Emerald pupil

When Director Shen heard Teacher Xie introduce her as Wang Ping, he smiled and said enthusiastically: "Ah, so you are Wang Ping, a girl in Hanfu, and a witness to the bus hijacking incident in Province S. You have known your name for a long time!"

"By the way, have you brought your Hanfu?"

Wang Ping nodded, and showed her the two sets of Hanfu in her backpack.

"It's so beautiful." Director Shen took the clothes, turned them carefully, and asked Wang Ping curiously how to wear them and whether it would be troublesome to put them on. I like Hanfu. How did I come up with the idea of ​​wearing Hanfu in the competition? Will I usually wear Hanfu to the streets? Are you ready for accessories this time...

Probably because Director Shen was too enthusiastic after seeing Wang Ping and kept pulling her to talk, Qin Qing and Teacher Xie who were sitting by the side couldn't help but feel a little uncomfortable.

Especially Qin Qing, who was used to sitting in the spotlight, was even more uncomfortable, but thinking that this place was no longer a provincial capital but an imperial capital, she couldn't help being three points shorter, put away her unhappy emotions, and sat quietly listening to Shen Director and Wang Ping talked, but my heart became more and more irritable as if an unknown fire had been ignited.

Finally, when Director Shen stopped asking Wang Ping in detail, when she finally looked at herself and Teacher Xie, she heard Director Shen say to the three of them: "Wang Ping, don't think I asked in detail, we discussed it in the stage. , I think the revitalization of ethnic Hanfu and revitalization of Chinese culture is a good selling point. At that time, the host on the stage may also ask you questions about this, so you have to be prepared. I asked you a few questions just now, maybe The host will ask questions at that time, and the audience is also very concerned about these aspects. I have seen your previous competition in your province. You performed very well, and this time you can just keep going. As for Qin Qing, you are the same."

Qin Qing finally heard her name, so she sat up straighter and listened carefully.

Director Shen waved his hand: "It's okay, you can relax a bit, you don't have to be so straight."

Qin Qing was a little embarrassed by what she said, and she didn't know whether she should relax and lean on the sofa or continue to maintain an upright sitting posture.Director Shen continued to say: "I heard that your father is the director of your provincial TV station? Then you must be very aware of our TV station's routine. It is no big problem for you to be on stage. Same, you first put your Show me the clothes you wore once."

Wang Ping was also a little curious about what Qin Qing would wear on stage this time. Qin Qing opened her backpack and took out a white silk cheongsam.It is printed and dyed with ink paintings of Chinese style lotus and lotus leaves. The silk and satin material is as bright as water, and with the elegant and light ink lotus, an elegant and clean flavor blows to the face.

Wang Ping couldn't help but admire how beautiful it is, although many people who admire Hanfu reject the cheongsam, thinking that Hanfu is the orthodox national costume.The cheongsam was brought in by the Manchus, not the real traditional clothing of the Chinese nation.But in fact the Manchu cheongsam is not the same thing as the improved cheongsam.The style of cheongsam that you see now was innovated by Hongbang tailors during the Republic of China. It is still very different from the cheongsam worn by Manchu women. Although the name is the same, they are not the same kind of clothes at all.So Wang Ping didn't think anything wrong with Qin Qing's cheongsam, on the contrary, she really thought it was pretty.

Qin Qing couldn't help feeling flustered under the astonishing gazes of Wang Ping and Teacher Xie. It took her three weeks before she came to pick this one out of a lot of brocade clothes. She had lost to Wang Ping.Qin Qing was not as reconciled as she showed on the surface.But the situation is stronger than the people, and Qin Qing, who is used to dominating others with power, was defeated by Wang Ping.Finally tasted this helpless taste.

But Qin Qing is not someone who has no strength in herself. After learning lessons, she repeatedly compared the gap between herself and Wang Ping, and thought that maybe she was a Chinese who wore a Western-style evening dress and read Shakespeare's English plays. In the eyes of a few foreign judges, might there be some imitation, or the suspicion of flattery is too strong, but it is not as good as everyone is interested in Wang Ping's Chinese style and finds it innovative?

After all, I am a Chinese girl who has never been abroad. If I want to talk about Shakespeare's plays, the content and depth of the plays are definitely not as thorough as their own. .

