Volume 2: The crown and the hat are all over the capital, and the spirit is full of energy and enter the foggy city Chapter 111 Three Orange Love
Subtitle of this chapter: Eating more fruits is good for your health.
Ethel Moman bowed her head and knelt, then raised her head shyly and said delicately, "I'm very happy...ah!"
She didn't expect that the handsome Chinese man her colleague Miss Susie mentioned was even more handsome than in the photo.
That’s right, Yuan Yan’s handsomeness is the result of high affinity created by black technology. Judging from the photos, he is just an ordinary handsome guy. Only within the range of his affinity can you truly feel this handsomeness.
Besides, he is not only handsome but also a great writer. Some newspapers now call this Chinese man "NY's NY". His "Chocolat" is especially praised by petty bourgeoisie women.
The combination of these two factors is too destructive for a girl who has not seen much of the world.
Miss Moman's face turned red, and she couldn't even speak clearly: "Recognize, recognize, recognize..."
Although her words were unclear, her voice was gentle and clear, which made Master Yuan feel itchy from the bottom of his heart.
Yuan Yan took a quick look and saw that Miss Moman had a slim figure and looked even more "robust" considering her age; her face was delicate and innocent, with the word "youth" written all over her face; what was even more rare was that she had lively features, thin eyebrows and bright eyes, and she exuded a kind of spiritual aura no matter how you looked at her.
Speaking of Master Yuan’s two previous “female companions”, Enuka Rochelle was a typical golden-haired ocean horse, and was about 70% similar to the “Lord Justice” in later generations.
Lillian Gish's appearance and temperament are very distinctive, that is, the kind of quirky flavor. If Yuan Yanshu had "written" The Legend of the Condor Heroes in advance, this big star could really play the Western version of Huang Rong.
Yuan Yanshu, who had seen her later photos, thought that this was not the peak of the star's beauty. Because Miss Ji Xu was too thin now. She was the kind of woman who would look better if she was a little plumper.
Miss Ethel Moman is of course a beauty, but not so breathtakingly beautiful, but the kind of cute girl next door..
In addition, her voice was so beautiful that Master Yuan immediately felt that the trip was worthwhile.
He smiled slightly, revealing six white teeth, stepped forward, forcibly took the little hand wearing a glove, kissed it gently and said, "I am glad to meet you, too, Miss Moman."
When our Master Yuan did this, his little face turned even redder and he could only babble but couldn't utter a word.
Fortunately, Miss Susie at the side was very perceptive and immediately said, "The performance is about to start, let's go to the cloakroom to store our clothes."
Then she pulled Miss Moman up and walked into the theater, all the while whispering something in her companion's ear... Yuan Yan suddenly vaguely heard Miss Susie say, I told you, that Chinese man is really handsome.
"Let's go, Mr. Yuan." Old Kennedy smiled and patted his shoulder, saying in an envious tone, "You are really popular among the girls."
Master Yuan replied very politely: "Thank you very much. Mr. Kennedy, you are also a very charming man."
JFK's father nodded unceremoniously and said, "Mr. Yuan, you are right. I am indeed very charming. But my charm comes from my checks."
Yuan Yan immediately replied: "Mr. Kennedy, no matter it is CHECK or CHEEK, the one who can catch PUSSY is a good CHICK."
CHECK means check, CHEEK means cheek, and CHICK means gesture.
PUSSY... One hundred years later, our Emperor Trump was scolded by all major media because of the sentence "Grab them by the PUSSY", and feminists all over the world wanted to cut off his DICK and soak it in formalin.
“CHECK…CHEEK…CHICK…” Old Kennedy was stunned for a moment after hearing this. After he understood the meaning of this sentence, he couldn’t help but burst into laughter and said, “Hahaha…Mr. Yuan, you are indeed a man who likes to brag!”
He winked at Master Yuan and said, "How is it? The girl I introduced to you is pretty good, isn't she? Although she is not as pretty as your big star, she is a stenographer who just graduated and started working. This kind of girl is also unique."
