Chapter 21 Section five

There are many people around the notice board, pointing and discussing.Someone made a calculation. If you want to watch forty-five magic tricks without landing, even if you can buy tickets every time, it will take fifteen days. It will take a month to wait for the next round, and if luck is worse, it will take at least half a year to finish watching.For each magic show, there are 200 people who can sit in the full game, 600 people a day, and only 9,000 people in 15 days. It's hard to find a ticket! As soon as this account is clear, some "scalpers" who sell tickets and sell things in Tianqiao will first smell the smell of copper. The scalpers have existed since ancient times. They specialize in buying and selling rare goods to make a difference. There are hundreds of tickets in the museum every day, and if you get three or five tickets, you can make money if you sell them.The "scalpers" who speculate in buying and selling like to do this kind of thing. The more Zhang Xian's magic tricks are hyped to the sky, the easier it is for them to sell tickets, and they may earn several times the difference.

The next day, the Ermaozi of Wangfenglou went to buy tickets, but of course he came back empty-handed. He went back to Chen Guo with a sad face and said that as soon as he went, he saw only a long queue in line, many familiar scalpers. They sold them for five times the price, so they didn't dare to buy tickets from them. Chen Guo was so angry that he asked Er Maozi to buy it for five times the price. Er Maozi rushed back and asked, but the scalper had no more tickets, only the front row seat was left, and it cost ten times the price, Er Maozi still didn't have it. If you dare to buy it, come back and report to Chen Guo.

Chen Guo scolded Ermaozi like a dog, and even scolded people who walk on the bridge are really cheap, Zhang Xian is just a juggler, is there such a praise?Juggling has been renamed Magic, is it so good-looking?Lao Tzu Chen Guo has been doing tricks for decades, and when he is in the limelight, he is still one of the eight wonders of the flyover, so how can he get it?At that time, he was no better than a fool Wang who was talking crazy and making fun of boredom.Now that Zhang Xian is out, can the situation of Jujube's decline be reversed?Can tricks be more popular than Beijing opera? Chen Guo was so angry that he couldn't breathe, he slapped the table loudly, and cursed in his heart: "No! I want to see Zhang Xianneng become famous for a few days! Forty-five magic tricks? A joke! Lao Tzu's There are only a dozen or so who have been handed down from the patriarch! You have to practice hard every day, and only seven or eight can perform well on the big stage! They are all things that everyone is tired of watching! Zhang Xianneng has forty-five It's a joke! It's a big joke! As long as a game goes wrong and people give up, you just wait and cry! Mom, let me watch it, I don't even bother to watch it!"

Chen Guozhen gave up on Zhang Xian?That is absolutely impossible.Chen Guo already understood that Zhang Xian suddenly reappeared and performed in the remodeled Yueke Magic Hall. I am afraid that inviting Zhang Xian to Wangfeng Tower would be impossible.Since you can't do it now, then curse Zhang Xian for failing, and once you get a bad reputation, it will be much easier to talk to Zhang Xian. No matter how much Chen Guo cursed, it was useless.The three magic performances at the Yueke Magic Hall on the second day were still a great success, and even more so on the third day. The news that "Zhang Xian, the strange man from Tianqiao, reappears, and the magic in Yueke Magic Hall is amazing" has spread like wildfire, spreading all over the streets and alleys.For a while, tickets for Yueke Tea House became a scarce commodity in the Tianqiao area, and it was hard to find a ticket. Those who had gone to Zhang Xian's performance showed off their ticket stubs everywhere, and felt that their faces were covered with gold, which made people extremely envious.Some even started to buy ticket stubs, intending to collect tickets for forty-five games, which may be a good collection. Zhang Xian will become a big celebrity in the future, and he will be able to sell for a lot of money in the future.

At noon on the third day of the opening of the Yueke Magic House, it was the busiest time in the Tianqiao area. A parade makeup team walked past the gate of Wangfeng Building, playing and singing, with drums and gongs blaring, holding up the "Yueke Magic House" ", shouting words such as "Zhang Xian's magic is wonderful, men and brothers, go and see it", which is very ostentatious. The parading team obviously wanted to demonstrate in front of Chen Guo, and walked in front of the Wangfenglou gate several times before giving up. Chen Guo was so angry that his seven orifices were filled with smoke. Didn't this make it clear that he wanted to provoke?Zhang Xian, you are so brave, you dare to bully me?Is it true that I am a sick cat?Chen Guo was filled with anger, and vowed to show Zhang Xian a good look.

