Great Zhou Empress

Xue Zhijing went to Yuan's Cabinet to borrow a large amount of funds, and then began to sort out the people in Lichunyuan.

In addition to the little boys and girls who do odd jobs, there are hundreds of women in Lichunyuan. Mother Yulian is the person in charge, and she doesn’t own many shares. shareholder.

Most of these hundreds of women are under 20 years old, and the younger ones belong to the long-term art learning stage, and do not perform or receive guests.

Most of the pick-up customers are over 20 years old, or have no talent or appearance, but the proportion is not high.

According to Yulian's mother's words, picking up customers doesn't make money.

Men have never looked down on a woman with a beautiful arm and thousands of pillows, so the overnight fee is just a drizzle compared to other expenses in Lichun Courtyard.

The most popular are talented and beautiful girls like Ting Lan. Middle-aged officials and young talents like to come to Lichunyuan to have a romantic relationship with them, and then when they are 20 years old, redeem themselves and leave, Marry them back home.

Shareholders like mother and Wu Guogong naturally know their value, and set various rules to resolutely prevent guests from getting involved with them. Singing and performances, drinking and laughing are allowed, but touching hands is not allowed.

Such a "noble" style, on the contrary, aroused the interest and desire of the guests even more, and a large number of disgusting poems praising love were produced in the hands of these well-read guests.

"I'm going to completely change the operating mode of Lichun Courtyard."

After Xue Zhijing finished talking about her plan, Yulian's mother's face turned green, "Can this work?"

"First of all, Lichun Courtyard will not provide overnight pick-up service from now on. Girls who pick up guests overnight, I will see what positions you can transfer to."

The faces of the girls who were picking up the guests also turned green, because they didn't know what else they could do besides picking up the guests?

Lichun Courtyard first closed for a month for rectification.

Over there, Xue Zhijing Tongfu bought a woodblock printing workshop, hired a technician who could print with movable type, changed the workshop into movable type printing, and hired a group of painters and engravers to be in charge of carving and painting.

At the same time, a group of performers were hired, of all ages, and there were even a few little girls who said they had studied in Washe with their parents since childhood.

The girls of Lichunyuan were also divided into groups and began to re-practice some new performance methods.

A month later, Lichun Courtyard reopened.

Three days before the opening, advertisements for Lichunyuan appeared in all the restaurants in Yangzhou City, and the storytellers in the restaurants also began to advertise Lichunyuan.

As long as one hundred copper coins, you can buy a ticket to Lichun Yuan and watch a performance that lasts for an hour and a half.

A single day is for men, and a double day is for women.

The whole Yangzhou City was immediately occupied by this fresh news. What does it mean to buy a ticket to enter? Isn't the brothel just for consumption?

Why is there a women's show?Aren't brothels just for men?What do women do when they go in? Do they learn how to make up?

At the same time, a booklet of [-] words per book appeared on the market, which introduced the top ten beauties of Lichun Yuan in vernacular words. The text has been carefully edited to ensure that each person has a different personality and is fully recognizable.

At the same time, a one-hundred-text booklet with pictures also appeared, which is also an introduction, but the difference is that there are color portraits of ten beauties printed in it, taking into account both imagery and beauty.For this era, such portraits are like works of art.

This is amazing. In the past, the people who could go to brothels were often officials, big landlords and big businessmen. After all, it was a consistent consumption at every turn, and ordinary people would not dare to spend like that.But the consumption of these [-] or [-] Wen can still be extravagant for ordinary citizens.

The Dacheng Dynasty had entered the era of the bourgeoisie. There were about ten large cities like Bianjing City and Yangzhou City with a population of one million, and dozens of large cities with a population of several 10.Such a city no longer only has political and military functions, but also has commercial functions, gathering a large number of citizens with leisure time and money.

For such citizens, leisure and entertainment have become a part of their lives, which is why the Goulan Houses of the Dacheng Dynasty opened in full swing.

For only one hundred pennies, they can see the portraits of beauties in brothels that they can't see or touch.

In the first round, [-] copies of each of the two sets of brochures were printed, and they were all sold out on the same day.

For such a brochure, Xue Zhijing asked Tong Fu to arrange to print one issue every month, and some more colorful content can be added later.Strive to ensure that innovation is constantly maintained and people's interest in it is maintained.

Those who came to line up to buy tickets that day were also civilians, and there were basically no officials and wealthy businessmen that were common in the past. It is estimated that such things look cheap in their eyes.

But just in time, Xue Zhijing wanted to push the girls from Lichunyuan to the common people.

