Chapter 23: The Backup Girl

The poem says:

The eldest sister travels at night,

I went to the city to work.

After a year, it was bitter and broken,

Try it as a dancer.

Xue Rong walked up and down the streets of Meicheng in embarrassment, not knowing where to go.

Suddenly, a girl dressed up in a fancy fashion ran in front of Xue Rong. The girl grabbed Xue Rong's hand, looked at Xue Rong and exclaimed in surprise, "Rongzi, when did you come to Meicheng?!"

Xue Rong was suddenly startled and hurriedly fixed her eyes to take a closer look. Only then did Xue Rong recognize that the girl who grabbed her hand turned out to be her classmate Pan Yanyan in junior high school.

When she met her old acquaintance in another country, Xue Rong suddenly seemed very happy.

Xue Rong also grabbed Pan Yanyan's hand, and also exclaimed in surprise: "Yanyan, it's you?!β€”β€” cough, I've been in Meicheng for more than a year." - Yanyan, look at you dressed like a flower, I almost don't recognize you. - Hey, Yanyan, when did you come to Meicheng?"

Pan Yanyan smiled happily at Xue Rong and said, "Hey, I've been in Meicheng for almost two years. - Hey, Xue Rong, what have you been doing in Meicheng for more than a year?"

Xue Rong listened, sighed softly, and said: "Ahem, I have been in Meicheng for more than a year, but I have suffered a lot of crimes, and I have changed places to work, all of which are dirty and tiring work. Speaking from the heart, I really can't bear it, I can't bear it. I'm going to go back to my hometown and stop working in the provincial capital. However, after I came out, I was like this, and I didn't have the face to go home. I'm struggling right now. ”

When Pan Yanyan heard this, her apricot eyes flashed, and she couldn't stop looking at Xue Rong, and said with both praise and regret: "Cough, Rongzi, look at your face, look at your body, why are you doing those dirty and tiring jobs?"

Xue Rong sighed again and said: "Alas, Yanyan, I don't have too high a degree or too fine skills, if I don't do those dirty and tiring jobs, what can I do?"

Pan Yanyan looked at Xue Rong, suddenly smiled mysteriously, and said, "Hey, Xue Rong, do you know, I'm in Meicheng now, what are I doing?"

Xue Rong said, "I don't know." - Yanyan, I was just about to ask you?"

Pan Yanyan smiled mysteriously and said, "Hey, Xue Rong, we are old classmates, so I won't hide it from you." Xue Rong, let me tell you the truth, I am now working as a backup dancer in the nearby Phoenix Building Ballroom. Well, the wind can't blow or rain, and you can easily earn hundreds of dollars a day. ”

Xue Rong listened, her face was shocked, and she said, "Pan Yanyan, you are really bold enough. Aren't you afraid that there are bad men in that dance hall?"

Pan Yanyan smiled indifferently and said, "Ha, as long as the body is upright, you are not afraid of shadows." Besides, I'm just dancing with the guests in the ballroom, and I don't do anything else. Pan Yanyan looked at Xue Rong and continued: - Rongzi, let me see, you don't have to worry about work. - Rongzi, you might as well follow me and follow me to the Phoenix Building Ballroom to be a backup dancer. In the future, the two of us will still be companions together, and we will take care of each other. ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Yanyan, I'm too timid, especially, I blush when I see a strange man." I'm afraid I won't be able to do this backup girl. ”

Pan Yanyan persuaded again: "Xue Rong, didn't I already say it just now, we are just dancing with the guests, and we don't do anything else." Besides, in the ballroom, guests can choose us, and we can choose guests. Xue Rong, if you think that any guest is unreliable and unadjustable, you can just not accompany him. Besides, if you feel tired, you can rest by yourself, and no one cares, it's pretty casual. ”

Xue Rong listened, frowned and thought for a while, then said: "Yanyan, if it's really like you said, just dancing with the guests, then I'll try it." ”

Pan Yanyan saw that Xue Rong had already agreed to be a backup dancer. So, Pan Yanyan said: "Rongzi, then you will go with me now, and I will take you to the Phoenix Building Ballroom now." Pan Yanyan said, took Xue Rong's hand, turned around and led Xue Rong forward. Pan Yanyan led Xue Rong away, and introduced: "Rongzi, do you know? This Phoenix Building dance hall can be regarded as the largest dance hall in Meicheng, and it can be regarded as the most high-grade dance hall. The ballroom is open from 6 a.m. until late at night, and it's full of people. This ballroom. It can be said that business is booming. ”

"Yanyan, how far is this Phoenix Mansion dance hall you are talking about?" Xue Rong asked cautiously.

