Chapter 378 Arrangement
At 4:35 pm, Hu Qing temporarily stopped the not-so-important work he was doing and followed Shen Lirong from the office to the theater.
Tickets for the theater go on sale every morning after the park opens. Only the private rooms can be reserved one day in advance. Hu Qing came here at such an impromptu time. Even if he was the director and main person in charge of the amusement park, the theater could not give him tickets.
So Director Hu gloriously received a standing ticket.
Pressing the standing ticket in his hand, Hu Qing had mixed feelings for a moment.
"I believe that theaters are really booming now." Hu Qing said with a wry smile.
The supervisor couldn't even add an extra seat and could only issue himself a standing ticket. Hu Qing had reason to suspect that even if Jiang Qi came temporarily, he might only be able to issue a standing ticket.
"Where are we going now? Let's go and take you to learn a lot." Shen Lirong said with a smile.
The theater is built in the corner of the amusement park. When Yin Lin designed the three new buildings: theater, doll house and cinema, in order to prevent these three buildings from destroying the overall layout of the amusement park, they were packed into the amusement park. In the corner of paradise.
Because the doll house and the cinema are connected together, the vegetation and greening design is relatively complete. The cinema is a little shabby. The only advantage is that the road is wide.
There are small roads in other corners of the amusement park, but the main road is only around the theater.
I don't know if Yin Lin had any foresight or if the design was mainly to save money. Now the road leading to the theater has become the best design.
The wide road makes it easier to set up stalls along the way.
There are many stalls on the roadside of the amusement park, the most famous of which is the Goblin stall next to the roller coaster. In addition to the goblin stalls run by Kua Kua and Lilian, the amusement park also has many stalls selling snacks and drinks scattered throughout the park, making it convenient for tourists who are tired or a little greedy to buy iced drinks and eat at any time.
But the stalls here at the theater are different.
The stall next to the theater was opened by Wang Xinghua. The stall owners were all marginal actors who sang in the afternoon show and could not appear in the evening drama. They were for the benefit of the lower-level actors in the theater troupe and earned an extra share of the stall owner's commission. .
The stalls near the theater all sell support items.
Of course, one item of support is not the other. In general, the items of support for celebrity concerts are light signs, shirts, fans, and light sticks. After all, coming to the theater to watch a play is different from watching a concert. Feng Ling is singing on the stage, and the audience is shaking glow sticks and holding light signs to watch from the audience. It doesn't seem impossible, but overall it is a little strange.
After all, the theater is still linked to Taiping Town. In theory, it is still an ancient setting and cannot be too dramatic.
Since it was an ancient setting, Wang Xinghua decided to use the background of the parallel Republic of China where she and Feng Ling lived to support.
As for why the parallel Republic of China method was used to support the ancient background, don't ask, even Jiang Qi doesn't know. He thinks this is just an excuse for Wang Xinghua to make money.
The stalls at the entrance to the theater sell fake and light gold and silver ingots, cheap and low-quality jewelry and plastic jade, and even exclusive support items for the characters.
For example, the Seven Fairies' exclusive support item is a hairpin that costs no more than two yuan but sells for as much as 200. Dong Yong's support item is a plastic jade pendant. Each minor character also has its corresponding support item, which is sold together. 200 yuan.
There are also cheaper ones, such as 5 small silver ingots, 20 large silver ingots, 100 small gold ingots, and 500 large gold ingots. The price of other jewelry fluctuates between 30-300 depending on the style.
"The quality of these things is too bad, right?" After Hu Qing curiously looked at the so-called jewelry sold at one of the stalls, he couldn't help but pulled Shen Lirong aside and complained softly.
"If you sell something for 200 yuan, you won't be afraid of ruining the reputation of our amusement park. No, Li Rong, you have to talk to Xiao Wang at the theater tonight." Hu Qing said seriously.
"This is not bought for personal use." Shen Lirong explained.
"If you don't buy it for your own use, what is it for?"
"This was bought and thrown on the stage when the actors were leaving the scene after singing a play." Shen Lirong said, making a gesture of throwing it out, "Didn't you notice those things when you were watching them just now? They were They are all very light, and even if they hit someone, it will be as safe as being hit by a piece of foam.”
"Huh?" Hu Qing was confused. He didn't understand. He was shocked.
