498 Third Place in the City-Wide Fencing Competition
[What a joke. Shi Xi didn’t film any local movies and went out to be a mentor just to suffer this grievance?]
How many people were watching this variety show because of Shi Xi? Who had the most views in the first episode?
[Who was on the trailer? Doesn’t the Festival Group know that?]
[Since you don’t want to show Shi Xi in the episode, then don’t show her on the trailer!]
[They want views but don’t want to give Shi Xi any shots. They’re really self-righteous and upright.]
The fans couldn’t stand being wronged.
They wanted to see Shi Xi become a mentor, but they didn’t want her to become a stepping stone for others.
She was outside for three months and only had a few seconds of screen time in each episode?
Then she might as well not film this variety show!
Before Shi Xi could watch the second episode, she received a greeting from her good friend, Tao Yuxuan.
She clicked on the second episode and found that it was really just a few seconds.
Shi Xi had not expected the director to be so petty.
There were almost no scenes of her in the second episode.
Only a few seconds of footage was shown at the beginning, and after that, there were no more scenes for her in the second episode.
Shi Xi was a little angry when she thought about how she didn’t get any shots at such a strange time.
Tao Yuxuan consoled her, [Don’t worry, foreigners are xenophobic.]
[…]
It was probably because she had offended the director.
Just because she didn’t drink!
Was there a need to?
She didn’t believe that she could be left out of the screen forever!
Shi Xi took a look at the internet and realized that [The Top] had received a lot of bad reviews after the second episode of the show was broadcast.
Part of the controversy was about her lack of screen time.
But more people were discussing the variety show itself.
In the second episode, Felomina had received too many followers and was under too much pressure, so she cried out of grievance.
She was beautiful to begin with, and when she cried, her tears fell drop by drop, making one’s heart ache.
[My baby, don’t cry. I’ll give you all the tickets.]
[Mina, don’t cry. You’re the best!]
[Ah, my heart aches for my Mina. I really want to hug her.]
[…]
[Why are you all surrounding Felomina? I know that she’s the Top of the first episode, but there’s no need to spend one hour of the two hours talking about her, right?]
[Mina got the Top spot in the first episode, is there a problem with having more screen time?]
[You were just saying that this was a 50-person talent show, and now you’re saying that Mina’s first shot is no problem.]
[M Country’s players have a lot of screen time. Is this a nationality preference?]
[Sigh, sigh, I wouldn’t dare to say such words.]
[…]
Not only that, but someone even calculated everyone’s shots in the first and second episodes.
The first episode was the first stage, and everyone had a stage and a self-introduction, so it was not clear.
However, with such statistics, it was easy to see who had more shots.
Felomina.
However, Felomina, who was crying because of her injury, had already attracted many fans.
…
The internet was in chaos.
Meanwhile, Shi Xi was lying in the villa, wasting her time.
The door of the villa was opened, and Ron came in.
“I’ll drive.” When Ron saw that Shi Xi was home, he said in surprise, “Don’t you have to record this afternoon?”
“No need,” Shi Xi replied.
Ron’s eyes lit up. “Why don’t I send you to Shi Chen’s company?” he suggested.
Shi Xi thought for a moment. ‘Forget it. I won’t disturb him.’
“Tell me where I can go shopping here, and I’ll just find a place to go shopping.”
“Then I’ll go with you,” Ron said immediately. “I know all the shops here.”
“This…” Shi Xi hesitated, thinking about how to reject Ron.
When Ron saw Shi Xi’s indifferent expression and lack of interest, he said, “You’re Shi Chen’s younger sister. Just based on this, I’ll treat you well. You don’t have to think too badly of me.”
Having her secret exposed, Shi Xi smiled awkwardly. “No, I’m just not used to shopping with unfamiliar people.”
Ron thought for a moment and said, “If you don’t want to go shopping, how about we go somewhere else? Do you want to watch fencing?”
“You know how to fence?” Shi Xi was stunned.
Speaking of this, Ron’s face was filled with pride as he said, “I’ve trained for a while, and I’m third place in the city-wide fencing competition.”
“That’s very powerful.” Shi Xi was a little interested and said, “I haven’t been to a live fencing match before!”
When it came to his field of expertise, Ron smiled confidently and said, “I’m free in the afternoon, so I’ll take you there to watch. You can watch my fencing practice and I can teach you some simple moves.”
“Sure!” Shi Xi nodded.
She was actually very interested in Western fencing, but she had never had the chance to come into contact with it.
She wondered how similar it was to the swordsmanship in ancient martial arts.
After the meal, Ron brought Shi Xi to the fencing practice hall.
Shi Xi had learned ancient martial arts before, so she had naturally come into contact with sword techniques.
However, it was different from fencing overseas.
After a long period of evolution, fencing had become a traditional sport.
After entering the fencing practice hall, Ron led Shi Xi to a change of clothes with ease. He picked out a sword for Shi Xi and said, “I can teach you a little. Just follow my practice.”
It had been a long time since Shi Xi had held a sword. When she saw the sword in her hand, she felt a little emotional.
Although it was different from the one she had used before, she couldn’t help but want to wave it around.
After changing into their equipment, the two of them went to a separate training room.
“I’ll teach you a few simple moves,” Ron said. follow me.
Shi Xi humbly asked for advice while carefully observing Ron’s movements.
Unlike traditional Chinese swordsmanship, in fencing, the Baroque sword and epee were completely piercing weapons. Only the tip of the sword was effective, and the horizontal strike of the sword pole was ineffective.
That was why Ron taught Shi Xi to stab forward and retreat to dodge.
However, the advantage of this sword was that it was very light.
Shi Xi gestured a few times and started to miss her old sword.
But on second thought, it was difficult for her to even lift her sword back then, so she stopped thinking about it.
After Ron taught Shi Xi a few moves, he realized that she was able to grasp them very quickly. He could not help but praise her, “You’ve mastered it very quickly, and your movements are very standard!”
“I’ve practiced a little before, so I’m able to master it rather quickly,” Shi Xi said with a smile.
“Why don’t we try fighting?” Ron suggested.
Shi Xi nodded happily. “Of course. Is it okay to stab the body with the tip of the sword?”
“Yes, the flower sword is a weapon that can be used for stabbing. It is only effective if the sword tip pierces through it. The sword shaft is ineffective. The effective part of the attack is the torso, which is where I wear the metal suit. This is an electronic device,” Ron explained to Shi Xi. “It can distinguish between effective and ineffective hits.”
“So, when the sword pierces your hand and leg, it is an ineffective attack?” Shi Xi asked thoughtfully.
“In the Baroque sword, it’s like this,” Ron said.
“That would be boring.” Shi Xi blinked her eyes and said, “You have to hit the wrist of the other party. That’s the fastest way to balance the other party!”
