[Net King] Pilgrim

After rehearsing for half a month in London, Machida spent every day in the rehearsal hall of the theater.

Among the partners, Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, after the initial run-in, everyone's cooperation has gradually become tacit. The director Chloe is dedicated to explaining the play to everyone, and encourages everyone to have their own ideas. The screenwriter teacher often comes to the rehearsal hall to communicate We discuss.

The background of the story is set in a kingdom of gods located in the mountains, where the five ethnic groups are divided into different levels due to historical reasons.The whole story begins with Heather, a girl from the fourth-class ethnic group who is accidentally involved in a friend's murder case, and is framed as the murderer because of her birth, which triggers a series of ethnic conflicts, escape and resistance, emotion and sin considerations...

The cast and crew come from all over the world. Regarding the topic of racial discrimination involved in this work, everyone has positive values ​​and dialectical thinking to look at this issue. Some of them, themselves or those around them Friends and family have been in the same situation.

Machida Kazu naturally also experienced some difficult times alone in a foreign country. At the same time, he also received a lot of kind and friendly help. These different experiences enriched the knowledge in the classroom and transformed into thinking about this work.

Erica plays a companion from the same ethnic group as Machida Kazu's character Heather in the work, and the two often discuss scripts in the room in their free time.

Unlike the previous school days, this time the work will be officially released. Machida is even more energetic, and her character Heather has a lot of running movements, accompanied by singing and acting during the process. With a lot of physical fitness, she was too tired to speak after a day of rehearsal.

During this period, she only contacted Echizen Ryoma twice. He was preparing for the championship match in mid-June, and they couldn't say who was busier.The media also followed up with a large number of reports on his pre-match state. After all, this is the return game after he participated in two games at the beginning of the year.

Machida watched his previous interview video. At that time, she was tired all day and lay on the bed with her mobile phone.

It was Erica who woke her up gently, only to see the video she played inadvertently, and asked in a little surprise: "Areyouhisfan? RyomaEchizen."

Machida was stunned for a moment and said "Yes".

The repertoire is scheduled to be released on July 7, and will be performed for four consecutive days, with two performances a day.

With less than a month to go until the date, Machida encountered his biggest obstacle.

The speed and rhythm of a small part of the character's aria are very fast, plus a lot of running movements and English lines, so her performance is not stable, sometimes there are problems, and sometimes there will be a word that is not pronounced correctly in rehearsal If the situation is accurate, it will affect her dance moves and everyone's rehearsal progress.

Machida tried many methods and communicated with Chloe, but finally found that in order to solve the problem, besides practicing, he still had to practice.

But the effect is still not satisfactory.

Especially when she inadvertently saw the rehearsal of the candidate girl for Heather's role, she couldn't help feeling anxious from the bottom of her heart.Although they are also from non-English-speaking countries, they have a natural advantage due to being immersed in an English-speaking environment since childhood. The pitch of the candidate girl is almost impossible to pick even when the rhythm is very fast.

Machida has always been confident, but at this time he was not immune to some blows.

The rehearsal hall at night was brightly lit, and she practiced alone until very late, and she felt dizzy when she read the lines, so she let herself rest for a while.

She lay on the floor, staring at the number in the phone's address book for a long time.

The championship match has been in full swing for the past few days. She has no time to watch the game, but she also pays attention to the news and interviews, all of which are talking about "Echizen Ryoma's strong return on the tennis court".

Just as my fingers were about to press the number, the phone suddenly vibrated.

After picking it up, she smiled slightly, "I was just about to call you."

Echizen Ryoma felt powerless listening to the voice on the other end, and paused slightly, "Are you still busy?"

"...No, everyone has gone back. It's me who wants to practice more... I watched the news of the game, are you still training?"

"Just finished, on the way back to the hotel." The surrounding was quiet, the tiredness on the other end was magnified many times through the receiver, he stopped, his tone slowed down, "If you are very tired, go back and rest first."

