Chapter 309 Considerations for Volume C
Of course, Liu Xianglian did not explain to Xue Pan, but to Feng Ziying, but Xue Pan on the side was still very happy to hear this. He felt that the other party paid attention to him.
“Yanzi Tower?” Feng Ziying was even more surprised.
Didn’t Liu Xianglian say that he was playing tickets at Yaoliang Pavilion? Why did he go to Yanzi Tower again?
Isn't this Yanzi Tower, Mingyue Tower, and Yaoliang Pavilion all competing with each other?
Seeing that Feng Ziying was even more curious, Liu Xianglian coughed awkwardly. It was hard to explain in front of Xue Pan, so she just said: "Brother Yu, I still have some things to discuss with you. It's what you said last time..."
What you said last time? Only then did Feng Ziying react.
Liu Xianglian seems to be tempted. The theater market in Beijing is huge. He may have been inspecting it during this period and now has an idea, so that's why he acted like this.
This is a good thing. If you can build a theater of your own in the capital, let alone profit, in a place where people from all walks of life come and go. If you run it well, you can learn a lot of information that you usually don't know. , this alone is worth it.
Seeing Xue Pan still standing aside eagerly, waiting for a reply, Feng Ziying thought for a moment, if Liu Xianglian wanted to open such a theater in the future, then everyone in the capital city, from the princes and nobles to the traders and footmen, would probably Gotta deal with it.
And the children of public honors like Xue Pan, Jia Lian, and Jia Baoyu are undoubtedly the most important group. Not only can they bring business to the theater, but they also have a wide range of friends and have many friends. However, in the current relatively narrow entertainment industry, There is no doubt that Xingdao is an important group worth winning over.
"Wen Long, since you are so sincere, I will come to the banquet with Brother Xianglian that night. But as for the ugly talk, you are also a descendant of the Xue family after all, so you still have to follow some rules and don't do anything unreasonable all day long. Even if you don't think about it for yourself, you must think about your mother and sister, and the Jia family of Rongguo Mansion. The Forty-nine Cities of the Capital, under the Emperor's feet, are nothing like Jinling. , you still have to be careful, don't let anything happen, even your uncle may not be able to protect you."
If it had been someone else who had said those unkind words of Feng Ziying, Xue Pan would have turned against him, but he really didn't dare to deal with Feng Ziying.
Not to mention the conversation a few days ago, Feng Ziying is now at the peak of her popularity. She can listen to it at any time even when she lives in the Lixiang Courtyard of Jia Mansion. Even when she is fooling around with other friends, she can still hear personal mentions of Feng Ziying from time to time. The envious tone is really different.
In addition, I saw that Liu Xianglian, who was incomparably handsome, was a family friend of Feng Ziying, and I wanted to get acquainted with her. If I hated Feng Ziying, I was afraid that I would never have the chance again.
Seeing that Xue Pan just nodded obediently but did not refute, Feng Ziying felt strange and couldn't help but joked: "Wenlong, I'll finish my words here, but let's not talk about today's matters for the time being. You can turn your back on that day's matters." He ran away and said he would be rewarded generously, and I am waiting for your generous reward."
Xue Pan was stunned for a moment, and then he said carelessly: "Brother Feng, as long as Xue Wenlong can get it, just say it, Wenlong will have to do it for you even if he begs his father to sue his grandma."
Feng Ziying laughed, this guy is really arrogant, his mouth is really unusual, he dares to agree to anything, he waved his hand, "Okay, Wenlong, go back quickly, we will be there on time in the evening That’s the banquet.”
After sending Xue Pan away, Feng Ziying asked Liu Xianglian about going to Yanzilou.
"That's right, after you talked to Brother Yu that day, Brother Yu has been thinking about this matter. As Brother Xian said, it's not an option to just sit back and have nothing. But Brother Yu doesn't want to rely on anyone, and he doesn't have much other preferences. If you can make a living by playing tickets, that’s not a bad idea.”
Liu Xianglian glanced at Feng Ziying and said seriously: "Brother Yu knows that you are thinking about brother Wei. Well, you may have other plans, right?"
I didn't expect Liu Xianglian to think of this, but Feng Ziying didn't hide it, "There are some other considerations..."
Waving his hand to stop Feng Ziying from talking, a smile flashed across Liu Xianglianjun's face, "That's good. Brother Fool is afraid of becoming a burden to Brother Xian. Brother Xian has other plans. Brother Yu will feel at ease, and Brother Xian doesn't have to fight with him. I'm talking about your other considerations. I believe you won't harm Brother Wei. It's just that you also know that Brother Wei likes to make friends and socialize, but you don't know anything about the specific business. And if you really want to build such a theater and theater, I'm afraid that The cost is not small,…”
Liu Xianglian has been in the world for a few years. Although she has returned to the capital city, she is still very sophisticated. She has been carefully calculating the expenses of this theater in the past few days.
After all this calculation, it would cost one hundred and eighty thousand taels of silver to settle down. From the site selection, even if there is an old house, it needs to be renovated and expanded, and facilities added. Then, you have to form your own team and contact other support companies. , and then to build a reputation and win over a group of customers, you also have to have the means to deal with those freeloading bachelors, none of which is simple.
“Do you feel it’s a little difficult?” Feng Ziying smiled and walked into the house with Liu Xianglian, but there was no sign of Yun Shang.
Feng Ziying's small courtyard has also been renovated and expanded outwards a lot, along the original verandah and wing rooms, forming an independent second-level courtyard.
