Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, and replied a little confusedly, "Impossible." In the previous competition, it was allowed to invite foreign aid, for example, Wu Jiayi almost lost the election at that time, but later she invited her fellow senior brother and immediately raised the score. But in the final finals, the charter sent by the director asked us not to invite foreign aid in this issue. "
"Fortunately, there is no need to ask for foreign aid... Jiang Xiao suddenly felt a little dizzy, and his eyes widened after picking up the bottle of drink on the table, "LIO Pink Rose, it turned out to be you!" "
The alcohol concentration is 3.5, but he can still drink Jiang Xiao down!
Man was still amused by Jiang Xiao's action, "I thought you couldn't drink before, but I didn't expect you to be so undrinkable." Can I drink this stuff as water? "
As she spoke, she took the wine bottle in Jiang Xiao's hand into her hand, "Okay, don't drink it." What did you just say? Fortunately, you don't have to ask for outside help? "
Jiang Xiao's eyes dimmed a little, she propped her head to look at the beautiful scenery outside the brown glass, and then whispered, "He's going abroad." said that he was going to audition for a Hollywood movie, and he didn't want to miss the channel that he finally opened up. Of course, I didn't want him to miss it, so I let him go. "
This movie tells the history of the lost civilization of Atlantis, which requires a lot of non-Caucasian characters, and a handsome guy like Shen Qinghuai, who has superb acting skills and black hair and black eyes, is naturally favored by this producer, so under the trade-off of several parties, it just so happened that this movie has begun global selection, so Shen Qinghuai was given a chance to audition.
"Didn't he even come to the finals?" Man still said with a slight exaggeration, "Is it important to you or is your career important?" "
Jiang Xiao felt that this matter could not be weighed like this, but she was also a little disappointed when she was still full of words, "It's okay if you don't come, I don't have so much pressure." Zhu Erlan can't ask for foreign help, and I won't ask either. "
After these episodes of the show, even if she and Zhu Erlan were not in another group, the smell of gunpowder was actually getting stronger and stronger, which was not only reflected in the eye contact between them, but even every time they teamed up with them, they felt the pressure in it, which was obviously stronger than other groups.
Perhaps, this pressure can be called the winning mind.
It is precisely because of such two divaas who are full of gunpowder that the production of the show deliberately increased this highlight in the later stage of the film, which made the gimmicks of the show much more sufficient than before, and when it came to the final cost-effective results, Jiang Xiao and Zhu Erlan each won two medals, showing the strong momentum of no one to let anyone.
Chen Chuyang actually has two medals, but he was originally relatively low-key, so he was not conspicuous at the scene, and he would not give others his eye-catching sense of immediacy, but when summarizing the final results, you will suddenly find that this new actor is worthy of being the youngest and most promising actor, otherwise how could he successfully win two medals in silence.
With the continuous broadcast of the show, the sparks between Jiang Xiao and Zhu Erlan were full of sparks, and naturally they were also noticed by others.
In addition to the press release issued by the company itself, many media began to render pen and ink for this war, some said that this is called the battle of the queen of heaven in the new century, some people say that this is called the collision of new hatred and old grudges, and some people say that Jiang Xiao participated first, and then Zhu Erlan also joined, such a battle is quite meaningful.
During this time, Shao Jinghui's reputation was already vacillating because of rumors, and Zhu Erlan was even more affected by Gu Qianqian in several dramas, which led to a certain decline in popularity, so the finals of this battle of the century actually overshadowed all TV series in the same schedule for a while.
Prior to this, the live broadcast rights of the finals had been bought out by a video website at a high price, and Jiang Xiao's amazing performance at the CT brand site was also turned around by many people.
So the finals were crowned as "Jiang Xiao, the king of the endorsement stage VS film and television queen Zhu Erlan, the battle of the century, will the old grudges end here?" The name has been widely disseminated in major media, and such a sudden attention has put pressure on the program team, but at the same time, it has also brought a new round of brand endorsement capital injection and participation to the production team.
These news from the outside world, Ah Cai was very excited to tell Jiang Xiao, and even the live video website also opened a vote, betting on who you are optimistic about winning the championship, this time Jiang Xiao actually won the first place with an overwhelming victory. There is no other reason, and this has a lot to do with the live stage performance of the CT brand.
