After it was confirmed that Ruo'e would play Cui Yingying, the remaining characters were all successfully found.
The next thing is to prepare the costumes, props, musicians and venue.
Xie Qin said that he was familiar with the people in the church and could come forward to ask for help.
Seeing that she and Ruo'e were busy rehearsing The West Chamber, Zhou Jun had another idea.
Taking the revised script of The West Chamber and the directory with him, Zhou Jun said goodbye to his two daughters and left his former residence.
Zhou Jun returned to Nanqu and after some searching, he found Yu Junniang.
Yu Junniang, who was sitting in the courtyard and playing the strings of a zither, was also surprised when she heard that Zhou Jun came to her.
After the two met, Zhou Jun took out the new script of The West Chamber from his arms and handed it to Yu Junniang.
The latter opened the script and read it carefully. The more he read, the more frightened he became.
"This poem is truly a rare masterpiece. When used here, it is much better than before."
"There is also this melody, and it is really excellent. Why didn't we think of it before?"
Listening to Yu Junniang's praise, Zhou Jun said: "The changes in the script were made by the two famous actors in the Chinese opera."
Yu Junniang was stunned, put down the playbook, and asked Zhou Jun: "Are you talking about Jie Duzhi and Hanxiao layman?"
Zhou Jun nodded.
Yu Junniang sighed: "It's no wonder that layman Hanxiao's literary talent is as good as that of a female scholar in Beili. Every March, new scholars will hand over red papers to the layman. If she hadn't been reluctant to meet guests, I'm afraid she would have been
It has long been famous in Chang'an."
Zhou Jun took out another piece of paper, put it in front of Yu Junniang, and said, "Just take a look."
Yu Junniang picked up the paper, took a look at it, and said, "Is this a list of the actors in The West Chamber?"
After watching for a while, she suddenly opened her eyes wide and trembled: "She wants to play Cui Yingying, layperson?"
Zhou Jun nodded and smiled.
Yu Junniang said in disbelief: "Hanxiao layman is indifferent and has a cold eye on worldly affairs. How could he agree to play Cui Yingying?"
Zhou Jun: "Ruo'e values the Romance of the West Chamber, and she likes Cui Yingying even more."
Mother Yu Jun thought for a moment and then she understood.
Zhou Jun: "Now we both know that the Chinese Opera is rehearsing the West Chamber drama intensively. It won't be long before the play will be on stage."
Yu Junniang took the directory and looked at it again, but just kept nodding.
Zhou Jun: "We have the script and actors, but we still lack costumes, props, musicians and stages."
After hearing this, Madam Yu Jun raised her head and asked, "Erlang wants to ask for help?"
Zhou Jun: "Is there anyone in the poetry club who is familiar with Jiaofang and Sifu?"
Yu Junniang thought for a while, nodded slightly, and said, "Yes."
Zhou Jun breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good."
Yu Junniang looked at Zhou Jun and asked: "I'm afraid it won't work tomorrow. Will Erlang have time to come to the nunnery the day after tomorrow?"
Zhou Jun replied: "I want to go to Duguansi Dianmao first, I'm afraid I will be late when I get to the nunnery."
Yu Junniang: "It doesn't matter."
Zhou Jun talked with Yu Junniang again and left Nanqu.
One day later, Zhou Jun went to the nunnery as agreed with Yu Junniang.
Entering the courtyard, I saw Yu Junniang, Yin Yu and Nie Hongluan gathered in the small pavilion, reading the revised Romance of the West Chamber together.
When Yin Yu saw that a small poem she had worked so hard to write was marked "unreasonable" by Ruo'e with a red pen, she couldn't help but said angrily: "Why are my poems so degraded?!"
Nie Hongluan glanced at Yin Yu and said, "Look at other people's and then compare it with yours. The answer will be obvious."
Yin Yu carefully looked at the poem written by Ruo'e and read it several times. Her face was like a red cloud and she forced herself to say: "What's so great about a good poem..."
When Yu Junniang saw Zhou Jun approaching, she said, "Master Zhou is here."
The three people in the pavilion all looked at Zhou Jun.
Zhou Jun walked into the pavilion, bowed his hands to the three women, and said, "What do you think after reading this new play?"
Nie Hongluan said with a smile: "I heard that the editor of this new play is known to everyone in Beili Zhongqu. Pindao has also seen many literati in Chang'an City, but in terms of talent, sentiment and writing, they are not as good as her."
Yin Yu pursed her lips and retorted in a low voice: "It is better to write a paper on Taoism than to my master's congratulations; to discuss the greatness of poetry, it is not as good as Qinglian layman."
