thunderstorm

Lin Yuan looked at the man in front of him with difficulty describing the situation.

——He wore a horizontal striped POLO shirt on the upper body, grey suit pants on the lower body, and a bunch of keys on a Septwolves belt, which made a clanking sound when he walked. He wore a pair of old-fashioned leather shoes on his feet, and his hair was neatly parted with hair oil. The only decoration that could be considered "exquisite" was the medical blue mask on his face, and the pair of ghostly eyes under the gold-rimmed glasses, and the swollen eye bags, which showed that he had been drinking for most of the night.

"Brother, you are worthy of being my brother." Lin Yuan was speechless and choked: "Forget about fans, even our parents may not recognize you."

Lin Shen adjusted his glasses that had slipped down and smiled somewhat proudly: "I spent the whole afternoon putting on makeup."

"...Is it Brother Liu?"

"Call him Jennifer, or he'll be angry." Lin Shen nodded: "My team's makeup artists are here to help."

Lin Yuan: “…”

Are you embarrassed to let those top makeup artists in your team who earn $100,000 per month do this kind of makeup?

After learning that Lin Shen was attending the school sports meeting in this small city as a guest, the crowd outside the gate of No. 2 Middle School never dispersed, and one wave after another gathered. Even though Lin Shen spoke out in the name of his studio and the school at the same time, saying that he would not come to the school today and hoped that fans would not disrupt the order of the school activities, the number of people gathering outside the gate did not decrease at all.

It wasn't just the fans who were determined to keep watching, but also the onlookers who heard the news and came to watch the fun, as well as the paparazzi who were lurking at the school hoping to take a picture of Lin Shen's younger brother.

For this reason, Lin Yuan has always been worried about Lin Shen's idea of ​​coming to the school to watch his performance.

But he never expected that his brother would give him such a direct and critical blow.

Lin Yuan took a deep breath, patted Lin Shen's shoulder, and said sincerely: "Promise me that you will never let your fans... No, don't let anyone know your true identity, okay?"

His brother has a lot of blue blood endorsements, don't let this look ruin them all.

——What if someone asks his brother to pay the penalty for breach of contract and his family goes bankrupt?

Lin Shen thought Lin Yuan was worried about his safety and was quite touched: "Don't worry, Xiao Yuan, I will be very careful!"

He gently stroked the top of Lin Yuan's head, looking at the same slicked-back hair as his own, and sighed: "In my memory, you were just a kid who would hug my legs and call me brother for candy. How come you've grown up so fast?"

He looked up and down at Lin Yuan's look, unable to hide his satisfaction: "As expected of Xiao Yuan, he looks good in anything he wears."

Lin Yuan was silent for a moment, not knowing whether to complain about his brother's aesthetic taste or the eighteen layers of filters he applied to himself.

In order to show the vulgarity of the last king of Saint-Malo, Owena instigated Zhang Jiajia to design a very greasy middle-aged Parnaki man look for the character of "Zhou Puyuan".

Only his brother would blindly praise it for being pretty.

"Lin Yuan, get ready to go on stage!"

Su Mingya, who was in charge of actor coordination, poked her head out from backstage and shouted to Lin Yuan.

“Then I’ll go on stage.”

“Good performance!” Lin Shen gave him a thumbs up. “I will carefully record every scene of yours, and then make it into a Blu-ray disc. I will put a set at home and in the studio, and play it on a loop 24 hours a day!”

Lin Yuan: “???”

Brother, you actually have a grudge against me, right?!

...

"Please enjoy the drama performed by Class 9 of Senior 2: Thunderstorm: Western Fantasy Revised Edition."

"A long time ago, on a small island in the west, King Zhou Puyuan treated his people harshly and was a tyrant. The impoverished old noble Lu Guishe had nowhere else to go, so he took his little daughter to the palace to make a living."

The voice of the narrator was Rui Hang, the head teacher of Class 9, Grade 2.

There was a commotion in the audience, and the curtain slowly opened, revealing a gorgeous Western palace-style backdrop.

In the huge living room, Bai Luo, wearing a maid uniform, suppressed her shame and took a duster, listlessly sweeping the dust off the sofa.

I didn't expect to see a cross-dressing actor at the beginning, and the audience burst into enthusiastic cheers.

