As the end of the year approached, Su Jishi was so busy that he couldn't fly.
Invitations to the New Year's Eve party flew in like snowflakes, and Fang Jie helped her to screen and screen, and finally settled on Channel A and Channel B.
Channel A is an "old friend". The first round of all TV dramas that Su Jin starred in will be broadcast on the prime time of Channel A. For three consecutive years, the ratings have surpassed other channels in the same period. The directors and deputy directors of the station all regarded her very highly and gave her enough face outside. This relationship must be maintained, so when the invitation letter came, Fang Jie agreed without much thought. Su Jin's show is a solo - of course it is pre-recorded and then lip-synced on stage.
Station B, on the other hand, is a bit trickier.
Station B is an old variety show channel, a provincial satellite TV, rich and powerful, and invited four of the hottest stars in the entertainment circle in one go. Su Jishi, as the most trafficked person, was naturally the first to receive the invitation letter.
Station B plans to put on a program called "Four Beauties". The four popular little flowers are dressed as Xi Shi, Zhaojun, Yuhuan, Diaochan, and Pingting will appear on the stage, performing in turn, and finally they will make their final appearance together on stage.
But the problem is... the beauty assigned to Su Jishi is "Wang Zhaojun". It was written in black and white in the plan that Su Jin would descend from the sky in a hanging chair, hold a pipa in his arms, and play "Zhaojun Out of the Frontier".
Su Jishi: "..."
Su Jishi: "..."
Su Jishi: "..."
Su Jishi: "Who the hell can play the pipa!"
Ah Shan reminded her: "Ahem!"
Fang Jie: "Lingmeihui."
Only then did Su Jishi find out that Su Jinqing once starred in a famous historical drama based on a heroine in ancient costume. Mary Sue story. For that drama, Su Jinqing specially studied the pipa with a teacher. She is quite talented and willing to work hard. She was unanimously praised by the crew and later performed in public on many occasions.
The choreographer and director of station B fell in love with Su Jin's skills, so he decided to assign Zhaojun's role to her.
Su Jishi had a headache: "Can't I not accept this show..."
"Of course not!" Fang Jie said categorically, "The other three little flowers have already accepted it, if you don't, Heizi will scold you for playing big cards and not being social."
"Then can you change me to a 'beauty'?"
"How?" Fang Jie said bitterly, "Yuhuan sang "The Drunken Concubine", Diao Chan performed a sword dance, and Xi Shi performed a folk dance. Which of the other three do you think can be changed?"
Su Jishi: "..."
Unfortunately, Su Jishi can neither sing Peking Opera, dance nor swordsmanship; and even if she can, the other three Xiaohua are also popular traffic, if they are torn apart because of the role, it will be too ugly.
Seeing her perplexed expression, Fang Jie let out a long sigh: "Sister Su, if the pipa is too difficult, you can change to another instrument. Have you learned any instruments before?"
Su Jishi immediately asked, "Does ukulele count?"
Fang Jie: "..."
Su Jishi: "Don't be disgusted, they are all four strings anyway."
Fang Jie: "..."
Su Jishi: "I can play several songs."
Fang Jie cheered up and asked, "What can you play?"
Su Jishi proudly said: "'Happy Birthday', 'Little Star' and 'Two Tigers'."
Fang Jie: "..."
Fang Jie had no choice but to hire another pipa teacher to teach Su Jishi how to get started. There are only 20 days until the New Year's Eve party. Although it is recorded and broadcasted, the choreographer and other actors on the same stage are not deaf. If Su Jishi's playing level is too low, rumors will definitely spread out by then.
He didn't expect Su Jishi to be able to play "Zhaojun's Out of the Fortress" in twenty days, but at least he wanted to be able to play a one-minute Yangchun ditty, and he could survive the rest of the time posing on stage.
However, the difficulty of string music lies in getting started. Especially the fingering of the pipa is extremely complicated. With Su Jishi's hands, he can swing a hammer and write a thesis, but he can't learn to push, pull, bend, belt, bump, slide, and sweep no matter what.
Fang Jie arranged for her a four-hour class in the morning and a four-hour class in the afternoon. Su Jishi's fingertips were bleeding when she practiced, but she couldn't even play an introductory song.
Su Jishi was by no means a person who gave up halfway, but he still felt frustrated when encountering such a thing.
She asked Fang Jie: "How long did it take Jin Qing to get started?"
Fang Jie thought for a while: "It's not a matter of getting started or not. After the teacher teaches it once, she will be able to."
Su Jishi: "..."
Su Jishi once again realized that although she and Jinqing were twins, they were very different in many ways. Su Jishi concentrates on her studies, and she remembers those professional terms that outsiders can't understand; while Su Jinqing is quite talented in the art field. Although she is not from a major, she has natural acting skills, singing, dancing and playing the piano. Pass.
