The Multiverse Starting from White Deer Plain

Three years ago, Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou played Farewell My Concubine. Even though it was amazing and made people shine, most of them felt that it was because of Yu Ji. She looked too much like Yu Ji. She should be like this. It looks like a normal performance, a "real Yu Ji" scored a lot of points.

Now the play performed by the two people has really reached the point of mastery and ease. In the past, everyone focused on the real Yu Ji, but now theatergoers can turn their eyes to dramas other than Yu Ji and appreciate the accomplishments of the drama itself.

Sing again.

The excitement of the audience outside the theater was seduced by the scenes and reached a fever pitch.

Not only did the theatergoers present not have their tickets refunded, but because Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou were performing the whole show today, many theatergoers outside bought tickets to go to Tianhe Tea Garden.

Some of the theatergoers also heard that Bai Gui was here, so they wanted to see his true appearance.

Below the stage, places to stay are becoming increasingly scarce.

"Meihe, look, aren't those Mrs. Leng and Miss Leng from Leng's house?"

"Why did they arrive at Tianhe Tea Garden and enter the private room next door?"

While Bai Gui was enjoying the drama, Bai Xiuzhu, who was next to him, suddenly caught a glimpse of Mrs. Leng and Leng Qingqiu in the bustling crowd, and whispered in surprise.

There are many theaters in Yanjing, and meeting familiar people is a rare thing.

As for the economic situation of Leng Zhai, Bai Xiuzhu also had some knowledge. It was impossible for a scholarly family to have the money to go to Tianhe Tea Garden to listen to the opera, and the seats were still in the box.

Box theater tickets are not expensive, ranging from a few silver dollars to dozens of silver dollars.

It depends on the category and number of people in the box.

Leng Zhai can afford this money.

But this is a theater show, not a major expense item. If Leng Zhai lived like this, his family would have collapsed a long time ago. If he could save a little money on weekdays, he would not be so extravagant and wasteful. If Leng Zhai really likes to listen to the opera, he can buy ordinary tickets for 50 cents each.

"It's probably because of Sister Huichang..."

"Tianhe Tea Garden is a place where Sister Huichang and concubines from Jin Mansion often come. Recently, Jin Yanxi is pursuing Leng Qingqiu... The theater tickets Leng Qingqiu gave last time were also Tianhe Tea Garden tickets."

Bai Gui also saw Leng Qingqiu, nodded and said.

The reason why he and Bai Xiuzhu came to Tianhe Tea Garden to listen to a play for the first time was because Cheng Huichang, the second young lady of the Jin family, gave him, Bai Xiuzhu, and Mrs. Bai three theater tickets.

Therefore, although there are many theaters in Yanjing, it is not a surprise to happen to come to Tianhe Tea Garden.

Every theater will have a certain number of regular customers.

Similarly, theatergoers who have developed a habit of spending money will not easily change the theater where they have been attending performances unless a new famous actor appears in another theater.

Therefore, when Jin Yanxi pursues Leng Qingqiu and invites her to the theater, she naturally goes to the theater aficionados in Jin's mansion to ask for theater tickets. He has money, but not much left, and every penny he can save is worth it.

When Bai Xiuzhu heard this, she was relieved and stopped paying attention to the matter.

They don't have a close relationship with Leng Zhai.

Although Liu Baoer and Leng Qingqiu have a good relationship, it has little to do with them. At most, they are curious to ask, and no matter how much, they will not get involved.

Lean less.

The scene in Farewell My Concubine is approaching loneliness.

Yu Ji danced a sword flower, bowed and saluted, and said: "I sang this play for Mr. Bai today to repay Mr. Bai's kindness to me. Therefore, all the expenses for this stage performance, including the expenses for everyone to watch and enjoy, I will My senior brother and I have decided to donate it to charity."

"I am clarifying this matter now, instead of talking about it afterward. I just want everyone to be a witness and recognize the amount of money. In order to avoid saying that I, Cheng Dieyi, have been greedy for money, it is not a big deal if it spreads and insults my reputation, but if it insults Mr. Bai It's Dieyi's fault for his good reputation."

Donate afterwards, how much did you donate? Is the money you donated the full amount for today?

Is it just for fame and reputation?

There will always be some disdainful people who spread rumors.

If you want to do a simple good deed well, you must also make a good plan, otherwise there will be a lot of trouble afterwards.

