Yu San urged: "Choose something useful and tell me the price?"
A cunning look appeared on Team Leader Li's face: "One hundred and fifty taels, this price is already very fair. If it were anyone else, I would never exchange such a good deed..."
Yu San was instantly angry.
But he was never in charge and had to obey Zhu Hao's orders in everything.
Zhu Hao smiled and said: "Your Excellency, do you think that we are sincere when we pay the deposit, so you make an inflated price... Are you sure that we won't do this business with you?"
Leader Li had a look of shame and anger on his face, as if he had been insulted, and hurriedly defended himself: "Since you have mentioned that this young leader has been in contact with other troupes, he should know the situation...
"A seven or eight-year-old girl can't do anything when she comes back. She has to find someone to teach her about food, food and housing. When she grows up and can go on stage, she only needs ten taels of silver. Look at me again.
They are all ready-made musicians who are ready to go on stage, and each of them can play a leading role. There are sixteen people at once... Is this price expensive?"
Zhu Hao had a lot of time: "It's Mr. Li who doesn't understand the market, right? The contract you have is only one year short. What can you do in one year? You can't serve tea and water, and you have to take care of food and drink.
Looking for someone to wait on you, live in a house or something for free?
"Right now, if you go out to sing at a concert, it's not bad if you can get one or two taels of silver per performance, but you still have to share it with so many people... You don't need to pay for the outfit? Or do you mean you don't need to buy a carriage or horse?"
When Leader Li heard this, he looked a little annoyed.
I thought the other party was Kaizi, but I didn't know that the other party knew everything about the market research.
"These people are just a burden if they stay with you. If I were you, I would send them away as soon as possible. Otherwise, no one will want them because no one can afford them. Besides, what's the use of raising them? What can they bring?
Benefits? I won’t give it to you for free. I have brought fifty taels of silver right now, and I gave it to you directly in the deed. If you are not satisfied and look for it elsewhere, don’t waste our time."
Zhu Hao directly bargained for two-thirds of the money.
Even though Boss Li had expected that the other party would bargain, he didn't expect that the price would be so severe.
Yu San helped: "Cash Yin, who else is as generous as our boss?"
Leader Li frowned: "Little Master, don't bluff, it's only fifty taels... not to mention getting back the money that was paid when signing the contract, even if the money they have spent on food and clothing in the past few years is more than this amount. Otherwise, it's like this
...one hundred and twenty taels..."
Zhu Hao stood up with a smile.
I will take Yu San away immediately.
Leader Li hurriedly said: "One hundred taels can also be negotiated...or eighty taels, no lower...the minimum is seventy taels, no matter how low it is, there is no negotiation."
Zhu Hao stopped, turned around and looked over with a smile.
Leader Li thought that Zhu Hao had changed his mind and felt temporarily settled.
"I'm telling you, sir, you haven't figured out the situation yet. It's a buyer's market now. Even if it's fifty taels, I have to look at the people and make sure they are worthy of the market before I buy. I also have to go through the government household registration process.
Guan, lest you find some businessman to pretend to be a member of the entertainment industry, give the money back later, and you and your people will disappear from the world...
"This time I offer fifty taels, but next time you want to talk to me, you won't even give me forty taels... I don't like negotiating with people who have dishonest intentions."
Zhu Hao's tone was firm, far beyond what a seven-year-old child should have. It also gave Team Leader Li a warning not to treat the boy in front of him as an ordinary child.
Yu Sandao: "One chance, if you agree, you can take us to see the people. If you don't agree, you can take your people out of Anlu... There must be no one in the local area who bids higher than us, or you can look around in Anlu and surrounding areas."
Is anyone asking you to sing an opera... Boss, let's go."
Leader Li was in a dilemma.
Fifty taels of silver...
Although it is not as expected, it is not too low.
As Zhu Hao said, keeping these people in his hands for food and drink cannot bring him any benefit. He has been losing money before, so it is better to sell them out earlier so that he can be relieved earlier. fifty taels
Money cannot solve all difficulties, but it may be possible to invest in some small business and have a way out in the future.
"Both of you, it's only fifty taels of silver. I don't ask for more, I just ask you to be kind to those people. They have been with me for a long time..."
Leader Li is also a decent person.
If you find that you can't fight, then you won't fight at all. You can drag a few cars of people to Anlu and leave by yourself.
Zhu Hao said: "Let's go and see your people."
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Walk to the courtyard where the troupe lives temporarily.
When an opera troupe goes to a place to sing, because there are too many people, it is expensive to stay in an inn. They rent a courtyard to live in. They eat, drink, and have sex in the courtyard, and they also conduct their usual training there.
Zhu Hao specially asked Yu San to bring a few brothers to take over the troupe.
On the road.
Leader Li talked more about the theater troupe. At first, he had a prominent family background and had no problem raising a theater troupe. Unfortunately, his family's backer collapsed and he lost money on several consecutive businesses. His family's financial situation declined and he could only take care of the theater troupe.
He was running around trying to make some hard-earned money, but reality slapped him hard in the face and he couldn't make any money at all...
Zhu Hao smiled. The other person said it very vividly, but it was just to create a personal image, indicating that it was not his original intention to join the troupe.
When we arrived at the place, the chief attendant next to Leader Li went in first to explain the situation to the people in the troupe.
At this time, the troupe's training stopped.
Seeing that the theater troupe they had settled down in was about to change hands, everyone was very hesitant. This time it was like changing the owner. The new owner didn't know why the new owner was buying them to take them to the northwest or the cold places outside the customs to sing operas, or to the other side.
They have evil intentions and they can't escape.
The courtyard door opened wide, and two people came out.
One old and one young.