Although Bai Luo is a man, he has delicate features and with a little grooming, he looks like a pretty girl.

Calm down, I need to be calm...

Bai Luo took a few deep breaths, encouraged himself in his heart, and tried to immerse himself in the performance of the drama.

Not long after, Zhao Yaya, also in a cross-dressing role and wearing a butler's uniform, walked out quickly. Her gaze lingered on Bai Luo, and a calculating gleam flashed in her dark eyes.

"Si Feng." She - Lu Gui called out: "The medicine for Her Royal Highness the Queen is ready, go and bring it to her."

Sifeng glanced at him without saying anything, turned around and walked into the house, but was stopped by Lu Gui.

"Wait a minute, I have something to ask you."

Sifeng looked at him impatiently: "Dad, what's wrong again?"

"Your mother is coming back. Don't forget what I told you."

"knew--"

"Also, you have quite a lot of money recently?"

"Money?!" Si Feng glared, "Where did I get the money? You've already spent it all on drinking and gambling!"

"I'm your father, what's wrong with using some of your money?" Lu Gui raised his voice, rolled his eyes, and laughed again: "You and that guy...didn't he give you money?"

Sifeng was a little flustered: "What are you talking about? Why don't I understand?"

"Okay, okay, I don't understand." Lu Gui shook his head and sighed, "Alas, although our Lu family has fallen on hard times, we still have some capital. To our surprise, the prince took a fancy to us..."

Si Feng hastily covered her mouth with the rest of the words. She looked at Lu Gui angrily, took out a few copper coins from her bosom, and stuffed them into Lu Gui's hand angrily: "Mom and elder sister will be back tonight, don't let them hear it!"

Hearing his youngest daughter talking about her mother and sister, Lu Gui immediately snorted with disdain.

"Don't be like your mother. You went to work as a helper in a school for no reason. How much money do you earn in a year?"

"Mom has been to school, she's different from others!"

"School? What's the point of a woman going to school? Don't let your mother teach you to be poisoned! Do your job well, make money, and marry a good man. That's your dignity."

"What about my sister?"

"Your sister? Oh, I have to say something worse about her. It's crazy for a girl to not get married and go to work in a place with a lot of men!" Lu Gui said disdainfully, "Fortunately she's not my biological daughter, otherwise I wouldn't recognize her!"

"You took all my sister's money!"

"So what? Her mother brought her with her, a burden, but I am the one who raised both of them?" At this point, Lu Gui chuckled and became proud again: "My daughter is still the best, she is very capable and has good vision."

"Please stop talking!" Sifeng was embarrassed and annoyed. She turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped again: "What else do you have to say!"

"Don't be anxious. I have something to remind you. Don't walk around in this palace during the day." Lu Gui said.

This aroused Sifeng's curiosity. She stopped and asked in confusion: "I heard that this palace was haunted before..."

"Yes, I have seen it." Lu Gui laughed with an ambiguous meaning. Seeing Si Feng's gaze, he said half boastfully and half alertly, "Two ghosts in black, sitting by the window, leaning against each other. The female ghost was crying quietly, and was held in the arms of the male ghost. A bolt of lightning struck, illuminating half of the male ghost's face - guess who it was?"

"who?"

Lu Gui stopped talking again, and just looked at her mysteriously: "Go and deliver the medicine, don't let the queen wait anxiously. Be careful, the queen has a bad temper, don't let her scold you."

Sifeng felt confused, but didn't ask any more questions and turned around and left.

A beam of light shone on Lu Gui from top to bottom. He shook his head slightly and sighed with a half-smile: "Who would have thought that these two ghosts were the queen and the prince? Only my silly girl still dreams of marrying a prince."

...

The curtain was drawn and opened again. This time, the person on the stage turned into Lin Lang, who was wearing a gorgeous palace dress. Beside her, Gao Shu stood with his back to her.

Lin Lang——Queen Fanyi looked resentful: "Why don't you come back to see me?"

"...I'm here to say goodbye to you." The eldest prince Zhou Ping's expression was a little stiff: "The day after tomorrow, I will travel around the country with the knights."

"As what are you saying goodbye to me? My adopted son? Or my lover?"

