Confessions of a Salesman

Chapter 701 Encounter with Yu Ling
The actors on the stands not only sing well, but also express their voices and emotions. Once they are not inferior to the drama actors, the props on the stage are very simple, a table, two chairs, and no big background. I think this is convenient for the actors on the stage. Flip and move.

After watching for a long time, he curiously asked the old man next to him in a low voice, "Who is this person on the stage?"

The old man glanced at me, was taken aback for a moment, and said, "You don't understand?"

I hummed and said, "This is the first time I've watched the scene, what are you talking about?"

The old man looked at me again, and sighed: "Young people nowadays, there are too few people watching this! It's a pity, such a good national quintessence!"

I smiled and asked: "Then tell me about it, and spread my understanding of the quintessence of China!"

The old man smiled and said, "Okay! The painted face on the stage is Zhou Yu, who is discussing with Sun Quan, how to lure Liu Bei into the bait?"

I groaned and said, "Is this the Three Kingdoms?"

The old man smiled and said, "You really don't understand at all? This play is about the period of the Three Kingdoms. Sun Quan and Zhou Yu made a plan to trick Liu Bei into getting married, and then hold him hostage. As a result, they were Zhuge Liang saw through it, followed his tricks, made the fake show come true, and gave Zhao Yun three tips, and successfully escorted Liu Bei across the river and returned to Jingzhou."

I groaned, and said gratefully: "I lost my wife and lost my army, right?"

The old man hummed appreciatively and said, "Not bad, he also knows a little history knowledge!"

Afterwards, the old man introduced to me every character on stage, and kept popularizing their singing styles, accessories on their heads and body, and the origins of the actors.The old man was eloquent, and he seemed not to be an old artist, but also an old theater fan.

After a while, the old man excitedly pointed to an actor on the stage and said: "Look, this is Sun Shangxiang, this is a famous actor, you are here today, if you don't usually see it!"

I looked at the stands and asked, "How famous is it? Have you been to the Spring Festival Gala?"

The old man said contemptuously: "Spring Festival Gala? That's a place for everyone, only people like Mr. Demei can go! This character is called Xiaoliang Xiaoluan, and she is one of the most orthodox inheritors of the Liang School. Her apprentices are also spread all over the country. , the most famous one of them is now the vice president of the Central Academy of Chinese Opera, known as the Little Eight Masters!"

I still don't quite understand it, I guess it's quite powerful, but I can't measure how famous it is.This is different from the most popular male and female singers.It can’t be said that you have won silver and platinum record awards, or how many albums you have released.Just guessing, it is probably quite famous.

After listening to an education class on the quintessence of Chinese culture, I really understand a little bit.When I left, I kept thanking the old man, saying that I would definitely come to study again if I had the opportunity, and feel the quintessence of Chinese culture.

It may be rare for the old man to find a fancier as young as me. He held my hand and kept persuading me to listen more and sing along if I had the opportunity to learn.

I nodded vigorously and promised that I must study hard.

After listening to a scene, it took nearly 3 hours. Since the old man was by my side, I was too embarrassed to go to the toilet.After searching around, I found the toilet.

By the time we got out, almost everyone had dispersed.

Just as I was about to walk out of the theater, someone stopped me from behind: "Little Mr. Chen! Why are you here?"

I turned around and saw that the famous actor Sun Shangxiang who was singing on the stage just now was taken aback for a moment, then looked around, no one?Is this calling me?

The famous actor walked a few steps towards me, saw me stunned, and said with a smile: "You don't know me? We just met today?"

I slapped my forehead and said, "Yu Ling? Ah, Mr. Tao! This... I can't recognize it! Didn't see it, your name is on the list of actors? I paid special attention to it!"

Yu Ling smiled and said, "That's my real name. The names on this list are all stage names. How could you see that? Come with me, I have to remove my makeup first!"

Her dressing room is independent, not with other actors. It can be seen that this theater still attaches great importance to her.

After entering the dressing room, her famous actor apprentice was waiting for her. Yu Ling sat down and asked, "Is there any problem with my performance just now?"

The apprentice replied: "I can't keep up with the second line of the third aria, but I don't see any problems with the rest!"

