Chapter 45: Curiosity
In the evening, the guest house is lively and noisy.
Taking advantage of the Three Kingdoms storytelling boom, Huibin Lou has entered the ranks of high-end restaurants from medium-sized restaurants in Beijing in one fell swoop.
In particular, Mr. Storyteller's quick-talking Lao Li has become the signboard of the Huibin Building at this time.
It is said that in order to win over Kuaizui Lao Li, the owner behind the Huibin Building, even did not hesitate to take out part of the dividends, but also firmly bound the Kuaizui Lao Li, who has the momentum of "the first storyteller in Beijing", to the Huibin Building.
I don't know why, Huibin Lou and Kuaizui Lao Li can always get the latest chapter of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" in the restaurant teahouse next to them and Mr. Storyteller.
The fast-mouthed Lao Li is also a wonderful person, telling three chapters of the story of the Three Kingdoms every day, which is much more 'realistic' than his peers.
After a long time, the advantage gradually turned into a victory, and Huibin Lou and Kuaizui Lao Li both made great profits in the wave of excitement of the Three Kingdoms.
Of course, some of the situations behind the scenes can't be concealed.
For example, the proprietor of Huibin Building is the Xue family, who has recently arrived in Beijing from Jinling, and there is an inexplicable connection between Kuaizui Lao Li and Huiyou Bookstore, which publishes "Romance of the Three Kingdoms".
These things are not publicized, there is a way to find out the existence of these, and the most interesting thing is the Three Kingdoms Commentary, as for the rest, it is not important at all.
In other words, the symbol of Huibin Building's promotion from a mid-range restaurant to a high-end restaurant is that almost all the private rooms on the second floor are occupied by powerful people and wealthy businessmen.
Entertainment activities in this era are really poor, and for some existences, the Qinglou Opera Garden is like their own back garden, and it has long lost its freshness and interest.
As soon as the Three Kingdoms Commentary came out, with its passionate and exciting plot, it suddenly attracted some existence, and listened to the Three Kingdoms Commentary as a rare pastime.
Not only that, but some of the plots in the story of the Three Kingdoms are also worth discussing, and they are even recorded in the history books, which is rare.
The intrigues and tricks in it, as well as the battlefield battles, to be honest, have some merits, and in the eyes of the discerning people, they can even be applied to the current disputes in the court.
This kind of understanding even made some court bigwigs 'shocked', which naturally attracted more upper-class people who were keen to listen to the Three Kingdoms commentary.
Even the author of the Three Kingdoms, 'Cong Sanshao', quietly entered the eyes of some court bigwigs, but Jia Cong himself and Rongguofu were not aware of it.
Didn't Tang Taizong say, 'Taking history as a mirror can know the rise and fall', in the eyes of some bigwigs, the 'Cong Sanshao' who can write the 'Three Kingdoms' at least has the qualifications to talk about certain things.
Jia Cong doesn't know this, if he knows, he will definitely show a full 'aunt smile', this is what he wants.
It's just a pity that Rongguo Mansion has been marginalized by the court, and he can't detect these very secret changes at all.
What's even more strange is that the rest of the top nobles who are also members of the Hachiko family don't mean to remind them at all.
Even, even touting the 'potential' of the 'Cong Sanshao', the 'potential' descendant of the noble group, did not put it into action.
It can only be said that Rongguo Mansion is really lonely.
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Originally, the Three Kingdoms Commentary had already been finished, even if Jia Cong poured water according to the online novel model when he wrote "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", there were only about 120 chapters in total, and it would be finished in about 40 days.
The shopkeeper of the Huibin Building, as well as the fast-talking Lao Li, was worried about the decrease in the 'audience', but he didn't expect those old customers to still come to the door on time during dinner time in the evening.
The power of habit is powerful!
Those old guests who were accustomed to listening to the commentary in the Huibin Building, including the dignitaries who had chartered the private room on the second floor, still came according to their habits.
This is the first day after the end of the Three Kingdoms Commentary, and if there is no new content to attract them, I believe that the business of Huibin Building will be greatly affected from tomorrow.
No, there was already a small servant next to the 'distinguished guest' on the second floor who asked: "What is the joke today, or will you say the Three Kingdoms again?" ”
All of a sudden, it attracted the attention of all the guests, and even the noise was a little smaller.
"Rest assured!"
The fast-mouthed Lao Li walked up to the platform set up in the center of the restaurant, sat down and smiled leisurely: "My Lao Li has also become a little famous recently, how can he do such a thing that has fallen into disrepute?" ”
"Then what are you talking about today, the former Sui and Tang Dynasty heroes?"
"If it's a hero of the Sui and Tang Dynasties, then don't talk about it, I'm tired of hearing the story!"
"That is, it's best to be able to catch up with the Three Kingdoms with a novel story!"
"Lao Li, don't smash your signboard!"
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For a while, the guests in the guest building spoke one after another, and the entire first floor was noisy.
Even the VIP private room on the second floor followed suit, without the reserve of a 'superior person' at all, which shows how attractive the Three Kingdoms Commentary is.
"Haha, don't worry!"
Waiting for the hustle and bustle of the Huibin Building to slowly subside, the fast-mouthed Lao Li slowly picked up a manuscript and said with a smile: "The freshly baked Three Kingdoms Commentary, 'Cong Sanshao' can't stand my Lao Li's begging, so I wrote a hidden story behind the Three Kingdoms!" ”
The hidden story of the Three Kingdoms written by Cong Sanshao!
The whole Huibin building was quiet suddenly, and then it was even more noisy and lively.
It can be said that almost all the guests present are surrounded by 'Cong Sanshao', and they are naturally very curious and looking forward to the new book of this famous novelist.
In particular, Kuaizui Lao Li also explained that this is a hidden story about the Three Kingdoms.
What hidden stories can the Three Kingdoms have, isn't it already finished?
Ordinary listeners may not care, but some of them have flexible minds and some life experiences, but they know that there are too many secrets hidden in the story of the Three Kingdoms.
For example, on the second floor of the Huibin Building at this time, the guests who were familiar with each other simply gathered together, and when they heard the words of the fast-mouthed Lao Li, they all showed a look of surprise on their faces, looked at each other, and showed a strange smile.
"Could it be that the concubine in the big house of Rongguo Mansion really wrote the 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', so he has a great understanding?"
"I really can't say, although many stories of this 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms' are fictional, it is inevitable to consult historical materials such as 'Romance of the Three Kingdoms', maybe you can really see some famous halls!"
"If that's the case, then this kid is amazing, those things behind the Three Kingdoms, even if they are applied to the current court, are also suitable!"
"That's true, I didn't expect the Jia family to have such a character!"
"So what, even if that kid has the ability to mix officialdom, but you don't know what Rongguofu looks like, it's difficult for that kid to take the imperial examination, and it's even more distant as for his future, otherwise he won't need to write novels and stories to make money and improve his life!"
"What, you old guy quietly checked that kid's details?"
"Don't say it so ugly, it's like you haven't checked, it's really hypocritical!"
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