Just one day after Emily came to Chu Zhongtian to make an appointment for Christmas, Yang Yang also told Chu Zhongtian that on the night of Christmas on the 25th, Chinese students would organize a celebration party, not only the international students at Wimbledon Art School, but he also used his connections to invite some Chinese students from other schools. So he specially instructed Chu Zhongtian to come.

A year ago at Christmas, Chu Zhongtian didn't expect that he would be so popular, and he had to take turns to catch up. But Yang Yang didn't really want Chu Zhongtian to go here, it wasn't that he was unsociable, but when he thought that he was going to see those compatriots who had quarreled with him after the ball game, he felt uncomfortable. He doesn't like those people, he doesn't like them in his heart, so he doesn't want to get along with people he doesn't like.

But for Yang Yang's sake, he finally agreed.

But the day before that, he had another date.

In fact, the Christmas spirit starts at the beginning of December. Streamers hung from the ceiling of the Dons Bar, carved glass windows were pasted with posters of Santa Claus, and Chu Zhongtian also used a watering can to write the words "Merry Christmas" in Chinese. John's idea, he said, would be more "exotic" to make his squatting at Christmas different from the usual British pubs.

※※※ At school, it seems that Christmas has come early. Just a few days into December, the school organized a series of activities to celebrate Christmas, which is still more than 20 days away.

The school's lawn has been set up as a venue for a "Christmas market", where international students and local students from the UK set up stalls and sell their goods. Generally speaking, they are gadgets and clothes with their own characteristics, and those students with strong hands-on skills sell their handicrafts, and some sell their own flavored snacks.

Either their classmates, parents who come to the school to play with their children, or residents of nearby communities.

Wimbledon School of Art is an art school that is known in the UK for nurturing artistic talents, and is the highest-rated school in the UK for arts. Their Christmas markets naturally have a strong artistic flavor, and the students make the most of their professional characteristics.

In the corner of the bazaar, there is a special stage where drama students present their own plays. Students studying drawing and painting set up an easel and for a £1 they can paint you a sketch portrait or caricature. The students majoring in technology and special effects brought out their own movable mechanical models, which attracted the interest of many boys. The students of the drama costume design hung up their own clothes and put them up for sale, attracting the girls to linger.

The whole bazaar is like an amusement park, with everything you need to eat and play.

During this time, Chu Zhongtian also helped his classmates to work in the bazaar. Yang Yang made a traditional Chinese culture exhibition thing, selling Chinese knots, brocades, buckles, jade pendants, T-shirts printed with Chinese characters, and folding fans with Chinese calligraphy that everyone brought back from China...... and everything else that has something to do with Chinese culture. Chu Zhongtian occasionally went to help, but more often than not, he was on his professional side.

Chu Zhongtian specializes in print and digital media. Their professional people have nothing to sell in this Christmas market, and they don't have a special skill that can attract the attention of others, so their task is mainly to shoot around with a camera, record all aspects of the Christmas market, and then edit and produce a program after Christmas, which is also considered an internship for them and is worth credit.

They are in groups of four or five, some are in charge of shooting, some are in charge of interviewing, some are in charge of editing, and some are responsible for lighting and holding the microphone...... Chu Zhongtian was the one in charge of the camera, because he was strong and powerful, and he was agile, unlike the fat man Philip, who had more strength but looked bulky.

This is the first time Chu Zhongtian has spent Christmas like this. Last year, when he was in the preparatory department, he spent Christmas alone in his apartment. Yang Yang held a Christmas masquerade ball, and went out before it was dark. He ate a bowl of self-cooked noodles alone in the apartment, which was considered a holiday. It was on that night that Chu Zhongtian experienced his fragility for the first time and was homesick for the first time.

In the eyes of many people, those who can come to study in the UK are rich, and those who can study abroad are happy people, and many people dream of going abroad, whether they are gilded here and then return to China, or stay in a foreign country and not go back, as long as they can go abroad. In their eyes, "going abroad" is a very romantic thing, a cool thing. But what is the life of Chinese students abroad? Many of them are "not enough for outsiders", and they can really only "know themselves".

The past is unbearable, but this year, thanks to football, he has met a lot of new friends, and this Christmas is much more lively.

"Hi, Chu!" When Emily greeted Chu Zhongtian, who was carrying the camera, Chu Zhongtian hadn't reacted yet. Because the girl in front of him was completely different from the Emily he had seen in the past.

Dressed in stage makeup, with her blonde hair up, and in costume, Emily looks just like the character she is playing - a noble princess.

"I almost didn't recognize it." Chu Zhongtian pointed the camera at Emily, and then looked at her who was looking forward to the camera. "What kind of character is this?"

"Juliet! Juliet from Romeo and Juliet! Emily said proudly. Chu Zhongtian noticed in the camera that she straightened her chest, so the chest that was squeezed up by the waist was even more stiff...... Chu Zhongtian looked at Emily's bare shoulders and chest in the air, and he couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you cold, Emily?" ”

Emily clasped her hands, "A little. She smiled at Chu Zhongtian, "But it's about to be played." She looked at the stage on one side.

