It was the only commercial show they played in the off-season, and after the last two days of the show were also successful, they said goodbye to their rivals and returned to Beijing from Nagoya, where they soon needed to dive into the preparations for another season.

Selection, choreography, tireless adjustment and run-in of every detail...... Again, it's a long and tedious process. In fact, as early as the end of last season, Liu Bofei and Amy had already begun to study the new season and new repertoire of the players.

Or for some, the repertoire isn't that important, and maybe even for the top masters, even if it's improvisation, they can be trusted. However, Liu Bofei's concept is much more conservative and stubborn, and he insists on finding the most suitable music for each contestant, the song that can best stimulate their potential.

His seriousness and stubbornness, all these years, Amy has seen in his eyes.

It's been nine years since they were separated and reunited. In the past nine years, and the years when they were in love in the past, Liu Bofei doesn't seem to have changed much. He has always been the kind of silent, wooden, without the slightest romance and interest, his personal thoughts, what he has done for others, what he wants others to do for him, it is impossible to take the initiative to say.

Amy helplessly felt that Han Lu's current personality was not necessarily to a certain extent, but was actually influenced by Coach Liu's subtle influence.

He's ......

Amy looked at him, his gentleness was too moist and silent.

This kind of personality is not noticeable as a colleague and friend, but if it is replaced by a lover, it often makes people feel irritable, and his forbearance and silence usually bring unspeakable pressure to the other party in the intimate relationship.

On that day nine years ago, they met in front of the theater and walked into the bar together. Amy could see the embarrassment and crampedness of Liu Bofei, they hadn't seen each other for so many years, they hadn't been in contact, and he didn't know what kind of identity and mood to face her. Or to put it another way, he didn't want to meet her that much.

Before he was sure that he was good enough to look good enough after the breakup.

Although he himself understands that he has never been too good-looking.

As a player, as a lover, as a husband, and as a coach, it seems that there is always something that is not quite right, and there is always something that silently goes in a different direction than he imagined, but he doesn't know where to start to redeem it.

"I've seen you on TV. ”

In the bar, he heard Amy say that. He forced a smile and asked, "Are you still following figure skating?"

"There is concern. Amy said. There is concern, but without a very deep understanding, there is no need to say this sentence.

"I know you work as an art director in a club in the United States. Liu Bofei said, "When you return to China, is the work over there still continuing?"

"Nope. Amy shook her head, "My husband and I ...... There are also three sons, who have officially returned to China from this year. ”

“…… So, "Liu Bofei looked at his ex-wife's face, in his impression, this person was the woman he had liked and loved, and now although this feeling has become ethereal, this fact is very firm. "Are you interested in coming to the figure skating training center?"

“…… What?"

"What if the figure skating center wants to hire you as our artistic director?" asked Liu Bofei, "I have carefully studied the style of the American players, and I have found that in the last two years, their expressiveness has changed at the root, and then I saw you—"

His words stop there, but the meaning is already very obvious.

Amy always seemed to be above him, better than him, more sober than him, and far more decisive than him.

He was not very reconciled, but he had to admire.

Amy didn't give him a yes or no answer at the time, but went with him to a training center, and it was at that time that she met the invincible Ice Queen for the first time, Han Lu.

Han Lu was only 21 years old that year, and she won championships in major competitions one after another, and she had already officially become a real queen from the rising star in the mouth of the world's media, she didn't think she had any problems at all, and she didn't feel that she needed anyone's guidance.

Amy was also deeply shocked when she saw her performance with her own eyes.

At that moment, she suddenly thought she could understand her. Assuming that she had been crowned with such a degree of glory since her debut, she would not have felt that she needed to be corrected.

It's human nature.

The so-called people learn and grow through continuous experience. Different experiences lead to different growth directions, which is very normal. She can understand the concerns expressed by Liu Bofei at this time, and at the same time, she also understands that this will probably not be accepted by the players, and even Liu Bofei himself will encounter unwarranted misunderstandings and doubts.

But it doesn't matter.

Liu Bofei said that it doesn't matter.

