Zhou Daoan read the entire wall of postings, screened out a dozen long-term jobs, and looked at them carefully—so he became the one who stood the longest among those who stood under the wall looking for a job at the same time.

After the second round of screening, five jobs entered Zhou Daoan's selection range.

"It just so happens that the nearest one is at the back end of this alley, so I'm going to apply first!" Zhou Daoan planned a little and started looking for a job.

However, the reality is that it is difficult to find a job overnight. The first cane shop is a typical luxury store of this era. Nineteenth-century European gentlemen were obsessed with walking sticks, and a gentleman of status even had to configure several walking sticks, some of which were practical, some were for date gifts, and some were purely for showing off to each other. The famous writer Balzac lived on manuscript fees, and he was already quite poor, and he had to spend a lot of money to buy a red agate cane, which was called "the source of inspiration".

"It's because we only entertain gentlemen in this store that we can't let a yellow-skinned Oriental child be a clerk, and your accent is not pure enough......"

The manager of the cane shop, an old "gentleman" with oily hair, rejected Zhou Daoan's job application with a "righteous and stern" face.

Not to mention that the nineteenth century was the time when the sun never set on the empire, even later generations of Europeans and Americans still had a natural sense of superiority. Discrimination is ubiquitous in these countries. Zhou Daoan didn't want to bother arguing theories - the persuasion of values is the most difficult, this old man is almost seventy, let him enter the coffin with pride and prejudice! So Zhou Daoan simply left.

The second store is out of the alley and across the block. However, when he arrived at the place, Zhou Daoan found that eighty percent of this shop was selling dog meat with a sheep's head - it was a restaurant on the surface, but Zhou Daoan's ears were very sensitive to catch it, and behind the door of the restaurant's back kitchen, there were bursts of shouting, which looked like private gambling. Considering the casual layout of the restaurant and the deserted business, Zhou Daoan suspected that his waiter should serve in the casino, so he gave up. After all, the system asked him to be "a legitimate job".

The third job was okay, a barber shop, but when Zhou Daoan went, there were already two competitors who arrived first. One of the teenagers was a journeyman, so after the interview, the barber shop simply accepted the teenager.

The fourth, three miles outside of Job Hunt Alley, is a theater.

Watching a drama is definitely a "characteristic entertainment with the participation of the whole people" in this era, not a pastime only for the rich and noble in the imagination. The theater is divided into three grades: high-end, not to mention, there will be no high-end theater; A mid-range theater costs at least 2 shillings per ticket; The lowest ticket to a low-end theatre costs just 2 pence. This huge difference just reflects how popular the drama of this era is. So much so that many children love to go to low-end theaters to watch a "children's play" - this is also a special service of low-end theaters.

The job was in a low-end theater – they needed a prop master to juggle the curtain...... There may even be a cameo as an actor. After inspecting Zhou Daoan, the theater owner and director decided to hire Zhou Daoan, who can get 4 pence a day, and if you need a cameo role, add extra money!

4 pence a day, although it is not a high wage in long-term work, but it has surpassed casual workers and reached the minimum standard of ordinary workers, considering that there is also a "bonus", Zhou Daoan is quite satisfied. It's just that I can't get my salary today, because Zhou Daoan has been running for work all afternoon, and after the fourth one, the sky is dark.

Zhou Daoan, who decided to come to work tomorrow, has no place to live for the time being - he doesn't have an eldest son now, and he can't pay even one night's rent at all. Fortunately, St. Mary's Church was able to stay overnight at night, so Zhou Daoan was ready to deal with it there for a few days first.

As soon as he walked out of the theater gate, the door behind him that had not been completely closed was pushed open again, and the force was so fierce that Zhou Daoan almost fell forward.

Looking back, I saw a man with makeup on his face and a black wire mesh on his head, rushing out of the theater angrily, still holding the gray wig on his head!

Immediately afterwards, several people rushed out of the door of the theater that had not yet been closed, even the theater owner who had just interviewed Zhou Daoan.

"Mr. Henderson, you can dissipate your anger...... The theater owner, who had already made a fortune, didn't bother to greet Zhou Daoan, and quickly stepped forward, catching up with the angry man, and his mouth was full of comfort.

"Milk, what are you holding me back? I said, the cast you arranged can't hold up this scene at all! It's so unprofessional, it's so unprofessional! The middle-aged and elderly actor with makeup named Henderson had an ugly face, but as soon as the theater owner Milk caught up, he still stopped, turned around and said loudly, "I have performed this play in the Wudu Grand Theater for more than fifty performances, and I have never partnered with such an amateur actor......"

