Blade of Glory [Figure Skating]

"I think everyone will have a lot of questions to ask me. But today I just want to say that these ten skates I designed contain my understanding of skating and my concept of skating in the past ten years. From a scientific point of view That said, they are also fully ergonomic, comfortable enough, and can also support some complex skating skills. Including advanced footwork, spins, and jumps. I hope that these skates can help more children who love skating to achieve their dream, just like me back then."

The blond young man in the picture finished the above speech with a heart-warming smile, and the report ended here, turning to the next news.However, Qing Yue couldn't recover from the shock just now.He was holding a bowl of instant noodles in a daze, his hands were shaking again and again, his eyes were full of horror.Then...he turned his head like a clockwork, and turned towards the suitcase with his skates one by one.

"Then, the skates that Xiu sent...the skates that Xiu sent!!!"

The awakened Qing Yue looked at the suitcase with the skates in horror, opened the suitcase violently, took out the skates, and silently looked at his skates with his hands raised high... moved to tears Staring for a long time will flow out.

From then on, Qing Yue was no longer willing to put the skates in the suitcase, and instead hugged the skates tightly in his arms because he was afraid that the skates would hit him, and refused to put them down no matter what he said, and This state has been continued, and the mouth is still chanting: "20... 20... the custom-made skates by the chief designer of NX... 20..."

The state of Qingyue Xiaoguitou made Xue Liya, who came to pick up the plane, laugh uncontrollably after she understood the whole story.This gentle choreographer drove to the airport with her husband to pick up Qingyue, and arranged everything carefully for Qingyue, even replaced the bedding in the guest room with new ones, soft and soft It also smells like sunshine.

"Then, welcome to Planden. By the way, this is a gift for you. Although it may be a little late, but... congratulations on winning the World Youth Championship."

When Qing Yue was still happily rubbing the soft and thin quilt with his hands, Xue Liya took out an envelope unexpectedly.Qing Yue took the gift from Xue Liya in a daze, looking at Xue Liya a little confused about what would be contained in such an envelope.

"Thank you! Excuse me...can I see what's inside now?"

"Of course. In fact, this is a special flamenco performance by Pranden, a national treasure dancer, Master Renault and his dance troupe."

"Reynolds...Master?"

"Yes. You are from Xishu, so you may not know it, but he is a well-known and famous dancer in Planden, not only in Planden, but even in the world, he is also a very good dancer. Although he is over 40 years old this year, his dance is still so good.

More importantly, there is a clear presence in his dance that can shake the soul.No matter when, that is the highest evaluation for any dancer.I think... watching a dance show like this should do you a lot of good.So I dragged many friends to get this VIP ticket. "

This sudden gift made Qing more overwhelmed, and even couldn't make a sound for a while.

Dance, this is a very important part of figure skating.If a skater has impeccable spin, footwork, and even jumping at its peak, but knows nothing about dancing, then...he simply cannot interpret the original meaning of the word figure skating.

Of course, Qing Yue understands the reason, and also knows the weight of this small ticket.Therefore, the young man who came to Plandon for dance training suddenly hugged his choreographer after staring at the ticket in his hand for a long time, and kissed each side of this gentle woman's cheek with a blushing face, in a low voice but solemnly. He said "Thank you!", which made the other party say softly after being surprised: "Skate hard."

"kindness!"

Qing Yue nodded heavily, and the smile on his face, which was related to sunshine and hope, made others deeply infected.

Then, Qingyue's trip to Planden will start with this special flamenco performance.In the evening of the second day, he changed into a slightly more formal attire and arrived at the small theater where a wonderful performance will be presented.

As Xue Liya said later, in order to ensure the effect of the performance, Master Renault chose a small but well-designed venue for each performance.And this time was no exception, the small theater where the performance was performed was very unattractive, not even in a bustling commercial street.If it weren't for the large promotional poster of the dance troupe hanging at the entrance of the theater, Qing Yue would probably have walked right by.It was still early, but there were many high-end private cars parked on both sides of the path. Qing Yue looked up at the giant promotional poster and walked into the theater.If he had looked at the poster more carefully at that time, he would not have been so surprised when he met that person after the performance, and he would have been completely stunned in embarrassment, right?

But, no if.

Qing Yue entered the theater as early as possible. After the staff carefully checked the tickets in his hand, he was very politely taken to the VIP room specially arranged by the theater for the audience holding VIP tickets, and served simple fruits. Drinks and light snacks.

In addition to being able to sit at the place closest to the stage and have almost zero-distance contact with the best dancers, these loyal audiences who have purchased VIP tickets for this performance can also be welcomed by all the cast and crew after the performance. The special treatment of bowing to them in the VIP room.If they want, they can also buy a bouquet of flowers and give them to their favorite dancers at the end of the thank you.

