Fox of France

　　 Joseph's life thereafter was indeed as difficult as Amon estimated, and he could only live on black bread and cold water every day. This kind of life lasted for about two months, and Joseph succeeded in making his figure more like a bamboo pole.

"Joseph, there is a theater company that is currently preparing a comedy called "Governor of the Island". Well, this story is selected from "Don Quixote". I think your current figure is very suitable to appear in this comedy. Quixote Knight." Amon said to Joseph with a grin.

　　 "Damn!" Joseph said, "Don Quixote is definitely not the protagonist in this play, right? The protagonist should be Sancho."

　　 Having said that, he looked up and down Amang again and said: "I have to say that you have to make a lot of effort to play the leading role."

"Who said I want to play the protagonist? How is this possible?" Amon said, "Sancho is a short fat man, and although I am a little shorter than you, I have nothing to do with me whether I am short or fat. Anything. Joseph, did you have a problem with your brain or your eyes? Or is it because you have completely entered the role, so you can see the windmill as a giant?"

Joseph listened and laughed haha: "Ah, Aman, why is your brain so rigid? Comedy is a comedy, isn't it because of its absurdity? Aman, you have to know that the world is absurd , Life is painful. Friends, this is the truth of the world.

　　 In the old days, King Midas had been looking for Bacchus's partner, the clever Silenus, in the forest for a long time, but he could not find it. When Silenus finally fell into his hands, the king asked him: What is so wonderful for people? The **** was dumbfounded and said nothing. When Wang forced him to force him, he finally said something like this in his loud laughter: "Poor worm who is dying in the midst of life, son of impermanence and sorrow, why are you forcing me to say you? It's better not to listen? The best things in the world are something you will never get—that is, don’t be born, don’t exist, and become nothing. However, if you still have time to find your second best, that is—hurry up and die! "What a terrible story this is. When we lifted the mist that shrouded the towering Olympus Mountain and exposed its foundation to our eyes, what can we see? We find that we are facing the great fear of natural violence, the fate that ruthlessly governs all knowledge, the goshawk that tortured the great human lover Prometheus, the terrible fate of the clever Odipus, The disaster of the Atreus family that drove Orestis to murder her mother. We see that behind the sacred and solemn Greek gods, what lies hidden behind is the terrifying Titan. In order to live on, due to this urgent requirement, the sensitive Greeks must create a dream and use it to resist the terrifying reality. It's like Apollo raised Medusa's head high, so that all kinds of terrifying monsters retreated. And comedy and all kinds of art are this dream.

　　Dream can be absurd, and must even be absurd. Only the terrifying Medusa can scare away other terrifying ghosts. So, why should you stick to Sancho being a short fat man? "

"Joseph, you hateful fellow." Amon said, "You guy is purely fooling people with your own knowledge. My head is stunned by you. Although what you said seems to be reasonable, but What the audience needs is a dream, not a nightmare that scares them. I don't think they will accept a tall and handsome Sancho like me."

"Indeed, Sancho's image and his wisdom have formed an interesting contrast. This contrast has aroused the joy of the audience. You go straight up, and there is indeed no such contrast. But my friend, have you forgotten, There is a way that although Gree (the three gray witches who share one eye and one tooth in Greek mythology are ugly in appearance) cannot be turned into Helen, it can turn Helen into Grie." Joseph laughed. .

　　 "You're talking about makeup, right? But makeup can change people's appearance at most, how can a tall man be turned into a short one?" Amang said in a puzzled manner.

"How can there be no way? There is never a lack of solutions to problems in this world, only the clever brains who can think of solutions." Joseph said, touching a pencil and a sheet full of mathematics from the table beside him. Scratch paper for the title.

　　 "Look, we used the method of making whale baleen skirts to make one..." Joseph said, while drawing on the manuscript paper.

　　 "This is..." Aman's eyes widened, "Hey, this seems to be really okay, but the actors are too tired to act."