"As long as you think the performance is good, you can throw it on the stage during the intermission and when the actors leave the scene. It is considered as a support for the actors. Each actor's exclusive cheering items count as their personal bonus, and other shall be divided equally among all actors who appeared."
"These are the audience's support for the actors. If you like it, throw it away. If you are not satisfied with the singing, you can come back after the play is over."
"To put it bluntly, it's a reward."
Hu Qing understood.
Vote for your own idols and make rankings to gain data.
It’s just that this method of brushing data is a bit expensive.
"Will anyone really buy it?" Hu Qing didn't quite understand. "I didn't see this category in the financial report."
"This was newly launched yesterday." Shen Lirong said, "I didn't watch yesterday's show, so I don't know what the situation is."
Hu Qing analyzed calmly: "I don't think anyone except the fanatic fans will buy exclusive support items. If the picture is fresh, just buy two small silver ingots and throw them away."
"Furthermore, it is more convenient to throw this kind of thing only in the box and the VIP seat in the front row. It is too dangerous for people sitting in the back and it is easy to hit the people in front."
"Yes." Shen Lirong nodded in agreement, "Maybe Xiao Wang is too young and doesn't do things properly. After all, it was just launched yesterday. I will have a chat with him tonight."
Hu Qing nodded proudly, thinking it had to be me.
Then he was slapped in the face.
"Ah, why don't you let me buy it? I bought a ticket to go in!" A young girl in front of the stall closest to Hu Qing was very confused and shouted directly, "Look, it's today's ticket!"
"Miss, I know you bought today's ticket, and I'm very happy for your support of Xiaobailing, but your ticket is an ordinary ticket. Our theater stipulates that only guests with box tickets and front row VIP tickets can buy these. Damn, your seat is too far back and could easily hit the guests in front of you."
"Ah, there is such a thing. I also want to experience the feeling of spending money." The little girl left with a disappointed look on her face, and then came back after walking two steps, "Then if I buy a standing ticket, I can buy these Something?"
"Standing-room tickets don't work either."
"Okay." The little girl left helplessly.
Hu Qing:......
"Let's go in and take a look." Shen Lirong pulled Hu Qing in.
In the theater, many audiences have already taken their seats.
The sharp-eyed Hu Qing immediately spotted Jiang Xiaoliang and Qiao Huifang in the first row, Jiang Cha and Huang Fugui in the seventh row of ordinary seats, and Nangongfang who was walking upstairs with a smile.
The theater was bustling with people and it was so lively.
Hu Qing was quietly eavesdropping on the conversations of the people around him. He was listening enthusiastically and wanted to know how bad Dong Yong was at singing and why so many people were scolding him. Then Shen Lirong tugged his sleeve and signaled to him that Jiang Xiaoliang was shouting. them.
When Hu Qing looked up, he found that Jiang Xiaoliang was indeed waving to him, and hurriedly walked over.
"Xiao Hu, come on, sit down." Jiang Xiaoliang pointed to the empty seat next to him and motioned for Hu Qing to sit down with a smile.
"Mr. Jiang, isn't this good?" Hu Qing quickly declined, "I have a vote."
"I know you have tickets. There are not enough tickets in the theater. Xiao Shen got you a standing ticket. This is your first time to listen to a play. How about listening to it in the corner? Let me tell you, this location is good. This location is from a certain place. In a sense, it’s better than the seats in the private rooms upstairs. I don’t like going to the private rooms, I sit at this table every day and listen.”
"Don't worry, you won't take someone else's position. This position originally belonged to Xiao Qi. When Xiao Qi heard that you were coming to the theater today, he simply stopped listening and gave the position to you."
Hu Qing:!
"That's okay. I can just stand and listen. Let the boss come and listen!"
Jiang Xiaoliang waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, it would be great for you two to sit together and listen to the show."
Hu Qing:?
Hu Qing looked at Shen Lirong.
Shen Lirong smiled slightly and pointed to another empty seat: "This is my seat."
Hu Qing:......
Wife, you sit in the best VIP seat in the first row, and then you got me a corner standing ticket?
Hu Qing chose to be respectful rather than obey orders and sat down.
