Actor: Thank you.

Hearing Yuan Kuocheng's words, Zhang Yuan hurriedly picked up the teacup and stood up at the same time.

"Of course!"

"That's good..." The old man felt relieved.

Because he was really afraid that Zhang Yuan would be unhappy.

Others may not be able to do this, but this kid may not be able to do it.

You never know what ideas he might come up with.

Now that things have been settled, I feel relieved.

"Well, I'll make the decision."

"Your worship as Xiaotian's disciple can be regarded as the inheritance of our Yuan family."

"Yes!"

Zhang Yuan picked up the teacup and drank it all.

He knew that Mr. Yuan Kuocheng and his daughter Ms. Yuan Tian did not have a single disciple under their tutelage.

Yuan Tian usually tells stories and appears on TV, but mainly in the Northeast region.

His level is certainly not bad. After all, he has an old man teaching him and he has also learned from Mr. Li Heqian, who can be traced back to the famous storyteller Fu Ping'an in the late Qing Dynasty. This old man is from the Niuhulu clan.

However, Yuan Tian's fame is far less than that of the old man.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as you are connected with their family, you will have a “job position”.

Even if the old man is gone, he will be equivalent to the "descendant of King Jing of Zhongshan, the authentic ancestor of the Han Dynasty" in the storytelling circle.

After the ceremony, everyone at the table was smiling happily.

"Good, good, Uncle Yuan's family will finally have successors."

"It's not easy for us in the folk art industry," said Uncle Liu.

"Oh, yes, Xiaotian followed suit, and Zhang Yuan also followed suit."

"In my case, my son and granddaughter don't follow me to learn." Old man Liu Tianli complained.

"Shishi doesn't want to learn dancing, and her voice is not suitable for singing drums." Uncle Liu explained.

Zhang Yuan thought to himself that not only was he not suitable for singing drums, he was also not capable of storytelling. His dancing was okay but not top-notch, and his acting was just so-so.

She's pretty good-looking.

Oh, and his personality is okay too.

The food is good and the words are good.

Since it was a happy occasion, of course everyone enjoyed the meal.

Although the two old men kept bickering, they were also very affectionate.

At their age, it really is just one less time to see each other.

Mr. Yuan was still strong and ate a lot of food. He also drank two bowls of snow-white casserole lamb head soup.

Mr. Liu is not doing well. His teeth and appetite are not good.

There were still a few pieces of the scallion-fried sea cucumber left, and the braised oxtail was cooked so well that I took a few bites of it, but I couldn't eat a single bite of the chewy coriander sprouts.

However, the old man's focus was not on eating, but chatting with Mr. Yuan for a few words, and he would ask about Zhang Yuan's situation.

The older generation of artists have more life experiences and are getting older.

No one is interested in how much money you have or what car you drive.

They don’t understand anything about the Golden Horse Awards, the Golden Statue Awards, or Hollywood.

So Zhang Yuan did not brag, but honestly explained his recent situation.

Including making movies and investing in film and television dramas.

Mr. Liu just nodded after listening and showed little interest.

The little lion's parents were particularly excited about this.

I listened to him without breathing.

Father Liu runs a moderately sized business, and Mother Liu is also a moderately sized middle-class woman.

Because of the sugar man incident, they knew that Zhang Yuan had some ability.

I originally thought that he might be a good match for our family.

Now after listening to it, I realize that our family may have to marry up...

Apart from the money and assets, their family at least inherited Mr. Liu's legacy, making them descendants of a famous family.

Now they also have their own inheritance, which is completely different and incomparable.

Unlike the other two, the old man perked up when he heard that Zhang Yuan and his friends had set up a crosstalk club.

"Now the crosstalk society has two branches. One is located in the main venue in Dashilan, and business is good." Zhang Yuan emphasized when he saw the old man was interested.

"Next year, I plan to open a storytelling hall."

"Great, that's a good thing!" Mr. Yuan immediately praised when he heard this.

"But my plan is to do both."

“It is necessary for traditional folk art to return to small theaters.”

