Shuang Qi

March seems to be the beginning of the new year and the season when everything recovers, but for the cross talk industry, it is the most difficult late autumn.

It is true that cross talk is a traditional art, but at the same time it is just a kind of entertainment for people to relax after dinner.

The new year has just begun, and it is time to be energetic and enterprising. Who will linger in teahouses and theaters in this season?

Not to mention that a class club with a relatively shallow foundation like Shuangqi Club, even the two giants Qulan Club and Dongcheng Tea Club can't sell many tickets, and there are far more vacant seats under the stage than the audience every day.

This desolation will last for two months, at least until the May Day holiday before it gradually warms up.

Those two families have long been used to this every year, not to mention their own family has a big business, so they won't starve to death if they don't have business for two months.

But other classes do not have this condition. The living environment is inherently harsh. If you can’t sell tickets for two months, you have no food for two months.

There are also some classes that have no choice but to delay opening the box until April, avoiding the off-season, and treating it as a long vacation.

Before sealing the box last year, Yang Wenjing approached Jiang Qifeng in private, talking about this matter, but Jiang Qifeng flatly refused, never agreeing.

Fighting spirit, once delayed for a month, will pass along with the off-season.

Most of the actors in Shuangqi Club are young children who have just graduated from the theater school, and they don't know much about this market. The recent performances have been faced with very few audiences, so it is inevitable to panic.

"The hits of the short videos we posted on the Internet haven't dropped yet. Why are there so few viewers recently? Don't be too angry..."

"Yesterday was the worst one. I was dumbfounded when I first came on stage. There were less than ten spectators on the first floor. It was too miserable."

"I saw that last Thursday, only about [-] tickets were sold in total, and half of them were late. Oh yes! There are also those three girls who entered the arena several times in a row, only when they were late!"

Jiang Qifeng came down from the front just after returning to the stage. Hearing their discussion all the way, his heart sank a little, he turned his head subconsciously, and exchanged glances with his partner.

Recently, the two of them have brought up this issue a lot, and they have been battered all night not once or twice. There is indeed a trick, but it is inevitable that there will be disagreements.

In what seemed like a short few seconds, the two had already exchanged eyes, and finally Wen Qiyu was defeated and let go of his compromise.

"Forget it, a dead horse is a living horse doctor, let's try it."

Jiang Qifeng gave approving glances, and then walked towards the actors who were chatting.

"Is everything packed? Don't rush to leave, let me tell you something."

As he said that, he took off the notepad on the side shelf, and opened the densely packed performance records and next week's program list inside.

The noisy backstage just now gradually subsided, and the eyes of the actors fell on Jiang Qifeng one after another.

"Brother Feng, these two days..."

"I know……"

Just as Qin Jinrui opened his mouth, Jiang Qifeng interrupted him.

He was not in a hurry to talk about his future arrangements, but first explained the current situation.

"I know that you will feel uneasy and confused when you see the recent attendance rate, but now is the off-season, not only for our Shuangqi club, but also for the entire industry."

Hearing this, Zhou Ci was a little dejected and said, "Then shall we talk about cross talk to empty seats every day?"

"No, no, no." Jiang Qifeng shook his index finger and said, "Of course we can't be content with the status quo, so I have a temporary reform plan here, and I hope everyone can help with the advice."

Everyone looked at each other in blank dismay.

After a while, people nodded one after another, echoing each other.

"As long as we can improve the status quo, of course we support it..."

So Jiang Qifeng spread out the notepad on the table, and the other people just took a closer look but still couldn't see the writing on the paper.

But seeing him tore off the page of the program schedule, everyone was shocked with a harsh "hissing".

So far, everyone is still in the fog.

"What does this mean?"

Jiang Qifeng: "These are temporarily unavailable for the past two months."

He knew that everyone was even more puzzled after he said this, so he didn't hold back and continued directly.

"Everyone knows that since the establishment of Shuangqi Club, we have always played the signboard of innovation, and the direction we are pursuing has always been to make cross talk younger.

However, it may be impossible to attract young people in the past two months. We have to temporarily change our style and do business with our retired grandparents. "

The expedient policy is not incomprehensible.

only……

"Then let's all switch back to traditional shows?"

Jiang Qifeng waved his hand again and said: "No, it's not just that. Most of them are about traditional shows, why should we sell tickets? There are still some adjustments to come, I'm afraid it will be hard for everyone."

Soon, they understood why Jiang Qifeng said it would be hard work.

The first thing Jiang Qifeng wants to change is the performance time.

"In the past, in order to be close to the leisure time of young people, we chose after get off work at night and on Fridays and weekends. This time is obviously not suitable for retired people."

