Chapter 45 Precious Forest Theater

It turns out that there are two ways of trading in the city of Gordon, barter and gold coin trading.

In the Goton Tower, in addition to its original currency properties, gold coins are more like commodities such as souvenirs, or spoils of war.

Outside the Gordon Tower, the monetary properties of gold coins are purer.

Noticing that the car Pas was driving was an old Ford, Zhen Jinli suspected that the level of civilization development in the world outside the Goton Tower was different from that inside the Goton Tower.

To confirm this, Zhen Jinli asked Paz again: "Has anyone tried to interview for a job at Gordon Tower?"

Parth asked confusedly, "Interview? What's that?"

"I only know that the animals that can enter the Gorton Tower to work are the selected animals. Others who are not selected cannot enter the Gorton Tower."

Zhen Jinli changed the question: "In other words, since you can remember, Gordon Tower has never recruited new animals as staff, right?"

Parth nodded and said, "Yes, Master Naxue."

"What about the animals in there? Have they ever left the Goton Tower?" Zhen Jinli continued to ask.

Paz thought for a moment and said, "A few may have left, but they returned quickly. They were probably just out to buy supplies."

"I heard that the benefits in the Gordon Tower are very good, but there is one thing: once you are selected, you cannot leave the status of a Gordon Tower staff member unless you die."

Oh, this employee has a lifetime contract.

"Excuse me, Mr. Paz, what is your occupation?"

When Zhen Jinli asked about his occupation, Pas answered with some pride.

"I'm a stage designer. I specialize in creating cool stage effects for theaters."

Zhen Jinli asked again: "Can I go to see where you work?"

"Of course." Paz said, stepped on the accelerator and drove towards the theater where he worked.

Twenty minutes later, we arrived at the theater.

After Zhen Jinli and Si Yao got off the car, they saw a theater with a decoration style similar to that of the Broadway Theater in Country A in the middle of the last century. On the plaque were four words carved in relief:

Forest Theater.

"Today is a rest day, and the actors are all resting."

Pass introduced the Forest Theater to Zhen Jinli and said, "If Lady Naxue wants to see a performance, she can come back next Monday."

Zhen Jinli asked curiously, "How many days do you work a week? How many days do you rest?"

Paz replied, "We work three days a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Friday. The rest of the time is off."

“But even during my rest time, I need to think of new stage ideas at home.”

"The same goes for the dancers. They also practice their lines and performances at home."

"We usually rehearse three times before a major performance, usually during the day and then perform in the evening."

"Monday and Wednesday are cabaret, and Friday is theater."

Zhen Jinli couldn't help but ask, "Such a large theater, only open three days a week? Aren't you afraid of losing money?"

Pas smiled when he heard this: "Oh, that's impossible. The theater's ticket sales are enough to offset the theater's daily operating expenses."

"In the city of Gordon, the Forest Theater is the most prosperous and lively place besides the Gordon Tower."

It turns out that the ticket price is expensive, Zhen Jinli thought.

No wonder Paz has the financial resources to buy a house and a car. It turns out that the theater where he works is a high-consumption place.

It seems that this forest theater is quite popular in the eyes of animal NPCs.

However, it is understandable that the level of civilization development in the world outside the Gordon Tower is probably only at the level of Country A in the mid-twentieth century.

Since everyone had neither mobile phones nor computers, the only form of entertainment was watching theaters.

In the entire city of Gordon, there is only one entertainment venue that serves animal NPCs. Scarcity makes things valuable, so the ticket prices for theater performances are naturally high.

Zhen Jinli asked, "Can I see the script for the theater performance? If the script is confidential, you can just give me a brief overview."

Paz said, "No problem. The script is not important. In fact, the script is just a legend known to every household in Gordon City."

Zhen Jinli flipped through the script that Pas found for her and found that it contained some very simple legendary stories.

For example, a squirrel did a good deed and was rewarded by the forest goddess. He finally got the holy medicine to heal his seriously ill mother.

For example, a parrot could not speak because its vocal cords were damaged. Once there was a forest fire, it flew back anxiously to tell everyone, but was anxious because it could not speak.

Finally, the parrot chose to burn its own feathers to convey a message to everyone.

When the forest goddess heard about the parrot, she was very moved and blessed the parrot, allowing it to regain its beautiful feathers and be able to speak from then on.

Anyway, it conveys some good qualities, such as good deeds will be rewarded, willingness to contribute, etc., plus various legends about the forest goddess's blessings and rewards.

After reading it, Zhen Jinli was silent for a moment and asked Pas a question.

"Well, can't the parrot read?"

Can't it write?

Paz shook his head and said, "In Gordon City, only a few animals can read and write, and even fewer are capable of creative work."

Zhen Jinli nodded thoughtfully: "I see."

No wonder Pas’ job is so profitable, scarcity makes things valuable.

Zhen Jinli suddenly thought of a very important question: "Can you please tell me approximately what the purchasing power of 700 gold coins is in Gordon City?"

Paz rubbed his chin and thought carefully before saying, "Probably my weekly salary."

In order to explain the purchasing power more accurately, Pas gave another explanation.

"My salary is definitely in the top 1% in the entire Gordon City."

"I once inquired, and even some of the animals working in the Gordon Tower don't get paid as much as I do."

Oh, it seems that Mr. Pas is still a high-paid person.

So if she wrote some real-world fairy tale scripts for these animals, wouldn't she make a fortune?

A feeling of excitement to try it out surged in Zhen Jinli's heart. He turned to look at Si Yao and asked in a low voice.

"Si Yao, how many fairy tales do you still remember?"

Si Yao thought for a moment and said, "Well, I only remember the stories of Snow White and Cinderella, and at most the Little Mermaid."

"It's okay, that's enough." Zhen Jinli made an OK gesture.

The fact that even Si Yao remembers these fairy tales is enough to illustrate the strong vitality of the IP of these stories.

Zhen Jinli first told Pas the story of Snow White in general, and then asked.

"Have you heard this story?"

(End of this chapter)