White Swan

Chapter 48

At seven o'clock in the evening, the performance officially began.

In the first act of the dance drama, Qiao Fei played a part. He played the role of a duke in the court. At the beginning, there was a brisk dance that all the dancers danced together.

The director of the dance troupe came to call, and asked all the actors to wait in the backstage and get ready to go on stage.

Because it would affect the auditorium, the lights were not turned on in the backstage. Qiao Fei stood at the back of the group of dancers, rubbing her fingertips nervously in the darkness.

He will be the last actor on stage, but he will stand in the middle of the stage when he takes the stage.

The backstage was quiet, and the atmosphere was very unique. There was tension in the air, but there was also a sense of can't wait.The dance that the actors have practiced for several months is finally going to meet the audience, how could they not be excited.

Qiao Fei adjusted her breathing habitually, took a long breath and then let it out slowly.This is the first time he dances in the middle position. Besides the protagonist, the audience's eyes will also fall on him and watch every movement he makes on the stage.

No one was watching during the rehearsal, and it was only now that Qiao Fei suddenly realized that he was the lead dancer and would move from the corner to the light.He took a deep breath, shook his hands, and tried to relax himself.

Before going on stage to perform, the most taboo is to think wildly, which will interfere with the actor's state. The most successful performances are often performed by the actors immersed in the most perfect emotions.

Someone behind him lightly touched his shoulder, Qiao Fei turned her head and met Shi Xubai's smiling eyes.

Shi Xubai smiled at him, took his hand and led him behind the curtain, there was no one here, and other people's sight was also blocked.

He asked Qiao Fei, "Are you nervous?"

Qiao Fei shook her head slightly, trying to relax her tense body.

"Liar, your hands are shaking." Shi Xubai gently held Qiao Fei's hands in his own, "Don't be afraid, I've practiced hundreds of times, you were dancing in your dreams the other night , the legs are kicking all the time."

"Ah, is it true or not?" Qiao Fei's attention was diverted, and only after seeing the corner of Shi Xubai's mouth that seemed to be smiling but not a smile did he realize that he was teasing herself.

Shi Xubai squeezed Qiao Fei's hand tightly, and said seriously: "When I was dancing in the dance troupe, every time I went on stage, I would blow a kiss to the floor and salute to it, so that it would bless my performance with success. "

Qiao Fei was amused, and didn't know if Shi Xubai was joking or he really did it.

"But to be honest, don't be nervous." Shi Xubai put away his smile and instructed carefully, "No matter what role you are, just do your best to dance your part well, don't think so much, the protagonist and the supporting role are the same. "

How could this be the same, Shi Xubai used to be the hero of every dance drama, the star in the center of the stage, while Qiao Fei was not even a solo dancer.

Looking at Shi Xubai's encouraging eyes, Qiao Fei suddenly felt a little inferior, and her relaxed mood became tense again.

He said: "This is your dance drama, even if I'm not the main character, not even a supporting role, I still want to dance it well, I'm just... a little scared."

Shi Xubai didn't respond, he stared at Qiao Fei's lips, and kissed them lightly.

They are like high school students kissing secretly in the hallway, relying on their parents' ignorance to have an affair in the corner unscrupulously.

The auditorium outside gradually quieted down, and the stage lights turned on, illuminating the hiding place of Qiao Fei and Shi Xubai.

"I'm going on stage." Qiao Fei breathed a little faster, her lips parted slightly, and she looked at Shi Xubai from under her eyelashes with her eyelids down.

He said so, but still stuck to Shi Xubai's side, until the stage director outside began to ask people to let go of Shi Xubai's hand reluctantly.

Qiao Fei was kissed by Shi Xubai until his body became limp. He couldn't remember whether he was nervous or not. He wondered whether he could ask Shi Xubai for a kiss every time before going on stage. This should be better than his little stone. It works, and it shouldn't be too much.

"Baby." Shi Xubai called Qiao Fei when he turned around, "Look up, remember that you are the most beautiful star."

The music sounded and the curtain opened.

The lights on the stage were very bright, and Qiao Fei took a little time to get used to it. Then she took a deep breath, relaxed her body, and danced the first dance skillfully to the music.

He remembered every word Shi Xubai said in the dance hall during rehearsal, every instruction he gave, and every dance step he taught.

In fact, being a lead dancer is not as scary as he imagined. He is surrounded by familiar actors, and he has heard the music hundreds of times, so he can dance without thinking about it.

Qiao Fei danced with peace of mind, and felt nothing but peace of mind, as if immersed in a bubble bath, surrounded by water at just the right temperature.

He tried to move his gaze up a bit, looked at the projector behind the audience, and found that there was nothing difficult, but it was difficult to find a fixed point in the auditorium.

During the intermission, Qiao Fei couldn't help being excited, and wanted to tell Shi Xubai that he hadn't seen the floor, and asked him if he saw it in the auditorium, but he couldn't find him after searching the backstage, so he asked around No one knows where he is for several actors.Qiao Fei couldn't go out casually (it would be seen by the audience), so she had to go back to the dressing room and wait for the second act of the show to start.

After more than an hour, the opening performance of "The Winter's Tale" finally ended smoothly.

Qiao Fei followed all the actors to the stage for the curtain call, and stood in the back row applauding when the leading actor received flowers.

Shi Xubai, as the new director of City Ballet, was also invited to the stage to receive a bouquet of flowers, and waved to the audience to thank him.

Qiao Fei was standing in the last row, and he could only see the small knot in the back of his head and his straight waist. He stepped up slightly, and watched Shi Xubai holding a bunch of purple irises from between the two actors in front. Bow to the audience.

The corners of his mouth couldn't help but rise, feeling that the applause Shi Xubai received was bigger than the lead actor Lu Yang's.

This is the first time that Qiao Fei doesn't bother with the curtain call, and even enjoys it a bit, thinking how lucky she is to dance a dance drama choreographed by the famous director.

The curtain fell slowly, and the applause outside gradually died down, replaced by noisy voices and footsteps.

The stage was crowded with people, and the actors praised each other and congratulated the success of the performance.

Qiao Fei really wanted to find Shi Xubai, wanted to hear him praise herself, and kissed him to celebrate, but because she was still wearing a costume, she couldn't just go out like this, so she had to follow everyone back to the dressing room to remove makeup and change clothes .

There was a lot of noise in the dressing room, and all the actors were relieved that the tense atmosphere before the performance was gone.

Luo Ziwen was in a hurry to go home to take care of his grandmother, changed his clothes in a hurry and left first.

Some actors made an appointment to go to KTV to sing later, and saw Qiao Fei alone at the dressing table in the corner, so they asked him if he wanted to go together.Qiao Fei didn't know them very well and didn't really want to join in the fun, so she politely declined.

He came out of the dressing room, turned around a little and couldn't find Shi Xubai, the corridor outside was full of people, who came out of nowhere.

Qiao Fei managed to squeeze through the crowd to the entrance of the theater, took out her mobile phone, and sent a message to Shi Xubai.

[Have you already left? 】

He didn't return after waiting for a while, and Qiao Fei was a little disappointed, so she had to leave the theater first.