[Zhang Yunlei] Do not forget

May 2016, 5, Beijing Liyuan backyard

More than a dozen Peking Opera performers of the Mei school are practicing basic skills, singing, reading, doing, and fighting.

There was a delicate beauty who was very conspicuous in the crowd. She was wearing a white dress embroidered with dots of red plums, her hair was casually draped over her shoulders, and she was sitting firmly on a stone table and chair beside the yard.The West Lake Dragon Well tea on the stone table exudes the fragrance of tea, but she didn't take a sip.

She obviously had a pair of big flickering eyes, but she was staring blankly at the costume standing in front of her at this time, and the babbling singing and somersaulting sounds around her did not affect her.

This morbid appearance really resembles Lin Daiyu in Dream of the Red Chamber.

Soon, the dozen or so Peking Opera performers who were practicing basic skills stopped, looked at the girl together, and started whispering...

"Senior Sister Chen has been watching this for more than a month. If this continues, will something happen?"

"Perhaps, Mr. Mei's death hit her too hard..."

Chen Niannian, 23 years old, became a teacher of Mr. Mei Baojiu when he was five years old. He mainly focuses on Mei School Tsing Yi, Hua Shan and Daoma Dan.Although she has been in the arts for 18 years, she is a newcomer who has only appeared on stage twice. In the opera world, except for her own brothers and senior Peking Opera seniors who have a good relationship with her master, almost no one knows her.

While speaking, Li Shengsu, head of the first troupe of the National Peking Opera Company, hurried across the gate of the Liyuan, threw a costume into Chen Niannian's hands with anger on his face, and said in a quiet but dignified voice: "It's been more than one year. It's been a month! Enough!"

When the other Peking Opera actors saw Teacher Li Shengsu coming, they all left in a hurry. In an instant, only Li Shengsu and Chen Niannian were left in the huge backyard.

Chen Niannian raised his head, saw Li Shengsu glaring at him angrily, and said softly, "Senior Sister, I miss Master..."

After Chen Niannian finished speaking, tears filled his eyes, and Li Shengsu's expression instantly changed from anger to pity, and he looked at her softly.

Her junior sister is indeed a poor person.

She has been in the arts for a long time, and the gods rewarded her with a bright singing voice, which can be called a golden voice.Among the teacher's many students, Chen Niannian is the one who sings the best, the one who works the hardest, and at the same time, the one who gets beaten by the teacher the most.

It stands to reason that she should have become a pillar of the troupe long ago, even if she hadn't, it was only natural for her to become a well-known actor.

However, the teacher protected her for 18 years, saying it was protection, but in fact it was Xuezang.Except when she was seven years old, after the teacher took her to the stage twice, she never let her perform on stage again.

In this regard, Mr. Mei Baojiu's explanation is that the little girl is young, arrogant, and too impetuous, so she must temper her temper, and this temper has lasted for more than ten years.

Li Shengsu: "I just want to ask you, do you still sing this play?"

Chen Niannian didn't answer.

Li Shengsu: "Senior Sister will help you with everything, as long as you have a word."

Chen Niannian held her own costume, looked at the costume of Mr. Mei Baojiu in front of her, and said softly: "When Master was here, there was not a day when I did not quarrel with him. I thank him, I am grateful to him, and I hate him too." He! But when he left without saying a word, I suddenly realized that what Master did was for my own good. If I was sought after by the audience since I was a child, it would not be a good thing for me at that time, but now , without Master, this play...I don't want to sing anymore..."

Li Shengsu: "Are you willing? You have studied opera for 18 years, but you have never sung on stage by yourself? Are you willing to let Teacher Mei's 18 years of hard work go to waste?"

Chen Niannian was silent.

Li Shengsu sighed for a long time, and said: "I know, you are not reconciled! Although Teacher Mei has left, he told me before that after a hundred years, I must take you on stage to perform. The current temperament can fully support a theater troupe. Nian Nian, don't disappoint the good voice that God gave you."

Chen Niannian lowered her head and touched her costume.

Li Shengsu patted Chen Niannian on the shoulder, and said softly: "Get ready, a week later, the Peking Opera Grand Theater, The Legend of the White Snake."

Chen Niannian took a breath and nodded.

Li Shengsu turned to leave, suddenly thought of something, turned around and said: "If you want, you can go to Xiaoyuanzi to get familiar with it, if you haven't acted for many years, I'm afraid you will be nervous."

Chen Niannian nodded, and Li Shengsu left with a sigh.

A tear fell from Chen Niannian's eye socket, just falling on the back of his hand.

"Master, am I finally going to take the stage? Master..."

Chen Niannian carefully put away Mr. Mei Baojiu's costume, and then got up and left the troupe.

