Xia Yitong waited for a long time, but there was no response from the other side. She slowly frowned and asked, "Teacher Lu?"
"Lu Yinbing?"
"are you still there?"
Lu Yinbing listened to her increasingly urgent calls, wiped the tears from his face, and responded briefly: "Yes."
When this person said sweet words, couldn't he give a warning in advance? What made her even more overwhelmed was that the other party didn't think she was saying sweet words at all, but was expressing her feelings for her in a normal statement tone. When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Lu Yinbing often thought that there would never be another person in the world who loved her as much as Xia Yitong, and there would never be another person who could make her willing to let go of all barriers and open her heart to love.
Every day, every minute, every second, I feel that I am completely blessed by the god of luck. But when people are happier, they are afraid that happiness will suddenly disappear due to something.
From love arises sorrow; from love arises fear.
"and you… "
Lu Yinbing held the phone farther away and tried to speak in a normal tone, "I was just pouring some water." After she finished speaking, she picked up the thermos at hand and poured herself a glass of water.
The sound of water pouring into the cup could be heard even through the phone. Xia Yitong felt relieved and said gently, "Say something to me before you pour the water. Did you hear what I just said to you?"
"I didn't hear you. What did you say? I just heard you playing the piano, and then you talked?" Lu Yinbing said deliberately. Although she had heard it once, she didn't mind hearing it again if she had the chance.
"I said I reserved a song for you, called "Youth Begins Because I Love You"."
"OK."
"Did you just hear that?"
"No."
"Why am I so unconvinced?"
Lu Yinbing leaned on the kitchen counter, her eyebrows and eyes raised with joy: "If you don't believe it, forget it."
"No, I remember when I said I had the title of the song, you asked me something, didn't you?"
Lu Yinbing started to play dirty, and decided to go all the way: "No, I said no, then there is no, you are hallucinating."
"Okay, okay, I'm just hallucinating." Xia Yitong raised his hands in surrender and said with a smile, "My ears are blind. Are you satisfied with your girlfriend?"
“Not bad.”
“That’s also satisfying.”
The two chatted and laughed for a while, and Xia Yitong said, "Teacher Lu, you should go to bed early. I have to practice piano tonight."
"How long will you practice?"
"About two or three in the morning." Xia Yitong said, this is an optimistic estimate. After all, she has been busy in recent years, and her hands are a bit rusty. She can easily play to fool people, and those who don't understand can only describe it as "unclear but impressive". But if she is playing against professional musicians, it is definitely not possible now. At least she has to practice to her own satisfaction.
She put it up there to attract fans, and to make them convinced, not to be slapped in the face by people saying that she is just an amateur trying to show off. Not to say that her playing is almost as good as that of a pianist, she can't play that well, but she has practiced for more than 20 years, so she is not an amateur after all.
Lu Yinbing thought about it and said, "I'll accompany you." Her notice was at ten in the morning, and her break time was barely six hours.
"No..." Xia Yitong blurted out, but fortunately she stopped herself in time and said gently, "... Use it. I can't talk to you while I'm playing the piano. It's boring. And if you accompany me, I'll be distracted."
She herself didn't know how long she would finish playing. If she was not optimistic, it was possible that she would play until dawn. How could Lu Yinbing accompany her all night
Lu Yinbing was not afraid of being bored, she could accompany her while reading a book, but it would disturb the other party, so she gave in: "Okay, I'll go to bed first, tell me before you go to bed."
"Yeah, okay."
"Then I'm going to take a shower first."
Xia Yitong said: "Good night."
Lu Yinbing: "Wait until I lie down in the quilt before you talk."
At 11pm, Lu Yinbing took a shower and went to bed on time, while Xia Yitong was practicing the piano alone in the study. She flipped through several pages of music until the edges curled up. The alarm on her phone rang at 2am, and Xia Yitong came back to her senses from the sound of the piano, turned off the alarm, and sent a message to Lu Yinbing, "I'm asleep, good night."
Then she went to the bathroom, rinsed her face with cold water, took out a white, cold popsicle from the refrigerator and stuffed it into her mouth. Her originally confused mind was instantly awakened by the cold. She shivered and continued to hold the popsicle in her mouth. When her mouth was almost numb from the cold, she bent down and spit out the popsicle, patted her face, and sat back in front of the piano in high spirits.
When the first rays of morning light shone into the room, Xia Yitong's fingers danced deftly on the piano keys. He struck out the last ending note and stopped with satisfaction.
At 6:30 in the morning, Xia Yitong posted a Miaopai video on Weibo.
In the pale golden morning light, a woman who was more beautiful and dazzling than the morning light turned her face to the sun, engraved with a layer of hazy gold. Her eyes were slightly closed, her long eyelashes drooped, and her ten fingers were quietly placed on the black and white piano keys.
One hand remained still while the other hand gently tapped a few notes on the piano keys, like jade beads falling on a porcelain plate, crisp and pleasant to the ear, then suddenly increased the speed, fingers like warm wind, leaping and leaping, a melody began to take shape under her hands. The hand that had been pressing on the keys also moved at the same time, coordinating with each other, like two of God's favorite angels, with snow-white wings flying across the sky, outlining the most beautiful notes in the world.
The prelude was only half a minute long, and those who have seen the movie could already tell what was being played: the piano version of Poxue's interlude "Li Li". As expected, Xia Yitong stopped, brought the microphone she had prepared earlier into the camera, and began the unforgettable female humming in the movie.
