Xia Enruo knew that the tricky lot she drew was inextricably linked to Jiang Pei.
But she just wouldn't give up. Jiang Pei, didn't you just want to see yourself make a fool of yourself? I'll do whatever it takes to make you look bad and benefit from your success.
Xia Enruo thought that her dance had to be new and unique.
Ideally, he should make a name for himself and leave Jiang Pei feeling utterly ashamed.
Let her know what it feels like to shoot herself in the foot.
Although I never bully or harm others, I cannot allow others to bully me at will.
Xia Enruo recalled the singers she liked in her past life, thinking about which songs from those singers would be suitable for dancing, preferably with a contrast, something light and cheerful, as long as she didn't choose foreign songs.
Because the song "A Daughter's Journey Through Wind and Rain" is very gentle, it would be best to follow it with a lively dance that can reflect the festive atmosphere of the Chinese New Year.
Anyway, if anyone asks me why I know these things, I can just say that I learned them when I was studying vocal music and have some basic knowledge of them.
Besides, the original owner's old vocal music teacher had passed away long ago, and no matter who looked for him, there would be no way to verify it. Who could possibly know?
Xia Enruo suddenly remembered that singer Sun Yue had once sung a song called "Happy Chinese New Year," a song she was very familiar with.
In my past life, whenever it was close to the Lunar New Year, supermarkets would play this song, or it would be Liu Dehua's "Gong Xi Fa Cai".
This song not only has a cheerful melody, but also very simple lyrics, and most importantly, it's very fitting to dance to.
She remembered that in the music video, Sun Yue was dressed in red and danced back and forth with a ribbon. She looked so beautiful and lively.
Furthermore, dance costumes in the 1980s were very ordinary, even scarce, and it was difficult to find suitable outfits for a hot dance song.
In the fitting room just now, Xia Enruo saw the clothes inside. There were a few ethnic dance costumes that would look good on her for this dance, and they would fit her perfectly.
With that in mind, she leaned over the vanity mirror and wrote out the melody for "Happy Chinese New Year".
Two young girls stood behind Xia Enruo, watching her sometimes look up in thought and sometimes write furiously, completely baffled.
Jiang Pei stood on the stage and drew lots for two more military wives, eager to see Xia Enruo make a fool of herself.
"What is that bitch doing backstage? Is she trying to desert her post? Dream on. If she dares to do that, we'll have everyone chant her name and force her to come back and face the punishment."
While other military spouses were performing on stage, Jiang Pei went backstage to inquire about Xia Enruo's situation.
Upon hearing that she was in the dressing room, Jiang Pei immediately sent someone to urge her to go on stage next.
"That bitch Xia Enruo is trying to stall for time again. Anyway, she's going to lose face sooner rather than later."
A young soldier from behind the scenes of the cultural troupe ran into the dressing room and relayed Jiang Pei's words to Xia Enruo.
She thought to herself, "Jiang Pei can't wait any longer; she's really anxious!"
"Alright, go back and tell her to draw another lot, then I'll go on stage. I need to get ready first."
Led by two girls from the performing arts troupe, Xia Enruo took the sheet music and found her comrade-in-arms who was in charge of playing music backstage at the gala.
He glanced at the score and said:
"Sister-in-law, is this a military song? The melody is too gentle! It's not passionate or uplifting at all, and it doesn't have the heroic spirit of a military song at all."
"Don't worry, just play it according to my instructions. This piece is different from the old military songs. It should be gentle and show the tender side of the female soldiers beneath their strong and resilient nature."
"Then, sister-in-law, if the performance doesn't go well, please don't blame me. We've never played a piece like this before."
"Don't worry, I'll take responsibility if anything goes wrong, is that alright?"
After hearing Xia Enruo's words, the comrade who was playing the music was finally relieved, since any mistakes would be her responsibility to write the score anyway.
Otherwise, if there's an accident during the performance, I'll get scolded by the military leaders.
After Xia Enruo left, the band members studied Xia Enruo's sheet music and began training intensively.
Xia Enruo went to the dressing room, found two sets of performance costumes, and tried them on.
In the end, she chose a red and festive outfit and borrowed a red ribbon from her comrades in the cultural troupe to tie around her waist.
"Sister-in-law, is this really going to work? This red ribbon tied around your waist looks like you're going to perform Errenzhuan (a traditional Chinese folk art form). Are you going to perform Errenzhuan?"
The two little girls helped Xia Enruo get dressed and asked as they tied her clothes.
Seeing that the two children were very sensible, obedient, and meticulous in their work, Xia Enruo replied:
"Don't worry, little sister. It's definitely not wrong. This kind of outfit is also called folk dance. It may be rare to see at this time, but you can try it boldly in the future. It looks very beautiful."
She then instructed the two men to tie a slipknot around her waist with the red silk ribbon so that she could easily untie it when needed.
And you know what? Once you put it on, it looks exactly like a long evening gown from the front.
There was no indication whatsoever that there was another secret hidden at the waist.
After Jiang Pei drew another lot, seeing that Xia Enruo still hadn't made a move, she simply grabbed the microphone and shouted from the stage:
"Comrades, Sister-in-law Xia Enruo has been preparing for 40 minutes. Is she too shy to go on stage? Let's all call her name and cheer her on, okay?"
Encouraged by Jiang Pei, the people in the auditorium chanted Xia Enruo's name.
Jiang Pei was very pleased with herself.
"You damned woman, I don't think you can just stay on stage. This is called being caught in a dilemma. You have to go on stage today whether you want to or not, otherwise you and Gu Shaoxuan will completely lose face."
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