"Little Master, you've seen this too, are there any...problems?" Leader Li asked nervously when he saw Zhu Hao's eyes still wandering around these people.
Zhu Hao nodded: "There's nothing wrong with the person, it's just the clothes..."
Leader Li said without hesitation: "It's all yours."
Zhu Hao nodded again: "I will also keep the handymen in your theater troupe. The wages will remain the same as before, including those who sing, play music, and play gongs and drums. They will be the same as before, but they will have to register in the future.
Anlu, stay here to perform."
Zhu Hao spoke loudly, and the people in the troupe were surprised for a while.
What's happening here?
A child is actually pointing here like an adult, as if he is the new owner, but the question is... isn't this child's play?
The woman stepped forward and asked: "My boss, I wonder who our new boss is..."
"This is the young master in front of you...Master Zhu, he will be your new master from now on. He will take care of your food and drink expenses. If you really can't survive, he will give you your freedom. Our fate is over.
.”
Leader Li's words completely shocked the theater troupe.
A kid buying a troupe!?
Could it be that Team Leader Li didn't want to do it anymore, so he just found an excuse to fool him, hired someone to pretend to be the new owner, and then let them go their separate ways?
For many people, it is great to be free, but for those apprentices and veteran musicians who are not yet capable of performing on stage, it is simply a bolt from the blue.
Are you going to let people live?
"Let's go. I'll go to the government and sign the contract. I'll come back and arrange a new place for you." Zhu Hao greeted.
The woman asked reluctantly: "Anlu City is not big, and it is not a place where merchants gather. I'm afraid it will be difficult to maintain it for a long time just by singing opera in one place?"
Yu San smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about it. In short, you just know who to eat with now, and you can act whatever you are asked to do, and you have to pick the job?"
Everyone in the troupe looked at Yu San with wary eyes.
If they had doubts about the new owner's style before, now more and more people are worried about their future livelihood.
Those actors who have the ability and can find a home at any time are secretly happy. As long as the theater troupe cannot continue to operate, don't we have to lay off the staff? Maybe I won't even have to spend any money, and I will be free, or there will be severance pay.
Woolen cloth.
…
…
Come out of the yard.
Leader Li called someone to hitch the carriage, and Yu San was very excited: "Brother Hao, if you have the ability, you can give him fifty taels in one go... I asked Leader Long before, and all his shabby opera troupes gave me a price.
At eighty taels, he doesn't have as many people as here, and the actors' singing skills and skills are quite inferior. It's simply...
"Even if this troupe cannot survive in the future and the contract changes hands, we will definitely make a profit without losing any money."
Zhu Hao said: "You think that Leader Li is stupid? If the troupe really can't operate at all, who will take care of these people? They have to hire people to serve them. At most, they can only protect their capital or make a small loss... But we can fire the coachman later."
, the troupe will not move again for the time being... Oh, by the way, I will give you another ten taels of silver here, you can find someone to come over, and I will build a brand new way of service."
"Follow the Tao?"
Yu Sanyi looked confused.
Zhu Hao said angrily: "It's the abbreviation of costume, makeup and props. Use your brain. If you want to start a new play, how can you do it without some new outfits?
"The first performance of the new theater troupe, I must make it a sensation in the whole city. From now on, not only the local Anlu, but also the theater troupes in the entire Huguang area, whenever it comes to singing, they must follow our rules. What we have to do is
Industry leader…get it?”
Yu San was stunned for a while, as if he understood, but when he thought about it carefully, his head was filled with mush.
But one thing he understood clearly was that the young master had great ambitions.
It used to be the largest bookstore in Anlu, but now it is the largest theater troupe in Huguang... Oh no, it is the most famous theater troupe?
Zhu Hao raised his head and looked at the sky forty-five degrees, and said with emotion: "I can see that no matter what business you are in, you will swim against the current or retreat if you don't advance. If you can't make money, those who run a bleak business like Leader Li can only fail in the end."
Ending... Okay, let's go make arrangements for the transfer."
Yu San no longer knew what words to use to talk to Zhu Hao. Not only were the two parties not on the same channel, they were not even in the same country.
The only thing she could do was to follow Zhu Hao's footsteps, hoping that Zhu Hao could drink some soup while he ate meat.
…
…
Zhu Hao was going back to Prince Xing's Mansion that day, but because he had bought a theater troupe, had to arrange a new play, and had to arrange accommodation for the theater troupe members, etc., he decided not to go back that night.
Everything is being implemented in an orderly manner.
The contract was transferred to Zhu Hao, signed and pledged, and the government arranged for registration.
Later, under Yu San's arrangement, the troupe moved to a new location in the city. The courtyard was rented by Yu San. They entered the courtyard from the front and back. The place was not big. There were rooms for eight people, sleeping in a large bunk bed, and two bedrooms.
Three people live there, and the actors and musicians of the theater troupe have their own separate rooms.
By the time we got all our gear set up, it was almost sunset.
At this time, Zhu Haocai reappeared with Yu San.
People gathered together.
"Let me formally meet you. I am your new boss. My surname is Zhu. You can call me whatever you want. From now on, you don't need to perform those old dramas anymore. You can all perform new dramas for me."
