dognovel Chapter 1057 1 Shocking
Chapter 1057 1 Shocking
Chapter 1057 A blockbuster
“Are the membership requirements of Youth Club too high?”
Yu Li frowned slightly and said: "Judging from the current economic income, I guess not many people can afford to pay 100 yuan a year as membership fee."
"Besides, the age limit is no less than 16 and no more than 25 years old. This condition is too harsh."
"This is just a screening criterion for membership, not a core assessment criterion. You missed the point."
Zuo Jie sat upright on the sofa and explained seriously: "Age and membership fees are just criteria to test people's hearts."
"Besides, the benefits of membership far outweigh the assessment requirements, and Brother Li has guaranteed this."
Li Xuewu nodded, but did not rush to explain, and instead motioned for him to continue.
"The core assessment criteria include academic qualifications, background, work, interests and hobbies, etc."
After several months of training, Zuo Jie has already shown the signs of a young talent.
When reporting work, he was no longer lazy or giggling as before, but very serious.
"The requirement of being over 16 years old ensures the legality and compliance of the foundation for the establishment of Youth Club, while also being able to examine the development potential of the target."
Although his notebook was open, he didn't look at it. It was obvious that he had memorized all of this.
"Based on a high school diploma, if one is already working, this condition can be relaxed to a junior high school diploma, but the work situation must be investigated and examined."
"For high school graduates who have not yet entered the workforce, we need to investigate their backgrounds, and examine their knowledge, social skills, conversation, interests and hobbies, as well as their plans for future life."
"For those who have graduated from high school or above and are already working, we will conduct an investigation into their work situation and conduct an interview to assess their family background and overall strength."
Zuo Jie closed his notebook and said: "Academic qualifications are a major criterion for membership assessment. People who have no learning ability will not have much potential."
"That is to say——"
Yu Li thought for a while and asked: "For those who are educated, it depends on their knowledge; for those who are not educated, it depends on their ability; for those who are both educated and capable, it also depends on their background."
“Yes, but it all comes down to potential.”
Zuo Jie nodded and said: "Those who have not participated in the work have not received training, and the basis for observing potential can only be learning and interest."
"For those who are already working, they can naturally evaluate a person's potential based on their work ability and social skills, and then conduct a basic and personality assessment."
He spread his hands and said, "No one is a god, and I am just a young man. Naturally, I dare not assert who has a promising future and who has no future."
"But I can make the mesh of the sieve finer, so the fish I catch will be better. Don't you agree, Brother Li?"
"Well, that makes sense--!"
Li Xuewu smiled and nodded at him. He took the cup of tea that Zhou Xiaobai handed to him and took a sip. He then asked, "How many people have you recruited? Ten?"
"No, seven, seven for now."
Zuo Jie said calmly: "Youth Club adheres to the principle of "better to have nothing than to have something unqualified", and is responsible to the organization and its members, and strictly guards the entrance."
"What is the channel for joining? Sign up by yourself? Or..."
Yu Li thought for a moment and asked, "How was the interview arranged? Did you go for the interview, or did you ask someone to help you?"
"The interview was mainly about the club's management"
Zuo Jie explained: "I am very familiar with Deputy Director Wang Zheng. She has helped me a lot. Of course, there are also Brother Huang and Brother Ma."
"As for the channel for joining the club, I am currently considering the sponsorship system, with two places for club members and three places for club management each year."
He looked at Li Xuewu and asked with a smile: "Brother Li, can we afford it?"
"Haha - don't ask me, I don't know"
Li Xuewu chuckled and waved his hand, pointing at Yu Li and said, "Ask Director Yu, although she is not in charge of your wallet, she knows how much you have."
"Even if there are fifty members and seven managers, there are only one hundred and twenty assessment quotas per year."
Yu Li raised her eyebrows and asked, "What is the elimination rate? Not all of them will pass, right?"
“On the contrary, it may be very strict.”
Zuo Jie touched his nose and said: "It is tentatively planned to start recommendations in February every year, begin inspections in March, and officially admit on May 2th Youth Day."
"Of course, this year is the first year and the situation is rather special. I am the one doing all the inspections and investigations, mainly with the help of Sister Wang Zheng's relationship."
