Brother Dao Took the Entertainment Industry by Storm, Fans Beg Me Not to Kill Anymore-Chapter 404: Stage Play "Twelve Mirrors", The Ticket Controversy
The stage play is called "Twelve Mirrors". It tells the story of a detective who arrives in a hurry on a night of heavy snowfall, stays at a manor, and investigates a murder case from many years ago.
This script is adapted from a foreign detective novel called "Twelve Sins", and this original work is considered a relatively famous piece. It was the first detective novel to actively deceive readers from a first-person perspective.
At that time, most detective novels used a first-person perspective to create a sense of immersion. This "self" in the first-person perspective usually occupied the role of the protagonist or an important supporting character, and for readers, it was an absolutely trustworthy presence.
However, "Twelve Sins" was not like that. The "I" in the first-person perspective was both the detective of the story and the killer in the story. Much of what he saw and the information he passed on to the readers was wrong. The plot was filled with significant foreshadowing, and it wasn't until the very end when the whole truth was revealed that readers realized they had been deceived from the start.
Readers in that era were more straightforward, mostly reading serialized magazines. "Twelve Sins" had too many characters, making it difficult to connect the dots. So, it wasn't until the author's other works became hugely popular and the series of books were published one after another that this relatively obscure work became known to more people and was subsequently studied and imitated.
It was also at this time that everyone realized that even "I" could be a liar.
Thus, starting with "Twelve Sins", a wider variety of "first-person perspective deception" works gradually emerged, even influencing film. A certain famous director applied this clever idea to a film's perspective, resulting in a plot twist that made people applaud in admiration.
However, no matter what, regardless of how much time has passed, this work remains a classic that many people love to reference and adapt.
"Twelve Mirrors" is one of the many stage play scripts adapted from secondary creations. However, compared to others that focus on narrative, it is more stream-of-consciousness, leaning towards stage performance and character portrayal, highlighting character settings and traits more prominently.
To put it bluntly, this stage play emphasizes the actor's ability to showcase their performance, such as their interpretation and understanding of the role, how they control the stage, and how they immerse the audience, making them feel involved. The story itself is rather fragmented, with the focus not placed on investigating the case or the plot progression.
Because of this, it is a work rarely replicated both domestically and internationally, as the requirements for stage design and actors are simply too high, and not everyone can meet these demands.
Of course, if you want to humiliate yourself, then be my guest.
After reading this script, Xiao He genuinely felt a headache coming on.
Sister Liu truly didn't act often, but when she did, it was earth-shattering. She directly picked out a script of hellish difficulty for him.
Just thinking about having to perform the entire work on stage, under the gaze of many people, in one go without any NG takes, made Xiao He feel like backing out.
However, the arrow was already on the bowstring, and there was no turning back.
The birthday party was imminent. He had to practice hard, striving to present this stage play in the best possible condition.
The previous singing stages were performances of him, an actor, crossing over into the idol sphere. No matter how many mistakes he made, it wouldn't jeopardize his reputation. At most, people would just be a bit jealous. But acting was his original profession. If he messed up, it would be nothing but judgmental voices.
Xiao He knew very well how much of a target he was right now. Many people were secretly watching him, ready to stab him in the back at any moment.
Especially after what happened recently...
A little over half a month ago.
The news of Xiao He's birthday party spread within and outside the industry circle, sparking considerable discussion.
Due to the actions of predecessors, later generations suffered. Nowadays, many people don't have a good impression of birthday parties.
—Money-grabbing, leeks, perfunctory... these were the most common keyword labels.
The sight of celebrities rushing to make money as soon as they become popular made many fans feel disgusted and defensive.
Almost the moment the news leaked, many sarcastic, insinuating voices appeared.
[I thought Xiao He had his own independent company, held decision-making power, and wouldn't come out to grab money. I didn't expect... tsk tsk.]
[Small companies grabbing money are even more reckless, okay?]
[Tsk tsk, this timing is quite tricky, huh? Specifically scheduled right after the Spring Festival. What's the deal? Waiting for the leeks to get their New Year's money before immediately starting the harvest? Interesting.]
[Yo, this timing is great. Just when the leeks are flourishing, harvesting them won't hurt.]
[No matter what, I will go to the venue. This is Brother Xiao's first birthday party. I must attend.]
[Look, here come the leeks.]
[Does your family know you're not going home for the Spring Festival just to go see a man?]
[? At it again? How much money have you spent on your family?]
[I'm dying of laughter. You're even saying he deliberately chose the time after the Spring Festival to harvest leeks. Are you suggesting that over twenty years ago, Brother Xiao specifically chose to be born at this time just so he could harvest us fans? That's quite foresight.]
[Hahaha, some of you haters are just too funny.]
The discussion around this matter was intense, but most of it was confined to discussions within fan communities and didn't spread outside the circle. Xiao He's side also didn't offer an explanation immediately.
Because they knew that explaining at this time was useless. Actions speak louder than words.
Soon after, the news of Xiao He's birthday party was officially announced on social platforms. It was clearly stated that the entire birthday party would be free. Tickets only required claiming based on fan status. However, due to limited tickets, fan status needed verification and had certain thresholds. For more detailed ticket-grabbing methods and rules, see the announcement screenshot—
Once this announcement came out, the previous arguments doubting that Xiao He was purely holding the birthday party to grab money finally died down.
The jealous people and envious monsters hiding in the shadows could only sneer that Xiao He was a big boss, just different, and that something might go wrong later, causing him to suffer a huge loss.
But no matter what they thought, the Little Box fans who received this news were extremely excited. Related super-topics and fan groups all exploded. The members of the universe-level veteran fan group even began planning their upcoming itineraries, vowing to see Brother Xiao on that special day.
And those even more excited than the fans were, naturally, the scalpers.
Scalpers rubbed their hands together: This is my area of expertise!
As for those convoluted thresholds and rules? Could they stop them? Hehe.
Grab the free tickets, then resell them at sky-high prices. This time, it's Xiao He's first birthday party, which holds significant meaning for those obsessed fans. Even if they didn't get the free tickets, they would definitely blindly rush to buy these sky-high tickets.
Later, just name a price, and the fans would blindly pay up. What's the difference between this and getting something for nothing?
Oh hehe, brothers, the time to make a huge profit has finally arrived!
Almost the second Linghui Entertainment announced the ticket-grabbing method, the scalpers immediately sprang into action. They posted their contact information on various platforms, pre-booking buyers (leeks) in advance, preparing to resell Xiao He's birthday party tickets at sky-high prices.
—Although the feast hadn't started yet, the champagne was already being served.
