Li Mu had already memorized the script of "Butterfly" with the help of Qingxin Jue, and Liu Hanyan asked him to come to the theater to rehearse when he was free.
One minute on stage and ten years of hard work off stage. Before officially going on stage, everyone must memorize the script thoroughly and rehearse it correctly in advance, so that they can go from behind the scenes to the front.
When Shopkeeper Huang saw Li Mu, he ran over eagerly and said, "Master is here, please change into your costume first, and we will start rehearsing the show later..."
Li Mu needs the audience to feel sad for him, so the more miserable the character he plays, the better. Who else would be the best choice for Liang Shanbo?
However, he was actually not sure whether he could collect grief through this method. If not, he would ask Li Qing to break his legs, dress up as a beggar, and place a bowl at the city gate to beg...
Men should be cruel to themselves. Survival is always the first priority. Dignity and other things can be abandoned in the face of life.
Because it was just a rehearsal, Li Mu had changed into his costume and did not put on makeup on his face. He was sitting backstage. After a while, he saw shopkeeper Huang walking over with another handsome scholar in costume.
Li Mu looked at the handsome scholar's face. He looked familiar, but he couldn't remember where he had seen it before.
The handsome scholar crossed his arms across his chest and asked, "Why, you don't recognize me?"
Li Mu looked at Liu Hanyan and asked in surprise: "Why do you dress like this?"
"Because I play Yingtai." Liu Hanyan looked at him proudly and asked, "How is it, does it look like?"
Not to mention, Liu Hanyan is already beautiful. After she disguised herself as a man, she immediately turned into a heroic young man. If she walked out on the street, she would probably be able to charm many ignorant girls.
"It looks like that." Li Mu nodded, then thought of something, and asked, "Wait a minute, can you act?"
Zhu Yingtai, as the heroine of Butterfly Lovers, has a lot of scenes and lines in the play. For her, if the performance fails, it is just the loss of a few guests, but for Li Mu, the loss is just a crop of leeks, no, the loss of
It was his hope to condense his inner being and become a real man. This was not just for her to play with.
Liu Hanyan glanced at him and said: "If you don't believe me, I can arrange someone else to play the role for you. Although Aunt Wang is in her fifties, she has solid basic skills and can play a young woman in her twenties."
No problem……"
Li Mu said without hesitation: "Of course I believe you."
Liang Zhu is a lover in the play. Although there are no restricted scenes, it is inevitable to hold hands and hug each other. If he chooses one between Aunt Wang and Liu Hanyan, Li Mu still wants to choose her.
The only thing he worried about was that Zhu Yingtai had to dress up as a man. If Li Qing were to play the role, no props would be needed. No one would be able to tell with the loose costume.
But Liu Hanyan is different. She disguises herself as a man. Unless the audience is blind, they can see it at a glance.
Li Mu looked at her subconsciously and found that her bulging breasts had become extremely flat. After being stunned for a moment, he couldn't help but ask: "Don't you feel uncomfortable?"
Liu Hanyan looked down and said angrily: "I want you to take care of it!"
Li Mu was also worried that if she strangled her, it would be bad if she broke her body just to enjoy the drama.
But Liu Hanyan didn't care. He couldn't talk any more and said, "Now that you're ready, let's start the show."
While the two were playing against each other, several actors gathered there on the other side of the theater, looking at the two figures not far away.
One of them was puzzled: "The book "Butterfly" is such a good one, how come you find a new person to play the leading role? Isn't this nonsense!"
A person next to him looked at him and said: "Yes, I thought you would play Liang Shanbo. This is a rare opportunity to show your face. I don't know what the girl thinks..."
The man listened to Li Mu's clumsy lines, lamented, and said: "I really don't accept it, how can I not compare to him..."
…
Liu Hanyan came from a serious academic background and was not only proficient in musical instruments but also had excellent singing skills. Li Mu was a complete layman. After the two of them reviewed their lines, Liu Hanyan shook his head and said, "You can't go on stage directly like this."
Yes, chefs with real acting skills know how to arouse the emotions of the guests. They play bad guys and can make the guests hate them so much that they even forget that this is acting and rush to the stage to yell and curse. They play good guys and can win the sympathy of the guests and make them laugh.
