Chapter 66 Chapter 66 Dance Together
"Sister-in-law, forget it. Just tell my brother the truth. It's impossible for us to hide it from him." Shen Weiyun grabbed Liu Mianmian's arm and spoke almost in a whisper.
The Western restaurant was closed until the sixth day of the Lunar New Year. When Xu Haitang found out, he changed the show time. The previous few days, the show was at 7:30, when the ballroom was bustling. This time was also convenient for Liu Mianmian and the others to go out and watch the fun.
Wu Heng was worthy of being the one who opened a dance hall in the 1980s. He did have some business skills. On New Year's Eve, he started organizing some activities to celebrate the New Year, such as free admission for one person when three people go together. Then he announced that there would be surprise activities on the third night of the New Year, and distributed flyers everywhere, so that all the old ladies in Qiuzhi Lane knew about the activities in the dance hall.
So, on the evening of the third day of the Lunar New Year, Liu Mianmian and Shen Weiyun said they were full and wanted to go for a walk on Gongren Road to digest their food. Shen Weizhuo didn't say anything, but just put on his coat and scarf and followed them.
Shen Weiyun felt guilty and kept whispering to Liu Mianmian as they walked along. She had already noticed that her brother had very sharp ears, so she didn't dare to speak loudly.
Liu Mianmian looked back at Shen Weizhou, who was following closely, and simply stopped. She said, "Shen Weizhou, we want to go to the dance hall. Doesn't your company have a rule that prohibits going? You should go back first."
Shen Weiyun's eyes widened.
Yong is still sister-in-law Yong, and she just came clean.
She tried to hide behind Liu Mianmian, praying that her brother would not notice her.
Shen Weizhuo was not surprised at all and said calmly: "It's okay, I'll go with you. Just write a self-criticism when the time comes." He was very confident in his willpower, but not so confident in the willpower of his wife and sister. Instead of letting them listen to other people's talk and get excited, it would be better for him to go with them.
Hearing that he was willing to go with him even if it meant writing a self-criticism, Shen Weiyun took a deep breath.
Liu Mianmian did not object. Only after investigation can one have the right to speak. It is not advisable to treat the dance hall as a disaster based on hearsay. Moreover, some things cannot be prevented by defense alone. Only by observing more can one know how to nip them in the bud.
Moreover, it seems that their dance hall is indeed a serious dance hall.
So she smiled and said, "Okay, then you can be my dance partner."
Liu Mianmian heard that "Disco Together" had a promotion where one person gets a free ticket if three people go together, but she had always thought the rumor was wrong. After all, people dance in pairs. If you offer a promotion where one person gets a free ticket if three people go together, isn't that just looking for trouble?
But when I arrived at the door of the dance hall, I found that many people came for this discount.
Liu Mianmian observed for a while and found the benefits of this approach. Because dancing requires pairs, if there are three people, one person is bound to be redundant, so many smart people started calling their friends. Three is not enough, wouldn't six be enough?
Some people started looking for strangers to form a team, while others ran to the concession stand at the entrance of the dance hall to call for people. The line in front of the concession stand was full of people on the phone, and some people got bored waiting and simply bought some snacks from the concession stand and ate them while waiting in line.
Anyway, as long as everyone is notified, they can enter the ballroom first. The ticket inspector said that single tickets, three-free-one-ticket, and three-free-one-missing-person tickets are all different. They can buy three-free-one-missing-person tickets and return them after leaving.
Liu Mianmian had heard Xu Haitang describe Wu Heng as a fierce-looking, somewhat slovenly man in his thirties. Regardless of his fierce appearance, he clearly had a keen business sense. These three exemptions not only invisibly increased the dance hall's customer flow, but Liu Mianmian also estimated that the sales of his small shop outside the door would be very considerable.
However, seeing so many people queuing up to make calls, Liu Mianmian also sighed that the development of this era is really too fast. It seems that in the original owner's memory, there were very few telephones in South City a year or two ago, but now there are many.
This is also related to the increasing number of shops and convenience stores. After all, they are open for business. By laying a telephone line, they can collect extra telephone charges. The cost is a bit higher, but the profit is actually quite good.
It was when Liu Mianmian saw everyone queuing up to make phone calls that she suddenly remembered that pagers should be on the market soon.
After all, she was born in the 2000s and did not experience the era of pagers. She had only heard of it, so she never thought about it.
You can ask Liu Anmin later. Logically, Guangshi should have been there by now.
Liu Mianmian and her group were just the right number, so they bought tickets and entered directly.
You can hear the music and laughter when standing outside. Once you go inside, you can only say that it is full of people and the music is deafening.
Since his rebirth, Shen Weizhou had returned to the quiet, peaceful world he was familiar with. This was the first time he had faced such a noisy scene, and he involuntarily took two steps back. Liu Mianmian was amused by his frown and laughed heartily. She reached out and grabbed him, pulling him forward.
Shen Weiyun followed closely.
