Master of Chinese Opera

Chapter 83 Visiting Su Lao

In the history of Blue Star Peking Opera, in addition to the three tripods at the beginning of Peking Opera, there were also four great masters of "Mei Lan Zhu Shi" in its heyday - Mei Yizhou, Lan Xiaoyou, Zhu Yushan and Shi Yunfeng, respectively. The four elements of life, dan, jing, and ugliness.

The Liyuan old man that Shen Yuelou, Chai Xun and the others are going to visit this time is Sun Baolin, the closed disciple of Zhu Yushan, the Hualian master who is known as the "Shiquan Dajing".

Seeing that the small courtyard was full of people, Mr. Sun was very happy.

The small courtyard of the Sun family has not been this lively for a long time. The last time was when his 37 apprentices and grandchildren paid him birthday wishes.

Sun Baolin is 93 years old this year, and he is not deaf, blind or confused.

The only shortcoming is that he practiced badly when he was young, which led to the accumulation of some hidden injuries on his body, and these hidden injuries gradually broke out, making his legs and feet more and more uneasy.

Five years ago, he could barely walk on crutches.

Three years ago, he was confined to a wheelchair.

He had married three wives in his life, and the last one also left him seven years ago.

Now, his daily life is taken care of by his youngest son and eldest daughter's family in turn.

Knowing that several experts from the Opera Research Institute were coming to visit, Mr. Sun's first disciple Minghualian Zhu Jingzhang also rushed over.

"Master Shaoqi, Mr. Bingzhong, and these two gentlemen, all of you are here, I wish you a great welcome."

Zhu Jingzhang came here today because he received an order from his teacher Sun Baolin to treat Shen Yuelou and his group well.

Since Mr. Sun's children are not from Liyuan, they are afraid of poor hospitality, so this job can only fall on the head of the big apprentice Zhu Jingzhang.

"Haha, I wish you, boss, we are presumptuous here. Please don't blame us for disturbing Mr. Sun's peace."

Hearing Qi Shaotong's words, Zhu Jingzhang hurriedly waved his hands and said with a smile: "Haha, don't bother, don't bother. Master, he was very happy for several days when he heard that you guys were coming."

After exchanging a few words with Zhu Jingzhang, Qi Shaotong walked up to Sun Baolin and bowed, and then introduced Shen Yuelou and others to them.

"Mr. Sun, Boss Zhu, this is Mr. Chai Xun Chai, a famous opera historian, this is Mr. Zhao Bingzhong, a famous Liyuan playwright, and this is Mr. Shen Yuelou, a newcomer to our institute."

"Hello gentlemen, please come in."

Zhu Jingzhang said hello and then led everyone into Mr. Sun's study.

After entering the study, the four of them took their seats one after another. Fan Chenming directed the two cameras to adjust the camera position and light, and the interview officially began.

Shen Yuelou had been waiting for Chai Xun to speak first, seeing that Mr. Chai had remained silent, he couldn't help turning his head to look at Chai Xun.

Seeing Shen Yuelou's gaze, Chai Xun nodded, smiled, raised his hand and gave Shen Yuelou a "come on" look, obviously wanting to give the young man a chance.

Understanding, Shen Yuelou couldn't help but nodded slightly to Chai Xun to express his gratitude.

"Mr. Sun, how did you become attached to Peking Opera in the first place? Later, how did you come to worship under Master Zhu?"

Hearing Shen Yuelou ask this good question about the root of the problem, Sun Baolin smiled brightly and immediately began to talk endlessly: "Let's start from the beginning. I was born in Yangshi Street, Yanjing in the 28th year of Yong'an in the Great Zhou Dynasty. .

My father's grandson, Zifang, was a doctor who opened a herbal medicine shop. At that time, he had contacts with many famous actors. Influenced by my father, I joined a box office on Qing'an Street nearby when I was very young.

At the box office, I got acquainted with Mr. Qian Fu Shanqian, the predecessor of Hualian.

This is also my first mentor on the road of Peking Opera.

