Fox of France

The sun was gradually setting, the surrounding light was getting darker and darker, and the gas lamps on the road were also lit up. In the small square outside the "Moulin Rouge", there are more and more people, and soon it will be time for the "Moulin Rouge" to reopen.

At this time, a thin man, accompanied by a beautiful lady in a low-cut evening dress, came to the door of the Moulin Rouge.

"Ah, here comes M. Genet..."

Such a voice came from the crowd.

Simmel Jeunet is the owner of "Moulin Rouge". Of course, some people say that he is just a white glove for some people. Although the shares he owns in "Moulin Rouge" cannot be said to be negligible, they are not too much . Even so, he was widely respected throughout Paris.

Mr. Genet stood still at the gate of the "Moulin Rouge", waved to everyone, and everyone fell silent.

"Dear friends, I haven't seen you for two weeks. I miss you!" Mr. Genet shouted to everyone, "Do you miss me?"

The crowd of onlookers burst into laughter.

Genet looked around, then turned his head proudly, and said to the beautiful woman in a low-cut evening dress beside him, "Look, Nicole, how much they like me!"

The girl named Nicole standing next to him was the pillar of "Moulin Rouge" during this period. She smiled slightly, took half a step forward, and waved to everyone like Genet: " Dear friends, it has been two weeks and I haven't seen you all, I miss you so much...do you miss me?"

"Nicole! Nicole!"

"I love you, Nicole!"

"We miss you, Nicole!"

Screams and whistles suddenly merged into a tidal wave, rushing straight over, almost knocking people staggering.

After a while, the tide gradually receded.

"Mr. Genet, you see, I am more popular than you." Nicole smiled and said to Genet who was standing beside her, and at the same time stepped back slightly to make the position of Genet more prominent.

"Ah, yes, in terms of popularity, no one here can compare with you. In fact, any girl in 'Moulin Rouge' is more popular than me." Genet said. Then he waved to everyone again and said: "Since that's the case, I won't delay you any longer. Now I announce that the 'Moulin Rouge' has reopened. Welcome everyone!"

With this sound, everyone's eyes suddenly brightened, and the sun, which had already sunk, suddenly rose again. For a while, many people even had to cover their eyes with their hands.

"Ah, my eyes!" someone even exclaimed.

After a while, everyone gradually got used to it and opened their eyes.

The world in front of me has completely changed. Those glass videos that were originally inlaid on the "Moulin Rouge" and the Red Windmill were shining brightly one by one, as bright as the stars in the sky fell to the world. As for the stones growing in the square, facing the building, the side with glass also emits brilliant light, casting beams of light, illuminating the "Moulin Rouge" like daytime, no, considering the surrounding area at this time In such darkness, under the illumination of these lights, "Moulin Rouge" is not as bright as day, but itself becomes a light source, shining itself.

Considering that the location of the "Moulin Rouge" is relatively high, at this moment, even in the city of Paris, people can see the radiant "Moulin Rouge" from a distance. Those who did not come to visit, those who have no money to go to the "Moulin Rouge", at this time, at a place that is nearly an hour away from the Moulin Rouge by horse-drawn carriage, they all saw this shining "Moulin Rouge". architecture.

"My God, this is... this is the Moulin Rouge! It's just... It's like a castle floating in the sky!" At the University of Paris, Andre, who just came out of the laboratory to take a break, saw it at a glance" "Moulin Rouge", because the surroundings are dark, but "Moulin Rouge" is extraordinarily bright. From Andre's perspective, it really seems to be suspended in the night sky.

"It's so beautiful!" At the University of Paris, at the Champ de Mars, and anywhere in Paris, countless people looked in the direction of the "Moulin Rouge" and expressed such admiration.

"Oh, it's a pity, it's a pity that Joseph and Napoleon always want me to keep a low profile, otherwise, my 'Palace of Elysium' can also become the focus of attention." On my balcony, looking at the brightly lit " Moulin Rouge," Lucien sighed.

And those people nearby were so shocked by the light that they almost lost the ability to speak. They were silent at first, and then made all kinds of strange business. Most of these voices did not form words, but simple Various exclamations.

It took a while for these people to wake up from the shock of the return of day.

"A miracle, this is a complete miracle!"

"God, may your kingdom come!" A bishop who came to have fun in casual clothes inadvertently yelled out these words.

