Once she had a plan, she eagerly went to the post office and called Zhang Family Village directly.
When the people from the village arrived, she issued a series of threats and instructions, telling them they had to take Xia Zhaoyun away no matter what. The Song Family, she added, would provide a two-hundred-yuan subsidy out of consideration for their eighteen-year relationship.
The other party could only nod in delight. Getting a beautiful young woman for free, plus a huge sum of money? Who wouldn’t be thrilled?
If the Song mother hadn’t repeatedly stressed the timing, they would have shown up immediately.
The dance Xia Zhaoyun choreographed had won first place. Without her even having to bring it up, Mr. Xue had her and Teacher Su choreograph together, respectively training the girls from Group One and Group Three.
"Zhaoyun, do you feel I’m being unfair to you?" Mr. Xue asked with a smile after laying out the arrangements.
Xia Zhaoyun shook her head. "Not at all. I see it as a sign of trust from you and Teacher Su, as well as a test of my abilities. I’ll work hard on the choreography and strive to perform on the Cultural Palace stage!"
Teacher Su patted her shoulder, pleased. "I’ve always felt that you were exceptionally intelligent, just as you are beautiful. It’s just that your focus was scattered, and you weren’t applying yourself in the right areas, letting your wonderful talent go to waste."
"But now look—the moment you focused all your energy on your work with our troupe, you achieved remarkable results. If you keep this up, getting into the Central Political Department is only a matter of time."
"Anyway, there are still two months until the official selection. You can work on the choreography for now. If it doesn’t turn out well, you can come back to being my lead dancer. How does that sound?"
Xia Zhaoyun nodded gratefully. "Thank you, Teacher Su."
She requested the materials from previous Autumn Arts Festivals from Mr. Xue.
The troupe took this event very seriously, keeping detailed records every year. These included the themes, music selections, innovative aspects of the dances, audience reactions, and more. They even used a camera to photograph each routine, movement by movement, creating an invaluable reference library.
Xia Zhaoyun reviewed the materials three or four times. She couldn’t help but marvel at how Xiahua was full of hidden talent. Even with her memories of the future, she had to admit that every festival featured two or three performances that were absolutely stunning.
The girls of Group Three were scrambling to catch up on their fundamentals, but they were barely managing to keep from falling behind. Even with two months, it was impossible for all of them to transform from average dancers into top-tier performers.


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