Looking at the long queue that seemed to reach the horizon, Yulian's mother in Lichunyuan was still a little surprised.

Li Chunyuan had to sell tickets for two more days, and also sold the men's tickets for the next two times. The rest of the people who waited in line had to wait to buy them later.

The hall of Lichun Courtyard has been transformed into rows of seats, and the tables have been cancelled, because there will be no tea and snacks for guests.

People in this era still feel a little new about such crowded seating, but after all, they only came in with a hundred coins, so they didn't mind, so they sat obediently.

What's even more interesting is that there were men in black clothes standing around, all of them looked ruthless, until a group of people sat down and became quiet.

They are the bodyguard team that Xue Zhijing specially asked to arrange, led by Li Jing, whose only mission is to ensure the safety of the girls in Lichun Courtyard. The girls also need bodyguards to protect them when they go out, so that no men can touch them.

The one-and-a-half-hour performance is divided into regular performances and innovative performances.

The regular performances are the musical instruments, music and dances that the girls of Lichunyuan have practiced on weekdays.However, on weekdays, it is performed in a small hall for the guests who are having a banquet, but this time it is a large-scale performance for hundreds of audiences.

In fact, the girls don't quite understand this matter, after all, most of them also look forward to falling in love with a high-ranking official and then marrying him as a concubine.

So one by one came to the stage, with expressions as if someone owed her a hundred pennies, cold and cruel.

It's just that I didn't expect that such an expression would make the audience gasp one by one, swallow their saliva after watching the performance, and look at them reluctantly when they stepped off the stage. Standing, it is estimated that I will rush to the stage to shake hands with people.

Innovative performances are some performances interspersed with singing and dancing, including some short plays, acrobatics and magic, as adjustments.Some of these performances are newly hired outside actors, and some are selected from the girls of Lichun Yuan.

Two of the girls who had received the guests before were quite talented in comedy and had the most laughter in the audience.

The finale was the leading player Ting Lan.

Today's Ting Lan was dressed like a fairy, showing off her best qin and music, and the audience was almost boiling.

For the citizens of this era, most of them have almost never seen such a top-level performance. It is already a round of baptism in art, not to mention that these girls who only exist in imagination and portraits are far away from them at this time. It's so close, so close that it seems to be performing to them alone, which makes people excited.

Miss Tinglan is just a plaything to the nobles, they just don't want it, if they want it, she can only obediently send it to their door.But in the eyes of ordinary people in Yangzhou City, she is like a fairy, and there are legends about her in the market.

Xue Zhijing mentioned to Ting Lan some of the reasons why she did this, and Ting Lan Bingxue was smart, so she naturally understood.Although she is not used to this new way, but she trusts Xue Zhijing, so now she listens to what Xue Zhijing says, she can do this as the top card, and the rest of the girls dare to neglect.

The most uncomfortable thing for the girls is that after all the performances are over, they have to go on stage to thank the audience collectively.

After the thanks, they will stand on the stage as the background board, and then let the eloquent master

After the holder comes to introduce the charging items.

Signed portraits of the girls, one hundred coins, and a ten-number meeting ticket;

The girls' signed incense notes, [-] coins a piece, and a ten-number meeting ticket;

The handkerchiefs used by the girls cost two hundred cash each, and a ten-dollar face-to-face coupon is included;

Girls' story booklets, sixty characters a book, with a ten-number meeting ticket attached;

Girls' story booklet with pictures, two hundred articles per volume, and a ten-number meeting coupon;

……

The audience at the scene were all so excited just now, their minds stopped turning, and they heard the host say that the meaning of meeting coupons is that one day after ten days, they can communicate with the girls face to face, and they are even more impatient Rush to buy.

As for how long the number ten is, they can no longer calculate it.

This time, each audience spent an average of [-] Wen, which is really not much. After the end, Yulian's mother was still worried and told Xue Zhijing that if this continues, Lichunyuan will be ruined.

Xue Zhijing waved his hand, this is just the beginning, what she sells is not the consumption of the night, what she values ​​is the long-term profit.

Early the next morning, the tabloids printed overnight began to be sold in the streets and lanes for only five cents.

The tabloid printed less than ten pages. In order to hurry, no pictures were printed, only text was printed.It almost used a live broadcast to describe in detail the content and process of the performance in the venue of Lichun Courtyard last night.

Because this matter is new, five cents is not too much, and soon, the [-] printed copies were wiped out.

