Li Zhizhou, wearing tinted glasses, was ready to find a whole host of faults in the troupe and then criticize it mercilessly in the newspaper.
But plans can change quickly, and who knew that things would turn out differently?
As the performance progressed, Li Zhizhou gradually became captivated and awestruck.
This was a well-organized and innovative performance that kept the audience's hormones pumping throughout with fast-paced and energetic dance music.
The interspersed segments, including some soothing ones, perfectly balanced the overall pace of the show.
Is this a performance by a makeshift troupe from the countryside? Even the city's song and dance troupe's performances don't seem as good.
Although the actors' singing skills need improvement and their performances have flaws, their enthusiasm and energy are inspiring.
In particular, there were many beautiful songs in the middle that he had never heard before.
This gradually made him lose his tendency to find fault, and eventually turned into a pure appreciation.
During this time, an unexpected bonus came his way: his girlfriend, who had never let him hold her hand before, actually took the initiative to put her warm little hand into his.
His girlfriend is also an artsy type, so it's not surprising that she was moved by the performance.
This is not the final benefit.
After the party, he took his girlfriend home. In the shade of a tree in front of her house, his girlfriend told him that tonight was the happiest night of her life and then kissed him on the cheek.
This left him petrified for half an hour.
He flew home like a silly frog, almost crashing into a tree along the way.
He considered the song and dance troupe his lucky star, so after returning home, he wrote an article overnight.
The central idea of the manuscript has undergone tremendous changes since he entered the theater.
In this report, Li Zhizhou gave a detailed introduction to the Bisheng Dance Troupe's program, praising it to the extreme.
Then it was sent to the editorial office for review overnight, and after the review was completed, it was sent to the printing plant for typesetting overnight.
The article was published in the evening paper around 9 a.m. the next day.
This is equivalent to giving Bi Sheng's dance troupe free advertising.
The direct consequence was that all 2,100 tickets for the performance the following afternoon were sold out.
After deducting all expenses that day, the troupe leader had a profit of over six thousand.
Mu Shuihua didn't know what was wrong with her today. Seeing these bills suddenly made her so excited that her stomach hurt, so she went to the hospital.
This made everyone in the song and dance troupe a little nervous.
If she were to give birth now, it would be a classic case of premature birth, a month early.
The troupe's original trip to the Lianwan City Development Zone was also delayed.
Mu Shuihua stayed in the hospital for three days and then was discharged. The doctor told her that it was best to rest at home for a month before giving birth and not to do anything.
After much consideration, Bi Sheng finally decided to go home to be with his wife as she gave birth. He was already over forty, which was a big deal for someone in his middle age to have a child.
In addition, it's already August, and the autumn harvest is not far away. Some of the middle-aged and elderly people in the song and dance performances who have families and jobs will also have to go home to prepare for the harvest.
Bi Sheng's family lives in a rural area of Wadian City in northern Liaoning Province, and most of the people in this song and dance troupe are from that area.
Once the baby is born, Mu Shuihua will definitely stay home to nurse the child. Without her, Bi Sheng really can't manage this team on his own.
In other words, the troupe's performances for this year have come to an end, and the troupe has essentially disbanded.
Whether or not a restructuring can be completed by next spring remains to be seen.
Although everyone was reluctant to part ways, they had no choice but to go their separate ways in the face of reality.
Bi Sheng treated the dance troupe to a farewell dinner and gave each of them 100 yuan as a farewell bonus.
Liang Liang watched the dance troupe's vehicle gradually disappear into the distance with a heavy heart, feeling a tightness in her chest.
Although he only stayed in the group for a little over three months, it was the happiest three months he had ever had.
But now that some things have faded away, he should start thinking about what path to take next.
"Are you three sure you want to follow me?"
After watching the dance troupe's vehicle disappear from sight, Liang Liang sighed and asked the three women behind him.
The three women are Ming Hongling, Lanzhi, and Zhang Hua.
Xiuxiu, Cuihua, and another girl all had boyfriends back home and were going to get married in the winter, so they all went back with Bi Sheng. But the three of them stayed behind.
"There are no men in my family I can marry, so I don't want to go home for the time being. I want to try my luck outside," Zhang Hua stated.
“Zhang Hua and I share similar thoughts. I don’t want to go back to the countryside anymore. Let’s see if there are any opportunities in the city.” This is Lan Zhi’s idea.
"And you? You're not planning to follow me wholeheartedly, are you?" Liang Liang asked Ming Hongling with a grin.
"Follow you? No way! There are too many temptations around you. I'd be driven crazy if I followed you."
Ming Hongling's idea was very realistic and reasonable. She was very open-minded. Liang Liang was just a man who attracted many suitors. Who knew how many peach blossoms he would bear in the future?
"So you mean the four of us should stick together for now and deal with things, and then we'll go our separate ways once you find a way out?"
"Not necessarily. If they do well following you, they might stay with you indefinitely, since you're quite capable."
The girls' thoughts weren't unreasonable; at least following Liang Liang meant they could make a living.
Now we have to face reality.
Their first step was to find a place to stay.
After thinking for a moment, Liang Liang led three girls to knock on the door of the Haiyun Dance Hall.
After a while, Zheng Tuo came out shirtless, wearing only a pair of shorts, looking sleepy.
He was surprised to see Liang Liang and the three girls.
"You've abducted people?"
"Our dance troupe leader's wife went home to have a baby, and the other members of the troupe also went back to prepare for the autumn harvest. The dance troupe is basically disbanded, leaving only the four of us and some other guys. We don't have a place to stay for the time being, and since your place is idle anyway, we're planning to stay here for a few days. We can pay you rent. What do you think?"
Zheng Tuo glanced at Liang Liang, then at the three girls behind her, and some other guys.
"You know I only have less than four months' rent left, so you can only stay until the rent expires at most."
"Maybe we won't need it. We'll leave once we find something to do."
"Then come in. Don't mention rent or anything. This room is just sitting here anyway. There are plenty of small rooms in the back. You can find a place to stay with your keys! I need to go back and get some sleep."
Zheng Tu tossed a bunch of keys aside, yawned, and went back to his doghouse to continue sleeping.
This guy sleeps all day long, isn't he afraid of sleeping himself to death?
Besides the main hall in the front, the Ocean Shipping Ballroom also had many small rooms in the back, which were originally intended for the staff to stay in.
Smaller rooms are four or five square meters with only one bed, while larger rooms are more than ten square meters and can accommodate three or four people.
There is absolutely no problem with Liang Liang accommodating several people.
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