novelraw Chapter 914 - 896: Huo Feng Takes the Stage! (Part 7)
Chapter 914 - 896: Huo Feng Takes the Stage! (Part 7)
Chapter 914: Chapter 896: Huo Feng Takes the Stage! (Part 7)
At 2:10, ticket checking began in the broadcasting hall.
Fortunately, Pu Sangzhi and her friends arrived early, so they were near the front of the line.
Those who arrived late basically ended up at the very back, the line almost bent around the corner...
While Pu Sangzhi and the others were in line, they could vaguely hear several girls in the long queue saying, "I came today just to see Huo Feng from Tsinghua~ I bought this ticket just for him~ I hope I can see him up close, get his autograph, and take a photo!"
"I think it’s quite unlikely..."
Another girl in the line said, "My ticket was this cheap, so it’s probably in a corner position. Seeing him up close is difficult enough, let alone getting an autograph or a photo..."
The girl then replied to her, "I don’t care, I don’t care~ I’ll find a way to meet Huo Feng~"
While the girls were chatting, a short-haired girl from another group suddenly interjected, "Hey, you all follow Brother Feng on Douyin too, right?"
"Kindred spirits!"
The girl was especially excited, extending her palm to the short-haired girl from the other group, "Pleased to meet you!"
"Haha, hello~ we also follow Brother Feng on Douyin, and bought tickets specifically to support him!" The short-haired girl replied with a grin.
All these conversations were overheard by Pu Sangzhi, Ye Qingcao, and Yan Siyuan who were also in line...
The three of them exchanged glances, all wearing expressions of ’in awe of Huo Feng’!
Ye Qingcao held Pu Sangzhi’s hand tightly, widened her eyes, and whispered, "Wow, Brother Feng is so popular. How did he get so amazing!"
Pu Sangzhi put a finger to her lips, making a shushing gesture, signaling Ye Qingcao to keep it low-key.
Ye Qingcao immediately got the hint, gave her an OK gesture, and then followed behind Pu Sangzhi with a smile.
Yan Siyuan, standing beside them, silently listened to the girls around, feeling quite impressed by Huo Feng.
Despite seeming superior to Huo Feng and even bullying Huo Feng when talking to him normally, Yan Siyuan had a lot of respect for him.
Because, in fact, Huo Feng had many qualities that Yan Siyuan lacked.
For example, Huo Feng’s flamboyant personality, his extraordinary ability to handle things, his shamelessness...
All these inherent traits allowed Huo Feng to discover more things he could achieve.
And those are things Yan Siyuan wouldn’t dare to even dream of...
Just because of that, Yan Siyuan had a heart full of admiration for Huo Feng.
Just as Huo Feng admired his intelligence, he also envied Huo Feng’s EQ, character, and approach to things.
...
After ticket checking, based on the stubs, Pu Sangzhi, Ye Qingcao, and Yan Siyuan successfully found their seats.
They were located in the center of the stage, quite close to the front, promising excellent viewing experience!
The audience continued to enter gradually, while Ye Qingcao looked at the stage with excitement, saying, "Wow, the theater is really big, I must record this amazing performance~"
As she said this, her hands were rummaging through her backpack for snacks, pulling out pork jerky and chips...
Pu Sangzhi was used to her adorable antics and didn’t find it surprising.
"It’s starting soon, Huo Feng said to put away the phones," Yan Siyuan said, reading the group chat messages.
Beside him, Pu Sangzhi also said, "Next, let’s forget about Huo Feng and focus on watching the performance."
"No way, no way, I must remember Brother Feng all the time~"
Ye Qingcao opened a bag of chips and handed it to Pu Sangzhi, "I must spot Brother Feng among the crowd!"
Pu Sangzhi took a chip with a smile, "Then you’ll surely find him easily."
Because he’s the second male lead!
"Ah, I’m so excited, my heart is pounding..."
Ye Qingcao shifted her seat, patted her chest, and prepared herself with nerves and anticipation for the stage.
As time slowly passed, the surrounding seats were gradually filled by the audience...
Just before the show started, the doors of the broadcasting hall closed one after another, and the whole place went dark, finally creating the atmosphere!