At the same time, the storytellers in the major restaurants began to talk vividly about last night's performance. Their mouths have a superb ability, and people who listen to them are even more excited than those who were present last night.

After listening to the storyteller's narration, all kinds of girls' goods sold in the restaurant were quickly sold out.

In the afternoon, Xue Zhijing called everyone together to replay yesterday's show, which was the most popular show among the audience, and they would make adjustments based on the feedback.

At night, it's Sojitz's women's field.

As expected, very few people came.After all, this is the era, and brothels are generally visited by men. Although the Lichun Courtyard has been rectified for a month, then changed its method, and promoted vigorously for several days, the women in the boudoir are still embarrassed to come here, or bring Some colored eyes do not want to come.

However, Yangzhou City is a big city with a population of 100 million after all, and there are always some citizens who are willing to come.

So there were more than 100 women sitting under the stage.

The programs for women's performances are different from those for men's performances. In addition to traditional singing and dancing programs, some repertoires focusing on female stories are also specially arranged.

For example, a woman disguises herself as a man to take part in scientific examinations, a woman breaks through the shackles of her parents and joins the army to guard the border, and there is also a love scene between two brothel girls who love each other.

Women's reactions were always more subtle than men's, but Xue Zhijing, who had been observing on the second floor, could tell from the expressions and eyes of the audience that they were shocked and loved these plays.

Some of the actors in this episode deliberately dressed up a bit cooler, Xue Zhijing found that many audiences often cast their eyes on them.

The sale of items after the performance is also different from yesterday’s. This time, more of the sales are story books, mostly telling how the girls in these performances were sold to brothels in their early years, and how they studied hard. The story of becoming such an excellent entertainer.Or review some of the stories behind the performances performed today.

Another difference is that the meeting time they bought is about 15 minutes for a cup of tea. This is because women in this era are often shy. Ten numbers estimate that the time will be over before they open their mouths. .

In essence, Xue Zhijing has a strong selfishness, and what she ultimately hopes to cultivate is a group of female fans.

That's right, what she hopes to build is a brand new entertainment empire, an entertainment empire for women in the entire Dacheng Dynasty.

It is certain to make money, but more she hopes to convey some themes and ideas she wants to convey through this entertainment empire, which can be obtained from thoughts

Realize the reflection, independence and rise of women in the world.

And Ting Lan is the core character among them, the female idol she wants to create.

It was only later that Xue Zhijing became the idol most admired by girls in the whole country, which is beyond her expectation now.

Li Jing was instructed by Xue Zhijing to protect Ting Lan herself.

In fact, Ting Lan seldom goes out. She is a very homely girl. Apart from work, she spends almost all her free time practicing piano and singing, but the master who repairs the piano cannot come to Lichun Courtyard, so she has to go out to .

In the past, when Ting Lan went out, she only brought a little maid who took care of her on weekdays and a boy who drove a car. Yangzhou City was very safe, and she would usually go to the place and come back quietly in a carriage.

Therefore, Ting Lan refused Li Jing's request to take someone to protect her to the piano shop.

Li Jing didn't talk much, she was not familiar with Ting Lan at this time, so she talked less, and she kept silent for a long time, only saying that she had to be with her.

Ting Lan's expression was a little displeased, and she felt that Li Jing was like a stubborn donkey.

Ting Lan was riding in a carriage, while Li Jing and others followed on horseback.

Li Jing is not as handsome as Xue Zhijing, but she also practices martial arts all the year round, and she has a tall and straight figure. She likes to wear black clothes, and for convenience, she also likes to tie her hair up high and ride on a horse. She looks like a young hero The general spirit is released very obviously.

Ting Lan lowered the curtains of the carriage and said nothing.

The piano store Ting Lan went to was located in a residential area, but in the cities of the Dacheng Dynasty, the distinction between residential areas and commercial areas was not obvious. For example, the residential area here has some shops and restaurants around it, and there are many people.

When she came here before, she always wore a veiled hat, and ordinary people didn't know her, so there was nothing wrong with her, but now it's different, not only a large number of citizens have gone to Lichun Courtyard to watch her performance, but also her exquisite appearance Portraits are sold everywhere.

When she got off the carriage, the people around saw her.

There is always such a bold person who follows her into the piano store.

When the old master was repairing the piano, someone with trouble approached her and peeked at her secretly from under the hood. After hearing her voice, she was sure that it was Ting Lan, so she teased and said, "Miss Ting Lan, please sing a song. "

But when he came out to practice the piano, and it was not a serious performance, how could he sing casually.