There was no sound from that end.

"Aichi?"

"Ryoma." She said abruptly, "...I seem to be stuck in place, no matter how hard I try...the opponent is also very strong, and the time is tight, I can't surpass her in such a short time..."

Echizen Ryoma frowned slightly after hearing this, and guessed that she might be distracted, "Your goal is not to surpass your opponent, but to work hard to complete your role, isn't it?"

Machida was emotional at first, and sat up from the floor, "I tried my best but it didn't work, I was worried that I would be replaced..."

"Ah Yi." He interrupted her with a serious tone, "Don't be distracted by thinking about these now."

"It's very important, how can I not think about it, I..." Realizing that his tone was not very good, Machida slowly stopped, "...I'm sorry, it's because I'm in a bad mood." She couldn't shake off her bad mood. On him, he didn't know what was going on, and he was having a hard time.

Echizen Ryoma entered the room and lay on his back directly on the bed, and said softly, "No need to apologize, I know you're not feeling well." She was trying her best, he didn't want to say frustrating words to her, and the effect of the phone communication was already greatly reduced. Liao wanted to ask her, "Do you have a day off?"

"We'll have a day off this Saturday."

He glanced at the schedule, and after a while, he said quietly: "That day happened to be the semi-finals, come and watch."

Machida Yixin relaxed a little, lay back on the floor, let out a long sigh of relief, and finally smiled, "Okay."

On a sunny Saturday, Machida found a club in Kensington to host the championship match at the address given by Ryoma Echizen.

When she arrived, there was still some time before the start of the game. Groups of spectators and some media vehicles could already be seen outside the main entrance of the stadium. She could catch the expressions of excitement or anticipation on their faces with a casual glance.

Machida looked up at the large poster hanging above the entrance of the club.

With a high-spirited face, the corners of the mouth are raised, and the eyes are firm and proud.

She smiled unconsciously, and excitement surged in her heart.

It appeared to be the first time in years that she had been to see him play live.

When Machida entered the arena, it was the VIP passage that Kebin took her through. On the other side of the court, there were not many people around and did not attract much attention.Her position on the ticket is facing the side of the arena, in the middle of the second row, with a wide view due to the high stands.

Many fans around were already looking impatient. The names of the supporting players were written on their clothes, faces, and banners held up in their hands, and most of them were "Ryoma", both in English and Japanese. .

The outdoor grass court was flooded with a large amount of sunlight, and when the players entered the field, the audience seats quickly set off screams one after another.

Machida caught sight of her little prince one by one.

Echizen Ryoma put the ball bag on the sidelines, and looked up at the audience calmly. He knew the location of Machida Kazu, which was directly opposite to the field where he was.

When the eyes met, the originally plain expression suddenly added a smile.

They haven't seen each other for a month. She is wearing a lavender T-shirt and a sun hat, and her eyes are curved into crescents looking at him.

Echizen Ryoma quickly retracted his gaze, but the camera still caught the corner of his mouth slit, and the shouts of the crowd multiplied accordingly.

The opponent is an Australian of similar age, with good strength, and he is one of the players whose ATP ranking has risen sharply recently.

When Echizen Ryoma won the first round, Machida was overjoyed and felt that the enthusiasm of the fans was not exaggerated when watching the live broadcast before. A girl sitting behind her directly shouted: "RyomaIloveyou!"

Machida was so scared that he almost choked on water.

The sun was shining brightly overhead, and halfway through the second game, the opponent's score began to overtake.

The situation on the court was one-sided and tilted, especially after Echizen Ryoma was broken, the opponent had the tendency to take advantage of the victory and finally regained the game with a two-point lead.

Machida glanced at the time. According to her understanding, the grass court is the terrain that Echizen Ryoma is good at. The game time has always been stable, but now it seems that this game is likely to be extended.

Some of the spectators around were obviously uneasy, and the Australian player was not low in popularity, and his fans also cheered after the score was tied.