Zhu Hao said, "Okay, each of you come out and introduce yourself, tell me your name and what your specialties are, so that I can tell you what to do."
The people in the troupe were very reluctant, but they still came out and told them their names, director, and some simple background.
Only then did Zhu Hao know that there were two couples in the theater troupe. They both had sons, but none of the sons were local. One of the couples had a daughter on their knees. She was the eight-year-old girl who signed the contract of prostitution. Her father's surname was Song.
, no big name, nickname is Ping'er.
Leji also favored boys over girls, and had no hope of having a daughter, so he joined the opera troupe with his parents and learned skills. After signing the contract of prostitution, he worked with his employer so that he could earn a living without having to pay for the support from his family.
The son is different. Although he still has to learn opera, as long as he has some ability, he will rely on musicians. There are specialized people in his hometown to teach him. It is just like studying. He is learning a craft and does not need to sign a contract.
Gong Yeling, whose contract expires in one year, came out: "The new play needs a good book. Where can I find a good book?"
Zhu Hao looked at it with a smile on his face.
Zhu Hao had previously discovered that there were many strange surnames among people in Leji. After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, not all ethnic groups in the Central Plains of the Yuan Dynasty followed them back to the desert. Many of them were classified by the Ming government as
Le Ji, as punishment for their enslavement of the Han people.
The Yuan surname must be changed to the Han surname. In the absence of a genealogy, you can't just have whatever surname you want. The government will not easily register you. If you have to give yourself a big surname, the local clan with that surname will also
I'm not in a hurry with you? Why do you have the same last name as me?
In the end, they could only change their surnames to some more biased surnames to avoid clan oppression, and eventually they became accustomed to passing them on from generation to generation.
Yu Sandao: "The new play script is written by our little boss personally. You don't have to worry about it so much. You can just rest assured and rehearse."
The old troupe musician often asked after printing: "This is our little boss, and the big boss is..."
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "You don't have a big boss. If you have to say... maybe it's my mother, but I just use the little pocket money I earn to buy a theater troupe and run it. There's no need to disturb my mother. You guys should be nice
Rehearse the play, be careful during the performance, I won't let you go out to entertain guests...
"You guys will come in with me later to check out the new book. We only have one night. You should seize this opportunity and ask if you don't understand anything. When I am not usually around, because of three... This is the shopkeeper who is responsible for your daily life.
, if you have any needs, you can tell him directly, and if he can't solve it, come to me."
In three seconds he straightened his back.
Before, he was only in charge of a bookstore, but now he is the nominal leader of this big theater troupe. More than 20 men and women hang out with him. Thinking about it, he feels full of accomplishment.
But why do he always feel that the people in the troupe are wary of him?
…
…
Zhu Hao did not return to the palace until early the next morning.
When he entered the palace, the guards looked at him with curiosity, because Zhu Hao was the most diligent in the past and always came back a day early. Even when the palace was on holiday, he asked Zhu Hao and Jinghong to go home one night early, all because of this consideration.
Zhu Hao was too positive and gave them more time to spend with their families.
Who knew Zhu Hao would change his gender this time?!
Zhu Hao packed his things and saw Lu Song returning from the cafeteria with Jinghong... Jinghong actually returned to the palace one night early again.
After letting Jinghong go into the house to pack his things, Lu Song called Zhu Hao to the yard, found a secluded corner and asked, "Why didn't you come back yesterday?"
Zhu Hao said: "I usually arrive early, but not this time. Is it my fault? I just returned to the palace at the normal time."
Lu Song frowned: "You know what I'm talking about."
Zhu Hao shook his head and sighed: "Of course I know what you are talking about... Do you think I stayed one more night to discuss matters with Jin Yiwei or the family? In fact, no, I just bought a theater troupe and prepared it.
Start a new show...
"Don't look at me like a prisoner... I have said before that I no longer have the confidence to stay in the palace. This is a dragon's pond and a tiger's den. If you are not careful, you will never come back. Since my heart is no longer in the palace, why do I still
How about being so positive?"
Lu Song stared at Zhu Hao with burning eyes and asked sternly: "Does that mean that in the future you will spy on intelligence for outsiders and betray the interests of the palace?"
"Hey, don't speak so harshly, okay? Lu Dianzhan, even if you don't regard us as people in the same boat, please don't hurt each other, okay? I have such a good relationship with the princess and the prince, and I also know
There is a Qianlong in Prince Xing’s Mansion, why should I betray the Prince’s Mansion to make myself unhappy?”
Just as he was talking, someone came in from outside, and it was Lu Bing, Lu Song's son.
When Lu Song saw his son coming, he stopped questioning Zhu Hao and left with a gloomy face.
Lu Bing ran over, grabbed Zhu Hao's hand, and said happily: "Zhu Hao, yesterday I came to see you with the two princes. I haven't seen you after waiting for a long time. Why are you back now?"
Only then did Zhu Hao know that the palace had lifted the restrictions on Zhu San and Zhu Si's contact with him, and they usually came to the West Courtyard to play with him. This further showed that he was gradually integrating into Prince Xing's palace.