Chapter 260: The First Entertainment Company
Men from poor backgrounds, all of them are all-round good hands, raising pigs and horses, farming and building walls and houses, without them, they can't do it. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
Needless to say, farming is a craft of eating, there is no money to build a house, you can't afford to hire a craftsman, of course you have to do it yourself, this is a craft passed down from generation to generation, and those who don't learn it are starving to death or freezing to death.
The old man's movements were very fast, and after half a day's effort, the stove and kang that Li Yi wanted had already appeared in the kitchen.
I measured it, and the size was exactly the same as the drawings he drew, and there was no problem in principle.
The kang that has just been plated cannot be burned immediately, otherwise it will crack, and there will be no problem if it is left for two days.
The stove and the clay kang are connected, and during these two days, it is natural that you can't cook.
Li Yi originally planned to solve the problem of eating in the past two days, so he solved it from the restaurant outside, but he didn't expect this idea to be opposed by Xiaohuan and Ruyi.
Although it is said that the family is not short of that little money now, how can serious people go to the restaurant to eat every day, that is what only the gentleman and the loser do.
Ruyi Fang is not far from here, there is no shortage of anything in the kitchen, I was cooking there yesterday, and I just opened a house in the shop in the past two days.
Of course, Li Yi didn't have any opinion on this, and the hook column was next door to Ruyi Fang, and he happened to discuss things with Old Man Sun on the way.
Lao Fang has already taken a few people to smash the stove of his house, and he has not considered the question of where to eat today, the stove in his uncle's house has been smashed, how can his family not smash it?
Those who don't smash are fools, who doesn't understand, follow the steps of their uncle, have food to eat, and make money, they have all come over like this these days, otherwise they are still eating bran vegetables in the village on the mountain.
When Li Yi's family was about to go to Ruyi Fang, the sister-in-law of the Fang family was pointing at Lao Fang's nose and scolding.
"You rammer, the stove at home was smashed, where are you going to cook today?" The old Fang aunt held back the fire in her belly, the dishes were washed, and when she was about to cook, this goods ran in three or two times and smashed her stove, almost scared her half to death.
"What's wrong with eating in Zuixianglou for two days, and the family is not short of this money." The old man retorted.
It's okay not to say it, as soon as she spoke, the sister-in-law of the Fang family was even more angry, "Do you think that the family has more money and is not steady, thinking of a way to send it out, and planning to buy a servant to come back in the morning, and now I want to go to Zuixianglou to eat, why don't you spend a few dollars and silver to eat there, and don't look at who is eating there, this little savings in the family will be lost by you sooner or later......"
Lao Fang retorted a few more words, and when Li Yi walked to the door of the house, he saw a broom flying out of the courtyard of Fang's house.
Sure enough, people can't look good, one is an iron-beaten man who doesn't frown when he cuts a knife on his body, and the other is a peasant woman who looks virtuous and dignified...... What a sin.
Once again, lamenting their luck.
Although when they first met, Ruyi smashed the solid wooden table with a palm in front of him, for example, the sister-in-law of the Fang family didn't know how fierce it was, but in the rest of the time, she was an ideal wife who was a well-housed and gentle and virtuous woman, although it was still pierced through a layer of veil, and it was better than ------ think about the old man's wailing under the broom, and hurriedly threw that possibility out of his mind.
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It's still early, the east has just appeared a touch of fish belly white, there is always a reason to get up late in winter, most people are still sleeping in the warm quilt and don't want to get up, there are few people in the house, who will come here in the morning to watch the play and pastime, the open hook bar is empty, the door of the wine shop and tea house is closed, only the Qinglou brothel occasionally comes out of a figure, the footsteps are vain, against the cold wind, the heart still recalls how good the kiln sister last night was......
In one of the hook bars, Sun Yun, who had just turned fifteen, got up early, laid the rag in warm water, and quickly wiped it on the table and chair.
Before he opened the door, he had to wipe down the tables and chairs so that there was nothing dirty, and then boil the hot water so that he could serve tea to the guests at any time.
The young man's body was not afraid of the cold, and he was busy for half an hour, but he only felt the heat in his body, and he didn't feel the cold at all.
These jobs are not done in vain, Sister Ruoqing said that if he can get up so early every day, wipe the table, and boil hot water, he can be given a salary of ten cents and pay once a day.
Thinking that there were already dozens of copper coins lying in the small money bag that he had secretly hidden, so that one day he could save enough money to marry his daughter-in-law, and he no longer had to worry about his elderly grandfather, he was full of energy in his heart, and the frequency in his hands also accelerated, and he didn't even notice the grandfather who walked behind him.
Old man Sun walked over, looked at him lovingly, and said, "Xiaoyun, rest for a while, there is still an hour to open the door." ”
Sun Yun turned his head, wiped the sweat from his forehead, grinned, showed his white teeth, and said, "Grandpa, I'm not tired, I'm almost done, and I'll have to boil water later." ”
After that, he continued to work on his hands, only two sets of tables and chairs to be wiped, and when the water was boiled for a while, he could rest for a while.
Looking at the child's quick movements, Old Man Sun showed a look of relief on his face.
A diligent child can't starve, even if he lies in a coffin one day, Xiaoyun can live alone, of course, before he gets a wife for the child and solves lifelong events, he is reluctant to close his eyes, if he can live to the day he holds his great-grandson, he will die with a smile on his face.
Looking at the empty hook bar, a smile appeared on Old Man Sun's face, it doesn't matter if there is no one now, he knows that it won't be long before this place will be filled with guests.
"Painted Skin" can be performed for a while, and when the number of guests gradually decreases, reduce the number of "Painted Skin", and "Infant Ning" and "A Chinese Ghost Story" can be officially staged.
