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The theater was finally completed after working day and night.

Everyone looked at the completed theater with amazement.

From blueprints to the actual building, Zhou Wu couldn't help but marvel that this theater would inevitably become a landmark building in Nanhai City.

"Shall we go in and take a look?"

"okay."

Everyone was eager to get inside.

I thought the outside was luxurious enough, but I never expected the inside to be even more amazing.

The entire interior structure of the theater was designed by Zhou Wu with reference to theaters of later generations. In addition to the gradually rising hall on the first floor, there are also private rooms upstairs, which offer a panoramic view of the entire stage, making it the top choice for the wealthy.

Since it's a theater, the stage is the key element.

The stage is definitely large enough, and there are many pulley and rope mechanisms on the ceiling.

"Why are these things on the stage?"

Everyone also noticed the strange device above their heads.

"This is a pulley system, which will be convenient for setting up the scenery later."

What is a set design?

"Let me give you an example. In The Legend of the White Snake, there's a scene where the water floods Jinshan Temple, right?"

"Ah."

"If the actors were to add a backdrop of a temple being flooded while performing this scene, wouldn't it make the audience more emotionally involved?"

Although Zhou Wu's words were unfamiliar, they were generally understandable, and everyone realized that this was how it could be done.

"When will the set be ready?"

Wu Tianji is now itching to start the official performance immediately so she can see just how realistic it is.

"It's already in progress, but because there are so many sets, it will take some time."

While waiting for the set to be set up, Zhou Wu began to give the actors some guidance on the details of their performances.

To be honest, Zhou Wu is not a professional in this area. He only guides everyone based on his experience of frequenting high society and watching many plays and stage dramas after his success in his previous life.

"Sister Yan, you could actually make this part a bit more exaggerated."

"Sister Yao, make the movements a bit bigger here, yes, like that, swing your arms."

“Hey, you’re playing a boatman now, an old man, how can you have such effeminate movements?”

The actor playing the boatman was also a servant at Xingmanlou. Because he was close to one of the sisters, he couldn't bear to leave him to suffer alone when she came out, so he bought her a ride.

Perhaps because she's been staying at Xingmanlou for so long, she seems a bit effeminate, but she's a good person.

"Where's Fahai? Have you all decided who will play Fahai?"

Zhou Wu called out for a long time, but no one responded. It seems that the character of Fahai is unlikable, so no one wants to play him.

He glanced at everyone, and they all knew that Zhou Wu was making a forced assignment, so they lowered their heads guiltily.

Suddenly, Zhou Wu's eyes lit up when he saw someone.

"Hey, Sister Baozi, I think you'd be perfect for this."

Zhou Wu pointed to a woman in the crowd who weighed over 200 pounds and said.

Despite weighing 200 pounds, Sister Baozi is a member of Xingmanlou. However, due to her weight, business is not good. When everyone else was released, she was the only one who didn't have the money to redeem herself. Fortunately, her former good friend Wu Tianji helped her. She had thought of this in advance and paid her ransom.

When others left, the madam was heartbroken, but when Sister Baozi left, the madam was the most decisive, directly paying for her indenture.

Most of the people have left, and Xingmanlou is probably going to close down. But the madam doesn't dare to do anything bad. The other party has the token of Zhou Wu, the Grand Commander of the South China Sea. Everyone in the capital knows Zhou Wu's name. The madam would have to be tired of living to do something.

"What, I'm playing Fahai? No, no, no, I'd rather play the toad demon."

Although Baozi Jie is chubby, she is a person of principle. She also likes to watch "The Legend of the White Snake", but Fahai is recognized as the most hated character in the story, and Baozi Jie is determined to fight back to the death.

Holy crap, what heavenly law did Fahai break that he'd rather play a toad spirit than Fahai?

"It's too small, it's too small."

Seeing that no one was taking the bait, Zhou Wu had no choice but to resort to his usual deceptive tactics.

"What's too small?"

Baozi Jie and everyone else looked at Zhou Wu with puzzled expressions.

"When you narrow your perspective, everyone thinks the protagonist is the best character, but everyone knows that the supporting characters and villains are the most respectable."

Who doesn't like being the protagonist? Who doesn't want to be a hero? This is the first time everyone has heard Zhou Wu say something like this.

"We act to bring this story to life as accurately as possible, so that everyone can watch it in a more direct way. This requires everyone involved in the production to have a mutual agreement, without any distinction between 'yours' and 'mine,' in order to achieve this. The more villainous the role, the more it tests one's acting skills. If you can play a villain well, then congratulations, you will be able to handle all kinds of roles."

"really?"

Hooked.

"More real than real gold, believe me. No crowd can hide your figure, no lead actor can steal your acting skills. You are the fattest... um, the best."

"Alright, stop talking, I'll act it out. You beast, show your true colors, wahahahaha."

Baozi Jie has been completely brainwashed. If anyone tries to stop her from playing Fahai, she'll probably fight them to the death.

"Damn, that seems a bit too much."

. . . . . .

Everyone rehearsed for almost half a month. Today happens to be the Mid-Autumn Festival, a day for family reunion.

The theater also chose this day to open, and the promotional slogans were all prepared.

Take your family to the theater for a different kind of Mid-Autumn Festival.

Zhou Wu sent invitations to all the prominent people in Nanhai City, most of whom had some form of cooperation or dealings with him.

"A theater? What's that for?"

"They said they were there to watch a play, it seems."

"Watching a play? Since it's an invitation from Lord Zhou, we can't refuse him. Let's prepare some gifts."

"Sir, the invitation says that family members are welcome."

"Oh, then call the madam and young lady up."

Generally, when inviting someone over, the time is either lunchtime or dinnertime. Zhou Wu said it would be better to do it in the afternoon.

This left the invitees somewhat bewildered; to this day, they still don't know what the theater is for.

However, this did not prevent them from gladly accepting Zhou Wu's invitation, after all, being invited by the lord was a very prestigious thing.

Moreover, the fact that they could bring their families further proves that Zhou Wu regarded them as close partners.

These people all brought valuable gifts and dressed in their finest attire.

They knew the location of the theater, of course. It was a landmark building in Nanhai City that had recently been completed and attracted a crowd of onlookers.

At the time, the people of Nanhai were all speculating about what this theater was for.