On both sides of this broadcasting hall, there were two electronic screens displaying subtitles in both Chinese and English.
This was likely the place where the script was shown!
"It’s starting, it’s starting..."
Ye Qingcao said expectantly, having already eaten half of her chips.
Everyone, including Pu Sangzhi’s party, Tsinghua’s leaders, and You Xinran’s family, all watched the enormous stage with eager eyes...
When the whole place went dark, plunging more than a thousand audience members into silence, the atmosphere shifted to one of anticipation.
Soon after, subtitles appeared on the electronic screen: [Auction in progress...]
A light gradually illuminated the stage, revealing a scene resembling an auction hall.
On stage, the auctioneer was rhythmically chanting lines in English: [Next is Lot 663, a poster of Hannibal as performed in this opera house, starting at 10 francs, anyone interested?]
The performance began as an auction...
The auctioneer on stage was auctioning off old items from the opera house, and several inconsequential items were sold off consecutively...
Until a monkey-shaped music box was brought out for auction, the whole atmosphere became silent...
Because, later in the story, this monkey-shaped music box played a significant role, seemingly stirring some attendees’ memories...
After a bout of bidding, the monkey-shaped music box was finally won by a middle-aged man in a wheelchair.
Because this middle-aged man in a wheelchair seemed to be someone with a story.
When the monkey-shaped music box was brought to the bearded middle-aged man, he slowly lifted his eyes...
Staring at the music box, you could hear him singing in a slightly mournful tone: [What a treasure to possess, every detail is just as she said, she spoke of you often, my friend... your velvet lining and this little figure, will they still play when we are dead?]
This somewhat sorrowful singing opened the story...
In the audience, Ye Qingcao, who was engrossed in the show, whispered, "That must be a very important character, definitely someone with a story, right?"
Pu Sangzhi gently reminded her, "That’s Huo Feng."
"Ah?" Ye Qingcao was instantly stunned!
She quickly turned her head to the stage, this wasn’t that far, how did she not recognize him?!
Ye Qingcao blinked, leaned in closer to see...
After a long time, she finally realized with a start, that’s Brother Feng with the beard all over his face!
My god—
He performed so well she couldn’t recognize him as Brother Feng at all! So steady!
Ye Qingcao forgot to even critique how he sang just now!
"That bearded guy really is Brother Feng..."
Ye Qingcao nudged Yan Siyuan with her elbow.
Hearing her, Yan Siyuan straightened up, squinted to look at the person, and then suddenly realized... it really is Huo Feng!
He truly hadn’t recognized him earlier!
The key is that the ’middle-aged man’ didn’t even carry Huo Feng’s aura...
Yan Siyuan had to admit to himself that Huo Feng was truly impressive.
Ye Qingcao couldn’t help but turn and ask Pu Sangzhi, "But why is Brother Feng disguised as so old? Isn’t he supposed to be the handsome second male lead?"
Pu Sangzhi had to quietly explain to her, "Keep watching, the story is going back decades."
Ye Qingcao: "Oh..."
Later...
On the stage, the auctioneer began to auction a major item...
He used English proficiently: [Now, Lot 666, a shattered lamp. Some of you may know the phantom incidents in the opera house, it’s an everlasting mystery. Ladies and gentlemen, we have learned that this is the very chandelier that was damaged in that infamous incident! Our craftsmen have restored it and installed new bulbs, allowing us to see it in its former glory! Perhaps we can use this light to chase away the ghost of yore! Gentlemen!]
With the auctioneer’s final forceful English ’Gentleman’, the hall erupted with loud, exciting music!
Following that, the chandelier on stage suddenly made a "pop" sound, generating a huge amount of smoke!
The music, the chandelier sound, and the swirling smoke instantly brought the atmosphere to a state of passion!
The story thus began—
The audience’s attention was completely captured!
As the chandelier rose upwards, the on-site lights flickered...
On the stage platform, a man wearing a half-mask appeared in everyone’s sight as he played the piano vigorously!
He was the actor Wu Di, the male lead as the Phantom in "The Phantom of the Opera"!
The atmosphere was thrilling and eerie, making some a little scared, but couldn’t help but keep their eyes wide open to watch...
The spectacular performance thus began—