Chapter 16: The Man in the Mask of Happiness
"Bai An! Hurry up, Bai An! Is the makeup done? What about clothes? All dressed? Then hurry up, hurry up! I'm waiting for you to play, what are you still doing? The agent rushed into the lounge and pulled Zhao Baian to rush out the door.
"Wait a minute!!" Zhao Bai'an, who was wearing a dress, struggled to break free, almost messing up the hairstyle that the stylist had taken care of.
"What's wrong?" The broker was a little impatient.
"I feel...... Without energy, I think it might be hard for me to laugh later. β
"It's hard to laugh out? This can't be done, it's difficult......" The agent calmed down and became less eager.
He picked up the walkie-talkie: "Field A, see if you can delay the opening for another fifteen minutes, no, drag the fans for another twenty minutes." β
"Bai An, didn't you take your medicine?" After the order, the agent walked over, put his hands on Zhao Bai'an's arms, and kept his eyes on her face to observe.
"Eat." She thought that he was disappointed that she couldn't find a trace of happiness on her face at the moment.
"That shouldn't be...... Bai An, did you eat according to your usual amount? β
Zhao Bai'an nodded: "Well, I ate three grains." β
The agent took a deep breath: "In this case, you take three more pills, no, take six pills and try it." β
"Six? But ...... like this," Zhao Baian hesitated.
"It's okay, Bai An." The agent slightly bent down slightly and was a cut taller than Zhao Bai'an, his eyes were level with her, "Don't you also know the effect of this medicine?" It can help you collect the happiness in advance so that you can feel it. β
"Your identity is the hottest idol of sunshine and happiness!"
"But I'm ...... I'm not really as sunny and happy as everyone thinks...... You know that, too. Zhao Bai'an was a little anxious and stomped his feet.
"Shhhh Talk nonsense! The agent tilted his head, and his eyes suddenly became fierce, "Why are you actually unhappy?" Pure nonsense! You, it's just that you've been a little stressed lately, and I know that this loop has made you and us all tired. β
"Come, you come." The agent took her hand and walked to the control room, "This is the last one, and I'll give you a whole month off after this one!" β
As soon as I pushed open the door of the control room, I could see the crowd under the stage. "Come, take a closer look."
"You help her zoom in." The agent said to the field control officer, "Yes, yes, that's it." β
"Bai An, take a closer look, these people."
The magnified faces swiped in front of the screen, so clear that Zhao Bai'an could see the beads of sweat hanging on both sides of his cheeks because of the stuffiness.
Everyone's eyes were shining, and they were looking in the same direction, which was the direction of appearance, and it was where she was going to appear.
"Bai An, did you see it? In fact, I don't need to say that you must understand how important you are to these fans of yours. β
"In such a depressing era when everyone is under pressure, how difficult it is to appear as an energetic person like you, everyone regards you as a pillar in their hearts!"
"Ann ......"
"Okay, don't talk about it, help me get the medicine." Zhao Baian interrupted the agent's persuasion.
With that kind of look, she couldn't refuse it anyway.
Six ordinary small black pills went down the throat to the stomach, melted and spread......
βHelloοΌ How are you all? Zhao Bai'an was wearing a white gauze skirt and slowly landed on a high-altitude platform.
"Bai An!! White! Quiet! White! Quiet! Wow~~~" Before her figure could fully appear, the atmosphere in the venue had been ignited to the extreme.
The rolling heat wave mixed with everyone's passion enveloped her at once.
Eventually, she took twenty-four pills.
But what does it matter, how gorgeous the world is, and how beautiful life is. The lights in the venue are like little stars, one by one; The glow stick also represents the hot hearts of fans.
The high platform stopped in mid-air, the music of Zhao Bai'an's famous song sounded, the crowd under the stage instantly fell silent, and the glow sticks swayed rhythmically from side to side.
She doesn't even need to open her mouth at all, every song can be done by the crowd.
The platform slowly descended again, falling directly above the crowd and within reach.
"Are you happy today?" Zhao Baian shouted.
"Open ~ heart ~" The crowd responded enthusiastically.
"Bai An! It's been a long time since I've felt this feeling of happiness, I just look at you, your happy smile, and I feel like I can be as happy as you! A chant came from the direction of one of the VIP seats below.
"Bai An! Bai An! Bai An! β
"What if...... I said, in fact, I might feel unhappy one day. β
"Impossible! Bai An! No way! β
"Bai An, you are the motivation to support me to continue to live. I still remember when I was standing by the river, the wind was so cold, and at the moment when I was about to jump, I saw your smiling face on the big screen of the high-rise building on the other side of the river. A smiling face like a spring breeze! β
"If you're not happy, who else is?"
"You are synonymous with happiness and we love you! Bai An! β
Looking at the faces looking up one after another, more and more heat flows poured out of Zhao Bai'an's body, this is the motivation to continue! She couldn't, she couldn't fail any of them.
