Seeing that everyone was so busy and the progress was as fast as he had imagined, Xiao Rong did not disturb the group of people but left on his own.
Next, he went to find Yu Shaoxie, who had just gotten up. When he heard that Xiao Rong was here, he knew what Xiao Rong was here for.
He must be here to ask about the progress of the script.
Previously, Xiao Rong asked Yu Shaoxie to find a scholar who was short of money and had lost his conscience to write the story he wanted. Yu Shaoxie found him and asked him every day about the writing progress because Xiao Rong was in a hurry. There was a place called Theater on Baibao Street, near the square. It was Xiao Rong's personal property that he had reserved long ago. The theater was the tallest on the whole street, with two and a half floors. When Baibao Street was built and the anthology was opened, the theater would be opened at the same time.
Yu Shaoxie didn't even swallow the tea in his mouth before he quickly took out the first three acts. Normally, a good play script would take several years to write, but Xiao Rong insisted on this fast food product, so Yu Shaoxie could only do as he was told with a bitter face.
Honestly speaking, Yu Shaoxie had never seen such a crude work in his life. If he were to watch it, he would not be able to control his temper and would probably start cursing at the actors on stage during the first act. …
But Xiao Rong's eyebrows raised higher and higher as he read, and he nodded continuously: "Well written, um, this is a talented person."
Yu Shaoxie: “…” Are you serious?
Xiao Rong was of course serious. He smiled and said, "This man must have gone through a lot of hardships. He even wrote down the voices of the poor. It's really good. There's nothing false or empty, and every sentence is well-made. It's only been half a month since you found him. He can write so much in half a month, which shows that he is very efficient. I'll take these three acts first. One act is performed for ten days, so three acts are enough for one month. But actors still have to rehearse and memorize lines, so they don't have much time. So, in the future, let him send me one act every first and fifteenth day of the month. Then I'll give him a part of the money based on the box office performance. Rewards are motivation."
Yu Shaoxie: “…………”
He really couldn't understand: "Brother Xiao, do you really think this play is so exquisite? But it is clearly shoddy and every sentence is like doggerel--"
Xiao Rong blinked at him: "But the common people can only understand doggerel."
Yu Shaoxie was stunned for a moment, then he shook his head again: "I understand that Brother Xiao is eager to win the hearts of the people, but the collection of essays will be opened soon. If those scholars knew that this theater was opened by Brother Xiao, and the songs sung in it were such vulgar and unbearable words, this-"
This was the second time that Yu Shaoxie hesitated to speak. He had a good impression of Xiao Rong, so he would control his temper in front of him. Every time he hesitated to speak, he was actually swallowing back those sharp words.
Xiao Rong was silent for a while, then he said, "Brother Yu, why did you join the Zhenbei Army in the first place?"
The topic changed too quickly. Yu Shaoxie was stunned for a moment, then answered him: "Your Majesty is brave and powerful, and the Zhenbei Army is at its peak. Looking at the Central Plains, Your Majesty is the only one who can compete with Nanyong."
Xiao Rong: "If the king and the Zhenbei Army had a more noble origin, it would be even more perfect."
After a few breaths, Yu Shaoxie realized that Xiao Rong was using his tone to supplement his unfinished words.
Yu Shaoxie could not help but frown, while Xiao Rong just smiled lightly: "In fact, the king and others have a bad background. This is an ironclad fact. There is no need to hide or deceive. If you want to find people with a worse background than the king and others, they can only be bandits and robbers."
Yu Shaoxie: “…”
Xiao Rong paused, then spoke again: "But this is not a bad thing. It is precisely because the king came from a humble background that he can accept the surrender of most people in the world. Looking at the Zhenbei Army, there are criminals, refugees, foreigners, poor families, Buddhist disciples, and eldest sons of aristocratic families. Such a combination is simply unheard of in other places, but it can be found here. Because the king of a low birth is very tolerant, he will not mind the past of others. Then why can't Brother Yu, who has a high birth, do this?"
Yu Shaoxie stared at him blankly. Xiao Rong smiled again, but stood up. He waved the script in his hand at Yu Shaoxie, then turned and walked out. ...
Xiao Rong looked calm, but actually he felt a little annoyed after coming out from Yu Shaoxie.
He knew what kind of person Yu Shaoxie was very early on. He was a typical scholar and most of his thoughts were aligned with those of scholars. While elevating one class, one would inevitably belittle another, so he thought that it was nothing new that scholars were superior to others.
In the past, Xiao Rong would just let it go after listening to it and would never say these things unnecessarily, because he knew that the possibility of Yu Shaoxie changing his ways was very low. What was more likely to happen was that Yu Shaoxie would have a grudge in his heart from then on, and he would find that Xiao Rong was not the same kind of person as him, and their career as colleagues would become awkward.
In conclusion, he shouldn't have said this, it would have been better to just brush it off. ...But it's too late to say anything now, he's already said it.
Xiao Rong didn't know why, but when he heard Yu Shaoxie's words, he couldn't help but want to speak. Even the doggerel that ordinary people loved to listen to was unbearable to his ears. Then what kind of image did Qu Yunmie and others who didn't even like to listen to doggerel have in his eyes?
In addition, Yu Shaoxie never refuted himself, but he had a different attitude in front of Qu Yunmie. Although Yu Shaoxie rarely criticized Qu Yunmie fiercely in recent times, if something happened that made Yu Shaoxie unhappy, he would still speak frankly.
Qu Yunmie had long been accustomed to this kind of situation. He would usually pretend not to hear it, or scold him and then move on from the subject. Xiao Rong had never paid attention to this before, but today he suddenly realized something.
He thought Yu Shaoxie blamed Qu Yunmie because he was particularly angry, but he was not angry with everyone. Why? Was it because he felt that Qu Yunmie was uneducated, that he knew nothing, and that he was in a high position but not worthy of it, so he was so angry every time he confronted him?
If Yu Shaoxie thought this way, there seemed to be nothing wrong with it, because Qu Yunmie's governing ability was indeed not very good, and it was normal for him to feel angry. But suddenly, Yu Shaoxie's attitude made Xiao Rong uncomfortable.
Clearly Qu Yunmie had changed, but Yu Shaoxie still treated him with the same old attitude, which made Xiao Rong feel a little unhappy.
On the one hand, Xiao Rong felt relieved, but on the other hand, he felt regretful. No matter what Yu Shaoxie's ideas were, he was a practical man in the Zhenbei Army, and he was also very good to Xiao Rong and really treated him as a friend.
Xiao Rong sighed deeply. He leaned against the rockery, unconsciously pulling the leaves of the vines hanging from the rockery with his hands. While he was in a daze, he saw a child passing by out of the corner of his eye. Xiao Rong took a look and then looked away.
A second later, he suddenly realized, isn't that Dan Ran? Why is she here at this time? Shouldn't she be helping in Huichun Hall?
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