At noon, the sun was scorching, and the lush greenery could not stop the heat from rising from the bottom of people's hearts.

Wen Xiaopeng from Jincheng Repertory Theatre was also feeling anxious, but it was not because of the heat, but because of the dozen people in front of him.

A dozen villagers from Zhengfeng Village.

He asked the villagers if they had any experience in performing a drama.

No.

Do you have any experience performing on stage?

No.

Then a villager asked, what is drama?

Wen Xiaopeng choked and silently greeted the leader of the drama troupe who arranged this work.

He couldn't help but complain, "You don't have any basics at all, how can I teach you?"

Then a villager retorted, "If we know everything, why do we need you to teach us?"

You know what, it actually makes some sense.

It was after this conversation that Wen Xiaopeng felt an irrepressible anxiety.

Fortunately, someone who could calm his inner thoughts came soon.

The bearded man came in hurriedly with a bag, handed a bottle of iced black tea and an ice cream to Wen Xiaopeng, and said with a smile, "Teacher, you have worked hard. Take a break first. The conditions here are not good, and there is no air conditioning. Please bear with it."

Wen Xiaopeng took it with his hand and forced a smile, "Village Chief Liu, you comrades have a poor foundation in drama!"

The bearded man threw the bag to the villagers and asked them to divide it among themselves, and said with a smile: "What do you mean your foundation is a bit poor? Then you have no foundation!"

"Cough cough..." Wen Xiaopeng swallowed the drink with difficulty and suddenly felt that he was a little unable to speak.

"But don't worry, Mr. Wen. Although we don't have a solid foundation, we are willing to learn! I just want to say one thing, follow your instructions. If anyone dares to disobey, I will punish him. No questions asked!"

The bearded man smiled flatteringly, "Teacher Wen, this drama is very important to our Zhengfeng Village, so please do your best."

Wen Xiaopeng sighed, "Before I came here, your Secretary Zhang had already talked to me in detail. Don't worry, I will do my best."

Maybe it was the cool iced tea that really worked, or the bearded man's attitude that played a role, but Wen Xiaopeng's mood also stabilized a lot. He looked at everyone and said, "Now that the theme has been decided, let's do it step by step. First, perfect the script, then confirm the actors, and finally concentrate on rehearsals. Let them go back first, and just leave the two people who were with you yesterday behind."

Soon, Wen Xiaopeng, the bearded man, and the two villagers who were at the scene of the incident yesterday sat in the vacated office together.

When Wen Xiaopeng learned that no one knew anything about dialogue drama, he did not hesitate and simply took the responsibility. While writing on the paper, he said:

"We have divided the entire play into five acts. The first act starts when you have already started to grow vegetables. The audience should be familiar with the previous things, so there is no need to explain the background. The first conflict point is that you have a good cooperation with Mingting Company, but someone comes to your door, and you are faced with a choice between morality and interests."

A villager frowned, "What does that mean?"

"That is to say, if you don't agree to their request, you are giving up your interests and upholding morality. If you agree to their request, you are choosing interests and giving up morality."

The villager was dissatisfied and said, "It's only natural to earn more money. I didn't steal or rob. How can I give up morality?"

"Shut up!" The bearded man glared and yelled, then turned his head and smiled at Wen Xiaopeng, "Teacher Wen, ignore him, just continue."

Wen Xiaopeng remembered what Secretary Zhang in the town had said to him before he arrived in the village today, so he really didn't care and continued, "The first part is based on a true story. You discussed and decided to cooperate with them. You secretly sold the vegetables that were supposed to be sold to Mingting Company to them in order to make more money. This is the first scene."

"The second scene is what happened yesterday morning. This is also simple. With a little adjustment, it's about someone from Mingting Company accidentally breaking into your deal, and a quarrel broke out between you. Then the other party got angry and terminated the contract, and you also began to fully turn to free cooperation with other companies."

The villagers laughed and said, "That's right, that's how it should be. It's a waste of money to not make money."

Wen Xiaopeng didn't bother to respond. He glanced at the bearded man who was listening attentively and continued writing, "This is the second act. Then we will immediately bring out another contradiction to form the third act."

The bearded man nodded, "Then what do you think is the most appropriate way to set up this conflict, Mr. Wen?"

Wen Xiaopeng frowned, "It's not set up out of thin air, but it needs to be processed reasonably according to the actual situation. The first thing is to be close to reality."

"According to reality, there is no contradiction." A villager nearby said with a smile: "We sell at a higher price and earn more money, so what's the contradiction?"

"If you don't speak, no one will think you're dumb!" The bearded man finally couldn't help but yelled, "Listen carefully to what Teacher Wen says. There's not even half a cup of water in your belly. Why are you shaking your head?"

The two villagers shut up in dismay, and Wen Xiaopeng continued, "So, I think we need to do a deduction, but I don't know much about business. Does Village Chief Liu have anyone he knows who can help me with this?"

The bearded man immediately remembered what Secretary Huo had said yesterday, and his mind raced, "I have a few business friends in town, we can go ask them."

Wen Xiaopeng was also a straightforward person. He nodded directly and said, "Let's go."

Then he stood up, and just as he walked out of the room, he stopped.

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