look to the future and look forward to getting out of here, but today I also want to look back and look back on our four years at Moss School. Although I may have stayed at this school for less time than any of you here, it has some of my best memories of my youth. I can look back without resentment, without regrets, without regrets for what we wanted to do but didn't do, for what we wanted to say but didn't say. I stand here today just to tell you that in the past four years, if you have one thing you want to do but have not done, what you have to say but have not said, after today, you will never have a chance! ”

Many people are looking down and thinking about Lin Mingyang's words, because everyone must have regrets about their high school.

"If you have ever had a crush on a girl and have never confessed it, if you have ever had a crush on a boy but have been ashamed to speak, then today, let's say what we hold in our hearts, boldly say to him/her that I love you, and don't leave any regrets for your youth! After the graduation ceremony, let's do whatever we have to do! ”

The whistles, enthusiastic cheers and thunderous applause almost overturned the entire auditorium, and Lin Mingyang's speech received a warm response from the students. It was difficult for the parents of the students on the side to be sure whether they liked Lin Mingyang's speech, but they still gave their own applause.

It wasn't the speech Matthew wanted to see the most, but at least it was the least bad outcome, and Matthew stopped Lin as he was about to step down.

Matthew, who returned to the podium, pressed his hand to the audience, but he found that he didn't seem to be as good at Lin Mingyang as he used this trick, and in the end he could only knock on the table vigorously, and the excited students in the audience quieted down.

"Ladies and gentlemen...... You must be wondering why I don't call girls and boys, because from this day on, you should be consciously aware that you are no longer children. Our United States of America asks her children to become young people sooner, and I personally ask you for our America! ”

After saying that, he bowed deeply to the audience, and all the students and parents stood up and applauded vigorously.

When the applause gradually subsided, Matthew continued: "I know that after listening to Felix's speech, everyone must be eager to do what you have wanted to do but not do, to say what you have wanted to say but did not have, but before that, I still want to emphasize that you are not allowed to destroy the public property in the school, and you are not allowed to make personal attacks on our teachers, any of which can send you to prison instead of the university." ”

The applause from the audience was sparse, and some people covered their mouths and snickered, but Matthew didn't care, because he believed that he would announce the news that would make some students crazy next: "Just now Felix encouraged everyone to boldly confess to their sweethearts, while you haven't officially left this school, while I, the principal, am still the principal in your hearts, I will give all the girls present a chance." Female classmates who once had a crush on Felix and still like him, please be brave and raise your hands! ”

Despite Lin Mingyang's encouragement just now, but now that their parents are still sitting, many girls are hesitant, and only a small number of them raise their hands without hesitation.

"Things seem to be different from what I expected, it seems that Felix is not as popular as I thought, so are there really only a few? If I tell you that your reward will be a warm hug from Felix and a chance to confess, would anyone hesitate? ”

Matthew's words seemed to be attached to magic, causing an uproar among all the girls, who no longer cared about what their parents next to them would think, and raised their hands without hesitation.

More than 100 girls raised their right hands in unison, what a spectacular sight. Matthew glanced at Lin Mingyang beside him, and a gloating smile appeared on the corner of his mouth. This kid doesn't like to be in the limelight, and this time he finally let him fall into his own hands.

"Oh my God!" Catherine, who was sitting in the audience, covered her face "in pain", she didn't think that her son could date more than 200 girls in the school at the same time.

"At least that shows that everyone likes him very much!" Lin Qinghai half-hugged his wife and patted her shoulder, he looked at his son standing on the stage with an embarrassed expression, and couldn't help but sigh: "What a jealous kid!" ”

On the stage, Lin Mingyang looked at his principal helplessly, although he wanted to soften this stinky old headache in his heart, but on the surface he had to show a very reluctant smile: "Are you sure you're not joking with me?" ”

"Look, they're already in line, and I'm announcing now that it's just a joke, do you think they'll agree?" Matthew looked at Lin Mingyang with a smile: "You said it yourself, don't leave any regrets today, I also conform to public opinion and give these girls a chance to make up for their regrets!" ”

"But so many parents in the audience are watching, is your behavior a bit out of line? Not to mention the impact on the reputation of the school, the school board members are all sitting in the audience, so you are not worried at all? ”

Lin Mingyang even used coercion and temptation, but Matthew was still unmoved, "Anyway, I can push everything on you, and you just saw that you are more influential than me in this group of students." They are not only your fans, but also your classmates who have been with you for four years, can you bear to let them down? ”

Without waiting for Lin Mingyang to answer, Matthew clapped his hands, "Ladies, you can start!" ”

…… At first, it was just a hug, but since a bold girl left her own lip print on Lin Mingyang's face, the so-called hug escalated to a kiss and a hug, Lin Mingyang's parents couldn't bear to see their son being hugged and kissed by more than a hundred girls, so they all mentioned it and left.

Red stayed for the end, looking at Lin Mingyang's face full of lip prints, he took out a tissue with some sympathy.

"From this day forward, you have more capital than anyone else to be proud of. Look, you've hugged 80 percent of the girls in your grade, and you know all about their measurements! ”

"Then try it for you?" Lin Mingyang took the tissue from his hand angrily, and at this time, a group of reporters suddenly poured into the door of the auditorium, and before Lin Mingyang could make any reaction, their cameras had already pressed the shutter frantically.

The next day, all the headlines of entertainment news in Hollywood used photos of Lin Mingyang's face and lip prints. The New York Times distributed: "Felix, who crossed the threshold of Chengren, ended his high school years in this most special way! ”

(To be continued)