As Henderson was venting his anger, the doors of the theater were pushed open again, and this time only a few actors came out. The first one was a young woman with chestnut hair, who looked to be in her early twenties, with makeup on her face, and her facial features were not very good, but a pair of big eyes flickered, which made it easy to make an impression.

The woman walked out of the theater with a calm pace, and at a glance looked at Henderson, who was chattering on the side of the road, and then raised her chin with contempt, and only listened to her speak quickly—

"I said you, you're old, you brag about your past glory all day long, but you can't even get down a scene, can you still expect to perform tomorrow? Milk, I think he's leaving, so I'll let him go. ”

"Miss Kelly, you can't say that...... Mr. Henderson has a good reputation in the circle, and he was able to join our play, but it brought a lot of box office ......" Boss Milk frowned, obviously not very satisfied with the actress's attitude, but there seemed to be something unspeakable about it, and it was not good to reprimand her directly.

"Then he can't finish this scene, and his temper is still so big......" The young actress named Kelly was not convinced.

"Is it my problem that I can't finish the last scene? Well? Every time you 'kiss' at the end, you always dodge, how does this make the play go smoothly? Henderson immediately opened fire, "I just said that you non-professional actors, the attitude is very problematic!" ”

"Dodge? If I don't dodge, your tongue will stick out of my mouth - God, don't you know how heavy your breath is? Who knows if you've brushed your teeth or not! I see you're just a rascal who likes to take advantage of actresses. Kelly didn't show any weakness, and just confronted Henderson on the street.

But this sentence is too lethal, especially the empire that loves to advertise itself as a "gentleman". In Wudu, the word "hooligan" is simply the greatest insult to self-righteous gentlemen.

"Hooligans? Oh, my God! This sentence actually came out of the mouth of a biao - don't think I don't know what kind of person you used to be......" The green tendons on Henderson's neck bulged, and he was so angry that he almost lost his reason.

"Calm down, calm down!" When Boss Milk saw that Henderson had a tendency to go berserk, he immediately hugged the male lead, lest he do anything shocking or say anything shocking - this is on the street in front of the theater! There have been a lot of melon-eating people around.

Milk held down Henderson with a headache, and couldn't help but turn around and reprimand Kelly, "Ms. Kelly, how can you say that!" Kissing is very common in theater, and as actors, we have to treat it professionally. When you first came to me, you vowed that you could overcome all difficulties, even without a salary, and realize your dream of being an actor......"

"Oh, come on, dear Milk! Why don't I need a salary? I'll even have to provide costumes for your little rundown theater and hire a make-up artist...... Even the salary for pulling the curtain was deducted from the money I brought! I spent so much money just to complete my ideal work! As a result, look at it, what kind of script did you give me, and what kind of partner did you find?! Out-of-fashion old actors, obscene stinky hooligans, and you greedy liar...... I kind of get it, you're trying to empty my pockets and do your theater the most good! ”

Unexpectedly, this Miss Kelly is also a tough character, and as soon as Milk said a few words, she began to shake out what should be said and what should not be said!

Boss Milk's face was already blue and white for a while, which made Zhou Daoan, who was watching, secretly shake his head.

It turns out that in the other world of the 19th century, there was such a thing as "bringing capital into the group...... However, from the words of the three people, it seems that there are still a lot of melons, and there seems to be a potential plot of "sparrow turning into a phoenix" - what kind of script do you still make up! Isn't that a good show?

was eating melons, and suddenly there was a change in the field.

Kelly, who was originally menacing, suddenly turned pale, and even the blood on her lips seemed to fade all at once! She just rolled her eyes and fell backwards with a "thud".

At this moment, everyone present was stunned! No one knows why the "big heroine" who was still spitting fragrant lips one second passed out the next second, and her face was pale and already looked like a corpse!

Everyone was at a loss, even Boss Milk and Mr. Henderson, who had prepared a large series of verbal responses, were stunned on the spot, and they didn't know whether to save or not......

"Quick, go to the doctor!"

The one who said this was Zhou Daoan, the only one in the field who still kept a cool head.

He stepped forward in three or two steps, knelt next to Kelly, and then patted her shoulders vigorously, calling Kelly's name in his ear.

At the same time, his other hand had pressed against Kelly's carotid artery, and he noticed that the throbbing sensation had disappeared, and he could no longer detect the pulse.

Sudden heart attack!