Chapter 456 Little Bailing Is Coming Out!

On the bus heading to the Magic City, the members of the troupe were as cheerful as primary school students participating in a spring outing for the first time. They laughed and laughed along the way and took pictures of any novel billboards they saw outside the bus window.

Jiang Qi also took many photos.

He took photos of his own billboards.

The highways around Xuncheng, especially at intersections, are full of Xuecun billboards. Everyone knows the quality of billboards at highway entrances. Whether it is an LED electronic display or an unpretentious large banner, the pictures are rough.

It mainly depends on the words, the bigger the better.

The speed of the car on the highway is so fast that the characters are too small to be read clearly.

This time the troupe went to the Magic City to perform, and the amusement park couldn't just have people. "The Legend of the Princess" is a big show. It takes nearly two hours to sing. All members of the theater have to perform on stage. You can imagine the number of props and costumes required.

Coupled with all kinds of musical instruments, the bus is too small to fit them.

Whether it is the costumes, props or the musical instruments of the accompaniment masters, they are the darlings of the theater members. You have to be careful when packing your luggage and putting it in the small space under the bus. Naturally, it is impossible to mail it to Shanghai.

The actors in the troupe are basically the same as Leader Feng, who have been working hard outside for many years. Regardless of how well she sings, at least she has a lot of performance experience, otherwise Feng Ling and Wang Xinghua wouldn't be able to take a liking to her.

Many of these actors bring their own costumes and props to work, not to mention the instruments of the accompanists, which are all their own.

Those who can be brought in by the actors themselves are naturally in good clothes. It's not as good as Feng Ling's Su embroidery with beads, gold pieces, and silver pieces cut out, but it's still better than the costumes usually available on the market.

"The Legend of the Princess" is the only major play in the troupe where all members can be on stage and everyone has lyrics and singing. And because the play script was written by Wang Xinghua, Wang Xinghua could directly change any inappropriate parts, so the costumes in "The Legend of the Princess" are basically the best among this group of actors.

In order to prevent the troupe actors' treasures from being piled together and crushing any of them, Jiang Qi specially rented a 53-seat car.

Super large capacity, great value for enjoyment.

The closer they get to the Magic City, the more excited everyone becomes.

Leader Feng is prone to motion sickness. Sitting in the front row holding a small bag, he would ask the driver from time to time: "Master, how long until we arrive?"

The driver also had a good temper and took the trouble to answer the question five or six times, but the answers were almost the same.

"Come on, come on, it'll take about an hour."

As for how long an hour was, Leader Feng didn't know, and he wasn't interested either. He just wanted to ask, and at the same time he held on to the small bag tighter and tighter.

"Boss." Feng Ling, who was sitting in the last row, ran to the third row at some point and reached out to poke Jiang Qi, who had begun to doze off in the second row. "We have so many props and costumes. We should keep them safely in the hotel." ?"

Jiang Qi yawned, rubbed his eyes, and put down his phone: "Don't put it in the hotel, let's put it in the theater. We'll go to the theater later. Yang Chaoge specially prepared a prop room for us. It's empty and only contains our costumes and props. "

"That's good." Feng Ling was reassured and looked forward to it, "We'll see the Fangyuan Theater soon. Xinghua said that the Fangyuan Theater is a newly opened theater with very good decoration, new facilities, and a big stage. I really want to meet you soon.”

Jiang Qi smiled and said, "Have you all seen the photos on the Internet? The stage is indeed big, and the small theater Yang Chaoge arranged for me is not small at all. I have inquired, and the small theater in Fangyuan Theater is only seventy or eighty. Seats, the theater you perform in has more than 300 seats, it is a very good theater."

"That's right, and the tickets are selling well. 71% of the tickets have been sold. I have calculated that the Fangyuan Theater has invited foreign theater troupes to perform in recent years, and the average attendance rate for the first performance is only 80%." Wang Xinghua said from The person from the back row poked his head out, "If there are still tickets available for on-site purchase tomorrow, and we are lucky, we can sell 80% of the tickets, and we will reach the average level."

"Then let's accumulate more and more. No, it's too slow to accumulate too much. We should call it a blockbuster." Wang Xinghua raised a finger, "The second game sold 100%, it sold out! The third game directly changed to the Thousand-person Coliseum, and became famous. Liwan is now!"

Feng Ling was amused by Wang Xinghua's exaggerated tone and expression. She covered her mouth and laughed until her voice trembled: "Okay, I will work hard to make "The Legend of the Princess" famous."

While talking and laughing, the magic city has arrived.