So after Zhang Xian's evening performance, Chen Guo couldn't sit still any longer, and even the guests in the Wangfeng Building were talking about Zhang Xian's magic tricks.Chen Guo put on his coat, lowered the brim of his hat, left the Wangfeng Building, and walked outside quickly. Chen Guo did not go to the Yueke Magic Hall, but to the home of Boss Zhao Guangyao, Debao Building, and the Debao Building and Wangfeng Building are equally famous, one is at the east entrance of the Tianqiao, and the other is at the west entrance. Feng Lou is better at juggling performances, and Debao Lou's cross talk is full of famous artists.On weekdays, Chen Guo and Zhao Guangyao didn't have much contact with each other. Although they didn't like each other, because the two families were far away, there was no major conflict.

When Chen Guo arrived at Debao Building, Debao Building was about to close. Chen Guo notified his name, and the man in charge of Debao Building didn't dare to neglect, so he hurried in and notified Zhao Guangyao. At this time, Zhao Guangyao was in his study room discussing Zhang Xian's affairs secretly with Sun Chengde, the owner of Anleju, and he was quite surprised to hear that Wangfenglou Chen Guo came to visit him.Boss Zhao and Boss Sun both thought it was strange for Chen Guo to come. Boss Sun wanted to leave, but Boss Zhao refused to let him, saying that we would come and meet Chen Guo for a while to see what medicine he sold in his gourd.

Boss Zhao personally went to welcome Chen Guo into the study, and when the three of them met each other, they were hypocritically polite. Chen Guo sat down, chuckled, and said, "Boss Anle Jusun is also here, that's great! I don't have to go to the Three Treasures Palace for nothing!" Boss Zhao smiled and poured tea for Chen Guo, and said, "Boss Chen, we are all colleagues, so you may as well speak up if you have anything to say." Chen Guo took a sip of tea, said good tea, put down the teacup, sighed, and said, "Boss Zhao, Boss Sun, how do you think the business has been in the past two days?"

Boss Zhao gave a dry laugh and said, "It's okay, it's okay, nothing major has changed." Boss Sun also said: "Thanks to Boss Chen, the small shop is still in business." Boss Zhao followed up and asked, "Boss Chen, you didn't come to care about these things, did you? Hehe." Chen Guo knew that these two people were cunning and cunning, and if he didn't open the skylight to speak honestly, the two of them would never pick each other up anyway, and they could talk nonsense all night. Chen Guo said: "Both of you know Zhang Xian, right?" "Oh?" Boss Sun and Boss Zhao looked at each other and said in unison, "I know! Of course I know."

Chen Guo asked: "Have you two seen Zhang Xian's magic trick?" Boss Zhao asked back: "Boss Chen, have you been there?" Chen Guo secretly scolded Zhao Guangyao for being an idiot, and he didn't want to suffer at all, so he said, "I'm ashamed, it's hard to get a ticket for the Yueke Magic Hall, and I can't make a reservation, so I haven't gone." Boss Zhao and Boss Sun said "oh" again, and Boss Sun said, "Oh, Boss Chen, then you really should go and see it. Boss Zhao and I booked a private room this afternoon and watched a magic trick by Zhang Xian. "

