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There is no doubt that the first performance was a sensation. After the performance, the audience reacted extremely enthusiastically. They did not understand how the bizarre effects in the theater were created, nor did they understand that it was just an ordinary story.
, why is it so shocking and touching? They seem to have personally experienced everything in the plot, just like characters in the drama watching from the sidelines, with deep feelings.
Of course they don't understand that Lin Jue has combined an ordinary performance with many visual experiences. He no longer just uses the plot, words, and actors' performances to impress people. Instead, he uses a variety of supplementary means. In fact,
That has become some of the techniques used in stage plays and even movies in later generations on earth. This kind of attempt to transcend the times has proven to be successful in Hangzhou, and it is no exception in Beijing.
After the performance, all the cast and crew went on stage for more than ten curtain calls before the audience gave up. When they walked out of the theater with satisfied smiles and chatter, they immediately took the initiative to share their admiration for the performance with the people around them. For three consecutive days
, after the free performances, the name of Jiangnan Grand Theater has actually spread throughout the capital. In the streets, alleys, teahouses, restaurants, and even the government offices where spring is lazy, the grand performance of the newly opened Jiangnan Grand Theater has become extremely popular.
A hot topic. Its intensity is comparable to that of the upcoming Spring Examination.
However, what’s interesting is that although people who have seen it will be able to describe the gorgeous and fantastic scenes they saw in the theater, they don’t know why, so they talk about the excitement but don’t elaborate. This is even more fascinating.
It aroused the curiosity of others. Some people didn't believe it was so evil, so they wanted to see it. Some people were attracted by other people's descriptions. In particular, almost everyone who saw it expressed the same meaning, that is
You will regret it if you don’t go to see a performance at the Grand Theater. Therefore, after three days of free performances, the official opening of the Grand Theater and ticket sales went surprisingly smoothly.
Originally, when Lin Jue set the ticket price, even the money fan Xie Danhong was shocked. Lin Jue set a price of 800 to 1,25 for an ordinary 500 seats. Depending on the location, the price also varies.
Of course it is different. On average, each ticket costs about one tael of silver. In other words, just for ordinary seat tickets, you can earn 500 taels per game. This ticket price has exceeded the ticket price of Hangzhou Jiangnan Grand Theater
Three times as much.
In this regard, both Xie Yingying and Xie Danhong expressed concern: How can such a high ticket price be affordable?
Lin Jue was very optimistic. Lin Jue told them that based on the income of the people in the capital, a ticket price of one tael of silver only accounts for between 10% and 20% of their monthly income. They fully have this spending power. And they do not every
If you go to the theater every month, maybe two or three times a year, the overall consumption ratio is even more negligible. The people in the capital dress and eat and drink very lavishly. This is enough to show that in the past hundred years of peace,
In the capital, a land of absolute peace, the people are still well-off. But this is just one of them.
Lin Jue's second reason is that the capital has a population of about 1.5 million, but the Grand Theater is the only one. Therefore, in fact, the market demand exceeds supply no matter what. Even if the Grand Theater continues to operate, it will perform thirty performances in a month.
With more than 500 people attending each show, it is only an audience of 16,000 to 16,000 people. For the huge population and demand in the capital, this number is insignificant. For the Jiangnan Grand Theater, one month is one
The basic period for the performance of this play will not exceed one month at most before the next new play will be performed. This is also a guarantee that the theater can maintain long-term attraction and meet the needs of the audience. In this case, the audience's choice is inevitable
It has to be selected. How to choose is to pass the screening of high ticket prices. This can not only ensure a group of hardcore repeat customers from well-off families, but also allow Jiangnan Grand Theater to get more benefits. Why not do it?
As for the slogan that art should serve the general public and meet the needs of ordinary people, Lin Jue has no intention of abiding by it. Making money is the first priority, and money is really too important to Lin Jue.
In addition to ordinary seats, the price of nearly 30 private rooms is even more shocking. There are two types of private rooms, one is ordinary private rooms, which are slightly smaller in size and usually only have two or three chairs and a table.
The other type is the luxury box, which is huge in area and luxuriously decorated. It is served by a dedicated person. It can accommodate seven or eight people sitting at the same time without being disturbed by the outside world. Both types of boxes have some common configurations, such as being able to put
A telescope worn thinly above the eyes can see the actors and lighting props on the stage in detail. Another example is the specially made wooden fan in summer, which is a device that can be pulled by a rope to rotate rapidly.
There are various facilities specially provided for box guests. Each represents a kind of privilege in the grand theater.
These boxes are really important for a place like the capital. There are so many wealthy and high-ranking official families in the capital. These families have to enjoy privileges wherever they go, and they don't want to sit with ordinary people watching a show. So,
The number of boxes in the Beijing Grand Theater is twice as many as those in the Hangzhou Jiangnan Grand Theater, and the level of luxury is unparalleled.
The price of these two kinds of boxes is naturally high. The price of ordinary boxes is fifty taels to one hundred taels per show. This is a price determined based on the angle and location. As for the luxury boxes, the price is directly from
Starting from one hundred and twenty taels, it ends at the most luxurious box with a height of three hundred taels, which is located in the middle of the second floor, facing the stage.