The inner courtyard is appropriately expanded based on the original small courtyard. There are two more wing rooms on each side and a small patio, but the layout of the main hall remains unchanged.
The outer courtyard is newly built. Two wing rooms are specially set aside, and the extra outer wing rooms are added to form a small outer courtyard. Ruixiang and Baoxiang live in this outer courtyard now, and one or two more may be added in the future. The boy comes in.
The inner courtyard has been greatly expanded, but Duan is still dissatisfied. He feels that this can only be temporarily used by Feng Ziying for one or two years. Because Feng Ziying has been studying in the Hanlin Academy and observing politics in the past two years, he has to live in the house, which is incomparable. In the past, when she was studying in the academy, this girl naturally had to make up for it, so she made such a simple expansion.
When Feng Ziying gets married in the future, she will still have to choose another courtyard.
The two of them sat down in the main hall of the outer courtyard, but Baoxiang ran up to pour tea and brought it in.
"Where's Yun Shang?" Feng Ziying now found that she couldn't stay away from Yun Shang. Baoxiang was not stupid, but the tea he was served, whether it was tea or water, didn't taste that good. Baoxiang, who seemed to be honest and honest, seemed to be a little out of his mind.
"Sister Yun Shang has a guest in the inner courtyard." Baoxiang didn't know the situation, and his little eyes always seemed to be awake, and he said cheerfully.
This is something new. Feng Ziying seems to have never encountered Yun Shang's guests before. This girl is almost an orphan in the capital city. Apart from the people from the Feng family, I am afraid that only a few people in the Jia family know her.
Liu Xianglian also knew that Yun Shang was the most proud person in front of Feng Ziying, so she smiled and said: "Ziying, you are not only a big boss now, but your status is also different. Which shujishi in this family has such a powerful person like you?" A maid? Will it still be the same if I become an official and become a master in the future? Auntie also told Brother Yu that she would arrange a maid for you but you don’t want it, so what are you going to do?"
Feng Ziying didn't expect that even Liu Xianglian knew about her affairs, so she waved her hands repeatedly, "Why is my mother nagging about such things to Brother Xianglian?"
"Hehe, Brother Yu still knows what Auntie is thinking, so I hope you can continue the good work of the Feng family as soon as possible." Liu Xianglian laughed, "You are about to turn fifteen or sixteen years old. This There are quite a few fathers at your age out there."
"Let's not talk about this anymore. Let's talk about your business, brother." She waved her hand to signal Baoxiang to step back. Feng Ziying then said: "If Brother Xianglian really has this intention, then of course he needs to plan carefully. Does Brother Xianglian have the skills to choose the site?" Intention?"
"Well, Brother Yu has been working on this for a while, and he has initially selected a few places, but the most suitable one is the garden at the entrance of Nanxunfang Shaojiu Alley." Liu Xianglian pursed her lips, obviously she liked that one very much. "There was originally a dilapidated temple. Later, after the dilapidated temple collapsed, it was taken back by the officials and a mansion was built in the city. Later, during the Guangyuan period, the mansion was given to a minister at that time, but something happened to that minister later. , the whole family was exiled, and several of them couldn't bear the pain, so they hanged themselves before leaving. Therefore, the mansion has been haunted and gradually declined..."
“Official residence?” Feng Ziying frowned, this was not easy to handle.
"No, later even the emperor could not give this mansion to ministers, so it was sold and turned into a theater. However, although this theater is in a good location and occupies a large area, it has not been repaired for decades. It was in dilapidated condition and became a place where a small team practiced before going on stage..."
Liu Xianglian really put a lot of thought into understanding all the situations very carefully, and it seemed that she really wanted to do something about it.
"What do you mean, brother?" Feng Ziying still didn't understand what the other party meant.
"It occupies a large area and is too shabby. The owner was a doctor who became an official in the Ministry of Industry. He later passed it on to his son. His son also wants to sell it now..." Liu Xianglian paused before saying: "Brother Fool, go I’ve seen that if I buy it, a garden like this will need to be renovated and expanded, which will cost a lot of money..."
"A question of money?" Feng Ziying nodded, "How much money does it cost to buy it? What if we renovate it according to the brother's wishes?"
Liu Xianglian had such a forthright temperament that she couldn't explain it now. She pondered for a long time and then said: "It will probably cost two to thirty thousand taels of silver to buy it. That's because the place it occupies is too shabby. There is no room for renovation and expansion." If it’s a big one, it’s estimated to cost 50,000 to 60,000 taels. If it’s a few years old, it’s probably 70,000 to 80,000 taels of silver. But that’s including all the things needed in the garden...”
Nanxunfang Shaojiu Hutong is outside Dong'an Gate. The east entrance of the alley is connected to Ganyu Hutong. To the south is Xipei Hutong and Siyi Hall. To the north is Nailzi Mansion and Ceremony Room. The location is quite good, and it is adjacent to Nanxunfang. , Dashi Yongfang, Qingchengfang, and Mingzhaofang are all home to many wealthy families. It is indeed a good place.
"Brother Xianglian, I'm not afraid of spending money, but have you considered how to run this theater?" Feng Ziying thought for a moment, then slowly said: "It takes so much money, if you give up halfway, or don't make a decent one. Now that the matter has come to an end, it becomes meaningless, and I also intend to find one or two more friends to handle it together, so that it can be done well..."
(End of this chapter)