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Chapter 423: Making a Comeback

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Yu Niaoniao said, “I know. This play is mapped to Duke Lang. It’s normal for you to be afraid. But there are two sides to everything. Let’s think about it from another angle. It is because everyone is afraid of Duke Lang that no one dared to arrange his deeds into operas.”

“If the Qirui Opera Troupe could successfully bring Prince of Lang, Liaodong, to the stage.You are the only ones in the Imperial Capital.

“You’re experts. You should know what being unique means, right?”

Liu Qirui muttered, “It means that we are the only ones and are irreplaceable.” Yu Niaoniao snapped her fingers.

“That’s right! Everyone has a curious mentality. They will be inevitably curious about new things they had never seen. Especially since the protagonist of this movie was Duke Lang! ‘

“Duke Lang is a famous figure in the Dayan Dynasty. Usually, as long as there was any movement on him, it would cause a huge reaction among the people.

This meant that everyone was actually very concerned about Duke Lang. ‘

“If Qirui Opera Troupe uses Duke Lang’s image as the protagonist in the show, which was equivalent to borrowing Duke Lang’s influence. There is no need for special publicity to win the attention of many people. ‘

“When the show is officially moved to the stage, Qirui Opera Troupe can also take advantage of the situation and soar up, recreating its glory back then!”

The more she spoke, the more excited she became. Her voice rose, and she grew taller.

There seemed to be holy light shining on her.

The Liu father and daughter had to look up to see her face.

Liu Sixing was overwhelmed by her words and could not help but clench her fists.

She shouted excitedly, “Well said! Qirui Opera Troupe will definitely regain its former glory!”

Liu Qirui’s old face flushed red, and his eyes glistened with tears.

He refused to sell the opera troupe under immense pressure, partly because of his feelings for it, and partly because he was indignant. He was unwilling to give up the career he had worked on for most of his life.

At this moment, he finally saw the hope of making a comeback.

How could he not be excited?

Yu Niaoniao reached out to them, her voice filled with bewitchment.

“Come, bring Prince of Lang, Liaodong, to the stage with me. We’re going to bring Qirui back into the public eye. We have to let everyone in the Imperial Capital know that our Qirui Opera Troupe is back!”

The minds of Liu Qirui and Liu Sixing were filled with endless expectations for the future.

Without thinking, they walked towards Yu Niaoniao, wanting to hold her hand

At that moment, a tired figure suddenly spoke. “What are you guys doing?”

Liu Qirui and Liu Sixing stopped in their tracks.

They both turned to look at the door.

After seeing the two people standing at the door clearly, Liu Sixing called out i] surprise.

“Eldest Senior Brother, Second Senior Brother, you’re back!?”

Those two were Liu Qirui’s disciples. They had just returned from work and were very tired.

Their gazes circled the three people in the room before finally landing on Yu Niaoniao. They asked in confusion.

“Who is this young man? Why are you standing on the stage? And why is there a hole in the roof?”

When Liu Qirui and Liu Sixing heard this, they realized that Yu Niaoniao had already climbed onto the stage.

No wonder she looked so tall.

There was a small hole in the roof above her. Sunlight seeped through it and shone on her. This made her look especially dazzling as if she was enveloped by holy light.

Yu Niaoniao coughed lightly. “Don’t mind these details. In short, our goals are the same. I think we can work together.”

On the roof, Wei Liao sat cross-legged with one hand supporting the side of his face, and the other holding a tile.

In order to make it easier to see into the house, he had just removed two tiles, making a small hole in the roof.

Unexpectedly, this small hole was used by Yu Niaoniao and became her “light prop.”

Wei Liao watched as Yu Niaoniao talked non-stop, fooling the Liu father and daughter. He could not help but smile silently.

This woman was really interesting.

In the room, Liu Qirui had already been convinced by Yu Niaoniao.

He didn’t want to miss this opportunity to make a comeback, but he still had doubts.

“Duke Lang is not someone to be trifled with. What if he wants to settle scores with us?”

Yu Niaoniao promised solemnly.

“Don’t worry. I have some ties with Duke Lang. When the time comes, I’ll go to him and plead for mercy. He should be fine.”

Liu Qirui did not expect her to have a relationship with Duke Lang and immediately thought even more highly of her.

“In that case, I’ll listen to you. I’ll sell Qirui Opera Troupe to you.”

When he said the last few words, his voice was almost out of tune, as if he was trying his best to suppress his reluctance.

Yu Niaoniao patted his shoulder and comforted him.

“Don’t be sad. Even if I buy Qirui Opera, you’ll still manage it. I usually have my own things to do and will not interfere in the troupe’s matters.”

Liu Qirui was pleasantly surprised. “Really?”

Yu Niaoniao said, “If you don’t believe me, we can write this in the contract.”

Liu Qirui hurriedly waved his hand. “That’s not necessary.”

Next was to discuss the specifics of reselling the opera troupe.

Qirui Opera Troupe was not worth much, but the opera troupe owed a large amount of foreign debt. If those foreign debts were included, it would cost at least eight thousand taels of silver.

Yu Niaoniao added up the profits from selling books and the surrounding areas, which was only more than 8,600 taels.

She took out eight thousand taels of silver to buy the opera troupe and used the remaining few hundred taels of silver to maintain the daily expenses of the opera troupe.

After everything was settled, both parties signed the contract and went to the government office to notarize it.

When the procedures were all done, Yu Niaoniao became the new owner of Qirui Opera Troupe.

She was quite happy to have achieved something big.

But when she touched her shriveled purse, she immediately became worried again.

The opera troupe could not stay in this dilapidated small courtyard forever. They had to rent a decent theater. Every inch of land in the Imperial Capital was expensive, and the rent was definitely not cheap.

In addition, she had to hire someone to buy new props…

Everything had to be spent. The remaining 600 taels were not enough at all.

Yu Niaoniao rode the donkey back, her mind filled with thoughts of earning money.

She didn’t even notice when Wei Liao followed her.

“Congratulations, the new owner of Qirui Opera Troupe.”

Yu Niaoniao came back to her senses and turned around to see Wei Liao riding beside her.

She frowned and asked, “Why are you here?”

Wei Liao said slowly.

“I heard that you just bought Qirui Opera Troupe and specially came to congratulate you. By the way, do you need to borrow money? I have money here. I only need 30% interest. The price is fair and honest.”

Yu Niaoniao originally wanted to refuse, but she quickly had a plan.

She spoke leisurely.

“There’s no need to borrow money. If you have too much money to spend, you can consider becoming a sponsor of Qirui Opera Troupe.”

Wei Liao was interested.. “What is a sponsor?”