Huayu: I'm reborn, but you still force me to be a scumbag?

Chapter 126: Ignorance of Cold and Heat
Chen Nuo has been attending the Forest Comedy Troupe for a week and has heard it so many times that his ears are callused.

The leader of this group has the same surname as him, Chen Senlin, and was once a disciple of Leader Su.

He suddenly resigned and went out to work on his own a few years ago. As a result, things got better and better, but the Mingming Comedy Troupe was almost out of room to survive due to the backlog.

Especially before the New Year, Chen Senlin poached the two mainstays of Mingming Comedy Troupe, the clown Guo Peng and the flower fairy Zhou Jinxuan, which instantly put the Mingming Comedy Troupe on the brink of life and death.

This is a thorn in Captain Su's heart, and he has to talk about it from time to time.

But the Forest Comedy Troupe is simply not on the same level as their makeshift troupe.

They are strong in both men and horses, with a total of seven or eight members. They have now monopolized the comedy performance market in LF City, leaving Su Mingming and his friends to survive in the cracks.

Now, it seems that Chen Senlin doesn't even want to give them a chance.

Huo Xiaosi said bitterly: "They did this on purpose, specifically targeting us!"

Chen Nuo looked at Captain Su and saw that his face was as dark as a cloud, so he quickly walked aside.

Captain Su coughed and said, "This is a critical moment. Let's all come up with some ideas and see if there is any solution. Their stage is right across from us. If they want to compete with us, they will dominate the show and we will have no choice but to go to the towns and villages to pick up the bones that others don't want to eat! Are you willing to accept this?"

Huo Xiaosi said loudly: "I'm not willing to accept this!"

There seems to be nothing you can do even if you are unwilling.

That morning, when Zhao Liying went up to sing, she didn't attract much attention because she was singing a fable, while Zhou Jinxuan was singing Qinghai-Tibet Plateau across the street, which was not on the same level at all.

It was very lively over there, with applause and cheers ringing in the ears, but over here there were only parents with their children, pointing and talking at the flower fairy.

When the first shot didn't even work, it was even more awkward when the clown came on stage.

After the morning performance, Optimus Prime gathered the three team members together, his face very serious, "The merchant is very dissatisfied with the publicity effect. If it continues like this in the afternoon, we will be finished."

The giraffe said indignantly, "Chen Senlin and the others are going too far. When we sing, they sing too. When we clown, they clown too. They even imitate our best show, Optimus Prime vs. Giraffe, and they made a show called Megatron vs. Big Black Bear. Boss Su, I say we should just fight them head-on!"

"What are you fighting for? How are you going to fight? We are not as skilled as them, so we can only accept it!" Su Mingming said sternly.

Xiao Zhao said with shame: "Tuan Su, it's all my fault. I was singing and I don't know what happened, I just followed the tune over there."

Su Mingming shook his head and said, "I can't blame you. Zhou Jinxuan used to practice bel canto, you definitely can't sing better than him. Xiao Zhao, the person I'm most dissatisfied with today is not you."

He turned to look at the clown: "Xiao Wang, why don't you say anything?"

The clown lowered his head and said, "I am also wrong."

"What do you mean you're also wrong!" Su Mingming said bitterly, "After you went up, even the last few audience members ran away, causing the host to be unable to get five people together for the lottery. Xiao Wang, Xiao Wang, what do you want me to say about you? Have you really been a clown before? I've been holding back on this for a long time. Why do I feel like you're teasing me?"

I don’t know why, although it was a very serious and sad occasion, Zhao Liying suddenly found it very funny. She pinched her hands tightly to hold back her laughter.

After Su Mingming criticized the clown, he softened his heart and said, "Forget it, forget it. I'll do better in the future."

"Okay, everyone cheer up. Let's start brainstorming and see how to gather popularity this afternoon. We can't be suppressed by Chen Senlin and his men anymore. Xiao Si, tell me first, do you have any ideas?"

