Qiong Yin lingers

Chapter 7 Middle Board Adjustment
Wang Yunfei has always been courageous and quick to make decisions. After a brief communication with Huang Simei, he made a long-term cooperation agreement to promote Li Jin.However, he proposed to cooperate with the Dongfang Qiong Opera Troupe instead of directly cooperating with the weavers of Erxian Village.

"I don't have the time and energy to communicate with all the weavers one-on-one. Of course, I also have a language barrier with them. They don't speak Li dialect and can speak Hainanese, but I can't speak both well; secondly, although I know that we islanders value love, righteousness, and rules, but this is a business cooperation. I still hope that we will be compliant, legal and reasonable. We must sign a cooperation agreement, not a business with verbal promises. In this way, if we sign with them one by one, I would also be devastated. So, I hope my sister-in-law can set up a Li Jin studio, which is similar to a company, to do this business."

Huang Simei was a little bit troubled: she hoped to help the weavers in the village to match up and help them earn living expenses, but she didn't want to earn money from it.

But if you want to be a studio, it will inevitably involve operating costs.The weavers don't know about studios and operating costs, but they just keep saying that they are willing to follow Huang Simmei and make Li Brocade well.

After a series of comparisons and drawings, Huang Simei explained to everyone the difference between the studio and the individual.After hearing this, the weavers expressed their willingness to join the studio.

They are just pure craftsmen who don't know anything about business. They were cheated and paid for counting money. They are backed by Dongfang Qiong Opera Troupe, so they feel at ease. What's more, they worry that they can't communicate with Wang Yunfei at all. Without communication, how can they understand the needs of merchants? , make a good brocade?

Wang Yunfei saw that Huang Simmei hesitated, and gave her a reassurance: "What you want to think about is how to help them become bigger and stronger, so that they can continue to make money and make a lot of money, instead of worrying about the gains and losses of these details! Doing business is a win-win situation." Only then can we really win! Only then can we win in the long run!"

Before Huang Simei could answer, amidst the joyful applause of the weavers, Wang Yunfei made a final decision: "Then it's settled! Starting today, Oriental Li Brocade Studio will be born!"

The resolute Wang Yunfei led the weavers to finalize the sharing plan with the weavers, and then drafted the cooperation contract between the weavers and the company. At the same time, he issued the first version of the rules and regulations of Li Jin Studio.The speed, the smoothness of the process, and the thoughtfulness made Huang Simi dumbfounded, and she even couldn't react.

Zhang Shennian had unconditional trust in Wang Yunfei, and he desperately patted Huang Simi's chest on the sidelines to promise that as long as Wang Yunfei was willing, he would be able to start Li Jin's business.After all these years, Zhang Shennian has fully seen Wang Yunfei's methods in the local goods market in Sanya.

In this way, Huang Simi, who was chaotic and ignorant all the time, was dragged and dragged by Wang Yunfei and Zhang Shennian. She sketched the prototype of Li Jin Studio in one day, and then went straight to the city government to go through the company registration procedures.Huang Simei was also promoted to the CEO of Oriental Li Brocade Culture Co., Ltd. as a matter of course.

The next day, Wang Yunfei asked Huang Simei to organize and sign a contract in duplicate with all the weavers.

Huang Simei repeatedly emphasized that in the future, all the profits of the studio will be distributed to everyone, so that there is a cooperation form with a guarantee and a dividend, and the priority is to ensure the lives of weavers.
.The weavers headed by Zhong Lihua rubbed their little hands and nodded repeatedly. They agreed with what Huang Simei said.Zhong Lihua's eyes were crescent-shaped with a smile: "Sister Mei, you can do whatever you want! We all believe in you!"

The heavy trust of the weavers made Huang Simei's eyes slightly warm.They are craftsmen, and like Qiongju performers, they are all born out of love, but at this time, they are all facing the same predicament, they need to make a living first and then find love.

After signing the contract, Huang Simei cleaned up the backyard of the wooden attic without stopping.

Huang Simimei's requirements for the weavers are not high, that is, they can deliver goods to Wang Yunfei on time. Of course, it would be great if Zhong Lihua's double-sided embroidery can be inherited: "The studio has prepared for everyone, and the weekly weaving time is Five days, including three meals a day. According to the contract, we charge by the piece, and then share the profit. The contract is valid for one year, and we will elaborate on it if there is a renewal..."

After listening to Huang Simei's words, everyone nodded their heads like garlic: a set of Li brocade costs 200 yuan, which is several times that of other clothes!
Focusing on weaving Li brocade, they can produce a set in ten and a half months, which is much faster than getting money from farming!

Seeing the joy flashing on the faces of the weavers, the smile on Huang Simimei's face also bloomed a little bit: "In this case, it is better to hit the sun than to choose a day, and we will start work today! However, we don't work today, let Sister Zhong give us Tell me about the basic technique of double-sided embroidery."

