Chapter five hundred and fifty fourth stay(1/2)
Dong Biao had nothing to say and could only drink.
Cao Bin said again: "Since he has asked you for the methods of practicing guns, and you have told him without reservation, then whether you can achieve success depends on his luck. Even if you stay in front of you, you will not have much effect."
Dong Biao drank a glass alone and sighed: "That's the case, but if you don't watch it with your own eyes, how can you feel accomplished? Brother Bin, you are a full man and don't know that the hungry man is hungry!"
Cao Bin smiled and said, "Hungry, just eat more. The dishes on this table didn't move a few chopsticks."
Dong Biao rolled his eyes when he was choked.
Zhao Daxin said: "There is another reason why Luo Lie is unwilling to stay, Alice. They are also childhood sweethearts. They met each other when they first arrived in New York. It has been more than four years since they have never been popular. Although Luo Lie bullies Alice from time to time, it is also a pleasure. Alice never bothers Luo Lie.
Alice’s biggest dream is to be on stage. Luo Lie will not break Alice’s stage dream. Even if I can bring Luo Lie back in half a year, I dare not say I am sure."
Cao Bin said: "It doesn't matter whether a person comes back or not. As long as he has the word "Anliangtang" in his heart, it's enough."
Zhao Daxin said: "Thank you, Brother Bin, for understanding tolerance."
Dong Biao couldn't help but mutter, "You really dote on him, and it depends on what you do when you spoil it."
Cao Bin smiled and said, "The Lord of the Chief Executive is also spoiled me, but has he spoiled me?"
Dong Biao held up the wine glass and was stunned for a while, squinted his eyes at Cao Bin, and suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Bin, you have been urging me for almost twenty years. Can't you let me go once?"
Cao Bin then raised his wine glass and said, "Yes, I'll make you... I can't even make you regret it!"
Five days later, Luo Lie followed Zhao Daxin to Los Angeles and met with his colleagues in the circus.
Alice cried with joy, and hugged Luo Lie and refused to let go.
"Nuoli, my big cat, you are finally back, do you know? Alice has had nightmares every day these days, dreaming that my Nuoli will never come back..."
Luo Lie made two hands, pinched Alice's cheeks, and shook them left and right: "I warn you, dare to call me a big cat again, hum, let me see if I don't hit you so much that you can't look for teeth."
Alice widened her eyes, looked at Luo Lie, glanced at the ground, and asked, "Why? Nuoli, have your teeth fallen off? Do you need my help?"
Luo Lie was amused and crying, patted Alice's cheek and said, "What we are looking for is your teeth!"
Alice immediately cut her teeth and opened her mouth, and said in a vague way: "My teeth are there, Nuoli, count, there are not a single one."
Luo Lie sighed and explained: "I mean, I want to knock out all your teeth and scatter all over the ground."
Alice giggled and replied, "It's useless if the teeth fall off. Nuoli, why should I pick it up again?"
Luo Lie pounded his chest and shook his head: "Alice, you're so angry that you're so angry that you're so angry." Luo Lie pretended to be very realistic, took three steps in a row, and squatted on the ground in pain: "Oh, my heart is really uncomfortable."
Alice was finally fooled and hurried forward to care. Before she could speak, Luo Lie suddenly made a face and screamed. Alice's legs became weak and she fell to the ground.
Luo Lie was still squatting, and Alice laughed loudly when he pointed at him.
Alice was teased, but she was not angry. She sat on the ground, hugging her knees and smiling at Luo Lie. Her mouth was moving, as if she was cursing Luo Lie, but she didn't make a sound.
"Dare you dare to scold me?" Luo Lie reached out his hands to Alice's armpits. Alice couldn't stand the itch and laughed constantly, but did not hide back, but instead rushed towards Luo Lie. Luo Lie was caught off guard and was pounced on the ground by Alice.
Zhao Daxin scolded on the side: "Can you two calm down? This is in the hotel lobby, pay attention to your image!"
Luo Lie and Alice stopped fighting, looked at Zhao Daxin, and said in unison: "You just pretend you didn't see it?"