"Just like dramas and stage plays, facing the audience directly can train actors and cultivate artists, and it can also be regarded as a contribution to the inheritance of this field."

"But small theaters can only support a limited number of people, and the visibility they can provide is also limited."

“So we have to move to a bigger platform.”

“For the next one, I want to cooperate with the emerging online platforms.”

"Put all the crosstalk and storytelling on the website."

"Website?" The two old men were not familiar with this matter.

"Back then, radio stations replaced small theaters, and television stations replaced radio."

"Every step forward allows more audiences to learn about traditional folk art."

"Then in the future, it will be the Internet platform that will replace television stations."

"We need to plan ahead because young people nowadays are all online and we need to capture the next generation."

"Oh... this is the reason why you were talking about that... Potter, right?" Mr. Yuan came to his senses.

"I guess so. As long as young people like it, they should do it."

"What Potter?" asked Mr. Liu Tianli.

“Harry Potter.

"Whose apprentice?"

Zhang Yuan: …

Why do you old artists all have the same reaction?

"It's good to have a plan, all right."

Although the two old men didn't fully understand, they were very happy to hear that he was working hard for the development of this business.

Mr. Liu nodded repeatedly.

It seems that my granddaughter has chosen the right person.

The people that Old Yuan recruits are not considered to be idiots.

Of course the two old men didn’t know that these things were just incidental.

Zhang Yuan had originally planned to contact the online platform.

These are all part of the collaboration.

After the meal, everyone at the table was very happy.

Zhang Yuan repeatedly invited Yuan Tian to live in his house, but the other party refused and insisted on living with the old man.

The Liu family was also quite satisfied with this young man, Zhang Yuan.

After all, the old man had heard that his granddaughter had a young man who often visited her.

He also said that he had a good relationship with Yuan Kuocheng.

It would have been fine if he hadn't said anything, but when he heard that he had a good relationship with Mr. Yuan, the old man felt something was wrong.

Mr. Yuan was also quite charming when he was young.

Just think about it, he became famous in his teens, was from a famous family, and looked very handsome. He must have had a lot of tricks when he was young.

If that's the case, it would be more appropriate for Zhang Yuan to pay respect to Mr. Yuan...

I was worried at first, fearing that he was just a playboy who was good at talking.

Now that I see him, I realize he does have real skills.

We had a great chat and before leaving, everyone made an appointment to get together again.

I thought this banquet would end in joy.

Unexpectedly, the arrival of a phone call instantly brought the atmosphere to freezing point.

drop by drop...

Zhang Yuan reached for his cell phone and took it out to take a look.

"not mine?"

I turned around and saw the little lion's father answering the phone.

"Hey, Shao Zeng, how are you these days?"

“Oh…ah!”

After all, Mr. Liu had learned to play the bass drum from his father, so when his voice started to play, it was earth-shaking.

Zhang Yuan was almost scared.

"What are you doing? You're so jumpy!" Liu Tianli complained.

"I'm already old, but I don't have a sense of stability."

"Look, Xiao Zhang is more determined than you."

When Liu Shishi saw his grandfather praising him, he hid beside his mother and smiled at him.

"No, Dad..."

"what happened?"

"Mr. Guan is gone."

Three days later, Babaoshan Funeral Home.

In the imperial capital, the death of an elderly person over 80 years old is called a happy funeral.

Funerals should be treated as happy events.

But that’s the old rule.

Now we can’t hold buffets or have any music or dance in the city.

The so-called happy funeral only asks the guests and family members not to cry.

Today's Mr. Guan Xuezeng was born in 22 and was 84 years old when he passed away. It was truly a happy funeral.

This Mr. Guan is an old friend of Mr. Yuan and Mr. Liu.

And like Mr. Yuan, they are both winners of the China Quyi Peony Award, the Lifetime Achievement Award, the highest award in the quyi circle.

And in terms of social contribution and recognition in the folk art community, his recognition is even slightly higher than Mr. Yuan.

Because he had visited the Korean battlefield twice to express condolences, he combined the advantages of Shandong Qinshu and Xuzhou Qinshu and created the art of BJ Qinshu.

