Just two full hours before the opening, Tan Yiming's car finally rushed out of the rain and into the parking lot of the theater.
Several staff members who were waiting here immediately greeted them with umbrellas, their faces full of happiness for the rest of their lives: "Xiao Xiang, you are finally here!"
"Sorry, the flight was delayed for too long and the rain was so heavy that the road was blocked." Xiang Guai followed the staff, trotted all the way, and rushed into the theater.
"It's alright, it's alright, as long as you can!" A young staff patted his chest, "You were originally pulled over by us to save you."
As Xiang Guai walked at a brisk pace, he asked, "Are the other actors here?"
"Arrived early! Everyone has warmed up. Sister Yan'er said she wanted to meet you as soon as possible."
"Okay." Xiang Guai nodded, "Then invite her to the dressing room. I'll touch her while I make up."
Two hours sounds like a long time, but for two stage actors who have never worked together, that's not enough time for them to rehearse.
Actors are not real Lego bricks after all, everyone has their own style of performance, and there is a little tacit understanding between each group of partners. Xiang Chai was chased by the swan and was very worried about any omissions on the stage.
The staff led Xiang Chai to the backstage, picked up the work card on his chest and shook it in front of the security guard.
"Wait!" The security guard looked at the staff, "Where's his work permit?"
The staff explained: "This is our hero! His face is the best work permit."
Because of the recent accident, security has been extremely strict these days. The company specially dispatched several security guards with big arms and waists to guard the entrances and exits, prohibiting all unknown persons from approaching.
"I'm not talking about him." The security guard said angrily, "He looks so good-looking and has a temperament, he looks like an actor at first glance. - I'm talking about the latter one."
... the one at the back
Xiang Guai looked back and found that the person who was stopped by the security guard was actually Tan Yiming who followed them all the way into the backstage.
Xiang Chaiman was so worried about his work that he forgot to say goodbye to the man when he got out of the car. Tan Yiming didn't disturb him, he followed quietly like a shadow, but he was stopped by the sharp-eyed security guard.
Tan Yiming, who was isolated from the outside, didn't know whether to laugh or cry, thinking to himself: In the eyes of the security guard, he is not good-looking and has no temperament.
"This is my friend." Xiang Guai said quickly, "He drove me from the airport for several hours. Can he come backstage and wait for me?"
The security guard shook his head selflessly: "Sorry, rules are rules. The company said that except for actors and employees with work permits, no one else can enter the backstage, not even employees' relatives and friends."
"That… "
Tan Yiming took the initiative to round up the field: "It doesn't matter." He smiled, "As long as I can deliver you safely. I'll go first, and I'll pick you up after the play."
That being said, where could he actually go? It was raining so hard outside and there were traffic jams everywhere, and he had to go back to the parking lot to survive alone for a few hours.
He turned around and was about to leave, but the staff next to him stopped him.
"It's raining so hard outside, stop tossing back and forth!" the staff said enthusiastically, "I'll apply for a staff ticket from the leader later. You can stay and watch the drama."
Xiang Gu and Tan Yiming were both startled.
The eyes of the two collided, and they quickly moved away.
Xiang Chai whispered, "This is not good..."
"It's okay." The staff shrugged. "Your friend is not an outsider. It's just an employee ticket. The leader will definitely approve it."
Tan Yiming has only seen Xiang Guai's musical once, and that time he walked into the theater by mistake, and also reunited with him by mistake. I didn't expect to be able to sit in the theater again so quickly and see Xiang Guai's performance again.
So like this, Tan Yiming was left in the theater by the staff.
…
Happy Pancake Company has several cooperative theaters in Hwaseong. Today, the theater is three stories high and has three performance halls. The largest one can accommodate 800 spectators.
Tan Yiming walked to the main entrance of the theater and found that many audience members had arrived early. It seems that even the heavy rain did not dampen everyone's enthusiasm for watching the musical.
