The book has no strength, the female supporting role just wants to survive

Chapter 309 Visitors from afar

After going upstairs, Jiang Tunan found a seat and sat down. This time, Xiao Mingxu also asked someone to pack up the food from Yuzhu Tower.

"I really don't understand, why don't we just go to Yuzhulou to eat?"

Ji Yiheng looked at the busy Yuzhulou waiter with a puzzled look on his face. Xiao Mingxu made a few vague remarks.

"The atmosphere here is better. Yuzhulou is too noisy."

Xiao Mingrui paused while holding the teacup.

"Please don't step on one and praise the other, and the singing house will stop quarreling?"

Jiang Tunan remembered that Yuzhu Tower seemed to be a joint venture between Xiao Mingxu and Zhuyingge, so Xiao Mingrui could be considered one of the owners.

Suddenly it was a bit funny that the two owners of Yuzhulou were arguing about whether Yuzhulou should be open or not.

“Everything is noisy, but I can listen to music here~”

Xiao Mingxu just wanted to get over this matter quickly, so he changed the subject.

"I see this place has been nicely decorated, so I'm rushing you over to experience it. Look at this stage, how big it is!"

Jiang Tunan looked around the quiet room and asked in confusion,

"Has Nazhe Garden not started business yet?"

"It's a soft opening now, so there aren't many people here, but since I'm a distinguished guest here, I was able to get a private room."

Xiao Mingxu's voice revealed some guilt. In fact, it was because he had conducted trial operation for several days before. There were still some people coming in the beginning, but apart from the song "Pipa Xing" provided by Jiang Tunan, which gave people a bright feeling, the performances of others were no different from those of ordinary brothels and singing houses, so the number of customers decreased again.

"So that's it."

Jiang Tunan had no idea what Xiao Mingxu was thinking, he just waited patiently for the show to begin.

After a while, guests began to come in one after another. Some of them stood in the open space in front of the stage, and some went to the seats on the left and right sides. However, very few people came up to the second floor.

"It seems that no one has booked a private room."

Ye Ruzhen also discovered that the rooms next to their private room were all dark, which meant that no one was inside.

"But why are they standing in the open space?"

Ji Yichen was also a little confused. Xiao Mingxu coughed lightly and explained,

"It's like this. Nazheyuan takes the route of being affordable and close to the people. It can't compete with Changgefang in terms of extravagance, so it takes a different approach and recruits those who are slightly wealthy or minor officials in Kyoto."

"The open space below is for people to stand, which can also expand the capacity to accommodate guests."

Ye Ruzhen nodded.

"No wonder no one has booked the private rooms. It turns out that no one has money."

Xiao Mingxu: Are you polite?

Looking at the structure of the hall below, Jiang Tunan suddenly had an idea. Isn't this the structure of a bar, with a dance floor in the middle, booths on both sides, and a stage above for the lead dancers to stand on.

Jiang Tunan looked at Xiao Mingxu with some admiration. This man's ability in business was indeed a bit ahead of his time.

"If you ask me, the boss hasn't thought this through. Since the prices are affordable, there shouldn't be so many private rooms. He could demolish some of the private rooms on the second floor and install stepped open tables and chairs. This way, it can accommodate more people and reduce costs."

Xiao Mingxu's eyes lit up. Jiang Tunan's suggestion was indeed good, but he couldn't show it in front of so many people. He had to pretend to be calm and said,

"When the time comes, Xiao Nannan, you can go and propose it to Qiu Niang. If it is adopted, the boss behind you will thank you and may give you some gold or something."

Jiang Tunan: Can you be more obvious?

Xiao Mingrui pretended to drink tea, using the teacup to cover the smile on his lips.

...

Outside the Nazhe Garden, two men with golden brown hair looked at the sign in deep thought.

"Is this the one you're talking about?"

"That's right Branwen, I heard there's an excellent performer here."

The man who was speaking had a pair of beautiful blue eyes, deep eye sockets, a high nose bridge, and always had a faint smile on his face.

"If it's still as boring as the last time with that Changgefang thing, I will never allow you to sneak out of the team early next time."

"Don't worry, Branwen. I promise."

The outstanding looks of the two attracted the attention of many passers-by. They looked at each other, then put on a veil hat and walked towards the Nazhe Garden.

As soon as Branwen entered the Nazhe Garden, he saw the unique structure of the hall, which was somewhat different from other singing halls in Kyoto.

