Datang Nongsheng

Chapter 58 The Eve of Opening

When Sun Xiangfu uttered the first sentence, Wei Zheng felt that making tofu was not a trivial matter. Food safety, an issue that the ancients seldom considered, frightened him into a daze. There is tofu. If these tofu are not made by the food supervisor, but by a small workshop of ordinary people, then, when this family makes tofu, is there any problem of uncleanness? What should I do if I eat it myself?Is this the inside story His Majesty said?
Then, under the leadership of Sun Xiangfu, he watched the entire process of making tofu room by room and process by process. Since Sun Xiangfu divided the processes very carefully, each room only assigned people to do one thing, cooking, grinding, and pressing. The main processes such as draining, marinating, and adding gypsum are divided into several steps to complete. Looking at more than a dozen rooms, although Wei Zheng also roughly knows the method of making tofu, he feels that the process is indeed a bit complicated. For tofu, Several ministers also had a clearer understanding.

"Hey, this man is stealing tofu."

Wei Zheng pointed to a Turkic laborer who was in production, and everyone's eyes also looked at this laborer.

Sun Xiangfu smiled when he heard the words, stealing tofu is a very dirty sentence in later generations.In the workshop of the Food Supervisor, stealing food is never prohibited, even the Turkic laborers are not restricted, as long as you eat enough, you will be full, but most people keep their stomachs, waiting for the arrangement of the quality supervisor, and try them in batches .

The Turkic laborer was suddenly stared at by a dozen people, and he was frightened immediately, and quickly knelt down with his head in his arms. At this time, Sun Xiangfu came over and explained, "Master Wei misunderstood, during the whole production process, there are laborers trying to eat , and even specially arranged for quality supervisors to test each pot of tofu made, and only after the test tastes no problem, will it be shipped out of the workshop to the market for sale.”

Hearing Sun Xiangfu's words, everyone felt that it should be done, and even more felt that this matter must be done by the imperial court, because it is impossible for the people to supervise so strictly and comprehensively.

In the end, when Sun Xiangfu led all the bosses to watch the four production brigades of the Food Supervision Department, Wei Zheng understood the matter of making tofu. However, he did not let go of his doubts about the emperor and decided secretly. After going back, I must order my servants to try to make tofu to see if it is profitable.

After sending the emperor and a group of ministers out of the workshop, Sun Xiangfu quickly ran to Li Shimin's side and whispered, "Your Majesty, Wangjiang Tower will open on the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month. At that time, I would like to invite your majesty and a group of nobles in the palace to come. I don’t know if it’s possible.”

Sun Xiangfu helped Li Shimin dispel the doubts of many ministers. I would be too sorry for myself if I didn't make a small request. The emperor's presence at the scene can at least deter those families. Immediately die down, and stop doing anything to yourself.

"At that time, I have nothing to do, and I will come here in a low-key manner."

When Li Shimin answered Sun Xiangfu's words, he looked around and whispered, "If they make tofu after returning home, will they find out that tofu is profitable?"

"Don't worry, Your Majesty! It's fine if they don't make it. Once they make it, they will find out. It's better to buy and eat without worry." Sun Xiangfu gave Li Shimin a reassuring look.

Of course there is a way to do this, because after reading it a few times, it is impossible for someone who has never made it by himself to make the best ratio of tofu once or twice. Usually, when a novice makes tofu, two or three times a catty of beans will be produced. A catty of tofu is not bad, and if the fire consumption and labor are included, the cost of a catty of tofu can definitely reach two to three Wen. The charcoal in Chang'an in winter is relatively expensive.

Of course, there are also such problems in the Food Supervision Workshop, but they can produce tofu with the best ratio. One catty of soybeans can produce four and a half catties of tofu. Moreover, large-scale and clustered production can greatly reduce losses. Recently, Sun Xiangfu is still looking for coal to replace charcoal, and all his labor is free. Therefore, adding these factors together, the profit of the tofu made by the Food Supervisor is quite considerable.

After dealing with a group of ministers, Sun Xiangfu came to Wangjiang Tower. At this time, the decoration of the building was basically completed, and the staff of various departments had been employed for on-site training. Improve.

"Manager Chuntao, can we open after seven days?"

Chuntao and Hongmei have been appointed by Sun Xiangfu as the managers of Wangjianglou. The [-] servants of the Sun family they lead are the main management structure of the entire restaurant. Hongmei is mainly for Zhang Luo's stage performance. Most of the time, she is with Yu Xiuer, and Chun Tao is with the waiter in charge. At this time, she is on duty.

"Actually, they can open tomorrow. According to Mr. Zhangsun and the others, the restaurants in the eastern and western cities are not as particular as we are. Ours is a clean place that doesn't even smell the smell of the latrine." Chuntao said proudly.

