[Zhang Yunlei] Do not forget

Backstage at the Mei Lanfang Grand Theatre, hundreds of Peking Opera performers are busy.

In Li Shengsu's special dressing room, Niannian was sitting in front of the mirror, wearing a white shuiyizi (a small coat inside a Peking opera actor's costume, mainly to prevent sweating and dirtying the costume), with her hair tied up, and senior sister Li Shengsu was standing in Niannian Behind him, Niannian personally put on makeup.

"Don't be nervous on stage. Teacher Li Hongtu plays Xu Xian, and Chen Yixin is Xiaoqing. They are all old actors. If you have any accidents on stage, they will definitely cover it up for you! Just keep acting. !"

"Sister..."

"Ok?"

"Actually, you are more nervous than me, right? Your hands are shaking..."

"That's not true! How many years! I have never seen Susu so nervous!" A strong voice came.

Nian Nian turned her head, and when she saw the person coming, it was the senior sister's partner, and she called out, "Yu Yuan."

Yu Kuizhi nodded and said with a smile, "Sing well later!"

Li Shengsu smiled slightly: "Why are you here?"

Yu Kuizhi: "Come and see this little girl and cheer her up! I'm leaving after just one look! I still have something to do!"

Li Shengsu: "Okay! Treat you to dinner another day!"

"Oh, you're welcome!"

After Yu Kuizhi left, Li Shengsu said in a rush, "Look, Dean Yu is here to cheer you up, you have to live up to it!"

Nian Nian: "I know, Yu Yuan came here for your sake! I will not let you down!"

Li Shengsu put his hands on Niannian's shoulders, and said, "To be honest, when I was on stage for the first time, I wasn't as nervous as seeing you on stage now! But, it's okay for me to be nervous, so don't be nervous!"

Niannian pursed her lips and said, "Senior sister, thank you!"

"Thank me for what?"

"If it wasn't for you, I would still be in the pain of losing my master, and I wouldn't be able to sing at all."

"It's you who love this art yourself. Master said, your voice is a natural actor, and it has nothing to do with me."

Niannian looked at the actor in the mirror, as if she was no longer Chen Niannian, but the white lady who moved mountains and seas for her lover...

"Okay!" Li Shengsu put on good makeup for Nian Nian.

"Thank you, Senior Sister..."

"Unfortunately. You can sing well later, and Senior Sister Haimin will also come to see you."

Nian Nian asked in surprise, "Elder Sister is also here?"

"Master couldn't wait for such an important moment in your life. We senior sisters and senior brothers will of course come to help you out."

"Never mind He De He Neng..."

"Just because you are our Meimen's disciple! Nian Nian, remember, no matter when and where, we are your backing, your backing!"

"Don't worry, this play can't be smashed!"

"Good job! Take it easy, I'll get you a costume."

"Ah."

As soon as senior sister Li Shengsu left, another person entered the dressing room.

"Near."

Niannian turned her head and saw that it was Wang Mengting, a Peking Opera actress.

Although they are both actors of Mei Lanfang Theater, one is Tsing Yi of Mei School and the other is Hua Dan of Xun School. They have met several times, but they are not familiar with each other.What's more, he has been on stage early and has cooperated with Mr. Guo Degang. He can be regarded as a small role and is highly anticipated by the audience.

Nian Nian is very strange, why is she here?But still being polite, he smiled and said, "Hey, why are you here? Teacher Wang has worked hard."

Wang Mengting hurriedly said: "Don't be joking, just call me Mengting! The audience has already entered the arena, and it will be your turn to take the stage soon."

"Yeah. Senior Sister Shengsu has already gone to help me get the costume."

"It's finally time for you to take the stage."

Niannian smiled lightly: "Yes! I have been waiting for this day for more than ten years!"

"Above the rivers and lakes, people's hearts are treacherous, and the road ahead will be extremely difficult."

"No matter how difficult it is to go, don't you have to go?"