If there are many places for rap and singing operas, but Chen Niannian has chosen a lot. If he wants to sing, he must go to the birthplace of Peking Opera to sing.Sanqing Garden has a history of more than 200 years...

Chen Niannian came to the gate of Sanqing Garden. Before she could enter, she saw a girl walking beside her and said politely, "Excuse me, are you here to listen to the cross talk? Do you want to buy a ticket?"

Chen Niannian was taken aback for a moment, and said, "Cross talk? No... I... May I ask who you are?"

"Don't get me wrong, I'm not a ticket dealer. I'm from Tianjin. I just bought the tickets for Er Ye and Jiu Lang yesterday. But I just received the news that my mother is sick and I need to go back quickly. How about it? I give you this ticket, you can go and see it for me."

The girl had tears in her eyes, she didn't look like a liar.Chen Niannian heard it, took the ticket, took out 500 yuan from the bag, stuffed it into the girl's hand, and said: "Your mother is in poor health, I don't want to accept your ticket for nothing, I wish your mother a speedy recovery. "

The girl said excitedly: "Thank you, thank you. I guarantee that Erye and Jiulang's cross talk will not disappoint you, they are really very good cross talk actors!"

After the girl left, Chen Niannian suddenly became interested in the Erye and Jiulang she was talking about, and it was obvious that the girl was very reluctant to give her the ticket.

Chen Niannian entered the arena and took a seat. The seat was neither near the front nor the back. He could face the stage squarely, and it was considered a private seat.

"Next, please enjoy the cross talk actors Zhang Yunlei and Yang Jiulang's Dou Gong training daughter."

After a burst of applause, the two comedians came on stage.Several viewers also gave gifts.Chen Niannian squinted her eyes, and her eyes fell on the funny actor. She didn't expect that there was such a handsome young man among the cross talk actors, but she was short-sighted.

During the performance on stage, the audience in front took pictures with cameras and videotaped them with mobile phones.Chen Niannian just watched seriously, and when she was shaking off the burden, she followed Le Yile. The cross talk was really charming, and made Chen Niannian feel the relaxation and joy that she hadn't seen for a long time. It had been a long, long time since she had laughed out loud.

It took her more than ten years to shape herself into an elegant and stable appearance, just like a lady in ancient times, because in her opinion, only this is the symbol of maturity in Master's mind, and she is qualified to perform on stage Unfortunately, she managed to forget her original self, but the master left.

When returning to the scene, the funny actor sang "Exploring the Qingshuihe" with the accompaniment of the guitar. Chen Niannian found it very strange, because she knew that the original version of Exploring the Qingshuihe was not sung like this. He adapted it for a better sound.The audience sitting next to Chen Niannian handed her a green light stick.

"Is this your first time?"

Chen Niannian nodded.

"I will come here often in the future! Brother Zhui'er's song is really nice!"

The audience's smile was so contagious that Chen Niannian waved a light stick.Accompanied by the dots of green light, the figure on the stage was imprinted in her mind, and since then, she has never forgotten it...

After the cross talk ended, the audience left one after another. Chen Niannian put away the light sticks and did not leave. The security guard saw her and thought she was a fan, and said to her: "Girl, today's performance is over. If you want to see it, come back tomorrow. "

Chen Niannian smiled and said, "My name is Chen Niannian, and I want to ask the manager of Sanqing Garden to borrow your precious land."

Seeing that Chen Niannian didn't seem to be lying, the security guard said, "Then you wait here, and I'll go find Captain Zhang and Manager Li."

Chen Niannian smiled and nodded.

In the backstage of Sanqing Garden, the actors of Deyun Team No. [-] were resting on the sofa. Manager Li was talking to them. Just as Zhang Yunlei and Yang Jiulang were about to take off their coats, the security guard came in and said, "Captain Zhang, Manager Li, there is someone outside." It seems that it is not easy for the girl to see the manager of Sanqingyuan."

Zhang Yunlei was taken aback: "Huh?"

Manager Li: "Is it a fan?"

Li Jiuchun: "Oh! Let's go out and have a look together, don't you know? If you are a fan, you should treat her as a welfare!"

Brother Biao: "Yes, after all, the little girl is very courageous."

Zhang Yunlei smiled slightly: "Then let's go! Let's go and have a look!"

When everyone came out from the backstage, what they saw was a slender figure with fluttering long hair.

Zhang Yunlei called out, "Girl, who are you?"

Chen Niannian turned around and said with a smile, "Everyone, it's hard work!"

A sentence of hard work made everyone look at each other in blank dismay, and also made Zhang Yunlei slightly taken aback.

There is a saying in the industry: meeting is hard, and it must be a rivers and lakes.It seems that this girl is not a fan.