He looked at Li Xuewu and reported: "It is expected that 40 people will officially become members of Youth Club on this year's Youth Day."
"Well, that's good. Scarcity makes things valuable."
Li Xuewu handed the project over to him, and Wang Zheng taught him, and Huang Gan helped him. There was no problem with the general direction.
"The number of people is not important. What is important is to organize the activities and people's hearts well."
"Yes, I have discussed this with Sister Wang Zheng. Youth Club focuses on learning and training, and the same is true for the membership resources it provides."
Zuo Jie reported: "The first is learning resources, including culture, art, physical training, shooting and other professional techniques."
"The second is identity resources. If you are a member of Youth Club and pass the annual assessment, you will have the opportunity to be promoted to membership of Dongfeng No. 1 Club."
"Youth Club members will also have customized badges, numbers, clothing, briefcases, etc. to facilitate communication and mutual assistance in work and life."
"Finally, there are Zhengzhi resources. The Youth Forum will regularly organize exchange activities and invite members of the Dongfeng-1 Club to participate."
Zuo Jie looked at Li Xuewu and said with a smile: "Brother Wu, I have made a lot of study plans, you have to support us a lot."
“Hahaha! I don’t care!”
Li Xuewu smiled and teased him, "Chairman Zuo is capable and talented. These problems will naturally be no problem for you. Why do you need me?"
"Brother Wu, please stop teasing him."
Luo Yun glanced at Zuo Jie, stood up, walked to Li Xuewu's sofa and sat on the armrest.
"You still have to draw a line for him. He is so young. No matter how much training he gets, he has no real work experience. You can't just leave him alone."
"Look—!"
Li Xuewu pointed at Luo Yun who was pushing his shoulder with amusement, and asked Zuo Jie and others: "You still have to find a girlfriend, okay? Someone is thinking about you."
"Hahaha--"
Following Li Xuewu's words, several people in the room looked at Zuo Jie and the other man teasingly and all laughed.
Luo Yun felt a little embarrassed and pushed Li Xuewu's shoulder and said, "Brother Wu, I am also a member of the Youth Association. I am fighting for my own interests."
"Well, this explanation is good. It seems more mature than the previous one."
Li Xuewu didn't care about Zuo Jie's abuse of power for personal gain. He knew that Luo Yun and Zhou Xiaobai were both in the Youth Club, so he could be considered as being close to them and getting the upper hand.
"The steel mill has some benefits, including joint trade and internal benefits. I can allocate some of them to you."
He took a sip of hot tea and said: "The service department is gradually connecting with the steel mill's trade supply chain. You just wait for the allocation."
"There are also the mill's internal resources, including preferential prices on cars and motorcycles, admission to the mill's education system, and so on."
Li Xuewu put down the teacup, looked at Zuo Jie and said: "Resources are never enough. It depends on how you use them. It is far from enough to attract members with material enjoyment and political resources alone."
"Youth Forum can also blaze a distinctive path, learning as it grows, training as it grows, and gaining insights as it grows."
He nodded slowly and said: "Even if the members of Future Youth Club cannot enter the Dongfeng No. 1 Club, they must be outstanding people when they leave."
It is difficult to enter the Youth Club, and it is even more difficult to enter the Dongfeng No. 1 Club. This is the standard perception.
Youth Exchange can examine work and identity backgrounds and recruit members for training and examination.
However, the selection criteria of Dongfeng No. 1 Club are rigid, and the first condition is deputy division level or above.
In other words, even if you join the Youth Club, you cannot enter the Dongfeng-1 Club if you have not reached the deputy division level or above during your youth.
This door is virtual, but it also exists, and the threshold is the deputy director.
In the past, it could be said that Wang Zheng was a regular student, but she was the first to join, just like Luo Yun and Zhou Xiaobai from Qingnianhui.
Of course, these two people are Li Xuewu’s own people who are being trained, so their future is guaranteed.
Li Xuewu has high requirements and expectations for Youth Forum.
It is not only a "breeding field" for DF-1, but also an incubation port for young cadres.
