258, Farewell My Concubine, You Are Really Overlord
Arrive at Tianhe Tea Garden.
Bai Xiuzhu was already waiting at the door. She was wearing a short-sleeved crimson gauze gown today, with two pairs of jade arms like snow lotus roots half exposed. She was wearing a ginkgo Ruyi cloud shoulder and a string of beads at the intersection of her collar.
Circle, extremely beautiful.
Carrying a white handbag.
Next to him is the White House's Ford sedan.
"I've kept you waiting for a long time."
Bai Gui got off the rickshaw, walked over, linked his arms with Bai Xiuzhu's, and said with a smile.
He could also estimate the approximate time, and it was estimated that Bai Xiuzhu was a moment and a half ahead of him.
"It didn't take long."
"It's getting late, let's go to the theater."
"By the way, don't wear this outfit next time. It's too cold."
"Summer is about to begin, and it will be cold there."
"..."
The two were quarreling.
From time to time, I walked into Tianhe Tea Garden.
"Welcome to Mr. Bai. Ever since Mr. Bai left his calligraphy here, the business of the tea garden has been getting better and better day by day. I heard that when Mr. Bai was taking the imperial examination, there was an official document reported to the capital, saying that Mr. Bai was raising auspiciousness..."
"This brings luck to our tea garden, and the flowers are shining brightly."
Not long after I walked in the door.
Boss Liu came to receive him personally.
Flattery says one thing after another without repeating the same thing.
"Boss Liu, you're welcome now."
"The tea garden is located in a busy city, where every inch of land is valuable. My couplet is just the icing on the cake."
Bai Gui replied.
The business of Tianhe Tea Garden is already good. During the rising period,
Leaving his calligraphy behind just adds some boost.
However, before he came, he heard Cheng Huichang say that many celebrities went to attend a play because he left calligraphy treasures in Tianhe Tea Garden, which made Tianhe Tea Garden very lively for a while.
After all, this is his first time leaving calligraphy in the theater.
"Mr. Bai, please come in."
"There happens to be space in the Tianzi box, please take a seat..."
Boss Liu stepped forward to lead the way and said.
There are also rankings between boxes.
The box ticket he gave to Cheng Huichang was indeed good enough, but in fact he deliberately left some room for it.
Tea!
Serve tea!
Great tea!
It sounds a lot more comfortable.
If Cheng Huichang comes to listen to the play, this box ticket is the box mentioned above. After all, Cheng Huichang said that she is an official wife, but her husband, the second young master of the Jin family, has no power, so the box ticket given to her is worthy of it.
on her identity.
It's a free ticket anyway, and Cheng Huichang won't deliberately care about anything.
But it was different when Bai Gui took the ticket and came in person.
It must be a sky-high box!
Firstly, it is to show the sincerity of their Tianhe Tea Garden. After all, they left a calligraphy treasure to Tianhe Tea Garden, which can be regarded as a friendship. Secondly, it is to show favor to Cheng Huichang. It is difficult for their tea garden to get any benefits. They just maintain a social relationship. But give
Bai Gui's kindness will definitely get more benefits than the kindness he gets from official wives like Cheng Huichang...
Bai Gui thanked him but did not refuse.
It's a small favor, just accept it. It doesn't do much harm.
Got into the Tianzihao box.
This room is indeed more spacious than the box he was in last time, and there are fewer people around, so the privacy performance is better.
He and Bai Xiuzhu sat down.
I ate a few bites of dried fruit.
"Mr. Bai, I won't disturb you and the Xian couple. There will be new people singing in the opera later. I heard from Guan Jiaban that they are good at singing. If you have some free time and think they are good at singing, please support them..."
"Afterwards, our tea garden will also seal red envelopes to thank you for your kindness."
When Boss Liu left the scene, he hesitated for a while and said.
Hold the role? Who can hold the role?
The second-class ones are those who hold the role. These people are proficient in opera. If they hold a role, people from all walks of life will recognize it, and the role will be considered a role.
