[Rebirth] King of Theater

The theater that signed a premiere deal with The Man Who Laughs is a theater called The Metropolis.

This theater is different from the Sylvie Theater. It is a real grand theater, which can accommodate more than 500 spectators. In addition to the stepped auditorium facing the stage, there are also huge boxes on both sides. The stage orchestra pool can allow more than a hundred musicians to perform at the same time. At the same time, in addition to the main stage, two auxiliary stages are also built, and the most important thing is - the sound effect!The sound facilities costing tens of millions can satisfy the most discerning musicians, and can definitely bring the audience a dreamy enjoyment at the palace level.

This signing did not come easily.

The Metropolitan Theater has always only wanted the best stage, the best drama, and the best price.

In order to get a chance to be on stage to prove that his show is the best, al spent a lot of money

Despite the advice of the show's producer, Mr Andrews, to 'choose a second-class theatre' to save money...

But Al refused, insisting on the 'best' option.

In fact, at this time, in order to promote in a variety of ways, in addition to being on TV programs, he also advertised everywhere, put up posters in the streets and alleys, and even hired people to hold up billboards and shout along the street. He had already spent almost all his money. An asset-backed loan was made to the bank.If Mrs. Sylvie knew about this situation, she might faint immediately, but Al was quite indifferent to all this. In his opinion, the only function of money is to be spent. To achieve the purpose you want, then the purpose of making money will be achieved.

Anyway, no matter how much it costs...

The premiere of "The Man Who Laughs" was officially arranged by the Metropolitan Theater on a Sunday.

That afternoon, before the performance started, people gathered at the entrance of the Metropolitan Theater early.

A large number of people are attracted by the TV commercials and come here with the intention of watching the excitement; another small group of people is quite strange, they are not very old, and they don’t look like those who often go to the theater and like to watch The elegant gentlemen in the play are barely dressed in a standard manner, but squatting on the side of the road to smoke and chat with each other, they obviously don't seem to have received any higher education, and they are a bit of the subtle temperament of street gangsters.

As a result, the police patrolling the street attracted their attention and seemed suspicious of them, but they couldn't find any flaws or clues for a while, but considering that after the theater officially opened for business, more people would gather here , in order to prevent too many people from creating chaos, they simply did not go far away, just stood there and observed silently.

However, this group of strange 'thugs' have been honestly guarding the door from the beginning to the end. Although it is inevitable to joke and swear at each other, they have always been honest and behaved, and nothing happened.

Until a car stopped in front of the theater, Luke opened the door and jumped out.

After looking around, he called out to the crowd: "Hey, Best, are everyone here?"

A young man wearing a newsboy cap squeezed out from the crowd and replied loudly, "It's already here."

At this moment, the theater door finally opened, and Luke waved his arm, saying, "Brothers, let's go!"

All in all!

The gangsters who used to hang out on Rhodes Street have now changed their ways, and with the help of Al and Luke, basically all the lads have legitimate jobs (even if they are scalpers). I bought the theater tickets I bought a long time ago, and entered the venue in an orderly manner.

At the other end, there were the Foremans, Mr. Milson, Miss Alice, Mr. Curtis, the painter Robert, editor-in-chief Bernie, Grace, etc., walking ahead of time with the invitation letter and theater tickets sent by Al earlier. The VIP channel entered the venue.

In addition, Mrs. Jones, who has always loved drama (likes to join in the fun), also came to the theater dressed up.And this time, her husband, Mr. Gary Jones, Senator, was rarely free and came with her.

The senator was quite surprised by the lively scene in front of him: "I'm probably out of date, my dear, is this show very popular?"

Mrs. Jones gave him a hard look on purpose, using it as an excuse, and complained a few words that the other party didn't accompany her on weekdays, so that she was so ignorant today, and then replied: "Don't you watch TV shows? That music I've been watching the behind-the-scenes of the show. Because it was on TV, the crew became popular even before they were on stage. However, the most popular is the screenwriter of this show..."

The senator cooperatively apologized to his wife, and then curiously asked the screenwriter again: "Strange, shouldn't the screenwriter work behind the scenes?"

Since Mrs. Jones likes to hold various parties every day, the news is the most well-informed, and Al's fame has risen in recent years, attracting a lot of attention, so his life experience has long been no secret.

So Mrs. Jones introduced it to her husband, explaining all kinds of gossip, one by one, in detail.

Where did it start?

Let's start with the poor family who suddenly lost their mainstay father and fell into despair?Or did it start when the skinny, helpless, green-eyed boy walked out of the house, racking his brains for a way to survive?

The public's love for gossip is generally the same, regardless of age, rich or poor.

Even Mr. Senator, who claims to only pay attention to national affairs, can't help but be fascinated by it at this time. Moreover, he has no interest in drama at first, and he just came here with his wife. With such a legendary screenwriter, the adapted script will not be too boring, right?" It can be said that it has added a lot of expectations out of thin air.

At this time, the audience entered the venue one after another.

The lights in the performance hall are dim, and in the orchestra pit of the main stage, the band is playing a relatively slow and soft movement. It is not very noticeable, but it has created a wonderful atmosphere that allows the audience to adapt and music is everywhere. .

The difference is that in the background, everyone in the crew is busy with nervousness and anxiety.

Even though it has been checked thousands of times, in order to be safe, everyone still has to continue to check again and again, check the costumes, check the props, check the sound, check the lighting, and the actors bow their heads and recite their lines silently again...

In the dressing room, Randy was alone, brewing emotions.

He leaned closer to the mirror to look at the makeup on his face, it was a weird 'smiling face'.

"Brother, there are so many people down here!"

The youngest child of the Sylvie family, Anthony, who played the leading role as a child, looked out through the curtain and said.

"They all came to see your performance." Al teased him with a smile.

Anthony believed it, and was taken aback. With an expression of disbelief, he raised his head and stared at his elder brother: "Oh, look at me? Look at me? Are you really looking at me?"

Al lowered his head and looked at him, and found that although the child was a little excited, there was no nervous expression on his face. On the contrary, those eyes similar to his were very bright, and all the worries in his heart were put down: " Yes, baby!"

He didn't have the slightest guilty conscience to lie to the child, and continued to coax, "Everyone paid for tickets to come in and see you, so you have to perform well for everyone to see."

As a result, the joy on Anthony's face disappeared immediately, and was replaced by a seriousness.

"I will perform well, so that everyone will not waste money." The precocious child promised.

Al couldn't help but want to touch his head, but he was worried about ruining the stylist's efforts, so he touched it lightly with his fingers, and said again with a smile: "Just to tease you, baby. When we are on the stage, Just do your best. I swear to God no one will blame you no matter how well you perform."

But Anthony raised his little hand, held Al's finger seriously and said, "But I want to help you, Al."

His eyes rested on his elder brother's face, and he said in an innocent tone: "Don't be angry with your mother in the future, when I grow up...you know, I will grow up, right? When I grow up Yes, I will help you take care of her, sister, second brother, brother Luke, brother Randy..."

Al didn't make a sound for a long time, but just lowered his head and kissed his brother's forehead.

He was concerned not to spoil his younger brother's stage makeup, so he kissed very lightly and gently.

When the curtain is raised, the performance is about to begin.

Al stood at the side of the stage, with his hands in his pockets, casually thinking about what happened recently, his mind was in a mess, and many inexplicable thoughts appeared, and then suddenly remembered: "Well... If you lose money this time, Maybe I'll be poor again."

But don't know why.

He was at peace in his heart, full of confidence, and there was nothing to be afraid of.