With Dongcheng as its foundation, it attracts young talents to train and influence them, and after being educated and taught by the Dongfeng No. 1 Club, it is bound to become a star.
The temporary admission standard for Dongfeng-1 is cadre status. This year, Li Xuewu intends to discuss with other management to introduce some scholars and scientific researchers to increase the richness of membership.
This is a place for mutual learning and improvement, not a playground for eating, drinking and having fun.
New knowledge and new ideas are constantly introduced to collide, react, fuse and ferment in a safe melting pot until a new foundation for thinking is generated.
"Brother Wu means that you should have your own thoughts, realistic thoughts, not random fantasies. Don't set your goals too high."
Luo Yun looked at her boyfriend and advised: "Relying on Dongfeng-1 to open the Youth Forum can be an orderly inheritance, but it must also have its own essence."
“I understand. The essence is growth.”
Zuo Jie said thoughtfully: "The most valuable thing about Youth Exchange is actually youth, the future, and unlimited possibilities and choices."
“Don’t define it too clearly”
Li Xuewu shook his finger and said: "I haven't specifically defined its existence, so there is no need for you to draw a circle for yourself and confine yourself to it."
"Yes, I understand"
Zuo Jie raised his head, looked at Li Xuewu confidently and said: "I will make full use of the resources here and the connections here."
“Finally I got it—!”
Shen Guodong smiled and patted his thigh, saying: "It's your partner who has to say that!"
"Hahaha--!"
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After coming out of the office of the director of the management office, Luo Yun smiled and joked with Li Xuewu.
She took Zhou Xiaobai's hand and walked out, while Zuo Jie was still talking to Li Xuewu.
Neither she nor Zhou Xiaobai went home tonight and rested in the dormitory. Zuo Jie did the same.
They went ahead, and when they reached the door of the billiard room, Zuo Jie caught up with them.
"Brother Wu, aren't you going home tonight?"
"I don't know, why am I asking this?"
Zuo Jie was stunned by Luo Yun's question and said with a smile: "How about I go back and ask?"
"Are you stupid?!"
Luo Yun rolled his eyes and said: "You said that you got so much help from Xiaobai, why don't you think about lending a hand, just for the sake of convenience."
"Oh, you can't just not mention this!"
Zhou Xiaobai really wanted to know whether Li Xuewu would stay here tonight, but she felt embarrassed to ask Luo Yun to tell her.
Even if Li Xuewu lived here, she wouldn't dare to do anything because this is not Tianjin.
Zuo Jie reacted and said to Zhou Xiaobai embarrassedly: "I really didn't think of this, sorry Xiaobai."
He pointed in the direction of the door and said, "I didn't see Brother Li's car, which means he didn't plan to go back tonight. Maybe he wants to stay here."
"What if you call the driver?" Luo Yun rolled his eyes and said, "What's the use of just guessing?"
"Impossible, if they were going to fight, they would have done it a long time ago."
Zuo Jie shook his head and said: "Besides, their club management will have a meeting here tomorrow, maybe he wants to avoid running away."
Luo Yun pouted but did not refute this. Instead, he pulled Zhou Xiaobai towards the dormitory and said as he walked: "Next time you report to Brother Wu, remember to make a draft. Don't say whatever you think."
"What's wrong? Isn't today's situation pretty good?" Zuo Jie shrugged his shoulders in confusion and said, "Brother Wu just said he was very satisfied."
"It doesn't matter if he's satisfied. You have to let him pay attention to you actively, okay?"
Luo Yun looked back at him and said: "You have to know that whether it is the club or the Youth Forum, the core is him, not you."
When they walked into the courtyard, there was no one around. She frowned and pointed at Zuo Jie and said, "Don't be so self-important and self-righteous. Ask for instructions more often and report diligently."
"As for that——"
Zuo Jie was somewhat reluctant to hear what Luo Yun said, and frowned, saying, "It was Brother Wu who asked us to start this project, and he was the one who appointed me to be the person in charge."
"You still know!"
Luo Yun glared and said, "Have you asked Brother Wu about setting rules and regulations?"
"I just want to ask your sister Wang Zheng, right?"
