Chapter 460 Grandpas and Aunts Have Plenty of Time

The Sunday afternoon show was, unsurprisingly, a huge success.

The moment the princess ascended the throne, the audience in the audience did not need to wait for the group performers on the stage to shout, they themselves consciously shouted long live in the audience.

Of course, this audience is still the familiar old men and women.

It's just that there are more old fans holding big lantern signs in their hands.

At first glance, these light signs were custom-made by this group of old fans. They have characters in various colors, red, yellow, blue, green, purple, and white, just like the flashing neon lights in the business district.

The only common features are that the characters are large and bright, and the brands are also large. The opening flashes and the curtains flash, as long as Feng Ling on the stage glances at a certain light sign one more time, the old man and aunt holding the light sign will smile from the corner of his mouth to the back of the ear with joy.

After Sunday's performance, Feng Ling and the others did not change clothes or take off makeup for the first time. After drinking some water and resting for half an hour in the lounge, we moved to Theater 2 to queue for seats.

Feng Ling and the others had to queue up every time they changed theaters, not because the stage was not the same size, but because the audience seats were different.

In terms of stage, the stages in Theater 3 and Theater 2 are similar, but the auditoriums are different.

Theater No. 3 only has a total of more than 300 seats, and Theater No. 2 has 530 seats. Even though these seats originally had different prices due to different positions, Feng Ling also felt that it was necessary to practice a few times in advance to find the best positions and angles, so that the audience who could only grab the corner seats would have the best possible experience. theater viewing experience.

Thursday's performance is in Theater No. 1. Feng Ling plans to go to the stage of Theater No. 1 in advance to queue up after the performance on Monday.

Theater No. 1 is a tourist attraction in the Fangyuan Theater. Because the theater is not used much at all, newcomers will basically be taken to Theater No. 1 to see and see the world. Take a look at the Square Theater, the largest, best-equipped and most luxurious theater.

Yang Chaoge took everyone to visit Jiang Qi and the others on their first day. However, Theater No. 1 at that time had no performances for three months and no performances had been booked in advance recently, so no one was maintaining it. It looked abandoned. abjection.

Later, Jiang Qi thought about it carefully and felt that the desolation and desolation was probably caused by the lack of lights in Theater No. 1 at that time.

Theater No. 1, which has been really cleaned up, is quite impressive.

The boss Ge Hong gave an order, and all the staff of the Fangyuan Theater got busy. The Fangyuan Theater was renovated in just one day.

The desolation and desolation are gone, replaced by the grandeur of the grand theater.

The lights are all on, and standing on the stage, even if there is no audience under the stage, there are only staff checking seats, maintaining equipment, and cleaning corners, which gives people a different feeling from standing on other small stages.

Jiang Qi stood on the stage and felt it. This feeling was like that even a second ago I was an ordinary ordinary person, but the moment I stood on the stage I was a big star that attracted everyone's attention.

Nothing shines brighter in the spotlight than the people on stage.

Leader Feng, who had never seen this scene before, even sighed when he stood on the stage for the first time and took his place: "If I could play the leading role on this stage, it would be like smoke rising from my ancestors' graves, and I would die without regrets." .”

Then Feng Qinghua poured cold water on Leader Feng: "Dad, don't think about it. Instead of counting on you, it's better to count on me. Your legs were shaking at the beginning of the performance in Theater No. 3. If you really play the leading role here, then Don’t let your voice break as soon as you open your mouth.”

In the end, the father and son almost got into a fight on the stage of Theater 1.

Putting aside this little incident on Stage 1, in just a few days, Jiang Qi deeply understood why so many people every year try to squeeze into the entertainment industry despite knowing that it is difficult to get ahead. of handsome men and beauties.

Because being a big star is really fun!

In the past few days, Jiang Qi could be regarded as a bystander and witnessed the whole process of the troupe from being unknown to being in the spotlight.

On the first day when the troupe first arrived in Shanghai, only the people in the drama department were relatively enthusiastic, and everyone just had a purely cooperative relationship as colleagues.

Jiang Qi is not saying that the staff of Fangyuan Theater are flattering and disdainful. In fact, he thinks that the staff of Fangyuan Theater are quite good.

Due to the lack of funds in the drama department, Yang Chaoge was unable to arrange a hotel with a good environment, so everyone in the troupe could only stay in a small hotel. However, the conditions of the small hotel are good, clean and hygienic, and the owner is also enthusiastic. This shows that when Yang Chaoge chose a hotel, he did not just find a cheap hotel, but carefully selected it with care and responsibility.

