"Captain Du, you really can't change this line like that. After all, you're performing for children in the mountains. Such vulgar language will have a bad influence on them."
"Bullshit!" Du Sixi and Feng Xiaoyun started discussing the script, and they were no longer as polite as before.
"Have you ever been to the mountains? Kids there speak so crudely, is that a bad influence? If you ask the kids on stage to act the same as city kids, will they be able to relate?"
"I know they usually speak in a rather vulgar way, but their usual habits are wrong, so we naturally have to correct them." Feng Xiaoyun also argued with reason and did not give in at all.
"They're going to leave the mountains eventually. Does Captain Du want them to get into trouble in society after leaving the mountains because they use vulgar language like they do back home?"
"This..." Du Sixi hesitated. He had to admit that what Feng Xiaoyun said made sense.
"I know that if the actors' performances aren't grounded, the children won't be able to resonate with them. How about this?" Feng Xiaoyun said, striking while the iron was hot: "We'll still have the children swearing in the beginning, but add a scene in the middle to use the performance to tell the children that this is actually wrong."
"Okay, that's good." Du Sixi thought about it and agreed that this arrangement was better. After all, this was for the audience to see, so it was indeed necessary to add some correct value orientation. We couldn't just ignore this for the sake of realistic performance.
This is especially important when there are children in the audience. Even if only one child changes his or her language habits and stops swearing because of this scene in the drama, then they will have been successful.
Unscrewing the cap of the pen, Du Sixi wrote down the ideas he had just discussed with Feng Xiaoyun. After the two of them finished working on the script, they would hold a reading session in the drama troupe. At that time, all the main creators and editors in the troupe would have a concentrated discussion before the final version would be finalized.
"Xiao Yun, you are good in everything except respecting the elderly when it comes to serious matters." Du Sixi joked while writing quickly at his desk.
"Hey, Captain Du, what are you talking about? I respect you from the bottom of my heart." After checking his watch, Feng Xiaoyun said, "Wow, look, time flies! It's almost noon. Captain Du, please make sure I treat everyone in the drama troupe to a meal today."
"Hey, why spend so much money? Everyone can just have a simple meal at noon."
"Yes, yes. I'll have to trouble the teachers in the drama troupe for a while. Besides, I really like eating. I've never been to Xindu Town before, so I mainly want to ask Captain Du to recommend a good place for lunch today."
After some concessions, Du Sixi finally couldn't persuade Feng Xiaoyun and had to agree.
There is a microphone on his desk connected to the large speaker on the stage, and he will directly notify people in the office if there is anything going on.
"Hey, hey. Everyone in the group, we're having lunch. Everyone, gather at the door in five minutes. Listen up! Everyone, gather at the door in five minutes. We won't wait for anyone who isn't here."
After hanging up the phone, Du Sixi grabbed his coat and put it on. "Let's go to the door and wait for someone. Xiaoyun, you better be prepared to bleed a lot today."
The two of them walked to the reception room at the main gate. Du Sixi pushed the door open and shouted, "Old Niu, let's go. Someone's treating us to lunch at noon."
After saying that, he turned to Feng Xiaoyun and said, "This old man Niu has been with our drama troupe since its establishment, more than 60 years ago. He's old and his ears aren't very good. You have to shout when you talk to him."
Feng Xiaoyun nodded in agreement. He had seen it before, but he might not be able to hear clearly even if he was yelled at.
Old Man Niu carefully locked the door of the message room and hung the key around his neck before he saw Feng Xiaoyun.
"Hey, young man, are you treating me to a meal? There's a Four Happiness Tuanzi restaurant right outside that makes really delicious dumplings. Why don't we go there?"
"Four-happiness dumplings? Do you like to eat Four-happiness dumplings?" Du Sixi didn't know what happened between Feng Xiaoyun and Yan Zi at the door. He was still wondering how Old Man Niu knew that Feng Xiaoyun liked to eat Four-happiness dumplings. Did the two of them know each other?
"Well... it's okay!" What else could Feng Xiaoyun say? Could it be that when he first came to see Captain Du, Old Niu misheard him as "Zhu Tuanzi"?
"Yes, we have the most Jianghuai cuisine here, so let's go and have some authentic food today."
Soon all the members of the drama troupe arrived. Except for those who were out filming like Sister Mi, and those who were going to university to attend classes, there were only fourteen people left in the troupe, including Old Man Niu. It was true that the troupe was dwindling in number.
Xindu Town is a satellite town in the suburbs of Jiangdu. Although Jiangdu is already an international metropolis, this town, which is only an hour's drive away from Jiangdu and more than 60 kilometers away, is not really developed.
Many people in the town are familiar with the drama troupe, and people kept greeting them. Seeing so many of them together, some old men and women came to ask if they were going to perform anywhere.
Xindu Town is not big, and soon everyone, led by Captain Du, walked into a Jianghuai restaurant.
"Fatty Li, a guest is coming, come out quickly." Du Sixi shouted to the kitchen.
"Hey, what a rare guest, Captain Du! How dare you, such a stingy person, treat me to a meal?" A fat man came out from the kitchen, who looked like a chef.
"I can't afford to eat here. My little brother is treating us today, so I'm bringing everyone in the group here to have a bite. You have to cook for us yourself, don't let your apprentice do it for us."
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