Accompanied by soft piano music, Xia Yitong sang the entire song. Finally, she sat on a chair with the sun shining behind her. She clasped her hands and bowed to the camera to express her gratitude. She had a faint smile and seemed a little shy.
Xia Yitong's white shirt: Oh, Cou, I'm suffocating, piano, or playing and singing by yourself, I just want to know if there is anything else you can't do as an idol? I have been a fan of you since you debuted, and now I feel like I am a fake fan [despair]
Watching All the Flowers of Chang'an in One Night: I became your fan after watching the movie, and now I feel that it was worth it! There are very few artists in the mainland entertainment industry who are both good at singing and acting. I hope you can sing more songs and act in more dramas in the future. Although I don’t talk often, I will always support you. I believe that many people are like me [heart]
If you come over again, I will tear my throat: Actually, I follow you to smear you, and when I smear you, then... well... I start following you now, is it too late? I hope fans won't hit me, I've turned over a new leaf [laughing and crying] I'm gone, I'll just follow you silently from now on
Favorite Simon: Don't go upstairs. Actually, I am the same. I originally had no feelings for Xia Yitong. She is still my rival. I pay attention to her just to scold her. But since I was a child, I have no resistance to people who can play music [smile] Come on, let's be Tongling from today.
Some things are really amazing. There is only a song between fans and haters. Xia Yitong has practiced piano for so many years and never thought about gaining anything from it. By chance, it became a tool for attracting fans.
It can be seen that fate will always favor you in the thing that you have persisted in for ten years, either now or in the future.
Her popularity continued to rise thanks to the popularity of her movies and songs. The search index for female artists on major rankings ranked first, far ahead of the second place. Even the popular young actors who have always been more popular than young actresses have been temporarily surpassed by her.
Logically speaking, the person involved should be very proud of herself, but Xia Yitong has not posted on Weibo since she posted that video. The comments on Weibo were all sent to her by Lu Yinbing after she took screenshots when she was on her way to an announcement. Seeing her getting better day by day and passers-by's opinions gradually changing, Lu Yinbing is happier than Xia Yitong herself. Every day, he wants to tell the world a hundred times: "This is my girlfriend, don't you think she's great? Everything mine is mine!" And then for the hundred and first time, he suppresses this thought and realizes it in his dreams.
Lu Yinbing—You practiced until two o’clock yesterday and then went to bed, so you should have gotten up at six o’clock in the morning. Are you sleepy
In fact, Xia Yitong, who hadn’t slept the whole night, replied, “No, I slept for a while while putting on makeup just now. I’m used to it. I feel full of energy after resting for two or three hours.”
Lu Yinbing - When you finish your work today, go home and go to bed. Don't take your body lightly while you are young. When you get to my age, you will understand.
Xia Yitong - What do I know? I only know that you have a good body, better flexibility, and can handle any posture [laughs]
Lu Yinbing—What position? The painful position? [Smile]
Xia Yitong - Is there anyone who is so self-deprecating as you? Are you still a movie queen
Lu Yinbing—Yes, I am stating the facts, and I am also desperate.
Xia Yitong—It’s okay, pat on the head. I’ll try again next time when I’m fully prepared. It will definitely work.
Lu Yinbing—What kind of nonsense is going on in your mind
Xia Yitong was speechless—you were the one who brought this up first.
Lu Yinbing—Let me take a call.
Xia Yitong—Okay.
A few minutes later, Xia Yitong did not receive another WeChat message from Lu Yinbing, but a phone call. She looked at the incoming number and couldn't help but feel nervous. Lu Yinbing usually would not call her without informing her in advance, so it must be something important.
She patted Fang Hui's leg, sat closer to her, away from the rearview mirror of the driver in front, and then answered the phone: "Hello."
"Congratulations--" Lu Yinbing rushed out with the joy in his voice almost overflowing, and it sounded like he wanted to hug Xia Yitong in his arms and hug her hard.
Xia Yitong patted his chest and said, "I was so scared. I thought there was some bad news."
"It's not bad news, it's good news."
"What good news?"
Lu Yinbing thought for a moment, but still couldn't suppress his excitement, and said word by word: "Do you know about the upcoming Jin Cong Award ceremony?"
"I know. What's wrong?"
"Nominated! Nominated for Best Actress!" Lu Yinbing sat on the bed, trying hard to hold down the wings behind her that were about to take off.
Xia Yitong was stunned for a moment, somewhat puzzled. Lu Yinbing had won numerous domestic Best Actress awards, including the Silver Bear last year. She shouldn't be so excited just to be shortlisted. But she still happily congratulated her from the bottom of her heart, "Congratulations."
"It's you, you're nominated!" Lu Yinbing was so anxious, why couldn't Xia Yitong understand what she was saying, "Well, although I'm also nominated, that's not important. I'll repeat it to you again, you're nominated for this year's Golden Cong Award, Best Actress. You, you, you, it's you, it's all you."
The Golden Cong Award is one of the most important film awards in the country. Being nominated represents full recognition of an actor's acting skills, and represents her successful transformation. She can finally stop being labeled an idol, leaving her contemporaries far behind and successfully becoming a powerful actress.
Xia Yitong was completely stunned this time.
She was nominated
Am I dreaming