The plot of "The Phantom of the Opera" has officially comnced...
On the electronic screens at the sides of the stage, a line of comntary begins to erge —
[Many years ago, there was an underground phantom living in the opera house.
The phantom often disrupted performances at the opera house, causing great alarm to those in the building.]
And in the second act of the story, the actors of the opera house are rehearsing the musical "Hannibal" on stage, opening the story in an inset narrative form.
The star of the opera house was originally a plump woman with poor acting skills but a remarkably beautiful voice, Madam Carlotta Judy Shirley.
After the plump woman Madam Carlotta finished rehearsing the opera "Hannibal" with a group of dancing girls, the forr owner smoothly went on stage to inform all the actors that he was retiring, and introducing the upcoming two new owners of the opera house.
One nad Richard Filman, and the other nad Gill Andrew.
Following the introduction by the original owner, the two new proprietors promptly arrived at the opera house.
Once the new owners stepped on stage, they imdiately exchanged pleasantries with the plump woman Madam Carlotta.
They claid to be very fond of the singing of the plump woman Madam Carlotta and hoped she would sing once more for them.
Madam Carlotta imdiately agreed and sang "Think of " on the spot...
Only, halfway through the performance, the curtain on stage suddenly fell!
On-stage, all actors displayed extre panic and began scattered escapes around the stage!
A female dancer, g Giry, clutched her head and exclaid loudly while singing: "He is here! The Phantom of the Opera! He is among us, he is a ghost!"
With the actress’s anxiety, the audience also promptly entered a tense state...
Ye Qingcao watched the performance so intently that she forgot to eat her chips, her eyes wide open, eagerly observing everyone on stage...
Of course, she occasionally had to glance at the subtitles since all the actors spoke in English...
No, they sang in English!
There were indeed frequent instances where she couldn’t quite understand a few phrases!
On stage, the performance continued...
All actors received the panic from the Phantom of the Opera, and the plump actress declared she couldn’t bear it, refusing to sing! She fled the performance in a hurry!
Thus, the subsequent performance of "Hannibal" lacked a female actress!
This left the newly arrived two owners of the opera house in a state of lancholy!
Just then, the dancer who had scread before, g Giry, recomnded to everyone the lead role, Christine Daaé (You Xinran).
Just as everyone was feeling utterly at a loss, the lead Christine indeed gained an opportunity to sing!
With everyone raising her up high, the lead Christine perford "Think of ", the very song the plump woman sang earlier!
"Think of , think of fondly, when we’ve said goodbye~"
As she sang on stage, the surrounding actors displayed astonished expressions, each struck by her stunning performance!
Right then, on the high stage, a familiar face appeared between a row of actors, capturing the attention of many in the venue!
That was Huo Feng!
No, it should be the second lead, agent Raul!
The lead Christine (You Xinran) certainly sang the high notes beautifully!
Seeing that she wore an ear-mounted microphone, the effect of the performance was superb! Because she sang the high notes excellently, very smoothly rounded high notes!
At that mont, Pu Sangzhi seated in the audience couldn’t help but feel admiration for You Xinran...
Not for anything else, just for how You Xinran, with an 80% fidelity, presented the role of the lead Christine!
This left Pu Sangzhi, who had seen the original, feeling quite shocked!
Pu Sangzhi must admit that once on stage, everyone in their Musical Club was excellent!
Like true actors! Fully imrsed in their roles! Not a mont caused her to feel out of place!
Including the second appearance of Huo Feng!
On stage, he, in Pu Sangzhi’s eyes, was not Huo Feng but truly the second lead, agent Raul!
Pu Sangzhi also liked him this charming way!
"Oh, that’s Brother Feng, he’s finally young..."
Ye Qingcao had been deeply absorbed in the lead actress’s singing and acting. Suddenly diverting her glance for a mont, she noticed Huo Feng sticking out his head among the crowd on the high stage!