Suddenly a sharp whistle sounded and the crowd was in an uproar. As the whistles sounded one after another, with a snap, the headlights on the ceiling went out, and then colorful light bulbs and rotating ball lights lit up, and the light suddenly became ambiguous.
Liu Mianmian grabbed Shen Weiyun and said, "Follow closely, don't let others push you away."
The dance hall is indeed a legitimate dance hall, but the people are mixed together, and there is no guarantee that there will be some unscrupulous people mixed in, especially lesbians, so safety should be the top priority.
Even if Shen Weizhuo didn't come, Liu Mianmian also had ways to ensure the safety of herself and Shen Weiyun, but having Shen Weizhuo with her did indeed save her a lot of trouble.
After all, he was tall, and in the past few months, whether it was the effect of Chinese medicine or something, he seemed to have put on some weight. He no longer looked like he would fall over in the wind, and he was still a bit intimidating when he stood in the crowd. Not to mention his cold face, which was naturally intimidating.
As they walked in, a few ruffian-like young men looked at Liu Mianmian and Shen Weiyun a few more times. After meeting Shen Weizhuo's warning eyes, they hesitated for a few seconds and then walked away as if nothing had happened.
These people are still clear about who is easy to mess with and who is not.
A simple platform was built in front of the dance hall. There were ropes in front of the platform and several staff members were standing there. It should be a temporary stage.
Liu Mianmian checked the time and saw that it was almost time for the performance, so she didn't bother looking for Xu Haitang and the others. She just found a spot in front of the stage with a good view and stood there. The people in the store were probably very nervous because it was their first time performing in front of so many people, so she didn't want to add to their pressure.
Suddenly, all the lights around the stage dimmed.
A voice suddenly rang out from the loudspeaker: "Sisters and brothers, the New Year's surprise event is about to begin! Please gather on the stage. Now, we would like to invite the Zhijiangxi Restaurant Song and Dance Troupe to perform a dance for everyone - "Love Trap"!"
As soon as he finished speaking, a row of lights around the stage lit up. The dim lights illuminated ten figures on the stage with their backs to the stage. At the same time, music started, and the ten people turned around at the same time and made an appearance.
There was an immediate burst of screams and whistles from the audience.
Liu Mianmian saw a girl named Xiaolu whose rhythm was disrupted for a moment, but she quickly adjusted herself and kept up with the pace of others.
Other lights around the stage also gradually lit up, the ball lights rotated, and the colorful lights kept changing, creating a dazzling lighting effect.
There were ten people on the stage, half of them were wearing white shirts, black pants and bow ties, and the other half were wearing slim-fitting tops with pleated uniform skirts. They were obviously dressed very "formally", but they danced to the intense and dynamic music. With the addition of the lights, there was an indescribable sexiness and sensuality.
Especially the young faces, some youthful and beautiful, some handsome, add a touch of beauty to the dance.
In short, the ballroom was about to explode.
Everyone has seen dancing, but never seen dancing like this.
At that time, there was no term "uniform temptation", but almost everyone felt that the contrast between formal attire and extremely seductive dancing was too strong, very alluring, and made people's heart beat fast.
So, when the last beat came, the person on the stage suddenly took out a handkerchief embroidered with words from his pocket and displayed the slogan "Zhijiangxi Restaurant sincerely welcomes you". After a few seconds' pause, everyone bowed and turned to leave the stage. At that moment, a few seconds of silence magically appeared in the huge ballroom.
It was as if someone suddenly pulled them back to reality from a dream, or as if everyone was still immersed in the enchanting dance that had just taken place, unable to recover for a moment.
It was Liu Mianmian who took the lead in applauding, and then the audience suddenly erupted into enthusiastic applause and screams that seemed to overturn the dance hall.
Someone shouted: "Let's have a disco together, let's have another one!"
Someone else yelled, "Zhijiangxi Restaurant Song and Dance Troupe, one more!"
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The voice that had opened the show rang out again over the loudspeaker: "Sisters, brothers, the warm-up dance is over. If you want to see it again, please come to our youthful, joyful, and exciting Haitang on time tomorrow for a disco! For the rest of the time, come on, it's up to you! Let's all dance to our heart's content!"
The music of "Love Trap" sounded again, and the audience cheered. Some people even immediately imitated the movements of the previous dance troupe and began to twist their bodies. Although it was not quite like the original and a bit messy, it was actually not bad. So, more people started to twist their bodies along with them.
"I'll go take a look at the back." Liu Mianmian said loudly to Shen Weizhuo.
Shen Weizhuo twitched his lips. His hearing was good enough to block out the noise and hear her clearly. But, never mind, his wife looked pretty cute like this.
He said, "I'm with you."
He turned around and pulled Shen Weiyun, who was standing there eagerly, over and said, "You come too."
Shen Weiyun really wanted to blend into the crowd and dance. She had observed that there were some good dancers, but most were just average, and some of them had uncoordinated hands and feet. At least she had taken a few basic dance classes during the summer vacation two years ago, so she felt very confident now.
