The next morning, Lin Jue went to the Bianhe Wharf to hire a group of coolies. In the capital, hiring coolies is a very simple matter. There are groups of people waiting to be hired on the wharves. Either unloading and loading, or going to
Do other physical work. Lin Jue offered a price that was 20% higher than the normal price, so that he could randomly select those strong and honest people among a group of people to work.
At noon, Lin Jue rushed to the outer city theater construction site with dozens of coolies. The manpower inside the Jiangnan Grand Theater was already waiting eagerly. Next, according to the assignment of tasks, his own craftsmen led these coolies to start the construction of the Grand Theater.
Large-scale transformation. Lin Jue personally sits here. On the one hand, he can solve various things on the construction site, and on the other hand, he can also take time to create scripts in the yard behind.
Originally, Lin Jue had already said that he would not write all scripts himself in the future, but this time Lin Jue decided to make an exception. After all, this is a semicolon opened in the capital. If it wants to become an instant hit, the script must pass the test.
Although when we discussed this issue with Xie Yingying and others before, we thought it would be safer to use old plays performed in Hangzhou. After all, those are mature plays that have been proven to be successful.
However, the problem is that those plays are no longer a secret. Since Lin Jue's crazy money-making last year, many plays have been sold through book signings, which means that these plays are no longer a secret.
There is no guarantee that the content of these plays will not already be known in the capital. As for the newly opened Jiangnan Grand Theatre, it would be counterproductive to speculate on it.
Therefore, in order to avoid these risks, Lin Jue decided to create a play himself. Of course, several of the people accompanying him to Beijing were failed candidates from the Jiangnan Grand Theater who specialized in script creation, so Lin Jue naturally refused to let them go.
Let them grind ink and lay paper, design dialogue lines based on their own story outline, imagine scene lighting, etc., and conduct brainstorming sessions.
Lin Jue didn't think of anything wrong. What he wanted to write this time was the story of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai, which was rumored among the people in the Zhou Dynasty. Lin Jue had done some simple research, and the story of Liang Zhu in the Zhou Dynasty was
Although it is widely circulated, there is no long version of this story. Most people will know it if they ask, but they will not understand it if they talk about it in detail. So Lin Jue decided to write this poignant love story into a full-length script as the Jiangnan Grand Theater in the capital.
’s first big scene.
The Great Zhou Dynasty is still a peaceful and prosperous age. Through the performance practice at the Grand Theater in Hangzhou, Lin Jue can also understand the psychology of the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty. These days, the people are extravagant and life is comfortable, so the people are not interested in the likes of the Golden Horse and the Iron Horse.
The repertoire is of little interest. On the contrary, they prefer some personal emotional repertoires such as love, sorrow and joy. They will cry when they are sad, and laugh when they are happy. They do not have any big ambitions, they just want to be able to follow the simple life.
The people in the play share the joys and sorrows, which only brings a sense of satisfaction. The Butterfly Lovers is undoubtedly a story that can make them climax, just like "The Romance of the West Chamber", "The Injustice of Dou E" and "Du Shiniang".
After the story was finalized, and the plots of several scenes such as classmate sworn homage, eighteen-year-old farewell, balcony meeting, anti-marriage crying spirit, and butterfly transformation were completely determined, Lin Jue began to immerse himself in creation. Thanks to his familiarity with this story and his understanding of future generations.
The process of loving a popular concerto is actually not too difficult. In fact, those familiar passages and language only need to be slightly polished and changed to make the atmosphere and lines of the entire play more suitable for the tastes of the people of the Zhou Dynasty.
That’s it. In fact, it’s just a creation, but it’s just an adaptation.
The most difficult part is actually designing the scenery and props to match the sound, light and shadow according to the content of each scene. This is the strength of Jiangnan Grand Theatre, but it is also the most difficult part.
In order to obtain the best results, Lin Jue held repeated discussions with several student painters, scenery props, lighting craftsmen and others, determined the plans one by one, and implemented them. During this process, several new students who had joined the team not long ago
They benefited a lot. They were originally recruited to write plays, but they were limited to writing plays. But looking at everything Lin Jue did in the past two days, they realized that just writing plays was useless.
Yes, the glory of the Jiangnan Grand Theater is not achieved by relying on a good script and a good story. It is the cooperation and integration of all parties that present the best results in all aspects, which makes the Grand Theater possible.
’s explosive popularity.
Two days later, several transcribed scripts were handed over to Xie Yingying. The three vacated rooms in the back garden were simply renovated as rehearsal venues. Xie Yingying was finally able to start rehearsing with the actors. As a rehearsal room
When the music of Zhongsi Zhu started and the music was soaring, Xie Danhong could not close his mouth when he smiled. All the worries disappeared with the sound of the rehearsed music and lyrics. A lot of money was spent, and soon these people would
Make a lot of money back.
