Chapter 217: The Eight Immortals of Beijing
The performance groups that An Zhixia had chosen were all selected after several rounds of investigation. Based on the reputation of the people, the comprehensive information provided by Jing Xiaosheng, and her own focused investigation, they were all relatively decent groups.
After reaching an agreement, they went to Mingmei Performance Troupe to sign the contract. An Zhixia received 1,000 RMB and the key to a 90-square-meter welfare house with three bedrooms and one living room in Mingmei Family Quarters.
The name signed was Xia Liuli, a natural person whose name existed in the legal sense and for whom Jing Xiaosheng had already approved the name at the household registration office!
Seeing that it was still early, An Zhixia changed her clothes and ran to another gatekeeper in Zhaoyang District to pick up the mail. However, when she saw the orange envelope in her hand, her heart skipped a beat. Sure enough, she ran into Pan Xiyu, who had changed into a performance troupe armband.
Pan Xiyu circled around An Zhixia in surprise, got closer to take a closer look at the thin woman, and asked hesitantly, "Miss Liuli?"
An Zhixia frowned slightly and changed her tone: "Little comrade, you recognized the wrong person, didn't you?"
"Master," Pan Xiyu exclaimed, full of excitement and admiration: "Sister, I know you are the Liuli from before. To be precise," she approached An Zhixia mysteriously and whispered: "I know you are also Sister An Zhixia!"
An Zhixia's face turned cold, "Jing Xiaosheng told you? He is destroying his own reputation!"
"No, no, no, it's not Brother Sheng," Pan Xiyu waved her hands repeatedly, pulling the end of her braid embarrassedly and said, "He is my second brother, and I am fully responsible for applying for several identities for my sister. We are a team, and Brother Sheng is in charge of negotiating business. He has a flexible mind and is our military advisor and second in command!
My eldest brother is extremely capable, both civil and military, and is our trustee.
I have a good brain and a sweet mouth. I am the third in command. I have a younger brother who is good at counterfeiting and four brothers and sisters who run errands and do manual labor. In the circle, we are commonly known as the Eight Immortals of Beijing.
You have to believe in our professional ability. If it were before liberation, we would be heroes in troubled times! However," she blinked and continued admiringly: "Sister Zhixia, your ability to change face, voice and clothes is amazing. Why don’t you join us and enjoy the good life together?
If I hadn't been in charge of opening a few new accounts for you, and if I hadn't just happened to accept commissions from several performance groups at the same time, and if your sister's appearances were well timed, I would never have guessed that you were the same person."
"So, you are stalking me again?" An Zhixia sighed helplessly. Her vest fell off a little too quickly. The main reason was that she only thought that the performance troupe would not share this matter with each other, but ignored the other party's eagerness to ask professionals to follow the clues.
Fortunately, this was not a big deal. She would be more cautious and slow in her actions in the future.
"Hehe," Pan Xiyu smiled at her flatteringly, "Sister is so talented, everyone wants to take advantage of you. Don't worry, since we are family, I promise to help you negotiate things properly!
We only take on tasks selectively. Those people with bad intentions cannot hire us even if they pay. The professional ability of these performance groups is not outstanding, but the character of the leadership and the atmosphere of the performance groups are acceptable. Don't worry, as long as the contract is signed, our informants will keep a close eye on them. If they have any signs, we will give them a warning. I believe that people with brains will not lose the big picture because of the small things. "
An Zhixia looked at her quietly for a while. When the little girl was so scared that she couldn't help but run away, a smile appeared on her lips: "Okay, the next negotiation will be left to you."
Pan Xiyu smiled and nodded, and made a gesture, and a 60% new old car drove over. "Sister, get in the car, let's talk business!"
A young man in his early twenties wearing a beret that covered his eyes and brows tilted his head to the side and nodded at An Zhixia with a smile on his face.
"Okay, Xiaowu brother, this is our sister, stop acting deep and mysterious. It's dangerous to drive while blocking your view," Pan Xiyu smiled and walked forward and pulled the man's hat off, pointing at his hair that had a deep mark on it and laughing.
Xiaowu snatched the hat and patted the naughty girl, then put it back on his head and greeted An Zhixia with a blush on his face.
They took the letters one by one and signed agreements with the heads of each troupe. Because the Eight Fairies of Beijing jointly took over the commissions of these performance troupes, Pan Xiyu gave them the same advice, which was to pay 1,000 yuan per show and a decent-sized welfare house. Only with sincerity and sufficient benefits can cooperation proceed, and no one is a fool to take advantage.
After going through all the steps, An Zhixia had six more keys to three-bedroom apartments of more than 90 square meters, all priced at more than 3,000 yuan. The rent was too cheap now, and she didn't need the money, so she just left the house empty and waited for the transfer of ownership in ten years before making any plans.
On the way, Pan Xiyu kept asking An Zhixia about the "art of disguise", and spared no effort to persuade her to join the Eight Immortals of Beijing and become Jiugui Zhenren!
An Zhixia...
Meeting a girl who is even more capable of fooling people than her, no wonder she is one of the Eight Immortals of Beijing, a little Pekingese, right?
"Stop, stop, stop. You've been talking all this time. I'm exhausted." An Zhixia quickly gestured to stop. "I'm a casual person. I can't join you, the Eight Immortals of Beijing, nor can I help you upgrade to become the Nine Returns Immortals. But we can get along as partners and benefit each other!
As for the art of disguise, it's not as exaggerated as you say. It's just a little bit of makeup. The only technical content is ventriloquism, which requires the use of mouth, tongue, throat, nose and other pronunciation techniques. It's more complicated to learn. But we don't need too complicated and accurate imitation of voice in daily life. I'll teach you a few vocal techniques, which are enough for your business."
"I want to learn, I want to learn," Pan Xiyu nodded repeatedly, "Sister Zhixia, can I take you as my master? No, I have to go back and ask my parents to prepare the best gift for me!"
"No need to be so formal," An Zhixia held her back and said helplessly, "It's not some family skill. You can learn it in a few days."
Pan Xiyu scratched his cheek, thought for a moment, and immediately said solemnly: "Sister Zhixia, what do you want? As long as I learn this skill, I will do anything for you, even if it means going through fire and water!"
"Then please help me keep an eye on the An and Kang families, and pay attention to whether the DNA test results of Mr. Jiao are out. By the way, we also have to keep an eye on the movements of the Yongyi Performing Arts Troupe," An Zhixia said bluntly.
"No big deal," Pan Xiyu agreed without thinking.
With the sudden addition of the mandatory task of creating eight programs every month, An Zhixia had no time to rest. She combined the characteristics of each performance group, set their development direction, and tried to follow them when creating programs.
(End of this chapter)
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