[Rebirth] King of Theater

After 10 minutes, the playwright named Miles finally finished his script.

Director Costa Winchell ignored his expectant eyes and said mercilessly: "I'm sorry, I'm still not interested. Goodbye!"

Playwright Miles was a hit.

With tears in his eyes, he said, "Mr. Winchell, I won't just give up so easily. Please wait for me, I will go back and continue to revise the script until I get approval..."

"Ah! You'd better kill me!"

Director Costa Winchell suddenly made a movement of hugging his head, and then raised his head again, persuading him earnestly: "Persistence is indeed a valuable quality, but too much persistence is obsession! "

But Miles is obviously a typical representative of obsession: "Don't say it, I will come again."

Leaving those words behind, he strode out with a firm expression of 'no matter what you say, I will never give up'.

Director Costa Winchell's expression was blank for a few seconds, as if he had received a major blow.

That expression was so pitiful that Al was a little embarrassed to go up to disturb him.

But it's not appropriate to continue doing this standing still, after thinking about it...

He still walked over and said, "Hey, I'm sorry, I really didn't come at the right time..."

"You're welcome, you're welcome, you came just in time."

Costa Winchell lay flat in the bathtub, looked at the ceiling and said, "If you didn't come, I would continue to suffer for a long time. Oh, how can there be such a person in the world, even if I refuse He didn't even listen, even... I said I was going to take a bath, but he insisted on chasing me in and reading the script to me..."

"That's what happened!"

The doubts in Al's heart were finally answered.

You know, meeting guests in the bathroom for the first time...

He almost thought that this great director who was very good in his previous life had other eccentricities in his private life besides soft food. It turned out that it was just a coincidence.

However, Al thought about it, and couldn't help asking: "Excuse me, do you think listening to someone read a script is actually a kind of torture?"

Costa Winchell replied with a good temper: "Listening to someone reading a script is certainly not torture, but listening to someone read a boring, bad script is torture like hell."

Al was a little apprehensive.

He hesitated for a moment before saying: "Uh, actually, I also brought the script with me. Besides, I also want to ask you to take a look, are you interested in directing..."

"Oh, is it also a boring bad script?"

Costa continued to lie in the bathtub, asking calmly.

"I'm not very clear about your judgment criteria, or... would you take a quick look at it first?"

"Forget it, if you don't mind, you might as well read it to me. Although it's a bit self-inflicted to say this, but to be honest, listening is indeed easier for me to concentrate than watching. Moreover, being I may not be in the mood to read any scripts any time soon, but if you ask you to keep the script and wait for my news, it is purely perfunctory. I don’t know when I will have it So, since the matter has developed to the point where it is now, you should still read it! No matter what the result is, at least, after I listen to it, I can give you a positive answer immediately, and I won’t waste your future time, nor It's in vain that you worked so hard to come here today."

He is obviously not in a high mood, but he does not speak falsely and perfunctorily. He can also understand the feelings of others, and speak so frankly and truthfully...

Al couldn't help being a little moved, thinking: "This Director Winchell's personality is actually pretty good."

So he took out the script of The Man Who Laughs.

But before the official reading, this empathetic green-eyed playwright suggested very considerately: "Director Winchell, do you think this is okay? I will stop every time I read a scene. If you feel embarrassing As soon as you hear it, let me continue reading; if you think this is also a boring bad drama, then just stop. I promise, I will never pester you like Miles, just turn around and leave..."

Director Costa Winchell sat up from the bathtub with a 'crash' when he heard the words.

"Great, from this point of view, you are much kinder than Miles." He looked at Al gratefully, and said again what he had sighed before: "Look, what a kind person!"

However, since his movements are a bit big this time, and he doesn't wear anything in the bathtub...

Al was quite embarrassed for a while, so he had to look away as much as possible, focusing all his eyes on the script in his hand, watching and watching intently.Then, he began to read the first act "Children in the Darkness", in which Gwynplaine, a boy abandoned by human traffickers, was struggling to find his way out on a snowstorm night...

This scene is the beginning of the whole play.

But it's not so exciting to read, and it sounds unremarkable at first glance.

Therefore, Al was prepared to be 'disgusted' in advance.

In his opinion: "When Director Winchell rejected Miles' Troy play before, he seemed to have mentioned that he was not very interested in 'old themes'. So, the adaptation of Hugo's "Laughing Face" Of course, the subject matter of the story of "People" is not novel, so there is a high probability that it will not meet his liking."

But what I didn't expect was that when Al finished reading the first act calmly, stopped as agreed, and waited for the other party to judge whether he should continue reading...

Costa Winchell actually sat in the bathtub and clapped his hands: "Interesting, interesting, please continue."

Al was a little surprised.

He is emotionally stable now, and he is no longer so concerned about gains and losses, but the praise he picked up in vain came from a great director in his previous life, so he couldn't help but feel happy, and he immediately lifted his spirits and began to read the second act.

During this process, Costa, who was sitting in the bathtub, listened intently all the time, without saying a word to stop.

So, unconsciously, the second act passed, the third act passed, and the fourth act also passed...

When it was the fifth act, director Costa Winchell couldn't bear it any longer.

He realized that he had finally waited for a precious opportunity, a beautiful script, and a great treasure waiting to be excavated, so, rejoicing, he stood up abruptly, raised his legs and stepped out of the bathtub, regardless of whether he was still naked 'The Emperor's New Clothes' walked around very excitedly, clapping hands, and said excitedly: "Oh, Mr. Sylvie! You write so well! How can you write so well? Come on, put Give me the script, this time I have to read it carefully."

Al didn't raise his head, and continued to look at the floor, the ceiling, and the script. In short, he didn't squint.

"Thank you very much for your compliment."

He paused for a few seconds, as if he was struggling to organize his words. In the end, considering the possible future cooperation, he gave up the simple and rude blunt statement, and chose a relatively tactful reminder: "Are you going to put on your clothes first?" Some clothes, so as not to catch a cold?"

Costa Winchell finally reacted.

He hurriedly found a bath towel to wrap himself up, but his face still blushed a little bit involuntarily.

But even in such an embarrassing situation...

The good-tempered gentleman still joked about his self-recommendation with optimism and humor: "Oh, this time I can be regarded as being honest with you without reservation! How is it? Do you want me as the director?"