"Not far. Pan Yanyan continued, "The Phoenix Building Ballroom is on the lively road. We walk from here, and two streets are bustling streets. Pan Yanyan thought for a while and continued to introduce, "Lively Road, that is the most prosperous commercial street in Meicheng. On this street, there are many large shopping malls and supermarkets. In addition, there are several large hotels on this street. β€”β€”The Phoenix Building Ballroom is located on the second floor of a large hotel. The name of this hotel is Phoenix Tower Hotel, so everyone calls this dance hall Phoenix Tower Dance Hall. This Pan Yanyan is still very talkative, she chattered while leading Xue Rong away.

Xue Rong listened silently while following Pan Yanyan.

Pan Yanyan continued to introduce: "Rongzi, do you know?β€”β€” this Phoenix Tower Hotel, in Meicheng, is also the largest hotel. The hotel has nine floors, the first floor is the food and beverage department, and the third to ninth floors of the hotel are guest rooms. - The second floor of the hotel is the ballroom. Pan Yanyan thought for a while, and continued, "This ballroom, at the earliest, was the ballroom inside the hotel, which was specially open to the guests staying in the hotel, and was not open to the public. Later, the hotel implemented the contract system, and a person surnamed Qi contracted the dance hall on the second floor of the hotel. This person surnamed Qi not only contracted the dance hall, but he also contracted all the space on the second floor of the entire hotel. After that, this person surnamed Qi converted the entire second floor of the hotel into a dance hall. In order to make money, this hotel dance hall began to open to the outside world and open to the public. In order to attract guests, the man surnamed Qi also renovated the entire dance hall, renovated the dance floor, rebuilt the orchestra pit, re-installed the lighting set and fire prevention facilities. ”

Xue Rong listened, and whispered on the side: "That surnamed Qi is quite rich." ”

"Yes. Pan Yanyan thought for a while, and then continued, "The one surnamed Qi is not only rich, but also has his hands and eyes open, I heard that he is very hard in the background of black and white." - Rongzi, do you know? Opening a business place like a dance hall is not something that anyone can do. Because, the people who come to dance in the dance hall are not all kind people who like to dance, among them, there are also many gazazi, glass balls, and gangsters in the society, as well as some ruffians and street bullies, who often go to the dance hall to cause trouble. β€”β€”When the Phoenix Building Ballroom first opened for business, there were many thugs who went to the dance hall to make trouble, and as a result, they all let the person surnamed Qi clean them up fiercely. I don't know what the name of the person surnamed Qi is, but I often hear people who know him call him Boss Qi. Now, some gangsters and ruffians in society are all frightened when they hear the three words of Boss Qi, and they don't dare to make trouble in the dance hall anymore. - Therefore, Rongzi, we are still very safe to be backup dancers in the Phoenix Building Ballroom, and no one dares to harass and infringe on our backing girls in the Phoenix House Ballroom. ”

Xue Rong listened and whispered: "Yanyan, hearing you say this, my heart is a little more steady. ”

Pan Yanyan led Xue Rong forward, and told Xue Rong about the events in the Phoenix Building dance hall. The two of them walked and chatted, and they came to the lively road of Meicheng.

At the intersection of Lively Road, there is a nine-story building, and the outer wall of the building is inlaid with five eye-catching big characters - Phoenix Tower Hotel. Pan Yanyan pointed to the nine-story building with her hand and said to Xue Rong beside her: "Rongzi, look, this is the Phoenix Tower Hotel." The Phoenix House Ballroom is on the second floor of this hotel. Today, the ballroom is open separately from the hotel. We don't need to go through the door of the hotel to enter the ballroom, outside the wall of the hotel, there is a separate staircase to go directly to the ballroom on the second floor of the hotel. Pan Yanyan said, and led Xue Rong to the stairs leading to the ballroom on the second floor of the hotel.

Pan Yanyan took out a door card and handed it to Xue Rong, and said, "Rongzi, you keep this door card, and when you get to the door of the dance hall for a while, you take this door card and let the staff at the door take a look, and you can enter the dance hall for free." Otherwise, you'll have to pay ten dollars for a ticket to the ballroom. ”

Xue Rong took the door card and said, "Yanyan, thank you." ”

Pan Yanyan said: "Rongzi, the two of us are good sisters, what are you talking about." Pan Yanyan said, leading Xue Rong up the stairs to the door of the ballroom on the second floor of the hotel. Pan Yanyan and Xue Rong each took out their key cards and shook them in front of the service staff at the door of the ballroom, and the two of them smoothly entered the door of the ballroom.

