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Chapter 199 Life is like a play, and play is like life
The sky is clear and the clouds are light and the wind is gentle.
Although it was a nice day, His Royal Highness Prince Ning did not let them have an easy time.
This prince seems to be narrow-minded and has settled all the accounts of the past together.
Luo Yu still sat upright, and Qin Bingrui followed her example and sat up straight as well.
Zhu Jinyou suddenly felt a little awkward. Why did he feel awkward when these two people were so formal?
Mr. Lin was strolling outside when he walked into the front hall and saw two girls sitting upright.
"Ms. Qin, Miss Bai, good morning!"
"Good morning, Mr. Lin!"
"How are the preparations for your library going? Are you free to come with me to see my new mansion?"
Qin Bingrui was surprised: "You bought a mansion so quickly? How big is it and how much did it cost?"
"Hey, how can it compare to Prince Ning's Mansion? It only cost about fifty thousand taels. Come with me to take a look. I'll leave you the best three-story courtyard. Come stay in our Lin Mansion for a few days when you have time."
"Mr. Xie Lin."
"Then you two can talk about your business. I'll drink tea and listen."
Prince Ning: ...
Luo Yu then stood up and bowed: "Your Highness Prince Ning, I discussed this with Miss Qin yesterday. After some thought, I decided to ask Your Highness Prince Ning to agree to one of our requests first."
"Things haven't even started yet, and you're already negotiating terms with me."
"If I dare to make this request, I must be absolutely sure that I can help His Royal Highness Prince Ning. Moreover, this time I will make sure that the library run by Prince Ning's Mansion is ten or even a hundred times better than that of Prince Rui's Mansion."
Qin Bingrui seized the opportunity and boasted: "This time my sister and I have come up with a better idea. It is definitely more interesting than the chess and card room, and we can make more money."
"Well, if that's the case, then tell me about it."
Luo Yu refused to give in: "Your Highness Prince Ning must agree to my request."
The two of them even got into a fight...
Old Master Lin quickly put down his teacup and said, "Miss Bai, please speak frankly. If Prince Ning can't help you with anything, I, the old master, will help you."
Of course Luo Yu couldn't let the old man react, so he responded immediately.
"I would like to thank Mr. Lin first. If I have time, I will go with him to visit his house and help him draw some mechanical drawings that my master taught me."
Old Master Lin immediately stood up, wanting to jump up and down.
"Miss Bai, what are these mechanical drawings? I love mechanical drawings the most. Can we also make those machines from 'Wutian Chuan' that you drew last time?"
Luo Yu smiled bitterly and said, "This principle is too complicated, and I can't explain it clearly. If there really is a book on this subject, I think it shouldn't be a problem to produce it.
My master once said that everything in the world exists for a reason, it just takes a certain opportunity and someone capable to discover it."
Once they find the space-time chassis, all the principles of the books will be there, and they just need someone as passionate as Grandpa Lin to discover them.
After hearing this, Mr. Lin shuddered. Miss Bai’s master was indeed a master!
Zhu Jinyou coughed lightly and said coldly: "Miss Bai, please talk about business first."
"Okay, I want to open a girls' academy near the library, specializing in teaching Chinese characters, arithmetic, and various craft skills to girls aged 5 to 18."
When Mr. Lin heard this, he thought it was some big deal.
When the empress dowager was young, she also thought about setting up a girls' school, but it was abandoned after she married into the palace. I didn't expect that a woman would actually come up with this idea.
Luo Yu originally thought that Prince Ning would refuse on the spot, but unexpectedly, he just looked at her very calmly.
"Miss Bai, why do you have such an idea?"
"Because this was Master's long-cherished wish. His lifelong pursuit was simply for everyone to have equal opportunities to study. That's why Miss Qin and I are able to survive thanks to these unique skills. Now, we understand Master's intentions and hope to pass on his wish."
"It's not impossible for girls to study. Daughters from wealthy families would hire teachers to teach them at home, but who would be willing to send their daughters to school? Do you think writing brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones don't cost money?"
"So our girls' academy doesn't just teach them how to read and write; it also teaches them various skills. If they master a skill, they can earn a living and help their families share some of the burden of earning money. I think there are always families who understand this."
Old Master Lin nodded repeatedly. This was much better than simply opening an academy to teach girls to read and write.
Seeing that Prince Ning didn't say anything, Luo Yu continued,
"I don't plan to open the women's college right now. I'll wait until the library is built and the new building is operational. I can open the college once we're profitable."
What he meant was that Luo Yu had no intention of asking Prince Ning for investment. If he made money, he would use part of the profit to open a girls' academy. However, whether this could work or not still depended on Prince Ning's support.
"Then Miss Bai, can you elaborate on this new building? How do you plan to operate it?"
Qin Bingrui was excited now. She stood up and made a charming gesture. If it weren't for her charming face, this action would really make everyone present want to kill her.
She is so coquettish and artificial that it is unbearable to look at.
The voice also imitated the voice of the drama: "Master, of course we are opening a drama garden that will make men smile, make women shocked, and make men, women, young and old linger."
King Ning secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing Qin Bingrui's pretentious look, he thought she was going back to her old ways.
Mr. Lin became interested: "What is the Drama Garden? I've only heard of drama, but what is drama?"
"Drama is about authentically performing the scripts we write, adding music and scenes, and letting the public enjoy it."
"It's wonderful, wonderful."
When Mr. Lin thought that "The Legend of Wutian" could be performed, he felt it was simply amazing.
Qin Bingrui chuckled and said, "I can write the lyrics and music for the theme song and ending song of this drama, and then sing them myself."
"And the theme song and ending song?"
This is a business model that has never been heard of before, and Mr. Lin suddenly became interested.
Qin Bingrui then elaborated on the business model. For example, the male-oriented dramas depicted swordplay and martial arts, with the male protagonist rising from obscurity to invincibility in the martial arts world. These inspirational dramas could make male audiences' blood boil and their eyes fill with tears. The female-oriented dramas, of course, were about a man who was madly in love and hurt by love, ultimately abandoning love and being reborn to fight for himself...
Old Master Lin shook his head. "Hey, Miss Qin, stop, stop, stop. Why is it that a play for a woman requires her to give up love and family? How can this woman live for herself?"
"Women in this dynasty now have such a hard and tiring life. They are just appendages of men, without a sense of self and without choices. They are like maids at home and cattle and horses outside.
It would be wonderful if every woman could be as free and easy as my sister and I, not getting married or having children, and doing whatever she wants!
Old Master Lin was shocked and terrified: "If that woman doesn't marry and have children, then who will give birth to children? If all women in the world were like you, Miss Qin, wouldn't there be no one left in the world?"
Prince Ning and Luo Yu laughed at the same time, and they looked at each other, but remained indifferent at the same time...
Qin Bingrui knew he had gone too far and immediately explained: "What I meant is that a marriage without love is also painful. Women should pursue love instead of being useless and letting men order them around.
Only by living for ourselves, pursuing what we love, and doing what we want to do, can we women, like men, hold up half the sky..."
Luo Yu nodded: "That's true. But the drama is just telling a fictional story, giving people hope and aspirations, so that everyone will work hard and make their lives more meaningful.
As the saying goes, life is a play, and a play is life. Drama can numb people, but it can also redeem them.
"Okay, Miss Bai is right. I'll write the script myself, hahahaha!"
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