Chapter 842 Happy Birthday

Before pushing the door open, Qin Jue's hand paused.

She was keenly aware of the difference in the atmosphere in the air. There was silence in the rehearsal room. There was no singing, conversation, and even slight breathing, but the number of people was normal.

Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the behind-the-scenes and the photographer, and Qin Jue blinked.

Relaxing before a performance? Tricky activity?

Knowing that there would be no such horror as "a terrorist attack or a sudden change in the troupe members when the door is pushed open", Qin Jue's hand that was resting on the handle naturally dropped and opened the door to the rehearsal room.

Bang!

A large ball of colorful ribbons and sequins poured down like a rainstorm, and Qin Jue could not help but narrow his eyes and laugh.

She took off the ribbons from her hair and was about to ask, "Is this some kind of tradition for getting lucky?" when everyone in the rehearsal room laughed and shouted:

"Happy birthday--!"

Qin Jue was stunned: "Whose birthday is it? Me?"

Over there, Xu Shuangshuang had already pushed the cake cart out, and Su Su ran over and smiled with her eyes curled up:

"Yes! August 19th, monitor, why are you so busy that you even forgot your birthday!"

When she met Qin Jue's stunned expression, she felt a little unsure for a moment, scratched her head and said:

"Hey, did we check the information wrong?"

Qin Jue came back to his senses: "Oh - no. Well, my birthday is on this day."

When she turned on her phone this morning, the usual blessings from various applications popped up on the screen, but she didn't pay attention and clicked to skip them.

Qin Jue smiled and shook his head: "I haven't celebrated my birthday for a long time and completely forgot about it."

"It's hard work, it's all because you are too busy."

Su Su walked around behind Qin Jue and pushed her shoulders forward, "Hey, we've prepared a little birthday surprise! Happy birthday!"

"Thank you, thank you everyone..."

Qin Jue nodded lightly and clapped his hands with a smile along with Wu Haizhou and others who were watching.

"Welcome to Twenty."

Lin Rou walked over with a smile on her face, holding the all-too-common birthday paper crown in her hand. Qin Jue lowered his head in cooperation and let her put the crown on his head.

"Thank you for your hard work." Lin Rou said seriously.

"It's a matter of duty." Qin Jue raised his head, glanced at the three-layer cream cake, and then at the smiling colleagues around him, and suddenly felt a little emotional.

Time seems to pass quickly, but also seems to be very slow.

On this day last year, she came back to life in her bedroom in Liancheng, Liaoning Province.

It’s been a year...?

Looking back, I feel that more than half of these three hundred days were dedicated to performing.

I have been in pain and confusion, but I have also found a new direction in life, with family, works, and scripts and characters waiting to be met in the future.

I taught outstanding students, found my former comrades, and met like-minded friends.

Yes, she had not wasted this year of her life.

Qin Jue smiled and bowed slightly to thank the crowd around him, showing great courtesy.

"We have planned a few small steps so that we can continue?" Lin Rou asked softly, "If the team leader feels that there is not enough time, we will skip asking you to blow out the candles?"

She said and blinked.

Qin Jue laughed and said, "It would be too disgraceful to refuse. How can I defeat your good intentions?"

"It doesn't matter, the birthday girl is the biggest, your mood and feelings today are the most important." Lin Rou tilted her head and smiled, her eyes filled with sincerity.

"well--"

Qin Jue smiled and nodded, "I'm really curious, come on."

Lin Rou smiled and turned to look at Wu Haizhou, the leader of the Qing Opera Troupe.

Wu Haizhou nodded, took out the envelope from his arms, and pulled out the letter paper.

"To Qin Jue, the leader of the blue team and the general person in charge of the work:"

His words were spoken in a gentle manner, without any exaggerated cadence, just like a chatterbox, but the sincerity and seriousness in his tone could not be faked.

"When I first picked up the pen, I felt that this way of writing and reading letters seemed a bit old-fashioned and not suitable for a young person's birthday surprise. However, after thinking about it, I felt that nothing could be more suitable for you than this way. .

"Strictly speaking, I, and our Qingqu Troupe, have been in contact with you for a short time. However, in this short period of time, we all have a very clear impression of what kind of person you are.

"You are an overly mature young man. Mature, steady, responsible, strong in organization and leadership, and at the same time, you have an extremely serious and hard-working spirit and unparalleled creativity.

"Old Wu, I have gone through my decades of memories and found that your strength, your way of dealing with others, and your temperament are unparalleled among current and even beyond current age groups.