When the word "lover" first appeared, Zhou Ping shuddered as if she had received an electric shock, and quickly turned around: "Don't say such things!"

"What are you talking about? Is it about you and me? Or do you want to emphasize that I am your mother?" Fanyi stepped forward and grabbed Zhou Ping's hand in his panic. "I am only six years older than you! I am also a human being, not a pet imprisoned by your father! I am Fanyi, a woman who met Zhou Ping and came back to life!"

"How can you say that about my father?" Zhou Ping said, "He is my father and your husband!"

Zhou Ping pulled her hand out forcefully: "It was you who seduced me back then, and I couldn't help myself at the time..."

"Seducing? How dare you use such a word to describe me!" Lin Lang trembled, tears flashing in the corners of his eyes: "How can you say that to me!"

"......"

Fan Yi laughed in anger: "Okay, okay. You are your father's good son, and the country's good prince! But when it comes to love, you are always a coward! I misjudged you and had unnecessary fantasies about you!"

"...Since you think so, then I will do this." Zhou Ping didn't want to argue with her anymore and wanted to escape from the house. But before she took a few steps, she heard Fan Yi's plaintive call.

"Ping'er."

Zhou Ping paused.

"...The Wen Lang family who are accompanying you have bad intentions, so you must be careful!"

Zhou Ping didn't say anything else, didn't look back, and just left.

Finally, Fanyi was the only one left in the empty room. She sat by the window, and the tears that had accumulated finally flowed down her cheeks, and she wiped them away with all her strength. Her eyes, filled with sadness and pain, seemed to change slightly with the lighting.

...

On the other side, Zhou Ping, who was leaving in a hurry, met Si Feng, who was delivering medicine, in the corridor.

"Your Highness!" Sifeng's cheeks were flushed, her eyes were bright and her teeth were white, full of the cuteness of a young girl: "Why are you here?"

"...It's Sifeng." Zhou Ping's expression was a little stiff, but he quickly suppressed it and turned it into a lingering affection: "Why are you here?"

"Send medicine to Her Majesty the Queen."

"Oh, then you go quickly." Zhou Ping said and prepared to leave. Si Feng bit her lip and looked at Zhou Ping's departing back somewhat unwillingly.

After walking a few steps, Zhou Ping suddenly stopped and smiled at Si Feng: "I'll pick you up in the evening."

"Hey!" A happy expression appeared on Sifeng's face again. Looking at Zhou Ping's receding back, she hummed a song and excitedly knocked on Fanyi's door.

Looking at the lively girl in front of the door, a trace of imperceptible nostalgia flashed across Fanyi's eyes. But then the black liquid in Sifeng's hand made her face cold.

"What are you doing here?" Fanyi asked knowingly.

"Your medicine." Sifeng said, "I have prepared it for you."

"I'm not sick, why should I take medicine?" Fan Yi turned her head and said coldly: "Take it away, don't let it appear in front of me."

"...But His Majesty the King has ordered that you must not miss any meal with this medicine."

"Are you threatening me?" Fanyi looked at her with dark eyes.

Sifeng lowered her head quickly: "Your Highness, you are worrying too much. I am just following your instructions..."

"I told you, I'm not sick. What kind of medicine does a healthy person need to take?" Fanyi changed the subject and suddenly asked, "Who were you talking to just now, and why were you laughing so happily?"

"To answer your Highness, it is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Fanyi looked down at Sifeng, her eyes flickering, and no one knew what she was thinking. Her voice was as cold as ever: "Really? You can go down."

"yes..."

"Your Highness the Queen." Lu Gui, who had arrived, broke the stalemate. He smiled at Fan Yi and said, "His Majesty the King has returned from his inspection. Your Highness the Queen, please come over."

"...Got it." Fanyi nodded lightly and walked straight out of the house.

Lu Gui gave Sifeng a look, signaling her to follow quickly with the medicine.

The group hurried through the corridor and came to the reception room. King Zhou Puyuan, played by Lin Yuan, was already sitting on the sofa, sipping a glass of red wine.

...

Finally seeing his younger brother, Lin Shen, who was among the group of parents, stood up excitedly and shouted, "Great!"

"Hey, the one in front, sit down and don't block my view!"

His overly excited behavior soon drew dislike from other parents.

"Do you have any manners? You yelled and screamed during a play!"

