Arcane Age

Performing plays is definitely not a difficult task for Xi Wei, especially after he has mastered the emotional magic and can regulate his emotions as needed. Performing this play with Natalia and Charlotte was a really light-hearted, relaxing experience.

At the same time, other crews also started their own rehearsal process. Time was tight and everyone was racing against time.

"Our costumes have arrived!" A carriage loaded with heavy costumes and props appeared outside the small theater. All costumes were tailor-made.

Jude had already changed into a linen coat, but the simple clothes could not hide his handsomeness: "Sister, come on, put on your costume and try it on. This is specially designed by my wife!"

"My role only starts in the third act, so forget it?" Esmeralda shied away.

"President, please listen to the call of our hearts and put on costumes so that we can admire your heroic appearance!" A group of loyal dogs from the student union surrounded Esmeralda and prayed exaggeratedly. They are in this movie. In the film, he will play a supporting role and work part-time as a handyman.

Esmeralda couldn't resist, and because of her small expectations for this theatrical performance, she still obeyed everyone's wishes and went backstage to change costumes.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, other staff who were doing various preparations in the theater seemed a little listless and their work efficiency was very low. Even Jude was like this. He looked at the script in his hand casually, but his eyes kept drifting to the backstage. .

Finally, amidst everyone's expectations, Esmeralda came out dressed in a full dress. Her hair turned pure purple through a "dyeing" spell, like a blooming violet flower, mysterious. And noble.

She was wearing the traditional palace dress of the Holy Norman Empire, with golden tassels and a red and white robe. She looked like a real imperial princess, perfectly blending the cuteness of a girl and the nobility of a princess.

"Wow!" Almost all the eyes of the audience were instantly focused on her. Esmeralda was slightly startled, and then showed a confident smile. She was no longer the hunched-over girl waiting for death in a cold and damp hut. A girl, but the student council president of the entire Violet Academy, the idol in everyone’s eyes!

"It's so perfect, Mr. Chairman, as long as you appear on the stage, you will definitely captivate all the audiences!" Loyal Dog No. 1 offered his heartfelt praise.

"Our script adapted from Principal Seavey's novel, with the passionate performances of Jude and the President, will definitely win the championship in this drama competition!" Loyal Dog No. 2 is no exception.

"Okay, these are our advantages, but the final effect of the performance depends on everyone's efforts. I hope everyone will go all out and give the best performance!" Esmeralda's encouragement made everyone cheer up. Got the spirit.

At the same time, Faawe's crew, Princess Lucia's crew, Therese's crew, the Night Elf crew and other crews all started intense and orderly rehearsals. This was a competition and contest of honor, even if Not only for the final reward, everyone also wants to get a better ranking in the competition.

The fulfilling days always passed quickly. During this period, Yang had been running around in the waters near Violet Island to monitor the changes in the four elements. Although the entire script of Xi Wei and Natalya's "Love in the World" was as high as 20 There are four acts, but every performance goes smoothly. Those scenes that are complicated and require a lot of scenery are all handed over to Xi Wei's stunts. Although everyone has not seen the stunts, they still have full trust in Xi Wei.

Xi Wei handed over the stunt part to Zero. The only difficulty for Zero with this technique was to combine it with the magic of light and shadow.

The secret of the power of shadow is in the hands of thieves or stalkers, and in the hands of shadow trickster. Orthodox magicians still have a relatively shallow understanding of the power of shadow.

However, the use of shadow energy required for movie stunts is not too in-depth. Combined with the high technology of the 35th century AD that Zero has mastered, movie stunts can be easily added to it, turning the crew's performance into a gorgeous blockbuster. .

After finishing each scene, Xi Wei would complete the corresponding special effects. The dominance of the fourth issue of "Arcane" and the third issue of "Magic" was transferred to the French Royal Academy of Magic and Lannister as agreed, but Xi Wei Three arcane treatises and five novel and effective spells are still prepared.