Jiang Xiaoliang then chatted with Hu Qing: "Xiao Hu, I know that working in this amusement park is very hard, but no matter how hard you work, you still have to find time for entertainment. You didn't watch a single show in April. Thank you, if it weren't for "The Fairy Match" "Too Popular" will continue to be played for another month. If you don't watch a scene for a month, you won't be able to see "The Match", you will miss it!"
Hu Qing thought to himself that the reason why I didn’t watch a play for a month was because I didn’t like going to the theater at all. What’s so interesting about a play? It was boring to sing and sing. Moreover, there is no need to watch the plot of "The Match", which everyone from 80-year-olds to three-year-olds know.
Of course, it was impossible for Hu Qing to say this in front of the boss's father, who liked watching theaters very much at first glance. He just smiled and nodded, just like he had dealt with the previous boss.
"I just listened to the audience chatting at the back. It seems that Dong Yong is not very good at acting. Is that true?" Hu Qing asked curiously.
Hearing Hu Qing's question, Jiang Xiaoliang, Qiao Huifang and Shen Lirong couldn't think of a good answer for a while. Finally, Qiao Huifang hesitated and said, "It's not impossible?"
"It just... doesn't deserve it."
"I remember when I watched it for the first time, I couldn't remember what Dong Yong looked like after watching it."
"Yes, yes, me too. I don't really remember what the other actors look like. I just remember the Seven Fairies." Shen Lirong agreed.
Hu Qing:?
What kind of memory do you guys have?
Dong Yong is the male protagonist, don’t you remember what he looks like?
As we chatted, the play was about to begin.
Hu Qing was surprised to find that as the announcer came on stage, the whole place fell silent as if the mute button was suddenly pressed. It was so quiet that he was a little uncomfortable with it.
Hu Qing looked around blankly and found that no one was eating melon seeds, eating snacks, or drinking tea. Everyone stopped what they were doing and stared up at the stage.
The curtain slowly opened, and Feng Ling, who played the role of the Seven Fairies on the stage, slowly sang the first line like every opening before.
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Hu Qing felt that this world was almost magical.
How could he think the show was so good?
Obviously he doesn't like to go to the theater. He can't appreciate opera. He thinks the opera actors' babbling lyrics and singing have weird sounds and tunes. He thinks their costumes are exaggerated and ugly. He thinks their makeup is a disaster. He couldn't appreciate it from head to toe, inside or out.
But this time he suddenly felt that the show was quite good.
The clothes are good-looking, the makeup is good-looking, the styling is good-looking, and the actors are even better-looking.
The Seven Fairies on the stage are lively and bright, with a clear and melodious voice, just like a lark in the mountains. Her every smile, every joy and every sorrow can directly enter the hearts of the audience.
Hu Qing discovered that what his wife said was true. He really couldn't remember the faces of any actors on the stage except the Seven Fairies, but he could remember the faces and shapes of the Seven Fairies deeply in his mind.
The first scene is over.
Applause surged onto the stage like a tide, and along with the applause came gifts thrown by the VIP audience.
There were everything thrown away, including gold ingots, silver ingots, strings of beads, and of course the most exclusive gifts from the Seven Fairies. Because the stage is big enough, the gifts are small enough, and there are not many audience members who can throw gifts, the number of gifts thrown on the stage is not exaggerated.
At least it didn't seem exaggerated.
It’s just that the audience throwing gifts is more exaggerated.
Hu Qing clearly heard the elder brother at the next table throwing it away and urging his friend to throw it away quickly.
"You have that little 20-yuan silver ingot in your arms waiting to give birth? Throw it away. Dong Yong is about to appear in the next scene. If you don't seize the opportunity, throw it away!"
The most outrageous thing is that the friend who was persuaded actually threw it away on the spot.
Hu Qing:?
How bad is Dong Yong's acting?
Then Hu Qing understood in the second game.
Dong Yong's acting is not bad, but not good enough.
Dong Yong himself is not wrong, the fault lies in the fact that he is Dong Yong, the CP of the Seven Fairies.
The audience in the audience was basically divided into two groups. One group was fans of the Seven Fairies, and the other group was Du Wei who was a fan of the Seven Fairies.
Fans of Seven Fairies think that since Dong Yong is the official match, they should just make do with it and make Seven Fairies happy. After all, Dong Yong's performance is not really a stretch, and they didn't get together in the end anyway, right?