“I’ve really never seen the world.”

"How dare you applaud a character like Zhou Puyuan? How shameless!"

Lin Shen: “…”

Lin Shen quietly shrank back into his seat, holding the camera he was using for recording, as obedient as a quail.

...

Due to limited time, it is impossible to perform a complete story according to the original work of "Thunderstorm".

Shen Qiting made drastic changes to the plot, deleting a large number of plots, changing the order in which the characters appear, and connecting them with some classic plots.

On the stage, the authoritarian and overbearing Zhou Puyuan didn't care about Fanyi's request at all. He unilaterally determined that Fanyi was ill and forcefully poured medicine into Fanyi's mouth. He also picked and chose the living room decorated by Fanyi and asked Lu Gui to throw away the furniture in the living room and replace it with old styles that he liked.

In such a depressing atmosphere, the third act came to an end.

As the curtain opened again, Sifeng, played by Bai Luo, once again became the focus of the stage.

She strolled leisurely on the street, her eyes full of charm and an unstoppable smile on her lips. She looked like a girl in love.

Only occasionally, she would touch her lower abdomen, revealing an expression of discomfort and confusion.

In this atmosphere, Lu Dahan, played by Sun Jingshu and transformed into a female, appeared on the scene and had a face-to-face encounter with Sifeng.

"Sister?" Sifeng said happily, "You're back!"

Lu Dahan opened his arms and let his sister get close to him: "I will come back to see His Majesty the King."

"Your Majesty?" Sifeng raised her head from her arms and asked in confusion, "What do you want to see Your Majesty for?"

"The restaurant where I work is next to the mine. A few days ago, a conflict broke out there. Many workers were arrested and some were beaten to death."

"But what does that have to do with you?"

"I am on good terms with those workers, and my father works in the palace. Although my family is in decline, at least I have a title. I can use the excuse of visiting my father to be barely qualified to enter the palace, hoping to ask the king to release them." Dahan explained.

But these words made Sifeng even more confused: "Why do you have to take the lead?"

In this world, nobles can beat slaves to death if they are unhappy. The king is even more powerful than everyone else, so why would her sister take such a step?

"I am a noble after all, and it is my duty to protect civilians. Moreover, I have learned a lot from being with them. I always want to do something for them and for this country, even if it is only a little bit, even if it is like a moth flying into a flame..."

Her words were interrupted by Sifeng's sudden dry heaving. Sifeng covered her lower abdomen, her face pale, and her legs softened as she leaned against Dahan.

"Sifeng, what are you doing!"

"Sister..." Sifeng said weakly, "I feel so uncomfortable..."

"There is a clinic near home. I'll take you there now!" Dahan supported Sifeng and limped out.

The curtain opened again, but it was not the clinic or palace that the audience imagined.

Two young people stood by the green mountains and clear water made of cardboard, and love quietly spread between them.

"Shi Ping, wait for me. When I become the crown prince and sit on the throne, I will marry you and make you my beloved queen!"

Zhou Xun, who plays the young Zhou Puyuan, kneels down on one knee in front of Zhang Jiajia, who plays the young Lu Shiping, and gives her a light kiss on the back of her hand: "You are the goddess given to me by God."

The dean of studies in the audience frowned slightly: Why does this scene look familiar?

...

The curtain was drawn again, and from Zhou Puyuan, who was sitting alone on the throne and talking to himself, it could be concluded that the scene just now was just his dream. The woman he once loved, T, eventually left the palace sadly because she chose the concubine arranged for him by the previous king.

The past comes to mind. Looking at the reception room which is decorated the same as before, Zhou Puyuan, who is reminiscing about the past, bumps into Lu Shiping, played by Yu Zhi, who comes to look for her youngest daughter.

Zhou Puyuan, who missed his first love, did not recognize that the old woman in front of him was the woman of his dreams. After a conversation, Zhou Ping appeared and said goodbye to Zhou Puyuan before leaving. Zhou Ping was told by his father that when he returned to the palace again, he would need to marry the eldest daughter of the Wenlang family.

Although Zhou Ping was concerned about Sifeng and was extremely conflicted, she did not reject her father's arrangement.

Little did she know that everything was hidden in the dark, and Sifeng, who wanted to tell Zhou Ping the good news, overheard it.

