Aesthetics of Violence [Entertainment]

No matter how small the subject matter is, since it is a Broadway musical that is loved by the whole world and it is touring in Pingjing, it will naturally be arranged in a well-known local theater.

At [-]:[-] in the afternoon, the sky that is about to enter the winter has already appeared a faint red glow, and there are noisy people around the theater. There are a few small stalls near the entrance of the theater, selling bottles to the audience who will enter the theater soon water and telescope.The vehicles on the road leading to the underground parking lot were almost lined up in the middle of the main road. It was very spectacular from a distance, and Zhu Zan's car was integrated into the long queue.

In this unsettling environment, his fancy car can't attract anyone's attention.

"Both of you go in first, I'll drive to the commercial plaza next to you to park." There are 10 minutes left to start, and I guess I won't be able to wait for my own parking space when the time comes.Zhu Zan loosened the door lock and asked Hu Shiwei and Ge Qiao to get out of the car first.

But there are many car owners who have the same idea as him, and there are almost no vacancies in the commercial plaza. Zhu Zan patted the steering wheel, frowned and sighed, and walked around the plaza resignedly.Any place like Pingjing City is good, but there are too many people.

Hu Shiwei and Ge Qiao advanced into the theater. Hu Shiwei walked in front and took Ge Qiao straight to the direction of the main stage. This type of large theater accommodates a large number of audiences, so generally the ticket prices are arranged according to the distance of the seats, and Hu Shiwei walked over No matter how you look at it, it is the most expensive area.

Ge Qiao felt a little apprehensive as he walked: "Are you... spending your money?"

Hu Shiwei looked back at Ge Qiao, slowed down and walked by his side, patted him on the shoulder with a smile and said: "Don't be stressed, brother, this is a welfare ticket from the company. We have a long-term relationship with this venue." Cooperation, as long as it is a performance held here, we can basically get this level of benefits."

"Tsk, the corruption of capitalism..." Ge Qiao acted like a good boy when he got a bargain.

"You can't say that," Hu Shiwei suddenly tugged on Ge Qiao's clothes, and whispered in his ear, "We are here to save the scene. Look, there must be enough seats in this place." People." After speaking, he pointed to the two-story stands behind him.

Ge Qiao glanced in the direction of his fingers. It was true that the people entering the arena were sparse and slow, and the number of people in the back row became less and less. He frowned slightly, and found a professional reason for this unexpected scene: "It's because the publicity is not in place. ?"

"It's part of the reason, the attendance rate of another musical that was staged at the same time was very good," Hu Shiwei nodded thoughtfully, and laughed helplessly for a moment, "Besides, such an exciting musical How dare you promote it? It’s already pretty good if it’s not banned.”

She opened her arms, raised her head, and squinted her eyes in a gesture of satisfaction: "Don't think about anything, let's just enjoy these three hours of VIP treatment!"

The show hadn't started yet, and the lights in the auditorium were still on, but the faint orange light couldn't clearly illuminate the road under their feet and the words on the ticket stubs in their hands. They wandered in the aisle for a while before finding the words written on the ticket stubs. Position, three consecutive seats located in the center of the fourth row.Ge Qiao took off his trench coat and hugged it in his arms, only then was he in the mood to observe the stage scene close in front of him.

Even with the dark lights in warm colors, it still can't melt the coldness of the props on the stage.On the right side is a spiral staircase made of old iron chairs and iron pipes. On the other side is a simple and dilapidated dormitory scene. The black piano is the most expensive item inside. A large square table and a few chairs glowed with a cold metal light.At first glance, there are ruins and ruins, but it does show the freedom of these "Bohemians", but it still makes people feel devastated.The only color is the red and yellow notices and posters on the dark blue-gray wall.

Ge Qiao thought, if he remembered correctly, these colorful posters would be torn off shortly after the opening.

The few female students sitting behind seemed unable to hide their excitement, and the voices whispered to each other spread to the front row: "Hey, is this a tragedy or a comedy?"

"Oh, why do you always want me to spoil it? You'll know if you read it yourself."

"I'll definitely watch it seriously, so just tell me first, so I'm mentally prepared!"

"No, no, this kind of spoiler won't be interesting, you can watch it for yourself, as long as it looks good anyway."

