Chapter 27 Empty
The performance day arrived in a blink of an eye.
The dance troupe arrived at the center early to prepare. A colleague said excitedly backstage that many audience members were unable to buy tickets and were still outside the center inquiring about the time of the next performance.
Everyone also complained that this performance was so popular that the entire dance troupe wanted to reserve internal tickets for relatives and friends, but couldn't get a single one.
Weisu hasn't been sleeping well lately, and his temples have been pounding.
After dressing up, she sat in front of the mirror and sent an apology via WeChat to Qin Su. Qin Su said that she would come to support her, but Shen Weisu couldn't get the remaining votes.
Cheng Yi was very calm. Seeing that she kept rubbing her temples, he took a coat and put it on her.
He smiled and said, "Sister Weisu, you don't have stage fright, right? Don't worry, I will take care of you."
Weisu glanced at him and said, "Are your wings stiff? When you first appeared on stage, your legs were so weak that I had to lift you up."
Cheng Yi laughed and said, "Don't keep exposing me. Come on, I wish you a successful performance tonight!"
Shen Weisu high-fived him and calmed down a bit. They were about to rehearse a few difficult moves when they heard a commotion at the door.
Several staff members who were supposed to be outside guiding the audience to enter were crowded at the door, looking anxious and confused, talking to their group leader.
Sensing something unusual, everyone in the background stopped. Cheng Yixian stood up and said, "I'll go over and take a look."
Shen Weisu paused for two seconds, then stood up suddenly and followed.
After walking out of the waiting room, Weisu realized the unusual reason.
It was quiet outside. It was time for the audience to start entering, but there was no noise at all.
She walked behind the curtain and opened a corner. There was no one in the huge auditorium.
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Everyone in the dance company crowded beside the curtain, staring at the empty audience passage in a daze.
The group leader hurried back, "The Art Center said that all the tickets have indeed been sold. They don't know why no audience came, and according to regulations, they cannot resell or let other audiences in."
Liu Fei sneered from the side, "You have to ask our powerful female lead, what's going on? Which boss you know booked a venue to support you, why didn't you send a few people to fill the audience? "
Cheng Yi glanced at Liu Fei and said, "Okay, you, why are you yelling before you figure out what's going on."
Others looked at the time and asked hesitantly, "It's about to start. Are you still going to dance?"
Everyone looked at each other. Shen Weisu, who had been silent all this time, raised his head and said calmly, "Dance, of course you have to jump."
Liu Fei glanced at her, "There's no audience, who are you dancing to?"
Weisu said, "Isn't it true that the group has been operating short video accounts and running live broadcasts?"
Liu Fei sarcastically said, "Haha, it's really eye-opening. This is the first time I've seen someone maliciously book a venue. When word spread, my colleagues laughed!"
Weisu glanced at her, "So you want to act? If not, I'll find someone else to take your place."
Liu Fei rolled her eyes and went backstage.
The team leader couldn't think of a better way for a while. After thinking for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then let's dance live! Start on time!"
Everyone left huffing and puffing. Weisu stood there and looked up at the empty auditorium.
I want to laugh, but I can't.
This move is really cruel, leaving no escape route for her.
Cheng Yi patted her shoulder and said in a normal tone, "Sister Weisu, it doesn't matter. There may have been some mistake. There will be many opportunities to be on the big stage in the future!"
Weisu calmed down his emotions, raised a bright smile, and followed him to the backstage.
After a while, the performance started as scheduled.
There was no audience, no applause, just the sound of music and the dancers on the stage during the one-and-a-half-hour performance.
However, what was unexpected was that the performance was broadcast live on the platform very well, and the dance group's account, which had been half-dead for several years, suddenly had tens of thousands of followers.
After changing clothes, Weisu left with his colleagues. Walking all the way through the art center, he could see Xu Gardening's exhibition promotion, which was really grand.
A colleague complained, "I heard from the staff at the center that because our performance tickets were sold out early, many viewers who couldn't buy tickets had to drop by to see the art exhibition. She really got a bargain for no reason!"
Everyone was chattering and went downstairs. Passing by the downstairs of the exhibition building next door, they saw a few leaders-looking people standing together talking.
Shen Weisu glanced around and saw Xu Zhining, who was surrounded by people in the middle. She was dressed exquisitely and had a proud look on her face, shyly accepting the compliments of others.
Weisu didn't stop and was about to leave when she heard someone on the other end calling her, "Miss Shen!"
She raised her eyes and saw Xu Zhining running over with a smile, "Miss Shen, can I take you a moment and say a few words?"
Shen Weisu looked at the victorious look on her face and raised the corners of his mouth, "Okay."
Chapter completed!