Chapter 534 A Good Show Must Be Accompanied by a Good Story (Two-in-One)

Cocktail reception is an economical and simple form of entertainment.

In terms of how economical and simple it can be, Jiang Qi can tell you very responsibly that the cost of today's reception for a group of practitioners in the opera industry is less than one-third of the previous annual meeting.

There are many programs at the annual meeting.

Music, choreography, and props all cost money, as well as food and drinks, not to mention a lot of service staff. The annual meeting of the amusement park is outsourced by Jiang Qi to Gong Ye. For the sake of his friends, Gong Ye doesn't use middlemen to make the difference.

Even so, there is a considerable expense to hold the annual meeting every year.

Tonight's cocktail party is different.

The main focus is high quality and low price. Even the wine at the reception is cheap wine obtained from Yan Huaiyou's bar at cost price, and comes with several bartenders.

At this point, Yan Huaiyou has to thank Jiang Qi for helping him clear his inventory.

In the corner, Jiang Qi, who was helping to clear the inventory, and Yan Huaiyou, who was clearing the inventory, sat at the long table and studied together a special wine that was said to be an exclusive recipe provided by Gong Ye.

"What is this?" Jiang Qi asked curiously, pointing to a glass half full of ice, which looked like a mysterious special blend of sparkling water in a thick glass.

"Vodka mixed with sparkling water." Yan Huaiyou said, "Why are you testing wine with me here when the cocktail party is about to begin?"

"You have your own bar, why don't you come to my amusement park to mix drinks?" Jiang Qi complained, taking a sip of the legendary vodka mixed with sparkling water.

Nice, ice cold peach flavored sparkling water.

"That's not because all the bartenders in my bar have been lent to you to hold a cocktail party." Yan Huaiyou said righteously, "The bar will not be open tonight."

Jiang Qi ignored Yan Huaiyou's lies. As time went by, the business of Yan Huaiyou's bar was getting worse day by day. Gong Ye is so addicted to the entertainment industry that he has no intention of quitting the show even after he spent all his money filming the online drama. Now he is actively contacting major video websites, hoping that a website can buy back his drama. Some blood.

If Gong Ye's drama is successful, he can form a new combination of bankrupt partners with Yan Huaiyou.

"Did you add wine to your sparkling water?" Jiang Qi asked.

"Ah?" Yan Huaiyou was shocked. He put down the light beer mixed with water and ice in his hand, took the wine glass from Jiang Qi's hand and smelled it. He frowned and found a small cup to pour himself some.

"It seems that there is no wine added. It's not a big problem. Just wait for me to add some wine for you." With that, Yan Huaiyou went to the table behind to find wine.

Jiang Qi:......

If you don’t go bankrupt, who will go bankrupt?

Gong Ye, it was just wine mixed with water, you are mixing water with wine and forgot to mix it with wine.

"No need." Jiang Qi waved his hand, "It's good to drink some ice-cold sparkling water. I have to talk to someone later."

Hearing what Jiang Qi said, Yan Huaiyou could only give up getting the wine and instead got a new cup to pour some light beer for Jiang Qi.

"Jiang Qi, try my special beer. Why do I think it tastes weird?"

Jiang Qi took a sip: "It's too watery. The last time I drank beer with such a weak taste was at the barbecue stall at the back door of our school."

"A barrel of draft beer costs 19 yuan. It's all water but no wine. You won't get drunk even if you drink too much."

"It shouldn't be. I made it according to the recipe Gong Ye gave me. Why is it wrong?" Yan Huaiyou was puzzled.

Jiang Qi could only sigh and pat Yan Huaiyou on the shoulder.

"give up."

“It takes talent to mix wine with water.”

Yan Huaiyou also sighed: "Yes, I can see it too. The same wine sold from me is different from that sold from Gong Ye. That guy really has a way of opening a bar."

"It's a pity that Director Gong is not here. Have you heard? He has found a platform for his web series that is willing to pay for it, and we are currently discussing it."

"Ah?" It was Jiang Qi's turn to be shocked.

Jiang Qi is different from Yan Huaiyou. Yan Huaiyou only knows the name of Gong Ye's online drama, but doesn't know the male and female protagonists, let alone their styles.

