Chapter 176
My Two-Way Journey with the Celestial Mother?
Chapter 176 My Two-Way Journey with the Celestial Mother?
【Chu Yun】is a large-scale song and dance poem created by the Hanwu Song and Dance Theater.
It integrates song, dance, poetry, and music, artistically reproducing the folk customs and grand ceremonies of the Chu region during the Warring States period.
It is hailed as a "eulogy dedicated to Qu Yuan".
Last year, it won the "Five-One Project" Award and the "Wenhua New Program" Award.
In the realm of musical drama programs, it's already at the pinnacle.
Recently, they were invited to perform in Beidu, but many shows were only open to internal audiences and not to the public.
Only employees and their families from relevant government agencies and enterprises are eligible to attend.
Liu Hongmei will become the director of the Musical Theatre Teaching and Research Office and the head of the Department at the Central Academy of Drama in the future, and she already had the idea of researching related fields at this time.
After receiving the ticket, she originally intended to conduct academic research alone.
But then it suddenly occurred to me that I hadn't had a proper date with He Xi yet.
Although the two have a very close relationship, and she even seems to be acting like a typical mainland mistress, there still needs to be some romance.
Let's go see a musical together. If it's good, we can do some serious academic research on it.
If you don't like it, why don't you investigate something else?
If I move quietly, no one should notice, right?
Thinking of this, Liu Hongmei suddenly slapped herself.
"When did I become so bad?"
"It's all Ah Xi's fault, she's made my heart more and more impure!"
After grumbling to herself, Liu Hongmei still went to find He Xi.
He Xi originally had no interest in musicals, but if it were the Hanwu Song and Dance Troupe's "Chu Rhyme" —
He pictured a mother and daughter who looked like sisters, and immediately became interested.
At night, at the Beidu Opera and Dance Theater, He Xi and Liu Hongmei sat in the audience, quietly watching the performance.
Musicals and plays are very different.
If it can be sung, then there's no need to speak, and it's filled with all sorts of dances.
The stage lighting and set design were excellent, dazzling He Xi, who kept making mental comments.
"This scene has a great feel to it; it could be used in a martial arts film!"
"These dance moves are great, you could learn from them!"
"Wow! This actress is really beautiful!"
Having traveled through time to the present day, He Xi has seen and spoken of quite a few beautiful female celebrities.
But compared to them, this dancer in front of me is no less beautiful, and even more beautiful than many so-called female celebrities.
23-year-old Christy Chung was completely defeated!
Even though this dancer is 35 years old, which is considered a young aunt.
Beside her, Liu Hongmei pulled out a notebook at some point and started scribbling something.
Clearly, she's already taken a liking to the musical and isn't planning on being investigated for the time being.
He Xi calmed down and began to watch the performance more carefully.
He plans to find an opportunity to visit the actors backstage later, and he needs to have something to say to them in order to build rapport.
More than two hours later, the performance ended, and the audience began to leave in an orderly manner.
Most of the audience members were just there to join in the fun.
Now that they've finished watching the excitement, they're going home to have their own fun.
He Xi and Liu Hongmei didn't move until almost everyone had left before they went backstage together.
Liu Hongmei's status as a teacher in the acting department of the Central Academy of Drama was quite useful, and the two of them soon met the actors of the musical.
He Xi wore a baseball cap and a mask, and kept her head down the whole time.
So the actor opposite him only marveled at his height, but didn't recognize him.
Of course, the main reason is that He Xi is not famous enough.
Although his album has recently become popular, he has never played the male lead in a movie, nor has he appeared on any mainland Chinese TV programs for promotion.
So not many people know him.
Even if they knew him, it would be hard to imagine that a Hong Kong actor and singer would come to Taipei to watch a musical performance with a female teacher from the Central Academy of Drama.
This explanation is too abstract.
The two greeted each other as they walked, and finally met the female lead of tonight's musical in a private dressing room.
An actress surnamed Liu.
"Hello, Ms. Liu, I am Liu Hongmei, a teacher in the Acting Department of the Central Academy of Drama."
"Oh dear, you're the one who should be called Teacher Liu! I'm just an ordinary actor, I don't deserve to be called a teacher!"
Across from her, actress Liu Xiaoli, who had already removed her makeup and revealed her bare face, was still incredibly beautiful and greeted him humbly.
Her polite demeanor was completely different from the domineering rumors that followed after she became her daughter's agent.
So this can be considered another form of "a mother's strength"?
Liu Xiaoli looked at He Xi with a polite and reserved expression.
"Who is this?"
He Xi took off her hat and mask and introduced herself with a smile.
"Hello, Ms. Liu, my name is He Xi, I'm from Hong Kong Island, and I'm a director!"
He Xi currently holds many titles: actress, singer, music producer, writer, and comic artist.
However, it would feel a bit boastful to say it all out loud. If we were to choose one person to represent us, the director would have more prestige.
Upon seeing He Xi's face, Liu Xiaoli's expression visibly warmed up.
"You are... Xi-zai?"
"That guy, Xi Zai, who sang 'It's All Your Fault' and wrote 'On the Edge of Love and Pain' for Vivian Chow!"
Liu Xiaoli spoke excitedly, and unconsciously took a step forward and reached out to grab He Xi's hand.
"Xi-zai, I really like your songs, could you sign one for me?"
He Xi was just thinking about how to subtly get closer to the other person and gain their favor, without them realizing that she was interested in her and her daughter.
To this end, he watched the performance very carefully, and even spent some "high-energy time" analyzing the episodes in great detail.
I strive to showcase my talents as a director, actor, and screenwriter from a professional perspective.
But to my surprise, before I could even unleash my ultimate move, the opponent surrendered in the first encounter.
Or is this all a two-way journey?
However, upon hearing the songs Liu Xiaoli was reciting, He Xi suddenly guessed the reason for her behavior.
"It's All Your Fault" and "On the Edge of Love and Pain" are both considered sad love songs.
People who have been hurt in relationships or whose love lives are unhappy are more likely to empathize with this.
It seems that although Liu Xiaoli only divorced in 97, her relationship with her ex-husband may have already been strained before that.
Divorce seemed inevitable all along, it was just lacking the right opportunity.
Holding Liu Xiaoli's soft, boneless hand, He Xi's mind raced with various thoughts.
"Mr. Liu, please don't be so polite. Signing an autograph is no problem at all. I can give you a signed album of mine, but—"
"I hope you can sign my autograph, Ms. Liu. Your performance just now was absolutely fantastic!"
Liu Xiaoli felt inexplicably disappointed.
In that brief pause, He Xi inexplicably hoped that the request following "but" could be slightly more impolite.
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