A cocktail party is an economical and simple form of entertainment.

In terms of how economical and simple it can be, Jiang Qi can tell you very responsibly that the cost of today's reception for a group of practitioners in the opera industry is less than one-third of the previous annual meeting.

There are many programs at the annual meeting.

Music, stage design, and props all cost money, and food and drinks are also required, not to mention hiring a lot of service staff. Jiang Qi outsources the annual meeting of the amusement park to Gong Ye for the sake of his friends.

There aren't many middlemen making the difference.

Despite this, holding an annual meeting requires a considerable expense.

Tonight's cocktail party will be different.

It specializes in high quality and low prices. Even the wine at the reception is cheap wine purchased from Yan Huaiyou's bar at cost price, and comes with several bartenders.

At this point, Yan Huaiyou has to thank Jiang Qi for helping him clear his inventory.

In the corner, Jiang Qi, who was helping to clear the inventory, and Yan Huaiyou, who was clearing the inventory, sat at the long table and studied together a special wine that was said to be an exclusive recipe provided by Gong Ye.

"What is this?" Jiang Qi asked curiously, pointing to a glass half full of ice, which looked like a mysterious special blend of sparkling water in a thick glass.

"Vodka mixed with sparkling water." Yan Huaiyou said, "Why are you testing wine with me here when the cocktail party is about to begin?"

"You have your own bar, why don't you come to my amusement park to mix drinks?" Jiang Qi complained, picking up the legendary vodka and mixing it with sparkling water to take a sip.

Very good, ice cold peach flavored sparkling water.

"That's not because I have lent all the bartenders in my bar to you for a cocktail party." Yan Huaiyou said righteously, "The bar will not be open tonight."

Jiang Qi ignored Yan Huaiyou's nonsense. As time went by, the business of Yan Huaiyou's bar could be said to be getting bleaker day by day. Gong Ye was so addicted to Zhu Meng in the entertainment industry that he didn't want to quit the industry even after he spent all his money filming the online drama.

He means that he is now actively contacting major video website platforms, hoping that a website can buy some of his drama back.

If Gong Ye's drama is successful, he can form a new combination of bankrupt partners with Yan Huaiyou.

"Did you add wine to your sparkling water?" Jiang Qi asked.

"Ah?" Yan Huaiyou was shocked. He put down the light beer mixed with water and ice in his hand, took the wine glass from Jiang Qi's hand and smelled it. He frowned and found a small cup to pour himself some.

"It seems that there is no wine added. It's not a big problem. Just wait for me to add some wine for you." After saying that, Yan Huaiyou went to the table behind to find wine.

Jiang Qi:……

If you don’t go bankrupt, who will go bankrupt?

Gong Ye, it was just wine mixed with water. You forgot to mix wine with the water.

"No need." Jiang Qi waved his hand, "It would be nice to drink some ice-cold sparkling water. I have to talk to someone later."

Hearing what Jiang Qi said, Yan Huaiyou could only give up getting the wine and instead got a new cup to pour some light beer for Jiang Qi.

"Jiang Qi, try my special beer. Why do I think it tastes weird?"

Jiang Qi took a sip: "It's too watery. The last time I drank beer with such a weak taste was at the barbecue stall at the back door of our school."

"A barrel of draft beer costs 19 yuan. It's all water but no wine. You won't get drunk even if you drink too much."

"It shouldn't be. I made it according to the recipe Gong Ye gave me. Why is it wrong?" Yan Huaiyou was puzzled.

Jiang Qi could only sigh and pat Yan Huaiyou on the shoulder.

"give up."

"It takes talent to mix wine with water."

Yan Huaiyou also sighed: "Yes, I can see it too. The same wine sold from me is different from the one sold from Gong Ye. That guy really has a way of opening a bar."

"It's a pity that Director Gong is not here. Have you heard? He has found a platform for his web series that is willing to pay for it, and we are currently discussing it."

"Ah?" Now it was Jiang Qi's turn to be shocked.

Jiang Qi is different from Yan Huaiyou. Yan Huaiyou only knows the name of Gong Ye's online drama, but doesn't know the male and female protagonists, let alone their styles.

Jiang Qi has seen the male and female protagonists of online dramas. The bright hair color makes Jiang Qi unforgettable to this day.

Since the Incredible Magic Academy has a short-term but relatively stable cooperation with Ms. Xu's economic company, Jiang Qi believes that he has a certain understanding of the entertainment industry, especially outdated artists.

A small fire depends on support, a big fire depends on life.

Ms. Xu's life is good.

Ever since the vlog from The Magic Academy became popular, Ms. Xu has been on a brighter path to stardom. First, she was accepted into an online variety show based on the popularity of her vlog, which was just aired two years later, and the response was very good.

Riding on the popularity of Internet variety shows, Ms. Xu has accepted several endorsements that can be quickly monetized.

Last night Jiang Qi looked at Ms. Xu's WeChat Moments, and it seemed that she had been offered the lead role in a drama with a good cast, and she was worthy of showing off on her WeChat Moments.