The elder is an old man in his fifties, with an unremarkable appearance. The younger one is a woman in her twenties, with a pretty oval face, almond-shaped eyes, thin eyebrows, a high nose, and skin as white and greasy as snow.
Wearing makeup, only a gray coarse linen clothes, and a thorn hairpin, you can tell that she is a beautiful woman. Judging from her age, she is already a woman, but the situation of the troupe is different from that of ordinary people, and it is impossible to judge whether she is married or not.
"Master, I heard that you want to sell all of us, why don't you discuss it with me?" The old man is a musician in the theater troupe, equivalent to the status of the manager, with a sad expression.
I thought I could retire in a theater troupe. I don’t know whether it was good or not. At least I would have a stable life and not live on the street.
Once the new owner takes over, he may not be able to use him and he may have to find his own way out.
This is one of the reasons why Zhu Hao lowered the price.
Not all of the sixteen contracts can bring benefits. Some people will not leave even if they are driven away. They are invalid contracts. The really useful contracts are those that can bring profits to the troupe.
Leader Li said with a bitter face: "You have known about my situation for a long time. If you can't afford it and have no intention of continuing to support it, you can exchange it for some money to start a small business, or buy a few acres of land for retirement. You...
I’m really sorry.”
The woman's eyes fell on Yu San. In her opinion, this young man was the new owner of the theater troupe.
One look at this person...
He doesn't look like a decent person.
With his appearance and figure, if he meets such a person, his reputation will most likely be at stake.
And she has another reason why she doesn't want Leader Li to compromise: "... Boss, my contract will expire at the end of next year. If you want to transfer the contract to someone else, do you want to ask my opinion first? At least let me buy a free agent first?
"
Some people want to retire in a troupe, while others want to be free.
When I was young, I was bought back and signed a contract of prostitution for more than ten years or even decades. When I grow up, I want to be free and no longer be restrained by others. I don't have to worry about being raped and defiled during performances. Not only women, but also even women.
The young men in the theater troupe basically think this way...
As an actor, you don't want to do it whether you can or not. Even if you have to do it, it's best to do it alone or form a couple, at least you don't have to be exploited and restricted by others.
Leader Li seemed to feel sorry for the woman. He did not dare to raise his head and sighed: "I am forced by circumstances to buy my freedom. Go talk to the new owner and don't cause any trouble to me."
Yu San smiled and said: "You are quite handsome when you are young!"
The woman couldn't help but frown when she heard this.
This young man, who looks like his new boss, gave off the impression that he was not a good person just by looking at his appearance before he said anything. His words...
This is the kind of person who is simply exposed and shameless!
But she didn't know that Yu San was just a glib talker and was not really bad at all.
Zhu Hao said: "Go in first and look at the others as well. Everyone can match up, and you have to go to the government to register."
Only then did the old musician and the woman notice that there was a child standing there, speaking in a loud voice, as if he was arranging everything, which was really puzzling. What made them even more puzzled was that Team Leader Li and Yu San, who seemed to be his boss, actually
He listened to his instructions and led the child inside.
In the yard.
Everyone in the troupe who had signed the contract of sale was standing there, totaling more than twenty people.
Leader Li explained the situation before. Some people in the troupe are considered odd jobs, responsible for the food, drink, and toileting of the entire troupe. These people themselves are good people, but life forces them to work as long-term workers in the troupe. They do not sign a contract of sale and receive a monthly salary.
, if the new owner doesn’t want it, he can be fired on the spot. If he stays, he can be paid according to the previous agreement.
There are six such people in the troupe, five men and one woman. The woman is an old widow, about fifty years old, who is responsible for washing clothes and taking care of the women.
Six actors have contracts to sell themselves, and ten have long-term contracts.
These people who signed the contract are generally younger, five of them are between thirteen and fifteen years old, and the remaining one is a little girl who is eight years old. There are three boys and three girls. They are all quite good-looking, but their stage appearance and ability to cope with the scene are not good. They belong to the class on the stage.
A walk-on role, the little girl is the child of a couple in the theater troupe. When she was young, she signed a contract of prostitution to study and work in the theater troupe.
These children have to wait until they are in their twenties before the contract can be terminated. Leji's sale contract is different from ordinary sale contracts and does not interfere with weddings and funerals. Even after they become adults, the troupe will help them get married, mainly because of Leji's
Marriage opportunities are narrow. If you don't get married at the age of twenty, the government fines will have to be paid by the opera troupe owner. Therefore, the owner hopes that they get married as soon as possible and even give birth to more "happy second generations" to complete the internal cycle.
As for the ten long contracts, three of the musicians are all men, and the remaining seven are all actors, three men and four women... The three male actors can also play, play and sing, and can act as temporary musicians. Two of the four women are married.
They are about 20 years old and they are a married couple. The husband is the official musician in the theater troupe.
The remaining two girls are not married. One of them is the beautiful woman we just met who still has a one-year contract. She is already nineteen years old. The other one is slightly worse looking. She is seventeen years old and has five years left on the contract. They are both twenty.
Only after the age of 18 are you eligible to leave the troupe and gain freedom.
Since all the women in the troupe are musicians, they have no choice when it comes to getting married. They can only marry men who are also musicians. Priority is given to marrying musicians, because musicians have a relatively higher status in the troupe. Even if they work alone, they can play the music together.
With just one performance, the mom-and-pop shop can be formed immediately. There is no need to rely on others, and the musician can also serve as the wife's "agent."
What's more important is that male actors are often helpless. How can they protect their wives if they can't protect themselves? Many male actors are trying their best to learn the skills of musicians and strive to become musicians in a theater troupe. However, a theater troupe needs a limited number of musicians and their level is limited.