This was the first time for the Queen and Lin Yin to see such a thing as a gramophone. Looking at the quaint-looking gramophone, the Queen immediately looked at it curiously. After Lin Yin looked at the golden loudspeaker, he said decisively.
He shouted "Ahhhhhh" with his big trumpet in his mouth. His look was full of childishness and made Lin Zheng adorable.
After making Lin Zheng giggle for a while, Lin Yin asked curiously: "How to use this thing? Idiot's big brother."
Lin Zheng smiled after hearing this, "We need experimental subjects for this. Come on, let's go to the opera house and have a look."
"At this time, I don't know if the opera house is performing!"
"Anyway, let's go over there first and talk later!"
Immediately, Lin Zheng and the others walked towards the opera house with great interest. In this kind of society, opera is something that only the rich can afford, and it is the interest of the upper class. The inner city of Qalandir is
There are several opera houses, but in this fiercely competitive environment, they seem to be doing well. Perhaps it is due to competition. The programs of the opera houses are said to be quite exciting. There are always new excellent works born every year, at least
, this is what the store owner in the inner city who introduced Lin Zheng and the others said. As for whether it can be called excellent, Lin Zheng doesn't understand. After all, he is not an elegant person at heart. Things like opera,
He really can't appreciate it. If it were Vanessa, that would be no problem. This daughter-in-law is a master of music!
"Where is the queen?" Xun asked curiously, "Have you ever seen the opera?"
After hearing this, the queen said very proudly: "Of course I have seen it!"
This child-like showing off expression really made Lin Zheng laugh. Then Xun immediately asked: "Is that interesting?"
"It's boring." The queen answered decisively, and then quickly explained: "It's not that they are not good! The actors in the Royal Opera House performed very well, but..." After saying this, the queen was very
With a tangled expression, "Opera performances are always very, very long! It's not easy for them to jump directly to the exciting parts and sit in the opera house all the time. It's a bit boring."
After hearing this, Lin Zheng laughed out loud. Unexpectedly, our queen was also a fast party member when watching the show! Seeing him laughing, the queen shouted dissatisfied: "What's so funny about this, Yi Ping?"
"No! No!" Lin Zheng suppressed a smile and said, "Actually, I am also like this. I just didn't expect that the queen would be the same as me."
"Really?!" The queen became happy as she said that, and immediately hugged Lin Zheng's arm with a smile, otherwise how could they be said to be a couple!
Fit couldn't help but laugh for a while. After a while, Fit's eyes paused slightly, and then he reminded: "Sir, the opera house has arrived."
After hearing Feite's reminder, Lin Zheng and the others, who were chatting and laughing, realized what they were doing. After looking forward, Lin Zheng immediately let out a sigh of admiration. Sure enough, the opera house is quite beautiful everywhere.
Ah! The opera house in front of you is a very grand three-story building. The structure is made of marble. It looks very elegant and grand. The whole thing is as exquisite as a work of art. Fit can't help but praise it.
, Qalandir's architectural art is indeed quite good, even Fite praised it and said it was good, that means it is really good.
"I'm really sorry." In the lobby of the opera house, the elegantly dressed manager bowed apologetically to Lin Zheng and the others, "In recent days, there have been no opera performances in our opera house, which has disappointed all our distinguished guests.
Please forgive me."
After hearing this, Lin Zheng was really a little disappointed. Although there are other opera houses in the inner city, they have all been here. Looking for another opera house always feels like nothing!
At this time, Lin Yin asked curiously: "Why haven't there been any performances recently? The opera house is so big, it must cost a lot to operate. If you don't perform, you will lose a lot of money every day, right?"
After hearing this, the manager had a wry smile on his face, "You can't hide it from the lady, that's true."
"Then why aren't you performing?" Now even the queen became curious. This opera house is commercial, and who would want to do a loss-making business?
Under the curious gazes of Lin Zheng and others, the manager sighed helplessly, "This is also a matter of necessity. Strange things have happened frequently in the Opera House recently, and many customers have complained. Therefore, before these strange things are solved,
, the opera house has no choice but to suspend operations, otherwise its reputation will collapse and it will be even more difficult to operate in the future."
"Then what kind of weird thing happened that forced you all to close down your business?"
After a slight hesitation, the manager finally answered, "Customers have complained that our opera house is haunted."
ha?!
Hearing the manager's answer, Lin Zheng and the others immediately widened their eyes. Are you kidding me? This is? Haunted? In the holy city of Qalandir? Let's not talk about the power of the Poseidon Cult. Even the manager in front of them is...
How could a rank-seven expert still be haunted by ghosts?!