The actors of the Fangyuan Theater Troupe were also very enthusiastic. Before the performance even started, they took the initiative to introduce the situation of the theater to Feng Ling and others, introduced nearby restaurants to eat, and exchanged operas. They were very good colleagues.

But this is just about getting along with colleagues and treating colleagues.

Now, Feng Ling is treated purely as a star, a big star.

The hotel was changed to a well-known hotel next to the theater. At first, Feng Ling and Jiang Qi lived in single rooms, while the other actors' double rooms were crowded. Later, everyone was able to live in single rooms, and Feng Ling and Jiang Qi were upgraded to luxury suites.

Is the hotel breakfast not to your liking?

It doesn't matter, Manager Yang personally selects a variety of breakfasts for you and delivers them to your door.

The lunch box is not delicious?

It doesn't matter, Ge Hong contacted a well-known restaurant to open a small stove and customize a luxurious lunch box.

The lounge is too small. What if a bunch of staff crowd in to chase stars as soon as the show is over?

Change it, change it to a bigger one, change it to the biggest one!

To chase stars, you have to queue up, make reservations, and have quotas.

The tickets were sold out, and everyone wanted to watch "The Princess". When it came time for the show, a group of staff crowded near the door. Manager Zhu could only occupy a relatively middle seat by the door. What should I do?

There's nothing you can do about it. Unless Ge Hong comes, no manager will be able to work at this time. There are only so many places, first come, first served, so if you squeeze in, you can always squeeze in.

When everyone sees Feng Ling, they no longer call him Little Bailing, but directly call him Boss Feng.

At this time, someone may want to ask, with such good treatment, can Fangyuan Theater make money?

The cost for Feng Ling and others to stay in a hotel for one day must be astronomical!

The answer is: yes!

why?

Because Thursday night was sold out.

For sale! exhausted! Got it!

You know, Thursday night tickets have gone up to a pretty amazing price.

The cheapest low-price ticket is 390 yuan each, and the most expensive VIP ticket is 1,600 yuan. Theater No. 1 has a total of 2,709 seats. Considering that the viewing experience in some edge seats is really poor, the total number of tickets released by the Fangyuan Theater was 2,667, and the remaining seats were used as employee rewards.

Like Theater No. 1 Dacheng, if you really stand at the door to watch the show again, the employees will have to stand at the door with binoculars to look at the stage. It is better to give up those seats that really have no viewing experience to internal employees.

No matter what, those seats are better than the garbage seats at the door that are worse than hanging tickets.

2667 tickets were sold out at 5:11pm on Wednesday!

The moment he got the news that Thursday night's tickets were sold out, Ge Hong jumped up excitedly in the office, grabbed the new poster of "The Princess" on the table and kissed it hard.

As the owner of Fangyuan Theater, Ge Hong is not short of money.

Compared with him, Jiang Qi is just a young man doing small business.

What does Ge Hong lack?

Lack of face!

He runs a theater. Of course, he has other businesses privately, but his main business is theater.

Fangyuan Theater is a new theater in Shanghai. Even if it is large in scale and well-equipped, it is still a new theater.

When other theater troupes come to Shanghai for tours, Fangyuan Theater will definitely not be their first choice.

Most of the time, Fangyuan Theater can only pick up the slack, or rely on the popularity and ability of various department managers to attract people. Manager Zhu was previously recognized as the most well-connected person. Not only could Manager Zhu hire drama troupes from other places, but he could also occasionally recruit theater troupes for the drama department. He was considered the leader of Fangyuan Theatre.

It's a pity that Manager Zhu is the only one in charge, and several managers from other departments are far behind compared to Manager Zhu. Compared with several other well-known theaters in Shanghai, the Fangyuan Theater seems to be a little inferior.

The reputation is just a little bit off, the authority is a little bit off, and the troupe seems to be a bit off too.

Ge Hong has been waiting for an opportunity, an opportunity for Fangyuan Theater to truly become famous.

Now, the opportunity has come.

Wuhu!

Ge Hong walked around the office happily.

Starting from today, the Fangyuan Theater is also a grand theater with a real reputation and brilliant achievements in Shanghai!

strength? "The Legend of the Princess" is all about strength!