She nodded at Zuo Jie and said, "You think Wang Zheng and Huang Gan helped you the most, right? Do you remember what you just said?"
"Think about it carefully—"
"What did I say?"
Zuo Jie followed Luo Yun and the others to the dormitory in a daze, complaining, "What's wrong with you today? Why do you keep talking back at me?"
"I'm confronting you? You've really grown up, you don't know what's good for you!"
Luo Yun stopped and turned around to look at Zuo Jie and said, "Think about what Sister Yu Li asked you when you were reporting, how you answered, and what Brother Wu said when you asked for money!"
While Zuo Jie was still thinking about this, Luo Yun tapped his chest and asked, "What do you mean you didn't see the point? This is what you should have said. What qualifications do you have to talk to her like that?"
"No matter how great your Youth Club is, doesn't it have to be held in this academy? Do you know who is in charge of this academy?"
Luo Yun glared at him and scolded: "I think your ability has not improved, but your ambition has become higher."
She pointed in the direction of the management office and said, "Now that you are out, Shen Guodong and Yu Li are staying there to talk to Brother Li. Do you know what this means?"
"Don't think too highly of yourself. Brother Li has already pointed you out. When you ask for money, I'll tell you who you told."
Luo Yun looked at Zuo Jie as if he was a fool and said, "Do you know what the agenda of tomorrow's club management meeting is?"
"The club's daily management rights will be officially transferred to the management office. Yu Li will be your superior and a real leader from now on!"
"Brother Li signaled to you several times to report to Yu Li, and Yu Li also took the initiative to ask you, what are you doing? You are tired of reporting to her!"
"I...I don't have any either."
Zuo Jie seemed to understand what was going on, and said with a grunt: "I really didn't think about it so much. I was just thinking about getting things done. Setting those rules and regulations and interviewing members are all trivial tasks. I just don't want to trouble Brother Wu."
"So you dare to act on your own?"
Luo Yun sneered and nodded, "I don't know who gave you the courage. If Brother Wu doesn't nod tonight, I wonder how you're going to run your Youth Forum!"
"Zuo Jie, you have to listen carefully to what Luo Yun said. She is not scolding you, belittling you, or bullying you."
Zhou Xiaobai stood aside and persuaded: "I felt at the time that you looked down on Sister Yu Li. Several times when reporting to the critical point, you looked at Brother Wu. Sister Yu Li also looked at you in a strange way."
"I know, Xiaobai, I didn't think too much about it"
Zuo Jie walked to the wooden chair beside the corridor and sat down, holding his head and said: "I really don't intend to look down on anyone, let alone ignore anyone."
"But you did it—"
Zhou Xiaobai pulled Luo Yun to sit next to him and said, "You have no experience working in an office, but you have to know that he can choose not to read it, but you cannot not report it."
"Besides, you don't know if he will read it. Even if he doesn't read it, he will hand it over to professionals. Think about it, is that the case?"
“Well, I was busy.”
Zuo Jie covered his face and said, "Recently I've been thinking about how to set up the shelf as quickly as possible and forgot why I wanted to set up this shelf."
He looked at Luo Yun and said, "But I can guarantee that everything I did was aboveboard, and I have never betrayed Brother Wu or the club."
"Why do you think you were able to get Brother Wu's financial and policy support tonight?"
"Why do you think you can still sit here and talk freely?"
Luo Yun glanced at him and said, "Brother Wu is not going to argue with you. He knows that you are young and just starting your career, and there will always be times when you lose your mind."
"But, it's already this time, and you've already recruited 7 members, but you didn't even report to Brother Wu, and you even made some system on your own initiative."
She frowned at Zuo Jie and asked, "Are you sure your personal relationship with Brother Wu is good enough that you don't have to worry about his doubts about your loyalty?"
"Luo Yun, it's not that serious"
Zhou Xiaobai shook Luo Yun's hand and said, "Qingnianhui, like Zuo Jie, are seedlings planted by Brother Wu. They must have a process of growth."
"But you can't expect Brother Wu to always be so tolerant and understanding of you."
Luo Yun looked at Zuo Jie and said, "Even if Brother Wu understands, are you sure Yu Li can understand it too?"
