The entertainment tycoon of the Republic of China

who?Is it Brother Xie's pen name?

Qi Xiuji was stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that he invited the female student in front of him to enter.

"He's waiting for you in the lounge inside, I'll take you there."

"Thank you." The female student smiled generously and introduced herself, "My name is An Yujing, how about you?"

"Qi Xiuji." Qi Xiuji also smiled. He knew some female classmates when he was studying abroad, so he didn't feel reserved, "Miss An, please."

"Okay." An Yujing was looking at the clinic curiously, and looked away when he heard the words, "When I heard Hankou Qiyuan before, I wondered if there was such a Doctor Qi in the book, and now it seems that the prototype is right in front of me. gone."

"Miss An is awesome, are you here to find the discoverer for Hankou Qiyuan?"

"Yes, I set up a drama club with some classmates, and I would like to ask Mr. Presenter to help adapt this story into a drama."

"That's a really good idea." Qi Xiuji's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he praised sincerely.

"It's just an idea now, and it depends on what Mr. Inventor says. After all, we are just starting now, and we cannot guarantee profitability..."

"Miss An, don't worry, he is not a greedy person. Since he asked you to come over, he naturally agrees."

"It seems that Dr. Qi has a very good relationship with Mr. Xian Zhe."

"To tell you the truth, we haven't known each other for long, but the person who discovered it is really an amazing person..."

……

The two chatted for a few words, and soon reached the door of the lounge. Qi Xiuji stopped talking and knocked on the door, and then pushed open the wooden door. Xie Yan was sorting out the manuscripts he had brought.

"Brother Xie, the person you invited is here."

An Yujing was walking behind Qi Xiuji, and when he heard this, he looked into the house, and saw a fifteen or sixteen-year-old boy standing by the table, wearing a wide dark green coat, smiling, with an outstanding demeanor.

"Is it Mr. Li Qing?" The boy asked with a smile.

"I am, you are Mr. Inventor." Although An Yujing was a little puzzled about Xie Yan's age, he immediately replied.

"Are you... are you giving some secret signal?" Qi Xiu, who was confused, looked left and right, breaking the polite atmosphere.

Xie Yan and An Yujing laughed in unison when they heard the words, no longer being polite, the three of them gave way and sat down together.

"Mr. Li Qing, I have roughly understood your thoughts in the letter before, could you please introduce the situation of the drama club in detail?"

"My name is An Yujing. You can just call me by my full name from now on. Calling me a pseudonym feels strange." An Yujing smiled, and took out a notebook from his schoolbag, obviously coming prepared.

"This is the current situation of our drama club. There are six people in the drama club including me, four men and two women. They are all very interested in dramas and can be guest actors. If I have the start-up funds, I still have some left by my father. Your money can be embezzled, so you don’t have to worry about it for the time being.”

An Yujing and the others were able to come to the presenter to ask for a story authorization. Naturally, they were not fooling around. Xie Yan carefully read the contents of the book and found that this small drama club had already taken shape and could operate normally.

"I have another question, Ms. An, is your theater company aiming at profit or spreading ideas?"

"Mr. Xie, there is no conflict between the two." Facing some serious questions from Xie Yan, An Yujing, who already knew his real name, smiled confidently, "We rehearse a new show to spread ideas, but that doesn't mean it Not profitable."

"It seems that Miss An is very confident."

"My father was in the theater business when he was in Suzhou. I have heard and seen it since I was a child, and I am quite sure. As long as Mr. Xie is willing to join us, I believe we will be able to build a theater that surpasses the racetrack in the future!"

Speaking of the last sentence, An Yujing raised his head slightly, with bright eyes, and spoke out his ambition.

Where did she just want to set up a theater company?It is clear that they want to run an entertainment venue that can compete with foreigners!

Although the most popular art form of Hankou people is still Peking Opera, there are many big Bodhisattvas in Peking Opera temples. An Yujing can't afford to hire famous Peking Opera troupes and famous actors at present, and he can't compete with those old theaters. He simply plans to start with Western-style dramas Make up new stories and rehearse new plays, capture people's freshness, and take the first step to build a reputation.

And Xie Yan’s Romance in Hankou, whether it’s the fit of the story or the current popularity, is undoubtedly their best choice. Because of this, after An Yujing heard the story, he immediately went to the teahouse to look for it. The authors seek collaboration.

Xie Yan didn't immediately agree or refuse when he heard the words. In his previous life, due to work reasons, he had contacted many successful business people, and he had a certain understanding of economic affairs.