The performance of the Universal Circus in Los Angeles is quite successful. Although there are fewer amazing programs like the flying knife shot of the flying knife performed by Zhao Dasila, its overall background is rich, and the quality of other programs is quite advantageous compared to other companies. Therefore, as a whole, people in Los Angeles still have a very high recognition of the Universal Circus.
The organizer warmly invited the Global Circus to perform three more shows. Anderson Jr. originally refused because the schedule of the journey was roughly determined before leaving New York. It is not a big problem to do one day earlier or one day later. However, if you perform three more shows in Los Angeles, it will inevitably delay three more days, which may affect the performances arranged in advance at the next location.
If Anderson Jr. insisted on the original plan, then Zhao Daxin and Luo Lie would have to pass by the team. Coincidentally, something went wrong with the performance venue at the next stop, and the organizer sent a telegram to Anderson Jr. looking for the possibility of postponing the plan backward for two days.
Anderson Jr. calculated with his assistant that San Diego was followed by Los Angeles, and the San Diego performance ended, and the trip to the West came to an end. The next East Coast tour was twenty days later, and the circus had enough time to adjust.
So, Anderson Jr. accepted the organizer's suggestion, and at the same time, Luo Lie and Zhao Daxin also got the opportunity to meet successfully with the team.
Three additional performances mean that the circus earned nearly 3,000 dollars more, which was definitely a happy thing for Anderson Jr., but Anderson Jr. was worried and sad.
"Yansen, you know, how much I want to impress people in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, although our program is very exciting, it has not yet reached the level of excellence. Yangsen, you have to know how important a top program is to a circus. At this moment, how much I miss Nuoli and his senior brother!"
Young Anderson's assistant, Yang Sen, said: "Mr. Anderson, I happen to have a message here to tell you that Nuoli is back and is back with his senior brother."
Little Anderson said in surprise: "Really? Where are they? Call them to see me quickly... Oh, no, tell me what room they live in, I'll visit them!"
Yang Sen said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Anderson, our hotel rooms are full, I booked a room for another hotel for them both."
Anderson spread his hands and said, "Oh, Yangsen, I think this is not a problem. What I want is to see them as soon as possible."
Yang Sen was quite careful in his work, and the hotel he booked for Zhao Dashinluo was reasonable, and it was not far from the hotel where the circus stayed. After knowing the name of the hotel and the room number, Anderson couldn't wait and rushed out of the room door, but forgot to wear the coat. Yang Sen hurriedly grabbed Anderson's coat and chased him out.
Twenty minutes later, Anderson little knocked on the door of Zhao Dasila Lie.
"Oh, my dear Nuoli, I finally saw your handsome and energetic face again." As soon as Luo Lie opened the door, little Anderson opened his arms.
After hugging Luo Lie, little Anderson walked into the room and shook hands with Zhao Daxin again.
"You two may have heard that we have to stay in Los Angeles for a few more days because we have three extra shows to act. Oh, I forgot to ask you, Mr. Zhao, have you dealt with your troubles? To be honest, I really want to help you, but you two ruthlessly rejected it. Mr. Zhao, Nuoli, do you know how worried I am about you?" Little Anderson said, and he was really moved.
Zhao Daxin said: "Mr. Anderson, I'm sorry for worrying you, but it's right for us to reject you. Look, have we handled the trouble and returned to everyone's side."
Anderson little nodded with relief and said, "Yes, I'm glad to see you deal with the trouble and return smoothly. Oh, Nuelli, are you feeling better?"
Luo Lie smiled and said, "Mr. Anderson, what you want to ask me should be able to reappear on the stage, right?"
Little Anderson laughed and said, "Nuoli, you are always so direct, but I like your directness. Yes, what I care most about is whether you can stand on the stage again. You know, I just heard about the flying knife shooting show you and your senior brother, but I didn't see it with my own eyes. What a pity!"
Zhao Daxin said: "I'm sorry, Mr. Anderson, I think Nuoli has not fully recovered yet and cannot be on the stage yet."
Anderson Jr. suddenly showed a look of disappointment, but in just a moment, it became brighter again: "Mr. Zhao, Nuoli, I urge you to start the creative thinking and create another wonderful program for us. You know, the performance format of those people has been fixed, and it is really difficult to create a new eye-catching program, and you are always used to surprise me. I really need a wonderful program. I want to leave an indelible deep impression on people in Los Angeles."
