The pinnacle of magic

Taihu Lake Pearl, a seven-star hotel located on the south bank of Taihu Lake. The 23-storey building was built in the shape of a ring, making it one of the most beautiful buildings in the world.

Today, the magician's stage is set in front of the Pearl of Taihu Lake.Twelve large floating boats are connected together to form a huge platform.The stepped auditorium on the platform that can accommodate more than [-] spectators is full.Audiences must take a fast boat to enter the venue half an hour before the performance starts.On the shore of the lake not far away, audiences who did not buy tickets gathered to watch the performance through two large screens that were temporarily built.Some of them even showed up hours early in order to grab a favorable spot.

Although the details of the magician's performance have been kept under wraps, many media still revealed in the newspapers the day before that it would be a super-large performance.Both residents and tourists were delighted that they happened to witness this event.Amid the crowds of people, shrewd vendors have already started selling fruits, snacks and folding stools.

"My God! How many people are there?!" After seeing the densely packed human heads on the lakeshore, the magician couldn't help but click his tongue.

"Twenty thousand, maybe more." Shi Rui shrugged.Even in places where the big screen can no longer be seen, many tourists still gather by the lake.Although it has been a long time since he returned to China, Shi Rui is no stranger to such a lively scene.

"Honey, you really don't want to go on stage with me?" the magician asked expectantly.

Shi Rui shook his head.In the past two days, the degree of media attention to the magician's "Chinese fiancée" has made him quite troubled.No matter where he goes, he can always meet all-pervasive reporters. In order to reduce the exposure, he declined the invitation to perform with the magician on stage, and even chose to change into men's clothes and sunglasses at night, and found a relatively inconspicuous position to watch Performance.

"Okay! Then wish me luck?" The magician tapped his lips with his finger.

Shi Rui immediately sent a warm kiss with a smile.Only he knew that in order to maintain the strength of the magician, he actually endured quite a lot of hard work. "I'll wait for you in the hotel room."

Knowing that this sentence meant that the lover would not even attend the celebration banquet afterwards, the magician couldn't help showing a disappointed look on his face.

"I will make it up to you, trust me." Shi Rui reached out and grabbed the magician's palm, and drew a circle on the tiger's mouth with his index finger.

"Clifford." The female secretary finally couldn't bear it and came over to arrest him.

"Come on, come on!" The magician made a face in the direction of the female secretary. "I love you, Rui." He kissed Shi Rui's lips, then turned and walked out of the lounge.

It seemed that something was slowly blooming in my heart, and a sweet feeling poured into the depths of my heart instantly.Shi Rui raised his hand and caressed the corners of his lips that were involuntarily raised.

"I love you too, Clifford."

He said silently to the magician's back.

When the music sounded, the audience's emotions were immediately lifted.The figure of the magician slowly rises from the center of the stage. T-shirt, jeans, sneakers, he still dressed casually tonight.Although the organizer once suggested that he dress up as a "magician", but out of consideration for maintaining a consistent image, the two parties finally decided to let the magician keep his personalized attire.After all, he still has to shine on this stage for quite a long time, and he has to accompany the growth of a generation. The casual dress will help increase his affinity to young audiences.

In the magician's hand is a beautiful golden cane with carved patterns that resemble ancient Egyptian styles. "What I'm going to perform next must rely on this magical wand to achieve." The content in his words was translated and sounded on the stage through the loudspeaker.

"The magic of this wand is that it is the wand of the shadow god. The ancient Egyptians believed that the world of shadows and the world of reality are two completely independent worlds. Therefore, as long as you use this wand in the right way, you can Can open or close the gates of the Shadowlands."

A female assistant pushes a small round table next to the magician.An oval mirror stands on the round table.The magician leaned in front of the mirror, winked, and showed the audience that the mirror was very ordinary.

"This is a vanity mirror that can be bought for 50 yuan." The magician adjusted his hairstyle in front of the mirror, "But if you tap the mirror three times with a magic wand like this..."

He raised the golden cane in his hand and tapped the handle on the center of the mirror three times.After the third knock, the image on the mirror suddenly disappeared and turned into a cloud of gray.

"The door with too many shadows will be closed." The magician motioned the female assistant to push the round table around the field, showing the audience this mirror that could not show any images at all.

"If you knock three more times, the mirror will return to normal."

After the round table was pushed back to him, the magician again raised his cane and tapped it three times.The mirror returned to normal in an instant.