Machida looked at the sidelines from a distance. It was obvious that Echizen Ryoma had been discussing with the coach for a long time before the start of the last round, and he had obviously exhausted most of his energy. His sweatshirt was stained with sweat, but he didn't see how flustered he was.

Until he played again and the score was still led by his opponent, he focused on the field, and did not disturb his rhythm because of the score falling behind or the various voices in the audience.

He has always been like this, and his psychological quality is terrifyingly strong.

Or, it's not that he doesn't care about winning or losing, but there are more important things to him than winning or losing.

Machida Kazu's seat is directly opposite to Echizen Ryoma's, and he can see his expression on the field most directly.

Sweating profusely, but his spirit became more and more radiant, his eyes were always full of fighting spirit, and he tried his best to chase every possible ball he could catch.

Obviously, she has seen him fight like this in countless game broadcasts over the years, but what came to her mind at this time was the game between him and Senior A Tao when he was in junior high school, and even the time when he was dragged into the competition. Play tennis on your own.

He is indeed standing in a bigger world, but he still retains his original intention of loving tennis.

As the last ball landed on the bottom line, the audience burst into cheers. The stalemate finally favored Echizen Ryoma, who won the final game 7-5 and advanced to the final.

He raised his head, met her gaze, and smiled wantonly. Machida Kazu was filled with joy and emotion, and he stretched out his arms and gave him two thumbs up amidst the deafening shouts of the audience.

She understood that Echizen Ryoma was encouraging her in his own way.

He stood in the sunset in the west, the warm atmosphere of the tennis court reached its peak, and the shouts continued unabated. At that moment, Machida's eyes were wet, and there seemed to be a heat wave in his heart.

He has received countless applause and attention. He has seen a more grand and splendid world, but he can still sink his heart and keep making progress. What a rare thing.

If she was happy for Echizen Ryoma when she was in middle school because he had a promising future, then now she is happy because he can stay awake.

Machida suddenly remembered a sentence he had read in a book before - his way is in the sleeve of the west wind, in the throat of the setting sun. *

When Echizen Ryoma walked to the sidelines to pack his ball bag, Kebin came over and patted him on the shoulder, "There was a small interview when I left the field. I asked about the manuscript, and it was all game-related questions."

"Ah."

As Kebin said, during the interview, the reporter only asked about the game. Echizen Ryoma answered patiently, and finally said a few words of thanks to the fans.

The thank you was short but sincere, and the fans present were very happy, after all, their fan was a person who did not open a social account.

At this moment, Machida heard two girls beside him whispering:

Girl A: "I saw someone on ins saying that Echizen Ryoma had a girlfriend in Japan, and was bumped into by a fan during a date."

Girl B had a shocked face: "Been photographed? But there is no topic to recommend."

Girl A was also surprised: "It seems that it was suppressed soon, and the original post was also deleted. But I saw that the photo was blurry, and I didn't get a full face."

Girl B: "That should be true. Oh, I remembered that I heard from a friend of a friend that Echizen Ryoma admitted to having a girlfriend in school. It turns out that his girlfriend is in Japan. Isn't that a long-distance relationship? How hard it is... ..."

Machida Kazu silently turned his face away and lowered his hat.

When leaving, Echizen Ryoma called and said that he would stay at the club for a while and asked if she would like to have dinner together.

Machida wanted to go, but time did not allow, she had to rush back to rehearse in the evening, "Seeing that you are trying your best, I will continue to work hard." She said with a smile.

Echizen Ryomahara was still a little worried. He asked her to watch the game at first. Apart from wanting to see her, he actually hoped that if possible, he wanted to give her some strength in this way.

At this time, her voice sounded much lighter, which made him slightly relieved, "Is there a direction to work hard?"

"Yeah." She smiled, "It should be said that I have found my way."

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*From Jian Jie's "Drink the Wine in Front of You"