On March 7, "The Mulberry Picking Girl" premiered.

In order to welcome the arrival of the mulberry-picking female audience group, Jiang Qi specially vacated most of the houses in Xuecun for accommodation. Those who can be invited by Wang Xinghua are either the owners of major theaters that he has worked with before, or well-known opera actors, or people like Yin Fei Such a former famous opera actor who is still active in the industry.

They are all well-known people in the industry.

Must be warmly received.

To this end, the amusement park sent a reception team composed of Wang Xinghua, Wang Pingxiu, Shen Lirong and Principal Peggy.

Principal Peggy is responsible for receiving the owners of major theaters, Wang Pingxiu and Shen Lirong are responsible for receiving reporters and opera actors, and Wang Xinghua assists.

Who would have thought that the manager of Tangtang Theater, the initiator of this premiere event, would end up being responsible for assisting?

From the moment each audience arrived in Xuncheng, Wang Pingxiu was extremely busy.

Although Wang Pingxiu has just been in this world for a week and only learned how to use mobile phones on March 6th, the farthest place he has been to is a shopping mall in the center of Xuancheng City. So far, he has only seen the rehearsal of the theater troupe "The Mulberry Picking Girl". I had never seen the official performance, and I didn’t know who Shen Lirong was until the morning of March 7th.

But it doesn’t matter. Wang Pingxiu, a professional social networker, said that high-end social interaction often only requires the simplest act of pretending.

Wang Pingxiu has been busy since the morning of March 7.

Picking people up, arranging accommodation, introducing plays, gossiping, and making friends, Wang Pingxiu was almost never idle for a moment.

He could greet every professional warmly, call them by name, and talk about their glorious past seemingly unintentionally during the conversation.

For example, a certain theater owner once won the first place in a certain city's annual performance, a trivial matter that is not worth mentioning.

A small incident worth mentioning is that a certain actor once became a god with a drama and established his status in the industry.

When most people chat with Wang Pingxiu, the first sentence is unfamiliar, the second sentence is polite, and the third sentence is chatting with friends.

Chatting with wealthy bosses is what Principal Peggy is good at.

Wang Pingxiu is good at chatting with opera practitioners.

Under Wang Pingxiu's eloquent words, everyone who was received by him felt like they were at home, and they felt that Wang Pingxiu must be a very professional person in the industry. Everyone They all had a great time chatting with Wang Pingxiu and felt that he was really their confidant.

If it weren't for the wrong timing, Manager Zhu of Fangyuan Theater would have wanted to drag Wang Pingxiu into a long conversation all night long, discussing why opera has declined so much in recent years and where is the way out for opera.

Yes, although Manager Zhu is the manager of the drama department of Fangyuan Theater, he also got tickets for the premiere.

As the first theater to offer an olive branch to the Amusement Park Theater Company, Fangyuan Theater naturally enjoyed certain privileges at the premiere of "The Mulberry Picking Girl". Not only did the boss Ge Hong come with elders who love theater, Yang Chaoge and Manager Zhu I also got precious premiere tickets.

If conditions didn't allow it, Ge Hong would have liked to drag his family and bring the entire Fangyuan Theater troupe over to exchange experiences with Feng Ling.

At 6:40, all the audience arrived.

It's rare for so many old acquaintances to gather together. Before the drama begins, the audience naturally wants to seize the time to chat about the recent gossip.

Everyone is in the same circle, and we usually chat and gossip in WeChat groups. It is rare that group members gather together now, so we can't have a good chat in person.

Two reporters squatting at the door smoking also started their own gossip exchange.

"Lao Xu, long time no see. I heard that you have been promoted recently."

"Nothing can compare to you, reporter Liu Da. I thought you were abroad. Why, you weren't with that film festival?"

"It's my turn. I got it through some connections. Speaking of which, who is this troupe? Why are Mr. Ge, Mr. Wang, Mr. Cao, Mr. Ouyang, Mr. Liang and Mr. Xu all here?

.I just counted a total of 17 private rooms on the second floor. Could it be that the owners of the theater are sitting in each private room?"

"You were right!"

After hearing this, reporter Xu looked up at the direction of the box upstairs and sighed: "Last year, "The Legend of the Princess" became such a hit. I have never seen a show that can sell tickets like that in my career. Now that there are new plays, various

Of course the owner of the Grand Theater will come and see what the level is."

"No." Reporter Liu, whose feet were numb after squatting for a few minutes, stood up, shook his legs, and made a mysterious gesture. "As far as I know, the box office share of "The Princess" is about this amount."

Reporter Xu was shocked: "This number?! Is this still profitable?"

Reporter Liu smiled and lowered his voice: "Losing money and making money, I heard that the boss of this amusement park is..."

Just as he was talking, Wang Pingxiu walked out of the theater.

"Reporter Liu, Reporter Xu, why don't you two go in? The show will start in about ten minutes. I remember that Reporter Liu was sitting in the 4th row. Reporter Xu and Reporter Liu were two seats apart. These two seats

I left it specially for you two."

"Journalist Xu, I particularly like the article "Dilemmas Facing Contemporary Opera" that you wrote seven years ago. I have always found your articles to be very insightful. When you first became a reporter, you were published in "Tianxia Opera"

I particularly like the article. I remember that article wrote about the play "Dingjun Mountain" performed by Boss He at the Peking Grand Theater 13 years ago. To be honest, I went to Peking to see it. Boss He

The figure, the singing voice, it’s so good!”

"I still have the clipping of your report in my notebook. Speaking of which, our theater tastes are quite similar. We met at the Fangyuan Theater last year. I remember it was before the National Day, "The Empty City". I

Sit behind you."

