[Rebirth] King of Theater

Wilkins flew into a rage after seeing "My Old Friend Will," which was full of innuendo.

However, because Al did not directly announce that the "Will" in the novel is the "Wilkins" in reality, he was a bit wary.

After all, even the vast majority of people vaguely guessed the truth before the facts were exposed...

But this is like the emperor's new clothes, no one will take the initiative to tell the truth in front of him.

Wilkins had absolutely no desire to humiliate himself.

He even deceived himself and thought: "Everyone probably doesn't know that bastard scolds me again! If I stand up, wouldn't it be true? Maybe he will wait for me to do it, and I will never let him succeed." .”

So, he ignored the novel, and instead put on an innocent look of "who the hell is this Will" to disentangle the relationship.

But what I have to say is that even though he was always good at putting on a show, he was always pointed at and scolded by people all day long, yet he still pretended not to understand. What a pain and exasperation!

For this reason, he decided to fight back vigorously, ignored his friend Will, and just clung to the Vincent series, talking about the dark, evil, and perverted novels over and over again, all he wanted to do was to trample this series of novels. go down.

Wait until the next issue of "Short Stories" is published...

Wilkins went out in a hurry, and was more active than a die-hard fan to buy back the magazine at the first time, and quickly flipped through it while standing on the side of the road.

No!

No Vincent!

Wilkins was overjoyed, thinking that his counterattack had finally paid off, and that "Short Fiction" could not withstand the pressure he exerted on it at last, and Al's submission was withdrawn.

Complacent for a while, he hurried home again, picked up a pen and paper, and hypocritically and condescendingly published an article "Praise "Short Stories" for knowing mistakes and correcting them. What is the so-called guiding speech of the unhealthy tendencies of sensationalism and serious writing.

But in fact, "Short Stories" never said from the very beginning that every issue of the magazine would have a series of stories by Vincent.

Therefore, Mr. Bernie Brown, the editor-in-chief, was very confused after seeing his self-imposed performance, and couldn't help asking everyone: "Is there something wrong with this person's brain? For example, was he hit by walking? Someone hit it?"

Painters Robert and Mr. Curtis, who didn't pay much attention at first, heard the phrase "been beaten"...

They all looked at Al in unison.

The young man who was sitting next to him, looking down at a pile of letters, was keenly aware of the gazes cast by the teachers.

He immediately raised his head, showing an innocent smile.

Mr. Bernie couldn't help noticing this scene. He was a little suspicious at first, but then suddenly realized: "I remember!"

Afterwards, he asked enthusiastically, "Dear Al, have you ever hit Wilkins before?"

However, in Al's view, some things fall under the category of 'can't say'.

In other words, even if everyone already knows it well, it is not appropriate to publicize it.

Therefore, he categorically replied: "No, it's purely a rumor."

"You didn't argue with him on the street?"

"No."

"Didn't you chase him for 200 meters with a big knife?"

"……how is this possible!"

"Didn't pull his hair?"

"not me."

"Didn't you beat him up?"

"not me."

"Well, you don't admit it. Then I want to ask, where do these rumors that sound indistinguishable from the truth come from?"

"It comes from...people's hatred of villains like Wilkins and their strong desire for heroes to descend from heaven."

Mr. Curtis: ...

Painter Robert: ...

"A hero descended from heaven?!"

Mr. Bernie almost laughed out loud: "Is this your evaluation of (yourself)?"

Al nodded shamelessly.

He also confidently added: "It must be the messenger sent by God to punish the villains."

All three people in the room laughed.

Then, they stopped talking about Wilkins, the clown, and talked about something else.

First, the editor-in-chief Bernie asked Robert to urge the draft: "Didn't you say that you would make a series of paintings for the Vincent series? What about the paintings?"

Robert replied, "Come on! Come on!"

"Okay then, don't forget."

"Never forget, never forget."

But even so determined.

Based on professional instinct, the editor-in-chief Bernie asked again habitually: "When will it be? Tell me, I have a plan in my heart."

Robert looked at the ceiling and thought: "Next year, or the year after."

Bernie: ...

On the other end, Mr. Curtis accompanied Al to study the pile of letters.

Clearly, Wilkins' hostility doesn't make others ignore the young writer's potential.