In the most conspicuous position of the theater hall as soon as you enter the door, a tall poster wall is erected. The poster is printed with the promotional image of "First Love Takes Advantage of the Present", and on one side are listed the numerous awards the musical has won.
Many viewers will take group photos in front of the poster wall, and some will gather together to discuss the accident a few days ago.
Tan Yiming noticed that there were more than a dozen groups of three-dimensional flower baskets on the open space on both sides of the poster. The colorful flowers were bunched together and held high on the stand, with balloons and colored paper dotted on the side, which looked extremely lively.
Tan Yiming took a closer look and found that each group of flower baskets had a message of gift hanging on it. There are a total of fifteen sets of flower baskets, three of which were given to the crew by the audience, five were given to the injured male star by fans, and the remaining few were given to the heroine, Sister Yaner, and other actors in the group. of.
Tan Yiming looked back and forth twice, and found that none of these flower baskets were given to Xiang Guai.
Thinking about it, for the old audience in Hwaseong, Xiang Guai is a completely unfamiliar young actor. He has no fans in this city and this crew, and naturally no one will applaud him.
Tan Yiming looked at the dozen or so flower baskets in front of him and thought - let him be Xiang Gu's first fan.
Tan Yiming remembered that there was a small flower shop on the way there. It's not too far away, only a five-minute journey back and forth.
He immediately went out to drive and killed the small flower shop.
The road was a little congested, and it took a few extra minutes.
When he got out of the car, he didn't even bother to open his umbrella and rushed into the flower shop.
"Boss, can you still tie a bouquet now?" he asked straight to the point.
"Yes, why not." The boss didn't expect business to come to the door in heavy rain. "Who is it, the target?"
Tan Yiming cleared his throat and said, "Cough, it's not a target... I gave it to an actor I like, who will act in the theater next to it."
The flower shop owner was surprised. Because his shop is very close to the theater, he occasionally receives orders for the crew, but those who place orders are young female fans, but this customer who broke in in the heavy rain, no matter from which point of view Neither are fanatical groupies.
But the boss thought about it again—female fans can chase male actors, and male fans can also chase actresses.
The boss asked familiarly: "What is the color of the actor you like? I want to determine the main color of the bouquet."
"… I have no idea."
Tan Yiming thought blankly, does Xiang Gu have any support? I think should not be.
The boss can only change the question: "What color does he like?"
"… I do not know either."
Tan Yiming and Xiang Guai have been living together for less than a month, and he has not found any color preference for the time being. His towel is blue, his toothbrush is yellow, the cup he bought is plaid, and his bedding is gray... Every time Xiang Guai goes to the supermarket to buy something, he just takes the cheapest one on the shelf, no matter what color it is. Not color.
When the boss heard the talk, he asked three questions, he simply put the pencil behind his ear and said, "Brother, tell me the truth - you're not chasing stars, you're chasing people, right?"
"..." Tan Yiming was speechless.
The boss waved his hand: "You tell me the budget, can I play the rest freely?"
Tan Yiming nodded, took out a stack of RMB from his wallet and put it on the counter.
He is rich and powerful, and the boss will not be lazy for the sake of money. The boss's hands are very fast, and his work is very neat, but within an hour, he actually inserted a large bouquet of flowers.
The theme color of the bouquet is light and elegant pearl white, because Tan Yiming was willing to spend money, so the boss chose 99 flowers just for the main flower. Stars of gypsophila are interspersed among the green linings and hug the center bouquet. There is also a greeting card behind the flower basket, so that Tan Yiming can write his blessings on it.
But the only problem is... The main flower of this bouquet is actually all white roses!
The boss admired his masterpiece quite complacently: "Look at how ingenious my conception is, the colors are elegant, and the layers are distinct. The proportion is just right, it is ambiguous to say it is ambiguous, and it is very serious to say it is serious. Taking a step back, it can be said that it is a gift from fans. For actors; further, it can be said that suitors give to their sweethearts... You can rest assured, you can give this bunch of flowers to the actress you like, she will definitely like it!"
