On the Grass in the Lili Garden [Peking Opera]

In the afternoon, Lin Weiran had a good sleep in the guest house.The third uncle went to a meeting, but he didn't ask what it was.Uncle San didn't seem to want to talk about the specifics of his work in the province this time, and Aunt San didn't ask about it yesterday, so why did he inquire so much as a junior.

Turned off the alarm clock, got up and washed his face, and wiped his short shaved crew cut with a wet towel, Lin Weiran changed into clean clothes, and set off to find Zhu Yanhong.

No. [-] Middle School is located in the city center, the traffic is very convenient, and the buses at the school gate extend in all directions.Lin Weiran went to the newsstand by the station to inquire about the route.The fare here is more expensive than in the county town. Lin Weiran thought that if the Peking Opera Theater did not want him, he would go to the flea market to find a second-hand bicycle and ride around to find a job, which would save a lot of money on the ride.

After getting out of the car, Lin Weiran saw a flower shop.Before, he planned to buy some fruit snacks to take with him, but now he has changed his mind, why not buy a pot of flowers.He liked to grow flowers and plants since he was a child. When he was learning opera in the children's class, he and Reiko made a clay pot, pressed a few cloves of garlic into the soil, and whoever germinated first would win a popsicle.

When he arrived at the drama school, he even filled the dormitory window sills with small flower pots, putting the succulent ones on the left, the leaf-watching ones on the right, and the flowering ones in the middle. Their houses are indispensable in every excellent dormitory competition.

Later, when he was learning Guqin with his teacher, the teacher confiscated his tuition fees, firstly because he knew that his family was from a rural area and not rich, and secondly because he really wanted to learn.Lin Weiran offered to help the teacher with housework, and originally planned to take over the work of watering, weeding, and fertilizing the flowers and plants in the teacher's house.

Guqin teacher is an expert in flower cultivation. Noble orchids, common green radishes, and soil-grown hydroponic ones can all be kept very healthy by the teacher.So Lin Weiran, who is a little witch sees a big witch, not only learns the piano, but also learns how to grow flowers with the teacher.

Not to mention that he was very hardworking, he got a notebook to take notes, and went to the library to look up the maintenance methods of various plants. In the spring of the year he graduated, he even raised a pot of Chunlan in the teacher's house that hadn't budged for five years. I gave the waiter two flower mosses, and the teacher was happy to praise them.

When he returned home at the end of last year, he separated a small field from his family's field and buried some tulip bulbs.When he went back this time, he had already enjoyed the blooming flowers.When his father saw that the flowers were blooming beautifully, he no longer objected to him occupying the cultivated land. Sometimes his father would sit on the field and admire them, and even boasted to others that these were foreign flowers planted by his son.

After wandering around the flower shop, Lin Weiran picked out a pot of anthurium.This kind of plant likes humidity and fears drought, so it is suitable for the rainy and humid climate of the provincial capital, and it likes the shade and avoids the sun. If there is not enough sunshine at home, it can be grown well.

Room 28, Unit [-], Railway Xincun, No. [-] Hongdong Road.As soon as Lin Weiran went up to the third floor, a security door on the left opened. It seemed that the owner was listening behind the door.

"Is it Xiaolin?" Zhu Yanhong opened the door with a smile: "Come on, come on, I'm talking about you. Hey, you don't need to change your shoes, and I won't change them either."

"Hello, Mr. Zhu!" Lin Weiran said hello, and handed over the flowers in his hand. "It's the first time to visit, a little care, I hope you like it!"

"It's so beautiful, it's just right to put it on the porch! Thank you!" Zhu Yanhong didn't pretend to refuse. He put the flowers away, pouted at a middle-aged woman who came out of the kitchen, and said, "That's my house. Lao Guo, the Guo who 'played a book to Lady Guo this morning'."

Lin Weiran hurriedly said "Hello, Mr. Guo".

"I can't sing your play if you bully me! That concubine Guo is bad! I've praised you as Liu Xiu!" Guo Aiyun gave Zhu Yanhong a blank look, put the plate in her hand on the coffee table, and said to Lin Weiran Put on a warm smile: "Hi Xiaolin, just call me auntie, you're welcome! Come sit down and eat some fruit, this orange is quite sweet."

Guo Aiyun is Zhu Yanhong's elementary school classmate, childhood sweetheart.When Zhu Yanhong was knocked down, she suffered a lot of crimes, and some people advised her to divorce and draw a clear line. Later, her natal family also persuaded her in the same way.But she never left, and led the children to endure all kinds of hardships, and finally hoped that the dark clouds would clear.

