Although Guo Kang has little experience, he can guess the general situation based on the performance of these two people.
"Did you learn all your drama knowledge here?" He asked directly without telling Li Xuanying a riddle.
"Yes." Li Xuanying looked a little nostalgic: "It has been several years, right? I have been exposed to it more, and I understand a lot myself."
Guo Kang had recovered from the accident and continued to ask tentatively: "Is Miss Eudocia a local?"
"My family was originally in Thelonica." Eudocia probably understood what Guo Kang wanted to know and said: "My father John Karagiannis was a playwright and the owner of the theater company at the time. But after his death , my uncles told my mother that the theater troupe is the family’s property and we cannot have it exclusively.”
"This is not a rare thing." Li Xuanying obviously knew about this for a long time, turned to Guo Kang and said: "You see, it is like this all over the world."
"So we are really just Song Universe." Guo Kang muttered.
"What?" Li Xuanying didn't understand.
"I just sighed casually." Guo Kang waved his hand and dealt with him, then turned back to ask Odosia: "So you joined the theater troupe and worked for them?"
"It's more tortuous than this." Eudosia shook her head and said: "They actually don't want us to stay here because many troupe members sympathize with us, making it difficult for them to continue to manage the troupe. So the uncles thought of many ways, hoping Force us to leave.”
"But my mother was a smart and determined woman, and she got help from some other friends. My uncles had to give in and allow her to stay and participate in the management. At my mother's request, I also joined the troupe."
After hearing her words, Guo Kang looked at her seriously without hesitation: "This is a hard job."
"Yes." Eudocia noticed his gaze, but still smiled calmly: "They want me to start from the simplest but most tiring work like an ordinary apprentice. But the writer who supplies the theater troupe Mr. Manicas said that I have literary talent and asked me to learn creative writing from him."
"But you also know that it is difficult for a work written by a little girl to be recognized. My uncles don't think this is feasible, saying it is a waste of manpower."
"Mr. Manicas then proposed another plan. He said that the little boys recently recruited by the troupe were too dull and could not play their roles well. But in his script, such roles are indispensable. So , he asked me to perform on stage."
"Did he successfully convince everyone?" Guo Kang asked.
"The uncles thought it was too ridiculous, but Mr. Manicas explained that he visited all year round and found that among young children, little girls generally mature earlier than little boys. And I have been exposed to drama creation, so I am definitely better than others. It is easier to understand the work and performance requirements. Moreover, if a little girl plays the role of a boy, there is no big problem in terms of appearance, and she can even play the role for longer than an ordinary boy."
"He successfully persuaded his mother, and then threatened his uncles by interrupting cooperation. He was well-known at the time, had created several successful works, and was our best contributor. The uncles did not dare to offend him, so they had no choice but to agree. .”
"After that, I took the name of Eudoxus and studied art theory and drama creation with him while performing some supporting roles on stage. In this way, I have been working here until now."
"This gentleman must be a kind man. I hope Heavenly Father will bless him." Guo Kang praised.
Eudocia was silent for a moment, and then Li Xuanying said, "He passed away more than a year ago."
"Ah... I'm sorry. May he rest in peace." Guo Kang crossed himself and said.
"You are so polite." Eudocia stood up and thanked: "Xuanying said, you are the son of War Commander Guodaus, and you have a glorious identity, but I see you are so generous and approachable. , this time I saw you in person, I understand your virtue. Please accept my gratitude. I am really grateful for caring about us little people."
"You don't have to be like this. If you are Brother Xuanying's friend, you are also my friend. Right?" Guo Kang waved his hand and looked at Li Xuanying.
"Yes - you sit down first, don't be so outspoken." Li Xuanying also waved her to sit down.
"This is not a battlefield, and you are not my soldier. We don't need to pay attention to status. Besides, I am only a consultant of the church now, not a serious official." Guo Kang said.
"We are both citizens of Rome, but I am the son of the commander and you are the daughter of the creator. But this should not bring about personality differences." He said, turning to Li Xuanying:
"Caesar's power comes from every legionnaire, not from the noble senators - on the contrary, the nobles just want to kill him. Since our family has the title of Pillar Kingdom, we should know what we are relying on. Are you right? ?”
"Yes." Li Xuanying nodded and said to Odosia: "Look, I said he must be a master of public speaking."
