The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

As soon as Xie Yan finished breakfast in the restaurant, An Yujing took a small umbrella and braved the wind and snow. When he entered the door and saw Xie Yan, he greeted Xie Yan with a smile.

"Morning, Miss An." Xie Yan replied, "Seeing that you are so happy, it seems that something good happened today?"

"I don't know if it's a good thing, but just thinking about it makes me happy." An Yujing smiled.

"Oh?" Xie Yan was puzzled.

"Before I went out this morning, I heard my aunt and my cousin arguing in their room. It sounded like my cousin fell in love with someone, but my aunt disagreed. I vaguely heard the names of a few familiar people, so I leaned closer and listened—who do you think it is?" An Yujing made a fool of himself.

An Yujing and Xie Yan don't know many people together, and there are even fewer people who meet the age and make An Yujing happy. Xie Yan locked on a person after a little thought, "Is it the one with... Young Master Hong?"

"That's him." An Yujing nodded, "According to An Yaohua, the two of them met at a private banquet. That young master Hong was generous, and An Yaohua quickly fell into it, but my aunt I feel that the Hong family has fallen, and I still want to marry the Wen family, so I do not agree with them."

"Also, during the quarrel, An Yaohua slipped his tongue and mentioned that the young master of the Hong family has many confidante friends, but Dudu likes her the most. If this is true, as long as we tell Madam about this time, we can be relieved if we regret it Already!"

"..."

When An Yujing was happy, he saw that the expression on Xie Yan's face was not very good-looking, so he stopped belatedly, "Xiao Mr. Xie, what's wrong with you? I knew in advance that Young Master Hong is not a lover of regret, don't you?" are you happy?"

"..."

Xie Yan was silent, he really wanted to think like An Yujing, but he couldn't do it, because he already knew about the problem of the Wen family's new steamer yesterday, and knew the urgency of joining forces between the Wen family and the Hong family.

In this case, even if Young Master Hong is not a good man, there is no guarantee that Wen Yanhui will definitely not marry him.

"Miss An..." Xie Yan was thinking about how to explain this to An Yujing when she suddenly heard a voice behind her.

"Since I knew it in advance, it's a good thing that my third sister won't marry me." Wen Rui's voice was still cold, but with an unquestionable momentum.

Xie Yan and An Yujing turned their heads together and saw the two Wen brothers walking over together.

"Elder and younger, we—"

Xie Yan was a little embarrassed, and wanted to explain that they discussed other people's family affairs in other people's homes, but Wen Heng smiled and waved at him.

"Mother didn't intend to hide it from you, just stop talking nonsense." Wen Heng walked to Xie Yan's side, "The third sister is not married anymore, Hong Jiaai will help or not, at worst, I will take someone there personally Sichuan, let's see who is more anxious."

An Yujing is also a smart person, and he has already understood the general idea through a few words, "The Wen family and the Hong family..."

"Something happened in the business. I originally planned to marry and join forces, but now there is no need for it." Wen Rui said in a deep voice, "We discussed it just now. It is not wise to rely on others all the time. Maybe Wen Heng really needs to go. gone."

"Are you going to Sichuan?" Xie Yan was taken aback, he had never thought about Wen Heng leaving for a long time.

"It hasn't been decided yet. I will tell you if I leave. Even if I go, it will only take a month or two at most." Wen Heng secretly squeezed Xie Yan's hand to comfort him.

"..." Xie Yan was in a dull mood. After thinking about it, she felt that she was being unreasonable. Finally, she could only say, "Be careful all the way, I will wait for you to come back."

Wen Heng smiled, "Okay."

……

An Yujing and Xie Yan chatted for a while about the construction of the theater and the drama club, and then they set off to the Present Theater together. Last night, Bai Luoqiu had just finished singing the opening act, and this morning, the performance information of "Hankou Romance" was hung on the water sign outside the theater.

