Kung Fu Baby with 17 Doting Brothers-Chapter 706: Superb Acting Skills
Upon hearing that the junior brother drew the role of the princess, the senior brothers all offered advice.
Ji Zhangzhuo: "I’ll take care of your costume. I’ll immediately find someone to customize it overnight for you!"
Li Zhou: "Senior brother, remember to record it!"
East Gate East: "Third senior brother, remember to take photos!"
Zhen Haowei: "Junior brother, if you can’t loosen up, I can cook you a princess meal, and afterward, you’ll surely feel like a princess."
Duan Xiayou, attending as a guest, and Tantai Yi, temporarily acting as an assistant, received quite a few messages.
Tantai Yi didn’t have much thought about it. From his perspective, the junior brothers and sisters agreeing to participate in the program meant they were willing to perform for fundraising. Whatever happens, as long as it doesn’t go against principles, they should comply.
Like when the junior sister got the role and started memorizing lines and lyrics enthusiastically—a junior brother should be doing the same... He frowned slightly and looked at the sulking Ning Jixiu.
"Junior brother, it’s not good to go back on your word."
The little boy was furious: "I won’t play a princess!"
Tantai Yi remained unmoved, "Then you can choose to exchange with someone else instead of throwing a tantrum here. Getting angry won’t solve the problem."
Ning Jixiu wanted to shout, "None of your business!"
Yet when he looked up, he was intimidated by Tantai Yi’s icy expression and could only mutter, "Why so fierce when you’re just asking."
He considered it lowering himself to go ask other kids.
After he left, the white-haired, golden-eyed man touched his own face, "Am I fierce?"
Nearby assistants were also sneaking glances at this cold yet delicate and ethereal beauty. Daunted by his icy aura, no one dared approach or heard what he said clearly.
The little Demon Sect Leader mustered the courage to inquire, but no one was willing to exchange with him.
This musical divided roles into villain, princess, hero, bandit, and villager. Besides the princess needing to stay in one place waiting, all other roles had plenty of scenes.
Some kids liked the villain’s blatant arrogance and were eager to try. Some liked the hero’s righteous aura, clutching a wooden stick considering themselves as that famous monkey. Others wanted to experience the bandit role, shouting the famous phrase ’This road is mine, this tree was planted by me.’ 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦
The villagers initially had a role only in getting captured or seeking help while providing the princess’s whereabouts. But kids felt that was not thrilling enough. Fortunately, Tuanzi played one of the heroes, so everyone added a plot where the bandit’s mountain stronghold caught fire, and the heroes needed to rescue trapped villagers. The fire was fierce, and the heroes simply took the villagers flying away.
Thinking about the flying experience, kids who got the villager role refused to exchange with Ning Jixiu.
In the end, Ning Jixiu could only place his hopes on the junior sister.
Though his senior brother was once ruthless, through recent observation, he realized the junior sister was completely different from him—actually as soft-hearted as a rabbit. Occasionally, just occasionally, this rabbit was kind of mischievous and liked to tease him. Overall, this rabbit was still cute and kind.
Tuanzi was practicing diligently, and upon hearing the eighth senior brother’s intention, she earnestly asked, "But junior brother, do you have martial arts now? Can you fight bandits and villains? Can you take villagers and princesses flying?"
Ning Jixiu: "I’ve regained a little bit of strength."
"Oh!"
Tuanzi set down her notebook and stood up, slightly tiptoeing to look down at him, "Then junior brother, can you try taking Miaomiao flying once? If you can, Miaomiao will exchange with you."
Ning Jixiu, overjoyed, hugged Tuanzi’s waist, preparing to fly... but couldn’t lift off.
He tried hard to muster strength, his face turning red, producing a double chin from exertion; two little hands gripping tightly, finally lifting Tuanzi about five centimeters off the ground.
Watching kids clapped, "Little Ningning, hang in there, you’ll be able to fly soon!"
The Sect Leader who didn’t like being called ’Little Ningning’ continued to exert himself.
Then due to insufficient accumulated Inner Strength in this body, with a ’bang’, both landed on the ground.
Tuanzi shook her head and sighed, patting the little boy’s head, "Junior brother, you’ve tried hard, don’t be sad. Even if you’re a little princess, you’re still the cutest little princess in the world."
Ning Jixiu was too angry to speak. He was the Demon Sect Leader who could silence crying children, not some adorable little one! He’s not the junior sister!
The audience was laughing wildly.
[Even with the double chin showing, still couldn’t fly, hahaha]
[But I have to say, the princess role does suit him well. He’s the youngest; the role with fewer lines suits him, definitely not because I want to see a cute little boy dressed as a princess]
[Finally, Heavenly Cloud Sect has someone like me who is equally inept!]
[The one above, junior brother could fly a few centimeters off the ground; you probably can only jump a few centimeters]
[Wake up, even the inept ones from martial arts sects are better than those generally indifferent to exercising]
[As someone who doesn’t like exercise, wow that hits me right in the knee]
Receiving Tantai Yi’s earnest advice beforehand and faced with his struggling little body, Ning Jixiu could only begrudgingly memorize the princess’s lines.
He maintained this puffed-up demeanour until the first performance.
The response from the offline audience was very good.
They were either standing or sitting below the stage, whispering judgments about the puffed-up little princess on stage.
"This kid’s acting is great!"
"Yes, got caught by the villain, she must be angry and scared. She doesn’t even bother eating what the villain offers, keeping her arms crossed to maintain distance. This kid, going places!"
Ning Jixiu, with some regained Inner Strength, thought: "..." What exactly are these people imagining?
No intention to succeed led to unexpected success. Ning Jixiu’s portrayal of the little princess garnered quite a bit of praise.
Overall, the guests’ first performance received positive feedback too. After finishing at the first venue, they hurried to the next venue.
Generally speaking, this kind of semi-charitable program tends to have poor ratings due to excessive preaching or emotional elements. But this time, the program could only cut out those preachy emotional parts, leaving it to the guests to collaborate with choirs or schools to perform everywhere.
The entire program presented positivity to the audience. Those who solely came for the guests would be moved by their positive and cheerful attitude. Those aware of the benefits brought by their performances would love these kind people even more.
Before long, Tuanzi and the others arrived in the third city.
This time they collaborated with an elementary school. The school arranged for a grade of students to come help, counting as extracurricular practice.
With more people, more programs could be performed, and multiple locations could be visited simultaneously.
On that day, Tuanzi, a few young guests, and their assigned group of students rushed to the street for a performance.
"Street performances, well, Miaomiao is quite familiar with them!"
Tuanzi patted her chest, reassuring Ning Jixiu, "Back then, Miaomiao earned meal money through street performances, we even supported adults together!"
She was extremely proud.
Ning Jixiu shrugged, "As long as I’m... I think I can perform well too."
He’s already played a princess and performed for many people; performing on the street now is a small matter!
The crowd watching grew bigger; some pushed in and out, while others begged nearby.
The camera unintentionally panned over.
[Ah, the various states of the world, same children—here they confidently perform, while over there they end up disabled begging by the roadside]