Perhaps the Vincent series is still biased towards fear, which is not suitable for some popular newspapers and magazines.

However, his two articles, friend Will, were sarcasm and sarcasm, but they were very interesting to read. In addition, the reputation of the young genius has become more and more famous. Unknowingly, many editors have entered the article. eyes.

So, no matter how controversial the outside world is, letters of solicitation are still pouring in.

Mr. Curtis casually picked through the pile of letters, throwing aside some who were not well-known or not well-known, who were paid too little or who were habitually in arrears, and then, from the rest of the letters Among them, after finding about five or six letters, I signaled Al Na to take a look and decide which one to choose.

Al looked at them one by one, then bowed his head and thought for a while.

In the end, he picked a magazine called "Laugh".

Mr. Curtis raised his eyebrows in surprise: "Unexpected."

Al then explained: "I want to try other themes, um... It seems to make people laugh, it's quite challenging."

Then, he added without much confidence: "But it might fail."

Mr. Curtis did not think that he was acting recklessly, but happily encouraged him, saying that this is a good thing, and that young people should keep trying and forging ahead, instead of staying in the same place and delaying progress.

But to be honest, after watching Vincent's series...

Both Mr. Bernie Brown and the painter Robert seem to have no hope for Al's idea of ​​"making people laugh".

Moreover, the two of them secretly speculated: "Maybe it will be the black humor of "My New (Old) Friend Will"?" Is it the theme of "Laughing Heartily"?"

Of course, this is just a private exchange.

In front of Al, they still showed the same enthusiasm as Mr. Curtis, "we will support you regardless of success or failure".

Al began to conceive vigorously.

Although it was a new field, he was full of energy and enthusiasm, and he wrote smoothly for a while.

but in the meanwhile……

The work of his mother, Mrs. Sylvie, was not so smooth.

To be precise, it encountered a major Waterloo.

Originally, because Al had established a good relationship in advance and entrusted Mr. Smith, the ticket seller, to take care of her, her work was very easy.

Moreover, the usual work is not heavy, and the surrounding interpersonal circle is relatively simple.

Everyone is a low-level employee, and there is no great interest between them that is worth intrigue.

Although Mrs. Sylvie is considered a half-relationship household, she has a kind of simplicity that belongs to the working people. She has always been diligent in her work, and she does not complain about the work assigned to her, let alone be careless. Stealing rape and playing tricks, so it is not annoying.

Especially in the recent period of work, she not only made good friends with several colleagues, but also improved her English rapidly, and she can have complex conversations with people at a slower speed.

But at this time, a manager from the theater logistics department parachuted over.

The manager, named Taberjerry, was a scoundrel and a rascal at heart.

He was not too tall, but he was shrewd and able, with a pair of dark eyes that were furtive and spirited.

No one knows who he followed. Not only did he enter the theater, but he also managed to sneak into the management (although his management is the lowest level, and he manages only the lowest-level workers), but in his It seems that this big and small is also an official.

Therefore, he immediately made up his mind that he must manage all these people under him to be obedient and obedient like sheep, and he himself should enjoy the feeling of being superior and controlling the fate of others.

But as soon as he took office, he couldn't start for a while.

until one day……

He came in from the outside just in time to see Mrs. Sylvie stumbling and talking to someone.

She was dressed gray and plain, with several patches on her clothes, with a very embarrassed smile on her face, and her English pronunciation was extremely crooked, with a rustic dialect that could not be changed, and, Very slowly, at first glance, it looks like the kind of poor immigrant with no foundation.

So, the manager walked up to him with a cold face and asked, "You don't speak English?"

"Uh...yes, no, no..." Mrs. Sylvie lost her mind when she was in a hurry.

She wanted to say "I will, but it's not a good way to say it", but when it came to her mouth, it turned into a series of "Yes, no, yes, no...".

The last call came down.

It's not clear at all whether she will or not.

But whether she will or not, in fact, it doesn't matter.

Because, in the eyes of this manager Taber, isn’t this ordinary middle-aged woman who can’t even speak English well, looks stupid, and is very easy to bully? "'s that chicken?

So, without waiting for Mrs. Sylvie to organize the language...

He sternly said, "Are you a donkey who can only bark 'Ooh-oh-ah-'?"