Chapter 190 Three beauties enter in succession
The next morning at eight o'clock, I received a strange phone call while I was still in bed.
After the other party introduced it for a while, I suddenly understood.
"Oh, Zhang Shiyu, Brother Nanxi's assistant. This matter was just arranged yesterday, so why are you coming today?"
"Master Chang said that you will open the temple before the New Year. He also said that you have never lived in a Taoist temple before, so there are some things you are not clear about. He asked me to come here quickly."
"Master Chang is such a good brother. Send me your arrival information and I'll send someone to pick you up."
After a while, he sent a message: Zhang Shiyu, arrived at the station at 12 o'clock, with two large bags of luggage.
I knocked on Yifan's door. He was really hardworking, reading a medical book.
"Leave at 11:30 and pick him up at the high-speed rail station. I'll send you the information. Pick him up and have lunch with him at a nearby restaurant. Also, contact Manager Zhang to arrange his accommodations."
After lunch, I went back to my room to rest.
But I can't sleep,
I have no interest in reading.
Been waiting for Zhang Shiyu.
At 1:30 in the afternoon, Yifan called and said that he had returned to the city and would be there in ten minutes.
I washed my face, went downstairs, and waited at the gate.
Yifan's car drove over and stopped at the gate. I said to the waiter, "We have some luggage. Send it to the 17th floor."
A young man came out of the car: he had a crew cut, a straight nose, thick lips, a square face, and two particularly large ears. At first glance, he looked like a kind-hearted and benevolent person.
I clasped my fists and said, "Hello, brother Shiyu, I am Wanshanhong."
He also clasped his fists and said, "Hello, Abbot Wan."
We exchanged pleasantries along the way and got into the elevator.
On the 17th floor, he and I stood in the corridor chatting while waiting for the waiter to bring up the luggage. After a while, the waiter came over with a cart and I said to put it in 1701.
The two of them sat down in the room and chatted for less than three minutes when Yifan came in and said, "I'll help you move your luggage. Room 1707."
"Shiyu, although we are not from the same sect, we work together and will call each other brothers from now on. I am a little older than you, so you can call me Senior Brother. Let me introduce you to the situation first."
"Okay, please speak, senior brother." After saying that, he took out a small notebook.
I gave a brief introduction to the origin of Taiyi Temple, who is in charge, the current progress, and the division of labor between him and me.
He remembered quickly and asked, "Then please tell me a few phone numbers, for example, Mr. Xiao and Mr. Cao you just mentioned."
It seems like this is a man who knows how to get things done. I gave a few more numbers of relevant people and said, "Rest for a day. I'll take you to Taiyi Temple tomorrow. For anything big or small here, you can ask Yifan. Go and rest first."
Looking at Zhang Shiyu's back, I was very satisfied. At this time, Bai Yun came in and said, "Let's go, go there early, she called to urge us."
I went to Yifan, gave him a few instructions, went downstairs with Baiyun, got in the car, and Baiyun showed me the way, driving towards Liyuan Street.
"You have no idea how serious Captain Gu was. He stayed up all night studying the paper and called me in the morning, saying that Chinese characters do have a certain charm."
I burst out laughing and said, "She's not interested in Chinese characters, but she's looking to see if there's really an opportunity."
Bai Yun sighed, "In a major troupe like the People's Art Theatre, veteran actors still have a chance to transition. They might even become famous. It's tough for people in local troupes. Even though Guyu won the Plum Blossom Award, he's too old."
"How old?"
"42 years old."
"My goodness, she only looks 32, but in three years, she won't have a chance to debut."
"Why?"
"Once a woman is over 45, no matter how well she maintains herself, her looks will definitely plummet. Unless she has plastic surgery."
"She's had plastic surgery once before. Three years ago, she had a facelift for a palace drama where she played the role of number seven or eight. Didn't you notice that the corners of her eyes are a little droopy?"
"Oh, I see. You really need to help her write a play about middle-aged women. Please help her. She's worked for most of her life and won a priceless award, but it's not worth the price of an 18th-tier variety show star."
"It's difficult, Master Shanhong. The audience is hard to please. Once they see a middle-aged woman as the leading actress, they immediately change the channel. Unless you were very famous when you were young.
The director isn't interested either. He's tired of talking to a middle-aged woman about a play every day. But if it's a young, lively woman, the director will get up in the middle of the night and say he's hit on a golden idea and has to talk to you. He absolutely has to talk, or he can't sleep without it.
I laughed heartily and said, "Don't exaggerate. I laughed so hard that the steering wheel swerved a few times and crashed into the fence. In an emergency, I protect myself first."
"I'm not telling you a joke, I'm telling you some truth, and you think it's hilarious. I'm just afraid that the promise you made last night will become a joke in the future. You've been getting plastic surgery in the past few years just to get a chance to play the second female lead in the future."
"I'm not kidding you either. She should be lucky in two or three years."
"Why?"
"The character '遇' (encounter) has a '走' character in it, meaning 'walk' (a procession), which means 'unlucky' for three years, and you're doomed."
"Master Wan, I recorded it. Don't deny it later."
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Half an hour later, we arrived at the Provincial Opera Troupe.
Baiyun had been here many times before. He led me to the back door of the courtyard. After passing through an archway, we saw a river. Along the riverside stood a number of waterfront pavilions. They were all teahouses.
Bai Yun said, "Go left and it's 300 meters away."
Captain Gu, dressed beautifully, stood downstairs with a cheerful face: "Welcome, Masters."
I looked up and saw a plaque hanging above: The Beauty Living by the Water.
"Captain, this is a really good name."
As she led us upstairs, she asked, "Give me a reason."
"By the waterside, in the attic, a beautiful woman stands by the window, making Ximen Siping's imagination run wild. He waits every day for you to fall off the clothesline."
"Ximen Siping?"
"Yes, Ximen Qing, courtesy name Siping."
Captain Gu laughed so hard that he burst into laughter. Then he punched me on the shoulder and said, "You are even more of a scoundrel than Teacher Bai."
Bai Yun feigned anger and asked, "When have I ever been rude to you?"
We went up to the third floor. She led us into a private room. My eyes lit up. She was a cultured person after all. This idea was so poetic.
It's called a private room, but it's actually an open-air balcony with wooden floors and three wrought iron fences, flanked by bougainvillea, spider plants, and red chrysanthemums.
I said, "Come here, beautiful lady, lean on this railing and play 'Appointment After Dusk'. I wonder how many Ximen officials will come to listen."
"Have a seat." Captain Gu said with a smile as he moved a stool: "Teacher Bai introduced you as someone who can tell fortunes by characters. I thought you were just like the fortune tellers on the street. But you're actually a very cultured person."
Bai Yun said, "When Mr. Chen introduced him to me, I thought he was a gangster. I didn't expect him to be so handsome, suave, and look just like Ximen Qing."
Captain Gu laughed so hard that he covered his stomach and said, "You two crosstalk performers, stop for a moment. I'll make a phone call and ask the three of them to come over."
Captain Gu went out to make a phone call. Then he came back and said, "They're downstairs."
I said, "Don't be too pretty."
Captain Gu tilted his head and stared at me with a wicked smile, knowing that I was not saying anything serious.
Bai Yun said, "Of course the more beautiful the better."
I said to Baiyun, "You're used to seeing these things. I'm a country boy. What if I faint the moment I see them?"
Baiyun laughed out loud.
A voice came from outside: "Ah, who is laughing so happily?"
Three beauties entered one after another.
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