Chapter 26
Chapter 19
Jiang Mingyue looked down in the light and saw a woman in her early thirties clapping at her.
A very familiar face.
She was a very famous dancer a few years ago named Zhang Ming. She has been out of the public eye for some time now since she got married and had a daughter.
I never expected the production team of "Seven Stars in a Row" to be so talented. Zhang Xin mentioned that the martial arts instructor who came to give her guidance was actually Zhang Ming, who has such a great reputation.
"You danced really well, are you a dance major?" Zhang Ming shouted, tilting her head back.
She and Jiang Mingyue were quite far apart, making it very inconvenient to communicate in this way.
Jiang Mingyue replied loudly in return, "Thank you, Teacher Zhang."
After saying that, he waved to the staff: "Please put me down, there's no need to try anymore."
After her feet touched the ground, the staff joked with laughter, "This little girl is amazing! We don't have to worry about her performing the flying and wall-climbing scenes anymore."
Jiang Mingyue smiled, thanked her again, and continued to answer Zhang Ming's question: "I studied with the older sisters in the art troupe for a few years. Later, my mother saw that I had some talent, so she sent me to continue studying dance. However, I was not tall enough, and I preferred acting. So I ended up studying acting."
Dancers prefer girls who are over 1.7 meters tall. Even if Jiang Mingyue, who is only 1.6 meters tall, passes the exam, she won't make it big.
She should think it through early on and change her major, treating dance as a bonus in her performances; that would be more suitable.
Zhang Ming patted Jiang Mingyue's belly: "If your core is a little more stable, your dance performance will be even better." She looked at Jiang Mingyue a few more times and asked uncertainly, "I think you seem to have some traditional martial arts background. Did someone in the cultural troupe teach you opera?"
Jiang Mingyue immediately gave a thumbs up: "Teacher Zhang, you have such a good eye, you can even see that."
Zhang Ming chuckled and sighed, "The way you turned and twisted your waist to look at people clearly shows you've studied Kunqu Opera. The performing arts troupe is a great place; everyone who performs there is an outstanding talent. They understand better than most how to avoid injury and how to control muscles and expressions. Learning from them is far better than learning from those teachers in youth classes. Look at me, how could I forget? Kunqu Opera involves wire work; no wonder you're so steady, you must have tried wire work before."
After Zhang Ming found a suitable reason for Jiang Mingyue, Jiang Mingyue smiled and nodded in agreement, saving her the trouble of finding an excuse herself.
Staff members came over to help Jiang Mingyue take off her gear.
"Just call me Sister Zhang, no need to keep calling me 'teacher.' I see you have a good foundation in Dunhuang dance. The dance I designed for Hu Lili in the film crew won't be difficult. Come on, just follow along with me and dance a few times, and remember the sequence of movements."
"Okay, Sister Zhang, I will definitely learn diligently." Jiang Mingyue waved goodbye to the staff member who was suspended by wires and left with Wu Zhi.
It's okay if you don't remember it. Just practice it a few more times in the "three-bedroom, one-living room" room, and you'll definitely develop muscle memory.
*
In the open space, Fu Qian sat in the driver's seat of the Porsche, reluctantly turning his gaze away.
He slammed his fist on the steering wheel, then reclined abruptly in the car, pressed his face against his hand, and muttered resentfully, "What do I lack that you can't even look at me?"
When has Fu Qian ever been rejected like this in his life?
In high school, he fell in love at first sight with Jiang Mingyue, who was walking on campus with her schoolbag on her back. He confessed his feelings, but was rejected without mercy.
Years later on set, he wanted Jiang Mingyue to know that with him around, she could rise to the top in one step, but he was still rejected without mercy.
He simply didn't believe that Jiang Mingyue was completely unmoved by money and power!
She's just a pretty girl who catches his eye. What kind of girl hasn't he gotten over the years? Jiang Mingyue is definitely not special.
But every time Jiang Mingyue rejected him, the fire in Fu Qian's heart would reignite, burning him with discomfort.
He must have Jiang Mingyue.
*
A young woman wearing a milk tea-colored dress opened the car door and got in.
She saw Fu Qian lying on the seat, curled her lips, which were painted with light-colored lipstick, reached out and placed her hand on his inner thigh, her fingers lightly scraping the fabric of his pants. She leaned down and kissed Fu Qian's chin.
"You've set your sights on our new third female lead again? You've slept with every pretty girl in our crew. Fu's 30% investment must have been a steal, right?" The woman gently bit Fu Qian's lip, her tone carrying just the right amount of jealousy.
Fu Qian raised the hand that was covering his face, then hooked his arm around the woman's neck and pressed her down beneath him. His tone was extremely contemptuous: "Yin Manman, do you think Jiang Mingyue is like you, able to throw herself at men without spending money? She's not that cheap. The price I'm offering her is beneath her."
Her meticulously made-up face was suddenly covered with fabric, smearing her lipstick.
Fu Qian's large hand ruffled Yin Manman's long hair, obscuring her face, which was contorted with disgust.
*
While the photography area was still setting up equipment, Zhang Wuzhi led Jiang Mingyue directly to the area where tables had been set up and said, "You guys keep setting things up, we're going to experiment with the dance we'll be filming tomorrow."
