From a freeloader to a world leader

Since arriving in the city, Sun Shan felt that he had very little time.

He exercises, reads and copies books, works as a cashier and keeps accounts, and also learns storytelling and prepares programs.

Storytelling is relatively simple. I have written several Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio these days.

In addition, some of the songs and stories in this world have been adapted and adjusted in detail to make them closer to life and more lively and interesting.

I told this to Zhang Yuliang and two other kids in private, and the effect was very good.

Zhang Jingguo was so greedy that he followed him around every day, calling him "Master" all the time. This made Zhang Yushan so angry that he laughed and scolded him for forgetting his master now that he had a master.

Zhang Yuliang felt very conflicted after hearing this. He wanted him to succeed, but at the same time he was afraid that his success would affect his studies and reputation.

Just when Zhang Yuliang was feeling uneasy, on the afternoon of May 15th, Jacky Cheung brought his second daughter-in-law and several servants to Jun Youlai Restaurant.

This time, Zhang Yuliang, wearing a scholar's blue shirt, went to the gate of the city wall to greet them in person.

I don’t know what he said to his father along the way. When Sun Shan saw Jacky Cheung for the first time, he felt that he looked a little old.

It’s not that I’m old, it’s just that I’m in a heavy mood and haven’t rested well, so I don’t look very good.

However, when he saw Sun Shan, he was still very happy. He jumped off the carriage and patted Sun Shan's shoulder vigorously. "Haha, nephew is great! I heard from Yushan that if it weren't for you this time, our Zhang family would be in big trouble. Thank you this time, uncle!"

As he said this, Jacky Cheung was about to bend down to express his gratitude.

How could Sun Shan let Jacky Cheung do this? Not to mention the future success for himself and his daughter, even considering the help the Zhang family had given him over the years, it was impossible for him to bow down and salute.

He lifted her up with all his strength and said, "Uncle, please don't do this. Yuliang and I are like brothers. You have taken good care of me over the years. It's really nothing for me to help you a little."

"Good! Good!"

Zhang Xueyou patted Sun Shan again with red eyes: "Uncle is not wrong. Everything you do is remembered by uncle. Nephew, when I am free in the evening, uncle will talk to you again, okay?"

Sun Shan was slightly stunned, thinking, did Zhang Yuliang say something about me on the way? Or, seeing that I have made great progress, Jacky Cheung wanted to marry his daughter to me in advance?

Sun Shan has been working for more than ten days. After adapting for the first few days, he is fully capable of handling the account work on the second floor.

Moreover, through his own exploration, he summed up some more advanced and convenient methods.

Zhang Yushan and the shopkeeper Zhang Yuhe were both surprised and deeply impressed, saying that the scholar was just a smart guy.

Then, the Zhang family's test of his work ended early.

"Okay, I'll follow your uncle's instructions."

After finishing all the work in the restaurant in the evening, Jacky Cheung and his son brought Zhang Yuhe to Sun Shan's room where he was practicing drumming.

From afar, you can hear the rhythmic sound of drums that makes you want to dance, accompanied by the sound of gongs being struck one or two times to keep the beat.

Jacky Cheung and his son Zhang Yuliang looked at each other and said, "Is this what you call singing?"

"Ok!"

Zhang Yuliang nodded with a blush. On the way into the city, his father repeatedly questioned him about everything Sun Shan had done and some of his thoughts.

This forced him to briefly talk about Sun Shan's desire to tell stories and sing.

However, after listening to his father, he did not become furious as he had imagined. Instead, he closed his eyes and remained silent for a long time.

"Have you listened to his full show? How did you feel about it?"

"I haven't heard the whole thing. Sun Shan said that this requires the atmosphere of the scene. However, he told Jingguo a few stories-----"

"How's the story?" Before his son finished, Jacky Cheung asked eagerly, "How do you think Sun Shan's storytelling skills compare to Mr. Xie's?"

