After eating something in a hurry, Zhang Yuan took Zhao Xinxin, the newly appointed assistant, and rushed to Guangde Building under Cheng Hao's worried gaze.

When he arrived, Brother Qian was standing at the door smoking and waiting for him.

"You are here at last."

There was a gloomy look on Brother Qian's face, and it was obvious that he was not in a very good mood.

"Are you coming in?"

Brother Qian thought about it and then nodded.

What exactly happened?
Brother Qian mentioned this to Zhang Yuan a few months ago.

The two apprentices he brought with him, Yue Longgang and Kong Deshui, have both been influenced by Deyuan Society for a long time.

There was no training school at that time, and the group was short of people. After all, a branch had just been opened in Zhang Yiyuan, and manpower was needed at that time.

Kong Deshui is actually a smart boy, otherwise Haiwanju would not have arranged him to be a doorman.

The job of a doorman requires good eyesight and a sharp mind.

So after he started learning, he quickly got the hang of it.

After three to five months, Teacher Guo found an opportunity for him to go on stage and perform a very basic crosstalk called "Announcement of Menu".

Lao Guo hid behind the door curtain backstage and listened.

Wow, this kid is good!

Speak clearly and have a loud voice.

After all, he has the basic skills of a doorman, and a doorman also needs to speak with a loud voice. This kid Kong Deshui really has some innate advantages.

The most important part of "Reporting the Menu" is the running line.

Teacher Guo listened carefully and thought that the rhythm was a little lacking, but he still spoke it completely without missing any words.

The performance throughout the show was average, a little nervous, but no major mistakes.

This is my first time on stage, and it’s pretty good.

It made Lao Guo's eyes light up.

"My junior brother has a good eye!"

“What a great kid you brought.”

"You have talent, you are the right material!"

Seeing that the young man performed well, he immediately arranged for Yue Longgang to perform on stage.

And then... no more.

As soon as the fat boy with squinty eyes came on stage and saw the hundreds of audience members sitting below, he broke into a cold sweat before he even opened his mouth.

His lips turned purple, his whole body was shaking, and his mind was blank.

This is just like what many people experienced when they were asked to speak on stage when they were students.

But the students can shiver violently, but he can’t!

How can an actor be stage fright?

He shivered for about a minute before he managed to speak.

Teacher Guo was still listening behind the door curtain. When he heard him open his mouth, he frowned.

His speech was slurred and it was as if there was a sock stuffed in his mouth.

Not only that, but he also speaks with an accent from his hometown.

Compared with Kong De Shui, which came with it, the single mouth strips were far inferior.

In fact, this matter cannot be blamed entirely on Yue Longgang.

He is from Henan, while Kong Deshui is from Hebei.

Compared to him, others have a natural advantage in speaking Mandarin.

What happened next was even worse. He spoke haltingly for two or three minutes without making a single comment.

The audience in the audience immediately shouted "That would be great".

After a burst of "whoa" sounds, Xiao Yue became even more nervous. Even though he was being burned by several spotlights, cold sweat broke out on his forehead.

"Go down!"

"Go down!"

"Go down!"

The audience began to leave.

The little fat boy was petrified and stood on the stage in a daze.

Seeing that the audience was about to hit people with the teacups and bowls in their hands, Teacher Guo quickly came out from behind the door curtain.

"Everyone, I'm sorry."

"This is one of our junior students here."

“Thank you all for giving students the opportunity.”

"I am not very skilled in my craft, please forgive me."

"I will now tell you a story as an apology..."

The audience came to see him and Brother Qian, so when they saw him come on stage, they smiled and applauded, and the matter was over.

But then, Kong Deshui was arranged to go on stage three times a week for actual practice.

Yue Longgang could only continue sweeping the floor and wiping the table while listening to his buddies performing on the stage.

He was already an introvert and became even more inferior.

Moreover, he is the exact opposite of Kong Deshui, in that he is a very capable guy.