"Branwen, this way, I booked a single room."

Dana showed great interest in everything here, and was waving excitedly at Branwen at the stairs.

"Gentlemen, please go upstairs~"

Qiu Niang had already seen the two people who had just come in, because the fabrics they were wearing were obviously not from Kyoto. Anyone who could afford to wear such foreign fabrics must be of high status.

Qiu Niang happily welcomed the guests, thinking that a distinguished guest had come to Nazhe Garden today.

"Go to the reserved single room and take us."

The strange accent made Qiu Niang stunned. Through the floating veil, Qiu Niang saw that their appearance was different from that of the Daxing people.

"So you are a guest from afar, welcome, welcome."

Fortunately, Qiu Niang had seen people of this appearance before. According to her memory, the two people in front of her should be from the Tujia Kingdom.

This country is separated from Daxing by the sea. Perhaps because of the gathering of all nations, the people from Tujia come more frequently.

Branwen raised his eyebrows, seeming to be very satisfied with Qiu Niang's calmness. After all, before this, too many people in Daxing had screamed and shouted when they saw his and his brother's appearance.

"lead the way."

Branwen's deep voice came, and Qiu Niang lowered her head and led the two of them into the single room next to Jiang Tunan's.

"The decoration here is very similar to the previous Changgefang, but it is more thoughtful than Changgefang, which is very good."

Dana nodded proudly.

“Because I picked the place.”

Branwen nodded lightly, and Dana rubbed his hands and looked downstairs expectantly.

Soon, musicians holding musical instruments slowly came down the stairs. Following the rhythm of the leading musician, the dancer at the end danced in the circle formed by the other musicians.

"It's a bit fancy, but it's still the same as Changgefang."

Branwen was a little disappointed, but soon became happy again.

"If everyone in Kyoto is of this level, I believe we will win at the International Conference."

This time, he and his younger brother Dana followed the Tujia team to visit Daxing. In fact, they were ordered by his father, the king of Tujia, to compete with Daxing.

I heard that Emperor Daxing loved music and that the King of Tujia was also a person obsessed with music, so I came up with the idea of ​​a competition.

He heard that before the International Assembly, there was a Hundred Flowers Festival in Daxing, which was for the purpose of selecting music masters from the people, so he and Dina arrived in Kyoto early, intending to test the waters first.

However, he and Dana went to many places, and the only one that made him slightly satisfied was the musicians in Changgefang. However, the music style there was too extravagant, which blurred the emotions of the performers themselves.

"We haven't gotten to the exciting part yet, be patient Branwen."

"Okay, I'll try my best."

In the next room, Qiu Niang was apologizing to Jiang Tunan with a happy face.

"Thanks to Miss Jiang's last visit, we were able to attract customers to our Nazhe Garden. Now people come every day, and our Nazhe Garden is finally on the right track."

On the other hand, Jiang Tunan frowned as he watched the performance below.

"But what's wrong with that?"

Seeing that Jiang Tunan seemed hesitant to speak, Xiao Mingrui asked in a low voice.

"What's wrong, Xiao Nannan? Is the performance bad?"

Xiao Mingxu also heard what Xiao Mingrui said and immediately ran to Jiang Tunan.

“It was a good show, but it went the wrong way.”

Jiang Tunan looked at the stereotyped performances on the stage and shook his head secretly.

"Sister Qiu Niang, is the number of visitors to Nazhe Garden lower than the day before?"

Qiu Niang nodded hesitantly.

“That’s true, but it’s normal for the number of guests to fluctuate from day to day.”

"It's normal to have ups and downs, but if it only goes down and not up, then there's a problem."

Xiao Mingrui quickly grasped the key point of Jiang Tunan's words, and Xiao Mingxu also realized the problem at this moment.

"Is there something wrong?"

Jiang Tunan pointed to the stage.

"Look, don't these performances look similar to what we saw at Changgefang?"

Qiu Niang spoke doubtfully.

"But isn't that what all performances are like?"

Jiang Tunan observed the expressions of everyone in the audience and found that most people showed boredom on their faces.

"But if the performances at Nazheyuan are no different from those at other places, how can we make people feel that Nazheyuan is unique?"

To be honest, Jiang Tunan actually feels that Nazheyuan has great potential for development. Everyone here is very capable. If they take the right track, they will surely surpass Changgefang one day.

