His master furrowed his brow in thought; the young disciple had learned a few tricks, but he had never gone out alone to work, only practiced a few small segments. However, the young disciple had a background in Beijing opera; he had sung in performances before and learned from some famous artists, so he was quite popular.
Now, faced with this situation, should he let him try?
Fine, let’s give it a try. If it flops, others would just say he didn’t teach his disciple well.
The master took some coins to give Qi Shejiang as rent and said, “Then you should go and try. If you can earn your meal money back, that’s good.”
Jincheng Shenglong Street.
There are many bookstores, tea houses, and theaters here, making it one of the best places in the city for street performers.
Qi Shejiang found the landlord, revealed his identity, and the landlord pondered the money for a moment before saying, “It’s not proper to give you a day like this, but I know what your situation is, so I’ll make an exception for you this time.”
If Qi Shejiang couldn’t establish himself here, after today, this place would be rented to someone else.
Seeing that Qi Shejiang was still so young, the landlord wasn’t too optimistic.
His seniors had put in a lot of effort to stabilize their footing here; how could a young boy expect to hold the ground for his seniors?
On the street, people frequently passed by performing, and when Qi Shejiang was standing at the spot with his sanxian, some free performers began to take notice of him. Qi Shejiang usually performed elsewhere under his master, so some people found him unfamiliar. Just as they were about to approach him to ask about his background, someone with good insight stopped them, indicating that he was the little apprentice of Zhou Ganzi, the stage name of Meng Mengda’s junior brother.
Zhou Ganzi was the nickname of his master. Although Qi Shejiang had the backing of his master, many others were interested in this location. Some performers who were on good terms with Meng Mengda were fine with it, but those who didn’t have much of a relationship looked at Qi Shejiang with scrutinizing eyes.