On and off stage, the seniors, uncles and grandpas, were all enthusiastic in calling people, serving tea and water, and were diligent and smart, pleasing to everyone.

And what about Yue Longgang?
He keeps his head down when he meets anyone, has no tact and just works very hard.

He is a slow learner and his accent hasn’t been corrected even after a few months here.

Seeing this comparison, everyone who sees him will despise him.

So, what does today's incident have to do with the above?

Early this morning, Brother Qian called me.

Deyuan Society held a collective meeting to discuss whether Yue Longgang should stay or go!

Zhang Yuan already knew that Xiao Yue was the type who was unconventional and slow to catch on.

Now, not only am I still not smart in art, I am also not smart in being a human being.

So before, there were people in the group who kept taking the lead and said they wanted to kick this untalented and incompetent guy out.

Teacher Guo didn't say anything, after all, he was brought here by Zhang Yuan.

However, there were more and more noises, especially from the "Tianjin Gang" who had just joined the group in order to open a branch. Some people kept calling for Xiao Yue to be expelled.

Guo Degang is from Tianjin.

His wife, Wang Hui, is also from Tianjin. She is the fourth-generation successor of the Tianjin Jingyun Drum Bai School and is considered a famous teacher from a famous family.

This group of crosstalk performers from Tianjin was invited by Wang Hui.

Brother Qian explained to Zhang Yuan as they walked.

Logically speaking, Brother Qian could find an excuse not to attend such a meeting.

He is the kind of person who doesn't like to get involved in other people's affairs, so he just keeps his opinion to himself.

But for Zhang Yuan, he not only came, but also informed him and quickly called him over as well.

That’s very nice.

Behind the scenes of Guangde Building, in front of a small house.

Zhang Yuan turned the door handle and walked in.

"He doesn't have that ability, so don't waste your time here."

"We don't need a sweeper."

"Oh, we're discussing hiring a cleaner."

There was someone shouting inside, and Zhang Yuan walked in with a smile and said something loudly.

call……

For a moment, the room seemed to be muted.

Everyone turned their eyes to him, and you could hear a pin drop in the room.

There was a long table in the room. Teacher Guo sat at one end, with the actors on both sides.

The two students named Jinzi and Xiaowei, like Kong Deshui, did not sit down but stood by.

Zhang Yuan glanced at it, then walked to the other end of the table carelessly.

There is someone sitting here.

Zhang Yuan raised his chin towards the person sitting there.

The other party didn't move.

"Why, is your butt stuck to the stool?"

"Would you like me to scrape it for you with a spatula?"

After hearing what he said, this person stood up with a cold face and stepped aside.

After Zhang Yuan sat down, he and Teacher Guo were facing each other at the two ends of the long table.

"Stand up." Zhang Yuan pointed at the person next to him and said, "Give my assistant a seat."

Zhao Xunxun also sat down.

She looked around cautiously.

"Brother Zhang Yuan is so domineering."

"When he came, no one dared to speak."

That's natural.

When the group was just starting out.

He dealt with the hooligans who were causing trouble.

He was the one who handled the report from his colleagues.

Who dares to touch his reverse scale easily?

A person's reputation is like the shadow of a tree. It is useless to brag about it. It depends on the situation.

Zhang Yuan really had "contributed greatly to the society", and none of the people sitting there were as famous as him, so of course no one dared to speak loudly to him.

The two people who "gave up their seats" for him and Zhao Xunxun could only stand, not daring to make a sound.

"Junior brother, you didn't even tell me you were here. I thought you were out of town filming." Teacher Guo said with a smile, "Xiao Wei, go pour your uncle a cup of tea."

"No, I'm not thirsty." Zhang Yuan waved his hand and said, "What are you guys talking about?"

"Let me hear it."

"It just so happens that I rarely have time to come to the club."

"Although I own half of Deyuanshe's shares, I have never had the time to participate in its management, which I feel quite ashamed of."

