A Petty Official Chapter 28

Jianghu artists are very strict about rules. The relationship between master and apprentice is not just talk, because the master teaches the skills to make a living. Moreover, the art of speaking looks simple, and you can get money just by talking, but it is actually very difficult.

At that time, information was not as developed as it is now, and the level of education was not high. From how to grasp market trends to create, to how to keep the audience in suspense, to how to control the rhythm, if I had to rely on myself to figure it out, I don’t know how long it would take.

Let alone the technique, if you don't have a master to guide you, no one to teach you the jargon, and you can't even communicate with your peers, you will definitely be excluded. Those who don't have to worry about being excluded, like the monks in Daxiangguo Temple, are basically exceptions.

Among Zhang Shanren's disciples, those who were about the same age as him or even older still had to serve him like a father. Those who were old enough to be Ethan Yun's father also had to treat him as an uncle, because Zhang Shanren and Ethan Yun were equals.

Moreover, because of what Zhang Shanren and Ethan Yun said, many artists from other trades, who had close ties with each other, had to consider Zhang Shanren's face and at least did not dare to take advantage of Ethan Yun in terms of seniority.