Chapter 109 Leave it to fate?
"After a preliminary discussion with everyone yesterday, Han Tai and I worked overnight on the script. 'Couple Watching Lanterns' tells the story of a couple who visit the city to watch lanterns. The tunes are distinctive and upbeat. We suggest that you only capture the three most classic scenes, with the two actors portraying the past in full Huangmei Opera costumes..."
Li Chuyue and Han Tai exchanged a quick glance and spoke first. Han Tai took out a stack of A4 paper from his backpack and quickly distributed it to Shen Xingzhi and the other three as Li Chuyue explained. The two of them walked forward and slowly sat on the sofa next to Ren Limeng and Guan He.
Ren Limeng took the A4 paper with both hands. It listed the creative background and lyrics with music of "Couple Watching Lanterns". The layout was concise and clear, showing the producer's intentions.
"Thank you for your hard work. I wanted to insert a piece of opera from 'Couple Watching Lanterns' after the chorus climax. According to our discussion in the car, I also communicated with the production team about the presentation effect at noon. There shouldn't be any problems."
Chen Xingzhi also handed the music score of "Time and Space" that he had just obtained to Ren Limeng and the other three. His tone was simple and direct, and he continued to advance the discussion on the performance with great efficiency.
"Everything else is fine, except for one thing."
Guan He glanced at Ren Limeng, a little hesitant, but finally said slowly, "Limeng is taller than Sister Chen Xi. Maybe if Sister Chen Xi and I were paired together, and you, Brother Xingzhi, were paired with Limeng, the picture would look better. Besides, Limeng and I have a certain foundation after all, so splitting up would help everyone get into the role better."
He could see that Chen Xi had discussed several times that he wanted to be in the same group with Shen Xingzhi, but after thinking about it over and over again in the past two days, Guan He, as a former professional opera actor, could not keep silent about the final effect of the performance.
Although, he actually wanted to be in the same group with Ren Limeng. However, they had to consider the reality. Guan He believed that Ren Limeng could understand his good intentions at the moment.
Ren Limeng looked calmly at Chen Xi, whose smile froze instantly. The height problem can be completely adjusted with shoes, but if Chen Xi and Shen Xingzhi, two newcomers to opera, play a group of actors who have been immersed in the roles of the past, it is indeed easy to have the problem of the screen being disconnected between the two groups of people.
And to play the role of a modern couple, the casual theatrical mannerisms in their gestures and movements also need to be polished repeatedly.
She and Guan He could do all these naturally, but whether Shen Xingzhi and Chen Xi could do it in a week and align the two groups was still in doubt. This was an unavoidable problem.
But the training hasn't officially started yet, and Ren Limeng wanted to take a look at the training situation first.
The atmosphere suddenly became silent. Chen Xi looked at Shen Xingzhi and finally spoke slowly, "Xingzhi and I are friends, and you and Li Meng are old acquaintances. With such a short time, it's easier to get along with someone you know! Besides, I can change to shoes with higher heels when the time comes, which won't affect the picture."
Chen Xi stated calmly, looking at Li Chuyue and Han Tai, as if hoping that the two opera teachers would "step forward" and speak out in support of her speech.
Han Tai was somewhat bewildered. Li Chuyue subconsciously glanced at the silent Ren Limeng, and finally spoke cautiously, "Sister Chen Xi's words make sense. Everyone's thinking is fine, but... tacit understanding is indeed very important for an opera performance."
Even though Li Chuyue did not directly express her support for Chen Xi and Shen Xing's team, it was very obvious that she agreed with Chen Xi in her words.
Both groupings made sense, and Ren Limeng could accept both. She had wanted to keep a smile and not express any opinion, but when she thought of Yan Fangshu's suggestion and felt the vague gazes of the crowd, after a slight hesitation, Ren Limeng finally smiled and suggested, "Since both groupings make sense, why don't we just leave it to fate!"
The quick decision eased the slightly tense atmosphere and added something interesting to the show. She is such a clever little girl!
A perfect host also needs some relaxing moments. After all, she was a news host on the agricultural channel and an entertainment host after the transformation. She should have noticed the difference between the two earlier.
"Leave it to fate?"
Chen Xi frowned slightly for a moment, and she glanced sideways at Ren Limeng beside her. With Li Chuyue's response, the grouping could have been carried out smoothly. Ren Limeng suddenly made this suggestion, which seemed to disrupt her arrangements and add variables.
"Draw lots? Or the palms and backs of your hands? Sure, that's fair!"
Following the communication just now, Guan He felt the stagnant atmosphere in the room and was secretly annoyed. Ren Limeng's sudden proposal could completely solve this disagreement cleverly and end it perfectly. Thinking of this, Guan He looked at Ren Limeng with some subtle gratitude.
In the first public performance, he was the captain and the center of the team, so he would unconsciously consider more things. However, the team for the second public performance was not the same as the first one. Whether it was Shen Xingzhi or Chen Xi, he should have been cautious with them in front. He didn't want to be messed up by the post-production editing of the Orange platform. Fortunately, Ren Limeng's relaxed words resolved the somewhat silent situation.
"Teacher Han, Teacher Li, do you have any particular professional preferences for the two grouping methods?"
After everyone expressed their thoughts, Shen Xingzhi, the team leader, finally looked slowly at Han Tai and Li Chuyue, as if weighing the pros and cons of the two groupings.
