“What did you say? Your theme for this freestyle skate program is Farewell My Concubine?”

 

“You’re crazy!”

 

Ever since Lin Lang came back from watching that Peking Opera, he had been thinking of how to bring it to the ice rink and show it in his programme.

 

It was only after a day and a night of sleepless thinking that he finally thought it all through and came over to share it with Ji Cangshu in a hurry.

 

But the result was that, just as he placed the pen and paper on the table, carefully discussing his ideas with Ji Cangshu, he suddenly hit the table and condemned his plan.

 

Even the water placed in the cup next to him splashed because of his vigorous slap on the table, causing it to splash high and fall on the table in a staggered manner.

 

“No!”

 

Farewell My Concubine, was a very famous story in Chinese history.

 

If they considered it from the perspective of culture, he could move it to the international arena so that it could shine in front of the world, which was certainly something that every countryman wanted to see.

 

 

But if it was just about winning or losing this game, then Lin Lang wanting to make such a choice in this competition could be said to be absolutely unpalatable.

 

If Ji Cangshu were a little meaner, he would say he was just talking nonsense or that he was blind and delusional!

 

 

When they were selecting songs, he didn’t choose what was beneficial to him but since he really liked it, based on his abilities and strength, Ji Cangshu indulged him.

 

But now the situation was like this, even if they ignored whether it was advantageous or not, he didn’t even leave himself any way out.

 

 

The difficulty of figure skating was basically determined by the selection of songs, except for those technical arrangements.

 

Men’s singles were performed by only one person on ice without the cooperation of others, making it relatively more difficult than doubles in terms of emotional transmission and overall story interpretation.

 

 

So in terms of selecting songs, it was an obvious choice to avoid this weakness and choose songs that were relatively familiar to both the audience and the judges.

 

In order to be able to mobilise the audience’s emotions more easily, and to make it easier for them to understand the skater’s expression.

 

 

Why had figure skating competitions been dominated by songs such as Rach, Chopin, Swan Lake, etc. for so many years? In addition to the artistic quality of the songs themselves, they were well-known to most people and they could better resonate with it, and to some extent, it would conceal the performers’ performance ability. This was also an undeniable reason.

 

This was even the case in the adult group, not to mention the youth group that Lin Lang was participating in this time.

 

 

The youth group athletes were generally younger, and whether it was their own understanding and experience of the music, or their ability to perform and interpret it on the ice, they were all significantly weaker than the adult group.

 

Therefore, in the selection of music, they would be more inclined to a clear style, where the tune was light and fast, and had strong rhythms.

 

Not only was it easy to perform and cover up flaws, but it also better fit the age and appearance of the contestants themselves.

 

Youthful, lively and cute; that made them more appealing to the audience and judges.

 

In contrast, Lin Lang’s choice this time could be described as downright hellishly difficult, bouncing madly through all the minefields.

 

Firstly, he had to choreograph the routine for the music himself, with a freehand style. Whether the audience could understand that it was a story of ‘Farewell My Concubine’ or not would have to be considered separately, which would increase the pressure on costume design and dance choreography.

 

 

Lin Lang only borrowed ten years from the heavens, and at the time of borrowing, there was no evidence of a loan agreement or anything. It was unknown when the illness buried in his body would occur.

 

He understood why Ji Cangshu didn’t want him to do this. After all, there weren’t many opportunities left for him. After this one, no one could say if he would have a chance in the next one.

 

So as long as he could stand on the ice, he wanted to give his all and give it a try in every competition.

 

As long as he could make Yao Qing unhappy, then Lin Lang would be happy.

 

For this reason, even if he had to fight with his back against the wall, it would be worth it.

 

 

“Since you’ve said so, it wouldn’t be that much of a problem… I’ll trouble Coach Ji to talk about coordinating the choreographers on the coach’s side.”

 

In figure skating programs, most of the choreography was done by the team or external choreographers.

 

A skater like Lin Lang, who took care of everything completely on his own, was truly a rarity that most people had never seen before.

 

But this was all thanks to the poor life he had in his previous life. Before he became famous, he had severed his relationship with his family and had no money in his hands.

 

He couldn’t afford to hire a good coach, so no matter whether it was arranging music, choreographing or designing the costume, even if he didn’t do it all by himself, he basically had to be responsible for a major part of it.

 

But now, Lin Lang couldn’t help but think, if he hadn’t been entangled by these things at that time, would the final battle with Yao Qing not have been postponed until that time?

 

But wouldn’t the result remain the same? After all, if Lin Lang hadn’t put in the effort to learn these things, if he hadn’t postponed the last competition to that time…

 

There wouldn’t have been the present; the exhilarating feeling of being able to make up for former regrets, carrying all these things that he had accumulated in his previous life, and fighting to the best of his ability despite everything.

 

“I have already sent Wang Ling the preliminary concept of the design.”

 

 

“I will start working on the arrangement as soon as I go back, and try to finish everything within a week.”

 

“For the rest of the choreography, this time we’ll need the choreographer to work with me.”

 

 

After all, time was limited, and the difficulty this time was all that Lin Lang could do to stand out amongst other athletes.

 

He had to practice the 4F jump again and create a new program that he had never performed before.

 

If everything remained the same as it was in his previous life, he knew that he wouldn’t be at his best.

 

He could only divide up the work, but the specific direction would still be in his hands.

 

In this way, it could be considered as ensuring accuracy and arranging things properly.

 

However, in these few months, Lin Lang was probably going to be as busy as a spinning top.

 

 

Due to his relationship with Yao Qing, Yu Tong had been holding his breath and training day after day. Although the intensity may not be as much as Lin Lang’s, it was much fiercer than before.

 

 

If it were in the past that he had to practice like this every day, according to Yu Tong’s personality, even if he gritted his teeth and persisted, he would definitely complain and nag verbally.

 

But now, even if it hurt so much that he couldn’t help but shed tears, he still clenched his teeth and didn’t say a word.

 

During these few months, almost all of the former uncertainties around Lin Lang had steadily decreased.

 

Except for the Shen’s ice skates, which should have been the most secure. Since breaking through the first hurdle of their business, it had been fluctuating in the wind and rain.

 

 

His second uncle targeted the company by maliciously spreading rumors.

 

 

Even in the early stages of the Grand Prix, he bought a hot search and openly compared the spokespersons, Lin Lang and Yao Qing.

 

As a result, there were various opinions on the internet, and when Lin Lang opened Weibo, he could see the messy filth.

 


 

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