But Tao Yuche was completely unaffected by the outside world at this moment. He was no longer Tao Yuche, but a big tree that had just crawled out from a pile of dead bodies.
The scene was devastated, with blood, flesh and corpses of comrades everywhere. Listening to the sound of approaching tanks in the distance, Dashu stared at his old squad leader's face, and his old squad leader's words from yesterday flashed through his mind.
Last night he was madly homesick and scared, lying in the arms of his old squad leader crying, "Squad leader, I want to go home, I want to eat the dumplings my mother made. In the past, I could only get a few during Chinese New Year. This time, if I go back, my mother will definitely give me a whole plate."
The old squad leader sucked on his old chimney, which was now empty and cracked by the last bombing. He patted the tree on the shoulder and said soothingly, "Hey, don't cry, kid, don't be afraid. We can all go back. We are guarding our home now."
"You love dumplings. When we get back, I'll let you try the dumplings your aunt made. I have a son. I left home when he was three. I guess he's forgotten me by now. He should be about the same age as you."
"Squad leader, when we get back, I'll teach your son how to shoot, just like you taught me."
Upon hearing this, the old squad leader coughed anxiously a few times and said, "Ahem, what's so good about learning how to use a gun? Just teach him how to read."
"Uncle, you forgot, I can't read either."
"Haha, I forgot. It seems like the school was bombed just when you were about to go to school. You were such a poor kid. Well, when we get back, I'll let you learn to read with my kid."
"Yeah, then uncle, I have to learn to read well and become a teacher in the future."
"Hehe, hello sir, hello sir~"
The old squad leader's words seemed to be still echoing in Dashu's ears, but now only the upper half of the old squad leader was left lying beside him.
I don't know why the tree couldn't shed a single tear. Seeing the enemy getting closer and closer, the tree felt so weak that it couldn't even stand up.
The big tree anxiously knocked its legs with its hands, but its legs seemed to have their own thoughts and just didn't listen to the big tree's command.
The rumbling sound of tanks was getting closer. There was no choice but to lie back down and hide under the bodies of his comrades.
But what the tree didn't know was that his shaking was so huge that the corpse on top of him couldn't cover up his shaking at all.
For a moment, Dashu even cowardly wondered why he didn't die in battle with his comrades, but was left alone to face these enemies.
Dashu closed his eyes tightly under the corpse, not wanting to face the scene that was about to happen. He prayed in his heart that the enemy would not discover him. Even if they did, they could just shoot him in the head when he closed his eyes and couldn't sense anything.
Because he had heard from the old squad leader that a blow to the head is the fastest way to die, so fast that he would not feel any pain at all.
Suddenly, Dashu felt his body lighten. At this moment, there were only two words in Dashu's mind: it's over.
The big tree finally opened his eyes. He wanted to see what was different between these enemies and them, and he also wanted to take a last look at his home.
The big tree and the enemy looked at each other, and in an instant all the fear in the big tree seemed to disappear.
Dashu felt that it didn't matter if it was over. He was also very tired facing the life with no tomorrow and the endless war.
However, just as Da Shu was about to face the enemy's bullets, he felt a weight on his body, and the body of his comrade fell back on him.
Then, miraculously, the tree stopped shaking and lay quietly under the bodies of its comrades, waiting for the enemy to leave.
Soon the enemy passed by them. The big tree pricked up its ears and listened. When it could no longer hear any sound, it crawled out from under the bodies of its comrades again.
Dashu struggled to gather the bodies of his comrades together. He couldn't separate each person because he couldn't tell whether the arm in his hand belonged to Zhang San or Li Si.
The last fire returns to dust.
The big tree wrapped up the ashes of his comrades and scattered them as he walked. The old squad leader said that this land was their home, and they would be very happy if they scattered the ashes in their own home.
When Tao Yuche opened his eyes to perform, the discussions stopped abruptly, because strength is always the best weapon to stop sarcastic remarks.
Perhaps when the envied person has reached a height that everyone else can only look up to, all that is left is envy and admiration.
After the performance, Tao Yuche was immersed in the role of the big tree and remained silent for a long time.
Mo Kuan stood up excitedly, but did not disturb Tao Yuche who was still immersed in his emotions.
The students had never read Hong Ri's script, and they didn't know the background of the plot, but for some reason, they were all very sad watching Tao Yuche's performance. Some of the more emotional people even couldn't stop sobbing softly.
About a minute later, Tao Yuche bowed to Zhang Erlue, Mo Kuan and the teacher.
"Xiao Tao, I apologize for what I just said. You performed very well. This is the big tree in my mind."
Then he said to Zhang Erlue beside him, "Lao Zhang, is the contract ready? I think we should sign it today."
"Hahahaha, let me tell you, Xiao Tao's acting skills will definitely surprise you. He is definitely one of the most talented actors I have ever met. He was born to do this."
At this moment, Liu Zishuo and the other two finally seized the opportunity to help their roommate vent his anger: "See? This is what we call strength."
"You're the best at making sarcastic remarks. If you're good enough, go up there and perform something. Even if you can't make us cry, just make sure we understand."
Hu Feifei said from the side, "Your expectations are too high. Don't you know that some people are just not good at anything? Are they the best at making sarcastic remarks?"
Phew!
Someone suddenly laughed, and then laughter rang out in the classroom.
The students who had just acted as if they understood everything and had been making sarcastic remarks now had pale and colorful faces.
The teacher glanced at them and said sternly, "I didn't want to interrupt Xiao Tao's performance just now, so I didn't say anything to you guys. You guys are better at making up stories than those paparazzi out there."
"What are you going to do in the future? Remember, you are an actor. Every character you interpret is a real person of flesh and blood. If you want to stay in this industry for a long time, you have to rely on your strength and character. Don't bring those crooked ways into the campus."
"After watching Xiao Tao's performance just now, do you have anything to say?"
Several people blushed and remained silent.
The teacher slammed the table in anger and said in a deep voice, "Is it so difficult to face up to other people's strengths? Is it shameful to admit that others are better than you? Let me tell you, it's shameful for you to slander your classmates like that just now, and you still haven't apologized to classmate Tao."
Several people looked at Tao Yuche with red faces and said, "I'm sorry."
Tao Yuche nodded.
The teacher then said in a gentle voice, "Today I'm going to take this opportunity to teach you a lesson that has nothing to do with acting. You are all educated people, and you will be standing under the spotlight in the future. Every move you make will be magnified and even copied by others."
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