After this issue of arcane magic is released, the arcane magic points of the arcanist will be accumulated once, and Xi Wei will also be directly promoted from the seven-star arcanist to the eight-star, becoming the one closest to the great arcanist.

Archbishop Solomon has inspected the entire Violet Island in the past few days and conducted in-depth research on the collection of books in the Violet Library. If the turbulent times were not about to come, Xi Wei would still have the heart to arrange for him to go to the major countries in the Orient continent. Take a look around.

Soon, under the auspices of Mrs. Winschel, a preliminary selection was held for all theater groups interested in participating in the Violet Drama Competition. Each theater group only needed to perform the first three acts.

This primary election was also held in the grand theater transformed from the Violet Arena, because there were too many curious Violet students who wanted to take a sneak peek. Their classmates and friends might be in a certain crew. This competition affected It has touched the hearts of too many people.

The performances in the preliminary round lasted for a whole day, from early morning to late at night. Those small crews that were poorly prepared, performed stiffly, and had poor scripts were eliminated, while the several crews that were well prepared received warm applause from thousands of spectators at the scene.

Of the thirty-five crews that signed up, only sixteen crews passed the preliminary rounds and advanced to the finals three days later. The elimination rate was over half.

Although the crew of Jude, Therese and others only performed the first three acts at a glance, due to their excellent scripts and wonderful performances, they received praise from many people and soon became the stars of this Violet Drama Competition. The favorite to win the championship.

On the Violet Forum, there are countless discussion posts about this drama contest. Many contestants in the photography contest also participated in the drama contest and posted photos of their costumes on the forum, which attracted a lot of attention.

In particular, Esmeralda's Princess Nicole costume has received the most likes and attention. This photo secretly taken by a loyal dog perfectly captured Esmeralda's thrilling look under the morning sun. The beauty.

Although the voting for the photo contest has not yet opened, many people are already planning to vote for the beautiful student council president.

Amidst the noise, the last three days passed by in a blink of an eye, and the main competition of the Violet Drama Competition finally kicked off at the Grand Theater. Until now, the crew of Xi Wei's performance of "Love in the World" had been kept confidential.

On the day of the main game, the theater was buzzing with people. Almost all students from the entire college came here, and even a large number of residents of Nanhai Town. They were all attracted by this entertainment festival.

The theater was bustling with people, a huge red curtain was drawn on the main stage, and Therese's crew, the first group to perform, was already preparing backstage.

Nightingale was wearing a handsome knight's uniform. The role she played was Therese's former fiancée, Jacqueline, who was quite talented in the way of knights. Her original brown hair was also transformed into With pure golden hair and wearing light armor, he looks very heroic.

It's just that Nightingale's role is not that likable. She plays a cold goddess who is in love with the male protagonist Therese from the beginning to finally being disgusted. The real heroine of this drama is Xiao Maid Tracey.

Soon, as Mrs. Winschel appeared on the main stage, the entire theater slowly became quiet.

"Everyone, the first Violet Drama Competition has officially kicked off. We invite the first group of performers to present "Magic Enlightenment" to everyone!"

Amid uniform and warm applause, Therese, dressed in a noble robe and a dandy's attire, appeared on stage. The red curtain finally opened, and the Violet Drama Competition officially began!

With the cooperation of several extras, Therese showed off his power and arrogance, and flirted with the girl by the way, showing a very classic image of an aristocratic libertine.

At this moment, the old Viscount Vincent appeared on the stage. As a special guest, he also joined Therese's crew, playing himself, acting in his true colors, scolding him severely, and finally decided to send him to the royal palace. Therese's fiancée has been studying there for two years at Legrand Knight Academy in Beijing.

In the first five acts, Therese brought his former appearance to life, and his fiancée Jacqueline, played by Nightingale, changed from an initial welcome to a final disregard for his arrival. The end of the fifth act ended with Therese was drinking alcohol with a few friends. The little maid Tracey hid behind the door and watched them finish with a worried look on her face.

