722 Transition From Listeners to Viewers (2/2)
”How touching…”
Banus and Ali were so enthralled by the performance that they could think of nothing else.
In such an atmosphere, even a mediocre face would have been 100% mind-blowing.
In the quietness, the first movement of Moonlight came to the end. The lady turned around, showing everybody her beautiful and tranquil face.
”Welcome to 'Arcana Voice'. I'm your old friend, Nightingale.” A sweet and familiar voice came out of the lady's mouth.
”Ms. Nightingale?” Banus stammered.
”It's… It's a real person?” Ali's eyes were almost popping out. How did the curtain, no, the wall, just turn into a living person who could play ”Moonlight”?
Everybody who witnessed the act in the square was similarly stunned, including the middle-rank sorcerer who floated in midair. He almost forgot that he was still in midair. Although he knew and got involved in the Congress' ”stream plan”, such an opening was still a major shock for him.
”As a matter of fact, I am as surprised as you that the image signal transmission through the artificial planets can achieve such a result. This should be the most 'real-time stream' in history. Friends who are listening to 'Arcana Voice' at home, if you feel that I'm talking strangely, go to the nearest square and check it out. In fact, I already announced it last night…” Louise's sweet voice came over, solving the question of the ”viewers”.
”A real-time stream?”
”We can see Ms. Nightingale in Allyn from Samara?”
”Magic is too… marvelous!”
”Incredible! Incredible!”
Noises burst out in the square. The excited audience began to talk to each other about how they felt, even if they did not know those standing next to them.
Louise smiled. ”'Valkyrie' is about to begin in the Rentato Royal Grand Theater. I'll stop wasting your time. Now, the sorcerers in the theater will take over.”
The moonlight dimmed, like spreading ripples that blurred everything. By the time it was clear again, Louise was already gone from the ”curtain”, replaced by a splendidly-decorated theater that was full of gentlemen who wore tailcoats or long tuxedos and ladies in gorgeous dresses that dazzled the audience in the square.
”The Rentato Royal Grand Theater!” said Ali in amazement.
Banus was both happy and sad. ”But I still want to watch Ms. Nightingale play the piano…”
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Inside the teletorium of the Sky Radio Station in Allyn…
Seeing that the signal had been switched to the Royal Grand Theater, Louise finally patted her chest, greatly relieved. ”I was so anxious just now.”
”Louise, weren't you a musician before? You've already held concerts. Why were you anxious about a solo performance in a teletorium that nobody watched?” Samantha, who was supervising the program nearby, said half in comfort and half in confusion.
Louise shook her head. ”Nobody watched? There must've been more than a hundred thousand people who watched the live stream. I felt anxious when I thought I was performing before so many people. Also, in concerts, people mostly listen to music, and they can barely see the musician on the stage. Such a live stream is the opposite. Everybody can see my every movement clearly. If it weren't for your encouragement, I would've tried to record it in advance as Mr. Evans suggested…”
”Understandable. Everybody will be nervous in their first 'real-time stream'. Mr. Evans only proposed the idea. We planned and carried out the details on our own. However, well played, Louise.” Samantha nodded in approval.
Louise gradually relaxed. She complained, ”Mr. Evans should've guided us more on such an important issue.”
If he could hear her, Lucien could only open his hands and suggest that he had zero experience in that. Holding a satellite stream before TV was invented was not a case that had ever happened on Earth. It could've only been achieved in a world of magic.