rehearse
Chen Xiyu felt that she had accidentally entered a high-end game. She knew that Tan Zhao had been practicing competition questions recently to prepare for the December competition.
It was almost time to go home from school, and Tan Zhao was still solving a big physics problem. She glanced at it and could only tell it was a circuit problem.
"Tan Zhao." It was a clear male voice.
Chen Xiyu, who was walking with her schoolbag on her back, looked up and saw Meng Qianfan from Class 1.
Maybe because school was over, unlike usual when he called Tan Zhao out, Meng Qianfan came in from the back door this time with a set of papers.
Meng Qianfan was wearing a school uniform with the zipper zipped up to the top, revealing a round collar with a black lining. He was wearing a pair of science and engineering glasses and was very serious.
He met Chen Xiyu face to face as she stood up with her schoolbag on her back. He just nodded slightly and went to discuss the test paper with Tan Zhao.
Chen Xiyu considered herself quite cool, but she didn't seem to be able to get along with top students who were very outstanding and acted as if they didn't want to interact with her, such as Yang Xiaoxiao and Meng Qianfan.
In fact, she and Meng Qianfan had been classmates for a while. When high school had just started and there was no division between arts and science classes, Meng Qianfan showed superb results in the first monthly exam and took first place in the grade.
She was also the class monitor at the time, with a playful nature. Physics wasn't that difficult back then, so Chen Xiyu would occasionally ask questions of Meng Qianfan, the top student in the class, and Meng Qianfan would teach her. Over time, the two of them became acquainted.
In addition, Chen Xiyu was very outgoing, and she would feel embarrassed to ask Meng Qianfan questions frequently, so she would occasionally give him candy and yogurt. One time, Xie Yanzhi came to the class to find her, and Chen Xiyu had just finished asking Meng Qianfan a question. Xie Yanzhi saw the place where Chen Xiyu left, and the candy and yogurt on Meng Qianfan's table, and he made a very mean joke.
"Hey, Chen Yu forgets his friends when he sees a beautiful woman. Cage, when will Chen Yu take the initiative to give us candy and yogurt?"
Chen Xiyu glanced at the candies on Meng Qianfan's desk and found that Meng Qianfan, who was doing the test, had stopped writing and was also looking at the colorful fruit gummies. Chen Xiyu slapped his test paper on the shoulder of Xie Yanzhi, who was cheering, and slammed it down.
"Master, if you don't study, you won't allow me to make progress..."
Before Chen Xiyu could finish her words, Meng Qianfan interrupted her.
"Take these things back." The tone was cold.
Chen Xiyu was stunned, as if she didn't expect Meng Qianfan to suddenly respond.
Xie Yanzhi: "I was just kidding, bro."
Meng Qianfan put down his pen and looked at Chen Xiyu stubbornly and coldly.
When Chen Xiyu turned around to take the candy and yogurt away, Meng Qianfan continued.
"I don't need any of this."
The students around who could hear it were also stunned and looked at them.
Although it was during recess, half of the students in the class were still there.
Chen Xiyu's face turned red. She took the things away and went out to play badminton with Xie Yanzhi and the others.
Later, she seldom asked Meng Qianfan questions, and gradually, she stopped secretly looking at Meng Qianfan's position during class.
Later, when the classes were divided into science and arts, they all chose science, but fortunately Meng Qianfan was still in Class 1, while she, Xie Yanzhi, Jiang Hui and others were assigned to Class 3.
Chen Xiyu said to Tan Zhao, "I'm leaving, my deskmate." Tan Zhao didn't look back and just waved to her.
Unexpectedly, Meng Qianfan turned back.
Chen Xiyu looked at Meng Qianfan unexpectedly.
With a month until New Year's Day, Yao Nuannuan has already outlined some of the main and supporting roles. The next step is to sort out the cast.
After intense discussion, Chen Xiyu was cast in the role of the butler. Tan Zhao said he was open to any role other than the one with the most screen time. To avoid wasting resources on his handsome face, the drama crew unanimously agreed that Tan Zhao would play the knight beside the prince. He would appear in many scenes, but would have few lines.
But if the knight is so handsome, shouldn't the prince be even more handsome? Although the boys all agreed that it was not difficult.
Chen Xiyu: ...
Yao Nuannuan: ...
Jiang Hui: ...
The eyes of the masses are sharp, okay?
Finally, everyone suggested that Xie Yanzhi play the male lead, and Xie Yanzhi's first words were.
"Where's the heroine?"
Chen Xiyu: “Good question.”
Yao Nuannuan: "Is there anyone willing to play Cinderella?"
The girls were quite self-aware. They thought it was a blessing to have a handsome guy like Xie Yanzhi play the prince, even if it was just a play. But most of them were shy and didn't dare to raise their hands.
Xie Yanzhi: "Can I choose the female lead? This is my only condition for playing the male lead."
"I want to ask a girl from Class 6 to be Cinderella. I think she's perfect for the role."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, but because no one said they wanted to play the female lead, the position of female lead was indeed vacant, and the female lead, Cinderella, was so important.
Arts Committee Member: "Is there any girl in our class who wants to play the role of Cinderella?"
After Xie Yanzhi said this, even those who had this idea did not dare to stand up.
The class fell into silence.
Chen Xiyu was the first to break the silence and slapped Xie Yanzhi on the arm.
"Xie Yanzhi, I've chosen you, you big-headed ghost! This is our Class 3's activity. Is it appropriate for you to ask students from other classes to perform?"
Xie Yanzhi turned his head and looked at Chen Xiyu in confusion, "What do you mean?"
