Allow me to look at you and have beautiful memories just because I look at you. Since youth is so short, secret love only lasts so long. - Yuan Quan's "Secret Love"
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There is only one play performed by the drama club today - Lai Shengchuan's "Secret Love in the Peach Blossom Spring". Ruochu originally thought that he would perform a few classic excerpts from the drama club's plays as a farewell to the actors as usual, because after all, he is a senior and has to find a job.
Being busy with graduation, it is not easy to find time to rehearse a new play. Ruochu likes this play very much, but she did not expect it to be rehearsed in society.
"Why is this show? I like it very much. Hey, thanks to Rousseau for telling me." Ruochu whispered in Xia Tian's ear.
Xia Tian glanced at Ruochu in disbelief, "Miss, the posters for this drama have been posted on campus for at least a week. Don't you know?"
Ruochu stuck out his tongue. He had been so busy working on "Mirror" this week that he couldn't even care about this. Even when he went back to school to attend classes and do errands, he came and went in a hurry, neglecting the cultural activities on campus.
Next, Ruochu's eyes widened even more, because Rousseau appeared on the stage, and he actually played the male lead Jiang Binliu, while the girl who ran out to find Rousseau before the show played Yun Zhifan.
Rousseau appeared on the stage in a black tunic suit, which immediately caused a burst of screaming. Ruochu was so surprised that she couldn't speak. Xia Tian smiled and poked her, "What, you are fascinated?" Ruochu glared at Xia Tian in annoyance.
Take a look and look away.
It was originally a farewell performance for graduates. What was Rousseau doing on stage? Was he also saying goodbye to the drama club, or had some other purpose? Ruochu looked at the stage thoughtfully. She had never seen Rousseau from this angle.
, usually when I watch him rehearse a play, he is busy as a director, but suddenly I see him in a strange costume acting out someone else's story. It feels weird and wonderful.
“I can’t imagine how empty life would be if we didn’t know each other in Shanghai. Well, even if we didn’t know each other in Shanghai, we would know each other ten years apart in... Hankou; even if we were in Hankou, we would know each other.
If we don't know each other, then after thirty or even forty years, we will know each other... overseas. We will definitely know each other." Rousseau was reading Jiang Binliu's lines, and Ruo Chu could not help but think of him and Huang Lei in his heart.
Made some comparisons.
The appearance and clothing of the two people are different. Ruochu doesn't know whether it was the costume designer's suggestion or Rousseau's deliberate request to dress like this. In short, it suits him very well. His temperament becomes more and more heroic. It is different from Huang Lei's elegance, but he has his own personality.
Characteristics. In terms of the performance of the lines, on the basis of a thorough understanding of the character's personality, I added my own understanding, such as through some changes in minor accents to reflect my own style, rather than imitating and replicating step by step.
Ruochu was very familiar with this play. She had watched no less than five performances and even knew what the next line was. So she was a little worried about Rousseau at first, but luckily, she was not disappointed and it also brought a different experience.
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Rousseau became more relaxed and immersed in the drama as he performed. Ruochu also turned from uneasiness at the beginning to pure appreciation. Later, he was completely immersed in his performance. By the sixth scene, Jiang Binliu and Yun Zhifan were all four.
When they met again ten years later, Ruochu didn't realize that tears had filled his eyes.
Until the end of the performance, the audience was still stuck in the plot for a long time and did not want to wake up. When they reacted, they all stood up and applauded for a long time. The actors took three curtain calls. Ruochu saw Rousseau looking towards her during the curtain call.
Direction, he made a victory gesture towards Rousseau, Rousseau smiled shyly, he is the most dazzling star tonight, both the starring and the director. He has been behind the scenes before, but today he finally came to the stage.
"Princess, do you want to go home?" The audience began to leave. Some students who were unwilling to leave wrapped the crew tightly on the stage. Qin Bei stood up and said to Ruochu.
"Oh, no, dad, Rousseau asked me to finish and wait for him." Ruochu remembered what Rousseau told her when we separated.
"Well, now that the child is older, I won't force it. However, be careful outside. If your mother knows that you are sick, she will definitely send you home." Qin Bei heard Ruo Chu's suspicion from the beginning.
My voice is not right, and now I have the opportunity to express my concern as a father.
"Oh, Dad, it's just a minor illness. You're not so delicate. You should go back quickly, otherwise Mom should be anxious." Ruochu was also afraid of Qin Bei's casual thoughts.
"Teacher Qin, what a coincidence, are you coming to watch the play too?" Qin Beigang was about to continue talking to Ruochu when a girl walked up to him and started chatting up him.
Ruochu immediately observed this girl, Qin Bei searched his mind for a moment, "Who are you?"
"Sun Miao, we have met the student who is going to take your PhD exam at University T once." Sun Miao said with a smile, not minding that Qin Bei didn't remember her at all.
"Oh, hello." Qin Bei greeted politely.
"Teacher Qin, I like this play very much. I don't agree with the political metaphor in it. I would like to exchange opinions with you. Is it inconvenient for you?" Sun Miao did not notice at all that Ruochu had interrupted her because of her.
Unhappy with the conversation between their father and daughter, he continued.