Yu Ling hummed and said: "I'm old, I can't do it anymore! I can't keep up with my breath! It seems that after this month's performance, I really have to close the mountain!"

The apprentice persuaded: "Master, how old are you? It may be that during this period of time, you have performed too frequently, and even young actors can't do it. Just take a break!"

Yu Ling nodded slightly and said, "Maybe?"

The apprentice started to remove her makeup, and I sat on the side and asked boredly: "I just heard a fan of yours call you Mr. Xiao Liang? Is that your stage name?"

Yu Ling smiled and said, "It's not considered a stage name either. I'm from Liang Xiaoluan, and I'm her closed disciple, so fanciers like to call me Mr. Xiaoliang."

I groaned and asked: "Actually, isn't this title very powerful? Generally, it is called Mr. or something small. I guess they are all famous people, right?"

Yu Ling didn't answer, her apprentice said proudly: "Of course! My master..."

Yu Ling waved her hand and said, "Okay, okay! It's just a false name!"

After removing her makeup, her apprentice came over with a bowl of soup, Yu Ling drank the soup while drinking me and said: "I can't see that you are still interested in opera, you didn't come here specially, did you? "

I looked at this pair of master and apprentice. Although the apprentice was also unparalleled in beauty, he was still slightly inferior in front of this monstrous master. I didn't know how many men Yu Ling was obsessed with when he was young.

Yu Ling saw that I didn't answer her question, but watched her fascinated, and said a little displeased: "You are so rude, staring at a woman intently, even if this woman is over fifty years old, it is still unreasonable .”

Only then did I come to my senses, and hurriedly said, "When you were young, you must have been chased by many people, right?"

Yu Ling blushed and said, "There are so many people chasing after me. It's our old Zhang who never gave up on me. He sent flowers every day and picked me up from get off work. He chased me for ten years, so I agreed to him."

I said cheekily: "If I were him, I would chase you too! He is beautiful, and his family is so rich!"

Yu Ling smiled and said: "Can you stick to it for ten years? Kid, if I were ten years younger, I might think about you! You are more interesting than our old Zhang. You are not bad in appearance, and your wealth is comparable to that of the old man at that time." There are a lot of Zhang Qiang! Unfortunately, you have too many girlfriends, and you are too carefree!"

I explained in a panic: "How can I have so many girlfriends? I am just a fiancee, and we are going to get married soon! I have been with her for ten years! The rumors from the outside world are not credible, they are all framed against me .The one who cleans up cleans himself!"

Yu Ling said with a smile: "There is no need to explain these things to me! Just don't delay the business!"

I smiled and said: "Speaking of business, I just heard something in our office. A sales manager of your company received money from our company and withdrew from the bidding for a project. I think you can Check, although our company has taken advantage of this project, but since everyone is likely to cooperate, I will remind you, I believe that there may be many such things!"

Yu Ling put away her smile and said: "I knew that our big projects have been slow to progress in these years. There must be something wrong! My younger sister doesn't understand sales at all, let alone management. I was thinking about how to squeeze my old Zhang away. Fortunately, my old Zhang didn’t fight with her, otherwise it would be an endless internal fight. Internal friction is the most exhausting thing. Seagull has not been able to develop and do it all these years. Big, that's why."

I nodded and said: "Any company will have such a problem, which requires a strong person to stand up. Mr. Zhang should have a solid foundation in Sea-gull over the years. I believe that most people in Sea-gull still trust Mr. Zhang Yes, why didn't you start early, but wait until now?"

Yu Ling sighed and said: "If you start early, the company will fall apart. Lao Zhang has already considered it, but the shares of Seagull are complicated. Lao Zhang holds 30% of the shares, and my sister and I each hold 20%. 30%, Qingdao City Holdings accounted for 15%, and the other 15% is in Qingdao Development Co., Ltd. I am not sure about getting the 30%. Once I get it for my sister, we each hold 50%. Who owns the company? Not necessarily, this will give outsiders a chance to take advantage of it, so it's delayed!"

I asked inexplicably: "Then why, you guys are starting to move again now?"

