Chapter 34: Final Exam
The re-examination is in the afternoon. After the elimination round in the morning, one-third of the candidates have been eliminated.
The grouping was the same as in the morning, except that the number of people changed from six to four.
Soon it was Lin Siqiao's group's turn. Since Lou Xiaofang had been eliminated, Lin Siqiao should have been the first to perform in this round.
Just when Lin Siqiao finished warming up and was about to go on stage, Li Manzhen held her stomach and raised her hand to signal.
"Teacher, my stomach feels uncomfortable. Can I perform first?"
The teacher frowned. This girl really does what she wants. It seems that everything she said this morning was in vain.
Out of her responsibility and obligation as a teacher, she gave a reminder.
"You haven't done any stretching yet. It's easy to get injured if you go straight on the court like this."
"Teacher, I'm fine. I can do it."
Li Manzhen was determined to do this today. No matter what, she wanted to be the first to perform.
Seeing this, Lu Yunshu at the side took the initiative to say, "Why don't we switch places? You warm up first, and then you go on stage after Lin Siqiao finishes her performance."
Unexpectedly, Li Manzhen didn't appreciate her kindness at all and emphasized it again.
"No, my stomach hurts so badly that I want to finish the performance quickly and go to the hospital later."
"Is it okay, teacher?"
The teacher was speechless about Li Manzhen and could only call Lin Siqiao over to discuss the matter.
Lin Siqiao shrugged indifferently. If this person wants to do something, let her die.
"I have no problem with that. If she's in a hurry, let her perform first."
"Okay, then you go second."
The teacher glanced at Li Manzhen and said, "Get ready and go on stage in one minute."
"Thank you, teacher."
Li Manzhen was so excited that she thought to herself that she must seize this opportunity and make all the teachers look at her with new eyes!
As the music started, Li Manzhen slowly walked onto the stage and began her performance.
But after watching for a long time, no one could figure out what Li Manzhen’s program was trying to express.
Li Manzhen went up and sang a few lines of lyrics first, then took out a harmonica from her pocket and played a short piece of music. However, she missed a few beats because she played too slowly.
I thought she would continue the performance like this, but she started doing the splits again.
Maybe it was because she didn’t warm up in advance, Li Manzhen’s thigh suddenly cramped when she was doing the splits!
The pain made her cry loudly on the stage. After two chaotic minutes, Li Manzhen began her dance performance.
It is called a folk dance but it fails to capture the essence of folk dance. Not only is the strength insufficient, but the choreography is also nothing to watch.
The teachers' brows were furrowed as they watched this hodgepodge of performances. Their expressions looked very much like the emoticons that Lin Siqiao saw in later generations.
Yes, that’s the old man looking at his phone on the subway.
After the performance, Li Manzhen stood breathlessly in the center of the stage, mentally prepared to receive praise from the examiners.
As a result, after waiting for a long time, there was complete silence in the audience and the examiner was quite confused.
"What are you standing there for? Don't you have a stomachache?"
"Hurry to the hospital, next one."
They desperately need to see other performances to refresh their eyes.
It was awkward on stage and there was also a little trouble backstage.
While Li Manzhen was performing, Lu Yunshu went straight to Lin Siqiao to discuss things with her.
It turned out that the works they prepared were both "Female Militia on the Grassland", but Lin Siqiao's was a dance and Lu Yunshu's was a flute performance.
Lu Yunshu's meaning was very clear, she hoped that the two of them could perform together.
The reasons Lu Yunshu gave were also very sufficient.
"This piece is a group dance. Dance and music complement each other."
"If the two of us performed alone, the work would seem thin and uninspiring."
"You've also heard the school's equipment. The sound of the horn is sometimes louder and sometimes softer, and there's a crackling sound from time to time."
Lin Siqiao understood what she meant. Lu Yunshu wanted the effect of one plus one being greater than two.
In fact, Lin Siqiao also discovered this problem when she was rehearsing this dance before, but she couldn't do anything about it!
She couldn't dance and play an instrument all by herself, not to mention she couldn't demonstrate the instrument.
Lu Yunshu's suggestion was exactly what Lin Siqiao wanted.
However, Lin Siqiao thought about it and decided to make it clear.
“This exam is particularly important to me.”
"If we cooperate, I hope we can do our best without reservation."
"Of course!" Lu Yunshu also gave her a reassurance.
"Don't worry, I have learned the bamboo flute for more than ten years."
"You can dance as you like during the performance. I can keep up with your rhythm."
Now that things have come to this, Lin Siqiao naturally would not refuse.
"It's a pleasure to work with you then."
“It’s a pleasure to work with you!”
The two shook hands, smiled at each other, and then informed the teacher of this idea in advance.
The teacher had no objection. A good program requires everyone's cooperation to complete, and the school has never opposed students' collaborative performances.
"Just make your own decision."
"The teacher has only one thing to say. Regardless of whether the final performance is acceptable or not, don't blame each other."
"Don't worry, teacher. We won't."
Li Manzhen stood on the stage awkwardly for two minutes before being asked to come down.
Seeing these two people go on stage together, there was shock in their eyes.
“Why can they perform on stage together?”
“That’s not fair!”
The teacher in charge of their stage performances was Liu Wenjun, one of the most gentle teachers in the drama academy.
After hearing this, he couldn't help but turned around and retorted to Li Manzhen.
"Don't bring up fairness and injustice in everything."
"It's clearly written on the notice on the wall that candidates can perform together in a program. Who can you blame if you don't watch it?"
Luo Yonglin, who was waiting to watch the show on the side, was a straight man and he interrupted directly.
"Teacher, she doesn't need it. Didn't you see her performing all kinds of martial arts on the stage by herself?"
"you!"
Li Manzhen was so angry that her chest hurt. Seeing her standing there motionless, Luo Yonglin once again showed his straight man nature.
"You have a severe stomachache, don't you? Go to the hospital right away."
"Otherwise, what if I get diarrhea later?"
Li Manzhen was choked and rolled her eyes. She pushed the person away angrily and ran out of the examination room crying.
Luo Yonglin scratched his crew cut. This guy was really weird. He didn’t say anything, so why was he crying for no reason?
If you can't figure it out, just stop thinking about it and concentrate on watching the performance on the stands.
On the stage, Lu Yunshu played the bamboo flute skillfully, and Lin Siqiao's dance moves were delicate and beautiful.
Everyone was fascinated by the scene and couldn’t believe that this was their first time working together!
Even after their performance, the examiners still felt a little reluctant to leave.
As expected, the two of them advanced to the next round with full marks, while the other two people in the same group failed to pass the re-examination.
Soon the list of final audition performers was posted. The time was set for tomorrow morning at nine o'clock, and the content of the assessment was improvisational performance.
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