Although Lai Yang was joking with Tian Jing, he didn't take this matter as a joke.
After hanging up the phone, he emptied the ashtray, sat down at the coffee table with a notebook and a pen, and started to think.
The performances in this venue with a capacity of thousands of people are mainly divided into three categories: stand-up comedy, improvisational comedy and manzai.
In fact, if you invite some famous comedians to make a guest appearance in manzai, it would also be a good gimmick.
They only need to be on the scene for a few minutes, so the price can't be outrageously expensive.
Besides, the performance fee can only be paid after the competition is over, when the box office revenue will have been recovered.
Lai Yang exhaled a puff of smoke, watched the light blue smoke particles floating before his eyes, and made up his mind.
Anyway, under the current circumstances, it is difficult to make a profit, so we might as well take another gamble. Maybe the bicycle can be transformed into a motorcycle.
Regarding this matter, Lai Yang simply edited a paragraph of text and sent it to the group, asking everyone to help think of who to invite.
After everyone learned about Lai Yang's decision, there was a lot of chatter in the group. Most of them were worried that the money he invested would be wasted.
Although Lai Yang was a little worried, he had no way out now. After gathering everyone's thoughts, everyone in the group started various discussions.
Aru also posted a screenshot from the Internet, which showed the appearance fees of some celebrities.
This screenshot almost made Lai Yang's eyes pop out. The number one female star has a daily salary of 2.08 million.
Even if Lai Yang sold his kidney, he couldn't sustain the opponent's appearance for two minutes.
Yuan Shengda tagged Alu, first expressed concern about his condition, and then reminded him to post something practical and useful.
Seeing that there was no point in the conversation in the group, Lai Yang started to open the "DaMai" ticketing platform to see which big-name performances were coming up recently.
After scrolling two pages on the screen, he suddenly saw two crosstalk performers from Xi'an, Wang Pu and Miao Sheng, who were going to have a national tour in Shanghai at the end of April.
Now, Lai Yang seemed to have found his target.
First of all, he and these two crosstalk teachers are from the same hometown. Secondly, although they are famous, they are not as famous as Deyun Club.
Talk to them yourself, and making a guest appearance can also help promote their performances.
Letting the crosstalk master perform manzai is the highlight of my performance for thousands of people!
At that time, we can spend money to hire some media to film the whole process. In this way, the reputation of our club will be improved.
There was a gleam in Lai Yang's eyes, and a long piece of cigarette ash fell on the table, but he didn't care at all.
At this moment, in his mind, he seemed to see a bright future full of promise, and he seemed to hear the applause from the audience of thousands of people.
Afterwards, Lai Yang took screenshots of the posters of these two teachers, posted them in the group, and tagged everyone, including them!
The whole manga!
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After formulating this plan, Yunlu and Song Wen worked hard to optimize the content of Manzai.
The next day, Lai Yang made a special trip to the "Damai" ticketing company and contacted Wang Pu and Teacher Miao Sheng through Manager Li.
They are not in Shanghai yet, but they said they could meet to discuss the guest appearance.
In this way, after Lai Yang waited for three days with a nervous heart, the two teachers finally arrived in Shanghai, made an appointment in a private room of a teahouse, and asked Lai Yang to come over.
For such a major event concerning the life and death of the performance, Lai Yang originally wanted to let Li Dian go together, but he has been in poor condition recently. Yuan Shengda wanted to go along, but Lai Yang refused, fearing that she would cause trouble.
In the end, Qianying drove a small mini car and took Laiyang to the appointment.
After meeting, both teachers were quite polite and didn't put on too much airs. They would often make jokes while talking.
They had all heard that Lai Yang was also from Shaanxi, so naturally he would be more friendly.
The two teachers were now holding tea cups and chatting with smiles on their faces.
"It's no problem to guest star for ten minutes or so. When we start our crosstalk, I'm sure the whole house will applaud."
"That's right. We have been practicing crosstalk since we were young. It's not like your talk show or something like that. You guys are all latecomers and don't have a master, right?"
"But it's okay. It's a good thing for young people to try new comedy styles. When we perform, our crosstalk will be integrated with yours, which will definitely be beautiful."
After the two teachers talked to themselves for a while, Teacher Wang Pu looked at Lai Yang and said, "Hey, why don't you say anything? Tell us what you want us to do when the time comes. Tell us your conditions."
Lai Yang pursed his lips and smiled awkwardly: "I don't have any requirements, just invite the two teachers, and don't say that you are performing crosstalk."
"Puchi~cough cough..." Qianying covered her mouth and coughed, trying to hold back her laughter.
The two teachers were stunned for a while, then looked a little unhappy: "If not crosstalk, what else can we talk about?"
"Manzai, the two teachers are teaching manzai."
"What is Manzai?"
"Manzai is actually quite similar to our crosstalk, a two-person dialogue comedy. It is also divided into two roles, one person plays a normal person, and the other plays a normal person.
Specializes in playing the fool."
"Oh, then it's just like the funny man and the supporting man in crosstalk. Who plays the fool?" Wang Pu put his teacup on the table and asked with a frown.
"There's a fool on the left." Lai Yang raised his left hand, and it happened that Teacher Wang Pu was sitting here.
"Wow~ Why are you still swearing?"
Lai Yang's face changed and he hurriedly explained that the person standing on the left side of the stage was the actor playing the fool, and the one on the right side was a normal person.
Qianying's face turned red and she tried hard not to laugh.
Teacher Wang Pu's face darkened. He said "oh" and picked up the teacup to sip it.
"Teachers, we will provide the scripts. You two just need to memorize them privately. We will go to the venue for rehearsal three days before the performance. Just go through the whole thing a few times." Lai Yang continued:
Laiyang does not need to impose too many restrictions on such performing artists who have a certain degree of fame. They will definitely rehearse hard for the sake of their own fame.
After talking about the content, we finally got to the point, which is the price.
Teacher Wang Pu first quoted 50,000 yuan, which almost scared Lai Yang Lao Cha. After hesitating for a long time, he reduced the price to 40,000 yuan.
Lai Yang said with a bitter face: "Teachers, I will also invite some media to promote it, and it will also help you accumulate traffic for your performance at the end of April, right?"
Teacher Miao, who had been silent the whole time, glanced at the teacup and then spoke.
"Then let's go with 36,000, for good luck."
"Teacher, we are all from the same hometown. It's not easy for me. I am just starting out. Besides, I provide you with the scripts and everything else. I will also explain manzai to you for free. Then I can ask all the audience to forward your ticket purchase link. And your guest appearance is also keeping up with the times. It can also prove that you are not only good at crosstalk, but also in other fields..."
"Okay, that's enough."
Teacher Wang Pu clapped his hand on the tea table, sighed, and looked at Lai Yang and Qian Ying.
"We are all from Chang'an. It's not easy for us to be out there. How about this? Your teacher Miao and I will each take 10,000 yuan and do this for you. What do you think?"
As soon as these words came out, Qianying on the side breathed a sigh of relief.
Because when he came, he asked the master how much money he could get, and the answer was exactly 20,000.
Now that’s great, it’s exactly what the master wanted. He must be feeling very happy right now.
Qianying looked at Laiyang with her beautiful eyes, but he held his chin in thought, and looked up after a few seconds.
"Teachers, do you want stand-up comedians for your performance at the end of April?"