Chapter 325 Dance Fighting Tradition
“You said, let me participate in the dance competition on behalf of the Hehuan Sect?” Tang Yue thought what Uncle Gongyang said was incredible. Gongyang Bodao: "That's right, but you are not alone. You will compete with other disciples of Hehuan Sect against the tricksters of Wanhuan Tower."
Xu Xiaolian took the initiative to pour her a cup of tea. , "Junior sister, you must help us!"
After learning Cloud Gate Dance from Master Baishui, Tang Yue heard from Master Gongyang about the entanglement between Wanhua Tower and Hehuan Pavilion for many years.
When Hehuan Pavilion took root in Huayue City, Wanhua Tower had not yet opened.
After the musician came to Huayue City, he managed the business well and slowly developed a small tavern into a large restaurant. At this time, the two families were still in peace. Since they were not far apart, the Hehuan Sect Disciples also often visited Wanhua Tower.
About two hundred years ago, the Hehuan Sect had more and more disciples. The sect was overexploited and could no longer support itself, almost consuming all the Hehuan Sect’s ancestral property.
The Hehuan sect leader of that generation was still the master of the current sect leader. He felt that if this situation continued, the Hehuan sect would dismiss its disciples and return to Penglai in despair.
He must increase revenue and reduce expenditure so that the Hehuan Sect can survive. Reducing expenditure is to reduce unnecessary extravagance and waste. This is okay, but it is difficult to increase revenue.
Although the Hehuan Sect occupies a large area of land in the city, it does not have its own production area and cannot sell ore or plant. Besides, the Hehuan Sect members are not good at doing this.
One day, the previous sect leader walked into the Wanhua Tower and saw the women dancing gracefully on the stage. There were many generous guests throwing spiritual stones and money tickets on the stage. He suddenly thought that everyone in the Hehuan sect had to practice dancing, and he didn't think so. There are many well-known dance masters. If they are allowed to perform on stage, they can not only collect money, but also encourage their disciples to concentrate on practicing their special skills, killing two birds with one stone.
The Hehuan Sect still had some money left. After he returned, he bought several teahouses and shops, renovated them and turned them into guild halls, allowing disciples to perform songs and dances. The effect was very good, and gradually the business started. Several small ninth floors.
The sect leader was flexible and quickly managed the restaurant and guild hall in a flourishing manner. He also bought a nearby building and used it as a place for disciples and outsiders to practice together. In this way, those who went to the Hehuan Sect to spend money There are more guests.
Gradually, Wanhualou found that its regular customers and financial backers had lost some, and they went to the business premises under the Hehuan Sect. This made the then owner of Wanhualou very dissatisfied, and began to use various methods to Looking for trouble in Hehuan Building.
They will take away the Hehuan Sect’s ingredients, tea and wine, in an attempt to prevent the Hehuan Sect from continuing to operate.
It had some effect at first, so the new sect leader came up with a way to teach ordinary people and monks some basic dual cultivation health-preserving methods, the Fangzhongshu.
If refreshments are not provided, some courses are provided, and the medical training in the Hehuan Sect is also good. They are best at regulating the body from the yin and yang aspects, and can also treat infertility and help childless couples conceive children. , to realize their dreams.
After the implementation of these measures, the guild halls and restaurants under the Hehuan Sect are more popular than before. Even if there is nothing delicious to eat there, many people will spend money to attend health courses in those guild halls.
Hearing this, Tang Yue admired the previous sect master very much. She often saw this kind of marketing routine in modern times.
After the Hehuan Sect has a steady stream of cash flow, they are no longer afraid of Wanhualou’s supply being blocked. They can buy it at a high price or transport it from other places.
And they hold grudges very much. If any merchant feels sorry for them, they will never buy from that merchant again.
The suppliers in Huayue City couldn't help it. Whose money is it that they are not making? If the entire Hehuan Sect loses its long-term business because of Wanhua Tower, the gain outweighs the loss.
