Chapter 16

Strictly speaking, this was the first time Huoren went out with his friends.

Although he was popular in junior high school, everyone knew his family background and wouldn’t embarrass him by inviting him to KTV or other places.

Long Jia routinely goes home on the weekends Bo Jue flies abroad to participate in activities on Thursdays. Among his peers, he only knows Xie Lianyun and Chi Ji.

There are trainees and idols who recently debuted. There were assistants who took care of them so there would be no trouble.

In fact, a group of people went to a friend’s house to play games, and three of them went to see a musical.

Among the seven or eight boys, Chi Ji and Huoren were the youngest. They felt a little shy sitting in the middle.

Fortunately, when the hot pot was served, the atmosphere heated up. The pungent smell of pepper and a cold soda made people inexplicably relaxed.

Xie Lianyun held his chin to listen to his buddy’s comparison, and occasionally glanced at Chi Ji.

“Remember to change your clothes when you go back.”

The person next to him laughed: “You’d better take a bath all over again. Uncle Jiang’s nose is out of this world.”

Huoren sat around Chi Ji and was a little restrained. Although he didn’t speak, he probably knew what was going on.

Trainees should also protect their voice and body. Raw, cold, greasy and spicy food are natural enemies.

Since they chose to do it this way, their stomach felt like it didn’t belong to them anymore.

Xie Lianyun got up and poured Huoren a glass of cold beer. “Although little Chi grew up in London, he really likes hot pot. However, he hasn’t been able to eat it as uncle Jiang has been watching him closely in the past two years.”

His friends had planned to eat Cantonese food. When they heard that Chi Ji also came, they specially found the most authentic old and greasy restaurant.

Chi Ji was eating tripe in a delicate way and was reluctant to stop. His cheeks were blushed.

“It will be 80 to 50 next week, and then you can just rest for three days?” Sitting opposite to them was a young idol who was just starting out. Now he was guarding a bowl of salad, eating it and watching them lament: It’s better to be a trainer. I haven’t tasted butter soup in hundreds of years.”

“Your agent isn’t here, so why are you eating that?”

“No, no, I have to weigh every week. If I get fat, I will be punished.” The big boy looked melancholy: “Every time I chew lettuce leaves, I feel that I am actually a horse.”

Huoren saw that although Chi Ji’s bowl was full, he was still quietly staring at a plate of cow louvers left, and seemed to turn the dish around at will.

Chi Ji nodded happily and remembered to give him the last piece.

“It’s delicious. Try it.”

Huoren smiled and nodded. “Alright.”

“I made my debut last year and came home this year for the Chinese New Year. It was a social death scene.” A boy on the opposite side said. “My parents really told me, Shoushou, go and perform a program for your aunt and sing a song for your second uncle!”

Everyone laughed and joked: “You should dance, lick your lips, twist your crotch and pull your clothes three times on the spot. Shock your whole family for the New Year”

After they had enough wine and food, they went to a different place to continue hanging out.

Xie Lianyun’s assistant had already got the ticket. Before giving the ticket, he told him: “You are not allowed to buy fruit juice, milk tea is even worse. Your sugar intake this week has exceeded the standard, you know.”

Xie Lianyun said: “Uncle Jiang went abroad with Bo Jue.”

“He can monitor me by text message,” the assistant wiped his cold sweat. “Last time I sent you takeout, he almost hit me. I had nightmares for three days.”

The nanny van stopped at the side door of Shidu Grand Theater. The staff had already received the news and led them to enter and sit down in advance.

Although Xie Lianyun and Chi Ji haven’t made their debut yet, their online fans had even organized several fan clubs. It is said that there are occasional fans who are selfish and chase their whereabouts.

Huoren felt that he owed them a favor. He looked forward to it and felt uneasy with the ticket, quietly looking at the strange theater.

He came to such a magnificent place for the first time.

Geometric curves are abstractly interpreted by ivory walls, and red velvet is covered under the silhouette of music scores, reflecting symphonic poems for hundreds of years. Nested and extended shells like glass steps spiral upward, different halls are half hidden and half exposed, and suspended rivers float over the dome, like a star river on a sunny day.

The boy raised his head to see the refraction in the river, took a deep breath, and let fear and joy mix in his heart.

“Huohuo,” Chi Ji waved at him, “it’s so beautiful here. Let’s take a picture next to the sculpture.”

Xie Lianyun was still playing PSP against the wall: “No, I’m lazy.”

Chi Ji said softly, “I want to take photos. Come here.”

Xie Lianyun glanced at him and put the PSP back in his pocket.

The three stood together and smiled naturally at the camera.

Because of Chi Ji, the theater gave them three stage tickets.

More than a dozen special seats were set on both sides of the stage, so the audience can almost become a part of the stage, sit closer and feel more clearly.

Before the opening, Chi Ji whispered to Huoren the story.

“This was an old play in 1891, but it had been banned for many years because of it’s explicit and controversial.”