Feeling Chen Xi's gaze, Li Chuyue's eyelashes trembled rapidly. She wanted to further express the "tacit understanding theory" just now, but meeting Chen Xingzhi's indifferent and deep cold eyes, Li Chuyue could not pretend not to understand his implication, and could only lower her head silently, avoiding everyone's sight.
After Chen Xi expressed her inclinations, Shen Xingzhi specifically asked her and Han Tai. Even if she was slow to react, she could still understand what Shen Xingzhi meant. Moreover, she had seen Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi appear alone at the bathroom door at noon.
To express one's preference for a particular choice at this time would be to offend Chen Xingzhi directly.
Han Tai could also hear the clear direction behind Shen Xingzhi's seemingly inquiring words. After a slight hesitation, he shook his head and said, "All of you teachers are excellent singers and actors. I believe that no matter how you group them, you can all perform excellent works. Li Meng's suggestion is actually a good one. Opera itself is also about fate."
A hint of satisfaction flashed through Shen Xingzhi's eyes. He nodded slightly and said directly, "Then let's draw lots!"
Chen Xingzhi quickly made a simple version of the lottery slips, wrote two "0" and "1" slips on each slip, and shuffled the order. Then they lay quietly in his slender and warm palm. The other three people each took a slip, and Chen Xingzhi opened the remaining one.
“I’m 1.”
Shen Xingzhi quickly showed the note, and his eyes involuntarily fell on Ren Limeng who was looking down at the paper.
"I got 0, luckily it's 0, otherwise we would have to draw again!"
Guan He said this with a smile, looking at Chen Xi and Ren Limeng.
Chen Xi glanced at Ren Limeng calmly, glanced at the note and put it down directly, and suddenly said, "I think I'm number 1. It seems we're in the same group."
Ren Limeng's fingers holding the note subconsciously shrank slightly, and a hint of surprise flashed across her eyes. She looked down at the note again, and suddenly her entire palm slowly tightened, crumpling the entire note into a ball in her palm.
"Li Meng, it looks like we're in the same group!"
Guan He's voice was very clear, "Since this is God's will, I'm sorry to waste everyone's time!"
Everyone has their own ideas. Maybe he was worrying too much. The only difference between him and Ren Limeng and Shen Xingzhi and Chen Xi was their popularity. Guan He grinned.
He believed that the four of them would give their all on stage and this little episode could end here.
"Okay, give me the note and I'll throw it in the trash."
Chen Xingzhi stared at Ren Limeng, who lowered her eyes and had no expression on her face. Suddenly, he smiled softly and extended his hand with unusual enthusiasm, as if he was ready to end the topic just like Guan He.
Chen Xi looked straight at Shen Xingzhi without saying a word, with a hint of ambiguity in her eyes. Shen Xingzhi did not avoid her gaze, but raised his eyebrows slightly nonchalantly.
His outstretched right hand was still in front of Chen Xi and Ren Limeng.
The air suddenly became quiet, and the extremely short time suddenly seemed so long. Li Chuyue and Han Tai exchanged glances secretly with some confusion, and Guan He's smile froze.
Finally, Chen Xi looked away and smiled softly, "Thank you, Brother Xingzhi."
She slowly stretched out her right hand holding the note, but her right arm suddenly paused. Her peripheral vision seemed to have caught a glimpse of something, and her brows knitted together, a hint of surprise on her face. "Wait, I think I made a mistake."
The gentle voice immediately attracted everyone's attention. Under everyone's gaze, Chen Xi calmly raised the note again and said, "I was so anxious that I only glanced at it a moment ago. I think I misread it. There's a 0 on the top. Sorry, I made a mistake."
Chen Xi's face was filled with guilt and annoyance. She turned to look at Ren Limeng, "Limeng, your top is 0, right? Why didn't you remind me?"
Make a good first impression.
Ren Limeng's expression remained unchanged. When she looked up at Chen Xi, her eyes were already a little embarrassed. "Sister Chen Xi... I..."
Chen Xi's rare hesitation and wry smile, with obvious embarrassment in front of the camera, had an imperceptible sharpness that shot straight at Ren Limeng beside him.
She is a popular first-line singer, and her previous remarks were very suggestive. Chen Xi wanted Ren Limeng to express that she had also made a mistake, to divert everyone's attention during the broadcast, or to take the blame.
She didn't wrongly accuse her. After all, Ren Limeng didn't say a word just now, which meant she tacitly agreed to her choice.
The emotionally intelligent host Ren Limeng didn't seem to understand what she meant. She acted embarrassed and had a face full of unspeakable secrets. She was almost saying that she was using her status to bully others. Combined with her "lying with open eyes" just now, Chen Xi could already imagine the hot search when this segment was broadcast - "Chen Xi confuses right and wrong".
Chen Xi's eyes turned completely cold, and her hypocritical smile that did not reach her eyes met Ren Limeng's eyes flashing. Ren Limeng pursed her lips slightly and did not explain another word, as if there were thousands of words stuck in her throat, which finally turned into a wry smile.
Having worked in the entertainment industry for many years, Chen Xi couldn't help but think that the panic on Ren Limeng's face at this moment was all acted out. After all, in the years since she became famous, few unknown celebrities dared to face her eyes with such a threatening look.
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