"Can't we discuss the conditions for opening a new stage?"
"It's not impossible to talk, but the room for adjustment is very small. As you know, we are not a local team. We don't know how long we will be popular. These people will naturally squeeze out our profits." Sun Qingkui said.
"Isn't there any room left?"
"It's not that there's nothing, it's just that Boss Tang said that if you are willing to stay with her for one night, everything can be discussed..." Sun Qingkui sighed.
Jiang Rou frowned, this must be what Sun Qingkui came to tell him today.
The so-called difficulties in the front are all paved for this. Boss Tang of New Stage is already fifty years old and can be her father, but he actually has such dirty thoughts towards her.
"Xiaorou, I know this is very difficult for you, but in our industry, everyone has a first time. If you can sell yourself for a good price, it's actually nothing." Sun Qingkui said.
As for the opera singers, as long as they have some good looks but are not very popular, as long as they get married, some of them can be good matches. They are either kept as slaves or taken care of by powerful people. Once their beauty fades, the future will be very bleak. .
This is the norm in the industry. Has it changed in the past few hundred years?
"Father, once you take this step, you can't look back. Have you never thought about your daughter?" Jiang Judao, "Today I am Boss Tang, and tomorrow I am Boss Li. I am an opera singer, but I also rely on my ability." Those who eat are not low enough to betray themselves.”
"Xiaorou, don't you understand that the world is like this? Today you can reject Boss Tang, but tomorrow, there will be another person more powerful than Boss Tang. What will you do?" Sun Qingkui didn't look guilty at all.
"I would rather die than obey."
"Xiaorou, you disappoint me so much. Don't you understand why Boss Tang allows us to perform on the new stage and praises you so much?" Sun Qingkui said angrily.
"The new stage won't leave us alone, we can go to other stages." Jiang Rou said with force.
"Innocent, do you know how powerful Boss Tang is in Bingcheng? As long as he says a word, we will never be able to gain a foothold in Bingcheng!" Sun Qingkui shouted.
"He hasn't reached the point where he can dominate the world with one hand, right?" Jiang Rou sneered. The boss of New Stage was just a second-rate character in Bingcheng.
"Let me see if you hit the wall and don't look back." Sun Qingkui's old face turned red with anger and he said excitedly, "Anyway, Boss Tang said, as long as you obey her, the reservation agreement is easy to discuss. You can handle it yourself. It's righteous." It’s up to you to decide my father’s fate for the rest of his life.”
Sun Qingkui left, unwilling and angry.
Jiang Rou is now his cash cow, so naturally he can't push the cash cow too hard. As long as he puts more pressure on her, she will be willing to understand this truth.
…
"master……"
Su Wenqing walked out of the Musashino gate. The cold wind blew and he shivered. He didn't see the steps in front of him clearly and almost fell down. Fortunately, Su Xing grabbed his arm.
Otherwise, this time, at the very least, he would have a bruised nose and a swollen face.
"Axing, help me get into the car and go home." Su Wenqing woke up and ordered.
"Yes, sir." Although Su Xing didn't know what happened to Su Wenqing inside, he could feel that his mood was not right.
Something must have happened.
As an old servant, he didn't dare to ask any more questions. After getting in the car, he directly ordered the driver to drive home.
Back at home in Wenchangqiao, Su Wenqing gave an order: "Axing, prepare a generous gift tomorrow and send it to Ningxiang Pavilion."
"Master, in what name are you sending it?" Su Xing was startled and asked quickly.
"Visiting a sick person."
"Visiting a patient, is Boss Bai sick?"
"No, it's Zhou Sen." Su Wenqing looked up to the sky and sighed, "I didn't expect that I have been begging for so many years, but in the end it was all in vain. What a trick of fate."
"Master, this..."
"The fourth child is in his hands, so we have to bow our heads." Su Wenqing explained, "I estimate that it will cost a sum of money to redeem him. Go and talk to him. The bottom line is 200,000."
"Understood."
…
In the Immortals Guild Hall, Lin Dakuan was pouring himself a drink. Li Shaotang poked half of his face out of the door and smiled.
"Come in, Lao Zou can't come today." Lin Dakuan had already seen him.
"Where's the sister-in-law?" The "little sister-in-law" Li Shaotang said was Lin Dakuan's best friend, not the official wife of the family.
"I went to play cards with others. I feel more comfortable drinking alone." Lin Dakuan picked up the wine glass and took a sip.
"When my sister-in-law heard this, she thought you were tired of her." Li Shaotang chuckled and sat down.
"Is there anything going on?" Lin Dakuan ignored him. After being with a woman for a long time, there really wasn't that much novelty anymore.
"Well, brother, you might as well take a guess?"
"I guess what it does is, if you fart, hurry up."
"Tonight, in Musashino, Commander Kato of the Military Police Headquarters invited Su Wenqing to dinner. In addition to Su Wenqing, he also invited one other person."
"It can't be Zhou Sen, right?"
"Brother, where are you thinking? It's our Shibuya chief." Li Shaotang laughed.
"ah?"
"I'm surprised, but this meal shouldn't be that simple. If the gunfire in Xiao Nanyuan yesterday is related to Su Wenqing, and our Shibuya chief knows the inside story, it is very likely that he is going to beat this limelight It belongs to the prosperous Chairman Su." Li Shaotang analyzed, "Behind Su Wenqing is Kato. Everyone knows this. Chief Shibuya beat Su Wenqing and took Kato with him. His intention was obvious. He didn't want to break up with Kato, nor did he want to To deal with Su Wenqing."
