554 [140,000 people are disarmed, and none of them are boys]
Zhou Hexuan really wanted to go to the theater this afternoon, and it was not a lie. He took the Yang sisters to the World Theater, where Zhang Leyi and others had been waiting for a long time.
"Dad," Xiao Lingjun threw herself into Zhou Hexuan's arms, looked at Yang Xiuqiong with her eyes rolling, and said in surprise, "This is the mermaid sister!"
Zhang Leyi deliberately looked at the Yang sisters a few more times, stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "Hello you two, my name is Zhang Leyi."
Sisters Yang Xiuzhen and Yang Xiuqiong said quickly: "Hello, Ms. Zhang!"
Zhou Hexuan was afraid that Zhang Leyi would be jealous again, so he quickly told what happened and said: "They were entangled by Chu Minyi and it was difficult to escape, so I had no choice but to bring them here."
Zhang Leyi was quite angry after hearing this: "The dignified Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan can actually do such a thing. It is simply unbecoming."
Zhou Hexuan smiled and said: "Okay, let's sit down and watch the show."
In Nanjing, the world's largest theater is second only to the Capital Theater. As for the more magnificent Dahua Theater and Xindu Theater, they have not yet been completed and opened at this time.
These theaters are multi-functional and can not only screen movies, but also perform traditional plays and even Western dramas.
Although Peking Opera originated in the north, it was also popular in the south during the Republic of China. Shanghai even surpassed Peking and Tianjin and became the largest consumer market for Peking Opera during the Republic of China, often gathering Peking Opera masters from all over the country.
Since Nanjing is relatively close to Shanghai, it has also been greatly affected. Nanjing citizens’ love for Peking Opera is not inferior to that of Tianjin.
No, when the news spread that Meng Xiaodong came to Nanjing to watch the sports games, she immediately received countless invitations to perform. The boss of the world's largest theater even paid huge sums of money to invite her to sing in a special performance.
Zhou Hexuan and the others waited for about 20 minutes, and the more than 900 seats in the venue were basically full.
With the sound of gongs and drums, the performance officially began.
The first play was Yu Pai's famous play "Fishing and Killing the Family". The actors Li Jun and Ni Rong were both famous actors in Nanjing. They recited a few lines and received bursts of applause from the audience.
Soon after the first game ended, Li Jun and Ni Rong left the field at the same time, and Xiao Guiying and Xiao En were ready to play.
The Xipi guide board sounded, and Xiao Guiying's female voice came from the background: "Shake the oar and urge the boat like an arrow!"
"Huh?"
"Xiao Guiying can't do this."
"Who acted?"
"what the hell?"
"..."
When experienced theatergoers heard Xiao Guiying's singing, they felt it was inappropriate because her basic skills were not good enough.
At this moment, Xiao En and Xiao Guiying chanted "Steady the Rudder" at the same time, and then the "father and daughter" rocked the "boat" together to appear.
The whole place suddenly became dead silent, no one made a sound, and some spectators who were eating melon seeds were so stunned that they did not even notice the melon seeds falling from their hands.
It turns out that the Huadan actor who plays Xiao Guiying actually has no oil paint on her face. It can be seen at a glance that she is a foreign beauty. This makes the audience feel incredible that foreigners can still sing Peking Opera?
The beautiful foreigner on the stage was naturally Vivien Leigh. She continued to sing: "Rolling river water and rolling waves!"
"good!"
"Well done!"
"Watch and enjoy!"
"..."
There was a roaring response from the audience, and countless spectators cheered loudly, as if the famous actor was really singing just now.
Vivien Leigh had only learned Peking Opera for half a year, and her singing skills were certainly not very good. Fans with a little bit of appreciation could hear the flaws. But I couldn't stand that Vivien Leigh was a foreigner, and a foreigner actually came to sing the quintessence of our Peking Opera, which instantly made the audience's vanity.
The heart is satisfied.
Vivien Leigh sang two more lines, and the whole audience was excited, and the cheers and applause lasted for a long time.
"Son!"
Xiao En, played by Meng Xiaodong, recited a line and then sang: "Father and daughter are fishing in the river, even if we are poor, people will laugh at us! Gui Ying'er holds the rudder, and the father casts the net..."
"good!"
An expert will know if there is one as soon as he takes action.
If Vivien Leigh's performance just now can be rated as 60 points, then Meng Xiaodong's performance can be rated as 120 points, and the on-site appeal was overwhelming.
