The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

Mu Xiuxiu's opening song won the applause of the whole house.

Through ingenious and down-to-earth libretto, she stringed together various performances and famous actors of the present theater.

Among them, Mr. Xian Zhe and the young "Boss Xie" became the key objects of care she used to make jokes, and the lively and playful stalks continued one after another, which made the audience laugh.

Xie Yan stood at the side of the screen and listened, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly.

He only told Mu Xiuxiu the general idea before, and did not interfere with the other party's creation, nor did he know what words Mu Xiuxiu filled in.

Now it seems that Mu Xiuxiu is determined to make fun of him.

What will be performed in the theater in the future, let's take a look in advance...

Xie Yan shook her head, and suddenly saw Wen Heng standing behind her, with a smile amused by Mu Xiuxiu's libretto.

The curtain moved slightly, the lights were bright yellow, and the light and shadow flickered.

Xie Yan's breathing stagnated slightly, she turned around and walked gently in front of Wen Heng, and stood facing him.

Under Wen Heng's slightly puzzled eyes, Xie Yan reached out to wrap his arms around his shoulders, tiptoed a little, and kissed the young man's pale lips.

Hiding behind the curtain, a few feet away is the densely packed audience. The cheers and the singing of Xihe Dagu kept entering my mind, but nothing was left behind.

Only the intensifying heartbeat beat fiercely through the eardrum.

Xie Yan and Wen Heng didn't dare to make other movements, and didn't even dare to look at each other. In the absurdity and pleasure that might be discovered in the next second, their lips pressed against Simo, feeling the pure warmth of their lover.

It wasn't until Mu Xiuxiu finished singing and the thunderous applause resounded through the theater that Xie Yan and Wen Heng woke up like a dream.

Not daring to stay here any longer, Xie Yan pushed Wen Heng away, took two steps towards the stage, turned around and looked at Wen Heng with a smile, and then walked up to the stage again.

Mu Xiuxiu had just revealed their monthly ticket plan. Xie Yan explained it in detail after coming on stage. Heard that buying a monthly ticket can give you a chance to meet Bai Luoqiu. The audience in the audience went crazy. The lady didn't even want to hear the price, she just stood up and planned to grab the ticket.

Xie Yan was satisfied to see the enthusiasm of the audience, and asked the shopkeeper Liu, who had been prepared for a long time, to bring Li Quan out, set up a small table beside the stage, took out the exclusive account book that had been printed in advance, and started to keep accounts.

The price of the monthly ticket is not cheap. Given that Bai Luoqiu’s front row seats can be worth five oceans, Xie Yan and other people discussed carefully and stipulated that the monthly price of the monthly ticket is 66 yuan. You can only watch ten performances by Bai Luoqiu at most.

This price is of course a huge amount for ordinary viewers, but it is nothing to the wealthy people in Hankou, not to mention the monthly ticket can also get a chance to meet Bai Luoqiu, it can't be more worthwhile!

Under Xie Yan's recommendation, Li Quan is now in charge of the theater's finances with Shopkeeper Liu. It has only opened for one morning, and there is not a single serious performance. Now the theater has sold hundreds of monthly tickets, and the turnover is close to [-] yuan!

This is just the beginning. After the first group of people go back and spread the news, there are probably many people who are tempted to buy monthly tickets for Bai Luoqiu!

During the break at noon, Li Quan and shopkeeper Liu laughed so hard that the corners of their mouths were wide open, but Xie Yan was not as optimistic as they were, but sat aside and meditated.

"Ayan, we sold nearly [-] monthly tickets this morning, and if we continue to sell them in the future, it is not impossible to earn hundreds of thousands of dollars!" Li Quan said excitedly.

"No." Xie Yan shook his head, thought for a while and said, "We only sell [-] monthly tickets each month, first come first served, if you don't get any, please wait until next month."

"Ah? Why?" Li Quan didn't understand why Xie Yan was putting money aside.

Fortunately, shopkeeper Liu has experienced many things. Hearing what Xie Yan said, he finally realized, "Mr. Xiao Xie is right, we really need to pay attention."

Li Quan looked left and right, "I still can't figure it out."

"We are able to sell so many monthly tickets now because of Master's name and novelty, but after all, there are only a small number of people who can get ten meeting places every month. If we don't control it, people will soon calm down and feel I lost money and stopped buying monthly tickets, which is not conducive to the long-term development of the theater."

"Then what are we going to do?"

"Of course, start with the service and performance quality of the theater itself. Monthly tickets give away [-] free shows every month, only [-] of which are Master's shows, and the remaining [-] shows are free to choose other performances in the theater. Most people don't want to waste free tickets , the first few performances will definitely come to try something new, this is the best time for us to promote other performances."

