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    541 European trip (5)

    As a young artist, Chen Jianghua has always believed that art is priceless.  If someone was trying to make money in the name of art, Chen Jianghua would definitely sneer at that person and then label him as someone who deceives the world and steals his reputation.  Now, in view of the slow sales of shaved ice and the cooler weather, Chen Jianghua decided to become a deceitful guy after just one minute of thinking.

    So he helped poor George Wood back to the hotel, filled the big wooden bucket with water, and then didn't bother to undress Mr. Baron and threw him into the big wooden bucket.  The cold bath water quickly restored Mr. Baron's consciousness.  Then Chen Jianghua said word for word that he was willing to fund George Wood's theater troupe to continue performingbut there was one condition, that is, the script written by Chen Jianghua must be performed.

    The expected scene of George Wood hugging Chen Jianghua¡¯s thigh and shouting ¡®benefactor¡¯ did not appear, but Mr. Baron became angry.  He scolded Chen Jianghua bloody with a standard London accent.  Mr. Baron said that art has a price. Chen Jianghua can insult Mr. Baron's personality, but he cannot insult his heart of pursuing art What the hell!  How could it sound awkward to say this from the mouth of an artistically illiterate person?  By the way, Chen Jianghua was a little lucky. It seemed that this second-rate baron was even better than himself!

    At the end of the quarrel, Chen Jianghua, who couldn't bear it, made harsh words. If the script he wrote could not impress George Wood, then he would give the other party a hundred livres in vain; if the situation was reversed, then George Wood must agree to Chen Jianghua's request, and  Transfer 60% of the theater company's shares to Chen Jianghua.

    One day later, Chen Jianghua photographed a copy of "Ball of Suet" written silently in front of George Wood.  When reading the script, the poor artistically blind person's originally disdainful expression turned into astonishment, and then into ecstasy.  I have to say that George Wood's personal moral character is quite good. He admitted his failure without hesitation and immediately signed an equity transfer agreement.

    After signing and depositing his signature, George Wood ran away excitedly.  Something happened next that strengthened the determination of the two literary young men to become literary thieves - the Portuguese translator escaped while the bodyguard was not paying attention!  And in less than three days, countless stalls selling shaved ice appeared in the streets of Paris.  The most profitable business is gone, and the young literary and artistic people have no skills. It seems that they have no other choice but to become literary thieves.  Of course, that night, the two literary young men cursed the damn Portuguese with extremely literary emphasis.  In fact, I felt very regretful. If I had known this, I would have sold the secret recipe for shaved ice.  Maybe I got taken advantage of and was able to collect enough money for the return trip in one fell swoop?

    There is no regret medicine in this world, so while complaining, regretting, and cursing, the two artistic young people had to place all their hopes on their theater troupe, which seemed not even a third-rate one.

    Chen Jianghua acted as the screenwriter and director, following the troupe every day to correct the overly artificial performances and seriously unqualified accents of the amateur artists.  By the way, we also need to communicate with George Wood so that George Wood can understand the meaning of those inexplicable English words; Ren Nan's task is also not light. In addition to drawing those stage backgrounds, the female literary young man is also responsible for  Background music.

    ??Here I have to praise Ren Nan's versatility. In addition to her hobby of painting, the young artistic woman also plays the piano well.  The slender fingers nimbly touched the original piano from the seventeenth century, and the song "F¨¹r Elise" left George Wood and a bunch of bad actors speechless.

    Time flies by in the intense preparation.  Twenty days later, everything was ready in fact had to be ready.  For twenty days, more than 30 people stayed in a hotel. They had to pay for everything, including food, drinks, and the cost of renting a venue.  If the show does not start again and there is no source of income, not only George Wood, but also the two artistic young people will have to live on the streets.

    On the last day of September, the theater company, which changed its name to Propella, rented a theater for ten days at a time.  One day of continuous rehearsal, the next day it will be performed.  Chen Jianghua, who is familiar with the aroma of wine but also afraid of dark alleys, spared no effort to produce more than a hundred posters and posted them in the streets of Paris.  Just like the psoriasis advertisements of later generations, as long as you stop and look up, you will definitely see a gorgeous poster on the trunk of a certain tree or on the pole of a street lamp.

    On October 1st, "Ball of Suet" was released.  For the first show at 10 a.m., less than twenty tickets were sold.  Chen Jianghua was very shocked, but he hid behind the scenes and paid attention to the audience's reaction. It seemed that it was better than expected. At least there were no people snoring unscrupulously.  At the end of the performance, a dozen or so audience members clapped their hands.