Chen Guo hurriedly asked: "How is it?" Boss Zhao said: "I have to admire it. If I don't go, I don't know. I went to see it once, as if I was addicted to smoking opium, and I want to watch the next one. Zhang Xian's tricks are so beautiful It's so wonderful, it's really hard to describe! If I didn't have to take care of my own business, I would really have to watch the next show. Boss Chen, I don't know if I should say something or not?" "Please speak, please speak, but it doesn't matter!" Chen Guo laughed. Boss Zhao said: "If Zhang Xian can perform forty-five non-repetitive tricks in a row, I'm afraid Boss Chen's Wangfenglou's limelight will be robbed by him." Chen Guo secretly scolded, this bald Zhao Zhao Wangba is obviously trying to squeeze me. Chen Guo thought so in his heart, but he said: "Boss Zhao thinks that Zhang Xianneng plays forty-five consecutive performances without repeating the same thing? Is this something we have never heard of?" Boss Zhao said: "Actually, I don't believe it either, but after seeing Zhang Xian's tricks, I really feel that everything is possible." Boss Sun continued: "Boss Zhao is right. That Zhang Xian is definitely a strange person. The more people don't believe it, the more he will realize it." Chen Guo said: "This is really bad! Today, all the guests in the Wangfeng Building are talking about Zhang Xian's affairs. If this continues, the appetite of the guests will be swayed by Zhang Xian, and our business will not be easy. That's right. Boss Zhao, don't you have a distant relative who has a good relationship with Li Fengren? Can you find out and ask Zhang Xian if he's a resident or a shareholder?" Boss Zhao said: "I really asked about this matter. At noon, Li Fengren said hesitantly that Zhang Xian was a shareholder! The money for rebuilding the Yueke Teahouse was all paid by Zhang Xian." Boss Sun sighed: "Now I want to recruit Zhang Xian, but it is extremely difficult! Others have bought shares, and unless we cut the flesh and give him dry shares, he will be able to come out." Boss Zhao said: "Boss Chen, why don't you tell me that I, the guest in Debao Building, are all talking about Zhang Xian today." Boss Sun followed up and said, "The same goes for Anleju." Chen Guo clasped his fists and said, "Boss Zhao, Boss Sun, Chen Guo is here today to chat with you about Zhang Xian." Boss Zhao clasped his fists in return, and said, "What's your opinion, Boss Chen?" Chen Guo said: "Do you two feel that this Zhang Xian is a bit too arrogant?" Boss Zhao and Boss Sun were stunned for a moment, and said one after the other: "It's arrogant! It's too arrogant!" Chen Guo said: "This Zhang Xian, what do you think he is? Even if he really has forty-five fresh tricks, he didn't even hand us an invitation card on the first day of opening, and he simply doesn't take us seriously. Ah! He didn’t know what method he used. He bought a lot of gossips and yelled for him everywhere. It’s true that he charged tickets, but he didn’t allow reservations. He just sold tickets one game at a time, deliberately looking for scalpers The price of the ticket makes the tickets very affordable. Not only that, but did you two see that at noon today they gathered a bunch of idlers and played gongs and drums on Tianqiao Street, and they simply ignored us!" Boss Zhao followed Chen Guo's momentum, and said bitterly: "It's really outrageous, too arrogant! If you don't warn him and let him restrain himself, is there really no one on the bridge?" Boss Sun said: "But with Zhang Xian's current momentum, it will spread around the Tianqiao area tomorrow, and in four or five days at most, it will spread throughout Beiping City. If it reaches the ears of some dignitaries, they will come to support Zhang Xian. Let him get into the relationship, then we will be dumb and eat coptis, and we can’t tell the hardships! Boss Chen, I heard that Duan Shizhang Duan likes to watch magic tricks. If Duan Shizhang knows, Zhang Xian will show his unique skills when he comes To please Duan Shizhang, Uncle Duan, then..." What Boss Sun said hit Chen Guo's heart. Chen Guo was afraid. What he was afraid of was that Zhang Xian's name would reach Duan Shizhang's ears one day. Chen Guo immediately took Boss Sun's words, and said harshly: "That will not benefit any of us! We can't just watch Zhang Xian grow up!" Boss Zhao said ghostly, "Boss Chen, what are you going to do?" Chen Guo said: "If Boss Zhao and Boss Sun can join me and give Zhang Xian a big blow, no matter how hot his fire is, we can also kill him!" Boss Zhao leaned down and said in a low voice, "Boss Chen, you came at the right time. Both Boss Sun and I have the same meaning." Chen Guo chuckled, leaned down, and said in a low voice, "I mean, since we joined hands, then we'll just..." The three profiteers huddled together and nodded when they heard Chen Guo's plan to punish Zhang Xian.