Meng Ting smiled slightly: "I'm also born in the [-]s, and I've always wanted to be friends with you! Unfortunately, you have never sung in operas, and the number of times you have come to the theater is also very small, so you have never had a chance."

"It will be there in the future, and we can cooperate at any time."

"It's time to sing "The Romance of the West Chamber"! You come to Miss Cui, and I will come to Matchmaker."

"Have you ever heard me sing?"

"One time when you came backstage, I heard you hum a few lines. I still remember that voice. I will never learn it in my life."

Niannian smiled slightly: "It's just God's reward. Is there any show for you today?"

"After your play is over, it will be me, singing "Selling Water", and I am still a little nervous."

"You are already a veteran of the stage, are you still nervous?"

"Being behind you, I have to be nervous. I'm afraid from now on, your scenes will be indispensable..."

"I have been in the arts for 18 years, and the 18-year obscurity is over as of today." Nian Nian's tone is very flat, but it feels very domineering.

"By the way, do you know Zhang Yunlei, a cross talk actor from Deyun Club?"

"I know you? What's the matter?"

"He sent me a WeChat message just now, asking me how your preparations are going? I said I don't know, I'll go and have a look."

"Why didn't he send it to me?"

"It said it was sent to you, but you didn't reply, and you couldn't get through on the phone."

"Oh! Yes! My phone is turned off and charging! I forgot to charge it yesterday!"

"Are you... friends?"

Niannian smiled slightly: "Boyfriend and boyfriend!"

"Oh... so it's like this..." Wang Mengting lowered her eyes slightly where Nian Nian didn't pay attention.

Li Shengsu came in and shouted, "Nian Nian! Hurry up and change into costumes!"

Nian Nian: "Good!"

Wang Mengting: "Then I won't bother you! You go on stage, I have to prepare too!"

"Yeah!" Nian Nian nodded with a smile.

Wang Mengting gently closed the door of the dressing room.

At that time, she didn't know that Chen Niannian would be someone she would spend her whole life fighting against.

In the end, she chose the Beijing opera career she loves...

But Chen Niannian chose ordinary love...

After Wang Mengting left, Li Shengsu said with a smile, "Isn't that Xunpai Xiaohua Wang Mengting?"

"Senior sister knows?"

"He's a pretty good kid, he's polite, and he's not bad at singing."

Niannian smiled slightly, put on her costume, and came backstage. According to the rules, before going on stage, she had to kowtow to the tablet of Li Longji, the ancestor of Liyuan Xing, Tang Minghuang Li Longji.

Niannian slightly bent her knees and knocked her head on the ground.

From this moment on, she is a serious Beijing opera actress!

From this moment on, she no longer has to be looked down upon by her peers!

Announcer: "Next, please enjoy the Peking Opera "Legend of the White Snake", performed by Chen Niannian, Li Hongtu, and Chen Yixin."

Under the applause of the audience, Nian Nian strolled onto the stage in Bai Suzhen's costume.

Nian Nian was originally born with the symbol, after putting on makeup, with those clear eyes, she is a proper white lady.

Audience A: "This looks good."

Audience B: "You mean the white lady?"

Audience A: "Yes!"

Audience B: "I heard that she is a newcomer. Listen to how she sings!"

Nian Nian immediately saw Zhang Yunlei sitting on the edge of the fifth row, and Yang Jiulang sitting next to him.She smiled slightly, now, just look at it!

From the moment Chen Niannian came on stage, she had already entered the role, and she didn't feel nervous in the play with her seniors. She appeared naturally and calmly, opened her voice, and the audience applauded constantly at every juncture.

The senior sisters and brothers in the background changed from being nervous at first to being relieved...

They know that Mr. Mei's spirit in heaven can rest in peace!Nian Nian really deserves to be Mr. Mei Baojiu's apprentice, she didn't embarrass them at all!

