A Journey Through the Worlds of Film and Television

The two pills were prepared, and Lu Cheng also had some devices built, some alcohol distilled, and some perfumes made.

As for inventions such as soap, glass, and gunpowder, they were not in a hurry to make them, after all, the foundation was still a little thin.

Even perfumes were not prepared for large-scale production for the time being, but only for small-scale promotion and sales.

There was a Zuihonglou on West Street in Yuncheng County, which was the largest brothel in the area and a famous place of pleasure and money-spending in Yuncheng County.

In the evening of this day, Zuihonglou had just opened for business, and Lu Cheng brought his servants Lai Fu and Lai Wang to the door of Zuihonglou.

The tortoise at the door saw Lu Cheng and immediately greeted him with a smile: "Hello, Mr. Lu."

Lu Cheng was also a famous wealthy man in Yuncheng County. In addition, Lu Cheng himself was handsome and suave. There were even rumors that Lu Cheng was the most beautiful man in Yuncheng County and once became the dream lover of many boudoir girls.

The girls in the brothels had also heard of Lu Cheng's name, but Lu Cheng had never visited a brothel, which made those brothel girls feel deeply regretful.

Today, Lu Cheng actually came to Zuihonglou for the first time, and even the tortoise was surprised.

Lu Cheng gestured to Lai Fu on the side, and Lai Fu immediately gave each person an entrance fee of 100 coins, and the three of them followed the guidance of the tortoise into Zuihonglou.

That is, in a county like Yuncheng County, the entrance fee to a brothel is not too high. If it were in Bianjing, any upscale brothel would start with an entrance fee of one coin. The fee for drinks and tips for the girls is even higher.

Just like in "The Oil Seller Exclusively Possesses the Oiran", the meeting fee for the Oiran lady is ten taels of silver.

Zuihonglou is a two-story building facing the street. The interior space is very large, with pink or blue gauze hanging everywhere. There is a stage in the middle for the girls to perform songs and dances.

In fact, the brothels and brothels in ancient times are not the same. Brothels are considered high-end entertainment venues. The women inside can play some music, chess, calligraphy, painting, playing music and singing. Some of them sell art but not their bodies, and their main focus is art performances. The fees are very expensive, and the visitors are generally some dignitaries and wealthy merchants.

Most of the women in brothels sell their bodies, which is simple and direct.

The Song Dynasty strictly prohibited officials from visiting prostitutes. In order to keep their official positions and reputations, officials generally only went to brothels to listen to music and entertainment.

However, Yuncheng County is only a county town after all, and there are not so many literati and scholars, so naturally there are not so many people who go to the brothel to enjoy singing and dancing.

Therefore, this Zuihonglou has both singing and dancing performances and many prostitutes, who can provide various services.

After entering the lobby, Wang Mama of Zuihonglou immediately greeted them with a smile on her face: "Oh, isn't this Mr. Lu, the most handsome man in Yuncheng County? The girls in our building have been looking forward to your arrival. Girls, come out to receive guests."

"Here, here..."

Soon, a group of beautiful girls ran out from the second floor, and some of them looked down before they could go downstairs.

After seeing Lu Cheng, a group of girls in colorful clothes ran downstairs one after another.

Lu Cheng turned to look at Mother Wang beside him and said, "Mother Wang, I came here today because I have a business to discuss with you, not to find a girl."

Mother Wang laughed: "Mr. Lu, you are joking. What business can you discuss with me?"

Lu Cheng took out a small porcelain bottle, opened the bottle stopper, fanned it with his hand, and then smiled and said, "Mother Wang, how is the fragrance?"

Mother Wang was stunned, smelled it carefully, and immediately nodded and said, "Very good, what is this?"

"This thing is called Baihua Yulu, which is made from the essence of freshly bloomed flowers. Just drop a few drops on your body, and you can keep the fragrance for a long time."

Mother Wang smiled happily when she heard it: "Can you let me try it?"

"Of course no problem. Mother Wang, please stretch out your wrists."

Mother Wang immediately stretched out both wrists when she heard it.