Jiang Qi has seen the male and female protagonists of online dramas. The bright hair color is something Jiang Qi can never forget.

Since the Incredible Magic Academy has a short-term but relatively stable cooperation with Ms. Xu's economic company, Jiang Qi believes that he has a certain understanding of the entertainment industry, especially has-been artists.

A small fire depends on support, a big fire depends on life.

Ms. Xu's life is good.

Ever since her vlog from the Magic Academy went viral, Ms. Xu has become a star. First, based on the popularity of vlog, I accepted an online variety show. It was just broadcast after the year and the response was very good.

Riding on the popularity of online variety shows, Ms. Xu has accepted several more endorsements that can be quickly monetized.

Last night Jiang Qi looked at Ms. Xu's WeChat Moments, and it seemed that she had been offered the lead role in a drama with a good cast, something worthy of showing off on her WeChat Moments.

Compared with Ms. Xu's dazzling stardom, the male and female protagonists with bright hair are not so lucky.

The vlog was shot, and it was Ms. Xu who helped with the shooting, which brings with it the popularity.

As a result, netizens focused entirely on Ms. Xu’s second visit to the Magic Academy, and no one cared about the outdated duo.

There were also variety shows, and Ms. Xu accepted the show and was a guest in one episode.

As a result, the variety show was very popular, but the two of them still found no such person.

Fortunately, Ms. Xu was their colleague and not their boss, otherwise Ms. Xu would have been so angry with these two unlucky employees that she would vomit blood.

Considering that it is so magical that it is popular, but it is not his own physique that is popular, Jiang Qi has reason to suspect that even if Gong Ye's "The Domineering President Loves Hard" is popular, it is not the male and female protagonists who are popular.

Gong Ye is more likely to be on fire.

"How much does the platform plan to pay for it?" Jiang Qi asked curiously, "I remember that Gong Ye joined the group wholly and invested a lot of money."

"I don't know." Yan Huaiyou shook his head, "It seems that the price is not bad, and he seems to be planning to make a second part."

Jiang Qi and Yan Huaiyou sat in the corner and chatted for a while. When the time was almost up, Jiang Qi went to the door of the tavern to greet the guests.

Jiang Qi came in advance. He came over to see the decoration of the tavern before "The Mulberry Picking Girl" at the theater ended. The internal space of the pub is limited. In order to prevent the guests from feeling that the reception venue is too small and crowded, Principal Peggy used space magic to increase the internal space of the pub.

At the same time, it's not too big for others to notice.

Under Principal Peggy's exquisite space magic, it would be difficult for people who have never been to the tavern to see anything. People who have been to the tavern will only think that after the previous tables and chairs were removed and the bar counter was replaced with a long self-service table, and most of the decorations were cleared to make space, the internal space of the tavern turned out to be so large.

At 9:20, guests entered the venue one after another.

The advantage of a group of familiar colleagues attending the same cocktail party is that the cocktail party is unlikely to be a silent event. As long as they are not enemies standing together, there will definitely be something to talk about.

Jiang Qi didn't even need to greet him. As the host of the reception, Jiang Qi was the stranger to most of the guests.

People working in this industry rarely have social anxiety, and most of them are social experts.

When it comes to singing on stage, those who are timid cannot even get on stage.

As a qualified boss, Jiang Qi kept in mind that his task tonight was to find out from the owners of major theaters the share of the "Mother Picking Girl" tour.

If you want to find out the share, you must first find out the reputation of "The Mulberry Picking Girl".

For literary films, the box office can actually be predicted through word of mouth.

In the first half of the reception, Jiang Qi was like a diligent but idle bee. He seemed to be busy socializing, but in fact he didn't talk about anything. He just simply walked through the crowd and listened to everyone's comments about tonight's performance. .

The audience's comments were beyond Jiang Qi's expectations.

Unfailingly good reviews.

Whether it is industry insiders, journalists, theater owners, or theater owners' families, all comments on tonight's "Mother Picking Girl" are full of praise.

The difference is that some people praise implicitly, while others praise it enthusiastically.

Among them, the most enthusiastic one is undoubtedly Cai Jiamin.

After Jiang Qi was deceived by Wang Pingxiu's story, out of caution, Jiang Qi searched for Cai Jiamin on the Internet.