Du Wei felt that Dong Yong was completely inadequate. Not only was his acting not good enough, but his appearance was also not good enough. This Dong Yong should be remade and replaced by someone handsome and good at singing who would be worthy of their Seven Fairies.
This time the troupe also felt aggrieved.
Do you think they don't want to send someone handsome and good at singing on stage to sing Dong Yong to make the drama more perfect?
Isn’t this true?
Feng Qinghua is already the best. Although he is not handsome enough, at least he can sing without stretching his hips.
After watching the play, Hu Qing no longer had the mind to think about those messy things.
All his thoughts were devoted to enjoying the play itself.
For the first time, he experienced the joy, anger and sorrow of the actors on stage. For the first time, he felt that singing was also a performance. For the first time, he felt that those babbling and melodious lyrics were nice and beautiful as long as you listened carefully, and you could hear the emotions. Yes, it's in the whole play.
The play is over.
Hu Qing looked at the stage for a long time and couldn't come to his senses.
The audience started throwing gifts on the stage frantically. When Hu Qing came back to his senses, he looked around and found that Shen Lirong also took out the silver ingots in his bag.
"Honey, when did you buy it? Weren't you with me the whole time just now?"
While Shen Lirong smashed the silver ingots hard on the stage, she took the time to say: "Go and find the ones you bought before. Oops, my hands are sore. Lao Hu, you can throw the rest for me."
"...How much did you buy?"
"It's 500 yuan."
"Then why don't you just buy gold ingots?"
Shen Lirong glanced at Hu Qing and asked, "Do you understand why we smashed the silver ingots?"
Hu Qing took the bag and started throwing silver ingots on the stage.
Throwing it around, Hu Qing suddenly heard a heavy sound.
This is not the sound of gold ingots, silver ingots and fake jewelry!
With his excellent eyesight and keen insight, Hu Qing saw what had just made the noise at a glance.
A bracelet.
This is not the type of bracelet sold outside.
A golden heavy bracelet.
Most likely it's a gold bracelet.
Someone threw a real gold bracelet up?
Who threw it?
Hu Qing stopped smashing the silver ingot with his hand and started to look around.
"Boom."
There was another heavy sound.
A new gold bracelet.
It's upstairs!
Hu Qing turned to look at the private rooms on the second floor and found that there were gray-haired old men and women leaning half out of the windows of several private rooms. One of them was picking off a bracelet from her hand.
On the second floor, Nangong Fang, who had finished smashing the bracelet and retired, said with a smile: "What's the point of throwing away the fake ones? If you want to throw away, just throw away the real ones."
"Yes, yes." Grandma Zhang strongly agreed, took off the bracelet, aimed at the target, and threw it hard.
"Boom."
Hit the stage.
"Tomorrow, I'll ask my son to find someone to buy real silver ingots, Jin Tanzi, and support Little Bailing when the new play starts." Nangong Fang said.
"You can have this!" Grandma Xu's eyes lit up, "You can also get some beautiful pearl agate and string them together and throw them on the stage together. Little Bailing and the others should also be able to use these things, take them apart and put them on the costumes It’s also great for decoration.”
"Nangong, please tell the group when the time comes, so that we can all join in more."
"Imitate those young girls and wait at the back door. We old bones can't wait any longer. It's okay to give some small gifts when the new show comes on." Grandma Xu felt that Nangong Fang was truly worthy of being their old theater troupe. Think tanks, the ideas they come up with are good ones.
Mr. Yang doesn't care what the new show is, he only cares when the new show will be released and what the new show is.
"Nangong, you know the owner of this amusement park. Do you have any gossip? When will the new show be released? I've been watching "The Match" for a month. It's time to watch something else."
"Let's wait another month." Grandma Zhang, who knew the inside story, said, and glanced sideways at Mr. Yang, "But then again, you've been living here for a month, and your son didn't say anything about taking you back?"
"Is he relieved?"
"Isn't he afraid that you will be defrauded of hundreds of thousands or millions by a liar who doesn't know where he comes from?"
Mr. Yang blushed and thought, I am just talking about business, why are you talking about those past events? He frowned and said, "Why is he worried?"
"When have I been cheated? All my purchases are normal and I never send money to others!"
Everyone:...
Okay, just be so stubborn.