The guests shed tears for them, but your acting skills are too stiff. Even if you play Shan Bo, you won't be able to impress the guests or capture their sadness."
The matter of grief was of great importance, so Li Mu also became serious and said, "I will think about it carefully."
Liu Hanyan shook his head and said: "A good stage master takes ten years to get started, twenty years to become a master, and thirty to fifty years before he can become a master. In this profession, without the guidance of a master, it is difficult for him to understand anything."
of."
Li Mu asked: "Isn't there any quick way?"
"There is no quick fix for improving your acting skills. You can only practice diligently." Liu Hanyan thought for a while and said, "Come to my room in the evening and we will repeat the lyrics as many times as possible..."
On the other side of the theater, the young man just lowered his head and said, "I'm convinced..."
…
Li Mu thought that by playing Liang Shanbo, he would be able to reap the sadness of the crowd. After truly understanding the profession of actor, he realized that he was too naive.
Outstanding actors and excellent performances can indeed touch the hearts of guests and control their emotions, but these people are all masters with more than ten years of acting experience. Acting is not just about wearing a costume and memorizing lines.
matter……
Not to mention the facial expressions and movements, just the script skills are a hurdle that Li Mu cannot overcome in a short time.
It was late at night, Li Mu leaned on Liu Hanyan's bedside and sighed: "It's so difficult."
Liu Hanyan covered his mouth and yawned, and said: "Every line of work is not easy. It is impossible to reach the level of the masters without ten years of hard work."
"I'm sorry for causing you to practice with me so late." Li Mu stood up and said, "You should rest early, I'm going back."
Liu Hanyan nodded and asked: "If acting doesn't work, what are you going to do next?"
"What else can I do?" Li Mu sighed and said, "I can only break my own legs and go outside to beg for food and win everyone's sympathy."
Liu Hanyan was stunned for a moment and asked: "Are you so cruel to yourself?"
Li Mu said helplessly: "If you don't be cruel to yourself, your life will be gone."
"People have seven souls, and there are two souls, born from love and lust..." Liu Hanyan seemed to have thought of something, and continued to ask: "What are you going to do about love? You can't harm so many women, right?"
Li Mulian didn't even collect grief, let alone love. He could only say: "Let's talk about this later..."
Liu Hanyan continued to ask: "That's all about love, what are you going to do about lust?"
Li Mu looked down at his body, then at Liu Hanyan, shook his head and said, "This... let's wait until later."
After studying the lines for another night, in the early morning of the second day, Li Mu remembered that he had not visited Su He for a few days, so he cooked a few side dishes himself and came to Bishui Bay again.
While Su He was eating, he said: "Next time, remember to bring me a jar of wine. Is that wine shop in the east of the city still there? I like their Qiu Lu Bai very much. I haven't had it in twenty years..."
As she was talking, she saw Li Mu looking distracted and asked, "What's the matter? You have something on your mind, and there is another difficult case in the Yamen?"
Li Mu shook his head and told her the difficulties he encountered in the past two days.
Su He glanced at him and said with a smile: "This is absolutely normal. It's the same no matter what profession you are in. You wouldn't want to use your three-to-five-day interest to compare with someone else's decades-long ability to eat?"
Li Mu sighed and said: "If it really doesn't work, the only option is to go to the city gate to beg..."
"That's not necessary." Su He put down his chopsticks and said, "A great actor can act like the character in the play, but in the end he is just acting and cannot bring out 10% of the charm. If you are the character in the play,
Why do you need to act?"
Li Mu wondered: "I am the one in the play...what do you mean?"
"You can hypnotize yourself, forget about Li Mu, forget about the identity of the policeman, and think that you are the person in the drama. After you really deceive yourself, you will really be the person in the drama." Su He explained.
, looked at Li Mu and asked: "This is a kind of illusion, do you want to learn it?"
Li Mu swallowed his saliva and said, "I want to."
Su He crossed his arms and said, "Call me sister and I will teach you."
It's just a matter of calling her sister. As long as it can help him collect his sorrow and condense his yin, let alone sister, Li Mu will agree without hesitation even if he calls her his wife.
He was secretly happy, looked at Su He, and blurted out: "Madam..."
