Chapter 6 Performing for one person
Zhang Yiyuan Tianqiao Teahouse is located near Wanming Road, west of Beijing City, near the Oriental Hotel. This is a small theater that can accommodate more than 200 people. Because the plaque is erected at the entrance, some people also call it Zhang Sanba Teahouse.
In recent years, Guo Dagang and his crosstalk group Deyun Club usually perform here.
On the day when Liu La and his son came, Guo Dagang had a job in the afternoon.
The two of them set off at around 8 o'clock in the afternoon and arrived at 10 o'clock.
They first went to the school to arrange the admission matters of Liu La. After the process was completed, they rushed to lunch and made an appointment with Guo Dagang, Deyun Club people, as well as several young masters of Ma Sanye, and had a meal together.
At the dinner table, Liu La met Guo Dagang's wife Wang Hui, his partner Yu Qian, Zhang Wenshun and others.
Of course, it is inevitable that Liu La also met those who quit Deyun Club in times of crisis and cheated Guo Dagang very badly.
In addition to these people, Guo Dagang's disciples were also present. Although they are still young, Liu La also vaguely recognized some famous actors in the future, such as Shaobing, Xiaoyue, and Cao He who will rebel from the sect in the future.
To be honest, Liu La doesn't like these people who will betray in the future, but there is no dislike. To put it bluntly, it's just that the money is uneven. "The world is bustling for profit, and every day is bustling for profit." Life is always like this, and no one can avoid it...
A meal of wine and food is in my stomach. Except for the heavy heart of Liula, the rest of the people are still considered to be happy with the guests and hosts.
Especially a few brothers, as soon as they brought the dishes, the newcomer Liu La was immediately accepted by them. While eating, they asked Liu La. "When will your dad come again next time? Don't spend so much money next time. Let's change to Bianqifang and order two roast ducks."
...Liu La really wants to thank their eight generations of ancestors for coming.
I was full of wine and meals. It was already past two o'clock in the afternoon, and it was not far from the performance of Zhang Sanba Teahouse today.
After saying goodbye to the Ma family, Liu Yanghe and his son followed Guo Dagang and walked towards Zhang Yiyuan together. As soon as they entered the backstage of the teahouse, the person in charge of the theater hurriedly came over and shouted: "Boss Guo, you are here, something big happened!"
"Don't worry, what's wrong?" Guo Dagang asked him hurriedly.
"Oh," the person in charge sighed: "What else can I do? It's a matter of tickets again. So far, we have sold a total of one ticket for our performance today. How can we perform this!"
"Ah? I didn't sell the tickets?"
"It's been several times this month, and only a few people buy tickets. As soon as they get on stage, more than 200 seats below were empty, which made me feel scared. Are you here to book a venue?"
"Isn't it? I wouldn't have come today if I had known that I wouldn't have come here today. I couldn't make money and I had to take the taxi."
"Oh, that's great. You can still afford the fare! My buddy has no rice at home, so I'm just waiting to have a full meal with the money for the performance tonight."
As soon as the person in charge said this, the backend became messy.
Listening to the actors' chaotic complaints, Guo Dagang shouted hard: "Okay, don't panic, it's not the first time. Is there a little more to the performance? Maybe the tickets will be sold at that time. Is it useful to be anxious now? Hurry up, don't be idle, the more idle you think about it, and prepare for me."
Guo Dagang is naturally the most prestigious in this backstage.
"Come on, listen to you, I hope you can sell the tickets again." As he finished speaking, the actors had to disperse themselves, but everyone seemed worried.
After appeased the actor, Guo Dagang gave the person in charge: "I am convinced that I am too convinced. It is me who can't sell the tickets and lose money. Why are you panic? If you are anxious, you will not be able to make any mistakes! Good guy, if you come here a few more times, the people in the backstage will have to revolt with me."
"Hey, my fault, am I worried about you!" The person in charge responded with a smile, then left the backstage, went to the ticket office at the front door, and continued to pay attention to the sales situation.
After calming the matter for the time being, Guo Dagang smiled apologetically at Liu Yanghe: "Sorry, second brother, you two have encountered this incident on the first day of your arrival. It's really embarrassing."
"Hey, what's the case?" Liu Yanghe waved his hands repeatedly: "It's not easy to do anything these days. It's really hard for you to raise dozens of people in the backstage."
"Hey, there's no way, who told me to love this?" Guo Dagang smiled again, but this time there was an indescribable decline in his smile...
Time passed without realizing it, and soon the show came.
A few minutes ago, the person in charge of the theater came again. Unfortunately, the news he brought was that only one ticket was sold for the performance. The person in charge came here was to ask Guo Dagang if he would be acting today, or he might as well return the money to the audience, and we can end it directly.
The person in charge was kind, but Guo Dagang thought about it and then thought about it, but in the end he still did not agree and decided to continue performing as usual.
The first ones to play were Guo Dagang and Yu Qian. After they looked at each other, they walked onto the stage one after another because of the teacher's lead.
There was only one audience member sitting in the middle of the front row. This was a young man in his 20s. After he found that he was the only audience in the entire teahouse, he was a little confused. He turned his head from time to time and looked around, hoping to come in again, feeling at a loss.
Walking onto the stage, the two of them bowed to the audience, and then Guo Dagang began to speak: "There are quite a few people coming today, there are tens of thousands of people on and off the stage."
"Ho". Yu Qian said, "There are so many people coming, I can only see one."
"Yes!" Guo Dagang rolled up his arms and sleeves, and pointed to the only audience in the audience: "Friend, you are here today. You are here! I tell you, you are not allowed to leave. If you want to go to the bathroom and make a phone call, you have to report to us in advance. There are more people in our backstage than you!"