If you don’t search, you won’t know. If you search, you will be shocked.

In Jiang Qi's opinion, Cai Jiamin, who is ordinary, is a genuine top performer in Kunqu Opera.

Cai Jiamin was born in a family of folk performers. She fell in love with opera from an early age. At the age of 6, she was accepted as a close disciple by Kun Opera master Mr. Xiong. Mr. Xiong was also a well-known person in the opera circle in the early years. The theater's ticket sales were guaranteed and he was worthy of being called Boss Xiong. Mr. Xiong has a total of 7 disciples, all of whom are active in the opera circle. The most famous one is Cai Jiamin.

In addition to performing in operas, Cai Jiamin now also teaches in schools. Like Yin Fei, she has taught many students under her hands. It's just that these students are ordinary students, not disciples. Cai Jiamin has not accepted a disciple yet.

I want to be her teacher, she has a good name, and there are many Kunqu opera actors who have good teachers, but it is a pity that Cai Jiamin doesn't like any of them.

Combining the information found on the Internet and the short story compiled by Wang Pingxiu, Jiang Qi judged Cai Jiamin because she was quite talented, and at the same time very arrogant, slightly unworldly, and might get slapped in the face because of looking down on others. An image that hovers between righteousness and villainy.

result……

"Manager Wang, you are so talented. I really like your work "The Mulberry Picking Girl"!"

This was the first sentence Jiang Qi heard from Cai Jiamin.

The voice is high-pitched, extremely exciting, deafening, and directly touches the soul.

When Jiang Qi heard this sentence while passing by, he thought for a second that the protagonist of today's reception was Wang Xinghua.

The protagonist of today's cocktail party should undoubtedly be Feng Ling.

The reception is a by-product of the premiere of "The Mulberry Picking Girl". More than 90% of the guests who came to watch the premiere today came for Feng Ling.

According to the normal script, tonight's reception should be before Feng Ling's appearance. Everyone happily chatted about their own affairs and commented on "The Mulberry Picking Girl". When Feng Ling packs up and comes out, she will become the well-deserved focus of the reception. Everyone wants to chat with her. The reception turns into a peer exchange meeting, and the atmosphere of the reception reaches a climax.

At this time, people who need to socialize can go out.

Theater owners, reporters, and colleagues with lower status who cannot squeeze in to chat with Feng Ling, or who are unable to join this peer exchange meeting, will become Jiang Qi, Wang Xinghua, Wang Pingxiuhe, and have been lurking at the reception. The social partner of Principal Peggy and Shen Lirong.

At tonight's cocktail party, everyone has a mission.

Feng Ling's task is to stand in the C position, communicate enthusiastically with her peers, and quietly sell Amway and "Mother Picking Girl" during the communication process to prepare for the upcoming endorsement.

Jiang Qi's task is to find out the tour quotations and maintain relationships with the owners of major theaters.

Wang Pingxiu's task was to win over the reporters and get close to them, so that the reporters would accept the business order boasting about "The Mulberry Picking Girl" at the lowest possible price and write two more reports.

Wang Xinghua, Shen Lirong, and Principal Peggy all had the same mission, to win over other practitioners and talk to each other to see if they could get everyone to promote "The Mulberry Picking Girl" for free.

If you can't promote it for free, then you can pay for it.

This is the original script.

Anyone who has received a script knows that the plot often does not develop smoothly in the direction written in the script, and there will definitely be some deviations.

It's just that the direction of the deviation today is a bit strange.

Just when Wang Xinghua was eyeing a well-known industry insider she knew, and Jiang Qi was eyeing Wang Xinghua and the theater owner next to the industry insider, Cai Jiamin was also eyeing Wang Xinghua.

Then there was the sentence that Jiang Qi heard, which can be called the current shout of a ten-year-old fan.

Cai Jiamin was really excited.

On the way to Xuecun Tavern after watching "The Mulberry Picking Girl", Cai Jiamin became more and more excited as she thought about it.

Wang Xinghua told Jiang Qi before the mulberry picking girl's book was corrected. This drama is likely to be a hit but not a hit. We can't count on the box office, we can only count on word-of-mouth.

Why is it popular but not popular? Because the mulberry picking girl has a viewing threshold.