"I didn't think about this, and I didn't know Yu Li would become my supervisor"
Zuo Jie sighed and said, "I've been so busy lately that I haven't paid attention to anything."
"They only know how to lower their heads to till the land, but they don't know how to look up to see if they have turned over other people's land."
Luo Yun couldn't bear to be angry with him, so he said helplessly: "Yu Li can take over the management office and is in charge of the office business at the recycling station. Su Qing is helping her. Don't you understand?"
She asked angrily, "Didn't you have a good relationship with her before?"
"Yes, I'm just busy, so I don't see you."
Zuo Jie scratched his right cheek, his face burning. He was not a fool. He was much smarter than Luo Yun and Zhou Xiaobai, otherwise Li Xuewu would not have trained him.
The reason why Luo Yun and Zhou Xiaobai, who were bystanders, saw that he was about to become arrogant and reminded him was that he was completely confused as a person involved.
Once these issues were discussed and made clear, he eventually understood what was happening.
Today I came to report to Brother Wu on the progress of the Youth Forum, but it was Yu Li who asked me the same question, and she asked it several times. He thought Yu Li had some opinion about him.
Especially Brother Wu never expressed any opinion, and even when he was asked to report to Yu Li, he didn't pay attention.
In the end, Luo Yun even had to take the initiative to step forward and help him smooth things over with Brother Wu.
He didn't hear the truth in what Brother Wu pointed out to him and just thought it was a joke.
I am so stupid. When I am in Brother Wu's position, how could I make a joke while talking about work? There must be something behind it.
"Stop pulling your hair. How can pulling your hair out make you smarter?"
Luo Yun still felt sorry for him and couldn't bear to see him struggling and upset, so he gently patted his hand that was grabbing his hair and reminded him, "Do you know how to ease the relationship? I don't need to teach you this, right?"
"I know, I know."
Zuo Jie raised his head and smiled tiredly, saying: "Thank you, Luo Yun. If you hadn't reminded me, I would still be so complacent that I didn't even realize it."
"Oh my, stop laughing, it's uglier than crying—"
Luo Yun slapped his face away in disdain and said, "Even if Brother Wu has promised you those resources, don't be stupid and use them. Ask Sister Yu Li for permission, okay?"
"I know, I know. I won't make such a stupid mistake again. This is the only time! I promise!"
Zuo Jie smiled bitterly, patted his forehead and said: "Next time if I act so arrogant again, you can slap me to wake me up."
"Humph——Who was it that was unconvinced just now?"
Luo Yun snorted, pouted, turned away and didn't want to pay any attention to him.
Zuo Jie was willing to take it easy. Although he was still concerned about the embarrassment in the office, he still took the initiative to hug Luo Yun and said, "I'm sorry."
"Oh my god - why are you like this!"
Zhou Xiaobai stood up and covered his eyes with a look of dissatisfaction and said, "We are in public, why don't you consider my feelings?"
"Hey - you've really changed!"
Luo Yun slapped Zuo Jie's hand away. She was not used to having intimate actions in public, not even at night, not outside.
However, this did not stop her from counterattacking Zhou Xiaobai: "Just now in the office, I don't know who it was..."
"Ah--Luo Yun! How dare you say that!"
Zhou Xiaobai pouted, blushing, and pushed Luo Yun and said, "Hurt each other, right?"
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"Are you going back tonight?"
Yu Li sent Li Xuewu and Shen Guodong out, and looked at Li Xuewu with some resentment.
"Do you want me to get someone to drive you?"
"No need, I'll let Guodong drive me there, it's just an extra step."
Li Xuewu waved his hand to refuse, without looking at Yu Li's eyes. He raised his hand to check the time. It was already half past nine.
He tightened his clothes and said, "I'll come over around 8 o'clock tomorrow. It will open early. I have to visit relatives in the afternoon."
“I can’t say what time they’ll arrive.”
Yu Li pursed her lips. She didn't believe Li Xuewu when he said he would take Shen Guodong's car home.
If he wanted to go home, he would have left Han Jiankun and the car waiting here. Why would he have to take Shen Guodong's Willys?
Especially now, it's the middle of the night, and their children are so young, how could he possibly walk back in the middle of the night.
