Chapter 158
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If the child was older, he could take him with him, even if the child was three years old, just to let the child see the world. But now the child is only three months old, it is not suitable for him to go to such a far place.
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It would be fine if they took a plane or train, but they took a horse carriage, which was too bumpy. Moreover, he heard that there was a strong wind and sand there, and he was afraid that Shen Yuntang would suffer and his skin would be roughened.
And if he only took Shen Yuntang with him, Shen Yuntang would miss the child, so he had to separate from Shen Yuntang temporarily. "I hope it will be the same as last time, and I will be back in a few months."
"I'm afraid that after this precedent is set, you'll be traveling around the country frequently in the future." Shen Yuntang felt sorry for him traveling so much.
"It's okay. When the children are older, I can take you with me wherever I go. You can think of it as a trip. The Internet is not well developed now. If you want to see the scenery, you can only go to the local place. Taking Xingxing to more places can also let him see the world." Cheng Yeran touched Xingxing's head. Xingxing looked up at him. He couldn't understand what they were saying, but he could feel that the atmosphere between them was not right.
Xingxing hugged Cheng Yeran with reluctance in his eyes. Usually, it was Cheng Yeran who hugged him, but this was the first time that Xingxing took the initiative to hug him. Cheng Yeran was flattered.
He picked up the little guy and looked at the tears in his eyes. He felt so distressed that he wanted to tell the emperor that he would not go this time.
But it was difficult to disobey the emperor's order. He couldn't just not go if he wanted to. Others had wives and children at home, and whoever went would be parting with their families.
"Daddy will be back soon, Xingxing, don't cry." Cheng Yeran held the child and cursed the emperor eight hundred times. There was no TV or Internet now, and there was no way to take photos or videos. Why did they ask him to go to the scene to watch? Could he go to the war with them? It would be better to ask Shao Hui and others to come back and interview them one by one.
But no matter how much he cursed the emperor in his heart, he still had to go to work.
On the day they set out, Lin Yu also went to see Shao Hui off. Seeing that he was reluctant and worried, Shao Hui said to him, "We'll get married when I come back."
Cheng Yeran on the side said: "Don't say such unlucky words."
Shao Hui: “?”
Shen Yuntang hired two wet nurses and a maid to take care of Xingxing, and he also started to work.
He had accumulated a lot of work during this period, and if he couldn't finish it, he would take it home to do at night. He would put the child in the crib next to him. Xingxing was very well behaved and didn't make any noise. He would always look at him and fall asleep when he wasn't looking at him. The feeding and diaper changing were done by the wet nurse and the old woman, and he never felt tired from looking after the child.
Those three groups have been debuted for a long time. Although they often release new songs and variety shows, it is always boring to watch them. He set up a graduation system for several groups. Those who have reached a certain age must graduate and new people will join.
Of course, if those want to stay after graduation, we can also provide them with other development opportunities.
Shen Yuntang wanted to put on a play, so he selected the script from a magazine, and the graduating troupe members could also get an extra job.
Each issue of their short story magazine would have one or two long serials. After the serials were completed and received good responses, they would be printed into books for sale. He wanted to select stories from the well-selling novels and adapt them into scripts for a drama.
Opera is still the most popular nowadays. He wants to make a drama, and he has to communicate with the actors bit by bit about rewriting the script, costumes and performance style, which is quite tiring.
He first adapted a short novel, then tried to modify a play script, drew the costume drawings himself, asked Lin Yu's apprentices to make the clothes, and asked his third brother for help in making the props.
The third brother also accepted many apprentices. He assigned a few of them to help Shen Yuntang make props, and the rest continued to work with him to make sewing machines.
Before the drama was performed, it was advertised in magazines. As usual, people could watch it for free if they had dinner at Jinyulou, or they could enter with a ticket.
This ticket is not bought on site, but is a gift when selling magazines.
Originally, members of famous boy and girl groups were participating in the show, and fans wanted to book the entire theater.
In fact, Shen Yuntang was still thinking about whether he should buy a theater, renovate it, and perform dramas there. He could also adapt the magazine's novels into some operas and set up a drama troupe.
The drama was very successful, and many people in Beijing began to imitate them. Not only did they imitate them in performing dramas, but they also formed boy and girl groups.
It’s just that other groups aren’t as good as Shen Yuntang’s boy and girl groups. They can’t compare in terms of makeup and styling, let alone other things.
Shen Yuntang bought a lot of future cosmetics online. Foundation, concealer, and eye shadow could all be taken out of the bottles, put into new bottles, and given to the members to use.
He also bought a lot of false eyelashes and put them on them, and everyone's eyelashes were fluttering.
Those people who form boy and girl groups out there can only find people who are naturally beautiful, but those songs and dances are difficult to innovate, so the number of viewers is naturally not as high as that of Shen Yuntang.
So someone thought of a business opportunity and started to select people, then package them and sell them to Shen Yuntang.
