Chapter 44: The First Note Down
"The nobles are even more not," Curtis listened, and shook his head again and again, without discussion. "Let's put it this way, don't be afraid of your jokes, we who write scripts know that the subject matter that can be written is to laugh at and ridicule ourselves, and people who are similar to usβthe poor, the petty clerks, the women, the gangsters, the smugglers, etc., and even the gangsters in the lower city should not be involved. Pornographic jokes and nasty jokes are our main means of attracting customers. β
Speaking of this, Curtis's face was really flushed. Speaking of the troupe owner, the artist...... In fact, half of the people in the troupe rely on part-time jobs, and the other half need to sell their hues to maintain their lives and the operation of the troupe. But there is no way, if he doesn't explain the Tao thoroughly, he is really worried that the elf boy in front of him will poke the book out without knowing how. "Compare this Shakespeare to this, he is this, and we are this." He made a gesture of heaven and earth.
"Why? I'll tell you something real, it happened to me. The year before last, I wrote a play about a nobleman and his mistress. Because no one has written about this subject, it just so happens that I have read a lot of it, and it is very easy to write. And you know, the ...... inside Ahem there are a lot of plots, and it looks quite energetic! The troupe read the script very excitingly, and was reluctant to give up, so they rehearsed it and performed it several times at midnight, and the venue was full!
And yet from that moment on, our nightmare came! Several actors on the show, plus me, were assassinated more than a dozen times in a month! Guess what, because the nobles of the city thought we were insinuating against him, and were in a hurry to send someone to kill us...... In fact, who am I insinuating on the horse? I didn't insinuate anyone, I just wrote a random story! β
At this, Curtis shook his head with a wry smile. "Since then, the theater has rearranged the script and pulled back. It certainly can't involve the aristocracy, but we can't do it if you hurt an innocent businessman, so the theater hangs alive......"
Speaking of this, Milton and Lizardhead were speechless for a moment, they both remembered many things that had happened to them, and they deeply felt the same way. Curtis only said the tip of the iceberg, if the world is not so fucked up, why would they rather be deserters and treason than build their own village!
Shen Yan didn't know how to persuade these people - this world had been stuck in the medieval stage of the earth for too long, but it had no intention of moving forward at all. Not to mention the budding bourgeoisie, the rule of the aristocratic class in this world tends to become more and more entrenched due to the blockade of knowledge and the complete monopoly of personal force. Because muskets can't overturn knights, money can't buy power, huge family wealth can be looted with a special tax, and only personal force is eternal.
Tradition of rules is replacing law, and the old school is becoming the eternal backbone of the kingdom. Not to mention, there are the gods standing behind them...... Vigilantly watch all new forces, and nip them in the bud at any time.
"Actually, it's you who are wrong." Shen Yan thought about it and said directly. "To put it bluntly, in fact, you still can't let go of the lights of the royal capital, and you'd rather roll in the mud pit than be reluctant to leave. You still have fantasies in your hearts, such as fantasies that a certain big man will come to the troupe, and he will be extremely impressed with your talent, and he will soar to the sky, and even enter the court...... Am I right?
Also, when you fool around with those aristocratic women, you actually have the idea of just in case you encounter a chance for speculation, right? β
Curtis raised his head in surprise, not because Shen Yan was wrong, but because everything was right. Milton and Omar also looked at Shen Yan with surprised expressions, and then they were a little surprised...... Regarding the mystery in this, I'm afraid that several people together are not as transparent as Shen Yan, after all, what is he.
"So, you are Too young, too simple. The royal capital is already a pool of stagnant water, and the order is strict, you can toss a bird in it! It's better to be a real bard, don't go to the big city, go to the countryside, and spread the story first! When you are famous all over the world, I am afraid that there will be a day when you will not stand in the court......" Saying this, Shen Yan paused. He suddenly realized that this was not what the chairman said, "the countryside surrounds the city"!
Three years after graduation, among the knowledge I learned in school, I found that the most useful thing was actually politics......
Curtis was a little excited by him, although he was still a little famous in the royal capital, in fact, he knew in his heart that even those noble ladies who fell in love with him probably didn't think much of him in their hearts! If you continue to fight in the royal capital, it seems that it is indeed as Shen Yan said, and nothing will be achieved in the end!
And there is also the advantage of being a true bard, that is, he can say anything, and he is not afraid of taboos - some local nobles and commoners, especially like to listen to the scandals of the nobles of the royal capital. Even if you are wanted, it's a big deal to change your identity and continue to travel. Without the "key point" of the theater that is easy to be caught, who in the world can catch him!
Oh, except for Shen Yan.
"But...... Even if the script is well written, it is difficult to publicize it. "Curtis returns to reality. In the royal capital, his script can still engage in some "art", but in the countryside, it is basically going down the third road, and no one likes to listen to the elegant ones. And then there's some old heroic stories or something, things I've heard hundreds of times.
"It's okay, I'll take care of this for you." Shen Yan waved his hand casually, and said in his heart that it is not easy to add a little yellow joke to the story, to ensure that you are very yellow and violent, and you can tell the story completely. Isn't that what modern novels do - if "Monte Cristo" doesn't have those treasure-hunting, wealth-showing, and revenge plots, who cares about the author's thoughts hidden inside.
"And all you have to do is ......" Shen Yan hugged the peacock's shoulders and twisted him around, thinking only about the children who followed the team. In the short term, we can train more poets who can tell stories, and the more people there are, the greater the impact! β
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Is it hard to convince someone?
It is extremely difficult for a graduate to persuade Mr. Ma with a PPT; And Mr. Ma's casual pouring of chicken soup in the show can influence the life choices of countless graduates, and it is not difficult at all.
Shen Yan's world is in an era where knowledge becomes more priceless the more it is controlled.
So much so that Shen Yan himself didn't realize that he was a kind of alternative "rich" in this world with knowledge of another world - so his words were also particularly convincing. Not to mention having Curtis help the convoy organize a group of bards, even if he creates a new cult, it can quickly expand to the size of a scourge.
Over the next few days, Curtis dutifully began to pick out the staff. His method is also unique, which is to start with a piece of piano at dinner to attract the children's attention, and then encourage the children to try playing his piano or learn to tell a story. It didn't take long for him to find out a few "talented" ones - that is, the face should not be ugly, there was a sense of musicality, and the memory was better, these three conditions.
As for Shen Yan, he was busy stuffing yellow jokes into Shakespeare's complete works...... This act is known to be doomed to burn to death.
And he also "original" a story such as Artoria pulling out the sword in the stone, breaking it, and the goddess of the lake giving her a broken steel sword - of course, it is an ancient myth and legend that can be used as a background for the story. The key is that in modern times, Shen Yan quietly linked the establishment of the three kingdoms with this "Broken Steel Sword", that is, the sword of the king.
It's a good habit to learn lizardheads, and never forget to patch your story!
The prophecy that spread all over the peninsula was also added by him to the beginning of half a sentence, which became "The one who holds the sword of the king will surely unify the peninsula, end the demon tide, dispel the fog, and return to the glory of the empire!" After such a enrichment, even Shen Yan is a little convinced that there is really a "sword of the king" on the peninsula, looming behind history!
When this story spread all over the peninsula, it was the time when he "transposed" and became famous in the world!
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PS: I didn't play the game, I encountered some troubles, and my train of thought was broken.
PS2: It's 4 a.m., so let's vote for you, thank you!