Zhu Zhen wanted to use these few days to expand the section of "Lion Tower".
When "Lion Tower" was staged in Linhuai County in the past, he always told the story of Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian through quick script, and placed the main performance after Dalang drank the medicine.
Firstly, as a young boy, he said that the plots of male love and female love were always a bit weird. Secondly, before Da Lang took the medicine, it was mainly a literary drama about Ximen Qing and Pan Jinlian hooking up and becoming an adulterer, and he didn't have the conditions to act in it.
But the audience has always been thinking about this section. Not only during the performance of "The Lion House", but also when performing other chapters, the audience also shouted all day long, asking him to elaborate on this section.
Many people also said that if they could put on this show, they would pay any amount of money. And it was not just talk, many people gave their money to the Hong family class just to watch Ximen Qing tease Pan Jinlian. But how many brothers?
I can't act, so I don't dare to accept it.
Zhu Zhen finally understood why Lanling Xiaoxiaosheng singled out this paragraph for expansion. Alas, it turns out that there is a high official in everyone's heart.
Now that he has the conditions, he is ready to release this episode to make up for the regrets for the audience.
Unexpectedly, something went wrong as soon as the rehearsal started...
Zhu, the lead actor in this part, actually stopped acting.
Zhu Zhen had been laying the foundation for the third brother before, and had never told him a play. Now he was asked to participate in the rehearsal of "Qinglian Hui" for the first time, and the third brother stopped doing it.
Only then did he know what kind of character he was playing, Ximen Qing.
"No, no, I won't play the role of Ximen Qing. With the image of Third Brother, why should I play a positive role?" Zhu Yiyi wanted to say "no" eight times.
"But there are really not many characters like this in "The Legend of Wu Song"." Zhu Zhen shook his head.
There is indeed no such thing in "The Legend of Wu Song", but of course there is actually some in "Water Margin". For example, the prodigal Yan Qing or Xiao Li Guanghua Rong are very suitable for the third brother. But he does not intend to develop new dramas anymore, biting off more than he can chew, and
"The Legend of Wu Song" will be good if done well.
"But how can I play the role of a thief who seduces a married woman?" His Highness Prince Jin felt that this would be a stain on his life.
"What is acting? On stage, everything is acted, but no one takes it seriously when off stage." Zhu Zhen advised: "Look at the second brother, he not only plays the role of Jiang Menshen, but also plays the role of a tiger. Do others really think of him?"
Do you think it’s a tiger?”
"No, no, I want to play a positive role." Zhu kept shaking his head.
"If you don't have the spirit of dedication to art, what kind of actor can you be?" Zhu Zhen has never been accustomed to mistakes. He believes that the director's decision to let the actors control it is the beginning of the failure of the entire film.
"It doesn't matter if third brother doesn't act. Anyway, we are not afraid of raising a lot of idle people now."
"You..." Zhu stared at his sixth brother and suddenly realized that this boy had grown a lot taller and his abilities were beyond imagination.
At least in the Hong family class, Lao Liu is the one who speaks the truth.
He sighed, lowered his posture and said, "Besides, the person playing Pan Jinlian is a man, and he is so ugly. It almost disgusts me to death."
"Actually, I'm not satisfied with Pan Jinlian's casting, but didn't I find the female lead?" Zhu Zhen also whispered to the third brother:
"Actually, the third brother is the most handsome. If you don't want to play Ximen Qing, just dress up as a woman and play Pan Jinlian."
"Okay..." Zhu Gang was about to agree excitedly, but suddenly realized that his little quirk was exposed. He quickly changed his words and said:
"What a fart, no! I'd rather play Ximen Qing!"
"Then let me play the role of Pan Jinlian." At this time, a female voice whispered to Wu Nong.
When the two brothers saw it, it was Shen Liu Niang.
"伱?"
"I'm in the Li Mansion troupe, and I play the leading role." Shen Liu Niang posed, looked back and smiled, she was really coquettish... Oh no, it's Bai Meisheng.
