my gilded age

Chapter 83 Target: Magic City!
At the Capital Theater, a red banner was hung outside, which read:

The first college student drama festival performance week.

And inside this theater...

"a ha ha ha……"

"These students are too interesting."

"Although I'm a little green, I'm really brave enough to act."

"It's not a burden anyway... Oh, there seems to be a problem here."

Capital Theatre, a seven-day college student drama performance week, has an astonishing attendance rate, with an average of about 76% per game. This result is already very outstanding.

During the Grand Theater Festival, Bai Shiqiu selected 5 plays with great commercial potential and performed them in this theater. In addition, he also had his own play in "Lu Deshui", which happened to be one every day of the seven days.

Right now, it looks like the benefits are very good.

After all, everyone is a group of students, and many of them have not received professional training.

Don't underestimate stage plays. Performing on the stage is very revealing. If it weren't for us, all the Chinese opera students had gone through professional training. Although the time was not long, the lectures were still very detailed and the daily practice Rehearsal, without these, Bai Shiqiu really wouldn't dare to do it.

Let’s just talk about the Capital Theatre. With such a large audience and such a big stage, you have to carry a microphone, which is a burden. Don’t underestimate the impact of such a small amount, but some people will have stage fright. After all, with Rehearsals are different from usual times.

Therefore, it is normal for some minor mistakes to occur during the performance.

In addition, even for these plays performed by the students themselves, the scenery is basically poor and the costumes are poor.

Fortunately, the audience also knows that this is amateurish, so they can accept it.

"Ahaha...Old Bai, you are so awesome...Next week, next week, let's do an encore."

"Brother Zhang, are you too greedy? Didn't you agree to perform for a week before? How can you find a name for an additional performance?"

"Simple, let's just say it is an exhibition of outstanding works from the Grand Theater Festival."

"This... you are so greedy, but I like it."

Bai Shiqiu and Manager Zhang are so incompatible with each other. After all, they are all here for money. When it comes to talking, they completely put aside art and high-level interests.

Bai Shiqiu will definitely make a lot of money this time. In just one week, he will take [-]% of the other plays. Of course, he will not completely monopolize it, and his side of "He·Kill" will be their troupe's new play. , naturally it has been greatly sought after.

The success of this performance is mainly due to the strong support of the media, and it is free of charge. The drama festival has received the attention of the above, not only newspapers have reported on it, but also TV stations have broadcasted it, so many dramas have been presented. Given the good reviews, it's strange that the attendance rate is not high.

Manager Zhang even saw the opportunity and raised the ticket price...

So, if we add a few more games, that's no problem.

There are two shows that don't seem to have high attendance, so don't show them. We have to live up to the word 'excellent'.

Bai Shiqiu did a rough calculation and found that he could earn at least 30 this time, which could be considered as enough money to renovate the yard.You know, now it is not possible to perform in the Capital Theater for 5000 yuan a show. The actual rent is 1 yuan.

Otherwise, the box office draw will be 15%. Anyway, it’s up to you, Bai Shiqiu, to choose.

In fact, in Bai Shiqiu's view, this profit is just the beginning, and the real success will come later.

Let’s just say that right now, these students who can perform are all talents!

What is most important in the 21st century?

Talent.

Isn't it great to be able to win over these individuals, let's talk about Zhang Chen?

Aren’t there great opportunities to make money in the future?
Besides, our big theater festival is doing so well now, and if we continue to run it in the future, Bai Shiqiu’s income will be simply difficult to estimate.

Proud, happy.

But not long after, something unpleasant happened.

After the performance, Quanjude.

"Everyone! Did you hear that? Our "He·Kill" still failed."

"what?"

"Then are we really going to accompany the list this time?"

"No, but there seems to be nothing we can do. I heard that the international arts festival there only requires two plays. After all, this international arts festival has all kinds of stage plays, but here in the capital, we only have one quota."

"Oh, that's it, then... forget it, it's nothing." "That's right, it's normal that it can't compare to "Hurry Up". They are all veteran actors, and we are just students."

When Bai Shiqiu came back from going to the toilet, he heard everyone talking about this matter. In fact, he already knew about his failure to be selected for the Oriental International Arts Festival.

