Prince of Song Dynasty

Chapter 188 Not Yongle Casino
That's right, it's Yongle Guild Hall, not Yongle Casino.

According to Ye Chen's plan, it is necessary to open a comprehensive place for leisure and entertainment that integrates casinos, teahouses, accommodation, restaurants, drama performances, romantic venues, etc.To put it bluntly, it is to imitate the model of Macau casinos in later generations.

The word Yongle is easy to understand. Ye Chen, Li Junhao and Hu Mazi are all from the border city of Yongle.But the word "guild hall" seems a bit weird in this era.But Ye Chen insisted on using this name, Li Junhao and Hu Mazi naturally would not object.

The Yongle Guild Hall covers an area of ​​ten acres, surrounded by a wall nearly one foot high.Built on the banks of the Bian River, five grand buildings were built in a layout of east, west, north, south, and general.Ships walking on the Bian River every day can see it gradually erected at an astonishing construction speed, but because of the barriers hanging on all sides, it has never been possible to see the whole picture, and now it is finally fully displayed in front of the world.

The five architectural styles are very different, and the majestic and beautiful high-rise buildings rise on the ground, which is even better than the famous Chunfeng Building.These five buildings respectively correspond to the casino, catering, accommodation, romantic places, and stage performances.

For example, the entrance is the north building in the shape of a dice. After opening, it will be an all-encompassing big casino.It is also Hu San's home field.

Traditional dice, Pai Gow, Ye Chen's new mahjong, bird cards and other gambling methods, combined with the ultra-modern service model that Ye Chen imitated from Macau casinos in later generations, from the lobby on the first floor, private rooms on the second floor, The private rooms on the third floor are of different grades and reception objects.

In any era, in any city, there is never a shortage of gamblers.Gambling is an entertainment mode that does not distinguish between national boundaries, time and space. As long as you are a gambler, you can quickly adapt to and become obsessed with novel and interesting gambling methods.Combined with the gambling mode and service level that Hu San was familiar with at that time, Ye Chen was not worried that he would not be able to make money or make a lot of money.

The building with the most peculiar shape in the middle is named 'Yongle Grand Theater' by Ye Chen.

The main mode of operation is in addition to the most popular mode of literati sitting and drinking, chatting and enjoying singing and dancing performances.Ye Chen also imitated the later opera houses and built a large stage on the first floor. This is an unprecedented new design in this era, and this is the unique feature of this building. It is really different from other dance and music performances at that time, attracting The top priority that people come to consume.

In Ye Chen's plan, he wants to bring dramas, stage plays, and even skit-style performances that have not existed in this era to this stage, compile all the classic stories that can be passed down to future generations after this era, and put them on the stage to make money.

In this regard, Ye Chen not only has a large number of classic stories in his mind, but also has advanced performance concepts and thinking modes that people in this era do not have.Don't talk about dramas, operas, stage plays, even movies and TV dramas, he doesn't know how many times he has watched. Although he is not a professional worker in this field, he knows a lot of things, but as long as he can 'think' it out, and then tell this It was a breeze for the top professionals in the acting industry of the era to come up with a play.

This kind of performance mode is not advanced in this era. It has not yet appeared, just because the current tricks have not explored and perfected it.With more than 1000 years of experience in later generations, Ye Chen believes that once it comes out, it will undoubtedly conquer a large number of audiences and cultivate a large number of fans.Thereby making a lot of money.

Even Ye Chen wanted to include all kinds of popular entertainment models in this era.For example, juggling and Tibetan art are no different from later generations of acrobatics.Contemporary people are more keen on servants, storytelling and so on.He is going to hire the most outstanding person in this business with a lot of money.Ye Chen is not afraid to spend more money on them, and he will only earn more when the sign of "Yongle Guild Hall" is launched.

Nanlou operates a romantic business, but it is a brothel that is different from this era.It was named 'Yongle Bath Building'.What Ye Chen imitated was the luxurious bathing place of later generations.Among them are very professional massage, pedicure, massage, acupuncture, sauna, and of course there are all kinds of skin and flesh businesses that are colored and legal in this era.

Although there are public baths in this era, there are also some massage and foot baths in the baths, but they are all public routes, and there are not even separate baths.

The Yongle Bath House is different. It takes a high-end route. The interior architecture and decoration are in a luxurious Tang style. It is soft and comfortable robes, non-slip high-tooth clogs under the feet, and the baths are wooden barrels or ceramic bathtubs, except for massage and foot baths.Whether it's pedicure, massage, serving tea and pouring water, or romantic service, Qing Yishui'er will be young and beautiful, and will only work after specific training.In this way, the grade will go up, and the price will naturally go up.

As for the catering in the "Yongle Delicious Building" in the east and the "Yongle Hotel" in the west, there is no need to say more. Apart from hiring some good cooks at high prices, Ye Chen focuses on the service aspects that are different from the catering and accommodation restaurants of this era. .Of course, it is still following the model of five-star hotels and restaurants in later generations.From the two rows of beautiful welcoming ladies on the left and right when you enter the door, to the meticulous and considerate services, people in this era have never had it.