This is a kind of saying. Families with children, especially younger ones, basically don't go out to play late at night.
Another thing is that the adults in the family try not to come home too late, for fear that dirty things might be brought into the house at night.
You say you don't believe this, but your child won't sleep and cries for no reason in the middle of the night, and you can't find the reason.
After all, the child is young and he can't speak, so he can't express clearly what he is afraid of or where he feels uncomfortable.
You, the adult, have to suffer with him. You can't sleep if he cries. It will end when the sun rises.
You can say that the child has a fever, the child has a cold, or the child has a rash, but this is not the reason.
But can you guarantee that there isn't?
Try not to hang out late at night, both adults and children.
You are young and you can party every night.
Wake up at 2pm, have breakfast at 4pm, then eat, drink and have fun until 9pm, go straight to the bar to party all night, and go home to sleep at 7am.
It doesn’t matter how you play tonight. Even if you get drunk and get picked up on the street, you will only suffer physical injuries.
Young people are full of energy and will not be tempted by this.
Li Xuewu himself is not afraid, but he cannot guarantee that his children are not afraid either.
So when he said something about taking Shen Guodong's car home, Yu Li just thought he was talking nonsense.
Of course, everything had been explained to her, and she wouldn't ask questions to find out where he was going.
Where else could we go?
"Yeah, just stop here."
Li Xuewu called Shen Guodong and jumped out of the passenger seat of the Willis.
Shen Guodong glanced at the gate and asked with a smile, "Climb over the wall to get in?"
"Haha, what do you care about me——"
Li Xuewu smiled and waved his hand, saying: "Remember to maintain your yard and the yard of Biaozi and the others, don't mess it up."
After saying that, he signaled him to get out of here quickly and not waste his time.
Shen Guodong gave an American salute, stepped on the accelerator with a wicked smile and left.
Li Xuewu stood at the gate and watched the car lights disappear at the street corner, then he turned around and walked up the stairs.
He was just looking for a good spot on the wall to climb over when he suddenly heard footsteps in the yard.
"Cough-cough-"
"Heh - stop coughing and open the door."
Li Xuewu recognized it as Tong Huimei's voice and greeted her with a smile.
squeak-
After the door bar was removed, the wooden door was opened a little. Tong Huimei poked her head out and was surprised and delighted to see that it was Li Xuewu standing outside the door.
"You gave me a fright!"
She opened the door and motioned Li Xuewu to come in, saying angrily, "Jiaojiao and I were listening to an opera. She said there was a car noise at the door, maybe it was you."
"Then why doesn't she come out?"
Li Xuewu walked into the compound with a smile and teased her, "What if there are bad guys? You'd better not come out next time."
"Even bad guys can't get in. There are people living around here. They can hear you if you shout."
Tong Huimei has lived here for a long time and has gradually become familiar with her neighbors.
It's not that good to say hello when you meet, exchange some words or just chat.
With the foundation between neighbors, she and Jin Jiaojiao no longer feel scared at night when living here.
When neighbors asked them about their jobs, they just said they worked at the club.
They lived on the same street, so they were familiar with each other and the neighbors were no longer on guard against them.
This courtyard was previously where opera singers lived, so it's normal for two girls to live here now.
"She was scared and said if it wasn't you, I would be scared too."
Tong Huimei smiled and said, "I'm afraid you will jump into the yard and ask me to open the door. I'm scared, especially after going to bed."
"Got it, I won't do that next time."
Li Xuewu was very willing to follow their advice, and was considerate of their feelings, not bossy.
Tong Huimei had long been accustomed to his gentleness. She turned around, closed the door, lowered the door bar, and followed him into the yard.
"Why are you here today? Are you from the club?"
She blinked and said, "I didn't even hear you were in the club."
“Come here after get off work in the evening”
Li Xuewu explained: "I was doing some work over there, and it was late. I still have work tomorrow, so I didn't plan to go back, so I came to your place to rest for a night."
He looked at Tong Huimei with a smile and asked, "What's wrong? Are you not welcome?"
"Look at what you said, whenever you come, I am always happy"
Tong Huimei smiled and said, "Jiaojiao too."