Suddenly, the audience became emotional, and everyone in the room looked down. It turned out that it was Kikyo's turn to appear.

"I've also heard from my classmates at the Imperial College that there's a Nanyin girl in the Nazhe Garden who plays the pipa with superb skills, and her performance of 'Pipa Xing' is even more amazing."

Ji Yiheng came forward. Having heard so many people praising this Nanyin girl, he actually became quite interested at this moment.

“Our specialty is Nanyin.”

When Qiu Niang saw the reactions of the people below, she instantly felt more at ease.

"Nanyin became famous because of the song "Pipa Xing" given by Xiao Nannan. If there was no Xiao Nannan, Nanyin would still be Platycodon at this moment."

Xiao Mingxu calmly told the truth, while Qiu Niang remained silent.

Suddenly Qiu Niang bowed her head to Jiang Tunan and spoke sincerely,

"Please give us some advice, Miss Jiang. We will listen to what you say."

Judging from Jiang Tunan’s various planning suggestions for Nazhe Garden, Jiang Tunan is indeed capable of helping Qiu Niang find a better path, so Qiu Niang does not think it is embarrassing to lower her posture and ask for help.

As long as she can ensure that everyone in Nazhe Garden has enough food and clothing, she is willing to give everything.

"Sister Qiu Niang, I don't have the business sense, but I know that the gorgeous and elegant tunes played by Nazhe Garden at this moment are not attractive to the current guests."

"Look at those people standing in the hall. They are the main force of the consumers of Nazheyuan. Most of them are students from certain academies, or businessmen with a little money, or even ordinary laborers."

"If you tell them about the life of luxury and pleasure, it's like eunuchs going to a brothel. They are powerless."

Xiao Mingrui and Ji Yiheng were shocked by Jiang Tunan's unique metaphor and kept coughing. However, Xiao Mingxu was thinking seriously.

"Then what do you think we should play for them, Nannan?"

"Talk about reality."

Just as Kikyo's performance was over, there was a burst of warm applause from the audience.

"But the content of Nanyin's performance doesn't match those people's. Why is it so popular?"

Qiu Niang asked in confusion, but before Jiang Tunan could answer, Ji Yiheng answered first.

"This "Pipa Song" is not about a story of a lost pipa girl who is sad about the passing of time. This "Pipa Song" actually expresses the author's sadness about her own knowledge but lack of opportunities to show her talent."

"Look at the people below. The ones clapping the loudest are the scholars. No matter what the future holds, at least they can relate to it right now."

At this point, Qiu Niang suddenly realized what was going on. Xiao Mingxu said calmly,

“So Nazheyuan must have strict standards for the selection of lyrics and music.”

Qiu Niang secretly wrote down what everyone said. She had a hunch that this was a brand new road.

"In the past, teahouses would put famous poets' poems into music and play them, but other people's poems are ultimately created according to their own thoughts and ideas. What Nazheyuan wants to do is to make the audience feel that this song and this poem are written for them."

In fact, it is to arouse widespread public resonance. After all, it takes literary skills to understand the poet's sentences, and simple lyrics and music can directly touch the hearts of others.

In the other private room, Dana had a satisfied smile on his face, and Branwen also expressed high praise for Kikyo's performance.

"Yes, he seems to be a strong opponent."

"Yeah, yeah, but I don't know what those sentences she sang mean?"

Dana looked at Branwen expectantly, and Branwen replied silently,

"You think I understand?"

Dana pursed his lips. Well, Daxing dialect is indeed difficult to learn. He and his brother can only communicate basically with Daxing people.

"In this place, only this girl is outstanding. The others are no good."

Dana did not refute his brother's words, because what he said was indeed true. It was a pity that the girl stayed here. Perhaps she would have better development if she went to Changgefang?

"In general, people from Daxing do have some strength in music, but we are stronger."

Branwen stood up, straightened the wrinkles on his clothes and prepared to leave. During the few days of observation in Kyoto, he discovered many new musical instruments that he had never seen before, and each of them had its own unique charm.

Therefore, he also admires Daxing's music culture and hopes that the competition will be exciting.

"Leave Dana."

Branwen had already reached the door of the private room, but suddenly heard Dana speak,

"Look, Branwen, there's another girl going up. She's wearing a veil like Miss Nanyin, maybe she's just as powerful!"