Becoming a Saint by Leisure Reading - Chapter 54
“Master, this ‘wake up early’ is a specialty of Zhongjing. Although there are other places, it is definitely not as authentic as Zhongjing.” Early in the morning, Ji Zhong woke up Chen Luo, and insisted he must take Chen Luo with him.” Wake up early”.
Yesterday, Chen Luo thought about it in the middle of the night and didn’t think of what content should be used to fill the layout, so he fell asleep on the desk. However, there is good news, that is, Zhong Kui’s aura has gathered, and he can already meet him in the dream flower forest.
According to Ji Zhong, a few days ago, the imperial court published “The Tales of Zhong Kui” in the mansion newspaper, and now it has been circulated throughout Daxuan. Moreover, in the past two days, Mr. Wen, who woke up early in Zhongjing City, had to read a passage of “The Tales of Zhong Kui” every time before speaking about the mansion, and it was said that the response was quite good.
Well, the imperial court is reliable!
”I’ve already inquired about it. Mr. Nan Yuanxi of Beifeng Tower is known as ‘Painting Mouth of Nansheng’, and what he says with one mouth is vivid. Especially your “Tales of Zhong Kui”, it gave the impression as if he was standing in front of everyone. Now he’s famous everywhere, and many people come to hear him ‘wake up early’.”
Chen Luo was slightly taken aback, did I turn the news anchor into a storyteller?
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In the early morning, the Beifeng Building was very lively. The small square tables were occupied by the guests who woke up early. There were many guests carrying breakfast or squatting or leaning, chatting while waiting for the “Wake up early” to start. The busy shop assistants looked at the six roads and listened to all directions, ran through the crowd with hot tea, and shouted the secret codes that only they could understand.
Following Ji Zhong, they wiped a handful of water in the large hot water tub at the door and wiped their face. Ji Zhong skillfully took out two dry towels from his sleeves and wiped them with Chen Luo. Don’t say, this manipulation has really improved people’s spirits a lot.
”Sir, each family’s face-opening soup has a secret recipe, and it is specially formulated to refresh the mind. I heard that in the early dynasty, the face-opening soup prepared for the hundred officials outside the Jinluan Palace was personally researched by the founding father of the country…”
Chen Luo raised his eyebrows: The setting of this world is really detailed!
Walking into the Beifeng Building with Chen Luo, Ji Zhong released a layer of qi slightly, and took Chen Luo to a front position, stretched out his hand and called a server, and asked for a few dishes of the restaurant’s special breakfast. The server swiftly commanded another server to bring two chairs and a little table, and respectfully asked them to sit down.
After a while, a gong sounded on the platform of the Beifeng Building against the wall, and everyone was instantly quiet. They saw that the curtain on the side of the platform was lifted, and Nan Yuanxi appeared on the stage with a vicissitudes of life, a thin body, and a blue Confucian robe. This Nan Yuanxi glanced around for a week, then folded his hands and said in his mouth, “Painting Mouth of Nansheng, good morning to all of you!”
”Okay!” Everyone below stood up and responded, startling Chen Luo.
”Mr. Nan, hurry up, I’m just waiting for you to narrate “Tales of Zhong Kui”, I came from Nancheng specially!”
”Yes, yes, I am from Beicheng!”
”The old man has listened to it for two days, and he still misses it a lot…”
”All of you be quiet, let Mr. Nan talk.”
The voices from the audience came one after another, and Chen Luo was a little embarrassed.
Is it worth it? A mere “Tale of Zhong Kui” can make people so excited? This is just a sketch of characters! One day I will get a storytelling book out, will this fight blow up?
This world is not suitable for me to cross, it is suitable for Lao Guo…
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While Chen Luo was thinking wildly, he saw Nan Yuanxi cupped his hands again and shouted, “Thank Lord of Wan An for the text first!” Then he took out a mask from his sleeve and put it on his face, everyone sucked in the air. The mask was drawn according to the description in the article. ”
”Yo! He also has originality” Chen Luo nodded in his heart.
”Listen carefully, all the guests, the husband Zhong Kui, whose last name is Zhong and given name, Kui, was from Zhongnan in Yongzhou in ancient times. He was born in Zhongnan and lived in Zhongnan. He was complete in literary and martial talent, he had a panther head and evil eyes, a strange appearance, full of financial resources, upright, not afraid of evil, treats people with integrity, shows sincerity, failed to win the first prize of tribute, failed to defend, no way to serve the country, sacrificed his life for righteousness, slammed his own head into the palace pillar and died in anger…”
Chen Luo listened to Nan Yuanxi’s narration and found that Nan Sheng really lived up to his reputation. He did not read out the article in a rigid manner, but played multiple roles by one person, with narration, Zhong Kui, and Emperor Tang, changing his tone, twisting his voice, mastering the rhythm, and speaking a 200-word article vividly.
Well, it tastes like storytelling!
After reading the text, Nan Yuanxi took off his mask and gave a group bow again. The audience was quiet, and then there was a messy and exciting cheer, and some people started throwing money on the stage. What copper coins and silver, Chen Luo also saw two steamed buns thrown on the stage. Unlike everyone else, Ji Zhong looked at Chen Luo with starry eyes at the moment.
”Young master, you are amazing!”
Chen Luo pushed Ji Zhong’s face away.
This kind of words, let the girls say it. You are a strong young man, no one needs it from you.
At this time, the audience gradually returned to calm. Nan Yuanxi took off his mask, sat back on the chair on the stage, and opened the newspaper on the table.
”Next, I’ll tell you about yesterday’s newspaper. How is the court situation, how is the world, what the late birth aunt said, all of you listen to it…”
Afterward, Nan Yuanxi began to read the country newspapers one by one, and each one would give some of its own analysis, which also made people listen with gusto.
But at this time, Ji Zhong had no interest at all and buried himself in breakfast.
There is a saying that if you plant flowers intentionally, the flowers will not bloom, without intention they grow into willows continuously.
At this moment, Chen Luo’s eyes were bright.
He looked at Nan Yuanxi, who was talking eloquently on the stage, and a flash of light flashed in his mind. He suddenly thought of what content should be used on the blank page of his new newspaper!
editorial!
Editorials, a type of news commentary, are comments made on major issues.
Isn’t what Nan Yuanxi is doing at the moment a simple editorial?
The folk customs of the Daxuan Dynasty were open, and the government providing the newspaper and the numerous “wake up early” shows an abundance of freedom of speech. He learned from Ji Zhong that narrators, like Nan Yuanxi, are numbered eight hundred if not one thousand in the whole of Zhongjing, and there are also Confucian scholars who take part-time cameos from time to time, which ensures a strong creative group.
Just by looking at Nan Yuanxi’s untraceable joy when the people in the audience threw the silver to him, he knew that their remuneration was definitely far lower than the fees paid by the paper to the master and even the great Confucian to annotate the meaning of the scriptures.
Finally, let’s look at this person who wakes up early every day, and the phenomenon that just a piece of “The Tales of Zhong Kui” exploded. Is there a better publicity base than this?
However, on the other hand, there’s editorial, and on the other is Wuxia, am I paying tribute to that old gentleman’s entrepreneurial path?
Also very good!
The first step that he was originally stuck on, is now open and can be taken!
At this moment, Chen Luo was in a good mood, looking at Nan Yuanxi, who was still drooling on the stage, as if he saw a peerless treasure, and his eyes were shining with the radiance of the sun
