Chapter 151: Returning to the Hometown to Smell the Livelihood
When Tan Wenque heard this, he said jealously: "Big horse, little horse, you can do it! Why don't you wait for me all night." Pen, fun, pavilion www. biqugeγ infoβ
Ma Yushan smiled "hehe" and said, "We just waited for you all night!"
"It's useless to say anything, I'm angry. Tan Wenque pretended to be angry.
Chen Yaoyang smiled and said, "Don't worry about her, let's go upstairs and talk slowly." With that, Chen Yaoyang stretched out his hands and put them on the shoulders of the Ma brothers, and no matter what Tan Wenque thought, he walked straight towards the office on the third floor.
Tan Wenque glared at Chen Yaoyang fiercely, and reluctantly followed.
The office of the attic of "Qinglian Pavilion" is quite tidy, presumably in order to drive away the guests and merchants of "Qinglian Pavilion", the business premises on the first, second and third floors were smashed.
Ma Yushan invited Chen Yaoyang and Tan Wenque to sit at the coffee table, and Chen Yaoyang said: "Dama, I will call you like 'Vermilion Bird' in the future, okay?"
Ma Yushan said: "Of course you can, Brother Chen can call it whatever he wants." β
Chen Yaoyang nodded "um" and asked, "When will the 'Qinglian Pavilion' be able to open?"
Ma Yushan glanced at Tan Wenque and saw that she didn't mean to express her opinion, so he said, "Brother Chen, you don't know anything. The first floor of our 'Blue Lotus Pavilion' is all in the form of renting out shops, allowing merchants to operate their own business. Since that day, the 'Cai Hu Three Bears' brought a group of people to make trouble, and intimidated the merchants if they dared to do business in the 'Qinglian Pavilion', they would beat them once they saw them, and they would also smash their shops. β
When Chen Yaoyang heard this, he said angrily: "These three 'bears', one day, I will settle the old accounts with them." β
Tan Wenque said: "It is inevitable to teach them a lesson, but now no one dares to come to our 'Qinglian Pavilion' to do business, and the income from the rent of the shop will be gone." β
At this time, Ma Yulin brought the boiled water over, and said while making tea: "Brother Chen, the income of our 'Huo Yan Tang' is all dependent on collecting the protection fees of these merchants to make a living, if there is no this income, the brothers of 'Huo Yan Tang' will probably have to drink the northwest wind." β
Chen Yaoyang was taken aback when he heard this. His surprise was not that there was no income, but that he didn't expect that there was only one 'Qinglian Pavilion' on the site of "Huoyan Hall". Chen Yaoyang said suspiciously: "Is there no other territory in 'Huoyan Hall'?"
Ma Yushan asked and replied: "It's not nothing, when Tan Siye was here, there was still a casino at the Sixteen Pu Wharf, and there were several 'chicken nests' around the 'Tanfu Courtyard', but now they have all been occupied by the 'Cai Hu Three Bears'." β
Ma Yulin added: "Yes, Brother Chen. If it weren't for the eldest lady and our brother to bring manpower to the 'Cai Hu Three Bears', maybe even the 'Qinglian Pavilion' would be gone. β
Chen Yaoyang nodded to show that he understood, and then said to Ma Yushan: "You continue to talk about the situation of 'Qinglian Pavilion', I want to understand it well." β
Ma Yushan said "um" and continued: "The second floor of the 'Qinglian Pavilion' is mainly for breakfast, afternoon tea and all kinds of dim sum, and there is also a special seat for watching operas and listening to music......
"Wait, what kind of performances does 'Qinglian Pavilion' have to attract the attention of the guests?" Chen Yaoyang interrupted Ma Yushan and asked.
Ma Yushan asked and hurriedly replied: "We will invite famous artists in Beijing or Tianjin and popular local artists in Shanghai, such as drums, pendants, storytelling, cross talk, etc., and let them perform on stage in turn." β
"Hmm" Chen Yaoyang nodded: "Is the cost of hiring an artist high?"
Ma Yulin replied: "There are two kinds of artists hired by 'Qinglian Pavilion', one is 'silver', and the other is 'share money'. β
"'Silver' and 'money'? I don't understand, you can make it clear. Hearing this, Tan Wenque asked puzzled.
Ma Yulin replied: "'Baoyin' is paid to the artists who perform in the 'Qinglian Pavilion' all year round, and it is issued once a month, and the hiring fee is mutually agreed upon by the artist and us. And the 'share money' is only given to artists who perform in the 'Qinglian Pavilion' for a short period of time, and under normal circumstances, it is cleared every day. One 'share money' has two copper plates, and ordinary artists can get up to six 'share money' in a day, and famous actors will get more. β
Chen Yaoyang nodded when he heard this: "I understand, 'Baoyin' is the 'monthly salary' in our hometown, and 'part money' is 'temporary salary'. β
When Tan Wenque and the Ma brothers heard this, they didn't know what they meant, but they felt that Chen Yaoyang could understand it.
Chen Yaoyang continued to ask: "Does the income on the second floor depend on refreshments and performances?"
Ma Yulin said: "No, in addition to the income from refreshments and performances, there is also some 'pheasant' to attract guests. β
Tan Wenque continued to ask Ma Yushan and said, "Dama, tell me about the situation on the third floor and tell Chen Yaoyang about it." β
"Yes, Miss. Ma Yushan continued: "This third layer was originally used for the sale of tobacco and soil, but later the government banned the sale of opium and the opening of tobacco houses. As a result, the third floor is now used for cigarettes from all over the world. The previously renovated smoke house rooms are temporary places for 'pheasants' and guests to be merry. β
Chen Yaoyang smiled slightly and said, "This third floor is like a hotel in our hometown, you can stay and go as you go. β
Ma Yushan heard this and said, "It's almost." β
After listening to the Ma brothers' introduction to the 'Qinglian Pavilion', Chen Yaoyang said: "I already understand what you said, as for when the 'Qinglian Pavilion' will open, let me think about it for a few days, you want to post a notice outside the 'Qinglian Pavilion', just say that the interior decoration of the 'Qinglian Pavilion' will be closed for a few days." β
The Ma brothers replied in unison: "Yes." β
Tan Wenque added: "You guys are going to hire some craftsmen these days to renovate the 'Qinglian Pavilion'. β
Ma Yushan responded: "Okay, eldest lady." β
Chen Yaoyang stopped when he heard this: "Don't be in a hurry to decorate first, wait for me to go back and think about it before making plans." β
"Then why are you posting a notice for the interior decoration?" Tan Wenque looked at Chen Yaoyang and asked inexplicably.
Chen Yaoyang explained: "This is just to let the people in Shanghai know that the reason why 'Qinglian Pavilion' is closed is because it is going to be renovated, not because of Cai Wanjin. After that, he explained to the Ma brothers: "Big horse and little pony, I have one more thing for you to do." β
When the Ma brothers heard this, they said in unison: "Brother Chen, please command." β
Chen Yaoyang explained: "You help me find two people, one is the driver who pulls the rickshaw, named Liu Jinshui, and the other is Du Yuesheng from the Sixteen Shop Wharf." β
"Yes, Brother Chen. The Ma brothers replied in unison.
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