Of course it is clean. The surrounding area of ​​the restaurant and the streets leading directly into the city are all paved with cement roads, so there is no muddy floor. Moreover, the interior lobby of the restaurant is all flat concrete floors. Above the second floor, all carpets are laid, and the walls are covered with High-grade white paper that can be directly drawn on. In this era, that restaurant dares to spend so much money on decoration.

"Well, when the time comes, leave the big box on the third floor facing the stage, and His Majesty may come."

Sun Xiangfu just said it casually, but Chuntao was taken aback. Therefore, after dinner in the restaurant, all the artists knew the news and began to rehearse harder, for fear that there would be a slight mistake. A show for the emperor.

"Ma'am, can we have the first rehearsal tomorrow?" Sun Xiangfu asked Yu Xiu'er, who was holding the script and reciting lines.

"Then it depends on whether my husband remembers the lines in this script." Yu Xiu'er opened his mischievous hand and continued to stare at the script.

No wonder he and his wife wanted to perform Xu Xian and the White Lady in person. It was indeed because they were in a hurry and couldn't find suitable candidates. After the story was arranged into a drama, there were too many lines, lyrics and music to memorize, and they didn't have a deep cultural background. And people with musical standards can't perform at all.

Moreover, the dialogue of the entire script was perfected by Sun Xiangfu and Yu Xiuer in the process of being ambiguous and loving. Yu Xiuer regarded it as the crystallization of her love with Sun Xiangfu, and she was not happy to be played by someone else, especially when she tried to talk to Sun Xiangfu. After Xiangfu acted for a while, she felt that Sun Xiangfu was the best actor to play Xu Xian, the hero in this story, because he was the only one who felt suitable to act.

What Yu Xiuer didn't know was that Sun Xiangfu had read too much of the original version, so he naturally began to correct it according to the original version. At the same time, he brought his co-actors into the same rhythm. Yu Xiuer, the line designer, was like this Introduced by him into the plot, he couldn't help himself, and then, after the two of them auditioned for a whole episode without getting stuck, they suddenly realized that only the two creators of this drama can comprehend its soul , So, the male and female protagonists have been determined.

Afterwards, many important supporting roles were selected through multiple auditions, images, and voices were selected and compared, and the candidates were finalized. The entire crew, the cast of actors is not the largest, and the number of musicians is also as high as Three to 40 people, and the number of accompanying singers is nearly a hundred, both men and women, and children's voices.

The props group has more people, because Sun Xiangfu also added lighting effects, and at the same time, he also added some magic performances for some magic positions. In this way, the number of people who maintain the operation of the entire crew is about 300 people. Once the rehearsal started, people were hidden around the entire stage, including the part where the ceiling was covered with a curtain. Therefore, the first full rehearsal was of great significance.

"Husband, the martial arts you mentioned, hanging steel wire, we have to practice on the spot!"

"Of course, it's all for the effect of the show. Don't worry, we're just running and landing at high altitude."

There is only one side of the entire stage facing the audience, which is in the shape of a horn from wide to narrow, which is also designed to amplify the voices of the actors on the stage.There are accompaniment groups and musicians standing on the left and right sides. The ceiling is two meters high, and many parts are hollowed out. Inside are all hidden prop masters and organs. The designed props fly around.

Under the stage, there are hidden prop masters who can release incense smoke, and there are two tendon secret doors leading to the backstage that can be quickly opened and closed to quickly enter and exit, etc.!The total design can be described as exhausting thought.

Then, in the next few days, Sun Xiangfu and the rest of the family spent frantically and intensely rehearsing. Every time, different problems were discovered. After each repair, the overall effect will be better. The timing of the song, the timing of turning over the background cloth, the timing of putting the hook, the timing of entering the music, the timing of entering the chorus, the timing of the accompaniment, etc., etc., are all clearly marked, and special people are arranged to remind them.

In this way, after more than a dozen rehearsals, all crew members can get used to finishing the whole show naturally, with basically no mistakes or omissions, and during the continuous rehearsal process, the actors on the stage also began to It has become more dramatic, at least, the facial expressions and movements performed, let people understand at a glance.

Recently, the four big dandies didn't go anywhere, but stayed in Wangjiang Tower all day long to watch rehearsals, and even wanted to get a role in the follow-up plot, Sun Xiangfu irresistibly agreed, and then, on the fourth day of the twelfth lunar month The afternoon before, after the last rehearsal, Sun Xiangfu gave the four big dudes a death order. No matter what method or method they use, tomorrow, they must invite all the nobles they can invite to Wangjiang Lou Lai, this grand opening ceremony, Wangjiang Tower must become a hit and become the best place for cat winter in Chang'an.

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