As one of the organizers of this Tsinghua University Club Fair Honkai: Star Rail mega meetup, the actual offline hustle and bustle far exceeded expectations, but the overall experience was a solid 10/10. It was an absolute honor to have the opportunity to get up close with Brother Liu and Du Laoshi cosplay, handing over prepared little gifts in person and snapping group photos with the pros in the lounge. During the subsequent events, I practically occupied front-row seats the whole time, enjoying their wonderful interactions up close—that sheer thrill is truly impossible to summarize in simple words.
However, behind this glamorous facade, the price paid was excruciating. I used to love heavy photo retouching and was teased as a "Photoshop master," but today under the club's massive unedited raw camera lenses, I was hit by harsh offline reality! Candid snapshots of my failed facial expression management spread wildly across group chats and Moments. Although it felt like a bit of a social death, providing everyone with laughs made it worth it.
The crowd size today was phenomenal—truly massive queues with "so many people." As an on-site organizer, maintaining order while handling various emergencies took an immense toll on physical stamina. What broke me most was that pair of high heels two sizes too large: to recreate the character's proportions, I stood from morning to night and even participated in the random dance section. Stepping on the hard rubber track, my ankles felt like they no longer belonged to me—that pain was enough to make anyone drop on the spot. I swear next time I run an offline event, I will bring flat shoes to switch into; I can never sacrifice my entire legs just for visual presentation again.
Tomorrow's Club Fair activities will continue, and now I can only pray it doesn't rain tomorrow! I genuinely love the big family of the Next-Gen Anime Club; being able to go crazy with these incredible club members makes my life feel complete! Thanks to all the members and volunteers who participated today, as well as friends who traveled specially from other universities to join us—you gave this offline meetup such incredible energy, you are truly amazing! Despite feeling physically exhausted under high-intensity work, seeing the explosive response on-site made all the hard work worthwhile. Looking forward to meeting offline again next time to create more wonderful memories together.