"Not long ago, I was very shocked when I learned that you were only twenty years old. Because during discussions with you, I often felt that I was talking to a peer."

Wu Haizhou spoke with a smile.

Qin Jue stood quietly not far from him, listening carefully.

"We are fortunate to participate in the process of the seventh round of works from prototype to finalization and final completion. In this whole process, the person who plays the most crucial role is undoubtedly you.

“Before this, I had never imagined that one person could take on such a large number of and important responsibilities.

“Whether it’s the stage, the moves, the lines, the movements, the music, the costumes, the props, the special effects, you are the one who has always been in charge of the overall situation.

"The most admirable and touching thing is that you are not just a leader who arranges affairs, you will join the front line at the grassroots level, participate in every process, and serve every small person. Strictly control the details, make fine adjustments, and devote yourself to every detail.”

Wu Haizhou read the letter, his gentle tone gradually adding more emotion.

"During this period, we contacted frequently. The earliest time was around 5 a.m., and the latest time was as late as two or three in the morning.

“Every time I wake up the next day and see the very late message in the chat window, my heart is very touched.

"Because I remember that very early on, you started reminding me at the end of our final rehearsal every day: 'Teacher Wu, remember to turn on the do not disturb mode.'

"You said, 'Because I may send you a message very late, but you don't have to rush to reply to me. I just had some sudden inspiration and was afraid that I would forget it, so I had to express it to you at the time.'

"Then he said, 'It's okay. You have a good rest and don't worry about it. You don't need to reply to me right away. We can just discuss it when we meet the next day.'"

Qin Jue laughed. She didn't expect that Wu Haizhou would write such a trivial matter into the letter and repeat it exactly as it was.

Wu Haizhou glanced at her, with helplessness and affection in his eyes, and continued to read:

"I was really shocked. Because, I thought you would be a screenwriter or a director, but in fact, your function is an actor.

"An actor can rely solely on his own ability and charisma to develop a very simple and rough story from its prototype to today's stage, which can support a two-hour musical performance with special effects and strong interaction. The hard work in between , it is difficult for others to imagine even if you say it.

"And most of the hard work and dedication only happens behind the scenes where no one will know."

Wu Haizhou paused and said sincerely:

"There are many times when I especially want the behind-the-scenes and photographers sent by the program team to take more pictures of you alone late at night, busy dealing with various things.

“But I don’t know whether to say it’s surprising or pity, it’s just that you don’t care about this matter.

"You let the behind-the-scenes and photographer stay in the rehearsal room, beside the stage, and in the stadium, but you rarely let yourself appear in the camera."

Qin Jue opened his mouth and was caught by Wu Haizhou's gaze. He continued to read the letter without giving her a chance to interrupt:

“You may even be a little resistant.

"I usually look very steady and decent, but when it comes to things like this, I feel a little... lazy. My whole body exudes an aura of 'unnecessary' and 'don't care'.

"I really rarely meet people who don't want to show their excellence to others. This is too modest.

"However, what you said shocked me. I still remember that you sent me a message back at that time, saying that you did not want your position to be confused in the eyes of the public.

"You said you just want to be an actor, and in the future you will still want to be a pure actor who serves the role. It's just that this time besides being an actor, you have to take into account some other things, that's all."

Wu Haizhou showed a helpless smile. He met Qin Jue's "uh-oh" look and simply put down the letter.

"It's amazing," he said, "I can only say, it's amazing."

“There are no more words to express my appreciation and admiration.

"So in this little birthday surprise, I dare to mention all these things. Even if it's just a little bit, I think this should be let others know a little bit."

Qin Jue folded his arms uncomfortably, rubbed his hands on his arms, and looked up at the ceiling with a mask of pain (by the way, he held the fallen paper crown with super agility with one hand).

The person who praised was sincere, but the person who was praised was full of resistance. This contrast made everyone watching and listening couldn't help but purse their lips and smile.

"I really want to say that you don't need to be so modest."

Wu Haizhou was still outputting, "But I'm afraid you will express disapproval of my persuasion."

He was amused by Qin Jue's reaction and smiled: "After all these days of contact, I can clearly feel that you are a very independent and independent person."

“When discussing serious matters, you are very peaceful and tolerant, able to accommodate more ideas, and face them with a very humble and equal perspective, as well as the people you discuss with.

"But when it comes to personal thoughts and choices, you are very determined and others cannot dissuade you. Just like me now."

