klisemfg Chapter 188 A World of Cultural Discontinuity (10)
Chapter 188 A World of Cultural Discontinuity (10)
Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, it's New Year's Day.
All the students participating in the performance couldn't wait to change into their costumes and excitedly awaited their turn to go on stage. As for the three wearing Hanfu, they were wrapped in oversized down jackets because it was a bit chilly backstage.
The audience seats were full, not only students from each class, but also parents. Many parents had put aside their other commitments to come and see their children's performance, because they were looking forward to the stage play.
Finally, it was time for Wangyou and the others to take the stage.
Before the curtain was even drawn, the stirring piano music began, filling everyone with anticipation.
"Your Majesty, we are surrounded!"
Xiang Yu, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu, sat on his throne, but then sat back down. "I, Xiang Yu, will never surrender to Liu Bang, even if it means dying in battle!"
"I swear to live and die with the King!"
"Your Majesty!"
"Yu Ji, I've arranged for someone to help you escape!" At the end of his life, the Hegemon-King of Western Chu was unwilling to let his beloved woman die with him.
"Your Majesty, Yu Ji is unwilling to live alone!" Yu Ji's face was covered in tears, but her eyes were full of determination.
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The audience watched intently, completely absorbed in the performance. Suddenly, the music shifted, the atmosphere became more intense, and countless shouts of battle erupted.
The King drank wine, and Consort Yu committed suicide!
They saw the tears shed by the King of Chu, and the sorrow and grief he felt while holding Yu Ji's body.
The curtain closed and opened at lightning speed.
Another scene unfolds: the two armies clash, the Western Chu army is surrounded, and Xiang Yu's personal guards lead him to fight his way out, heading straight for the Wujiang River. However, Xiang Yu feels ashamed to face the elders of Jiangdong, so he commits suicide at the Wujiang River!
quiet!
Utter silence!
But the people on stage couldn't do it. Wangyou and Mianmian's zithers were quickly moved to the center of the stage, and the other students also took their places. The two played the complete "Ambush from Ten Sides," and the high-pitched and passionate music awakened the audience who were immersed in the script.
"it is good!"
"This is the best stage play I've ever seen, bar none!"
Thunderous applause erupted as Wangyou led all her classmates in a graceful bow.
Wangyou and his group's performance made the other students who hadn't yet gone on stage feel intimidated before even starting. Of course, the result was obvious: Wangyou and his group deservedly won first place.
Someone edited the recorded video and uploaded it online overnight. Students from No. 1 Middle School forwarded it one after another. No one was dissatisfied. They all accepted the defeat wholeheartedly. However, the students who were not from the international class but participated in the performance were interrogated by their classmates.
But overall, everyone gets along very well, and there's nothing we can't overcome; it's just a bit of a regret!
The video went viral again with lightning speed, and many netizens directly tagged various directors, saying that future movies and TV series should follow this standard.
The entertainment industry is undergoing another major overhaul, and the performance of this stage play has become their standard of learning; acting skills should no longer be haphazard and exaggerated.
"Boss, clothes...clothes?"
"What, do you expect me to keep your own clothes for you?!"
"Thanks, boss!"
"Alright, alright, get back to studying. If you all get good grades on the final exams, I'll give you clothes that are even better looking than this armor. I guarantee you'll all be the most stylish kids in the family during the New Year," Wangyou said with a smile.
"Boss, let's go study right now!" While the topic was trending online, the students in the national class were already immersed in their studies under the sweet words of Wangyou.
When teachers from other classes passed by the international class, they saw that the students who participated in the performance were already studying diligently. They wondered why their own students, who weren't participating in the performance, were so excited, and quickly urged them to study as well.
It wasn't that no one wanted to buy the script for the stage play, nor that no one wanted to recruit the students who participated in the performance, especially Zhang Yi, who played Xiang Yu, and Yue Yiyi, who played Yu Ji, but both families turned them down.
If this opportunity had come before, the parents would have agreed without hesitation, but not now. With such a great person in Anzhou No. 1 High School, it's better to let the child get to know that girl more. Besides, the child is still young, and should do things appropriate for their age.
After a period of intense review, the first-year high school students soon faced their first final exams of their high school careers.
To be honest, the international students were quite nervous before entering the exam room. But once they saw the exam paper, they suddenly stopped being nervous. When asked, they said that all the important points highlighted by their teacher were on the exam, and they could guess the ones that weren't highlighted.
Therefore, when the exam results came out, everyone did well, and the overall average score across all subjects was almost on par with Class 2. Compared to the midterm exam, that was a huge improvement.
The students did well on the exam, and Wangyou naturally didn't forget what she had promised them. After the Hanfu was finished, she distributed it to each student. The styles for men and women were different, and they were winter styles, since it was winter now!
As for Dad, Mom, and brother Wangyou, they didn't forget either. The whole family took many photos wearing Hanfu. The other classmates were naturally not to be outdone, which made the family very envious, and they all wanted to make one too.
Wangyou is very generous. Although the blueprints are her patent, she put them on her Weibo account, stating that they can be used for one yuan, but those with ulterior motives cannot use them.
Forget-Me-Not doesn't prohibit commercial or civilian use, which is quite generous.
After the New Year, Wangyou checked the progress of the videos sent by Duobao. It had already reached the Tang Dynasty. Duobao hadn't been slacking off at all and had been working diligently. Wangyou waved her hand and gave him a reward of 5,000 points. After all, you have to feed a horse if you want it to run.
Sure enough, Duobao was even more motivated after receiving the points, while Wangyou browsed the system shop for a while and bought several outfits for Duobao's panda cub character, making Duobao jump for joy.
As Chinese history is being unearthed, it is beginning to connect with other historical records. The crack in the Heavenly Dao is also being patched up without anyone noticing. Although history is not yet completely complete, so the crack is not very strong, it is impossible for aliens to invade Earth again.
After obtaining the panda cub's consent, the National Television Station began preparations for a large-scale historical drama series. Then Wangyou was taken away, because, in their words, they didn't trust the directors' ability to select actors.
What could Wangyou do? She had to complete the task she had accepted, even if she had to kneel down. So, after the start of the semester, the students in the national class received a thick set of test papers, but the person who assigned the test papers did not show up.
The international students were learning with a mix of pain and joy. They would ask the teacher questions they didn't understand until they could solve them. While answering questions for the international students, the teachers noticed the brilliance of the test paper. After giving Wangyou a heads-up, the students in other classes suffered the consequences.
Wangyou didn't take a leave of absence. After all, with those exam papers still around, it didn't matter whether she came to school or not. Therefore, the school turned a blind eye to Wangyou's request for leave for almost half a year.
Wangyou takes this big-budget production, "The Qin Dynasty," very seriously. After all, she lived through one life and raised her son through two, so she has some emotional attachment to it. Naturally, she can't let people who don't understand history ruin the show.
Therefore, Wangyou personally handled everything from casting to scriptwriting and the control of every detail.