The room became quieter.

Half of the shares, no participation in management... This is a reminder to everyone.

Brother Qian had also sat down, drank a sip of tea, and watched quietly.

"Go on, keep talking. Everything should be discussed openly. Don't stop just because I'm here." Zhang Yuan waved his hand to the crowd.

"Well, it's like this, junior brother." Guo Degang said with an embarrassed look on his face.

"Yue Longgang's performance has been average recently, and many people in the team are dissatisfied with him."

"So we all gathered together today to discuss whether he will stay or go."

"Where is the person involved?" Zhang Yuan asked, crossing his arms.

"Xiao Yue didn't come."

"Heh..." Zhang Yuan chuckled.

Are we signing the Munich Agreement?

The parties involved are not even qualified to attend the trial.

"Okay, then tell me, I'll listen."

"Everyone, please speak freely. After all, our society is democratic and everyone's opinions are important." Zhang Yuan said with a kind smile.

Everyone here, look at me and I look at you.

In fact, this was a test on Zhang Yuan using Yue Longgang's incompetence as an excuse.

After all, he is too busy to manage the crosstalk club.

Therefore, this is not a question of whether employees stay or leave, but a question of management power.

The sudden layoffs in many large companies are actually a means of infighting among senior management, they are all the same.

The one who wants management rights is none other than the successor of Jingyun Drum.

They discussed it in whispers for a while, making looks at each other.

After a few minutes, finally, a middle-aged man with triangular eyes, a short flat head and a Tianjin accent spoke.

"Let me tell you, that kid..."

"Wait a minute!" Zhang Yuan interrupted.

"What's your last name and your name?" "My name is Wu De."

"Are you also from our Hou family?" Zhang Yuan pretended to be surprised: "My master Hou Yuewen never said that he had a disciple like you."

"I, I am not from a noble family."

"Oh, I think so." Zhang Yuan raised his hand: "Go on."

This person was stunned for a long time.

Brother Qian standing by almost laughed out loud.

"Zhang Yuan is such a bad guy!"

"What this means is that the people of our Hou family have the final say in Deyuan Society. What can an outsider like you do?"

Guo Degang and he are both disciples of the Hou family. Qian Ge’s master Shi Fukuan is the partner of Hou Sanye and also a member of the Hou family.

You are not a disciple of the Hou family, is it your turn to speak here?
We all drive Mercedes and Rolls-Royce, and you drive a Mazda. What qualifications do you have to speak?

At the same time, Guo Degang's mouth twitched.

Because his wife is not from the Hou family either... He understood the meaning of Zhang Yuan's words.

Wu De remained silent for a long time, but the arrow was on the string and had to be shot. Since he had already opened his mouth, he had no choice but to continue speaking.

"This Yue Longgang is stupid and has no rules."

"No vision, no articulation."

"Practice without effort."

"I was chased off the stage as soon as I got on, and the audience almost smashed their tea bowls."

"Yes, yes, yes, you can't even sweep the floor properly." As soon as this person opened his mouth, others immediately followed suit.

“There’s more food!”

"Snoring when sleeping."

“Sweaty feet!”

"Don't take a shower, your armpits will stink."

Zhang Yuan was listening nearby. Anyway, he was sprayed all over from head to toe, inside and out.

Crosstalk performers are language workers, and you can imagine how hateful they are when they start to insult others.

"Everyone has opinions. Teacher Guo, you tell me what to do!"

After spraying for more than ten minutes, perhaps feeling tired, Wu De slammed the table and asked Guo Degang.

Teacher Guo had been watching Zhang Yuan's expression and spoke carefully at this time.

"Junior brother, you brought this person here, what do you think?"

At this moment, as soon as Zhang Yuan opened his mouth, they would use the same words they had just used to shut him up.

If you force such a bad person to stay, then if there are any problems in the club in the future, it will be your responsibility.

