Chapter 73 Friends and Friends
After Zhang Yuan left, the three of them chatted for a long time at the Imperial Cross Talk Conference.
Unlike usual, several people not only expressed dissatisfaction with the status quo, but also expressed helplessness that they had no power to use.
Also discussed the young man we met today.
But Zhang Yuan didn't know this. He was walking to the dinner Brother Qian had booked.
After following the text message address and arriving at the door of the hotel, he looked up.
Hey, Brother Qian can afford a book, this restaurant is not small.
When you arrive at the door of the private room, you can already feel the noise and excitement inside the room.
Pushing the door open, a round table was already filled with people.
Of course Brother Qian is here, but the rest of them are by no means ordinary, Zhang Yuan can recognize most of them at a glance!
There is Zhao Mingyi, the drummer of the Black Panther band.
This man’s wife later became Li Yapeng’s agent.
There is the actor and singer Jing Gangshan.
There is Zhou Xiaoou, the lead singer of Lingdian Band.
There are also some people in the cross talk or rock circles in the imperial capital, all of whom are Qian’s connections.
Zhang Yuan greeted everyone one by one, and after several shirks, Brother Qian still pinned him down on the main seat.
After a while, the dishes that Brother Qian had ordered in advance arrived, eight cold ones and eight hot ones, a standard banquet routine.
Only the people at this table, needless to say Brother Qian, Jinggangshan is a famous wine drinker.
Of course, those who can become Brother Qian’s friends are basically either Jiu Mengzi, or they are on the way to becoming Jiu Mengzi.
It’s easy to handle if they all like to drink. In less than five minutes, after a few drinks, everyone became familiar with each other.
Zhang Yuan understood at a glance that he had just found a job for Brother Qian during the day, and he had found him for dinner at night.
At first he thought it was a separate thank you banquet, but now he realized that Yu Qian was a real friend.
This is sharing his excellent connections with himself!
This way of repaying is much more sincere than buying a meal or giving some reward.
One of the people at the table, half of them are big names in the Imperial City rock circle. If not, Brother Qian will be the vice president of the Imperial City Rock Association in the future.
Letting a comic actor serve as the vice-president fully reflects the attitude of the imperial rock circle, which is all about having fun.
"Brother Xiaoou, let me toast you. We didn't meet on the set of "Conquer"."
"You also acted in that drama?" Zhou Xiaoou stood up with a smile: "Then you must have a drink."
"Oh, it turns out that I have acted in a play with Xiaoou, so I am one of my own, and I respect you too."
"Come on, come on …”
There was no father or son at the wine table, and they were all drunk in a short while, all blushing and bragging.
Zhang Yuan listened to the music and looked at the corner from time to time, where a relatively silent dinner party sat.
Among the people here, this one is the least famous, and his appearance and grooming are unremarkable. He doesn’t talk much before drinking, and he just smiles after drinking. He is not as "martial drunk" as Brother Qian, who gets worse and worse the more he drinks. excited.
But others don’t know it, but Zhang Yuan knows that 20 years later, this person’s popularity will be no less than that of those rock veterans.
Who is this?
Two years ago, this person re-established a disbanded band in the imperial capital called "Second Hand Rose".
Small head, tall, looks like Sun Honglei from a distance, wearing a black turtleneck sweater, this is Liang Long, the lead singer of "Secondhand Rose"!
I still prefer the look of wearing heavy makeup and a skirt. Now I am too masculine and not nervous enough... Zhang Yuan raised his glass to drink with this person and deliberately chatted a few more words.
Brother Qian originally wanted to help his roommate open up contacts and lead him to introduce these friends.
But now when he drank it, he realized that Zhang Yuan didn't need his help at all.
After the dinner, I was already hanging out with my friends and became close to each other.
After leaving their phone numbers one by one, Zhang Yuan also chatted with Liang Long, who didn't talk much, for a while, and then the drinking party finally ended.
"Brother Qian, thank you very much."
"I should thank you."
The two of them were walking on the path home, the moonlight was thick.
"Mr. Shi has a high status and rich experience. If you can worship him as your teacher, you will be stable in the cross talk industry." Zhang Yuan supported Brother Qian, who walked crookedly.
“That’s what I meant!” Yu Qian was excited, stood still, found a black gal in the alley, and untied his belt.
"I'm sorry, I drank too much urine, especially too much wine..."
This guy is already drunk. "Mr. Shi has arranged a temporary partner for me, and there will be a performance in a few days." Brother Qian said while lifting his pants.