After Mr. Shun's storytelling, newspaper serialization and Mu Xiuxiu's singing, Hankou Romance has become the most popular new IP in Hankou in recent years. Most Hankou residents, regardless of gender, old or young, will tell a few classic plots in it, imitating A few words of "foreign accent".

At the same time, the mysterious author of Hankou Qiyuan, the "present person", often appears in the conversations after dinner in Hankou. People admire his talent and are even more curious about his identity. Unfortunately, Xie Yan covered this up too tightly, making them It's not known at all.

The theater where Bai Luoqiu performed was named after the presenter, and it had already attracted enough attention before. At this time, the presenter's theater posted the program list of the Hankou Romance drama version, and the news spread quickly without too much publicity. Hankou.

Drama is definitely a new thing for Chinese people in this era. Although there are several theaters in the racetrack that perform dramas, they are all performed by foreign actors in foreign languages. The audience is also foreigners living in the Hankou Concession, and there are very few Chinese people. Going there to watch dramas, everyone prefers all kinds of dramas in China.

Now that the theater is going to perform a Chinese version of the drama, this has already attracted many audiences who like to try it out. In addition, the story of the performance is the recent popular Hankou Romance, which makes the public even more curious and wants to buy tickets to find out.

But when people rushed to the theater to buy tickets, they found that the tickets sold in the theater were not enough for the audience.

"I heard the play here last night. You obviously have more seats than the tickets sold. Why do you say there are no tickets?" A shopkeeper who was very sensitive to the number of tickets questioned after queuing for a long time but couldn't get a ticket.

"Sir, I'm sorry, this afternoon is the premiere of Romance in Hankou. Our boss thinks this script is very educational, so we invited hundreds of Hankou students, teachers, foreign pastors and representatives of boatmen to watch it for free, and there are few tickets available. If you are not in a hurry, why don't you watch it tomorrow afternoon, this play will be performed three days a week!"

"Your boss invited so many people to watch the show for free?" The shopkeeper was taken aback, and quickly continued to settle the score in his heart.

Now the ticket price of the theater is divided into four classes according to different locations. The shopkeeper has just noticed that the number of second-class tickets is missing. A second-class ticket costs three oceans, and one hundred tickets are three hundred oceans. Although the number is not particularly large, it is still quite a lot. It is enough to buy a small yard in the suburbs of Hankou. How can a businessman lose money outside?

It's not that the shopkeeper has never heard of theater restaurants and other business places that invite people to experience for free when they first open, but in the previous situation, almost all of them were high-ranking and well-paid people. The boss made this decision for the sake of his own business in the future. Get the care of these people.

It is unheard of for the shopkeeper to invite teachers, students, and even dock workers like the owner of the current theater. Do these people have any benefit to the development of the theater?Moreover, the present theater not only invited them to watch the show for free, but also gave them second-class tickets with good location and high price, which made people feel distressed for nothing.

But after being distressed, it was admiration.

"Is your boss that Mr. Xie who is only in his teens?" The shopkeeper still remembered the eloquent young man he had seen on stage yesterday.

"That's right!" The guy who explained to the shopkeeper was one of the new recruits of shopkeeper Liu. These days, he was busy working with everyone in the theater, and saw so many things that he could never have imagined before. He respected Xie Yan, the young boss, "Our boss is not only kind-hearted, but also very thoughtful, and he is also generous to the people below. Everyone says that being able to work with him is a blessing that has been cultivated for eight lifetimes!"

"Your boss is a person with great achievements." The shopkeeper nodded in agreement, Shan Chong Xie Yan was open to making small profits, and wanted to get these two points from the common people, the shopkeeper believed that his structure could make him go further.

Knowing the reason for the shortage of tickets, the shopkeeper didn’t worry about it anymore. Anyway, he lives in Hankou City, and it’s okay to go to the theater a few days later. Watching the movie for free, but agreeing to such a behavior, no longer embarrassing the buddy, turned and left.