Afterwards, even if there are no problems in the group, a bunch of problems will arise around Xiao Yue.

If he is fired at that time, it will further damage his prestige and voice.

But, these crosstalk performers have very narrow eyes!

What they are good at is talking, so they always want to gain an advantage by talking.

And Zhang Yuan is about to tell them what dimensionality reduction attack means.

"Everyone is tired after talking for so long. I also need to go to the bathroom."

"I'll give my opinion in ten minutes."

Zhang Yuan stood up after he finished speaking, without giving them a chance to agree or deny.

Then he whispered a few words to Zhao Xunxun who had been following him.

Zhao Xunxun received the order and walked out.

Not long after, in the back alley of Guangde Building, several old men with Tianjin accents were smoking together.

"Wu De, good job!"

“Not losing face!”

"See what he does!"

Wu De smoked his cigarette proudly, his eyes narrowed into slits with joy.

My "charge" today will definitely be rewarded in the future, so cool!
"Hello, Mr. Wu."

At this moment, Zhao Xinxin came in front of the few people.

He acted like a well-behaved boy, completely putting away his usual heroic and dashing warrior demeanor.

She nodded towards Wu De and smiled sweetly.

"Hello, can I talk to you for a moment?"

Wu Deyi raised an eyebrow.

This girl is so pretty!

Like Shanghai, Tianjin’s water and land docks are where gangsters and thugs come from.

However, the traditional art of crosstalk is full of mixed people.

It is very common that he is an actor when he puts on the gown and flirts with women when he takes off the gown.

Zhao Xinxin’s appearance is not outstanding in the cast of “The Return of the Condor Heroes”, that’s because she is outshined by other beauties like Liu Qianqian and Chen Zihan!

If she were among ordinary people, she would definitely be considered a little beauty.

When Wu De saw her smiling sweetly at him, his heart almost melted.

This is called the desire for disaster has not yet been completely eliminated, but lust has arisen again.

"Hey, what's the matter with you?" He replied immediately.

Zhao Xunxun has been acting for several months and her acting skills have improved a lot. At this moment, she raised her little hand, waved at the other party, then turned her waist and walked to a deserted place.

"Here I come!" The man's soul almost flew away, and he hurriedly followed.

He thought that it must be my words that made Zhang Yuan uncomfortable, so he arranged for his assistant to speak well of me and win me over.

Then I must take advantage of this opportunity!

Trotting to the end of the alley, he turned the corner and stuck his head out.

"Sister, where are you?"

"Here!" A female voice sounded, but it was no longer as gentle as before, but instead carried a bit of heroic spirit.

Then he felt as if the sky and the earth were hanging upside down, and he seemed to be floating.

Wait until he reacts.

His face was already against the ground, and his entire body was pressed against the cold and wet ground.

Zhao Xinxin used a standard small grappling posture to buckle the opponent's hands behind his back, and used his other arm to wrap around the opponent's neck, making him not only unable to move but also unable to shout.

"Being the first to stand out will cost you a price."

At this time, Zhang Yuan came slowly towards them from not far away, holding a cigarette in his mouth.

He chuckled in his heart. When he was talking to Yang Buting before, he was still thinking that with his weak arms and legs, he must not take sides and interfere in the internal struggle of China Film.

Unexpectedly, some fool dared to intervene in the internal struggle of Deyuan Society.

Looking at the other person's arms and legs, which were firmly locked by Zhao Xunxun, he had only one thought.

"This 10,000 yuan salary is well spent."

"You, what are you going to do..." As soon as the man on the ground opened his mouth, Zhao Xunxun grabbed him hard, and he immediately rolled his eyes and closed his mouth.

Zhang Yuan squatted beside Wu De, took out the burning cigarette butt from his mouth, and pointed it towards the other's eyes.

As soon as he closed his eyes, his heart began to beat wildly.