The giraffe scratched his big belly and said, "Boss Su, it looks like I can only use my ultimate move. How about you ride me?"

Optimus sighed, "If there is no other option, we can only use this reserved program."

Optimus Prime riding a giraffe sounds funny and looks funny too.

The sturdy Optimus Prime rode on the fat giraffe and galloped all over the stage, making the audience burst into laughter. He also stole a lot of popularity from the opponent's Megatron fighting the black bear.

Thanks to this program, the afternoon stage was finally not as bleak as the morning one.

But after coming down, the moment the giraffe took off his doll costume, a burst of heat rose from his whole body in this cold winter of February.

His forehead was covered with sweat, and his vest was wet front and back. His knees and palms were all rubbed raw, oozing scarlet blood.

Zhao Liying, who was standing by, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Little Fourth Brother, are you okay?"

Huo Xiaosi kept breathing in with his teeth bared, obviously in great pain. "It's okay, Boss Su, have you gained weight during the Chinese New Year?"

Su Mingming took off Optimus Prime's clothes and said a little embarrassedly, "Maybe I gained a few pounds. I'm sorry, Xiao Si. I'll give you 20 yuan more today. Go back and find some iodine to wipe it off."

Huo Xiaosi was quite satisfied with the 20 yuan he got for his wounds. He chuckled and said, "Okay, thank you, boss."

Su Mingming looked at Huo Xiaosi's wound again and said, "What should we do if Xiaosi is not able to survive tomorrow?"

He looked at Xiao Zhao and said, "Xiao Zhao, do you have any special skills? Do you have any personal talents?"

Zhao Liying's face flushed red, and she said with a choking voice: "Captain Su, I only know how to sing, and I can't do anything else."

Su Mingming took a deep breath, and finally looked at the clown: "What about you, Xiao Wang, what do you have in mind?"

At this point, Chen Nuo had no choice but to say, "I think the flower fairy's clothes don't match Xiao Zhao. I suggest you try a different style?"

Chen Nuo is not a professional entertainment industry planner and he doesn’t know how to do publicity.

After eliminating this option, he could only set his sights on the later big star Zhao Liying.

He felt that Zhao Liying's flower fairy costume was cute and very girlish, but compared with others wearing Snow White's clothes and singing about the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau, it was too lacking in personality.

It’s better to wear some traditional Chinese costumes.

If any one of Lu Zhen, Hua Qiangu, or Chu Qiao could be allowed to appear on the streets of Langfang in 2006 to cheer for their work, I think even Zhao Liying would not have any objection.

At that time, if she sings a few more songs like "Thousands of Miles Away", "Blue and White Porcelain", "Deep Love in the Rain", maybe she can compete with Snow White?
Of course, he didn't go into such detail when he spoke. He just said that from the perspective of a makeup enthusiast, he thought Xiao Zhao's face was round but small, with widow's peaks on both sides of her forehead, which gave her a very classical style. If she had a bun and wore a long skirt, she would look good.

Su Mingming felt that although the clown he hired was a rubbish at performing, he was still good at makeup and styling.

Since the clown said so, he immediately believed it 70% of the time and turned to ask, "Xiao Zhao, what do you think?"

Zhao Liying was standing aside, feeling both hesitant and excited.

She was tempted because, like Su Mingming, she thought the clown had good taste. She was hesitant because, even if she listened to the clown and changed into ancient costume, would it really work?

Zhao Liying hesitated and said, "Captain Su...what do you think?"

Su Mingming sighed and decided to give it a try: "Okay, there's no other way anyway."

……

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That night.

In a three-star hotel in LF city.

Chen Senlin let out a carefree gasp and rolled off Zhou Jinxuan's body. He lay contentedly on the bed, his limbs feeling limp and he couldn't help but curse her inwardly as a slut.

Zhou Jinxuan also cursed him as a beast in her heart almost at the same time.

Chen Senlin propped himself up, leaned against the bed, handed over his finger, and said, "Yours."