Similar questions were staged at the entrance of the present theater more than once, and soon the news spread that the present theater invited hundreds of teachers, students and workers to watch the play for free.

When those people from wealthy families heard about this, they just casually praised the boss for his courage; but the people who were really taken care of by Xie Yan felt the feeling of being valued and respected, and their evaluation of Xie Yan immediately rose in their hearts several grades.

In fact, seeking fame is not the main purpose of Xie Yan's move, and these follow-up reactions can only be regarded as unexpected and reasonable gains.

For Xie Yan, Hankou Romance is not just a simple story, it also contains a lot of analysis and calls for equality, human nature, and national self-confidence. This is what Xie Yan most wants to convey to China today. thing.

Teachers and students are the future of a nation, and workers are closely related to the story. They are also the most advanced force in a country that has been proved by another time and space. Xie Yan hopes that they can watch this play as soon as possible, get inspiration, and hope to collect them The views on Hankou Romance play point out the direction for my future road.

As for the invitation of foreign pastors, it was because there were some descriptions of pastors and priests in Hankou Romance. Xie Yan was afraid that foreigners would object after the show was staged, so he simply invited real pastors to watch it directly through the Wen family at the premiere, and asked them to publish it. Opinion, so that if someone makes a fuss about it in the future, they can also refute it confidently.

The time soon arrived in the afternoon, and the Hankou Romance drama version was about to be staged. Xie Yan came to the backstage, and Yang Rui wore a golden wig and a pink dress prepared by An Yujing, preparing for her first performance. Mu Xiuxiu and Xiao Wenliu were by her side, Li Quan also joined in the fun, and surrounded Yang Rui tightly.

"Are you nervous, Xiao Yangrui?" Xie Yan teased her with a smile.

"I'm a little nervous——" Yang Rui blinked, "If I can go to Xiangmanlou to eat fried lamb legs after today's performance, I won't be nervous!"

"..." Xie Yan and the others were all amused.

"Okay, if the show is a success this afternoon, I'll invite everyone to Xiangmanlou for a big meal." Xie Yan is very wealthy now.

"Wow! Master and sister! Lamb leg!" Yang Rui jumped up happily.

Xiao Wenliu couldn't help pinching her face: "Your name is Yangrui, but you like to eat lamb legs so much, isn't it a cannibalism?"

Yangrui curled her lips: "My name is Yangrui, I can't decide, and the surname Yang is sheep? Senior sister, you are not a willow."

Xie Yan smiled and listened to their chatter, and suddenly became curious, "Senior Sister Wenliu, are you all named by Uncle Mu? Why doesn't it feel like a system?"

"They all use their real names at home. Only those who really don't want to be called by their original names will get new ones." Mu Xiuxiu explained with a smile.

"The real name is given at birth. Although it is given by your parents, it is also your own thing. Those who buy and sell people always like to change the names of the people in their hands, as if their previous life was wasted. After being resold a few times, the young children may not even know who they are, and they will only think that they are born to be slaves and handmaids for the rest of their lives... I was also renamed several times back then, and I understand this feeling, so when I came to my For the children in my hand, I will let them use their real names, so that if relatives come to find them in the future, they will not miss it."

"Yangrui is called Yangrui. As for me, I used to have an older brother, an older sister, and a younger brother in my family. My parents thought I couldn't work at a young age, and I wasn't a boy, so they sold me to my older brother to get married. A dowry gift, so I don’t want my surname, but my name is still Wen Liu, and I added a small letter in front of it to make it easier to read.” Xiao Wen Liu smiled slightly as she said.

Xie Yan saw that this topic aroused the sadness of Mu Xiuxiu's master and apprentice, so she quickly stopped and did not continue to ask questions.

It's just "Wen Liu"... After listening to Xiao Wenliu's words, Xie Yan always felt that she should be aware of something, but she couldn't think of it for a while, so she could only ignore it for the time being.