The girl who asked the question hummed to her friend for a long time, but she didn't get a word out of her.

While Ge Qiao chatted with Hu Shiwei, he heard the conversation behind him clearly, and unconsciously, a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.Well, I've all come to watch this kind of musical, so what's the point of knowing the ending in advance?

Suddenly there was a small commotion in the front row, and another spectator wanted to squeeze into his seat, and the people who were already seated had to shrink their legs to make way for him.Ge Qiao glanced over inadvertently, and accidentally saw the side face of the audience, he was taken aback for a moment, and quickly blinked, suspecting that he was wrong.

How could you meet Zhong Mingcan in this kind of place?

"...I'm sorry...Sorry...Thank you..." Zhong Mingcan was busy apologizing to the person who gave way to him, while moving sideways to his seat, and breathed a sigh of relief when he stood still.

"Zhong Mingcan?" Suddenly someone called his name behind him, it was his familiar voice.

"What kind of fate is this? How can I meet you anywhere?" Ge Qiao looked directly at Zhong Mingcan's equally surprised eyes, and laughed out loud.

"...Brother Qiao..." Before Zhong Mingcan came out of the shock, he suddenly saw Hu Shiwei sitting next to Ge Qiao from the corner of his eyes. On the chair, his arms are draped over the armrests on both sides, and he is playing fascinatedly with his mobile phone.It's nothing, after all, everyone has their own personality, and he can't control it.But what Zhong Mingcan felt was a bit of an eyesore was that the girl's right arm was resting on Ge Qiao's left elbow, which was supporting the armrest. The two of them obviously knew each other.

That's right, what kind of fate is this? How come you can see Ge Qiao with girls every time you meet again?

Hu Shiwei was also disturbed by the surrounding movements so he put down his phone and came back to his senses. Under Zhong Mingcan's seemingly unfriendly gaze, he quickly sat up straight, not because he finally found out how unladyish his sitting posture was, but because he wanted to use a With a more serious and upright posture, he admired the handsome young man who suddenly appeared in front of him.Ever since she got in touch with Zhu Zan again, she felt as if she had come to a new world. This world was full of handsome men, and Hu Zhinan was not ranked at all.Now she is gradually getting used to this state of being idle and seductive.The man standing in the front row talking to Ge Qiao must be at least 1.8 meters tall. He has short hair, a clean goose-yellow sweater and black trousers, and his eyes are still shining under such a dim light.In fact, his facial features are not so exquisite. At least in Hu Shiwei's opinion, he can't compare with Ge Qiao, or even Zhu Zan. I feel comfortable, like admiring a handicraft with smooth and round lines, only feel soft, without any sharp edges and corners, people can't help letting go of their vigilance, just want to get close.The curvature of the lips, the bridge of the nose, the corners of the eyes and the brow bone are all arranged so perfectly by God, as if they were created with the utmost gentleness.

Yes, gentle, this word is very suitable for him.

Hu Shiwei's eyes were too naked, Ge Qiao felt a little ashamed, raised his elbow and poked her, wanting her to return to normal quickly.But in Zhong Mingcan's eyes, this action seemed ambiguous.

"Why is there a girl next to you every time I see you?" The dissatisfaction in my heart blurted out.

Ge Qiao was taken aback for a moment, as if this was really the case, what a coincidence.He fell back happily again, and the seat made a slight "dong" sound: "No, no, no, this time it's not just girls, there will be a guy later..."

"friend?"

"Well, friend and roommate," Ge Qiao still smiled, he felt that he was a bit abnormal now, and wanted to laugh when he saw Zhong Mingcan's face, "it's the program director I told you about before. When he comes, introduce you to each other."

At this time, Ge Qiao was still suffering from occupational diseases, and he was making small calculations in his mind like a conditioned reflex.Let him meet the director in advance, so that Zhu Zan can take care of him earlier.

Zhong Mingcan pursed his lips, said nothing more, and nodded politely to Hu Shiwei as a greeting, then turned around and sat down.

Not long after, Ge Qiao's cell phone suddenly "ding" and received a new message, which was actually sent by Zhong Mingcan who was sitting in the front row.

Zhong Mingcan: I came alone, can we go together after a while?

Pathetic.

