Walking on the steps of the Grand Theater, there were many people around, all of whom seemed to be here to watch the show. Dulin asked curiously, "Why don't they perform in more developed places in the south? Here in the west." You shouldn’t make much money, right?”
Du Lin knew a lot about many things, but he didn't know enough about the inside story of the "entertainment industry". Whether it was the big boss in his dream or himself, he felt that there was nothing in the entertainment industry that required his deliberate attention. The place. Many people use fame and fortune circle to describe the entertainment industry and the society here. People think that this place is glamorous, rich and luxurious, and everything is so beautiful. But in fact, for the real big shots, the so-called fame and fortune circle, or the entertainment circle, is at best an adult products vending machine.
name? profit
That's just a vulgar joke. Regardless of social status, wealth, popularity, or influence, actors can never compare to real big capitalists. That's just a kindergarten!
Compared to Dulin's "ignorance" in this regard, Henry obviously knows much more. He is more like a child from a wealthy family in the traditional sense, focusing more on how to eat, drink and have fun better. From the moment he was born, apart from worrying about his IQ, he did not need to worry about any livelihood matters. Even if his IQ was not up to standard, he still had a career in the West today. Many people feel that it is unbalanced and unfair, but these people ignore themselves, or that everyone is a product of unfairness.
Two hundred million brothers and sisters participated in a marathon together. Why can you alone win? Why should those brothers and sisters who are only one step slower than you sink into the endless abyss and never see the sun again? This may be unfair, but it is the greatest fairness. As we indirectly brought 200 million brothers and sisters into this world, from the moment we were born, it meant that we had an extraordinary life and came into this world full of competition. In this world, what we have to do is to fight fiercely.
"Because the money in the West is no less than other places!" Henry explained to Dulin as he walked. "In order to allow citizens to enjoy higher-quality entertainment content, the City Hall exempted the Quinn Opera Company from renting songs. They don't have any cost for the theater except for the fare. One ticket is fifteen yuan. There are 800 seats in the Verrier Opera House, and one performance is twelve thousand yuan. They will be here. Six performances in three consecutive days, that’s 72,000 yuan.”
"If you think an actor has performed well, you can send them a flower basket or something else, or even bid to invite them to dinner. I don't know how much this income will be, but it will definitely not be too little. It is tens of thousands of dollars!" It’s no different from performing in other places, maybe even because the rich people in the west gather together, their incomes will be higher!”
After so much turmoil in the West, many institutional rules have unknowingly changed. For example, more mine owners are now willing to live in the city. The destructive power caused by the Freedom Front when it still existed continues to this day. . The massacre of three mining areas has caused a great psychological shadow to the mine owners. Compared with safer and more reliable cities, they are no longer willing to live in the mining areas. Moreover, there are no slaves anymore, and the number of mine protection teams is also reduced. A lot of cuts have been made, everything is on track, and there is no need for them to do anything else to stabilize their authority in the mining area.
Most mine owners choose to live in more developed cities, such as Vanlier, which is not only the capital of a state, but also one of the most developed cities in the west. Memnon has brought positive changes to the west in recent years. At least he has put a lot of effort into urban construction, allowing some cities to gradually stand out from the twenty-two cities, and with these outstanding cities As the core, economic circles have been created.
In Vanlier, there are dozens or even more mine owners and tycoons from all walks of life. This is definitely not a poor city, and it has quite terrifying consumption power.
After checking the tickets, the two entered the Grand Theater, found their seats and sat down. Just before the performance was about to start, the lights in the entire theater were turned off, and the huge space became dark for a moment. Dulin also heard someone shouting. exclaimed in fear. Before the official start of the performance, the light is usually dimmed in order to highlight the effect of the stage and the actors on the stage. There are not many people who completely turn off the light like this, but it cannot be said that there are none.
In a cave, there is also a poor guy in the dark, her name is Catalina.
She was imprisoned in a water prison. Water prison is a very scary place. In the past many years, many warriors could not suppress the fear deep in their hearts when they heard the word water prison. They even chose to commit suicide rather than be locked in a water prison. inside. Water prisons are different from other places of detention in that prisoners spend almost all of their time soaking in water. The prisoner will be put into a large cage, and then the cage is sunk into the water, leaving only a small space for people to float their heads on the water, and some are further down, so people can only look up. Face breathing.
