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"Nice expression, I'll take it." Tomoyo put down the camera proudly.
“That’s too much.”
"Oh, Lingye, you have to get used to it. Just now, a photo of me was taken at the entrance of the park." Tomoyo said. She had always taken photos of Lingye before, but this was the first time she was photographed by someone.
"The paparazzi?"
"Probably."
The paparazzi probably didn't specifically target them. Ling didn't encounter them when she came. Given their popularity, they can't attract the attention of the paparazzi.
It must be that Virgo's itinerary was exposed. When she met Chise, who was a little-known actor, she took a photo of him while she was mowing the grass and hunting rabbits.
But it's not easy for the paparazzi to hide outside the park in such weather. Ling also looked in the direction of the park. The wind was almost blinding. The fallen leaves and dead branches were all blown into the air.
Perhaps they were too excited and arrived more than half an hour early. Miss Dazhong called to say that they would arrive in ten minutes. Other staff members, including the members of "Virgo", had not arrived yet.
"It seems we arrived too early."
"Well, it is indeed."
Because the weather outside was not good, the three of them did not stand stupidly at the door. Instead, they walked inside and found a seat to sit down.
"By the way, Reiya, Sakura, do you want to play cards?"
Tomoyo suddenly took out a stack of cards from her handbag.
"What is this, Tomoyo, did you bring the Clow Cards from the crew?" Sakura asked in surprise.
"No, these are Tarot cards. They are used for divination."
It's no wonder that Sakura made a mistake. At first glance, these tarot cards are indeed very similar to the Clow Cards they usually use for shooting.
"I heard from Director Asaka before that the inspiration for the original author of the Card Crawler we filmed came from the tarot cards, so I went to learn about it, and it's really hard to buy them."
Ling also knows about tarot cards. Legend has it that they originated in ancient Egypt and later flourished in Italy. However, at this time, tarot cards should not be very popular in Japan. It is indeed difficult to buy them. General department stores, grocery stores, and stationery stores certainly don't have them. They are considered foreign toys.
That is Chise, whose family runs a toy empire, and no one else can buy it.
"Tomoyo, what do you mean by 'divination'?"
"It's all possible. Academics, wealth, and love."
"Ah, love?" Sakura blushed a little.
What? Such a young, fourth grader is talking about love. It's so funny.
"Is Ling coming too?"
"want."
Well, it's just for fun, just for fun. Who would believe in such things? Anyway, she didn't believe in horoscopes and tarot cards in the past. They are all lies.
"How do you play this?" Ling also asked.
In fact, she knows the general process, but there are various schools of Tarot cards themselves, with different ways of playing and interpreting them.
"Well, just cut the cards and draw one."
"Draw one?"
"Well, what's the problem?"
What's the problem? Tarot cards are not that casual!
There are various tarot card layouts. The simplest one is to draw four cards, divided into upper, middle and lower. The lower card represents the past; the middle two cards represent the present; and the upper card represents the future. This is the classic diamond spread of the Major Arcana.
There is also a two-choice method to speculate on the relationship between yourself and someone, which is applicable to love and career. Draw five cards, also in the order of top, middle and bottom. The bottom card represents yourself. The two middle cards represent the current situation of yourself and the person you want to ask about, and the two top cards represent future development.
These are the most basic ones. There are also the eight-card 'Venus Love Square', the ten-card 'Celtic Cross Expansion', and even the twenty-two-card 'Sphinx Telling Method'. There are too many to list.
Just pick one at random. It’s not a Tarot card, it’s a playing card, right?
Well, Ling Ye is not familiar with tarot cards, she just dabbled in them. She is not interested in such childish and unscientific things. Since Zhi Shi said so, Ling Ye did not refute it. Anyway, it is not accurate, so she just plays with it casually. Just one card at a time.
“When you draw a card, think silently about the question you want to ask.”
Before Chiyo finished speaking, Ling had already cut the card three times using the stacking method. Then he drew a card and placed it in front of himself.
"Ah, Lingye's technique is very familiar."
Ling pretended not to hear.
The next step was to unveil the card, but before Ling could reach out her hand, a hand reached out from behind and unveiled the card for her.
"Ah, Apsalar!"
The one who reached out to reveal the card was none other than Virgo's lead singer, Apsalar. The other members of Virgo were also there, but they didn't come close, just looking at the place with interest.
The band members didn't find it strange, as Apsalar was always like this, taking a special interest in children's affairs.
Sakura felt a little nervous and excited in front of the big star.
"Sister Apsalar, can you sign an autograph for me?"
"Of course, we can take a photo together." Apsalar was not arrogant, and he was not as cautious as before when facing Lingye. "I'm sorry for revealing the card on my own initiative. I'm particularly interested in divination. Can you interpret Lingye's card?"
"That's not right." Tomoyo shook her finger, "Whoever reveals the card owns it."
"Ah, there is such a saying?" Apsalar was slightly stunned, then he looked at the card carefully again.
Is this her card?
The card shows a man wearing a rose crown, playing a flute, and dressed in a clown-like outfit, with a frolicking puppy following behind him.
