205 Romeo and Juliet
Meanwhile---
Macau, Dom Pedro
Formerly known as the "Peter V Theatre", this Grand Theatre is an ancient theatre located in Pedro Pedro de Pedro in Macau, which used to be the Great Hall of the Portuguese and a meeting place for Macanese people.
Today, the European theatre building of the Dom Pedro Dom Pedro Pedro is the only one in Macau and the oldest European-style theatre in the southern region.
Tonight, this ancient theater welcomed many Italian soprano singers to perform wonderfully.
Macau is full of powerful people, and even Hong Kong has many top tycoons and important government figures, so it can be said that the entire theater is full.
Due to special reasons, this performance is not open to the public, so many ordinary people can't enjoy it, to be precise, they can't enter the door of the theater at all.
It can be said that the audience who can enjoy Italian opera here tonight are all high-class people with status and status in Hong Kong and Macao, and belong to the elite of 3% of society.
At this time, He Chaoqiong, who was dressed in a white gauze evening dress, looked graceful and luxurious, and sat in the middle of the Grand Theater with a reserved posture, and next to her was a man in his thirties, elegant and gentle.
The man was also dressed appropriately, wearing a black suit and a very gentlemanly bow tie around his neck, which was in stark contrast to He Chaoqiong who was wearing a white gauze evening dress.
On the oval-shaped stage, a soprano from faraway Italy, dressed in a retro European-style court dress and heavy makeup, stands in the center of the stage and sings into the microphone.
Listen closely, but the female singer sings the highlights of the world-famous opera "La Traviata".
As far as He Chaoqiong knows, the original Chinese translation of Alexandre Dumas's "The Lady of the Camellias" was translated by Lin Shu at the end of the 19th century, and by the 30s of the last century, a translation by Mr. Liu Bannong appeared.
He Chaoqiong has read many versions of La Traviata, but it is not easy to listen to the Italian opera La Traviata, because reading it requires the listener to have a considerable knowledge and experience of European history and culture.
The Italian opera La Traviata is adapted from Alexandre Dumas's famous book of the same name, and for 150 years, it has been known as the most splendid jewel in the history of world opera. He Chaoqiong has been fond of this opera for a long time, so when she learned that an Italian opera troupe was coming to perform, she booked a seat here very early.
It's a pity that Xu Jinheng, who sat next to her and accompanied her to watch the performance, was obviously not very interested in this opera, and He Chaoqiong had noticed that he yawned several times with his hands over his mouth.
Xu Jinheng really doesn't like this kind of traditional Italian opera, Xu Jinheng likes modern pop music, likes jazz, likes Elvis Presley, likes Michael Jackson, and also likes Hong Kong's Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung, but he doesn't like the loud and deafening Italian opera in front of him.
Xu Jinheng can be said to be an outlier in the wealthy family. The reason why he became an outlier is because he likes to mingle in the Hong Kong entertainment industry the most, and he has intimate contacts with beautiful stars in the Hong Kong entertainment industry and gets closer.
Because of this, Xu Jinheng has always been known as the two great talents of Xiangjiang along with Liu Luanxiong, another outlier among the rich.
In fact, compared with Da Liu's "flower heart", the female stars around him are constantly changing, and Xu Jinheng can be said to be a very "infatuated" rich son.
In particular, the life-and-death relationship between Xu Jinheng and Hong Kong female star Liu Jialing has always been hyped by the Hong Kong media, and is known as the last pair of "Romeo and Juliet" in Hong Kong.
It is said that this matter dates back to 1986, Liu Jialing met Xu Jinheng, the grandson of the ship king, under the introduction of Wu Junru, although Liu Jialing was in love with her first boyfriend --- a successful man in the advertising industry at that time. When Xu Jinheng saw Liu Jialing for the first time, he had an inexplicable liking for this Suzhou girl, but because of his identity, he couldn't act immediately.
Maybe it's a godsend. One night, Liu Jialing's car tire burst when she was driving out, she called her friend Wu Junru for help, and Wu Junru handed over the task of rescuing the beauty to Xu Jinheng, anyway, Xu Jinheng appeared in front of Liu Jialing at that time. In a straight suit, he condescended to change Liu Jialing's tires, just like a clip on TV, making himself dirty. A descendant of the Xu family, who has assets of tens of billions of Hong Kong dollars, is willing to do such "heavy work" for himself, Liu Jialing was moved. After that, Xu Jinheng took the opportunity to take the initiative to date Liu Jialing alone, and finally touched Fang's heart and successfully won the return of beauty.
After dating Xu Jinheng, Liu Jialing identified him as her own prince charming, hoping to marry into the Xu family one day. However, the Xu family is a big family after all, and Liu Jialing is just a "dramatist" eager to fly on the branches in their eyes, so the relationship between the two has been under great pressure.
Despite this, the two resisted the prejudice of the Hui family at first, and Xu Jinheng simply moved out of the Xu family and lived with Liu Jialing in a residence on the old Peak Road. And considering Liu Jialing's idea to make living together more "justifiable", Xu Jinheng also held a small engagement ceremony.
After the news spread at that time, there were a lot of rumors in the market, some said that Xu Jinheng was just joking and would always kick Liu Jialing away; It is also said that Liu Jialing is just clinging to wealth and nobility, just to marry into a wealthy family; It is also said that Xu Jinheng was entangled by Liu Jialing and had no choice, so he had to use cohabitation as a last resort to appease.
But no matter what happened in the end, because of the gap in identity and the hype of outside public opinion, Xu Jinheng and Liu Jialing finally parted ways, and the long-awaited "Juliet" and "Romeo" broke up completely after two years.
After the breakup, Xu Jinheng met He Chaoqiong, the eldest daughter of He Hongshen, the gambling king, on a blind date according to the family's arrangement.
So, these two rich children, who were both born with a golden spoon, came together logically. After being photographed by the media walking the two on Victoria Beach together, Xu Jinheng, as the man, announced their relationship directly to the media after calling He Chaoqiong's permission.
For this pair of beautiful people, the media in Hong Kong and Macao no longer collectively sing the decline like they did with Xu Jinheng and Liu Jialing, but applaud together, believing that this is the real "right match" and "golden boy and girl".
The previous relationship flashed in his mind, Xu Jinheng tried to put Liu Jialing's appearance out of his mind, supported his chin with his left hand, and slapped a debt, trying to focus on the Italian female singer with heavy makeup on the stage, at this time, He Chaoqiong, who had been concentrating on enjoying the opera next to him, suddenly said to him: "You don't have to be so difficult for yourself, if you are bored, then go out and take a break." ”
After hearing this, Xu Jinheng couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed, feeling that He Chaoqiong was cold on weekdays, but he didn't expect that he really knew how to care about people.
But immediately, He Chaoqiong's other words poured cold water on him.
"If you yawn like this, it will affect my enjoyment of the opera, and Zhongyou, your image will also affect me, what will others think when they see it......"
He Chaoqiong didn't even twist his face when he spoke, and he didn't even look at Xu Jinheng.
Xu Jinheng only felt that his chest was clogged, so he said: "Then you appreciate it slowly, I won't disturb you, I'll go outside to smoke a cigarette." ”
After speaking, Xu Jinheng got up in his seat.
At this time, everyone is concentrating on enjoying the opera, and Xu Jinheng's action will inevitably disturb other audiences.
Seeing this, He Chaoqiong's beautiful eyes flickered, pouted slightly, and then sat upright, without looking at Xu Jinheng who got up and left, and continued to enjoy the opera.