Hearing what Wang Pingxiu said, reporter Xu was stunned for a moment. To be honest, he himself had forgotten what he wrote in the article 13 years ago, but he didn't expect that someone else would remember it for him.

For a moment, reporter Xu, who was accustomed to false politeness, felt a little genuinely moved.

"I didn't expect you, Manager Wang, to still remember the article from so long ago." Reporter Xu's smile was more sincere, "Boss He's singing of "Dingjun Mountain" is indeed a masterpiece. It's a pity that Boss He is old.

It’s been many years since I’ve been on stage. I heard that there will be a new play by Boss He’s Apprentice at the Peking Grand Theater in mid-July. Manager Wang, you..."

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Wang Pingxiu looked surprised: "It's Zhang..."

"That's right!"

"It's really rare. I know that Reporter Xu has a good reputation. Could you please help me get one..."

"No problem, Manager Wang, whoever we are with will definitely get you a ticket for the premiere. Speaking of which, it was also thanks to your troupe last year that the theater fans were so enthusiastic that many young people came to the theater to watch the show.

The revenue of major theaters is good. I heard that many theater troupes are thinking about writing new plays and reorganizing new plays. The last time opera was so prosperous was probably thirty or forty years ago."

"It's not that exaggerated. It's just that our troupe was lucky enough to catch up with the good times. Popularity is a cycle, from opera to TV movies. After so many years, it's time for a reincarnation."

"Haha, let me borrow a few words from Manager Wang. If opera flourishes, journalists like us who make a living by writing reports can also write more articles and earn more royalties."

Wang Pingxiu and reporter Xu exchanged some pleasantries. He took out his phone as if it was ringing and took a look at it. He said a little apologetically: "Oh, Boss Jiang asked me to come over. I'll see you two later. The reporting is a lot of trouble."

Please put some effort into it, and I will definitely treat you two to dinner when I have time tomorrow."

"Okay, okay, Mr. Wang, you are busy." Reporters Xu and Liu said in unison.

After Wang Pingxiu left in a hurry, Reporter Liu put out his cigarette and said jokingly: "Old Xu, you are so secretive. We all have acquaintances here. You just pretended to be with me, tsk tsk tsk."

Reporter Xu smiled and said: "What acquaintance, I just met him this morning. I have met him a few times but I have no impression. I am not telling you that the manager of this theater is really professional. He is more professional than the managers of many major theaters."

Reporter Liu was a little surprised: "I just heard that you were talking about Manager Wang. Does Manager Wang's theater troupe in Galaxy Script Theme Park have two managers?"

Reporter Xu smiled: "There's only one. Old Liu, you must have been silly when you were out on duty recently. This troupe only has one Manager Wang, when did there appear two of them?"

"But Manager Wang of this theater troupe is a little girl!"

"ah?"

Reporter Xu was stunned and stared blankly at the direction in which Wang Pingxiu disappeared: "Then who is he? He was the one who received me this morning!"

What reporter Xu didn't know was that he was not the only one in this theater who had the same question as him.

Not only were those invited to watch the show confused, but also the members of the troupe who were doing chores today and did not need to perform in the show were also confused.

Leader Feng and several actors who don't have to perform today are squatting in the corridor chatting about Wang Pingxiu.

"The Mulberry Picking Girl" is different from "The Legend of the Princess". "The Legend of the Princess" is a fun story. You fight monsters and level up along the way. There are many supporting characters, including 5 or 6 bosses of various types. Everyone can take the stage, even Boss Feng.

Those who haven't sang in opera for many years can play the role of a eunuch and sing a few lines on stage.

"The Mulberry Picking Girl" requires relatively few actors.

"The Mulberry Picking Girl" mainly tells the story of an ordinary mulberry picking girl. After her mother passed away, her father was seriously ill, her fiancé regretted her marriage, and her family's property was misappropriated by her tribe, she was forced to shoulder the burden of the family due to changes in her life.

The story of an ordinary mulberry-picking girl who only wanted to support her husband and raise her children, and gradually grew up to become a wealthy businessman.

Compared with the court struggle in "The Legend of the Princess", "The Mulberry Picking Girl" seems to be a lot of trivial fights, and the story is not as ups and downs as the former.

But the performance of "The Mulberry Picking Girl" is very difficult.

The princess in "The Legend of the Princess" is, to put it bluntly, a standard protagonist like Long Aotian, who is at full level at the beginning. The character of the princess does not need to be too plump, the experience does not need to be twists and turns, and there is no delicate emotional drama. Summary

To sum it up in one sentence: Just feel good and that's it.

The Mulberry Picking Girl is different. Every character in the Mulberry Picking Girl is very plump and three-dimensional. There are not many roles, but each character has its own highlight moment, and they are not the kind of minor characters who appear and then disappear.

Therefore, every actor is under great pressure.

Not to mention that every one of today’s audience is a well-known figure in the industry. Such a luxurious audience lineup puts great pressure on the actors except Feng Ling.

If there was no foundation for the tour that just ended not long ago, I am afraid that many of the actors who were preparing backstage would have been reduced to chaff, and there was an urgent need for Wang Shiliang to come backstage to provide psychological counseling for everyone.

The tour experience of "The Legend of the Princess" tells everyone that it doesn't matter if the performance is bad, Feng Ling is there.

If the sky falls, there will be pillars to hold you up.

Of course, you can't act too badly, because if you act too badly, God won't be able to stand it. If the sky falls, the pillars will help you hold it up, but if the ground sinks and only your area sinks, the pillars will be helpless.

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In the corridor, a group of idle troupe members who neither have to perform nor help backstage, and whose turn it is not their turn to greet the audience, are chatting intensely.

What they were talking about was not "The Mulberry Picking Girl", but Wang Pingxiu.
To be continued...