After hearing Meng Xiaodong's singing, many senior theater fans were so excited that they stood up and clapped their hands. This caused the audience behind them to stand up too, unable to see the performance, and more than half of the 900-odd audience in the audience stood up.
Many audience members simply stood and watched the entire play, their voices hoarse and their palms hurting from the clapping.
When Meng Xiaodong left the stage, the audience spontaneously shouted: "Winter Emperor! Winter Emperor! Winter Emperor!"
The second play was quickly performed, and neither Meng Xiaodong nor Vivien Leigh showed up. They were recuperating their energy backstage in preparation for the third play.
Basically every time they appear, they can arouse the audience's excitement. Vivien Leigh received polite applause, while Meng Xiaodong won heartfelt admiration from the audience.
As evening approaches, the finale is over, leaving only the last big show.
At this time, the theater manager suddenly ran out and guest-starred as the host and said: "Today's highlight is a new play, co-written by Huanzhu Louzhu, the author of "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", the internationally renowned scholar Mr. Zhou Hexuan, and the famous old actor Ms. Meng Xiaodong.
.Please enjoy the new drama "Mrs. Flower Stam"!"
When everyone heard that it was a new play, and that it was co-written by Zhou Hexuan, Meng Xiaodong, and Li Shoumin, everyone immediately became energetic.
In addition to being a swordsman novelist, Li Shoumin also has an identity as a playwright. For example, Li Shoumin wrote "The Drunken Beggar" some time ago, starring the famous actor Ye Shengzhang.
"Xia".
Shang Xiaoyun's representative work "The Concubine of the Han Dynasty" was also written by Li Shoumin. He also wrote "Lin Siniang", "Mo Dai", "Autumn River" and other famous Peking and Sichuan opera works.
The new play "Mrs. Flowers" is currently being staged. Zhou Hexuan provided the general plot, Li Shoumin was responsible for writing the chanting arias, and Meng Xiaodong made slight changes at the end (mainly to suit the characteristics of Yu School's performances).
The plot of this play is as follows: Emperor Shu worked hard to conquer the kingdom of Shu, but he died suddenly after a few months of proclaiming the emperor. The throne passed to his lord Meng Chang. Meng Chang sang and sang every day, drank wine every night, and was pampered.
Singing and prostitutes were singing in the workshops, and ministers and poets were visiting each other. The Shu Kingdom did not engage in war for ten years, giving the illusion of peace and happiness. Suddenly one day, Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to attack. The entire Shu Kingdom was frightened by the news, and more than 100,000 Shu troops surrendered without a fight.
, Meng Xu and the imperial concubine Mrs. Huarui were both imprisoned. Because Zhao Kuangyin fell in love with Mrs. Huarui, he quickly poisoned Meng Chang to death. Meng Chang's mother (the Queen Mother of Shu) went on a hunger strike and died, and Mrs. Huarui also drank poison and committed suicide.
The plot of the story is basically taken from real history, but many personal items are added to allude to the current National Government and its bureaucrats. Mrs. Huarui is the heroine, and the ending has been significantly changed. The historical Mrs. Huarui is
He died because he was involved in the struggle for the throne, and was changed by Zhou Hexuan to follow his late husband.
In this play, Meng Xiaodong plays Meng Chang, the empress of Shu, and Vivien Leigh plays Mrs. Huarui.
At the beginning, the theatergoers cheered, but as the performance continued, many people began to curse. Because the plot of the Shu Kingdom being indulged in pleasure and unwilling to make progress was very similar to the situation during the Republic of China.
It easily reminds the audience of reality.
Especially in the face of Zhao Kuangyin's attack, more than 100,000 Shu troops surrendered without a fight, which was obviously an allusion to the decline of the Northeast and the policy of non-resistance.
"The flag is lowered on the tree in the king's city, but how can I know that I am in the deep palace? One hundred and forty thousand people were all disarmed, and not one of them was a man." When Mrs. Hua Rui, played by Vivien Leigh, sang a desperate poem in a weird accent, she was furious.
The patriots stood up one after another and shouted a variety of slogans.
"Down with the traitors!"
"Resist Japan, save the country, and return our country!"
"One hundred and forty thousand people were all disarmed, and not one of them was a man. The Northeast Army is all a coward with no balls, they just went out to kill the enemy!"
"Long live China!"
"Kill all the Japanese dogs!"
"..."
The entire theater was in chaos, and the audience's patriotic emotions were completely aroused.
Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but think to himself: If this drama becomes a hit, Chiang Kai-shek may come to trouble me again.