I really don't want to fight with gods

Chapter 445 I Want To Watch My Fairy Fight Again
In fact, all stage plays except operas are imported.

Nearly 100 years ago, he learned western drama from Citigroup, and then carried it forward in China and named it modern drama.

In order to distinguish it from traditional operas that rely on singing, reciting, playing and playing, and focus on the stylized expression of life.

Modern drama starts from extensively absorbing many genres of western modern drama, and gradually forms its own tradition.

There are only a few drama academies in the country that have drama performance majors, and the starting point is to serve the government.

So after the re-opening, many actors left to seek a better performance market and pursue better development.

In essence, they are disciples and grandchildren of the entire European and American performance system, of the same clan.

But definitely not like Jing Xiaoqiang.

It took me a year to get through HK and make a name for myself overseas, and now nearly two years, I actually received a contract invitation from the Metropolitan Opera House.

Lincoln Performance Center is a comprehensive name for an art temple, including an opera house, a concert hall, a ballet theater, an open-air art plaza, a conservatory, and a library.

To be honest, Jing Xiaoqiang decided to set up the Shanghai Music and Song and Dance Center, essentially learning from others.

And the Metropolitan Opera is notoriously fond of adapting old operas into modern productions.

But it's really rare to adapt a new play like "The Great Gatsby".

To be precise, it is a song and dance drama covering everything from bel canto to jazz and lyrical pop singing.

This is also within the performance category of the Metropolitan Opera House. Jing Xiaoqiang participated in the creation and then served as the main actor.

This signing is definitely the dream of everyone in dramaland.

No one questioned where the 20-year-old Dongfang boy was so magical.

Because only when you have seen a genius, you will know the huge gap between mortals and them.

And in Broadway, a super introverted place full of geniuses.

Anything is possible with top talent.

Even if the invention can spray spider silk or transform into a mech, it makes sense.

Everyone had eyes of reverence and blessing, only Michael panicked.

At this time, it seemed that the West City Theater was becoming smaller and smaller, so it could only become a bargaining chip for the strong.

No choice.

It's ridiculous that his father is still putting on airs.

Some people in the HK Cultural Center are also a little worried. This is our artistic director. If the Metropolitan Opera House wants to cut off the beard, don’t they all have to kneel down and call Dad.

But Jing Xiaoqiang asked for an extremely high price!

Just looking for a corner of the rehearsal hall alone, Jing Xiaoqiang is straightforward: "I participate in the creation, the copyright only needs 500%, and it must be completed within two years, no less than [-] performances per year, and the price is [-] million US dollars. Sign for five years..."

A series of technical terms made Jenny unbelievable, 500 million?
Twenty games?
$25 a game?
The revenue is only about 60 US dollars when the audience is full, so you can take nearly half of it?
What's more, the annual occupancy rate is less than half.

Jenny is very clear that the average daily box office revenue is only about 30 now!
This is too harsh.

But at this time, Jenny was not moving.

Because Jing Xiaoqiang proved that he is worth money.

I just didn't expect him to bid such a high price.

But Jing Xiaoqiang immediately explained the price with a smile: "I don't want the money. It is an honor in my life to be able to perform at the Metropolitan Opera House. The money is used to build a song and dance theater in Shanghai. The scale is similar to that of Lincoln Center. The total investment should be close to 3000 million U.S. dollars, HK Cultural Center donated 500 million Hong Kong dollars, and the [-] million U.S. dollars is donated directly to the Song and Dance Theater every year, laying a solid foundation for the Metropolitan Opera House to spread artistic values ​​in the Far East..."

Jenny must immediately be more optimistic about the pattern of this oriental boy.

She has seen a lot of geniuses at this age.

Either obsessed with skills and ignorant of the world, or greedy and just want to make money with their talents.

To be able to look at such a large field of vision at this time, at the age of 20, is really extraordinary.

She, who has always been thin and cold, smiled approvingly.

Jing Xiaoqiang has a lot of experience in coaxing female creatures: "The world is a huge global village, and Citigroup is the greatest open country in the world. It is a free country with sound laws and a beacon of democracy that attracts the best talents from all over the world. Here, but in the far east, shall we not have a beacon to spread the holy light of the lighthouse?"

Jenny must be deeply convinced now!

500 million US dollars is indeed a lot, but compared with the tens of thousands of members of the Metropolitan Opera House, the famous music foundation, and the shareholders of more famous business groups, it is nothing.

Since World War II, the Metropolitan Opera House has not considered such things as whether to make money for each performance.

It is to let the world's best artists come here to make a pilgrimage.

Do the best artistic performance regardless of cost, and have the best artistic atmosphere.

If you have money, you can engage in art unscrupulously.

This is the reason for the formation of Jing Xiaoqiang's values.

That's what he did in Shanghai.

Jenny didn't even need to ask for instructions and reports, and immediately made a decision: "Okay, 500 million US dollars a year, we will invest in the construction of the musical theater center for you during five years, before the new play is completed, now introduce "The Lion King" to the big theater." Performing at the Metropolitan Opera?"

