Unexpectedly, Liu Qiaoer curled her lips and shook her head, showing strong disapproval.
"No, no, no, 20% is too little. I want at least 60%. I know there must be a big boss behind your music house. If mom can't make up her mind, you can discuss it with your big boss."
After saying that, Liu Qiaoer knocked on the table and wrote the agenda of the party on a piece of paper. If the other party disagreed, she could tear it up at any time and just collect the money for the song just played.
According to the rules of the music house, the maximum price for a good piece of music is one hundred taels.
The madam was suddenly at a loss and looked at Yue Nishang.
Yue Nishang also wants to make Lefang popular again, but their shareholders...
She looked gloomy and sad. "The girl's idea and music are both very good. If the boss were here, he would definitely like it. But our boss..."
As she spoke, Yue Nishang used a handkerchief to wipe away the tears that were about to flow.
"How about this, young lady, as long as you run the music studio well, I am willing to give you 20% of my profits."
The madam also said, "Plus the 25% from me and my men."
Liu Qiaoer calculated that this was already 40%. After thinking about it, she realized that no matter how powerful she was, she could not be greater than their boss. She also didn't know who their boss was. It would be best if he had a bigger backer. Otherwise, she would withdraw her investment.
"Well, 40% is 40%. I'll find someone to fix up the stage tomorrow. You guys also draft a contract and we'll sign it as proof."
On the way back, Liu Qiaoer was happy because she had a new property.
Although Gu Mubai followed her all the way, he spoke very little, and every time he spoke, he seemed to be thinking about something. However, Liu Qiaoer's mind was full of the performance at the opening ceremony, which must be stunning, so she could not care about much else.
For the next seven days, Liu Qiaoer was extremely busy, leaving home early and returning late every day, so that even Lu Yunzheng could not see her.
The publicity for Zui Le Fang has already been put in place.
"Hey, have you heard? Miss Nichang from Zuiyuefang will be back on stage to perform, and the time is set for seven days from now."
"It's been several months since I last heard her play the piano. It's like heavenly music on earth. Let's go and play when the time comes."
"It's good, but the women in Zuiyuefang only sell their skills and not their bodies, which is a bit unsatisfying."
"I heard there are prostitutes. They seem to have cooperated with Zui Hua Lou. They said that as long as you spend more than 100 taels at Zui Le Fang, you can go to Zui Hua Lou and order a girl to spend the night for free."
"Oh, really? That would be great. We can listen to music in Zui Le Fang and hug the girls in Zui Hua Lou. That would be great."
It's just one hundred taels, a little too much, but not too much.
Music houses and brothels are places for spending money. No one would come in without money.
The price Liu Qiao'er set was not set in vain. The girl at Zuihualou was charged ten taels of silver for accompanying a guest for a night. After she gave the silver to Zuihualou, she had ninety taels left, which was just for drinking tea and listening to music, so she did not have much money to spend.
Moreover, one hundred taels was a huge sum of money in ancient times, equivalent to ten or twenty thousand yuan in a modern bar.
Fengxin County is just a third-tier city. In modern third-tier cities, an average person would spend about three to four thousand yuan at a bar, and ten to twenty thousand yuan is considered rare.
When the news was released, it spread to every corner of Fengxin County as if it had wings. Seven days passed in a flash, and the glorious beginning of Zui Le Fang was about to begin.
Since getting up in the morning, Liu Qiaoer went straight to Zuiyuefang and stood under the stage for her final rehearsal.
"Everyone, pay attention. This is the last time this morning. Now that we have trained well, everyone should get some rest and strive to make a splash tonight."
The girls in the music troupe were physically tired after days of training, but in good spirits. They also wanted to use their talents to make the guests pay.
This time the rehearsal was very serious.
I saw Liu Qiaoer directing from below, and everyone was moving on the stage. There were a few girls playing the instruments sitting diagonally behind the music hall. Under the stage, some of the gigolos who were there to protect safety in the music hall were there to maintain order, while some were also pulled over by Liu Qiaoer to perform on the stage.
"Moon lamp, raise it, be careful, don't hit anyone."
"Go out the candlesticks here. Wait until the moonlight is finished, then light the candles again."
"Okay, Miss Nishang can come out now. Yes, hold the pipa and start..."
In addition to Yue Nishang's beautiful stage effects, Liu Qiaoer gave one of the dances with a cheerful rhythm that can stir people's emotions to Shaoyao in the music hall.
Shaoyao is a lively girl who is good at dancing and has a wild beauty. Her life story is similar to Liu Qiaoer's, but her elders in her family are not kind enough to treat her like a human being and directly sold her to a music troupe.
After three years in the music troupe, Shaoyao's performance was mediocre. She could not play any musical instrument, sing, or dress up. Apart from her good figure, she had no other advantages.
However, when selecting the candidates, Liu Qiaoer took a liking to her at first sight, and personally taught her to dance and dressed her up. In order to highlight her mystery, Shaoyao kept making contacts in the room on her own in the hope of making a splash.
Finally, in the evening, Zui Le Fang announced that the start time was 7 o'clock in the evening, but at around 5 o'clock, people started coming in one after another.
The guests who come in cannot be left idle, all the girls who don’t have solo performances in the music hall are accompanied, especially the girls who perform tea art and painting skills, who perform for them first.
As more and more guests came, Lu Yunzheng was pushed in on a wheelchair by Gu Mubai.
Gu Mubai specifically asked for a seat on the second floor, facing the stage. As soon as he came in, Gu Mubai personally poured a cup of tea for Lu Yunzheng.
"This position really has a good view. Do you know how much I had to persuade Qiao'er to give up this position? You know, this is all money."
Lu Yunzheng looked around downstairs with his deep eyes and immediately saw Liu Qiaoer dressed as a servant. His brows softened instantly.
"She values money very much."
Gu Mubai nodded in agreement: "It's true, but she also has a strange theory, saying that no one can be trusted these days, her family will sell her out, her man will betray her, and only money is the closest to her. Isn't that strange?"
"That's exactly what she would say." Lu Yunzheng picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Today, Lu Yunzheng was wearing a silver mask, and with the scars on his face, even his closest people might not be able to recognize him.
But the demeanor engraved in his bones has never changed, and his every move reveals his romantic charm.
Liu Qiaoer just glanced upstairs and knew that the person was Lu Yunzheng.
She was speechless. It turned out that Gu Mubai was determined to reserve the best seat just to allow Lu Yunzheng to come and enjoy the performance.
If she had known this would happen, she would have just said it clearly and let him come during the rehearsal. She could have earned an extra 500 taels by giving up that seat.
The time for the performance arrived, and the sound of firecrackers rang out outside. More guests came to Zuiyuefang, and the individual tables on the first floor were filled with people, and even the VIP seats on the second floor were full.
Only then did Liu Qiaoer realize that there were so many local tyrants in the small Fengxin County.
The music starts, the show begins...
At first, everyone just wanted to see something new and was amazed to see so many beautiful women suddenly appear.
"Are there new people at Zui Le Fang? Why do these women seem so beautiful? They are different from before."
"No, that dancing girl Xiaolan, I asked her to sing a song, but I didn't expect her singing was not good. This dance is quite attractive."
"Shh, don't talk, Nichang is here..."