Originally, based on their judgment, novices would not be able to do business for a long time, so they cooperated with Wanhualou. Now that they see that the Hehuan Sect has survived, it is better to actively cooperate with them.
After Wanhualou’s plan failed, he tried another plan and found a local ruffian to frame him. The process was similar to that of Tang Yue’s Baixing store.
They are not afraid of the Hehuan Sect. There are countless large and small sects in Huayue City, and they are also under the jurisdiction of Xianyuan Mountain. If the Hehuan Sect bullies others, just go to the government and sue them. Wanhualou framed them in every possible way, and the people of Hehuan Pavilion couldn't bear it anymore. They were not weak and could be bullied, so they took revenge. Over time, the feud between the two families became deeper and deeper, and there were even small-scale group fights. The city lord's palace mediated Many times to no avail.
Huayue City is a city with a long cultural history. Arts and literature are flourishing, and there are specially designated places in the streets and alleys for literati and artists to perform.
The artists in the city are also willing to exhibit. If the visitors like it, they will leave a reward. Even if you don’t have money, you can just watch the show.
There are also thirty-six stages built in the city, scattered in the populated areas of Huayue City, for performers who want to perform.
Wanhualou has a group of artists who specialize in performing on the stages in the city, including singing, dancing, and opera. Although the reward given by each person is small, there are low-grade spiritual stones, and more gold and silver. It's a copper coin thing, but if there are many people giving bounties in each game, you can get a lot of money in one game.
If you can perform many performances in a month, the income will be amazing.
The people in Hehuan Pavilion began to compete with Wanhua Tower for these stages, especially on important holidays such as festivals, festivals, the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month, and people would hang out on the streets. It was a good day to collect money. .
The people in Hehuan Pavilion take dancing as their training. They can dance for three days and three nights in a row without any duplicates, and they can occupy the stage all the time. In this way, the dancers raised in Wanhua Pavilion will not be able to perform. Unable to receive money, heavy losses occurred.
The people in the Wanhua Building could not have imagined that they, who had been running restaurants and teahouses for generations, would also face the same dilemma as the Hehuan Sect with more people and less money. They could no longer bear it and led the disciples and apprentices in the building. Go to the City Lord's Mansion and sue the Hehuan Sect for being overbearing and not giving others a way to survive.
The city lord's palace initially wanted to mediate, settle the grievances between the two families, and reasonably allocate the stage. Unexpectedly, a large-scale fight broke out between the two families the next day.
The disciples of Hehuan Sect were stronger, but they paid attention to their status and only let low-level disciples go. As a result, both Wanhualou and Hehuan Sect suffered a lot of casualties.
The city lord at that time knew that he could not continue like this. If more people died, the two sects would fight to the death, and there would be a tragedy of annihilation.
So the city lord’s palace proposed a solution. The two families could compete to determine the ownership of the stage during important times, but no damage would occur.
Since both families want to occupy the stage for singing and dancing performances, it is considered an elegant thing to have a dance battle to decide who owns the stage.
So Wanhualou and the Hehuan Sect competed every five years to determine the thirty-six strongest dancers in Huayue City. Whose dancers belong to them? Then this stage is important on the first and fifteenth day of the lunar month. The ownership of the festival belongs to one family, and another family cannot usurp it.
The stages are numbered from the center to the edge. Stage No. 1 is the stage with the largest number of people in the center of the city, and the ownership rights are allocated from the first to the thirty-sixth place.
Tang Yue raised a question at this time: "Are all dancers women?" She knew that there were many men performing in Hehuan Pavilion, and Wanhua Pavilion used this as an attack that day.
"Here, dancer is just a title and has no gender distinction." Su Yuezhu explained to her.
Gongyang Bo's tone became heavier, "Since twenty years ago, I, the Hehuan Sect Dancer, have never been in the top thirty-six."
Tang Yue was surprised: "How could it be? Hehuan Sect uses dance as a cultivation method and has been passed down from generation to generation. It should be better than Wanhua Tower."
(End of Chapter)