Qin Bei looked at his watch, "Now? It's so late, don't you have to rush back to school?" Qin Bei didn't have anything to worry about. He was mainly worried about the inconvenience for girls to go back late.
"It's too late anyway. I wonder if I can go with you?" Sun Miao said.
"Then, how about..." Everyone was talking about this, and all Qin Bei could think of was to give her a ride. Anyway, he usually helps students whenever he can, especially since he doesn't remember her.
, feeling a little guilty.
"It's 22:15 now. The last direct bus from Y University to T University is at 22:50. Every time the drama club performs, the students from T University's drama club are taken into consideration. You will definitely have time to go back now. There are many more.
People keep company." Ruochu suddenly said to Sun Miao.
"Well, that's because I don't know. Then Teacher Qin, look..." Sun Miao was a little unhappy, but still didn't give up.
"Let's discuss this issue during the next class break, okay?" Qin Bei didn't want to send a girl off alone in the dark, especially since she was unfamiliar with her.
Seeing Qin Bei say this, Sun Miao didn't know what to say. She greeted Qin Bei for a few more words before reluctantly leaving without even looking at Ruochu.
"Dad, this person wants to be your student? No way." As soon as Sun Miao left, Ruochu frowned. She didn't know why. She just didn't like this person. Is it because she interrupted her confidently?
What do others say? Logically speaking, Ruochu is not such a stingy person, so she doesn’t know how she got her intuition.
"Ruoruo, you can't talk about others behind their backs." Qin Bei pinched Ruochu's nose.
"How can I?" Ruochu protested.
"Okay, I'm leaving. Help me congratulate you, Senior Brother Lu, and come to my house to celebrate him another day." Qin Bei said goodbye to Xia Tian and went to the parking lot by himself.
"Ruoruo, how do you think this Sun Miao knows that your father doesn't live in the school?" Xia Tian suddenly said.
"?" Ruochu looked confused.
"Many teachers live in the family building of the school. As soon as Sun Miao came up, he directly asked if it was going well with T. He obviously knew that your father did not live in the school. This can only mean one thing." Xia Tian analyzed seriously.
"?"
"She came prepared. She might even know what kind of car your dad drives." Xia Tian said disdainfully.
Ruochu sighed softly and said to himself: "It turns out that my intuition is also well-founded."
"If she knew you were your father's daughter, she wouldn't be as arrogant as she was just now." Xia Tian obviously didn't like Sun Miao either. "Forget it, let's not mention her. You can wait here for senior brother, I'll leave first.
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Ruochu nodded feebly and said goodbye to Xia Tian, then sat in the original position and waited for Rousseau. After finally waiting for those people surrounding Rousseau to disperse, Rousseau still had to lead everyone to clean the battlefield and pack up props. Ruochu wanted to go
She wanted to help, but felt that she would only be in the way, so she waited quietly there. However, she always felt a little uneasy, as if there was something she should do, but she couldn't remember it yet.
"Wait a minute." Rousseau finally appeared in front of Ruochu. The tunic suit had been changed into his own clothes. "Let's take a walk, and then I will take you back to the dormitory."
Dormitory, Rousseau mentioned it like this, and Ruochu felt uneasy when she remembered something. She didn't tell her dad whether she wanted to go back to live there. She didn't know if dad would be worried, but probably not, dad knew that she was at school.
, if you don’t go back, you must go back to the dormitory, forget it, let’s talk about it.
The two of them were walking on a secluded path illuminated by lights on campus, and the shadows behind them were stretched.
No one spoke for a while.
"Why did you suddenly join the performance? Do you want to say goodbye to the drama club too?" Ruochu said half-jokingly.
"I really can't hide anything from you." Rousseau smiled and replied lightly.
"Why? Well done." Ruochu was surprised, but also felt regretful.
Rousseau didn't speak. After waiting for a while and getting no answer, Ruochu couldn't help but push him, "What are you asking? Why did you quit?"
Rousseau looked at Ruochu seriously, "Do you really not know why I quit?"
Ruochu rolled his eyes at Rousseau and didn't understand what was so valuable about this story.
"Don't tell me, it's because you are busy, because of the paper, because of the website. You have participated in several clubs at the same time in the past, and I have never seen you say that you are busy." If Chu is telling the truth, Rousseau's characteristic is that the busier he is, the more energetic he is, and the busier he is.
The more effective it is in fighting.
"Because of you." Rousseau said suddenly.
Ruochu looked at Rousseau in confusion, seeing something hot rising in Rousseau's eyes, and instinctively turned his head and stopped talking.
"Every script I wrote and every play I arranged was for you to watch. Now that you have left, I can't find an audience and I have no thoughts. It's that simple." Rousseau said with a hint of tone.
Sad.
"But you have many, many audiences. Look..." Ruochu felt that he couldn't bear it anymore. Wasn't it because of Rousseau's love? How could he just give up?
"But, I just did it for you to see, everything is." Rousseau interrupted Ruochu's words firmly.
Ruochu stopped talking and speeded up her pace unconsciously. She wanted to go back to the dormitory quickly. The atmosphere was a bit depressing now, and she had a gut feeling that something unexpected would happen.