Interstellar Art Soldier 11
According to the agreement made at the previous meeting, Tao Yuan naturally became the protagonist of the premiere of the large-scale musical.
While they were in school, they received rigorous training in singing, dancing, and acting. They weren't given much rehearsal time before their official performances, so they often had to start performing as soon as they were told what to do.
The full-ship show, while not the largest in terms of audience size, was still considered a large-scale performance. Any large and important performance would be given some rehearsal time.
The musical "Red and White Rose" is like a TV series, with a total of five acts, though only the first act will be performed this time. The character of Red and White Rose can be considered one or two characters. Although there are Red Rose and White Rose, they must be played by one person. In the storyline, Red and White Rose has a split personality, with two completely different personalities during the day and at night. These two personalities are aware of each other, so one appears during the day and the other at night. This musical is a real test of acting skills.
Because it is a large-scale musical, there is definitely not only one role for Tao Yuan. Not only will all the art soldiers have to perform, but some handsome soldiers will also be selected to play the roles of the crowd and background.
Lin Ya plays the role of a villain. The character is a romantic lady who became a widow at a very young age. She is jealous of Red Rose and targets her everywhere.
Elman plays the adopted daughter of a noble earl. She seems very noble, but in fact she is inferior because she is an adopted daughter. She is jealous of White Rose, and the person she likes likes White Rose.
As Tao Yuan acted alongside Lin Ya and Erman, the team leader watched from the sidelines, feeling incredibly satisfied, even a little excited, because all three actors performed exceptionally well. The best acting is when it feels like you're being yourself, when the audience forgets the actor and remembers the character instead. He could already foresee how popular this performance would be.
Because Tao Yuan's previous dance performance had been recorded, even soldiers on other ships had seen it. After learning that he would be performing "Red, White Roses," soldiers on other ships requested to watch the performance live. This wasn't a big deal, and with so many soldiers requesting it, the leader agreed.
Koning had originally promised Elman that he would swap shifts and skip the show. But after much hesitation, he finally walked into the auditorium on the day of the performance and took the seat he had reserved. Although he was certain Elman wouldn't see him in the large auditorium with so many seats, he still felt a strange sense of guilt.
Zuo Lei also came early and waited. This time he was sitting in the center of the front row. He could clearly see the expressions on the actors' faces without looking at the big screen.
"Captain, you seldom watched the art soldiers' performances before. Every time there was a ship-wide performance, you replaced others on duty. Why are you suddenly interested in the art soldiers' performances now? And you even ask me to get the best seat for you?" Yi Bin had actually guessed what was going on a long time ago, but Zuo Lei didn't say it out loud. He was just teasing him on purpose.
"Shut up." Zuo Lei said concisely and without room for rebuttal.
"The performance hasn't started yet, so just tell me what's going on. I promise not to tell anyone else." Yi Bin continued to ask fearlessly.
"You want to know?" Zuo Lei said expressionlessly.
"Think about it, otherwise why would I ask?" Yi Bin nodded.
"After the show, come with me to the close combat room. If you can last two hours, I'll tell you."
"Well, actually I don't really want to know, I'm just asking casually. Captain, please don't tell me, I really don't want to know at all." Yi Bin immediately became intimidated, then immediately shut up and sat motionless waiting for the performance to begin.
In the several dressing rooms backstage, everyone was busy making preparations. Tao Yuan had already put on her makeup and was just waiting for the performance time to arrive so that she could go on stage.
Lin Ya would not be on stage until the fourth act, so he gave the space to others to put on makeup first. He would start putting on makeup after the people from the first act came on stage.
"You have to perform several scenes in a row. Can you hold on?" Lin Ya asked while leaning against the dressing table.
"We have to hold on whether we can or not," said Tao Yuan.
"After this performance, it's basically confirmed that you'll be our detachment's chief artist. You need to work harder and give your best."
Tao Yuan looked at his face in the mirror and said, "This is natural."
The performance was almost over, and Tao Yuan stood up and went on stage to prepare.
The other performers who were already preparing on the stage all looked at him when they saw him coming, especially the soldiers who were called in as extras. It was the first time they saw him up close and personal, and they couldn't take their eyes off him. They felt that his face was even more delicate than it looked on the screen.
After the team leader determined everyone's standing positions, he asked Tao Yuan to stand on the prop stairs and wait. The performance was about to begin in a few minutes.
Tao Yuan lifted her skirt and walked up the stairs, then waited behind the curtain.
After the final confirmation was completed, the squad leader quickly stepped off the stage and stood at the side entrance to watch them.
The curtain slowly opened to both sides, and the Earl who played the role of White Rose's father opened the show, introducing to everyone that today's banquet was White Rose's coming-of-age ceremony banquet. Then the bead curtain on the stairs opened, and Tao Yuan appeared in everyone's sight.
Tao Yuan walked down the stairs step by step. He had a dignified posture, elegant temperament, and a delicate, fair face, even more delicate than the two white roses on his hat.
When Tao Yuan walked down the stairs, she stood in the banquet hall decorated with many white roses, lifted her skirt, and saluted everyone elegantly.
The audience below felt that even if he just raised his hand, they could enjoy watching it.
After Tao Yuan's salute, he danced the first dance with the person who played his father, and then there was a group dance of all the actors dressed in women's clothing. This dance also had the element of a dance battle, to see whose movements were more graceful and elegant.
