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Chapter 241

For "Phantom of the Opera", the Kyoto Opera House has invested millions of dollars to build props. In order to sign this musical, Zhou Yijun endured tremendous pressure and fought all the crowds, and finally got the investment approval.

For the opera house, developing a new musical is not worth the candle.

There are so many classic musicals in the world, which are staged alternately every day. As long as the acting skills are superb and the quality is above the standard, they can still make a lot of money. However, developing new operas has the risk of losing money.

But once it becomes a famous product, the profit earned will definitely be several times or dozens of times.

It's just that famous products can't appear easily. In the whole of China, there are only a handful of musicals that can be on the stage.

And these famous products, the audience is not only tired of watching, but also tired of hearing.

The reason why these musicals have been profitable so far is probably due to the continuous influx of new audiences.

After all, for modern people, watching musicals is quite compelling.

Imagine how you would feel when the opposite sex invited you and handed you a front row ticket to a concert?
"Damn it, he has great taste!"

"Wow, a musical!"

"Although I can't understand it, it has cultural connotations!"

"Stop talking, I'll marry you!"

What if this concert ticket is exchanged for a movie ticket?
"So annoying, watching a movie again..."

"Trying to take advantage of me again..."

However, musicals are imported products after all, and the acceptance level of ordinary audiences is relatively low. After watching it once, almost none of them can watch it again, so the profit is also declining year by year.

However, with the reform and opening up and the gradual integration of Eastern and Western cultures, people's appreciation for musicals is also increasing year by year.

In recent years, various new operas and musicals have appeared continuously. Although most of them are awkward performances, there are also some high-quality works. These high-quality works are bought by major provincial opera houses to attract audiences. There will be no loss of profit in the theater.

The quality of "The Phantom of the Opera" is naturally unquestionable, so even though the development was considered risky, under Zhou Yijun's persuasion, the senior management of the opera house finally collectively passed the development resolution.

Especially after Liao Yuan's popularity became more and more popular, "Phantom of the Opera" has gradually become one of the famous products that the audience is looking forward to, but whether it can bear the title of "famous product" depends on the data performance after the release.

At the rehearsal site, Liao Yuan personally watched the two-hour-long opera before asking Zhou Yijun, "What is the most feedback from the audience?"

"The story is not deep enough, the logic is too simple, many details are not self-consistent, and the dialogue is too simple..."

Zhou Yijun glanced at Liao Yuan, and said awkwardly: "To put it simply, it's a little pale..."

Liao Yuan smiled: "Isn't it good to be shallow?"

Zhou Yijun was taken aback.

Liao Yuan continued: "Musical dramas from all over the world can be said to be as brilliant as stars, but works on regional history, religion, and political themes have barriers to audiences outside their cultural contexts, while romantic love motifs are almost universal. Xianyi. The dialogue and lyrics of "The Phantom of the Opera" are indeed very common, but you have to understand that a musical is not a movie on the screen. It is not a problem for ordinary audiences to understand the dialogue and libretto."

Zhou Yijun was thoughtful: "There is indeed some truth in what you said."

Liao Yuan asked again: "Who are the audience you invited?"

"In addition to some professional drama critics, most of the loyal audience of the opera house, there are also some college students who specialize in musical theater..."

"Why not find some general audience?"

"Ah? After all, this is a spotlight, according to..."

"Let's find some ordinary audience!"

Liao Yuan said calmly: "The Phantom of the Opera is different from other musicals. The work is full of many diversified expression techniques, and the creative techniques also include classical, popular, folk, modern avant-garde, etc., among which there are bel canto and Popular chorus, a combination of traditional symphony and popular electronic music, these are somewhat unacceptable to some audiences who specialize in musical theater, because once people's aesthetics are fixed, it is difficult to change. "The Phantom of the Opera" is for the public It's not to cater to that little sucker."

Zhou Yijun's eyes lit up, and his breathing became more and more rapid, as if he had suddenly opened the door to a new world.

But at this moment, Liao Yuan poured cold water on him again: "Of course, there are still shortcomings. The actor's bel canto is up to the standard, but the actress's high-pitched voice is not loud enough to stimulate the audience, so it cannot It resonates with the audience.”

"Change actors?"

Zhou Yijun was stunned, and said with some embarrassment: "This is not very good, Zhou Na is our Queen's actress, and she has performed very well in other operas..."

"There is nothing bad about it. If it is not suitable, it is not suitable. Forcing it will only cause trouble for others and hinder the expressiveness of the work."

Liao Yuandao: "And it's not suitable in terms of age. The heroine Christine is a young woman in her early 20s. It's too much for you to find a 40-year-old eldest sister. Even with makeup, the sagging skin and the wrinkles around the eyes are not enough. It can't be concealed, do you think the male lead would like such a big sister? And it's not very immersive for the audience."

Zhou Yijun said embarrassingly: "I understand, I will arrange it now."

Liao Yuan nodded and said: "There are no obvious shortcomings in other aspects for the time being. The story is narrated smoothly and the lines are very clear. Remember what I said, next time we screen, find some ordinary audiences."

After Liao Yuan pointed out some shortcomings of "Phantom of the Opera", Zhou Yijun immediately corrected them.

Five days later, the young Christine began to play after three days of short rehearsals.

The loud and moving singing gave goosebumps to the audience at the screening. Even though there were still some flaws in the acting, the flaws were not concealed. Driven by the leading actor "Phantom of the Opera", the young Christine's All the encounters firmly caught the audience's attention, and every paragraph made people worry.

At this point, a legendary story of the "Phantom" of the theater began to slowly unfold in the eyes of the audience...

When the screening session ended, the musical came to an end with beautiful music.

At this moment, the audience all gave a standing ovation.

A woman about 50 years old wiped her tears while applauding and said: "The hero is too miserable, his life is too bitter!"

Even Zhou Yijun, the dean who has watched the plot many times, couldn't help but be excited and applauded vigorously after watching the whole performance, and even felt a surge of admiration for Liao Yuan in his heart!
It's just a touch of gold...

With just a slight flick, the whole musical turned decay into magic, touching all audiences.

But Liao Yuan, who was hiding behind the scenes, didn't care about it after hearing the praise from the audience at the screening.

The previous life "The Phantom of the Opera" premiered in 1986. Once it was released, it became popular all the way. It not only became the pinnacle masterpiece of the original author Weber, but also won more than 50 musical awards. It has been staged in more than 100 cities around the world. The performance is world-renowned, with a box office of up to 30 billion U.S. dollars, and was successfully selected as one of the four major musicals in the world.

How many critics would dare to comment on such a world-class musical?
This is simply an insult to Master Weber.
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