What could be more captivating than the intrigues and rivalries of upper society?
The answer is: nothing!
Yes, nothing.
Long ago, people were aware of this, otherwise why would those classic novels and operas almost always adapt stories about upper society?
A poor boy falls in love with an aristocratic girl, a poor girl falls in love with a handsome Prince.
The tale of the Empress and the Prince poisoned by a melon, or the story of a fallen noble reclaiming everything after being framed...
What?
Are the poor not worthy of love amongst themselves?
Do conspiracies not exist between the poor?
No, they do exist; it's just that the love and schemes of the poor are not intriguing.
People prefer to watch grand love stories, like wars waged for the sake of a beauty, rather than selling one's pants to buy a wooden trinket for the girl next door.
Interest in upper society's conflicts might be a hopeful wish of ordinary people—
