In just three days, the construction of the theater was almost completed, and the scale was larger than imagined.
The wood used by Qin Bai is not cheap in the points mall, so the quality is excellent.
After building two floors, the pillars still did not reach the upper limit of load-bearing capacity, so two more floors were simply added.
Four-story buildings are rare even in the capital, and they immediately attracted a lot of attention.
Fortunately, Deyunshe's previous deterrence worked. No one came to make trouble, and even the dirty people walked around.
The decoration in the theater was completed by Qin Bai himself, and with the help of the paper figures, it was completed in a short time.
The rehearsals for the drama have also been prepared. It is tentatively planned to start with A Chinese Ghost Story, then The Wedding Dress, and finally the finale with Little Matches Selling Girls.
After everything was ready, the plaque in the theater was hung up, which immediately attracted a lot of people.
On the one hand, Qin Bai's handwriting is really outstanding, and on the other hand, it's because the name of Deyun Society is too loud.
Anyone who is interested in drama has probably heard of it.
The crowd gathered around the door of Deyun Society. Among them, Mr. Cai had a gloomy expression and was fanning the paper fan in his hand unconsciously.
Without waiting for the people around him to say anything, he closed the paper fan and turned around to leave.
The other theater managers did not leave in a hurry, but discussed countermeasures with each other.
What gives them a headache is that judging from the faces of these people in Deyun Society, they probably don't want to take hard or soft advice.
"Let's wait until the day when Deyun Club opens."
Shi Yan, the shopkeeper of Yinhua Building, said in a deep voice. He looked about forty years old and looked very lean.
The Yinhua Tower is one of the best theaters in the capital. It can be said that it is just down from the Yunyue Tower. The two theaters surround the east and west walls of the inner city.
He then turned around and left silently, and the others dispersed.
Even the big theaters are unwilling to come forward, and these smaller theaters naturally dare not say much, especially now that they are not sure of the strength of Deyun Society.
A few days passed peacefully like this.
After Deyun Society was fully prepared, it finally made sense to open its doors and perform.
Three posters measuring more than two meters tall were pasted on the wall at the entrance, foreshadowing the drama that will be performed at the opening.
What surprised everyone was that there was no Legend of White Snake in it. Could it be that Deyun Society gave up its signboard.
The pictorial itself is also full of artistic conception, with A Chinese Ghost Story at the top of the list.
There are two people painted on it. Ning Caichen is kneeling on the ground with Nie Xiaoqian in his arms. Above his head is the endless black mist, mixed with the branches of demonic trees.
None of the theater owners had any impression of this play. After all, it had just premiered in Hangzhou.
The second wedding dress pictorial is more or less familiar. It seems to be related to scholars rushing to take exams, and it also involves demons.
The content of the painting is very strange. The blood-red sedan partially opened to reveal a woman in red.
The final pictorial was extremely simple, with a vague figure appearing in the darkness.
These three pictorials can be said to be more hellish than the other, but they did arouse the interest of many residents in the capital.
In this era of lack of entertainment, any novelty will generate great attention, especially the famous Deyun Club.
On the opening day, many people lined up at the door early in the morning, including many servants of dignitaries.
As the door opened, crowds of people entered the theater one after another.
The stage is on the ground floor, and the seats are naturally distributed in front of the stage. The layout is somewhat similar to that in Hangzhou. There are also more than a dozen private rooms upstairs.
The private room had been booked early, and there were several theater owners or famous people sitting in it.
Qin Bai was getting ready backstage. Looking towards his position, he could see many familiar figures.
Hua Manlou was sitting in the corner, chewing melon seeds. Even he himself didn't know how Qin Bai found the trace, so he had no choice but to be invited.
He thought it would be some kind of Hongmen Banquet, but what surprised him was that this was really a theater.
The table at the front was specially reserved for Geng Yu and others. Except for Ning Caichen and Zhang Zizhi, there were five people in total, and the other two were all women.
Ning Caichen's expression became a little stiff when he saw the pictorial outside.
It's A Chinese Ghost Story again, and it's like whipping corpses over and over again.
Li Lingfa's position was close to the window. After he saw Huamanlou not far away, he silently covered his face with a black cloth.
Then he looked around and became interested in the strange instruments on the stage. He didn't know what they were used for.
When the seats were all occupied, the curtains on all the windows in the theater were immediately drawn, and the room suddenly fell into darkness.
Only rustling sounds could be heard coming from everywhere.
Mr. Cai and the others didn't know the routine of Deyun Club, so they felt a little frightened and their palms couldn't help but break into a cold sweat.
At this moment, the lights appeared unexpectedly and gathered directly on the stage.
Under such circumstances, everyone's eyes instinctively turned to the bright light.
The curtains on the stage slowly opened, and a scenery of vegetation appeared behind it, while the sound of a woman playing the guzheng sounded.
Xu Xian appeared on the stage dressed as a scholar. Although he is not weak, he has to say that he is more interesting than Ning Caichen himself.
This is what Qin Bai feels is most outrageous. The matching degree between Ning Caichen himself and the scholar in A Chinese Ghost Story is less than 20, while the Black Mountain Demon has a matching degree of over 50.
It means that if Ning Caichen participates in the Ning Caichen Imitation Competition, he might win the last place.
The plot of A Chinese Ghost Story unfolds slowly. Although it is somewhat similar to The Legend of White Snake, the core is completely different.
Ning Caichen and Nie Xiaoqian are both on the weak side, the demon takes the initiative, and the story ends tragically.
But sometimes imperfection can tug at the heartstrings more than perfection.
As the play came to an end, sighs could be heard from the audience.
Mr. Cai fanned himself faster with his paper fan, while Shi Yan in the private room next door stopped talking and just kept drinking tea.
It seems that things are about to change in this capital...
Taking advantage of the rest time, various snacks were served on the table. There was no need to charge extra money for these. The main purpose was to prepare for the next horror drama.
That's right, Qin Bai added a lot of tranquilizers in it, and the Buddhist incense wood would be ignited later to ensure that it was foolproof.
The only thing that made him feel a little uneasy was that the Paper Man and the little guys ran away somewhere, fearing that they would suddenly cause trouble.
Recently, Qin Bai didn't bother to control the paper man. The little guy played wildly with paper spiders and paper foxes every day, and even caused a lot of troubles.
Thinking of this, Qin Bai kept removing the Buddhist incense wood, and then he felt a little unsafe and added more.
Next to Chen Jinwen, his scalp felt numb. Normally, the amount of sandalwood could not be measured in one finger. How could you judge it by weight like this?
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