After Pan Yanyan took Xue Rong into the dance hall, Pan Yanyan did not lead Xue Rong directly into the main hall of the dance hall, but first led Xue Rong to the side hall of the dance hall. The side hall of this dance hall is a service area, which is a special place for people who come to dance in the dance hall to rest, and dancers who are tired of dancing on the dance floor in the main hall of the dance hall will come to rest in this side hall service area. In addition to seats for dancers and guests, there are smoking rooms, changing rooms, men's and women's restrooms, and a shop where dancers and guests can buy drinks, snacks, cigarettes, and other items that can be used at any time.

At this time, Pan Yanyan was holding one of Xue Rong's hands. Pan Yanyan felt that Xue Rong's hand was trembling slightly. Pan Yanyan also found that Xue Rong's face was also a little pale, and her breathing was a little short. Pan Yanyan knew that Xue Rong was still a little nervous when she entered the dance hall as a backup dancer for the first time. Pan Yanyan led Xue Rong to sit down on a bench in the side hall. Then, Pan Yanyan looked at Xue Rong and said comfortingly: "Rongzi, don't be afraid, the first day I came to the dance hall as a backup dancer, my heart was also nervous. Later, after I got acquainted with everything here, I was very comfortable coming back here. - Rongzi, seriously, we come here every day to listen to music and dance, we have fun, and we can easily earn money, why not do it, it's better than you working for others every day......"

Under Pan Yanyan's comfort, Xue Rong's hands finally stopped shaking and her complexion was much better. At this time, Xue Rong told Pan Yanyan about the backup dancer, who was both yearning and a little uneasy.

Suddenly, the door to the main hall of the ballroom opened, and many dancers poured out of the main hall. Pan Yanyan saw it and knew that a dance music in the dance hall had just ended, and these people came to the side hall to rest after dancing. Pan Yanyan also knew that at this time, it was the time when there were the least people in the main hall and the lights were the brightest. Pan Yanyan hurriedly pulled Xue Rong up and said, "Rongzi, quick, let's go to the inside of the main hall and sit." Pan Yanyan said, pulling Xue Rong into the main hall of the dance hall. The main hall of this dance hall is where the dance floor is located and where the dancers dance. Pan Yanyan pulled Xue Rong to the main hall, and the two of them sat down on a bench against the wall.

Xue Rong looked up and saw that the huge ballroom hall could be as big as most of the football field, the floor in the hall was shining with soft light, and there were several cosmic lamps hanging on the ceiling of the hall, and those cosmic lamps were constantly rotating, flashing with colorful swaying light, giving people a dreamlike feeling. Xue Rong also saw that there was a small orchestra pit at the entrance of the hall, and seven or eight people sat in the small orchestra pit, and among those seven or eight people, there were drummers, keyboard players, and several saxophonists.

Just then, after a few drum kits, the small band began to play a dance song.

Xue Rong entered the dance hall for the first time in her life, and she couldn't hear what kind of dance music the small band played. However, Xue Rong still felt that the dance music played by the small band was very lingering. As the music played, Xue Rong saw that many men and women stood up, and they walked onto the dance floor in pairs and began to dance.

At this time, a service member closed the door of the ballroom hall. Immediately, the lights in the hall gradually dimmed.

In the dim light, several well-dressed young girls appeared at the entrance of the hall, and those well-dressed young girls soon lined up at the entrance of the hall.

After Xue Rong saw the beautifully dressed girls, she asked Pan Yanyan, "Yanyan, what are the girls standing at the door?"

Pan Yanyan replied: "Rongzi, those girls are all backup dancers in the dance hall. ”

"What are they doing standing there?" Xue Rong continued to ask.

Pan Yanyan continued to reply: "They are standing there, waiting for the guests to choose. ”

"Ahh ”

Pan Yanyan said to Xue Rong again: "Rongzi, there are some things, I still have to tell you, you have to remember it." ”

Xue Rong said: "Yanyan, if there is anything you want to tell me, just say it, I will remember it." ”

Pan Yanyan continued: "Rongzi, what I want to tell you now is that there are three kinds of backup dancers in this dance hall. ”

"There are three types?" Xue Rong asked carefully as she listened carefully.

"Yes. Pan Yanyan continued, "The first type of backup dancer is called a companion dancer. ”

"A dancing girl?"

