The intern taught a top-performing class, and the parents wanted to change the homeroom teacher.

Lu Qian left early, so he arrived relatively quickly.

It was almost 10 o'clock, and the commercial street had already started to open, with people beginning to come in.

After checking the time, Lu Qian ordered two iced Americanos and waited for Xie Tianming to arrive.

Before long, Xie Tianming arrived and immediately spotted Lu Qian.

"Teacher Lu!"

Lu Qian turned his head and waved back.

As Xie Tianming approached, Lu Qian said, "What a coincidence, I just got here and you arrived."

Xie Tianming chuckled, "It's good that you're not late."

"Let's go, I bought coffee," Lu Qian said.

After getting their coffee, the two sat on a bench by the roadside, drinking their coffee and watching people come and go.

"Teacher Lu, you've brought a bag too."

"Yeah, I brought a folding table and some other things that might come in handy."

"A table?" Xie Tianming was taken aback. He had originally wanted to find a topic to talk about, but he didn't expect Teacher Lu to bring out a table.

"We can't keep walking around with this lightweight folding magic table, can we? When we get tired, we can prop it up and perform," Lu Qian said.

Xie Tianming suddenly realized, then felt a little annoyed, "I never expected Teacher Lu to be so brilliant."

He took another sip of coffee, his heart already racing.

Lu Qian looked him over and asked, "Nervous?"

"A little."

"Why are you nervous?"

"Hmm... I'm afraid of making a mistake."

Why did the mistake occur?

"Hmm..." Xie Tianming didn't know how to answer the question.

"Because you're going to succeed, you're worried about making mistakes," Lu Qian answered for him. "You wouldn't worry about something you're completely incapable of accomplishing, right?"

Xie Tianming was taken aback; it really was true.

"Besides, so what if you make a mistake? Would you give up magic just because of one mistake?" Lu Qian said.

"No!" Xie Tianming said firmly.

Although his heart was still beating fast, he was no longer so nervous.

"Want to start after you finish your coffee?" Lu Qian asked, shaking the half-full cup of coffee.

"Okay!" Xie Tianming nodded, there was still a little more time to prepare.

"Okay." Lu Qian nodded, took a big sip through the straw, making a hissing sound, and most of the cup of coffee disappeared at a visible speed.

Xie Tianming's eyes slowly widened, and by the time he realized what was happening, Lu Qian had already finished his coffee.

"I've finished drinking."

Xie Tianming: "?"

Lu Qian shrugged, his gaze falling on his cup.

"Do I want one too?"

"Hmm~"

Xie Tianming gritted his teeth and, imitating Lu Qian, sipped his coffee very quickly.

"I've finished drinking!"

"Fantastic!"

Xie Tianming took a deep breath, abruptly stood up, "Teacher, open..."

Lu Qian suddenly pulled him back, "Don't rush, there are still some things I haven't said."

Xie Tianming sat up straight again.

"What do you plan to do if someone exposes your magic trick?" Lu Qian asked.

Xie Tianming fell into thought, "Hmm... I'm starting to feel awkward..."

"That's right. Embarrassment is a perfectly normal emotion, but it doesn't matter. You can generously admit that the other person is right and then move on to the next magic trick," Lu Qian said.

He did not intend for Xie Tianming to immediately consider how to solve the problem after encountering this situation.

In fact, he had met many people who knew the solution but chose not to say it until the other party solved it themselves, and then showed a relieved and self-righteous expression.

Yes, you did the right thing, that's great!

Solve problems independently?

Lu Qian respects this model, but he does not intend to use it.

Now that you know the solution, just tell the other party to avoid it or use it.

Some people may worry that this model will make the other party dependent, but why not worry that the former model will make people timid?

In the end, there's not much difference between the two.

"Come on, let's demonstrate." Lu Qian casually pulled a brand-new deck of cards from his pocket, unfolded it, and said, "Now I'll perform a magic trick, and you'll see through it."

Lu Qian casually demonstrated his double-flipping technique, quickly changing the face of the playing cards.

The speed and stability of the hand astonished Xie Tianming.

After Lu Qian finished his demonstration, he looked at Xie Tianming, waiting for him to speak.

"Isn't that just a double flip?" Xie Tianming was a little embarrassed as it was the first time he had exposed a magic trick in public.

"Wow—" Lu Qian exclaimed, leaning back slightly as if someone was around, looking left and right, and said in an exaggerated tone, "Amazing, amazing! He's discovered the secret of this magic trick! One more…"

Then Lu Qian demonstrated a card magic trick.

He was fine, but Xie Tianming was made even more embarrassed by those words.

Lu Qian looked at him with a smile, "Isn't it simple? Admitting it openly is one solution; using the opportunity to demonstrate another magic trick is another; and if the other person's revelation is exactly what you expected, and you go along with it by demonstrating a magic trick that they revealed wrong, that would be even better!"

Xie Tianming fell into thought. As a mathematical genius, he had a very quick mind and could build models in his head.

Put yourself in the shoes of Teacher Lu from earlier, and put yourself in the shoes of the troublemaker from earlier.

Xie Tianming realized it was true! He felt a little embarrassed at that moment.

"Many magic tricks are based on principles that everyone knows, but people are still willing to watch them just for that moment of surprise," Lu Qian said.

Xie Tianming nodded. He hadn't even started performing yet, but he felt he had already learned a lot.

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Lu Qian: "Moreover, revealing the secret comes after surprise. You want to show off, and the audience wants to show off too. How you solve it depends on your rhythm."

Xie Tianming continued to nod.

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"There's one more thing, the target audience, who's suitable and who's not, like that guy in the white hoodie and black jeans on the left front," Lu Qian said, shifting his gaze.

Xie Tianming followed suit and looked in that direction.

"A person alone, wearing headphones, is most likely someone who doesn't want to be disturbed. Of course, it's also possible that they enjoy watching magic shows. You should filter them out from the crowd."

"For example, try not to bother a girl who is traveling alone, as it may arouse her suspicion."

"People who walk fast, or small groups, are not good targets."

Xie Tianming nodded in realization.

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"So what kind of people are suitable?" Lu Qian nudged him. "Look at the couple resting on the chair next door. They're obviously out relaxing. You could give that a try."

"Hmm~ I won't teach you the opening remarks, just improvise."

"Remember to turn on the recording."

Xie Tianming turned on the recording, adjusted it, and with Lu Qian's encouraging gaze, took a deep breath, got up, and walked towards the couple.

Lu Qian followed beside him, half a position behind.

"come on."

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