"Shao Bai, come."
After a busy day, Wu Shaobai had just arrived at the theater. After entering the waiting room, he was called over by Guo Degang.
"Sir, here you go.“
Thinking that the other party was in a hurry to get the Angong Bezoar Pill, Wu Shaobai took out a brocade box from his pocket.
"Send this medicine to Third Master. Tell him to quickly take it if he suddenly feels uncomfortable anywhere…"
"Hey, okay. Young Master is so thoughtful."
Guo Degang quickly took it and pointed at the chair beside him.
"Have a seat."
"Uh, is there anything else, sir?"
"Yes, Xiao Yue has gone to eat too. You guys can talk about work later. I'll tell you about other things first.”
"Okay, go ahead, sir."
Wu Shaobai obediently sat on the chair.
Guo Degang first put the small box containing the Angong Bezoar Pill into his handbag before looking at Wu Shaobai.
"What did you say about the storytelling?”
"Xiaonian, Xiaonian, I'm going to Shen Yang to become a disciple. I'll seal the box and come back after I pay my respects to my master.”
Hearing Wu Shaobai's words, Guo Degang nodded and continued to ask,
"Aren't you going to study there?"
"Yes, but it's not easy to set the time. Sir, you also know that Teacher Kindness doesn't accept disciples. In the early years, my grandfather treated his throat, and he owed our family a favor. That's why we have this relationship. The old man is now living in Shengyang, so I definitely can't run around. However, my grandfather probably found out about your matter half a year before my performance. He was afraid that I would be bullied if I said that I was a storyteller, so he asked me to find a "root" and take me in separately from teaching.“
"I know that. I understood what the old man meant during the last meal.”
"So, Sir System, what do you mean?"
"Opposite us."
Guo Degang pointed at the door of the house.
"The small theater across the street can't go on anymore. Today, the landlord came to find me. He probably saw that our business was doing well and asked if he was interested in opening a branch. Did your master tell you? Are you preparing to adjust our program list?”
"Yes, yes, I did."
"That's what I meant. There will only be more and more people backstage now, and some of our folk arts peers have actually looked for me a few times…to put it bluntly, they want to find a place to settle down.”
When Wu Shaobai heard this, he immediately reacted and asked,
"Sir, do you want to rent the small garden opposite?”
"Yes, the rent is the cheapest. Secondly…I've persuaded your Grandpa Jin these past two days. The old man will be coming over after the New Year. We have a lot of people in the theater now because of the audience's support, but for us, the programs are actually long segments of crosstalk. Therefore, I plan to turn that place into a library. Liangzi, a few colleagues who will be coming in two days, your Grandpa Jin, me, and a few gentlemen backstage are urging us to open a library. Don't you like this aspect? When my master comes in two days, you can learn from him. The old man has a small problem with his body, so you can also help him recuperate. I spoke to your master in the afternoon and he agreed. I'm asking for your opinion now.”
As soon as Guo De finished speaking, Wu Shaobai immediately nodded.
"No problem. It was mainly about stand-up crosstalk and storytelling, right?“
"Yes, there are more than a thousand traditional crosstalk segments. Nowadays, as the gentlemen get older, many crosstalk segments are already on the verge of being lost. We can't forget our roots even if we're good now, so I plan to dig up some lost things as much as possible. Even if I leave behind images, it can be used as a reference for future generations. The same goes for storytelling. We are a folk art industry. We can't just focus on making money and cause a lot of losses, right?”
"Sir, your words are too accurate. But…can I share my opinion with you?”
Wu Shao Bai said as his eyes filled with admiration, but at the same time, he sighed in his heart.
The person from 11 years ago was completely different from the person from 11 years later.
It really fulfilled what Sir System said back then.
"I once dreamed of a million soldiers…"
The current Sir System was so ambitious that he was bent on reviving crosstalk and traditional culture. However, after the 2011 Beijing Exhibition's " The History of Crosstalk Development," their morale was shattered overnight. Deyun Society's commercial performances began to become more and more commercial. They had more and more money, but their ambitions…
But then again...
In fact, he really approved of the path Deyun Club took after that performance.
Crosstalk was originally a culture that was close to life and originated from life.
Born here, grew up here.
However, Sir System's performance back then was a dream to elevate crosstalk to another level.
However, in his opinion, this kind of dream was indeed a bit of a castle in the air.
Even though he said that both refined and vulgar people would appreciate it, he had chosen to use a performance that had no story line at all for the 2011 Beijing Exhibition. He just wanted to show the audience the history of crosstalk's development in the past 100 years. This performance didn't have a story from a person's perspective. For example, the owner of Teahouse, Wang Lifa, used the joys and sorrows of a teahouse to record the collapse of the dynasty in the late Qing Dynasty. He didn't show it to the audience in a playful crosstalk style.
To put it bluntly, the audience of that performance had come to listen to the crosstalk, but after listening for more than half an hour, they realized that…they were all in the clouds and did not know what was being said at all.
Just by watching a group of people dressed in costumes from different eras perform, their acting skills were not as exaggerated as a drama, and their jokes were not as funny as a crosstalk…Coupled with the rhythm of someone with a heart, the entire audience's cheers completely destroyed this person's spirit.
As a reborn person, Wu Shaobai didn't agree that every step of De Yun Society was right.
It didn't matter who was right or wrong.
But at the very least, he didn't want any accidents to happen when he was involved.
Today was indeed an opportunity.
Although there were some things that he had to let his master say, there were some things that he could use this opportunity to chat with the other party.
Guo Degang was also stunned and asked curiously,
"What opinion? It's okay, child. You always have an idea in your heart. Just say whatever you want.”
"Yes."
Wu Shaobai nodded and sorted out his thoughts…He coughed lightly,
"As for the library…Sir System, are you planning to sell it in the long run? Or was it…the ordinary kind?“
"Hmm?"
Guo Degang was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
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