"Yes. Pan Yanyan continued, "The duty of this dancer is to only dance with the guests, and not to do other things with the guests. - Rongzi, what I do in this dance hall is to accompany the dancers. - Rongzi, I also hope that you are like me, and only one accompanying dancer here. - That is, we only dance with the guests here, and we don't do anything else. - Rongzi, remember, when you dance with guests in the future, you must first explain to the guests that you are a dancing girl, so that the guests will not misunderstand you and do something else. ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Yanyan, don't worry." Here, I listen to you in everything. ”

Pan Yanyan listened and said, "Rongzi, if you can say this, I will be relieved." - Rongzi, I told you just now, there are three kinds of backup dancers in this dance hall, in addition to the first escort dancer I just told you, there are also second escort dancers and third escort dancers. - As for what the second and third escort dancers do in the ballroom every day, Rongzi, you have been in the ballroom for a long time, and you will naturally know it. Now, Rongzi, you just have to remember that you are a dancing girl. ”

Pan Yanyan said, handing a piece of candy to Xue Rong's hand: "Rongzi, give you a piece of sugar." ”

"Chewing gum?" Xue Rong glanced at the candy in her hand and said.

"Yes. Pan Yanyan continued, "Rongzi, this kind of chewing gum can only be chewed in the mouth, not swallowed in the stomach. - Rongzi, every time we eat, we inevitably leave some unpleasant smells in our mouths, such as garlic, leeks, green onions, or something. Chewing a piece of gum in your mouth will drive away all the bad smells in your mouth. In this way, when we dance with our guests, we will avoid disgusting them because of their strange breath and taste. ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Yanyan, I wrote this down." ”

Pan Yanyan took out a delicate vial from her pocket again, she pressed the spout of the vial, sprayed Xue Rong's body a few times, and then said: "Rongzi, when we come in from the outside, we will inevitably carry some bad smells from the outside, and spraying a little perfume on our bodies will cover up those bad smells." In this way, when we receive guests, we can avoid the discomfort caused by the smell on our body. ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Yanyan, I also wrote this down." ”

Pan Yanyan continued: "Rongzi, you still have to prepare a few sets of beautiful clothes, and you also have to learn to make up. Rongzi, you have to dress you up more beautifully, so that more guests will invite you to dance, and you can earn more money. ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Yanyan, I have written down everything you said. ”

Pan Yanyan said: "Rongzi, that's basically all I can tell you now." Later, if I think of anything, I'll tell you. ”

Xue Rong looked at Pan Yanyan, thought for a while, and said, "Yanyan, if you let me come here as a backup dancer, I am willing." However, Yanyan, I have never danced this kind of dance with a partner, so how can I dance with the guests when I pick them up?"

Pan Yanyan listened, looked at Xue Rong and said, "Rongzi, it doesn't matter if you don't know how to dance, don't you have me by your side now?" ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Yanyan, I don't know, can I learn it." ”

Pan Yanyan looked at Xue Rong and said, "Rongzi, you can, you definitely can." Rongzi, I think back then, when we were in school, you were still a member of the art committee in our class, and at that time, the campus dance you danced was also the best in our class. Now, if you learn to dance with you, I think, it's very easy. ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Yanyan, then you have to teach me." ”

Pan Yanyan looked at Xue Rong and said, "They are all their own sisters, what else do you have to talk about." - Rongzi, I'm going to tell you about the dances in this ballroom. - Rongzi, the dances danced in this dance hall can basically be divided into two categories, one is the dance danced by professionals called ballroom dance, and the other is the dance danced by ordinary people called ballroom dance. ”

"There are two categories, ballroom dancing and ballroom dance?" Xue Rong asked carefully while listening carefully.

"Yes. Pan Yanyan continued, "Rongzi, let me first tell you about the ballroom dance that this professional dances. - Rongzi, the full name of this national ballroom dance, is called the international standard sports dance, which is a dance commonly used in international competitions. - This kind of ballroom dance is divided into two major schools, one is called the modern dance genre, and the other is called the Latin dance genre. There are five dances in the modern dance genre, which are: waltz, tango, foxtrot, quickstep, and Viennese waltz, and there are also five dances in the Latin dance genre: samba, chachacha, rumba, bullfighting, and cowboy dance. ”

Xue Rong listened and said, "Ho, so many dances?β€”β€” Yanyan, this kind of national standard dance is difficult to learn, right?"

"Yes. Pan Yanyan continued to explain, "It is a bit difficult to dance the national ballroom dance well. Most of the people who come to dance ballroom dance in the ballroom are professionals and some ballroom dance enthusiasts. - Rongzi, if you like this kind of ballroom dance, you can learn a little, if you don't like it, you can not learn it. Because, the people who dance the ballroom dance are not the objects that our backup dancers serve. Besides, people who come to dance ballroom dance in the ballroom usually bring their own dance partners. - The people we accompany dancers serve are mainly people who come to dance in the ballroom. ”

"Dancehall dancers?" Xue Rong asked in a whisper.