Xie Yan chatted with An Yujing in detail, and the more they talked, the more they discovered that An Yujing was gifted in business, and also studied for a degree in financial management when studying abroad. He can be regarded as a highly educated professional in economics in this era.

With such excellent basic conditions, coupled with her enthusiasm and ambition, she might really be able to make a career out of it.

After careful consideration, Xie Yan finally agreed to An Yujing's request to adapt Hankou Qiyuan, and handed her the content of the first five chapters of Hankou Qiyuan that he had written.An Yujing had already heard the previous story before, so he read it quickly, and finished reading it all in ten minutes.

"I see Mr. Xie's style of writing. This story seems to be written in the form of a novel?"

"Yes, I would like to have a chance to try contributing to a newspaper, earn some living expenses, and spread the story more widely." Xie Yan nodded.

"This style of language is different from the articles in newspapers today." An Yujing picked up the manuscript and looked at it again, "But it is very hearty to read, and every character is vivid. Mr. Xie's writing style is really small. See the big picture, point out the details in a few words, without the slightest ink."

An Yujing boasted so much, Xie Yan was a little embarrassed, and thought that he really had limited writing skills, and he couldn't write the ancient and brilliant language in newspapers in the Republic of China.

But having said that, who stipulates that only detailed and meticulous writing is a good writing style for storytelling?

"Does Miss An think such words can be published in newspapers?"

"Not only is it possible, it might even be very popular." The main audience of newspaper novels are common people, and they may prefer Xie Yan's more colloquial writing style than those more prose.

"Besides, the story of Romance in Hankou is already well-known in Hankou. Everyone is looking forward to the next plot. The story written by the presenter cannot be treated as an ordinary novel." When An Yujing said this, his eyes lit up.

"Mr. Xie, why don't you leave it to me to arrange the submission of this novel. The social newspaper publishes ordinary novels for two yuan per thousand words, and famous serials can charge up to four yuan. Your novel, with the existing Fame, I can at least give you five dollars per thousand characters!" An Yujing confidently assured.

"What is Miss An going to do?" Xie Yan didn't expect that there would be so much money in the manuscript fee, and she was very curious.

An Yujing clapped his hands, "First create momentum in the newspaper and advertise that the novel version of Hankou Romance novel written by Mr. Xian Zhe will be serialized in the newspaper, which will arouse social attention; then please ask Mr. Shun to mention it more when he is storytelling, and increase the intensity of dissemination." .”

"When the time is right, I will go to a few newspapers to discuss exclusive serialization, and ask them to bid, and the one with the highest price will win. I think there will be no newspapers that are not tempted by this kind of ready-made novel that increases sales and popularity."

Isn't this the way for later generations to create and sell IP?After listening to An Yujing's words, Xie Yan felt a trancelike sense of time travel, and when she realized it, she felt admiration.

Sure enough, every era has its own geniuses and strange people. Don't think that you are the only one who is smart in this world just because you are a time traveler, and look down on the aborigines.

"How does Mr. Xie feel?"

"Miss An's wonderful thinking, I admire it very much, then I will leave this novel to you to arrange. I need to think about the script carefully. I hope we will have more opportunities to cooperate in the future."

Xie Yan handed over the manuscript of Hankou Qiyuan to An Yujing to take home and copy it by hand. The two agreed to pass on something to Qi Xiuji's clinic in the future. After all the trivial matters were discussed, it was almost nine o'clock in the evening.

"Does Miss An have to go back? The family will worry if it's later, and it's not safe."

"It's a bit late, but we had a great time talking today." An Yujing smiled, got up and looked at the sky, "My family won't worry about me, my uncle and aunt may wish that I would be more unruly, I am Do as they please."

"How do you say that?" Xie Yan was puzzled.

"I lost my mother when I was young, and my father passed away when I was still studying in the UK. My uncle took over my father's property while I was away, so I can only come to Hankou to live with them after I return to China." An Yujing shrugged, Hiding all the sadness and helplessness, I finished my complicated life experience in a few words.

"Recently, a powerful family in Hankou is looking for a daughter-in-law, and they may have taken a fancy to me. My uncle and aunt are not happy and want their daughter to marry them. These days, they are busy spreading negative rumors about me. Make it into a shrew that no one dares to marry."

"Miss An doesn't seem to want to marry herself?" An Yujing didn't say the name of the powerful family, and Xie Yan didn't ask too much. They just met today, and there are some secrets that shouldn't be explored too much.

But An Yujing himself obviously didn't have any idea of ​​getting married, otherwise why would he follow his aunt's wishes and destroy his reputation.