Tan Yiming wanted to tell the flower shop owner that the object he pursued was not an actress...
But it was too late to make another bouquet, so Tan Yiming could only hold the full bouquet of white roses and drive towards the theater again.
…
When he arrived at the theater parking lot, he saw a delivery van blocking the entrance gate of the theater. Several workers in uniform are carefully moving the flower stand from the car to the theater.
The flower stand was extraordinarily stylish, with a square meter square. The main body of the bouquet was light green carnations, which were clustered together. In the center of the stand, there were two big characters spelled out with the main yellow flower—“Xiang Guai” ".
Tan Yiming: "...???"
The surrounding audience were discussing: "Xiang Guai? Xiang Guai is today's male lead card, right?"
"Yes, yes, it's him." The audience beside her said, "His local tyrant fans are too rich to send such a big flower on the stage! There are more than a dozen groups of flower baskets in this game, and there is no support from him. style."
"Wait, look at the words on the uniforms of the workers, this flower shop is so famous! I remember the wedding of the century by the xx actress, and the bouquets were made at its home."
The porters moved quickly and quickly moved the flower table with Xiang Gu's name to the poster, which instantly attracted countless attention. After the workers left, many spectators gathered around to take pictures.
Someone sharp-eyed saw a greeting card behind the flower stand, and immediately took it out and read it in public—
- "Xiang Gu, I wish you a successful performance! Friend: Chen Ziran"
The audience instantly exploded.
"Chen Ziran? Couldn't it be that Chen Ziran??" A girl said incredulously, "The Chen Ziran who made his debut through the 'Star Selection Avenue'?"
A man who was a few years older than her stood next to her, and the two stood very close to each other, as if they were boyfriend and girlfriend.
Her boyfriend immediately said, "Have the same name? Chen Ziran is so hot, how did they know each other?"
The girl shrugged: "Chen Ziran is an actor, and Xiang Guai is also an actor. The entertainment industry is so big, you can get to know each other at any chance."
But her boyfriend wanted to raise the bar: "Actors are not the same as actors, those in Hengdian are also called actors! Chen Ziran follows the traffic route, and the mobile game I played was endorsed by him, and the endorsement fee alone cost 10 million yuan. How much! But how much money can a musical actor make? Do you think Chen Ziran will make friends with people whose income levels are too different?"
The girl's expression was a little uncomfortable when she heard this, and she made a joke: "Wanda Xiaokai said: 'I don't care about money when making friends, I'm already rich anyway'. Maybe Chen Ziran thinks the same way. Yes, he is rich, and he doesn't want to guess what Xiang Xiang, he must think Xiang Gu is a good person, so he made friends with him."
"Che, you haven't graduated yet, it's too simple." Her boyfriend snorted, "Even if Chen Ziran doesn't think too much, can Xiang Guai not think too much? Xiang Gukan's friend earns more money in a minute than he does. He earns a lot of money every year, can he not be jealous? Can he not be jealous? If he is not jealous or jealous, it must be to hug his thighs, maybe he will use Chen Ziran as a springboard to join the entertainment industry!"
The young man's tone of voice was "oily". As he said that, he also gave a weird laugh, obviously he didn't know the relationship between Xiang Guai and Chen Ziran at all, but with just a mere card, he could make up so many things in his head.
Tan Yiming listened behind them for a long time, and seeing that the other party was going to continue choreographing Xiang Guess, the man finally couldn't help but interrupt.
"Sir, what is your occupation?"
The young man was startled and turned to look over.
Tan Yiming has an extraordinary appearance, only to see him with one hand in his trousers pocket and a handful of white roses in the other.
The young man glanced at him up and down and asked, "Who are you, why are you asking this?"
Tan Yiming smiled: "I'll check the hukou, okay?"
"..." The young man was choked by him, and without turning his head for a while, he foolishly talked about his occupation.