I thought it was agreed at the beginning that we in the drama would accompany the cast. Anyway, we still have Beijing Film Academy to back us up, so as long as we don’t lose face, that’s fine.

The drama "He·Killed" indeed did not make China National Theater lose face. It was well received by all parties. The school leaders and teachers were very satisfied with it.

Bai Qiushi's mission was completed, and he completed it well.

However, one person had different ideas at this time.

"I'm talking about Lao Bai, why didn't you say anything about the fact that our drama "He Killed" was not selected? Let us all know." Tang Wei smiled when he said this. But it makes people feel provocative.

"Um..." Bai Shiqiu was still a little dazed. When he just went to the toilet, he peeed quite smoothly. The pleasure has not passed yet.

Someone came over and started talking, "What's the big deal? We're fine in the capital, there's no need to go south."

Zhang Mo, this guy is at least a bystander now. He feels that this woman Tang Wei seems to be more interested in Lao Bai.

Let’s not talk about acting time, just regular rehearsals. Then we always talk to Lao Bai more, so why don’t we talk more to Zhou Shen?

You know, Zhang Mo is an insider, so it is even more important to prevent the three of us brothers from getting into trouble because of a woman.

"Yes, that's what I'm saying."

"It's good to stay in the capital."

"We are still students."

Everyone else also responded, especially Zhou Shen who also came out to speak.

"Now we still focus on studying. As for my hometown, you can come during the holidays and I will be your guide."

Zhou Shen's words attracted the approval of many classmates.

"Then I will eat your director!"

"Yeah, haha..."

"It doesn't matter, come all."

Right now, the personnel cost of our "He·Kill" platoon has risen sharply. There are too many people, and many of them are female classmates. Just this meal at the moment makes Bai Shiqiu feel sick.

However, Tang Wei still held on to it, drank a drink and said: "I think this matter is not a trivial matter. We have performed many performances here in the capital. The play "He Killed" is still very new. But we all know this drama in our hearts. I’m afraid Lao Bai originally wanted to bring this drama to Shanghai and make a lot of money there, right?”

What he said was very obvious, pointing directly to Lao Bai's failure this time.

In fact, everyone knows it well. After all, our "He Killed" tells the story that happened in Shanghai that year, and the investment in this drama is obviously huge.

More than 30 yuan. The previous film "Lu Deshui" was completed with more than 20 yuan. But in this play, let alone the stage setting, lighting, stage design, and even the actors are much more than before. More than 30 yuan is more than the average person. If you can't get it, just use the old projector equipment to make a movie like that. How much will it cost?
Fortunately, we rely on China Theater Company, which still has old equipment and can borrow it. Otherwise, we probably wouldn’t be able to do it with only tens of thousands of dollars in this place.

So at the moment, the attendance rate of our "He·Kill" in Beijing is still very good, but it obviously has the style of a magical city and the feeling of a foreign country ten miles away. It is definitely not a good thing if we can't go there to perform.

Everyone looked at Lao Bai, even Teacher Xu had a smile on his face, and Ma Li, who was eating a duck full of oil, looked concerned.

Faced with this situation, Bai Shiqiu just smiled.

"Haha... This matter is nothing, right?" But the topic changed, "Actually, what I was about to say is that everyone had better take a month off. In November, we will go to Shanghai."

As soon as this was said, many people did not react.

Ma Li asked directly, "Where are you going and what are you doing?"

Zhang Mo was scratching his head, "Yeah, are you going to see the Oriental Pearl Tower?"

Bai Shiqiu was helpless and could only say: "Performance! I have already contacted them before. Teacher Chen introduced the relationship. They originally wanted to do a national tour. Mr. Lai also helped. Next month, we will Go to the Oriental Theater!”

"Haha, I knew this kid had something up his sleeve."

"Then, can we go to other places to perform?"

"Is this a national tour? Haha..."

Everyone was happy, only Tang Wei smiled a little awkwardly.

　Thank you Zhang Boyu for loving reading, thank you book friend 1305... thank you FDutchman, thank you all for your support, thank you!
　　Well, the thing about the big guy in women's clothing... ahem... not much to say, you can really watch that play if you have time, there is little information on the Internet, but it is really interesting.

　　
　
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