Chapter 19 The Prologue
As night falls, it's time for the Gotham Library to close again.
The well-groomed blond girl left the library with a disappointed expression.
I still haven’t waited for that person today.
For a whole week, Harleen Quinzel would wait in the library for Sui Feng to show up, wanting to return her library card to him and thank him in person.
But Sui Feng, who used to come every day, never appeared again.
Sometimes Harleen wonders if she has met an angel disguised as a human and returned to heaven after helping her.
It's a pity that I couldn't say goodbye, but life still has to go on.
Harleen walked out of the library and walked towards the Imperial Theater.
A few days ago, she saw that the Imperial Theater had reopened and was recruiting dancers, so she plucked up the courage to go for an interview.
Harleen practiced gymnastics when she was in junior high school. The coach said that her physical fitness was very good and that with a little training she could reach the level of participating in the Olympic Games. However, the coach also hinted that if she wanted to get his recommendation, she would have to give her money.
Or sleep with you.
Harleen had no choice but to give up this path.
She didn't expect that after moving to Gotham, gymnastics that she had given up would still come in handy. During the interview, she only did a few moves and was hired.
After rehearsing seriously for several days, I finally have to perform today. Although I am only one of dozens of backup dancers, my salary is several times more than serving a plate.
Harleen spread her long legs and ran towards the Imperial Theater.
Although I ran as hard as I could, I still wasted too long in the library today, and I was almost late when I arrived at the theater.
Just as she was about to rush in, Harleen saw an expensive Rolls-Royce parked in front of the theater. Two rows of security guards quickly separated the passers-by and opened the car door respectfully.
The co-pilot got out of the car, a short and thin man with a slightly deformed right foot.
Harleen recognized him. He was the owner of the Imperial Theater. During the last interview, he was the one who nodded and agreed to join the theater.
What happened next shocked Harleen. She saw this man walk to the back seat of the car and open the door respectfully.
At this time, Harleen's familiar figure stepped out of the car.
"How could it be him!"
The person who has been waiting for a week in the Gotham Library but has not yet met will unexpectedly meet here.
Harleen couldn't help but stepped forward, but before she could get close, she was blocked by the bodyguards around her.
Surrounded by everyone, Sui Feng and Oswald walked into the theater together, but Sui Feng did not notice Harleen's presence.
Harleen never expected to meet again in a place like this. She had guessed that Sui Feng was from Gotham with a wealthy family, but she didn't expect that his status was higher than she imagined. Even the theater owner had to open the door for him in person.
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The gap in status between the two was so great that Harlin was a little scared and did not dare to say hello to Sui Feng again.
But remembering how touched she was when she received the gift that day, Harleen decided to say thank you to Sui Feng in person.
"Anyway, he knows Mr. Cobot, so there will always be a chance to meet."
Harleen was full of hope and happily walked towards the theater.
Soon we arrived backstage, and now there were only about ten minutes left before the performance. Harleen had to change into her costume as quickly as possible.
I didn't have time to put on makeup either, so I simply put on some foundation.
While she was busy, Harleen suddenly felt someone bump into her.
When I looked back, I saw a woman wearing heavy makeup.
Harleen recognized the other person. She was the star of the scene, a woman in her late thirties.
Harleen didn't even know her name, she just remembered that others called her Sister Blueberry.
Sister Blueberry bumped into Harleen and showed her a provocative smile: "You dare to be late for your first performance. Do you really think you can survive in the theater with this little face?"
Harleen knew very well why Sister Blueberry targeted her. It was because Harleen was too beautiful. She had experienced this kind of jealousy countless times since she was a child.
If it were in school, Harleen would pick up a baseball bat and give the other person a good beating. Only violence can fight bullying.
But not now, she needs this job.
Seeing Harleen lowering her head and not speaking, Sister Blueberry said proudly: "I advise you to just go out and sell yourself on the street instead of wasting time here in the theater. Anyway, you won't be able to stay long."