"I just like reading." Guo Kang shook his head.
Li Xuanying and Eudosia looked at each other and smiled.
Although he didn't actually do it intentionally, for the Greeks, his humble habit did help to create a "wise" image. For people in other European regions, it is also a manifestation of the "powerful one".
Of course, this kind of knowledge was not there from the beginning. Speaking of it, it should be a habit that was beaten out by his ancestors.
Although the ancestor Guo Gai was once famous for his chivalry, he was actually a very educated man and always maintained a modest and prudent conversation style.
In comparison, educated Greeks prefer this. Seeing his actual performance, you will feel that his modest words are the same as Socrates' famous saying "The only thing I know is that I know nothing", which is the result of a wise man's clear understanding of himself.
It is a pity that the indigenous nobles in many other places seem to lack understanding of this. They probably took Guo Gai's polite words seriously and thought he was weak and stupid. After the handover was over and they found out that he was the weak and stupid one, many people became angry and thought that Guo Gai was cunning and cruel, deliberately pretending to be weak to deceive others, and was not a good man.
However, no matter how unwilling you are, you have to accept the reality after being beaten too many times. So as time went by, this habit gradually became accepted.
After introducing Guo Kang, Li Xuanying specifically asked: "We just need to know the things here ourselves and don't tell them. This is considered her secret. Except for the troupe managers, only a few senior actors know about it. Newcomers in recent years don’t know it.”
"Eudosiya is now somewhat famous, so everyone has a tacit understanding not to mention it. After all, you know that if the audience suddenly learns that the goddess they are looking for is actually a woman, many people will not be able to accept it."
Although this sounds a bit awkward, it is indeed the case today.
Of course, Guo Kang still felt that Li Xuanying was unnecessary. Based on the past performance of the two of them, his words reminded him that he was still pretty much there.
But when he saw Odosia next to him, he realized that Li Xuanying might not have said this to himself, but to Odosia. I don't know if it's to show that I care about the other person and has already thought about it for her; or if it's just to reassure her and show that whatever needs to be said will be said to Guo Kang.
Thinking about it more carefully, it was a bit awkward for Li Xuanying to bring him to watch the show. As a result, before getting down to business, he came here in a daze. He probably did it on purpose.
Li Xuanying knows how to devise a plan, which is theoretically a happy thing. But the level of his strategy is really beyond praise. Moreover, Guo Kang was very suspicious that not only himself, but Miss Eudosia had also seen through Li Xuanying's thoughts long ago. In this case, the solution he tried so hard to think of may become a joke.
Thinking of this, Guo Kang said directly: "I just came to ask someone about the situation and wanted to find out some questions about the blacksmith. Don't worry, these things have nothing to do with your identity, and you don't need to take risks."
Odosia nodded to him to express her gratitude, and then said softly: "Since you are Xuanying's friend, I will try my best to help if you need anything. But, why do you come here to ask about the blacksmith? "
"I thought about that incident and found that it might be more than just a conflict between blacksmiths." Guo Kang explained: "Behind the incident, there should be those Russian groups operating. So, I want to find out and solve it." this problem."
"But, you also know that you are the son of the War Commander. Our positions are different after all." Odosia calmly described the situation as she understood it: "No matter how rampant the Russian gang is, it is only a force at the bottom of the civil society. It may be against the Khan's court."
"You only need to ask someone to give a few orders to complete these tasks. Why do you have to come in person to explore this information?" She asked: "With all due respect - I don't think this is a good choice and it is not in line with the situation." From what I know, the habits of superiors. Unless you have other plans, or mainly want to get fresh fun from it? "
"Although it has nothing to do with me, I can still try to help." She continued to tell her purpose without waiting for Guo Kang's answer: "If you don't care, can you tell me the reason?"
"Although this is not something to be proud of, I know the situation here better than you and Xuanying. If you can tell me, I can do my best to help you where you need it most."
"No problem, this is not something worth keeping secret." Guo Kang still told the truth: "I believe that human society is composed of various orders superimposed on each other. In this city, there are two major types of orders at the same time. . One is the order you said is imposed from the top down; the other is the order spontaneously formed by the lower levels."
"The problem this time obviously comes from the latter, so I also hope to find out the problem and solve it directly within this order." He said: "I believe this change will be beneficial to everyone. How about it? You can ask your friends Come to help?"
(End of chapter)