These few private encounters made Zhong Mingcan suddenly realize that he didn't know Ge Qiao's social circle at all, so he was inevitably a little depressed, and he didn't want to tell Ge Qiao the truth when he felt awkward.In fact, he did not come alone. One of the actors who played the leading role Roger in the cast of this musical was his friend and roommate who rented a house with him when he first came to Berkeley to study.Today is the first performance of this friend, so he bought a ticket and wanted to come to support the show.Originally, he made an appointment to have dinner with him after the performance, but now the big thing is bigger than meeting Ge Qiao by chance. He plans to make another appointment with his old friend. Anyway, this musical will be on for more than a month. , there will be opportunities in the future.

But he never even thought about meeting Ge Qiao in a place other than the company in Pingjing City.

Still in this kind of place...

He knew very well what the musical was about. When a thought flashed across his mind, Zhong Mingcan's breath stopped, and his heart suddenly jumped for joy. Doesn't this prove that even if Ge Qiao is not gay, at least he is not homophobic? ?

Zhu Zan didn't stumble in until the lights were completely dimmed and the venue began to announce the precautions for watching the performance. Panting heavily, he sat down, and the movement of the entire row of seats caused the audience to turn their heads to look in this direction.

"I chose this poor place, the car is really fucking hard to stop!" Zhu Zan tried his best to keep his voice down, and complained next to Ge Qiao's ear. He ran too fast just now, and now he can't control his breathing. The slightly hot air swept over Ge Qiao's side face and ears, causing him to hide back, and immediately reached out and pushed Zhu Zan impatiently, and also lowered his voice: "Go, go, shut up and sit down. It will begin."

"Have you seen this musical before?" How could Zhu Zan keep his mouth idle.

"I have seen it." There is more than one version.

"What are you talking about specifically?" Zhu Zan continued to ask, the precautions for watching the show have been broadcast for the second time, "Comedy tragedy?"

It seems that all the story listeners in the world like to ask this question before listening to it. Ge Qiao summed up the laws of the world with great interest, but he didn't want to give Zhu Zan a spoiler: "You can read it yourself later. Well, it’s boring to talk about, but anyone who reads carefully can understand it.”

In the next three hours, Zhu Zan really watched it seriously.

In fact, all the audience lost their minds and followed the rhythm on the stage into the play.

It wasn't until the actor finally left after three times of curtain call, and the audience got up and prepared to leave, that Hu Shiwei and Zhu Zan gradually reacted, as if they finally woke up.Ge Qiao heard the two girls in the back talking again, and one of the girls was crying out of breath, her voice was thick nasal, and she cursed aggrievedly: "This is...what's wrong...name... I thought... there would be a... good... good ending... I would like to rent out the house... What a fart!" The friend beside her patted her on the back to help her calm down while comforting her softly, raising her eyes just in time Facing the gaze that Ge Qiao accidentally turned away after getting up, he smiled helplessly and apologetically at him.

That is to say, what kind of broken name was translated.Ge Qiao also thinks that among the more than 20 countries, only Chinese translations are the funniest. They do not leave blank space or allow imagination, and completely block the tragic meaning of a neutral word "rent" that can only be tasted carefully.

This festive yet traditionally beautiful name has deceived so many fragile little girls like the one just now.

"...Fuck," Zhu Zan's eye circles were also obviously red, and he sat quietly on the seat for a long time before speaking out, his voice became extremely dry and hoarse due to long-term use, "I didn't expect it, I really didn't expect it..." Suddenly Looking up to find Ge Qiao's gaze, he blinked vigorously, and asked sincerely, "How did this play pass the trial?"

"That is to say..." Hu Shiwei's voice next to him was also hoarse and weak, and he was a little bit wronged.

"The venue will start to be cleaned in a while. There are two more games tomorrow. Don't delay people's work." At this moment, Ge Qiao looked like a cold-blooded killer. Zhong Mingcan who stood up said, "Let's go together."

A group of people walked out slowly, and two of them were still sniffing from time to time.

After going out the gate, cold air suddenly rushed towards him, scratching his nose a little itchy.At this time, it was getting dark and the lights were just coming on, but it was not much less bright than during the day.

