Huayu: Starting from managing the Mahua FunAge Theater Troupe

6:03 PM.

Haidian Theater.

The penultimate performance of He Jiong's version of "Mahua" has ended.

With only one final performance tomorrow, He Jiong's version of "Mahua" will come to an end. It's estimated that we will rarely see this version again in the future, and it may only appear at events such as the troupe's anniversary celebration.

Splash splash splash splash splash.

Shen Feiyang applauded along with thousands of audience members.

The applause subsided.

Quickly proceed to the lucky draw.

Wei Xiang hosted the event on stage.

The seat numbers were printed on small slips of paper, which were then collected in a giant raffle box for random draws.

There are five first prizes, ten second prizes, and twenty third prizes.

Those who win a prize go up on stage to receive it, while those who don't win leave and collect a keychain.

offstage.

As Shen Feiyang watched, he asked Yu Kai, who was standing beside him, "How are the preparations for the closing ceremony going?"

According to industry practice, a grand closing ceremony is held when a play's public performance period ends. However, it's not usually called a closing ceremony; it's usually called "sealing the box," a term borrowed from traditional opera.

Yu Kai handled all the preparations for the closing ceremony; Shen Feiyang only offered suggestions.

Yu Kai replied, "The media and trophies are all ready."

Shen Feiyang nodded: "Okay, then I'll go to the Yifu Theater first."

"Okay, drive carefully."

……

6:53 PM.

Shen Feiyang arrived at the Yifu Theater.

By this time, all the audience members had entered the venue, and there was no one at the ticket checkpoint.

Shen Feiyang went straight to the backstage area of ​​the theater.

Shen Teng was standing in the backstage corridor, calling his girlfriend.

Upon seeing Shen Feiyang, Shen Teng said, "The performance is about to start. I'll call you back after the performance," and then hung up the phone.

Lately, for some reason, Wang Qi has become increasingly clingy, calling to check up on Shen Teng from time to time, which is a bit annoying.

"Mr. Shen, you've arrived." Shen Teng bowed slightly, his face beaming with a fawning smile.

"Huh~"

Shen Feiyang shuddered, feeling goosebumps all over his body: "I still prefer your unruly self. Try to recover."

Shen Teng straightened up, adopting the posture of an older cousin, and said, "I'm assigning you a difficult task. Come with me..."

"So mysterious."

As Shen Feiyang muttered to himself, he followed Shen Teng to a storage room where props were placed.

Upon entering the storage room, Shen Feiyang discovered that there was more to it than met the eye.

In the middle of the storage room stood a six-tiered cake and a large bouquet of roses.

"Wow, are you proposing to your sister-in-law today?" Shen Feiyang asked with a hint of surprise.

"Please, my foot..."

After making a complaint, Shen Teng assigned Shen Feiyang a task: "After the performance, you're in charge of pushing the cake and flowers over to celebrate Jiang Yan's eighteenth birthday."

"..."

Shen Feiyang looked at the large bouquet of roses, paused for a moment, and asked, "Does your sister-in-law know about this?"

Shen Teng rolled his eyes at Shen Feiyang: "What are you thinking, kid? Do you think your cousin is that kind of person with questionable morals?"

"Hard to say."

"Damn it! Just get this task done, I'm going to get ready for the performance."

Shen Teng turned and walked outside, muttering to himself, "The farmer and the snake, Lü Dongbin and the dog, the older cousin and the younger cousin..."

The sound is too soft.

Shen Feiyang didn't hear what Shen Teng mumbled at the end.

But giving roses for a birthday is really weird.

Ok?

Could it be a scam?

Shen Feiyang pondered Shen Teng's lazy nature and figured he probably didn't; he probably just thought roses looked nice.

Shen Teng knows nothing about love.

A modeling freak who conquered his junior sister with his own modeling skills, thinking he was always up to something.

……

Shen Feiyang returned to the audience hall and found a seat.

Ai Lun was still the one announcing the program.

With a beaming smile, Ai Lun looked at the more than 500 audience members below the stage and skillfully began his hosting: "Welcome upstairs, esteemed guests! We have steamed buns, mantou, and hot pancakes. If you want some fried dough twists, we'll twist them for you right now. Next, please enjoy the nation's first million-dollar box office hit stage comedy for the Lunar New Year, 'Want Some Fried Dough Twists? We'll Twist Them for You Right Now!'"

Splash splash splash splash splash.

