Chapter 177 The Change of Role
Dong...Dong...Dong...
That was the sound of dancers falling to the performance floor.
"Come again... come again... come again..."
Anjie sat in the first row of the audience, watching everyone's performance details.
She had a sullen face and was stern. She was no longer the gentle director of the art troupe, but a demanding mentor who looked at every actor with a stern look.
"Kicking the Purple Gold Crown" is a very difficult move. Some people simply cannot do it. Even if they do, if their lower body strength is not enough, they will not be able to stand steadily when landing and will fall heavily to the ground.
After several mistakes in succession, Anjie put down the script in anger.
"Stop, everyone stop." An Jie stood up and walked towards the crowd, followed by a strong pressure. She looked at Lin Xiu'er with sharp eyes, "Lin Xiu'er, what's wrong with you? You can't do the same action over and over again?"
All the mistakes that happened one after another just now happened to Lin Xiuer.
She was in a bad mental state all day, looking pale and absent-minded. She was distracted several times, and it was only after Wang Qing secretly reminded her that she could barely keep up with the movements.
It was obvious that Ye Yunshu's incident had dealt her too much of a blow, and Lin Xiuer was unable to recover so quickly.
Facing An Jie's harsh reprimand, Lin Xiu'er did not defend herself, but her eyes suddenly turned red and tears welled up in her eyes.
Lin Xiuer apologized tremblingly, "I'm...I'm sorry, I've slowed down everyone's progress."
Seeing her crying pitifully, An Jie reluctantly softened his tone. "Lin Xiu'er, you have to understand. You are you, and Ye Yunshu is Ye Yunshu. Now Ye Yunshu must pay the price for what she did. You are not implicated in this. You should be thankful, instead of being so depressed. There are only five days left until the weekend performance. Just tell me, how much time will it take you to cheer up?"
Lin Xiu'er lowered her head, raised her hand and wiped her tears with her sleeve, and said with a sob, "Captain An, I... I know I should work hard and I shouldn't drag everyone down... But I... I can't do it... Wuuwuwu... I have tried my best, but I don't know why, I just... I just can't do it..."
After hearing her words, Anjie frowned deeply, thinking that these girls were just flowers in a greenhouse who couldn't even withstand such a little wind and rain.
Her face darkened again, and she sternly warned, "Lin Xiu'er, if you perform on stage in your current mental state and make such a low-level mistake, it will bring shame to our entire art troupe. Do you understand?"
Everyone else around looked at each other with serious expressions.
Because of Ye Yunshu, their art troupe has been pointed at and criticized for several days and has lost all face.
The weekend performance is not just a performance, but also a turnaround battle for their entire art troupe. They must win face for the art troupe and thus reverse the image of the art troupe in the minds of others.
For this reason, An Jie, the head of the art troupe, was holding his breath, and so were every member of the troupe.
But Lin Xiu'er didn't cheer up for a long time, and instead made mistakes one after another, which made everyone feel bad.
The atmosphere in the training ground became gloomy and solemn. No one spoke for a long time as they listened to Lin Xiuer's suppressed crying.
"Report!"
Suddenly, a loud voice broke the silence.
An Jie looked up at Wang Qing who raised her hand, "Wang Qing, what do you want to say?"
"Captain An, I feel that Comrade Lin Xiu'er's current mental state is not suitable for such an important role. I propose that we swap the roles of Lin Xiu'er and Jiang Tang, with Jiang Tang taking on the role of the second lead."
As soon as these words were spoken, the other people around them widened their eyes and looked at Wang Qing in disbelief.
I couldn't believe these words actually came out of Wang Qing's mouth.
After all, early this morning, Wang Qing was hostile to the newcomer Jiang Tang. They all saw with their own eyes that in just half a day, Wang Qing actually took the initiative to suggest that Jiang Tang play the second leading role. This attitude can be said to be a 180-degree change.
Amidst everyone's stunned gazes, Wang Qing remained firm and said, "In this morning, I've gotten to know Comrade Jiang Tang. She's better than most people. I believe she can handle this role."
After hearing this, An Jie turned to look at Jiang Tang, then looked at Lin Xiu'er. He did not make a decision immediately, as if he was thinking.
After a moment, An Jie looked at Lin Xiuer.
She said, "Lin Xiu'er, what do you think? Do you want to continue?"
Although An Jie likes Jiang Tang, she has also seen and remembered the great efforts Lin Xiuer has made for this role over a long period of time.
After all, this was the girl he taught himself, and An Jie didn't want Lin Xiu'er to give up so easily.
Everyone around could hear that An Jie meant that if Lin Xiuer could persist, the role would belong to Lin Xiuer. There were still five days until the weekend performance. As long as she adjusted her mood and state in these five days, there was still a chance for everything.
But……
Lin Xiuer sniffed and chose to retreat.
"Captain An, I don't want to hold everyone back anymore. I can be an extra in this performance. Please give my role to Jiang Tang."
An Jie sighed deeply and looked at Lin Xiuer with disappointment.
When she looked up again, her eyes had changed. She turned to look at Jiang Tang and asked, "Xiao Jiang, what do you say?"
Jiang Tang said, "I will definitely try my best to do my best."
"Okay, everyone take a ten-minute break and continue in ten minutes." Anjie announced.
As a result, Jiang Tang got the role of the second protagonist and became Wang Qing's partner.
During the break, Wang Qing walked over to Jiang Tang and asked, "Jiang Tang, don't be nervous. You're my partner. I remember all your moves. If you have any questions, you can ask me and I'll teach you."
Jiang Tang closed his eyes and went over the entire musical performance in his mind.
When should her character be and where, what actions should she make, and how to pair with Wang Qing to achieve the most perfect match.
After a while, Jiang Tang opened his eyes.
She smiled confidently, "Don't worry, I've remembered everything and will definitely not hold you back."
Wang Qing blinked in shock. "You...you mean...you remembered everything? A performance lasts at least an hour and a half, and this role isn't yours, so how did you remember it all?"
"Although the role is not mine, I watched Lin Xiu'er's previous performances. The content is not very complicated, so it is easy to remember."
Wang Qing listened to Jiang Tang's relaxed tone and swallowed hard.
At this moment, Wang Qing felt that Jiang Tang was bragging. There was so much information about the second protagonist, how could Jiang Tang remember it all? He must be bragging because he was afraid of being embarrassed.
However, the reality that followed slapped Wang Qing hard in the face.
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