On the afternoon of August 18th, people and cars gathered in front of the Jiangnan Grand Theater. Although the Grand Theater could only accommodate four to five hundred people at full capacity, many people came to join in the fun even though they knew there was no hope of entering.
At noon, the wealthy people who took pictures of the boxes in the VIP aisle entered the box first, and then the ordinary people who had queued up all night to buy tickets entered the box happily under the envious eyes of everyone. When the iron gate was closed, there were silk and bamboo inside.
The sound of the sound rang out, and the people outside who had no chance to enter refused to leave. When they asked if there were any tickets for today's shows, they got an even more heartbreaking answer. There was only one premiere, because this play
The play will last two hours from beginning to end, and with the rest and entry and exit in between, it will take nearly three hours.
Compared with the depressed people outside, the people in the theater were extremely excited. After taking their seats, they called for friends, greeted each other, called for tea and snacks, and rushed to pay for acquaintances, making it very noisy and lively.
Dong Dong Dong! After the three drum beats sounded, the buzzing of the audience immediately stopped. Guests who often come to the theater know that it is the prelude to the start of the performance. The lights at the front desk came on, and two women lifted a giant
The play sign stood at the stage, with three golden characters of "The Romance of the West Chamber" written on it. Next to it was a portrait of a man and a woman painted in fine brushwork, and in the middle was the image of a little girl with bright eyes.
After a while, drums sounded again and again, the lights in the lobby were extinguished, silk and bamboo played on the stage, and the curtain slowly opened. It was like a new world had opened. As the curtain slowly opened, a world of spring and scenery unfolded on the stage.
In front of everyone, the temple is far away from the mountains, with luxuriant flowers and trees, flowing water and waterfalls, and dancing butterflies and buzzing bees. It is so beautiful.
That's all, the white painted walls on both sides also had scenes of light and shadow projection, which surprised all the people. This was exactly what Lin Jue brought out for the premiere of The West Chamber.
Setting. Although it is very difficult to achieve the effect of bright slide projection in this day and age, Lin Jue used the principle of concave mirrors to condense the light of candlelight through the reflection of dozens of concave mirrors to achieve the goal of projecting a slide show.
Effect.
Strong light passes through the transparent crystal lens of the painted scenery, finally forming the effect of a projection set. Although the colors cannot be realistic and subtle, the effect is already amazing. In line with the plot on the stage, a total of
Dozens of crystal micro-engraved colored lenses will be replaced sequentially during the performance.
There are a bunch of light boxes along the upper edge of the hall on the second floor. They were originally used to illuminate the theater hall. At the moment, the candles burning inside are being gathered from a small hole, and beams of light are projected diagonally downwards.
On the white walls, a coherent and exquisite picture is formed.
Lin Jue does this not only to create an atmosphere, serve the repertoire, and bring better enjoyment to the audience, but it is also a way to show off his skills. In view of the fact that all major brothels want to get a piece of the pie, they want to establish theaters for acting. As an industry development
Furthermore, Lin Jue needed to tell everyone in this way that the Jiangnan Grand Theater was unsurpassable, and a small lighting set could dwarf them by a few blocks.
The old theater fans are satisfied, and the new audiences have their mouths open. This is the handiwork of Jiangnan Grand Theater. Their scenery and lighting are always first-rate. At this moment, the background on the stage and the surrounding walls are connected together, plus some ingenuity of real scenes.
The combination makes people feel as if they are immersed in the situation in the play. They are not just a viewer, but a bystander in the play, participating in the performance.
Great wisdom! Great generosity! Great production!
The curtain opened, and the first scene of the first meeting in the dojo officially began. Various characters appeared one after another, and beautiful characters in costumes and lyrics appeared one after another. The music of silk and bamboo, the change of palace tunes, and the reincarnation of the scenery, everything was arranged in an orderly manner. The audience was extremely excited
They get into the plot in a short period of time, forgetting the troubles, sorrows and joys in the real world and immersing themselves in it. This is exactly the purpose of coming to the show. They want to take on the role of the characters in the play, laugh and cry.
There is a sadness, a joy, a love, or a hate.
On the stage, the Cui Family Dojo.
Zhang Junrui met Cui Yingying for the first time. They wrote poems to each other in the back garden of Pujiu Temple, and their love blossomed. The rebel general Sun Feihu rebelled and led his troops to snatch Yingying and make her his wife. The old lady made a promise to fight off the enemy soldiers and rescue Yingying.
The man betrothed Yingying to him. Zhang Junrui stepped forward, fought with wits and courage, stabilized Sun Feihu, and brought in reinforcements to repel Sun Feihu.
The plot of the entire first act is compact and intense. In the first scene, the atmosphere is ambiguous and affectionate, and in the second scene, when the two armies are fighting, blood is flying and heads are flying. The special effects made of red silk cloth and props and puppets on the stage are extremely realistic.
When the blood mixed with rouge water splashed, it even splashed on the faces of the audience in the audience. The projection backgrounds on both sides greatly enhanced the atmosphere, showing piles of bones, broken walls and mountains of corpses and seas of blood.
What's even more shocking is that gunpowder fireworks were even arranged on the side of the stage, making a slight explosion sound, creating a tragic scene of smoke and smoke. The audience was so stunned that they stood in two groups, as if they were surrounded by murderous aura.
On the soaring battlefield, one really could not stand, sit, walk, or stay.