"Now it starts at seven o'clock and ends after ten o'clock. For young people, the nightlife has just begun, but grandparents have an early rest. At this time, they have to cook for the family and take care of their grandchildren."

"We can reduce two performances a week during this period, keep one performance on Saturday night, and adjust the performances on Tuesday and Thursday to [-] p.m.."

Saturday night is reserved for young people who have been busy for a week, and the family is on vacation. As for the afternoon on weekdays, it is the most leisure time for grandparents. After listening to cross talk, they can pick up their grandchildren from school, which is just right.

But this time is really hard for actors. You must know that because of their working hours, their night life is a little later than ordinary young people. They always go to bed at four or five in the morning or even at dawn, and they don’t wake up until noon.

If there is a performance at two o'clock and the front is still on the ground, then the backstage will be at the latest.In other words, they had to get up before eleven o'clock in the past two months, and it was time to adjust their schedule.

It's not too difficult to just adjust for two or three hours, and the actors present quickly nodded in agreement.

Jiang Qifeng continued to talk about the second item.

"In terms of basic skills, we are definitely not as good as the old gentleman who has been talked about for more than ten years. We also have to work hard on the show."

"Conservatively speaking, we have at least [-] performances in [-] days. Each pair of actors is not allowed to have repeated programs, and everyone is not allowed to have repeated work within a week. The quality of each performance must be guaranteed. All audiences If you are not satisfied, the performance fee will be halved."

"Also, let's not talk about the clean ethics of "Six People" and "Anti-Seven People". Our long-term pursuit still has to be on innovation and eliminating dross."

Now everyone's complexion changed, and some were dissatisfied, but they were too embarrassed to say so.

There are more than [-] tasks without repetition, and the quality must be guaranteed. It is not particularly difficult, but it is definitely not easy.

There was such a rule in the early years that one had to be familiar with at least [-] programs before being on stage, but now there are only about [-] programs, which really can't be said to be embarrassing.

There are always young actors who are really inexperienced. Some programs have learned and learned, and they have indeed learned it, but they may not be able to act solidly.This requirement is a big challenge for Shuangqi Club, and even Wen Qiyu's heart sank.

However, although this requirement is high, it also requires hard work. After hesitating for a moment, everyone bit the bullet and agreed.

Seeing this, Jiang Qifeng nodded in relief, there was only one last item left.

"For this last item, the place before the opening remains the same, but all the content is replaced with traditional willow work or allegro books. It is registered which paragraph is used every day and must not be repeated."

When he said this, he was sonorous and forceful, and there was an undeniable domineering atmosphere between every word.The actors were already frowning, drooping their heads and being speechless.

Xu Zhaolan frowned slightly, hesitated for two seconds, and said with a little worry: "After all, we are all young children here. Isn't this request too embarrassing?"

Jiang Qifeng disagrees: "If our goal is to one day be as famous as Dongcheng and Qulan, or even surpass them and surpass them, these are just the most basic. If you don't study and temper when you are young, you will spend three to five years. Just wait for the transfer."

Xu Zhaolan is a small business, how could he not understand this truth?Jiang Qifeng's words have come to this point, of course he has no reason to disagree, and immediately made a statement after sighing.

"Well, you're right, and I totally agree."

The corners of Jiang Qifeng's mouth rose slightly, and then he put his eyes and expectations on Qin Jinrui at the same time, waiting for his reply.

Qin Jinrui felt a little more pressure in his heart when he noticed the fiery gaze, but there was also a burst of momentum that followed.

"I will do my best."

Some people have already taken the lead, and the rest of the actors, either deeply encouraged or embarrassed, agreed one after another.

Jiang Qifeng finally eased his tone: "It's not necessarily true that we have to wait for two months. The programs we recorded a few days ago will always improve after they are broadcast. When our ticket sales pick up, we will naturally return to the main line."

After saying these words, it was getting late, everyone had their own concerns, and their expressions were not so calm. When they left the backstage, their steps were much slower, and every step was hesitant and exhausted.

After everyone left, Jiang Qifeng finally turned off the electric switch and locked the door along the way. When he walked out of the garden in the dark, he looked up and found Wen Qiyu standing at the door, with his jacket half-opened, looking straight at him with his hands in his hands. .

Obviously waiting for him.

Jiang Qifeng approached, raised his hand and pulled the zipper of his coat to the top, then poked his forehead habitually, and said in a slightly reproachful tone: "Why don't you wait for me inside? It's cold in the early spring night, you Stay outside like this so you don’t catch a cold.”

Wen Qiyu smiled, took his hand and put it down.

"It's not cold, it's just that there's something on my mind. Tell me about it."

Jiang Qifeng put his arm around his shoulder again, turned on the phone with the other hand and called a car.

"Let's go, go home and talk slowly."