That night, a temporary stage was built in the square of Taichong City. After a simple arrangement, the opera performers of the Sanqing Troupe began to perform. The performance tonight was their famous work, the immortal version of Wu Song Fighting the Tiger. .
"Wu Song's Fighting the Tiger is the famous work of our Sanqing class. It tells the story of a monk named Wu Song. His father went into the wild wilderness with others to hunt monsters. He was attacked by a second-level high-grade tiger monster and returned with serious injuries. Wu Song tried every means to heal his injuries and save his life, but he lacked Xuan Jing to buy the healing elixir.
For this reason, young Wu Song, in order to save his father, ventured into the wilderness to hunt monsters and earn Xuanjing. On the way to hunt monsters, he encountered the hurtful tiger monster again. Wu Song remembered that his father was injured by it, so he courageously followed his heart. He got up and decided to kill this animal.
Wu Song was young and promising, with extraordinary aptitudes and intelligence. He set up ambushes in the places where the tiger demon must pass. After going through countless hardships, he finally killed the tiger demon, avenged his father, and finally obtained the Xuan Jing. , the story of rescuing his father."
In a restaurant directly opposite the temporary stage, the leader of the Sanqing Troupe was explaining the origin of the story to a group of senior officials from the Qianluo and Xilao Kingdoms.
The opera in Gongming City of Wu State is well developed. After years of evolution and development, it has developed four major opera troupes, namely the Sanqing Troupe, the Sixi Troupe, the Chun Troupe and the Chuntai Troupe.
There is a deep connection between these four troupes. They are all important people who have evolved from mortals to immortal cultivators in this opera. They have also worked in the same troupe.
In the beginning, this opera did not make money, but was managed by ordinary people. Later, more people liked it, and there was a place where it could be operated, and it became more and more formal. The people who had gathered together because of their hobby also went their separate ways and formed His own troupe, there were more than 30 troupes in Gongming City at one time.
However, Gongming City obviously could not support so many theater troupes, so they were forced to carry out reforms in scripts, lines, costumes and props, and performance levels. After fierce competition, four major troupes finally stood out and became permanent residents. In Gongming City.
As for the other groups, they were either disbanded and annexed by the four major groups, or they were distributed to other places in the Wu Kingdom such as Tianluo City. In recent years, many other groups have entered Gongming City to challenge the four major groups, but basically none Successful.
"Master Qing, there is a certain Wu Song, and I would like to meet him."
"this···"
One of them asked, which made the leader of the Sanqing class speechless. There were stories of Wu Song killing tigers, but there were no such twists and turns. If someone was so stupid as to hunt the tiger monster, he would be killed. This is not the case. It's artistic processing.
"Friend Qu Dao, this Wu Song is a real person, but this story does not happen to him alone. It is a mixture of multiple people. This is artistic processing. Haha, let's not talk anymore. Let's watch the show. Watch the show. "
Lin Xiao opened his mouth to help Team Leader Qing, how can the artistic things be taken seriously? Most of them are artistically processed, blending the deeds of multiple people together, and imagining them out of thin air. That's a trap.
"Okay, reward"
Half an hour later, the song reached Wu Song's discovery of traces of the tiger demon and his vow to avenge his father. It was a small climax. Lin Xiao immediately cheered, then took out a handful of Xuan Jing and threw it into the frame next to the stage. Inside, there was a crashing sound.
"Yes, I almost forgot, fellow Taoists, this is the rule of Wu State opera. If you think the opera is performed well, you must support it. Those who are rich will support you with money, and those who have no money will support you."
He Mu had seen a play in Gongming City, so he naturally knew the rules. The theater in Gongming City did not charge a fee. Their main method of making money was to sell some fruits, tea and spiritual wine during the opera, and this was the reward system.
This is also an important means to stimulate the development of opera. Nowadays, the opera singers are all cultivators. They also need to eat and practice. If they can't sing well and no one rewards them, they won't have to eat, so they are forced to continue to perform.
of innovation.
“Interesting, good and rewarding”
"I'm here too. This clang makes a sound. The sound is really good, crisp and sweet. This frame seems to be a small magic weapon."
"Haha, I'll come too, I can't watch it in vain."
After the senior executives learned about this rule, they naturally would not be stingy about this and rewarded them one after another. The boxes in front of the stage kept ringing, and the performers on the stage also frequently looked sideways and flirtatiously, making the audience all excited.
Looking back again and again, if it were in the theater in Gongming City, such a generous audience would have taken the limelight.
The leader of the Qing class on the side was even more happy. This time, his Sanqing class made a lot of money. Lin Xiao paid a large sum of money before coming here. The reward from the ancestor of Lingguang was naturally not many, and the basket was quickly filled.
No more.
An hour later, when the opera ended, Lin Xiao saw that the audience in the audience was several times larger than when it started. It was a dark crowd. When the opera ended, someone shouted for another one.
Leader Qing immediately came on stage and announced to everyone that this opera is quite expensive and there is only one performance tonight, but it can continue tomorrow. If the venue allows, you can sing three short performances or two long performances in one day.