Although Zhu Erlan's performance in each issue is also very good, most people feel that Zhu Erlan's expressiveness on the stage seems to be slightly inferior to Jiang Xiao, and Ah Cai also pointed fingers at Jiang Xiao and said that if Jiang Xiao can defeat Zhu Erlan this time, then she will become a well-deserved advertising queen.
You must know that the title of advertising queen means that Jiang Xiao's advertising endorsements will rise in the future, and the advertising endorsement industry should be the most cost-effective, time-saving and labor-saving job.
Jiang Xiao actually doesn't have much interest in advertising, it's not as interesting as acting.
But she participated in this show before, and she liked to be able to use her creative points to show her creativity in a timely manner, while other programs were relatively weakened in this regard.
The combination of external and internal factors made the finals spark before they even started.
Jiang Xiao came back to his senses, it was already warm outside, and when the night was approaching, the sky was dyed with a faint layer of fishtail sunset.
There was a conversation between Man and Mu Han in his ears, "Do you want to get involved in the new play?" "
Mu Han's expression was faint, "I'm not interested, I want to concentrate on making music." "
"Okay. Can you help make a few of the theme songs? The name of the movie you watch is "Late Autumn", and it feels very similar to your bright sadness and uninhibited arrogance. "
The voice seemed to be getting farther and farther away, and then Jiang Xiao couldn't hear the follow-up conversation.
Suddenly, someone seemed to exclaim, "My god this girl has so little alcohol?" 3.5 can drink down, the old lady doesn't want to carry her back! "
I don't know how long it took, Jiang Xiao fell headlong on her pillow, she could even hear her own slight snoring, her head was so heavy that she couldn't lift it up at all, she really wanted to say something... He opened his mouth but seemed to choke in his throat, and he couldn't spit out anything.
Someone vaguely seemed to have said, "Shen Qinghuai can't come... Hey..."
Jiang Xiao was a little congested by this sentence again, turned over and muttered, "I hate it to death..."
People always have a bit of bad roots. At such an important and critical moment, even in this life, she has accumulated all her strength to confront Zhu Erlan head-on, and all of this, even starting from the nightmare of fighting Shao Ke, is broken one by one, as if with these journeys, she can really say goodbye to the darkest moment in her life.
At such a moment, she actually hopes that Shen Qinghuai will be by her side, so that the people she likes can watch her conquer her opponents step by step.
Even if she loses her courage temporarily, she will work hard to complete it, because some things must be done by herself, so that she can slowly find her final self.
It's a pity that that incident also seems to be very important to Shen Qinghuai.
Jiang Xiao didn't know why Shen Qinghuai suddenly wanted to go abroad to develop, but put himself in his shoes, if he reached a certain realm, he might also want to go abroad, the sky is high and the sea is wide for birds to fly, and no one must stand still forever.
Shen Qinghuai had been standing still for many years before, and she should support his decision.
It doesn't matter, he is also fighting for his own career, she should complete her task here well, and then work hard in his direction.
finally figured it out, Jiang Xiao finally didn't have the feeling of blocking his heart, and turned over again and fell asleep.
However, the next morning, it was a complete tragedy.
Jiang Xiao was gorgeously infected with a cold, and even failed to get better for several days, and on the eve of the game, she went to hang up the water once, Ye Tao specially rushed over from City B to accompany Jiang Xiao to compete, and as a result, she was on a drip for two days.
"What's going on? Wasn't it supposed to be good? Ah Cai said a little worriedly, "In this situation, you won't even be able to play the game, right?" "
"No, it won't. It's just a little dizzy, which is so delicate. Jiang Xiao waved his hand, "It's okay, it's really okay." "
Now several people are already sitting in the backstage of the studio hall, and there are busy staff members coming and going.
Every star was locked up in his own room before Ming,
And the publicity of the outside world about this final has been exaggerated to the extreme, if she suddenly adopts a negative attitude because of physical discomfort, or does not participate temporarily, she will definitely be rendered by the opponent as her temporary fabrication of reasons, in order not to participate in the final battle.
Of course, Jiang Xiao couldn't do something that would bring a big deal to others, so Song Sen tried her best to press the news in the past two days, and she went to take a drip in secret.