Seeing Lin Zheng and the others' expressions of complete disbelief, the manager smiled bitterly, "Although it does sound a bit ridiculous, the complaints from customers are indeed haunted."
"What about the results of your investigation?"
"It does seem to be haunted."
"It seems?" Lin Zheng looked confused when he heard this, "Yes, it means, if it doesn't, it doesn't. What do you mean it seems like?"
"After investigation, we found that there were indeed signs of haunting, but that was all. We used many methods, but in the end we were still unable to find any trace of ghosts. Because we did not really find ghosts, we could not give this person any clues.
It’s hard to say whether it’s haunted or not.”
So that's what happened! After hearing this, Lin Yin became very interested, "I want to see what's going on here. It's quite interesting!"
Damn girl, you should consider her mood before speaking! Looking at the manager with a wry smile, Lin Zheng smiled apologetically: "Sorry, this girl's words are too rude."
"You don't have to worry about it." The manager said with a smile, "However, this haunting is still dangerous to a certain extent, so we are very sorry, Miss, that we cannot agree to your request."
Lin Zheng nodded to express his understanding. As an operator, it is definitely not a good idea to put customers in danger. After holding down the dissatisfied Lin Yin, Lin Zheng said: "To be honest, I am a researcher in the Magic Department
, this time it’s because I have a new invention, so I wanted to come to the Opera House to do an experiment.”
"It turns out you are a scholar from the Magic Department. Nice to meet you!" After learning about Lin Zheng's new identity, the manager's attitude became much more polite. Sure enough, the reputation of the people from the Magic Department in Qalandir is quite high!
After greetings, the manager asked: "But I don't know what experiments the scholar is going to do?"
"An experiment to record images and sounds." Lin Zheng said with a smile, "I am going to try to record the operas performed here, so that people who do not have time to come to the opera house to enjoy operas in the future can also do so at home.
You can enjoy the opera inside.”
The manager was amazed when he heard this, "This is really an amazing invention."
"But unfortunately, this new invention cannot perfectly preserve exquisite music. It can only be regarded as a substitute that is better than nothing. If you want to enjoy beautiful operas in the future, you have to come to the opera house."
Seeing Lin Zheng shaking his head with regret, the manager's smile couldn't help but relax a little. Originally, if everyone could enjoy opera at home, then the business of their opera house would be greatly affected in the future.
Lin Zheng's words made the manager feel relieved. Who are the people who like opera? The manager certainly knows that the invention that cannot perfectly preserve opera music can give them some comfort in their spare time, but it cannot satisfy these people.
The pursuit of opera, so although the business will be affected to a certain extent, it will not be too serious.
At this time, Lin Zheng smiled and said: "If the experiment is successful, then this invention can be used to record all the repertoire of your opera house in the future. As the creator of the opera, your opera house should own the copyright of the opera, so,
The Opera House can get a royalty fee from the records and video cards we sell. I wonder if you, manager, are interested in such a business?"
The manager's heart skipped a beat after hearing this. Needless to say, the copyright fee can effectively make up for the reduced revenue of the opera house, and he also saw greater business opportunities. As the first opera house to have an opera recorded,
Once the records and video cards that Lin Zheng mentioned are on sale, it will be equivalent to giving them a high-priced advertisement without them having to pay a penny themselves. It cannot be more cost-effective!
"I don't know how we should cooperate with your experiment? Scholar?"
Hearing what the manager said, Lin Zheng knew that he had successfully passed the test. Whether it was recording an opera or learning about hauntings, he could do it together now.
Lin Zheng immediately smiled and said: "Thank you very much for your opera house's assistance. Later you only need to arrange one of your opera house's most popular plays at the moment. When the performance fee is settled with the Magic Department for the copyright fee,
You can put it forward together." Well, Lin Zheng is now a serious member of the Magic Department. Of course, he must make good use of the resources he can use. Anyway, the Magic Department is so poor that all he has left is money, which is not bad.
The performance fee for this opera at Renjia Opera House!
The manager heard the words and said quickly: "What are you saying, scholar? It is our opera house's honor to cooperate with your experiment. Once your invention is successfully tested, it will definitely be a historical masterpiece recorded in history. It is a great honor to be able to participate in such an event."
Our actors will also feel very honored during this experiment, so Sir, please don’t talk about the performance fee anymore.”
Lin Zheng smiled slightly, but did not dwell on this issue. The performance fee for an opera was indeed insignificant for an opera house of this size. He then said: "Then, manager, could you please give us some money from your opera house?"
Let's get ready. Also, can you find someone to take us to the theater first? I have to debug the machine first."