Shen Yuntang didn't want to buy it at first, but when he saw that the members of those groups were all good-looking, he thought that if he didn't buy it, they would be sold to a brothel, so Shen Yuntang thought about it and decided to buy it.
With more groups, the performance schedules are more crowded every day and the competition is fierce. In order to have more opportunities to perform on stage, everyone works hard to improve themselves.
Shen Yuntang calculated the time and realized that the Mid-Autumn Festival was approaching, so he wanted to hold a party.
The larger the party, the better. At first, he thought of setting up a stage at the temple fair so that all the people attending the temple fair could watch it and distribute some gifts.
But it happened that there was a disaster in an area at that time. If he held a party at this time, it would be easy for people to criticize him for holding a party and performing singing and dancing when so many people had starved to death.
He heard that the emperor asked all officials to donate money to the disaster areas, but they donated reluctantly. Some even thought that the national treasury was insufficient, so the emperor wanted to distribute the money among the officials.
Some people even blamed the emperor for starting a war at this time and using all the money in the national treasury for military expenses. Just for the sake of a gamble, he spent so much money that now there is no money left for disaster relief.
The emperor is doubting himself, is the decision to start a war right? Is it that God is warning him that he has done something wrong, which is why he is sending down natural disasters?
Although Shen Yuntang was not in the court, many ministers would discuss this matter while drinking in Jinyu Tower, and he heard a lot.
He thought of a way to raise money. He could hold a charity gala and donate all the ticket money. Of course, the ticket money alone is not enough. He could also ask the idols to sign autographs and hold a handshake event to earn more ticket money. When signing autographs, he could also hold the idols' small cards and portraits and let them sign on the portraits.
The money from buying the small cards will also be donated and counted towards the idols, and a ranking will be made. Whoever ranks first can have his name put in the newspaper as a thank you. Fans will also compete by paying more money so that their idols can get more attention.
He also found Liu Ya and asked him if he could hold the party at the prince's farm, and then asked the prince to help talk to the emperor and ask if the emperor would agree to write the idol's name on the newspaper, even if it was only a small piece, as long as it could be written in the court newspaper.
The emperor was worried about the money problem. When he heard the prince talk about Shen Yuntang's request, he thought that if he could really raise the money, this request would not be a big deal. What's more, this request was made by Shen Yuntang. Although he could not get Shen Yuntang, he still had ambiguous feelings towards Shen Yuntang in his heart. If doing so could make Shen Yuntang happy, then it would be fine.
The emperor told the prince that he could write the names of those idols in the newspaper, but there was a requirement: each person had to raise at least 200,000 yuan, not counting the ticket money.
When Shen Yuntang heard that it could be done, he agreed. If he couldn't raise the 200,000 yuan, he would pay for it himself.
He divided the people into two groups. One group went to decorate the prince's manor, build a big stage and provide better seats.
The handshake meeting should be held in a separate venue, and there should be no chaos on both sides.
He also had someone make a giant moon-shaped lantern, as well as other lanterns of different sizes that fit the Mid-Autumn Festival theme.
They also asked people to dress up as the Jade Rabbit and take charge of on-site reception and ticket checking.
Before the party, we warmed up in a magazine, wrote the rules clearly, and each group had new and classic songs.
Tickets are divided into several levels. In addition to the seat price, the ticket price is also divided into those that include food and drinks and those that include accommodation.
This evening party was lively and fresh, and it could also do charity. Many wealthy and powerful people in the capital bought tickets, and even many wealthy people from other places sold tickets, preparing to come to the capital to watch the charity performance.
Before, idols only performed in Jinyulou, and outsiders could only see introductions and some portraits of the idols in magazines, but could not see them in person. They felt it was a waste to come to Beijing just to watch singing and dancing. But now it is different. They are here to help the people in the disaster area, and with this reason, they feel it is worth the trip.
The eldest princess alone bought a couple of idol cards worth NT$200,000. She has been following the boy band for so many years but could only watch but not touch them. This year she can finally shake hands with them, and she wants to shake hands with each one.
And when shaking hands, she also planned to persuade them to become her lovers.
Cheng Yeran, who was far away at the border, also saw this issue of the magazine. When he saw the magazine, the party had already begun.
He showed the magazine to Shao Hui, "You are worthy of being my husband, kind and smart."
Shao Hui flipped through the magazine and saw the portraits of several idols. "This dress must have been made by Lin Yu. My future husband is really ingenious."
The second prince, who had been getting along well with them for some time, heard them praising their husbands. As a single man, the second prince twitched his lips and asked them, "Are you mocking me for being single?"
"You can find one too, but there is no better man in this world than my husband, so you should lower your requirements." Cheng Yeran said sincerely.
Shao Hui also agreed, "You probably won't meet a man as good as my husband. Not every man has a heart as good as his."
The Second Prince: "...I'm going to ignore you two. I'm going out to drink."
Cheng Yeran came here and saw the sky full of yellow sand. He was not so busy, so he thought it was a good opportunity to study glass.
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