"I chatted with him all afternoon. I think the old man likes me very much. It would be great to become a disciple."
"That's good." Zhang Yuan knew very well that Shi Fukuan was really an expert. How could he not recognize Brother Qian? potential.
Taking him as an apprentice would be a huge profit!
Later generations will know that Brother Qian is the "Queen of Crosstalk" and is very capable, but he was really not the favored one when he was in the folk art school.
Mr. Wang Shichen, the old man who enlightened Brother Qian and his children, once advised him that he was not suitable for this industry and that he should go back and study hard.
Wang Shichen is an old gentleman of the "Bao" generation and has taught countless apprentices. At that time, he commented to Brother Qian that he had "dead sheep eyes, a face, a stiff body, and a trembling mouth."
This is the lingo of the cross talk school, which means "glazed eyes, expressionless face, stiff body, trembling lips". If you have any of them, you are not qualified for this industry, but he still has them all.
The old man criticized Brother Qian as being almost useless... so he died not long after.
But looking at Brother Qian now, he has "a sneaky look in his eyes, rich expressions, smooth movements, and a sharp tongue."
It is exactly the opposite of the old man’s evaluation.
If it weren't for Brother Qian's insistence, half of the Chinese cross talk world would be missing.
As the saying goes, you can see old age at the age of three, but Zhang Yuan thinks it may not be accurate. Brother Qian is an example.
"Brother Qian, are you interested in performing in a small theater?" Zhang Yuan thought of going to Guangde Building in the afternoon and asked seemingly casually: "It's the kind of meeting the audience face to face, making real money. Buy a ticket for the performance. "
"I am interested in this kind of real performance, but I am afraid that there will be no place to perform it, and I am afraid that I will not have a suitable partner."
Brother Qian used to be in the Imperial City Folk Art Troupe. I have a long-term partner named Liu Ying. Like Brother Qian, this person saw the decline of cross talk and looked for another way out.
Brother Qian chose acting, while he chose to study abroad in an island country.
In this way, the two separated. In cross talk jargon, this is called a split point.
"I will help you find a place and a partner, and I guarantee your satisfaction."
"Okay, it's a deal!"
Brother Qian's cheeks were red and he was drunk. replied.
Just like last night when Zhang Yuan said he wanted to help him find a job, he didn't take it seriously after drinking too much.
The next day, Zhang Yuan didn't get up again in the morning, suffering from a hangover.
After getting up in the afternoon, he finished washing and said hello to Brother Qian. He would not be at home for dinner in the evening.
Then I left the alley and got on the bus. After wandering around for more than two hours, I got off the bus and arrived at a suburb in the southwest corner of the imperial capital called Mentougou.
This place is bordered by Fangshan and Fengtai to the south, Changping and Huailai to the north, and is a vast area with few people.
Because of this, many movies and TV series will come here to shoot their scenes. There are few passersby and there is no need to clear the place, which is convenient.
Several episodes of "Serious Cases", which was very popular in the past two years, were filmed here.
There was a later film called "The Call to Fame", in which 80% of the exterior scenes were filmed in Mentougou.
Zhang Yuan turned around and searched for a long time before finding a lively street.
There are several tricycles parked here, some with soup pots, some with oil pans, and some with barbecue grills. The smoke of fireworks is strong.
Wontons, dumplings, egg-filled pancakes, pancakes with fruit, sesame seed pancakes, roasted kidneys, fried noodles, fried rice, fried stinky tofu...
A variety of things come out of the world.
Zhang Yuan likes this kind of dirty stall. Eating in a splendid restaurant is work, while eating in a small stall or fly restaurant is life.
I walked slowly to a small stall. At this moment, a young man wearing a green camouflage uniform with black hair and oil stars was holding a pot in one hand. Hand shovel.
The shovel was flying up and down, the pot was shaking back and forth, and the movements were done in one go. He was obviously a skilled worker.
"Hello, what would you like to eat? Fried noodles, fried rice, fried vermicelli, and stir-fried vegetables."
"Hey, why are you here!"
Before Zhang Yuan could answer, the stir-fried person behind him , and there is another person wearing an apron, a little unfamiliar with a kitchen knife cutting blocks.
Looking up and seeing Zhang Yuan, he straightened up in surprise.
“Didn’t you say you would set up a stall here before? Let me try it.”
The person who looked up was Zhang Yuan’s former roommate Zhao Jin.
He came today because he wanted to discuss a business with these two people...
(End of Chapter)