Chapter 181: Sea of Roses
"Clang!"
If beauty was a weapon, Jia Na, who had already mastered Extraordinary Charm, was an extraordinary weapon on par with 'Alchemical Cannons' compared to ordinary people.
Therefore, when Jia Na exposed her face to everyone's sight once again, even Xiuka-Boge, the male lead who had been acting with Jia Na every day during rehearsals, had a flustered reaction, feeling blood rush to his head and his heart being violently struck by a deer.
So much so that he couldn't even hold the prop sword in his hand and it fell directly to the ground. Besides the male actors of the opposite sex, female actors like Liji-Xiaosi, Freya, and Hill also felt a dry mouth and increased heart rate when facing Jia Na.
It was as if they were no longer facing a human, but a succubus from the abyss.
"Distinguished guests and friends, the story of song of the ocean has come to an end. Thank you for your liking, thank you—"
"Let's go, dear Director David, it's time to take a bow."
Hearing Zhu Li-Ann's voice, which had already begun the formal thank you, Jia Na, whose expression had long since returned to calm, smiled and invited David-Berg to walk onto the stage.
"Okay—okay! Well, everyone, don't just stand there, hurry up and take a bow!"
Shaking his head, forcing himself not to look at Jia Na, David-Berg, after adjusting his mindset, called out to the few stunned actors around him and walked onto the stage.
"Next, please welcome the director of song of the ocean, David-Berg, and all the main cast members to take a bow and say goodbye to everyone—"
As Zhu Li-Ann finished speaking, the crimson curtain slowly opened. Even now, the applause from the audience was still continuous, and several people were still calling out Jia Na's name loudly.
"Don't you think Jia Na seems to have changed compared to before?"
Listening to Maluo-Hai Ge next to him, Richard-Eva also nodded involuntarily.
If Jia Na was a star shining brightly in the dark night, then at this moment, Jia Na was more like the unique bright moon in the sky, making it impossible to look away.
"I don't think there's much difference from usual."
Looking at Jia Na, who walked from behind the curtain to the front of the stage, Suoluo-Lie Yan didn't feel any difference between her and her usual self.
After all, in his eyes, Jia Na had always been a unique existence that others could not compare to. "I also think it's the same as usual, just the difference between wearing makeup and not wearing makeup."
Vivian, who had the same idea as Suoluo-Lie Yan, also felt that there wasn't much difference in the feeling Jia Na gave her compared to usual.
Although she had to admit that Olivia's costume indeed made Jia Na look extremely enchanting and moving, Vivian still preferred Jia Na's bare face without makeup compared to Jia Na with makeup.
"It's time for the flower presentations. Did you buy flowers in advance?"
Hearing Richard-Eva's reminder, Suoluo-Lie Yan on the side showed a very confident smile.
"Of course I prepared in advance—"
"Thank you, Mr. Suoluo-Lie Yan, for presenting Miss Jia Na-Luo Lan with one thousand roses!"
Hearing Zhu Li-Ann's announcement on the stage, Richard-Eva on the side couldn't help but raise his eyebrows in surprise.
"I didn't expect you, kid, to be so well prepared—"
"Thank you, Mr. Maluo-Hai Ge, for presenting Miss Jia Na-Luo Lan with one thousand and one roses!"
Before Richard-Eva could finish his praise, Zhu Li-Ann's second thank you came from the stage.
"Sorry, Senior Suoluo, this time I just happened to present one more flower than you."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Suoluo-Lie Yan's face couldn't help but freeze. Then, he turned his head, narrowed his eyes, and looked at Maluo-Hai Ge, who was a few people away from him, with a forced smile.
"Well done, junior."
"You yield—"
Looking at Suoluo-Lie Yan's love-struck expression, Maluo-Hai Ge just shrugged and smiled indifferently.
"Thank you, Miss Vivian-Rose, for presenting Miss Jia Na-Luo Lan with a sea of nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine roses!
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Rumble! As Zhu Li-Ann loudly read out the last thank you speech in an almost flustered voice, the boundless sea of roses, like a red waterfall falling from the sky, poured down from above the stage, unceremoniously landing in front of Jia Na.
Seeing this, Suoluo-Lie Yan and Maluo-Hai Ge, who had been secretly competing just now, at this moment, felt as if they had become a joke. Not only did they not gain face, but they also became a foil to set off Vivian...
"These spendthrifts."
Looking at the "mountain of roses" as high as a small mountain in front of her, Jia Na used her Muscle Control talent to force herself to bloom a grateful smile, while in her heart, she couldn't help but feel the pain for the wallets of the three of them.
One rose is one silver suler, and the sea of roses presented by Vivian alone is worth nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine silver suler - converted into jin sule, it is almost one thousand.
Perhaps Vivian's lavish act of spending a fortune successfully ignited the entire theater.
Even though Zhu Li-Ann continued to read a long list of thank yous afterwards, no one could overshadow Vivian's "nine thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine roses."
It is precisely because of this that those who had already presented flowers began to increase the number of flowers they threw; those who had not intended to present flowers also began to spend money to buy flowers and throw them onto the stage...
Looking at the audience's completely overwhelmed appearance, Crane-Roland, who had never seen such a spectacle, and Anna-Moonshadow, who had been working in the opera industry for many years, both looked like they had seen a ghost.
"This scene should be well recorded with a memory stone—maybe there won't be another chance to see such a grand occasion in the future!"
"No—as long as you can keep her, you won't have to worry about not having this opportunity."
Hearing this, Crane-Roland couldn't help but follow Anna-Moonshadow's gaze again, looking at the beautiful figure on the stage that made it impossible to look away.
As Anna-Moonshadow said, after today, Jia Na will be the most popular opera actress in all of Turin—even Anna-Moonshadow can no longer be compared to Jia Na today.
Perhaps it sounds a bit cruel, but the reason why song of the ocean was so successful, in addition to Director David's revised plot being more in line with the current market trends, Jia Na's personal Charm and enhancement of the role completely overshadowed the other actors in the play.
So much so that the popularity of the other actors combined is not even a fraction of Jia Na's.
The number of flowers presented on the stage alone is enough to explain everything...
"If only I could get a little bit of the money from these flower presentations..."
Looking at the sea of roses piled up like a mountain in front of Jia Na, Liji-Xiaosi's eyes were about to pop out with envy...