Chapter 768

"Sponsor?" John's words, blue Li keen to capture the key words, curious and puzzled, questions can not help blurting out.

There was a wry smile on John's face. "Yes, it's not easy to find a foundation willing to invest in new projects. However, there are still some art lovers who are willing to invest. " "The only thing I hope is that they respect art and don't interfere in the creative process," he said

Professional is professional, layman or senior enthusiast, they are not professionals, any form of finger pointing can bring a disaster. It's just like a football match. The fans are always pointing out how the club should arrange its troops and how to bring in new players. However, all this is just talk on paper, but it's not real. The same is true of artistic creation.

A moment's sigh was fleeting. John looked up at Langley. "Andre Hamilton, have you ever heard of the name? He is willing to invest and sponsor in his own name, which is really rare. "

An unexpected but reasonable answer. John cod is well-known in the west end of London. Andre knows that Langley is his disciple; But on the contrary, the background of lanli's family is little known, and the relationship between Andre and lanli is more secret.

The smile at the corner of his mouth pauses for a moment, then rises lightly. "You can talk to him and see if he chooses to sponsor this project for the sake of art or money." Instead of admitting or denying, he lightly took over the topic, "if it's the former, then he should give you enough creative freedom; If it's the latter, it's not a wise investment to choose a rearranged "miserable world."

In two simple words, John suddenly brightened up, put down the cup, clapped his hands, and his expression became clear, "that's good, that's what we'll do!" John adjusted his posture and said excitedly, "I want to make some adaptations of this tragic world."

Lan Li grinned at the head of his jaw, not surprised by such an answer.

"But it's not off track, it's back on track." John's words slightly aroused Langley's eyebrows and increased his interest. "In the west end version of London, for commercial reasons, they have reduced and deleted the original work, centering the whole story on Jean Valjean and reflecting the background of the times with their personal fate. It must be admitted that the adaptation of Cameron mackintosh is very successful, and the classical aria is so excellent that the whole world now thinks that "les miserables" is about Jean Valjean

Lan Li nodded in agreement.

John, who was immersed in his thoughts, was encouraged to go on talking. As a teacher, he was sometimes more excited than his students. His energy and enthusiasm never weakened“ But as we all know, the original novel is a story about the times, a magnificent chapter, and I hope to put the whole story on the stage completely. "

"Wow." Lan Li's exclamation came out involuntarily. After thinking about it, his eyes showed surprise and surprise, but then he began to get excited.

As John said, Victor Hugo's original work is magnificent and huge. It is a great work about the whole era. The novel is divided into five parts, Victor Hugo created this novel, according to two real events triggered inspiration, collecting information on brewing for 20 years; Only three years later, Hugo became involved in the political whirlpool and began to live in exile. This delay lasted another 12 years; Six hours before the publication of les miserables? This is a marathon! Even in the west end and Broadway, it's a feat!

"Of course, it includes rest time." John added with a smile, "six hours is too long. We still need to discuss the specific implementation. Now there are several schemes. One is the performance of the day, which is divided into afternoon and evening performances, with three hours in each part. After watching in the afternoon, we will have a dinner and continue in the evening; Another is divided into the first day and the second day, which are also two parts. "

"This is a serious challenge to the audience; It's even more so for actors. " Just thinking about it in his mind, Langley was already surprised.

If the performance is divided into two days, the pressure on the actors is relatively light. After all, there are 24 hours of adjustment time. But for the audience, it is a severe test. They sit in the theater for three hours for two consecutive days? Unless it's a crazy senior fan, it's really too hard to stick to it.

If it is a performance on the same day, it means that the spirit of the actors must be highly strained. The long performance of six hours in a whole day is a test of both spirit and physical strength; What's more, is such a performance performed every day or the next day? How long will the whole tour last? It's like a long march.

John did not hide his pride, gently leaning back to the chair, "it is because it is a challenge, so it is worth trying." John adjusted his posture and continued, "our idea is to present the original appearance of the whole era: religion, society, culture, economy, war, humanity, philosophy, justice, and of course, the most important: Revolution! Truly present the social outlook of France at that time through the eyes of Victor Hugo, and create an epic

"Of course, the core soul character is still Jean Valjean. Although the whole era is the leading role, the supporting role will be greatly increased, and the overall proportion will be slightly average. Jean Valjean is no longer the top priority of Macintosh's version; However, he still carries the weight of the whole story, and the thinking of fate, philosophy and faith is ultimately completed by Jean Valjean. " John said the exciting part and began to dance.

Langley could feel John's excitement, because even if he, as an audience, listened to it, and then depicted it in his mind, the magnificent blueprint had already made his blood boil“ From Jean Valjean to Jean Valjean. It's like Victor Hugo's original

"Yes John nodded heavily. "There are so many things we need to think about in order to complete the play. First of all, actors, excellent actors, each role is extremely important, even the smallest supporting role, may have a separate aria, absolutely not careless; Secondly, physical strength, strong physical strength and a six hour performance, no matter what form they are presented in, are absolutely severe challenges for the actors. We may need to prepare four sets of cast for a rainy day, but that's the problem... "

At this point, John stopped with a wry smile and did not go on. He picked up his cup and took a sip. The expression of sob and helplessness was enough to explain something.

Funds. In the current west end or Broadway, when the market is generally depressed, the production cost is greatly reduced, and now it is less than two-thirds or even less of the peak period. Generally speaking, a play has three sets of cast, the first set and the second set rotate to ensure the cast status; The third is the replacement, to prevent the actor from being sick or accidentally unable to play. But having more actors means higher costs.

Four cast? This is almost impossible in the current market environment.

In addition to the remuneration of actors, the expenses of rehearsal stage is also a big problem. A six hour play requires a lot of rehearsals, and each set of lineup is rehearsed in real life. The manpower, material resources and energy consumed are by no means easy, not to mention the rehearsal time is bound to be long.

There are many difficulties!