But he is not a famous actor, he is only moderately famous. If you want to become a famous actor, you have to keep working hard.
But the real first-class people who can win roles for actors are social celebrities and great literati like Bai Gui. If Bai Gui personally publishes praises in newspapers, then with the help of celebrities like Bai Gui, the role will become famous immediately.
For example, in "Farewell My Concubine", no matter how much you praise me, none of the words of the young master Yuan Shiqing can help!
Nowadays, there is no screen, so opera performances cannot be spread and can only be fixed in one place, one theater. But the writings and articles of literati can really spread all over the world and make them known to the public. Furthermore, literati have had a high status since ancient times.
It has been passed down from ancient times to the present, after all...the two identities of officials and literati are often intertwined, how can they not be higher.
"If they perform well, I will not be stingy in praising them."
"I still have some loose change on hand."
Bai Gui crushed a peanut shell, ate the peanuts, and said smoothly.
He doesn't really like listening to operas, so he came here because he was bored and accompanied Bai Xiuzhu.
The two of them can't stay at home all day long, they need to come out for some fresh air.
It's impossible to publish it in person, but it's okay to give him some reward. Anyway, he gave him a reward, and Boss Liu will pay it back in full, and there will be a red envelope in return, so why not do it.
Boss Liu thanked him and left.
"I envy you now, husband. You don't have to do anything and someone will give you the money."
"I'm afraid you don't want to..."
Bai Xiuzhu's beautiful eyes revealed a look of admiration and she said curiously.
Her family is not short of money.
But I have never seen anyone deliver money directly to my door.
"What's the point? Liu Sanbian and Tang Bohu, two great talents, not only don't have to pay for going to a brothel, but they actually have brothel girls giving them money."
"Compared with them, I feel ashamed..."
Bai Gui sighed.
Liu Yong and Tang Yin are both frequent visitors to brothels. Going to the brothel not only gives them free tickets, but also free food and sleep. In addition, early the next morning, the singers will seal red envelopes for them and give them money to polish their pens.
Yes, normal polishing fee.
There is still a gap between him and these two.
"Are you still thinking about going to a brothel?"
Bai Xiuzhu glared at Bai Gui with her beautiful eyes and said dissatisfied.
Bai Gui: "..."
The stage is elevated, gongs and drums are beating, and cymbals are clapping.
The curtain opens.
A young lady walked out with small steps, wearing a pink coat, a Ruyi crown on top, a emerald head and face. In front of the crown was a diagonally combed bang, with a silver-blue brocade cloud shoulder draped over it, and a waistband trimmed with
Wearing a string of beads, wearing a yellow embroidered cloak on the inside, fish scale armor on the outside, and a waistband, holding two swords in his bare hands, he suddenly jumped into the eyes of everyone.
"Good! What a Yu Ji!"
People who are used to watching operas can tell at a glance that this is Concubine Yu in disguise. The person who just announced the scene also said that this scene is Farewell My Concubine. So people listening to the opera will not be mistaken.
However... after listening to Peking Opera a lot, Yu Ji's appearance alone was not enough to move them.
But this Yu Ji has a tall and straight figure, enchanting and charming, a pair of slender eyes and slender fingers, which makes people really fall in love at first sight, and fall in love with this beauty and beauty.
"He is a fake Yu Ji, male!"
Bai Xiuzhu glanced at Bai Gui and felt satisfied when she saw that Bai Gui was not as moved as the group of men listening to the show in the courtyard below.
"Male?"
"Although there is a collar blocking my throat, I can see..."
Bai Gui frowned, looked at it for a few times, and nodded.
Generally speaking, this kind of stage is far away, and there are collars blocking the neck, so it is not easy to distinguish between men and women, but he has far-reaching eyesight, and he is also proficient in martial arts and acupuncture points all over the body... At first glance, he didn't see what was going on.
Come, but after being reminded by Bai Xiuzhu, I took a few more looks and understood better.
"I didn't notice the Adam's apple, but in Peking Opera, the male and female actors play the role of Concubine Yu..."