Zhu Yanhong was very happy when he received the call at noon.Just yesterday he lost his temper at home.

The day before yesterday, when he came back from performing abroad, he invited his relatives over for dinner, and shared the gifts he brought along.His nephew looked at the guqin hanging on the wall of the study and said, "Old man, this thing is called guzheng, right? My classmate's sister also learns this."

Zhu Yanhong has heard this kind of Zhang Guan Li Dai's words too many times, and he intends to pretend to be deaf, but his second daughter picks up from the side, "Brother, how can your classmate's sister learn this, this is the patent of old men, no young people like it." of".

Zhu Yanhong immediately became angry: Who said young people don't like it!I know a young man who likes guqin very much!He is still a very handsome young man!

So when he heard that Lin Weiran from the county Peking Opera Troupe was on the other end of the phone, Zhu Yanhong was excited at the time: I was talking about you and you came!

Fortunately, he was excited and understood what he was doing on this trip. They also studied the documents of the Provincial Department of Culture. He knew that Lin Weiran's troupe had been revoked, so of course he came to him for work.So he left the address of his eldest daughter's home, and we will meet and discuss in detail.

Why is it his daughter's house?The older generation of actors of the Provincial Peking Opera Theater were all divided into houses. They were in the family building opposite the Provincial Court.Lin Weiran has such an unforgettable face, as long as he has been there once, everyone will definitely remember it. When the rumors spread, it will be unfavorable for him to interview for a job.

In order to let Lin Weiran take a look at his violin, he specially picked the best one, put it in a cotton suit, and carried it on his back on a bicycle.

"It's a pity that my old Guo doesn't know how to ride a bicycle. Otherwise, I would bring another piano. It's banana leaf style. You'll definitely like its tone! I'll show you next time!" Zhu Yanhong took Lin Weiran to the balcony .

Unlike the county town where Mr. Lin lives, it is very popular to seal off balconies in provincial capitals, and Zhu Yanhong’s eldest daughter’s house has also been sealed. It feels like there is an extra room, and the space is larger, but Lin Weiran is a little uncomfortable with the blue glass.

There is a brown piano on the small table in the balcony.Lin Weiran took a closer look and gave up the idea of ​​plucking the strings with his fingers.

"Mr. Zhu, I dare not play, your piano is too good!"

The running water and broken patterns are all out, it is definitely an antique.Lin Weiran was self-aware and didn't dare to mess around, and would not be able to pay for it if it broke.

"Oh, you don't use your foot to step on it, it's okay! Come on, try the tone!" Zhu Yanhong's face was very proud: This kid is not bad, he can see that my piano is good.

Lin Weiran carefully sat down at the table, moved his right index finger slightly, and dialed a few scattered sounds.Empty and remote, the sound is great!Lin Weiran hasn't practiced the piano since graduating from the drama school. He only touched the piano collected by the old Liu's family when he met Zhu Yanhong last time.When he moved his right hand again, the ring finger of his left hand tapped the strings a few times, and the clear and pleasant overtones bloomed one by one like ripples on the surface of water.

No wonder it is said that if a craftsman wants to be good at his work, he must first sharpen his instrument. If I also have such a piano with such a good tone, I will definitely love it every day.Lin Weiran's hands were itchy, but it's a pity that he hasn't played for a long time, and he forgot the score.

Seeing the brilliance in Lin Weiran's eyes, Zhu Yanhong laughed loudly: "Xiao Lin, come play more often in the future!"

Guo Aiyun handed them two cups of tea: "Yes, Xiaolin, come more, even if you are helping Auntie! You don't know, your Teacher Zhu will teach me to reduce the number of characters all day long and let me learn piano too. Auntie really learns If you don’t come to that one, you will play with him more in the future, and Auntie will prepare delicious dishes for you!”

Lin Weiran nodded and said, "Thank you, auntie, but I haven't found a job in the provincial capital yet. I just arrived today, and I just wanted to ask Mr. Zhu about it."

He didn't intend to beat around the bush, since he had made up his mind to build a relationship, he simply said it clearly.

"The provincial court is building the second regiment, and they are interviewing recently." Zhu Yanhong didn't get too entangled in Guqin, he knew that Lin Weiran was in a hurry to work, so he took out a piece of paper from his briefcase: "Come on, fill out the registration form." Form, I will stuff it into the pile in the office tomorrow, by the way, fill in the form fifteen days ago."