Tan Yiming raised his eyebrows: "Oh, it seems that I misunderstood."
The girlfriend next to the young man asked curiously, "What did you misunderstand?"
Tan Yiming chuckled: "I see that this gentleman can make up so much bullshit with just one greeting card, I thought he was writing a novel. - But if he can make up such an illogical plot, it is even a novel. Yes, he's also an 18th stream writer who can't get a subscription."
The young man was angry: "You!"
"What am I?" Tan Yiming raised his brows, lowered his voice, and brought out his most 'fierce' voice, which is the kind of voice that is specially used for Hong Kong films to be a gangster and a Hollywood blockbuster to be a perverted killer: "I am Xiang Gu's friend. I know more than you about what kind of person he is. He is sincere, pure, and enthusiastic. All his energy is devoted to the stage, and he has no time to pay attention to how much money his friends make.
"Sir, you are here to watch the play, not to write the play. If Xiang Guai doesn't act well, you can criticize his acting skills; but it is not necessary for Xiang Guai to be friends with whom you agree. Of course, Xiang Gu can't It's going to be bad, so all your bullshit can be saved."
People who know Tan Yiming say that he has a good temper, but no matter how good-tempered he is, he will always stand up immediately when his beloved is slandered by outsiders.
And his power to smack people... is not something that anyone can resist casually.
The young man was really speechless by Tan Yiming. He wanted to make a move when Tan Yiming couldn't make a noise, but as soon as his fist was raised, he was stopped by the security guards who were patrolling the theater.
The young man lost his face and could only leave in despair. Before he left, he still wanted to drag his girlfriend, but his girlfriend also disliked him with a mouthful of feces, and simply ignored him with a toss of his hair.
The young female staff heard the quarrel and hurried over. She was the one who brought Xiang Guai into the backstage just now.
Tan Yiming asked the staff, "Do you care if the audience slanders the actors?"
"This... I can't handle this." The staff scratched his face, "Don't look at the fact that stage actors don't make much money and look like they don't seem to be popular, but in fact, there are a lot of black fans. After all, we are not a brokerage company. , and there is no such powerful public opinion control ability as a serious brokerage company, everything can only depend on the audience's self-consciousness... "
The actor was praised by the audience, what should I do? -Then accept the compliment with a smile.
The actor was scolded by the audience for no reason, what should I do? —Nothing to do, being scolded and scolded... just get used to it.
After understanding this subtext, Tan Yiming felt another soft pity in his heart.
Xiang Guai on the stage is always shining brightly; but in places where the lights can't shine, how many dark arrows has he resisted with his tender arms
The staff noticed the white rose in Tan Yiming's arms, and hurriedly changed the subject: "What if you gave Xiang Guess this bunch of flowers? I think don't put it outside, I'll help you get the backstage."
Tan Yiming looked at the giant flower stand sent by Chen Ziran next to him, and then looked at the bouquet in his arms. Suddenly, he felt shabby.
"No need." Tan Yiming shook his head, "This flower... I won't give it away yet."
Tan Yiming moved the bouquet back into his car. He originally wanted to stuff it in the back seat, but he suddenly felt it was annoying, so he simply put it in the trunk.
The door slammed shut, and the pure white rose petals shook and a leaf fell.
…
Xiang Guai didn't know anything about what happened in the theater hall.
Now, his whole mind is focused on the lines book in front of him. While playing with the heroine Sister Yan'er, he changes his clothes with the help of the makeup artist.
"Xiaoxiang, I'm standing with you, we're just making a brother-in-law relationship!" Sister Yan'er is a senior with more than ten years of stage experience, and has starred in many musicals and plays produced by Happy Pancakes. . She told the makeup artist, "Hurry up and apply a few more layers of powder to me, especially to cover the neck lines and nasolabial lines well. Don't go on stage for a while and make the audience laugh at me as an old cow eating young grass."