Therese's crew has rehearsed many times, and many people have watched their rehearsals. They are no strangers to the plot of this script. It is said that it was adapted from Therese's own experience before coming to Violet Island, which can be said to be very representative.

Most of the students at Violet Academy were attracted by Xi Wei's three magical enlightenment books and discovered their own magical talents, thus embarking on this path. They watched the performances on the stage and watched Therese's decadence and enthusiasm. There is no hope for the future, and many people feel a strong resonance in their hearts.

Starting from the sixth act, the plot suddenly became high-spirited. Therese wandered the winter streets and found the book "How the Magician Was Made" by chance in a bookstore, and then began to follow the instructions of "How the Magician Was Made". "Meditation and the Heart Lake" and "Teaching You to Become a Magic Apprentice in One Month" describe the beginning of magic practice. The hearts of all the audience followed the performance on the stage. When Therese's palm bloomed, the first " When the "Lighting Technique" was shining brightly, the whole audience cheered like thunder, and everyone applauded desperately!

The same goes for Xi Wei, who is sitting in the first row of the auditorium. Although the set of this play is a bit simple, the emotions are sincere, full of conflict and drama. In terms of performance, several actors who played their true colors have done their best. Good performance, remarkable.

In the last tenth act, the whole play reaches its climax, when Therese defeats the provocateurs inside the Knights Academy, and finally rushes out of the small courtyard on a white horse with the little maid Tracy, coming to When we reach the vast world, the drama finally comes to an end at its climax.

The applause lasted for a long time. All the cast and crew walked up to the stage and held hands to bid farewell. Feeling this honor, the hard work for half a month suddenly became so worthwhile, and the hard sweat turned into sweet honey.

This Violet Drama Competition has introduced an instant scoring system. Each audience can use the Violet emblem to enter the newly added drama competition section of the Violet Forum and rate each drama from 1 to 10 points.

When Mrs. Winschel announced that the voting had begun, almost instantly, thousands of people cast their votes, and the real-time rating of the drama "Magic Enlightenment" directly reached 9.3 points!

In other words, a large portion of the audience gave this drama a perfect 10, and others also gave it rave reviews!

Therese, Nightingale, Tracy and others took their bows, leaving the stage to the next crew.

Since then, the number of votes has continued to increase, and the overall score has also slowly declined, because the people who gave the first evaluation are the most popular viewers. However, even so, when the number of votes exceeded 3,000 people, the overall score of "Magic Enlightenment" It has also stabilized at around 8.6 points.

"Huh!" Nightingale took a long breath: "Not bad, this rating is very high! We are not professional actors, and such a high final rating is entirely due to our excellent script, coupled with the improvement of acting skills by the authentic performances. , I think the final result should be in the top eight, or even the top three."

"Thank you very much, Miss Nightingale. If it weren't for your suggestion and strong support, I'm afraid my crew would have been eliminated in the primary election!" Therese said sincerely.

"Then treat me to a meal!" Miss Nightingale responded softly.

"No problem, this is a must!" Therese and others took off their costumes, found their seats in the audience, and began to enjoy the performances of others.

Because Therese's "Magic Enlightenment" drama created a craze from the beginning and raised everyone's expectations, so that the subsequent three dramas were a bit tepid. Although there was constant applause and laughter, the final three dramas None of the dramas scored more than eight points, and the number of voters was relatively small.

"Next, we invite the fifth group of performers to come on stage. The play they will perform is "Fat Life"!" Following the announcer's words, the two most famous fat men of Violet Academy, lecturer Fa Awe and idiot Tom, came on the stage together. The stage!

The two were wearing white shirts and black tuxedos, but their round bellies made the custom-made white shirts round. They had the same fat heads and big ears, and the same narrow eyes. They looked like two naive bears, even though they were both cute. No one said a word, and the whole audience burst into laughter, accompanied by several sharp whistles.