Huoren stared at Spring Awakening on the ticket and whispered. “You showed me the lyrics before.”

“It’s very moving… And very straightforward.” Chi Ji said with a smile: “I didn’t sing it well before. Today I can also listen to the interpretation of my predecessors.”

The lights gradually dimmed.

The story takes place during the German industrial revolution. The rigid way of education is killing and controlling most students. In the depressed darkness, teenagers’ consciousness of sex and love is constantly awakening, struggling to breath.

The girl’s solo echoed, the music of different styles were interlaced and changed, and the silence and heat of the stage began to resonate.

Huoren watched them dance hand in hand, as if something were breaking out of the ground, like a green sprout under the cold ground.

When 《The bitch of living》 began to play, the atmosphere began to become subtle.

The students on the stage finished singing the song of Five Girls and sang songs as the plot progressed. The boys and girls were getting closer and closer to each other.

Huoren watched them caress and kiss in front of thousands of people, breathing a little tight.

This was the closest he has ever been to human love.

The boy hugged another boy and murmured courtship. The teenagers were eager to be loved and happy. They sang for a long time in the depressed and dark school and exchanged each other’s burning hearts.

When they confessed to each other, the hoarse female voice sang ‘touch me‘.

Huoren’s cheeks were hot and he clenched the armrest of the cramped seat, a little embarrassed.

He could understand their love and attachment, and even their desires.

The song became a stronger and more straightforward statement than just simple words, and the melody was like the cold white moonlight, illuminating all the subtle emotions.

The songs sung by Chi Ji soon came one after another, and the souls and bodies of the characters began to resonate and collide more deeply.

Huoren clenched the handrail and suddenly his heart filled with gratitude.

His youth had begun for several years, but it has been like a dead stone, sealing all his feelings in the depths of his heart.

But at this moment, the actors on the stage are embracing and expressing their love, falling and falling, and their voices overlap like clasped hands, suddenly enabling him to know more.

More, more.

Singing wasn’t just a skill, not just expressing notes and words through the throat.

His memories, emotions and all his consciousness resonated at that moment.

Resonated with the whole audience, actors and characters.

He suddenly began to understand how to sing.

When they walked out of the Grand Theater, Chi Ji was a little embarrassed and whispered, “Maybe we saw this a little early… but the song is really good.”

Huoren felt as if he was still inside and nodded after a long time.

Xie Lianyun had successfully bought fresh juice and said, “you’ve rehearsed on the stage several times, but you’re shy when you come down.”

Chi Ji said “I didn’t expect that gege would lift my clothes while singing!”

Xie Lianyun rubbed his and Huoren’s head: “What are you two children nervous about? Anyway, the company won’t let you fall in love.”

“Oh, right.” He pushed down his silver rimmed glasses and magically took out three more tickets: “In the middle of the play, the theater manager gave me three more tickets for the new play next month–”

“A flute between a phoenix?” Chi Ji said subconsciously.

“That’s an old play. The leading actor has long gone abroad to study,” thought Xie Lianyun. “It’s called Jiang Jue. I heard that he has performed on Broadway.”

“Loris!” Chi Ji suddenly took out his mobile phone, poked the photo album a few times, and turned out a group photo of the two: “It’s him!”

In the picture, he hugged the boy and eye-smiled.

Xie Lianyun clicked his tongue: “You’re touching each other?”

“He’s two or three years younger than me. He used to be my B role” Chi Ji said proudly. “He can teach as he’s super smart.”

“To get to the point, the ticket I took was 《Rock ‘n’ roll Barbie》. Do you want to make another appointment?”

Huoren felt very lucky when he saw one. He whispered, “Next week, I…”

Xie Lianyun stuffed a pineapple juice into his arms: “No, come and have fun.”

I’m afraid my brain will burn out if I just keep learning, so I have to stop for a bit.

The screening examination of 80 to 50 was carried out as scheduled, and a batch of them were brushed away in the twinkling of an eye.

The weather began to get cold in October, and Huoren was completely used to training six days a week. He slipped out with them to watch musicals on Sunday night.

He wasn’t used to being so often exposed to the light of his friends, but Xie Lianyun skipped classes, played games every day and dragged him out openly and secretly. In fact, it was hard for him to refuse.

Long Jia also went out to see a play with them on the weekend. It seemed that there was an exclusive box in the theater. Listening to the symphony was as good as sitting on the podium.

Bo Jue had been abroad for more than a month. He occasionally updated his social home page and sent a few photos of his performance.

The first day of winter was the screening day from 50 to 20, and the heating in the hall was fully turned on.

When Huoren walked into the examination room, he found Pei Ruye sitting right in the middle.

He sat very relaxed, and the lines of his shoulders, neck and arms were all symmetrical and powerful.

The silver pendant had attached a dark blue snake, and the diamonds on the earrings were shining.

The man looked up at him with a smile on his lips.

“Long time no see, little student.”

I’ve been too busy with homework and stuff, that’s why I haven’t updated sooner, sorry!