Dragon, choose cultural victory to make money

Chapter 188 The Great Show Begins

“I almost married a lawyer once while I was nursing him for appendix surgery.

"We were about to get engaged, but he got worse and developed peritonitis and passed away."

"Then he is a very lucky lawyer."

On the stage, the protagonist sat in the car and made his appearance through a simple dialogue.

"Hahaha……"

The audience burst into laughter at the hero's sarcastic remarks.

They had never seen a protagonist like this before: old, fat, sick, and speaking in a sarcastic tone.

It is very different from the common drama protagonists in the past.

In addition to pure comedy, the protagonist will be arranged to have a somewhat clownish role.

In other types of plays, whether drama, tragedy, or romance, the protagonists are generally optimistic, tenacious, and heroic.

Even if the main character is to be laughed at, the jokes won't be told through insulting and mocking others, as shown here, which are a bit hellish.

"Haha, quite interesting." Sir Turtle was also amused by this sudden dry humor.

But he soon remembered his position: he was there to spoil the show, not to be a good audience.

So I took out my notebook and wrote on it.

A mean protagonist who lacks charisma;
Forcibly adding laughs to the suspenseful script is inconsistent with the overall tone, destroying the immersion and making people feel out of the play;
The jokes used are vulgar and low-level, using the lowest level of sarcasm to make fun of others, just like a drunk hooligan in a bar, telling vulgar jokes to tease a little girl passing by on the street, showing the author's poor taste.

Just because you are not allowed to reveal the plot doesn’t mean you can’t make comments.

He wrote down the points that could be used for attack in a notebook so that he could provide material to professional writers after the event.

When it comes to finding fault, ordinary critics are far less capable than the president of the Drama Guild.

His specialty is to ignore the advantages and find the disadvantages.

There are two ways to evaluate works. One is the bonus point system. As long as the advantages are good enough and the disadvantages are not too unacceptable, then extra points will be given.

There is also a deduction system. No matter how well you do on the advantages, as long as you find the disadvantages, you will be severely deducted points.

He performed the latter.

Just the few points written on the notebook are enough to deduct "Witness for the Prosecution" from a score of seven.

But it’s not enough, 70% is just the beginning.

His psychological expectation was three or four points.

Watching that show is a waste of life. The drama industry only produces a few "unparalleled masters" every year.

When I wrote about the author's poor taste, I also took a special look at the introductory booklet provided by the theater.

The author is not the teacher, nor is he Drogo. If it were Drogo, he would have to be more careful when criticizing, after all, the screenwriter who was beaten after satirizing Tom and Jerry is just around the corner.

Vulgar and without any literary spirit.

How can something on paper be resolved in such a violent way?
But Sir Stuart had to admit that he was indeed afraid of being caught off guard.

"Agatha Christie?"

The author column is an unfamiliar name.

I've never heard of a new playwright by that name emerging from nowhere in the theater industry.

The playwright industry has a clear promotion path, which involves learning from famous writers, working as an assistant, then becoming a ghostwriter, and finally publishing one's own works.

So he should have heard of authors who can give their works independent names.

The last name is not very familiar, it doesn't seem like it belongs to any noble family.

Maybe he is the teacher’s new apprentice.

After confirmation, Sir Tuart felt relieved and prepared to satirize Agatha.

He probably didn't realize that his sarcasm was like a fist hitting the air and would never be able to hit Agatha.

The perspective then follows the protagonist back to his office and introduces the protagonist's identity.

Sir Wilfrid, a famous defense lawyer, has many minor flaws and is addicted to smoking, but he also has rich experience, keen insight, and a strong passion for bizarre cases.

This creative technique of giving the main characters minor flaws is a very useful little trick.

Minor flaws that are insignificant do not affect the character's charm. On the contrary, because of the imperfections, the character will make the audience feel more approachable.

The audience laughed again when the lawyer wanted to refuse the client, but saw that the client had a cigar in his pocket and all his cigarettes were confiscated by the nurse, so he took the case because he was craving for cigarettes.

"It's so true. My wife has confiscated all my cigarettes. If anyone can give me one, I will agree to anything they ask for."