The 500 million is indeed not a performance fee for Jing Xiaoqiang.

It is cultural export funds.

This is simply a wish for the Foundation.

In order to convey universal values, Citigroup has never been stingy in this regard.

The money spent on this in the 90s is hundreds of millions every year!

This has resulted in the concentration of outstanding talents from all over the world to Citigroup.

Another 30 to [-] years have passed, and there are still so many people who still have the spiritual yearning that they never forget.

The metropolis will definitely vote for this project.

Jing Xiaoqiang declined with a smile: "You can buy the copyright and perform by yourself, but I can't lead a team to perform, because the Westside Theater gave us the opportunity to land on Broadway, as a human being, we must remember the kindness of others, just like I will always remember you let us I went to the metropolis to open a singing dream come true."

He licked it so much that Jenny couldn't even feel comfortable.

He smiled very gratified: "Your maturity surprised me more than your talent, so let's announce it directly. This is also a chance for Xicheng Theater to shine."

Helping the weak is also one of the responsibilities of decent people.

Jing Xiaoqiang didn't look like he came from the wild east. No matter it was the spoken language full of rural accent, or the attitude of words and deeds, Jenny was very used to it.

It is dealing with the noble salaryman.

It is really better to hit the sun than to choose the day, and it is not as good as to surround the sun with so many people.

Because of the miraculous performance last night, there are already various legends, the full-range singing genius, Bowen's memorized song library, and the humorous and free-spirited mature typhoon.

It has attracted media from all sides and even fans to find outside the West City Theater today to watch.

As a result, just before the performance in the afternoon, the theater was opened so that the audience and the media could often participate in the press conference.

The theater with more than 800 people was packed quickly.

Watch Jing Xiaoqiang walk on stage between Jenny and Alex.

The two on the left and right still had to use microphones to solemnly and officially announce that Robert KING would sign with the Metropolitan Opera at a price of not less than US$500 million per year.

Cooperate to launch a new opera "The Great Gatsby" within two years, and there will be no less than [-] live performances every year...

Indeed, there was a bang, and the entire theater erupted in commotion.

92 is worth more money.

For comparison, Jordan, who just won his first NBA championship last year, has an annual salary of 325 million US dollars.

Robert KING actually relied on last night's performance to become famous and won a high salary of 500 million!
This news is absolutely explosive.

Lincoln Center and the Metropolitan Theater also love this show of deep pockets.

There is also a demonstration effect of buying horse bones with thousands of dollars.

Alex, in his 40s, proudly introduced the repertoire and difficulty of all performances last night like a big brother, and analyzed the advantages and characteristics of Robert KING from a professional perspective.

Then comes the rarest piece of creativity.

"The Lion King", a musical that has been on Broadway for nearly a week, is Robert KING's leading creation.

Then, the next adaptation of such an extraordinary work as "The Great Gatsby" will become a key project of the Metropolitan Opera House.

Jenny had even arranged for someone to contact the copyright owner of the novel while waiting for the press conference to confirm the purchase of the copyright for the opera adaptation.

She is looking forward to the brilliant future of the 20-year-old Robert KING at the Metropolitan Opera.

And will guarantee all-round cooperation with Robert to promote the art field.

Of course, the construction of the Shanghai Song and Dance Drama Center will not be mentioned at this kind of press conference.

That would distract from the gold content of Robert's own remuneration.

Instead, Jing Xiaoqiang is praised as a shining star of tomorrow, who will definitely become the existence of the top artist.

Wang Qian and the others were naturally very excited.

The reporters were also excited, and after all the news was released, they couldn't wait to start a question and answer session with Jing Xiaoqiang.

Robert, who speaks a familiar rural accent, really makes everyone feel like one of his own when he speaks: "You are now the most expensive young actor in history, will you become the greatest actor in history?"

There is a trap in this statement. According to the habits of oriental people, they are generally modest, but the atmosphere of Citigroup has to boast that they are awesome.

But the positioning is placed too high here, and it is always the most expensive and the greatest in history.

Once this formulation is accepted, Jing Xiaoqiang will be under tremendous pressure in the future, and will have to face fierce competition from all top actors.

It's just fighting the fire, deliberately causing the gods to fight.

Jing Xiaoqiang responded with a magnetic and slightly hoarse voice: "I am very sure that in future audience votes, I will surpass many famous seniors and become the best one..."

The audience immediately applauded, Citi liked this style, and Jenny and Alex also applauded him approvingly.

But the topic changed: "But any vote is based on the age of the voting crowd. Everyone has their own criteria for judging. When you propose the concept of being the greatest in history, it means that you have compared different eras vertically." It's not fair, in Chinese, it's called Guan Gong fighting Qin Qiong, a random comparison."

Instead, everyone's eyes lit up, this young man is really smart!

(End of this chapter)