The most arrogant in history

He Kangju nodded and said:

"The Xindu Grand Theater has been fully completed. Your Majesty, please choose a day to inspect it. There is still some balance to pay. Lord Wu Qiong believes that the project exceeds the standard and is unwilling to pay."

Wu Qiong was a miser. He stood up and said:

"The budget for the Grand Theater is 130,000 taels of silver, but now the total cost of the project is 170,000 taels of silver. This is not just a little bit over the budget, but a lot. You can ask me to pay, but I need the signatures of the emperor and Lord Sang Buyi."

Ye Kun looked at the audit report and asked Sang Buyi for his opinion.

Sang Buyi smiled bitterly, "The work has been done. I have to pay for the materials and labor. The Han court can't just default on its debts to the people, right?"

"Is there something fishy going on here?" Ye Kun held up the report: "For example, is there any cutting corners or falsifying expenses?"

Wu Qiong shook his head. "Lord Ma Zhao and I have sent people to conduct a joint investigation, and we have not found any corruption so far. The project exceeded the target mainly because of rising prices. Because the people have more money, there is inflation. The prices of stone, sand, lime, and wood have all increased."

"Then give me the money and I'll sign."

Ye Kun nodded, signed to agree to pay, called Bingbing over, and instructed:

"Bingbing, the operation of the Grand Theater will be handed over to you from now on. There are four large theaters and four small theaters in the theater. They can all be opened to the public and sell tickets to make profits. Please ask the experts from the Finance and Taxation Department to study and determine the ticket prices.

In the future, in addition to paying taxes, theaters will also have to be self-sufficient and cannot rely on government support. "

If you set up a big theater, you have to make money.

The new capital of Zhuo County now has a population of more than 400,000. There are a huge number of merchants coming and going every year, as well as people coming to visit. It can support a large theater.

Bingbing was young and not good at business, so she hesitated and said, "Your Majesty, what if the theater loses money? I don't have the money to pay for it."

Everyone snickered.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "The permanent population of Zhuo County's new capital is almost half a million. The floating population reaches several million every year. If each person spends twenty copper coins in the Grand Theater every year, the investment will be recovered in one year."

Bingbing was still worried: "But we don't have that many performances. Are we going to show everyone The Legend of White Snake every day?"

Ye Kun smiled and said, "In addition to the Legend of White Snake, we can also develop other plays. For example, Meng Jiangnu Weeps at the Great Wall, Liang Zhu Turns into Butterflies, The Injustice of Dou E, Hua Mulan Joins the Army for Her Father, Du Shiniang Sinks the Treasure Box in Anger, Yu Boya Meets a Soulmate in the Spring Breeze...

There are also acrobatic performances, martial arts performances, singing and dancing performances, and fashion shows, which can all be held in the Grand Theater.

We can also hold dance and acrobatics from the Western Regions, Rome, India, and the Parthian Empire. As long as people watch, we can make money."

When it comes to singing and dancing performances, Rome, Qin, India, the Parthian Empire and the Western Regions are all experts.

They know how to play and have many different ways of playing.

Every year, some foreign song and dance troupes come to Zhuo County to perform.

Wen Axiu said to Bingbing, "Bingbing, don't worry. I will help you with the cultural activities of the Grand Theater. The emperor has a lot of ideas in his mind. He can arrange a big play for you in just one day."

Bingbing smiled and said, "Well, I will definitely find a way to squeeze the contents of the emperor's stomach out..."

Ye Kun blushed.

These are all words of tiger and wolf!

Sang Buyi and the others tried to hold back their laughter, and their faces turned blue.

"The meeting is adjourned. The meeting is adjourned."

Ye Kun rubbed his face, stood up and said, "At two o'clock in the afternoon, we will go to visit the Grand Theater. If you have time, come together. If you don't want to go, just stay at home with your wife."

Everyone laughed and bowed before leaving.

The Grand Theater has two main buildings, both in Roman style and built entirely with large stones.

The dome design looks like a castle.

Stone buildings are superior to concrete buildings and can last for thousands of years.

Moreover, the sound effects of such an amphitheater have been taken into consideration. The circular shape is conducive to echo, and many vibration drums of the same frequency have been added to the dome. Even without a large broadcast, a thousand spectators can hear clearly.

Dozens of Roman architects led the design and construction, which was truly ingenious.

After lunch, Ye Kun took Jiang Yourong, Xie Baochan, Liu Yuejuan and others, accompanied by nine ministers, to visit the Grand Theater.

Except for the ministers of the Ministry of Industry and the Ministry of Finance and Taxation, everyone else was here for the first time, and they couldn't help but marvel at this unique building.

There were also Roman experts on site giving presentations.

Jiang Yourong smiled and said, "Today is really an eye-opener. I didn't expect that a barbarian country could have such a skill to build such a tall house entirely with stones..."

Ye Kun looked at everyone:

"Most of the buildings in our country are made of wood. They are also very exquisite, majestic and magnificent. But we must also admit that the art of other ancient civilizations is also very powerful. It is not advisable to be complacent and arrogant.

There are also great buildings in the West called pyramids. The tallest pyramid is a hundred feet high. It is built with millions of huge stones and has a history of three thousand years.

Everyone was amazed.

The Roman experts were also surprised: "Emperor Han, how do you know there are pyramids in the West?"

"That is the tomb of the Egyptian pharaoh." Ye Kun nodded and said with a smile:

"When the Egyptian pharaohs, or kings, died, they were buried in pyramids. If you open the pyramids, you will find the remains of the Egyptian pharaohs, which have not decayed for thousands of years. Your Roman culture actually originated from Egypt."

The Roman experts nodded repeatedly: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is really knowledgeable."

In the morning, we visited four large theaters and four small theaters. Everyone was very happy but also very tired.

Ye Kun smiled and said, "In the early days of the Grand Theater, everyone should come and support the development of the arts. When you have free time, you can bring your wife and children to the Grand Theater to watch a play. However, everyone must abide by the order of the theater, not make loud noises, not oppress the people, and share the fun with the people."

Bingbing said, "Tomorrow night, we will hold our first performance, which is Legend of White Snake. We sincerely invite everyone to come and support us."

Ye Kun nodded: "Tomorrow we will do a promotion in newspapers and on the radio. At the beginning, the ticket price can't be too high. We need to build up popularity first."

Wu Qiong said, "One hundred coins per ticket, is that okay?"

One hundred coins is just one coin of silver, which is not much.

Because now, there is inflation.

Ye Kun said, "Fifty coins will do. The theater can accommodate one thousand people. Fifty coins per person means a full house of fifty thousand coins, which is equivalent to fifty taels of silver."

Fifty taels a day means fifteen thousand taels a month. If all eight theaters are open, the construction cost can be recovered in two or three years. Our theater is open to all the people. If the ticket price is too high, the people will not be able to watch it. "

Wen Axiu said: "The theater can also take on some advertising business, such as title broadcasting, sponsored broadcasting..."

Ye Kun laughed: "Teacher Wen has now mastered advertising to perfection!"

In fact, there are many more types of advertising.

Such as interstitial advertising, product placement, theater advertising wall, etc.

If you work hard and carefully, you will indeed achieve great things.