At the command, the race started. In just over ten seconds, Tan Xiao had already finished, while at this time Lin Yang had not even caught his breath, red as a shrimp, but at least had the strength to sit on the ground wiping sweat with a towel, witnessing Tan Xiao being supported by Kong Xuan after finishing, and being handed a bottle of water.
Lin Yang: "..."
Lin Yang: "Xiao, you're so weak now?"
This wasn't the Tan Xiao he knew. The Tan Xiao who finished 3000 meters was about the same, or maybe he got a cramp from being infected by Kong Xuan.
Before Tan Xiao could say anything, Kong Xuan said dissatisfiedly, "Who are you calling weak?"
Lin Yang looked around and confirmed, "Well it can't be me..."
Anyway, he didn't understand what these two were up to.
Kong Xuan was about to expound his unscientific and non-mystical principles.
Tan Xiao pulled him and shamelessly made up, "We're all fighting for the glory of the class, you also had someone to support you, give you water and wipe your sweat? We're just warming each other up, don't 100-meter runners have human rights?"
Lin Yang: "..."
What the hell, he felt like he wanted to retort but didn't know how, you guys really shouldn't love each other so much!
After everyone finished running, when the results were listed, the two who jumped so much between strong and weak were really at the top, participating in the relay together with two other classmates. In addition, Tan Xiao represented Class 3 in the 3000-meter run, while Kong Xuan was in the 100-meter dash.
The PE teacher arranged it, letting Tan Xiao run the first leg and Kong Xuan run the last leg, because the other two had never run relays before. The teacher taught the baton handover action, and Tan Xiao also quietly told Kong Xuan not to knock his teammates flying.
Kong Xuan asked puzzledly, "Can't we remove the two people in the middle? Tan Xiao passes directly to me."
The PE teacher glanced at him indifferently and said, "Look at what you're saying, don't you think I want to? I want to do it in one go."
Kong Xuan: "..."
The observing students all laughed. Oh, after getting along for a semester, Kong Xuan has become much more humorous.
Although Kong Xuan's proposal was not adopted, he and Tan Xiao could still practice passing the baton as a team, so Kong Xuan didn't mind.
......
The PE teacher distributed the relay batons to the four relay runners, letting them take them to practice after class.
Tan Xiao took the relay baton home. At the door, it was time for Kong Xuan's transformation as usual, or it could be said that he became invisible in front of ordinary people.
As soon as he entered the door, Tan Xiao saw a group of people carrying cameras filming Tan Chunying burning incense, which was not a very rare scene in his home, so he avoided them.
After they finished filming this scene, the production crew members greeted Tan Xiao, "Teacher Tan, this is your son, right?"
"Yes, this is my son Tan Xiao, currently studying at Nanchu No. 1 Middle School." Tan Chunying introduced skillfully, and also said to Tan Xiao, "These teachers are in charge of the Chu Shaman chapter of the documentary 'The Great Shaman', and have come to learn more."
"The Great Shaman" is a documentary in preparation that tells about the shaman culture of various places in China. It is currently in the research stage, and the Tan family's shamans are one of the candidates for filming. This time they came to investigate.
Tan Chunying learned that the production team was only responsible for silent recording, and it would definitely focus on the activities of the current inheritor Tan Chunying, and would not interfere or disturb Tan Xiao's studies as much as possible, so she felt that she must strive for it, as it was a rare high-quality documentary about shaman culture.
"Hello, Tan Xiao. Actually, the reason we came to your door is because of the recommendation of Teacher Xiong Hui." The director of the Chu Shaman chapter was called Zhu Yixin, and at this time she reached out and shook hands with Tan Xiao.
For a moment, Tan Xiao didn't know if his world was in chaos. Was this director also from the Bureau 404? How did she know Xiong Hui, did Xiong Hui go to recommend it himself, how did he recommend it?
Kong Xuan was on the side, and since others couldn't see him anyway, he mused, "Did Xiong Hui recommend it to them in a dream?"
Tan Xiao: "..."
It was a bit possible. Xiong Hui said that the excavation work was taking a break, and he was really busy going around supporting him.
Fortunately, seeing his confusion, Zhu Yixin took the initiative to explain, "You may not know, our general director's good friend and colleague is currently in charge of the production of the documentary about the excavation of the Chu emperor's tomb. When we were making the Chu Shaman part, we thought this was a very good entry point, and also went to understand from the excavation experts, including seeing some excavation footage, in which you were there.
"When talking on the phone with the experts, Teacher Xiong specifically emphasized your contributions, and later we also saw some of your deeds, seeing that you are young but have already determined to inherit the shaman culture, right?"
Listening to this, Tan Xiao wiped sweat in his heart. It turned out they found him this way. He remembered that he did say that because of the importance of the Chu emperor's tomb, the entire process would be filmed and made into a documentary, and he was filmed before and after entering the tomb.