    After the lunch break, the situation was much better in the afternoon session. There were at least fifty spectators.The situation got better and better after that. It started to be full from the afternoon of the second day, and for the next ten days in a row, there was a long queue to buy tickets at the door of the theater.  Moreover, the level of the audience is getting higher and higher. At first, they were just ordinary citizens, then some wealthy people appeared one after another, and then even a few small nobles appeared.  Advertising is important, and so are reviews.  Maupassant's "Ball of Suif" is short but highly satirical.  It gives Parisians a refreshing feeling.

    After ten days of performances, the troupe recovered its costs, and after deducting expenses, there was still a slight surplus.  The expected craze did not come This may have something to do with people's tastes in this era.  Except for a few thoughtful people, who would want to read the story of a bloated prostitute?

    Compared with the mediocre results of "Ball of Suif", "Vanessa's Smile" as the background music has become a hit!  So much so that in the later period, there would always be a guy who looked like a butler and raised his neck. He would tell himself that he was the butler of some noble family, and invite the pianist to play for his reception.

    Listening to the price given, Ren Nan was very moved, but after just wavering, he put on the face of an artist: How can music be measured by money?  Don¡¯t go!

    On October 11th, the entire troupe will have a holiday.  The major shareholder Chen Jianghua once again immersed himself in the paperwork. This time, together with George Wood, it took a full week to complete the script of "Conspiracy and Love".

    At the same time, the troupe rented a slightly larger theater and continued to perform the short play "Ball of Suif".  For successive performances, the attendance rate always remains at about half.  This means that although the troupe cannot make a fortune every day, it can still make a living.

    Another twenty days have passed. During these twenty days, apart from performances every day, the troupe spent the rest of the time rehearsing.  The great literary thief Chen Jianghua was afraid that he would not make any money, so he shamelessly mixed Pushkin's poems into "Conspiracy and Love".

    In November, "Conspiracy and Love" was released.  Perhaps it was because the troupe was already well-known in Paris because of "Bullet de Suif", and the attendance at the premiere was quite good.  The seats for three hundred people were almost full.  It seems that Parisians are looking forward to this troupe called Propella.

    ¡°Obviously, Schiller¡¯s plays are more in line with the appetite of Parisians.  There is politics, conspiracy, love, love and hate, and the most terrible thing is that the ending is a tragedy like "Romeo and Juliet".  Coupled with Pushkin's "If Life Deceived You" and the piano song "Dream Wedding", it is simply a large tearjerker!

    At the end of the performance, looking at the male protagonist who died in the conspiracy, the audience felt as if they had been given blood. They shed tears and applauded desperately.  Well, it can be seen from this that most Parisians are masochists.  Otherwise, how could you shed tears and applaud at the same time?

    So, this time the troupe is really popular.  Of course, we must understand that the French in the seventeenth century had neither television, movies, nor the Internet, and their entertainment life was extremely lacking.  As for those nobles who were just eating and waiting to die, they seemed to be looking for all kinds of fun in addition to carrying out human-creation activities day by day.  Shao Bei once said that Paris is a magical city There is a smell of lust in the air, and there are men and women everywhere who want to become one, women who want to become one, and women who want to become one.  One's male male - the aspect about the smell may be a little inaccurate, or the strong smell of shit and urine obscures everything, but the rest is correct.

    Therefore, when this ups and downs drama, filled with keywords such as conspiracy, love, tragedy, etc. was released, it was praised by the people of Paris almost overnight.

    The larger theater, the tickets are raised from five Soviets to eight Soviets. When entering the theater, we must wear a formal dress  A series of changes, which cannot block the enthusiasm of the Parisians at all.  Those relatively wealthy artists immediately ran backstage after watching the show to ask who the playwright was and wanted to have a literary exchange with him; the arty and idle aristocrats were satisfied with their mistress's red lips.  Eyes, the little bird leaned on itself lovingly, while parroting "If life deceives you"; even the old man selling tickets at the door learned Pushkin's poems and improved them "If life deceives you"   Come and see "Intrigue and Love", it only costs eight sous, and the price will be raised tomorrow'

    What happened later was completely beyond everyone¡¯s expectations.  On the morning of the sixth day of the screening, a group of people came to the box upstairs.  Then before the performance started, a certain guy suddenly shouted loudly, and then the entire audience stood up and bowed in the direction of the box.  Seeing this situation, Chen Jianghua guessed that the other party must be a big shot.  Then George Wood stammered and told him that those who came were Anna of Austria and her son, the future Sun King, Louis XIV.

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