Chapter 80 Drama Troupe
"morning!"
Ji Wanying greeted him and He Shu nodded: "Good morning."
After saying hello, Ji Wanying actually ran side by side with He Shu.
He Shu ignored her and sped up a little. Ji Wanying also sped up, and they kept pace with each other.
After running 800 meters, He Shu surpassed Ji Wanying by one body length. The girl finally stopped chasing him, but still followed closely.
One thousand meters, one thousand five hundred meters, two thousand meters...
Ji Wanying slowed down and gradually fell behind. When He Shu came back after going around a circle, she had already reached the sidelines.
Her long hair was a little scattered, soaked with sweat and stuck to her face, and her chest rose and fell with her breathing.
Ji Wanying walked to the rest platform, picked up a towel and wiped her face, then watched He Shu continue running on the track.
She remembered the sunrise on the mountain that day. The sun rose from behind He Shu, and the light bloomed behind him. All his embarrassment was hidden in the shadows, and the whole person seemed to be emitting golden light.
That day was the first time Ji Wanying gave up and admitted her weakness and that she was not as physically strong as boys.
Even though He Shu was behind her, He Shu insisted on walking back to the military camp by himself, but she did not do so.
Afterwards, He Shu fainted, and Ji Wanying followed the car that took him to the hospital back to school.
Seeing the uppers of He Shu's shoes stained with blood, Ji Wanying suddenly felt that such a competition was meaningless.
Even if you win physically, what does it matter? Some people have such perseverance that you can never achieve it no matter how hard you try.
After the military training ended and classes started, she often saw He Shu, and during class she always unconsciously wanted to see what He Shu was doing.
Of course He Shu was studying. He was focused and listened to every class very carefully and took notes very quickly.
During the process, apart from looking at the big screen on the podium in front and the teacher, he did not even look up no matter what was happening around him.
After class, he was the first to leave in a hurry.
So even though they took so many classes together, they had no intersection at all.
I heard from classmates who had military training in the military camp that after He Shu was discharged from the hospital, Instructor Qi trained him individually every day.
The wind and rain never stopped. Every day, I was either looking for food with hungry eyes, or falling asleep on the ground like a mud monkey.
But when she saw him returning to the campus, clean and refreshed, Ji Wanying felt that they were not talking about He Shu.
He Shu gets up early every day to run here. Ji Wanying knows this, so she also comes here to run.
It now seems that the effect of those individual training sessions is obvious, and he is now in good shape after running 3,000 meters.
He Shu came out early today and ran 5,000 meters before stopping. His time basically met the normal standard.
I walked slowly, sweating profusely, and waited until my heartbeat and breathing gradually calmed down before I prepared to go back to the dormitory to get my things and take a shower.
At this time, Ji Wanying came over and handed He Shu a bottle of water.
"No, thank you." He Shu was surprised, but still politely declined.
"He Shu, have you joined the club?"
"Not yet." Deng Hongyuan said he would take him to the drama troupe to meet the manager this afternoon.
"There is a knowledge association. Are you interested? It mainly studies learning methods and occasionally holds lectures."
He Shu thought for a moment and said, "I'm sorry, I agreed to try the drama troupe first. But what you said is also good. If the drama troupe is not suitable for me, I will consider it again."
After He Shu left, Ji Wanying frowned slightly: "Drama?"
She thought that people like He Shu would only participate in academic seminars even if they participated in club activities.
After finishing a compulsory course in the afternoon, He Shu returned to the dormitory to find Deng Hongyuan.
The two of them went to their usual venue, which was a small theater where people were working on the stage set and rehearsing.
There is more than one drama club in Huaqing University. The leader of the place Deng Hongyuan brought him to is a junior majoring in directing.
The group leader was not there today, so they were received by a freshman named Lingzi.
Deng Hongyuan took a liking to Lingzi and knew that she had joined the drama troupe, so he came to help with some manual labor when he had nothing to do.
Lingzi majored in film and television. She was not tall, but had big eyes and a doll-like hairstyle with bangs.
She looks like an underage girl.
"You are He Shu?" Lingzi's eyes lit up when she saw He Shu. Isn't this boy so handsome?
"You are also from the Computer Science Department? What a pity! You have such good conditions, why don't you come to our Film and Television Department?"
Lingzi was very enthusiastic, so enthusiastic that He Shu was a little at a loss for words.
Deng Hongyuan took the opportunity to pull Lingzi over and ask for credit: "How is it? Is my brother okay?"
"That's great. Let's wait for the deputy leader to come and see how he performs."
Deng Hongyuan laughed and said, "Anyway, I introduced the person to you, you agreed..."
Lingzi rolled her eyes at Deng Hongyuan and said, "Isn't it just a meal? Wait for my call."
"Okay, I'll leave that person to you. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first."
He Shu was left alone. Lingzi took out the application form for him to fill out and praised He Shu's handwriting when she saw his handwriting.
This drama troupe is just an amateur team and they don’t have many performance opportunities. Sometimes when there are school activities, they may not be able to apply for performance time.
The troupe leader felt that they just didn't have good drama actors, so they were a bit strict when it came to recruiting.
Almost all the members of this group are from the directing and film and television departments, and in the future they will develop into screenwriters, directors, and TV station professionals.
He Shu is truly unique in this profession.
However, since he came here with the purpose of learning eloquence, he didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
Soon, the deputy team leader came over, also a girl named Ouyang Yan.
She is very beautiful and has a great figure.
She's a bit like a very popular female star nowadays. Even someone like He Shu who doesn't watch dramas can often see her posters on billboards, but he just doesn't know her name.
Ouyang Yan came to assess He Shu. She called He Shu to the backstage makeup area and asked him some questions.
"Have you ever performed before? Giving a speech on stage counts."
He Shu shook his head: "No."
"So do you like watching plays? What have you watched?"
“I haven’t seen it.”
Ouyang Yan: “…”
"Then why did you choose our drama troupe?"
He Shu said honestly: "I am not good at communication. I want to practice my eloquence."
Ouyang Yan nodded and looked at He Shu carefully: "You have good looks and meet the requirements for our drama troupe to recruit actors."
"However, since you have no experience, I'll let Lingzi show you around first to get familiar with it."
"Our troupe is currently preparing the script for 'How Many Flowers Have Fallen in Dreams'. The actors have been confirmed and they have been rehearsing for a long time. You can come and watch and learn from them on Wednesday or Saturday afternoon."
"Okay." He Shu nodded. These two times did not conflict with his schedule.
After Ouyang Yan briefly stated some requirements, she called Lingzi over and asked him to take He Shu to familiarize himself with the venue and then teach him some things.
Lingzi agreed with a smile. She was most willing to teach handsome guys. It was so pleasing to the eyes.
After Ouyang Yan left, Lingzi took He Shu around to visit.
This small theater is not very big. Apart from the stage for performances and the dressing and makeup area at the back, there are only 60 seats in the auditorium.
Lingzi said that the money to rent this place was paid by the troupe leader and the deputy troupe leader. Usually when they performed plays, they would post advertisements in the school in advance to sell tickets.
A ticket costs five dollars, and the money earned is used to buy props, costumes, etc.
Lingzi also introduced He Shu to the stage manager, makeup artist, set designer, lighting, and props manager, all of whom were students.
Some people also have to take on multiple jobs, preparing clothes and performing on stage, and they don't get paid, it all depends on everyone's passion.
The script was finalized after everyone discussed it together. All in all, the positive atmosphere is quite good.
Everyone who comes here does so because of their passion and the desire to accumulate experience for future employment. Perhaps only He Shu comes here to practice his interpersonal communication and eloquence.