"Men need to have bangs in front of their foreheads, but women don't need to have long hair. This can be used to distinguish between men's and women's attire."
Bai Xiuzhu explained.
She didn't listen to much opera, but Farewell My Concubine was a famous piece in Peking Opera. She listened to it more with Miss Jin's wife, and she knew some details that others didn't know.
"interesting!"
Bai Gui shook his head and continued to enjoy the performance.
"I have followed the king, fought in the east and west, endured hardships and toil, year after year, I only hate the ruthless Qin, which has devastated all living beings..."
"It only causes constant suffering to the people..."
Yu Ji has beautiful eyebrows, red lips and white teeth, and her eyes seem to convey affection and shyness, which makes people feel that they can't tell the difference between male and female.
She held a long sword in her hand, with a foot-long yellow spike hanging from the hilt, gracefully dancing on the stage.
Stepping, sword dancing!
"Your Majesty, please return to camp."
Overlord Xiang Yu's costume of Jingjiao, with his steel-forked face and his unparalleled face, also appeared on stage.
"Your Majesty——"
Yu Ji sighed.
"You are so frightened because of this."
Overlord Xiang Yu helped him.
"Well done!"
There was unanimous applause from the audience.
Many people began to invest reward money, silver coins, pearls, golden melon seeds, bracelets, gold leaves, etc. Anyway, whatever they had on their hands was thrown in.
Some people are just stooges and go out of their way to support me.
And some people really think the opera is well sung and are happy to support it.
Outside the box.
The waiter knocked on the door, but he didn't dare to come in without permission, so he whispered outside the door: "Mr. Bai, Boss Liu said that these actors sang well. Could you please show some kindness and support? Afterwards, Liu
The boss will definitely thank you."
Originally, Boss Liu wanted to let Bai Gui watch it for himself. He thought it was good, so he put in a reward, which would be regarded as a compliment. But now he saw that the appearance of Farewell My Concubine had the potential to become a famous actor in Yanjing, so he quickly asked the servant to
Ask the guests in the nearby booths to see if they can help.
This is similar to how a brothel girl grooms her hair. The hair is very important.
If you get off to a good start, your future development will be smooth sailing.
"Can!"
"You write...Bai Meihe will reward you with one hundred and fifty silver coins!"
Bai Gui thought for a while and said.
The opening scene of Farewell My Concubine was sung really well. He, who doesn't like to listen to operas, immediately listened to it. But that's all. If Boss Liu didn't mention this, he would only reward him with a few coins at most.
The silver dollar cannot rise to such a great extent.
He has money, but he doesn't want it to go down the drain.
But now that Boss Liu is willing to tell the truth, he naturally won't be too polite.
This one hundred and fifty silver dollars is a lot.
He is a newcomer, and if the bounty is raised in vain, others will notice some clues.
And money is not important, what is important is that the theater wants to take advantage of his fame.
There was nothing in Tianhe Tea Garden that made Bai Gui feel uncomfortable. He was respectful in everything. Mo Bao gave him two hundred silver dollars and invited him to the Tianzi private room. Now, as a favor, he would not deliberately avoid it.
The boy outside the door was overjoyed and was about to shout at the top of his lungs.
Another boy at the door of the box next door shouted: "Eunuch Zhang from Zhang's house is looking at three hundred silver coins, plus a jade carving of a red coral tree -"
At this time, the boy standing at the door of Bai Gui's box shouted: "Bai Meihe is looking at the reward of one hundred and fifty silver coins -"
After he finished shouting, he felt a little frustrated.
Having too much is incompatible with glory.
Just now, the reward from Eunuch Zhang of Zhang House far exceeded Bai Gui's reward.
There was a lot of noise in the audience.
"Eunuch Zhang is so generous. He has rewarded you with so much money."
"The jade-carved red coral tree is worth at least several hundred silver coins, and is probably a palace treasure..."
"Haha! My father-in-law is not just looking for a reward. He may have taken a fancy to this male Yu Ji. He has a lot of people making fun of him."
