Chapter 6 One minute on stage and ten years of hard work off stage.

Author: The Talking Demon King

Chapter 6 One minute on stage and ten years of hard work off stage.

At dawn the next day, the golden rooster crowed.

Li Xiao, who was still sleeping soundly, was awakened by a rapid knock on the door. Before he could ask who it was, the wooden door was kicked open.

Li Xiao sat up suddenly, "What's going on?"

Li Pingfan rolled up his sleeves, frowned and scolded: "Take a look at what time it is. You are still sleeping here. Your grandpa took over a job and became numb."

Li Xiao was really mute and couldn't tell how hard it was to eat coptis. This was the eighteenth time this month that he kicked the door open. If Li Pingfan hadn't been his biological father, he would have put him in the door frame no matter what.

Get dressed and walk out of the room.

The members of the troupe have been assembled and are waiting for the troupe leader to ring the gong before they can set off.

Mr. Li wore a clean green fur coat and a sheepskin hat today, and lit the pipe in his hand in front of everyone.

Bar chirped and said, "Are you all here?"

Li Pingfan replied: "Dad, everyone is here."

Mr. Li took advantage of the situation and picked up the gong that was handed to him, rang it in front of everyone, and shouted: "Let's start work!"

"Yo ho!"

The gongs and drums are noisy, and firecrackers are blasting.

The Li Family Theater Troupe officially begins operations.

In the bustling city, tall buildings are towering and spectacular, standing neatly and orderly on both sides of the streets.

The passers-by on the street were wearing very fashionable clothes, and even though it was winter, there were girls walking up and down the street with bare legs.

There are even some spirited guys wearing tight pants and beanie shoes filming videos on the roadside.

Li Xiao sat on the carriage and kept looking back and forth at the group of young ladies.

Li Pingfan slapped him over and shouted: "What are you looking at!"

"How many times has your father taught you that you are still young and cannot control yourself. If your heart is infected by the world, even your father I may not be able to save you!"

After finishing speaking, Li Pingfan murmured: "These poor children are so poor that they don't even wear pants, tsk tsk tsk."

Li Xiao felt a little aggrieved.

If you don't look at girls, are you still a boy?

And why don’t you say that you are enjoying watching it, taking pictures with your mobile phone is a bit too much.

"I just looked at their bare legs and wondered if they were cold. I had no other intention."

Mr. Li glanced at the father and son and said, "Okay, stop discussing thighs and get ready. The performance is about to begin."

"I know, Dad." Li Pingfan replied with a smile, but his eyes never shifted. He only reluctantly looked back until the carriage stopped.

Outside the Rose Building, a middle-aged man wearing a cotton-padded jacket had been waiting for a long time. When he noticed the Li family troupe, he hurried over and said with a hint of respect in his voice: "Master Li, you are here.

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Mr. Li nodded and smiled: "Boss Zhu, no need to be polite, we can start now."

"Of course, you go and prepare first?"

"Yes." Mr. Li turned his head and waved his arms. The troupe jumped up from the carriage and moved the equipment in the carriage to the room prepared by Boss Zhu.

In order to sing well, makeup is essential.

Among the members of the Li family troupe, there is a makeup artist who specializes in makeup for several people, and his skills are very skillful. He would not dare to take on this job without decades of experience.

Li Xiao started to fight, and when he saw the old man smoking a dry cigarette, he walked up unconsciously and whispered: "Grandpa, why don't you let me give it a try too."

Mr. Li put down his pipe and said with a strange expression: "Xiao'er, your voice is not pure and it is in sharp contrast to your appearance. Grandpa cannot smash the sign in his own hands."

"Furthermore, you reported that you have given up your choice, which is a big taboo."

The ancestors once left a rule: once a play is played, people from all directions come to listen, one is humans, three are ghosts, and four are gods. Just because no one listens does not mean that there are no ghosts and gods.

In other words, once the play starts, it must not stop. This is a rule left by our ancestors.

If the bottom line is touched, the consequences will be disastrous.

Li Xiao naturally knows the taboos, but coming from an opera family, he would have to laugh out loud if someone knew he couldn't sing.

Mr. Li was very passionate about this industry when he was young. He directed everyone throughout the process and could not tolerate any mistakes. His stern personality made him the leader in everyone's heart.

It is said that actors are ruthless, but who knows, actors get lost in other people's stories and shed all their own tears. Just like Dieyi, he is so deeply involved in the play that he never knows how to get out of the play.

The opera is ready to begin.

The stage was already crowded with people.

Hundreds of people were rubbing shoulders and squeezing forward with their heads sharpened.

I'm afraid that if I lean too far back, I won't be able to hear all the content of the commentary, or I'll miss a few words.

However, although the scene was crowded, it was extremely quiet.

Everyone raised their ears and did not dare to breathe for fear of disturbing the Li family troupe.

If someone makes a little noise, they will immediately get angry looks.

When Boss Zhu saw that the Li family opera troupe had such great influence, he was glad that he had found the right person and looked at the opera on the stage with excitement.

Li Pingfan also sang "The Drunken Concubine". Today he wore a phoenix crown on his head, cloud shoulders on his upper body, a jade belt on his waist, and a skirt on his lower body.

Cloud shoulders are often decorated with square and four-in-one cloud patterns, made of colorful embroidery, which is called the four-in-one Ruyi style. The patterns are mostly rich peonies, good luck and longevity, etc.

Everyone held their breath and concentrated, fearing that they would miss any word in their ears, and only clapped their hands intermittently.

The drunken concubine is divided into three scenes. In the first scene when she sings "The Ice Wheel of the Island is First Turning," she wears a phoenix crown, a python robe, a cloud shoulder, a horse-faced skirt around her waist, and a golden fan in her hand.

In the second scene, she changed into costume while drunk, wearing a phoenix crown, a colorful palace dress, a cloud shoulder, and a pleated skirt underneath.

Most of the people who listen to the opera are elderly people. They have great love and respect for the quintessence of China. Nowadays, there are not many such good operas.

Mr. Li sat on a wooden chair made of mahogany with a pipe in his mouth and crossed his legs. "Xiao'er, if you want to sing, you must not only have a good voice, but also have a lung capacity that exceeds that of ordinary people."

"Your lung capacity is pretty good, but this throat..." At this point, the old man hesitated for a few breaths, "You can also give it a try. If you can, our Li family troupe will not be the only one."

Li Xiao's eyes lit up and he said: "I understand, grandpa, then am I going to put on makeup now?"

The old man pinched Li Xiao's ears and laughed and scolded: "You kid, you are too impatient again. As the saying goes, one minute on stage and ten years off stage. You haven't practiced it for so many years. You don't have to smash your sign when you get on stage."

That’s it.”

Li Xiao is already sixteen years old this year, and it is already too late to start singing at this age. Unless you are very talented and can learn it instantly, you may still have the opportunity to learn.

I heard from the old man that Li Pingfan started practicing lung capacity at the age of three, and he could sing "Farewell My Concubine" at the age of five.

He can be considered a genius.
Chapter completed!