Chu Zhongtian moved the camera over, and the students majoring in stage and screen scene prop design for the guest staff were making final preparations for the release of the play. In front of this small stage, several rows of proposed audience seats made of folding chairs have begun to have visitors sitting on them, waiting for this classic drama to be staged.

"It's a shame I have to go to the bazaar...... There's no way to be a spectator here. Chu Zhongtian really felt a little regretful, he had never seen what Emily was like acting...... All along, his impression of the girl in front of him came entirely from football, and it seemed that Emily was a die-hard Wimbledon fan, forgetting that she also had an identity - a second-year drama performance student at Wimbledon College of Art.

Emily seemed very happy when she heard Chu Zhongtian say this, and she asked, "Do you want to see it?" ”

Chu Zhongtian nodded, and the camera on his shoulder also shook it: "Yes." ”

"For seven days, we have performances every morning and afternoon, you can come and see it at any time, you always have time to rest, right?"

Chu Zhongtian snorted: "I'll come to see your performance when I'm resting." ”

"A word?" Emily asked, looking at the camera.

Chu Zhongtian found that Emily in the camera really had a star style, and she didn't mean it, it was a natural temperament between gestures, no wonder she chose the major of drama performance, not just because she was beautiful...... Compared to this noble princess, she looks like an ugly duckling. During his usual classes, he was also photographed by Philip and Kenny. As a result, looking at the video at the time afterwards, the image he showed in the camera was far from what he thought, and he could only comfort himself with "not being photogenic". It seems that my teacher is right, not everyone can show themselves in front of the camera without training, and those who don't need to go through the training process, we often call them talented.

Emily is clearly the girl with this talent. Because she behaves very naturally in the camera.

"It's a deal." Chu Zhongtian waved his hand at her.

From behind her, through the camera, Chu Zhongtian saw that Philip and Kenny, who had gone to buy food, had returned, and he had to get back to work.

"I've got to go to work, Emily. If I'm done with my work, and your play is still playing, I'll be your audience. Chu Zhongtian said goodbye to Emily.

Emily waved at him as well, "I hope to see you in the audience, Chu." ”

"The person who played Romeo is really a lucky guy......" Chu Zhongtian couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the beautiful and moving Emily.

This sentence made Emily very happy, and she smiled at Chu Zhongtian: "It's a pity that you are not our professional, otherwise I will definitely let you play Romeo!" ”

"I'm not acting fodder, goodbye, Emily." Chu Zhongtian waved his hand to the girl, put down the camera, and walked towards Philip and Kenny.

"You're pretty, Emily!" When the two men saw Emily, they greeted her.

"Thank you both, hee-hee!" Emily strode backstage with her long, heavy skirt as she made her final preparations for the show.

The two men turned to look at Emily's back, and Philip whistled, "Wow - that's a beautiful back." Did you hear that? There are already filmmakers who have taken a fancy to her, and it seems that she is still Hollywood...... Emily's future must be bright, maybe in a few years we will be able to see her on the big screen, and then I can proudly proclaim with my girlfriend that she is my friend, ha! "The bald fat man has already begun to fantasize.

Kenny splashed him with cold water. "First of all you don't have a girlfriend, Charles, even though you have the same name as the Prince of Wales." The Prince of Wales' full name is Charles. Philip. Arthur. George. Mountbatten-Windsor (Charlesphiliparthurgemountbatten-windsor), in international terms, this prince is far less famous than his ex-wife, who is the famous Princess Diana. And although Chu Zhongtian's bald fat classmate is also called Charles. Philip, but without the good fortune of the Prince of Wales, was able to find such a beautiful wife as Diana, who until now was single.

"Secondly, if you really say that, I guarantee that your possible girlfriend in the future will definitely be jealous."

"Shut your foul mouth!" Philip waits viciously for Kenny.

Kenny laughed.

Chu Zhongtian said to the two friends who derogated each other: "Okay, it's time for us to work." If you want to see Princess Dons's amazing performance, hurry up and finish our work. ”

This sentence works better than anything else, Kenny and Philip, who want to see beautiful women, immediately packed up all their equipment, Philip is tall and fat, and the heavy work is naturally handed over to him to do, except for the camera is Chu Zhongtian, and the lights, stands, speakers, etc. are all on his back. Despite this, he did not complain at all, but seemed to be full of fighting spirit. "For Juliet! We have to speed things up! He shouted with a wave of his fist, attracting curious glances from many people.

"Hey, stay away from us!" Kenny jumped to the side, he didn't want the people to think he was in league with the madman.

※※※The play has begun, and the audience seats are full, and many people are standing in the aisles and periphery to enjoy it. Most of them are boys, and they obviously know Emily, a famous beauty in the school. Stan is about to put on a show.

So when Emily's Juliet appeared in a gorgeous costume, there were bursts of applause and whistles from the audience below.

Emily took a quick glance at the audience, and she was slightly disappointed that she didn't find a familiar figure in it. But she found another familiar figure—her mother, and a strange man with her, and the two of them were talking.