Oh, JFK's father actually knows how to play with a decent family. This kind of person is really shameless. I must... deal with him more in the future. But there is a problem...
Yuan Yan suddenly asked in confusion: "Hey, aren't they colleagues? How come Miss Moman is a stenographer?"
"Oh, they are old colleagues." Old Kennedy replied casually: "I think you should not look down on those musical actors when you have a movie star like Miss Gish, so I specially found a purer one for you...."
He nudged Master Yuan with his elbow and said softly, "But now it all depends on your ability, Mr. Yuan."
Hmm, there is a reason why this old guy was able to build a political family. He knows how to please the people. So he found me a female office worker...
I’m determined to make friends with this guy!
Don't worry, good people will be rewarded. I will find a few "girlfriends" for your son in the future, and I will also inform "Mr. Hermit" by the way.
As they were talking, the two of them had already walked to the cloakroom, put their hats and coats there, and then walked into the opera house arm in arm with their female companions.
The New York Metropolitan Opera House where Master Yuan is now entering was completed in 1883 and was moved and rebuilt to the Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts in 1965.
This opera house was jointly built with $8 million from several wealthy families in New York. It is worth mentioning that the Roosevelt family is also one of the sponsors of this opera house.
This was eight million dollars in the 1880s, so this opera house is really magnificent. The structure of the theater is a bit like the ancient Roman Colosseum, with honeycomb-like boxes around the amphitheater, and there are thousands of seats at the bottom. The size of the area is really staggering.
You have to know that opera does not use loudspeakers. In order for the entire audience to hear the singing clearly, those opera singers must be very talented.
When they walked into the box, the stage curtain had not yet opened. Old Kennedy and Miss Susie sat down and flirted with each other, which was very lively.
Yuan Yanshu and Miss Moman were not yet so familiar with each other, and the young female stenographer still kept her head down shyly.
Master Yuan was so hungry when he saw this, but he had to hold back his saliva and asked politely, "Miss Moman, are you an opera lover?"
"Yes." Miss Moman nodded and asked shyly, "Mr. Yuan, do you like opera too?"
"As for me..." Yuan Yan suddenly looked at the man's watery eyes, swallowed the words "I don't like it" and said, "Of course I like it..."
Miss Moman was a little excited when she heard this, and asked rapidly: "Mr. Yuan, whose works do you like best? Bizet, Bellini, Verdi, Puccini, Wagner, Offenbach..."
Well, Master Yuan had heard of the names of these opera composers from the 19th and early 20th centuries, and their representative works were not completely unfamiliar to him.
So he picked out the most familiar name among them: "Miss Moman, I like Wagner's works."
Well, this way he and the man with the mustache became kindred spirits.
You know what, the mustache has really good taste. Many German fans in later generations are attracted by the eagle emblem, flying saucer, swastika flag, moon base, SS uniform, "Triumph of the Will"... Hey, it seems that something strange has sneaked in.
In short, many people became fans of the Third Reich because of these things full of Nazi aesthetic elements.
"But..." Master Yuan, who didn't know much about this, took the initiative and said, "My favorite is still Chinese opera."
"Ah!" Miss Moman said in surprise, "You have opera in China, too?"
Yuan Yanshu was not angry, and explained with a smile: "Of course there is, Miss Moman. Let me tell you, we also have "Lady of the Camellias" in China.》..."
When he said this, something suddenly occurred to him. Yes, since we want to carry forward the traditional culture of Serbia, we should also find a way to promote Chinese opera.
Master Yuan was speaking happily when he heard an electric bell and the lights in front of him dimmed. This was the signal for the opera to begin.
He had no choice but to stop and start enjoying the freshly released "L'Amour des Trois Oranges" with everyone else.
"The Love of Three Oranges" is adapted from a fairy tale play written by Carlo Cocci, an 18th-century Italian playwright.
By the way, Turandot is also one of his works, and Puccini is currently composing an opera of the same name based on his version of Turandot.
This is an absurd comedy about a young and melancholy prince in a fictional country. In order to cure the prince's depression and make him smile, the king held a grand banquet. At the banquet, the witch's ugly behavior made the prince laugh. But the angry witch issued a vicious curse: if the prince's love for three oranges... yes, oranges, all failed, he would never be happy.
