The Mermaid of the Deep Sea

The return of the patriarch and the members of the clan and the wedding of Colin and Dean made the mermaids lively for a while, and then life returned to calm. Everyone still focused on the drama club in their spare time while fishing.Those older mermaids who went to the fishing tide with the patriarch and returned became the new fans of the drama club.

Almost all the mermaids in the territory gathered at the usual performance venue of the drama club on this day, because a new play rehearsed by the drama club will be staged today, and Derby was also invited to watch it.

Derby didn't want to come when he received Leibertyn's invitation before, because he still didn't like to go to crowded places, but at this time Ralph swam over and said, "Tomorrow is a new play, Derby you Must come."

Before Derby opened his mouth to refuse Ivor, he also said, "That's right, this script was created by me and Raphel Garbettine together, you must come and see it, cheer us up!"

Lei Boding was also encouraging, "It's a good friend's debut, why don't you show off to save face!"

Derby looked at the three mermaids with eager eyes, and it was difficult to say no if they refused, but finally nodded and agreed. Ivor, who was happy to be aside, said that he would reserve the best position for Derby.

Now Derby is sitting in the position that Ivor has reserved for him with a great view and waiting for the new show to be staged, and the mermaids who are sitting next to him are usually able to speak a few words, which greatly reduces Derby tension.

The waiting time didn't last long, and the new play began.

At the beginning, there were some humming conversations in the audience, but as the plot progressed, the mermaids who came to watch were immersed in the story and stopped talking, and even Derby watched it seriously.

This is a very simple story. There are no thrilling and magnificent plot ups and downs, and there is no bloody scene of life and death. It just tells the process of a few ordinary mermaids getting to know each other.Although it is plain, the actors show the youthfulness and sweetness between the lovers in every detail, so that the mermaids sitting in the audience will smile knowingly when they see those ordinary but familiar words or scenes—— — Once upon a time, they were also tempting each other like this, looked at each other shyly, mustered up the courage to hold the hand that had been thought about for a long time, the first shallow kiss felt like the heart was about to jump out of excitement...

There may be quarrels, there may be misunderstandings, but in the end, such disputes only make each other understand and tolerate each other better.

Such a simple story that evokes endless memories of the mermaids ended in silence, and it took a long time for thunderous applause. When the mermaids in the audience looked at each other, they all saw the story about the past The nostalgia and sweetness of youth.

This was a successful performance, because it touched the youthful and sweet memory deep in the hearts of the mermaids watching the show. When Ralph and Ivor brought the actors to the stage to call the curtain, there was warm applause It made the two screenwriters for the first time even more happy to see their teeth but not their eyes.

After the enthusiastic applause from the audience subsided a bit, Ralph said, "Really, thank you very much for coming to our performance today. To be honest, this is the first time that Ivor and I have been the creators of the story." The role, the tension and apprehension in it is really difficult for everyone here to deeply understand. But, there is one thing that may express my nervousness." Speaking of this, Lavel paused, seeing the curiosity of the people in the audience. My heart was aroused by myself before continuing, "That is, friends who are interested can go to the backstage to have a look after the show. There is a small hole that I photographed with my tail fin..."

As soon as Ralph said this, there was a burst of laughter at the scene, and Ivor who was on the side didn't lose the opportunity to say, "Oh, man, why do I always feel my eyes are itchy, I thought it was me too much these days. Writing the script with your heart caused you to use your eyes too much, so it was the sand you raised that flew into my eyes..."

Ai Fu's words made the atmosphere of the scene more enthusiastic, and the mermaids booed and whistled into a mess.

Ivor was very satisfied with the atmosphere heated up by himself and Ralph, he raised his hand and pressed it down, and then said, "Of course, I have to say, although Ralph and I created this story, but I have to thank our best friend-Rayberdine, if it wasn't for the help and guidance that Rahofer gave me and Ralph, we wouldn't be able to write this story. So, I have to invite Raboutin Come and express my thanks to him in person." After speaking, Ivor called backstage, "Ray, Ray, are you there?"

Unfortunately, no one responded to several calls, and Ivor shrugged helplessly, "Well, maybe Lei has started to take a low-key route since he came back from the last confinement, and I will thank him in private, for example send Give him his favorite fish maw or something."

Ivory's gesture of shrugging his shoulders and spreading his hands caused the mermaid to laugh again.

Ralph looked at the right time and said, "Since this is the first creation of Ivor and I, and I am so lucky to be welcomed by the audience, that is, my clansmen, it really makes Ivor and I I feel very touched. In order to thank you for the encouragement and support you have always given us, Ivory and my partners behind me decided to send a small gift to every friend who came to watch this drama."

After speaking, Ralph winked at the actors next to him, and the mermaids smiled and nodded after receiving it, and moved out a large bag of things from the backstage, and began to distribute it to the audience.

This is the first time for the mermaids to receive small gifts after the show, which made them feel very novel. When they got them, they found that they were small ornaments made of starfish and pearls. Although they are not expensive, they are very delicate. They can use them at first glance. heart.

Seeing that everyone got such a small gift, Ivor smiled and asked loudly, "Guys, are you still satisfied with the gifts you received?"

