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Chapter 32, Modification

After hearing Joseph's words, Aman became proud: "What are you afraid of? Isn't it just forbidden to perform? Gonaiyi's "Sid" has also been forbidden to perform. If he can be banned like "Sid", it would be... why should he change it? No! Even if it is banned, even if he throws me into Bastille for this, it is worth it! You must know that this is the immortal crown of the god Apollo!"

"Then you can only perform one or two shows before you can react to it." Joseph said.

"No, no." Napoleon suddenly interrupted, "Just like "Sid", although it was forbidden for a while, it will be staged again one day. And once it is staged again, it will be performed continuously."

"I love to hear these words." Armanha laughed, "Napoleon, I'll give you a cup!"

After saying this, Aman raised his arm and poured a large cup of brandy into his mouth. When Napoleon saw it, he wanted to imitate him. But as soon as his arm was lifted, he was stopped by Joseph.

"Amand is full of alcohol, and drinking is like drinking water. Don't drink like him, otherwise you will fall down after a few words, and that's boring. When we used to drink with him, he would drink at will, and we licked it with him."

Napoleon looked at Joseph, then at Amman, who looked thin, seemed a little unbelievable, but he still listened to Joseph and took a small sip.

"By the way, that's all." Arman said, "I hope you can give me more advice with ease. Well, how about your alcohol tolerance compared to Joseph?"

"Not as good as me," said Joseph.

"It's not too much." Napoleon replied almost at the same time.

"Ah, then you've had a bit more of this sip. Joseph, at most two glasses of brandy, can make him count one plus one into three. Since you're almost the same, drink it slowly." Aman smiled.

"Mr. Lavoisier, I have an idea," said Napoleon.

"Ah, just call me Armand like Joseph. 'Mr. Lavoisier' and so formal, it makes people feel uncomfortable. Well, what do we think of Alexander?"

"I think since this drama has been so intense, it's so intense that it's probably banned, well, it's definitely a bit banned, so why not just be a little more sharp?" said Napoleon.

"Napoleon, you are really not afraid of big things when you watch the fun. In this way, the fate of this drama is not to ban the performance first, then to be lifted. Instead, it will become a cycle of ban the performance first, then to be lifted, then to be banned, and then to be lifted. And Aman is in danger of being thrown into Bastille to feed mice." Joseph gently sipped the brandy in his hand and said.

"That would be even better!" said Amman, "that would be better than Gonai! As for throwing into Bastille, compared to such achievements, what is it worth to go to the guillotine even if you go to the guillotine? Well, Napoleon, tell me, how can you be more intense?"

Napoleon thought for a while and said, "Aman, you know, after the Battle of Apulia, Spartacus was killed, and Pompey crucified all the six thousand prisoners of the rebel soldiers. Finally, we put the image of a crucified rebel soldiers on the stage and turned them into the form of Jesus... What do you think?"

"Ah, this is a good idea! This will anger those charlatans to death!" Aman smiled.

"You can also arrange a dialogue between three crucified uprising soldiers, just like the conversation between Jesus and two robbers who were also crucified when he was crucified in the Bible." Napoleon came and continued.

"Ah, good idea, good idea!" said Aman, "My previous ending was too sad and too low. This change would just add a little brighter color to the end. Well, I asked the adjutant of Spartacus to inspire other warriors who were crucified on the cross and said, "We are indeed going to die, but we are the soldiers of freedom, not slaves and dolls for people to drive to play with. Spartacus's reputation and career will never end.

'Well, maybe I should make a big adjustment to revive the ancient Greek choir. At the end, let the Spartacus adjutant shout to the other crucified warriors: 'But we will sing our war song the most!' Then a few warriors sang first, and then the entire choir joined in to form a chorus, and the whole play ended in this chorus. This is amazing! Napoleon, you are such a genius! Much better than Joseph, really!"

After hearing this, Joseph curled his lips slightly, but said nothing. As for Napoleon, he couldn't help but look up proudly at Joseph.

"The lyrics of this song are not a problem, you can write it yourself. But can you find a composer who can help you complete this song? Even if you find a composer who is good enough, he will not be able to write the right song at any time. And you have to worry about whether he is willing to risk going to Bastille to write this." Joseph said, "If you change this way, the song will become the soul of the whole drama. If you can't find a suitable song, the whole drama will be incomplete. But it is not easy to find such a song. Your play will be almost immediately, but if you change this, you may not know how long it will take to delay."

There are actually many good composers of this era, such as Haydn's father, Mozart. But they are not in France, and they may not be willing to write such a "blasphemy" song full of rebellion for such a drama that praises slave rebellion. Perhaps only Beethoven dared to write such things in this era, but at this moment, Beethoven was still a teenager who had not yet been famous. His maturity period would have to wait until around 1803. Of course, there are also some musicians in France, even revolutionary musicians, such as

It is said that François Joseph Gosek. However, compared with other countries, especially Austria, France's musical achievements are much dim. So in 1878, Mozart wrote to his friends during his trip to Paris, saying, "In terms of music, I am like a barbarian... If you ask who you are not a Frenchman, if he knows the situation, he must have the same statement... If I can escape freely, I will thank the Almighty God..." Therefore, it is not easy for Armand to find a composer and create songs that meet his requirements.

"It's okay." Aman said, "For the perfect drama, it's worth it. Come on, let's have a drink to the perfect tragedy... Ah, I'll cheer, you guys are free... Hahaha..."

The "Full Tragedy" was originally Aristotle's tragedy in praise of Sophocles's tragedy, "Oedipus", but now Armand's words can be said to have exposed his ambitions without any concealment.

However, the "perfect tragedy" seems to be a tragedy. In some days since then, Aman often came to Joseph with his messy hair to discuss some places that need to be modified in this tragedy. Unlike his complacent aspirations when he came this time, Aman began to be dissatisfied with this tragedy, and always felt that it was wrong here. Many places needed adjustments, and even major adjustments were needed. After the adjustment, Aman felt that the things after the adjustment seemed to be worse than before, and they still needed adjustments...

Of course, the most troublesome thing is the battle song. Now the position of this battle song in the script has become more important. In this play, it will appear at least three times: Spartacus and others launched an uprising and rushed out of prison; once from the cliff of Mount Vesuvius, he rode down with vines and defeated the Roman army that besieged them; and once at the end of the crucifixion. Armand even thought that the first and second times only appeared in the first lyrics, and it was not until the last time that the song was sang in full. However, this song, let alone the composition of the song, even the lyrics were not yet. Armand wrote at least ten versions of the lyrics, but he himself shot him without hesitation.

However, Joseph's "research" was quite smooth. During this period, he had published several valuable papers. The cooperation with Lavoisier was also very smooth. Although nitrifying glycerin was still very dangerous, a large number of on-site preparation technologies were basically mature and even used in the Orleans family's mines. With this thing, the production efficiency of the Orleans family's mines has been greatly improved, which also made the Duke Phillips make some money. If the industrial development of France could be like that of Britain, His Royal Highness would probably earn more money.

Since His Highness made money, Lavoisier naturally made money and gained more reputation. Of course, Joseph, who made a key contribution to this creation, also got some money, and received Lavoisier's gratitude and support. Now, Lavoisier is already proposing to give Joseph a position as an alternate academician in the French Academy of Sciences.
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