Yu Qian was also amused and crying: "Or don't say crosstalk, come up, we three can fight against the landlords..."
They were actually doing this to relieve the awkward atmosphere and relieve the audience's nervousness. Sure enough, after hearing them tease each other, the audience laughed a lot, and began to relax, not as detained as they were at the beginning.
After teasing, the two began to talk formally.
Guo Dagang: "I am very happy and honored to stand on the same stage as Teacher Yu today."
Yu Qian: "Yeah, don't say that quickly, you are kind."
Guo Dagang: "You don't know, Teacher Yu usually doesn't come out."
Yu Qian: "Yes, I'm lazy."
Guo Dagang "He comes out twice a year."
Yu Qian: "Ah? That's too few."
Guo Dagang smiled: "Once on Qingming Festival, once on July 15th."
Yu Qian pushed him: "Okay, I'm coming out to collect tributes, right?"
Guo Dagang apologized: "Don't be angry, I can't speak, but I'm a good actor to the teacher."
Yu Qian nodded: "Well, this is the truth."
Guo Dagang also nodded: "Teacher Yu is not only a good actor, but also a good person. In our industry, this is his character!" Guo Dagang gave a thumbs up.
Yu Qian smiled and said, "You have praised it."
"Yes," Guo Dagang elongated the tone: "It's definitely not that I praise you, it's the truth. Teacher Yu is my best friend. I admire you so much from the bottom of my heart. Why do you say that?"
Guo Dagang paused, made a thoughtful look, and then slapped his thigh right: "By the way, you are my biological friend!"
Yu Qian: "Hey, hey, wait..."
The two teachers said on the stage, and the only audience was very happy to watch below. At the same time, Liu La and his son were also hiding in the waiting door in the backstage and listening to the curtain.
Liu La is fine, but I always heard it in my previous life, so I was a little immune. But this was the first time in my life that Liu Yanghe heard such "non-mainstream" crosstalk. He laughed loudly, and he was even more enjoyable than the audience.
After watching for a while, Liu Yanghe turned his head and said to his son: "I was a little worried when I handed you over to someone else, but now it seems that this boss Guo is really good. If you don't have any artistic level, I think the character of an actor who can pay for the audience will definitely not be too bad. At least his artistic ethics are passed. I will bet with you. If you don't have ten years, this person will definitely become famous."
"Ouch?" Liu La was stunned when he heard Liu Yanghe's words. He didn't ask any questions. You have also traveled through time, right?
After the father and son looked at the backstage for a few minutes, Liu La glanced at the watch and said to his father: "Okay, I'm done with everything. It's still late, you can go back."
"Hey, why are you still catching up with me? I'm so unwilling to you!" Liu Yanghe slapped his head fiercely.
"You go quickly, my business is done!" Liu La grabbed Liu Yanghe's arm and started pushing out, and said, "I just asked, this performance is only more than two hours in total, and it's time to order dinner. You are here, and my master will definitely invite you to dinner. If he wants to date, the small restaurant will definitely not be able to do it, and the big hotel will be in a big expense. Look at how he is doing so miserably now, are you embarrassed to stay with a sloppy face?"
"Oh, are you sensible? You are still my son. You are touching China!" Hearing Liu La's words, Liu Yanghe immediately showed a surprised expression, no longer used him to push, and walked out himself.
The father and son actually get along more like buddies. After all, Liu Yanghe himself is only in his thirties, and the combined life of Liu La two lives is almost thirty years old.
Pushing Liu Yanghe out the door, Liu La waved at Zhang Yiyuan's door: "You have to go to the parking lot to pick up the car, right? Then I won't send you away. Go slowly and give my mother a voice."
"Hey, you are so heartless!" Liu Yanghe made him roll his eyes in anger.
After taking out his pocket, Liu Yanghe took out a bank card from his pocket, and handed it to Liu La angrily and said, "It seems that your master's conditions are not very good now. I'll give you this card. You can keep half of the money in it. Go to school to spend it, and give the other half to your master. If I give it to him, he will definitely not want it. By the way, don't leave it yourself, I will check it!"
As soon as I saw the bank card, my eyes lit up: "How many? Is it enough for me to spend?"
"If you don't have enough, you'll be hungry." Liu Yanghe rolled his eyes again.
"Tsk." Liu La didn't say anything. After thinking about it, he stepped forward and gently hugged Liu Yanghe.
Liu Yanghe turned his head in disgust: "I just remembered to please me now, and I'm too late to tell you." His mouth was hard, but Liu Yanghe's eyes turned red.
This is the first time the father and son have separated, and they are both a little sad. In fact, when they left home in the morning, their mother had already cried once.
Touching his son's soft hair and wiping his eyes at the same time, Liu Yanghe gently pushed Liu La away: "Okay, don't be pretentious, I'll leave now, you can go back quickly, so that your master can't find you, and you're worried. If you have something to do, please give me... call your mother."
After saying the instructions, Liu Yanghe turned around and left without looking back.
Seeing his father's slightly bloated figure moving slowly, and as he slowly left his back, a sentence suddenly surged into Liu La's heart, making him shout out: "Dad!"
Hearing this shout, Liu Yanghe turned his head and saw his son standing alone at the door of Zhang Yiyuan Teahouse. His white shirt, swaying by the shadow of the tree, made him look a little thin.
Liu Yanghe suddenly felt a little painful in his heart, and he couldn't bear to let it go. He suppressed the emotions in his heart and asked calmly: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong?"
Chapter completed!