The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

When Bai Luoqiu and his party arrived at the theater, Xie Yan was trying the snacks made by Miao Daya in the back kitchen.

The people working in the theater more or less heard some rumors about Bai Luoqiu, and when they saw Boss Bai coming, they all secretly watched.

"It is said that Boss Bai has a golden-topped lotus flower on his back. It is a banished fairy who descended to earth. Anyone who provokes him will end badly. I wonder if it is true?"

"Ah? What is the Golden Top Lotus?"

"Oh, the storyteller said it, it's a lotus flower with a golden edge, a divine flower!"

"Is there something behind Boss Bai? Look at it."

"I also want to see Zhanzhan Blessing... Hey, hey, be careful he's here!"

"..."

Bai Luoqiu's body froze slightly when he heard the men's whispers, and the next second he walked towards An Yujing who heard the voice, his steps seemed to be a little faster.

"Where is Xie Yan?"

"Tasting snacks in the back kitchen." Seeing Bai Luoqiu, An Yujing immediately put on a gentle and decent posture, "Boss Bai, you just happened to come, why don't you go and have a look with me?"

"it is good."

……

Xie Yan didn't know that Bai Luoqiu already knew about his "marketing" and was on the way to "excuse the teacher".

In the spacious kitchen, Miao Daya stood in front of the large stove wearing a coarse cloth apron, holding a basin in one hand and a colander in the other, skillfully scooped the last spoonful of potato chips into the basin, and then added a sufficient amount of dried chili powder, salt and fenugreek Then mix the powder, and hand it to Xie Yan with both hands after finishing.

"Mr. Xie, please try it. After I finished cooking yesterday, my family said it was delicious. If you think the taste is not right, I will change it." Miao Daya said with bright eyes.

After Xie Yan thanked her, she picked up a piece of slightly scalded potato slices and put them in front of her eyes for a look.The potato chips made by Miao Daya are not like the industrial potato chips sold in the supermarkets of later generations, but the kind that Xie Yan used to see when she was a child, the ones sold by vendors riding tricycles around the streets for [-] cents per bag.

Potato slices are sliced ​​very thin, wrapped in cornstarch and deep-fried, then slightly curled up, crisp and thin as paper, with the aroma of seasoning and frying, crunching in the mouth, and the unique flavor of potatoes.

"It's delicious. I don't think there is any need to change it. You fried it very quickly just now to prevent it from spoiling. Do it once a day in the morning, noon and evening. It should be enough for the consumption of the theater." Xie Yan nodded, "By the way, I plan to fry the potatoes. The slices are packaged into small oil-paper bags and sold, how much do you think is a reasonable price for a bag if you consider the cost?"

Miao Daya didn't expect Xie Yan to ask herself such a thing, so she quickly thought about it carefully and answered cautiously, "These potato chips share ten catties of potatoes, which can hold about twenty servings. Potatoes are easy to grow and have a high yield. , The market price of potatoes in Hankou is generally two catties and one copper plate, and it will be cheaper to buy in large quantities, plus oil prices, seasoning prices, and oil paper money..."

Miao Daya went through all her analysis, and finally said, "The cost of a bag of potato chips should be about one copper plate. Mr. Xie, please look at the pricing."

"So cheap?" Xie Yan knew that the cost of potato chips would not be very high, but she was still a little surprised after hearing Miao Daya's calculation, "Then sell it for double the price and two coppers. The price should not be too high. Come on. Everyone in the theater will buy a copy, making small profits but quick turnover."

"Yeah, I'll ask Erya to write down the specific recipe for you later." Miao Daya still remembers the buyout formula that Xie Yan said.

"Erya can already write recipes?" Xie Yan remembered that Miao Erya could only write a few simple words before.

"I know how to write, she's learning fast." Miao Daya said with pride when talking about her younger sister.

"Erya learned to write so quickly, and you are so good at calculating your accounts, you two sisters are too smart." Xie Yan boasted casually.

Aunt Miao blushed all of a sudden, "...I, I just set up a stall with my parents to settle some small bills. Anyone can do this..."

