After a moment.
Chen Lun walked out of Hoyle's office.
He held a contract in his hand, which stated the rights and obligations of both parties. However, for the circus, it was extremely loose and free. Except for performing on stage once a week, they could even not come to the theater all day. However, Hoyle still offered a weekly salary of 100 gold pounds and a 20% commission on the profit on the day of the performance.
That's a very high salary.
After all, the weekly salary of a general performance troupe is only eight to twelve gold pounds, and this money needs to be handed over to the troupe leader to be distributed among the performers. When it is evenly distributed, the money each person can get is actually not much.
Hoyle was very generous. It could even be said that he placed all of his few remaining chips on the young man in the black hat whom he had just met.
In addition to paying salaries, he also promised in the contract that he would spare no effort to warm up, publicize and build momentum for the performance, striving to make the "City Garden" Theater shine again.
Hoyle had already made up his mind, and even if Jack was a liar, he was willing to admit defeat.
"Mr. Jack, I will escort you out personally."
Hoyle followed out with a smile on his face, closed the office door with his backhand and said.
"You're the proprietor of the theatre, Mr Hoyle."
Chen Lun made a joke.
“It’s so enthusiastic that other performance groups are jealous.”
He said, pointing to the corridor across from the office.
There were some actors dressed up and ready to perform, including three deformed dwarfs, a pair of hot young twin girls, and Mr. Covey who had just taken a shower and changed his clothes.
Kewei, with a mustache, was saying something to the others with a ferocious look on his face, and the others all showed a bit of "common hatred against a common enemy" on their faces.
Noticing the gazes of Chen Lun and Hoyle, the troupe members restrained themselves a little, but still couldn't help complaining in a low voice.
"I'm sorry, Mr. Jack, I may have caused you trouble. I will explain it to them later..."
Hoyle showed a hint of embarrassment.
He is a nostalgic person. Although the level of these performance teams is average, they have been with the "City Garden" Theater for a long time, so it is not difficult to blame them.
Chen Lun smiled and said nothing.
The two of them said goodbye at the theater entrance.
Hoyle assured him solemnly that he would warm up for the performance within the next week, and hoped that Chen Lun would be able to lead the "Jack Circus" to give his best on the stage and make a success of the theater.
"Don't worry, Mr. Hoyle."
Chen Lun put the black hat back on his head and gave a polite smile.
"No need to send me off. I'll call a cab on the roadside to go back."
After saying that, he strode away.
Even without looking back, Chen Lun could feel Hoyle's gaze on him, and the complex emotions of excitement and uneasiness contained in his eyes.
The smile on Chen Lun's face became somewhat playful.
In fact, he could clearly see that Hoyle was extremely sincere, which could be seen from the contract alone.
In this regard, since the goal of finding a public identity for the team has been achieved, he will not hesitate to help this young man.
"It's just that those other performance groups seem to be very hostile to me..."
He chuckled twice and shook his head.
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After Chen Lun left.
Inside the City Garden Theatre.
On the corridor on the second floor, the troupe members were still gathering, and their numbers were increasing. From a distance, one could hear Kewei's exasperated voice, as well as several shrill, childish responses.
"Since that guy came, Hoyle seems to have changed. If this continues, we will have no food to eat!"
Kewei said in a deep voice.
"Yes!"
“That’s right!”
"That's it!"
Three dwarfs shouted nearby.
"Besides, that guy is very narrow-minded and he fooled me...If we don't unite, we will all end up in the same bad situation!"
"Yes!"
“That’s right!”
"That's it!"
The three dwarfs were filled with righteous indignation, and their already deformed facial features were squeezed together in a comical way.
"Can he really tell the birds flying by to dance? Oh come on, Kewei, that's too good to be true!"
A girl with a brown afro had a look of disdain on her face and was playing with a whip in her hand.
This is the younger sister of the beast taming sisters, named Deidre Selena.
Her sister Delia Selina smoked a lady's cigarette and said with a laugh:
"Why don't you say something more exaggerated, like... he can tame a dragon and scare you to the point of peeing your pants? Oh, Kewei, is that why you rushed to the bathroom in a hurry?"
My sister blew out a smoke ring and rolled her eyes.
"Deidre and I have been in this business for more than ten years, but we have never heard of such a trainer."
"Damn it! Delia, why are you always focusing on that guy's performance? I'm saying we're about to be finished!"
Veins popped out on Kewei's forehead, and he suppressed his anger and said:
"Yes, yes! He is so amazing! The shit on me was caused by the stupid birds that he directed to poop in the sky... And he can also do magic tricks, and he made dozens or even hundreds of pigeons appear from my hat! But none of this is important, what's important is..."
He took a deep breath.
"I was eavesdropping at the office door just now. Guess what I heard?"
Others watched him silently, and even the door to the side opened, and four or five young girls in uniform white long dresses walked out. These girls were also from the performance troupe of the "City Garden" Grand Theater, responsible for the chorus and the opera narration.
"One hundred gold pounds! Weekly salary! And all the resources of the theater will be tilted towards that guy's performance troupe!"
Kewei said loudly.
