Chapter 91: Introduction
Harvey took a carriage to the theater, and when he got off the car, he led Shirley's jade hand out, and the moment the two came out, they attracted the attention of many passers-by.
The two entered the theater holding hands, the theater was temporarily closed to the public, canceling many of the originally scheduled performances, and when Harvey led Shirley to the conference room, it was already bustling with all the important people involved in the shooting, including Diana and her brother William, who was sent by the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce to cooperate with the representatives.
"Sorry, I'm late." Pushing the door open, Harvey nodded in apology.
Everyone ignored Harvey's apology and looked at his female companion Shirley, who smiled gently and dignifiedly, and the meeting room suddenly appeared as warm as spring and snow.
Jared opened his mouth, looked at Shirley and then at Harvey, and hurriedly pulled Harvey aside and asked in an eager and whispered tone, "Harvey, where did you get such a beautiful lady!" I swear, she's definitely the prettiest woman I've ever seen in Elroy. ”
Harvey was inexplicable: "What kidnapping, you should have seen Shirley too." ”
"Shirley? It's her! That valet of yours!? Jared unconsciously raised his voice and opened his mouth wider, he had seen Shirley before, and at that time he simply thought that she was a rare and beautiful woman, and envied Harvey for having such a maid, but at that time his perception of Shirley was far less amazing than at this time.
Diana recognized Shirley and nodded her head in greeting.
Harvey pulled away Jared's right hand on his shoulder, coughed and said solemnly: "Let me introduce you, this lady is my family, Shirley Adrian, who will play the role of Melcetess in the future." ”
Maxwell, the director of the Brenda Theatre Troupe, looked very surprised, looked at Shirley up and down and said excitedly: "Oh! This noble lady was indeed very suitable for the role of Mercetes, and at first sight I wondered if Mercese Tess herself appeared in front of me, and then Haydai and Mercetes decided to play them. ”
The illustrations in "The Count of Monte Cristo" were drawn by Shirley, and Harvey's trick of letting Shirley draw the character of Mercertes was very simple, just let her draw it in front of the mirror. Therefore, the character illustration charm of Mercetes in "The Count of Monte Cristo" is at least six points similar to Shirley.
The warm atmosphere in the conference room made Shirley a little uncomfortable, and more importantly, Harvey introduced her words just now, she had never heard of it, and she pulled Harvey's suit sleeve in a little hurry, Harvey held her warm soft and whispered relief: "Don't worry, just listen to my arrangement." ”
"Papa~"
Harvey clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention: "Okay, since everyone is here, it's time to discuss the filming of "The Count of Monte Cristo". ”
All the elements for filming "The Count of Monte Cristo" have been gathered, and the key is whether Harvey can assign them well.
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The meeting lasted longer than expected, and the explanation alone made Harvey's mouth dry, and there were all kinds of cooperation with the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce and things that needed to be prepared by the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, and Diana and Shirley had just joined, and they were all confused.
The Cromwell Chamber of Commerce itself is similar to a department store, with a wider network of contacts than traditional chambers of commerce, and is mainly responsible for providing scenes and props for filming. William was very interested in this unconventional theatrical performance, he did not have Donn's commercial vision, but he could also see the development prospects of "Phantom", judging its potential as a commodity, at least he thought that even if he did not participate in it, the "Phantom" of "The Count of Monte Cristo" would still attract the audience to watch it.
Harvey, Shirley, Diana joined the ranks of the performance greatly relieved the pressure of the Brenda Theatre Troupe, when they knew that Harvey was going to play the Count of Monte Cristo, everyone was surprised, only Maxwell had seen Harvey's performance, at that time Harvey's acting skills could only be regarded as jerky, but he had perfectly shown the demeanor and temperament of the Count of Monte Cristo, and with a little practice, he would definitely become an excellent actor.
Jared assisted William in familiarizing himself with the situation as soon as possible, and on the other hand, prepared the relevant procedures for the conversion of the drama theater into a joint-stock system.
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At night, Cromwell Manor.
William lay on the couch staring at the ceiling in a daze, exhausted and exhausted, there was more information about what had happened on this day than he had in a month, and he needed to digest it.
Done, who was coming down the stairs from the second floor, saw him like this and casually asked, "How?" Harvey spoke of cooperation. ”
William turned his head and replied thoughtfully: "It's more interesting than expected, judging from the attitude of Harvey and others, it's not an opportunist, I can't judge the specific prospects for the time being, but I can confirm that it's worth investing." ”
Don raised his carefully trimmed eyebrows: "How much do you think the investment is worth?" ”
"A million? Well~~ There should be more than this imagined, and it can be seen that Harvey's ambition is not so simple. ”
"A million barron pounds, are you sure? Now our Cromwell Chamber of Commerce has less than half of the combined liquidity. Don paused, and asked with a grim face, unbelievable at William's seemingly casual numbers.
"If you don't trust my judgment, why didn't my father take charge of this collaboration himself? Maybe I've been playing family games as my father said, but as a member of the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce, I've seen too many new inventions and novelties, and the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce was born from this, and you said that it was to catch the pace of the times, didn't you? Harvey's "phantom" gave me a completely different feeling that I could start a new industry. ”
After listening to William's evaluation, Tang En hesitated for a moment and nodded slowly: "You should also grow, otherwise I won't worry about handing over the Chamber of Commerce to you in the future." ”
William waved his hand casually: "It's good to hand it over to Diana." ”
"She is a woman after all, no matter how good she is in this era, she can't make a career, and she will lose her property rights when she marries in the future, do you want me to give up the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce to others, for Cromwell, but also for Diana, I hope you will get acquainted with the Chamber of Commerce as soon as possible. Diana is also joining in this cooperation, and I am not very worried about what will happen to you when she looks at me. ”
William said displeasedly: "Then ask Diana these questions at the beginning." ”
The butler came over to help Don En arrange the cuffs and clothes, Don put on a black gentleman's top hat, shook his head before leaving, and said: "William, it is up to you to decide what role the Cromwell Chamber of Commerce will play in this cooperation, and it is your choice whether the Chamber of Commerce will go to glory or decline." ”