154. Chapter 154 What you want is harder to find than a girlfriend
In any case, Pei Junyong is one of the judges for the audition for the New Year's Party after all, and he still needs to be given the face he deserves.
Professor He raised his hand to signal the players in the audience to be quiet, and asked harmoniously: "Xiao Pei, do you have any other opinions?"
"I admit that this magic is indeed amazing, but if it is just that, I don't think it can be performed on the stage of the welcome party."
For the sake of his younger brother, Pei Junyong also risked his life and objected bravely.
"Comrade Xiao Pei, you must speak with your conscience!" But the director's face suddenly darkened.
Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the magic performed by Li Mengnan is far superior to Pei Junmeng's card magic in terms of difficulty and visual effects. At this time, Pei Junyong also spoke for Pei Junmeng, and his intention to protect his shortcomings should not be too obvious.
"Lao Ke, don't get excited, let Xiao Pei finish what he said."
Although Professor He also felt that Pei Junyong's behavior had a bad impact, after all, they were the judges of the party and represented the face of the entire school. They could not cause internal strife and be laughed at by the students.
"But director, please don't get me wrong. Although Pei Junmeng is my younger brother, I am not defending him. I naturally have my own reasons for opposing it."
Pei Junyong hurriedly apologized to Director Ke, and took this opportunity to clarify his thoughts and defended his objection: "The venue for this performance is not in such a small space as the auditorium, but in the school's newly built stadium with 10,000 people. In order to ensure that all
The audience has sufficient viewing angles, and the stage is 20 meters away from the stands. It can be said that except for the rostrum and the first few rows, even the faces on the stage can't be seen clearly."
After saying this in one breath, Pei Junyong paused and gave Professor He and others some time to think before continuing: "Our school has limited conditions and it is impossible to use a big screen as the stage background like the Spring Festival Gala, so we are reviewing the program
The actual effect on stage must also be taken into consideration... Li Mengnan's magic is certainly wonderful, but the problem is that the props used are too small, making it difficult to achieve the expected performance effect."
Professor He and the other three judges were lost in thought. I have to say that Pei Junyong's analysis still makes sense - the venue for this performance is too big. You can't expect anyone to be able to see clearly a part of the mirror from dozens of meters away.
Finger?
"But...the cards Pei Junmeng uses are also not big."
Suddenly a soft and weak voice floated next to her, it turned out to be Wen Yirou.
No one expected that she, who had always been in trouble, would actually speak for Li Mengnan for the first time.
Pei Junyong had long expected that someone would question this, but he didn't expect that it would be Wen Yirou, so he calmly threw out the excuse he had prepared.
"I want to point out a misunderstanding. The prop used in Li Mengnan's magic looks like a mirror, but in fact the real prop is his finger...Which is easier to see: a playing card or a finger?
, there should be no need for me to explain such an obvious result, right?
Moreover, Pei Junmeng's card magic mainly involves changing the colors of the cards. Even if you can't see the specific cards clearly, the different colors are always easy to see. Not to mention the finger reflection in Li Mengnan's magic is too small, and the process is also complicated.
It's too short. It's no exaggeration to say that if you happen to blink or sneeze, you may miss it.
To sum up, I think that Li Mengnan’s magic is not suitable for performing at this welcome party. Perhaps if there is a smaller department-level art show in the future, his program can be given priority and the stage should be smaller.
His magic performance is also better."
The other three judges have not expressed their opinions yet, but there is obviously a little commotion among the students in the audience.
This is normal. No one will eat pancakes when there is a full banquet. Li Mengnan's magic has shocked everyone beyond just the beginning. All the contestants in the audience are guessing and discussing the completeness of this magic.
What will the unabridged version look like?
But after Pei Junyong talked a lot of truth, he obviously wanted to cancel the rhythm of this program. It was like the eunuch suddenly became eunuch at this point in the book, and everyone's appetite was hung up on it. How could there be no complaints at all?
If Pei Junyong's explanation hadn't made some sense, these angry students would have thrown mineral water bottles on the stage in protest.
"Classmate Li Mengnan, look at this..."
Professor He also felt a little embarrassed to speak up. Excellent programs cannot be shown, no matter how good the reasons are, this itself is a kind of unfairness in the system.
Li Mengnan shrugged and said it didn't matter. He could tell that in order to help his younger brother Pei Junyong get on the stage of the New Year's Party, Pei Junyong had done everything possible and was completely shameless.
It's really embarrassing that he could come up with such a good reason in such a short period of time. He must have lost a lot of brain cells.
To be honest, Li Mengnan never wanted to attend this party. After all, his ideal was to be a teacher, not a magician.