"Yes. Pan Yanyan continued to explain, "Rongzi, Fang Cai, didn't I tell you, there are two types of dances in the dance hall, one is the national standard dance danced by professionals, and the other is the ballroom dance danced by ordinary people. - Rongzi, I'm going to tell you about the ballroom dance that ordinary people dance in this ballroom. This ballroom dance can also be divided into two genres, one is called ballroom ballroom dance, and the other is called ballroom trendy dance......"

At this time, a man in a suit and leather shoes walked in front of Pan Yanyan...... (Here, a chapter is omitted)

In this way, Xue Rong became a backup dancer in the Phoenix Building dance hall under the guidance of Pan Yanyan.

In the second year, Xue Rong's second sister Xue Qin couldn't stay in the Xue family's clinic. So, Xue Qin followed the footsteps of her eldest sister Xue Rong and also came to the provincial capital Meicheng. After that, Xue Qin followed the example of her eldest sister Xue Rong and also became a backup dancer in the Phoenix Building dance hall.

The eldest sister, Xue Rong, is an accompanying dancer in the dance hall of Phoenix Building. The duty of this dancer is only to dance with the guests, and not to accompany the guests to do anything else.

The second sister Xue Qin is younger, more beautiful, and more open than the eldest sister Xue Rong. After Xue Qin came to the Phoenix Building Ballroom, she was a second escort dancer in the Phoenix Tower Ballroom. The duties of these two escort dancers, in addition to dancing with the guests, can also accompany the guests to do some other things. These two escort dancers get a lot more benefits from the guests than the first escort dancers. However, the price paid by the second escort dancer for the guests is also greater.

In the third year, Xue Rong's third sister, Xue Jiao, couldn't stay in the Xue family's clinic anymore. So, Xue Jiao followed the figure of the eldest sister Xue Rong and the second sister Xue Qin to the provincial capital Meicheng. After Xue Jiao came to Meicheng, she also became a backup dancer in the Phoenix Building dance hall.

Xue Jiao is younger, more beautiful, and more open than her two sisters. Xue Jiao was an escort dancer in the Phoenix Building dance hall. The biggest feature of these three escort dancers is that they can accompany guests to bed.

However, Xue Jiao didn't see any kind of guests to go to bed with her, like the old, ugly-looking, like some hooligans, rice buckets and pus, these people, Xue Jiao would never sleep with them.

Near the dance hall of the Phoenix Building, there lives a villain. This villain's surname is Liu, and his name is Liu Wu. Liu Wu is in his early fifties this year, and he is very aggressive. In recent years, Liu Wu has hurt people. However, in the fight with his opponent, Liu Wu also let the opponent slash with a knife several times. Now, Liu Wu still has several scars on his face, and those scars look leprosy and scary. Therefore, in Meicheng, someone gave Liu Wu a nickname, called Liu Scar. Liu Wu and Liu Scar opened several cigarette shops in Meicheng, and earned a lot of money every day. Liu Wu and Liu Scar leprosy have a few stinky money in their hands, and often go to the Phoenix Building dance hall to pick up girls. In recent days, Liu Wu and Liu Scar have fallen in love with Xue Jiao, a new little dancer in the dance hall. Liu Wu and Liu Scar wanted to seduce the little dancing girl Xue Jiao to bed several times, but they were all rejected by the little dancing girl Xue Jiao. Liu Wu and Liu are leprosy, and they are obsessed with this matter and are lustful and immortal.

On this day, Liu Wu and Liu Scar were sitting in their own cigarette shop. Suddenly, Liu Wu and Liu Scar saw that a little beautiful girl flashed in front of the cigarette shop. Liu Wu Liu Scar looked at the back of the little beautiful girl walking away, and secretly exclaimed: "Hey, that little beautiful girl, how is she like the new little dancer Xue Jiao in the dance hall of the Phoenix Building?β€”β€” quickly, go out and have a look." ”

Liu Wu Liu Scar hurriedly ran out of the smoke shop, he looked closely, and saw clearly that the little beautiful girl was indeed the new little dancer Xue Jiao in the Phoenix Building Dance Hall. "Hey, how did she sneak here?" Liu Wu Liu Scar looked at the figure of the little dancer Xue Jiao and secretly exclaimed, "-Ha, what a godsend! She actually sent her to the door today, how can I let her go, hehe......" Liu Wu and Liu Scar were secretly happy, and they were suddenly lustful.

So, like a hungry wolf, Liu Wu and Liu Scarlai followed behind the little dancing girl Xue Jiao......

I don't know, can the little dancing girl Xue Jiao escape the clutches of Liu Wu and Liu Scar?