Chapter 72 La Traviata
The huge energy of the Continental Steel Company was felt throughout Europe. It is said that this company originally wanted to be built in Belgium, but the then Belgian Prime Minister did not fully support Downing's factory, which led to the Continental Steel Company being built in Switzerland, and later made Switzerland the second science and technology center of Downing. The news was revealed when Downing was passing through Brussels. The Belgian sector was in an uproar, causing the parliament to initiate a distrust case for the removal of Prime Minister Rorier. The leader without vision was disliked by the Belgian people. The leader of the opposition party Decker immediately visited Downing, who was temporarily living in Brussels Square, seeking some promise, which would help the removal of Rorierer.
Downing said: "I hope Belgium and the Netherlands are unified, will it be okay?"
Most people speak Dutch in Belgium, but Brussels is the world of French. Mr. Decker is the first MP to dare to speak in Dutch in parliament. He smiled bitterly: "I hope this is the case too. I am a fan of Dutch culture, but this is not realistic. Belgium finally became independent from the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Our industry is advanced than the Netherlands!"
Tangning: "Oh? Then forget it, it's still the same. I have to go to Switzerland through so many countries, which is annoying. It's great that all the constitutional and republic countries in Europe are united. Look, you Belgium's independent country is too small, and you are so embarrassed that you expelled my good friend Mr. Hugo when you were scared by France."
Decker seized the opportunity and said, "The alliance is OK, but it is difficult to form a country. What kind of alliance is it?"
Tangning: "Term-free, remove the checkpoints."
Decker Dale: "More than our industrial products are sold to the Netherlands, and the exemption of tariffs is too much for our appetite, so I am afraid that the Dutch will not agree."
Tangning thought for a while and said, "So, I asked the Dutch Ambassador to the UK to visit my crystal shipyard, and then used the construction of a dock of the same level in Amsterdam to tempt their alliance. Our shipbuilding technology can build ocean-going giant ships above 10,000 tons. If they don't have any vision, then forget it, I don't have much hope for this alliance."
Decker: "Good idea, the Dutch attaches great importance to shipbuilding, so it's a bit of a mystery. Will you make some investment in our Belgium? We have a good industrial foundation and a center that connects the UK and the continent. You see, every time you go to Switzerland, the German Confederacy has to pass through Belgium.
Tangning: "This... I haven't thought about it yet. If you can accomplish the major event of establishing a customs free alliance with the Netherlands, I will definitely consider Belgium. Don't worry, at least the logistics center of the commodity cannot escape."
While waiting for Decker's progress in Brussels, he was wondering whether Eugenie had gone to London. Will Sissi be unhappy? How can he eliminate the dissatisfaction of the princess? Inventing an interesting little thing? This idea was finally thought of by him when he was enjoying French opera at the Royal Mint Theater - a phonograph.
A good idea! It not only satisfies the investment request of the Belgians, but also surprises the little Duke. Tang Ning seemed to have seen Little Qianxi look happy and couldn't help but smile on the corner of her mouth.
To be honest, Downing was not interested in opera, but there was no other entertainment, so he had to listen to it. Today, he was lucky. There was a very pleasing actress who was playing the famous work "The Girl of Camellia" by Dumas' son Dumas. This masterpiece was adapted into an opera in 1953 and premiered in Venice and soon spread to Brussels.
Tang Ning stared at the actress, treating her every frown, smile, singing and singing as Xixi. The more she watched, the more she liked it, she asked her assistant and bodyguard to buy a bouquet of flowers for the beautiful actress, the beautiful camellia girl.
After Tang Ning gave the flowers, he didn't say anything to his assistant. He had seen many flower sluts who offered flowers to the lead singer. He was just one of the many flower sluts and did not have much hope to attract her attention. When the scene was switched, the assistant came back and said, "Ms. Violeta, please go to the backstage after the performance."
This was Miss Violeta's second performance. The first time she succeeded to make her famous, she even changed her stage name to the heroine of the opera camellia woman, Violeta, and she was full of confidence and arrogance. Ordinary powerful people were not seen by her at all. However, this time, she was a "scenic" capitalist, the Earl of Cambridge. She couldn't help but feel as if she was so excited. She played the heroine so well, and suddenly attracted such top global powerful people. Recently, the French emperor bowed to Tangning and sent all pregnant queens to be peacemakers. The story of this Earl actually visiting Brussels, which is a coincidence. Brussels should be just a rest stop for the Earl. As long as you miss it, you don't know when you will have a chance. Miss Violeta put down her reserve and seized this opportunity that could change her life.
Before the performance was over, Tangning ran to the backstage and wanted to see what it looked like. He heard that the author of the opera, Dupu, who came to the entrance to greet him, came to greet him personally, and was very enthusiastic. He just felt that it was an honor to have the opportunity to get to know the big capitalists and scientists. At most, Tangning would support him in the future. He never expected that an opportunity to change his destiny would come to him.
Dupplai is a tenor who has stopped performing in person since 51 years, instead of teaching and occasionally arranges music. His lair is actually Paris, but recently when he came to Brussels, he planned a French opera at the invitation of his friend.
During the formation of the Kingdom of Belgium, the Royal Mint Theater played a prominent role. King William II of the Netherlands was afraid that Daniel Ober's opera "The Mute Girl of Bodice" would lead to riots, so he forbidden it from being staged in the Netherlands. As a result, the opera was staged at the Royal Mint Theater in Brussels. The performances on the evening of August 25, 1830 did break out, which became a signal of the Belgian revolution and eventually led to Belgium's independence. In the following 20 years, the French architect Damesmo's building was still used as the first opera house in Belgium. This opportunity was good. Dupplai carefully rewrites the popular "The Lady of Camellia", which has today's appearance.
