Chapter 204 Harold: For Justice
On Saturday, March 2 at 8 a.m., the Zubair Theater's new show, the opera "Alia and Mutasim", will begin.
The first performance was at 8 a.m., which was exactly the time when Harold and his friends were carrying out their activities.
Taking many factors into consideration, the four did not replace this week's activities with group movie watching, but continued to discuss some academic issues.
When the society's activities were over, Kavi immediately and eagerly dragged Harold and Elhaisen to watch the show.
Elhaisen looked calm, as if he had known this earlier. As he was pulled up by Kavi, he did not forget to pick up the unfinished book on the table.
Harold was not surprised either, but he was very curious about what the mercenaries could achieve in just a few months.
It is already one o'clock in the afternoon. According to the arrangement of Zubair Theater, there are two performances in the morning: from eight to ten in the morning, and from ten thirty to twelve thirty, with a lunch break in between. The third performance will be at one thirty in the afternoon.
Zubair Theater can accommodate about 300 people. The pre-sale tickets for the show are for March 2 and March 3, and they were sold out two weeks ago.
In other words, if nothing unexpected happens, many residents will have seen the performance by then, and word of the performance may have spread.
In the continent of Teyvat where there is no capital intervention, the evaluations of the residents are mostly based on personal aesthetics and senses, but are relatively objective.
If the reviews are good, everyone will be happy. If the reviews are bad, I will suggest that the theater manager spend money to control the reviews.
Art is something that is difficult to satisfy everyone. All you need to do is arrange a few atmosphere group members and a few extras in the theater.
As soon as the performance was over, people shouted at the theater entrance, "This opera was performed at such a high level that you can't appreciate its connotation unless you watch it four or five times." The problem was solved, and we simple residents of Xumi City would be able to convince ourselves.
Harold thought without any guilt, I will do things that no one else in Teyvat does, and I will take care of things that the theater manager cannot control.
This is not for any personal purpose, but for the purpose of building a beautiful and harmonious Xumi City. This is a noble and just control of comments.
He rarely said a few words in his heart.
The three of them walked to Zhibao Commercial Street, and in the commercial area near Zubair Theater, they saw some residents with excited faces.
As he passed a fruit stall, Harold heard two vendors chatting about the performance as if they were alone.
"It was so exciting that I still haven't recovered from it!" The peddler in a brown vest hissed and said to the people around him with an exaggerated expression.
"Yeah, how do they make that sound? I got goosebumps when I first heard it. I was really worried that the actors would be unable to catch their breath and would have to hold their breath the whole time!"
The vendor in the hat was also in shock. It was his first time listening to an opera, and he couldn't believe that a human's breath could be that long. While watching the performance, he couldn't help but put himself in the role of the actor, so he always felt a sense of oppression in his chest.
The feeling of the performance was over and he could not get rid of the uplifting singing voice in his mind. When the story ended and the actors who played the queen and the guards stood on the tower and waved to the audience,
He was infected by the majestic atmosphere and was extremely excited, but he also felt empty that their story had come to an end. He felt restless for a long time and wanted to go watch another show right away.
Unfortunately, the tickets for the first two days have been sold out, and the theater manager has not yet announced the next ticket sales time.
"Let's wait until the second invoice comes out and then go and have a look again!" he said to the vendor in the brown vest.
"I thought so too. I don't know when the next time will be."
"It should be soon. This is a public performance. I heard that the two shows in the morning were full. The new show is so popular, the manager will definitely start selling tickets to the public soon."
“A lot of people didn’t buy tickets for the first two days. Some of the spice sellers over there heard that the opera was so wonderful, and that Miss Nilu sang on stage in the new show, for the first time!
After hearing this, they all regretted it the whole morning - will it be hard to get tickets next time? "The vendor in the brown vest scratched his head in confusion.
"It seems that other theaters also have the same performances. If we can't watch Zubair Theater, we can go to other theaters. They should be similar."
"I still want to watch Miss Nilu starring in it. After seeing her performance this time, I think no one is more suitable for that role than her."
"I think so too. It would be great if someone could sell the tickets to us."
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The three of them did not stop until they had walked a distance and the conversation between the two vendors had become so quiet that they could no longer be heard. Harold then spoke to Kavi and Elhaisen:
“It seems that the performance at Zubair Theater was a success.”
There is no need to control the comments for the time being. I just wonder if the reputation of the opera will reverse after those professional critics emerge in a few days.
"Yeah." Kawi said in a light tone. After hearing the conversation between the two people, his nervous mood relaxed a little.
The success of the first performance means that the jobs of the mercenaries entering the theater are basically stable, and each theater will speed up the rehearsal of the next opera.
Moreover, he was looking forward to the performance he was about to watch even more. He felt that he could now put aside all distractions and appreciate the upcoming performance with the eyes of an ordinary audience member.
On the way, they heard some conversations among residents who had watched the opera. Almost all of them gave high praise to the casting, costumes, lighting and props.
Only a very few people complained that the lyrics were too harsh, so that they could not hear the lines clearly, could not understand the development of the plot, and only saw a few actors walking around on the stage.
Kavi and Harold only exchanged a few words in a low voice, and Kavi began to worry about the reputation of the premiere. Harold smiled and told him that not everyone could accept this form of performance, and those who liked it would naturally like it very much.
This topic soon ended, and the three of them came to the theater and took their seats according to the seat numbers on their tickets.
There were still ten minutes before the show started. As soon as Elhaisen sat down, he naturally crossed his legs and started reading in an arrogant reading posture.
Kavi stretched his neck and looked around curiously. He saw heads swaying everywhere and not a single empty seat. His mood immediately improved and he sat upright in his seat.
"Mr. Kavi, Mr. Haroldt, Mr. Elhaisen!"
Kavi heard a strange female voice next to him. He turned his head and saw a beautiful young woman smiling at him.
She was wearing a long robe with an embroidered collar and sitting upright. Her honey-colored skin revealed her identity as a desert person.
Kavi was slightly stunned. This kind of appearance was very common among the rainforest people, but this lady was obviously a desert person. The only desert person he had seen wearing a robe was Senior Setale who was already working in the Church Order.