The Mulberry Picking Girl is just like the heroes in the game that require operational skills. It is easy to use, but it is not suitable for novices.

Everyone knows that running is faster than walking, but you can’t expect a baby who has just learned to roll over to get out of the crib and run for you on the spot.

The current opera environment means that "The Mulberry Picking Girl" will not have too many audiences.

None of the above problems are a problem for Cai Jiamin.

Cai Jiamin sings Kunqu opera.

Compared with the viewing threshold, Kunqu Opera has never lost.

Cai Jiamin has gone all the way and thought about it all the way. The more she thinks about it, the more she feels that it is possible for Kun Opera to produce a new drama with a wider audience and a slightly lower threshold for viewing, while not losing its artistry and meeting the requirements and aesthetics of Kun Opera. It depends on Wang Xinghua Got it!

If Manager Wang can write a playbook of the level of "Sulberry Picking Girl", he will definitely be able to write a good playbook for Kunqu Opera!

Manager Wang, the future of Kunqu Opera depends on you!

As soon as Cai Jiamin entered the tavern, she started looking for Wang Xinghua.

Cai Jiamin doesn't care about the decorations, magic props, food, drinks, and interactions with peers.

Nothing is more important than the future of Kunqu Opera!

Wang Xinghua came with Feng Ling, and Cai Jiamin was looking for her as long as the other guests chatted. After finally finding Wang Xinghua, can Cai Jiamin pounce on her without getting excited?

With this pounce, Wang Xinghua was stunned.

Of course Wang Xinghua knew Cai Jiamin.

The protagonist of the little story written by her father.

Wang Xinghua's first reaction when she saw Cai Jiamin rushing toward her was: Oh no, the story her father made up to coax her boss was heard by the real owner, and the real owner came to settle the score with her.

Dad, you really killed your daughter!

"Manager Wang, I have something to talk to you about "The Mulberry Picking Girl". Do you have time?"

"Girl picking... mulberry picking, talk to me?!" Wang Xinghua pointed to herself in disbelief, "I am..."

"You are the creator. I really like this play so much. I wonder if you have time to talk to me about the bedside scene in the first scene. There are two lines that I specifically wrote down. They are..."

"Oh, these two sentences, right? There are a lot of people here, why don't we go to the corner? It's quiet over there."

"Great, let's add WeChat and I'll scan it for you!"

Cai Jiamin happily took Wang Xinghua to the corner to talk in detail.

Jiang Qi was dumbfounded on the sidelines.

"What's going on?" Jiang Qi murmured.

A familiar voice answered Jiang Qi's doubts.

"Boss Cai, it's not surprising."

Jiang Qi looked back and found that it was Ge Hong. Ge Hong, who knows how to act, is holding a glass of grass juice and a chocolate donut that he took a bite of.

Unlike some theater owners who love fried chicken and don't understand opera, Ge Hong is undoubtedly a theater owner who understands opera.

After all, he didn't inherit the theater from his parents, he invested his own money to open it.

"What's wrong with Boss Cai?" Jiang Qi couldn't hold back and asked a question that sounded very unprofessional at first glance.

"Boss Cai is a Kun Opera singer. Boss Jiang, you may not know that Boss Cai has been crazy about trying to get Kun Opera out of the entertainment industry these years." Ge Hong said with a smile, "In recent years, fewer and fewer young audiences are willing to watch the opera. , the threshold for viewing Kunqu opera is so high, and theater tickets are getting harder to sell year by year."

"Boss Cai is so anxious that he can't wait to see if Kunqu Opera will release a good new script. Now that there is someone who may be able to write a script, can Boss Cai not be excited?"

"No wonder." Jiang Qi suddenly realized, "But Boss Cai may be disappointed."

Wang Xinghua turned on the lights in order to revise "The Mulberry Picking Girl". It can be said that she worked hard and went through fire and water for the white moonlight in her heart.

Wang Xinghua can write 10 mindless novels a month, so let her write another script that is not inferior to "The Mulberry Picking Girl".

It would be easier to just kill her now that she was human.

"How do you say that?" Ge Hong was a little curious.

