Not surprisingly, this performance of "Happy Forest" was once again a great success.
This scene cost a full nine guan of ticket money, but 30% had to be given to the City God's Temple. But the temple minister who had gone all out to invite them there was laughing so hard.
After taking into account the hard-earned money given to the younger brothers, what finally fell into the hands of the brothers was a few thousand dollars.
The income from this play alone is enough for the brothers to eat three meals a day, two dry and one thin, until the autumn harvest.
But human needs are never-ending. After eating enough, we still need to eat well.
My brothers will no longer go to town to buy groceries and cook them at home like they did when they first started doing business.
Now, they directly take their younger brothers to eat out in the county town!
In the lobby of Dongjia Restaurant on East Street, the Hong family group occupied five Eight Immortals tables.
The table was filled with chicken, duck, and fish, and the store's homemade soju was available for drinking.
Zhang Hu and a group of younger brothers took turns to persuade them to drink. Zhu Xi and Zhu Di both liked this drink, so they would not refuse anyone who came.
A group of people were shouting and playing wildly, making a noise that could knock off the roof.
After drinking until he was in high spirits, Zhu Di put his arms around Zhang Hu's neck and laughed loudly at the younger brothers: "How is it? How is it better than before?"
"That's so much better!" All the extras laughed hurriedly: "From collecting protection fees on the street, I don't get much money, and I get poked in the spine all day long. Everyone avoids me."
"Now I make more money and everyone likes me. When I see you, I take the initiative to ask when the next show is and can you bring them in?"
"That's not possible." Zhang Hu, who was responsible for checking tickets at the door, immediately glared and said: "It is our principle to enter with a ticket. Without a ticket, even the King of Heaven will not be able to enter!"
"Hahaha, okay!" Zhu Di raised the wine bowl and touched it with him: "With our Brother Hu guarding the door, our brothers will not work in vain!"
"Hahaha!" The brothers also cheered and toasted, and Zhang Hu laughed and drank it all in one gulp.
Amid the applause, Zhang Hu gave Zhu Di a thumbs up and said:
"Fourth Master, you are really awesome, you brought Wu Song to life! No, you are Wu Song!"
"Yes, the fourth master is Wu Erlang!" The younger brothers agreed one after another.
"Well, it's mainly due to the sixth son of our family." Zhu Di fondly touched Zhu Zhen's head. "When Guan Hanqing was so old, I don't think he can compare with my brother!"
Zhu Zhen was holding a pig's trotter and chewing it until his mouth was shiny. Hearing this, he wiped his mouth carelessly with his fourth brother's sleeve and said:
"No, I'm just Shi Naian's porter. The main thing is that the fourth brother is awesome and a born horner. If I had been born a few hundred years later, Jackie Chan would have nothing to do."
"Who is Jackie Chan?" Zhu Di was confused, but he was used to Lao Liu's nonsense. As a genius playwright, his thinking must be different from ordinary people. Maybe he is imagining some new plot in his mind.
Zhu Zhen didn't bother to explain and continued to eat fiercely.
He vowed to gain back the fat he had lost.
Damn it, I will never lose weight to please my father again. He doesn’t deserve it!
Damn it, I just want to be fat like this, fat as much as I want, who the hell do you care!
Scumbag father!
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Everyone in the Hong family class drank until the sun went down. Everyone was full of wine and food, and they were in a state of drunkenness.
Zhu Xi took out the money bag from his robe, slapped it heavily on the table, and said boldly:
"Yes, we will make the account!"
This is his favorite moment, second only to being praised by General Xu.
"No, no need." The shopkeeper didn't give him this chance. He pointed upstairs and said with a smile, "That customer has already settled."
Zhu Di smiled proudly when he heard this. This was a common thing after he became famous.
Jiaoer, there are people holding it everywhere.
But he couldn't just leave without saying a word, he still had to go over and say thank you and see if they wanted an autograph or something... This was what Lao Liu told him about the self-cultivation of famous actors.
He asked his brothers to walk slowly while he held on to the stairs and staggered up to express his thanks.
The child led him to a single room, knocked on the door, opened the door and said, "That's the old man inside."
Zhu Di nodded and went in to see that the person paying for him was a little old man with a goatee who looked like a teacher.
He cupped his fists and said thank you smoothly.
Goatee smiled and invited him to sit down, poured him a glass of wine and said, "Brothers of the Hong family, don't be polite. Firstly, I want to make friends here, and secondly, I have a big business I want to discuss with you."
"What business?" Zhu Di asked.
"Our boss, who is quite powerful in Zhongdu City, likes your drama very much and would like to invite you to perform in the temple fair in Zhongdu City." Goatee Beard did not beat around the bush.
"We performed well in Linhuai. What are we doing in the middle school? If you want to watch a show, just come here." Zhu Di's first reaction was to refuse.
"I blame me for not making it clear. It's our boss who pays for everyone to watch the show. We pay twelve taels a day. We pay a three-day deposit first and we'll see the effect later."
"Ten taels..." Zhu Di's throat trembled. They had a full house at the Chenghuang Temple, and they could make a net profit of five or six taels in a single game.
This will double the income. And the key audience won't have to pay, and there will definitely be a sea of people by then. This will definitely greatly increase the popularity of Hongjiaban.
Lao Liu once told him that reputation in this business is more important than money. As reputation grows, money will follow.
But Zhu Di was not a person who gets confused easily. He muttered: "Thank you for your kindness. We can't leave Linhuai for too long."
"Why?" Goatee asked.
"We still have land at home, we can't leave it unused," Zhu Di said seriously.
"Hahahaha, brother is joking, you can earn ten taels a day, why do you farm?" Goatee laughed.
"You don't understand, you can't lose your duty." Zhu Di shook his head.
Goatee sneered in his heart, it was just an excuse to bargain. He stretched out his hand and said: "Add another five taels, and it will be fifteen taels a day!"
"It's not about money." Zhu Di shook his head and said, "You really don't understand."
"I admire you!" After some probing, Goatee finally believed that this was his sincerity, and couldn't help but said in awe: "Brother is a pure character, and he never forgets his true heart. He will definitely have great potential in the future and will definitely become... a famous actor.
"
He heard that actors all have their own weird tempers. For example, Xiao Yunqi, who played the role of Dou E wronged by Qian Yuan, liked to grind tofu the most.
Zhu Di smiled faintly and did not explain, and could not explain.
Could it be that you tell Goatee that the rice in that field was grown by the prince, and every grain is valuable?
Even people don’t believe it.
But sometimes people are mean. The more he pushes out, the more the other party wants him.
Not only did he get a raise of twenty-two cents a day, but he also promised to arrange a carriage for him at any time if he wanted to go home.
"Jinqiaokan is separated from Fengyang County by a river. It will be faster for you to go back from there in a carriage than to walk home from the county seat." Goatee advised.
"Okay, I'll go back and discuss it with my brothers." Finally, under his kind persuasion, Zhu Di relaxed and said, "I'll let you know when I come back to perform next time."
"Okay, wait for the good news." Goatee was overjoyed, but suddenly felt that he seemed to have been tricked...
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