Chapter 26: Lift high

Mr. Xingchen is a bit confused.

Now that the night was quiet, the surroundings were empty and all the music was silent, the male lead was talking to him with Ai Dou's face at such a close distance, even the graininess in his voice was unusually obvious, making his ears heat up.

"Cough," Qi Xingchen couldn't help but take a step back, "You, you just talk, why are you so close?"

Bai Ye: "......"

Bai Ye innocent, just from the window of the room to see a small fan in trouble he came out. The result of the night not rest, accompanied small fans to dance labor lion, but was actually suspected of talking too close to ......

It's a hard life, Ai Dou sighs.

Bai Ye did not say anything, but picked up the embroidery ball and studied it for a while. It was not long before Qi Xingchen finally came to his senses and silently moved out a few stools to serve as stakes for the plum blossoms.

Then he snatched the ball from Bai Ye's hand, stood up on a stool and tried to hang it from the eaves.

Raise your hand and tiptoe as hard as you can, but you can't touch it.

"You come down," Bai Ye said, "and I'll try."

Qi Xingchen came down as he was told, and Bai Ye went up. He was tall and had long arms, and in minutes he lifted the tassels on both sides of the embroidered ball and hung it up.

This time it is Qi Xingchen's turn to be aggrieved. In real life, he is taller than the original master, and is about half a head shorter than Bai Ye. In real life, he was taller than the original master, and about half a head behind Bai Ye. Unlike now, he was a head shorter than Bai Ye, and couldn't even hang up an embroidered ball.

Bai Ye lightly jumped off the stool, patted the ash on his hands twice, and asked, "What else needs to be set up?"

"The plum stakes are there, the hydrangeas are there, they're not needed."

"Good," Bai Ye inclined his head at him, "come on then."

I have to say, such Ai Dou is very compelling, and Mr. Xingchen obediently began to explain:

"The lion dance technical movement is very much, we improvised the program, do not need to be so professional, as long as to show the atmosphere of the lion congratulations, the pace and movement should be light and fast."

"One of the maneuvers that will definitely be utilized is the upward pile and the pile jump, which will require the two of us to work together to accomplish."

Bai Ye said he didn't understand, "How does it fit?"

"Similar to a chin-up," Qi Xingchen patted his side waist, "you hold my waist and lift me up to the plummet pile, then jump up with my strength."

Bai Ye had attended the New Year's Eve party and had seen the lion dance performance, so he was a bit impressed by what the young fan said, and walked behind him as he recalled it.

Hands pinched the sides of his waist, "Is that so?"

"...... Hmmm."

"Why are you so skinny."

Qi Xingchen : "......"

Is your focus a little skewed?

The blood in his body flowed backwards to his head, and Qi Xingchen's whole face turned red quickly, dripping blood, red and hot.

Good thing the culprit was behind himself and couldn't see his face, Qi Xingchen gritted his teeth, "You seriously learn!"

"Eat more later." Bai Ye doesn't give up.

Qi Xingchen : "......"

"I urge you."

Qi Xingchen felt like he was suffocating, but they were doing it for his own good, he wasn't the kind of person who didn't know what was good for him, so he could only nod his head stiffly.

Bai Ye then let him go, and with a slight force in his hand, Qi Xingchen's feet were in the air.

"Is it lifting like this, what's the height," Bai Ye's arms continue to go up, "do you want it higher?"

He's a living, breathing man, so why is Bai Ye talking like he's holding up a cabbage, Qi Xingchen asks for the umpteenth time tonight.

"Depends on the height of the plumb bob," Qi Xingchen mentally told herself it was work, taking a deep breath, "Go over to the plumb bob and take a look."

"Uh-huh." Bai Ye held up Qi Xingchen and walked over to the stool.

Can ...... t you put him down.

But Bai Ye was clever enough to know at a glance to what height he should be lifted, and to be able to use the force to jump up himself in the manner described.