Zhou Jun heard that the name sounded familiar, so he asked: "Who is layman Qinglian?"
Yin Yu said blankly: "It's Li Hanlin."
Zhou Jun understood.
Qinglian layman turned out to be the poet Li Bai.
Zhou Jun asked again: "Where is Li Hanlin now?"
Yin Yu said: "It seems that he went to Dongdu (Luoyang)."
Yu Junniang interrupted: "Mr. Zhou, let's talk about business first."
Zhou Jun came to his senses and said, "Yes, we already have the script and the characters. I need your help with the costumes, props, musicians and stage."
Yu Jun's mother said to Yin Yu: "The West Chamber is coming to the stage for the first time, so I need to find a teacher to support me."
Yin Yu puffed up his chest and said confidently: "What's so difficult about this? It's as easy as the palm of your hand to make General Tian Gong, the general of Leying, take care of you with just one word when you return home."
Zhou Jun glanced at Yin Yu, feeling suspicious.
I don’t know where Mr. Yin came from. He actually summoned General Tian Gong at the first opening of his mouth. Could it be that he was just boasting and lying?
Yu Junniang thought for a while and then said to Yin Yu: "The costumes, props and musicians are fine, but the stage needs to be in Pingkangfang."
Yin Yu asked: "Why are you in Pingkangfang?"
Yu Junniang: "If a girl from Beili wants to leave the monastery, she needs to ask for an ultimatum and accept the ultimatum. Everything is complicated, so it is more appropriate to start the drama in the monastery."
Yin Yu listened and nodded: "That's it."
Zhou Jun added: "If we borrow costumes and props and hire musicians, it would be best to send them to Beili together."
"This way, the actors can try out costumes and get familiar with the use of props."
Yin Yu wrote it down and said hello.
Nie Hongluan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said, "Did you guys forget something?"
After hearing this, Zhou Jun turned his head and looked at Nie Hongluan, thinking carefully in his heart.
Nie Hongluan said: "The West Chamber first appeared on the stage. Even if the sign was put out and no one in Chang'an knew the script. Even if the play started, how many people would come to see it?"
After hearing what Nie Hongluan said, Zhou Jun was startled.
Indeed, the title of Romance of the West Chamber was well-known in the Song and Yuan Dynasties, but in the Tang Dynasty, no one knew it at all.
Even if everyone builds momentum before the show starts, I'm afraid not many people will come to see it.
Thinking of this, Zhou Jun asked Nie Hongluan: "In Nie Jurchen's opinion..."
Nie Hongluan smiled, patted the script of The West Chamber, and said slowly: "Before this play is officially staged, I can write some articles on this script."
Yin Yu's face was full of confusion: "Are you making a fuss about the script?"
Zhou Jun thought for a while and suddenly understood what Nie Hongluan meant: "Jurchen wants to print a book before the show starts to create some momentum?"
Nie Hongluan smiled and nodded: "Erlang knows me."
Yu Junniang nodded and said, "This is indeed a good idea."
Nie Hongluan: "Pindao actually knows an engraving workshop. I paid more copper and asked them to hurry up. I'm afraid it won't take long to publish the first edition."
After hearing this, Yu Junniang was overjoyed at first, then frowned and asked: "If The West Chamber is written into a book, how should this famous record be written?"
Zhou Jun pointed his fingers and said: "The main writers should be six people, namely Shao County Cheng, Yin Gongzi, Yu Junniang, Nie Jurchen, and the two who performed the song."
"As for the assistant writers, they are other members of the poetry club."
Yu Jun's mother said to Zhou Jun: "Erlang forgot to mention one person."
Zhou Jun: "Who?"
Yu Junniang: "You."
Zhou Jun: "Me?"
Yu Junniang: "The story of The West Chamber and the play all came from the mouth of Erlang. If we were to record that famous record, how could Zhou Hengcai's name be missing?"
Zhou Jun listened and quickly waved his hands and said: "I just heard the stories and scenes of The West Chamber accidentally, so why should I record them in the writing?"
Yin Yu said angrily: "What's yours is yours, why would you use someone else's name to ruin your own reputation?"
Zhou Jun didn't know how to explain, so he just kept smiling bitterly.
Nie Hongluan stood up to smooth things over and said, "How about this? In the writing of The West Chamber, Zhou Erlang was added to the post of 'Inspector', which has the function of inspecting and recording."
After hearing this, Yu Junniang and Yin Yu both said good things.
Seeing that he couldn't defeat everyone, Zhou Jun agreed.