But it would also be nice to go to the back and see the boys and girls in the Western restaurant's dance troupe.
Of course, she had to go even if she didn't want to. Her brother looked gentle and polite on the outside, but he was actually very domineering at heart.
After asking the staff, Liu Mianmian successfully found the people from the Western restaurant in a place similar to an office in the corner.
Everyone was still very excited, their faces flushed, and they were discussing their feelings about going on stage for the first time.
"Oh my god, you have no idea. When I turned around and saw so many people just now, my heart almost stopped! Forget about the stage. I've never even been on a podium when I was in school. Oh my god, I was so scared that I made mistakes in my movements. But luckily I calmed down and adjusted myself quickly! Woohoo, I was so scared. I was afraid I would hold everyone back."
"Well, actually, everyone was just as nervous. We all made a few small mistakes, but we all adjusted quickly. Anyway, our show is a hit. I heard them shouting for an encore!"
"We dance so well, we're bound to be famous! Whether it's the teacher's teaching or Boss Liu's creativity, I don't think even the South City Song and Dance Troupe can dance as well as us!"
"You're quite good at flattering yourself, haha, but I think so too!"
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The young men and women were chattering non-stop. When they saw Liu Mianmian come in, they immediately surrounded her and started chattering at her again.
"Boss, have you watched our show? Isn't it great?"
"Boss, you are the best. The moves you teach are so exciting!"
"Our restaurant has become famous this time!"
Liu Mianmian gave a thumbs-up to Xu Haitang, who was standing beside her with a smile, and then said with a smile, "The performance fee at the ballroom is ten yuan per person per day. The restaurant originally said they would give you another ten yuan as a reward, but considering your outstanding performance, I think the reward should be doubled. The restaurant will give you twenty yuan per person per day!"
Everyone knew that there were rewards at the restaurant. Originally, they thought it would be ten yuan at most, after all, they had already received the performance fee from the dance hall. Unexpectedly, it was twenty yuan. Together with the reward from the dance hall, it was thirty yuan a day, which is more than two hundred yuan a week!
This is equivalent to several months' salary for them.
This is such a surprise!
"Ahhh, boss, you're the best!"
Everyone immediately started to flatter him.
Just as they were talking animatedly, someone suddenly walked in, clapping and saying, "Wonderful! This show is truly fantastic! But Boss Liu, I seem stingy now. Today's performance was such a success, I'll give everyone an extra ten yuan!"
Another ten dollars added!
The girls and boys felt that happiness had come so suddenly, it was a little unreal. They were actually going to earn 300 yuan right now?!
Liu Mianmian looked at the person who walked in. How should I put it, he had a scar on his face, which did make him look a little fierce, and his hair was a little messy, but to be honest, this guy actually looked pretty good, a tough type of handsome guy.
The sound is also good, deep and magnetic, and most importantly, it is very familiar.
When Liu Mianmian thought of the man with a scar on his face opposite her, and his arrogant expression, shouting into the microphone, "Sisters, brothers, let's dance together", she felt that she could hardly control the muscles at the corners of her mouth.
She managed to control herself and said in a very serious tone, "Boss Wu, right? Nice to meet you! I'm sorry for the expense, Boss Wu. I thank you on their behalf."
Wu Heng glanced at Liu Mianmian without leaving any trace, and said with a smile: "Boss Liu, I have heard of your name for a long time."
After exchanging a few words of business praise, Wu Heng looked intently at Shen Weizhuo and said with a smile, "Boss Liu, would you like to introduce me?" The other person's gaze was too strong for Wu Heng to pretend he hadn't noticed.
Liu Mianmian then said, "This is my lover, Shen Weizhou."
Shen Weizhou nodded to Wu Heng.
Wu Heng looked at Shen Weizhuo deeply, and the moment their eyes met, they weighed each other up.
The people in the western restaurant washed off their makeup, changed into their own clothes, and then followed Liu Mianmian to the dance hall to play.
It is still the holiday season, and after successfully completing their first performance, they can finally relax and truly feel the atmosphere of the ballroom.
Xu Haitang hesitated and did not follow. She had said before that everyone would be free to do whatever they wanted after the performance, and she had also reminded them to be careful. She had nothing to do here anymore, so she prepared to go back.
But just as he reached the door, Wu Heng, who had already left, appeared out of nowhere and said, "Manager Xu, want to dance with me?"
Without waiting for Xu Haitang to answer, he dragged the person into the dance hall.
The light in the dance hall was dim. Xu Haitang followed for a few steps and suddenly twisted her ankle without knowing what she stepped on, bumping into two people who were dancing together.
Before Xu Haitang could even stand still, he kept saying, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry."
Amidst the surrounding noise, a familiar voice rang out: "Haitang?"
Xu Haitang looked up in surprise. She never expected that the person she bumped into was Sun Minjun.
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