There is no chance to rest at all in such a place, because once a person enters a resting state, he will sink and be awakened by choking. They must hold on to the top of the cage at all times to ensure that they can breathe air. If they do this, they will never be able to rest. At the same time, if their bodies are soaked in water for too long, a series of special conditions will occur, such as edema and skin irritation. Festering will begin to occur, and then the sudden death rate will begin to increase. In a few days, it will completely float, and then slowly become smelly.
Catalina had been imprisoned for three days, and her body was in the same condition. She took off all her clothes and soaked her naked body in the water. Perhaps many people think this should be an eye-catching scene, but in fact it is very terrifying. Her body had begun to swell, and those clothes that did not swell with her body suddenly turned into sharp weapons. If she did not take them off, they would tear her body into pieces, accelerating her death process. In addition, dark purple scars have appeared in some places. Within two or three days at most, the skin and muscle tissue here will begin to rot and deteriorate, and then within three to five days she will become a floating corpse.
She didn't consider that the people of the Earth God Cult only threw her here without interrogating her. She was also very scared at this time. No one can face death calmly, not even saints.
She tied her long hair to the iron pin at the top of the cage to prevent herself from sinking, and had a chance to rest. Every day, someone would throw some vegetables, leaves and fruits down from the skylight, and sometimes meat, but those meats All sank. Now, she felt that she might not be able to bear it anymore. She was wondering why these people didn't interrogate her yet. Did they really drown her here without asking anything
Katarina's question is also something that the elders in the Earth God Sect are hesitating about. They have figured out Katarina's identity and arrested her, but the question now is whether to interrogate her or not, and what to do after the interrogation. Kill her, keep her in jail, or let her go. These questions have been interfering with the progress of the trial because no one knows how to decide.
Killing her will anger the Military Intelligence Agency, and those people will definitely bite them crazily. Even if they have completed the transformation, they will continue to stare at them and bite them to death. If you don't kill her, raising her will be a problem. This kind of intelligence officer who has been trained as an agent has very strong personal abilities. To be honest, no one in the Earth God Cult thinks that they will be able to lock Katrina firmly in a certain place. in the cell, so now she is temporarily thrown into the water prison.
The most critical problem is that they have nothing to ask and don't know what to do with this woman. This is the problem, so they pretend not to know about it for the time being.
Catalina, whose life red light was already on, roared loudly during dinner. She kept repeating the fact that she was about to die. The person in charge of feeding quickly reported the news to the Presbyterian Council. Several elders on duty here discussed and decided to transfer Catalina to an ordinary cell and imprison her. It is said to be an ordinary cell, but it is actually a smaller room carved out of the inner wall of the cave, and an iron door is added to form a cell.
Half an hour after Catalina called for help, the cage was slowly lifted up. This made Catalina breathe a sigh of relief. She untied her hair from the iron cage and was gradually lifted out of the water. Normally, people would feel cold when they get out of the water after staying in the water for a while, but she didn't feel it at all. The swollen body has cut off the feedback of the epidermis to external information, which is not a good sign.
Soon a group of people wearing religious robes came to her side. After a few glances, a believer who must be a woman squatted down. She took out some oil and smeared it on the surface of Catalina's skin, "In the next few days, You may be in pain, but that's a good thing. If you still don't feel pain, we can't save you." Catalina understood what she meant. Necrotic tissue would not transmit signals, and neither could she. I can only pray that the goddess of luck will favor me.
Catalina was soon sent to the cell, and they threw a loose robe to her. No man could be interested in this "beautiful thing", especially when he saw the pink spots on her thighs. The liquid dripped down, making it even more unappetizing.
The situation here is really bad, much worse than Catalina imagined. After she came out of the water prison, she started to have a fever and fell into a coma. Now she can only hope for that bastard Henry and Du Lin. Bastard, he can promptly remind the Military Intelligence Department of the encounters he may encounter.
(End of chapter)