Chapter 77 What Happened 16 Years Ago
The so-called secret ballot has always been the easiest way to manipulate the results.
Chen Xi's status in the circle is second only to Shen Xingzhi and Chen He. Ren Limeng had never expected that she would not be chosen as the captain.
Is there something wrong with Leyu?
Whether it is the eliminated Yue Qian or Chen Xi at the moment, Ren Limeng feels strange. The status of the four major brokerage companies in the circle is obvious to all, but on "Shan Hai", the two guests sent by Le Yu seem to be not taken seriously enough. There must be something wrong when things are abnormal.
Chen He continued to push the process forward, and the second public team formation was mainly divided into two stages.
The first step is keyword invitation, and the second step is matching teams.
Except for the four captains Chen Xingzhi, Chen He, Fan Xinran and Yan Baiwei, the other twelve guests entered the five training rooms with keywords given by the program team according to their personal wishes, waiting for the captain to choose to enter the room in turn according to the keywords outside the room, and invite the favorite guests in the room to form a team. The five keywords correspond to the five destinations of the second stop.
The captain can only enter one room and has twenty minutes to invite guests. If the guest and the captain reach a mutual selection, the team is successfully formed.
The room not selected by the captain automatically becomes the travel destination of the "Lost" publicity team. The guests in that room directly enter the second round. The teams and guests that have not yet formed a team will be matched in a round-robin match in the second round.
In the first segment, the captain left first, and the five keywords given by the program team and the corresponding training room number were directly displayed on the big screen at the front of the waiting hall.
Ren Limeng almost immediately locked onto the keyword for the fourth room - Tea Picking Song.
This was the room she couldn't avoid.
The second stop was indeed Mei City.
Meishi is famous for Huangmei Opera, which is also known as Tea Picking Opera. Its origin is the Huangmei Tea Picking Song. In professional works such as "Dictionary of Opera and Quyi", it is introduced that Huangmei Opera as a type of opera originated from the Tea Picking Song in the Meishi area.
As a native of Meishi, Ren Limeng knows this story very well.
She tilted her head slightly and quickly met Guan He's gaze across the crowd. The two smiled at each other friendly. Ren Limeng turned her eyes back to the right side of the big screen and then looked in the direction of Guan He again. The two of them turned away tacitly.
The five training rooms with keywords on them are all on the second floor of the waiting hall. Inside the hall, the guests are discussing in whispers, as if they are hesitating about their choices.
There are two ways to solve the team formation problem: one is to choose a site, and the other is to choose a team leader.
The first choice for selecting the site is the destination of the second public travel. Although the keywords of the five locations are a bit obscure, it is easy to guess the destination if you think carefully. Moreover, although the guests enter the second floor one by one to choose the training room for recording, the program crew did not stop the people from whispering to each other at this moment.
The selection of captains is done by the guests themselves. For example, some captains have already agreed to form a team for the second public performance with familiar guests before leaving or even earlier. Both parties enter the first room to ensure that they form a team together.
But no matter what, team formation is an important part of "Shan Hai". Ren Limeng had already thought about choosing both the site and the people as much as possible.
Without further hesitation, she straightened her back, walked out of the crowd with a smile, and went straight up the stairs to the fourth training room.
Guan He followed closely behind, went to the second floor, and opened the fourth room.
"Li Meng, what a coincidence, I didn't expect you to choose this room too."
Opening the door, Guan He seemed a little surprised to see Ren Limeng sitting on the side of the sofa in the middle of the room. "Your debut performance of 'Yu Tang Chun' was so amazing. I guess you should have guessed the destination of this room!"
"Brother Guan He, what a coincidence."
No way.
Ren Limeng greeted Guan He with a smile. Both of them had similar expressions of feigned surprise on their faces, but when they looked at each other, there was the same unspoken understanding in their eyes. That was their agreement -
Last night, Ren Limeng returned to the hotel to heat up the takeout and happily enjoyed the rare time alone when she suddenly heard a knock on the door.
"Teacher Guan He."
Ren Limeng was very surprised to see Guan He through the peephole. She subconsciously tidied herself up, opened the door, and put on a smile.
Why did Guan He come to see her?
Ren Limeng recalled that when she met Guan He during the day, his attitude was a little overly enthusiastic. She stood at the door and politely called him "Teacher" according to the rules of the circle. Her thoughtfulness was accompanied by obvious alienation.
"Li Meng, this is the ticket for my special performance. You are welcome to come and see my performance when you have time next month."
Noticing that Ren Limeng was about to refuse, Guan He continued cheerfully, "If you need anything, you can give it to someone else. My tickets are pretty hard to get! Sorry to bother you so late."
During the daytime performance, Guan He did promise to give everyone tickets to his crosstalk show, but during the recording process, the guests said a lot of similar polite words. Ren Limeng did not expect that Guan He would actually deliver the tickets privately to her door.
Since Guan He said so, Ren Limeng would not refuse anymore. She took the ticket with both hands and said shyly, "Thank you, Teacher Guan He!"
