Chapter 189: Accepting Defeat
"On my turf, I follow my rules."
Fang Zhiming interrupted the leader without giving him any face.
The team leader's face turned green.
Actually, the team leader is a generation older than Fang Zhiming.
Fang Zhiming looked at Su Man and said, "I don't care how much stage experience she had before. It doesn't count here. All of you who had that experience before will be wiped out when you come here. Your qualifications will be counted from the moment you step onto this stage. You are all newcomers. Don't even think about getting any special treatment here."
Su Man was not afraid. Since she was willing to fight for herself, she also anticipated various difficulties.
She was calm and said to Fang Zhiming in a negotiating tone, "Director, I'm new here, so I'll follow the rules for newcomers. I understand the rules. I just want to fight for an opportunity for myself. Standing on this stage, everyone has a chance, right?"
"Strive, how are you going to strive? There are less than two months left. Do you have the ability to master the entire dance? Even if you are amazing and you have practiced it, what about the positioning? What about the coordination with the team? If you only care about yourself, then there is no need to work in the dance troupe. You can just work on your own."
Fang Zhiming's words were sharp and harsh, and he always pointed fingers at Su Man.
He doesn't give face to anyone equally.
"That's settled, let's continue practicing." He was about to leave when Su Man stopped him.
"Half a month!"
Fang Zhiming turned around and looked at Su Man in confusion.
Su Man said, "Give me half a month and I will try my best to catch up."
"Are you fucking crazy?" Fang Zhiming looked at Su Man as if she was a psychopath.
"I'm serious, please give me this opportunity, Director!" Su Man bowed to him sincerely.
The corners of Fang Zhiming's mouth twitched.
One is a director with a weird and bad temper, and the other is a new actor who refuses to give up easily.
Everyone stood there in a daze, watching this wonderful show.
Suman continued, "If I can keep up with the progress, I also hope that the director can keep his promise and let me participate. I don't ask to be the A role, I can be the B role or even a substitute."
Everyone was surprised that Suman was willing to be a substitute.
In fact, for a dancer as famous as Su Man, who has won so many awards from major competitions, it is generally impossible for her to return to the role of B.
They were all a little flattered that Su Man could join the dance troupe. When they first met her, they treated her as a senior and were very respectful to her.
Little did they know that Su Man actually didn't care about these things. She only loved dancing and the stage itself.
Fang Zhiming didn't expect this either.
He was momentarily stunned, but felt his authority challenged. Just as he was about to put on a stern face and reprimand her, the troupe's principal dancer spoke up, "Director, give her a chance. You can never have too many supporting roles. Now that they've gotten used to each other, it'll be easier for her to perform in the next large-scale ballet."
Fang Zhiming thought about it, then frowned and agreed: "Okay, then half a month. After half a month, I will go through the stage with everyone. If you can't guarantee a perfect performance, then don't mention it to me again."
After saying that, he went back to the studio.
Everyone gathered around Su Man, saying:
"I'm so scared! Director Fang is going crazy again!"
"Su Man, you're so cool! On your first day in the dance troupe, you've already proven you can outlast the Bifang Bird. I declare you my god!"
"Hahaha, you must be surprised by this name. That's what we call him privately. In mythology, wherever the Bifang bird goes, fires will break out, bringing disaster to people. Look at the way he gets angry. Doesn't he look like a Bifang bird about to attack?"
"I'll tell you a secret, there's not a single one of us here who hasn't been scolded by him. Even the former chief was once scolded to tears by him."
Suman also breathed a sigh of relief.
She thought it was directed at her alone.
She had finally found a new working environment, a job she liked, and she didn't want to experience being ostracized again.
Su Man looked towards the studio. This Fang Zhiming was really a weirdo.
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Two months passed in the blink of an eye.
These days, Suman is rehearsing overtime.
It took her less than three weeks to practice all the movements for the four acts of the ballet.
On the day of Fang Zhiming's examination, she was eager to try, but also a little nervous.
This time I rehearsed with the team.
Everything went smoothly at the beginning, but in the third act, Suman made an unexpected mistake.
It was actually just a small mistake, and she almost collided with a dancer.
Su Man came to the rescue by a hair's breadth, dodged the dancer, improvised a dance, and finally connected to the music smoothly.
If this were put on the stage of a formal performance, it would be a perfect rescue.
But Fang Zhiming doesn't think so.
"stop--!"
He was in the audience and immediately stopped dancing.
The people in the control room didn't react, the music continued, and the people on the stage didn't hear his instructions clearly and continued dancing.
Fang Zhiming slammed the notebook in his hand onto the stage, "Stop, stop, stop! What are you still doing when I say stop!!"
The voice control console finally heard the command and the music on the stage stopped abruptly.
Everyone on the stage also stopped.
Fang Zhiming's face darkened as he said ruthlessly, "Su Man, you don't have to participate in this tour."
Su Man stood there in a daze.
"Why?"
"Why? You made such a huge mistake just now, don't you have any idea what's going on?"
"I...but I..."
"There's nothing more to say." Fang Zhiming threw the notebook in his hand onto the table and turned away.
He kept muttering, "What a waste of time, what a joke."
Suman was shocked.
She didn't expect that her years of experience as a performer on stage would be so ineffective in the face of Fang Zhiming's rigid rules.
All the hard training these days has been in vain.
She felt extremely aggrieved when she thought about how she went to bed at one in the morning every day, got up before dawn, and the first thing she thought of when she opened her eyes was practicing dancing. Even her dreams were about this ballet.
Not only were my abilities denied, but all my efforts over the past few days were also denied.
Su Man had never suffered such a blow in her professional field.
The girl who almost bumped into her just now quickly came over to apologize: "Sister Su Man, I'm sorry... If it weren't for me..."
"It's not your fault, it's my problem." Su Man's heart was pounding, but her tone was very calm.
It is indeed Suman's own problem.
Although she had practiced the movements very well, she had not practiced with the team many times.
This positioning error was entirely Su Man's own fault.
Suman took half a day to accept this fact.
She lost the bet with Fang Zhiming.
She admitted defeat and practiced other dances honestly.
But whenever she saw Fang Zhiming, she would not give him a good look.
She actually got into an argument with Fang Zhiming.
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