"Uh-"

Qin Jue finally couldn't stand it anymore and wrinkled his face in shame, "Okay, okay, Teacher Wu, don't let me continue to die in society!"

There’s no need to boast so harshly!

Is this a special punishment for birthdays? No!

Everyone looked at Qin Jue's grimacing look and couldn't hold on to his smile anymore, so they laughed out loud.

Lin Rou, Su Su and others couldn't help but laugh. They were all moved to tears by Wu Haizhou's emotional letter reading, but as soon as their eyes moved to Qin Jue who had "ugh" written all over his face, they couldn't help but laugh. I want to laugh, but I feel like my emotions are about to break.

Wu Haizhou cleared his throat, took back his smile, and said seriously:

"Finally, under your leadership, we are about to have an official performance, and we are about to face a broad audience, and we will do our best to give them a satisfactory answer.

"Thank you for your hard work, Team Qin.

"Thank you for your hard work these eighteen days."

Before this, if anyone told Wu Haizhou that he could complete an extremely outstanding musical in just 18 days, Wu Haizhou would definitely think that the person who said that was mentally ill.

But the facts proved that Qin Jue did it. Qin Jue led everyone standing in the rehearsal room at this moment to do it.

As I said just now, no matter how many words of praise are useless, only a heartfelt "awesome" can express one's feelings.

Wu Haizhou took the lead in applauding, and Qin Jue, who was about to die of embarrassment, also returned to normal and applauded with everyone.

"Thank you, thank you teachers. The results today are the result of our joint efforts, and everyone's efforts are indispensable."

She said these two sentences sincerely, and even let out a breath, and said with lingering fear, "It's over, right?"

Lin Rouqian coughed: "Actually, I also wrote a..."

"Stop!"

Qin Jue immediately stretched out a hand with his palm facing outward, "I'm the birthday star, listen to me, don't read, cut the cake now!"

Let her, a fifty-year-old man, go! Don't show your true feelings anymore!

Lin Rou tried to hold back, but couldn't help laughing.

She raised her hands in surrender: "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you."

Su Su and Xu Shuangshuang huddled together and giggled. When they looked at each other, they read the same thing from each other's eyes:

The monitor's shame point is so strange, it's hard not to be cute.

So everyone came up, and Qiao Yuansu lit twenty colorful candles, and the bright flames were very pleasing.

After Qin Jue confirmed again and again that there would be no other links, he finally breathed a sigh of relief and leaned over to blow out the candles.

"Hey! Monitor, you haven't made a wish yet!" Su Su reminded.

Qin Jue's puffed cheeks shrunk again, and he said in a deep voice:

"... I hope for world peace."

"Puff." Xu Shuangshuang was defeated, leaning on her acquaintance, not knowing whether to laugh or cry, "Why are you still such an old cadre, you are worthy of it!"

Cong Ning'an also laughed helplessly. He wanted to joke that "the wish will not work if it is said out", but Qin Jue's wish... well, it still works, it's good.

"Can I blow it?" Qin Jue looked around.

"Yes, yes."

Seeing her expression of "let me go", everyone laughed insincerely and happily.

Qin Jue bent down to blow out the candles and cut the cake amid cheers and applause.

With Wu Haizhou and Lin Rou as representatives, everyone in the rehearsal room presented gifts one by one. Some were letters, some were sticky notes with messages, and some were small handicrafts that were not complicated but showed their thoughts.

Little Elsa and Little Anna each ran over with a wreath in their hands. Qin Jue half-knelt down and lowered his head slightly, letting the wreaths be put around their necks, and then he grabbed them both, and the two girls smacked her cheeks from left to right.

Qin Jue smiled and narrowed his eyes.

After the fun, she asked Li Hong in the crowd to temporarily store the cake in the refrigerator of the theater, waiting to share it with everyone during the break, and then asked Zhang Ming and Hu Changjian to collect everyone's gifts and send them back to the hotel, with a serious attitude.

"Ahem. Alright."

After handling everything (and sweeping up the ribbons on the floor), Qin Jue clapped his hands and returned to his usual business state.

"Today's task is very easy. We will go through it once in the rehearsal room in the morning and once on the stage in the afternoon when it's cooler. Then we'll be dismissed."

Qin Jue said with a smile, "Boss Li informed me of the ticket sales situation before coming here. The situation is very good. Everyone can relax, have a good rest, and prepare for tomorrow's official performance."

"Then."

She looked serious, "Now everyone, take your positions, and start rehearsal."

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