Dupulai and Downing kept talking until Miss Violeta came down to change the scene.
The powerful villain among the Camellia Girls is just a little baron. The Earl of Cambridge is not only an earl, but also a rich man. Violeta carefully salutes him.
To be honest, Tang Ning felt that her voice sounded better when she spoke normally than when she sang soprano. There was nothing she could do. A rich man was a rich man, and no matter how rich and powerful she was, she could not change her character.
This soprano is extremely rare among singers, which is also the selling point that Dupu Lai planned. Obviously, Dupu Lai believes that Downing came to pursue the beautiful Violeta, so Dupu Lai is very tactful and briefly introduced Violeta, so he found an excuse to remove it.
Tang Ning showed his true nature as a rich man as soon as he opened his mouth: "Besides opera, can you sing other songs? Folk songs or something."
Violeta didn't understand what Tangning meant, so he had to follow his words: "I can sway the accordion by hand. Is this a folk song?"
Tangning's French was not as good as he could understand the accordion, so he had to vaguely go and said, "If you have the chance, you must listen to your performance. Oh, you sang very well, but... I won't appreciate it."
What a frank local tycoon. Violeta felt that the distance between her and the Earl was much closer, and said sincerely: "You can hire a music teacher, I think."
Tangning: "Oh, it makes sense. I think Miss Violeta is like a good teacher, so it's better..."
Unfortunately, Violeta didn't understand Tang Ning's implication and shook her head and said, "I'm not qualified to be a teacher. Teacher Dupulai is a real good teacher..." As soon as she finished speaking, she understood that Tang Ning was about to approach her, not really need a teacher. She immediately regretted that her pretty face was flushed.
Fortunately, it wasn't until she was embarrassed that the next scene was about to appear.
Tangning said goodbye to Violeta. Before Violeta could leave, he heard an acquaintance in the crew rushing in and shouting: "It's on fire, everyone run away!"
Everyone was stunned at first, and then scattered. At this time, the atmosphere was extremely tense, and the push and stomp were endless. Tangning and Violeta were both squeezed aside. At this time, who cares about your Count and the heroine, it is important to escape by yourself.
The stage was deeply surrounded by the innermost part of the theater, and was the most dangerous place. Violeta's face showed a look of fear and anxiety. Tangning held her hand and instinctively protected the weak woman.
After taking three deep breaths, Tang Ning stood on a chair and observed the chaotic theater. Everyone rushed out like headless flies, and a smoky smell had spread to the stage.
Tang Ning immediately made a decision and said to Violeta: "Where is the water?"
Violeta could no longer think and didn't understand whether he was looking for water to dry. Tang Ning had already found a pot of water himself, and picked up a towel and wet it. He handed it to Violeta, saying, "When you rush over, cover your nose with a wet towel, try to lower it as much as possible. Do you understand?"
The unpopular camellia girl could only agree.
Because the scene was too chaotic, the audience was very inefficient in escaping, and the thick smoke affected their sight. The people behind were trembling with anxiety, not to mention Downing and Violeta who were at the end.
Did he just hang up like that? Tang Ning quickly started to think about what was available on his body, huh? Particle beam gun, a thousand rounds of bullets, it is not difficult to cut a dog hole on the wall! But the most important thing is to find the best location for cutting a dog hole. Don't get out of a thousand rounds of bullets after finishing it, then it's really over.
Tangning was not familiar with the terrain of the theater and so he counted on our heroine. He asked her: "Where is the wall directly connected to the outside? I can make a hole in the wall and let's get out of the hole."
After Tang Ning repeatedly asked her to calm down, Violeta finally regained her thinking ability and became a leader.
The two of them hugged their waists and covered their noses, walked through the fog and into the darkness. Violeta cried and said, "I can't see anything! I can't find the way!"
Tang Ning took out another device Zippo when he traveled. When he was traveling, he brought these good things with him in case of accidents. Of course, this is also his last magic weapon, and it is impossible to carry them all with him.
This is the first time Zippo has come in handy. Tang Ning feels his wisdom deeply. He said in a calm tone: "Don't worry, we can definitely escape. This little thing can last ten minutes."
They found an iron window, haha, now they are even more sure. To be honest, it is really not sure to shoot through a wall. It’s just an iron window, a matter of minutes.
The jumping is not fun. Tangning brought a chair to block it and asked Violeta to hide behind him. Then he steadily tried to hit the iron window with a particle beam. On average, 30 rounds could be shot into a cut, and more than 120 rounds were fired to cut a dog hole for people to crawl out.
This window is not high when included, but it is 5 or 6 meters high outside. Tang Ning said to the girl: "When you jump down, you must fall forward, so that you can reduce the damage to your feet. See my demonstration."
Tang Ning jumped down and turned forward, and it felt really painful, which almost made him scream, but fortunately he held it back, otherwise the girl would not dare to jump.
The girl was like a pony in the story of a pony crossing the river. She hesitated and nervous for a long time before closing her eyes and jumping over. She turned forward and forgot everything. As a result, she sprained her ankle and cried loudly.
Finally, he escaped from death. Tang Ning first rubbed the girl's legs for a long time, and then held her in his arms to comfort her.
Their time they met was too short, and they couldn't bear to have such intimate contact. Miss Violet was very embarrassed and angry. Fortunately, the faces were so dark that they could not be seen.
Chapter completed!