The seats in the cinema were empty, and the staff walked back and forth to set up the facilities in the cinema, check the quality of the chairs, hang the bright red stage curtains, clean the VIP room and prepare all kinds of fresh and expensive fruits, including the grapes known as granular gold, the climate of the Barron Kingdom was too cold to grow grapes, and each grape was transported from abroad for a long time, and the transportation cost made the price of grapes very close to the same quality of gold, and the grapes could be tasted in a very face-saving thing among the aristocracy.

The fruit is placed in an ice tray to ensure that it remains fresh the next day.

Harvey and others sat in the best viewing position in the center of the audience downstairs, after the staff adjusted the parameters of the photographic crystal, the clear light pillar was projected from behind the auditorium to the screen, the white curtain showed a clear picture, and the white characters on the black background showed "The Count of Monte Cristo, produced by Phantom Film and Television Entertainment", and the huge picture made the surrounding staff can't help but look sideways.

Count Henrietta stood up, looked at the projection screen with an impassioned expression and said to himself, "It's finally begun." ”

Some time ago, he also received the finished film "The Count of Monte Cristo" and watched it alone in his study, but now it is the first time he has seen this picture on the big screen, and the visual perception of the two is very different.

Jared, who was sitting next to Harvey, tugged at Harvey's sleeve and said in a worried tone: "Harvey, I'm a little nervous now. ”

William glanced at him, and his tone was indifferent with disdain: "Tomorrow's premiere will gather all the noble classes of the kingdom, including royalty and foreign celebrities, don't forget that your every move also represents us." ”

Harvey held back a smile, William and Diana, two siblings, were really the same in some ways.

Jared was not reckless, and shook his head with a wry smile: "I have never been out of Elroy City in my life. ”

Harvey looked at the movie screen and said unhurriedly: "I'm pretty much the same, just relax your mind, if you have confidence in the quality of the phantom of "The Count of Monte Cristo", then there is nothing to be nervous about, no matter how foreign we look, we are always the winning side." ”

Maxwell, the owner of the drama theater, was accustomed to similar scenes, and his eyes contained strong expectations: "Hehe, the celebrities who have caused a sensation in the kingdom, isn't this something worth looking forward to!" ”

"I don't know if you're really not nervous or pretending." Jared sighed, and before he could finish complaining, the "Count of Monte Cristo" movie on the projection screen had reached the opening screen.

Harvey's and his entourage looked serious, and they needed to check whether there would be any problems with the actual projection while watching.

The film is nearly two hours long, except for Harvey, the audience who originally had an experimental mentality is attracted by the content of the film, after watching it, the Count of Henrietta and Jared almost at the same time stood up and clapped their hands vigorously, the applause was especially obvious in the empty movie theater, and William had no choice but to cater to this.

Count Henrietta's eyes glistened with tears, and his voice was sonorous: "Tomorrow, a work of art that will shock the kingdom will be born!" It also heralds the popularity of a new type of artistic performance, and its name is "The Count of Monte Cristo"! ”

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On Sunday, in the afternoon, there was a light rain in the sky.

The damp and cold weather did not dampen the enthusiasm of the people, and the crowd was crowded outside the Æsa Street, where the cinema was located, and almost all the citizens of Norton knew that today was the day when the phantom of "The Count of Monte Cristo" was officially shown in the cinema. The novel "The Count of Monte Cristo" and the "Count of Monte Cristo" promotional film that was shown in cinemas have all contributed to today's popularity.

Although the street is in a prosperous area, all the shops on the street are closed, and the streets and alleys are guarded by burly soldiers armed with steam spears, and it is impossible to step into this place simply by being a nobleman. The public only watched all kinds of luxurious vehicles enter and exit Isa Street, whether it was a car or a horse-drawn carriage, and the family crest decorated in the conspicuous place was basically Norton's famous celebrity.

Each gentleman wears a tailor-made black suit, with a straight posture, and the lady's dress is exaggerated, and all kinds of brightly colored dresses and long skirts become a beautiful scenery.

The guests did not rush into the cinema, but stayed in the lobby or in front of the door to chat with the different guests, the waiters had already anticipated this situation, and served champagne to each guest in the crowd with trays in hand.

There were also people who came on foot without using transportation, and an old man in an old robe came over in the light rain, and let go of his hood under the gaze of everyone, and some of the dignitaries who knew the old man hurriedly came over, while instructing the attendants: "Go and prepare towels." ”

"Who's that old man?"

"Wait, I'll ask."

"It is Mr. Dupont Arnold, an advisor to the Royal Spellcasters Association of the Kingdom, a senior high-ranking spellcaster who has served the royal family for more than forty years, and is a gentleman worthy of respect."

"Mr. Advisor, if I knew you were coming, I ordered a carriage to pick you up."

Dupont waved his hand and replied flatly: "Don't bother, I'm just here to see what the effect of the so-called new technology developed by the illusion crystal is, not to attend the banquet, is that Harvey Adrian also here?" ”

The guest shook his head blankly in confusion.

When the old man arrived and caused a commotion, a carriage made of gold slowly approached and stopped, and the two white horses pulling the carriage were taller than the others, and their hair was soft and shiny, and when it looked at the other horses pulling the carriage, the horses trembled, and even slumped to the ground with a wail, and the eyes of the two white horses were like beasts of prey.

The carriage is much more elaborate, with a lot of gold ornaments and patterns, only the tires and doors are black sandalwood, and the badge engraved on the carriage door indicates the identity of this carriage, which is reserved for members of the royal family of the kingdom, in fact, this carriage has always been exclusive to the queen.

The dignitaries and celebrities who were communicating stopped in unison, they didn't know the queen was coming.

The servant who drove the car got down and opened the door, but it was not the queen who got out of the carriage, but a mature woman with a gorgeous face, wearing a fiery red dress, and many people recognized her identity, the first princess of the kingdom, the future queen. She yawned lazily, and said to herself without looking at the people here: "I hope the so-called phantom will not disappoint me, and if it is another boring performance that can make people sleep, this theater should be closed completely." ”

The surrounding magnates didn't dare to take a breath, the current queen was old but had no intention of abdicating, the first princess of the kingdom in front of her saw that she was about to exceed thirty years old but did not succeed to the throne, nor did she marry, and she developed a strange and stinky temper, but because of her identity, she was outrageous, and Norton's social circle had to revolve around her.