The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

On the eighteenth day of March in the year of Kuichou, it is an auspicious day for opening a business, and avoiding weddings and funerals.

This is the tenth day since Li Tianwei disappeared, and the Li family has almost given up hope of finding him; this is the third day since Zhou Ma was taken to Shopkeeper Liu's house, and the old man's health has gradually improved; this is also the official opening of the Modern Theater day.

In the old society, men and women were not allowed to sing on the same stage or listen to operas at the same time. According to the rules at that time, women were generally not allowed to go to the theater to watch operas.

However, after the establishment of the Republic of China, all walks of life began to call for the liberation of women, and this rule was gradually relaxed. In the past one or two years, two or three female protagonists have become famous.

Under Xie Yan's deliberate marketing, the news that Bai Luoqiu will open at the Present Theater today has already spread throughout Hankou, even the beggars on the street can tell. People who came to buy tickets were all around.

"Don't worry, everyone, just listen to me."

Xie Yan wore a stone blue long gown that Mrs. Wen had arranged specially for her today, and a mandarin jacket with silver-gray carved silk trimmed with fur. She looked a lot more mature. Standing at the entrance of the theater facing everyone, she looked like an orchid orchid and a jade tree.

There were at least a few hundred people who came to buy tickets at the entrance of the theater. It was only in the morning. In order to make the sound farther, Xie Yan held a simple horn in his hand and spoke to the crowd.

"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Xie Yan. I am the apprentice of Boss Bai Luoqiubai, and also the owner of this theater." Xie Yan cupped his hands.

Although the people standing in the front row were puzzled about Xie Yan's age, after hearing that he was Bai Luoqiu's apprentice, they thought that he was just Bai Luoqiu's agent on the bright side, and stopped reasoning.

"Thank you very much for coming to the present theater so early to support us. The theater opened today, and we have prepared a lot of benefits for you." Xie Yan smiled, as if not aware of those doubts, he stretched out his hand as a gesture of invitation.

"I know everyone wants to know how to sell tickets for our theater and when Boss Bai will perform, but how outrageous is it to stand outside and talk early in the morning? We have prepared free refreshments, and there are a few artists who sing, Let's enjoy the music while eating and drinking, how about listening to the rules of the theater by the way?"

There are shops opening in Hankou every day, but it is rare for Xie Yan to directly invite everyone in for free food and drink. The crowd was stunned for a moment, and immediately thanked the boss for his business, and poured towards the door.

Xie Yan stood by the door and watched the audience of men, women and children enter the door with a smile, squinting their eyes and smiling.

If you want to make money, you have to secure customers first, right?Once you enter the theater, don’t even think about leaving without spending a penny. There are [-] services at different prices, and there is always one item that you will pay for!

Knowing that the theater opened today, Wen Heng was afraid that something might go wrong with Xie Yan, so he stopped what he was doing for a day and came with him, standing next to Xie Yan.

Seeing the young man beside him showing a sly and confident smile, Wen Heng moved his fingers, suddenly wanting to pinch Xie Yan's face in public.

Xie Yan's back was inexplicably cold, and he quickly withdrew his expression, coughed twice and lowered his voice, "Have my sister and wife come? I just went to see the backstage and didn't pay attention."

"Mother still has something to do. She said she would come back at night when Boss Bai started playing; Yan Hui wanted to see Da Ya with Er Ya, so she probably didn't want to expose her identity, and she doesn't know where she is now."

"Tell Yan Lin to look after her later, there are too many people and the two little girls are not safe."

"Don't worry, Yan Hui has always had people around him."

……

The two whispered a few words, and the theater was still filled with people. Fortunately, after Xie Yan's reform, the lobby on the first floor of the theater removed the gaudy western-style soft seats and turned into neatly arranged Chinese-style armchairs. The number of passengers has nearly doubled, and it can accommodate more than 1000 people when it is full, so that there will be no embarrassment of insufficient seats.

Xie Yan smiled at Wen Heng, and walked into the theater after signaling.

"Look at this painting, is it painted by Mr. Wang?"

"This character must have been enshrined by Zhu, and the running script is smooth and smooth, so there is no mistake!"

"And this, this is He Juren's bird picture! I didn't have these good things when I came to Tiansheng Theater before!"

……

Xie Yan walked among the crowd, and heard that many knowledgeable audiences had recognized their newly hung works of art, standing by the wall, appreciating and admiring them.

But this is just a side dish, the real most gimmick is the newly painted picture of the eagle hitting the long sky that Bai Luoqiu brought with him that day.

A few steps forward, this work hangs on the most conspicuous place on the theater wall.

"Mr. Jin! It's Mr. Jin's authentic painting! The composition of this painting is like that of autumn swallows washing water, but the clothes and posture are not the same. Could it be a new painting?"

"As expected of Bai Luoqiu, a famous actor in Beijing, this painting is only for his sake, right? I really don't know when Boss Bai will come out."

……

Most people who recognized the paintings felt that the authentic ones in the theater were all written by Bai Luoqiu, Xie Yan didn't think anything about it, and didn't bother to explain.

