Chapter 980 - Insisted on Not Changing the Schedule
Chapter 980 Insisted on Not Changing the Schedule
First, would the two English clubs that had been organizing events on the same day every year stagger their respective event dates? This was the first and foremost matter that many people in the school were keeping a lookout for.
These people were reaching out their necks and waiting for the two English clubs to announce their specific event dates.
Xu Shengnan had already decided on the timings of the events for the new English club. In fact, in the past, Xu Shengnan was always the one who had decided on the timings first, followed by Zou Wenxuan. Once the schedule for the new English club events had been confirmed, they would wait for Zou Wenxuan’s schedule.
This year, would Zou Wenxuan follow previous years’ practice and continue to be at odds with Xu Shengnan?
The old English club had a lengthy discussion regarding this matter.
Others were not aware of this situation but Yu Xiaoxiao was most well-informed.
Yu Xiaoxiao was just an ordinary club member. Initially, she would not have a chance to participate in such meetings. However, she had been summoned by Zou Wenxuan to prepare beverages for the various committee members.
As such, it was inevitable that Yu Xiaoxiao heard some of the content of the discussion.
Most of the committee members of the old English club expressed that the equipment and setup of the new English club were really good. If they were to compete head-on with them, they would first lose out in this aspect.
If the old English club wanted to guard its status and influence, it should give play to its strengths and circumvent its shortcomings. They should not become an accessory to the new English club. They would not compete with them on the equipment and setup. Instead, they would compete on the content and quality of the events.
In short, the dates of the club events had to be different from that of the new English club.
Many people but one person shared the same view. Zou Wenxuan was the exception. “On what basis? We have been doing this every year. Why are we making an exception this year? You think that we are playing to our strengths and circumventing our weaknesses. However, will other students perceive it this way?”
Under her arrangements, the date of their English club event had always been on the same day as the new English club for the past two years.
Zou Wenxuan remembered very clearly. Each time she did that, more or less, there would be people commenting that she was too unruly. Why would the old English club bully the new English club in this way?
How was this different from the big one bullying the small one?
Hearing these words, Zou Wenxuan had never bowed her head to them.
Was she the one bullying ‘others’ or was it the other way round?
In particular, during the first year when she was organizing the events, clearly, she had already decided on the date. However, she did not know how Xu Shengnan found out about it. Xu Shengnan announced the date to the school just before she could do so.
Obviously, Xu Shengnan was the one in the wrong. Why should she give Xu Shengnan and the new English club any face? She would not change her original date. She would not!
That was how the ‘coincidental’ event schedule in the first year came about. For the second time, Zou Wenxuan might as well go according to Xu Shengnan’s wish and made the events of the two clubs happen at the same time. Zou Wenxuan had completely subdued Xu Shengnan for two consecutive years. This was the last year that she would be involved in the events. She actually had to change the date. Zou Wenxuan expressed that this was impossible. “Have you thought about it? Once we change the date, how will the students in the school view us? It means that we are giving up before fighting. Everyone will think that we are scared of Xu Shengnan, that we have to avoid their limelight as the old English club can’t beat the new English club. You can afford to lose this face but I can’t!”
In her lifetime, Zou Wenxuan had never been truly afraid of anyone, and neither did she have to avoid anyone while walking.
She would not bow to anyone, let alone Xu Shengnan. After all, Xu Shengnan was someone that had lost to her before.
Zou Wenxuan was not wrong in her words either.
Many people were waiting to watch a good show. If they were to avoid clashing of date with the new English club, it would seem as though they were afraid of them. However, if they did not do so, they would be competing head-on with them. That would be too dangerous. In the end, Zou Wenxuan simply said, “I don’t deny that the sponsorships we secured are not as good as that of the new English club. However, we have more stage experience than them. If we can’t win in terms of equipment and setup, we can win in terms of content and quality of the events. What’s there to be afraid of? It is not a certainty that we will lose!”
“Are you confident?” The club president was on pins and needles as he asked.
At the sight of the president behaving this way, Zou Wenxuan really felt like throwing in the towel. “If I am totally confident, will you all not sense it? At least, based on these few years of experience, I feel that the chances of us winning are still quite high. In short, if you change the date and cause the club to be mocked at by others, don’t blame it on me then. To put it bluntly, even if we lose, we can’t be cowardly!”
Even a grown-up man was so wishy-washy. It was no wonder that she was not willing to find a boyfriend in the school.
The reality of the situation was pressing. There was no choice. In the end, like previous practice, the old English club decided to organize its events on the same day as the new English club.
After receiving this news, Xu Shengnan felt even more motivated.
Finally, she had a chance to turn the tides and hold her head high. The wishes that Xu Shengnan once had still existed. She felt even more hopeful than before.
She did not think of it too much. Before she graduated, she just wanted to do her best and organize the events excellently for the last time.
Both Zou Wenxuan and Xu Shengnan had the same thoughts. As such, the other students were all waiting to watch a good show. They were waiting for the day of the events of the two clubs.
Initially, the clubs organized such events every year. In particular, students beyond their first year of studies were mostly uninterested unless they were involved in organizing them.
As there were many clubs in the school, there were also many events. It was so commonplace that most students did not bother to attend them.
Nevertheless, due to the bitter history between the old and new English clubs, the events this year were highly anticipated by the students.
On the day of the event, there was a huge crowd that attended the events of the two English clubs. The enmity between the two clubs had simply resulted in free marketing of their events for a half-a-month duration.
At the sight of so many attendees, be it Xu Shengnan or Zou Wenxuan, both were extremely nervous.
“Zou Wenxuan, don’t feel nervous. We have done very well for the past two events. But you see, the number of people who came to watch our events is more than the past two times. We won’t fail.” The president consoled Zou Wenxuan and asked her to relax. He expressed that it was not a big deal.
Given the fact that today’s audience size was much bigger than last year, half the battle was already won.
Zou Wenxuan revealed a smile that was uglier than a cry. “President, you don’t need to console me. Yes, there are more people who came to watch our event than the past two years. However, if I didn’t estimate wrongly, the audience size at Xu Shengnan’s side is certainly not smaller than ours.”
They had many people here but there were not any less at Xu Shengnan’s side. Zou Wenxuan was not confident that this year’s event would be as successful as the past two years.