The man immediately turned off his phone, stood up, smiled, and said that he thought the theater's decoration was quite artistic and he just took a few photos to post on his Moments.
Lai Yang stared at this person carefully, and felt that something was wrong...
After the audience left the theater, everyone cleaned up and had a meeting. Lai Yang smacked his lips and said, "Just now, there was a strange person who took pictures of every corner of the theater... I didn't understand what he meant."
"Could it be that other labels are here to steal the jokes again?" Yunlu asked.
"That shouldn't be possible. That person was taking a picture of the field map."
Lai Yang changed to a comfortable sitting position. When he took out a cigarette and was about to light it, Li Dian said in a low voice: "That... is someone from the same industry, trying to do something bad on purpose?"
"How bad can they be?"
After Yuan Shengda asked, Lai Yang suddenly sat up straight, looked around the wall, slapped his forehead and shouted: "Damn! I know it!"
Lai Yang pulled his collar and said, "Do you remember when we held a show for a thousand people and were checked? That was done by Little Turtle, but that bastard Du Xi must have remembered it. He asked someone to take pictures, probably to see if our theater credentials were complete!"
Everyone looked at each other in shock.
Lai Yang’s conjecture cannot be said to be absolutely accurate, but it is indeed possible.
The people from the Cultural Bureau made it very clear that day that any performance that was for profit must have all the necessary documents.
When performing at the Westin Hall, they had all the necessary documents for the venue, but when performing at their own theatre, they were lacking many more.
"Then what certificate is missing now?" Qianying asked.
Li Dian touched his face and his voice became deeper. "When we opened a theater, we only had a business license. We didn't have a venue approval document or a commercial performance group certificate."
"Then why not?"
Lai Yang clenched his hands and replied, "Because it costs money, and the commercial performance group certificate not only costs money, but also requires three agent certificates. Then the tickets can't be sold. Who has time to think about these things?"
"But we have to think about it now, otherwise the Cultural Bureau will issue a seal of approval and we will have to close down again."
After Li Dian finished speaking, Lai Yang couldn't help but swear. He thought of how Du Xi threatened him when he left that if the theater could continue, he would take his surname.
Stupid!
He wants to be named Lai? I don't agree with that!
…
The result of the discussion was that Yuan Shengda, Lai Yang and Li Dian would first take the broker certificate exam, and the venue approval document would be issued.
Bian Li Dian also went to do it quickly.
For the time being, Laiyang is not worried that they will report it directly, because there are many other brands that do not have certificates.
Even if Du Xi wanted to take action, he would have to let the other labels complete their certificates first, which would give Lai Yang some time.
However, it would cost more than 20,000 yuan to find someone to handle the venue approval. After giving this money to Li Dian, Lai Yang's pocket was empty again.
…
After returning to the house late at night, Lai Yang took off his clothes and washed them. He originally had a pair of pajamas, but that was bought by Gu Qian. She packed them all up and threw them away, and later she had no time to buy more.
So he changed into a white short-sleeved shirt and black sweatpants, sat on the balcony in the coolness, smoking a cigarette, and welcoming the tenderness of the night.
I always say that I have been in Shanghai for two years, but in the blink of an eye, another half year has passed.
GuXian is probably married too, but he has been busy and doing nothing.
Shanghai seems to be a city where age is frozen. People here seem to be always younger. But if I were in Xi'an, as someone who is almost 30 years old and has no career or love, I would really feel like a failure.
Lai Yang took a puff of his cigarette and looked towards the corner of the balcony, where the old landlord left a few violets. They grew quietly in the corner, with their green branches and leaves drooping on the ground.
Plants seem to never have any worries. As long as there is sunshine, they will become brilliant. If it rains, they can also curl up quietly in the pots, just like people sleeping in bed.
The difference is that people always have to wake up and always have to work hard for tomorrow. Take myself as an example. All the money I earned from the field with thousands of people has been spent on approval documents. If this continues, where will my future be
After putting out the cigarette, Lai Yang felt a little depressed, and then sent a message to Tian Jing.
Jingjing, do you feel irritated and melancholy about the future
After a few seconds, Tian Jing sent a voice message back. Her soft vocal cords sounded very nice.
"Are the tickets for tonight's show not sold out?"
"… Not really, but there are some things that bother me. I always feel… that I don't earn as much as I spend, and it's boring day after day. Sometimes when I think about it, I feel that it's meaningless."
Lai Yang is not a person who likes to complain, but when he is upset, he also wants to replenish some "quiet energy".
She seems to have this magical power that always wakes me up.
Maybe it is because of this that I like Tian Jing, I like her more than my own cognition and ideas, I like her wisdom~
"You feel it's meaningless because you've forgotten your original intention. If your original intention is to become a successful stand-up comedian, then financial constraints are not necessarily a bad thing. They will give you more material for your jokes. Just like those American comedians who run open mics every night, going to three or four bars a night. As long as they have the opportunity to perform on stage, they will be happy."
Another voice message came.
"As for the word day after day, I think you will do it day after day when you do anything, so you should ask yourself: do you like doing this? If you like it, then isn't every day meaningful?"
Lai Yang listened to it three times, thought deeply for a while, and then pressed the voice button.
"Jingjing, can you condense it for me and send it to me in text? I'll save it."
After a few seconds, the quiet text replied.
Don't forget your original intention.
Uh, it's a bit short. It could be longer.
Don't forget your original intention
Laiyang: “…”
She is really "very smart".
…
It was almost the end of April, and it was a sunny afternoon. Lai Yang did something that he thought was very important.
That is to take Li Dian to a blind date.
He tricked Xu Mo and Li Dian out, and it was not until the three of them sat down in a cafe that Lai Yang confessed to both parties that this was a blind date.
Li Dian looked as if he had been struck by lightning, with an unhappy look on his face.
Xu Mo was even more speechless. If looks could kill, Lai Yang would have been cut into pieces by her!
"Oh, don't look at me like that. You two are my friends, and you're both single. You can get to know each other. At worst, you can just be friends~"
After Lai Yang finished speaking, Xu Mo rolled his eyes at him and said, "Lai Yang, your joke is a bit too much. You... Was your friend also tricked by you? Look, he is already asleep."
"Ah? No?"
Lai Yang looked at Li Dian, who was looking down at the small round table in front of him. Although he didn't say anything, he didn't look like he was asleep.
"Look, his eyes are closed. You should take your friend home and have some sleep."
As soon as Xu Mo finished speaking, Li Dian took off his glasses stiffly with his hands, raised his head, looked at Xu Mo with his small eyes, and spoke word by word through gritted teeth.
"I've opened my eyes as wide as I can!"
"… "