But after a long while, he didn't feel the pain of burning skin and flesh, so he opened his eyes.

Zhang Yuan had already pressed the cigarette butt on the ground less than two centimeters away from his cheek.

A charred circular mark immediately appeared on the moss-covered ground.

Wu De would never have thought that this disciple of a noble family and a movie star would actually take direct action!

nonsense!

A gentleman uses words instead of fists, because he cannot defeat the opponent.

With overwhelming strength, who would want to talk to you?
"I'll give you two ways now."

"One, I have 50,000 yuan here, take it and go back to Tianjin, immediately, now."

"And you are not allowed to return to the imperial capital or Deyuan Society again."

"The next day, I'll give you the 50,000 yuan as medical expenses."

"I'll find an ambulance to take you back to Tianjin."

"You choose." Zhang Yuan lit another cigarette: "Give me your answer before I finish this one, otherwise I will assume that you choose the second one."

The man on the ground thought about it for a moment.

Fifty thousand yuan for medical expenses...what will that lead to!
How many bones would have to be broken to pay that much?

In those days, this was the only compensation you could get if you were paralyzed on one side of your body in a car accident.

Then I thought about it again, fifty thousand yuan!

I only earn a few thousand yuan a month at Deyuan Society, but this is equivalent to more than a year's salary!

He glanced at Zhang Yuan, who looked extremely relaxed and even hummed a Peking Opera excerpt.

He glanced at Zhao Xunxun, who had a serious expression but was not surprised at all.

The man swallowed hard.

He knew that these two were not bluffing, they were serious!

More than ten minutes later, in the small meeting room.

"Why haven't you come back yet?"

"Isn't he running away?"

"Hey hey hey..."

Many members of the "Tianjin Gang" started laughing when they saw that the break time had passed but Zhang Yuan had not returned yet.

Only Guo Degang and other people who were more familiar with Zhang Yuan had gradually become gloomy.

"Oh, I had a stomachache and came back a little late."

Not long after, Zhang Yuan returned with a smile, but Zhao Xinxin did not follow him.

She went to "send" someone off.

"Okay, let's continue chatting."

"Oh, by the way, it's my turn to express my opinion, right? Then I'll tell you..."

"slow."

As soon as he opened his mouth, someone interrupted him.

"Not everyone has arrived yet."

"Yes, Wu De hasn't come back yet."

They must wait for the brother who took the lead against Zhang Yuan just now to come back, after all, he is the main attacker.

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to say that." Zhang Yuan said with a warm smile, clapped his hands to attract everyone's attention.

"Wu De just found me and said."

"He voluntarily withdrew from Deyuan Society and will not come again."

"They should have headed straight to the bus station to return to Tianjin by now."

"Alas, he's a very good actor, what a pity."

call……

Just like when he first entered the room, everyone fell silent again.

He just stepped forward to scold the people Zhang Yuan brought with him, and after more than ten minutes, he disappeared?
There were no fools present, so they naturally knew that the claim of voluntarily withdrawing must be a lie.

It must be Zhang Yuan who forced him away!
Everyone's body froze.

They didn't expect that this young actor would act so swiftly and ruthlessly!
Anyone who dared to go against his wishes would be taken away directly without any hesitation or consultation with others.

Our community values ​​democracy... Everyone remembered what he had just said.

Who are the people of Deyuan Society? They have the final say. Isn’t this democracy?
"Okay, now everyone should be here." Zhang Yuan stood up, supported his hands on the table, and continued speaking.

"My advice is."

“Young people should be given more opportunities.”

“Give more time to study.”

"You can't deny a person's whole life just because of one failure."

"Whether someone has talent or not cannot be determined in a few months, and it is not something we can decide."

"So, I think Yue Longgang should stay."

Having said this, his eyes swept over everyone present one by one.

Most of these people avoided his gaze or unconsciously moved back.

"I've finished what I'm saying."

"Who is in favor and who is against?" (End of this chapter)