Amidst the sound of firecrackers, Zhong Lihua stood on the podium of Li Jin's studio, rubbing her hands together, looking at the little black heads in the audience, and started her first double-sided embroidery class stutteringly.

Seeing the weavers looking at Zhong Lihua devoutly, Huang Simei seemed to have returned to the moment when the teacher-student inheritance in the Qiong Opera Troupe was passed on.When she started learning opera, she was also like this, looking up at her master with her little head up, her admiration was beyond words.

She entered the industry late, and her basic skills were much worse than others. Just opening the dragon's spine, she burst into tears in pain.Not to mention raising her voice and learning singing every morning. At the beginning, she couldn't tell the difference between the middle part, the bitter sigh, the tune and the special tune. She just followed the master, singing part by part, and learning each movement.

Huang Simei used the stupid kung fu of "working three quarters a day and one overtime shift at night": the so-called quarter was four hours, and besides that, she had to work overtime at night.It is the hard work and make-up lessons under the blessing of talent that Huang Simimei has become the "danjiao" who has made the fastest progress and the shortest growth time in the troupe.

Others say that Huang Simi is a patriarch who appreciates food: after two years of work, she has made up for the basic skills of others for more than a decade, and her voice is even more unique, sweet and mellow, and she can make the audience's eyes shine when she opens her voice.

Only Meng Huaxiang and Zhang Shennian know: 1 minute on stage, ten years off stage.She entered the industry late but paid no less than others.

This is off topic.

Meng Huaxiang suddenly appeared, looked at the smiling Huang Simei, and sighed silently: "Nowadays, you are more and more incapable of doing things, so I don't know, Dongfang Qiong Opera Troupe can live a few more days!"

Huang Simei turned around, took Meng Huaxiang's arm, and shook her body coquettishly: "Grandma, this Li Jin, like our Qiongju opera, is also a treasure left by our ancestors. Didn't you say that it is a treasure left by our ancestors?" , can’t it be ruined? I’m hurting others, so I came to the rescue, but you can rest assured that as long as I’m here, the Dongfangqiong Troupe will never fail!”

Hearing this, Meng Huaxiang glared at her pretending to be annoyed: "Hum! It's better to say than to sing!"

But the tense face still relaxed a little bit.What she is worried about is that her son and daughter-in-law are busy with various "market economies" and are gradually giving up Qiongju.

Today's Huang Simei is so busy that she can't get away: the teahouse business is booming due to the remarkable effect of the promotional vehicle; the land reclamation and farming are getting better and better; the monthly excerpts are adapted and starred by her herself; now there is another business of Li Jin...

Meng Huaxiang was afraid of his son and daughter-in-law, patronized the market economy, and forgot the original intention of Qiongju.

Huang Simei is like a roundworm in her stomach, to put it crudely: there is such a person in this world, as soon as you poke your butt, she knows what you are going to fart!
Huang Simei is "such a person" like Meng Huaxiang's daughter-in-law. She knows her worries and loves her perseverance.

With a daughter-in-law like this, what can a husband ask for?

Coaxing Meng Huaxiang to be happy, Huang Simei returned to Li Jin's classroom.Looking at the pious little heads, Huang Simei smiled brightly.But soon, her smile began to stiffen: Zhong Lihua's teaching level is really unflattering!

As a master of double-sided embroidery in Li brocade, Zhong Lihua stuttered and gesticulated when talking about the techniques, so that fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead, and the audience below also whispered anxiously.

Seeing that things were not going well, Huang Simi quickly yelled to stop, and pulled Zhong Lihua aside to whisper.Zhong Lihua looked at her in frustration: "Sister Mei, I can't do it! I can't speak!"

As she spoke, Zhong Lihua's tears welled up in her eyes.

She loves brocade li, and she longs in her heart for all weavers who love brocade as much as she does to make a living from brocade.

But right now, she seems unable to complete the task assigned by Huang Simei, and cannot teach everyone how to weave double-sided embroidery.

Huang Simi comforted her for a long time, and when she turned around, she saw nine pairs of eyes staring at them behind her, with worries, fears and even uneasiness in them.

With a long sigh, Huang Simei chose a compromise solution: "How about this, we don't need to stand on the podium to give lectures, you can sit on the loom and weave while talking, and I will make supplements for you, do you think it's okay? "

Zhong Lihua nodded like a garlic, and sat on her locomotive.Picking up the spinning thread, she felt as if she had come to life, moving her hands quickly, and soon various lifelike patterns appeared on the loom.

After immersing herself in the world of double-sided embroidery, Zhong Lihua's words stopped stuttering, and Huang Simmei's supplementary words instantly enlightened all the weavers.

Huang Simei was deeply moved, and immediately made up a few verses of the Qiong Opera for them: "If you are worried that you will not be able to remember the steps in the future, sing these verses, which will help you remember."

