Chapter 163 The Party Begins
As it gradually darkened, other students from the college also came to the banquet hall of the guesthouse.
At this time, the banquet hall was brightly lit. The lights came from the lanterns arranged around, illuminating the entire hall with a prosperous atmosphere.
At this time, the table was filled with dishes carefully prepared by Yixian, and all the ship girls were sitting around the table, waiting for the party to begin.
Finally, as everyone expected, the Prince of Wales walked out from the stage.
"I feel that this is the most crowded evening party we have except for our usual meetings." The Prince of Wales said with a smile as he looked at the figures below.
"Today is the New Year's Eve of Donghuang. According to the tradition of Donghuang, there is a custom of the whole family gathering together to eat New Year's Eve dinner and stay up all night. However, because we are from different camps, some customs are not particularly unified.
Normally during the Chinese New Year, Yixian and the others celebrate together, but because it is not a very formal festival, many people are scattered around, so this year I wanted to bring everyone together.
It just so happened that Qin Ge was more familiar with this aspect, so I entrusted him to do this Spring Festival Gala for everyone. Looking at how everyone is doing now, I feel that it was done quite well this time.
So in the end, I hope everyone can have a happy New Year's Eve today, make a New Year's resolution, and continue to work hard for our mission next year."
As the Prince of Wales finished his speech, there was warm applause from the audience.
Then, as Hiei came on stage, the applause gradually died down, because everyone knew that the highlight of the day had arrived.
"Hello, teachers. I am Hiei from Sakura Empire. Today I am very honored to be invited by my commander and the dean to host the Spring Festival Gala.
On the occasion of the Donghuang Spring Festival, on my own behalf, I wish everyone here good work, success in their endeavors, and a triumphant return!
Next, let's start the official part of today's Spring Festival Gala. The artistic performances brought by the college members will allow everyone to enjoy the beautiful artistic performances while eating the New Year's Eve dinner and waiting for the arrival of the Spring Festival. "
After Hiei finished speaking, there was warm applause from the audience. After all, everyone had been waiting for this moment for a long time. Some people were eager to try, while others felt sympathetic.
But no matter what the reason, everyone is very much looking forward to this Spring Festival Gala.
"Next, the first person to take the stage is our academy's president, the Prince of Wales. She will perform a ballroom dance for us. My dance partner must be familiar to everyone. She is my commander's ship girl, Glory. Please welcome her with applause." Hiei said to everyone.
Then there was warm applause from the audience. After all, the Prince of Wales usually appeared in front of people with a majestic attitude. Because she was the dean of the Commander Academy, she had to bear the dignity of the Commander Academy.
But today, we are all from the same academy, so there is no need to be so serious. So as a royal diplomat, the program chosen by the Prince of Wales is naturally ballroom dancing.
As for choosing a dance partner, it took a long time to think about it. After all, there weren't many Royal Navy girls in the Commander Academy, so it was impossible to let the Prince of Wales and the female admiral dance on stage, right?
So the Prince of Wales naturally chose her old friend Guanghui as his target. But at first Guanghui did not agree to her directly, but informed Qin Ge and agreed to the Prince of Wales only after Qin Ge agreed.
This made the Prince of Wales always smile teasingly every time he saw Guanghui.
Hiei walked off the stage amid applause, and at the first backstage, the Prince of Wales walked out holding Guanghui's hand.
As the music gradually sounded, the two began to dance on the stage. However, although the Prince of Wales was a ship girl, he was full of heroic spirit, so it would not feel awkward to stand next to the glorious figure in white.
Even Qin Ge thought that the two danced very well. He even had the idea that when he had time, he should ask Guanghui for advice on how to dance better.
When the music stopped, the two stopped their gorgeous dance, faced the crowd with a smile, and performed a royal thank you ceremony. The audience also gave them warm applause.
Because it is not easy to appreciate such graceful ballroom dance, and it is even more of a pleasure when it is performed by two royal ship girls.
And with the Prince of Wales and Glory stepping down, Hiei once again stepped to the forefront.
"Thank you very much to Dean Prince of Wales and Guanghui for the wonderful dance. Next, let us invite Yixian to perform a traditional Donghuang music piece "Yangchun Baixue" for us."
Following Hiei's announcement, Yixian, dressed in a cheongsam and holding a pipa, walked onto the stage. With a wave of her hand, a round stool appeared in the center of the stage. She then sat down and began her performance.
As the notes slowly sounded, Qin Ge finally understood the meaning of Bai Juyi's "Pipa Xing". The big strings are as noisy as heavy rain, the small strings are as soft as whispers, and the mixed like big and small pearls falling on a jade plate.
When the song "Yangchun Baixue" was finished, there was warm applause from the audience. After all, music, as a special language, is universal.
Although some ship girls from other camps could not feel the meaning of the song, they could understand that it was a very elegant piece of music. With the perfect interpretation, the whole piece of music sounded like heavenly music, which was very memorable.
Immediately after Yixian finished his performance, Mikasa, who had taught at the Commander Academy for the longest time, also went on stage to perform a song.
Then, Aurora, Langley and others from the mentor team also performed their own programs. Everyone's performance received warm applause. After all, everyone usually looked serious, except Aurora.
However, there was a little disturbance during the performance. The female general, who was wearing a banquet dress, accidentally stepped on her cloak while playing the orchestral music and almost fell. Of course, everyone just laughed it off.
Next came the songs performed by Shuanghai and Anshan. Everyone sang very seriously and their songs sounded very nice, which raised the atmosphere of the whole party.
But in addition to these artistic performances, Maryland brought a set of boxing performances to the crowd when she went on stage. This was of course Qin Ge's idea before the party started.
During the performance, the fists were fierce, and every swing of the fists and every turn were filled with murderous intent. It was both novel and exciting for everyone to watch, and there was constant applause for a while...