Elman was dancing right next to Tao Yuan. According to the plot, he wanted to outdo Bai Meigui, so he danced very hard. Bai Meigui, played by Tao Yuan, simply danced easily and gracefully, and thus outdid him.
Elman's emotions at this moment included not only the character's but also his own. He was really trying his best to show his dancing posture, hoping to surpass Tao Yuan. But in the eyes of the audience, no matter how they compared, Tao Yuan's dance posture was more beautiful.
When Tao Yuan twirled his skirt, he looked like a pure white rose gradually blooming. When he stretched his body, he looked like a fluttering white butterfly. Everyone around him was just a foil. In the eyes of the audience, apart from him, no one else could be seen.
The banquet dance was the first act. The second act, after a change of scenery, took place in the garden, where some young nobles attempted to approach him and make overtures. Tao Yuan had changed into a long white dress, and as he moved among them, he was neither overly arrogant nor aloof, yet possessed a reserved aloofness. His radiant aura and captivatingly graceful demeanor were like the white moonlight that shone into one's heart, bright and pure, yet distant and unattainable.
The third scene is after nightfall, when the personality in his mind begins to change.
The curtain opened, revealing Tao Yuan, wrapped in a towel, crouched on the edge of the tub. When he opened his eyes and sat up, his expression and posture were completely different from the previous scene. He raised his hand to tuck his hair behind his ear, a gesture that was indescribably charming, making one blush and feel their heartbeat race.
Zuo Lei watched from below, wishing he could rush over and carry him away, forbidding anyone from seeing him bathing. Although he was wrapped in a towel, Zuo Lei didn't want anyone to see just his arms and collarbone.
Zuo Lei clenched his fists tightly. On the one hand, he was obsessed with Tao Yuan's sexy and charming eyes, but on the other hand, he didn't want others to see him like this. His eyes were red with conflict.
Yi Bin was probably the only one in the audience who wanted to watch but didn't dare, so he could only look away. If he hadn't guessed Zuo Lei and Tao Yuan's relationship, he would have watched without hesitation. But after guessing their relationship, he didn't dare to watch anymore. Especially after turning around to see Zuo Lei's expression, he simply lowered his head and stopped watching.
The actresses who played the maids came in, unfolded the screen, completely blocking Tao Yuan's bathtub, and then walked behind the screen and pulled up the shower curtain.
When Tao Yuan walked out from behind the screen, she was wearing a red long dress and had exquisite makeup on.
As the accompaniment music with a gentle and ambiguous atmosphere played, Tao Yuan opened his mouth and began to sing. When his red lips parted, the audience below couldn't help but swallow their saliva. Then listening to his singing, just like his appearance, it was as seductive and sexy.
Tao Yuan sang and performed at the same time. This scene was about his inner conflict. The character of Red Rose was completely different from that of White Rose. She yearned for a free and casual life and was unwilling to be bound by the strict ethics and rules of the aristocracy.
So the hidden meaning of this story is that the white rose represents the strict enforcers of ethics, while the red rose represents the resisters of feudal shackles. It is the two sides of an ontological contradiction.
In the fourth act, Red Rose sneaks out of the castle and goes to a famous cocktail party on White Night Street. Although she wears a mask, revealing only her eyes and half her face, she immediately captures everyone's attention. This cocktail party, like a modern dance hall, is a place for serious singing and dancing, not for those shady activities. Of course, if someone hooks up, they can leave and do whatever they want.
Lin Yazheng sings on stage, masked, playing a young, beautiful, wealthy widow who deeply enjoys being courted and having sex. She's a celebrity at nightclubs, her voice captivating, attracting crowds hoping to become her lover.
However, as soon as Red Rose appeared, everyone shifted their gaze and only looked at her, no longer concentrating on listening to her singing. She walked off the stage before she finished singing, and then looked at Red Rose provocatively. Red Rose walked onto the stage, and her singing fascinated and enchanted everyone present.
Just a glance from her can make people feel hot all over, her rosy lips make people want to kiss her, and her sexy figure makes people feel itchy.
After she finished singing, many people came forward to hint at her and wanted to pursue her, but she did not stay for long and did not contact anyone. Instead, she left proudly, leaving those who were fascinated by her to be haunted.
After the fourth act, the whole performance ended. At the end, all the performers came on stage to take a bow, and the audience burst into warm applause.
Tao Yuan was still wearing the red dress that made him look very sexy. As the protagonist, he took a few steps forward, lifted his dress and saluted the audience, and the applause from the audience became even more enthusiastic.
The curtain closed again, the performers went backstage to remove their makeup, and the soldiers also left one after another.
Zuo Lei still sat there motionless. Yi Bin nudged him in confusion. "Captain, what's wrong? The performance is over."
Zuo Lei closed his eyes to calm himself. He wanted to hide Tao Yuan, not let anyone see him. It would be best if he could put him in his pocket, so only he could see him. When he missed him, he could take him out of his pocket and kiss him.
He had never felt or thought this way before, and it made him inexplicably panic, because it meant that he loved him very deeply. He was fully aware that his love for him was rapidly deepening, so deep that even he was panicking.
"Team?" Yi Bin called again.
Only then did Zuo Lei open his eyes, then stood up and walked out.
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