"Why did Saburo Shibuya hit Su Wenqing for no reason?"
"It should be because of Zhou Sen. Zhou Sen suddenly received the attention and attention of Chief Shibuya. Brother, haven't you ever thought about the reason?"
"Why do I think so much? The more I know, the greater the disaster will be." Lin Dakuan said with a smile, this was his way of survival.
"Brother, I called Zhou Sen according to your instructions. Guess what?"
"He refused?"
"I didn't say no. The first call was answered by one of his people, saying that he was not here. Later I called him again, but he was not here, but I got a reply. He was sick in bed and couldn't keep the appointment. He said he would come to apologize in person when he recovered. "Li Shaotang said.
"I'm sick. Although this kid is not that strong, he doesn't look like someone who gets sick easily?"
"What if it's an injury?"
"The gunshots in Xiaonanyuan..." Lin Dakuan woke up suddenly, with a gleam of horror in his eyes.
"One more thing. Director Qiu Shan of the Nangang Police Station sent a special letter urging us to find out the murderer of Yuan Wenfu as soon as possible. He specifically mentioned Qunfang House and asked us to focus on and investigate the woman Yuan Wenfu was in love with in Qunfang House. He said She probably has a problem." Li Shaotang said, "This is a drunkard who doesn't care about the wine. What problem can a prostitute have? Isn't she going to Qunfang Tower?"
"Have you checked that prostitute?"
"After the incident, I called him over for questioning and found no problems, so he was released." Li Shaotang said, "I asked him personally."
"Maybe I didn't ask thoroughly. Maybe she didn't reveal Yuan Wenfu's whereabouts. Qunfang Tower is a mixed bag. Maybe it's someone else?" Lin Dakuan looked at Li Shaotang and said.
"What do you mean, brother, seal down Qunfang Building and screen everyone?" Li Shaotang was shocked. This is no joke.
Behind Qunfang Building is Mr. Qin Qi, the property of the old director's in-laws. Maybe the old director has some secret influence in it.
"Yuan Wenfu's job is to monitor the Soviet Consulate General. Although he is a small figure and not worth mentioning, the nature of his work is extraordinary. Will the Japanese give up until the murderer is found?" Lin Dakuan said.
"But if we do this, will we offend Mr. Qin Qi?"
"Then would you rather offend Mr. Qin Qi, or would you rather be remembered by Akiyama Nosuke and cause trouble for you in the future?" Lin Dakuan sneered and asked, Qin Laoqi has a relative who is the police chief, but he is beyond his reach, and The county magistrate is not as good as taking charge now, and he has not received any favors from Jin Rongsheng.
"Then let's check. Anyway, there are no valuable clues now."
…
The price was negotiated, the contract was signed, and 30% of the project cost was immediately paid in advance. The decoration team of Fucheng Company immediately began to move in.
It's still cold now, so we can only do indoor work, but the mask for Ningxiang Hall's renovation is relatively large, so a lot of things need to be reserved.
We need to consider the development in twenty or thirty years, so the amount of renovation work this time is relatively large, and it will not be necessary in the future.
This underground sewage treatment system is something that only a few luxury hotels in the entire Ice City have.
The past construction of Ningxiang Pavilion did not take this into consideration, so naturally this major renovation will take this into account.
Bai Yulan had money in her hands and bought all the shops and houses next to Ningxiang Pavilion. This increases the actual area occupied by Ningxiang Pavilion by another third.
In this way, everything front, back, left and right faces the street.
Of course, the back door is located in a small alley. Although it is also facing the street, it may be opened into shops.
The advantage of this is that on this land, Bai Yulan can build whatever she wants without the constraints of her neighbors.
However, Bai Yulan has also invested herself in it. If this self-employment fails, she will be ruined.
With Zhou Sen's repeated insistence, the renovation project of Ningxiang Pavilion started in a very low-key manner, and a confidentiality agreement was signed with Fucheng Company. The workers also had room and board at the construction site.
Bai Yulan didn't want to be too high-profile and make it known to everyone. That would cause trouble and make people covet her.
After lying in bed for a day and a half and two nights, Zhou Sen felt that the pain in his chest was no longer so painful. It was only occasionally a little painful when his arms were stretched out.
Bai Yulan's ancestral wound medicine is really powerful, and the medicinal soup taken internally, three times a day, one bowl each time, is thick, thick, and very bitter.
But after drinking it, my internal organs felt very comfortable. I slept like a trance for the past two days, basically sleeping until dawn.
Lying in the house for a long time, his bones were stiff. Zhou Sen asked Axiang to find him a deck chair, and he lay in the yard, listening to the radio and watching Wu En chop wood.
After teasing and teasing Lucy again, this little guy didn't know how to be a stranger at all, and he was actually a cat bully near the Ningxiang Pavilion.
The most unlucky thing is that all the mice in the Ningxiang Pavilion who were alive and well have become bloody unlucky.
Lucy is very afraid of Bai Yulan, but she is very close to Axiang. She probably brings some dried fish to her every time she buys vegetables.
"Brother Sen, Butler Su Wenqing is here and has brought gifts. He is talking to Sister Lan in the front hall!" Just as he was enjoying himself, Axiang suddenly came in and made a report, which pulled him into reality.
"finally come!"