After entering the city, everyone in the car stopped chatting and sat quietly. Jiang Qi knew that the closer he got to the Fangyuan Theater, the more nervous everyone would become. Except for Feng Ling, who had seen the world when he was singing, the rest of the people here rarely had the opportunity to perform on stage in the city theater, let alone the Grand Theater in the Magic City.

It's normal to be nervous.

It doesn't matter how nervous I am now, as long as I don't show my nervousness on stage when the time comes.

At this time, the advantage of Wang Xinghua's standard for selecting people was revealed - she selected people who were not happy and had good psychological qualities.

Crossing the streets with tall buildings, Jiang Qi found that the location of Fangyuan Theater seemed to be pretty good. It was not far from the CBD, not in the suburbs.

To be able to open a new big theater in a place like this, the owner of Fangyuan Theater is rich enough!

Feng Zhiqiu is quite wealthy if she can open a script-killing shop near the Fangyuan Theater.

Yang Chaoge was waiting for Jiang Qi and others in the parking lot.

Yang Chaoge looks no different from his WeChat avatar, but he is more imposing in person. The momentum here does not refer to arrogance, but professionalism, competence, and a professional look at first glance. No matter what she says, people will subconsciously be convinced.

There was an acquaintance standing next to Yang Chaoge.

Yang Qing is wearing a ponytail, exuding a youthful atmosphere and smiling broadly.

As soon as the people on the bus got off, Yang Qing seamlessly switched into attentive intern mode.

"Long time no see, Teacher Feng. You have been driving all the way here without motion sickness, right? Are you still feeling well? I have boiled hot water for you in the lounge of the theater. I know that Teacher Feng likes to drink water soaked in wolfberry. Wolfberry, I Already prepared."

"Do you have a lot of luggage? Do you need my help to move it? Let me carry this drum!"

"Hello, Teacher Bailing, I have prepared your favorite black tea for you in the lounge!"

"Manager Wang, long time no see. Wow, this coat you are wearing is a new one. It suits you very well!"

"Hello, Boss Jiang, I didn't expect you to come too."

"Teacher Luo, is your voice feeling better? Don't catch a cold during this period of time."

"Teacher Zhou, you also brought your Gaohu. If your waist is not good, let me move it later. Don't worry, I will be gentle."

"Teacher Liao..."

Yang Qing was like a hard-working little bee, shuttling back and forth among the troupe members. She was able to say hello to everyone and was busy carrying luggage and leading the way.

Yang Chaoge:...

Looking at his niece who wished she could grow eight hands, Yang Chaoge felt that there was no need for him to come to the parking lot to pick people up.

"Boss Jiang." Yang Chaoge smiled and extended his hand to Jiang Qi, "It's really hard to come all the way. I'll take you to the theater later. The theater has prepared a special rehearsal room for you. Now Theater No. 3 happens to be If it’s empty, you can go directly to the theater stage and walk through the show.”

"If you have any additional needs, feel free to let me know, and I will try my best to accommodate them if I can."

Jiang Qi smiled politely: "Manager Yang is so polite, let's save the props first."

There are not too many costumes and props that need to be stored in the theater storage room, and one person can move them all in one trip.

Yang Chaoge and led everyone to the theater. I don't know if he chose the road intentionally. As soon as he entered the theater gate, Jiang Qi saw the poster of "The Legend of the Princess".

This poster is provided by the amusement park. It is a retro simple hand-painted poster with a small portrait of Princess Feng Ling painted by Wang Xinghua.

In the era of Feng Ling and Wang Xinghua, posters for new plays were all painted like this. The poster needs to have the name of the play and a red corner. For a red corner like Feng Ling, theater fans only watch and buy tickets.

They didn't care what kind of play Feng Ling sang or what the theme of the play was. As long as it was Feng Ling singing, they would buy tickets to watch it. Therefore, the proportion of the red corner on the poster is very important. The font of the play name can be small, but the name in the red corner must be large.

There are very few posters in this form nowadays. Fangyuan Theater probably thought that the posters provided by the amusement park were quite retro and interesting, so they did not change them and used them directly.

"For tomorrow night's performance, I have reserved the middle seat in the first row for you, Boss Jiang." Yang Chaoge said at the right time when passing by the poster.

"The tickets for "The Legend of the Princess" are selling quite well, especially the high-priced tickets. 21 tickets were sold at once at the backend as soon as the tickets were opened. Now the good seats in the first five rows are almost sold out. It seems that "The Legend of the Princess" is in We also have fans here.”

Jiang Qi smiled and nodded, thinking that he did have fans, but they were not fans of the theater troupe, but fans of the script.

It turns out that Feng Zhiqiu’s store has 21 employees.

Great, not 26.

The Fangyuan Theater has a total of 5 floors, with a total area of ​​​​quite large.

