12dz Chapter 420 Let’s wait and see
Chapter 420 Let’s wait and see
As soon as you enter the theater, there will be a special person to greet you.
Lead them to the stage.
The seats were not like the ones they had sat at before, with tables arranged one by one.
Instead, they are arranged in rows, and the height of each row is different.
The first row is the lowest, the second row is higher than the first row, the third row is even higher, and so on.
The chair is different from the usual ones. It is made of leather and is very soft, and the seat is also wider.
The seats for women are separate from those for men.
Men sit on the left and women sit on the right, with a corridor in between.
Because the guests invited are all distinguished, it is not easy to arrange whether they sit in the front or back.
So Qiao Ye played a game of drawing seats.
Entering the theater, Wei Fenghua and her maidservants received the female guests.
The maid was holding a wooden box filled with pieces of paper with seat numbers written on them.
On the other side were the Seventh Prince and his attendants, who were also holding a wooden box.
When a guest comes, let them draw their own seat.
This made every guest feel curious and they reached out to grab their seat numbers.
After they were caught, special people would guide them to their seats.
Once you sit down, you will be handed a beautiful menu of drinks and snacks.
There are more than a dozen varieties of tea, several kinds of juice, and a wide variety of preserved fruits, nuts and pastries.
There are corresponding clear price tags.
Of course, this is the future charging standard. Those who come today are the guests who come to support us, and it is free.
Then the waiter pulled out a folding table from the side of each seat and placed it in front of them.
The guests ordered drinks and pastries, which were quickly delivered and placed on their respective small tables.
This made the guests who had already sat down feel more and more curious.
The second and third floors are private rooms.
Like other theaters, Tianxian Tower, etc., the windows face the direction of the stage.
But it's not a half-length one, but it has been changed to a floor-to-ceiling window.
If you look down and forward from your seat, you can see the stage.
The seventh prince invited many royal family members, such as his uncles, brothers, and cousins.
Wei Fenghua also invited many people of noble status, such as Princess Yi and the eldest princess.
So these people were arranged to stay in private rooms.
If you want a private room in the future, you will have to pay for it separately, and the price is naturally not comparable to the seats downstairs.
This time, all of the seventh prince's brothers who were in the capital came.
Even the prince came in person to show his support.
The Fifth Prince and his companions, who had been secretly at odds with him, also came with smiles on their faces.
Of course, the Fifth Prince and the Eighth Prince also came to inquire about the idea of this theater.
The last time the theater was smashed, although Shui Yuanjing and Lu Zian were arrested, the Eighth Prince found someone to run it again.
Now the theater has returned to its former bustle and is still making money and collecting information.
Although they didn't think they could take away the business from the theater run by Qiao Ye.
After all, they have all the famous actors in the capital, but they are still a little curious.
It is true that Qiao Ye often takes people by surprise.
Sure enough, after entering the theater, they discovered the difference in the layout of the seats downstairs and the private rooms.
The seventh prince has many brothers, and if they were all squeezed into one private room, the show would be boring.
So the Seventh Prince arranged several private rooms for them.
People who have good relationships or are from the same family are arranged together.
The fifth prince and the eighth prince, along with Song Shaoyang and two other princes, sat in a private room.
Looking down from the window, the fifth prince said, "Their stage seems to be a little different."
Then he looked at the Eighth Prince and asked, "Didn't the Seventh Prince poach the famous actor from the theater you have?"
The Eighth Prince replied: "No."
"But I specifically inquired about it. They brought some people from other places to Beijing and arranged them in the theater."
"They should also know that it is difficult to poach famous actors from our theater, so they go to other places to find actors and bring them to the capital."
All the actors in their theater are under their control and there is no possibility of them being poached.
However, the Eighth Prince actually hopes that the Seventh Prince and his men will come to poach people.
He had originally prepared several famous actors who seemed like they could be poached for Lao Qi and the others.
In fact, he was the one who arranged to find out the news.
Who would have thought that Lao Qi and his friends had never come into contact with actors from any theater, so his arrangements were in vain.
Only then did I go to check where the people who performed in Lao Qi’s theater came from.
The Fifth Prince raised his eyebrows when he heard this. "Even if an actor from another place is a famous actor, people in the capital won't recognize him."
He asked casually, "Do you think this theater will have business in the future?"
The Eighth Prince smiled and said, "Except for the first few days, there will be people who will come to support them for their sake."
“Business will probably be bad after this.”
"Seventh Brother, do they think it's that easy to open a theater?"
"We have been operating for several years and our business is getting better and better."
"Moreover, many ladies and children of wealthy and powerful families come here just to see the famous actors we have made famous."
“They think it’s too simple.”
"It's not going to be successful just by getting some new seating or a folding table for eating."
He is very confident in the theater he runs.
I'm here to see some jokes today.
Song Shaoyang disagreed with this and said, "Eighth Prince, you don't understand Qiao Ye's ability. She definitely can't build a simple theater."
"I think this theater business is likely to be very popular."
"In this private room, the chairs we sit on are not only made of leather, but are also very soft underneath and for the backrest."
"Sitting here and looking down, the view is much better than the private room in your theater."
"The key is to have a sense of comfort. Sitting here gives me a sense of leisure and relaxation."
"Not to mention the rap performance, just for the comfort, I would choose this theater."
The Eighth Prince: "..."
Song Shaoyang's brain is really broken. He only tries to boost others' morale and destroy his own prestige.
I was so fascinated by Qiao Ye that I didn’t know which side I was on.
His face couldn't help but look a little unhappy, "They are here to watch a play, not to sit and drink tea and chat, otherwise we can go to a teahouse."
"Shaoyang, I know you like Qiao Ye, but you don't have to flatter her like this, right?"
He now finds Song Shaoyang annoying.
Song Shaoyang smiled and said, "Look at you, you're not happy just because I told you the truth."
"Since you don't believe it, let's just watch it."
Although he liked Qiao Ye before, he also looked down on her several times, so he was slapped in the face every time.
We will see the Eighth Prince get slapped in the face soon.
The Eighth Prince looked calm, but he sneered in his heart, "Okay, let's continue watching."
The other two princes did not speak, but judging from their expressions, they clearly agreed with what the Eighth Prince said.
The fifth prince glanced at the few people and chuckled, "Then let's wait and see."
He also wanted to see whether the theater opened by Qiao Ye and Lao Qi could gain a foothold in the capital and compete with them for business.
Soon, most of the lights downstairs were blown out.
The lights on the stage lit up.
Qiao Ye used a lot of lighting principles to decorate the room.
So everyone felt that the performance was different from the usual performances they watched.
The opening show was an adaptation of a Yue Opera similar to "New Dragon Inn".
At the beginning, start with a drama to allow the guests to adapt first.
This play is naturally something that no one has seen.
The leading actors, who were invited from all over the country, not only have good singing skills but also excellent acting skills.
Plus, the script was adapted from a play, so it brought everyone's attention into the story.
After the singing, everyone present was still not satisfied and wanted to continue watching.
But of course it won’t continue, we have to keep them hanging and make them spend money to watch it later.
After the play was finished, Jiang Yilin walked onto the stage.
When everyone saw him come on stage, they were surprised at first.
Then a noble young master laughed and shouted, "Why, San'er, are you going to go up and put on a show for us?"