[Rebirth] King of Theater

After months of day-to-day, diligent rehearsals, Al and Director Costa were almost ready (no one dared to claim complete readiness before the show) to take The Man Who Laughs on the real stage.

And after watching the last rehearsal of the show, Al suddenly had a new idea. He discussed with Luke and planned to take out most of the liquid cash on the theater's books as the public relations and publicity of the show. cost.

"But you've put a lot of money into this show, Al."

Luke frowned, and couldn't understand this: "It's not wise to put all your eggs in one basket. Have you forgotten what you told us before? You have to give yourself some leeway in everything. This time... you shouldn't be Such an irrational person?"

"What if I say I believe in myself?"

Al said: "Luke, maybe you don't believe it, but I have a feeling, I feel this show is going to make a lot of money."

"It feels that sometimes it will deceive you, such as a gambler, who always thinks that the next game will win."

"But I'm not a gambler, buddy."

"Don't be humble, my friend, you are no worse than a gambler when you are impulsive."

"So you disagree?"

"That's right, I don't agree. Al, it's not that I don't believe in your ability, it's just that I don't believe in just one show, even if one show makes more money, how much can you make? Can the pay and the return really be directly proportional?" Lu Ke said very rationally.

But as he said this, he calmly made a turning point: "But if you insist on doing this, well, as you wish."

Al laughed. "You know what, Luke, my brother?"

He said sincerely: "Sometimes, I can't even believe that God will be kind to me, but I will always believe in you."

So, a lot of money was invested in it.

Under the operation of the producer, Mr. Andrews, the TV commercials began to be broadcast in a viral cycle, the streets and alleys were covered with posters of "The Laughing Man", and even major supermarkets appeared that "as much as the shopping is full, the show will be given as a gift." Tickets' trick, the publicity offensive is strong, and for a while, the news that "The Man Who Laughs" is about to hit the Broadway stage is ubiquitous and can be seen everywhere.

A few days later, Mr. Curtis and Mr. Robert the painter invited Al to tea.

"It's really a big publicity." Mr. Curtis looked at the young man in front of him with loving eyes, and asked with concern but rather subtly: "I think, no matter what the result is, you are already mentally prepared for everything ,Yeah?"

"Yes, er, of course, sir." Al quickly swallowed a sip of tea in his mouth, blinked his green eyes, and answered this question in a seemingly helpless but very clever way: "You know, this is a horse Nice horse, sir. I've given all I have, fed, fed, fed, and trained him for almost a year now! If, if he doesn't give in the race If I come back with a championship, then I really have nothing better to do."

"Oh, my dear friend, don't be so serious."

Mr. Robert interrupted: "God knows, there is no reason for your skeptical behavior."

Facing the dubious stares of the two, the optimistic Mr. Painter immediately made a statement that sounded very reasonable: "Dear Al, in this world, for example, you are as young, handsome, and talented as you are." You are a young man who is hard to find in the world. Besides, you are not playing around and wasting your youth all day long. On the contrary, you are willing to work hard, and are willing to study and study. A good work is refined and perfected to the point of perfection...Let me tell you the truth, a person like you is like a dry firewood pile..."

"Pile of firewood? Ha, what kind of metaphor is this? Is this considered a compliment?" Mr. Curtis could not help but interjected.

"Hey, listen to me!" Robert protested, then turned to Al, who was trying to hold back his laughter, and continued, "A person like you is like a pile of dry firewood. Even if there is no fire, it will spontaneously ignite sooner or later. .”

"Well, that sounds a little scary, sir."

"Why is it scary? Burning is to glow and glow. I mean, without fire, you will glow and glow. If you give a little spark, you will burn immediately!"

"That's a good thing to say." Al hurriedly answered.

"It's not only good, it's excellent. So, instead of talking about modest hypocrisy, it's better to replace wine with tea and wish you success in advance." Mr. Robert really raised his hand while talking. Picking up the teacup, the cheerful look was more confident than Al himself.

Mr. Curtis shook his head repeatedly at his friend's unreliable behavior, but he had to admit that it was a blessing in his life to have such a friend who could always make the scene lively, so he couldn't say anything to worry about , then raised the teacup, but still couldn't hold back and added in a low voice: "If you need help, just ask."

Al was moved, and said with a smile: "I will remember this, so it's settled."

But that's what I said...

Unless it was a last resort, Al didn't have the slightest thought of asking the two for help.

He felt that he had already accepted many favors from the two gentlemen along the way. Now that he was thinking about it, he didn't know how to repay him. How could he go to trouble others when he encountered something?

So I secretly made up my mind that I have to solve things by myself.

If he fails... No, he is absolutely unwilling to fail, and the reason for this is not just money.

You know, since his rebirth, he has changed the fate of many people and won countless opportunities for himself.But as he grows older, those foresight abilities will gradually disappear, and he still needs to explore the next path of life by himself.

Therefore, the performance of "The Man Who Laughs" this time is not only an important turning point in his career from a small theater to a major theater, but also the result and proof of his hard work over the years, proving that he has never slacked off for a moment since his rebirth , Never wasted time in vain.

For these reasons, this drama is particularly important in his heart.

So much so that even if there is nothing revealed on the surface, 12 anxiety is unavoidable deep in my heart.For several nights before, he lay quietly on the bed, thinking back and forth about various affairs of the show, checking for omissions and filling in gaps, and often unconsciously opened his eyes until dawn.Now that the performance is about to be performed, there are so many things going on. Even though I have rehearsed thousands of times, I feel that nothing will go wrong, but from time to time, the situation of "something went wrong, the performance failed" will always appear in my mind, which makes people frightened and exhausted. haggard.

This kind of huge pressure, weak-willed people can't bear it at all.

But for Al, who has supported a family alone since he was a child, he has long been used to it. Therefore, no matter what he thinks or worries in his heart, he is stable and able to bear it, and he does not show any nervousness.

In this way, he became a role model for the crew.

Whenever the actors are uneasy, flustered, and restless, they just look up at him, and they seem to be able to settle down again: "Look! Look at Mr. Sylvie's appearance, how confident he is, he can do anything he wants It can be solved."

Wait until the last night of The Man Who Laughs on stage,

Director Costa was also a little nervous. He took Al's hand in private and said something to comfort himself: "Honey, I never doubted that we would lose. But you know, sometimes, God is It's very unreasonable. But it doesn't matter, even if the box office is not satisfactory, as long as people with eyes and ears know that our work is good."

"You are right, my friend."

Al replied with a smile: "Intellectually, it should be so, but emotionally, I just want to win."

Director Costa was speechless.

After a long time, he said helplessly: "Al, you have many good qualities that are worthy of love...including competitiveness."