Although Cheng Dieyi became famous very quickly, he has been working hard in the lower-class industry for so many years. From a low-level person to a famous actor in Beijing and Tianjin, he is called Boss Cheng, and the entire theater troupe depends on him to support him. , he is ignorant, he is not experienced in dealing with things, but he feels that he is not a novice.

A person without any means, even if he gets on the stage and becomes famous, will only die young!

"Boss Cheng and Duan are awesome!"

"Based on the kindness of Boss Cheng and Boss Duan, I, Lao Huang, will definitely support them from now on."

"..."

When the audience heard these words, they all felt that they had picked up the right person, and as they watched the performance one by one, they became more generous.

In less than a while, the treasures for viewing had piled up into a small mountain.

…

Mrs. Leng and Leng Qingqiu, who had just entered the ground floor box, heard Cheng Dieyi's words.

I couldn't help but be stunned for a moment.

"Is Boss Cheng singing the whole show today, or is it just to thank Mr. Bai?"

Leng Qingqiu was stunned.

Mrs. Leng likes to listen to operas, and even her daughter also likes to listen to operas. In recent years, Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou have become the most popular celebrities.

Anyone who invites two people to sing a play is a big deal.

Can be reported in newspapers.

However, when this matter falls on Bai Gui, it is not worth mentioning.

a piece of cake!

But this incident really shocked Leng Qingqiu.

In the past, although she knew that Bai Gui's status and reputation were not low, Bai Gui's house was next door to Leng's house, separated by a wall, so despite the distance, it was not untouchable.

But at this moment... Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou, who she thought were Jiao'er, didn't even have any airs in front of Bai Gui. Bai Gui doesn't like theater very much and can't come to the theater more than a few times a year. She understands this a little bit.

But today, for this one visit, the famous actor will sing and act as his accompaniment...

This kind of cards is really enviable.

…

Tianzi box.

"Boss Cheng and Duan are very brave this time."

"This donation is at least several thousand pieces of cash."

Bai Gui sighed after hearing Cheng Dieyi's words.

The appearance fee for actors in the early Republic of China was not low.

According to the "Beijing News" report at the time, a character's role was worth a lot of money, which was beyond the reach of ordinary working-class people. Not to mention the first-tier actors, just the second-tier and third-tier actors can get ten to twenty silver dollars for singing in a play. The lowest performers can also get two or three yuan.

The person with the highest acting role at that time was Tan Xinpei. He had a silver tattoo of 500 taels for one scene in the late Qing Dynasty. There were two to three times more than the first-grade officers at that time. After arriving in the Republic of China, Tan Xinpei went to Shanghai to sing in 1912, earning as much as 10,000 yuan a month. Even the salary was higher than that of senior officials and professors at that time, much higher!

Once, Yuan Shoufu celebrated his birthday and invited famous actors from Yanjing to perform operas to celebrate his birthday. Sun Juxian was given two hundred silver dollars as a reward. But Sun Juxian was extremely disdainful of the two hundred silver dollars and said: "Since I enshrined the old Buddha in the inner court, I have only seen silver taels, not silver dollars. What do you mean when I become emperor, the two hundred silver dollars I reward you are really Cheng Yaojin sitting on a tile." Gangzhai, shout loudly, the strong wind is coming, the nouveau riche boy is not worth mentioning."

Of course, Sun Juxian did not dare to challenge Yuan Shoufu face to face, but after leaving the city gate, she scattered the two hundred silver dollars directly.

For example, the beauty Lu Sujuan, who was born in the Bada Hutong, became popular in the plum singing school. She was as famous as Xue Yanqin for a while. She was said to be "the first person to recommend Xue Yanqin when talking about art, and only Lu Sujuan when talking about sex." Businessman Wang Shaozhai hired Lu Sujuan and gave her one or two taels a month. Ten thousand silver dollars will be used for daily expenses, and another eighty thousand silver dollars will be allocated as a performing arts fund.

But...it seems like you can make so much money just by playing a role.

But we must also give the little ones below a way to survive.

You can't just let the boss eat it without giving it to the people below. Therefore, it is rare for famous actors to perform in the whole show, and they usually appear in the finale. Likewise, singing with a useless voice is unsustainable.

Therefore, although Cheng Dieyi and Duan Xiaolou donated this time, it was not necessarily an embarrassing thing, but it was still a token of their intention.

Charity performances, if charity performances are frequent, there will be no way for them to survive in this entire theater circle.

After all... whoever becomes a horn does not think about success or fame, nor does he think about being a good person. It is okay to donate once, but if you donate too much, where will the other horns go?