"I understand what you mean, Mr. Byron, but there are already quite a few people who are willing to offer us money, and I have refused. With all due respect, I wouldn't let my troupe be controlled by anyone else, performing their so-called classics, and I don't like people interfering with the repertoire. ”

Backstage, Byron got his wish to see Alma José who had removed his makeup, at this time he was wearing men's casual clothes, and his appearance was still high, which made Byron ashamed, a look and a smile can fascinate thousands of girls.

However, after knowing that Byron intended to invest money in his troupe, the other party directly rejected Byron's offer, and his tone revealed a little dissatisfaction and impatience, Byron believed that many people must have made suggestions before him, and with many conditions that the bard master could not accept.

"I don't want to interfere with the troupe, your performance is very good, compared to the other troupes (although Byron has only seen this one troupe). However, I am also a personal lover of poetry and literature, and I would love to talk to you. ”

Byron did not express dissatisfaction, as the captain of the mercenary, many people had the impression of him before seeing him as a big boss, and it is estimated that this Master Jose is no exception, he may be afraid that Byron will insult his work with those vulgar things, which Byron still understands.

However, Byron has always been able to impress those who look down on him with his long-practiced mannerisms and cross-era thinking, and this is no exception.

"If so, of course you can. However, please give up the matter of investing in the troupe. ”

Alma José's attitude has improved a lot and he is much more polite to Byron, but he still has little expectation of what Byron wants to say. Of course, if the other party is very sincere in asking for advice, of course he is willing to teach the other party something.

However, Byron's advice was far beyond his imagination.

Byron told him a script he had never heard before, about a love story between a man and a woman. Romeo and Juliet, the two names sounded a little strange to him, but the story between them touched him deeply.

At first, Alma José just pretended to be listening, but he quickly got into it, and finally even took out a pen and paper to jot down some of the plot with Byron's permission.

Byron couldn't play the piano or sing poetry, but José could. When he wrote it, he was already thinking about how to translate this brilliant script into poetic form.

Later, Byron told him the story of a young prince, which Byron himself did not remember much, but because of this, it gave José a lot of room for imagination. Once he had sketched out the general outline of the plot, he began to add details and stories to the prince named Hamlet, and the quills ran out of ink quickly, and he even pulled out the unburned charcoal from the stove and wrote it on the paper.

"The Prince's Revenge"

He wrote his name at the end, a satisfied smile on his face.

"Forgive me for being rude, Mr. Byron. There are so many arrogant and ignorant people who tell me their bad ideas, which makes me a little resistant to outsiders. It is an honor to meet you today. Maybe you're not a poet, but you really know how to write stories. ”

Saying this, Jose bowed, and he really admired Byron.

"I'm just weaving together the stories I've heard, and borrowing other people's works is not a good thing."

Byron smiled and shook his head slightly.

"However, I still know some stories, these stories are very good, but in the current form of the show, I'm afraid it will be very difficult to perform, so I have another suggestion..."

The conversation between Byron and José lasted until late at night, and Fatis, who had been waiting outside, saw the two walking out side by side, and Alma José was a little tired, but his face was full of smiles. They shook hands, and Jose cordially invited Byron to come the next day to talk about cooperation.

José was interested in the knowledge that Byron had brought from later generations about opera and drama. Although this kind of repertoire may replace the previous way of acting, and weaken his position with the troupe to a certain extent, José is not that selfish person. This is his troupe, and he doesn't want to be the only one to be famous.

"It looks like it's going well."

Fatis yawned and said to Manid.

"If that's the case, then we really need to think about how we can plan this investment to maximize our returns."

Manid stood up and stretched his body, thinking about the investments, and he was even more tired from his already sleepy appearance.

"If Alleyne saw that Mr. Byron and Mr. José were on good terms, guess what he would say?"

Jamila laughed and walked over to Byron.

.........

At noon the next day, Byron and Alma José talked for more than two hours, and finally, at Manid's reminder, the two signed an investment agreement, and Alma José's Cirque du Soleil received an investment of 10,000 dinars from Byron.

In addition to the amount of money invested, Byron also helped them rehearse new plays, but he also enjoyed 10 percent of the company's profits. Except for the fact that the troupe initially accepted a loan that had already been repaid, this was the only investment José accepted, from a mercenary team that had nothing to do with poetry.

Alma José doesn't hate money, but he doesn't feel much either. He agreed to work with Byron because of his time-ahead repertoire ideas, and if he had an idea, it would be difficult for him to do it well, so he needed Byron's help.

And Byron didn't expect much profit from the troupe, what he needed was the publicity of Cirque du Soleil, a troupe that was very famous on the mainland. For example, in the opening line, there should be a sentence of thanks to the Peony mercenary and von Byron. And for each play, Byron also suggested adding the names of their actors and the screenwriter's screen, and naturally there would be Byron's name among them.

Gradually, von Byron and his Peony mercenaries will become known to everyone. Byron can also use his status as a shareholder to reserve seats for his soldiers as a reward during performances, further increasing his prestige and reputation in the army.

And as long as you add something to the repertoire and allude to something, some inconvenient purposes can be achieved.

For example, to create a savior-like image of Byron, and hype it, over time, even if Byron claims to be the emperor of Calradia, there will be many people who support him.

Of course, Byron can't do that now, but this long-term investment is very cost-effective in his opinion. Even Fatismanid and them couldn't see Byron's intentions.