Lu Cheng dropped a drop of perfume on each of her wrists. Mother Wang raised her wrists and sniffed carefully, then came closer: "Mr. Lu, drop some here, here too."

As she spoke, Mother Wang patted her shoulders and puffed out her chest.

It is said that when Mother Wang was young, she was also a courtesan in a brothel in Bianjing City. Later, when she was nearly 40, she saved enough money and came to Yuncheng County to open this Zuihonglou. In three to five years, she developed this Zuihonglou into the largest brothel in Yuncheng County.

The brothel is not a simple person.

Lu Cheng laughed and handed the bottle of perfume to Mother Wang: "Mother Wang, this bottle of perfume is given to you as a gift. If you use it well, you can ask people to come to Huichuntang to buy it. However, this thing is not easy to make, and it requires a lot of fresh flowers. The price is not cheap."

Mother Wang took the vase, put a few drops on herself, and then said: "How much is Mr. Lu going to sell it for?"

"A bottle of Baihua Yulu is one or two silver coins."

"So expensive? Many girls here can't earn one or two silver coins after working hard all night."

"Mother Wang, that's not how it's calculated. If you use this bottle of perfume sparingly, it can be used for at least more than half a month. And the girl who uses the perfume will have body fragrance on her body, which can naturally increase her value. It only costs a small amount of money, The girls can definitely earn more."

"Mr. Lu is good at doing business. OK, we will take the Baihua Yulu in Zuihonglou. I just wonder how many bottles of Baihua Yulu can be produced by Mr. Lu's Huichuntang every month?"

"The current output is not high, about 30 to 50 bottles. I am asking people to buy flowers, and later I will purchase some land specifically for growing flowers. At that time, the output will naturally increase."

"Then can Mr. Lu give priority to Zuihonglou?"

"If mom is willing to help me promote another product, I can guarantee that all the Baihua Yulu produced in the first three months will be sold to Zuihonglou, and not to anyone else."

"Oh? What new things does Mr. Lu have?"

Lu Cheng gestured to Lai Fu on the side, and Lai Fu immediately took out two new porcelain bottles.

"These are Golden Gun Pills and Dragon and Tiger Pills. I don't need to introduce their efficacy. Both medicines have 10 pills per bottle. Golden Gun Pills are priced at 800 Wen per bottle. Dragon and Tiger Pills are priced at 5 taels of silver per bottle."

"Five taels of silver? So expensive? I'm afraid not many people in our entire Yuncheng County can afford it."

"Mother Wang is joking. There should be distinguished guests who spend more than 5 taels of silver every day in Zuihonglou, right? There are 10 pills in this bottle of pills, and each pill is only half a tael of silver. The effect of these pills is absolutely immediate, and those who have used them will know."

Mother Wang smiled charmingly: "Has Mr. Lu used them himself?"

"I don't need these yet."

Faced with Mother Wang's teasing, Lu Cheng remained calm. He was not a young man who had never seen the world, so he naturally didn't care about these.

"Well, I will help Mr. Lu sell these two medicines. But let's make a deal, how many are sold is how many, I can't guarantee the sales volume."

"No problem, if the girls help sell, you can get 10% for every bottle sold."

"That's good, Mr. Lu has a conscience."

After the deal was settled, Mother Wang called a few young and beautiful girls over: "Mr. Lu, do you want to stay tonight and enjoy the beautiful scenery of our Zuihonglou?"

"That's not necessary, goodbye."

"Mr. Lu, don't be in a hurry to leave."

"Hey, Mr. Lu, let me accompany you, I don't want money."

"Mr. Lu, I can sing and play the flute..."

While talking, several girls reached out to hold Lu Cheng, and two girls boldly touched Lu Cheng's chest.

Lu Cheng immediately turned around and walked away quickly, and was almost taken advantage of by these girls.

After leaving Zuihonglou, Lai Fu and Lai Wang were still a little disappointed: "Master, we spent 300 coins and did nothing."

"Why? What else do you want to do?"

"Master, I haven't even touched a woman's hand yet."

"If you want to touch it, go and pay for it yourself."