So the prince traveled thousands of miles and finally found oranges in the desert. Unfortunately, the princesses in the two oranges died of thirst in the desert one after another, and only the princess in the third orange was saved. On the way back, the prince encountered many difficulties. But with the help of the duck, fox hunter and the old grandfather, he defeated the witch and finally married the princess and got happiness...
He stole a glance at Miss Moman, who was absorbed in the reading, and thought, Isn't this my third orange? I wonder when I can get a dozen.
This content introduction was searched out by Yuan Yanshu from the Master Ball system. He himself did not understand it at all. He only knew that Ms. Mary Garden's singing skills were really great, and her figure was quite strong. She was indeed a famous soprano singer. Master Yuan, who was absent-minded, had some tinnitus when listening to it.
However, the audience in the theater, including the three people around him, were fascinated by the performance, watching attentively, and laughing.
Yuan Yan suddenly felt contempt at this scene. These country bumpkins were too much. They were so interested in watching such a childish children's play. If I were to "write" a few...
Yes, opera and musical are also dramas.
"Master Ball, please search for me..."
"Host, I understand."
Our Master Yuan took a look and searched for the materials, and was shocked to discover that this was actually a new world with great potential. There were so many classic works waiting for him to "write". Wouldn't it be a pity to let it go?
Although opera is high-brow and can be called highbrow, he knows that its future is bleak and there is really nothing to "write". But musicals are different. Although they are still lowbrow now, they will become more and more high-brow in the future and will have a larger audience.
The best part is, he could also be called the “Father of Modern Musical.”
The first truly modern musical was Show Boat, which premiered in 1927 and was set on a touring showboat on the Mississippi River.
On the opening night, Broadway audiences were stunned by this four-hour long work. They had no idea that “Musical” wasn’t just a song and dance comedy, but could actually be such a “drama”!
This is how the musicals we see a hundred years later came about.
Not to mention the small amount of money earned from this, just look at the reactions of the audience. As long as you can "write" a work that is close to the times, the $ and B coins will flow in like a ton.
But there was just one small problem. Yuan Yan had already returned all the musical notations to the art teacher.
"Master Ball, do you have any way to make me a musician immediately?"
"Host, with your current six-dimensional index, you can choose to become a bard when the career template is opened. In that way, you can become a musician in one go."
"Master Ball, when will the career template be released?"
"Host, the career template will be unlocked after your first system mission is completed."
"Master Ball, don't you think it's too slow? It's been nine (ten) months (ten thousand) and I still haven't got a job!"
"Host, do you think this matter can be blamed on this system?"
"Master Ball, who else can I blame if not you... Never mind, let's talk about this later."
Well, even if he could "write" classic operas and musicals, he couldn't say he wrote them. How could someone who didn't even know the simple musical notation write a classic opera? His tricks would be seen through at any time.
There is no other way, I have to think of a way...
“Pah pah pah pah pah pah pah pah…”
The enthusiastic applause that could wake up the dead and blow the roof off finally brought Yuan Yan back to her senses. It turned out that the curtain had fallen on "The Love of Three Oranges" and it was time for the actors to take their bows.
He had no choice but to stand up with everyone else and applaud the actors on the stage.
"Where do we go now?"
After the four of them left the Metropolitan Opera House in New York and got into Yuan Yanshu's special car, Miss Susie asked excitedly.
The Third Orange said with difficulty: "It's too late. I should go home."
Without waiting for Master Yuan to ask him to stay, Old Kennedy said nonchalantly, "Miss Moman, it's only ten o'clock now, it's not late at all. Let's go have a midnight snack first, and then go dancing . What do you think?"
"Let's do it this way. Xiaokang, drive." Yuan Yan immediately said.
"But……"
"No buts, Asher. Don't you like dancing too?" Miss Moman, who was still a good girl, wanted to say something but was stopped by her best friend, "Besides, your dance partner today is NY from NY!"