"Storytelling, ditties, drama... and more performance forms in the future, all of which can enter the public's field of vision with the help of monthly tickets, slowly gain word of mouth, and be independent, so that the theater can form a long-term positive cycle."

"It's still Mr. Xie who has a long-term vision. I was almost dazzled by the money and forgot about it." Shopkeeper Liu sighed.

"Our theater has just opened and has so much turnover. Although it looks like a raging fire, it is actually like standing on a cliff. If you are not careful, you will be doomed." Xie Yan said earnestly, "If our performance impresses everyone People with money are dissatisfied, and people with a heart lead the rhythm, then when the time comes, the storm that the theater faces will definitely be better than today's grand occasion."

"Ayan, I can't help you with other things, but I will definitely manage the accounts with Shopkeeper Liu!" Li Quan was frightened by Xie Yan's words, and disappeared immediately without a trace.

"Uncle Fu asked me to find a good future for you, and Uncle Liu is also willing to take you, you just follow him and learn your skills." Xie Yan smiled, "Although I said that just now, you don't have to worry too much, even if someone has ulterior motives, I didn't get beaten standing up, so it's not certain who will suffer in the end."

……

Xie Yan ate something casually at noon, and before she had time to rest, she went to take care of the theater again.

Miao Dayaguan’s canteen is already open for sale. In addition to fried potato chips, it also sells a drink made from frozen pear juice, water and sugar. The potato chips and the drink are two copper coins each, and they only cost three copper coins when bought together. With the gimmick that Bai Luoqiu likes to eat, almost everyone who came to the theater bought a copy.

Miao Daya was afraid that Xie Yan asked her to make too many snacks today, but she didn't expect the land to sell so well. She felt that she finally came in handy. She was happy and excited, and she pulled her sister who came to the theater to watch the excitement to take care of her for a while. In the commissary, rush to the back kitchen to restock.

Wen Yanhui came here with Miao Erya today, they both wore the same blue school uniform, they looked like a pair of sisters.

Anyway, I have lived at home for a long time and I don't know many people. Wen Yanhui simply didn't hide it, and stood behind the bar with Erya, busy, bagging and collecting money. The work that he had never done before was novel and fulfilling.

When there weren't so many customers, Wen Yanhui didn't say much, just stood quietly behind Miao Erya, slightly turned his head to look at the busy figure of the girl a few steps away, her enthusiastic and optimistic face and the pimples on her cheeks. Little freckles, unconsciously showing a smile.

……

The snack bar at the entrance is booming, and the third floor converted into a restaurant is full of seats. Almost everyone with ample money chooses to try something new and see what the newly opened theater is selling.

Xie Yan did not disappoint them either. The classic dishes of several major cuisines were all written on the recipes, and all of them were changed to more typical and contextual names.

What about Zhao Rong's make-up, Magu's birthday greetings, Aisha's other country, Qiu Yan's washing water...

If you don’t listen to the introduction from the buddy, you will never think that they are boiled cabbage, ants climbing trees, Longjing shrimp and three sets of ducks...

And when you call the buddy, you will be even more dazzled by the origin of these dishes.

This dish is a delicacy that Boss Bai personally took seriously; that dish Boss Bai took four or five chopsticks in a row; and that one, Boss Bai directly asked someone to make another dish for it tomorrow...

What?Do not believe?Boss Bai ate dinner at this location yesterday, why are we lying to you!

No matter how good Bai Luoqiu's appetite was and how many dishes he ate, the customers who had the purpose of trying new ones thought that Bai Luoqiu ate here yesterday, so they ordered all the recommended dishes.

And the chefs selected by Xie Yan and shopkeeper Liu personally have superb craftsmanship, and they will never let go. The taste of the dishes far exceeds the original expectations of the customers. A meal can be described as extremely satisfying—if the monthly pass can be drawn Seeing Bai Luoqiu's quota was even more satisfying.

……

Wang Zhan wanted to leave one by one, so Xie Yan did not arrange a performance by the theater company on the afternoon of the opening day, but asked Mr. Shun to come up and talk about a shorter traditional paragraph.

In order to fit the style of the current theater, Mr. Shun chose a new book "Sister Yang's Complaint", which was published in the past one or two years. , don't care about the gossip, insist on suing, and finally get to the head of the Tianjin Security Department, and finally get revenge.

The whole story is concise and short, but it has twists and turns, and the character image of Sanjie Yang is highlighted everywhere, and everyone applauds and applauds.

This book has not been out for a long time, and everyone has not listened to it thoroughly. In addition, Mr. Shun's lectures from Shanghai are different from Hankou's lectures in many places. The audience listened with great interest, which also proves Mr. Shun's level from the side.

——If you tell that kind of traditional old book, Mr. Shun can only make no mistakes, but if you tell a newer story, he can always grasp the different points and attract the audience.