Zhou Jinxuan cursed again in her heart, gave him a seductive look, and put Chen Senlin's fingertips into her mouth.

Chen Senlin chuckled and said, "Have you ever helped my master like this before?"

Zhou Jinxuan's face froze, and she forced a smile, "Brother Senlin, don't joke with me. How is that possible?"

Chen Senlin said disdainfully, "How is it impossible? Is Su Mingming really a saint? His wife has been away for so many years, and he is still a monk every day? You are kidding. Have you really never been slept with by him? Why don't I believe it?"

Zhou Jinxuan whispered, "Brother Senlin, I really didn't. Captain Su is not that kind of person. He doesn't like these things."

Chen Senlin's face turned cold, "What kind of person is he not?"

Chen Senlin didn't really hate Su Mingming, he just looked down on her energy. Mingming was already so poor that he couldn't even afford to eat, but he still insisted on sticking to principles. How could he be a leader if he didn't know how to use the women under him?

Like him, he took advantage of the desire of young girls to become stars, and first dragged them into the business. Then he let them drag the person in charge or marketing manager into the business, and he made it step by step. In just a few years, he had more and more partners, and his business scope was getting bigger and bigger.

However, this is also his luck, because Su Mingming does not have a capable cousin.

Zhou Jinxuan immediately realized that she had said the wrong thing, and rushed over, rubbing her body against Chen Senlin's arm, and said with a smile: "Brother Senlin, I was just talking nonsense. You made me dizzy just now, and I don't know what I was saying. Please don't be angry."

Chen Senlin sneered, "Su Mingming is a good man, why don't you continue to follow him? Oh, you are 26 years old. If you don't seize the opportunity, your life will be gone, right?"

Zhou Jinxuan was not angry, and said in a sweet voice: "Yes, Brother Senlin, you are the only one who can help me now. I will be very obedient. Please don't be angry with me, okay?" As she spoke, she lowered her head again.

Ten minutes later, Chen Senlin's anger finally subsided. She took advantage of the other party's satisfied look and asked, "Brother Senlin, what time will your cousin come tomorrow?"

Chen Senlin said lazily, "Maybe after 11 o'clock."

Zhou Jinxuan said delicately, "Brother Senlin, when you go to meet her, can you please bring her with you?"

Chen Senlin smiled and said calmly, "My cousin said he just wanted to chat with me and asked me not to bring outsiders." Zhou Jinxuan quickly said, "Brother Senlin, as long as you take me with you, I will definitely not say anything nonsense. When the time comes, how can you chat without someone serving tea and water, right?"

Chen Senlin sneered: "Why should I give you this opportunity?"

Zhou Jinxuan cursed Chen Senlin's ancestors in her heart, but she forced a pitiful smile on her face: "Brother Senlin, just consider that I'm so obedient, okay?"

Chen Senlin suddenly smiled, his eyes swept across Zhou Jinxuan's face, and said, "It's not impossible... but in a couple of days, I want to invite Wang Yuanyong from Langfang Department Store to dinner. He is an old friend of Su Mingming. As long as we cut off his connection, Su Mingming and his friends will have to get out of LF City. If you promise to help me keep Wang Yuanyong company, I will take you to meet my cousin tomorrow."

Zhou Jinxuan was heartbroken.

Of course she understood what Chen Senlin meant.

But she has always had a high opinion of herself. Although she has slept with many men, it was because those men could potentially help her, so she felt it was worth it.

But what Chen Senlin meant now was that he wanted her to sleep with the manager of a department store in a small Langfang City. This was definitely something difficult for her to accept as she wanted to be a big star.

Chen Senlin saw the hesitation in Zhou Jinxuan's eyes, and couldn't help but sneer in his heart, saying lightly: "Then you think about it, but if you miss this opportunity, you will never have it again. I won't force you, just think it over carefully."

Zhou Jinxuan was stunned for a long time, and finally gritted her teeth and nodded, "Brother Senlin, I'll listen to you."

