Cāi Cāi

Chapter 27: Act IV "Out of My World"(8)

Xiang Cai's sudden intrusion shocked everyone in the vocal classroom.

The little boys in the ballet department stared at each other. You look at me, I look at you, they didn't know how to deal with the situation.

The one who they were all staring at was Xiang Cai — their brother and the legend of the Ballet Department. Suddenly, this 'legend' came to contest the male lead role, how could they not be nervous.... ...

"Xiang Cai, why are you here?" The vocal teacher was speechless, facing Xiang Cai, he said embarassedly explained, "I'm sorry. This selection is not free registration, but based on recommendations put forth by the ballet teacher, but you ..."

Before he could finish, a strong male voice interrupted him.

"Xiang Cai? He is Xiang Cai?" Director Tang Fengyu got up and looked at the boy outside the door with interest, "Do you want to run for male lead?"

The crew has been at the school for a month, and he has heard a lot of rumors about Xiang Cai. He had thought that a young boy having suffered a calamity, would surely become gloomy and arrogant; but just a few minutes ago, Xiang Cai had rushed in with his head raised high like a hurricane, a fire burning brightly.

Xiang Cai nodded, standing there neither overbearing nor servile, accepting the director's scrutiny.

Tang Yufeng asked again, "Were you singing in the corridor just now?"

Xiang Cai affirmed.

"This time, we hired a professional lyricist to fill in the lyrics for the Chinese version. For the sake of confidentiality, we only distributed the lyrics to these students." Tang Fengyu pointed out the row of little swans with interest. He asked, "Who did you get the lyrics from?"

As soon as he spoke, the ballet boys all glanced at each other and swallowed nervously. One should know, before they were given the lyrics, not only did the teachers make them promise not to leak information but they even had to sign a confidentiality agreement. If anyone leaked it privately, they would be automatically disqualified!

"No one gave it to me." Unexpectedly, Xiang Cai denied it. "It's just that when they were practicing, I ... I heard it and memorized it."

He blushed a little after confessing. In the wuxia novels, some male protagonist often had to climb the wall to learn martial arts secretly. When it came to Cai Cai, he actually listened in secretly, hence he felt he was cheeky.

"'Eavesdropping'? ... This child has a good memory." Tang Fengyu was not only not angry, but instead turned his approving eyes to the boy.

A musical's dozen songs and countless lines added up to nearly ten thousand characters. If the musical actor didn't have a good memory, he could make a fool of himself if he forgot his words on stage!

Although Xiang Cai's eavesdropping behavior was a little unethical, seeing the longing on his face, Tang Fengyu couldn't say anything critical.

Director Tang turned to the side and looked at the producer beside him. "Mr. Song, look at this ..."

Song Lin was holding a pen in his hand. He knocked the cap on the script in his hand, making a few muffled sounds once, twice, and three times.

Song Lin was an old-fashioned man: serious, unsmiling, and with neatly combed hair. He was the leading producer of musicals in China. He had a unique vision and created several 'small and beautiful' explosive musicals.

Xiang Cai was so nervous that his heart was about to jump out of his chest, but he forced himself to stand upright and still, not allowing himself to show a hint of cowardice.