[Rebirth] King of Theater

Al had no idea what the hell was going on with that Cleopatra that Wilkins had come up with.

But a person who has neither talent nor morality should not be able to produce anything good.

Or, even if he used some despicable, shameless villain's tricks to come up with something...

Al is also dismissive of this and has no fear, so he directly tells Luke to ignore it.

But unexpectedly, the show has assumed a menacing posture from the very beginning.

The posters were pasted all over the streets and alleys, and even a small advertisement of about 1 minute was broadcast on the TV.

In addition, some people started crazy publicity in newspapers and magazines in advance, claiming that this is a huge historical musical, costing millions, which is unmatched by other shoddy and cheap musicals in the past.

As for which shoddy musicals are there specifically?

Well, under Wilkins' secret instruction, some people who don't care much about names have euphemistically named all relatively famous musicals in recent years. Obviously, "Womanic" will inevitably appear on the list...

Mr. Milson was very annoyed by it.

He and Al said: "It's normal for each other to compete with each other because of related interests, and it's not uncommon to attack each other. But in order to promote my new drama, I have to step on all other people's dramas for no reason. I have never seen People who don't know the rules like this."

But what about this?

As a dramatist of the older generation, Mr. Milson probably hasn't realized that the times are changing too fast, and more and more people who don't understand the rules will appear in this world.

Still, Al stays with him, berating Wilkins.

At the same time, it wasn't just the two of them who did this...

"What huge, historical? It's all bullshit!"

In another banquet of Mrs. Jones, quite a few playwrights got together for a rare chat.

The reason why it is rare is that although they usually have some necessary exchanges and communication, due to the competition between each other, every time they meet, they are still mostly verbal.

But now, Wilkins' behavior has really aroused public outrage. It's nothing more than promoting his own work, but he still has to accuse other people's works of being shoddy, and laugh at other people's dramas for being cheap. Isn't this a bit too much?

As a result, this group of people inevitably condemned one after another.

First, someone said sarcastically: "Obviously, Mr. Wilkins has a great insight. In his eyes, whether a play is well-produced does not depend on how much effort the production team puts into it, or how hard the actors work. It’s not about the excitement of the plot or the sound of the music, but about how much money was invested.”

"I must say, that sounds like a pretty good idea."

Another person smiled and said, "If the whole theater world can criticize dramas like this, then we don't have to go to the theater every time a new drama comes out. We just need to compare the money spent on the whole drama. You can easily know which show is better, what a saving grace! Critics will be out of work from now on.”

"Also... have you read the promotional banner?"

"Don't mention it, it's all over the street. Now every time I go out, I want to close my eyes."

"Haha, there's no need for that. It's just...it's the first time I encountered a weird situation where I didn't promote the actors, but put the playwright's photo on the promotional drama."

"The picture of Wilkins showing his belly is very interesting to look at carefully. It brings back some pleasant memories in me at once. Well, how do you say that, [my friend] Will's a funny guy, he's mean, he's a pig]."

As soon as the words came out, everyone laughed together.

"At the beginning, I thought that what Sylvie said was too much, but now that I think about it, it is really a penetrating statement to see the essence through the phenomenon."

"That kid is unreasonable and mean-spirited, and he's not easy to provoke, but it's really a pleasure to meet a guy like Wilkins! It's a pleasure!"

"Stop talking, I scolded Sylvie with Wilkins at the beginning, saying why he had such a vicious mouth when he was young, but now I suddenly realize that he has a dirty heart, but he still claims to be a master Man, he really deserves to be scolded so viciously."

For a while, Al's reputation suddenly improved.

Before that, his two "Friend Will" series of novels, although he gave himself a bad breath, always had a bit of aggressive spirit, and it is well known that no matter which circle he is in, there will always be such a Some people like to rank seniority.

So, even though he knew it, the truth was probably on the young playwright's side.

But for the sake of common interests, we all have to say a few words for Wilkins, and hint again that young people should not be so rebellious and respect their elders.

If Mr. Curtis hadn't stood silently behind Al later, speaking for him...

These people might really cause a little trouble under the instigation of Wilkins.

After Wilkins offended many people by engaging in this unknown operation...

These people all looked repentant again, talking about Al's well-being one after another.

Some of them even wrote to give warm suggestions:

[Please write another one my friend Will. ]

Al: ...

"Don't pay attention to these remarks, you are being used as a weapon." Mr. Curtis reminded him.

Then, he also took the opportunity to teach: "Don't talk too much about the outside world in the future, you see, no matter they used to say you are bad, or now they say you are good, they are essentially driven by interests. In fact, they don't care about you at all. Good and bad, and as for that "Cleopatra," well..."

Hearing this, Al couldn't help asking curiously: "Sir, what do you think about that drama...?"

Mr. Tom Curtis couldn't help showing a serious expression, and said very strictly: "What do you think? I don't want to. No matter what kind of person Wilkins is, the drama should not involve these things. Therefore, we should not Make any subjective and irresponsible remarks without watching the drama."

His best friend, the painter Robert, laughed beside him again.

