In order to comply with the people's desire to watch the drama, Zhao Xirui asked the staff of the Women's Department to assist the drama troupe members in setting up a drama stage of the same size at the corner of Jiefang Street.
One night is divided into two performance groups, each performing twice, expanding from two performances to four performances.
In order to let more people see it, they will also persuade the audience to leave after a performance is over and give their seats to people who have not seen it, so that more people can enjoy the performance. theater viewing experience.
Even so, theater troupes are unable to satisfy the desire of more people to see performances, and some people are not satisfied with just seeing them once.
Limited by technical conditions and insufficient number of actors, performance efficiency cannot continue to improve, otherwise it will be a huge burden for the actors.
Xiao Cui and other staff of the Women's Department held many meetings and came to only two conclusions. One was to recruit more outstanding actors as soon as possible to strengthen training, and the other was to build more theater performance stages to disperse the moviegoers so that people would not have to Crowds of people.
Zhao Xirui further proposed the idea of building a special theater in the future and using a ticket system to replace various means of maintaining security.
But these are things for the future.
The current problem is that the theater troupe's performances have hit the public's urgent need for new leisure and entertainment projects to satisfy their physical and mental needs. They are so popular that they face huge crowds every time a performance starts.
As a result, the Central Guards had to be dispatched to maintain security order, otherwise the performance could not even begin.
This sweet trouble is something that no one thought of at first.
Even Zhao Xirui himself did not expect that the drama performance would be so popular and attract so many people vying to watch it. Some people even came to the theater an hour or two in advance to grab a seat.
It is no exaggeration to say that the play "Thirteen Soldiers Return to Jade Gate" has really become famous.
After May 21st, residents from the surrounding towns and rural areas of Zhongdu came to Zhongdu because of the fame of this play, and poured into Zhongdu City one after another, wanting to see the true nature of this play.
More people came to watch the show.
The theater troupe is under great pressure, and so is the pressure on the Zhongdu Imperial Guards. Because there are not many good viewing seats, the audience will inevitably get into quarrels over such things, which will make it very difficult for the Zhongdu Imperial Guards who are responsible for maintaining order.
The merchants and vendors were so happy that they couldn't help but smile from ear to ear.
Because their sales have experienced breakthrough growth along with the wonderful performances of the theater troupe, the income of many night market food vendors has shown a trend of doubling. No matter how many ingredients are prepared, they can be snapped up by hungry theatergoers.
Zhao Xirui, Xiao Cui and others couldn't think of any good method after much deliberation.
In the end, it was Su Yonglin who came to help and proposed a method of building a movable viewing platform around the theater performance stage.
He took Zhao Xirui to see the Linchong carts used by the army when they attacked the city. The Linchong carts with a multi-story building-like structure could accommodate a larger number of spectators in a fixed area, but they were just different floors and would not occupy the same area. More square footage.
Su Yonglin suggested that the theater troupe hire professional carpenters to build a theater stage with an upper and lower structure based on this principle. It can not only accommodate more people, but also allow them to sit, saving back pain and leg cramps while standing for an hour. .
Zhao Xirui liked Su Yonglin's suggestion very much and thought it was very meaningful.
Not only can it prevent conflicts between people because of their standing, but it can also control the number of people watching the show to prevent accidents. It can also more intuitively let the audience who have finished watching the show leave and replace them with another group of people to satisfy as many people as possible. desire to watch dramas.
After Zhao Xirui brought this matter up at the Women's Department meeting, it was unanimously approved by everyone, so she immediately placed an order with the Ministry of Works and asked the craftsmen of the Ministry of Works to design a theater seating platform that would meet the needs of theater viewing and be easy to disassemble and take away.
Of course the Ministry of Industry is happy to help them with this.
Not to mention the people of Zhongdu, the officials of Zhongdu and members of other departments of the Renaissance also fell in love with this new art form in a short period of time. They liked it very much and wanted to watch the drama after get off work. But it's a bit difficult to achieve this goal.
The craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry love the play "Thirteen Soldiers Return to Jade Gate" very much. Now that they have the opportunity to help the drama troupe, of course they will do their best to help.
With the help of senior technicians from the Ministry of Industry, the craftsmen designed a terrace-style viewing platform similar to that used in mountain farming, and the first batch of samples were quickly produced.
When four new plays with a broad mass base, namely "The White-Haired Girl", "The Rooster Crows in the Midnight", "The Landlord's House Has No Surplus Food" and "The Strong Man", were performed in June, the new style of theater viewing The table was also brought out for use.
At the same time, under Su Yonglin's suggestion, although the theater troupe's performances are still free to watch, audiences who want to watch the plays need to go to the Women's Department Resident Office of the Renaissance Society in advance to get theater seat tickets. Only those with seat tickets can go Watch the play.
Considering the hot summer, although the performances are basically held at night, it is still recommended that people who have not received seat number tickets should not come to watch to avoid adverse consequences such as heat stroke.
After this latest regulation was promulgated throughout the city, the office of the Women's Department was undoubtedly overcrowded. The number of theater fans, which had expanded countless times in a short period of time, expressed that they were desperate to get a seat number ticket for the theater. .
There are four performances a day, and seat tickets are not issued until 4:00 a.m., and all are taken away at 6:00 a.m. or 7:00 a.m. Those who come later are all beating their chests and feeling upset, as if they have missed out on a million dollars. Same as the grand prize.
With the opening of four new plays, the performance form of drama has become more popular.
Stories that could only be seen in books or heard told before can now be seen performed by real people, the complete story can be seen, and the emotional performances of the actors can be seen. This form of experience is unprecedented and shocking.
More and more people in Zhongdu reported to the People's Situation Consultation Room that they couldn't get enough seats and tickets, and this kind of news was constantly passed to the palace and became known to the public.
"Rebirth of the Great Era of Fighting Waves"
In the streets and alleys of Zhongdu, regardless of day or night, regardless of time, no matter what people are doing, you can always hear discussions and praises of theatrical performances in any corner.
People constantly share their feelings about the theater performances they have watched, communicate with each other endlessly, make appointments to watch the theater together, and find ways to get seat numbers and tickets.
These things have gradually become a part of the daily life of the people in Zhongdu, and as this new form of artistic performance has become more widely known, the evils of the old feudal system and the justice of the revolutionary struggle have become more intuitive, forming an upsurge of discussion among the general public. .
The most intuitive manifestation lies in the actor who plays Huang Shiren and the revival member Hu Qiang.
