Zero-sum game

The time for the joint entrance examination of the four departments is approaching, and there is very little time left for everyone to rehearse, and the atmosphere in the rehearsal room is becoming increasingly tense.

Although this is an acting test in the school, the School of Drama is no different than other universities. Many people have joined the theater troupe since they were students. After all, it is never too late to start accumulating popularity.

Now that everyone is sitting in the same classroom, some people will definitely become famous after graduation, and some people will definitely play tricks for the rest of their lives. The entertainment industry is much more cruel and ruthless than other workplaces.

The four department joint examination will invite former graduates to come and watch, that is to say, there are many famous directors and actors. In fact, it is a very good opportunity to show their faces. Maybe someone will be spotted and directly acted in movies and TV dramas. There is no such precedent. No.

As for Tian Xin, this is her screenwriting debut. If she can become a hit and get a theater tour, will she still worry about not being able to hand out the script after graduation?

So even though she didn't play, she was even more nervous than the two leading actors, and she hadn't slept well for several days.

The official performance will be three days later. Since there are ten scripts, they are arranged on five days.Tian Xin was there when the lottery was drawn, and happened to run into someone from the "Secret Love" group next door.

In the end, I don't know whether Tian Xin was lucky or not, and he just got the last big axe, which made the atmosphere in the rehearsal room even more anxious.

The official performance venue was in the school's own theater. It was the first time for everyone to rehearse on-site. I don't know if it was because of nervousness, or because they were not used to the new venue. Either the lighting was wrong or someone ran out of place. The rehearsal effect was not very satisfactory.

After reading it, the instructor did not criticize it, but asked everyone to go back to have a good rest and relax.

After the dissolution, Shen Yan was walking out. Zhou Xingchuan caught up with him and asked, "Where are you going? Back to the dormitory?"

Shen Yan shook his head, "Go for a walk in Houhai, didn't the teacher say, you should relax."

Zhou Xingchuan said: "Then I will go with you."

Shen Yan was noncommittal, "Come if you want."

I don't know if it was Zhou Xingchuan's delusion, he always felt that Shen Yan was pulling away from him since the day of the first dress rehearsal.There are only necessary exchanges in the rehearsal room, and I will not send rehearsal videos to ask him for opinions like before.

The Houhai Scenic Area is very close to the Academy of Drama, and is nicknamed the back garden of the Academy of Drama.Go out from the north gate of the school, and it will take less than 10 minutes to walk there.

Shen Yan seemed to be familiar with this place, he went straight to the side near the sea, where there was a cafe built in the shape of a green leather train.

It was daytime on a weekday, and there were relatively few people inside. The two found a seat by the window and sat down. After ordering, they were a little silent.

Zhou Xingchuan was thinking about how to cut into the topic, but he heard Shen Yan say: "Look, there is a couple over there."

Zhou Xingchuan looked in his direction, and sure enough, he saw two people sitting on the beach in the distance. The girl was leaning on the boy's shoulder, looking very sweet.

"We look like a couple sitting like this." Because there are only two people, this booth is indeed a couple's seat, but as soon as Zhou Xingchuan said it, he felt that he had said something stupid.

When Shen Yan heard this, he just smiled and didn't speak.

In fact, Zhou Xingchuan didn't quite know what he wanted to say to Shen Yan, he didn't even know what he was feeling in his heart.He just felt that Shen Yan was already very close to him before, but now he suddenly distanced himself, which made him feel something was wrong.

"Have you finished your professional exam?" Zhou Xingchuan asked again.

"After the exam, we just wait for the drama performance, so many people simply went out to play all night." Shen Yan replied.

Zhou Xingchuan felt that his attitude towards Shen Yan was a little cautious, "Speaking of which, it seems that I have never seen your classmates come to watch the rehearsal."

Although their rehearsals are not open to the public, as long as it does not affect the normal rehearsals, in fact, everyone more or less brings a few classmates and friends over to watch.For example, Tian Xin's roommates often come over and bring some milk tea and snacks to express condolences.

This question made Shen Yan, who was stirring the liquid in the cup with a spoon, pause. He thought of his roommate Hu Dongdi and the others, so he put the spoon away, stood up and said, "I don't want to drink anymore, let's go."

Zhou Xingchuan instinctively felt that he had said something wrong, so he took his bag and followed Shen Yan out.

There are no people walking on the road, the road is full of trees on both sides, very quiet.

"I don't know what will happen when our big axis comes out. Do you want to see other groups' performances?" Zhou Xingchuan asked.

"I don't want to," Shen Yan walked a little ahead, "It should be what it should be."

Zhou Xingchuan couldn't see his expression, but he could hear his tone was a bit cold.

At this time they happened to pass by a small shrine, Zhou Xingchuan suddenly thought of something, pulled Shen Yan to stop suddenly, and said: "Look, should we pay respects, maybe with God's blessing, we can get the theater tour smoothly Woolen cloth."