But the second half of the sentence was just whispered, and I didn't dare to talk about it loudly, for fear of breaking a taboo and getting into trouble.
"Huh?"
"Did you hear that the boy who sang the appreciation just now said... Bai Meihe was watching the appreciation of one hundred and fifty silver coins? Bai Meihe, he should be the famous writer, and he also came to Tianhe Tea Garden to listen to the opera?"
"Don't you know? Boss Liu from Tianhe Tea Garden hired Bai Meihe for a pair of calligraphy works last year and spent two hundred silver dollars."
"Hiss! Such a high retouching fee?"
"High? If it's low, people still look down on it."
"But Eunuch Zhang just overwhelmed Bai Meihe's appreciation. I wonder if the two of them will fight?"
"I think too much. Eunuch Zhang is nothing. He is just a eunuch in the palace in the past. How can he compare with such a popular figure as Bai Meihe."
"Who knew, big shots like to compete for face."
In the box.
When Bai Gui heard these conversations, he shook his head and ignored them.
When he flirted with a eunuch, he fell into disgrace.
People like Eunuch Zhang are said to be powerful, but they can only bully ordinary people. With his connections in the palace in the past and his wealth, the government usually won't care much about him, but if he really offends the current powerful
, can’t get the good fruit to eat...
Just a eunuch!
He hadn't given much time to think about this matter.
The boy outside the door knocked on the door and shouted: "Mr. Bai, Eunuch Zhang is here to apologize to you."
“Know what’s interesting!”
"As expected of a eunuch, he still has the ability to observe words and emotions."
Bai Gui couldn't help but shake his head and smile.
He doesn't care about this, but there will always be someone who does.
Some people can send eunuch Zhang away with just one word.
If word spread that Bai Meihe, the uncle of the Bai Mansion, a great scholar, was killed by a dead eunuch, what would others think?
There are plenty of diligent people!
"Let him in!"
he said.
Since Eunuch Zhang chose to come and apologize, Bai Gui couldn't handle it.
There is no deep hatred between the two.
The box door creaked open.
An old eunuch dressed as a Qing palace eunuch walked in quickly, followed by some palace maids shaking fans.
"Mr. Bai..."
"The Zajia accidentally bumped into you just now, please don't take it personally."
Eunuch Zhang looked old and said with an apologetic smile.
Even now during the Xunqing Dynasty, he was a eunuch and not a truly favored celebrity in the palace. How could he be compared with someone like Bai Gui? He also went to Chang'an with the Queen Mother of the West. At that time, Zhou Ying was a Western
The Queen Mother's goddaughter...
Compared with Zhou Ying... he is nothing!
Bai Gui's identity is the person he usually avoids.
I have already remembered it in my heart!
"It's just a small misunderstanding."
"Eunuch Zhang, come over and apologize. It's okay as long as you understand what you mean."
Bai Gui said calmly.
"Feelings?"
"Look at my memory, come on, come on, this is the compensation money that the Za family has prepared for you, Mr. Bai. It is a thousand silver dollars in total, all of which are checks from Jardine Matheson. After I return to the house, the Za family will prepare a generous gift for Mr. Bai!"
"
Eunuch Zhang immediately pretended to slap himself in the face and said with a smile.
It's not scary to offend Bai Gui now, just prepare enough money to apologize. Maybe you can also use this to gain access to Bai Gui's network.
"I'll accept the gift money!"
"But the generous gift you prepared is not necessary!"
Bai Gui raised his eyebrows. He was thoughtful and could see through Eunuch Zhang's thoughts at a glance.
Not to mention that he accepted a thousand silver dollars as compensation, which seemed a bit inhumane.
Too many!
But in fact, in Eunuch Zhang's view, he would give two thousand silver dollars, not to mention one thousand silver dollars, to clear up this misunderstanding. The apology depends on status, and if his status is not enough, he would think a penny is too much, but his status is far beyond him.
It won’t be a big deal if I lose my entire fortune.
