The Martial Artist Turned Movie Mogul
Chapter 775 - 774. A batch excited inside!

Chapter 775: 774. A batch excited inside!

"Finally, I’ve escaped the sea of high school books, yet here I am, sitting in the audience for ’Thunderstorm’ again, all because of some mysterious surprise?"

"Hopefully, it’s both thrilling and delightful!"

"Eh? Bro, are you a fan of the uncle too?"

"Psht, I’m one of the oldest fans around, mate. Did you also get your ticket by stepping in dog poo luck?"

"..."

Yang Tiantian, sandwiched in the middle, instantly felt that this conversation had an interesting flavor!

"Ahem, so you’re all fans of my old... um, uncle?"

"Yo, little miss, you too? What a coincidence!"

"....." Indeed, it was a coincidence. Heaven knows how, at today’s play with 100 complimentary tickets sent out, she managed to bump into not one or two, but four fellow enthusiasts while in line!

To think, out of the 500 tickets for the entire play that had sold out, she had encountered so many with a one in five chance! Was today the day to try her luck with some scratch cards?

"Miss, do you have any idea what this surprise could actually be?"

Yang Tiantian grinned sheepishly, displaying an innocent look as she shook her head, "No clue~~"

I know, but I’m not telling.

"The uncle has kept it quite tight, huh! I asked around in the group, and even the admins don’t know!"

"That makes me even more curious, it feels like she’s holding back a big move."

"Indeed, if it weren’t for the word ’surprise,’ I wouldn’t have crossed half the continent to come to the Imperial Capital’s First Theater!"

A few fans exchanged words, each speculating what the surprise could be. Yang Tiantian, an outsider to their circle, listened for a while but didn’t hear a single credible guess.

Tsk tsk, such lackluster imagination—

No wonder my boss has you all running in circles.

***

Backstage at the theater, a dozen actors were fully dressed and ready to go.

With the performance approaching, everyone got into their costumes and stood before Teacher Yan to listen to the pre-show pep talk, with a few of the younger actors nervously drawing deep breaths.

"Xiao Shushu, how come you don’t seem nervous at all?"

"Emmmm~~~ I’ve performed this play over a dozen times now, but my heart still feels like it’s going to jump out every time I go on stage!"

Dressed in a Republic of China era student uniform, Tang Shu hesitated under the perplexed gazes of two young ladies and shook her head.

"I am... nervous?"

It’s just that it’s not obvious.

And it’s more comforting than anything.

The response drew from them a look that said, "So you are a normal person after all."

"It’s like this the first time you go on stage. Don’t put too much pressure on yourself, huh~~"

"Right, right. Last year when I first performed, I even messed up my lines. If it hadn’t been for Master Yan covering for me, the whole troupe would have probably collapsed on the spot."

Now being comforted, Tang Shu smiled and nodded.

"Thank you, I feel much better."

The next second, Boss Yan stood in front of Tang Shu with a solemn voice, "Shu Shu, don’t be nervous. Just treat this place like our Lotus Theater and if you forget your lines, just improvise. I’ve got your back!"

Tang Shu: "..."

I’m really not nervous, truly!

The two young ladies beside her: "..."

Truth be told, there’s a bit of favoritism here! When they first went on stage themselves, you didn’t talk like this!

Ying, ying, ying~~~ It seems those who are good-looking and talented do get preferential treatment—

As the clock struck 9 o’clock, a play named ’Youthful Ambition’ slowly raised its curtain.

And below the stage, the 100 lucky audience members, seated without any discernible pattern, had their heads filled with guesses about what the so-called surprise could be.

"So excited, I wonder what’s waiting for us later?"

"It can’t just be a plain old play, I bet a bag of spicy sticks on it!"

"Two packs! Uncle Yang never plays by the rules, even the bouncing theater manager can’t handle her—"

At this moment, Yang Tiantian, squeezed in the middle, felt a bit uneasy. She hadn’t expected that the seats to her left, right, and both front and back were occupied by those same Uncle Yang fans she had encountered in line!

emmmm~~~ How was she supposed to enjoy the play now?

She could only hope the screaming wouldn’t be too aggressive later.

"Ahem, it’s starting, shouldn’t you young gentlemen quiet down a bit?"

"Of course!"

"Definitely, we have incredibly high standards!"

However...

As the big red curtain slowly opened, revealing the faces of a dozen or so actors on stage.

"Hey, hey? Why do I feel like that particularly tall student girl looks familiar?"

"Holy shit! Isn’t that, that, that—Uncle Yang?!"

"Oh my god, so this is the surprise? I’m about to have a heart attack!"

"Uncle Yang actually invited us to watch her stage play???"

Yang Tiantian, who had been trying her best to keep silent, couldn’t hold back anymore, "This is Uncle Yang’s first stage play; she’s rehearsed a few times before, and the effect wasn’t too bad—"

What?

Her first stage play?

Doesn’t that mean it’s her first performance on stage?

"Ahhhh— I’m gonna die, this is too surprising. I need to let out three long howls to the sky, haha!"

"Shock! The surprise Uncle Yang gives to her fans is actually her own participation in a stage play, this moment of pampering fans is unbeatable!"

"Who else!"

"Back when we attended the fan meeting, a few managers huddled together but never got to see Uncle Yang’s performance. Who would have thought it would actually happen today!"

A hundred Uncle Yang fans from all corners of the country went wild!

"Oww oww— Uncle Yang is so beautiful, a true goddess of the Republic of China era!"

"Although I don’t know the story, it has successfully caught my attention!"

"I can handle this benefit, and a few more times would be even better!"

The fans scattered throughout the audience seats were collectively excited; if it weren’t for fear of disturbing the other spectators, they would have jumped on the spot.

Even so, their overly excited limbs still drew the attention of many neighboring viewers.

"Dude, what’s going on with you, why so excited?"

Shaking like Parkinson’s, you sure you’re okay?

"I, I, I... It’s my first time seeing a stage play, just got a little shaky hands emmmm~~~~"

"???"

What’s this?

Just watching a play and this excited? Wasn’t it said that the young people nowadays are tough, unafraid even if the apocalypse comes?

The seasoned fans nodded earnestly to add credibility to their words.

Most of the audience attending the play were intellectuals, so the fans felt they couldn’t let Uncle Yang down. If others found out they were this excited just because they saw their idol, the embarrassment would be too great.

The young man forcibly stilled his slightly trembling paws, adopting an enigmatic demeanor as he looked towards the stage, seeming quite genuine to the uninitiated.

But inside, he was thrilled beyond belief.

The stage play officially began.

As the story unfolded, the plotline of "Youthful Ambition" became clearer and clearer. Students of the Republic of China era daring to stand up when their country faced difficulties stirred the blood of all spectators.

"Well done, this is how our compatriots should be!"

"When the country is in peril, everyone is responsible!"

When Tang Shu, playing Lian Qingyi, first appeared before the audience, everyone was thrilled.