Seeing a familiar person on stage, Ye Qingcao felt genuinely proud and pleased. She grabbed Pu Sangzhi’s hand excitedly, furrowing her brows, "Brother Feng is on!"
Pu Sangzhi quietly reminded her, "He’s not Huo Feng, he’s an actor. Stay imrsed, don’t break my focus."
Ye Qingcao frantically nodded, "Oh, oh, okay, okay!"
Then, Ye Qingcao continued to watch the performance eagerly!
Gotta say, it’s quite wonderful to watch!
In this scene, the second lead played by Huo Feng also saw Christine’s performance in the theatre. He equally appeared completely amazed by Christine, with very convincing acting!
After Christine finished the segnt of "Think of ", Ural (Huo Feng) on the high stage smiled and sang with a slightly high-pitched voice: "Is it her? Is it Christine? Long ago, as if it was a long ti ago, we were youthful and innocent~ She may not rember , but I rember her~"
With this segnt of lyrics, Ural (Huo Feng) simply and successfully explained his identity, allowing the audience to know that he was acquainted with Christine from long ago...
The identity of the second lead was thus established!
At this mont, in the audience, Ye Qingcao couldn’t resist clasping her fists, beside her face, making starry-eyed sounds, "Brother Feng actually sings so well~ such fluent English~ he is too impressive~"
Similarly...
In the audience, many girls who knew Huo Feng from Douyin and followed him also made sounds similar to Ye Qingcao’s starry-eyed ones.
They all admire Huo Feng’s looks, Huo Feng’s sound, Huo Feng’s excellent qualities!
...
On stage, after Christine completed the performance of "Think of ", it signified she had gained trendous success.
anwhile, the singing of the Phantom of the Opera also erged in the entire venue, "Bravissima~"
The sound of the Phantom of the Opera hovered ethereal and scattered, truly like the light and elusive presence of a ghost, causing Christine (You Xinran) to gaze all around, her face showing joyful anticipation.
Yet, the sound of the Phantom of the Opera didn’t linger long; Christine’s companion g Giry (Liu Jia) kept calling her in English, "Christine, you’re truly unbelievable~ The singing just now was utterly flawless~ Who is your teacher?"
Christine looked up towards the direction where the Phantom of the Opera’s voice disappeared, she smiled and turned back, sang in response to g Giry (Liu Jia) in English: "My father spoke of an angel, I once dread he appeared. When singing, I can feel him, I know he’s here~"
Christine ran to another side and started to change clothes on site, wearing a white dress, singing as she dressed: "I know he’s in a corner of this room, hiding sowhere, I can feel his presence~ Sohow, I always know he’s with ~"
At this point, the lead Christine still had a favorable impression of the male lead Phantom of the Opera, believing the Phantom of the Opera to be a singing angel sent by her father.
Her heart filled with fondness for the male lead Phantom of the Opera~
The ensuing next scene was backstage, where the lead Christine was grooming and getting ready...
The second lead Ural (Huo Feng) arrived with a rose, asking her in English, "Christine Daaé, where’s your red scarf?"
Christine (You Xinran): "Excuse ?"
Ural (Huo Feng) approached her, speaking with a teasing tone in English: "Well, you’re not going to lose it again, right?"
Ural (Huo Feng): "I suffered so much, at the ti I was only 14, soaked to the skin..."
Christine (You Xinran) faced the audience, showing excitent, "Because you jumped into the sea to retrieve my scarf!"
After saying that, Christine (You Xinran) turned to face Ural (Huo Feng), delightfully saying, "Oh, Ural~"
Ural (Huo Feng) also turned to her, handing over the rose in his hand smoothly, saying, "Christine~"
Afterward, they sang a segnt, presenting a simple recount of their past to the audience, thus explaining the characters’ identities.
Then, just as Ural (Huo Feng) proposed a date to the lead Christine (You Xinran), and turned to leave to prepare for the date...
Christine (You Xinran) was taken by the male lead Phantom of the Opera (Wu Di) to his underground lair...
A classic song from "The Phantom of the Opera" resounded in the venue...
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