Cāi Cāi

Chapter 89: Curtain Call: Fame the Musical (End)

When Waiting for the Midnight Sun premiered at the Shanhe Theater, the venue was specially modified to become a four-sided platform stage. However, all the existing performance halls of Huacheng University of Dance contained ordinary stages, and they had neither the money nor time to renovate. For this reason, Xiang Cai had to specifically arrange an ordinary stage version. Although his interaction with the audience was reduced, this new version was more suitable for touring and had the ability to be performed in more theaters in the future.

When changing from a four-sided stage to a single-sided stage, the difference was not just in orientation, but many dance moves must also be choreographed accordingly.

Xiang Cai was very tired during this period of time, as he spent a long time with the dance director every day, repeatedly revising the dance movements and repeatedly polishing his body language.

His thoughts were so active during the day, that Xiang Cai wasn't able to sleep well at night - others dreamed of conversations and sleep-talked, while Xiang Cai dreamed of musicals and sleep-danced. He would be in a deep sleep, when he'd suddenly kick over, send out an arm, and dive, before turning and rolling around on the bed a few times...

Tan Yiming slept next to him so he was punched and kicked by him almost every night. One time when Xiang Cai was imaginarily practicing hard, his webbed swan flippers directly kicked Tan Yiming's hip bone, and Tan Yiming was kicked to the point of numbness, forming a green patch there the next day.

Xiang Cai felt distressed and guilty.

Tan Yiming saw things clearly, and coaxed him: "It's okay, it's okay, you should be proud, look at how good your muscles are."

However, when Tan Yiming went to work during the day and his colleagues saw him limping as he walked, they all showed profound gazes...

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Xiang Cai brought his show Waiting for the Midnight Sun back to school to perform, causing excitement from all the students. As a past student, Xiang Cai's every move attracted attention. From the first-year children who had just entered the affiliated academy, to the seniors who were in graduate school, everyone knew the name and the life of the legendary Xiang Cai.

Even if someone had never heard of this musical, Xiang Cai's name was a golden ticket in the hearts of the students. Moreover, in this musical, Xiang Cai was challenged to 12 roles, and was staging a two-hour one-man show. This unique form of performance also aroused everyone's great interest.

Therefore, after the school announced the time and location of the performance, everyone began to 'hunt for tickets'.

"Brother, do you have a ticket for Midnight Sun?"

"Why are you looking for tickets, doesn't your Musical Theatre Departments have internal tickets?"

"We do, but my girlfriend wants to see it too! The theater is small, so each person in the department is issued only one ticket. I need another one because I don't want her to miss out!"

"Ask your roommate, isn't he a cadre of the Social Federation? I heard that the Social Federation has many."

"I asked a long time ago! The Social Federation and the Student Union are about to get in a fight over this matter! Each are complaining that the other party has too many tickets, and have already done several competitive games to determine a winner to score more tickets for their own department!"

"Have you asked the affiliated academy?"

"How could I ask? I couldn't even make the entrance examination into the affiliated academy. That academy is full of kids, how would I be able to find someone who is willing?!"