In addition, Bai Gui had just heard the review and knew that Eunuch Zhang didn't seem to be a good guy, and the money was probably ill-gotten. He would not have any psychological burden if he accepted it.
"Yes, yes, Mr. Bai is right."
Eunuch Zhang nodded and bowed, presented the check from Yihe Bank, and then left.
"You can donate this thousand silver dollars later when you get home."
"Just donate it to the school."
Bai Gui handed the check from Jardine Matheson to Bai Xiuzhu and said.
A wealthy family such as the Baifu has a fixed donation almost every month. As a wealthy person, the donation is not much for the family property, and even if you donate, you can have a good reputation.
Moreover, most people would not swallow up donations such as those from the White House and the Jin House without authorization.
It would be more appropriate to leave it to Bai Xiuzhu for donation.
"Well, I'll give it to my sister-in-law when I get home."
Bai Xiuzhu accepted the check.
It's only a thousand silver dollars, which is quite a lot, but she is not short of this money and will not be corrupt.
The two of them looked down the stage and saw that they had finished playing.
Although the scene in Farewell My Concubine is a famous play, it is usually not the first scene for newcomers on stage.
Fortunately, Tianhe Chayuan probably knew the strength of Farewell My Concubine, the male female lead, and the net actor, so they were not assigned to the last show, but the third to last show.
Time passes and the last scene ends.
During this period, the male actor who played Yu Ji and the male actor who played King Xiang Yu also came to the box to thank Bai Gui.
Thanks for watching this.
They haven't become famous yet, so they don't dare to show off.
Even if you become famous, if you meet someone like Bai Gui to appreciate him, you still have to rush over to express your gratitude. There is no saying that you can ignore this situation.
"Let's go, I'm tired too."
Bai Xiuzhu stood up and said.
Bai Gui nodded, and the two held each other's arms and planned to leave.
Just walked out of the door, in the corridor.
Then I heard the voices from the box next door, the voices of Eunuch Zhang and Yu Ji.
Eunuch Zhang saw and rewarded a lot.
The first one to thank was Bai Gui, and the second one was Eunuch Zhang.
"You are so beautiful, it would be a pity to be Yu Ji, why not follow me, follow me..."
"Follow me and you'll enjoy your life."
"Even if you want to sing on stage, I will support you..."
Eunuch Zhang smiled.
Inside the door, there was the sound of furniture knocking and falling.
"Senior brother, senior brother..."
"Say something."
Yu Ji panicked.
Bang!
Bai Gui kicked the door open.
The box door is locked with wooden bolts. When watching a play, there is a stand window deliberately left open. When not in use, just draw the curtain and close the window.
The maroon wooden door was smashed to pieces by his kick.
Everyone in the box was stunned and looked at Bai Gui who broke in through the door.
"Mr. Bai, why do you..."
Eunuch Zhang was pressing Yu Ji step by step, forcing her into a corner. When he heard the movement, his body suddenly stiffened. Just when he was about to curse, he suddenly saw that the person who broke the door was Bai Gui, and a smile immediately appeared on his face.
A flattering smile.
His body was shaking like chaff and he did not dare to say anything.
He is not ignorant and knows that what he does is not very honorable.
It's something that can't be brought to light in private.
It's normal for someone to see it and criticize it.
But... most people often don't dare to accuse, just like this overlord Xiang Yu Jingjiao, he didn't dare to talk too much. He did talk too much just now, but he was quickly suppressed. With such a difference in status, an actor's low-level things can't change the world.
.
"Eunuch Zhang, look! You hit me again!"
Bai Gui looked at Eunuch Zhang with a cold face.
He is not a nosy person.
If he heard about this incident by chance, he probably wouldn't pay much attention to it. But now it happened under his nose. Yu Ji and Ba Wang just came over to express their thanks, and Eunuch Zhang was not someone he couldn't afford to offend..., The Office of Justice
should.
"How about the Zajia apologize to Mr. Bai? Three thousand silver dollars!"
"I hope Mr. Bai will spare me once!"
Eunuch Zhang gritted his teeth and said.