Compared with Ms. Xu's bright stardom, the male and female protagonists with bright hair are not so lucky.

The vlog was shot, and it was Ms. Xu who helped with the shooting, which brings with it the popularity.

As a result, netizens focused entirely on Ms. Xu’s second visit to the Magic Academy, and no one cared about the outdated duo.

I also appeared in variety shows, and Ms. Xu accepted the show and was a guest in one episode.

As a result, the variety show is very popular, but these two people still can't find this person.

Fortunately, Ms. Xu is their colleague and not their boss, otherwise Ms. Xu would be so angry that these two unlucky employees would vomit blood.

Considering that it is so magical that it is popular, but it is not his own physique that is popular, Jiang Qi has reason to suspect that even if Gong Ye's "The Domineering President Loves Me Hard" is popular, it is not the male and female protagonists who are popular.

Gong Ye is more likely to be on fire.

"How much money does the platform plan to pay for it?" Jiang Qi asked curiously, "I remember that Gong Ye joined the group as a full investor and invested a lot of money."

"I don't know." Yan Huaiyou shook his head, "It seems that the price is not bad, and he seems to be planning to make a second part."

Jiang Qi and Yan Huaiyou sat in the corner and chatted for a while. When the time was almost up, Jiang Qi went to the door of the tavern to greet the guests.

Jiang Qi came in advance, and he came over to see the layout of the tavern before "The Mulberry Girl" at the theater ended. The interior space of the tavern was limited, and in order to prevent the guests from feeling that the reception venue was too small and crowded, Principal Peggy passed

Space magic increases the interior space of the tavern.

At the same time, it is not so big that others can spot it.

Under Principal Peggy's exquisite space magic, it is difficult for people who have not been to the tavern before to see anything. People who have been to the tavern will only think that the previous tables and chairs were removed from the bar and replaced with long self-service tables.

After clearing away most of the decorations to make room, the interior space of the pub turned out to be so large.

At 9:20, guests entered the venue one after another.

The advantage of having a group of familiar colleagues attending the same cocktail party is that the party is unlikely to be a silent event, and as long as they are not enemies standing together, there will definitely be something to talk about.

There was no need to greet Jiang Qi. As the host of the reception, Jiang Qi was the stranger to most of the guests.

People working in this industry rarely have social anxiety, and most of them are social experts.

When it comes to singing on stage, those who are timid cannot even get on stage.

As a qualified boss, Jiang Qi kept in mind that his task tonight was to find out from the owners of major theaters the share of the "Mother Picking Girl" tour.

If you want to find out the share, you must first find out the reputation of "The Mulberry Picking Girl".

For literary films, the box office can actually be predicted through word of mouth.

In the first half of the reception, Jiang Qi was like a diligent but idle bee. He seemed to be busy socializing, but in fact he didn't talk about anything. He just walked through the crowd and listened to everyone's comments about tonight's performance.

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The audience's comments were beyond Jiang Qi's expectations.

Uniformly positive reviews.

Whether it is industry insiders, journalists, theater owners, or theater owners' family members, all comments on tonight's "Mother Picking Girl" are full of praise.

The difference is that some people praise implicitly, while others praise it enthusiastically.

Among them, the most enthusiastic one is undoubtedly Cai Jiamin.

After Jiang Qi was deceived by Wang Pingxiu's story, out of caution, Jiang Qi searched for Cai Jiamin on the Internet.

If you don’t search, you won’t know. If you search, you will be shocked.

In Jiang Qi's opinion, the ordinary Cai Jiamin is a genuine Kunqu opera top performer.

Cai Jiamin was born in a family of folk performers. She fell in love with opera from an early age and was accepted as a disciple by Kunqu opera master Mr. Xiong at the age of 6. Mr. Xiong was also a well-known presence in the opera circle in the early years. The theater's ticket sales are guaranteed and he is well-deserved as Boss Xiong.

Mr. Xiong has a total of 7 disciples, all of whom are active in the opera circle. The most famous one is Cai Jiamin.

In addition to performing in operas, Cai Jiamin now also teaches in schools. Like Yin Fei, she has taught many students under her hands. However, these students are ordinary students, not disciples. Cai Jiamin has not accepted any disciples yet.

I want to be her teacher. She has a good name and there are many Kunqu opera actors who have good teachers. Unfortunately, Cai Jiamin doesn't like any of them.

Combining the information found on the Internet and the short story compiled by Wang Pingxiu, Jiang Qi's judgment of Cai Jiamin is that she is very talented, very arrogant, and slightly unworldly, and may get slapped in the script because she looks down on others.

An image that hovers between righteousness and villainy.

result……

"Manager Wang, you are so talented. I really like your work "The Mulberry Picking Girl"!"

This was the first sentence Jiang Qi heard from Cai Jiamin.

The voice is high-pitched, extremely exciting, deafening, and directly touches the soul.
To be continued...