The 9 theaters, from Theater 1 to Theater 9, are arranged according to the size of the theater.

Theater No. 1 is a thousand-seat theater with more than 2,700 seats. The auditorium is raised in a stepped shape and is divided into upper and lower floors. It is so big that Jiang Qi feels that it is not an exaggeration to say that the audience who bought the back row tickets need to use binoculars to see the stage.

The stage is so big that even those who have been on stage less frequently would probably be scared to the point of weakening their legs just by looking at the huge crowd.

However, Theater No. 1 is rarely used.

As the Fangyuan Theater has difficulty selling tickets, the Drama Department has never used Theater No. 1 and usually stays in Theater No. 3. When things were a bit worse, I went to perform in Theater No. 5. Theater No. 5 was a standard small theater with only about 100 seats.

Theaters 6, 7, 8 and 9 will be even smaller in the future. These four theaters do not even have 100 seats, and are usually used for performances such as puppet shows and children's plays. Occasionally it is also used to give newcomers a chance to perform on stage in these really small theaters and sell some ridiculously cheap tickets.

Under normal circumstances, when the drama department's performances were reduced to Theater No. 5, Yang Chaoge would start inviting foreign troupes to perform, giving his own troupe time to arrange new plays.

Therefore, the troupes of Fangyuan Theater have no objection to foreign troupes. From their perspective, foreign troupes are here to help support the show, and if they are lucky, they can exchange experiences with each other.

After visiting the theater, Jiang Qi went to Yang Chaoge's office to sign the contract. The contract contents have been drawn up by both parties long ago, and the performance will be from November 19th to November 28th, spanning two weeks.

Fangyuan Theater promises at least three performances, namely the three performances currently on sale on the 19th, 20th and 21st.

As for subsequent performances, it will be judged based on the results of the first three performances.

The amusement park has also made a request. If the average attendance rate in the first three games is above 85%, the amusement park has the right to request an increase in the share.

Fangyuan Theater happily agreed to this condition. If the average attendance rate of the first three shows is above 85%, Fangyuan Theater itself will increase the salary and ask Feng Ling and the others to perform more shows without the need for the amusement park to ask.

The remaining more detailed terms are being negotiated by He Lu's law firm. Jiang Qi took a photo of the contract and sent it to He Lu, and both parties signed it after confirming that there were no problems.

Perhaps because the ticket sales were really good, Yang Chaoge was very enthusiastic. After signing the contract, he accompanied Jiang Qi to Theater No. 3 to watch the troupe members take their seats.

Feng Ling and the others took their places on the stage, and there were many people in the audience curious to watch the excitement. There were members of the Fangyuan Theater troupe, as well as actors from musicals, dance dramas, and puppet shows next door. After Jiang Qi inquired, he found out that these actors came here specially to watch after hearing that Feng Ling and the others had arrived.

What is "The Legend of the Princess" is about? You can find it by searching on the Internet.

The heroine, rebirth story, revenge and counterattack, the princess ascends the throne...

"Princess" has been performed in amusement parks for so long before, and the number of audiences is not large. It's just because the amusement park is a special place. Most of the people who have watched "The Legend of the Princess" are from Xuncheng and surrounding cities. There are relatively few foreign tourists, and even fewer are assigned to the single city of Magic City, so in Not famous locally.

The actors of the Fangyuan Theater could easily tell by searching on the Internet how novel the play of the troupe invited by the drama department was.

My dear, isn’t the Queen’s ascension to the throne better than beating a mandarin duck with a stick?

Others expressed their concerns.

"Isn't this plot too novel and the audience won't accept it?" The person who said this said it was obvious that he was from the drama department. "The average age of the audience in our theater is quite old."

"Yeah, it's okay if you're an audience for a drama or musical. Opera... is a bit difficult." A tall beauty said, holding her chin.

Other actors focused on different things: "What kind of opera does this troupe sing? Kun opera? These costumes are so beautiful, much better than what you usually wear."

"Huangmei Opera, wait a minute, what do you mean? What do you mean their costumes are better than ours?"

"I...I think the one on the little girl in the middle looks...very nice."

"Nonsense, why not? I just asked about it, Su Xiu."

"Hey - aren't you talking about a small theater troupe? It's so big?"

"Even small places don't allow people to have money? Maybe they earn more than us. I heard that the boss of their troupe is rich. Manager Yang's niece used to intern there, and she was able to perform on stage during her internship. , otherwise how could Manager Yang invite them over."

"Eh? Did Manager Yang find the relationship? How did I hear that Teacher Yin Feiyin introduced me?"