"All of us combined don't make as much as that guy! He's a newcomer, why should he take up our resources... If this continues, we'll all be kicked out of the theater!"
"Yes!"
“That’s right!”
"That's it!"
The three dwarfs shrieked in agreement.
Even Sister Selina couldn't help but frown.
If what Covey said is true, they may really be in danger of losing their jobs.
Even though Kewei's words were a bit exaggerated, everyone present couldn't help but feel worried and anxious after hearing the news. Now the theaters in Peacock City are saturated. If I lose this job, small theaters can't afford it, and big theaters look down on me... I really don't know where to go.
Everyone seemed to see a bleak future.
"Kewei, what do you think we should do?"
Delia said in a deep voice.
"Of course, we're going to ruin that guy's plan! On the day of the performance, we just need to make some minor changes to the props and the stage..."
Kewei sneered.
The others immediately understood.
"Mr. Covey, isn't this a bad idea?"
A girl from the choir frowned and said hesitantly.
"What's wrong with that? Don't regret it when you're hungry!"
Kewei glanced at the girl with a look of disappointment.
“Emma.”
Next to the girl, a slightly older woman pulled her and protected her behind her.
Then the older woman in the white dress said to Kewei:
"We won't get involved in this matter, but please rest assured that we won't tell anyone about it..."
She said this, pulling a few choir members around her and turning to leave.
"A few stinky women, they just pretend to be good people all day long!"
Kewei kept cursing, and the dwarf next to him echoed him.
"It's better to leave, so as not to ruin our plans!"
Then, a group of people began to plan in a low voice.
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After Chen Lun returned to the winery.
He saw that Connie was organizing the servants to clean up the dead branches in the plantation, and seemed to be planning to plant the grape seedlings, which was the task Chen Lun had assigned her before.
It was late autumn, which was very suitable for the growth of local grapes. When the grapes matured in three months, Chen Lun would use them as raw materials for brewing extraordinary wine.
On the other side, there were a few unfamiliar faces working in a corner of the manor. They were probably the masons and carpenters that Connie had hired later. Floy was watching from the side, apparently preparing to plant some flowers and plants.
Chen Lun stopped for a moment and smiled slightly.
"Everyone has adapted to the new environment, it's pretty good..."
He turned around and went back to the main villa.
As soon as I entered, I saw Golov, Patton and Morey drinking and chatting in the living room on the right.
"Mr. Commander."
When they saw Chen Lun, they quickly stood up, took off their hats and greeted him.
"You guys go ahead ."
Chen Lun smiled at them and said.
"By the way, where are Noah and Maggie?"
Golov said that Noah had just gone out , and it seemed that he had received a mysterious case commission from the Silver Dragon Chamber of Commerce. Maggie was doing her experiment upstairs and didn't even come down to eat breakfast.
Chen Lun nodded and went upstairs, intending to return to the room to see how the players were doing in the wonderland.
Just when he was halfway up the stairs, he suddenly sensed a strange and extraordinary wave coming from upstairs, and he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows.
'Promoted?'
Chen Lun took a step forward and instantly appeared at the door of Maggie's laboratory.
Knock knock...
He raised his hand and knocked on the door.
A few seconds later.
The door opened from the inside, and Maggie stuck her head out with messy hair, her face filled with excitement.
"Ha...it's you, Captain. Hehe, I succeeded!"
She opened the door completely and said happily.
"It seems that the ceremony that the teacher and I worked together to arrange has been completed. I have just taken the 'plague reagent' and I have been successfully promoted to [Plague Doctor]!"
"Um?"
Chen Lun was a little confused.
Maggie then explained that Akbin had been preparing for the ceremony to advance to [Sequence 5 - Disaster Master], and Maggie's joining helped him speed up the process.
At the same time, Akbin was also teaching her knowledge in the process, so Maggie learned and practiced at the same time, and simply added her own rituals to Akbin's rituals.
It’s all connected.
So when everything is done, it means that both people meet the conditions for promotion.
Just now, Maggie felt the completion of the ceremony, so she took the "disease reagent" she had prepared long ago. Sure enough, the high concentration of plague contained in the potion successfully took root in her body, and she was successfully promoted.
"So, Akbin was also successful?"
Chen Lun asked.
"Yes, Captain!"
The smile on Maggie's face never stopped.
"Now I feel great and have acquired several new abilities!"
According to her, the Plague Doctor not only possesses strong resistance to diseases, toxins and mystical powers, but also has the power to manipulate the plague.
In addition, Akbin also taught her some "exclusive secrets", such as sick dog breeding, disease bombs, life cores and many new reagent formulas.
"Congratulations, Maggie, you're one step closer to your dream."
Chen Lun said with a smile.
With Maggie's promotion, all the core members of Jack Circus have reached the middle level. This is a major improvement in the overall strength of the team, especially for Maggie, who is a "logistics staff". She can now prepare more and stronger extraordinary reagents for everyone.
"Hey, thank you, Captain."
Maggie was delighted and did not try to hide her happiness.
"This is something worth celebrating. Let's have a good meal tonight... By the way, I will tell you about the next arrangements."
"Okay, Captain."