"It's not that everyone knows the market prices of these ingredients so clearly. You see, I don't know." Xie Yan smiled, and was about to give Miao a few more words of encouragement when she suddenly heard movement from outside the kitchen door.

Xie Yan thought that An Yujing was coming, so she walked towards the door with a basin of potato chips to meet her, but the first thing she saw was the expressionless Bai Luoqiu.

"Master?" Xie Yan was taken aback, and subconsciously gave up the potato chips in his hand, "Do you want to try it?"

Bai Luoqiu tucked his hands in his cloak, looked down at the basin in Xie Yan's hand, "Aren't you afraid I'll cut your throat with potato chips?"

"Huh?" Xie Yan didn't respond.

"I heard a story this morning. It is said that there was a little opera singer who was born surrounded by swallows. He could perform silently at the age of three, attract magpies at the age of seven, and fascinate everyone around him at the age of 12. Foreigners also have hidden weapon skills, everything at hand can kill, and a golden lotus flower grows on their backs, and everyone who has an affair with him will be unlucky..." Bai Luoqiu calmly repeated the words in Xie Yan's brochure content.

"Uh……"

The more Bai Luoqiu said, the more Xie Yan felt something was wrong, and his rationality told him that if today's matter could not be resolved skillfully, he would very likely be "cut his throat" by Bai Luoqiu who turned from embarrassment into anger.

"I'm familiar with this story, Master, it seems to be written by me." Xie Yan thought for a while, and laughed the next second, "It's just that the one I wrote is a famous actor, not a small actor, I don't know you Did something go wrong somewhere?"

Xie Yan played a fool, although Bai Luoqiu was not a person who liked to listen to compliments, but he didn't hit people with smiling faces. With his attitude, Bai Luoqiu couldn't get angry anymore.

"Hmph." Sure enough, Bai Luoqiu snorted, his face paled.

Seeing this, Xie Yan quickly took advantage of the victory to pursue the situation, and gradually changed the topic, "By the way, master, what is the golden-top lotus flower you mentioned just now? I didn't write about it?"

"You didn't write it, but the boys in the theater were talking."

After listening to Bai Luoqiu's words, Xie Yan suppressed a smile and said, "It must have been created by some storyteller twice. I can't blame it on me."

"If you don't make this move, do they want to get this out?" Bai Luoqiu was unmoved.

"Aren't I doing this to create momentum for the theater? Master, although you are known as the No. The three kings... and the female actors who have emerged in the past two years, Aunt Cai and Aunt Wang..." Xie Yan has gotten to know all the most famous Peking opera actors of this era in the past few days.

"These famous actors are generally in their own territory. If the racetrack spends money to invite one or two, the audience in Hankou will find it new. In addition, they have been in business for a long time and occupy a favorable location. At that time, we can It went downhill."

"Just in case, we must ensure that Master, your reputation in Hankou can overwhelm all famous actors. That's why I have prepared so many to push you up."

It's not that Bai Luoqiu didn't understand what Xie Yan said, otherwise he wouldn't just be standing here "invoking the teacher to inquire about the crime", but Bai Luoqiu still has some objections to Xie Yan's way of pushing people.

"Even so, you're exaggerating too much."

"Aren't the stories that have been widely circulated throughout the ages all exaggerated?" Xie Yan smiled, "Guan Yu passed five passes and killed six generals, Zhao Yun Changbanpo went in seven times and went out seven times unscathed, Mu Guiying immediately gave birth to fifty children and went to the army in command ... Whoever thinks about it carefully will not know that this is a fake, but who doesn't like to hear it?"

"Stories that the people like to hear are always legendary. If Master wants to become a legend, he must have wild anecdotes that fit the legend... In the end, it is just a rumor. Could it be that someone saw you and asked you to do the things in the rumor? thing?"

Seeing that Bai Luoqiu's expression gradually slowed down, Xie Yan realized that she had convinced him, so she heaved a sigh of relief and smiled and handed the basin up again.

"Master, take a bite? I plan to say that this is your favorite snack, and it will be sold in the theater."

"..." Bai Luoqiu glanced at Xie Yan with a strangely condemning gaze, and finally picked up a piece of potato chips and took a bite.

"How about it?"

"……tasty."