Because my voice is wide, bright, mellow, upright, high and low, Mr. Qian loves to teach me very much.

And the reason why I was able to worship Mr. Yu Shan as a teacher later was a small episode.

At that time, the Changde Teahouse and Fangxing Teahouse in Anping Market were places where we often went to Qing'an Street box office to sing a cappella. Professionals sometimes participated.

That time I sang on the stage Professor Qian's "Five Dragon Mountain", which happened to be heard by the famous drummer Mr. Tian Zhenhaitian.

After the show ended, Mr. Tian said to me: "Your voice is very similar to my brother Zhu Yushan. If you are willing, I can introduce you to worship him as a teacher."

It was because of the recommendation of Mr. Arita that I was able to worship under the master. "

Hearing Sun Baolin's words, Shen Yuelou continued to ask: "I don't know how the master Zhu's temperament is? Are there some anecdotes that are not known to the public?
How did he train you after you came to worship under Master Zhu? "

After carefully recalling the days spent with his master, Sun Baolin couldn't help but sigh: "Master has a bold personality and a very hot temper, and he offends many people in the troupe business.

But he is righteous and loves to support the younger generation, so his reputation is not bad.

However, in addition to being generous to others, the master also did not hesitate to spend money on listening to books, watching plays, spending money on flowers, birds, fish, insects, and teahouses and temple festivals. As a result, he often suffered from financial shortfalls, and his later life was somewhat miserable.

This is also something that I and several other fellow apprentices have always regretted.

At that time, it was the time of war, and we were not in Yanjing, so naturally we couldn't help the master.

Otherwise, the master wouldn't have left so early.

Alas, let's not talk about this.

If we talk about anecdotes, there is one.

The master's singing skills are unparalleled in the world, and he can be the voice of Huang Zhong and Da Lu. Every time he sings, there are giant streams flowing out of the gorge, waterfalls and cliffs.

When my master was 16 years old, he lost his voice completely due to reversing his position.

So, I followed a troupe to Qizhou to relax.

There, he got acquainted with an old Taoist. When the old Taoist learned about his condition, he wrote him a prescription. The master took the medicine according to the prescription and took two doses. It became clearer and louder, and I had a voice that was unparalleled in the world. "

This is a bit too mysterious, right?I am afraid that there is suspicion of fabricating the affiliated meeting.

Shen Yuelou turned her head and looked at Chai Xun, obviously holding a skeptical attitude in her heart.

As if seeing the suspicion of the two, Sun Baolin immediately asked Zhu Jingzhang to push him to find a prescription.

"Mr. Shen, Mr. Chai, this is a prescription handed down by my master. After taking it, our brothers and sisters have a lot of clear and clear throats. What's more, my apprentice Jing Zhang and the others have also taken it, and the effect is indeed very significant. .”

Seeing Sun Baolin looking at him, Zhu Jingzhang immediately nodded and said: "You two gentlemen don't have to believe it, the master is right, this prescription can indeed expand the breadth and breadth of the vocal range.

It's just that the effect varies from person to person, just like the old master who took it, he immediately became a unparalleled figure in the world, and our apprentices and grandchildren took it, it just made us a leader in the Liyuan for a while. "

Is there really such a god?

Bamboo faction has an effect even if it is taken over, it doesn't look like a fake.

Holding the yellowed prescription, Shen Yuelou's heart moved, and she couldn't help asking curiously: "Is this prescription only effective for actors who are pure in the profession? Can it be effective for actors in other professions?"

Seeing that Shen Yuelou was a little convinced, Sun Baolin couldn't help but smiled proudly and said: "Of course not. Back then, Yu Diqi had a throat collapse for seven or eight years, and Boss Yu's throat became clear immediately after the master took two doses of the medicine. up.

Only then did the four major Xu Sheng, the big boss Yu, all three great sages occupy the first place. "

Yu Diqi Yu Boss, isn't that Lin Yanqiu's patriarch?

It turned out that there was such a connection between Zhu Yushan and Yu Pai.

(End of this chapter)