We are still a combination of traditional opera and contemporary trends, which is innovation and the promotion of traditional Chinese culture! Occupying the commanding heights of morality and strength.

As for the theater troupe of "The Legend of the Princess" is from outside, it theoretically has nothing to do with Fangyuan Theater...

Ge Hong said you don’t care. The ability of Fangyuan Theater to invite other theater troupes is its strength. Otherwise, why would Boss Feng only choose our Fangyuan Theater and not other plays?

Ge Hong did not hesitate in the following performances. Theater No. 1 must be Theater No. 1!

A second of hesitation is disrespectful to Boss Feng!

Ge Hong was beaming with joy in the office and frantically posted on WeChat Moments.

Wang Xinghua looked ecstatic in the lounge, pressing the calculator frantically.

"The average ticket price is 762...A total of 2,667 tickets were sold, so the total is...fuck, 2 million! After excluding the cost, oh, forget it, what is the cost compared to 2 million, let's calculate it as 2 million The troupe wants to share 65%, which is 1.3 million."

"I'm the manager, I get 2%, Feng Ling is the lead, I get 15%, the other actors... don't care. I'm still Feng Ling's agent, I get... This is a Thursday show, and Friday. , Saturday and Sunday, and all next week..."

"Dad, I'm rich!" In the end, Jiang Qi didn't know what number Wang Xinghua calculated, but she came to such a very gratifying conclusion.

"Boss, we are rich!" Wang Xinghua announced the good news to Jiang Qi excitedly, pressing a series of numbers on the calculator, "If the venue is full next time, our amusement park will be able to get this number! "

Jiang Qi nodded calmly and slowly looked at the calculator: "I know, there are more than 2,000 tickets for Theater No. 1, the final number must be... Damn, I'm rich!"

Good guys, they came to the amusement park to make a fortune in the magic city.

Looking at the numbers on the calculator, Jiang Qi really wanted to go to Ge Hong's office and have a chat with Ge Hong. How about we perform another week?

Of course, an encore was out of the question.

Playing Theater No. 1 for 10 consecutive days is already an exaggeration. You must know that Fangyuan Theater only used Theater No. 1 17 times last year, which is still a lot of times——

It is said that Ge Hong was very lucky last year. At the end of the year, he hosted several large-scale events, and the theater itself produced another drama. In the past few years, the average was only ten times a year.

Even if the population base of the magic city is large, there are many rich people, there are more rich old men and women, and the ground is full of wool, it cannot be so harvested.

Two weeks of acting is almost enough.

Feng Ling and Wang Xinghua not only had "The Legend of the Princess" as a fun drama, but "The Story of Marriage" was also a fun drama, but it was not as popular as "The Legend of the Princess" at the amusement park.

Give Wang Xing some time to read more novels, animations, TV series, and movies, combine the dramas of the three worlds, and watch a replacement for The Legend of the Princess, and you can come to the Magic City to earn extra money next year.

Anyway, there is not much business in the amusement park during the off-season.

Jiang Qi's mind was spinning.

hey-hey.

Hey hey hey hey.

With much anticipation, an exciting Thursday night arrived.

All available staff at the Fangyuan Theater are on duty, checking tickets, providing security, guiding the audience into the venue, and distributing binoculars to the audience in the back rows...

Jiang Qi did not let the theater reserve a seat for himself, but he secretly arranged several good seats for Feng Zhiqiu's family and Mr. Pei.

The best seats cost 1,600 yuan a ticket. Jiang Qi got an internal discount of 30% off, and Ge Hong decided to give him a 50% discount. Jiang Qi didn’t want many tickets anyway. If Jiang Qi hadn't bought tickets for others, Ge Hong wouldn't have accepted the money at all.

Mr. Pei's ticket money was finally given by Leader Feng. In the words of leader Feng, Mr. Pei has praised him for his whole life. Among the more than 2,700 spectators in the audience, Mr. Pei may be the only one who came specifically for him, so he should buy this ticket.

Mr. Pei happily accepted it, and then ordered a small Bailing light sign.

It takes more than an hour to enter the large theater with more than 2,700 seats.

In order to prevent crowds and stampedes, the theater opens ticket check-in channels two and a half hours in advance.

Then everyone will see a strange scene at the entrance of Fangyuan Theater. A large number of gray-haired old men and women lined up in a long queue from inside the theater to the outside. Many of them were holding large light signs. Each light sign had a little lark on it, twinkling and blinking. As long as people pass by, they can't help but stop and take a few photos.

