"Yesterday, I was approached by the company's stage director and asked me to go there for a principal dancer audition. When Amy woke up the next day, she tried to lean her body against Lin Yilong and talked to him about it.

"Chief!?" Lin Yilong was surprised, at Amy's age, it is very difficult to be hired as the chief, on the one hand, because of the lack of perception, and on the other hand, the appeal of the box office is not enough.

Within a company, the ballet dancer's hierarchy can be divided into four levels from bottom to top: ensemble, solo, first solo, and principal soloist. It is directly related to the level of dance technique and expressiveness. The profession of a ballet dancer is actually similar to that of a professional athlete: when he is young, he has a lot of physical energy, but he lacks stage presence; When you have experience, your stage presence is sufficient, and your physical strength has declined again - if you want to achieve a career, you must have both ability and stage performance. Generally speaking, ballet dancers (ballet dancers) are at their peak at the age of 30 to 40, and there are also cases where talented dancers are hired as principal at a very young age, but not many.

A dancer's repertoire and a pianist's repertoire are actually beyond the judgment of ordinary people and ordinary music lovers like Lin Yilong because of the sound technical development in the industry. Some passages or melodies are not necessarily particularly ornamental and not aesthetically pleasing. Dancers and performers need a certain degree of expressiveness to dedicate the sense of beauty to the audience, and at the same time, they also need to downplay some parts that are not handled well or are not good at without leaving a trace.

To take the scene from Don Quixote as an example, Amy is very good at "whipping around", which can be done quickly without the balance of "hands raised above the head". But the stage effect is inferior to the difficulty, and it is much lower than the action of "holding the hand over the top and opening the fan" to cover up the balance in order to maintain balance. Although people in the industry can see the skill, the audience does not buy it, which shows the problem of stage performance.

"Brother Yilong is implying that I am not capable enough to be the chief?" Amy asked.

"I mean, it's not interesting to be the chief here. This meaning must be denied, "Amy, your current dance company is also going to be selected, why don't you limit yourself to the top dance company in one country instead of the world's top dance company?"

Amy's strength is enough to be the principal of the dance company here, but ballet is still a niche art here, and there is no soil to thrive, no previous accumulation, and not enough funds to operate.

"Because I'm not sure if I'm ready to challenge myself to be at the top now. Amy deflated, "I don't know how well I'm doing when I'm jumping. ”

"If you don't try, how do you know. Lin Yilong persuaded, "Because the first-class solo dancer and the principal dancer have to pass a professional audition instead of the evaluation of us ordinary audiences." I have to say that, because Amy, you're a bit of a tall guy, and if you can't be a principal or a first-class soloist, I'm afraid there will be some negative effects. I think you get the idea. ”

How could Amy not understand that if she wants to continue in this industry, she can only go to solo dance. But most of her colleagues or classmates are the best in Lausanne or the Paris Grand Prix, and it is not easy to become a principal at Emperor Ballet.

"I think Amy needs to be motivated. Lin Yilong was very serious, "If Amy doesn't become the principal before the end of June of the next year, it can only mean that your love for ballet is only like this." In the future, I will take care of the housework at home, like the housewives of ancient times. Also, Amy, you have to consider accidental injuries or other factors like that, and I'm not going to make exceptions for you. ”

"That is to say, if I don't become the chief in 30 months, I can only be Brother Yilong, your caged canary?" Amy heard Lin Yilong's intimidation and concluded.

"I don't use the word 'canary'. As for how reality describes the state and connection between us, that's another matter entirely. Lin Yilong explained the reason, "At that time two years later, Amy, you will also be 21 years old. The status of group dance or solo dance is no longer suitable for you, and it is difficult to find a special actor for you in other occasions that corresponds to your height. I guess the company will encourage you to leave your job as well. And I'm unlikely to let you leave London, so there's nothing better to do, is there?"

It can be heard that Lin Yilong has no idea of allowing Amy to accept the invitation to audition in Hanyang. If she can't be at the top, Amy has no other qualifications for the time being, so it is better to return to her original goal of "marrying a good man". As for ballet, it's a hobby, Amy may be sad, she may have regrets, or she may have regrets - but as Lin Yilong said, life has to go on.

"Brother Yilong believes in me so much?" Amy still looked at Lin Yilong with some confusion. She knew that Lin Yilong would not be untargeted, nor would he make a special effort to make her happy, "I'm just a group dancer now, and it's unlikely that I'll reach the sky in one step." ”

"Why not? I've seen Amy's performance on stage, it's great!" Seeing that Amy was still a little skeptical, Lin Yilong had to remind Amy, "You can find those well-known guides to help you correct your mistakes, as long as your qualifications are not too bad, there will always be an end." Your evaluation report gives you excellent evaluations of all your qualifications, how can I not have confidence in you?"

Amy just understood. If you just study alone, Lin Yilong's requirements are naturally a little difficult for Amy, but the stage comprehension that requires experience does not have to be understood by yourself, professional stage directors, choreographers and even other "seniors" can also "brainstorm" how to make Amy's conditions play the best - this is almost equivalent to editing another set of dances for Amy's conditions, if you don't play well, you will see hell.

So this requirement is not too difficult, and the rest is a matter of hard practice. There are so many excerpts and auditions over and over again, if you really can't practice, it's Amy's own reasons, and I can't complain about Lin Yilong.

Lin Yilong saw that Amy was still in a daze, and scraped the tip of her nose with his index finger, and Amy came back to her senses.

"I'm looking forward to the day Amy becomes the principal dancer on stage!" encouraged Lin Yilong.

"Okay. Amy got up and reverted to her usual up-and-coming ballet star, "If Brother Yilong really wants to see it, after I become the chief, I will dance to you alone!"

"Okay!" Lin Yilong kissed Amy on the lips.