Ye Tao and Ah Cai looked at each other worriedly, it stands to reason that going to the hospital at this time should be the best choice, but there are many people in the hospital, so they are afraid that Jiang Xiao will provoke questions from the media if they go, so they are all in the private clinic to deal with it.
It was easy to recover in good spirits, Jiang Xiao took the towel in Ye Tao's hand and wiped her sweat, and comforted her with a smile, "It's okay." As long as it wasn't for the competition, I suddenly wanted to have diarrhea... I feel like I can tolerate anything. "
She also touched her stomach weakly, fortunately she didn't do anything else, she was just in low spirits, and she could still bear this blow.
"How many are you doing?" Jiang Xiao suddenly asked Ah Cai.
Although there was a live TV broadcast in the room outside, her staff could only watch it but not say it, that is to say, Ye Tao could watch it outside, but nothing she could reveal to Jiang Xiao what she saw.
This is also a joint that creates a sense of mystery on the scene.
Jiang Xiao will be the last to participate on stage, Zhu Erlan is the penultimate one, and she is ranked behind Zhu Erlan because she has participated in one more issue than Zhu Erlan and has more points than Zhu Erlan.
In Ye Tao's words, this is good, often the last one is the finale, and this finale generally means that it has stood on the □□ of advantages from the beginning.
Jiang Xiao doesn't feel that the last one has a big advantage, it all depends on how the person in front of him performs, if everyone is aesthetically tired in the end, then the matter of playing in the end is not so advantageous.
Jiang Xiao leaned back, and said in his heart that he was so unlucky, and he suddenly lost his energy on the eve of the game...
Ah Cai touched up her makeup next to her, and said with emotion, "Sister, you are really a game black hole...
"Don't say that!" Jiang Xiao pouted angrily, "It must be because of the crow's mouth." Otherwise, why do I have problems every time I am about to play? "
Ah Cai coughed softly, and Ye Tao outside suddenly ran in, dancing and starting to gestipulate, "I, I, I know ..."
As a result, the staff member who was following the shooting next to her raised her hand to interrupt, and she said in a slumped voice, "If you don't let me say it, let me go and see it... Isn't this torture? "
Jiang Xiao laughed "poof", raised her hand to let Ye Tao come to her side, Ah Cai was painting eyeshadow on her eyelids, so she couldn't open her eyes, "Let me ask you, how was your audition last time?" "
Two days ago, her spirit was so bad that it was so difficult to even move her hands and feet, so after Ye Tao came, she hurriedly accompanied her to hang water. Now she feels a little better, but the more reason is probably because she is about to participate in the competition, and the excitement of the central nervous system stimulates her to have a little strength, so she simply asks Ye Tao about this matter in order to be distracted.
She didn't agree to Lu Lin's invitation to be the heroine of "Breaking the Cocoon into a Butterfly" for the time being, and all the female roles in this film have begun to be auditioned nationwide, Ye Tao never hoped that she could be the heroine, so she worked hard to prepare for the audition for the female supporting role.
Being asked by Jiang Xiao suddenly, Ye Tao was startled, and quickly looked back at the camera that was filming them.
"It's fine." Jiang Xiao continued to wave his hand, "They'll cut off the nonsense, it's impossible to occupy screen time." "
Ye Tao breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and replied with her head dangling on the chair next to her: "I also met him during the audition." He also laughed at me in front of everyone. "
Ye Tao was a little unhappy, but what could she do? She didn't really know what her acting skills were, but she really thought that she hadn't reached the point where she was so unbearable in Lu Lin's eyes, so she was very sad every time she thought of his contemptuous eyes.
She's not that bad... Isn't it?
"No news has been heard so far." Ye Tao sighed and replied, "Leave him alone." If he had given me a negative vote, I guess I wouldn't have wanted to play this role. "
Ah Cai looked at Ye Tao a little strangely, she didn't understand who Ye Tao was talking about, but she was very smart, and knew that even if she asked at this time, Ye Tao and Jiang Xiao would not tell her, so she obediently continued to put makeup on Jiang Xiao.
Jiang Xiao was a little ugly because of his complexion, so he specially chose a skirt with a brighter color to wear on his body, and Ah Cai's makeup was also bright, and he didn't know what kind of dishes would be there in the finals, so Jiang Xiao decided to deal with it with public makeup for the time being.
Time was passing little by little, and when it was close to Zhu Erlan, Ye Tao finally couldn't help but run outside to watch the live TV broadcast again.