In short, Ye Chen highlighted the two characteristics of service and novelty.

Needless to say, service is a service industry. Only when the idea that the customer is God is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, can we guarantee to make money.

As for the novelties, all the new gadgets that Ye Chen came up with were things that could be used to make a lot of money after countless years of practical verification in later generations.Of course, Ye Chen also took into account the difference between people's concepts and habits in this era and those of later generations, so in the process, he fully communicated with Li Junhao, Xu Fangyi and other people from the Southern Gang who had experience in these aspects of Yongle Border City, and carried out a certain degree of integration. and modify.

In fact, most of the time, Ye Chen only spoke out the theoretical things, and the more than 200 members of the Southern Gang led by Hu Mazi and Li Junhao did the actual work.Hu Mazi opened a casino in the first place, needless to say.When the Nanbang led by Li Junhao was in the border city of Yongle, they were engaged in businesses such as hotels, restaurants, and romantic venues, and they had extremely rich experience in specific operations.There is no need for Ye Chen to worry about it.Nature can take care of everything in an orderly manner.Only when designing and building the Yongle Grand Theater, Ye Chen personally directed the construction.

When Ye Chen followed Li Junhao and Hu Mazi to Yongle Guild Hall today, the craftsmen who could be seen everywhere in the past few days were gone, and the construction waste was also cleaned up.The members of the Southern Gang, either in person or under the direction of hired personnel, are cleaning thoroughly and moving all kinds of furniture.

After seeing Yongle Casino, Yongle Delicious Restaurant, Yongle Bath House, and Yongle Restaurant, Ye Chen came to Yongle Grand Theater.

The Yongle Grand Theater is located in the center of the five buildings, and it is the most peculiar building from the outside.It's hard for people who don't know the inside story to think what this is for. A few days ago, when Luo Yaoshun, Wang Chao, and Cao Wei were invited by Ye Chen to visit, they stood outside and watched for a long time, but they couldn't figure out what it was for.

Especially when Xu Fangyi recruited various craftsmen to decorate the house, everyone was even more confused. Behind the five rows were densely packed chairs with number plates on the back, and the first five rows were tables and chairs. There are many luxuriously decorated and exquisite boxes upstairs.

The circular dome and the corridor designed by the echo wall, as long as someone speaks on the stage, the whole hall will hear it.Ye Chen specially invited musicians to play here before, and the musicians were all happy.

For this purpose, Ye Chen also designed the curtain, three floors, and hired a painter to paint a lot of stage backgrounds.

These days, Ye Chen has already thought of several stories in his spare time, and dictated them to someone to write them out.They are the most classic stories such as "Pairing of Immortals", "Blessed Lovers", "Legend of the White Snake", "Chang'e Flying to the Moon", "Meng Jiangnu Crying at the Great Wall", and "The Injustice of Dou E".Some of them have been handed down before this era, and some are after this era.But no matter what the classic story is, no one has ever brought it to the stage in the form of drama before this.

In order to confirm the effect, Ye Chen asked the theater troupe that Li Junhao had already hired to rehearse the Tianxian ensemble in the form of drama for more than ten days, and then put it on the stage, inviting Yu Daoxiang, Han Ke'er, Shui'er, Yu Qingyan, Sun Xueying, Xiao Mo, and some servant girls and servants watched.The good effect surprised Ye Chen, many people were obsessed with watching the show, and the one who cried was sputtering.Even with Yu Daoxiang's coldness, she was stunned for a long time, her eyes were red.

Obviously, the verification effect is very good. If people don't like it in this era of pitifully few recreational activities, they are naturally not afraid that they won't make money.

When Ye Chen, Hu Mazi, and Li Junhao came out of the Yongle Grand Theater with satisfied expressions on their faces, Li Zhong hurried over: "Master Hou! It's not good, Luo Yanei is missing, and they have already reported to Kaifeng Mansion to start." The case has been investigated."

Ye Chen's face changed, Luo Ya Nei was naturally Luo Yaoshun.Luo Yaoshun was on duty in the Forbidden Army of the Imperial City, and if it wasn't for the dispatch of the emperor, he would never have left Kaifeng City for half a step, and he had to be on duty every day.Therefore, if it is missing, it is very likely that something has happened.

"Have you been missing for a few days? What happened to the people in Kaifeng Mansion?" Ye Chen asked anxiously.

"Luo Yanei didn't go back to Luo Mansion after he was off duty in the evening. This morning, one of the guards accompanying him came back today, but he went crazy. The Luo family sent a large number of people to search for them, but they couldn't find them, so they reported the case to Kaifeng Mansion. Kaifeng Mansion It was Ren Zhiliang who was in charge of thoroughly investigating this matter, and Luo Yanei has not been found yet," Li Zhong said.

Ye Chen said: "Go back and let all the guards in the mansion go out to look for Luo Yanei, and tell them whoever finds it will give you a thousand taels of gold."

Li Zhong said yes, and left quickly after saluting.

Ye Chen turned around and said to the [-] guards behind him: "Monk Shi stays here, and the others should go search the whole city quickly."

(End of this chapter)