"That's right." Bai Ye said.

Qi Xingchen was quite surprised to learn that he could do the lion dance for the first time: "Yes, almost. Because the lion's head needs to control the lion's eyes, mouth and other expressions, we can only do the lion's head and you do the lion's tail."

"You pretty much have to be bent over the whole time during the show, and the wedding is just ...... hard work."

Bai Ye gave a "hmmm" and said nothing.

Considering Bai Ye's inexperience and the fact that a wedding party doesn't need much specialization, Qi Xingchen designed a very simple movement that required only four stakes, and it didn't take long for Bai Ye to learn it all.

After practicing a few times in a full lion suit and pants and wearing a lion's head and tail, the two of them were basically able to keep up with each other's rhythms, and the bonding was kind of good.

Qi Xingchen calls up the selected music and plays it.

Bai Ye is a strong dancer and doesn't need Qi Xingchen to remind him of the beat, finding the pace and rhythm even better than he does.

Throughout the entire song, the two worked well together and didn't have any problems with falling off the pegs or stepping on feet or anything like that.

Qi Xingchen learned a bit of lion dance when he was a child, but after that, he majored in acrobatics and never touched a lion again, and it's been a long, long time since I've had such a good time as I did tonight.

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The countryside is usually early to receive the bride, as the master of ceremonies, Qi Xingchen not only to host the wedding banquet, but also from the man ready to go with the scene.

He arrived at the man's residence at 3:00 a.m. It was in town, small, with average level of decoration, and I don't know where the man's mother's inexplicable sense of superiority came from.

He was slightly reassured when he exchanged a few words with the groom, who was putting on his make-up, and who, unlike his mother, seemed gentle, like a man who loved his daughter-in-law.

Looking at Qi Xingchen, the male relatives could not help but wonder, "Young man, are you?"

"I'm the master of ceremonies for today's wedding reception."

"Oooh," joked the relative, slapping his thigh, "getting such a good-looking little hunk to be the master of ceremonies, won't our nephew get all the limelight!"

In order to avoid this problem, Qi Xingchen only wore a formal suit that Qi Yuji had slipped him, without fixing his hair or putting on any makeup.

Qi Xingchen thought to herself: there are even better looking guys out there, so the groom will have to fend for himself.

At four o'clock, the male party put on makeup, go to the woman's home to pick up the marriage, make a fuss to arrive at the auditorium has been five and a half over a few minutes, Qi Xingchen swept the eyes of the guests seated below, almost did not go back to the air.

The entire "Poor Traveler" crew, including the guests, were all seated in the last row, neatly.

There was still some time before the ceremony started, so he hurriedly ran down the stage, "Brother Yunfei, what brings you here?"

"It's your hosting debut, so we had to cheer you on," Zhang Yunfei laughs, "and Director Zhao thought it was good material, so he decided to come along for the ride."

Qi Xingchen had no choice: "Then you guys try to keep a low profile and don't cause a commotion among the guests."

After instructing Zhang Yunfei, he found the young couple and told them about the program crew coming over to film. Many people didn't want to be exposed to the public eye, and he had to respect the opinions of the vegetarians.

The young couple was very open-minded and the groom said, "With so many people witnessing our happiness, of course I'm willing!"

"Me too," said the bride, "and I'm super, super into Bai Ye, if he can make it to my wedding ...... Oh my gosh, I can't even imagine! It would be the most memorable moment of my life!"

The longing and anticipation on the bride's face as she said this was obvious, and Bai Ye, who had come to see Qi Xingchen, happened to run into it.

He thought about it and retreated behind the curtain.

While Qi Xingchen was consulting with the young couple, Director Zhao took care of both parents and guests. At the auspicious time of six minutes and six seconds in the morning, the wedding officially started!

Qi Xingchen came out from the backstage with a microphone, and the crowd erupted.

"Oh my god, his emcee is so handsome!"