Everything he does for the players is not done to make them understand and appreciate him. He's just doing his part as well as he can, everything he can grasp.

Because life is too ethereal and difficult to find a certain number, he wants to hold everything he can hold in his hands as much as possible.

Although this matter is also very difficult.

This time, they chose a soft and ambiguous tune for Han Lu and Xu Haoyang. This was Amy's suggestion, because according to her observations, Han Lu probably knew that she could no longer win with her skills, so she deliberately focused on the acting component in the second half of the season. However, in fact, as a performance, if you try too hard and try too hard to convey the things in the song, the whole show will become bad in terms of overall perception. Jumping and acting should be one and the same, not seen separately.

Technology is the bones, art is the muscles, and culture is the blood.

That's a commentator's best description of figure skating.

So, in this new season, which will soon be coming, Amy proposes that they go in a different style than the last time and choose a soft tune. At the same time, she came up with several pieces for them to choose from, among which she recommended a masterpiece of classical music: Debussy's "Afternoon of the Faun".

Xu Haoyang naturally knows this song.

This symphonic poem is Debussy's first representative impressionist orchestral work, which expresses the dreaminess, hazy and color changes of pastoral mythology with rich imagination and musical language, full of artistic conception and clear emotions, but as a competition selection, it will be less turbulent and undulating, which will put forward higher requirements for the contestant's sensibility and expressiveness.

In fact, Liu Bofei was a little worried, this style was too unfamiliar to Han Lu, and he felt that she would refuse the proposal.

But when Amy finished saying and the decision was up to the two of them, Han Lu glanced at Xu Haoyang and asked, "What do you think?"

"I like this one myself. Xu Haoyang said, "I think what Teacher Amy said makes sense." ”

"You think it works. Han Lu's tone was very calm, and he couldn't tell if it was a question or a statement.

“…… I think," Xu Haoyang hesitated, "I don't have any problems. ”

"That's good. Han Lu nodded, "I don't have any problems either." ”

Before Han Lu's words fell, Amy suddenly witnessed the rare ...... on Liu Bofei's face It's like a ghost's expression. He was surprised, and at the same time, he had to maintain the calmness and self-esteem of a head coach, which made the expression on his face more and more vivid.

Amy almost burst out laughing.

What's going on? What's going on, what's going on.

She can almost make up Liu Bofei's mental activities like this.

…… You, you, you, you, shouldn't you say that this song is too boring and too calm, and the audience will fall asleep, right?

Han Lu looked at the two thoughtful coaches without much expression, and Amy couldn't help but smile and clapped her hands.

"That's good. "It's crisp, and I like it." So, let's decide on the new repertoire for this season's free skate. As for the short program, you can choose a piece that is emotionally contrasted with the free skate. Do you have any ideas?" she looked at Han Lu.

"Me?" Han Lu subconsciously asked a single word.

"Brainstorm ideas. Amy said.

"I ...... for a while," Han Lu said, and then, a series of notes suddenly flashed through her mind.

It was a piece of music that Xu Haoyang had played at a dinner party in Nagoya not long ago. It is very imposing, bright and contains a hint of sadness, but the sadness is not too strong.

That's what she thinks.

Or, she felt that Xu Haoyang, who was surrounded by this song at that time, was shining all over.

It was as if he were really playing in the ruined ruins of the war.

"Croatian Rhapsody. Han Lu tried to say the name of the song.

Amy and Liu Bofei glanced at each other. Since the competition allowed the use of music with some vocals and lyrics, the choice of music by figure skaters has deliberately moved from classical music to popularity, in order to win the favor and resonance of the public, and although there are players, there are fewer and fewer players who will choose classical music.

However, in Amy's eyes, she is more focused on the classics. Because she believes that classical music is more inclusive, under the premise of fully understanding the music, she will be able to bring out the personal style of the contestants. This is something that can never be compared to pop music that is limited by lyrics. Although lyrics are becoming more and more important in pop music, if they are pure music, they do not need lyrics to express emotions.

This is Amy's insistence.

"Croatian Rhapsody. Liu Bofei repeated.

"Yes. Amy nodded.