Chapter 362: Voices Touch My Heart! (21)
Chapter 362: Voices Touch My Heart! (21)
"Xixi, you are finally here. If you hadn't come, I wouldn't be able to continue this play, and my junior brother wouldn't be able to cooperate with me."
"Isn't this coming?"
"Senior Sister Yuxi, I have never been able to find the flavor of the role of Jia Baoyu. You and Senior Sister Hanhan have tried it before, so please teach me."
"Sing it to me."
Pei He sat down on the side. It was the first time for him to enter the backstage of opera rehearsal. Some disciples were practicing martial arts, some were doing ghost steps and practicing their voices. The brilliance on the stage was not achieved overnight.
"Your falsetto is not correct. Do it this way. Listen to me."
Cai Yuxi took the fan from the boy and sang with Bai Yu: "A girl named Lin fell from the sky..."
Bai Yu quickly got the hang of it, and Cai Yuxi gave her instructions while she sang.
"This note is heavier... a little heavier, and it will sound more stylish when sung by a boy."
Cai Yuxi guided Yitong from beginning to end, holding the pipa and reminding him: "I won't remind you this time. I will go backstage to put on makeup after I finish accompanying you."
"Senior Sister Cai Cai, please start."
Cai Yuxi started to play the pipa as accompaniment. Pei He thought the sound of the pipa in the opera was very pleasant and sat aside listening attentively.
The duet at the beginning was much better than the beginning when no one could find the feeling. At the end of the song, both of them laughed.
"Thank you, senior sister."
"You guys continue practicing. I'm going to put on makeup."
"I'll come to support you in half an hour."
There were still fifty minutes before the performance, so Cai Yuxi changed into her costume and then began to put on makeup. This was the first time that Pei He intuitively felt the exquisiteness of Yue Opera actors' makeup.
"Yu'er, isn't this makeup powder too thick?"
"Some roles are so particular, like the clowns, they will put on thicker makeup, but there are many roles like that. I am a young actor, so I don't do it much."
Pei He stood behind Cai Yuxi and said, "What makeup tools do you need? I'll give them to you."
"You know girls' stuff?"
The boy was embarrassed, as he didn't recognize many of the bottles and jars. The small brush was for face scanning, right? But what could these small scissors be used for?
In less than fifteen minutes, Cai Yuxi's makeup was done. Pei He handed her the hat. After putting it on, she looked like a martial arts hero who walked out of a book.
Cai Yuxi is 1.75 meters tall, and when he and Pei He, who is 1.83 meters tall, stand in the same place they look like two boys.
"Dear Xi, I'm not done here yet, please come and help me. Yesterday a young lady was a novice, and now she hasn't come yet, please help me with my makeup."
Wang Bi Han was there to help out. Qing Yi's makeup was more complicated than that of a young man, and sometimes she didn't even understand it.
"This is posted here, where is the lipstick?"
"The performance will start in twenty minutes, those who wear makeup should hurry up."
"Where are my embroidered shoes? Who just dragged them away? Return them to me as soon as possible."
There was intense preparation behind the stage, and ten minutes before the show started, everyone was ready.
Pei He was directly backstage and saw that it took about ten people to prepare Wang Bi Han's change of scene, clothes and makeup. After touching up her makeup and changing her clothes, she went on stage again two minutes later.
Thirty-five minutes later, the actors bowed and Gu Yuxi quickly removed her makeup. The actors prepared for the next show. There were fewer people in the noon show, so it was scheduled to be a shorter show, ending at 12:10.
"At 11:50, I can go back and cook."
"Yu'er, I bought a house here. It's very close to your theater. If you want to cook, I have vegetables there."
"Will it be too late?"
"It will only take a few minutes. I can cook, but I can only make noodles at this time. I'll take you home after I finish my work in the afternoon."
Seeing that Cai Yuxi was about to refuse, Pei He drove the car to the parking lot of his newly bought apartment.
"It's on the eighth floor, let's go."
Cai Yuxi was wearing thick-heeled high heels. The elevator suddenly shook and she pressed herself against the boy in front of her, scaring him so much that he became stiff.
"Sorry, I'll stay away from you."
"It's okay, just be careful."
When they arrived at the apartment, Cai Yuxi changed into slippers and saw that the boy had taken off his suit jacket and put on an apron.
"There's fruit in the refrigerator. Take whatever you want to eat. We just moved here, so some things aren't ready yet."
"Let me help you wash the vegetables."
The boy started to put water to boil the noodles while frying eggs on the side. Cai Yuxi took the bowl to scoop up the noodles and started to make the soup.
[It’s pleasing to the eyes, indeed, and she can cook, extra points.]
"Be careful, it's hot. If there's not enough noodles, go to the kitchen and add more."
"Thank you."
After dinner, Cai Yuxi didn't want to wash the dishes at all, and by chance the phone rang again.
"Xixi, there are several reporters over there who want to interview you. Are you still in the theater now?"
"Captain, let's take care of the interviews all at once tomorrow. I have to meet with my partners today. Maybe we can do it after the performance tomorrow."
"We are not free now. Wang Bihan ran away, and we still need to take a nap. Let's make an appointment for tomorrow."
"Ah."
[I’m tired. I need to take a nap too.]
After hanging up the phone, Cai Yuxi was so sleepy that she could hardly open her eyes. She leaned on Pei He's sofa and felt that the sofa was so wide and soft that she wanted to lie down on it and take a nap.
So she closed her eyes, thinking she would take a short rest before going home. Unexpectedly, she fell asleep right after closing her eyes.
The boy who was wiping dishes in the kitchen heard the noise, turned his head to look at the sofa, and found that Cai Yuxi had fallen asleep. He sighed in his heart, then lowered his head and continued to wipe the dishes in his hands carefully.
After he dried and put away the last plate, he walked into the living room and gently drew all the curtains to prevent the sunlight from shining on Cai Yuxi's face and disturbing her sleep.
The boy walked carefully to the sofa, looked at Cai Yuxi sleeping, and couldn't help but reach out and gently stroke her hair.
He tried to move Cai Yuxi's body slightly, but at this moment, Cai Yuxi suddenly leaned towards him and his head fell directly on his shoulder.
The boy suddenly became nervous, and he dared not move, for fear of waking up Cai Yuxi. He secretly sighed in his heart: "Yu'er is asleep, she smells so good, let her lean on him..."
Time passed by minute by minute. After more than ten minutes, the boy still maintained the original posture. Although his shoulders were a little sore, he still forced himself not to move.
Because he knew that if he moved, he might wake Cai Yuxi up.
At this time, Cai Yuxi was immersed in a sweet dream.
Reluctantly helping the man up, he took a thin blanket to cover the man's stomach and quietly left the living room.
The boy in the room continued to paint with the picture book. He had an idea for the next comic plot...
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