This lively gentleman told Al in a very disparaging manner: "Don't look at Tom's serious look now, you know he used to care about those who 'haven't watched the drama, or the drama hasn't been released yet, and are eager to express various opinions and prophecies' What is the person's name?"

Al shook his head.

Robert told him solemnly: "Call the chicken early."

Haha, apt!

Moreover, the meaning is profound!

All the noisy roosters who start crowing before dawn will end badly.

Al smiled.

He continued to do his own thing, studied when he should study, worked when he should work, and ignored all kinds of boring remarks from the outside world, let alone paying attention to Wilkins' "Cleopatra". I even went to visit Vincent's crew.

Randy's eyes lit up when he saw him: "Are you here to see me?"

Al replied decisively: "No."

"You just came to see me."

"No, no, it's like this, I'm the author of the original work, I follow the progress of the movie, I want to take a look..."

"I love you, Al!"

"Oh! Well, I came to see you."

"I'm really getting weirder now."

When Randy warmly hugged him into his arms, Al thought unhappily and awkwardly: "I'm actually quite happy to be hugged so tightly by a man."

After that, he stood by and watched Randy filming for a while out of the mentality of "everyone is here".

Not to mention, filming is quite interesting.

In the story of "Because of the Head...", Vincent has two states: before and after.

Before the appearance of the head, he was a good student who obeyed the rules, good character and learning, and a good boy who was obedient and sensible. A perverted killer among people.

Therefore, Randy needs to deduce these two states.

After all, if these two states cannot be performed, people must be at a loss when watching the movie.

The Bright director wasn't sure at first what level of acting he was capable of.

So, he wants to give Randy a pair of glasses, so that it can be done. He is a good student if he wears glasses, but he is a perverted killer if he takes them off.

This method of "distinguishing the changes of characters through changes in appearance" is actually the simplest way of acting, and it can often slightly cover up the lack of acting skills of some actors.

But what he didn't expect was that Randy's acting skills were a little bit better than he imagined, and he didn't use glasses at all.

When playing the role of Vincent before the appearance of the human head, he took advantage of his good-looking appearance and was really innocent. Anyone who saw him would think that this was the good boy who was obedient, sensible, and excellent in character and learning; when he played the role of the human head After the appearance of the perverted image, I can only say...a good-looking person, once he becomes perverted, is really scarier than an ugly person.

However, Al did not see the latter state.

The day he came, Randy just happened to be Vincent before the head came along.

Since it can be regarded as a low-cost horror film crew, the manpower is obviously a little short.

Director Brett also pulled Al over to play a trick: "Help me, Nuo, you hold this baseball bat, and you don't need to do anything, just fill in the number of people, you go over there with those extras, and wait until the shooting starts." When it's time, you just rush up with them and pretend to bully Vincent."

Bullying Vincent?

This job is fine!

Al immediately rolled up his sleeves and stepped on it with super confidence.

Moreover, he belongs to the type who works very hard in everything he does.

The other extras know that there are almost no chances to shine in this kind of horror film crew. Most of them are dealing with errands, and it is enough to pretend to be similar.

But Al takes everything seriously.

What's more, in terms of fighting experience, even though he was born thin and weak, but from his previous life to this life, he has never admitted to being cowardly.

So, when chasing and bullying Vincent with the extras...

He rushed to the front as he ran, waving a baseball bat, and commanding passionately: "Catch him! Surround him, outflank him! Don't let him run away."

Vincent, played by Randy, was running ahead, and couldn't help turning his head to look at him when he heard the sound.

Wait until the filming is over...

Director Bright looked at the extremely dramatic scene in the camera and fell silent.

In the camera, Vincent, played by Randy, turned his head suddenly, with a very complicated expression (I was very happy to see Al, but I held back when I thought of filming) and stared closely at the student played by Al, with blue eyes as if With thousands of emotions...

But the student played by Al, with a baseball bat in his hand, rushes forward heartlessly and happily (what emotions do you need to consider in playing a bully walk-on? Just rush).

But it is such a simple picture, just looking at it can make people make up a short essay of tens of millions of words!

Director Brett felt more and more as he watched it...

As a result, Al was left by the director to film.

Director Bright tugged at him, and swore, "There are only a few shots, I ask you to shoot first, and then leave after shooting. There will be absolutely no delay."

Al had to agree.

He also had the experience of playing tricks in his previous life, so this matter is not too difficult.

only……

He asked in astonishment: "I wrote the whole script. Why don't I know if Vincent has any good friends? Also, what do you mean by asking the prop master to make me a human head?"

Director Bright replied: "It means...the last person Vincent kills will be you."

Al was dumbfounded: "...I don't agree, it's too complicated, I don't have time to act."

Director Bright began to hold him tightly again, and continued to swear: "There are only a few shots, I ask you to shoot first, and then leave after shooting, there will be absolutely no delay in time."

Al: "... To be honest, I don't quite believe it."

Randy suddenly said beside him: "Al's head is made, can you give me one?"

Director Brett: "Here, here you are, as long as you help me keep him to finish shooting a few shots, you can have as many heads as you want."

Al was dumbfounded: "Damn it! Before I agreed, you started distributing my head openly?"