Because of this, the few dozens of VIP tickets for each performance are almost all covered by celebrities from all walks of life in Planden through various relationships.Therefore, when the number of people in the VIP room gradually increased, those celebrities from all walks of life were very surprised that Qing Yue, a teenager, would appear here alone.

"Son, are you waiting for your mother here?"

"Oh, no, I came here alone to see Mr. Renault's performance."

A lady walked up to Qing Yue who was sitting there alone, holding her husband's arm, and asked suspiciously.And Qingyue's answer made the lady's husband very happy.

"That's great. I thought that young people would not learn to appreciate such an art. However, there are exceptions. Mr. Reynolds' son, who was born this year, is good at flamenco and many other dances." The attainment is already very deep. It’s really not easy.”

The gentleman seemed to want to say something, but at this moment, the announcement of "The performance is about to start, please enter the venue in an orderly manner" sounded.So the gentleman and his wife turned and walked towards the entrance of the performance hall after saying goodbye to Qingyue with a polite smile.After taking a few deep breaths, Qing Yue also walked into the passage leading to the performance hall.

He looked tense.Of course, that's normal.Qing Yue, who has never even seen such a performance since he was a child, and who seldom goes to movie theaters, has never seen such a posture, that kind of... the heavy feeling related to classical and the ability to make people feel in every small detail. The rigor he felt made his heart beat faster, and he couldn't help but look forward to the performance even more.

This might be the... most advanced show I've ever seen in my life, right?

Qing Yue swallowed her saliva, thinking so.At this moment, violent applause broke out as several performers came to the stage.Those are musicians holding acoustic guitar, violin and leather drum respectively.Of course, there were people who came directly onto the stage without holding musical instruments, presumably they were the singers in charge of this performance.

Although Qing Yue didn't know much about the art of flamenco, he had done a lot of research before coming here.

Flamenco, you can call it a dance art, or you can call it a music style, and even... you can say it is a guitar playing technique.A violin, an acoustic guitar, the vicissitudes of life and high-pitched singing of the singer, as well as the specific beat of the drumbeat and clapping, are all the elements that make up flamenco music.

Just as Qing Yue was recalling the flamenco-related information he researched last night, the music on the stage gradually sounded.

It was the voice of a boy.Although his flamenco singing is extremely pure, it is hard to hide the youthfulness of this voice.However...it was such a young voice, but secretly contained a sigh of vicissitudes.It seems to be a desire for freedom, and it seems... a call to wandering.

As the young singer's chanting faded away, the sad and ethereal melody of the acoustic guitar sounded, but it turned into a wildness with the footsteps of the dancers and the strings of the violin.Yes, wild.Dancers use their feet to create a repetitive and exciting rhythm.And the wide skirts of the female dancers showed a unique wildness.

The light did not give too much light to the young singer standing in front of the curtain, but made his tall and straight figure and the outline of facial features stand out in front of everyone.At that time, he was sad, sometimes high-pitched, and sometimes vicissitudes of life singing seemed to never stop, accompanied by the elusive but wonderful, as if the sound hit the rhythm deep in his heart, he actually put the sharp and impactful dance in this place Infinite depth and breadth extend from the small stage.

When that distinctive male dancer was performing his dance alone on the stage, even if no one reminded him, Qingyue could clearly feel that the person performing in front of him was the famous Dancers of the world.He is so special, whether it is expression or body expressiveness, it can make people unable to take their eyes off.Not to mention...his dancing with momentum and tenderness, tension and courage.That is... a dance that can pierce the soul of a person.

The enthusiasm and passion of the audience seemed to be stimulated to the peak at this moment, and when he stopped, there was unprecedented intense applause.

I thought...the performance that gave them too much shock would end here, but who knew...when Lei Nuo stopped his movements, the singer who had been standing in front of the curtain and sang from the beginning to the end walked to the center of the stage.What followed...was an amazing dance.When he stepped on the stage for the first time, no one could take their eyes off him.

That young singer, maybe...a dancer, his facial features are extremely beautiful, but he also has a masculine heroism.He has a charming smile and the temperament of a classical royal family.He presented a wonderful and unusual dance performance for the audience.

However, what shocked Qing Yue the most was not these, not even his change of identity on stage.But... the identity of the young dancer.When he stood in the center of the stage and was exposed to the light, everything, together with the familiarity that flashed from time to time as if the space overlapped, turned into light.

At the other end of the light, what awaits him is the picture presented by his memory.

The streets of a strange country, the snow that is flying all over the sky, the scarf blowing in the wind, the hat that was blown off, and... the smile of the boy who picked up that hat and handed it to him.

Dazzling spins, eye-catching dances...