Si Feng left with a dead heart, and not long after, Zhou Ping also left sadly. When he left, he passed by Da Han who was determined to leave.

The brave Dahan told the king about her demands, but Zhou Puyuan did not understand her. Instead, she was scolded for her abrupt actions. Zhou Puyuan said contemptuously that he had known what happened in the mine for a long time. He laughed at Dahan's arrogance and wanted to call someone to drag her out and beat her to death.

In order to save her daughter, Lu Shiping had to reveal her identity to Zhou Puyuan - it turned out that she was Zhou Puyuan's first love, and Dahan, like the departed Zhou Ping, was Zhou Puyuan's biological child.

At that time, Dahan was not a prince, so he was hated by the previous king and queen and was thrown to Lu Shiping to fend for himself. Lu Shiping, who wanted to commit suicide by jumping into the river with her child, was rescued by Lu Gui by accident. In return, she married him and gave birth to his little daughter Sifeng.

Zhou Puyuan, who knew the truth, let Dahan go, and Dahan left in despair.

On the other hand, in order to avoid the pursuit and confession of Zhou Chong, played by Ou Wenna, Si Feng, who was hiding everywhere, ran into Zhou Ping again.

Although she heard with her own ears that her lover was going to marry another woman, Sifeng still did not give up. She told Zhou Ping that she was pregnant with his child, and wanted to hear Zhou Ping's promise: that she would be his princess.

But Zhou Ping was so happy and embarrassed to socialize, but she made no promises about their future. She even angrily interrupted Sifeng when she mentioned "the future" again and again.

Although Zhou Ping apologized repeatedly and expressed her love to Sifeng afterwards, Sifeng finally saw clearly the man in front of her.

The story at this point is already quite different from the original version of "Thunderstorm".

The sixth act, which was the climax, completely ignited the atmosphere of the entire venue.

...

Two frustrated women, Sifeng and Dahan, unknowingly walked to the palace where Queen Fanyi lived, which was rumored to be haunted.

Fanyi, who was supposed to be recuperating in her room because of illness, suddenly came out and called the two into her room.

Maybe it’s because Fanyi has her own methods, or maybe it’s because as a woman, she can see through women’s secrets better.

Fanyi pointed out that Sifeng was pregnant, and told her without any hesitation that she had had a relationship with Zhou Ping in the past.

"My Queen, are you going to scold me and humiliate me?" Although he was caught off guard by these shocking secrets, □□ was quite calm.

Perhaps because she had given up on Zhou Ping, Sifeng no longer cared about anything at this moment.

Fanyi looked at her quietly: "Ping'er... Zhou Ping is the prince. You should know that he does not belong to you, nor to me."

"Yes, I heard it. His Majesty the King asked him to marry the daughter of Duke Wenlang, and he agreed." Sifeng said.

"Child, do you regret it?"

This sudden question made Sifeng stunned. She stared blankly at Fanyi's beautiful face and murmured, "I...I don't know."

But Fanyi shook her head and said firmly: "No, you regret it. I know, because I feel the same way. But what I regret is not that I gave my sincere heart to a man - what I regret is that I chose to entrust my life to two men."

She stood up and walked to the center of the stage, each step was filled with hatred and unwillingness: "Men, they captured me here, imprisoned me in the deep palace, ignored me, tortured me. Zhou Puyuan - that man is a devil! In order to control me, he told everyone that I was sick and used drugs to wear down my body!"

Fanyi looked at Dahan with a sad look in her eyes: "You know, those workers used countless connections to come to me for help. But what can I do? The people who imprisoned them are the mine owners, the king's men. They are men, men with power. And I am just a woman, with the title of queen, but it is not my dignity, but the children who depend on me. They think I know nothing, but how can a person sitting on the throne escape the whirlpool of politics?"

"Zhou Puyuan is a cruel and tyrannical devil! He is sucking the blood and flesh of this country, sucking our blood and flesh!"

Fanyi's impassioned speech made Dahan's heart surge. She stood up from the chair with all her strength: "Whatever you want to do, I will definitely support you!"

After getting Dahan's answer, Fanyi's eyes quickly softened. She smiled and held Dahan's hand: "Although your family has declined, you are a good child. You are popular. Those workers respect you, love you, and are willing to follow you. They will become the strongest backing for you and me."