"Oops, Bai An! Hard work. "The four-hour concert ended well. Zhao Bai'an had almost exhausted all the energy she had worked so hard to gather.
"I don't think I'll be able to be happy anymore." The makeup remover slowly removed her delicate makeup, and was removed with enthusiasm.
Zhao Bai'an's heart became extremely empty in an instant.
"You're talking nonsense again, Bai An." The agent looked displeased, "Wasn't it okay just now?" β
"Okay? Do you just call it okay? β
In the mirror, Zhao Bai'an's original appearance was gradually revealed, his eyes were not so big and bright, and there were even deep dark circles under his eyes, and his lips were not bright red but brown with a layer of white.
"Do you know how much medicine I took? Twenty-four grains! Twenty-four grains! β
"It's okay Bai An, how much medicine you want."
"No, that's not the point." Zhao Bai'an shook his head, "You don't understand at all...... I can feel it myself. β
The effect of that black pill is to be able to gather happiness in the future so that people can feel it in advance.
In the past, Zhao Bai'an was really happy, but later he slowly began to eat one pill when he needed it, and it became two or three grains. Twenty-four grains to this day.
Increase, increase,
Consume, Consume,
What does that mean, would she not know?
"I, ah, may never have such an emotion of happiness again. The one just now has already spent all the happy emotions in the future. β
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"I'm sorry, I really can't help it." For a month, Zhao Bai'an, who was huddled in the corner, said to the agent who came to visit her every day.
She practiced in front of the mirror countless times, but she could never find the perfect arc of the first smile.
"Or I'd better retire."
"Retirement? How can this work? Don't you know? In the past few days, you just announced that you were sick, and there have been several incidents of fans who have lost hope and committed suicide because they couldn't see your smile. β
"I know."
"You know you still want to retire? You have long since become a happy representative and a star of hope for this country. As soon as you retire, how many people will die with you? And how much labor will the country lose? β
"You're not happy for yourself anymore, you know? In order to ensure the psychological stability of the people, the authorities will not agree with your idea. β
"But what do you think I can do?"
But why is it that happiness is lost?
Is it because happiness is no longer a pure thing, and then it leaves itself?
And in such a stressful and fast-paced environment, everyone's happiness is squeezed and turned into a precious thing.
"Did you take that medicine again?" The broker refers to the little black pill.
"Yes." Zhao Bai'an, who was in the mirror in the corner of the wall, nodded, "Eat all of my own, hundreds of grains." β
"A little effect, even a little, nothing?"
"Nope."
Zhao Baian only felt that he was getting more and more slender in the mirror, and the corners of his mouth were getting deeper and lower.
"Hey, I didn't want to give it to you, but now...... I had to try. The agent took out a small wooden box in the shape of a long strip from his inner pocket, carried the water, and brought it to Zhao Bai'an together.
"Happy Mask...... What is it? "When I opened the box, there was only one pill inside, and the yellow coating was emblazoned with a laughing mask.
"Eat, eat and you'll be smiling again." The agent put the water cup in front of Zhao Bai'an's eyes.
The agent saw her hesitation, and immediately said: "Eating can save many people, you are already a contemporary happy singer, you have this responsibility." β
Yes, it's not just herself anymore that she's carrying it on her shoulders.
"Eat it." Following this sound, the pill slid into Zhao Bai'an's throat.
But it seems to ...... Nothing has changed, huh?
No.
Who is that person in the mirror?
Zhao Bai'an touched her cheeks with her hands in disbelief, and she did the same in the mirror.
That's right, the touch between her fingers was as real as what her eyes saw, the perfectly upward arc, Zhao Bai'an pulled down hard and didn't move.
It's a happy mask.
Immediate results.
"Oooh! Looks like this is very useful! The agent finally breathed a sigh of relief when he saw Zhao Baian's smile, and his originally nervous shoulders also fell several degrees.
Zhao Bai'an touched her face that was emotionally separated from her and asked, "How long can this last?" β
"Forever!" The agent's arm was wide open, "Once and for all!" In the minds of the public, you will always be happy. β
"Even if I really don't have a trace of happiness in my heart?"
"Even if you really don't have a trace of happiness in your heart!"
"Ding-knock-"
Are there still visitors at this time?
"Ahh It's finally here, and I've invited it. One of the top theatre masters in our country. The agent trotted to open the door.
"What is the master of drama coming to do?" Zhao Baian followed and ran to the door.
The emaciated man in black with the same bitter face as she did in her heart stood in the doorway.
"Ah, hello." But the moment he saw Zhao Bai'an's hypocritical smile, his eyes flashed.
It seems that she has made the right decision so far.
"I'm here to teach you how to laugh, Xiao." The sunspot man took off his hat and owed me a debt, "But it seems that a happy goddess like Bai An doesn't need it?" β
Has my popularity reached this point? Zhao Bai'an himself was a little incredulous.
"No, no, no, please come in." Zhao Bai'an naturally smiled and said something like this, "I'm really happy, but please teach me more ways to laugh......