The renovation of the theater is progressing very quickly. The layout of the theater this time is still two-story stands. The difference is that the number of boxes has doubled. Lin Jue understands that in a place like the capital, there are so many dignitaries, who would be willing to sit with a group of common people
Did you hear them making noises in the middle? Therefore, private rooms and even luxury private rooms are indispensable. Although the increase in private rooms occupies a large number of ordinary seats, when pricing in the future, the benefits of private rooms will definitely be dozens of times that of ordinary seats.
When he was in Hangzhou, Lin Jue's original intention when he opened the Grand Theater was to give people the opportunity to watch theater and make it as convenient as possible for the people. But in the capital, Lin Jue didn't think so. Lin Jue needed money, and he finally realized that money
The benefits. The previous thinking was wrong. After coming down from Funiu Mountain, Lin Jue's thoughts changed drastically. He wanted money, and he wanted to make a lot of money. Because Funiu Mountain needed money, he wanted to establish himself in the capital.
Money is needed, and money is needed in all aspects. The so-called "gentleman is poor" taught in the books of sages cannot be believed at all. These days, if you don't have money, you will die. Just like what happened in Funiu Mountain. There are no two batches of oneself.
With a huge sum of thirty to forty thousand taels of silver injected this time, I am afraid that all the people in Luoyan Valley Dazhai would have died long ago. Money is life.
This time Lin Jue thought about how to make money. Boxes, tea, candies, snacks, all must be one-stop service, and one-stop high prices. Lin Jue even thought shamelessly, if a high-ranking official takes a fancy to
If you want to be an actor in a certain drama, as long as the price is right, you can also do this kind of flesh and blood business. But Lin Jue just thought about it. He estimated that once he said such words, Xie Yingying would immediately feel blind.
Eyes, why did you fall in love with such a shameless person? It was so easy to lead everyone out of the misery of the flower world, but this guy actually wanted to push people in. Isn't that a shameless bastard?
The stage layout is still the rotating lifting system that Lin Jue is good at. This system has always been a secret of the Grand Theater. If you want to stimulate the audience's senses from all over, you need these seemingly unnecessary devices and stages. That is to say,
To impress the audience with this kind of ingenuity and detail is to use the seemingly extravagant stage background to create an immersive feeling, so that the people can resonate with it. This is the key to the success of the stage play.
The surrounding neighbors were very surprised by the large-scale construction projects here. After asking around, they heard that this was a theater that performed plays, and the uncles and aunties in the neighborhood immediately laughed to death.
A fat aunt selling pancake soup and noodles across the street asserted in front of Lin Jue: "Young Master, it's not the aunt who is cursing you. We have thousands of tiles in the capital, and the most famous ones don't spend as much as you do."
Zhou Zhang. You have put so much effort into it, but in the end I’m afraid not even a single person will come to see it. I’m afraid you’ll lose all your money by then. Let me tell you, within three months, you will have to close down.”
Lin Jue laughed and said: "Auntie, let's make a bet. What should I do if my business here is prosperous?"
The fat aunt said: "Impossible, if you don't close the store for three months, I will close the store and leave, and go back to the countryside to farm."
Lin Jue laughed endlessly, patted the fat aunt's fat palm full of flour and said: "It's a deal."
…
On the morning of March 7th, when Lin Jue was busy at the renovation site of the Grand Theater, a black carriage slowly passed by on the street and finally stopped at a street intersection not far away. Two servants got off the carriage.
, walked straight to the construction site.
"Excuse me, are Lin Jue and Lin Jieyuan here?" a healthy servant stood under the tall porch of the Grand Theater and asked loudly.
Someone immediately reported Lin Jue, who poked his head out from the corridor on the second floor and asked, "Who is looking for me?"
The healthy servant raised his head and shouted: "Are you Lin Juelin Jieyuan?"
Lin Jue said: "I am Lin Jue."
Jian Pu raised his hands and said, "Please Lin Jieyuan come with us, my master wants to see you."
Lin Jue frowned and said, "Who is your master?"
The Jianfu frowned and said, "I asked you to come with us once and for all. Why do you ask so many questions?"
Lin Jue laughed and said: "What a joke, I know who you are? If you want me to go, I will go. Who is your master? Don't you want to see others? Why don't you even dare to tell me your name?"
The two healthy servants glanced at each other, turned around and left. Lin Jue watched with confusion as they walked to the carriage at the corner of the street to report. Not long after, the door of the carriage opened and a person got out. The distance was not far, and Lin Jue's eyesight was very clear.
Well, when he saw the figure of that person, his scalp suddenly became numb and his brows furrowed tightly.
"You guys get busy first, I'll come back when I'm gone." Lin Jue ordered everyone, straightened their clothes and went down to the second floor. As soon as they stepped out of the porch and onto the street, the man who got off the carriage had already arrived nearby.
"Hey, what a big arrogance, my people can't even invite you Lin Jieyuan." When the man saw Lin Jue coming, he had a bright smile on his face, but his words were full of teasing.
"I didn't know it was Mr. Wu who came here. I thought it was local gangsters who came to cause trouble. To be honest with Mr. Wu, in the past few days, several groups of idle people on the streets have come to extort money. I was scared by them." Lin Juexiao.