What is more interesting is that although he is famous for his drum, this is also the reason why he has a good relationship with Mr. Liu Tianli, and they are considered colleagues.

But his first enlightenment was storytelling, so he became close friends with Mr. Yuan, who came from a family of storytellers.

As for the remaining three of the four great storytellers, although famous for storytelling, they all learned to play drums.

The folk art circle is full of such upside-down and chaotic things.

When an old man of this level is mourning or attending a major event, ordinary people cannot come.

The little lion and his whole family have arrived.

Yuan Tian also followed the old man.

The old man also took Zhang Yuan with him to the funeral.

He arrived wearing a black suit, black tie and holding a bouquet of chrysanthemums.

Zhang Yuan and Yuan Tian walked into the venue, one on each side of the old man.

He took a quick glance and found that those who came were indeed not ordinary people.

Not to mention the Chinese Musicians Association.

Mr. Guan once served as the chairman of the Capital Folk Music Association and has always been a director of the Chinese Folk Music Association.

The current chairman of the Chinese Folk Art Association, Liu Lanfang, will definitely get it.

Mr. Ma Ji is in poor health and cannot come.

But all his disciples headed by Jiang Kun and Feng Gong came.

There are also many seniors and leaders in the quyi industry whom Zhang Yuan does not recognize.

He doesn't recognize others, but others recognize him!
As soon as Mr. Yuan entered the door, the Guan family came to greet him.

As soon as people gathered together, they immediately attracted everyone's attention.

"Hey, why is he here too!" Someone soon recognized Zhang Yuan.

"He's here, so he's in the film and television industry."

"There are quite a few people from the film and television industry here today, and he's not even considered a big name."

This is also true.

Because Zhang Yuan soon saw several familiar faces.

There were Lao Mouzi, Jiang Wen, and Liu Xiaolintong were also present to present flowers.

"But what age are they? How old is he?"

"That's right. Those people are all middle-aged, and he's only in his early twenties." The speaker looked around and said, "Except for Guan's family, he is the youngest person here today."

"That is indeed young, but that is not the most important thing."

"What matters is who he came with."

Those who are in the folk art industry are all very skilled.

As soon as I saw that it was brought by Mr. Yuan, I knew what was going on.

If he is not one of us and we are not close, why would I bring him to this occasion?

I saw him standing again, right next to the old man.

"I heard that this kid is looking for a master all over the world."

"Oh, then I guess it's Mr. Yuan's fault."

"Yes, yes, yes. Otherwise, why would I bring him to this place?"

"So we can't scold him anymore?"

"Nonsense, scolding him is the same as scolding the Yuan family."

The old man brought him here for this.

This is called telling the world.

Zhang Yuan is mine now, and you guys can’t bully me anymore.

At the same time, it is also telling Zhang Yuan that they are all family now, so you should stop bullying them in the future.

Old people always protect their own shortcomings.

He said that he wanted his daughter to take him as a disciple, but his intention was that I should teach him personally.

"Uncle Yuan, you are here." Liu Lanfang led the group of people from the Chinese Folk Music Association forward.

Zhang Yuan greeted them one by one.

"What are you doing?"

"Ah, I think this boy is quite talented, so I plan to let Xiaotian accept him as his apprentice." Yuan Kuocheng said with a smile.

"When the ceremony is held, everyone will come and show their support."

"Well, that's for sure." Liu Lanfang agreed.

Jiang Kun, Feng Gong and others also smiled and nodded.

"Teacher Six."

"Director Zhang, Director Jiang."

"You're here too!" Lao Mouzi took time out of his busy schedule and came here specially.

I was just about to rush back to take care of the Olympic affairs when I saw him.

The movie "If You Are the One" starring him and Jiang Wen.

"An Hong, I miss you!"

This is the movie where Zhang Yimou is dressed like Luffy.

Mr. Guan sang the theme song of the same name for this film.

That's why these two came here specially to see the old man for the last time.

The reason why Teacher Liu came here is that he also comes from the folk art industry.