So this time Qin Qing learned from experience and felt that changing styles, but wearing Hanfu would be too obvious to follow suit, so after a little thought, she decided to wear a cheongsam that has a wider audience than Hanfu, and is easier to show her figure and beauty. Graceful and graceful, swaying and shining.

For this cheongsam, she specially found a master chef who specializes in cheongsam in the provincial capital, measured 32 sizes on her body, and then changed it three or four times before finally deciding on it.

Thinking of this, Qin Qing couldn't help feeling a little bit self-conscious.

However, after seeing Qin Qing's clothes, Director Shen frowned slightly: "It's too white and too bright. With clothes of this material and color, the lights on the court may reflect light on you." She told Qin Qing Putting the proud cheongsam aside, she said to her, "I just said that I carefully watched the video of your previous competition in the provincial capital, so just like that time, I want Wang Ping to continue to follow the Chinese style oriental tradition The way of beauty, and you look good in a western-style evening dress. We are going to create a feeling of two different beauty collisions between the East and the West. You and Wang Ping came here on behalf of S province, but it shows that your S province is both classical and elegant. The modern side. Our leaders have agreed with your provincial propaganda minister on this point.”

She paused, and looked at Qin Qing with an unquestionable tone although it was a discussion: "Did you bring another evening dress like the one you wore in the competition in your province this time?"

Qin Qing felt that it was precisely this that she lost last time, and now she just doesn't want to see that suit. Whenever she sees the same style, she will think of her embarrassing experience that day, so how could she bring it over this time, so she shook her head. shook his head.

Director Shen's frown couldn't help but deepened, she pondered for a while and said: "Well, I'll take you to the Literature and Art Department to borrow it later, if there is really no other way, then you can only wear the clothes in our stage .But..." She paused and looked at Qin Qing. "I'm afraid it's not suitable for your size, so I can only make do with it."

Hearing what Director Shen said, Qin Qing, who pursued perfection, could bear it. She hurriedly said, "Ah, no need. If that's the case, don't you still have time in the afternoon? I'll just go out and do some shopping in the afternoon."

Director Shen glanced at her, and patiently explained: "In the morning, I will guide you on lines, costumes, styling and other issues alone, and in the afternoon, everyone will gather for rehearsal. It will probably end at five or six o'clock. Are you sure you can make it in time?" ? There is a game tomorrow, do you still have time to go out to find clothes at night?"

Qin Qing was taken aback: "It's going to be so late?"

Director Shen nodded: "The rehearsal for the National English Contest last year was busy until after eight o'clock. This time we have learned from our experience and will start earlier, so you can go back early and prepare, but five or six o'clock is at least of."

Wang Ping clucked her tongue as she listened to it, thinking that she just needed to take a place in the provincial stage like before.As expected of China Television, the rehearsal of China Television will take so long.

However, Qin Qing was still a little unwilling and said: "Then I will take a look at your clothes and make a decision."

Director Shen nodded. After all, this time it is going to be broadcast to the whole country, so when reviewing the script, firstly, it is to see if there are any inharmonious and inappropriate words that will appear in the program at that time, and secondly, it is to read the lines and self-introduction. , Is there any bright spot, attractive place, at least it will not make the audience drowsy.But other than that.The content of the speech and the test questions of the competition itself was not disclosed or involved.

After this side is over, Director Shen will give you meal coupons for Wang Ping and Mr. Xie and ask them to go to the cafeteria to eat as soon as possible.On the other hand, she took Qin Qing to the Department of Literature and Art to borrow an evening dress, and then I will meet you directly in the No. 3 studio hall.

So Wang Ping and Qin Qing parted ways. It wasn't until Wang Ping finished her meal in the cafeteria and ran to the backstage of No. 3 studio hall that she finally saw that the crowd behind them had all come to participate in this competition.

Wang Ping was still not used to striking up conversations with others, so she sat alone for a while, but fortunately, Qin Qing also rushed over after a while.

Wang Ping asked her, "How is it? Do you have any suitable clothes?"

Qin Qing hesitated for a moment.I don't know how to say: "Those evening dresses are all very nice, and there is one evening dress that was worn by the first sister of China TV when she hosted the Spring Festival Gala last year. But the size is not suitable, and it looks a bit strange to wear it by myself. So I plan to wear it at night. It's over soon, let's look for it again, if you can't find it, forget it..."

She paused, then pulled Wang Ping suddenly and said, "Can you go with me tonight?"

