Master of Chinese Opera

Chapter 62

Not only the audience in the audience were curious about this, but even the sick old man on the stage kept mumbling to himself.

"Desolate, so desolate.

... I feel panicked,

……I do not want to……,
I shouldn't be here.

...I shouldn't be here, but why am I here? "

Just as he was asking himself, the old man with a sick face suddenly became mad: "Hahaha,...it's still this place,...it's still this house,...it's still this tree,...it's still this person."

As he talked, the sky and the earth were silent, and the old man with a sick face whispered gradually, like a ghost talking alone: ​​"... a little bit old..., a little bit young...,
I... I'm back...,
I'll be leaving soon..."

Listening to Lin Sinan's long monologue that was sometimes insane and sometimes self-pitying, Pei Qingfeng felt as if his heart was being pulled hard by something.

It’s still this place, it’s still this tree, it’s still this person.

A little bit older, a little bit younger.

These lines are so well written.

In just a few sentences, the feeling of revisiting the old place after many years, but everything has changed is vividly expressed.

"...What a big city...

a lot of people...

Such a sad time...

What a lively world...

A heavy snow covered everything.

...there is not enough snow falling,

Still have to go..., have to go...

Yuchun, Yuchun'er..."

The sick-looking old man finished reciting the last line of his life intermittently, and then completely collapsed in the wind and snow.

"Ah, he's out of breath. He's really dead. When I helped him just now, I saw a gold bracelet on his wrist. Let's take it and leave."

"How do you kill people?"

"Hey, he's dead, and this thing can't be taken to the underworld. We are starving and freezing in this world. If we don't take it, we will die."

Just as the two little beggars took off the gold bracelet from the sick old man's hand, they heard a voice from behind the curtain shouting sharply: "Who set the fire? There seems to be a person lying under the crabapple tree."

"Go, someone is coming."

Hearing the voice from the manor, the two little beggars ran away quickly.

The two little beggars left in a hurry, and an old man in his sixties wearing brocade clothes and holding a Buddhist bead slowly walked to the sick old man with the support of a young maid.

"Ah? Liansheng, it's you!"

The melancholy sound of the erhu sounded, and the prologue was frozen at the scene where the owner of the manor was holding the corpse of the sick old man and looking at the scene in front of the stage.

There was a complex expression of surprise, pity and regret in his eyes.

The curtain fell slowly, followed by applause from the audience.

"Wooooow, I really want to cry, the background music of this erhu is too sad."

"It's amazing. Teacher Feng's eyes are so expressive and contain many kinds of emotions."

"The two old actors at the beginning are excellent, everyone is familiar with Feng Zhengyuan and Teacher Feng.

The other one is an old artist from Renyi?
The lines are clear, the acting is also very expressive, and there is an indescribable desolation in every gesture. "

"That person is not just an actor, he is Lin Sinan, the famous director of Yanjing Renyi."

"Hehe, the director is going to play in person, it's worth looking forward to."

"This sick old man is too mysterious. Through those wonderful monologues, my curiosity was completely aroused."

"Yeah, how could he be so downcast?
Why don't you sell that gold bracelet when you're so down and out?

What is the relationship between him and the owner of this manor?Also, who is Yuchun in his mouth is really curious! "

……

The curtain closed and opened again, the props on the stage were quietly changed again, and the lighting changed from dim to bright, which was completely different from the harsh environment of the snowy night in the prologue.

The old-fashioned curtain of flowers and brocades fell slowly, and the sound of gongs, drums and Beijing Hu sounded alternately. Shen Yuelou put on theater makeup, put on a Tsing Yi, and carried a pair of shackles on his back, and slowly stepped onto the stage.

Walking around a small circle, to the sound of music, Shen Yuelou sang while walking: "Su San left Hongtong County, and will come to the front of the street.

My heart is (so) miserable before I speak, the gentlemen of the past listen to me.

Which one will go to Yanjing to pass the letter on to my Saburo.

It is said that Su San's life will be cut off, and I will repay it if I become a dog and a horse in the next life. "

Hearing this crisp and melodious Xipi Liushui, the fans in the audience applauded spontaneously without applauding from the fans and actors arranged in the play.

This play "Returning People on a Snowy Night" was originally a play related to Peking Opera actors. Of course, a considerable part of the audience who came to watch this play were fans of the play.

"Okay, Cai Cai Cai."

"Tsk tsk tsk, isn't this the actor? The opera singing is so authentic!"

"You don't even know Shen Yuelou in Lanpai Tsingyi? You once sang the big axis with boss Lin Yanqiulin at the Jixiang Theater a few years ago."

"Oh, I haven't listened to dramas often recently, so I don't know much about it."

"Su San has left Hongtong County? Is this a new play? I don't think I've heard of it before."

"It should be, I haven't heard of it either."

……

This part does not exist in the drama "Returning on a Snowy Night". In the original script, after the prologue, the first act begins with Wang Xingui going backstage to find Wei Liansheng. There is no such part of singing in front of the stage.

Later, during the rehearsal process, Shen Yuelou had a sudden idea and cut out a short section of "Su Sanqijie" from the "Yutangchun" he bought from the system mall and added it to it.

Like the subsequent "Nun Sifan" and "Red Night Run", the appearance of Peking Opera and Kunqu opera should echo the plot. This image of Su San wearing shackles also indirectly points out that Wei Liansheng's boss Wei is now Although it looks glamorous on the outside, in fact, it is not free on the inside.

After singing "Su San Qijie", Shen Yuelou went to the backstage to change clothes, and Wang Xingui, played by Li Ganlin, walked slowly to Wei Liansheng, played by Shen Yuelou.

"Oh, so brother Wei is hiding here quietly?"

Shen Yuelou was facing the mirror and was gently wiping the pastels on his face. Hearing Li Ganlin's voice, he smiled subtly and replied softly, "But anyone who comes here is not looking for Qingjing."

"Hey! Who made our Boss Wei so popular!"

After complimenting him, Wang Xingui smiled flatteringly and said: "Brother Wei, I asked you to do something last time..."

The show went on stage for a while, until Su Hongji, played by Feng Zhengyuan, played again, Liang Yundu barely outlined the relationship between their characters.

Su Hongji is the president of the court and the owner of the manor who appeared in the prologue, while Wei Liansheng, played by Mr. Shen, is the disfigured sick old man.

This section is about a story from 20 years ago.

Seeing that Wei Liansheng had made a fortune in Liyuan, Wang Xingui, a fellow countryman of the famous actress Wei Liansheng, begged him to help him find a job.

At that time, Su Hongji, the president of the court, was short of a steward in his family, so Wei Liansheng recommended Wang Xingui.

Hearing that this person was recommended by Wei Liansheng, Su Hongji loved Wu and Wu, so naturally he kept Wang Xingui.

(End of this chapter)