"Of course! You are the best!" The mermaids held up the small gifts in their hands and cheered, not because of the gift itself, but because of Ivor's gratitude and humility.

Ivor smiled and said with a relieved expression, "Oh, that's great, because I came up with this idea, you know, when I saw my friends giving gifts just now, I almost made a hole with my tail fin Woolen cloth!"

The mermaids burst into laughter again, and even the serious patriarch who was specially invited to watch the performance showed a rare helpless and funny smile.

With such a supportive response from the mermaids, Ivor certainly would not leave the stage, and then added fuel to the already enthusiastic atmosphere, "Of course, there are additional surprises to come, please take a look at the little gifts in your hands Seeing that everyone lowered their heads to look at the gifts in their hands with curiosity, Ivor continued, "Look at the place where the starfish and the pearl are combined, has anyone found anything?"

Soon, the mermaid raised his hand, "I found a small piece of silk yarn."

"Me too."

"And I."

"And me and me."

Immediately afterwards, some mermaids raised their hands scatteredly, but more mermaids got nothing.

Facing everyone's questioning eyes, Ivor smiled mischievously, "Yes, this is today's extra surprise, we will randomly select a few mermaids as our lucky audience today, and invite them to be our special judging panel. They selected the best performers for our drama club!" Seeing what some mermaids wanted to say, Ivor quickly added, "The gift just now was taken out of the bag by yourself."

As soon as these words came out, those mermaids who were about to raise objections had nothing to say, they only regretted their bad luck, while those mermaids who won the lottery were happy.

At this time, Ralph stepped forward and said, "Then, please come to the stage for all the mermaids who have been drawn, and I will issue a review certificate to everyone."

In the envious and jealous eyes of the mermaids who were not drawn, all the mermaids who were drawn swam onto the stage with smiles on their faces, except for one—Derby.

Derby is really nervous now, how much he wants to exchange the small gift in his hand with the people around him, because he doesn't want to be such a judge at all.But before Derby took any action, he was brought to the stage by the drama club mermaid who had just stayed in the audience to accept the review certificate.

Standing in front of so many mermaids for the first time, Derby felt that he didn't even know how to swing his tail. He wanted to find Lei Boding and let him take him down, but he didn't find that he had disappeared since the beginning of the show. Lei Boding, but Derby had no choice but to look at Raph who was not far away from him with pleading eyes, and said, "Raph..."

But I don't know if Derby's voice is too low or what. Raph didn't turn his head, but smiled and waved his hand in the other direction, and then saw a member of the drama club on the stage with some gauze, Raph Er held the gauze and said to the mermaids on the stage, "Next, we have to choose the main judge and sub-judges, and the main judge's opinion will account for a separate weight."

As soon as these words came out, the mermaids on the stage moved again, but Raph showed a calm expression. He first turned his head to face the audience, "Guys, don't think that you have no chance. Participate in this, the selection of the judges on the stage is only as a reference, and your vote is also very important to us, because the final attribution of the best performer is based on the combination of the judges' opinions and the public's opinions... ..."

Ralph Balabala talked about the rules, and if Cheng Chi was here, ninety-nine out of ten would find the rules sound familiar—it’s not the same as the modern star draft.Of course, there is no need to think about who the proposer of this method is.

This is not much to say, only that the mermaids present became interested after listening to Ralph's explanation of the rules. After all, they are qualified to participate in it to determine the best performer, which always arouses the enthusiasm of the mermaids. positive.

After Ralph finished speaking, he had someone blindfold the mermaids on the stage—just like the judges were selected, the main judge was also decided by lottery.

After the mermaids on the stage were blindfolded by the gauze, other mermaids helped them to choose the members of the drama club who were holding the shells with the judging certificates in their hands behind them, and then untied the gauze one by one from themselves. The members of the drama club in front of them took the shells and opened them to get the final result.

When Derby was blindfolded by the cool silk veil, his tension was at its peak. He held Ozzy, who was blindfolded by his hands slightly trembling, and said in a trembling voice, "I , can I give this to someone else?"

Ozzy looked at Derby, whose nervous expression was somewhat stiff, and patted him on the shoulder to comfort him, "Don't be nervous, you know, you are the lucky one that other mermaids envy."

Derby felt that his tail was beginning to weaken, and he didn't want to be this lucky person at all!

The more nervous Derby became, the more speechless he became. In the end, he could only let Ozzy lead him to choose the members of the drama club who appeared behind him.

During the whole process, Derby, who was last in line to take off the gauze, was in a state of confusion and didn't even notice the exclamation or other reactions from the outside world.

When Derby's silk veil was untied, he squinted his eyes a little unaccustomed to the sudden increase in the light, and then looked at the mermaid standing in front of him, and then - was stunned.

With a gentle smile on the corner of Lei Boding's mouth, he watched the little mermaid in front of him who had been nervous for a long time untie the gauze in front of him, then narrowed his eyes uncomfortably, and finally became dazed when his eyes touched him. .

The mermaids off the field and beside them all quieted down at the same time. They watched Lei Boding raised his hand holding the shell with a constant smile, and then slowly opened the shell. Finally, he said softly and affectionately Asked the little mermaid in front of him, "Derby, would you like to be my partner?"