He and the old man's son Guan Shaozeng were good friends. They saw each other every day at the meetings of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles and often ate together.

Although Guan Shaozeng learned drum and qinshu from Grandpa Guan Xuezeng, he later changed his career and became a film and television actor.

This is the actor who played Tian Fen in the second part of Xiao Mingge’s famous work "The Emperor of Han Dynasty".

Since they were all from the film and television industry, Zhang Yuan chatted with them for a few words and also recognized the famous Jiang Wen.

"Don't forget about the promotion of the movie later." Zhang Yimou warned.

"Of course. I haven't taken on too many business requests recently, so I've made time for it."

"Well, that's good." Lao Mouzi patted his shoulder happily.

Zhang Yuan also chatted with Mr. Guan Shaozeng, the host.

The Sixth Master was quite sensible, so he was praised a lot.

After all, the two had a pleasant collaboration on "The Untold Story".

"Dad..." At this time, a little girl about ten years old ran to Mr. Guan.

"Mom is calling you^"

"Oh, I'll go right away."

"Let me introduce you to my daughter."

"Hello, Sun Wukong..." The little girl nodded and waved her hand.

Then he looked at Zhang Yuan: "Hello, handsome brother."

After saying this, he even laughed at his own words.

Zhang Yuan bent down and shook hands with her politely.

This girl's way of speaking is quite unique.

It's like there's a broom stuck behind your butt, and you keep drawing out the sound.

The tone is always going down.

In addition to the tone of voice, the appearance is also quite distinctive.

He is dark and thin, but very tall, much taller than other children of the same age.

Although she is still young, she has already shown the potential of having long legs.

"Hello, first time meeting you."

"I've seen the movies you've starred in." This girl is not at all friendly.

Because she grew up in the crew.

This person is Guan Xiaotong, who was later known as the "Princess of the Imperial Circle".

"Gege" is of course a joke. Although Mr. Guan Xuezeng is from the Guwalja clan of the Manchu ethnic group, his family is not well off, otherwise he would not have performed on the streets.

However, look at the scale of the old man’s funeral and the connections he made.

There is no problem in blessing three generations of descendants.

Ninety-nine percent of those who are child stars have connections in their families.

People like Shu Chang who rely entirely on themselves are special cases.

"I've also seen the movies you've made." Zhang Yuan replied with a smile, "How about you sign an autograph for me?"

"Hehehe..." The little girl was amused by him.

Zhang Yuan immediately made a "hush" gesture, after all, it was a funeral.

"Oh." She immediately covered her mouth.

"See you on the set if there's a chance, big star."

"Hehehe, see you later, handsome brother."

When she took her father away, she turned back and waved to him.

"You are quite good at coaxing children." Mr. Yuan came closer.

"I don't treat her as a child either." Zhang Yuan looked around.

It has been less than a year since Guan Xiaotong finished performing in Chen Shiren's "The Promise", but he has not come to pay his respects.

Zhang Yuan looked around and found that not even a wreath had been sent.

Maybe Chen Shishi is even busier than Zhang Yimou, who is filming and doing post-production preparations for the release of a movie while also taking care of the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games.

Soon after, funeral music started playing and cries were heard.

Although it was a happy funeral, at this time, family members and friends still shed tears.

Mr. Yuan and Mr. Liu also had tears in their eyes.

Especially when I think about my own old age, I can't help but empathize with him.

"Wow..." Guan Xiaotong's unique crying voice also reached his ears.

In fact, this girl has an older sister, a dear one.

It's just that the appearance, temperament and figure are completely different.

When Zhang Yuan saw the parents dragging the crying Guan Xiaotong, and her sister could only follow behind them, he knew which "gege" was the favored one in the family.

Follow the process and when the ceremony is over, the family will treat you to a meal.

But the old man couldn't hold on for that long, so Zhang Yuan accompanied Mr. Yuan and sent him home.

Others are gone, but the things remain.

The news that Yuan Kuocheng personally took him with him soon spread throughout the opera circle... (End of this chapter)