However, the feeling of being blown the whistle made Li Mengnan very unhappy. In order to maintain love and justice in this world, he decided to continue the fight shamelessly.
Even if you can't win, you can at least disgust the opponent.
Li Mengnan's view of good and evil is so simple.
After making up his mind, Li Mengnan took out a stick of chewing gum from his pocket, opened the wrapping paper and stuffed it into his mouth.
In situations where it is not convenient to smoke, he can only chew something to stabilize his mood. It used to be beef jerky, but now it is chewing gum. There is no way, the beef jerky in the city is too expensive, more than 100 yuan a piece.
Jin, can't afford to eat.
"I think this teacher Pei may have misunderstood. The magic I performed was actually a large-scale stage magic. It was just that the show was improvised. I didn't have time to prepare the corresponding props, so I could only use a small mirror to warm up the scene."
Li Mengnan's response made everyone suddenly feel as if the sun was shining through the clouds.
That's right, people just don't have time to prepare. You haven't even watched the entire show, how can you be sure that this magic is just a small trick?
"this……"
Now Pei Junyong didn't know what to say. If Li Mengnan could really use bigger magic props to perform, he would no longer have any reason to object to this magic on stage, and it would be a slap in the face for himself.
"Oh, my magic props are here. Although it's a little late, it's still on time..."
Following Li Mengnan's line of sight, Zhao Yingjun and Liang Sanbo, who had gone nowhere before, appeared at the entrance of the auditorium carrying an object as tall as one person.
"Then...please continue your performance."
Any further objection at this time would only arouse public outrage, so Pei Junyong could only bite the bullet and play the role of judge, secretly making a helpless expression to his younger brother Pei Junyong.
At this point, unless Li Mengnan's magic show fails, it is no longer possible for him to change the inevitable result of the opponent's magic.
Liang Sanbo and Zhao Yingjun quickly carried the tall object covered with a cloth onto the stage.
After putting down his things, Zhao Yingjun squatted on the ground and panted heavily. The clothes on his chest and back were all soaked. Liang Sanbo was not much better than him. His legs were obviously shaking as he stood there. He was obviously tired from the journey.
Not light.
"What you want is even harder to find than your girlfriend. I called several girls I know and negotiated to borrow it. I traveled across most of the campus and walked up and down eight floors to get it... But you need to
I couldn't find the white cover cloth. I only borrowed a bed sheet. The flowers were a bit expensive, but the size is fine."
Li Mengnan took out two bottles of mineral water from the carton next to the judges' seat and handed them over. He patted them both on the shoulders and said, "Thank you. I'll treat you to dinner when I get back."
"Brothers are talking like this to each other... Where to eat? Let me tell you in advance, don't try to fool me with the cafeteria. The clear soup and watery food in our school cafeteria can't make up for the calories I consumed so violently just now."
"Whether you like it or not, I'll give you a bottle of Red Bull at most..."
After laughing for a while, Liang Sanbo also knew that Li Mengnan was going to perform next, so he didn't dare to waste any more time, so he led Zhao Yingjun off the stage laughing and joking.
The four judges returned to their respective seats, and the scene gradually became quiet. Everyone's eyes were focused on the mysterious object covered with a light blue floral sheet next to Li Mengnan under the spotlight.
This time Li Mengnan didn't show off any more and immediately lifted the covering sheet.
As everyone expected - it was a mirror.
A rectangular wooden framed full-length mirror that is as tall as a person from head to toe.
Li Mengnan temporarily put away the stand and turned the mirror back and forth so that all the audience could see clearly. Then he raised his eyebrows teasingly at Pei Jun, who had not yet stepped off the stage, and asked: "Do you want to check again?"
Pei Jun snorted loudly and did not answer.
In Pei Junmeng's understanding, any magic prop that is larger than the size of a palm must have some kind of special mechanism inside, so it is difficult to guarantee the appearance of this prop.
For example, mirrors are actually used in many magic tricks, but these mirrors often exist in the form of "mirror boxes", but few magicians use pure single-piece mirrors as performance props.
But he could also see clearly that what Li Mengnan moved was indeed just an ordinary mirror. The thickness of the frame was within a reasonable range and there were no interlayers. In other words, the possibility of the other party tampering with this mirror was extremely low.
Li Mengnan raised his knuckles and knocked on the mirror, and smiled at the audience: "In order to prevent some people from jumping out and saying that I have prepared something in advance, I plan to find an audience to assist me in this performance... Yes
Did anyone sign up voluntarily?"
Live magic performances are not common, and the opportunity to go on stage in person to help complete a magic trick is even rarer.
As soon as Li Mengnan finished speaking, hundreds of hands were raised in the audience. Almost everyone wanted to experience this magical magic up close.