Zhong Mingcan followed quietly at the end, keeping the same channel silence as the three in front.It was Hu Shiwei who spoke first.

"I, Hu Shiwei, have been in the corrupt circle for nearly seven years," Hu Shiwei sniffed, his voice lost his cry and became a little vicious, "It's the first time I've read countless abuse, scum, and perverted articles." I was so abused that I cried."

Ge Qiao saw that she couldn't recover for a long time, and it might be useless to change the subject, so he just relieved it on the spot. He raised his hand and patted Hu Shiwei's shoulder to express his comfort, and said in a relaxed tone, "How is it? Standing in the majority Looking at homosexuality from a human perspective is very different from when you were in the corrupt circle, right?"

"But why?" Hu Shiwei raised his head and stared at Ge Qiao with fiery eyes, as if he had caught a buoy on the sea while drowning. "I never thought there was any difference between homosexuality and heterosexuality..."

"Why is there no difference?" Ge Qiao was serious for only three seconds, and then dropped the door again, "Gays like people with handles, and lesbians like people without handles. Do you think there is a difference..."

Before the words were finished, Zhu Zan and Zhong Mingcan laughed "puchi" almost at the same time.

"That's true..." Hu Shiwei even agreed with Ge Qiao's nonsense, she thought thoughtfully, "There is a difference, eh, yes! I can tell who is gay at a glance!" Said In the end, I was not sad anymore, but there was a bit of pride in my words.

The scene was bizarre.

"Huh? Really? You still have this superpower?" Ge Qiao was the least worried about revealing his true body among this group of people, and he was the first to respond politely.

"Uh, it's a kind of ability. After all, I've seen a lot of things...for example..." Hu Shiwei suddenly looked around, as if looking for something, and suddenly stretched out his hand and pointed forward, his eyes fixed on that place, "Just Take him for example, he must be gay." The tone was sure.

Ge Qiao looked in the direction of her line of sight, and saw a man leaning against a flower bed not far away. His hair reached his shoulders. Under the rendering of the dark night and street lights, the actual hair color could not be seen. A cigarette, burning orange sparks, with a lip stud on his lower lip, which occasionally shines brightly at a certain angle.This man was dressed very hippie, even wearing a pair of shiny black leather tights. Ge Qiao felt that it might be this feature that made Hu Shiwei so resolutely draw a conclusion.

This simple and crude classification made Ge Qiao feel a little awkward: "Not necessarily..."

"I don't think he is necessarily. Such a person is actually not sexually attractive to men." Zhong's famous voice came slowly from behind, and he put forward his rational judgment solemnly.

Of course, Hu Shiwei didn't have any so-called "identification radar", it was all made up on a whim by her, and when she heard that the handsome guy she just met denied her judgment with reason and evidence, she immediately felt a little embarrassed: "I also It's just a woman, even if he has it, it doesn't attract me..."

"Don't be disappointed, maybe you really have it around you, but you haven't noticed it." These words are meaningful, and it perfectly shows Ge Qiao's restless state of mind that is confident.

"I never understood, why do you always want to break up your cousin?" At this moment Zhu Zan suddenly interjected, he was really puzzled, how did Hu Zhinan offend this little ancestor, and how could he be so favored by her? Think about it.

"Ah, this question..." Hu Shiwei became a little coy when she heard the words. She observed the expressions of the three men in front of her one by one, and felt that since they could calm down and discuss this kind of issue with her here, it shouldn't be That kind of homophobic person hesitated for a few seconds, and told the truth, "I've been in the rotten circle for so long, and I don't have a gay honey around me, so I feel very lonely, and I don't even have a place among sisters... "

"what?"

"Ok?"

"Can this also be compared?"

No one expected this answer, even Zhong Mingcan, an outsider who didn't even know who Hu Shiwei's cousin was, couldn't help asking questions.

"I'm just very sorry, I'm wandering all over the place, and I've been wronged. If Hu Zhinan is a crook, I can definitely turn him into an honorable person. I'd like to see if it's less attacking and more receiving!"

Listening to Hu Shiwei's outrageous speech, the scene fell into a strange situation again.

Even Ge Qiao didn't want to talk this time.

The author has something to say: Bang Bang hits the wall and recommends everyone to watch "Auspicious House Rental".