"It's a bit difficult, but it's hard to find a dwarf who can act. But an actor who can act and endure hardship is easy to find, isn't it?" Joseph looked at Amon and said, "Of course, although you like art like you, but Guys who lack the spirit of sacrificing art will definitely not be able to endure such suffering. In addition, this has another advantage, that is, when the drama performance is over, when the actors come to the stage, the short actor suddenly stands up straight. The effect must be very funny."

"Haha, haha..." Amon smiled, and put the sheet of paper drawn by Joseph into his pocket. "Joseph, your design should go to the UK to apply for a patent. But it is useless if you apply for it. British patents are not recognized, and France does not have patent legislation."

　　 "So Britain is superior to France in technological invention." Joseph replied.

　　……

　　 Two more days passed after this conversation. Amon ran to Joseph again and said:

"Joseph, the idea you had last time was pretty good. Especially at the last curtain call, there was a lot of laughter below. The effect was great. I think Joseph, you can still be a screenwriter. You know, Greek, Roman Although the scripts are very good, many things are too old and not suitable for the current stage. There are also works from the more recent Renaissance era. In addition, even the works of modern writers are often too Because blindly imitating the ancients, it is impossible to actually perform on stage without modification. So many troupes need a screenwriter. Most of these screenwriters are ordinary actors. They know the stage well, but they have a high degree of understanding of art. Not enough. So many theater companies, in addition to having a screenwriter born as an actor, will also find a screenwriter who has sufficient taste in art and let them cooperate with each other. For example, the "Dragon and Rose" in the last performance of "The Island Governor" The troupe, they also hope to hire such a screenwriter now. In addition, many artists also started from this position. Originally, they asked me to be a screenwriter for them. But, you know, I am very Busy, and now you need money. It’s just that Joseph, my friend, do you still have energy and time to do this work?"

"Ah, thank you so much, my friend." Joseph said gratefully. "As for energy and time, my friend, these two things are like water in a sponge. As long as you squeeze hard, you can still Squeeze some out."

"Joseph, do you know? The interesting thing about talking to you is that you can always hear some extra philosophical words from you. Actually, you are a very interesting person. If you didn't deliberately behave like a priest, you It will definitely be favored by the girls. Of course, it may be a bit worse than me, but it is definitely better than Lucien. You see, Lucien already has a mistress."

"Lucien has a mistress?" The news surprised Joseph, because although Lucien has a little money in his family, the money he can handle is very limited, and his father doesn't even think about it. Support him to raise a mistress.

"Of course." Amon said with joy, "I just met Lucien's new coat and new hat near the Church of Saint-Genevièva, UU reading www.uukanshu.com and his brightly polished new Leather shoes, with a Lucien wrapped in them, holding a bunch of flowers in his hand, looking like a wooden brain, I didn't even hear me say hello to him. I saw the nervous and expectant expression on his face , It’s like going to participate in the thesis defense, but also like the general preparing to go to the battlefield. Ah, that expression is familiar to me—because I’ve seen a lot. I gave this state a biological name, called'estrus' Well, Lucien is in this state now. I'm sure he must have a little mistress. This can't be wrong!"

"Listen to you, you are not sure?" Joseph said, "This is not like you. Didn't you follow Lucien secretly to see what kind of girl it is that can be fascinated at once? Lucien?"

"Of course I followed. I thought this guy would go to the little garden behind the church to have a tryst with his little lover. At that time I thought:'This kid will really find a place.' I didn't expect him to be there. There was a public carriage on the side, and..."

　　 "Then you just lost it, right?" Joseph laughed.

　　 "Yes. But I must be able to figure out what kind of goblin is that can fascinate our Lucien like that. Hahaha..." Amang laughed.

　　 "Ah, by the way, the director of the Dragon and Rose Troupe, when Mr. Thenardier would like to meet you, please have a cup of coffee. You see when you can have time."

　　 "How about Sunday afternoon, I didn't have anything to do that afternoon." Joseph replied.

　　 "Well, then I will go and make an appointment with Mr. Thenardier. Well, do you have any requirements for the location?"

　　 "It can be anywhere," Joseph replied.