Wang Ping was stunned for a moment, she didn't expect her to make such a request, and was about to tactfully refuse, when she heard Director Shen and several other choreographers in charge of the provinces call them to come to the rehearsal.

Qin Qing pulled Wang Ping and hurried to the front together with everyone.

At the request of several choreographers, everyone first lined up into two teams, and then the choreographer informed them that they would learn an opening dance, and all the contestants would have to dance before they started to appear on stage.

When Wang Ping heard this, she froze for a moment. Isn't this the National English Contest? Why did it look like a learning show?

It is estimated that there are many people who think the same as Wang Ping, and voices of astonishment rang out from the crowd.

A director from other provinces explained to them: "No way, the leader asked to learn excellent programs from other satellite TV. Let's be considerate to each other. We don't have much time. Everyone should study hard. I believe you are all smart students." He turned his head. Said to the choreographer, "Okay, let's start! Hurry up, we have another agenda!"

Wang Ping finally learned an opening dance with everyone clumsily. Some of them were able to get started very quickly, but some had uncoordinated hands and feet and would never be in tune, which slowed down everyone's progress.Among a group of top students, Wang Ping returned to the mediocre position in her previous life. Her progress in learning was neither fast nor slow, so she did not hold back everyone.

After learning the opening dance, Wang Ping thought that it could finally be over, who knew that it was not as hasty as before in the provincial stage, and the real meat scene was still to come.

The choreographer gathered everyone together: "Okay, everyone has almost learned the stage dance, remember to practice more when you go back, and try to pass it when you shoot tomorrow, otherwise asking you to dance over and over again will affect the mood of the competition. not good."

"Let me tell you something next. Before the opening dance, you will represent your province one-on-one. Everyone wants to make an approach, and you will be given 5 minutes to discuss with your teacher and peers. After 5 minutes, follow the Let me come out one by one in order."

Wang Ping was already in a daze. Fortunately, Director Shen had communicated with them before, and there were two little girls again, so Wang Ping continued to perform the old ritual.Because it was decided to let her wear the moon-white cloud satin jacket and light green long skirt, the style was based on the women's clothing of the Ming Dynasty at that time, so Wang Ping decided to give a Wanfu gift when she appeared on the stage, pressing her right hand with her left hand At the left waist, with the back of the right foot, slightly bend the knees while lowering the head slightly.And Qin Qing is a meeting ceremony for Western women in the Middle Ages. She pulled her skirt and squatted slightly.

After Wang Ping and Qin Qing finished the cutscene, it was the turn of a man and a woman from Province Z behind them. Before the two came to the stage, they greeted Qin Qing, but of course Wang Ping ignored it.

Wang Ping watched the two of them come to the stage, one imitated the cat walking with hands forward, and the other made a fencing move. She was wondering what this meant, so Qin Qing explained to Wang Ping: "The two of them One will be Catwoman and one will be Masked Zorro."

Wang Ping suddenly realized, and couldn't help admiring Qin Qing's level of inquiring about news. She just went out with them yesterday, and she knew what clothes they would wear on stage tomorrow.

Wang Ping stood aside and watched a few more couples. The more she watched, the more she felt that tomorrow's show would be very "exciting". Some of these couples didn't even know what Qin Qing was doing, and they were very tempting. For me, I feel that tomorrow's show is not like a national English contest but more like a carnival.The program group called them together to make these gimmicks completely make themselves forget that they are here to participate in the English competition.

Immediately afterwards, a scene that made Wang Ping even more troubled happened.

"What, you want a talent show?"

You are kidding, you must be joking!

Hehe, what are you performing?

You can't identify gambling stones or beating people on the spot, right?

The director said in the front: "I know it's a bit sudden to inform you that there will be a talent show, but we don't ask for a long time. It's just a show and a little bit of entertainment. Everyone thinks about it. What kind of specialty can you show your hands?"

After listening to his words, Wang Ping shrank aside and racked her brains.

Qin Qing didn't need to worry, she quickly figured out that she could play the piano. After all, she had learned the piano for seven or eight years, which just matched her western style.

It's just that Wang Ping has a headache...

Could it be possible to play military boxing again, but firstly, he had no atmosphere when he came to military boxing, and secondly, Wang Ping was a little discouraged after seeing a boy wielding a dazzling nunchaku. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)