"Which village's child is it, do you have a date? My granddaughter is 22 this year and happens to be single, so she can get to know each other."

"Tsk, tsk, uncle, are you senile, isn't this the star who came to film the program, two days ago he was still hanging around in the village, have you forgotten?"

"Oh, oh, oh, oh, that star also need to find someone to start a family, I'll show him my granddaughter when it's over!"

Qi Xingchen tries his hand at miking, gets in the mood, and delivers his first introductory line. The acrobatic show requires a curtain call, and he is often sent to make cameo appearances because of his good looks, so he doesn't have stage fright at all.

Then came the introduction of the man and woman's experience of meeting and falling in love, and the atmosphere was immediately mobilized by his infectious voice. Luo Qiuman and others couldn't help but applaud and exclaimed, "I didn't believe Director Zhao when he said that Xingchen was a little leprechaun, but I believe him now, this kid really has a spirit."

Then the newlyweds come out, change their names, exchange rings, and when all the on-stage processes are over, it's time for the newlyweds to make their toasts and perform.

Qi Xingchen went backstage to change into his lion costume, Bai Ye was already dressed and waiting for him, they smiled at each other and put on their lion heads and tails at the same time.

The moment the giant red lion leapt onto the stage to the beat of the drums, there was a moment of silence.

Lion dance is a very ancient art. In recent years, with the increase of musical instruments and dances and other disciplines, fewer and fewer parents choose to send their children to learn martial arts and lion dance, and it is already rare to see lion dance performances on site.

Especially when Qi Xingchen came on stage, she raised her legs very lightly and jumped high, shaking the lion's eyes and moving the lion's mouth.

The image of a young lion cub fresh out of the mountains and curious about everything jumps out at you, naive and alive, not something that can be done at the hobbyist level.

As the drumbeat gradually intensifies, the lion cubs frolic and play on the plumb bob, sometimes jumping around, sometimes standing up to express their joy.

Finally, it spotted the red hydrangea at the top of the lamp stand, and after trying to approach and pick it several times -

Qi Xingchen whispers from the lion's head, "Last one."

"Well, be safe."

Bai Ye said, lifting Qi Xingchen's waist and lifting him straight up to his shoulders!

Qi Xingchen sits on Bai Ye's shoulder, picks the embroidered ball, solemnly titles it in his mouth, and throws it to the most beautiful and happiest bride of the day!

Loud firecrackers followed.

The bride cried tears of joy as she received the embroidered ball, and the guests cheered and applauded the cuteness of the lion cubs. and this wonderful symbolism cheered and applauded!

Amidst the buzz, Qi Xingchen ran backstage, pulling Bai Ye along with him, and fist pumped at him, "Super perfect, happy working together!"

His eyebrows, eyes, and the corners of his mouth all rose upwards when he spoke, and compared to his usual introverted maturity, Bai Ye realized for the first time that the little fan was also a lively, vigorous, and spirited teenager.

So Bai Ye smiled and exchanged punches with him, "Good cooperation."

Two fists touch, Bai Ye's hand is cooler, Qi Xingchen's hand is hotter.

Qi Xingchen is secretly curious, Bai Ye's body temperature seems to be naturally lower than others. ......

But why did he feel so hot when he pinched his waist?

"That's right, Mr. Xingchen."

At that moment Bai Ye's voice pulled Qi Xingchen back to his thoughts, and as he changed his clothes, he said, "Why don't you accompany me to sing a song for the bride?"

Qi Xingchen froze, "Why do you want to sing?"

"She's a fan."

"...... Oh."

Spoiled fans indeed.

Qi Xingchen, a sour breath inexplicably rising from his mouth, kept scratching at the ground with his toes, "Sure, what do you want to sing?"

Bai Ye hadn't sung a wedding tune before, and after thinking about it for a while, he finally came up with a popular duet song that often appears at weddings.

"Today you will marry me."