"Really?" A spectator nearby said, "I was in prison for two years. If you want to smoke in prison, you either have to pay a lot of money or go with a member of the Orc Gang..."

"you will not?"

"I don't have money, but it's not that unbearable."

The person who heard this breathed a sigh of relief. He felt a bit of phantom pain just now. "The addiction to smoking isn't that hard to bear, right? There are still benefits to quitting smoking. I'm almost done with it, buddy."

"No," the man just now said faintly, "I mean that orcs are not that difficult to bear."

On stage, the scene switches to the firm's office.

Unlike the traditional method of changing scenes by pulling the curtain, the crew of "Witness for the Prosecution" demonstrated amazing technical skills.

When the lawyer pushed open the office door, the entire stage rotated, moving the office scenery that was originally on the side to the center.

It didn't even use the illusion most commonly used by the Drogo Group, but only used a mechanical structure to complete the switch.

There was a burst of amazement in the audience. They didn't expect that they could see a visual spectacle while watching a suspense drama.

In order to make a greater difference between drama and magic shadow and to produce better stage effects, Drogo recruited a student team that originally wanted to start a business in a mechanical assembly line.

Let them change their careers and create a whole new industry, stage automation.

Another cattle and horse industry was born.

"It's just a boring little trick," Sir Stuart said dissatisfiedly. "The core of drama should be performance and script, not these flashy things."

Even his secretary could tell that he was jealous and talking nonsense.

Everyone understands that there is no conflict between good stage effects and good performance and script.

But the president is the president, and he still found a tricky angle of attack.

He writes hard and fast.

By using techniques to fool the audience and divert attention, they cover up the shortcomings in plot and acting, which has a negative impact on the drama industry.

If all theater troupes in the future try to gain audience favor by taking shortcuts like this, who will seriously delve into their skills? Theater is at a critical moment.

At the same time, on the stage, after most of the first act of gags had been completed, the main plot finally began.

The client tells his story.

In order to attract investment, he established a good relationship with a wealthy woman, hoping to use her wealth to start a business.

This passage makes Sir Tuart feel very involved, because Tuart is not his father's surname, but his father-in-law's surname.

To be precise, the second father-in-law.

His first wife was just the daughter of a wealthy businessman and had no aristocratic status. After getting the property, he naturally abandoned his wife and sought a higher springboard.

Being able to continuously gain the appreciation of rich women is also a skill, isn't it?

Sir Stuart was very proud of this.

He didn't believe that anyone would refuse to eat a bowl of easy food in front of them.

It's just that those who can't have it are being stubborn.

All those who ridicule him for this are jealous, and all those he ridicules are right.

Mr. President had already mastered the absolute defense skills of trolls before the development of online trolls. The client continued to narrate.

A rich woman was found dead at home and he was considered a suspect, but he had already returned home at the time of the crime, as his wife could prove, but the security team did not believe him.

Old-fashioned script.

Lord Stuart made his judgement.

It must have been this client who did it, and then he pretended to be innocent and hired a lawyer to defend him.

The following plot is that the lawyer gradually discovers the disguise of his client, finally exposes him and executes justice.

A common two-hero drama.

The highlight is the battle of wits and courage between the two protagonists, and both the good and the bad sides must have enough charm.

However, the protagonist is just a mean fat guy.

Because of his preconceived stance and prejudiced view, Sir Tuart did not even realize that the lawyer was actually a good lawyer who was tough on the outside but soft on the inside, mean on the outside but helpful in secret.

Maybe he saw it, but couldn't admit it.

In this way, as long as he quotes something out of context, many viewers who have not seen the show or have not watched it carefully will follow suit and make a fuss.

The lawyer began asking for details, clamping a lens into his eye socket.

The lens reflected a dazzling light onto the client's face.

High beam, he used high beam!
The client dodged repeatedly and tried to block it with his hands.

The performance went wrong!
Sir Tuart was very excited to see this scene.

Finally he got his chance. Controlling the lighting on the stage is a technical job that requires a lot of experience.

Apparently their technique was not up to par and the reflections actually affected the actors’ performances.

Amateur, very amateur.

He immediately ordered his secretary, "Have someone cheer for the audience, the actor is blocking his face."