Chen Senlin immediately showed a warm smile on his face and said, "That's right. To be honest, if you only do me a small favor, you can have a drink and chat with the assistant director of If Love. Guess how many people are waiting for this opportunity?"

"Xuan, I won't hide it from you. Although my cousin didn't say it, he must be helping some director prepare a new film. I agreed to let you go because of our old friendship. Maybe you will get a role because of it."

Fuck your old friendship, you still want me to be played with by others? Zhou Jinxuan forced a smile: "Thank you, Brother Senlin."

Chen Senlin chuckled twice. He was a little tired after coming twice. He was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep. Suddenly, he remembered something and said calmly, "By the way, you still have to sing well on stage tomorrow. Don't let others outshine you. OK?"

Zhou Jinxuan smiled sweetly and said, "Don't worry, Brother Senlin, I heard that girl sing today, and her voice is not right. I won't let you down."

Chen Senlin said, "Okay, after you finish singing, go change your clothes so that you can accompany my cousin."

Zhou Jinxuan was nervous and excited. After so many years, it seemed that this was the closest step to her dream coming true.

She nodded seriously and said, "Okay, Brother Forest."

The next day, Zhou Jinxuan really put her heart into it and got up at eight o'clock to warm up her voice, but was scolded by Chen Senlin who was still sleeping.

Then, she arrived at the scene at 10 o'clock and started preparing.

At this time, the clown Guo Peng had also arrived. When he saw her coming, he immediately ran over and asked with a smile on his face: "Xuanxuan, did you have breakfast? I bought you some buns."

Zhou Jinxuan felt very uncomfortable looking at that clown face. She suppressed her annoyance and said indifferently, "I've eaten. You can eat by yourself."

Guo Peng smiled and said, "Xuanxuan, when we talked on the phone last night, I didn't hear what you said at the end and you hung up. Later, you didn't reply to my text messages. What did you say at the time?"

I'm talking to you, mother! Idiot.

Speaking of this, Zhou Jinxuan became even angrier.

When this person was sending a text message yesterday, Chen Senlin happened to see it and asked her to call him.

Her mind was confused and she had no idea what she said. In the end, she almost couldn't help screaming, so she quickly hung up the phone.

I didn't expect this person to even bring this up, how stupid.

But no matter what, Guo Peng also followed her to join Chen Senlin, so she couldn't just turn her back on him so quickly. She could only perfunctorily say, "I was asleep at the time, so I didn't hear it. By the way, has anyone from Boss Su arrived?"

Guo Peng added, "Not yet. Alas, Boss Su is really pitiful. It won't be long before the group disbands. Speaking of which, the comedy performance industry in Langfang was created by Boss Su. Now it has come to such an end... I really feel sorry for Boss Su."

Zhou Jinxuan thought very clearly and was very disdainful of Guo Peng's soft-heartedness. She said calmly, "In today's society, either you eat others or they eat you. Why should we be so reluctant? If we continue to follow Su Tuan, we will probably end up in a bad way. Okay, I'm ready to start."

At 10:, Zhou Jinxuan took the stage on time, and the opening song was still her best song "Qinghai-Tibet Plateau".

While singing, she still felt very good about herself, immersed in her own voice and forgetting everything else.

After the song was over, Zhou Jinxuan suddenly realized that there were not as many people in the audience as she had imagined. At the same time, she also heard some melodies, and it seemed that a concert had started across the street.

At this time, she didn't have time to think carefully, and immediately sang the next two songs, "Daybreak" and "Heavenly Road". When the host came on stage, Zhou Jinxuan knew that something must have happened, because the audience in her audience was much smaller than she had expected.

She hurried off the stage and asked Guo Peng, "What happened?"

Guo Peng said: "I don't know. As soon as the show started, all the audience over here went over there. And you see, there are more and more people over there."

Zhou Jinxuan looked up and saw that, as expected, there was a large crowd surrounding the stage over there, and the popularity was much higher than hers.

"You stay here and watch. I'll go over and take a look."