As a wandering servant, when will the future become so worth looking forward to?
When a person is immersed in beautiful things for too long, he can't help but think of some sad things.
Yesterday, a hook fence outside the city collapsed, and an old friend of many years was crushed underneath, although the injury was not serious, but a handful of old bones, I am afraid that I would have to lie in bed for at least ten days and a half months before I could get out of bed.
In the past two days, countless old friends have looked for him, hoping to mix a bite to eat here, but the number of people here is indeed saturated, and Old Man Sun can only shake his head helplessly and refuse.
He himself has been displaced all his life, and he can best understand the situation of most people, and if there is anything that can help them, he will not hesitate to reach out, but people are small and weak, and in the general environment, they can't change anything at all.
There was no guest in the early morning hook bar, only Old Man Sun sat in the corner in a daze, Li Yi walked over, Old Man Sun heard the footsteps, raised his head, and hurriedly stood up.
Li Yi waved his hand to signal him to sit down, and asked with a smile, "How was yesterday's business?" ”
Old man Sun showed a smile on his face and said, "Very good, I received more reward than the day before yesterday, and I haven't had time to send it to you yet." ”
Yesterday was the second day of the stage performance, and the popularity not only did not decrease, but rose even higher, and Old Man Sun had clearly felt that the space for the hook bar was a little insufficient.
"Don't be in such a hurry, the money will be put here first, and it will be settled once every half a month or once a month." Li Yi didn't come here early in the morning to collect debts, and after a few words of greeting, he said straight to the point: "There is something I want to discuss with Sun Lao." ”
"Just call the little old man and grandson, if there is anything, the son will just say it." Old man Sun hurriedly said.
"That's the case, you should have also seen it, this hook bar can't accommodate many guests, and the profits will naturally not be very much, I want to recruit more people, build such a hook fence inside and outside the city, and sign a contract with them, stories and scripts can be provided to them, as for how to distribute profits, you can distribute them proportionally like us, or you can give them a fixed salary every month." Li Yi looked at Old Man Sun and said.
This is not an idea that he has only come up with in the last two days, and Li Yi had such an idea when he first saw the peculiar culture of Goolan.
The last thing he lacks is good stories and scripts, and the library contains the essence of Chinese culture for thousands of years, which is almost inexhaustible, inexhaustible, and never used up in a lifetime.
After seeing the stars who made money and had cramps in the future, and then looked back at their extremely miserable predecessors, the feeling in my heart was always weird, and Li Yi was very interested in making a little change in this industry.
In addition to this reason, he is also happy to see the life of these poor people at the bottom of the society better, how many people are intoxicated by their dancing and long sleeves, they are the creators of art, but it is unfair that many people appreciate art while inflicting a lot of suffering and practice on these art makers.
Of course, the reason why he did this is also some reason that is not humane, when the entertainment industry in this world began to flourish, the lowly singer became an idol in the minds of everyone, and he could sell it at a sky-high price by writing down a name, and he could hear the cheers of fans wherever he went, and people knew which singer danced the best in the world, and his singing voice was unparalleled in the world, and he didn't know who the emperor of the country was------ such a scene could always evoke some memories in his heart.
When people are no longer hungry, they will pursue higher spiritual pleasure, as can be seen from the full-fledged "Painted Skin" stage play.
This is a huge cake, a cake that has not yet been noticed, and we must take advantage of the fact that others have not yet discovered it.
Of course, after realizing the particularity of the hook bar, Li Yi did not intend to give up the opportunity to hold that invisible force in his hands.
This world is too unsafe, there is not enough power in the hand, and it may be pinched to death by others like ants at any time, in the past few months, the peaceful life of Liuyezhai is gone, and earth-shaking changes have taken place.
"Childe......, you, what did you just say?" Old man Sun thought that he had heard it wrong just now, and even his voice trembled a little.
Without waiting for Li Yi to speak, he asked again: "Are you willing to accept those poor people who are wandering around and give them a bite to eat?" ”
The old man's voice was still a little trembling, for fear that he would be wrong.
If you meet a generous guest, you don't have to go hungry for a long time, if the guest only watches the performance and doesn't give a reward, you have to tighten your belt in the next few days, when have you heard that these Luqi people can still get a fixed salary?
Li Yi wondered why the old man suddenly became so excited, since the stage plays of "Painted Skin" can have such good ratings, when the repertoire of "Journey to the West" and "The Legend of the White Snake" comes out, these dirt buns who have never seen the world don't know what the shock will be?
It's simply a no-lose trade.
Relying on other people's reward money to eat, it is too ridiculous, some people don't need to draw a penny to watch the play, just watch it, no one thinks this method is unreasonable, one person, one ticket, according to the number of seats, how simple and convenient......
If you want to completely transform this industry, it is not an overnight thing, these thoughts were temporarily suppressed, and he looked at the old man Sun who was staring at him with excited eyes, and said, "What do you think about giving them 500 wen a month?" ”
"Too much, too much!" Old man Sun's excited beard trembled, doing this line of work, being able to eat enough is already God's favor, and he can have a salary of 500 wen a month, most people dare not dream of it, this kind of good thing is not done, unless the head is kicked by a donkey......
"You discuss this matter with Miss Wan first, you can call some people to try it first, whether it can be done is not certain, remember to choose someone who knows the roots, these days, you don't need to send money over, you use my share first, it's not enough."
Old man Sun patted his chest and promised: "Don't worry, Childe, this matter will be handed over to me, and I will definitely handle it properly for you." ”
Old man Sun's face turned red, this is a good thing for many servants in Qing'an Mansion, so that these peers can have something to eat, and their hearts are happy.
Li Yi raised his head and looked at the platform covered by the curtain, with a look of expectation in his eyes, the world's first entertainment company is about to take its first step from here......