This kind of price is already ten times higher than the overall box price of Hangzhou Grand Theater. Therefore, both Xie Danhong and Xie Yingying felt that Lin Jue's price was set too high.
However, since the ticket sales started on the morning of the fourth day, the facts have shattered Xie Danhong's worries. More than 560 tickets have been sold out, and the ordinary seats in the box are full, and there is no vacancy. There are many nobles with mysterious identities sitting in the luxury box.
Guests, they entered in a low-key manner from the VIP channel at the side, went directly to the second floor and entered the luxury box. The men were all luxuriously dressed and well-equipped. The women were elegant and covered with thin veils. It was obvious that
They are all noble people in Beijing.
At the end of the first day of the official paid performance, Xie Danhong calculated her income. After one performance, she earned 2,400 cents. This result made Xie Danhong go crazy with joy. She was so happy that she wanted to lie down on the ground and lick the soles of Lin Jue's shoes.
Of course, this is only gross income, but after excluding all expenses, the net profit is half, which is also a staggering figure. To describe it as making a lot of money every day, I am afraid it is not an exaggeration.
Lin Jue can finally relax a little. Although there are still many things to do next, since he plans to develop in the capital, he needs to recruit actors for training according to the model in Hangzhou, so as to rotate actors, increase the number of performances, or
Open a new branch. Furthermore, the theater management needs to be divided into details and run smoothly. The staff must be more proficient in business. This series of problems have not yet been perfected, and they all need to be taken care of. But
After all, I have made a good start now and have started to make a lot of money. I can just do the rest slowly.
But at this time, Lin Jue had to temporarily give up on matters related to the Grand Theater and turn his mind to another more important matter. That was, the Spring Examination was imminent.
The large area around the Imperial Street inside Xunmen in the south of Bianliang City is where the highest imperial examination learning institution in the Zhou Dynasty was located. On the west side of the Imperial Street is the martial arts school, which occupies a small area. But in the large area on the east side, there are
It is home to the three imperial examination institutions of Taixue, Imperial College and Gongyuan. It is a quiet and elegant place with lush trees. Compared with the noisy and chaotic other places in Bianliang City, this is a quiet place in Bianliang City.
Normally, the people who come and go here are the distinguished scholars and scholars, the students of the Imperial College and the talented supervisors of the Imperial College, who are qualified to enter and leave this elegant place. There is no such thing as the trivial bargaining in the market place.
Noisy, people here exchange ideas on poetry, elegant debates about classics and views, it is a place unlike any other.
However, every three years, this place becomes lively because the highest-standard Gongyuan examination room in Dazhou is located on the east side of the Imperial College and the Imperial College. It is surrounded by a huge wall and covers an area of more than three miles with dense trees.
In a quiet courtyard.
In Bianliang City, where every inch of land is precious, such a huge area can be dedicated to a site that is usually of little use and is only used once every three years. This shows how much the Zhou Dynasty attaches great importance to the imperial examination. A responsible dynasty will naturally
For the long-term stability of the dynasty and the accumulation and selection of talents, no expense was spared. The Great Zhou Dynasty did exactly this in the past hundred years. This is also one of the important reasons why the Great Zhou Dynasty has flourished and prospered over the past hundred years.
The Gongyuan in Bianliang is not the largest Gongyuan in the Zhou Dynasty. At least compared with the Gongyuan in Hangzhou, it is far inferior in the number of candidates it can accommodate. However, the two are actually not comparable in terms of specifications. One is a venue for local examinations.
One is where the Imperial Provincial Examination is held. This difference also creates a huge difference in standards and treatment.
Due to the large number of people in local examinations, the examination rooms of some state government Gongyuan are even larger than those of Bianliang Rites Gongyuan, and can accommodate tens of thousands of people. But just like the three-day nightmare that Lin Jue once experienced in Hangzhou Gongyuan
Just like any other major exam, the dormitory in the local tribute courtyard is in disrepair, dilapidated, small and cramped, and is filled with moisture, mildew, mosquitoes, scorpions and snakes. Going through a three-day exam in such a place is like staying in a hell-like place.
It lasted for three days. Even a wealthy city like Hangzhou is still like this. Not to mention those poor state capitals, it must be even more miserable.
But the Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites in Bianliang is very different. Although it can only accommodate a few thousand people for the exam, the size and degree of decoration of the hall are completely different from those in the local hall. The local hall is just a small narrow corridor.
With an average area, people eat, drink, poop, and sleep in this small space, which is as dirty and cramped as a pigsty. But here, the dormitory is divided into two rooms, with a table below and a bed above.
There is a small hidden compartment that can be used to store urine buckets and other items.
Although the place is not much bigger, it is more humane. Sleeping, exams, eating, drinking, and defecating can be divided into different places, giving people a kind of psychological stability. There is absolutely no leakage or mold in any dormitory.
Problems such as moisture. The Gongyuan of the Ministry of Rites in Beijing has dedicated personnel to manage the repairs. The furniture of the house and the floors and walls inside are all well managed.
