The two stepped forward to say hello to Mr. Zhao.

Teacher Zhao said, "You are contestants, right? ”

Jia Liang showed his work card and said: "We are the players of the Los Angeles Art Troupe. ”

Teacher Zhao nodded.

Zhu Xiaohua stepped forward to help carry things.

Taking advantage of the break when everyone was resting, he took Jia Liang's work card and said, "Lend me your work card." ”

Then he walked straight towards Mr. Zhao.

At this time, the staff on the side of the stage called Jia Liang to help.

Jia Liang could only watch from a distance what Zhu Xiaohua said to Teacher Zhao, and the two talked for about five or six minutes, and finally Teacher Zhao nodded, and Zhu Xiaohua smiled and walked back.

Jia Liang was curious and asked, "What did you talk about with Teacher Zhao, and you talked for so long?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua: "Secret. ”

Jia Liang: "You don't want to go through the back door, do you?" ”

Zhu Xiaohua: "He is only responsible for registration, and he is not responsible for scoring, so it's useless to go through the back door." ”

Jia Liang: "......"

But think about it, a teacher who is responsible for registration naturally has no authority to rate and score the contestants.

Jia Liang was relieved.

Although he knows that he is not Zhu Xiaohua's opponent, as a contestant, who has not yet dreamed of a championship.

What if the judges like their style?

If Zhu Xiaohua goes through the back door, won't his championship be yellow?

The two lingered in the arena for a while before leaving the China Hotel.

The game doesn't officially start until tomorrow, and the two have to find a place to stay and stay.

Zhu Xiaohua looked at the low-slung bungalow across the street, where all kinds of signboards were hung, hostels, food stalls, barber shops, everything.

He decided to cross the street and look on the other side.

As soon as the two walked to the opposite side, Jia Ting suddenly pointed to a signboard and said, "China...... There is also a Chinese hotel here. ”

Zhu Xiaohua looked in the direction he pointed, and saw that this was a low-rise one-story building, which was old and dilapidated, and it did not have the magnificent appearance of the China Hotel opposite.

Look closely, on the signboard, between Chinese restaurants, there is also a word "small".

"Chinese Hotel"

Zhu Xiaohua read it out.

Jia Liang exclaimed again: "Mom, I was almost deceived." This is a copycat store. ”

Zhu Xiaohua went to knock on the door, and a middle-aged woman wearing plastic sandals walked out of the room, combing her curly hair and wearing heavy makeup.

Zhu Xiaohua asked, "How much does it cost to stay in the hotel?" ”

The proprietress said: "Four cents a night." ”

Zhu Xiaohua: "Let's have one." ”

The hostess turned around to get the keys and showed them to the room.

There are two beds in the room, and a simple table and chairs are placed against the wall. On the table are aluminum kettles, enamel teacups.

Zhu Xiaohua sat down on the bed in the outer room, stretched out his hand and tried it, this bed is soft and hard, just enough to sleep well.

After Jia Liang entered the door, he went directly to the bed in the inner room and said, "I can finally rest." It's been a tiring day in the car. ”

The proprietress suddenly spoke: "You only took out four cents, and you can only sleep in one bed." ”

Zhu Xiaohua: "Didn't you say, a four-mao?" ”

Hostess: "What I'm talking about is that a bed is four cents a night." Either add money or you two sleep in the same bed. I'm going to rent out the other one. ”

Zhu Xiaohua was shocked, this kind of broken place, this price, is really a bit outrageous.

The only good thing is that it's right across the street from the China Hotel, so you don't have to rush to the competition tomorrow.

Jia Liang: "Are you a Chinese hotel when you are home, and the price is so expensive?" And it's just the price of a bed. ”

Hostess: "No way, we are a small Chinese hotel here, so the room is small and the bed is small." You will stay there. ”

The two were speechless.

However, a bed is enough for two people, so Zhu Xiaohua had to reluctantly agree.

After the proprietress left, Zhu Xiaohua turned over the money in his pocket and counted it.

When he went out, he only had two yuan left on him, and after buying the train ticket, he only had one piece of four left, and the two of them took the bus, and after staying, he only had eight cents left.

Now he only has eight cents in his pocket.

Zhu Xiaohua said: "It seems that in tomorrow's race, we must get the rankings, otherwise the money to buy tickets will not be enough." ”

Jia Liang waved his fist angrily and said, "The thief who was hit by a thousand knives, I went out with more than ten yuan, all in my wallet." As a result, he served it in a pot. I'm poorer than you now. ”

Jia Liang regretted a little that he didn't listen to Zhu Xiaohua's advice, and he was careless when he went out, so he couldn't go home now.

In the evening, another young man in his early twenties moved into the next bed.

He carried a canvas satchel and a single-card tape recorder in his hand.

As soon as he sat down on the bed, he asked, "You're here for tomorrow's race, right?" ”

Jia Liang: "I can see it." ”

The little brother stretched out his hand and introduced himself: "My name is Lu Ling, the fifth contestant in the competition. The people who come to stay in this small Chinese restaurant are basically the contestants. ”

Jia Liang also introduced himself: "Jia Liang, Zhu Xiaohua." ”

After Zhu Xiaohua said hello to him briefly, he walked out of the room, leaving the two of them to chat in the room.

He needs a quiet environment to brush up on tomorrow's songs.

Zhu Xiaohua sang Daolang's song repeatedly, until he gradually found the feeling in the song.

At this time, it was already night, the lights were on, and the streets were crowded with people. He returned to his hostel room.

"Let me tell you, if anyone can win the championship in tomorrow's game, it must be Brother Zhu."

Zhu Xiaohua heard Jia Liang bragging from afar.

"Two days ago, Brother Zhu won the second place in the steel mill competition by singing and helping us win the second place in the break dance program."

Brother Lu's voice asked, "Is there really such a god?" But the strength of your Los Angeles Art Troupe is not weak. ”

Jia Liang said: "Of course not, the magic of Brother Zhu is that he is not a member of our art troupe. He was introduced by someone else. Moreover, this time he also replaced my colleague Jia Ting to participate in the competition......"

Zhu Xiaohua coughed twice and walked into the house.

Jia Liang also seemed to realize that he was bragging too much, so he quickly shut up.

Brother Lu said with a skeptical expression: "I don't believe it, we will compete in the arena tomorrow." ”

The next day, the front of the China Hotel was lit up with lights, and colorful banners were displayed in the wind.

The contestants entered the arena one after another.

Zhu Xiaohua walked in the team that entered the arena and counted, there were more than 100 players in total.

When people enter the door, they will give their entry cards to the staff, and then the staff will issue the entry number.

Zhu Xiaohua got No. 58, which happened to be in the middle position.

Everyone entered the venue and sat down, and the audience and guest seats were full.

In the audience, there were four or five fashionable people in suits and ties, who stood out from the crowd in this era when it was common to wear military uniforms and tunics.

On the guest seat, there are also several foreigners with yellow hair and blue eyes and high noses.

These people are also very eye-catching.