"No need to call me teacher, I'm probably only half a year older than you, just call me brother!"
Ren Limeng didn't have the habit of calling everyone "teacher" before, but in the entertainment industry, the respectful title "teacher" has become a social habit. Ren Limeng remembers that on her first day of recording, almost all the program staff and guest assistants called her "Teacher Ren" or "Teacher Limeng", and she immediately learned this very useful title.
"Brother Guan He."
Ren Limeng smiled gently and observed Guan He opposite her calmly. The tickets had been given away, but Guan He didn't seem to have any intention of leaving. He looked hesitant, but no matter what Guan He wanted, she couldn't invite such a young man into the room so late at night.
Since Xu Chichi was leaving, Ren Limeng was living alone tonight, and she didn't want to add a piece of gossip to everyone in private.
The air suddenly became quiet. Most of the people living on this floor were guests of the "Mountains and Seas" program. Ren Limeng held the ticket in her hand and signaled to Guan He with her eyes.
"Li Meng, you've been learning Huangmei Opera since elementary school. Did you... participate in the 2018 Opera Challenge?"
Guan He's voice was a little hesitant. There was a hint of unconscious hope in his eyes as he looked at Ren Limeng, as if he was looking at the most fragile bubble ball, and finally couldn't help but touch it gently.
The 2018 Opera Challenge?
Ren Limeng's smile froze as she suddenly recalled some past events buried deep in her memory. An indescribable complexity flashed in her eyes.
Ren Limeng has participated in many opera competitions since she was a child, from district to city, and from province to national level. She has overcome many difficulties. It is precisely because she has achieved good results in competitions of all sizes that her parents firmly believe that she will continue to learn opera and pass on Huangmei Opera.
At that time, Ren Limeng even felt that she never had a second choice. Everyone around her was related to Huangmei Opera, and her daily life and study were mainly based on Huangmei Opera. Everyone tacitly agreed that she was the rising star of the opera world, and her life seemed to have only one path: opera.
The Opera Challenge is the most important national competition for young people in the opera industry. It is held every two years and all opera genres including Kunqu Opera, Peking Opera, Henan Opera, Huangmei Opera, etc. gather together, and young representatives from various factions showcase their unique skills.
Ren Limeng and her partner Li Chuyue were the champions of the 2018 Opera Challenge. 2018 was also the only time in ten years that a Huangmei Opera contestant won the championship. Suddenly, when she heard Guan He mention this competition, Ren Limeng felt dazed for a moment.
That happened 16 years ago.
She was only 16 years old at that time, full of energy, vitality and fighting spirit...
There are so many beautiful and vibrant words that can be used to describe her naivety at that time, and they perfectly fit her state at that time.
I walked forward step by step along the path my parents hoped for, surrounded by Li Chuyue, Yan Fangshu and other friends who I had trained and played with since childhood. It was such a distant memory.
"Brother Guan He, why do you suddenly ask this question?"
Ren Limeng smiled and tentatively asked, then collected her thoughts and looked at Guan He in front of her.
She tried silently to recall, quickly searching for Guan He's figure in her memory, but it had been so many years, and she didn't pay much attention to her opponent and the audience at that time. Ren Limeng couldn't remember at all whether Guan He was in this game, although from what Guan He said, he should be there?
"I also studied opera when I was little, practicing the role of a martial artist in Peking Opera. I don't know if you remember, but back then... I think you once dubbed a scene for me."
After hearing Ren Limeng's introduction on the first stage, Guan He has been quietly searching for Ren Limeng's information during the recording breaks. It is hard for him to forget the 2018 Opera Challenge. It was his last opera competition before he switched to crosstalk. He failed to make the cut, but he still had a deep memory of it.
Guan He always couldn't help but recall that wonderful and unique rematch.
Because his partner suddenly failed to show up, Guan He should have directly lost the qualification for the rematch. He begged the organizers backstage, but the staff just looked embarrassed and refused to give in when it came to the rules.
"The Peking Opera 'Flying Tiger Mountain'? I've learned it. If you don't mind that I'm a Huangmei Opera opera performer, I'll help you with a scene!"
A girl passing by had bright eyes and white teeth, and seemed to have just finished a performance. After wiping the sweat off her face and watching for a while, she smiled and actively volunteered.
Guan He suddenly turned around. The live opera was mixed with the cheers of the audience, but he suddenly felt that the world had quieted down. All he could see was the smiling face of a girl with gorgeous oil paint on her face. The momentary throbbing in his heart instantly overwhelmed the panic in his body.
She should be his rival, right? How could anyone be so stupid as to actively help his rival?
"It's okay. The competition is just a formality. Friendship comes first. I saw you were so anxious, so I thought I'd help you out. Everyone has emergencies. Besides, I have confidence in myself and my partner."
The girl's spirited voice still lingered in my ears, "The challenge competition requires everyone to give their all. Only the winner can be considered the most outstanding! I believe that the final championship will definitely belong to me!"
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