In terms of stage experience, Zhao Daxin is naturally more than Luo Lie, but when it comes to creative ability, Luo Lie can surpass Zhao Daxin several streets. Therefore, after hearing Anderson's request, Zhao Daxin consciously turned his attention to Luo Lie.
"This is not difficult, Mr. Anderson." As soon as Luo Lie spoke, it made Anderson ecstatic. He suddenly grabbed Luo Lie's hands and said anxiously: "I am very eager to hear your next sentence."
Luo Lie smiled and said, "My senior brother and I continue to perform the flying knife shooting. We only performed one show in New York. People in Los Angeles have never watched it before, so we will definitely be shocked."
Zhao Daxin was surprised and said, "Xiaoqi, can you do it?"
Luo Lie said: "If I still follow the previous performance form, I think I will definitely not be able to do it, but, senior brother, we can change the performance form. I just don't dare to shoot people with flying knives anymore, and it's not that I dare not use flying knives anymore."
Zhao Daxin suddenly woke up. Luo Lie fainted on the stage last time, just because when he faced Senior Sister Four, there was hallucination in his mind. Reason told himself that the Fourth Senior Sister was standing in front of him, not the vicious train robber. Therefore, the flying knife in his hand was never dared to emit it. In desperation, he was furious and fainted on the stage. If the flying knife shot the target was cancelled, wouldn’t it be avoided that Luo Lie would be most worried about?
"I think it's feasible. Junior Brother Seven, if you use another form to replace the shooting target, the first half may be a bit dull, but in the end, the audience will definitely be excited when the two flying knives collided in the air." Zhao Daxin's eyes appeared before his performance of this show in New York, and his face was filled with a proud look.
Little Anderson said excitedly: "That's great!" Little Anderson, excited, couldn't help but turn around and say to his assistant Yang Sen, "You are still a little lacking in your mind. First, this room is so small, how can it be suitable for the creation of Mr. Zhao and Nuoli? Second, other members of the Peng family class live in different hotels with them. Wouldn't this distract our Nuoli? Take the time to change a suite with them, and take all the others in the Peng family class over. All their expenses in the hotel can be recorded in the room account, and I'll pay."
Yang Sen shrugged his shoulders and smiled apologized: "Okay, sir, I'll do it now."
Luo Lie said anxiously: "Mr. Anderson, you don't have to change rooms anymore. This is great. However, I agree with the suggestions taken by my senior brothers and sisters."
Zhao Daxin said, "Yes, Mr. Anderson, don't spend too much money. You have treated us well. We should make more contributions to the Global Circus."
Anderson little insisted on refusing, but said to Yang Sen: "What are you still standing there? Your job responsibility should be to obey me rather than them, right?"
Yang Sen had no choice but to take the blame, and after a embarrassed smile, he quickly went out to change rooms.
Anderson Jr. said again: "Mr. Zhao, there is another thing I hope you can reconsider. I really hope that in the next five years, Peng Jiaban will still be seen on the performance stage of the Global Circus."
Zhao Daxin apologized and said, "I also hope to continue serving Mr. Anderson. To be honest, during the past four years of the Global Circus, our Peng family has lived a very happy life, and we also want to continue this kind of life. However, our golden age has passed, and it is difficult to perform high-quality programs again. The most important thing is that our master returned to China but there is no news. My junior brother and sister are very concerned about it, so we made a decision. When the contract expires, we will return to China to visit our master. Mr. Anderson, I promise you that if we can find our master smoothly and everyone has the desire to continue performing on stage, then we will definitely come back to find you."
Little Anderson smiled and said, "Dear Zhao, my senior brother, I heard these words two months ago. What I want to say is that over the past two months, I have thought hard and finally came up with a solution of the best of both worlds. I can form a small and medium-sized circus with the Peng family as the core and go to the great and mysterious China to perform. You and your junior brothers and sisters can perform all the way and seek your master. Oh, God can testify, and I miss Mr. Lao Gui very much. If I could hear his news one day earlier, it would be absolutely good news for me."