After Huang Simei became popular in the Oriental Tea House, she can basically adapt the excerpt operas at her fingertips, and now she can adapt the little songs of Weaving Li Brocade at her fingertips.

There are different classifications of Qiongju opera singing. Among them, "Zhongban" is the most important singing tune of Qiongju Opera. It is relatively close to spoken language. The words are easy to understand and the rhythm is lively. It can be both lyrical and narrative. about.

The category of "sigh" originated from the middle panel, and is generally used to express the sadness and mourning emotions of the characters in the play. Therefore, crying and lamentation are often incorporated into the singing of lamentation. Probably during the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, lamentation was still the sound of crying and lamentation. On top of that, suona accompaniment imitating the human voice is added to create a dramatic appeal full of sorrow and elegy.

"Qupai" arias include Chengtu, Xingtan, Liushui, etc., with complete structure, well-shaped tunes and stable sentence patterns;
"Special tunes" are arranged for specific characters and content, and generally have specialized syntax, drawls and unique intermediary music.

Therefore, because of its wide application and high proportion, the "middle board" is widely circulated among fanciers, and it is more catchy and easy to sing.

Huang Simei also considered the difficulty of memorizing the techniques of weaving Li brocade, so she thought of using the singing of Qiong Opera "Zhongban" to help everyone better connect the techniques of Li brocade weaving.

The originally boring weaving steps, after she sang in Qiong opera, suddenly become lively and catchy, but after singing a few times, everyone is already familiar with it.

Zhong Lihua burst into tears with excitement: "Sister Mei, you are a treasure! What would we do without you?"

The nine weavers nodded repeatedly, with excited and happy smiles on their faces.

When they first heard that Zhong Lihua was returning to her old job as Li Brocade, many villagers in Erxian Village laughed at Zhong Lihua, saying that her work was for nothing, and that the Dongfang Qiong Opera Troupe was a scam. How could Li Jin make money with such an outdated skill?Unexpectedly, Zhong Lihua earned nearly a thousand yuan just from the costumes of "March [-]", and made a small profit of several hundred through renting clothes from the Oriental Tea House. The production in three to five months was more than the usual annual income from farming. high.

In an instant, many people were jealous again, only regretting that they didn't give Zhang Shennian a Li brocade hat and scarf back then, and didn't get into the eyes of the Qiong Opera Troupe.

The nine weavers present now cherish this opportunity very much, and sincerely hope that, like Zhong Lihua, they can support themselves through Li Jin and carry forward the skills left by their ancestors.

Seeing the enthusiasm of the weavers, Huang Simimei was also greatly moved. She wrote a full volume of "Li Brocade Minor Tune" within three days, and also conceived a Qiong opera excerpt "Li Brocade on the Cloud" based on Zhong Lihua.

Not only that, Huang Simei provided a large weaving room of 200 square meters for the weavers, so that each weaver can have an independent weaving room. In the weaving room, not only are there various looms and tools needed for weaving Li brocade, but also There are rest benches and thin quilts, and Zhi Li can sit or lie down when he is tired.

Since then, the tea house of the Dongfang Qiong Opera Troupe has played Zhouzhou Zhezi for three days; in the workshop of Li Jin Studio, the rhythm is tuned up and down, and the weavers have hope in their hearts, smiles on their faces, and enthusiasm in their hands. Singing the ban in this Qiong opera, with a unique accent of the Li nationality, forcibly bringing out a unique flavor.

In the words of Mr. Erhu from the theater troupe, this medium-tempo minor tune that incorporates "Tongtian Yun" returns to the basics, as if returning to the most primitive authenticity of Qiong Opera.

When Huang Simei heard this comment, she was even more delighted: It is said that you can't have both, and she must let the Qiong Opera pass on and take a different path!
However, seeing her daughter-in-law busy without touching the ground, Meng Huaxiang was very distressed: the once beautiful and glamorous "Tianxuan Danjiao" on the stage, now counting daily necessities, rice, oil and salt, can be regarded as the "highest point of literature and art" in Qiongju opera Into the "depression of life".

During the farming period alone, Huang Simei's palms were worn out countless times, and her once delicate and white hands were covered with thick calluses.

Now that she is running a tea house and making Li brocade, Huang Simei does it herself, and she is so tired that she slaps her face and loses a little bit of her face, her chin is as sharp as an awl.

Holding Huang Simei's hand, Meng Huaxiang snotted and burst into tears, and said that his son was not up to date and made his daughter-in-law wronged.Turning around, he scolded his son again, blaming him for bringing Wang Yunfei back to be Li Jin, making his daughter-in-law suffer even more.

Others are worried about the tense relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Here, Zhang Shennian only complains about the good relationship between his wife and mother. Sometimes, he feels like a son-in-law who visits the house. In the eyes of his mother, a daughter-in-law is good at everything.

(End of this chapter)