The first performance of the Black Cat Opera Troupe with its new costumes was very successful. With decent and suitable clothes, wonderful singing, and wonderful plot, even in a simple opera house, it still brought a wonderful opera performance to the audience. .
At the end of the performance, Vicki took the bow with all the actors.
All the audience present stood up and applauded, and they stopped after a long time.
In the corner of the last row of the venue, several ordinary-looking spectators watched this scene with tears in their eyes.
"It's great that the leader's dream has come true." A young man said with a smile.
"Yes, it's a pity that it has nothing to do with us anymore. If we could have persisted a little longer, we would be able to stand on the stage with them now." A middle-aged man sighed lightly.
"Let's go, we should go back."
Several people lowered their heads and slowly walked towards the door with the flow of people, looking somewhat lonely.
They had gone through the most difficult times together, but they became deserters before the dawn came.
However, being able to watch their former partners stand on the stage and perform the opera they had worked hard to rehearse still moved them to tears.
"Now that you're here, do you plan to leave silently?"
The group of people walked to the door and were about to leave when a voice sounded in front of them.
Everyone looked up and saw Vicki standing outside the door.
"Captain." Everyone shouted subconsciously.
Then everyone lowered their heads in shame, not daring to look directly into Vicky's eyes.
"How do you feel about today's stage?" Vicky asked with a smile.
"This is the best stage I have ever seen. Your performance is intoxicating." The fourth child raised his head and said seriously.
Several others also nodded. They were excited after watching today's opera performance.
Maybe it was because of the extra costumes, but I felt that everyone performed exceptionally well today and gave a wonderful opera.
"I'm sorry, captain, I didn't even say goodbye when I left." Abao lowered his head and said softly.
Several other people also looked remorseful and did not dare to look at Vicki.
They were all rescued from desperate situations by Vicki. They were moving towards the same dream, supporting and encouraging each other, but a few of them became deserters.
"I have never blamed you for this matter. If you say goodbye to me, I don't know how to persuade you to leave." Vicky looked at everyone with a smile, "If you go there, at least you will still have food to eat. If you stay here, you can only starve without hope."
Everyone looked even more ashamed when they heard this.
"But it's different now. We have our own theater, new costumes, and an audience that can appreciate us. Moreover, we have food to eat every day, and we can eat meat for every meal." Vicki enters Taking a step forward, he looked at everyone and said seriously: "Come back, I need you, the Black Cat Opera Troupe needs you."
"Captain!"
Everyone looked up and looked at Vicki in disbelief.
They thought they would be scolded and ridiculed by Vicki, who would at least not treat traitors like them, but they didn't expect that the group leader would let them come back? !
"Yes, Lao Si, A Bao and Xiao Qi, please come back. We are tired of playing multiple roles each, and you are the only one who can perform your roles best." Ibaka appeared next to Vicki .
"Come back, we need you." The members of the Black Cat Opera Troupe, who had not yet changed out of their costumes, also came out of the side door and came to Vicki's side, looking at Abao and others and said.
"Everyone……"
The tears of Abao and others finally couldn't help but fall.
The audience who were about to leave stopped when they saw this scene, and some even offered words of advice.
"Captain, although we really want to come back, I'm afraid we can't." Abao wiped away his tears and shook his head.
The eyes of Lao Si and others also showed a bit of sadness.
"Why?" Vicki looked at Abao and frowned, "Did Pascal force you to sign something?"
Abao looked at Vicky, hesitated for a while, and said guiltily: "When we joined the Macca Opera Company, Pascal asked each of us to sign a contract. We must stay at the Macca Opera Company for three years. If we leave midway, If so, you will have to pay a penalty of 50,000 copper coins."
"Fifty thousand copper coins!"
Everyone in the opera troupe took a deep breath.
This is undoubtedly a huge sum of money for an opera company that has just started to embark on the right path.
Even though there are a lot of spectators here tonight, the ticket revenue is only three to four thousand copper coins. After deducting expenses, the money that can be saved in a month is probably not too much.
There are eight of them, Abao, and each person has 50,000 copper coins, which is 400,000 copper coins.
Obviously it is not something that the current Black Cat Opera Company can afford.
"You go back today. I will personally go to the Macca Opera Company to bring you back tomorrow. You don't have to worry about the money." Vicki waved her hand firmly.
"But the leader..." Abao was a little anxious.
"Since you still call me leader, then do as I say. What kind of man is your mother-in-law?" Vicki raised her eyebrows coldly, and her aura immediately increased.
Abao felt a chill on his neck and subconsciously shrank his neck, not daring to say anything more.
"Okay, stop blocking the door." Vicky stood aside and stepped out of the way.
Everyone also quickly moved aside so that the audience could continue to disperse.
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Abao and the others went back first, and the audience also left.
"Captain, are you really okay with the money?" Ibaka looked at Vicki and asked, already holding the money bag in his hand, "I haven't spent the salary I paid yesterday yet, why don't you take it first? .”
"Mine too, after eating a bowl of noodles, the rest is still there."
"I bought a piece of clothing, but it only cost thirty copper coins. The rest is here."
Everyone then took out their own money and handed it over.
Vicki looked at the rag money bags in everyone's hands with a smile on her face. She stretched out her hand to push Ibaka's hand back, then looked at everyone and said: "Money is not a problem, I can solve it. This money is everyone's salary. I've collected them all, and I'll go pick them back tomorrow."
Everyone looked at Vicki, hesitated for a moment, and then collected the money one after another.
The leader will never deceive everyone. This is something everyone agrees on.
Since she said there was no problem, there must be no problem.
"I'll buy them some quilts tomorrow. Xiaoqi is most afraid of the cold."
"I'm going to buy a flowery dress for Xiaoqi. The little girl loves beauty the most. She has cried about it several times in her dreams."
"The fourth child's clothes are also in tatters. I will buy him a big cotton-padded jacket tomorrow."
"If everyone comes back, then we can perform other operas. If we change the performance, the audience will definitely like it more."
Everyone was chattering away, already beginning to look forward to a new life.
With a smile on her lips, Vicky suddenly felt very grateful for the choice Mr. Hades gave her today, which gave her the confidence to bring the members back.