After saying this, Sister Blueberry twisted her waist and left.
Harleen could only clench her fists and imagine in her mind that she would hit Sister Blueberry on the head with a baseball bat. Reality taught Harleen to be patient. The other party was the heroine, and Harleen was just a backup dancer. If she quarreled with her, her own
The money is gone.
But Harleen quickly took a deep breath to calm down her emotions, and the performance was about to begin.
The Imperial Theater is a great place for musical performances and can accommodate up to five thousand spectators at the same time.
Those who are willing to watch this kind of stage play are generally Gotham's middle class or above, so the income from each stage play is very considerable, but at the same time, the requirements for stage plays are quite high. After all, there are not many entertainment projects in this era, so those who know the stage play
There are a lot of people there, and they are all experts, and they only know the details.
Sui Feng is a pure layman, in a private room, and is explained by the theater owner Oswald himself.
"Stage plays are affected by the stage, and it is difficult to interpret those grand narratives, so there are generally only three levels of stages, the upper, middle and lower stages. I spent some time on the redesign..."
Oswald proudly introduced everything about the theater to Sui Feng. This is his career and his achievement.
Although Oswald prefers Fish Mooney's Bar, a lot of thought was put into the Imperial Theater.
As Oswald continued to explain, the stage play officially began, with bright lights, gorgeous scenery, and exciting dances... Sui Feng couldn't understand, but he was greatly shocked.
Beauties were singing and dancing in half-revealing clothes. Sui Feng finally understood why ancient tyrants were tempted by beauty.
Oswald was very happy that Sui Feng liked this kind of performance and said quickly: "In order to reopen today, I found someone to rehearse a new play. The story of the low-level people's counterattack after being oppressed was adapted from my own experience.
, it’s just changed to a female protagonist, Mr. Sui, please give me some more valuable advice later.”
"If you invite me here today, it won't be as simple as watching a stage play, right?"
"Watching the theater is of course the first priority, but I also heard that Mr. Falco invited you to have dinner with me two days ago. I am curious about what you talked about."
When Sui Feng shocked Maroni on the dock, Oswald was still busy fighting for the ownership of the theater. When he came to his senses, he heard that a big shot named "Mr. Sui" had appeared in Gotham.
Even Falcone treated him like a guest.
Oswald was shocked. He had worked hard to build a small territory from a follower.
How come Sui Feng climbed to a higher position than him overnight?
Oswald was a little jealous, but admired him very much. No matter what methods Sui Feng used, Sui Feng's status in Gotham was now far higher than that of a theater owner.
So Oswald specially invited Sui Feng to watch the play. The first play after the theater reopened was very important and very symbolic. This was to show his goodwill to Sui Feng, and he also hoped to find out other news from Sui Feng.
Sui Feng explained casually: "Falcone is older and is more interested in health preservation. As you know, I know a little bit about Eastern Qigong, so I discussed related topics with him."
"Qigong? That's all?" Oswald seemed a little unconvinced.
"Other than these, what else can I do to make a big man like Falcone care?"
Oswald thought Sui Feng's words made sense, so he asked curiously: "Mr. Sui, I have found a Chinese teacher and am studying hard. When can I learn Qigong from you?"
"Oswald, you've worked really hard, but it's not easy to learn Chinese. Well... I'll wait and see when you can understand the original text of "The Art of War"."
"Sun Tzu's Art of War? Does this have anything to do with Qigong?"
"It doesn't matter much, but it will be very useful to you. Oswald, believe me, if you can read this book, you will become the king of Gotham sooner or later."
Seeing Sui Feng taking things so seriously, Oswald nodded and said, "Okay, I will read this book carefully."
The two were chatting when suddenly, there was a burst of exclamation.
On the stage, a girl with double ponytails wearing a golden dance costume stood on the third stage and jumped from the ten-meter high platform in a diving posture.
Chapter completed!