At the end of the first act, when the curtain came down, the lights in the whole place came on, and the people suddenly woke up. In an instant, there was thunderous applause, and there was a storm, and there were endless cheers and cheers. The noise almost turned over the roof.
Lin Jue sat among the ordinary audience, smiling and enjoying the storm of applause and cheers around him. He was quite proud of himself. Although it was expected that these things he personally designed could be recognized by the people, he still felt very satisfied.
Happy.
Whether here or in later generations, the common people's pursuit of audio-visual enjoyment and spiritual enjoyment is the same, but the limitations are greater here. But Lin Jue fully believes that he can tap out their needs. The only thing to worry about is
, if this continues, the people's tastes will become higher and higher. Although I am full of creativity, I am afraid that it will be difficult to satisfy them due to the technological level of these days.
After a short break, the second act begins.
The plot takes a sudden turn, the old lady regrets her marriage, and Zhang Junrui becomes lovesick. What is shown on the stage is a scene with two different scenes. Under the screen, Zhang Junrui on the left sighs to the lamp and sings: "Hungry eyes will see through, slanderous mouth
I swallowed my saliva in an empty mouth, and my bones were filled with lovesickness, so how could I expect him to turn his eyes when he was about to leave? Xiudao is a young man, and even a man of iron and stone, he also wants to stir up affection."
The common people pitied him and were amused by his lyrics. On the other side, Cui Yingying sighed to the moon and sang: "The green moss is clear and the dew is cold, and the bright flowers sift through the moon's shadow. The green and short lanterns are deserted and clear, old."
The curtains and the lights are dim, and dreams cannot come true; the wind passes through the sparse lattice, and the pillows are alone, and there is silence for a while..."
The audience in the audience responded in silence. They naturally knew that once the old lady refused, the two people would have no chance. Zhang Junrui's breathing, every cough covering his chest, the staggering walking, and the smell of herbs in the air.
, seemed to indicate that he would die soon. Everyone was heartbroken, silently listening to the harmonious lyrics of the two people on the stage, and thinking in their hearts how all this would end.
Playful gongs and drums sounded, the stage lights went out, and the little matchmaker dressed in red and holding a brocade handkerchief stepped onto the stage to the gongs and drums. She glanced east and west, snickering and winking, shaving and being shy, just like a ghost.
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The people were both surprised and curious. In such a sad atmosphere, why did such a playful character suddenly appear?
Lin Jue was very satisfied in the audience. This matchmaker was played by a newly recruited girl. This role was very important and it was very difficult to play it well. What Lin Jue was most worried about was that if she didn't perform well, she would ruin the whole play.
It was a pity. But at this moment, it seemed that she was more worried. Every movement of this little girl's smile and frown were skillful and natural. It seemed that Xie Yingying had spent a lot of time training her before this.
The little matchmaker finally opened Zhang Junrui's door, and while she was ridiculing Zhang Sheng wantonly, she also offered advice and passed letters to him. Then she went back to Cui Yingying's room, and while teasing the young lady, she did not forget to cheer her up. She ran from left to right,
I was busy working at both ends and was sweating profusely. I didn’t forget to stand at the stage and spread my hands to the audience and laughed at myself: "My little matchmaker is so busy in the middle of the night. I don’t know what she is doing."
The people in the audience roared with laughter, and someone shouted: "What are you picturing? You are picturing you and your lady following Mr. Zhang."
The little matchmaker on the stage was stamping her feet and coquettishly, so cute.
The third act begins. Cui Yingying waits under the lamp and sings a piece of "Waiting for the moon under the western chamber, the door facing the wind is half open. The shadows of flowers are moving on the wall, it is suspected that the beauty is coming." After that, Zhang Junrui sneaks in over the wall. The common people
Swallowing saliva and eagerly waiting for something good, the old lady suddenly came on stage and stayed in Cui Yingying's room chatting away. The people in the audience were scolding, watching Zhang Junrui cowering in the room and being forced to hide and hide by the old lady's movements.
, when Cui Yingying and the matchmaker were covering up and almost being exposed several times, the whole place was filled with laughter, exclaims and laughter.
Someone who was trying to promote narrowness shouted from the audience: "Old madam, that guy is at the cabinet behind you. You can catch him when you turn around. I'm afraid you, old madam, are blind and can't see under your eyes."
There was a burst of laughter in the audience, and someone cursed: "You are a nuisance, don't you want to see other people being in love with each other?"
"Just shut your mouth, why don't you expose yourself? Old lady, it's so late, go back to sleep."
There was constant interaction on stage and off, and the whole house was filled with laughter. Finally, the old lady left, and everyone was relieved. Zhang Junrui got his wish, and when Zhang Junrui and Yingying entered the tent to enjoy the spring night, the audience was satisfied.
The little matchmaker came out and sang: "Look at the two of them, entering the curtain together, pushing my matchmaker out of the door. Matchmaker, why are you doing this? Miss, Miss, you are so elegant, Jun Rui, Jun Rui, you are elegant and talented. You don't need a lot of money to buy your charm.
, the moon moves the shadow of the flowers and the beauty comes. Tonight I have cleared my love debt, and the infinite spring breeze holds my arms full. The flower heart is opened, the bees are picking it, the willow waist is swaying, and the dewdrops are blooming. One is half pushed and half surprised and loved, just like the goddess of King Xiang.
Balcony. Regardless of whether my matchmaker is outside the door, the cold dew has soaked my crested shoes. Hum!"
The little matchmaker stamped her feet and walked away in a huff, and the curtain fell. The audience burst into laughter!
