underground show fixer; talent agent
Tone colorsmāmámǎmàma
Meanings
1 sense · 3 examplesnoun
agent who organizes underground or unauthorized performance tours; fixer who arranges gigs for performers outside formal channels
slangIndustry slang referring to middlemen in the performing arts who organize commercial shows in unauthorized venues (走穴). Often carries a negative connotation of operating in legal gray areas.
Nà那
gè个
xué穴
tóu头
juǎn卷
zǒu走
le了
suǒ所
yǒu有
yǎn演
yuán员
de的
yǎn演
chū出
fèi费
。
That fixer ran off with all the performers' fees.
Tā他
zài在
jīng京
chéng城
dāng当
xué穴
tóu头
，
zhuān专
mén门
zǔ组
zhī织
míng明
xīng星
qù去
wài外
dì地
zǒu走
xué穴
。
He works as a talent fixer in the capital, specializing in organizing celebrity tours to out-of-town venues.
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Zǒu走
xué穴
yào要
kào靠
xué穴
tóu头
qiān牵
xiàn线
dā搭
qiáo桥
。
Unauthorized tours rely on fixers to make the connections.