The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul-Chapter 908 - 907. What does that have to do with me?
Chapter 908: 907. What does that have to do with me?
"You also know that these medicinal herbs were found in a cemetery in the Northwest, and at the time I secretly took a few plants back with me."
Backstage, Tang Shu, who was putting on makeup, felt very guilty. At that time, she was concerned about the overly harsh growing conditions of those herbs and wasn’t completely confident that she could cultivate them, so she didn’t tell Professor Yu.
Looking back now, she had been over-worried.
Professor Yu was stunned upon hearing this, then immediately overjoyed, "Does this mean that you’ve managed to cultivate those herbs?!"
This was indeed an unexpected pleasure!
One should know that the requirements for the growth environment of herbs like the snow lotus were so demanding that they had caused the bigwigs at the Medical College to despair, and after repeated failures, they had given up hope on the possibility of cultivating them artificially.
But now, what does this equate to, another village after a winding path?
Tang Shu said, "It’s not exactly cultivation, you know my ancestral home is in a forest in the Northeast, where the temperature is low all year round, and there are a lot of cool places."
With just a bit more careful nurturing, it would be easy to create the living conditions for the snow lotus.
"You girl...we definitely need to have a good chat next time you come; I didn’t expect your hometown to be such a treasured land of feng shui."
"Sure thing, I’ll visit you in a few days."
After hanging up, Tang Shu’s makeup was done, and the mirror in front of her reflected the cold image of an Ice beauty, dressed in the same white attire as the Ice beauty.
This promotion was not a commercial performance but a filming scene of "Happy Together."
It had been a year and a half since her last appearance on this entertainment show stage, only now her treatment was vastly different. Pan Yang, the host, felt this acutely, as he whispered with two buddies backstage at the moment.
"Who would have thought that they’d invite Tang Shu this time? I still remember how she was the last time she came."
"Yeah, it was memorable; she was still an unknown newcomer then."
"She’s only been in the industry for two years, give or take, and already she’s one of the veterans—wouldn’t other artists die of embarrassment if they heard this?"
Last time, Tang Shu was dragged over to make up the numbers by a drama crew, it couldn’t even be called a rescue act. But this time it was completely different; she had transformed from an obscure eighteen-line starlet into the leading role of a comedy movie.
"Are the questions for the interview all checked?"
"Checked, there’s absolutely no problem, the game segment is also well designed."
"Happy Together" always changed its game segment now and then to ensure very high viewership, but each time it was the same old game with minor tweaks, with the game requirements more or less uniform.
On one side, they prepared the script and chatted, while backstage, Director Zhang was just as busy gossiping about various things related to Tang Shu.
"Here comes the troublemaker again—"
Clearly, even after nearly two years, Tang Shu’s impromptu performance had left a deep impression on Director Zhang.
"Thank goodness our show is not live but recorded, otherwise I would for sure have a heart attack, this artist is too uncontrollable."
Director Zhang, with his work badge, looked towards the camera; when he saw Tang Shu’s figure on site, he straightened his back immediately, and even he was surprised at his reaction afterwards.
Wow, has this young lady really made such a big impression on him?!
This was completely a reflexive reaction!
Taking a deep breath, he controlled the whole scene through the intercom, "Is every department ready?"
As "ready" reports came one after another, Director Zhang looked at the assistant director, "Get ready, three, two, one, action!"
The stage of "Happy Together" was instantly ignited, with colorful lights focusing on the broad stage, and the several hundred audience members directing their gaze towards the front.
In their line of sight, Tang Shu, in white, began the show holding the Treasured Sword.
With the sound system’s seemingly ethereal tones beginning to play, the beauty on the stage started her sword dance, each move clear and distinct, resembling dance but not dance, similar to swordplay yet somewhat different.
Her figure was graceful, exuding an indescribable ease.
"Wow~~~~"
Waiting beside the stage for the opening dance to finish and his turn to perform, Pan Yang couldn’t help exclaiming, seemingly stunned by the scene on stage.
"Is this a sword dance? Why do I feel it’s different from what’s shown on TV?"
"Maybe it’s because we watched it through a screen before... I’m not too sure, but I’m feeling quite excited now!"
"What’s different about it? Be confident, it is different!"
The leading male actor waiting to perform also spoke the truth, he was equally excited.
"You don’t know, when Director Qi was filming on set, he originally planned to have a dance double do it, half the footage had already been shot, but Tang Shu thought she could give it a try."
"And then what happened?"
"Then she tried it, and this is the scene!"
Fang Han was so excited, he had become quite the chatterbox at this point, "No need to do a second take, the setting back then was more realistic than this stage, we were all mesmerized."
Of course, that dance double was gloriously put out of a job, but that’s another story.
Upon hearing this, Pan Yang once again cast an admiring look towards Tang Shu; actors capable of beating professional dancers were rare nowadays, this was definitely big news!
Definitely worth digging into, worth digging into!!!
The silhouette on stage continued with each move, but to call it dancing didn’t quite fit, because from that unopened Treasured Sword, one could actually feel a chill.
Others couldn’t see it, but the three hosts and a few actors waiting by the stage were directly experiencing the air flow on site.
"So fantastic... I think Tang Shu really can do it, she must have learned this from some dance school, right?"
Everyone remained silent.
"Actually, I want to ask which dance school is so awesome, I’d like to enrol myself."
"Happy Together" is a variety show that has been extremely popular in the last few years, having hosted countless guests and seen countless performances, yet none of the sword dances had given them this feeling.
The opening dance didn’t need much time, and since receiving the invitation, Tang Shu had condensed the original sword dance.
In less than a minute, as she briskly stepped aside, it was time for the leading male actor, Fang Han, to enter, but he was nowhere to be found after a long wait.
Tang Shu: "???"
Where is he?
Completely baffled.
Dressed in ancient costume just like her, Fang Han was pushed onstage by Pan Yang, and Tang Shu could faintly hear their conversation.
"I-I-I can’t, I’m nervous, I feel like I can’t dance anymore, wails~~~"
"Get going! Didn’t you just rehearse? Have you forgotten it all in a few minutes?"
"Whose fault is that? I don’t even dare to stand beside Tang Shu!"
Tang Shu: "...."
How is that my problem? Come up here and explain yourself.
In the end, Fang Han still went up, and in his hand was not a sword, but a long red whip that perfectly complemented his showy long robe.
The audience was instantly stunned, "What’s that?!"
"Looks like the male lead, I’ve scrolled past him on Weibo, his nine-square grid photos looked quite impressive!"