Chen Xiyu explained, "This is for the girl's own good. Even if my classmates have no objections, how can you expect her to do things in her own class? And how will the others in her class view her?"
Xie Yanzhi touched his head, thought for a while and said, "Okay, that's the truth."
The girls breathed a sigh of relief. Who wouldn't want to play Cinderella in a beautiful princess dress, on the stage where the whole school is paying attention, under the spotlight?
Chen Xiyu: "Does anyone want to play Cinderella? Does anyone else want to play a different role? Otherwise, students who haven't decided on a role will be assigned randomly."
You can just tell me and the cultural committee member, or Yao Nuannuan, or write it on a small piece of paper.
The class became lively again.
Chen Xiyu thought of what happened yesterday when Xie Yanzhi was holding hands with a girl, and quietly approached Xie Yanzhi and asked him.
Xie Yanzhi was very mysterious: "I won't tell you, for fear that you will scare others."
Chen Xiyu snorted and whispered, "Even if you don't tell me, I still have a way."
Someone asked, "When are we going to rehearse this play?"
"It's tentatively scheduled for the last self-study class every afternoon. The class monitor has already applied to the teacher."
Chen Xiyu: "I'm sorry, my classmates, you need to take the test papers and homework home to complete. I begged Lao Yao for this for a long time."
In the last ten minutes of the physics class, the physics teacher wrote the answers to the exercises in the book on the blackboard.
Physics teacher: "Classmates, the last question involves the knowledge points of the next class. Please take a good look at it. I will tell you my thinking."
Chen Xiyu compared the answers on the blackboard, dejectedly put a few crosses on the exercise paper, and listened to the teacher's casual hints.
"There are still eight minutes left, everyone digest it for a while."
Chen Xiyu didn't understand and scratched his head, while Tan Zhao directly opened his own physics competition paper and started working on it.
"Do you understand?"
Tan Zhao said "hmm" softly.
Chen Xiyu refused to give up and took out a new piece of draft paper to fight again.
"You have to follow the ideas given by Lao Tao. It's very complicated to calculate directly."
Tan Zhao couldn't bear it anymore and reminded her.
Chen Xiyu: "I'm really at my wit's end. I don't understand what Lao Tao is saying, what's this first, then that?"
Tan Zhao took out her book, flipped through a few pages, wrote and scribbled on it, and then returned it to Chen Xiyu.
"Take a look at these pages first. This test basically covers these. It's okay if you don't understand. This question is indeed a bit beyond the syllabus. I'll explain it to you after class."
Chen Xiyu flipped through the key points that Tan Zhao had marked for her. Some places had explanations in small print. As she read, she suddenly understood and saw the light.
"I understand!"
Chen Xiyu was delighted. He took out a piece of scratch paper and started writing. He soon figured it out.
"Tan Zhao, look quickly, is this the case?"
Tan Zhao stopped writing, looked sideways, and nodded.
"Good, full marks for the answer."
Chen Xiyu went from scratching her head and being unable to figure it out to suddenly understanding it. She couldn't help but smile when she heard the compliment, revealing her white teeth and a dimple on the corner of her mouth.
"No wonder you calculated so quickly, this problem doesn't require much calculation."
Tan Zhao couldn't help but chuckle and continued writing his own topic.
"Actually, your physics isn't that bad; it's just that your foundation isn't strong enough. Rather than taking on advanced questions, I think you need to consolidate your foundation and address any gaps."
Chen Xiyu pondered Tan Zhao's words, perhaps energizing her. In the next chemistry class, she listened attentively, actively answered questions, and even solved the final problem. Chen Xiyu was already a strong chemistry student, and the chemistry teacher, noticing her active participation and efficient problem-solving, praised her as the class monitor.
After class, it’s time for self-study. On the day of rehearsal, we all go to the rehearsal room in the Arts Building together.
After Chen Xiyu put away the books on the table and put on her schoolbag, she was in a very good mood.
The Arts Building is a certain distance away from the teaching building where they are located, and is mainly used for classes and training for art students.
"Is Xie Yanzhi's piano room also in this building?"
Chen Xiyu asked casually, "He took me there several times before, but I couldn't remember the way."
"That's right." Fiona Sit nodded.
As if a little late, Fiona Sit told the story of the last time he saw a little girl coming out of the piano room.
Chen Xiyu opened her mouth wide, "Xie Yanzhi really wasn't joking this time."
In the rehearsal room, the heroine was finally confirmed to be the study committee member Wang Yuyao.
Yao Nuannuan distributed printed scripts and lines for each character to everyone.
Chen Xiyu plays a housekeeper with very few lines, about half an A4 page. The male and female protagonists Xie Yanzhi and Wang Yuyao have it very hard, Wang Yuyao has eight pages and Xie Yanzhi has five pages.
The students made ruthless comparisons and burst into laughter about the number of lines.
Chen Xiyu came over and asked Tan Zhao how many lines he had. Tan Zhao spread his hands and said none.
Chen Xiyu was extremely shocked and looked at Yao Nuannuan.
"It's unfair, squad leader. The knight originally only had three lines, but to cut down on the length, we deleted the unimportant ones."
Chen Xiyu understood and nodded.
Wuqing mocked Tan Zhao, "Did you hear that? Your role is unimportant and you don't even have any lines."
Tan Zhao rolled his eyes at Chen Xiyu and said, "Thanks to you, I was able to use my facial recognition throughout the whole process."
“Originally I just wanted to play a tree.”
"I don't show my face and I don't have a word. No one will know if I fall asleep on stage."
After hearing this, Chen Xiyu had only one thought in his mind: Hey, why is he thinking exactly the same thing as I did at the beginning?
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