When she came back, her face began to be a little cloudy, "Lineup... Lineup ..."
"Huh?" Jiang Xiao had also finished her makeup work here, she stood up against the wall, but suddenly shook, and Ah Cai was so frightened that Ah Cai hurriedly held her up, "Are you okay?" "
Jiang Xiao shook his head and whispered, "It's okay." Don't worry too much. "
And even if there is something, she has to go out, in this decisive battle, if she quits because of this matter, is it herself who is sorry, or is it her past that has been insulted and hurt?
Following most of the cameramen in front of him, Jiang Xiao finally walked to the side of the stage.
There was thunderous applause in front of the stage, she squinted her eyes slightly, and saw a lot of people standing on the stage, several of them were popular movie stars whose names she could name, and Zhu Erlan was turning around to hug them one by one, including Shao Jinghui standing in the middle of the stage.
Chen Li said loudly next to him: "What is the influence of the diva? That's it! It's a dazzling feast, a challenge of incredible strength! "
Jiang Xiao looked up at the big screen, Zhu Erlan's performance just now was playing on the super large screen, she seemed to be the queen surrounded by the center, and there were popular artists around her, and even the actors who accompanied the dancers were all small fresh meat that could be named.
So the scene boiled to a certain high point, and the screams of the audience were everywhere.
Jiang Xiao suddenly felt weaker, what was going on? Didn't you say that you can't use foreign aid? What's going on with those people on that stage?
Ye Tao opened her mouth to say something, but she couldn't say a word because there was a camera next to her.
Jiang Xiao thought for a long time, "Does she treat these foreign aides as on-site group dances?" So also the side does not violate the rules? "
"Ah, perhaps." After Jiang Xiao figured it out, his eyes suddenly lit up, "I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid, I'm not afraid at all." Asking for so much foreign aid is just a bonus, I have my own way, don't be afraid..."
Ye Tao pursed her lips several times beside her, wanting to tell Jiang Xiao that she was actually completely wrong, and the rules this time were not only strange, but also particularly unexpected.
But it's this kind of surprise that can make the stars on the scene show their creativity and talent, right?
It was Zhu Erlan's expression on the stage at this moment as if he was already a winner, which made people a little irritable, and thinking that Jiang Xiao actually didn't have too many friends, and Shen Qinghuai couldn't come over in the United States this time, Ye Tao began to worry.
Zhu Erlan has spent four years to make herself the number one diva-level figure in the circle, she has a strong company backstage and a very powerful network of contacts, so she can make so many people come to the stage.
This lineup... It's really hard for others to reach.
......
Chen Li began to ask Zhu Erlan's group to step down first, because the last group was also going to go on stage to prepare their own show.
Jiang Xiao took a deep breath and turned sideways to give up his position, while the people on Zhu Erlan's side began to step down one after another.
Shao Ke grabbed Shao Jinghui's hand and jumped down the steps, and when he passed Jiang Xiao, his eyes suddenly widened, "Why are you so ugly?" Are you upset to see so many of us helping Sister Erlan? "
Jiang Xiao smiled calmly, "How could it be." It's good that you're happy, and I'm not happy about anything. "
"Because ... Shen" Shao Ke just opened his mouth to mock, but Shao Jinghui behind him gently pulled her, "Okay." "
Shao Jinghui's obstruction made Shao Ke's heart soar with anger, although she felt that it was very comfortable to be able to watch Jiang Xiao deflated with her own eyes, and it was very comfortable to be able to watch Zhu Erlan crush Jiang Xiao with her own eyes, but in the end, the person who was really comfortable was probably Zhu Erlan instead of her.
She's aggrieved right now.
Because the whole scene is almost the gathering place of Shao Jinghui's ex-girlfriend, even his current girlfriend Qiao Chu came to get involved.
Qiao Chu actually became the helper of one of the artists! and Zhu Erlan sang on the stage! With such a bright rhythm of slapping Shao Jinghui's face, why didn't he dump this woman named Qiao Chu?
But Shao Ke also knows that the matter between himself and Shao Jinghui is actually not on the table, and he deliberately creates the image that he likes the same type and peach blossoms bloom everywhere, also to hide the matter between himself and him, so even if he doesn't have Qiao Chu now, there will be other women in the future.
