Chapter 574: Seize the shining point of human nature
Ludovico is a famous poet and playwright, full of arrogance in his professional field.
Now Frederick said that there was a problem with his script, and he was a little unconvinced. He said seriously: "I wrote the first three scenes of this play according to what Da Franche said. The content of returning home is his plan, I think there is no problem."
Frederick just asked him a question: "Da Franche's success in the play is due to the help of noble people, so why. The noble man is willing to help him instead of others? "
Ludovico was about to answer, but suddenly realized that this question was not that simple.
Da Franche was a prodigal son from a foreign country. His late father was just an ordinary employee in the government department. The status of the civilian family was much lower than that of a down-and-out nobleman like Ludovico. He had no relatives in Weissenburg City.
His character, power, status, wealth, and blood relationship are all negative points. Why should a noble person help him? Isn't it wrong to help people in his network?
Not to mention appearance, Ludovico felt that he was several times more handsome than Da Franche, and he had not seen any noble people there for so long.
Ludovico recalled and thought for a long time, and he really could not explain why the nobles of Weissenburg were willing to help Dafranche. He said doubtfully: "Yes, why did Dafranche get help? Is there something bright about him that I haven't noticed? "
The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this problem was unsolvable, and a "why" made it impossible to explain it by reasons such as luck.
Frederick said to him: "This question is divided into two aspects."
"The first aspect is why Da Franche was a prodigal son in his hometown and started to make a fortune after coming to Weisenberg City. "
"The second aspect is, why others can't, but he can."
Ludovico fell into deeper contemplation and discovered that this problem is not simple.
Looking back at past dramas, the plots are all about seemingly ordinary protagonists who accidentally discover their hidden noble life experience when they are desperate, or meet a noble person who they or their ancestors have inadvertently helped, and finally a noble person descends from heaven to solve the problem. The immediate dilemma.
This routine has been around for thousands of years, and the biggest change is the noble status.
Before the emergence of the Church of Light, the nobles were the gods, and later it was the God of Light. Later, the church felt that it was too much to use him to protect cheating, and believed that he could not appear on the stage at will, and finally it became Kings and great nobles.
Now that this routine is applied to Da Franche, it makes no sense. There is no reason for him to help him.
When Ludovico was in trouble, Frederick asked him: "Did you make money from the play Da Franche?"
If before today, Ludovico would have Kehui was very proud, but now he replied with shame: "At that time, I used the story that happened in your territory as a gimmick, sold it to many theaters, and made a lot of money."
"Now that I think about it, I am selling fake and inferior products, and I will be fined in the Principality of Wesson."
Of course Frederick would not fine him any money, so he said: "We might as well give you this paragraph The experience is processed into a script."
"You are a very talented young playwright, but the lords where you live do not like to go to the theater. There are not many theaters there."
" If you only buy those stale scripts from a highly respected playwright, your scripts won’t sell at all.”
“Later, you took a job as a translator and went to Weissenburg to do business with your boss. There I met Da Franche ”
"You thought Da Franche's experience was very interesting, so you quit your job as a translator after you came back and concentrated on writing a play based on him."
"After the script was written, you happened to be in the wrong place. I got on a boat to go to another place, and arrived in a city with no friends, but a city with developed drama and many theaters. "
Ludovico listened very carefully. The story of a down-and-out talent who suddenly becomes a blockbuster and becomes a salty fish is also a classic plot.
But Frederick did not continue. After waiting for a while, Ludovico saw that he was just raising a cup to drink tea and stopped talking. He hurriedly asked: "What's behind?"
Frederick shrugged and said: "Although many people think that I am a business genius, I have never sold a script, so I can't set up a street stall."
Ludovico was stunned for a moment, then laughed out loud and said: "Some people really do this."
"It's not easy for a newcomer to sell a script, and it's even harder if no one recommends it." "Especially some shameless ones. They copied someone else's script and just changed the name and said it was their own. Because of them, the theater does not welcome people who don't know the details."
"At this time, we have to rely on it. He is thick-skinned and courageous, and he uses his eloquence to convince the theater owner... huh?"
He suddenly caught a feeling and vaguely understood what Frederick meant.
Frederick said: "The development and changes of things are driven by internal factors and external factors, and both are indispensable."
"But the roles and status of the two are different, and internal factors are the basis for the development of things. , is the first reason."
"At the same time, the two can influence each other."
Ludovico slapped his thigh and shouted: "Ah, I forgot, you. It’s from the dialectical school!”
High-level intellectuals these days will be regarded as illiterate if they don’t engage in philosophy. There are many philosophical schools, and philosophers sell their ideas to the rulers.
For example, Baron Turgot of the Kingdom of Gaul advocated the importance of agriculture and believed that all things must conform to the natural order as their philosophy. They had a high status in the Kingdom of Gaul, which had developed agriculture.
The dialectical school has a long history and has now developed to the point where it recognizes the opposition of both sides of things, which can be unified in some areas.
In order to better promote government work, Frederick personally wrote and published a series of books such as "How to be a governor", "How to be a minister", "How to be a mayor", "How to be a village chief" and so on. , it is inevitable that his usual philosophical thoughts will be used, and the great Confucians of various schools quickly recognized his school.
The same goes for drama. The script will reflect the philosophical thoughts of the screenwriter.
Why are there so many plots about nobles descending from heaven? It’s not that power comes from the top. The inability of the lower class to resist brings a huge sense of powerlessness. The ideas bred in this social background provide ideas for this plot. Base.
Frederick did not want to argue on philosophical issues, and continued to say to Ludovico: "A person's achievement, the internal factor is self-struggle, and the external factor is the social environment."
"So I think drama should To grasp these two points, the most important thing is the protagonist’s struggle process and the shining points of humanity that appear in this process.”
Ludovico fell into deep thought again.
There are dramas that focus on personal descriptions, but they are all heroic figures. What Da Franche and those heroes have in common is that they are individuals.
What’s the highlight of describing little people?
Ludovico has never written about it, and no one else has written about it. The little people are only funny and ignorant, so how can they shine?
Frederick did not disturb his thinking, asked the servant to bring paper and pen, and began to write the outline of a play.
In Frederick's writing, the protagonist is still a simple man with high expectations for the future at the beginning of the first act. However, he becomes lost after hitting a wall several times in society, and then begins to anesthetize himself in debauchery.
In the second act, the protagonist saw the enjoyment of wealthy people on the exiled ship. Hearing the captain talk about how he grew from a sailor apprentice peeling carrots to a captain, his mentality changed and he decided to try to start a business, but was rejected by others. They didn't understand and suffered setbacks.
In the third act, in order to solve the problem of oyster survival rate, the protagonist did not sleep for several days while transporting goods on the ship. He used eloquence and sincerity to persuade the buyers. In order to obtain a stable supply of goods, he helped the fishermen solve the problem, etc., and the business gradually Once things started to improve, he had the courage to borrow money from the four sword masters to expand his business scale.
In the fourth act, when the king and queen visited Weissenburg, the queen wanted to eat seafood, and Archduke Weissen placed a huge order. The protagonist solved many difficulties such as storms, water thieves, ship leaks, and poisoning by competitors through wit and bravery. Finally, the order was completed, and my hands cramped when I counted the money at the end.
In the fifth act, it is left to Ludovico to return home in glory. Frederick just inserts advertisements as a routine, exemplifying what products should be bought to be prosperous back home.
Ludovico waited quietly for Frederick to finish writing the outline of the play, and then read it carefully.
After reading it, he closed his eyes and pondered for a long time, and murmured: "Is there any shining point in human nature?"
(End of this chapter)