Nangong Fang walked to the window and looked around for a while, then said excitedly: "Quick, stop talking, the actors are about to take the curtain call and leave. Lao Xu, didn't you bring something for Xiao Bailing to sign? Let's go, let's take you from the side. , go directly to the backstage to ask for an autograph.”
Grandma Xu quickly took out her mirror and lipstick, applied orange lipstick in front of the small mirror, and asked her wife: "The color of my lipstick should be able to complement my complexion. If it doesn't work, I'll change it to another color."
"Okay, okay." Mr. Cheng said helplessly.
Grandma Xu excitedly picked up the small bag and followed Nangong Fang, and asked in a low voice: "Fang, can I take a photo with you later?"
"Then let me talk to Little Bailing, but I can only take one photo, and it can't delay Xiao Bailing's removal of makeup. Xiao Bailing must be exhausted after singing all night. If I take you over quietly to ask for an autograph, it will already waste her time, little girl. The most important thing is to rest. If you don’t get enough rest, you will age very quickly and your voice will deteriorate.”
"I know what I know. Just this time, when I get the silver ingots and gold coins, I'll hit a few more to support the little lark."
"Tsk, tsk, tsk." Mr. Yang in the box smacked his tongue, "You're also talking about a little girl chasing stars. I don't think you're any better."
"Lao Cheng, when will you and Lao Xu go back?" Mr. Yang asked.
"I'll go back in two days. I stayed out for too long this time. The next time I come here it should be time for Xiao Bailing's new play." Mr. Cheng said.
"Yes." Mr. Yang nodded, "It's time for me to go back. I'll go back tomorrow afternoon. If I don't go back, even with your guarantee, my son should think that I have joined a pyramid scheme."
"I came in with you."
"But if we come again next time, can we still book a private room with such a good location?" Grandma Zhang was a little worried.
"Nangong said that these three box theaters will be reserved for her first. If we want to come to the theater, we should call her in advance and she will help us book the boxes." Mr. Cheng said.
"It's still reliable!"
On the other side, backstage, all the actors, including Jiang Qi who was playing with his mobile phone backstage, heard about the audience throwing real gold bracelets and gold rings on stage today.
"Are you sure it's true?" Jiang Qi asked the staff responsible for cleaning up the rewards thrown on the stage.
"It should be." The staff member nodded, "Someone saw that it was thrown out of the boxes on the second floor, which are the boxes for Nangong guests."
"That should be true." Jiang Qi confirmed.
Jiang Qi turned to Wang Xinghua and asked, "How does today's gift compare with yesterday?"
"More than twice as much." Wang Xinghua was working on the abacus, banging the abacus, "I found that people still prefer smashing silver ingots to jewelry. Maybe it's because smashing silver ingots is enjoyable."
"All the exclusive gifts belong to Feng Ling, and there are none from anyone else."
Jiang Qi thought about the feedback on every scene in the past month and felt that this was normal.
All the actors on the stage are normal actors, only Feng Ling is a bug.
If it weren't for the high moral standards and good basic qualities of the audience in the amusement park, Feng Ling would have to have bodyguards when he came in and out, otherwise it would be difficult to come in and out normally.
"Now I understand why Feng Ling's previous theater troupe customized all the roles for her with female leads, and there were very few emotional scenes." Wang Xinghua sighed.
"Why?"
"Think about it, the other actors in her original troupe were about the same level as ours now, and the one who sang the male lead might not be as good as Feng Qinghua. Feng Qinghua just wasn't handsome enough, but he wouldn't be disliked if he was handsome at all. so."
"Except for the final BE ending, the love scenes in "The Match" are pretty good. Compared to those of the lady cheating, the goblin cheating, and the more miserable Chen Shimei and Qin Xianglian, Seven Fairies and Dong Yong can be regarded as sweet dramas ”
"The male protagonists of "The Match" are so despised. If Feng Ling plays the heroine of the tragic drama who is abused by the evil mother-in-law and is abandoned by the scumbag, the audience will not be so angry that they rush to the stage to kill the male protagonist and the evil mother-in-law. Tear it apart.”
Jiang Qi thought about it carefully and found that it was like this.
If Feng Qinghua were to play the male lead in this kind of drama, he would have to be put in a sack after leaving the theater.
"So, the heroine is still suitable for Feng Ling."