This is a characteristic of Dingchuan. Many places will build shrines on the side of the road, and people who live nearby or pass by will take the initiative to put some tribute or add incense.

Shen Yan looked down, and there was a statue enshrined in the shrine, but he didn't recognize it.

He said: "Please pray, I don't believe this."

The tone was so serious that Zhou Xingchuan was inevitably a little puzzled, "Why do you say that?"

"There are tens of millions of people in the world, and everyone has their own wishes. Why does God help you instead of others?" Shen Yan said, brushing off the leaves that fell on the altar while speaking.

Zhou Xingchuan paused.

He never thought about making a wish to God, and the question of "why".

Shen Yan continued: "But I still prefer to believe that there are gods in the world. At least when I am really desperate, there is still a direction to pray for."

Zhou Xingchuan tilted his head slightly, "At that time, why should God help you?"

"I can exchange it with other conditions," Shen Yan said here, with a relaxed expression on his face, and said with a slight smile, "For example, exchange my life for his life."

As expected, Shen Yan did as he said, he never went to other groups' performances.

On the day of the official performance, he was very rarely late for a while.

Tian Xin noticed that his face was pale, and asked, "Are you all right? His face is a little bad."

Shen Yan smiled, indicating that he was fine, and said: "I have a stomachache when I wake up in the morning, but I have already taken medicine."

"Are you really okay?" Zhou Xingchuan also asked.

Shen Yan really didn't look very well, his lips were all white.

"It's okay, I had a problem before, and it will be fine after taking the medicine." Shen Yan said.

He had been resting in the corner of the backstage until the beginning. Before going on stage, Zhou Xingchuan suddenly grabbed him from the side stage, then reached out to hug him, and whispered in his ear: "You can do it."

Shen Yan nodded, although there was still a faint pain in his stomach, his hands were cold.

But he performed very well that day, at least fully showing the results of the rehearsal.Including others, the performance was almost zero mistakes.

At the end, all the main characters came out to call the curtain together, and the applause from the audience came like a tide. Zhou Xingchuan grabbed Shen Yan's hand beside him, and unexpectedly found that his hand was extremely cold.

He pushed a little harder, and the strength seemed to convey something, so Shen Yan glanced at him.

The two looked at each other under the strong overhead lights, only to laugh in relief at the flawless execution of the performance.

Sitting under the stage, Tian Xin stood up and applauded with her instructor, tears welling up in her eyes.

"The performance as a big axis is really good," the teacher said loudly to her amid the applause, "it is not inferior to any other group before!"

Tian Xin also knew in her heart that the theater tour should be stable.

That night was the celebration banquet for the whole group. Although it has not been confirmed which group the theater tour will be given to, Tian Xin will also pay for everyone's celebration at his own expense.

She knows better than anyone else how much effort everyone has put in during this time. She toasted everyone but she was crying, her makeup was messed up, and she was still shouting, "This glass is my toast to everyone!"

Li Taoran pulled up her skirt to prevent her from being exposed, and at the same time stopped the person who toasted her, "Come back! I'll drink this glass for her!"

Because Shen Yan had a bad stomach, no one let him drink, so he sat alone and watched everyone making trouble with a smile.

At this time, a girl sat next to him and asked, "Does your stomach still feel uncomfortable?"

Shen Yan remembered that she was a senior in the dance beauty group, but usually there were too many people and she didn't talk much, so she shook her head and said, "It's not uncomfortable."

"That's good," the girl took out her camera from her bag, "This is the photo I took for you during the performance just now, and I will send it to you later."

Shen Yan looked at it curiously, and was very surprised to find that he had such an expression when he was on stage, "Thank you, senior."

The last picture he saw was the moment when he and Zhou Xingchuan looked at each other during the curtain call, and for some reason he felt a little strange.

Zhou Xingchuan watched Shen Yan talking to a girl beside him from a distance, with a relaxed and soft expression, he seemed much more at ease than when he was with him.

At this time, it was almost the end of the show, and everyone was discussing to take a taxi back.

Someone asked Zhou Xingchuan if he wanted to take a taxi together. He waved his hand and said that he lived off-campus and would go back alone later.

When Shen Yan came out, he happened to see Zhou Xingchuan standing by the side of the road, talking to a girl.The girl was tall and slender, wearing hot pants showing long and straight legs, he recognized her as Mo Qiang whom he had seen at Zhou Xingchuan's house that day.

The two seemed to be arguing about something, but Zhou Xingchuan still got into the car parked by Mo Qiang, and it seemed that he drove here specially to pick him up.

Shen Yan watched for a long time, until their car drove away, but still stood there.

At this time, his mobile phone rang, and an untitled email was received in his usual mailbox.

He hesitated for a moment, but clicked on it anyway.

What jumped out was a screenshot of a bloody horror movie. He was still shocked after mentally preparing for it, and almost threw his phone out.

……Again.