"What are you saying about me?"
Jin Jiaojiao pushed open the door in her slippers. She heard Li Xuewu's voice and greeted him with a smile, "Just now I made a bet with my sister. I said it must be you, but she didn't believe it."
"Yes, yes, you have a sharp ear."
Tong Huimei smiled and let Li Xuewu in. She asked Jin Jiaojiao to make tea while she went to the kitchen to get water for washing her face.
Jin Jiaojiao followed Li Xuewu into the house, helped him take off his coat, and asked with a smile, "Aren't you going to work today? Isn't it Saturday?"
"I go to work and go to the club after get off work"
Li Xuewu sat on the armchair, rolled up his shirt sleeves, looked around the room and asked, "Is the stove still burning?"
"Yes, we have to practice in the evening."
Jin Jiaojiao walked to Li Xuewu with a cup of tea and placed it on the tea table, explaining in a soft voice: "I sweat a lot and wear little. I'm afraid of getting sick, so I keep the stove burning."
"Well, is there enough firewood?"
Li Xuewu took the teacup and took a sip. He had drunk a lot of tea tonight, so he had to wait until he got up to go to the bathroom.
Jin Jiaojiao packed up the fans and swords on the Eight Immortals Table and replied, "We can afford them. Brother Guodong sent a lot of them over. He also told us to tell the club if we need anything and he will know."
“Well, he told me.”
Li Xuewu nodded and said, "I've been busy with work lately and can't take care of you. Is there anything you need in your life?"
"Nothing is needed, we are both simple"
Tong Huimei, who walked in with a washbasin, replied: "You can buy whatever you need, or tell the club and Brother Guodong will deliver it."
"I wish we could eat three meals a day at the club so we don't even have time to cook when we get home."
She pointed to the washbasin, stood on tiptoe to help Li Xuewu roll up his shirt collar, and then wrapped him with a towel.
"Want me to wash it for you?"
"No, I'll do it myself."
Li Xuewu took off his watch and handed it to her, saying: "If you want to serve me like this, I will feel burdened. Wouldn't that make me become the eldest son of a landlord?"
"Look at what you said, this has nothing to do with that."
Tong Huimei put away her watch and waited by his side with a towel until he finished washing. Then she held the towel and wiped his face.
Li Xuewu is tall, and although she is slim, she still has to tiptoe.
"I used to hear old people say that the young masters of landlords' families have a better life than this. They just open their mouths to eat and stretch out their hands to wear clothes. This is not empty talk, it is true."
“Yeah, that’s what everyone says.”
Li Xuewu smiled and nodded, then looked at her and asked, "Is there such an introduction in the opera?"
“There are many, but they just pass by.”
Tong Huimei pointed to the books on the cabinet and said, "There are a lot of books in there, some are critical, some are admiring, and some are discussing."
Li Xuewu didn't care about the books hidden on the cabinet. Being an opera singer doesn't mean he is uneducated.
You can say that they don’t have a diploma, because they didn’t go to school, so naturally they don’t have a diploma.
But to say that there is no culture is nonsense. The culture in opera is no less than that in historical works, and it is even more interesting. It is just not rigorous enough.
When singing the same lyrics, if one has a better understanding of the background, time period, and influence of the story in the opera, or even a thorough comprehension, then he will naturally sing it with emotion and flavor.
Otherwise, everyone can sing such dry plays, so why are there so few people who can become successful actors?
The way Mai Xiaotian advised the two of them was that it was not enough to just have a good foundation or a good voice, but they also needed cultural background.
The competition between artists is a real fight. You have a good voice, hey, I have one too!
You have good skills, hey, I have them too!
I have cultural background, but you may not!
As we compare, I have finally defeated you!
Now the two of them have mastered the basic skills very well, and they are learning opera from the Mai Xiaotian couple, and their progress is very fast and smooth.
But after all, they are still young, one is eighteen and the other seventeen, which is the most critical period for the growth of skills.
Step by step, you are no longer walking along the path of laying the foundations or learning a trick, but crawling along the way.
From now until the age of twenty-six or twenty-seven, how high you can climb depends entirely on your luck.