But later, most of his help with the Chu emperor's tomb was actually fictionalized on the basis of reality, and the truth could never be told.
Tan Xiao guessed that they had only heard Xiong Hui rambling a bit on the phone, so he cooperatively said, "Yes, since I was a child, I have been immersed in the shaman culture of Nanchu. As I gradually grew up, I discovered that this is a culture with extremely rich historical connotations, deeply influencing Chu culture such as 'Chu Ci', and it can even be said that shaman culture is the ancestor of Chinese culture..."
Tan Xiao's familiarity was no less than Tan Chunying's, and because he was still in high school, these words sounded even more meaningful in terms of inheritance.
This was also one of the reasons why "The Great Shaman" production team was quickly moved to find them. From Tan Chunying making the shaman culture an industry benchmark, to Tan Xiao preparing to take over and promote the shamans since he started school, they were a very typical and successful modern development path of shaman culture.
Zhu Yixin was happy to hear this and said, "Then should I call you Little Boss Tan?"
"Ah..." Tan Xiao said, "It's better to call me a Master."
Zhu Yixin laughed. She had also run around for a lot of material. The documentary is not simply recording a stream of accounts, filming all aspects of the Chu Shaman and calling it a day.
It is also rich in viewpoints and thoughts, but these points require the production team's detailed research and excavation in the early stage, so that they can be recorded on a true basis.
The Tan family's shamans are undoubtedly a very good choice. In addition to tradition, there are many points that can be presented, such as their transformation into mascots, assisting in the excavation of the Chu emperor's tomb, and inheritance in the new era.
"We just tried to film a sample clip of Teacher Tan performing a daily ritual..." Zhu Yixin said, "The rituals of the shamans are truly very well preserved." And because they have been performing for a long time, they are quite spectacular to watch.
Tan Chunying politely smiled, exuding the aura of a master and an artist.
Kong Xuan muttered beside them, "She's really good at pretending..."
Daily ritual? He would expose that Tan Chunying only snacks daily!
Zhu Yixin continued, "Teacher Tan also demonstrated some traditional shaman techniques for us, like water magic and true fire from the palm. I wonder, young Master Tan, have you developed any new techniques?"
Caught off guard and without any props at hand, Tan Xiao pondered for a moment. Should he bring out some real stuff?
But in his family's courtyard, he was afraid the power might accidentally blow something away.
"Uh, let me think." Tan Xiao did want to perform well to secure the documentary. It was clear they already had a very favorable impression of his family, he just needed to give them a few more reasons.
Tan Xiao hesitated, should he go get some props and perform traditional tricks, or take a risk and summon some lightning...
Tan Chunying probably had the same idea and was egging him on from the side, "Do something impressive, son. Try summoning a peacock again."
Tan Xiao: "!"
He knew Tan Chunying was definitely joking about the Yunmeng Marsh incident, but with Kong Xuan right there, he would take it seriously!
Tan Xiao didn't dare make eye contact with Kong Xuan. "You think peacocks are so common they can be found everywhere?"
Kong Xuan smiled smugly. He looked around, unfortunately no one could see him, so he had no reason to show himself.
But it didn't matter, he would lend a hand as Tan Chunying suggested.
"Make a hand seal." Kong Xuan walked behind Tan Xiao, held his waist with both hands, and lifted him high up, suspending him in the air for three seconds before reluctantly lowering him slowly.
Tan Xiao only had time to casually make a hand seal as instructed after hearing Kong Xuan speak, not expecting to be lifted up entirely!
He looked at the others in a daze, then at Kong Xuan.
Kong Xuan: "It was just a few inches off the ground, not flying to the ninth heaven. I know the right amount!"
He had trained in both the physical and acting arts after all.
Tan Xiao: "..." But he couldn't bring himself to praise him!
The originally smiling crew members were all stunned. "Did we see that right? Did he just levitate?"
He had just made a hand seal, then hovered in the air for at least three seconds! Moreover, due to the backlighting, they couldn't see Tan Xiao's slightly dazed expression at all, which added a sense of divinity to his "technique".
The group surrounded him, looking up and down, front and back, to see if there were any transparent props.
"I know there must be a principle behind it, but it's too amazing!" Zhu Yixin marveled, "Teacher Tan, is this also a secret passed down in your family? Or borrowed from magic, but it seems there are no magic props. Is it a unique Eastern mystical art? It doesn't seem like other Chu shamans have it?"
In fact, many so-called magical arts have already been debunked, and are quite similar among different masters. But this move was truly novel.
How would Tan Chunying know? She was even more baffled than them!
Seeing Tan Chunying's expression, Tan Xiao felt a little nervous. Would his mom be suspicious?
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