Seeing that his words had worked, Jing Zhe was secretly pleased with himself.

He then continued, "Whether it's performing a monkey story or a story from Dream of the Red Chamber, they are actually the same. It's just that the monkey story is relatively easier to perform."

At this moment, someone asked, "President Jing, does that mean we can still perform stories from Dream of the Red Chamber in the future?"

"President Jing, it's not that we can't perform monkey stories, it's just that we prefer the Dream of the Red Chamber stories, so we'd love to perform them!"

"Yesterday, they suddenly made us act as monkeys. We thought they wouldn't let us act in the Dream of the Red Chamber stories anymore, so we couldn't accept it! If we can act in Dream of the Red Chamber stories in the future, it's okay to act in monkey stories first!"

"..."

After Jing Zhe finished speaking, the women started chattering again, basically explaining to Jing Zhe why they weren't cooperating with the work.

Jing Zhe gestured for them to be quiet and said in a deep voice, "The story of Dream of the Red Chamber will naturally be performed, but not every one of you can perform it."

Why?

Each courtesan has her own unique experiences, and the female characters in the Dream of the Red Chamber are also diverse in style. They can resonate with the stories and each has a favorite character.

Hearing that someone might not be able to perform, they naturally became anxious.

Jing Zhe remained calm and continued, "After hearing the two stories, you should be able to see that the Dream of the Red Chamber story is more difficult to act because each character has a rich emotional storyline, and the various scenes with each other are more difficult to handle."

The women nodded immediately upon hearing this.

For monkey stories, once you've delivered your lines, all that's left is to pose and perform.

But the story of Dream of the Red Chamber is different; it requires imbuing the characters with emotions and, more importantly, acting skills.

"Therefore, if we want to play the roles in the Dream of the Red Chamber well, we need more professional actors. If they are not capable, they naturally cannot play the roles."

"I'm capable!"

"I'm capable too!"

"President Jing, you absolutely have to let me act!"

"..."

Jing Zhe smiled and quieted them down: "As for who acted well and who acted poorly, I can't tell right now, so I'll have you all participate in the monkey story first. Then we'll see who has good acting skills and who has poor acting skills!"

"Those with good acting skills will naturally be able to continue participating in the later parts of the Dream of the Red Chamber story, while those with poor acting skills will be eliminated!"

"Of course, if everyone's acting skills are up to par, then everyone can participate in the Dream of the Red Chamber story!"

"Well, in our industry, there's a professional term for this kind of acting: audition. Yes, it's an audition."

"..."

After Jing Zhe finished speaking, all the women clenched their fists. They were all determined to perform the story of the monkey well and show their best selves in order to get a ticket to participate in the story of Dream of the Red Chamber.

Seeing that everyone looked thoughtful, Jing Zhe deliberately added, "By the way, I just heard from Editor-in-Chief Chen that some of you don't seem to like performing the monkey story! I'm a very open-minded person and I won't force anyone to do something they don't like. If anyone doesn't want to perform, just tell me, and I'll arrange for someone else to perform!"

"I'm willing to act!"

"I'd love to!"

"I was still thinking about the plot when I got home last night!"

"People have always said I look like a fox spirit. If they ask me to play a fox spirit this time, I'm sure I can do it well!"

"Me too! My dad got eaten by a bear when he went into the mountains, so casting me as the Black Bear Monster is definitely the right choice!"

"..."

Seeing everyone's enthusiasm, Chen Jiannan and the other newspaper staff gave Jing Zhe a thumbs up, sincerely admiring him.

As expected, there's nothing that President Jing can't solve...

Jing Zhe gave Chen Jiannan a few more instructions, telling him to keep an eye on everyone working overtime and make sure the play about the Monkey King causing havoc in the Dragon Palace was well-rehearsed today. They would perform it for the opening tomorrow, and it would definitely be a hit.

Jing Zhe had already motivated all the women. If they didn't perform well, Chen Jiannan himself would be too ashamed to face him. So he immediately made a pledge to perform well.

...

Afterwards, Jing Zhe wandered around the restaurant, not forgetting to send people out to promote their grand opening promotion.

Since it was the first day of business, Jing Zhe decided to take 100 jin of strong liquor from the distillery and put it in Wenxiangju for free. Each table of guests could get a maximum of 2 jin of strong liquor for free, first come, first served, while supplies lasted. As for the quality of the liquor, he promised to compensate ten times the price if it was fake.

The news caused an uproar in the city.

Because Ruzhou was isolated from news, the people in the city did not know that strong liquor had become commonplace in Jingzhou, and still thought that strong liquor was a tribute that only the royal family could enjoy.

So when they heard that people who dine at Wenxiangju could drink strong liquor, most people didn't believe it. However, they still planned to go to Wenxiangju early the next morning to reserve a seat, since they would get ten times the compensation for any fake product!

They actually hoped that the spirits at Wenxiangju were fake. After all, they didn't pay for the spirits, and if they could then offer a tenfold compensation for fakes, wouldn't they only make a profit?

Many people share this idea, and everyone is secretly eager to open Wenxiangju!

Because Juxianlou is a three-story building, in addition to Wenxiangju, the people of Ruzhou also noticed the nearby winery and newspaper office. They were not unfamiliar with the winery, nor were they curious about it.

However, they had never heard of the Da'an Newspaper before, and did not even know what it did. They had only heard that the young man known as President Jing was the highest leader of the newspaper.

That's a second-rank official!

So, compared to strong liquor, they were actually more interested in seeing what this newspaper office did, especially since the area occupied by the newspaper office used to be a brothel. Would those women still be working there?

bao?

she?

Brothel girls…

The moment these two lewd words were associated with brothel women, the images that came to the men's minds became bizarre. Could it be that this Da'an Newspaper Office was actually a larger and more exciting brothel?

Wouldn't that make President Jing a brothel owner?

It's an official one...

Terrifying! Terrifying!

So, in just one afternoon, the names of both Wenxiangju and Da'an Newspaper had spread far and wide, and the people of Ruzhou were very enthusiastic, all waiting for the next morning.

The staff inside the building were also very excited and dared not relax for a moment, making preparations in full swing.

Seeing that everything in the building was running smoothly and all that was left was for tomorrow, Jing Zhe took a break from his busy schedule and brought Zhang Xiaoyu to Wuxian Pavilion again. Under the pretext of relaxing in the hot springs, he dragged Mu Qingren and Wang Yingqiu and their apprentice to the natural hot springs behind Wuxian Pavilion.

That night, with the sky as their blanket and the water as their bed, Jing Zhe, along with Zhang Xiaoyu, Mu Qingren, and Wang Yingqiu, reveled in a sea of ​​joy, staying up all night…

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