If you hadn't made a fuss about it, it wouldn't have been a big deal. But if you've already made a fuss and then try to explain that you were wrong, wouldn't that be slapping him in the face?

"Take it or leave it, 1,000 yuan. It's not like we're short 500 yuan."

"How generous! With someone as extravagant as Boss Wan, it would be an injustice if you didn't become rich. I wish you earn a million or so this year."

Boss Wei grinned like a cracked pumpkin: "You've got a way with words, kid. If I can really make a million or so this year, I'll hire your troupe to put on a big show for a month."

If you can really earn tens of millions, hiring a theatrical troupe for a thousand per show, that's only thirty thousand a month, no big deal.

With things basically settled, Liang Liang was about to go back to have dinner with Bi Sheng when a white Volga sedan stopped in front of Boss Wei's house.

A woman got out of the car as soon as the door opened.

The woman had her hair styled in a high bun, and she had an oval face, phoenix eyes, willow-leaf eyebrows, a fair nose, and cherry lips…

Oh my god!

Liang Liang was surprised to find that these vulgar terms used to describe women were actually perfectly combined on this woman's face.

What's even more outrageous is that she also has a pair of long legs hidden under her skirt. Her height of about 1.723 meters and her well-matched clothes make her figure appear round and full.

Liang Liang's intuition told her that this was a mature woman; judging from her demeanor, she was a woman around thirty years old.

The age when a woman is most charming.

Shouldn't I have some nosebleeds at this point, since I'm so numb?

Which pig stole such a fine cabbage?

Liang Liang even started to feel jealous of that pig.

"Mr. Wei! I had something to attend to, sorry I'm late!"

"Mr. Qin! It's not late, the banquet has just started. I've saved you a seat, come with me!"

Mr. Wei gestured for them to enter, and he and Mr. Qin walked into the courtyard.

As the woman passed by Bi Sheng and Liang Liang, she glanced at Liang Liang casually, and a faint fragrance wafted over.

Even the smell is so wonderful, it's trying to seduce a few people.

But no matter how charming she is, she's already taken, and has nothing to do with me.

It's fine to just enjoy the view; thinking about anything else is just overthinking it. Going back to eat is the main thing.

Liang Liang and Bi Sheng returned to the place where their group was having dinner.

Their group of twenty people had three tables, with Liang Liang, Bi Sheng, and Mu Shuihua sitting at one table.

"The current performance schedule needs to be changed. We won't be able to use so many programs. We'll have to cancel about half of them."

As soon as they sat down, Liang Liang and Bi Sheng and his wife started discussing which programs to cancel while eating.

Some less appealing programs were removed, since it was a competition between two song and dance troupes, and everything was geared towards attracting the audience.

Mu Shuihua was very pleased with Liang Liang's abilities these days and could confidently entrust the task of arranging the program to Liang Liang. Therefore, the cuts to these programs were all decided by Liang Liang.

Of course, he needed the consent of Mu Shuihua and his wife; as the troupe leader, he couldn't just step over the stove and kang (heated brick bed).

"Xiao Liang! Why was your performance taken off the air too? We can't win without your performance."

Since Li Hui and Caixia left, Bi Sheng's dance troupe has really not had any signature programs.

Fortunately, Liang Liang's appearance bolstered the troupe; without his performance...

"Boss lady! I know what I'm doing. I'll see how things go this afternoon, and I'll go on stage when it's time."

Although his show was taken off the air, it doesn't mean he won't appear.

"Liang Liang! From now on, you will be in charge of the rehearsals and arrangements for the song and dance troupe's programs. I'll give you a raise of fifty yuan."

Liang Liang is absolutely capable of doing this job, but...

"Boss lady! Does that make me a complete idiot?"

His original salary was two hundred, plus fifty...

Mu Shuihua paused for a moment, then laughed.

“I hadn’t thought of that. Here, I’ll add another thirty, so two hundred and eighty sounds better now.”

280 doesn't sound as good as 300.

Liang Liang was temporarily staying with a makeshift troupe and didn't care much about money. His main goal was to familiarize himself with the skills and look for opportunities. The three or two hundred yuan was enough for his pocket money.

The idea of ​​two song and dance troupes performing against each other was enough to attract everyone's attention in the rural areas of the early 1990s.

Starting at noon, people from all around gathered at Boss Wei's house.

By a little after one o'clock, the gate of the Wei family's house was already packed with people.

The two song and dance troupes were twenty meters apart, and the open space between them was packed with people.

Liang Liang looked up at the sky, where the sun was nowhere to be seen. When did it start to get cloudy?

The weather forecast said there would be no rain today, so why is it cloudy?

This is good news for Asia; they no longer have to perform under the scorching sun.

But Liang Liang was unhappy; damn it, God.

At one o'clock, the gong sounded, and the show began.

According to the draw, the first program was performed by the Asiatic Dance Troupe, who had ten minutes to perform.

Asia's performance consisted of song and dance, which was the most popular opening act for makeshift troupes in the countryside at the time.

The Asia Song and Dance Troupe has four more girls than the Bi Sheng Song and Dance Troupe, and all of them made an appearance at the beginning of today's show.

Good heavens, a huge expanse of white skin immediately attracted the attention of countless men.

If it were nighttime, the eyes of the audience would probably be all green.

Asia's first performance won enthusiastic applause.

It seems the pressure suddenly shifted to Bi Sheng.

However, Liang Liang didn't take it seriously and instead chatted with the audience on stage.

"Dear fellow citizens, this space is so small and so many people are crammed in. Please be careful and avoid crowding. If a stampede occurs, it will be a huge loss. Ladies, please be especially careful. Men are inherently half lecherous, so don't let anyone take advantage of you."

Amidst the laughter, a woman asked a question.

"So, do you also have a perverted streak?"

"Me? I'm a normal man. My heart races when I see a pretty girl asking me questions, don't you think?"

"That means you're a pervert too."

"Why are you telling the truth?"

The audience burst into laughter.

Qin Wenju and Boss Wei enjoyed a unique view of the performance from the platform on the third floor of the Wei family's house.

"This host is quite interesting. It's the first time I've ever seen a host laughing and joking with the people in the audience."

"Some people saw their group's performance last night. It's said that the host is very talented and sings a great song."

"Really? Anyway, I'm free this afternoon, so I'll take a good look."

"Host! When are you going to perform? I saw your show last night, it was amazing!"

A girl in the audience, her eyes filled with the image of autumn spinach, asked Liang Liang a question.

"Me? No rush, you definitely won't be disappointed. Next, please welcome the solo singer from Bi Sheng's Song and Dance Troupe, 'I Will Listen to the Rain,' to sing 'About in Winter.' Please give a round of applause."

Liang Liang gave each of the dancers in the song and dance troupe a screen name, and "I Can Listen to the Rain" was one of them.

With Asia Pacific's impressive lineup preceding them, Bi Sheng's first performance wasn't particularly outstanding, and the ending was rather unremarkable.