"Look at those fountains!" someone suddenly shouted again.

Everyone looked towards the fountain, only to find that there were also colorful rays of light shooting up from the water column of the fountain, and these rays of light made the water column sprayed by those fountains also bring various colors of light.

Then the music started, which is nothing unusual, there was a band in the "Moulin Rouge". But what is strange is that along with the sound of the music, various changes began to take place in the fountain. The height of the large fountain in the middle of the fountain fluctuates with the music, while the surrounding small fountains have long since changed from bubbles to normal water columns. , but the water column also twisted with the rhythm of the music, like a group of dancing girls.

"This is really... so beautiful..."

Among those who came were not a few poets, real or not, who studied art. But at this time, these "poets" only feel that language seems to have lost all power. So much so that I searched my guts and scratched my stomach, but in the end I just said this sentence.

Of course, this design came from Joseph's idea. Musical fountains and the like are almost rotten street things in later generations. And the musical fountain in front of the "Moulin Rouge", compared with those of later generations, also does not know where it is. But in the eyes of people in this era, it is really a miracle.

Of course, this set of musical fountains is not without features that are better than later generations. For example, in terms of intelligence level, this set of musical fountains is definitely better than later generations. The musical fountains of later generations, at most, have a little "artificial intelligence", but Joseph's musical fountain is controlled by "human intelligence" everywhere - the person who plays the music is a highly intelligent person, and the person who controls the fountain Anyone who moves is also a human being with an intelligence level far exceeding that of a computer.

At this time, the door of "Moulin Rouge" has been opened. A bright light also shot out from the opened door. Looking inside, the lights are bright, huge crystal chandeliers, and various crystal wall lamps reflect the entire hall like a dream.

"Gentlemen, please come with us and walk into this dreamy stage with us, a new era." Mr. Genet said loudly.

At this time, people began to really wake up. Everyone followed the two into the "Moulin Rouge", discussing this magical lamp while walking.

It wasn't until he stepped into the gate of "Moulin Rouge" that Caderousse woke up from the shock. He saw that Genet was about to leave before the performance started, so he hurriedly chased after him.

"Monsieur Genet, Monsieur Genet..."

Renet stopped, glanced at him, and then smiled at him: "Mr. Caderousse, I know what you want to ask, but please allow me to keep this secret for another night, tomorrow morning You'll find everything you want to know in the papers."

After saying this, Genet picked up a glass of ruby-like wine from a waiter's tray, raised it to Caderousse, and said to the people around: "Gentlemen, eat , drink, sing, and rejoice to your heart's content! Forgive me now."

Then he drank the red wine in the wine glass in one gulp, put the wine glass on the silver plate in the waiter's hand, and walked into a small door surrounded by several bodyguards.

"Really, is it necessary to keep it secret at this time? We are not in competition. You are lions, and we are at best vultures." Caderousse couldn't help thinking. Then he carefully observed the various layouts of the hall. These layouts and decorations had indeed changed a lot, and he wrote them down one by one in his heart, and at the same time calculated their prices in his mind.

"Others are okay, and I can keep up with gritted teeth, but this light, I don't know how much these lights cost?"

There are absolutely many people who plan like Caderousse. In just ten minutes, Caderousse met several colleagues who kept looking around. Everyone looked at each other, eyes full of wariness and hatred.

Immediately afterwards, Caderousse discovered another very noteworthy target at once-the banker M. Bowan. At this time, he was sitting leisurely on the sofa watching singing and dancing.

"How did he come back here?" Caderousse thought, "Mr. Bowan is not a person who likes these things at all. He probably knows something. Maybe there is his investment in it, but isn't he short of money now?" ? What could be more coincidental than meeting a banker when you are short of money?"

So Caderousse hurried forward and greeted him: "Mr. Bowan, I didn't expect to meet you here."

"Ah, I invested a sum of money here, and I can't sleep well without seeing the effect myself." Bowan said, "Mr. Will this renovation of the mill, um, make his business better?"

"It's definitely possible. Mr. Bowan, although the reception capacity of 'Moulin Rouge' will not increase because of this, everyone will definitely be more willing to spend money here."

"You are right. I thought so too. Well, M. Caderousse, what is your purpose here?"

"Of course it's for study, can I sit here?"

"Go ahead," Bowan said.

Caderousse then hastily sat down beside Bowan.