The onlookers in the audience were chatting away, but the actors walking on the stage didn't care at all. Feng Ling also asked the onlookers in the audience to help check if there was any problem with the position. We are professionals, so naturally there is no problem with this.

After getting familiar with the stage, everyone started chatting. The actors from the Fangyuan Theater also introduced to Feng Ling and others which delicious restaurants were nearby and which ones were expensive and overpriced.

A packed lunch for everyone to eat together in the evening.

Actors who perform in theaters are different from those on TV. Most of the actresses in the entertainment industry are either thin or dead, and they want to eat with precision. Although actors in the theater also control their diet, they are not so abnormal.

Especially opera actors, they just pay attention not to eat spicy food to protect their throats, but they are not so particular about other aspects.

Because of their appearance, opera actors should not be too thin, their faces should be slightly rounder, and their figures should not be too flat, otherwise they will not be able to hold up the costumes. The most important thing is that if a person who is on a diet for a long time is too thin, he will have insufficient energy and cannot perform well.

This is why Feng Ling is just a pretty little beauty with some baby fat in the current aesthetics, but in the eyes of most opera actors, she is a standard beauty suitable for singing on stage.

Especially after Feng Ling sang twice, the leading actress of the Fangyuan Theater Troupe, who is in her early 30s, tall, well-maintained, with bright and elegant facial features, was just worried in the audience whether the theme of "The Legend of the Princess" would be Ms. Yao, who was too novel for the audience to accept, held Feng Ling's hand with tears in her eyes and lamented that Feng Ling was born at the wrong time.

With this look, this figure, this voice, and the way he looked on the stage just now, if he had been born in an era when opera was prosperous, he would have definitely been in the spotlight. If he was lucky, he might even be able to sing the famous Boss Feng.

It's a pity that times have changed, and Feng Ling's appearance is no longer popular. People now don't like beauties with oval faces.

Otherwise, Feng Ling could change her track and go next door to pursue her dreams in the entertainment industry.

After dinner, the leading actress, Ms. Yao, immediately decided that she would bring members of the Fangyuan Theater troupe to support "The Legend of the Princess" in tomorrow's performance.

Even if the elderly audience in the audience cannot accept it and there is silence during the curtain call, they will applaud vigorously and act as extras and atmosphere group.

As the saying goes, as long as I am not embarrassed, others will be embarrassed. Ms. Yao said that the responsibility of cheering should be left to her.

Then on the second night, Ms. Yao was slapped in the face.

The play starts at 7 o'clock, and the audience can enter in advance and sit down around 6 o'clock.

It is true that most of the theatergoers are elderly.

But there are also many young people.

For example, the first three rows are occupied by young people.

These young people have one characteristic.

They brought light signs.

Ms. Yao was stunned. She had sang Peking Opera at the Fangyuan Theater for several years and had seen audiences with lighted signs, but those audiences were definitely not coming to watch the show.

Manager Yang, our opera department is making a difference!

Jiang Qi was sitting in the first row, looking at Feng Zhiqiu next door holding a light sign, and was also confused.

The light sign that Feng Zhiqiu brought was red and very conspicuous, with three words on it, Little Bailing.

"Are you a fan of Little Bailing?" Jiang Qi began to wonder if there was something wrong with his memory. Didn't Feng Zhiqiu never go to an amusement park before? Where did she get the chance to listen to Feng Ling singing?

"No, I'm not here to support you. I searched online and found that the stage name of the leading actress in your troupe is Little Bailing. When I watched a play before, I saw fans bringing light signs, which were lit before the show started to officially start the show. I stopped it when I was there, mainly to support the scene and atmosphere."

"I just bring people to support the scene. Of course I have to make a light sign."

Feng Zhiqiu said that as a fan, she is professional.

As she said this, Feng Zhiqiu turned to look at the back row. She pointed with some confusion at a few young spectators in the back row who were also holding light signs bearing Xiao Bailing's name, and asked, "Are they also your friends, Boss Jiang?"

At first, Feng Zhiqiu thought that she would look lonely when she came with a lantern sign, so she specially made two, one in the first row and one in the second row. Anyway, there were people from her store in the first and second rows.

Unexpectedly, there were quite a few people making lantern signs, three or four in total.

Jiang Qi turned his head and looked at the familiar light signs in the back row, feeling that they were definitely not invited by Wang Xinghua.

Because he knew these light signs.

It's around the amusement park.

For a while, Wang Xinghua didn't know what peripherals to release, so she just started selling a batch of Xiaobailing light cards, and the results were very good.

A side effect is that when you walk into the theater before the show starts, you will feel like you are at a concert, with all the lights in front of you.

"No," Jiang Qi said, "They should just be simple fans of Little Bailing."

I bought the ones around the light sign.