Zhao Daxin said: "Mr. Anderson, the new suggestion you made sounds very attractive, but I think I cannot make arbitrarily decisions for my juniors and sisters. I need time to discuss with them."
Anderson little nodded and replied, "Yes, luckily, we still have time."
After the little Anderson left, Luo Lie said in surprise: "Senior Brother, when the contract is over, do you really want to take us back? I haven't seen my grandfather for almost five years, and I don't know how he is in good health now. The damn post office always loses letters. I haven't received a letter from my grandfather for half a year."
Zhao Daxin couldn't help but say melancholy: "It's so easy to go back? We have all our braids cut. If we go back, we may be arrested and chopped off by the court as a rebel party. Also, in the last letter, the master told us to live in America with peace of mind, don't worry about him, and don't go back to find him. Junior Brother Seven, to be honest, I don't know what to do."
Luo Lie said disappointedly: "You have said so much to little Anderson just now, and I thought it was true." Suddenly, Luo Lie's eyes flashed with light, and he said anxiously: "Senior Brother, I think little Anderson's advice is very good. We have returned to the country under the banner of the Global Circus. How dare the court not give face to foreigners?"
Zhao Daxin said: "Do you still remember Na Duo?"
Luo Lie frowned and replied, "Those five dogs? Senior brother, why are you talking about him?"
Zhao Daxin said: "His team is actually a team that is pieced together. Although there are many people, their strength is really not good. And Anderson and the Royal Circus have all thrown olive branches to him. Do you know why?"
Luo Lie smiled contemptuously and said, "Isn't it because he can yell, that he has the ability to apply for the Qing Dynasty customs clearance documents for the circus."
Zhao Daxin said: "You only know one thing but not the other! Naduo stayed in our Global Circus for three months, and was also a month younger when he went to the Royal Circus. But in these two places, Naduo was unable to complete the performance documents for the circus to the Qing Dynasty. You can say that Naduo has no ability at all and can only brag and speak big things. However, circus much smaller than ours can complete the procedures. Do you know the reason?"
Luo Lie shook his head blankly. He really didn't know why this was the reason.
Zhao Daxin continued: "The Qing Dynasty has been extremely corrupt. The officials in charge of customs clearance procedures colluded with those foreigners and occupied this market long ago. We performed in Kingsoft and Los Angeles. The organizer was responsible for all our expenses and paid 30% of the box office performance fee to the circus. But do you know, what would happen if we performed in the Qing Dynasty?"
Luo Lie didn't even know.
"The circus bears all the fees themselves, but they have to draw 30% of the box office water and designate performance venues. The cost of the performance venue is a fixed price. You can pay the money first to complete the customs clearance procedures. Which circus can afford such a big risk? Didn't all the circus that went to perform in the Qing Dynasty lose to their waists? Na Duo brags that he can take a shortcut to complete the customs clearance procedures without having to give those people a commission and can contact the performance venues independently, which was favored by Mr. Anderson and the Royal Circus."
Luo Lie sighed in surprise: "It's still so complicated!"
Zhao Daxin smiled and said, "Now, do you still think Mr. Anderson's advice is good?"
Luo Lie said: "As a businessman, you can consider doing any kind of business, but you can never do it if you lose money."
Zhao Daxin said: "So, that's just a plan from Anderson, who coaxed us to renew the contract with him first, and then find various reasons to delay our promise."
Luo Lie suspected: "Mr. Anderson is not that kind of person, right?"
Zhao Daxin snorted and said, "Who knows? Before returning to China, my master told me that when the five-year contract is over, I will take you back to Jinshan. Although your senior brothers and sisters are not brothers from Anliangtang, for the sake of Master, Brother Bin will definitely take good care of him. Let's start a place by ourselves, not to mention how much money it makes, but everyone can always have a stable life. Are you right?"
Luo Lie didn't think about the reason on himself, but he felt that the elder brother's plan was quite reasonable. It was not good to work for foreigners. Although Anderson was kind to others, he had formulated a whole set of circus rules but was not kind at all. He might not have the income of making a show by himself, but he could get great compensation in his mood.
To be continued...