After a slightly fulfilling weekend near Belfast, Lin and Katie took their flight back to London on Monday morning. His plane trip didn't end there. After afternoon tea with Katie, he was on his way to Heathrow.

In the evening, he had to take a flight with Amy to Hanyang.

Amy has been rehearsing as a substitute for Swan Lake since March, but she didn't get any appearances until the first weekend of May, when the season ended.

Opportunities always come their way unexpectedly.

Han Yang's lead actor and substitute were injured in a short period of time, and after auditioning for two alternate actresses, the company immediately called Amy, the jewel that would shine brightly in the British Isles, hoping that the yet-to-be-made principal would return to his home country first.

Amy went to ask the head of the dance company for advice. The Royal Opera House wants to see how Amy looks on stage, and if she doesn't perform well or the response is poor, they can hide Amy for a while and sweep her out of the house when she adjusts or her contract is over. In line with the idea that "it will be their net profit anyway", Amy's plan to go to the guest seat was agreed.

"Isn't it a little nervous to travel by plane for 12 hours, even if you arrive at noon and have less than four hours of practice at most?" Lin Yilong asked after learning the schedule from Amy, who was in the waiting room of the plane.

"I've been training with the company many times as a substitute. Amy replied, "Don't worry, it's not my first solo dance, so there's no problem." ”

"Although you are so much younger than me, I have to compliment you, you are really in a much better state of mind than me. Lin Yilong praised.

No one is really not nervous, but there are many times when you need to strengthen your self-confidence, even if you don't have a bottom, you have to be confident in yourself.

"Of course!" Amy laughed, but the impatient toe movements betrayed the girl's nervousness.

"Do you know what is the best way to overcome nervousness?" Lin Yilong asked evilly.

"What is it?" Amy took the bait.

"That's .....," Lin Yilong whispered in Amy's ear.

"Brother Yilong is too bad!" Amy smiled, and then as if she was interested in Lin Yilong's plan, she asked, "Is it really feasible?"

"What do you think?" Lin Yilong hooked Amy's curiosity with a playful look.

"I'm being tricked again?!" Amy was frustrated, but calmed down a little.

Actually, I don't distinguish between the truth and the falsity of this statement. Lin Yilong said with a smile.

According to the plan, Amy will arrive in Hanyang at noon local time the next day, and will go straight to rehearsals and perform in the evening.

Amy kept staring at her tablet after getting on the plane, Lin Yilong was not as energetic as her, and put on an eye patch and fell asleep.

Direct flights from Europe to East Asia are usually in the afternoon or evening GMT, and when you arrive in East Asia, it is usually in the afternoon of the next day local time. Jet lag is hard to adjust, but Lin always hides an anti-anxiety medication very well before the trip and eats it at dinner — no matter how comfortable his seat is afterwards, he usually sleeps at his destination.

The plane seemed to be a little too fast, and it landed an hour earlier than the normal landing time.

Lin Yilong woke up Amy, who had fallen asleep at some point, and the two brought up the dinner that the flight attendant had kept, dealing with things like Brunch.

"The heat was just right. Amy said, "I'll have to add some later, when I go to rehearsal." ”

"After your performance, let's go to the stall again, and the end of the show is at the height of the night market. Lin Yilong reassured, "Then, we will take the next morning shift to London." ”

"I'm really here for a commercial show. Amy complained, "I thought I could stay here a little longer and see my parents and stuff." ”

"It's so hot in the summer and there are a lot of mosquitoes. Lin Yilong explained his thoughts, "So, I don't really like to stay here. ”

After getting off the plane, Amy directly pulled the performance costume and went to the theater for the final rehearsal, while Lin Yilong went to Yongdongpu to complete the final part of the commission.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lin Yilong, who had nothing to do, went to find Amy, hoping to see her makeup photos.

Night performances generally start at 7 p.m., Amy starts practicing together from 1 p.m., and there are only 4 hours in total to correct the details, and the actors will wear performance costumes and stage makeup from the beginning of the joint practice, except that there is no audience, almost the same as the stage image.

Unlike other ballet classics, although "Swan Lake" has two people in the plot, Odette the white swan and Odile the black swan are two people, but in order to show the similarity between the two of them, the same actor is usually used. Although they are similar in appearance, their personality traits are completely different. The former should be soft and delicate, and the latter should be charming to all beings, and the style, posture and even expression are completely different. This obvious difference in personality traits generally does not allow fledgling actresses with little stage experience to play, but Amy wants to try it anyway, at least to get over the addiction of the female lead.

"We're going to take the stage. Amy refused Lin Yilong's request to meet, but when she learned Lin Yilong's purpose, she happily sent Lin Yilong a few makeup photos of her playing Odetta and Audair respectively.

I can't help but say that Amy's appearance is no problem, Odetta can directly follow Amy's current character design, but Audele is less bewitching, but the effect depends on the stage performance and the dancer's expression.

The style of ballet in this country is very similar to that of the Northland, and it is not quite the same as the version of the Emperor that Amy had practiced before, and Amy had been watching the Moda version of "Swan Lake" on the plane, trying to readjust her dance moves.

In a very short period of time, Lin Yilong needed to remember, distinguish, and correct his movements, and Lin Yilong was a little nervous in his seat, but when he used a telescope to see Amy playing the white goose Odetta showing a clear and innocent performance, and playing the black goose Odair showing two completely different eyes, he knew that his worry was purely worrying.

But as a critic who is very willing to pick and choose, even if Amy plays these two roles so well, the whole performance is still not a success - although Amy is slender, she is still a little too "big" for her appearance, even if she doesn't have to stand on tiptoe, her height is about the same as that of the male dancer in the play, giving people the feeling that the "goose" can kill the demon king with her wings.

"Brother Yilong is always so straightforward!" Amy reproached after hearing the objective evaluation in Lin Yilong's mouth, "However, if you look at me, just pointing at myself, how can I behave!"

"Impeccably clean. Lin Yilong replied, "It seems that you will be able to see Amy's sleeping beauty in September." ”