"In fact, you have to overcome not only the audience's criticism, but also the pressure you put on yourself. When you go on stage, you need to practice your courage and release. Do you understand what I mean?" Chang Yuhu said. "If you have free time, come and practice. I'll tell Dong Chaoping later."
Jiang Se nodded, knowing that Chang Yuhu was doing this for her own good. Such an opportunity was not easily obtained, and she was not ungrateful, so she spoke sincerely:
"Thank you, Teacher Chang."
Chang Yuhu patted her hands:
"I just watched your performance. It wasn't satisfactory at the beginning, but you adjusted quickly and didn't get scared because you didn't perform as well as others at the beginning. Look at the boy who played Beggar A. He was selected into the theater when he was ** years old. Although he is not very old, he has much more acting experience than you."
She pointed out some of Jiang Se's previous shortcomings, and Jiang Se kept her words in mind.
In the afternoon, she went on stage twice during rehearsal, and each performance was better than the last.
When we came out of the theater, it was already around five or six in the evening.
Jiang Se had put so much effort into rehearsing on stage that he didn't feel it. But when he came out of the theater, he found that his throat was a little dry because he was not used to self-regulating when reciting the lines.
After being tense, I relaxed and felt a dull pain all over my body.
"Leave me your phone number. If you have any questions later, just call me and ask me."
Chang Yuhu had something else to do, and the person who came to pick her up had been waiting at the side door of the Grand Theater for a long time. She gave Jiang Se a few instructions before leaving in a hurry.
After separating from Chang Yuhu, Jiang Se also prepared to return to the rental house first.
Near the Imperial Capital Grand Theater is the largest library in the capital. She had originally planned to come with Chang Yuhu, and after Chang Yuhu's teaching was finished, she would go to the library to sit and rent a few books that she had mentioned during her chat with Hou Xiling and his wife today.
But because she had rehearsed several shows in the afternoon, she was indeed a little tired, so she naturally gave up the idea.
Chang Yuhu greeted the person in charge of the theater. Anyway, she would have more time to come over in the future. Jiang Se made up her mind, but just as she turned around, her cell phone rang.
The call was from Yu Xiaozhou in the dormitory. After Jiang Se picked up the phone, she asked loudly:
"Sese, it's Cao Shuang's birthday tomorrow. After discussing with the sisters in our dormitory, we decided that tomorrow is the weekend anyway, so we plan to go out tonight to raise money to celebrate for her."
Although Jiang Se had some psychological differences with these girls after his rebirth, overall, the four of them lived in the dormitory and got along pretty well.
Yu Xiaozhou has a straightforward personality, and Cao Shuang and Chen Yuwei are both easy to get along with. Therefore, as soon as Yu Xiaozhou finished speaking, Jiang Se agreed:
"Then I'll go back to the dormitory later."
Yu Xiaozhou hung up the phone happily. After Jiang Se agreed to her, she naturally did not plan to go back to the rental house, but took the subway back to school.
The three girls were all in the dormitory. When Jiang Se came back, they were sitting cross-legged together discussing where to go to play.
Jiang Se first took her clothes and went into the bathroom to take a shower. When she came out, while drying her hair, she heard Yu Xiaozhou say excitedly:
"Sese, we have discussed it."
She clapped her hands, her eyes sparkling:
"Yuwei and I are already 18 in the dormitory. Sese, you are the youngest, and Cao Shuang'er is almost 19. We have never had a drink alone or been to a bar."
Chen Yuwei beside him also nodded continuously:
"Xiao Zhou said there's a Kowloon Hall in Sheung Wan, a high-end club where you can sing and drink. Why don't we each pool some money and go check it out?"
Jiang Se paused for a moment while wiping his head.
Kowloon Hall is a famous entertainment club in the imperial capital. Jiang Se naturally knows about it. It includes many entertainment activities, but the consumption is not low. If anyone wants to join, the annual membership fee for ordinary members is more than 100,000.
A few little girls wanted to go there to play, even if it was just to sing and play, the simplest expenses would be at least thousands.
The girls in the dormitory all come from decent families, so their monthly living expenses are enough. However, these girls also spend a lot of money. It has only been a few months since school started, and the dormitory is already full of clothes, shoes, bags, etc. She reminded them:
"Going to Kowloon Hall, even for singing, can be expensive." Not to mention drinking, which costs much more.
Yu Xiaozhou nodded:
"We've checked too. Cao Shuang'er's birthday is tomorrow. Let's go there later. We'll leave from the dormitory at 11 o'clock and take a taxi. We'll arrive at Kowloon Hall around 11:30. There won't be traffic jams at night."
Before they were ready to go to Kowloon Hall, they had already made arrangements:
"I can just spend the early morning with Shuang'er at Kowloon Hall and be the first to say happy birthday to her."
"And the Kowloon Hall charges according to time periods. At this time, it's about 680 yuan per hour. Let's go and play for a while, and each person will only need to pay about 400 yuan."
Chen Yuwei calculated and gave a number.
Cao Shuang also said cheerfully:
"It's my birthday this month, and my parents gave me an extra fifteen hundred for living expenses. We can order some cheap wine then."
Everyone had already discussed it and had also found out about the consumption situation, so Jiang Se naturally had no other opinions.
"As for the round-trip fare, we can just split it equally when the time comes."
Cao Shuang is the oldest and is the birthday girl tonight, so everyone unanimously decides to give the money to her for safekeeping.
Before Jiang Se came back, he received a call from Yu Xiaozhou. When he knew that they had to collect money to go out and play together, he took out two thousand yuan early. Now he handed four hundred yuan to Cao Shuang first, and several people also paid the money in turn. Since Xiaozhou called to book a private singing room at Kowloon Hall, they discussed what to do in the evening.
Jiang Se couldn't go to bed early because she had to celebrate Cao Shuang's birthday tonight. So after she blew her hair dry, she simply took a nap to relax.
It was nearly nine o'clock when she woke up. Several girls were busy changing clothes and putting on makeup. Jiang Se also got up to wash and pack. It was almost November, and the weather was still a little cold at night. She wore jeans and a sweater, and was going to put on a coat on the outside to wrap herself tightly.
The girls in the dormitory packed up until half past ten. Yu Xiaozhou called in advance to book a taxi. It was the first time for the girls to go out so late at night. They were a little nervous, but also a little excited, and they were laughing all the way in the car.
Just as Yu Xiaozhou said, there was no traffic jam at night, and when we arrived at Kowloon Hall, it was only around 11:30.
For people of this era, 11:30 is just the beginning of many people's night life. (To be continued)