"It's just..." Jiang Qi was just thinking about how to explain that "The Mulberry Picking Girl" was hard to come by. When he noticed that his boss needed help, Wang Pingxiu put aside his communication with his new journalist friends and jumped over.

""The Mulberry Picking Girl" is a play that Xinghua spent more than ten years working on. It is of great significance to her. If she wants to write another play of a similar type, she may not be able to write it even if she waits another ten years. Come out." Wang Pingxiu said.

"More than ten years?!" Ge Hong was so surprised that his pupils dilated.

The plot of sharpening a sword for ten years usually only happens in novels and TV series. In real life, it takes more than ten years to write a script...

Ge Hong looked at Wang Pingxiu with a bit more suspicion.

"Who is this?" Ge Hong asked.

"Wang Pingxiu, he is Manager Wang's father." Jiang Qi quickly introduced, "Mr. Wang used to run a theater troupe and now works in the publicity department of our amusement park."

Hearing that Wang Pingxiu was Wang Xinghua's father, Ge Hong's eyes became less suspicious. He stretched out his hand to shake Wang Pingxiu's hand and said with a smile, "So we are colleagues. Nice to meet you."

"Don't dare, don't dare. As I said before, I am the troupe leader of a rural grass-stage troupe. I only earn some hard money throughout the year to barely support myself. I can't compare with your big business, Boss Ge."

Wang Pingxiu's flattery focuses on a straightforward narrative without any foreshadowing, twists and embellishments. It is very intuitive and easy to understand.

Ge Hong was obviously very impressed, his smile reached his eyes, and he did not forget the topic just now: "Mr. Wang, you just said that the script of "The Mulberry Picking Girl" has been written for more than ten years. If I remember correctly, Manager Wang has just turned 20 this year. . If you think about it this way, shouldn’t this script have been written since Manager Wang was a few years old?”

Ge Hong did not deliberately lower his voice, and basically everyone around him could hear what he said.

Hearing what Ge Hong said, others who originally didn't care about the content of their chat couldn't help but become curious. The reporters who had been chatting with Wang Pingxiu also came over one after another, curiously poking their heads out to dig out some exciting news.

I started writing playbooks when I was seven or eight years old. What a child prodigy!

"Lao Wang, is it true?"

"It's a bit exaggerated to start writing at how old you are."

"Did you have this idea when you were a child? It has only been implemented in the past few years, so it took more than 10 years to write."

"possible."

"This is more reasonable."

"Lao Wang, what exactly is going on? Don't worry, we have nothing to do with each other. We will never add fuel to your worries when we write reports!"

Seeing that the atmosphere was almost heightened, Wang Pingxiu took a deep breath and told the whole story.

Wang Pingxiu sighed, showing a slightly sad expression, his eyes full of nostalgia: "Speaking of which, Xinghua is also a child who is suffering."

"Her mother passed away when he was very young. Xinghua has no memory of her mother at all. Didn't I originally run a small theater troupe? It was in the early years of the country theater troupe that everyone should know what it was like. Those who work from household to household can only earn a few hard-earned money after a year of busy work, barely making ends meet.”

"Xinghua was in poor health and was like a medicine jar. Her grandparents didn't dare to let her go out, so they kept her at home. At that time, the family was poor and couldn't afford a TV. It was not a problem for children to be locked up at home every day. .”

"My grandfather is a teacher, and there are many books left over from those days at home, such as the "Three Character Classic" and so on. My father used these books to enlighten Xinghua at home when he had nothing to do. This child even knew that 1+1=2 If you don’t know how to calculate, you can memorize the Three-Character Sutra.”

Everyone nodded and suddenly said: "No wonder Manager Wang is so talented. It turns out that he has been nurtured since childhood."

Wang Pingxiu continued: "Later, my parents passed away, so I took Xinghua with me. I wasn't very good at taking care of children, so Xinghua stayed in the troupe every day and got along with the actors in the troupe. This lasted a long time. Now I love going to the theater.”

Everyone understands: "It's no wonder that you are influenced by what you hear and what you see."

"Speaking of which, the story of the mulberry-picking girl was actually told to Xinghua by an accompanist who played the erhu in our troupe at that time. I remember that the master's surname was Wang. In addition to playing the erhu, Master Wang also occasionally wrote plays part-time. Master Wang taught Xinghua how to write scripts and play scripts."

