Cannon Fodder Cheat System

(Arc-2.3)

“…Yes.” Wu troupe master had gone through a rollercoaster of emotions today, now he was finally somewhat calmer, but he couldn’t help quicklyasking, “Then are you going to come sing tomorrow?”

“I will temporarily not be coming tomorrow. We will first wait a few days, and when I do want to come sing, I will send people to come let you know first.”

After Jing Yang finished removing all of his makeup, he walked behind the curtain to change. He put on a round hat and pulled down the brim. From the small alley on the side, he quietly left.

After this night, the news that Fairview Park’s Wu family troupe had invited a famous singer spread widely throughout Li city. The people who had listened to that opera on that night, not a single one didn’t say good things about it. Plus the people who had earlier heard Cheng Jiaming sing said that the Drunken Beauty that person from Fairview Park sang was even better than how Cheng Jiaming from Ya Garden had sung it. But once they asked about who in the end that famous singer was, everyone shook their heads to express that they didn’t know.

This matter was extremely skillfully propagated throughout Li city. Some people said that after listening to that play, for several consecutive nights, even in their dreams they dreamt that they were still listening to that opera, as if that voice and singing was still in their ear. Even if they had to sacrifice everything they had, they would still want to go listen to it again. But what was strange was that these days Fairview Park suddenly stopped opening.

For these rumors, many people all didn’t believe them, they felt that the people who had spread these words definitely had received benefits from the Wu family troupe and thus would say good things everywhere.

They even said that that person sang better than Cheng boss, if that were really true, how could there be no movement for several consecutive days?

There were some people who had quicker tempers who saw that no one would believe them no matter what they said, and then swore to the heavens that if Fairview Park opened again, you all should go listen, if they didn’t sing as well as Cheng boss, then I will remove my head and give it to you.

For those words that were circulating outside, Jing Yang naturally was aware, this was exactly the result that he wanted. He waited several days at home, and when he felt that the time was about right, Jing Yang let the housekeeper covertly notify Wu troupe master that he would go sing opera in two days. He told him to prepare a little in advance, he could also make suitable propaganda.

“Young master, this matter of you singing opera has already caused an uproar outside, if someone finds out that it is you, it wouldn’t be good for you or the Cheng family’s reputation ah.” The housekeeper couldn’t resist advising, this matter of his family’s young master going to sing opera, for the time being only he knew in the entire Cheng family. The housekeeper didn’t know what the reason was for the young master doing this, but he was still concerned for him.

“Zhang uncle, now is already no longer the same as the past, singing opera has long not been some contemptible career. After some more years, opera will become known as an art, many people pursue and value it. Even if other people find out that I went to sing opera, that’s not a problem, in any case I don’t want to conceal it for that long, sooner or later other people will know.”

“But, in the end why are you doing this ah?” The housekeeper didn’t understand what this art he mentioned was. From how he saw it, he was a young master of a big family, there was no need for him to sing opera to try to please other people.

“Right now I can’t tell you the reason, but in the future you naturally will understand, leave ba…”

Jing Yang didn’t want to make extra explanations, the housekeeper also didn’t keep asking. He sighed and left.

Once Wu troupe master heard that Jing Yang wanted to come perform again, he was unable to contain his joy. These days he had been worrying, earlier he was worried that Cheng young master wouldn’t be able to sing well and would damage the Wu family troupe’s reputation. But the result was that he sang too well, it went against his expectations too much, and instead made him even more worried. He was afraid that when the people who came to Fairview Park to listen to opera weren’t able to hear Cheng young master’s performance, they would create a disturbance and smash up the venue, this made him not dare to even open the park.

There were not a few people who came to ask Wu troupe master who had performed that night, they were all evaded perfunctorily by Wu troupe master saying that even he himself didn’t know. And now Jing Yang was going to come to Fairview Park again, Wu troupe master also couldn’t directly say out that the Cheng young master was going to come perform opera, so he could only announce to the public that the park would have performances the day after tomorrow.

Some people came over to ask, they found out it was still the Jun boss who had sung the Drunken Beauty, and immediately many people came to reserve seats. Because this time they had to pay for admission, and the price was quite high, the majority of people who had come were wealthy people who had not come earlier. They were very curious about whether in the end this Jun boss’s opera was truly as good as those rumors outside claimed. After all, they had never heard of this person before.

Jing Yang did the same thing as last time, he waited until the sky gradually turned dark, and covertly entered Fairview Park from a side door. Together with the Wu troupe master who was waiting at the side door, they went into that especially prepared room for him.

“Wu troupe master’s mood today seems pretty good?” Jing Yang saw the cheerful expression on Wu troupe master’s face.

“Ever since that day Jun shao sent people to notify me that you were going to come perform, I have been quite happy.” Wu troupe master smiled with some embarrassment. “It’s really been too long not having this many people especially running to our opera troupe, please don’t make fun of me.”

“I can understand your mood, but I will want to remind you, I won’t constantly keep singing here. It’s possible that after singing a few times, I will no longer come again. You need to make proper psychological preparation.” Singing opera was really not his interest, and was also not Cheng Junxi’s interest, it was only one of his methods. After he had completed his vengeance, he would probably not continue singing.

“This I am clear about, as long as Jun shao comes over out of interest, or when you have nothing to do and come out to sing, I would be very satisfied.” Wu troupe master said. “It’s also not a problem if you don’t come, in the future with Jun shao’s subsidies, I will definitely be able to revive Wu family troupe.”

Jing Yang smiled. “It’s good that you’re able to think this way.”
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[1] The Drunken Beauty – 贵妃醉酒, apparently a Qing Dynasty Beijing opera
[2] capable of causing the downfall of a country – 倾国倾城, idiom, means devastatingly beautiful
[3] Yang Guifei – 杨贵妃, famous Tang beauty, consort of the emperor, blamed for extravagance, also the protagonist of the Drunken Beauty opera
[4] 衔杯、卧鱼、醉步、扇舞 – honestly I have no idea how to translate any of these except for fan dance, that’s definitely right. google and mdbg is not helpful for these extremely cultural terms. Actually, I just looked up Xianbei and read a literal published paper about Xianbei being something like Mongols. Please please let me know if you know the meaning of any of these terms and I’ll fix the literal translations…
[5] as if they were intoxicated – 如痴如醉, idiom, literally means as if they were drunk and stupefied
[6] couldn’t help quickly – 迫不及待, idiom, literally means impatient or in a hurry
[7] extremely skillfully – 神乎其神, idiom, means brilliant or virtuosic
[8] sacrifice everything they had – 砸锅卖铁, idiom, willing to sacrifice everything
[9] caused an uproar – 沸沸扬扬, really means bubbling and gurgling/abuzz, but this seemed more relevant
[10] unable to contain his joy – 喜不自禁, idiom