Hearing her words, the people around them instantly fell silent.

Frajos is an expert in theatre and is involved in the creation of his own work. Unfortunately, his work has been unpopular.

The family of Frajos, said to have appeared during the Macedonian dynasty, was one of the nobles who joined Rome when Basil II expanded into Armenia. They claim that the family has since existed as a local aristocracy, and that during the Palaiologos dynasty, because of its support for the change of dynasty, it was able to rise rapidly, and many important figures were born into the ranks of the great nobles.

In recent times, the Frajos family has also been quick to react. When the Purple Horde entered the capital twice, it was the first group to turn back in time to welcome the new dynasty. They also took advantage of the fact that the Purple Horde was still marrying Greek nobles at that time, and through the intricate relationships between the nobles, they successfully hugged their thighs and kept their titles and wealth. And as the Purple Horde expanded, the family's business grew larger and wider, expanding throughout the northern Black Sea.

But even so, they, like many of the great Greek aristocracy, have effectively withdrawn from the political core.

Although the Purple Horde still gave them preferential treatment, its main purpose was only to show the Greeks its leniency, to show that they were not foreign invaders, but inherited the power of the previous dynasty. But over time, the Khan's administration in the Greek region brought stability and wealth to the locality, and was gradually accepted by the locals. As a result, this feature is becoming less and less important.

The old nobles did have some knowledge and skills, but the Purple Horde didn't need them much. For local administrators, the Khan's court also preferred to educate and promote civilians, especially from among retired legionnaires.

Therefore, as soon as a prefecture or county is established in a certain place, a group of people with basic education, understanding of military discipline, and rough management methods will soon appear. The most important thing is that these people are generally from low-level backgrounds, and their connections and upward channels are completely in the "Romanian" army and government, and they have little contact with the local aristocracy and powerhouses. This made the power of the nobles weaker and weaker, and even the local nobles who had been the head of the land for hundreds of years were directly squeezed.

Of course, the nobles were very dissatisfied with this, but unfortunately, their strength was not strong - then again, if they were really strong, they would not be beaten by visitors from all over the world every day.

After the "Antar War", the land snakes on the Greek peninsula lost the ability to fight with the Khan. The tribes of the mountains were also content with the imperial knighthood, and they did not have a good relationship with the great nobles of Constantinople. In this way, it completely lost its foundation and became a mascot-like existence.

Now, the Frajos family is in this situation. Although he is still a rich man, he is far from a status compared to before.

At present, in addition to running a business, Michael Frajos's main hobby is commenting and writing plays. And this is also the traditional habit of the Greek aristocracy.

In the Eastern Roman era, among the upper classes, there were often gatherings known as "literati theaters". Ministers, church leaders, and the elite would join these gatherings and perform their own poems and plays.

They were all highly educated, proficient in the basics of grammar and rhetoric, and well versed in allusions from Homer's time onwards, and were able to write and comment on them at any time using a common standard.

Therefore, the literati of the upper class often took this opportunity to gather to express their views and recruit friends. This gave the literati theater a political significance.

On the one hand, people with higher status can convene more influential "theaters" to attract more and more important people to participate; On the other hand, those who perform well in the literati theater are more likely to be appreciated by this small circle, and are supported by the public and favored by the organizers, which is of great benefit to the future political future.

Many important figures, and even the emperor himself, would host this kind of literati theater. As a result, people are flocking to it. Writing and commenting on poetry and drama became compulsory subjects for the upper class literati.

However, under the rule of the Purple Horde, this theater had been reduced to a mere club of interest. There was neither knowledge nor interest in this kind of organization, the Great Khan and the Pillars.

In the early years, the Great Khans did not have this level of education, and soon after the Li Tiance Incident occurred, which caused the Khan's court to have no good opinion of these Greek arts. Even those who were literate afterwards were equally too lazy to participate.

Therefore, the gathering of the old Greek aristocracy was only for the purpose of bragging and whining. However, this way of gathering has always been popular among the upper echelons. Banquets like today's have actually been affected.

As the organizer, Mr. Flahos is also a lover of theatre, often participating in such events, writing plays and publishing them. But unfortunately, his script was not very popular.

Frajos's works are full of nostalgia for a bygone era and aristocratic life. His scripts are all stories in the court of previous Greek dynasties, full of awkward love plots and inexplicable intrigues. As a result, many people don't like his works, and no troupe is happy to appear in them.

In the end, Frajos's friends worked together, spent a lot of money, bribed and threatened, and finally got a group of troupes to perform his plays, saving some face.

It's just that everyone knows that this is actually a very loss-making business.

In the final analysis, Frajos and others are not figures in the center of power after all. It's because people don't look down on this field and feel that it's not a serious business at all, so they let them operate here.

In order to forcibly promote in order to save face, it is necessary to make an exchange of interests with others - others will not help in vain, and these will have to pay a price. Once or twice, it's fine, but if it continues like this, I'm afraid no one can afford to fill this bottomless pit.

Therefore, this incident can be called the most painful memory of Frajos. Asking him in public how the script was selling is tantamount to directly reminding him how embarrassed he is. It can even be said that it is a denial of his insistence, implying that the culture he cares about is actually meaningless and has no future.

I'm afraid this is more uncomfortable than saying that he is bald.

The surrounding guests didn't know what to say, so they could only remain silent.

However, Shi Huizhen didn't pay much attention to it - or maybe didn't care about the atmosphere at all. She glanced at Flavajos, who was struggling to keep his expression, and suggested, "Otherwise, don't write it." If you have this time, you might as well play. ”

"I don't think I need your advice on this matter, Miss Shi." Flahos frowned and said with a hard face.

"But that's not up to me. If people don't buy it, I can't help it. Shi Huizhen spread her hands, and her huge sleeves waved: "To be honest, your script is too useless." ”

(End of chapter)