After all, this was the early stages of rehearsal, and the two of them voluntarily swapped roles, which did not affect the progress of the choreography, so no one had any objections and chose to continue with the play.
He Qiuya didn't dare to question them in front of so many people why they switched roles, so she had to follow everyone else's lead. However, her hands hidden underneath were clenched red, and her nails were embedded in the flesh of her palms, but she seemed not to feel the pain and continued to clench them tightly.
But as she was thinking, she couldn't help but get distracted. She kept wondering if Lu Lin and Qi Xiangrong had suddenly switched roles because of her role, and whether they had deliberately switched roles.
"Qiuya, Qiuya, it's your turn, recite the poem!"
Wang Lizhen poked He Qiuya with her elbow to remind her to recite the words. He Qiuya finally reacted and quickly lowered her head to cover up, looking a little flustered to find which sentence she should recite.
Minister Yao looked at her with an unhappy expression, but still said nothing and continued to watch them recite their lines.
Now He Qiuya didn't dare to have any more random thoughts and concentrated on finishing the whole play with everyone.
"Alright, everyone, please memorize your lines and think about the setting and character performance. We'll start the rehearsal from Act 1 in half an hour."
Minister Yao left after he finished speaking, and everyone dispersed and found a corner to start memorizing their lines.
Lu Lin and Qi Xiangrong sat together, memorizing their lines seriously.
He Qiuya sat at the other end, holding the script in her hand, but she had no intention of memorizing the lines. She bit her lip and immersed herself in her own random thoughts, and from time to time she would glance at Lu Lin and Qi Xiangrong.
Lu Lin was a scout and was very sensitive to other people's gazes, but he could only choose to ignore the glances that He Qiuya cast at him from time to time.
Although Qi Xiangrong was not a scout, he was a living person, so how could he not feel that someone was watching them? It would be okay once or twice, but He Qiuya kept looking at him, and he felt that this girl was really not right.
If he had known that his good intention to help someone move things would cause trouble for Lu Lin, he should have pretended not to see it and went directly to the cafeteria to eat!
Lu Lin coughed lightly and reminded, "Don't be influenced by others. Memorize your lines well."
Qi Xiangrong took a deep breath and couldn't help sighing. He wanted to say something but didn't know how to say it, so he had to pinch his nose and continue to memorize his lines.
Half an hour passed quickly, and Minister Yao returned on time to start the rehearsal for the first act.
It went smoothly at the beginning, but He Qiuya was distracted too much when she was memorizing the lines, which resulted in her only remembering the first few lines clearly. The later parts were a bit confusing, and she kept getting stuck and had to look down at the script before she could continue.
Minister Yao's brows furrowed deeper and deeper. Finally, unable to contain himself, he threw the script onto the chair beside him. "He Qiuya, you've been dreaming for the past half hour, haven't you? Can't you memorize these lines?"
He Qiuya felt guilty and lowered her head, not daring to speak. Only after Minister Yao scolded her a few more times did she dare to admit her mistake in a low voice.
Minister Yao picked up the script again and said, "Go on. If you're still confused, go down and run a few laps to clear your mind."
He Qiuya quickly cheered herself up and didn't dare to think about Lu Lin anymore. She memorized the script while it was not her turn to speak, and finally made Minister Yao look better.
The afternoon rehearsal ended quickly. After running through the tricks twice, it was almost time to adjourn.
Minister Yao made an agreement with them to come for rehearsal at 2 pm every day, and then let them go.
When Lu Lin and Qi Xiangrong left the rehearsal room and went downstairs, they happened to meet Kang Laishun, who was walking dejectedly towards the stairs from another rehearsal room.
"Laishun! Why are you so depressed?"
When Kang Laishun saw that it was Lu Lin and Qi Xiangrong, he quickly took two steps and rushed over, but there was still a depressed expression on his face.
"Don't mention it. I was drafted into the choir. They saw that I was a battalion commander, so they said they would assign me an important lead singer role. But as soon as I opened my mouth, the choir leader almost spit in my face."
Kang Laishun still feels speechless when talking about this incident. "At that time, the division commander asked me if I could sing military songs. How could I say no? Who can't sing military songs? As a result, I was assigned to the choir. Now, I have to sing out of tune in front of the whole army. That's really embarrassing."
Qi Xiangrong burst into laughter, and Kang Laishun was so angry that he grabbed his neck and said, "What are you laughing at! You're happy that I'm embarrassed, right?"
Lu Lin couldn't help laughing, and he took note of it in his heart, planning to tell Jiang Manyue about it as a funny story later.
Kang Laishun pinched Qi Xiangrong for a long time, and finally let go after Qi Xiangrong said he could give him some advice.
"Or you could just tell the choir that you really can't sing and ask them to fill in for you. This military parade is such an important occasion, they wouldn't want anything to go wrong, would they?"
Kang Laishun's face turned bitter when he heard this. "That's easy for you to say. Don't we all have programs now? Who should I switch with?"
Qi Xiangrong pointed directly at Lu Lin and said, "Go ask Old Lu for help! He sings well, so it's not embarrassing for him to go up there. Besides, it's very simple for us to perform a play. As long as you memorize the words and know where to stand, you'll be fine."
Kang Laishun was obviously moved, and immediately gave Lu Lin a sincere smile like a lackey, "Brother Lu..."
Qi Xiangrong was still trying to persuade him, "Old Lu, just agree to come along. We're all brothers, you can't just watch him make a fool of himself, right? Besides, if you go to the choir instead, wouldn't that trouble be gone?"
Kang Laishun didn't know what trouble was, but as long as he could get Lu Lin to agree to change programs with him, he would be fine. Following Qi Xiangrong's words, he looked at Lu Lin eagerly.
Lu Lin had no objection to the change, so he agreed after thinking about it. "I agree, but you have to convince the choir leader and Director Yao of the drama department to agree."
Kang Laishun immediately patted his chest and promised that he would complete the task and change the program tomorrow.
The three of them had made the decision, and Kang Laishun was no longer in a hurry to leave. He turned back and went to the choir's office to find the leader.
Qi Xiangrong and Lu Lin separated as soon as they walked out of the building, one went to the cafeteria and the other went home.
During dinner, Lu Lin told Jiang Manyue that he might have to change the program to the choir.
Jiang Manyue was a little curious. "Didn't you and Qi Xiangrong rehearse all day today? Why do they want to change your program?"
Lu Lin thought it was a little funny, so he told the story of Kang Laishun singing out of tune and scaring the choir leader.
"Qi Xiangrong suggested that he switch programs with me. He begged me for a long time, and I agreed. As long as he could get the directors of both programs to agree, he and I would switch."
Lu Lin casually picked up a piece of food for Jiang Manyue and said, "I think both sides should agree. I guess we'll switch places tomorrow."
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