After Zhou Jinxuan finished speaking, she picked up Snow White's dress and walked quickly across the street. On the way, the singing became clear, and it turned out to be a duet of men and women thousands of miles away.

For professionals like Zhou Jinxuan, the male voice was immediately recognizable. It was the voice of Boss Su. His voice was deep and his pitch was good. Just like she said before, if Boss Su lost some weight and shaved his beard, he might be able to open the show occasionally.

However, it is still far from professional.

The female voice was singing Fei Yuqing's part of Thousand Miles Away, and the voice was so out of tune that it almost went Thousand Miles Away that Zhou Jinxuan wanted to laugh when she heard it.

But the question is, how can these two people steal her audience?

Zhou Jinxuan had just crossed the road and had not yet reached the front, so she did not have any particularly deep feelings.

I just saw a little clue.

The girl was wearing a pink and white wide robe, so thin that it looked as if she was just wearing a layer of clouds.

In this twelfth month of the year, with the cold fog and wind that have not yet dissipated in the morning, it seems as if one is unaware of the difference between cold and heat.

As Zhou Jinxuan squeezed into the crowd, her eyes automatically ignored Su Mingming who was singing in the corner. Like the audience, she only had eyes for that girl.

In this cold, pale and gray city, she is like a flower blooming in winter, the only warm color.

The light pink robe she was wearing was particularly eye-catching under the gray sky. The hem of her skirt swayed gently with her steps, like a flowing rainbow light.

Her hair was simply tied up and secured with a wooden hairpin. A few strands of hair danced in the wind, brushing across her pure face. Her fair cheeks were slightly flushed due to the cold.

She didn't wear any bright makeup, and even in Zhou Jinxuan's eyes, she couldn't tell which part of her face she had decorated.

But she must have painted it.

Otherwise, how could the red morning glow shatter on her face?
How could the distant green mountains become her dark eyebrows?

Besides, Zhou Jinxuan didn't believe that a woman's lips could be as moist and pink as lotus petals covered with morning dew.

At this moment, Zhou Jinxuan understood why so many people gathered here.

At this time, Huo Xiaosi was patting the clown's shoulders vigorously at the back of the stage, dancing with excitement, "Wang Xiang, Wang Xiang, I didn't expect you to have this skill. Why are you still a clown? You might as well change your career."

Su Mingming laughed so hard that his back teeth were exposed.

Chen Nuo was actually a little surprised.

However, after staring at Zhao Liying on the stage for a long time, he had to admit that she seemed quite pretty.

The clothes Zhao Liying is wearing were bought by Captain Su when he was playing a minor role in Daming Palace. It is said to be the princess dress Zhou Xun wore.

He bought it as a souvenir.

As a result, this dress was worn by Zhao Liying this morning. It was just the right size, and the soft and luxurious style also fits her temperament very well.

So Chen Nuo gave Zhao Liying some pointers and asked her to paint in the Korean nude makeup style of later generations.

Although I almost missed the performance time, the effect was unexpectedly good.

In The Palace of Eternal Love, Zhou Xun played Princess Taiping, who touched Xue Shao while lifting a lantern at a lantern festival. At that moment, Princess Taiping jumped into people's eyes like an elf, thus starting Zhou Xun's life of fame.

Zhao Liying is wearing Zhou Xun's clothes at the moment, and I wonder if there is any meaning behind it.

Although in his opinion, she is just ordinary and may be just a million-dollar internet celebrity on Tik Tok in the future.

But in 2006, in the eyes of these LF citizens, she seemed like a phantom that suddenly appeared in this lonely and cold post-New Year season.

She jumped into their daily mundane scenery, looking so different and out of place.

Just listen to what they say.

No one cared about how she sang, everyone said she looked like someone who came out of a TV show.

Chen Nuo suddenly felt a little overwhelmed at this moment. Zhao Liying had set the tone so high. What should he do if the gap is too big when he goes on stage later?
Will Su Mingming swallow him?

(End of this chapter)