Having connections in high places makes things easier; the same principle applies to film sets.
The staff nodded without uttering a word of objection after hearing Zhang Wuzhi's instructions, and continued to direct the set design.
The floor was covered with a gray-brown wool carpet, a color that looked dirty under the light, perfectly matching the setting where intrigue was destined to unfold.
Even though the decorations weren't in place yet, Zhang Wuzhi already knew the arrangements.
She pointed to the empty space on the left and said, "The male lead's seat will be placed here later. Tomorrow, to accommodate your new addition to the crew, we'll film in chronological order, starting from when the male lead successfully kills the demon and is invited by the clan chief to a banquet where he drinks and watches a performance in the tent. You are a silly fox disguised as a dancer to make a living. Because dancing arouses the effects of the alcohol you've consumed, you lose control and reveal your true form in front of the male lead, who then beats you and makes you run away in all directions."
In this scene, the beginning is a dialogue scene where the clan chief expresses his gratitude to the male lead and tries to keep him in the area by using a beautiful woman. However, from the moment Hu Lili appears, the focus shifts entirely to her.
Jiang Mingyue must display absolute beauty, absolute charm, and absolute allure in order to demonstrate the clan leader's determination to keep the male lead.
Offering one's most charming woman to a hero and praying for his protection—this is the admirable effort of ordinary, vulnerable people.
Zhang Wu pointed out that the original information she received was that "the newly joined third female lead has some dance skills."
So, how many is "some"?
Being able to stretch is considered somewhat good, knowing basic hand gestures is considered somewhat good, being able to do some simple movements is considered somewhat good, and having more than ten years of dance experience is also considered somewhat good.
Zhang Wu pointed out that she was not sure about the scope of "some" at the beginning, and dance skills are not something that can be made up for overnight.
Therefore, Zhang Wuzhi cleverly incorporated as many waist-twisting and hip-swaying movements as possible into the original dance design to showcase the beauty of women's genitals.
Zhang the dancer knows this opportunistic method, and other dancers can certainly use it skillfully as well. This method has been used to death by almost all the poorly made TV dramas since twenty years ago!
Zhang Wuzhi stood in the arena and struck the first pose, out of the corner of her eye she saw Jiang Mingyue's expression already becoming alluring.
This kind of charm...
Thinking back to Jiang Mingyue's dance performance while suspended by wires, Zhang Ming suddenly changed her previous plans.
She decided to add a few professional moves to the dance to avoid being ridiculed by netizens for "only spinning around and wiggling his butt" when the TV series was released.
Zhang Wuzhi stopped her pose and pulled Jiang Mingyue towards the door: "Let's leap in from the doorway and crawl in..."
Flying kick and lying down are three of the most difficult moves in classical dance. If not done well, it looks like a heavy piece of fat crashing into the scene, making people frown. But if the dancer performs it well, it is like a nimble swallow flying into the room, pitiful and cute.
*
Tonight is the clan chief's banquet for the clan's great benefactor. He has repeatedly urged Hu Lili to present her best self.
To bolster her courage, Hu Lili asked for a glass of sweet and sour fruit wine before the Golden Tent performance.
It smells so good! When no one was looking, Hu Lili pulled out the cork and drank the whole bottle of fruit wine down her throat, a sweet blush rising on her cheeks.
Her steps were slightly unsteady, but upon hearing the call, she cheerfully jumped into the tent. The little fox landed and instinctively cushioned its fall with its limbs.
Oh, right, she needs to behave better.
Hu Lili smoothed her hair, her eyes filled with seductive allure as she looked at the male protagonist. She rolled over and lay flat on the ground, her gauze robe billowing up to reveal a slender, snow-white waist. Hu Lili displayed her belly to the male protagonist, signifying the harmlessness and submission of her entire clan, and then…
And then, and then what again?
She couldn't remember what the clan chief had assigned her to do.
Oh dear, this is really bad.
Try to think of something!
Dance!
Yes, she should dance well and show her best side to the great hero in front of her!
Hu Lili pushed off the ground with both legs and leaped up, her skirt billowing and obscuring her determined gaze. When the skirt fell, the expression on Hu Lili's face had turned into a fawning smile. She swayed her waist, and the fiery red skirt rippled in waves.
Hu Lili untied the fur draped over her shoulders and tossed it to the ground.
She stretched out her two fleshy arms, as if to touch the male lead, then withdrew them, drew a circle around Hu Lili's exquisite eyebrows and eyes, placed one hand under her face, and reached out the other to the male lead, throwing a handful of flower petals at him.
The rich fragrance of flowers instantly filled the air in front of the male protagonist, causing him to cough violently.
"Hahahaha!" A clear, crisp laugh came from the beauty's mouth.
She laughed, jumped, and spun around in place. Then she suddenly flipped over and landed behind the male protagonist, spreading her long, slender arms to embrace his body. Her ten delicate fingers stroked and rubbed his waist and abdomen upwards.
Suddenly, five fluffy tails popped out from behind Hu Lili and wrapped around the male protagonist's legs along with their owner!
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