The yamen will not take care of such trivial matters. But if Bai Gui takes care of it, the yamen will definitely take care of it.
"Money...is a small thing."
"The main reason is that I can't bear to see hermaphrodite's bad ass!"
When Bai Gui saw this scene, he already had some suspicions in his heart.
Based on what Boss Liu said earlier, this is the Guan family class, so it is Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou from Farewell My Concubine.
He has seen this movie, it is quite a classic movie.
Boss Liu came quickly after hearing the news.
He took care of the tea garden.
Those who open entertainment venues cannot have nursing homes.
"Eunuch Zhang, I'm offended."
When Boss Liu saw this scene, he understood clearly and knew who to help.
One is a humble old eunuch with no power.
The other one goes without saying much.
The old eunuch was taken away and took Bai Gui's handwritten letter to the newspaper official.
Although it is difficult to convict this kind of bad-ass behavior of a hermaphrodite. But in ancient times, society was governed by people, and it was not difficult to accuse a wealthy family like Eunuch Zhang. Since they have Bai Gui's endorsement, they have no worries about people who covet Eunuch Zhang's wealth.
There are not a few who will surround them like hyenas and gnaw at the remaining bodies.
And this kind of thing... is not enough to damage Bai Gui's reputation.
Eunuchs have been despised by civil servants, and this has been the case since ancient times.
Eunuch Zhang is not a good eunuch like Eunuch Sanbao, he has a very bad reputation!
Not to mention the conflict between Bai Gui and Eunuch Zhang, even if there was no conflict, no one would pity such a person if he died.
"The little nun was only twenty-eight years old, and her hair was cut off by the master when she was still young. I am originally... a girl, not a man. Why do I wear a yellow ribbon around my waist and a straight skirt..."
Yu Ji was in a trance and sang "Sifan".
He suddenly glanced at Duan Xiaolou and then Bai Gui, and said with a smile: "You are the real overlord, he is the fake overlord! The fake overlord will never become the real overlord, and the actors on stage will be fake no matter how they sing..."
"Junior brother, junior brother, what's wrong with you?"
Duan Xiaolou was shocked, and it took him a long time to recover. When he saw Cheng Dieyi's appearance, he quickly thanked Bai Gui, then shook Cheng Dieyi's shoulders and asked.
"I'm fine."
Cheng Dieyi came to his senses, woke up, and pushed Duan Xiaolou away.
He forced a smile, turned to Bai Gui and said, "Thank you, Mr. Bai, for your help this time."
"It's just a small thing."
Bai Gui shook his head.
He can only help for a while, but not for a lifetime. When the road is rough, it is okay to draw a sword to help, but if he is asked to help Cheng Dieyi for a lifetime, he cannot do it.
He held Bai Xiuzhu's arm, and the two of them walked down the stairs.
For him, this is just a trivial matter, nothing worth paying attention to.
Waited halfway down the stairs.
He looked back, glanced at Cheng Dieyi, and asked, "Yu Ji, what kind of song was the song 'The Little Nun is Twenty-Eight' that you sang just now?"
"It's Sifan!"
Yu Ji replied.
"What's the singing behind?"
"The little nun was only twenty-eight years old, and her hair was cut off by the master when she was still young. I am originally a girl, not a boy..."
Yu Ji continued to sing.
"This sentence is wrong. You should sing that you are a man, not a daughter. You are too involved in the drama!"
"If you get too involved in the drama, even if it is worth watching for others, it is not good for you."
"People and drama must be separated!"
Bai Gui shook his head, said that, took Bai Xiuzhu downstairs, and never looked back.
"Die Yi, Mr. Bai is right, human drama should be separated."
"You're too deep into the drama."
Duan Xiaolou advised.
He said this to Cheng Dieyi countless times, but after saying it, it still didn't help.
But as a senior brother, these are the only obligations he can fulfill.
How you live is your own business.
Not his.
"Um."
Surprisingly, Cheng Dieyi nodded this time and said calmly: "I am a man, not a daughter."