People always like to spend extra for the added value of a thing, such as brand-name bags, brand-name sneakers, former residences of celebrities...

The misunderstanding of the audience can not only make the present theater appear unique, high-end and cultured, but also further improve Bai Luoqiu's status in the hearts of the public, making them feel that listening to the show in the present theater is very face-saving, why not do it?

The audience took their seats in the brand-new armchairs one after another, and shopkeeper Liu immediately greeted the newly recruited guys to serve tea and snacks one by one.

Miao Daya came to the theater after five o'clock. She was busy all morning and made these breakfasts with the hired chefs. Now she is distributing the fried potato chips behind the small bar just after entering the theater.

The potato chips have been added with a lot of seasoning, and they are very fragrant. Many people passing by asked Miao Daya how to sell this product. Miao Daya received Xie Yan's instructions and did not sell it until the time came. They only said that it was Boss Bai's favorite snack. , Boss Xie will talk about how to sell it later.

Bai Luoqiu has always been a very mysterious person, except for acting on stage, he rarely appears in the public eye, and his personality and hobbies are completely unknown.

Is this Boss Bai's favorite snack?Boss Bai actually eats snacks?This thing must be unusual, it is Boss Bai's exclusive secret recipe!

Just like that, the appetizing audience sat under the stage, they didn't even want to use the refreshments at hand, they looked at the stage eagerly, hoping that Xie Yan would come out and speak quickly.

Xie Yan saw that almost everyone was seated, so he asked people to turn on the gasoline lamp on the stage, walked up the steps with a smile on his face, and Shi Shiran saluted everyone present.

"Meet you again, everyone. I don't know what you think of the interior of our present theater, how many different places you have found, are you satisfied?"

different places?That's too much!From the transformation of the tables and chairs, the art works on the wall, to Boss Bai's snacks, all of them were eye-opening for the audience present, and they were itching in their hearts. They wished to go back and show off to relatives and friends who didn't get up early.

"It seems that everyone is very satisfied now. I know everyone is eager to listen to the business, and they don't want to keep it up." Xie Yan clapped her hands and greeted behind the scenes.

"However, talking about things in the theater has to be a bit like a theater. I specially invited Aunt Mu Mu Xiuxiu, an old artist from Xihemen in Liutiao Lane, and asked her to prepare a small opening song. All you want to know will be sung here. Here, everyone, listen carefully."

After Xie Yan finished speaking, Mu Xiuxiu came out from behind the scenes wearing a black skirt embroidered with silver silk. Xiaowen hurriedly helped carry a golden and white small drum the size of half a washbasin used for singing Xihe Drum Book, and quietly back down.

"Everyone, Mu Xiuxiu is making an ugly show." Mu Xiuxiu put aside the slender drum stick and jade board, and clasped her hands together.

Mu Xiuxiu has sung drum lyrics in Hankou for so many years, and is well-known among audiences who love folk art. Seeing her come out, the audience immediately burst into applause.

Mu Xiuxiu smiled, holding jade in her left hand and a stick in her right hand, knocked on the small drum that reached to her waist, and started singing.

"A man with a good flower and a full moon will live a long life, and the immortals point out that Hankou has—"

After singing this carefully, Mu Xiuxiu beat the snare drum three times just right, and then sang.

"There is a show theater full of guests, and it is full of wonders in the sky and on earth."

"dong dong dong dong dong-"

After a burst of fast-paced drumming, Mu Xiuxiu changed to a more catchy fast tune.

"There is a storyteller who talks about the past and the present, and separates the love between the talented man and the beautiful woman;"

"With our master and apprentice singing a ditty, you can have fun listening to it;"

"There's a new drama on stage—Jin Huanghuang's hair? Where did it come from!"

When Mu Xiuxiu sang to this point, she deliberately prolonged the tune and then paused. The people in the audience burst into laughter after hearing this word.

But new drama?Golden hair?Foreigners?Could it be Mr. Xian Zhe's Hankou Romance? !

The name of this theater is Xianzhe Theater. Before it opened, many people had guessed the relationship between Mr. Xianzhe and the theater. When they heard Mu Xiuxiu's libretto, everyone's first reaction was Hankou Qiyuan.

Discussions such as "Hankou Romance", "The Presenter", and "Little Aisha" were faintly heard from the audience, but Mu Xiuxiu didn't realize it, and then sang with a smile on Yuzi.

"The man clapped his hands when he saw me, and said, look, look, ask, you don't know where I came from, if you want to know - open your eyes and ask whoever found it, you can find my whereabouts in the book!"

"Hahahahahaha!"

When everyone saw Mu Xiuxiu directly sang the name of the presenter, there was an uproar, and then a roar of laughter broke out.

"Come on, let's go, where can I ask the person who discovered it? He's not pecking jade mud on the roof, swimming yellow hair in the pond, jumping high in the field, and he's not at the bottom—laughing happily!"

After hurting the audience, Mu Xiuxiu sang in one breath at a very fast speed, "He is not true, he is not, he is not, he is not, there is nowhere to find him, so don't come here in a hurry Go, go, come and search everywhere——you!"