Someone else understood: "Indeed, there were many old-timers who could write playbooks at that time. No matter whether it was good or bad, everyone was always willing to think about it and write it."

"Yeah, there aren't many people willing to write now."

Wang Pingxiu drank water tactically, leaving time for the audience to discuss. After everyone had sighed, he continued: "So strictly speaking, Xinghua has been writing the story of the mulberry picking girl since she was 8 years old. This is also The first playbook she wrote."

"Xinghua was always bullied by her classmates in school because of her poor health, so she didn't actually go to school much. She spent most of her time with the troupe members."

"Later, the troupe disbanded and I went to do business elsewhere. Xinghua was fourteen or fifteen years old at that time, and her health was better than when she was a child, so I asked her to stay in her hometown to go to school."

"I only found out in the past few days that Xinghua has never given up writing about mulberry-picking girls. In fact, the book was almost completed last year, but she was not very satisfied with some parts. Isn't this just the theater troupe last year? Going on tour, Xinghua took this opportunity to meet many opera actors, and everyone communicated and learned from each other. Xinghua also received a lot of help from everyone, and then she completed the role of Mulberry Picking Girl."

"Instead of saying that today's play was written by Xinghua after ten years of hard work, it is better to say that it was written by colleagues in the industry with the help of Xinghua over the years. This playbook is not the hard work of Xinghua alone, but the hard work of everyone. The crystallization of wisdom.”

"Without your help, Xinghua would not have been able to complete the creation of "The Mulberry Picking Girl"."

Hearing what Wang Pingxiu said, everyone nodded.

"Indeed, I heard Sister Zhao say this last year."

"Sister Zhao also helped. I heard what Xiao Cao said."

"What a show, what a show!"

"I didn't expect that Manager Wang would have been loving this opera for decades."

"Ashamed, really ashamed."

While colleagues were still sighing, reporters had already started writing furiously and pulled Wang Pingxiu aside.

"Lao Wang, please tell me more in detail!"

"Do you still have the contact information of Master Wang? Can you make an appointment for a phone interview?"

"When did Manager Wang continue to create Mulberry Picking Girl?"

"Lao Wang, is Manager Wang free tomorrow? I want to make an exclusive appointment with her..."

"Bah, you surnamed Chen are shameless. There are so many people here. You want to date an exclusive person. Why do you want to date an exclusive person?"

"That is, do you also want your writing to be more exclusive? Lao Wang, please give me Master Wang's contact information. I would like to arrange an exclusive interview with him."

"Chu, do you want to be shameless?"

Within a few words, the reporters were already starting to fight.

Ge Hong, the initiator of the topic, was also very moved.

Ge Hong finished the donut on his hand with emotion and got choked up. He drank half a cup of grass juice and drank the donut down. He didn't know whether it was because he was moved or because he was choked after eating the donut. caused tears.

"I didn't expect that "The Mulberry Picking Girl" would have such a touching creation story." Ge Hong sighed.

"Yeah, I really didn't expect it." Jiang Qi said expressionlessly.

Unexpectedly, Wang Pingxiu's storytelling skills have reached a new level.

Jiang Qi couldn't tell whether Wang Pingxiu had compiled this story long ago or made it up on the spot.

"Boss Jiang!" Ge Hong said with emotion, "When "The Mulberry Picking Girl" tours in Shanghai, please be sure to visit the Fangyuan Theater!"

"Last year's "The Legend of the Princess" was still too hasty, and the early publicity was never in place. For this year's tour of "The Mulberry Picking Girl", our Fangyuan Theater will start promoting it two months in advance. For performances in Theater 1, the share of the benefits will remain unchanged. .”

"Such a good show, such a good story, even if I don't make any money, I still have to promote it!"

Having just finished listening to the same story, other theater owners who were about to talk to Jiang Qi about the share ratio for Qing Mimi to see if they could negotiate a more suitable price:...

Damn it, Ge Hong, what's wrong with you?

You want to sell a favor, you sell it secretly in private, and if you say it so directly, doesn't it make me look embarrassed standing next to you?

Should I have heard it or not?

The other theater owners forced a smile: "Boss Ge said it well, such a good show should be well publicized!"