As long as he and the guy named Qiao Chu don't develop any excessive physical relationships, she can still endure it and endure it all the time.
When Shao Ke was about to leave, Jiang Xiao's voice came over lightly, "Do you feel good?" The emotional stepping stone is easy to make, but the career stepping stone is not so easy for others to carry, right? And not everyone is called Jiang Xiao, maybe they will fall badly at any time. "
If Shao Ke stayed behind Shao Jinghui, he might not fall down hard. But she has an overconfident heart, thinking that as long as she has appearance, she can break into this dire circle, but this is the world where strength is king after all.
Jiang Xiao is not optimistic about Shao Ke, and even whenever he sees Zhu Erlan sweeping Shao Ke's eyes, he will feel that this younger sister, who was once well protected by Shao Jinghui and hidden in the golden house, will one day be played bad by Zhu Erlan.
Jiang Xiao's words made Zhu Erlan raise his eyebrows in surprise, and Shao Ke was so angry that he wanted to ridicule him, but he was directly hugged and taken away by Shao Jinghui.
Four years have passed, and it is really a matter of fact.
Zhu Erlan still seems to be so high-spirited, but Shao Jinghui, who was originally about the same status as her, seems to have suddenly aged a lot, and even timid. The kind of courage he once tried to strangle Jiang Xiao, the sudden ruthlessness, has long since faded away in the passage of time.
Jiang Xiao only glanced at the backs of those people, and then looked at Zhu Erlan, who was already full of confidence, and her eyes seemed to reveal a message: Today's king is only her, and there is no one else!
Perhaps it was that kind of look that brought Jiang Xiao high morale, she squeezed the hands of the two girls around her who were extremely worried about her physical condition, and walked towards the stage step by step and steadily with Chen Li's introduction.
Regardless of the outcome, we must do our best this time.
Ye Tao secretly looked at Jiang Xiao's back through the curtain, she turned her head and asked Ah Cai, "Why hasn't Song Sen come over yet?" Will he pick people up? "
"Who?" Ah Cai was confused by Ye Tao's question.
Ye Tao muttered, "It's not like no one won't come, you can meet such a wild fan as Yi Zefang in the last variety show, not to mention that the strength has been certified for so long, even if you don't have any friends in the circle, there will be a lot of fans who come here." "
Ah Cai was even more confused, "What are you talking about?" What doesn't come? "
On the stage, Chen Li was introducing Jiang Xiao's scores in the previous episodes, and began to interview her whether she was nervous or not.
Jiang Xiao nodded quite honestly, "I'm very nervous." But I'd rather have it faster..."
She was afraid that she would not have much physical strength to cope with the next competition session on the stage, and this time the illness came strangely, and of course it always plagued her mental condition, but fortunately, she didn't feel that she really couldn't support it.
At present, the program group is still relatively clear about Jiang Xiao's recent drip, so Chen Li is not nonsense, "Our next competition is mainly about your creative performance on the stage, through the audience score and review score, combined with your previous performance, and finally get this idol master!" "
When Jiang Xiao was about to listen carefully to the rules of the show, Chen Li directly stretched out his hand to the big screen behind him, "Then what we have to see next is which celebrities and big names will come for our Jiang Xiao!" Will there be one, or will there be two? And even more than that? "
Jiang Xiao was stunned, she knew that the stage creativity on the scene was similar to the feeling at the CT brand audition, but she didn't expect that there would be such a bridge?
So they had been kept in the dark before, so Ye Tao would stop halfway through speaking, so Zhu Erlan would show that kind of victorious look?
Because in this whole scene, there is no actor with more resources than Zhu Erlan, and even more famous and invited a higher coffee position, right?
Originally, Jiang Xiao had a ...
When Jiang Xiao was sighing in his heart, sure enough, Chen Li asked the question that many people wanted to ask, "Jiang Xiao, will Shen Qinghuai come?" "
Jiang Xiao was annoyed by his narrow expression, and then she replied a little helplessly, "It shouldn't come." He's been abroad lately and doesn't have time to come over at all. "
Chen Li laughed, he pointed directly to the position of the big screen, "Then let's see who will come all the way for you!" "
"Ten, nine, eight, seven" appeared on the big screen... The countdown of "Three ...", even Jiang Xiao was hanging, she herself was a little confused, who would come over, Qianqian? I had already told Gu Qianqian before, if she needed foreign help, she must come here.