Hearing his father's question, Zhang Yuliang couldn't help but smile excitedly: "The story is very exciting, and the rhythm is also good. In terms of skills, Sun Shan may not be as good as Mr. Xie, but what he says is very interesting, and sometimes I even want to cry when I listen to it-----"

"Want to cry?"

Hearing his son like this, Jacky Cheung was very surprised. It was the first time he wanted to cry while telling a story.

The storytellers in this world usually tell some legendary stories, or stories about the love between scholars and young ladies.

They usually attract people to listen by being strange and bizarre, without much logic or reality.

The several Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio adapted by Sun Shan were based on the book "Strange Stories from a Chinese Studio" and the movies he watched in his previous life, and combined with some concepts of the contemporary world, making them very tempting and realistic.

Zhang Yuhe, who was following behind the Zhang father and son, heard for the first time that Sun Shan wanted to sing opera and tell stories, and he couldn't help laughing in his heart.

He is Jacky Cheung's nephew. He has followed his uncle in running the business since he was young. Over the past two or three decades, he has worked hard and managed the business carefully, and has also acquired a small share.

Unexpectedly, this time when his uncle Jacky Cheung came, he actually wanted to give 20% of Jun Youlai's shares to Sun Shan.

Of course, there is a prerequisite for this, which is to marry Zhang Zhijing to Sun Shan, and the shares will be handed over to Zhang Zhijing for safekeeping as a dowry.

Although it is kept by Zhang Zhijing, the specific operation rights still belong to Sun Shan.

Zhang Yuhe felt very depressed after hearing this.

I worked honestly for decades and only got 10% of the shares, but I am not as good as that pretty boy who got 20% of the shares by just a fight.

And, it doesn’t cost a penny.

When he heard Jacky Cheung and his son say that Sun Shan was going to tell stories and sing opera, he couldn't help but laugh secretly and wished that he would lose face.

He couldn't help but say, "Second Uncle, it seems that Shan Ge'er's storytelling skills are pretty good, let's let him have a try."

"Really? Do you think so too?" Jacky Cheung turned his head and asked, then stopped and looked at his nephew who seemed a little awkward just now.

He knew his nephew, who had followed him for more than 20 years, very well. He knew all of his nephew's little thoughts very clearly, even without him having to say it out loud.

I shook my head secretly in my heart: Oh, with your shortsightedness, can't you see that the restaurant is facing numerous crises?

The Qinglong Gang and the head of the police, Wang Dashan, have not come to cause trouble in recent days.

But that is a matter of time. Once people discover the weakness or find the loophole, it is very likely that the restaurant will collapse overnight.

Therefore, he was eager to hand over 20% of Jun Youlai's shares to Sun Shan, and set a prerequisite.

You should know that Jun Youlai Restaurant is currently the Zhang family's most important asset, with a total investment of nearly five thousand taels, and an annual net income of around 1200 to 1500 taels of silver.

The current valuation is around 1500 to taels of silver. If Sun Shan is given % of the shares, it will be worth taels of silver.

The people in this world are very poor. They are busy all year round and still cannot get enough food to eat.

The rich are extremely wealthy, and most of the wealth is concentrated in the hands of princes, nobles and some people in power.

Others, like Jacky Cheung, have accumulated some wealth through their own efforts.

A family like Jacky Cheung's, with tens of thousands of taels of silver, is considered quite wealthy in the small area of ​​Xiangnan Prefecture.

In today's society, if one has assets worth one thousand taels of silver, he or she has already left the ordinary people and entered the middle class.

Therefore, for Sun Shan, who still owed twenty taels of silver before passing the imperial examination, this was undoubtedly a huge asset that fell from the sky.

What's more, there is a beautiful girl betrothed to him.

This made Jacky Cheung very confident that his proposal would make Sun Shan very grateful.

This scholar who seemed to have a bright future would be completely tied to his own shaky boat.