Yu Ling explained: "That's because there is really nothing to do now. You will know when you read our financial statements! Our financial deficit has reached the peak of the red letter. If we don't stop losses, Seagull will be on the verge of bankruptcy. We It’s a last resort! If possible, we also want to maintain the status quo. We don’t want to get into trouble with my sister. My father is not in good health. If we let him know, we have fought for the management rights of the company. Sister The loss outweighs the gains. Seagull is the lifelong painstaking effort of my family, Mr. Zhang, and the future of Seagull cannot be ruined just because of our family's affairs!"

I grunted and said, "Understood! But since your finances are in deficit, why should I intervene? You know that I am a businessman, and a businessman just doesn't make money. How can I do things that are useless? ? I'm worried, I injected capital to buy 20% of your shares, and it's all in vain!"

Yu Ling looked at me and said, "Of course I know you are a businessman, that's why I'm looking for you. What I'm looking for is a completely professional manager and businessman who doesn't involve any personal feelings, no personal emotions. Seagull's The prospect still has great potential. The reason why it doesn’t make money is not because it doesn’t have the ability to make money, but because people who don’t know how to operate and manage control the company, resulting in a deficit in the company’s finances. When Lao Zhang first took over Sea-Gull, he didn’t It’s a mess, and now it has developed into a backbone force in the home appliance industry in China! I think you have also seen this potential, so you didn’t reject us outright, right?”

I smiled and said, "You are a powerful lobbyist! However, judging from your current conditions, I may have to lower the price!"

Yu Ling said with a smile: "Business, it must be re-negotiated and negotiated. It's normal to bargain. The most important thing is that you are willing to ask for a price!"

I smiled and said, "You are the businessman! It seems that singing Beijing opera is your side job! But the side job is so successful, the main job will definitely do well!"

Yu Ling said with a smile: "I'm sorry, I haven't done any business, and I'm not a businessman! But I understand a truth, business is meaningful only when it makes money. It must be that everyone makes money in order to grow. Do it for a long time. Only one party can make money, it is definitely not enough, it must be a win-win situation, in order to achieve mutual benefit.”

I gave a thumbs up and said, "Skillful! Just to say this to you, I have to climb up and cooperate with you once! In this way, I will transfer someone over to help Mr. Zhang. It's not that He Kailin can't do it, it's too labeled I've put a label on it. In the evening, I'll have a meal with your sister and arrange for someone to come in. Call your old Zhang and stop him. After we come in, we'll work together inside and out to keep your sister in the dark. Control the company silently!"

Looking at my sinister smile, Yu Ling gasped and said, "I'm a bit regretful now! Could you have lured wolves into the house, and then swallowed up our company?"

I shrugged my shoulders and said, "As you said, doing business should be mutually beneficial, and making money is my goal. Swallowing your company won't do me any good, will it?"

Yu Ling stood up, stretched out her hand and said, "Then wish us a happy cooperation!"

I shook her soft and boneless hand and said, "Happy cooperation!"

Walking out of the theater, I took out my phone: "He Jie, what time did Tao Renyan have an appointment with you tonight? I'll go and see!"

He Jie on the phone was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "At 8 o'clock, I will talk to her and ask her to pick us up."

At 7:[-] in the evening, Tao Renyan's car arrived, and the driver politely invited us into the car.

I asked the driver, "Master, where are we going?"

The driver replied very politely: "Seaview Garden!"

I groaned, but didn't speak.

The driver master is also a person who can't stand loneliness, so he couldn't help but said: "Actually, I don't know what's good in that place? It's not foreign, it's not earthy, it's obviously seafood, so it should be stir-fried, garlic Rong steamed, must add some cheese, butter, do you think that stuff can be delicious? The most important thing is, dead expensive, dead expensive! One meal there is almost enough for our family to eat for a month! This is rich We really don't understand the human world!"

Then I felt that I was talking too much, and hurriedly said: "Of course you two are also rich people, you can understand! I talk too much! Don't let Mr. Tao know!"

I smiled and said: "You are so right, I am also most afraid of going to places where there is not enough to eat and it is expensive! I really want to try mackerel dumplings, three delicacies pot stickers, seaweed jelly, this is what I want to eat of!"

The driver said, "You are an expert! If you like it, after this meal, I'll take you to a fly restaurant!"

(End of this chapter)