"Of course the role of the wand is not limited to the mirror." The magician motioned the female assistant to take the mirror away from the table. "It does the same thing with shadows of objects. I have to aim a little."

He walked around the small round table and stopped beside the shadow cast by the light on the stage. "Like this, one, two, three!"

As the magician tapped the ground with the end of his stick, the shadow of the round table suddenly disappeared!The shadow of the magician is still completely displayed on the ground.

"Pretty interesting magic, isn't it?"

The magician signaled to the female assistant to push the shadowless round table around the field.All the audience can clearly see that the shadow of the female assistant changes position as the angle of the light changes, while the shadow of the small round table seems to disappear without a trace.

"And the power of the wand is not limited to objects." The magician tapped the table legs three times, and the shadow of the small round table finally reappeared on the stage.The female assistant pushed the round table down.

"It also works on creatures." The magician smiled and danced a flower with his cane. "Like this." He tapped his shadow three times with his cane.

On the stage, the shadow of the magician suddenly disappeared!

"Do you think this is the use of lights?" The magician shook his head and said, "No, it's magic power, not any effect of lights."

He walks towards the auditorium with ease.In the surprised eyes of all the audience, he stepped onto the terraced stands.Everywhere the magician walked, the audience exclaimed.In their eyes, the shadow of the magician always seems to disappear without a trace.Some spectators even tried it out in the aisle after the magician walked by, and found that their shadows were indeed still there.

The magician stopped after walking for a while. "Handshake?" He said in stiff Chinese to a male audience sitting near the aisle. "Please...shake hands with me...." He held out his hand to the male audience.The other party hastily stretched out his arms as if he had just woken up from a dream.

"Come here a little... okay?" The magician took a step back and motioned for the other party to stand up and shake hands with him in the aisle.

The male audience stood up and walked out of their seats.His shadow was cast down the aisle, and part of it even fell on the magician.The magician reached out and shook his hand. Judging from the shadow on the ground, there was still only one person!

This scene was magnified on the big screen.There were gasps of inhalation everywhere.

"I know that in China people think that only ghosts have no shadow." The magician walked back to the center of the stage and said in English, "but I can assure you that I am still a living person. The reason why I temporarily lost my shadow is because What the wand does."

"Okay, now it's time to undo the magic." He tapped his calf three times with his cane.

On the third beat, the shadow of the magician suddenly reappeared on the stage.

"The magic power of the magic wand is almost infinite, and it can also play a role for some big guys. Now, I will use it to challenge a real behemoth!" The magician raised his wand and pointed to the [-]-meter-high ring on the shore of the lake behind him shaped building.

"Yes. I want to make the reflection of the Pearl of Taihu Lake disappear!"

All the audience was taken aback by the magician's declaration.

The wind is not strong tonight, and the reflection of the tall ring-shaped building on the calm lake is integrated with itself, forming a beautiful figure-eight ring.

"This speedboat will send me to the reflection. Then, it will be the moment when the miracle happens. Please come and witness this great moment together!"

A white speedboat is docked beside the stage.The magician got into the boat and started the engine.The hull tilted lightly and slightly, and then drew a beautiful white water splash on the lake, and quickly drove towards the ring-shaped reflection on the water.

The magician parked the boat beside the reflection. After 1 minute, the water waves brought up by the speedboat disappeared without a trace. "Everyone, please count with me." The magician's voice came clearly from the speaker.

He took a step to the side, sticking his cane out of the boat.

"one!"

The end of the golden cane was poked into the water.When lifted again, the water drips down the smooth surface.

"two!"

The audience held their breath.

"three!"

When the cane touched the lake surface for the third time, a stunned scene appeared. The huge finger-ring reflection of the Pearl of Taihu Lake on the lake surface disappeared out of thin air!

The magician's speedboat was parked alone on the calm water.People can clearly see the reflection of the speedboat on the water.The magician took back his cane, restarted the engine, and drove the speedboat back and forth a few times in a zigzag at the original reflection position.Countless cameras on the shore of the lake rushed to record this scene.After the magician stopped the speedboat again and poked the lake three times with his cane, the reflection of the huge building reappeared.People couldn't help rubbing their eyes. If they couldn't find the image just now from the camera, they almost thought it was a short and bizarre dream.

The magician returned to the stage to the greatest welcome he had ever received.The thunderous applause and the rumbling cheers from farther away made his face reveal an excited expression.

Until many years later, the audience who were lucky enough to witness this magic trick are still talking about the magical performance of this "Chinese son-in-law".At that time, the name of the magician has been resounding all over the world.