Master of Chinese Opera

Chapter 201 Drama Thunderstorm
After studying at the Yanjing People's Art Drama Society for nearly a month, and seeing the filming time getting closer and closer, Shen Yuelou approached Lin Sinan with a drama script.

To smoke, teach, blog, and act is not to be carried out step by step blindly, and sometimes it should be combined with theory and practice.

In the past, when Mr. Mei Lanfang was learning opera, he would go on stage early and learn and act at the same time, and his studies improved rapidly.

Shen Yuelou also wanted to hone her acting skills by directly rehearsing dramas.

Seeing Shen Yuelou coming in, Lin Sinan immediately invited Shen Yuelou to sit down on the sofa in the living room: "Why didn't you go to the small theater today to watch Director Chen and his rehearsal? Haven't you been watching there all the time?"

"It's almost there."

After receiving the hot tea from Lin Sinan, Shen Yuelou smiled lightly and said, "I came here this time because I have a script I want to show you. Haven't you been rehearsing new plays recently? I don't know about this one. Could it be in your eyes?"

"Oh, Boss Shen's book, then I have to take a good look at it."

Hearing Shen Yuelou's words, Lin Sinan's eyes immediately lit up.

After all, with the gem of "Returning on a Snowy Night" in front of him, Lin Sinan is also full of expectations for Shen Yuelou's new script.

After receiving the moderately thick script, I saw the word "Thunderstorm" written clearly on the cover.

★★Prologue★★
A large living room.

In winter, at three o'clock in the afternoon, in a hospital attached to a certain church.

There are two brown doors in the room, leading to the outside; the doors are heavy and carved with old semi-Western patterns, and in front of the doors hang thick, spotted and faded curtains, dark purple...

The beginning is a description of the environment, and then a few unnamed characters are introduced.

These are all common techniques used in dramas. The pair of siblings who accidentally broke into this church hospital represent explorers and the incarnation of the audience.

The nun who accosts them is the narrator, representing the author's perspective.

"This was not a hospital before. It was called Zhou Mansion. This old gentleman was the owner of Zhou Mansion. That was his wife, and that one was his maid. The story between them, speaking of it, can be It's really complicated..."

As the two nuns pointed at the three mental patients in the hospital and narrated, a tragic story gradually unfolded in front of the audience.

The cruel and domineering Zhou Puyuan, the cowardly and selfish Zhou Ping, the weird and melancholy Fanyi, the kind and forbearing Lu Shiping, the innocent Sifeng and Zhou Chong...

When all the sins were revealed on that snowy night, all the people in the center of the vortex couldn't bear it anymore. They were dead, crazy, and no one was spared.

It was so shocking! ! !

"Thunderstorm", such a big thunderstorm, this play will definitely be passed down through the ages.

Lin Sinan wiped away her tears and said to Shen Yuelou while trembling: "As soon as this play was released, it was regarded as the pinnacle of Chinese drama. Since the birth of Chinese drama more than a hundred years ago, no other play can match it.

How lucky Lin is to see such a good drama in his lifetime! "

After finishing speaking, Lin Sinan held his face and burst into tears.

Shen Yuelou can generally understand Lin Sinan's mood.

Just like when I got the script of "June Snow" for the first time, I couldn't help but feel agitated and wanted to cry.

Later, I gradually got used to it.

There are too many good stories and good scripts on the main earth, and my ability to bear has also improved.

When Lin Sinan was almost crying, Shen Yuelou couldn't help asking cautiously: "Director Lin, would you like to direct this play?"

"It's an honor and a big thank you."

Lin Sinan clasped his fists at Shen Yuelou and bowed, thanking Boss Shen for giving him this opportunity.

After making a rehearsal plan, Lin Sinan immediately started looking for suitable actors.

Zhou Puyuan can be played by Feng Zhengyuan, Shen Yuelou can play Zhou Ping, other actors are hard to find.

After spending more than a week, Lin Sinan finally got the actors together and started rehearsing in the theater.

These hastily recruited actors were not the final lineup, and Shen Yuelou and Lin Sinan naturally did not expect to put "Thunderstorm" on stage in less than a month.

This is simply not realistic.

They were hired to accompany Shen Yuelou to hone their acting skills, and this was also Lin Sinan's repayment to Shen Yuelou for giving him this opportunity to direct.

……

On the eighth day of November, the Yanjing Imperial City Management Office suddenly issued an announcement: After the tenth day of the lunar month, tourists are not allowed to visit the imperial city. The opening date has not yet been determined. Please understand.

What's happening here?
The announcement issued by the Yanjing Imperial City Management Office was a bit inexplicable, and many people were a little confused for a while.

In the few days after the closure of the city, pedestrians passing by the square in front of the city often saw cars passing by outside the palace gate, and many staff members with signs were carrying boxes from the cars to the imperial city.

Pedestrians with good eyesight have already sneaked out, and the box contains ancient costumes, props and various auxiliary camera equipment.

"It's no wonder tourists are refused to visit, it turns out that there are crews who want to film in the imperial city.

I don’t know if it’s a movie or a TV series?
However, no matter what the crew is, if it can be filmed in the palace, it is definitely a top-level production! "

Not only the passers-by outside the imperial city, but also some entertainment reporters with a keen sense of smell gradually saw the clues.

Since the tenth day of the lunar new year, more and more entertainment reporters have come to squat near the imperial city after hearing the news.

On November [-]th, the sun was shining brightly, and the entertainment reporters who had been waiting outside the city gate for several days finally got the big news they wanted.

"Look quickly, look quickly, is the man who just got off the nanny's car the veteran actor Du Xinzhi?"

"Hey, the one who went in first seems to be Ichiro Sakamoto, a famous musician in Yingzhou."

"The beautiful movie star next to Ichiro Sakamoto is Gong Xue."

"Wow, that one at the back is actress Wu Junmei."

"Awesome, with so many actor and actresses, even the Golden Sparrow Awards ceremony is nothing more than that!"

"It's a big profit, it's worth it, hurry up and take pictures!"

……

There are a total of more than ten movie kings and queens, and it can be said that the stars are shining.

Shen Yuelou was inconspicuous among them, even if an entertainment reporter recognized him as the famous Boss Shen, no one wanted to follow him.

After all, in the eyes of the entertainment reporters, compared with the previous dozen or so film kings and queen-level bosses, the weight of a singer or famous actress Shen Yuelou is still a bit too light.

Entering the imperial city, Shen Yuelou was shocked by the grandeur oncoming.

Compared with the Forbidden City on earth, this imperial city is more magnificent, more magnificent, and has the pattern of a thousand-year-old city.

Not long after, the staff led him into a large hall, where more than a dozen people gathered, and they were the leading actors of this movie.

Shen Yuelou took a look and found that there were actually two acquaintances inside——Zhou Hechun and Li Xiqiao who had participated in the program "Sound and Emotion" together before.

"Hi Boss Shen, what a coincidence, I didn't expect you to be the lead actor in this movie."

Seeing Shen Yuelou coming in, Li Xiqiao and Zhou Hechun came over to say hello.

Shen Yuelou hurried forward and said: "Hello, Teacher Zhou, Hello, Teacher Li. Long time no see."

The three of them exchanged pleasantries, and each spoke about the roles they played in the play.

Zhou Hechun plays Chai Feng, Prince Yong, and Li Xiqiao plays Eunuch Lan, the chief eunuch of the inner court.

(End of this chapter)