Seeing Su Jishi kept silent, Fang Jie was afraid that she would be hit, so he hurried to comfort her: "Sister Su, don't be depressed. There is a specialization in art, you see, you can't learn the pipa, and your sister can't escape the eruption of a volcano." .”
Su Jishi: "...Thank you for your comfort, but it's better not to let her encounter something like a volcanic eruption."
"Hey." Thinking of the former artist he brought out with his own hands, Fang Jie felt extremely melancholy. I don't know where Su Jin has gone. In the blink of an eye, she has disappeared for five months, but she hasn't even brought back a sealed letter...
Seeing his worried face, Su Jishi hesitated for a while, but still didn't tell him that he had news about his sister.
In the past few days, she practiced the piano during the day and lay on the bed at night, quietly reading all the diaries left in Jinqing's mobile phone, and gradually understood the burden that had been suppressed in Su Jinqing's heart for so many years.
When he was just taken back to China, Su Jishi did blame his younger sister for her waywardness, but gradually, this resentment gradually dissipated.
After she became "Su Jin", Su Jishi understood the many helplessness and difficulties faced by the identity of "Su Jin". For the agency, Su Jinqing's leaving without saying goodbye was extremely irresponsible; but for her, it was a relief that finally ushered in after years of depression.
After working as a geologist for so many years, Su Jishi has long learned a truth - when a geological disaster occurs, one should not blame nature, but should be held accountable to the government that does not have a good defense mechanism.
The volcanic eruption is only a momentary event, so before the eruption, Su Jinqing, her hardship, her depression, her helplessness, her confusion, why didn't the people around her notice.
Was it because she hid it too well, or did the others ignore it too thoroughly.
In view of this, Su Jishi did not explain to Fang that his sister might be in the Northern Territory. After all, Fang Jie represents the position of the "brokerage company". If Su Jinqing is discovered, then...
Su Jishi's thoughts flashed in her mind, but her face remained calm, she was still earnestly holding the pipa and learning from the teacher.
The teacher taught for a few days, but after many lessons, Su Jishi still only played "Little Star", "Two Tigers" and "Happy Birthday".
The teacher broke down.
Su Jishi collapsed.
Fang Jie also collapsed.
In a few days it will be a makeup rehearsal. During the rehearsal for the rehearsal a few days ago, Fang Jie sent Xiaoxia to take her place on the pretext that Su Jishi had other announcements. It is not uncommon in the entertainment industry for an artist not to show up during the rehearsal and only let his assistant take the seat. However, during the rehearsal that day, the other three Xiaohua were present in person, so Su Jishi's absence was particularly conspicuous.
Xu Yadan, who was at odds with Su Jin, played the role of Xi Shi in the show "Four Beauties". She has learned folk dance since she was a child and has a solid foundation. Naturally, she will show off her enchanting figure on the stage this time. Seeing that Su Jin was absent, she often muttered in the background, and almost yelled through the loudspeaker in front of everyone: "Su Jin is not professional! Su Jin is not worthy of being the No. 1 floret!"
But at such an urgent moment, Mu Xiulun sent a WeChat message, saying that he had returned to China, and invited Su Jin to the racecourse for an appointment.
Su Jishi looked at his fingertips that were swollen, transparent and red from strumming. For the first time in his twenty-eight years of life, he had the desire to escape.
She has never "resigned from difficulties"...but she has to admit that she does lack a little artistic talent.
Even if there is only one day off, she really wants to rest.
Mr. Mu: When are you free
Mr. Mu: I'll bring your boyfriend, let's go to the racecourse for a four-person date.
Su Jishi gritted his teeth, prepared 800 reasons, and went to Fang Jie to ask for leave.
Unexpectedly, Fang Jie readily agreed.
Of the 800 reasons Su Jishi had prepared in advance, none of them were useful.
Su Jishi: "Why are you so talkative?" She asked suspiciously, "I thought you would say, 'You can't even practice the pipa well, you're not allowed to go anywhere'!"
Fang Jie raised a smile that saw through life and death: "How could it be, Sister Su, I blamed me for being too forceful. You said that if I pushed you this job early in the morning, so what if I was scolded for being a big name? You didn't agree with me. The other three Xiaohua are a girl group, don't care what other people think of you? It's all my fault for being too greedy, for the announcement fee, I dragged it until now... "
He let out a long sigh: "I figured it out. As for you, you're just a rice cooker."
Su Jishi: ...
"You can develop your own multi-purpose, learn to cook soup, stir-fry, stew meat, make yogurt, bake sweet potatoes, steam steamed buns, and make cakes."
Su Jishi: ...?
Fang Jie: "But the factory settings are different. No matter how hard you try, you can't make soy milk."
Su Jishi: ...? ?
Fang Jie stared at Su Jishi's ten red and swollen fingers, and sighed long and long: "Go, go. The racecourse is pretty good. If you hurt your arm or something along the way, then you just don't have to go on the field."
The author has something to say: Spoiler for the next chapter: Fang Jie's crow's mouth... cough cough cough cough.