After saying that, she let go of her hand, walked towards Sifeng again, and gently placed her palm on Sifeng's lower abdomen.

"Sifeng, my good child. You have never thought that this child is the only flesh and blood of the prince. If there is no prince, he will be the only heir to this country."

Sifeng and Dahan were stunned.

After a long while, Si Feng murmured, "But... Second Prince, where is your child Zhou Chong?"

"Chong'er has a good heart and is a good man, but he is not fit to be a king. The ministers do not want Chong'er to sit on the throne, and Chong'er himself does not want to either."

"...You want to be the Queen Mother?"

"No, I want to escape from this kind of thing." Fanyi looked closely into Sifeng's eyes: "Sifeng, I want to ask you, are you willing to let this child become the king of this country?"

"Am I qualified?" Sifeng looked at Fanyi in a trance.

Until Fanyi nodded heavily, she suddenly showed an expression as if she had just woken up from a dream, and said to herself: "Yes, I have the qualifications."

Lights descended from the sky, covering Bai Luo. He faced the audience and spoke his true feelings.

"Not just the child, maybe it could also be me - my mother is right, people should pursue what they want. I have figured it out. What I want is never to be a crown prince or a princess. I want to get rid of my poor life, my gambling father, and my identity that can be easily despised - I want to take back my dignity!"

"This country is already in chaos, and it doesn't mind a woman adding fuel to the fire. If I succeed, I will wash away all the humiliation and own everything. If I fail, the rise and fall of the country will all fall on my head. But this is a matter after death, I am not afraid of rumors!"

Owena, who was standing in the audience, was a little dazed for a moment.

"You are the one who hired me to assassinate your father. Why are you so timid now?"

Parnaki, wearing a luxurious long dress, Lin Lang stretched out her hand and smiled.

"Are you scared?" Lin Lang asked.

She put her hand into Lin Lang's palm and laughed wantonly and happily: "Never!"

...

The story finally came to an end. The Queen and Sifeng took advantage of Zhou Ping's leaving the palace and taking away a large number of knights to poison the King. Zhou Ping hurried back and was told in grief that he and Sifeng were half sisters. He was also told that his father was killed by his former lover Fanyi. In grief and despair, the cowardly man chose to commit suicide.

Zhou Chong, who was unaware of everything, accepted his mother Fanyi's request after his father and brother passed away one after another, and moved out of the palace with her. He went to a wealthy fiefdom as a duke and lived a leisurely and carefree life.

Not long after, Sifeng gave birth to a prince, and with the help of Dahan, she took the position of regent. She spent several years scheming step by step, and finally seized the throne, becoming the first queen of this country.

The long political struggle made Dahan see through the corruption of the feudal system. She did not choose to stay in the palace, but returned to the workers, wanting to explore a new way to save the country and protect the people.

The two sisters who were once close to each other ended up taking opposite paths in life.

The story ends here.

Amidst thunderous applause, the students of Class 9 stood in a row, holding hands, and bowed deeply to all the audience, completing their final curtain call.

"Jingshu." Ou Wenna took Sun Jingshu's hand and suddenly said, "Do you think that one day in the future, we will be like Dahan and Sifeng, and end up on opposite paths because of different pursuits?"

The socialist system was born to overthrow the monarchy. Sun Jingshu is the leader of the Republic, but she is the biggest beneficiary of the feudal monarchy that she needs to overthrow.

They were on opposite paths.

In response to her question, Sun Jingshu just laughed and asked, "When you rebelled, you were just looking for a way to survive. How could I not know what Saint Malo is like? The deeply rooted social system cannot be overthrown easily. Moreover, you became emperor just for power?"

"...No. I want to put an end to that chaotic world. I hope that the people will no longer suffer from the pain of war. I hope to protect all the poor people in the world and make them happy. In the face of these things, personal honor, rights, and status are all irrelevant."

"In that case, our visions are the same. We are both for the benefit of the people of the world, so how can we go against each other?" Sun Jingshu turned her head and smiled: "One day, the Lint Republic, the Holy Roman Empire... the twenty-five of us will become just a few strokes in the history books."

Only this world still belongs to everyone in the world.