(The following is an excerpt from the author's favorite Peking Opera The Legend of the White Snake - Broken Bridge)

Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing held swords in their hands, Xu Xian fell to the ground, and Bai Suzhen pointed at Xu Xian.Singing in grief and indignation:

You have the heart to hurt me?

The Duanyang Festival persuades realgar!

You have the heart, you have the heart to deceive me?

Just vowed to the Double Star Alliance,

You entered the meditation hall with Fahai again!

You have the heart to call me heartbroken?

Don't talk about your daily kindness,

Don't miss that I still have Xiaoerlang in my belly!

Do you have the heart to see me defeated?

Pity me for fighting God with a sword,

Only to kill the clouds and mist, the waves are rolling, and the drums are ringing in the sky,

You stand by on the hills!

Touch your chest and think about it,

What face do you have to come to see your wife and house? ! !ah ah ah ~

Niannian was immersed in the feeling of being betrayed by her husband, and what was revealed in her voice was heartache...

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

"it is good!"

The audience applauded! !Zhang Yunlei even slapped his hands red.

Yang Jiulang said to the girl sitting on the other side of him: "This is his girlfriend!"

"Although I don't know much about opera, but seeing the enthusiastic response from the audience, the singing should be very good." The girl said with a smile.

Yang Jiulang: "That's not true! Look at these audiences, your eyes are straight!"

Audience A: "What's the name of this song about Bai Suzhen?"

Audience B: "I didn't pay attention!"

Audience C: "My name is Chen Niannian, the name is easy to remember, I will remember it!"

Audience A lowered his head and fiddled with his mobile phone: "I can't find her online? Hey! I found her! Said to be Mei Baojiu's apprentice!"

Audience B: "I searched it a long time ago, and there is no video of her performance. It seems that she is really a newcomer."

Audience C: "Start from today! She is no longer a newcomer!"

As soon as the Legend of the White Snake finished singing, everyone was amazed.

Niannian followed the other actors and bowed off the stage, smiling easily.

In fact, whether they are opera actors, cross talk actors, or duo actors, they all have one characteristic in common: there are two people on stage and off stage!

A bend, a turn, is the moment to return to life from the stage.

Bow down to be anyone, bow down to be your own.

When Bai Suzhen stepped down, she became Chen Niannian!

Niannian returned to the dressing room, and immediately let her hair loose, the band was too tight, and her scalp hurt.

The makeup removal procedures for opera actors are very complicated, and the oil paint on their faces is difficult to get rid of.Niannian washed her face over and over again, and used a lot of cleansing oil before returning to its original appearance.

Niannian took off her costume and put back on her white dress. The hem of the skirt was made of irregular gauze, with red plums embroidered on the side, and a little powder was applied. Her hair was casually scattered on her shoulders, and she wore white high-heeled shoes on her feet. Lost air.

Hu Wenge came to the dressing room and said with a smile: "Nian Nian, you sang well! I can see that the audience below are fascinated!"

Nian Nian smiled and said, "It's okay! We didn't embarrass Mei Pai!"

Hu Wenge: "When Selling Water finishes singing, today's performance will be over, and tomorrow will be the time when you will be truly famous."

Nian Nian: "I don't want to be famous and have a bright future. I just hope to live up to Master's teachings and work hard."

Hu Wenge nodded and sighed: "You really... have grown up a lot..."

Announcer: "This is the end of today's performance! Thank you for coming!"

"Chen Niannian!" "Chen Niannian!" "Chen Niannian!" Unexpectedly, the audience called out a name, Chen Niannian.

Li Shengsu guessed that Nian Nian would sing a role, but he didn't expect it to be so fast, everyone didn't expect it, including Nian Nian herself!

Listening to the shouts of the audience around, Zhang Yunlei was happy for Nian Nian, and at the same time, he was also lucky for himself!It's a good thing I took her down in advance, otherwise I would have had many more rivals in love for no reason?

Li Shengsu found Niannian immediately, and said with a smile: "The audience is enthusiastic, you just remembered your name after singing, hurry up and get on stage!"