"I ordered you to go down and choose a place to live in and transform it into a theater. Please ask fellow Taoists from Wu State for advice on how to transform it. Before the night after tomorrow, you must invite these fellow Taoists to sing in the theater."
As soon as He Mu heard this, he immediately called someone and gave instructions that he had decided that the Qianluo Kingdom must also have this opera. He had already discovered a wonderful thing about this opera, that is, it can be enjoyable to watch and vent evil spirits.
Not long after the Beast Tide in the Luo Kingdom, many monks killed many people and accumulated evil spirits. This could also be a means for the monks to vent their evil spirits.
"Fellow Daoist He, then Lin will thank Friend He on behalf of the monks of the Sanqing Class."
"Master Lin, what are you talking about? It's our fault for poor hospitality. Master Lin has a good rest today. Let's have a good chat tomorrow."
"Okay, after a long journey, Lin needs to take a rest."
Soon, Lin Xiao and his party were arranged to stay in an inn in Taichong City. This inn was also directly under the Taichong Gate and was directly booked. There were many rooms.
"Master, I don't understand what you want to do."
In Lin Xiao's room, Jia Mengran said to Lin Xiao that he was indeed a little dizzy.
"Silly apprentice, didn't you see that I was turning against the guest?"
“Being mainly against guests, what does this mean?”
"Before He Mu came to our Wu Kingdom, I took them everywhere, showing the strength and potential of Wu Kingdom everywhere. This is a gesture of showing strength.
Now that we have come to Qianluo Kingdom, they must do the same and show their strength, so that they can gain an advantage in the subsequent negotiations, so I came directly with the Sanqing Class. This Sanqing Class
The monks have only a Zifu cultivation level. You think they are weak, but in fact they are very strong because they can show our soft power."
"What is soft power, Master, I have never heard of it"
"Meng Ran, let me ask you, which country in Nanzhou is the most powerful?"
"Of course it's Qin"
"That's right. When I asked you who is the most powerful person in Southern Continent, I thought of Qin State. It's because the power of Qin State has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.
And this opera also has the same effect but different tunes. When the opera becomes popular in the Qianluo Kingdom, everyone will think of the Wu Kingdom when they see the opera. This is the wonderful thing.
Moreover, opera belongs to the spiritual and cultural industry. What is spiritual culture? The material foundation determines the superstructure. Only rich and stable places can develop wonderful culture. They may not understand this directly, but they are all old foxes and will react quickly. Coming here, this reflects the prosperity, stability and strength of our country."
"I seem to understand a little bit, but I don't quite understand, what is the material base that determines the superstructure?"
"I'm too lazy to tell you. You don't understand anyway. You can just ask the low-level monks in Qianluo Kingdom in a few days."
Lin Xiao rolled his eyes. If he had to explain this, he would not rest. He would not be able to finish it in a day. Jia Mengran seemed to understand and left.
From the second day onwards, everyone in Taichong City began to discuss the arrival of the Sanqing Class. When they sang a song in the morning, the Taichong City Square was already overcrowded, and Taichong Sect had to dispatch disciples to maintain order.
However, Lin Xiao and other senior officials, accompanied by He Mu and others, visited Taichong City. The prosperity of Taichong City was even greater than that of Yujing City in Lu State. There were about 200,000 resident monks, and It has been stable for thousands of years, so it is naturally not comparable to Gongming City.
Lin Xiao and others took their time touring around, and He Mu also deliberately showed off the power of Taichong City. The cultivation levels of the patrolling monks were not low, and they appeared to be extremely smart and capable. The two sides were also constantly discussing the development of the immortal city.
Taichong City is a very traditional city for cultivating immortals. It was developed on the basis of elixirs, talismans, utensils, and formations. It is slowly developing with other things, and the development is slow but steady. Gongming City was initially developed on the basis of Qianling Wine and White Spirits. Wu tea is the focus, attracting merchants to stay, and then attracting monks. It develops quickly, but there is a risk that once these industries are restricted, the monks will leave.
Therefore, Lin Xiao had been interested in reform very early. He also vigorously developed elixirs, talismans, weapons, and formations, and used the auction of Daoji elixirs as a gimmick to attract many businesses to open stores in Gongming City.
On the third day, the monks in Taichong City were too enthusiastic, so the leader of the Qing Troupe split the Sanqing Troupe into two. Half stayed in Taichong City to continue singing, and the other half followed Lin Xiao to inspect the major sects of the Qianluo Kingdom. Sects, they also have to bring spiritual entertainment life to the major sects of Qianluo Kingdom.
Another day later, Lin Xiao and his party arrived at the mountain gate of Taichong Gate. Taichong Gate has developed much longer than Tiansheng Sect. As much history as Qianluo Kingdom has, Taichong Gate has as much history. Therefore, not only the core area of Shanmen Gate It is thousands of miles in size, and the spiritual veins on the main peak of the mountain gate have been cultivated to the fifth level, and the concentration of profound energy is extremely thick.
"The mountains and forests are beautiful, and Taichongmen is really a blessed place."
Lin Xiao flew to high altitude, and after checking, he praised loudly, and He Mu had a smile on his face. (To be continued)