"My cousin can marry if she wants to. I don't need to prove the value of my life by marrying a powerful man." Sure enough, An Yujing just smiled casually, "What's more, if you marry someone else's wife early, you can't be free except for being restrained everywhere." Action, what good is there?"

"Miss An is really a hero among women." Xie Yan praised, even in modern society, not all women have this kind of courage.

"Telling these words to others, nine times out of ten they will say that I am crazy." An Yujing snorted, "So I don't like to associate with people who think differently, but you two friends, I can make friends today. deal!"

"Then we are honored." Qi Xiuji smiled from the side.

……

After a few people chatted and laughed, Xie Yan and Qi Xiuji went out together, and after seeing Miss An on the tram, Xie Yan saw that it was getting late, so he also took the tram back to the teahouse.

The story here in Hankou has come to an end, but thousands of miles away in Lanzhou, Gansu, the real drama has not yet begun.

This is the backstage of the most luxurious theater in Lanzhou City. It is close to the Yellow River. It is said to be the backstage, but in fact it is more like a courtyard with all five internal organs. Although the pavilions are not as exquisite as the south, they also reveal a natural wildness.

The theater boy carried a basin of hot water and tremblingly came to the door of the largest lounge in the small courtyard.

"Boss Bai, in less than an hour, your big axis show is about to start. Look...is it time to call someone to Baotou?"

Generally speaking, a theater has to sing several plays throughout the night, and the good actors are all behind the scenes. Tonight is the last night of the performance of the Dechun Troupe in Lanzhou. Came here from Lin province just to listen to Boss Bai's play.

The boy has been in the theater for many years, and it's not like he hasn't served all kinds of famous actors with eccentric tempers, but this person in the room at this moment still makes him tremble with fear, for fear of making a wrong move.

After all, this is the murderous patrol Luo Luo bearded himself "invited" from the middle of the way, and regarded as the guest of honor the famous actor in the capital, the leader of the Dechun troupe, Bai Luoqiu.

The boy was holding hot water, but his hands were so cold, his heart was so tense, and his mind went blank.In the dimly lit room, no one answered for a long time. Just when he couldn't help thinking wildly, the door of the lounge was suddenly pulled open.

A gust of hot air rushed towards the face, followed by the indifferent eyes of the insiders.

"Leave the water, let's go." The man glanced at him and stepped aside.

"Bai... Boss Bai?" The servant's tongue was tied up, not understanding why there was only one person in the lounge for such a big character.

It's not his fault that he was nervous, it's because this Boss Bai is too special. Although the people who sing dan roles are all handsome, but Bai Luoqiu's facial features can be summed up by more than two words.

A pair of long and narrow red phoenix eyes with raised corners, eyebrows like ink dyed, face like peach blossoms, some long black hair messily scattered on both sides of pale cheeks, thin and beautiful lips, coupled with an indifferent expression, giving people a kind of meanness that should be taken for granted Feeling, it seems that his face should be matched with such an arrogant and disdainful temper, so that he is not a disappointment.

"Boss Bai, it's almost time for your show..." The boy remembered the theater manager's instructions, and gritted his teeth to remind.

"I know, I'm silently playing, Baotou for a while."

"...Okay." The servant didn't dare to offend such a celebrity's temper, so he had no choice but to put the hot water on the shelf by the door, bowed and left.

"and many more."

The man in the water jacket standing against the door stopped him.

"Boss Bai?"

The boy turned his head and was surprised to see that famous actor whom he didn't dare to look directly picked up a handful of copper coins from the table and stuffed them into his hands.

Even with such mundane actions, there is no trace of fireworks on his body.

"It's too cold, buy some hot food for yourself and your family."

"Hey! Thank you, Boss Bai!"

The guy took the reward and ran away from the backstage happily. He didn't expect such a good thing to deliver hot water this time. When the theater manager wasn't paying attention, he secretly went to buy two roasted sweet potatoes, one for himself and one for the younger sister who was boiling water in the theater!

Bai Luoqiu looked at his back, his eyes showed a bit of nostalgia, he turned around and closed the door, and sat in front of the dressing table, but there was no silent acting or other movements, as if he was waiting for something.

Finally, 10 minutes later, there was a regular knock on the door from outside.

Is it finally here?With a premonition, Bai Luoqiu stood up and opened the door, looking at the man in front of him with a bulging waist.

"Boss Bai, my husband invites you to talk about art next door. I wonder if you can appreciate it?"

"Lead the way." Bai Luoqiu looked indifferently.

"Okay, please."