Li Shengsu took Nian Nian's hand to the stage.

"oh oh!!!"

Screams and crackling applause filled the Mei Lanfang Grand Theater.

Audience A: "It's Susu! Susu!"

Audience B: "Susu is here!! Niannian has removed her makeup! She's so pretty!"

Li Shengsu held the microphone and said, "Hi everyone, I am Li Shengsu!"

"Oh!!" "Oh!!" The audience applauded again.

Li Shengsu: "First of all, I would like to thank the audience for being so enthusiastic! Why did I come up here? It was because of Chen Niannian you called me just now! You may not know that she is my master's direct disciple. Two years earlier!"

"Wow~" The audience was in an uproar.

Li Shengsu: "Why didn't you guys know her before? In fact, it was my master's idea. I wanted to let this girl take the stage when she could completely control the stage. As you can see, she has a natural voice, a natural actor, and she can sing well." Is it good?"

"well!!!"…………

Li Shengsu said mischievously: "That's right! It doesn't matter who taught it! Is Mr. Mei's disciple wrong?"

"Can't be wrong!" "Can't be wrong!" the audience shouted.

Li Shengsu: "Niannian! Say something to the big guy!"

Nian Nian smiled slightly as she looked at the crowded audience.

Wow... The audience in the audience was suddenly teased.

Audience A: "Does she look good?"

Audience B nodded: "Yeah!"

Niannian said softly, "Hi everyone! I'm Chen Niannian!" After speaking, she bowed.

The audience burst into applause again.

"I have nothing to say, just thank you for liking my drama so much...and then..."

Nian Nian suddenly choked up, with tears in her eyes, and said: "I want to say something to Master, I will never regret entering Meimen in this life!"

"Okay!" "Okay!" "Niannian don't cry!" The audience shouted one after another.

Niannian adjusted her emotions, held back her tears, and said: "Master liked me playing the pipa very much before he was alive, so I'll play one for you too, as if it were for Master, okay?"

"Good!" "Good!" The audience applauded.

The staff brought a chair and a pipa.

Zhang Yunlei under the stage was stunned...

Yang Jiulang: "Jiao'er, does your wife know how to play the pipa?"

Zhang Yunlei smiled helplessly: "I don't know either."

Niannian sat on the chair, hugged the pipa, and tried to play three notes.

"Wow..." "My God..." The audience sighed.It's not because of how well the three notes are played, but because of the scene in front of me, the beauty is holding the pipa, like a mural.

Yang Jiulang: "Look at this posture, you can't rely on playing!"

The girl next to Yang Jiulang pursed her lips: "That's great! You're versatile! Unlike me, I don't know anything."

Yang Jiulang coaxed: "It's enough for you to love me!"

Zhang Yunlei smiled and said, "It's okay, Xiangzi doesn't dislike you!"

Yang Jiulang: "Exactly! Finally someone likes me! I have to cherish it! I'm not like you. If I meet you today, I'll get you tomorrow!"

Zhang Yunlei slapped Yang Jiulang's arm hard: "Why are you talking so badly? What do you mean you got it?"

Our daughter-in-law echoed, "Yes!"

(Sorry, because I don't know the name of Jiulang's wife, so I will use our daughter-in-law instead)

Audience A: "Niannian is sitting here! Who cares about playing the pipa!"

Audience B: "No!"

Hearing the comments from the people around him, Zhang Yunlei suddenly felt jealous for some reason, and he was about to serve him a plate of dumplings.

Strum...and more...finger flick...

After the song "House of Flying Daggers", everyone in the room got goose bumps.Nian Nian slowed down the rhythm, and even sang "Su San Qi Jie" while playing.

Since then, the name of "Pipa Lady" has spread throughout the quyi circles, across the rivers and lakes, and even appeared on the Internet.

Sure enough, Nian Nian became a legend!Her short Beijing opera career has made her a lifetime of brilliance...

Of course, this is a story.