She was bored watching the Hong family troupe rehearse, but she was actually curious as to how these guys who knew nothing about any drama became so popular in Linhuai?
At first glance, it turned out that he was an amateur with no basic skills. But as she watched, she was deeply attracted. She didn't expect that this play performed by a grass-stage troupe could be so charming. She wanted to watch it again. She even wanted to devote herself to it.
Among them, he also plays a role in it.
The two brothers also didn't expect that Shen Liu Niang, who was usually bitter and bitter, and as cold as ice, could actually act in a state of being full of flattery in an instant.
At this point, he is definitely more professional than them.
"But, are you suitable to show your face under the city of Zhongdu?" Zhu Zhen was worried about this, which meant that he wanted to use her.
"Haha, Liulang, don't the Xie Hong family perform on stage without makeup?" Shen Liu Niang looked at her charming face, covered her mouth and said with a smile.
"I want to put on makeup, but none of us know how to do it." Zhu Zhen shook his head.
"Giggle, giggle." Shen Liuniang covered her mouth and said with a sweet smile: "Liu Lang is joking. He doesn't even know how to put on makeup. How can he act?"
"I never lie. In fact, we originally performed the performance of crushing rocks on the chest and pressing the gun to the throat." Zhu Zhen said helplessly: "It was only later that business was not good that we added the recitation and plot."
"Okay." Shen Liuniang didn't know whether what Zhu Zhen said was true or not, so she told him about opera makeup.
Women have liked makeup since ancient times, such as the "mirror decals" in the Southern and Northern Dynasties. In the Tang Dynasty, various flower, bird, insect, fish and other patterns were even more exaggeratedly glued on the face, called "face flower". This style was also popular among women in the Song Dynasty.
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But by the Yuan Dynasty, this kind of "face flower" had gradually disappeared from women's faces. However, it was retained on the opera stage as a facial feature of frivolous women played by female actors.
"Coupled with the thick foundation, even my biological parents wouldn't be able to recognize me when they come here." Shen Liu Niang said confidently: "If you don't believe me, I will transform it for you later."
As she spoke, she hit Zhu wildly and said teasingly: "Of course, if Sanlang wants to play Pan Jinlian, I can also play Ximen Qing."
"Okay." Zhu Zhen and others shouted loudly for this proposal.
"Okay, okay, I'll play Ximen Qing, you can't steal it!" Zhu's face turned red, feeling like he had been seen through.
"Then it's such a happy decision." Zhu Zhen immediately raised his hands and said with a smile: "Okay, let's rehearse without makeup first!"
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Although Zhu agreed to play Ximen Qing, he still strongly requested to clear the stage first and let himself get used to it.
Zhu Xi and Zhu Di decided to go out for a walk when they saw that there was no excitement. How could they come to Zhongdu City without going in and taking a look?
Unexpectedly, as soon as he reached the gate of the manor, he was stopped by the gatekeeper.
"You can't go out without the owner's permission!"
"Is that so?" Zhu Xi stepped forward with a smile, and suddenly pushed with both hands, pushing the two servants who were blocking the way away.
"Get the hell out of here! I can go wherever I want!" Without even looking at the two servants sitting on the ground, he walked away with the fourth child.
The rest of the servants did not dare to stop these two vicious men, and watched helplessly as they headed towards Zhongdu City, so the leader hurriedly went to report them.
In the master room, the ordinary middle-aged man was playing chess with Goatee.
"You've been observing those boys for a while, what do you think of them?" the middle-aged man said.
"Hui Mingwang, those five brothers are all talented." Shi Chenglu said: "Not to mention the two who can fight, the third child is both civil and military. The youngest sixth child is actually a drama writer. Also
He is a man with very high medical skills, he is from the old age..."
While he was thinking about it, the guard came in to report.
The middle-aged man said indifferently: "If you can't stop it, then don't stop it."
"Yes, it would be good to let them see it with their own eyes." Shi Chenglu, the goatee, also nodded and said: "It's better to see it with your own eyes than to say a thousand words. Once you see it, you will know how much Zhu Hongwu deserves to die."
