Unexpectedly, Wu Xinhui took his men to the neighboring county town, and after the performance, "The Third Scholar's Son-in-Law" became a hit. Wu Xinhui and his Chunxi Troupe were about to make a comeback!
Ren Donghui was getting anxious. As the saying goes, "two tigers cannot share one mountain," and he couldn't give his opponent another chance. So, he came knocking on his door.
"I was fortunate enough to see this play in the county town before, and it was indeed very wonderful. However, I did not write it; Master Ren made a mistake."
Ren Donghui laughed and said, "Actually, it's not important whether Miss Yang wrote 'The Third Scholar's Son-in-Law' or not. What's important is whether Miss Yang can provide an attractive script. As for the price, if Miss Yang is not satisfied, we can talk about it again."
Yang Cui never thought she could make money from this one day, but if she could, writing it wouldn't be bad. The farm has high daily expenses, and it will take several months to break even. Also, Qiuqiu will be going to school after the New Year, which will be quite expensive.
After a moment's thought, Yang Cui said, "Since Master Ren thinks so highly of me, I might as well give it a try, but I want a share of the profits."
What do you mean?
"For every play I make, I want 10% of the ticket revenue..."
"Ten percent of the ticket price? That won't do, Miss Yang, you can't ask for such an exorbitant amount!"
“Master Ren, think about it. You spend tens of taels of silver to buy the script. What if you rehearse hard for a month or two, but the audience doesn’t like it and you can’t sell enough tickets? Wouldn’t you lose money? At first glance, asking for 10% of the ticket revenue seems like a lot, but I’m also sharing the risk with you, aren’t I?”
The income of the opera troupe mainly comes from three sources: ticket sales, sales of tea and snacks at the theater, and tips from customers.
"Of course, advertising fees..."
What are advertising fees?
"Advertising fees are... well... to give you an example, it's like when I add a dish from a restaurant to a script to highlight that dish and let more people know about it. That's called advertising, meaning to spread the word. But I won't advertise for a restaurant for no reason; I have to charge a certain fee. That's advertising fees. If advertising fees are incurred, we'll split them equally."
Cen Xiao listened to Yang Cui and Ren Donghui's conversation and was once again amazed.
This woman shocked him so much!
How come she has so many strange and wonderful ideas?
She was by no means an ordinary country woman!
who is she?
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