After observing Emily, she walks over to the table with an apple, and the lucky one who plays Romeo enters from the other end of the stage.

Emily frowned in annoyance, sighed wistfully, and said, "Ah! Romeo, Romeo, why are you called Romeo? Deny your father and give up your name! If you don't want to, make a vow to love me, and I'll no longer be Caplet......"

"Your daughter is so beautiful." The man standing with Emily's mother in the audience looked at Emily performing on stage. Stan, to the mother beside him.

"My daughter is more than beautiful, Mr. Johnson." The lady next to her looked up at the stage, a gesture that made her look proud. In fact, she was proud to hear this gentleman praise his daughter.

This time, Mr. Johnson didn't answer right away. He watched in silence for a while before nodding and saying, "The acting is very talented, and it is natural and dedicated...... I'd like to talk to her after the show, Ms. Miranda. ”

"No problem, Mr. Johnson. I'll arrange it for you. Emily's mother, Ms. Miranda, smiled and was very happy with the result.

※※※ Chu Zhongtian's group completed their shooting task as quickly as possible, and then they handed over the material tape to the classmate in charge of editing, and they all slipped away.

When the three of them arrived at the front of the stage, the scene was nearing its end.

When Romeo points to the moon in the sky and prepares to swear an oath of love between them, Emily's Juliet exclaims, "Ah! Don't swear by the moon, it's fickle, and every month has ups and downs; If you swear by it, maybe your love will be as impermanent as it! ”

Romeo was distressed, "Then why should I swear?" ”

Emily paused here and didn't pick up the conversation, which made her mother, who was watching intently, frown.

But soon, Juliet gazed affectionately at her lover again: "Okay, don't swear. I believe in your love. ”

At this time, the call of Juliet's nurse came from behind the scenes. Juliet, who was afraid of being bumped into on dating her enemy's family, showed a frightened expression.

"Miss!" The nurse's cry was a little louder.

Juliet answered, then turned to Romeo and said, "Dear Montagu, tomorrow I will have a letter for you, and I hope you will not be discouraged, good night!" ”

Romeo reluctantly stretched out his hand, "May sleep close your eyes!" May peace rest my soul! Good night, beautiful girl......" Then he turned sideways, and Juliet hurried off the field.

"This damn lucky one!" Philip, who watched Emily's Juliet and Romeo's affectionate farewell, scolded viciously. "Why not me? Damn it! ”

Kenny was also a little distracted: "I knew that I had applied for the drama performance department in the first place......"

Philip had been hit by Kenny before, and now he finally found a chance to fight back: "Hah! Could it be that Romeo is black? ”

Not to be outdone, Kenny said, "At least he's not a fat man, and he's bald!" ”

"You're tired of life, Joseph! I'm going to duel with you! Philip pointed at Kenny.

"I can't ask for it! Come, as much as our friendship is evident, for the sake of dear Juliet, I accept your challenge! Kenny recited his own "lines" as if he were acting on stage, and then waved his hand as if he were holding a knife in his hand.

"Juliet is mine, you don't want to occupy it! Look at the knives! Philip "rolled" over to Kenny...... The two friends were making a mess on the side, but Chu Zhongtian didn't get involved. He watched Emily run off the stage, he had told Emily that he was lucky to play Romeo's kid, but at that time there was a lot of jokes. Now, he really envied Romeo who was still standing on the stage...... He'd known Emily for a semester, and he'd never seen her call a boy so affectionately. The words "dear" never came out of Emily's mouth at all. Even if he has such a good relationship with her, he just calls himself "Chu", and sometimes he calls him "Chinese boy".

Emily and the others are only acting in fragments of "Romeo and Juliet", and if they are all acted, there will not be enough time. So after this scene ended, even if today's play was over, Emily hurriedly removed her makeup, changed her clothes again, and came out of the backstage planning to go straight to where Chu Zhongtian was. On stage just now, she accidentally caught a glimpse of Chu Zhongtian standing on the periphery of the crowd, and it was that glance that made her almost make a mistake, but fortunately she only paused in the end, and continued to act without a trace.

As soon as she showed up, she was stopped by her mother, who was waiting backstage: "Emily. ”

"Oh-mommy......" Emily rolled her eyes, why was she stopped at this time? I knew she had slipped out from the other side. When she was stopped by her mother, she knew that it was impossible to get out, and she also knew why her mother was waiting for her here.

"Watch your demeanor!" The mother lowered her voice and lectured in her daughter's ear, she didn't like her daughter's eye rolling, which would make her look completely out of temperament, like a village girl. Especially not in the presence of Mr. Johnson.

Emily resisted the urge to roll her eyes again. Her mother must not know that her daughter was not only scolding outside, but also giving her middle finger as if no one was around, right?

"I'll introduce you to someone, Emily." The mother pulled her daughter to the middle-aged man who was watching the show with her. "This is Carl. Mr. Johnson. From Los Angeles. She added. Hollywood. ”

(To be continued)