In the performance template of traditional drama, the main character's face must always be clearly shown so that the audience can see his or her expression.

If the face was covered, it must be an expression of shame, but it is obviously not the case on the stage now.

He concluded it was a mistake.

Professional mistakes should be picked out by professional audiences like him.

Mistakes on stage are inevitable and can be big or small.

To let people cheer is to exaggerate the mistake infinitely.

As soon as the order was given, sporadic noises were heard from the audience seats on both sides.

Why both sides?

Because people who need to make this kind of crappy money can't afford the tickets in the middle.

"Ouch, I messed up!"

"Blocking the face!"

"Refund!"

"Amateur, amateur..."

Drogo, who was in the theater watching the performance with the Elf Lord, was also shocked.

What’s surprising is not that someone started a commotion, but that the Drama Guild has been so upset, it would be strange if no one started a commotion.

The main thing is that the words they used to make fun of others sounded like they came from a crosstalk theater.

The actors on the stage were not affected, as Grandpa Karina had warned them about.

This performance is unlikely to go smoothly, there will definitely be people who come to cause trouble. Just perform your part on the stage. This is an impeccable script.

All troubles will be highlighted as clowns as the plot develops.

"I didn't kill anyone. No matter how bad the situation is for me now, I really didn't kill anyone. You have to believe me. You believe me, right?"

The client stared directly into the bright light and spoke in an urgent and pleading tone.

The performance of the poor man who was wronged and didn't know what to do in the face of difficulties was very outstanding.

"I was not sure before, but now I am sure," said the lawyer, taking off his monocle.

Most viewers understood that the lawyer was using strong lighting to put psychological pressure on his client in order to determine whether he was lying.

Sometimes the security team will use this method during interrogation, locking the suspect in a small room and only turning on a very bright light on the suspect's face.

The interrogator stands in the shadows and only the outline of the body can be seen. The pressure is so intense that it is difficult to hold on unless you are a frequent offender. Sometimes it is more effective than memory recovery surgery.

Now, those people who were making trouble looked very embarrassed.

It's not scary to make trouble, but it's scary to act like a fool.

They felt that the audience around them were looking at them as if they were fools.

Whether to continue making this crappy money or not is the question.

"What's wrong with you?" Sir Stuart slapped the armrest of his chair angrily, feeling that he was being teased.

Although those who instigated the commotion were shameful, after all, it was he who gave the order and the secretary carried it out.

The tall image in the eyes of the secretary was damaged.

"If you want to interrogate him, why not use the Word of Truth? You're using this little trick. What kind of famous lawyer is this!"

He tried to excuse his mistake by saying that there were logical problems in the play.

"President, lawyers are not mages. Not everyone can use the Truth Word. Moreover, the Truth Word is not that effective. Many people can lie and pass the Truth Word test. Compared with this method, the advantage is not particularly great."

The secretary explained.

The truly efficient method is soul searching, but that is not allowed in most situations.

The secretary hoped that the president would stop making unreasonable demands. They were not in a private room now and people were watching their every move.

He noticed that a burly man in the front row had looked back several times while the president was speaking.

I strongly suspect that it was arranged by the Drogo Group to monitor them.

"Which side are you on?" Sir Turtle was furious.

Whose secretary is he, and why is he speaking for outsiders?

In the Jazz's view, stance is much more important than actual right or wrong.

The secretary had no choice but to shut up.

The boss wanted to commit suicide, and he was doing his best to stop him.

If the boss really falls because of this incident, as a secretary who has followed him for many years, I must do something out of friendship.

Like, how should we celebrate?

It would be better to write a memoir about the dark history of the president of the drama guild and publish it. It will definitely be a best-seller.

On the stage, the lawyer made a simple inference based on the questions just asked.

What the client wanted was the rich woman’s investment, but after the rich woman died, the investment was gone.

So from this perspective, the client had no motive to kill the rich woman.

He judged that as long as he defended from this angle, coupled with the testimony of the client's wife that she was not present at the time of the crime, there was a good chance of clearing the client's name.

However, at this moment, the housekeeper hurried in with a newspaper in his hand.

"The lady left the bulk of her estate to Mr. Settlor."

(End of this chapter)