But Chen Chuyang is also at the scene of this competition, and the personal relationship between Gu Qianqian and Chen Chuyang seems to be better.
Jiang Xiao's mind was in a mess, because the hot lights of this stage shone fine beads of sweat, and she really didn't have enough confidence in herself for a long time, especially in the matter of popularity, she never felt that she had any strong relationships, and she could make those busy stars rush to the scene to accompany her to participate in such a stage play that required performance.
And because of this suspenseful scene, the originally tight thread of her body seemed to be tighter, and she forgot that she was already weak at this moment, but her legs actually began to tremble slightly subconsciously.
No way... Jiang Xiao was very afraid of that kind of scene.
The kind of time she hopes for a savior, but there is always only one person.
A beautiful piece of music slowly flowed out as the screen turned on, and the familiar music made everyone's eyes widen and scream, didn't it? The opening is such a big cast?!
Sure enough, Gu Qianqian walked out from behind the screen with her superstar husband Qin Jun in her arms. Gu Qianqian was wearing a lilac dress, the whole person was as vibrant as the autumn sunshine, and her boyfriend next to her was even more handsome.
Gu Qianqian came up and grabbed Jiang Xiao's arm very excitedly, "Do you see if I came over as agreed?" "
Jiang Xiao has not yet recovered from the shock that Qin Jun also followed, Gu Qianqian is a righteous sister with a knife in both sides, but Qin Jun is an Asian king-level superstar!
She opened her mouth, and her expression was a little more excited, "Yes, I really didn't expect it." "
"And I didn't expect Finn to come over and add too much color to our game!" Chen Li was a little excited to see his idol, "I didn't expect it, even I didn't expect it." "
Gu Qianqian pouted and replied, "Of course." I'm afraid that our family Xiaoxiao will be compared to that one, how can Qin Jun compare with the lineup if he doesn't move? What you want is a top two, and one kills the effect of one! "
It was not a secret that Gu Qianqianming had already torn apart from Zhu Erlan on her face, so her words were directly directed at Zhu Erlan, who appeared in the previous position, which made the scene a little commotion.
Is this the right start? I'm so nervous!! The cameras were all aimed at the stage in the middle, and the lenses were zoomed in on Jiang Xiao, Gu Qianqian, and Qin Jun. And many on-site media have begun to draft drafts to send out: superstar Qin Jun and his wife Gu Qianqian helped Jiang Xiao on the spot, and directly choked Zhu Erlan's lineup is not luxurious enough.
"But I have another meaning with Qin Jun." Gu Qianqian touched her lower abdomen, walked to Jiang Xiao's side and held her arm and whispered, "After all, it's better to be careful if you have a baby." "
A few days ago, Gu Qianqian had already given up the audition for "Star-Lord" because of this incident, so she definitely couldn't accompany Jiang Xiao on stage this time, and bringing Qin Jun over was indeed to support her on the stage.
Jiang Xiao patted her hand, and responded in a small voice, "I know." Qianqian, thank you, that's how I thank you. "
Qin Jun also followed Chen Li's words and said hello to the audience a few times, and then walked to Gu Qianqian's side to accompany him, he was actually accompanying guests today, and he didn't intend to take the lead.
"Then next, let's see if there are any other people who are here for Jiang Xiao?! Look at the big screen—" Chen Li waved his hand and pointed to the place where everyone was looking forward to it.
The hearts of the audience were lifted.
The first to appear is such a high cast lineup as Qin Jun and Gu Qianqian, does it mean that there will be a higher-level rank in the rear?
The light shone on the audience, and behind the shadowy screen, three figures gradually appeared-
And when the three figures appeared, there was almost crazy applause and exclamations at the scene.
Who would have thought that one day, the four kings would gather on the stage? A king of singing, three kings of acting!!
Jiang Xiao's eyes widened in disbelief, but the end of his sight became blurred, and the tension and anticipation that were originally hanging in his heart turned into tears in his eyes.
Unexpectedly, Lu Lin and Yu Yanyi both came to the scene, and what she didn't expect was that the person she was thinking about also flew back from the United States.
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I'm exhausted of more than 8,000 words...... TAT hurriedly sent it out first.