If you say that you are twenty-six or twenty-seven years old and have your own performance style and your own feelings and understanding of opera, it means that you have become a star.
You don’t become a star just because the audience praises you.
It is only when your skills are superb and you attract audiences to support you that you can be considered a star.
To put it more intuitively, the little black fat man in later generations, can you say that his previous theory of symbiosis was not good?
On the contrary, just listen, it's too addictive, cynical, and full of laughter and anger.
But, compared to the time when he was popular, you can always feel that he was lacking some maturity back then.
He is in a hurry, anxious for life, anxious for career, anxious for fame and fortune, so the artistic works are sharp.
What to do? Use time and culture to grind away your sharpness. With accumulation, you will gain enlightenment.
Tong Huimei and Jin Jiaojiao have also reached this stage. Their skills are very sophisticated. They can learn anything and become proficient in everything they do.
However, when the Mai Xiaotian couple were teaching them, they discovered that the two girls had accumulated a lot of experience and were moving too fast and too hurriedly.
Having abilities is a good thing, but you have to be careful with them. As the old saying goes, you have to cherish your blessings.
You deserved so many blessings in your life, but you wasted them all in your teens and twenties. Do you still want to live or not?
A person's artistic career is short. Tong Huimei and Jin Jiaojiao are now receiving guidance from famous teachers and their skills are improving rapidly, which is in sharp contrast to the real performance requirements.
This society does not provide the soil for them to display their talents. They seem to be isolated and have learned the skills to slay dragons.
In real life, the two people in the dream can only numb themselves by studying.
Therefore, the loneliness in reality and the anxiety in studying made the two of them feel confused.
It is useless to learn well and learn quickly.
Mai Xiaotian found some books from his own collection and the club's library and gave them to the two of them, urging them to read them thoroughly and understand them thoroughly.
Jin Jiaojiao was still talking about this when she finished cleaning up and lay on the bed.
She had a hard time concentrating on reading, especially when the words were densely packed on a page.
When she was a child, she was forced to study by her master's wife by hitting her hands, including reciting poems and plays.
Now that she has started to learn opera, and has learned so much, and yet she still has to read books, it is a bit hard to bear.
"Have you ever thought about what will happen in the future? Five years, eight years, fifteen years, or even longer."
Li Xuewu was lying on the bed, looking at the gauze curtain on top of the bed, and said: "Singing, life, or a certain stage in life, a certain pursuit."
"What do you mean? I don't quite understand."
Jin Jiaojiao climbed up and lay on Li Xuewu's chest, looking at him and asked, "Can't we live like this forever?"
"Haha, then why do you study opera? Just to live like this?"
Li Xuewu propped up his head slightly and glanced at her. His lively eyes were like a deer, pure and confused.
"Learning opera...learning opera is for the purpose of singing opera"
Jin Jiaojiao thought about it, frowned slightly and said: "But now we have no place to perform, and we still need you to support us."
"It is only natural that I should support you."
Li Xuewu patted her slender waist and said, "Even if you want to live like this for the rest of your life, I can support you."
"You don't have to worry about making money to live, let alone the various troubles in life. You just need to think about why you are learning this drama."
"I have no idea……"
Jin Jiaojiao looked at Tong Huimei on the other side. Her sister also looked confused at the moment, but she just didn't say it like she did.
“What I want to say is that just because you don’t have a stage to perform operas now doesn’t mean you won’t have one in the future.”
Li Xuewu pulled the pillow, raised his head and said: "The reason why I support you to continue pursuing this art is that I hope that one day you will be able to stand on the stage confidently and brilliantly, show the skills you have practiced for many years, and shock everyone's jaws."
"Really...really?"
Jin Jiaojiao looked at him in surprise and asked, "Can people like us perform on stage? How long will it take? How long will it take?"
“It doesn’t depend on external circumstances.”
Li Xuewu looked at her and said, "It depends on when you are ready to make a splash."
"I... I think I know what you mean, let me think about it, let me think about it"
Jin Jiaojiao was pinching her chin and thinking, while Tong Huimei had already raised her head and was looking at Li Xuewu approaching with shining eyes.
(End of this chapter)