Standing behind the stage, Xie Yan was unknowingly attracted by Mr. Shun's narration. After listening intently for more than half an hour, she suddenly came back to her senses. Remembering her business, she turned her head and went to the renovated lounge behind the lobby on the first floor to find Bai Luoqiu, how are the preparations for the play tonight?

The play that Bai Luoqiu will act tonight is naturally the one he is famous for - Prosperity and Hate.

Zhaorong is famous all over the world, but no one can relieve the hatred of prosperity in the palace.

The popularity of this play in this era is no less than that of Xie Yan, the drunken concubine of a famous actor in the world.

After the performance information was pasted on the brand-new water sign at the entrance of the theater, those who temporarily had no money to buy monthly tickets all snapped up the tickets for tonight’s performance. Within a short time, more than 1000 tickets were sold out together with the extra seats in the aisle. up.

Those who didn't get tickets could only beat their chests and stamp their feet at the entrance of the theater. Some elderly fans were so angry that they even burst into tears. They were so shocked that Xie Yan hurriedly asked Miao Daya to take out a few cups of frozen pear drinks, saying that it was Bai Luoqiu's favorite drink, Boss Bai kindly asked someone to give it to them, so he reluctantly comforted him.

Xie Yan feels like an unlicensed broker with messy means, guarding such a top-notch treasure as Bai Luoqiu and acting recklessly. Fortunately, those complicated marketing methods were not born in the later generations of the Republic of China. Kung fu is enough to feel like a fish in water.

Bai Luoqiu is known as the No. 1 star in the capital, so he naturally has the ostentation of a famous actor. Xie Yan pushed open the door of the lounge, and a few guys from the Dechun class were arranging the costumes for the evening under Li Fu's supervision.

Shangguan Wan'er needs to change four sets of outfits from start to finish. The first set is the light blue women's cape she wore when she was a slave to her mother in the palace, which is elegant and simple; the second set is the female python worn after being promoted by Wu Zetian. , the most luxurious and luxurious; the third set is the bright red prison clothes worn when going to the execution ground to get a tattoo, which is as heroic as fire;

The clothes of the famous actors are extremely gorgeous and complicated. Take the female python in the prosperous hate as an example. The embroidery on the python worn by Bai Luoqiu is all made of pure gold pressed into thin threads, and the master craftsman twists them in one by one. , the silk is the most precious Su Duan, and the pearl is a natural pearl the size of a longan, one gold and one emerald, are they real materials.

What's even more rare is that the clothes studded with jewels and emeralds don't look bulky when worn, but instead are radiant and light, which complements Bai Luoqiu.

Xie Yan looked at the gorgeous costumes carefully arranged by the guys, and seemed to have seen Bai Luoqiu's peerless posture on the stage, and Pi Huang's melodious accent rang in his ears.

Li Fu turned his head and saw Xie Yan, and said hello, "Ayan? How's it going outside, are you here to see your master?"

"Everything is fine outside, let me see how Master is doing." Xie Yan recovered.

"Don't worry, those few with ulterior motives have been assigned out." Li Fu said with a smile, "I will personally watch the costumes and props one by one, and there will be absolutely no problems."

Li Fu had followed Bai Luoqiu to the pier for so many years, and he had seen all kinds of dirty things and various methods in the theater. Xie Yan immediately felt relieved when he saw that he assured him that there would be no problem.

"Is Master playing silently in there? I'll go and see him."

"Aqiu is inside, you go."

Xie Yan had seen Bai Luoqiu's silent play a few times before, and she sat quietly on a chair with her eyes closed, recalling the content of the opera silently in her heart, so she didn't dare to disturb him, and opened the door of the lounge lightly.

Who would have thought that just as he poked his head in, he saw Bai Luoqiu sitting on a chair in an orderly manner, with a large bag of fried potato chips sold outside in front of him, chewing one piece at a time with no expression on his face.

"crunch--crunch--"

The crisp sound is very refreshing in a small room.

"..."

Hearing the sound of the door opening, Bai Luoqiu turned his head, and the two looked at each other, speechless for a moment.

"Cough." After a long time, Xie Yan coughed dryly, "Well, master... where did you get these potato chips?"

Bai Luoqiu also reacted, and put down the potato chips in his hand as if nothing had happened, "Miss An gave it to me."

An Yujing, an unprincipled "brain-dead" fan!Xie Yan complained fiercely in her heart, did the famous actor eat so much fried food before singing? !

"Master, is it delicious?"

"Not bad." Bai Luoqiu was not guilty.

"Aren't you afraid that if you eat too much and sing at night, your voice will be dull?"

"It's okay, I know a famous actor who eats more than a dozen big meat dumplings before singing."

"That……"

"Go get me another bag."

Xie Yan: "..."