"Indeed." Jiang Qi nodded in agreement, "What about the new opera "The Legend of the Princess"?"
Wang Xinghua nodded: "After singing "The Legend of the Princess", we will sing "The Consort" and "Meng Lijun", but the next two plays may have to be changed, otherwise the consort Li Zhaoting will be scolded again as not worthy of Feng Suzhen."
"It's not good enough to begin with. When I was a kid, when I watched the TV series, I felt that Feng Suzhen was blind to fall in love with Li Zhaoting." Jiang Qi complained.
Wang Xinghua:......
It’s only because of people like you that we have to change the show!
Do you know how difficult it is to change a play? Do you know how difficult it is for a third-rate writer like me to transform a top-notch drama written by a first-rate writer? ! ! .
In the theater, the audience had almost dispersed.
"My work is not finished yet. I have to go back and finish things. Wife, please go back to the dormitory and rest first." Hu Qing drank the last bit of tea in the cup and stood up.
"Wait a little longer, and you can crack melon seeds for a while. I haven't shown you what I should show you yet." Shen Lirong signaled to Hu Qing not to worry.
Hu Qing then remembered that Shen Lirong originally wanted to bring her to meet the big stars in the amusement park, so she started watching the show after meeting him.
"Actually, I have already seen it." Hu Qing said with a smile. He has already seen the cheers, screams, applause, and gifts thrown on the stage by the audience at the end of each scene and the play.
"There's still one last step left." Shen Lirong showed a mysterious smile.
A few minutes later, Shen Lirong took Hu Qing to the back exit.
This exit is considered the staff exit, and all theater troupe staff enter and exit through this exit.
At this moment, the outside of the exit was full of spectators.
"Are they waiting for Little Bailing?" Hu Qing asked.
Shen Lirong nodded.
These spectators gathered around the exit but did not block the road and did not prevent other actors from entering and exiting normally.
"Are they waiting for signatures?" Hu Qing noticed that some audience members were holding flyers, posters and pens.
"That's right. Feng Ling signs autographs for about 10 people every day. If he signs more, he won't be able to sign autographs. The ones he signs are all Little Bailings."
"Sometimes they give small gifts. I remember it rained for a few days in April. There were audience members holding umbrellas waiting for Feng Ling at the exit. Feng Ling gave everyone a new peripheral fan."
"As a result, the second time it rained, more people were waiting for her at the exit."
"But Feng Ling only signed 10 names a day. With so many people, many people couldn't get signatures." Hu Qing said he didn't understand.
Just as he was talking, Feng Ling came out.
There was no makeup on her face and no costume on her body. Feng Ling wore normal clothes and walked out of the back door without makeup.
There were no bodyguards or assistants, just two or three colleagues who came out with her. After Feng Ling said goodbye to her colleagues with a smile, she began to skillfully sign autographs to the fans closest to her.
"Little Bailing, you sang so well today!"
"Little Bailing, when will you sing a new opera?"
"Xiao Bailing, does your new play have a male protagonist? Can you sing a play without a male protagonist?"
Feng Ling smiled and looked at the fans who asked this question: "I think Dong Yong's singing is not bad, so I won't make you dislike it so much."
The fans laughed and said nothing.
"Little Bailing, I like your play so much!"
"Little Bailing..."
"Thank you everyone for your support." Feng Ling stopped writing after signing the tenth sign, smiled and waved to everyone, "I have to get off work, everyone should go home early, and be careful and safe on the road!"
"Bye, have a good time after get off work, little lark!"
"Bye!" Feng Ling walked briskly towards the entrance of the amusement park like a normal tourist.
Hu Qing was stunned.
"This..." Hu Qing didn't know whether it was this way of chasing stars these days, or whether he didn't understand the current chasing of stars, or there was something wrong with chasing stars here.
He felt there was something wrong everywhere.
"Is this reasonable?"
"Who knows." Shen Lirong tilted her head and looked at the scattered fans. Everyone was obviously very excited and happy. Those who succeeded in getting autographs showed off to those who didn't get autographs, but no one chased Feng Ling, who had already got off work.
Before getting off work, she was a dazzling little lark, but after getting off work, she was an ordinary Feng Ling.
"Anything weird can happen in our amusement park, right?"
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(Completed!)
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