Four Hundred and Twenty Two Betta Fish

If this had been a movie or a stage play, Taylor Swift would have walked out right now—

What is the direction of the plot?

In a daze, Taylor was also abducted into the ditch. Obviously she should also be an actor in this play, but now she has become an outsider watching, looking at the two people close at hand, feeling restless and worrying about gains and losses. While yelling at "what the hell is going on with the screenwriter", I can't stop looking forward to the follow-up plot.

Who knows how the conversation got to this point? What was the subject of their conversation before discussing tonight's show, wasn't it tuxedo? So, how to build a bridge between the evening dress and the performance evaluation?

Even if you watch the whole process, you can't help but wonder if you have missed the plot, and your mind is full of question marks.

So, what exactly will Alena say about tonight's show?

"Can you bear the truth?"

Alena's words are still like a cactus, with tiny spikes piercing through them. Whether it is facing Taylor, Ronan, or others, it has never changed. The pride and stubbornness in her bones have sharp edges and corners. Collisions are possible.

Ronan, face it calmly.

Alena received the eye signal without any hesitation. Since Ronan wanted the truth, she gave the truth, "I like it, but I won't give full marks. This is an eighty-point stage, and there are many more Room for improvement, obviously, Kings for a Day is not a legend right now."

Eighty points?

Eighty points!

Taylor only felt that he was about to be suffocated by the question marks. Tonight's best player in the audience was the One-Day King. There was no doubt that he was amazing and wonderful. The audience felt the charm of this band. Even if it took the four major comprehensive awards as a dark horse, it didn't seem so unbelievable. The live performance that shocked the audience played an important role.

However, in Alena's eyes, it was only 80 percent? What, eighty points?

Wait, if the king is only 80 points a day, what about the performance stages of other singers? So... what about myself?

Taylor felt attacked.

However, Ronan thought it was very reasonable, so he pursed his lips and nodded slightly,

"We are not legends, tonight is just a starting point."

As for the score, Ronan did not express his opinion - in Ronan's own opinion, he is very satisfied with the live performance on the stage tonight, but he will not put it into words, even if Alena's score is slightly lower than expected, he will Accept with humility, this is also a reminder to remind the band not to be arrogant, they still have room for improvement, don't really think that they are invincible just because of the applause or the Grammy Award.

Alena was able to taste the subtle and profound meaning in Ronan's words, and raised the tail of her eyebrows slightly. Although she didn't speak, the meaning conveyed by her eyes couldn't be clearer:

so humble?

The corners of Ronan's mouth rose slightly, and without saying anything, he turned his head to look at Taylor, as if he finally realized that there was still an audience, "Sorry, we are used to this way of getting along, you come to me The previous debates were all about completing a better stage."

The fourth wall of the "movie screen" was finally broken, and Taylor evolved from a bystander to a participant. He was in a trance for a moment, and smiled again, but the slightly empty smile revealed a little loneliness, "Of course, we are all like this, Concentrate and go all out, hoping to create a perfect stage."

When saying these words, Taylor always felt that Alena was watching him, and then the keyword "eighty points" kept circling in his mind.

A little guilty, and a little annoyed.

"However, your relationship is really... special." Taylor's eyes flicked between Ronan and Alena, "It's like fighting fish."

Betta is a very special species of ornamental fish, named for its aggressive nature.

Before Ronan could speak, Alena looked at Taylor, calmly, and said unhurriedly, "Do you know when Douyu will go to war?"

Taylor was stunned again - she only knew one thing, betta fish is a very aggressive ornamental fish, once a battle starts, the winner must be decided; All these extended knowledge were blank, so that Taylor panicked.

But what kind of reaction is this? What the hell is going on in Alena's brain circuit? How did it expand from a metaphor that came at hand?

Tyler was at a loss for words, and she felt as if she had been humiliated.

"Betta is a small fish of the family Perciformes. Once the male fish enters the oestrous/estrous/period, they will start to surface to inhale, and build nests under the aquatic plants. After building their homes, they will Courtship of female fish in a violent way." Alena spoke in a calm and professional tone, just like the Discovery Channel.

So, now it’s back into popular science documentary mode?

But Alena didn't mean to be joking, she was very serious.

"Betta fish have very strict requirements for their spouses. They must be happy with each other and cooperate with each other. If one of them is unhappy, or there is a difference in body size, then serious consequences will occur, and at least they cannot complete the mating/mating successfully. If it is serious, both parties may be injured or fight to death."

So, is this what a betta looks like?

Taylor's brain thoughts fell into a short pause for an unknown number of times tonight, and then his eyes moved back and forth between Ronan and Alena.

At this moment, Ronan stared at Alena, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, "So, Douyu is a kind of animal that is romantic to death. It believes that there is a real soul mate. Only when two people are in love can they collide and create chemistry." Response, otherwise, would rather lose both sides until death, is that right?"

Alena also stared at Ronan, her face was calm, without any special emotion, but her crystal clear eyes could clearly reflect Ronan's face, "I will not interpret it in such a perceptual way, but the core meaning are the same, they believe that they can find their only one."

"Interpreting love itself is emotional." Ronan pursed his lips.

Alena's eyes are clear, "But love itself can also be interpreted rationally. It is actually dopamine secreted by the brain. This is a chemical substance that releases enough energy to keep the mood happy. Chocolate can also achieve the same effect. It's not romantic."

"Oh, you mean, between love and chocolate, you would choose chocolate." Ronan raised his jaw slightly, with a playful look in his eyes.

Alena was unmoved, "You are changing concepts secretly. Maybe, you should take logic again."

The back-and-forth dialogue still maintains the momentum of tit-for-tat and unyielding, and the serious words seem to be discussing professional issues.

However, Taylor can feel the subtlety and abnormality of the airflow. How should that feeling be described? It's like... like a fighting fish.