Jiang Qi stood at the side of the stage, watching the audience enter one by one, and the empty seats were filled little by little. Basically, there was someone holding a light sign every two or three seats. Counting insiders, there were at least five or six hundred light signs among the more than 2,700 spectators. The scene was really shocking and shocking.

Speaking of lanterns, there is a reason why these adults are so keen on custom-made lanterns.

It's not that adults and adults like lantern signs, but there is a rumor among this group of theater fans - Little Bailing likes lantern signs.

When Feng Ling went to the curtain call in Theater No. 3 and Theater No. 2 before, because the auditorium was not that big, when looking at the audience, he would always unconsciously look at the area with the lighted sign first.

Usually, the more conspicuous the color and the larger the font, the more Feng Ling will read it first.

There is no way, if such an eye-catching light sign is on in the auditorium, everyone will subconsciously look at it.

Then the uncles and aunts thought that Little Bailing liked the light signs.

I need to get one so Little Bailing can remember me.

The lantern signs were not expensive, and the adults who could buy tickets for every event were not short of the cost of a lantern sign, so the auditorium was soon filled with all kinds of lantern signs.

Shops that custom-made light signs are all confused, wondering why a little star named Xiao Bailing appeared out of nowhere recently and why there are so many orders recently.

At 6:53, the entire Theater 1 was packed.

The audience is basically older audiences, with very few young people. Jiang Qi stood on the side of the stage and took it in himself. He felt that if he went on stage now, even if he was just announcing the curtain, his voice might shake.

Sure enough, the real big theater and the small theater are still different.

Jiang Qi even began to worry about whether the final performance on such a big stage would not be very good.

Will the audience in the back row not be able to hear the sound?

When the time comes to actually perform, will the stage seem too empty?

Will today's scene be the Waterloo of "The Princess"?

…

All worries disappeared the moment the play started.

Regardless of buff or not, Feng Ling is the most dazzling and outstanding protagonist on the stage, as dazzling as her light sign.

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"Long live my emperor, long live my emperor!"

At the end of "The Legend of the Princess", the audience's cheers of long live flooded the stage like waves, and the applause continued for seven or eight minutes.

During the curtain call, many actors on the stage had red eyes. They opened their eyes wide and let tears well up in their eyes, for fear that the tears would flow down and leave two obvious tear marks on their faces.

The makeup was very thick, and the audience in the front row could definitely see the two tear stains clearly.

If an opera actor thinks about the most memorable scenes in his life when he is dying, he will probably think of this scene.

Under the spotlight, on the stage, forever immersed in the cheers, praises and applause of the audience.

The most beautiful dreams are nothing more than this.

The applause from the audience gradually subsided.

In the previous performances, Feng Ling would lead the actors on stage to bow to the audience before exiting.

But at this time, Feng Ling did not move, but smiled and said: "Thank you very much for the audience's support. If you don't mind, you can line up to sign backstage under the guidance of the staff later."

"At that time, we will give each audience a poster. Members of our troupe will sign a message on the poster and give it to everyone. We also hope that everyone can keep this poster at home as a souvenir."

"Because time is limited, it will be too late to take photos. I hope everyone will understand."

"Considering that there are a lot of spectators today, I hope everyone will line up in an orderly manner. Those who need to sign will leave from the right under the guidance of the staff. Those who do not need to sign will leave from the left under the guidance of the staff and work while leaving. The staff will distribute posters to everyone.”

"In order to prevent crowding, we will start queuing up to sign from the first row. Audiences in the back are kindly asked to sit in their seats and wait for a while. Audiences who do not need to sign can now get up and leave from the left."

No one left.

Except for the audience in the first row who stood up happily, lined up neatly, and walked happily to the door on the right, no one in the back of the audience got up, and they all sat safely in their seats.

No one in the last row got up.

At this moment, Jiang Qi seemed to understand the inner thoughts of these uncles and aunts.

What a big deal it is to queue up. What uncles and aunties are best at is queuing up, so they have plenty of time!

It's going to be late, I can't sleep anyway.

It’s okay, as long as Xiao Bailing’s hands don’t hurt, there’s no problem waiting until two in the morning!

If that doesn't work, you can come over the next morning and queue up to sign in, but you can't wait until too late and delay Little Bailing's sleep.