"The Fool"
Apsalar read the words on the card.
"The Fool."
"Sister Apsalar, you were wrong when you revealed the cards. Because Tarot cards have positive and negative sides, you can only reveal the cards left and right, not up and down, so the positive and negative sides are wrong."
"The positive is reversed? So before it was the Fool in reverse... What does this mean?"
In fact, Tomoyo couldn't memorize the meaning of these cards, so she opened the small instruction book that came with the Tarot cards and turned to the page that interpreted the cards, "The Fool".
"Reckless decisions, stupidity, gambling, meaningless adventures, impulsive choices and decisions." Chishi felt a little embarrassed as she read and stopped. Why were there only negative words, not a single positive one, making her feel embarrassed to continue reading.
Other divinations are not like this. Even if they are bad, there will at least be a few good words said at the end.
Tarot cards don't follow routines.
"That's not the case." Ling interrupted her. "Sister Apsalar has never played tarot cards before, right?"
"Oh, yes." She had indeed never played it.
"So you don't know the rules. Ignorance is not your fault. The act of uncovering the card itself is a decision. Even if it was originally a reversed card, now that it has passed through your hands, it has been changed to an upright position. So it should be interpreted according to the upright card. The upright 'Fool', this card means-"
"Ah, wait, let me see"
Chishi was about to turn the page, but before she could even turn a page, Ling had already said it.
“The beginning of a journey, a new starting point.”
Tomoyo was a little surprised because what Reiya said was absolutely right.
There are 22 major cards and 56 minor cards in the Tarot deck. The Fool, the first of the 22 major cards, symbolizes a brand new beginning.
Whether there will be rebirth or destruction, everything is unknown.
Chapter 153: Sudden Attack
Because it was an advance rehearsal, and the actual concert was still more than a month away, the gymnasium was still equipped with basketball hoops and badminton nets, and the concert facilities had not yet been set up. Today, we temporarily rented the gymnasium for a morning for rehearsal.
In the afternoon, there will be a college basketball game here. Colleges and universities from all over the country have fought hard for a summer, and the teams that stand out will compete in the final national competition here. Aichi Prefecture, Akita Prefecture, Kanagawa Prefecture, all the top teams from all over the country gathered together.
So the rehearsal time is quite tight.
"The southern area will be the stage, and the organizers plan to reserve 2000 seats for the audience seats facing it."
Miss Dazhong introduced them.
Sakura swallowed her saliva when she heard the number 2000. The most she had ever performed in front of an audience was when she was a cheerleader at the school sports meet and did group gymnastics in front of the whole school. But there were less than 2000 people in their entire elementary school.
"Don't worry," Daishige looked at Sakura, and she smiled and said, "If you're nervous, just write hit on your palm with your fingers, and then swallow it, and you won't be nervous."
"Hit?"
"Wait, Ms. Ooshige, that's not quite right." Takasu Production came over from the backstage, "That should be hito, the 'hito' in 'human'."
"Ah? People?"
"Yes, if you treat the audience as a snack in your mind, of course you won't be nervous. It's just an old saying."
Dazhong's expression changed from surprise to confusion. "In that case, is this the reason why I was not popular after my debut as a singer?"
Before she became an agent, she came to Tokyo with the goal of becoming a singer. But she didn't succeed in the end. Although she successfully passed the audition and debuted, she never became popular. The company gradually marginalized her. Finally, she had to change her career under the advice of the producer. She worked in the same company that the singer signed with and became an agent.
Is it possible that the reason why I am not popular enough is because I recite the spell wrong every time before going on stage? I was cheated!
“Ah, my youth!!”
"I don't think that's the reason?"
But Daishige could no longer listen to Takasu's words, and sat alone in a corner, feeling sorry for himself.
Gao Xu tried to persuade her a few times, but seeing that it didn't work, he stopped paying attention to her and walked up to the three girls.
"Virgo has already gone to the preparation room to prepare. First, they will rehearse the songs they will play. After that, it will be your turn to go on stage. How is it going? Do you have any questions?"
Reiya, Tomoyo, and Sakura looked at each other and shook their heads.
"That's good. This is just the first run-in. It doesn't matter if you make mistakes or sing badly today. Don't be too stressed. There's still a lot of time to practice in the next month or so."
As they said this, staff members came over one after another, set up the drums and electric guitars, and the members of Virgo came out.
The one walking in front was Apsalar. Her eyes met Lingye's again. But then she lowered her head again.
Soon, 'Virgo' was ready to perform.
If it were any other day, the crowd would have been buzzing with noise, the sound waves would have pierced the sky. But this was a rehearsal, a rehearsal without an audience. Even so, Tomoyo, Sakura, and many other staff members were nervously looking forward to it.
Virgo's live performance is almost a private show, which is not something you can often see.
The lights in the stadium dimmed, and the next moment, a makeshift spotlight shone on the band. First there was a burst of intense drum beats, and then at some point, Apsalar plucked the strings of the bass.
The first sound she uttered was not a lyric.