After a round of warm-up applause, the red curtain of the theater slowly opened to both sides.

I watched the performance for a while.

Yu Kai and the others also arrived.

Yu Kai sat down in the empty seat next to Shen Feiyang.

Listening to the occasional bursts of laughter from the audience and watching Shen Teng and others perform on stage, Yu Kai was momentarily dazed.

Although only two months have passed, so much has happened in those two months.

The seventy-plus performances are coming to an end so quickly.

The show went from losing money to grossing over one million, two million, three million, four million...

……

The performance was about ten minutes from the end.

Shen Feiyang patted Yu Kai's arm, signaling him to walk with him.

The two went to the backstage storage room.

Upon seeing the flowers and cake, Yu Kai asked, "Is this for Xiao Jiang's birthday?"

"Yes. You push the cake, I'll carry the flowers." Shen Feiyang simply assigned the tasks.

……

Splash splash splash splash splash.

As the performance ended and the actors took their bows, the audience erupted in applause.

At this moment, Yu Kai pushed the cake into the room.

Instead of pushing it onto the stage, it was pushed into the open area between the front of the stage and the first row of the audience.

Open flames are not allowed inside the theater, so the cake has two illuminated numbers on it: 18.

Sitting in the audience, Jiang Yan's mother glanced at the cake and realized that the theater troupe was preparing a birthday celebration for her daughter. She had come today to pick up her daughter early to celebrate, but...

Jiang's mother looked at Shen Feiyang, who was following behind Yu Kai.

What's the meaning of you carrying such a huge bouquet of roses?!

on the stage.

Jiang Yan's gaze was first drawn to the six-tiered cake.

What a huge cake! It's covered in fruit and looks like it has chocolate too. It must be delicious!

Hey, roses...

Jiang Yan looked at Shen Feiyang, and her ears instantly turned red.

no……

Looking at Shen Feiyang, Xiong Naijin couldn't help but feel a pang of jealousy.

Yu Shasha, on the other hand, looked very happy.

Eh? !

Birthday surprise!

Wow, roses, how romantic!

Is he about to confess his feelings?

The audience's attention shifted from the stage to the cake and flowers.

Shen Teng took the microphone and, like an emcee, began to host the event: "Good evening, everyone. I apologize for taking up some of your time. Today is the 18th birthday of Jiang Yan, an actress from the Happy Twist Troupe. Jiang Yan plays Yi Lin. I would like to ask everyone to join us in singing 'Happy Birthday' to Jiang Yan to wish her a happy 18th birthday, okay?"

The audience was completely surprised that Jiang Yan was only eighteen years old.

Jiang Yan has a typical precocious and youthful face, and with her height of 1.7 meters, she looks like a girl in her twenties.

"good!"

Many audience members started to grumble.

They come to see this stage play for fun; it's fine to join in the excitement.

Shen Teng chimed in, "Okay, then please have the lighting technician dim the stage lights and give Jiang Yan a spotlight..."

The lighting technician adjusted the lights, and Shen Teng gestured to Shen Feiyang.

Shen Feiyang walked up the steps from the side of the stage, quickly walked to Jiang Yan, and handed her 199 roses: "Happy birthday."

"Thank you, Mr. Shen."

Jiang Yan smiled, then frowned.

It wasn't that she was dissatisfied with Shen Feiyang, but rather that the weight of 199 roses far exceeded her expectations.

It's so heavy!

This was the first time Jiang Yan had ever received so many flowers. If it weren't for her usual gluttony and her diligent practice, which gave her a strong physique and the ability to maintain her balance, she would have almost been knocked over by the sudden increase in weight in her arms.

Shen Teng, who was standing nearby, said, "Then I'll start: Happy Birthday to you..."

People on stage/audience below: "Happy birthday to you..."

Jiang Yan closed her eyes and silently made a few wishes.

This was the most special birthday she had ever had since she was a child.

My 18th birthday celebration was spent on stage – how cool!

……

A six-tiered cake is definitely not enough for the theater troupe to finish.

In the end, a considerable amount was distributed to the audience.

After the audience left.

After laughing and joking for a while, everyone got back into rehearsals.

It was past midnight.

Huang Bo drove everyone home first.

Allen drove, with Shen Teng and Hua in tow, and followed Jiang Yan and her mother in a taxi back home.

Deliver the flowers to Jiang Yan's home.

Before leaving, Shen Teng avoided Jiang's mother and quickly told Jiang Yan, "Remember to check the flowers..."