Xiang Guai is ten years younger than the previous male protagonist, and his face is very tender. The makeup artist specially gave him a darker base makeup color. The two eyebrows are thick and the hair is well groomed. Only in this way did Sister Yan'er and him have a sense of CP.
Sister Yan'er said, "Xiao Xiang, don't play these choruses too high. I've been in poor condition these days, and I haven't rested well. My vocal cords are very tight, so I'm afraid I won't be able to sing the high notes."
Xiang Gu nodded obediently. Sister Yan'er saw with her own eyes that her partner's male lead was dragged off the stage by a black fan. She was very frightened. She even developed a low-grade fever this morning, which just subsided.
Stage actors are so hard. Their bodies belong to the stage, they must take care of their bodies, and the cruel stage does not allow them to get sick at all.
If they get sick, what they think is not "I'm so miserable, why am I still working when I'm sick", but "I'm sorry for affecting other actors".
Xiang Chai comforted her: "Sister Yan'er, don't worry, I'm in the chorus."
Time is tight, the two can only pick and touch a few dance details. This "First Love Takes Advantage of Now" has many dance segments. In order to express the emotional progress of the male and female protagonists, many dance segments have very close physical contact.
Especially in the pas de deux in the last scene, the two finally got their marriage certificate, and the heroine wore a pure white wedding dress. It was the most affectionate moment. There were three lifting movements in this section.
Xiang Chai and Sister Yan'er practiced lifts in the background, but found that he... he couldn't lift Sister Yan'er!
Xiang Guai was already thin, and his previous female partners were all petite and delicate. But Sister Yan'er is from the north, with a height of 1.70 meters, a large skeleton, and a different position of the center of gravity of her body.
Xiang Guai could only barely lift it once, if it were three times in a row, he would definitely fall.
Seeing that they are going to play in five minutes, there is no time for them to fine-tune the dance.
Sister Yan'er made a decisive decision: "Forget it, keep the last one for three lifts."
Xiang Guai hesitated: "But in this way, the effect of the dance will be greatly reduced, and the feelings of the protagonist will appear less intimate."
"The dancing isn't close enough, so I can only make up for it by acting and singing." Sister Yan'er smiled heartily, stretched out her index finger to tick Xiang Gu's chin, and deliberately teased him, "Xiao Xiang, you will be on the stage in a while, can you? Love me so much!"
Xiang Guess didn't realize that he was being picked on by the big sister, so he nodded seriously and said loudly, "I'll do my best!"
"Good." Sister Yan'er smiled and said, "Sister will love you very carefully."
…
Tan Yiming's ticket location is very good, although the location is very biased, but in the first three rows, the viewing angle is slightly blocked, but it has little impact.
This drama is the main play of Happy Pancake last year. It has a good reputation and the plot does not have too many twists and turns. It is a standard silly white sweet love drama. Not too long, an hour and forty-five minutes, with no intermission.
After Tan Yiming took his seat, he found that there were couples on the left and right, but he was the only one who stood out in the seat.
But this little embarrassment was thrown from his mind immediately after the curtain opened.
The lights are bright and the music is roaring.
Xiang Guai appeared dressed in a school uniform and carried a shoulder bag cross-body, just like a youthful appearance.
The young boy is handsome and tall, like a poplar growing recklessly in the breeze. He hurriedly walked through the campus with the book in his arms, who wouldn't like this kind of scenery
So the heroine fell in love with him. She secretly fell in love, she would write down a whole page of his name in the diary, she would go to his seat after school and sit for a while, and she would secretly rejoice because the two of them were lined up on the same day.
On the stage, her eyes were chasing Xiang Guai.
Under the stage, Tan Yiming's eyes were also chasing Xiang Guai.
Tan Yiming has seen Xiang Gu's musical - he has seen his struggles and pains in "Letters from Fans", and he has also seen his sexy and unrestrained performance in "Queen of Boots". The former is a gloomy black, the latter a brilliant red.