That pile... A picture appeared in Lin Weiran's mind. A long line of job seekers lined up from the entrance of the Provincial Court to the door of the legendary steamed stuffed bun shop.

According to the documents of the Provincial Department of Culture, the Provincial Peking Opera Theater plans to build a second troupe, mainly young actors, to rehearse new plays and rehearse good ones to promote the quintessence of the country.This is also the reason why the theater troupes were withdrawn while the Provincial Peking Opera Theater was still recruiting.The leaders of the hospital have the same idea: to select good seedlings and focus on training them.

Recently, the Provincial Court has been receiving resumes from job seekers, and now that the graduation season is approaching, the resumes of graduates from various colleges are flying in like snowflakes. Some schools send them uniformly, and some students send them themselves. Several empty tables came out to put these resumes.

In fact, the deadline for the Provincial Academy to accept resumes had arrived two weeks ago, but due to the heavy workload of performances recently, those who went abroad, those who went out of the province, and the Labor Day and performances, the academy was too busy to sort out resumes.

I just had a meeting this morning, and I am going to start screening resumes tomorrow. Each industry selects several highly respected actors to be members of the interview team, and the dean personally serves as the team leader.Zhu Yanhong is one of the members of the veteran group.

So it was not difficult for him to find a time to stuff Lin Weiran's belated registration form into the pile of similar papers.

"What kind of play are you good at?" Zhu Yanhong knew that the child's voice hadn't been tuned yet. Although he hadn't seen him for a while, it was impossible to practice martial arts overnight, especially when a boy lost his position without years of systematic training. It's not going to get better all of a sudden.

He didn't step on Lin Weiran's sore feet. No man who studied opera had the experience of changing his voice. What he has to do now is to help Lin Weiran choose a suitable repertoire for the exam.

""Eight Sledgehammers", used to be often performed in the county theater troupe, I want to use this play for the interview." Not to say anything, Lin Weiran is best at this play.He has a bad voice, so he practiced martial arts diligently, and Lu Wenlong's double guns made the sky fly all over the place.At that time in the opera school, if he didn't sing, the students from other departments would think he was a martial arts student instead of a niche student.

According to the decision at the internal meeting of the Provincial Peking Opera Theater, this interview is divided into a preliminary test and a retest.Candidates who pass the resume screening process will be notified to perform with other job seekers. The content of the performance depends on the industry and the repertoire filled in the resume.

The primary test mainly assesses each person's basic skills and spirit of cooperation. Peking opera is a group art, and people who only care about making themselves outstanding but don't know how to cooperate on stage are not needed by the provincial court.

In addition, the short supporting time can also test an actor's ability to withstand stress in emergency situations. Such things are indispensable in the performance career. A few hours before the performance, the leading actor suddenly fell ill, or was injured during the performance and had to leave the stage to replace the actor who appeared on stage. Actors can only work with their partners for a short period of time.

Candidates who pass the preliminary examination can choose their own repertoire for the re-examination, and the in-service actors in the academy will perform for him. After the re-examination, the admission list will be announced.The goal of the leaders of the provincial court is very clear, rather than lacking in excess, no one will be hired if there is no suitable one.

This requires the interview teacher to have a pair of discerning eyes. Many of the interviewees are fresh graduates. Although they have studied opera for some years, they have little stage experience and more theory than practice. How to discover plasticity from these children with various deficiencies , It is difficult to judge whether their current shortcomings are temporary or permanent.

Therefore, the Provincial Academy has a strong lineup of recruiting teachers, all of whom are the backbone of the Provincial Academy, with rich performance experience and high artistic quality.As a member of the recruitment team, Zhu Yanhong can tell Lin Weiran which drama to choose is more suitable for him, but Zhu Yanhong will not cheat because of this.If Lin Weiran's performance in the interview is unsatisfactory, he will not give high marks randomly.

"You should be familiar with "Picking up the Jade Bracelet" and "Flower Field", right? How about "The Story of the Willow Shadow" and "The Legend of the White Snake"?" Zhu Yanhong had a reason for asking this.

It was announced at the meeting in the morning that He Jingxue, a well-known Xunpai actress in the academy, will hold a solo performance next year. In addition to her martial arts performances "Dayingjielie" and "Mu Guiying in Command", there will also be lively actresses such as "Picking up the Jade Bracelet" and "Flower Field Error". play.

The author has something to say: The last time I saw an actor smoking, I asked him if he was not afraid of throwing his throat?He said that the voice is a natural thing, and acquired learning can only bring out the potential.I don't know if it's an excuse for smoking, poof