In this drama, Xiang Gu gave Tan Yiming a new surprise.
- This is a young, sunny, smiling boy.
He seems to be born without troubles, he is the pistachio of everyone, he is the little sun that has fallen into the world, and he is Peter Pan who never has a home.
Tan Yiming's eyes followed the prince on the stage with nostalgia.
Watching him take exams, go to school, and grow up. Watching him fall in love, fight, get hurt.
Watching him finally fall in love and step into society.
Watch him change from a carefree boy to a responsible man.
Xiang Guai's eyes were very gentle. During the hour and forty-five minutes on stage, he was in love with the heroine.
Tan Yiming's eyes are also very gentle, and he is in love with Xiang Guai during all the time off the stage.
At the beginning, there were still whispers in the audience, some old audiences were comparing Xiang Guai's acting skills with the previous male lead, and some new audiences were complaining about how the age gap between the two CPs is so big... But as the plot deepened, those voices were all heard. Disappeared.
Everyone was immersed in the plot involuntarily, and their mood went up and down with the young couple.
When they were arguing, some audience members clenched their fists; when they kissed me, some audience members showed their aunt's smile... Even Tan Yiming, who never watches romantic dramas except in the workplace, couldn't help but feel sorry for this. Applause to the stage CP.
Finally, the plot progressed to the last scene.
The male protagonist put on a suit and the female protagonist wore a white gauze, holding hands and walking towards the palace of marriage.
This is the last dance and the essence of the whole show. The two people on the stage danced so tangled, their limbs pressed together, he hugged her waist, she hugged his chest, they were like two balls of butter melting each other, sticky. , sweet.
As the scale gradually climbed, the heroine ran towards the hero with bare feet.
Xiang Guai tightly locked Sister Yan'er's waist with both hands, propped her up with both hands, and lifted her above her head - a beautiful lift!
After two hours of jumping, dancing, singing and acting, Xiang Guai was actually very tired, and now he will use his last strength to lift Sister Yan'er up, and even walk around the stage...
He desperately told himself to persevere, persevere, persevere.
… But in the end, the lift only lasted for less than ten seconds, then he loosened his elbow and let the female partner fall.
The surprise in Sister Yan'er's eyes flashed, but when she saw the dense beads of sweat on Xiang Chai's face, she immediately understood.
The background music hasn't finished yet, but the dance has ended prematurely. It's just an accident if it's too small, but it can be called a performance accident if it's too big.
Time is tight, and there is no room for other thoughts.
Sister Yan'er has a lot of stage experience, and at this moment, she chose the best remedy - she raised her hand around Xiang Gu's neck, raised her head, tiptoed, and kissed the corner of the boy's lips.
…
This kiss lasted for more than ten seconds, until the end of the music fell, and the male and female lead actors separated from each other.
There was thunderous applause in the audience, and no one noticed the dance accident.
Xiang Guai's ears turned red, and he was almost on the same foot. It was Sister Yan'er who made a decisive decision and took him by the hand to the stage for the curtain call.
Fortunately, the foundation on his face was thick, so that his unnaturalness was not exposed.
Now Happy Pancake no longer allows the audience to rush to the stage, nor does it allow actors to jump off the stage to interact with the audience, so Xiangchai and Sister Yan'er can only stand on the edge of the stage as much as possible and bow to everyone.
First to the right, then to the middle, then to the left—
— Xiang Guai got up and met a pair of deep eyes in the audience.
Tan Yiming sat in front of him, no more than ten meters away from him.
Xiang Guess: "… "
The man suddenly raised his hand and nodded.
Xiang Guess didn't know why, so he raised his hand stupidly and rubbed the corner of his lips with the back of his hand.
But when he put down his hand, he found that there was a conspicuous red on the back of his hand.
That's... Sister Yan'er's lip gloss.
Xiang Guai was clearly not guilty, but under Tan Yiming's burning gaze, his heartbeat was chaotic.