Xilianshe

"Wait a minute!"

Liu Tielan interrupted Song Youzhen and asked in disbelief: "Could this Ye Rongzhen that my uncle was talking about be the Boss Ye, the big boss in the world of six games, right?"

Song Youzhen nodded proudly.

"It's true at all, and not only is Boss Ye in charge, but the other five are also great people..."

Liu Xi had been listening silently, and his eyes began to light up when he finally heard it.

The troupe leaders not only include top artists, but also famous luthiers and drummers. If it is run well, this troupe will be truly unrivaled.

But with such a big opera troupe and such a powerful famous teacher, does she, a girl, really have a chance to learn opera in it?

As she thought this, she couldn't help but raise her head and look at Niu Zaihe, who had been sitting in the main seat without speaking, letting Song Youzhen introduce the troupe.

Although outsiders still call him Mr. Niu, it is because he is still alive.

In fact, he is already in his early thirties and looks a bit mature.

Probably because he still had to sing, Niu Zaihe didn't have a beard and his face was fairly smooth.

He had stern eyes and an upright attitude. Even when faced with poor performers like Liu Xi, he did not show any signs of neglect. He sat aside and did not relax.

Compared with Master Tong who had evil intentions that day, Liu Xi didn't feel the slightest fear when he looked at him.

Niu Zaihe seemed to have noticed that Liu Xi was observing him. When he picked up the tea bowl and drank tea, he looked at Liu Xi for a breath without any trace, then lowered his eyes and concentrated on drinking tea.

After Song Youzhen finished introducing his ideas, he put down the tea bowl and said with a smile: "Youzhen, please stop for a moment. You might as well listen to everyone's opinions first. Don't let us rush into it."

When Song Youzhen heard this, her face was stunned, and she thought to herself that there is such a good opportunity, is there any reason not to accept it?

He immediately looked at Liu Tielan and Shen Liangjun and said, "Tielan, do you have any opinions?"

"No, how can there be one?"

Liu Tielan denied it outright, but after a while, he still asked hesitantly: "It's just a new troupe. I'm afraid there is no shortage of troupe members?"

Song Youzhen understood what he meant and followed suit: "I won't accept it for the time being. Besides, if you want to be a team leader, not to mention having a thorough understanding of six fields like President Ye, you will be able to do more scenes in the industry, at least you will have to know a few more

The right thing."

This was regarded as a polite refusal, and Liu Tielan was told that he could not join the theater troupe as a leader.

Liu Tielan didn't have much hope at all, so he glanced at Shen Liangjun again and asked for him: "Then our troupe still accepts children over the age of sixteen?"

"this--"

Song Youzhen was a little embarrassed again. She started learning opera from a young age. Shen Liangjun was already so old and had studied with Liu Tielan for so long. He was asked to learn opera with other children aged seven or eight or even younger, and was scolded and beaten by the master.

Scolding him is not a good thing either.

Instead of letting him join a theater troupe to learn opera, it would be better to find another master to teach him specifically. However, he and Liu Tielan have a deep relationship, so they may not be willing to break up the gang and join someone else.

What's more, now that he can sing on stage and act alone, there is really no need for him.

In the beginning, all they wanted was Liu Xi.

Shen Liangjun also saw Song Youzhen's dilemma. After all, he was thin-skinned. He couldn't wait for Song Youzhen to say rejection first to show off his face, so he took the initiative and said: "Since you won't accept us, why bother telling us this? This is not the case.

Is it a waste of feelings?"

Just as he finished speaking, something suddenly occurred to his mind. He turned back to look at Liu Xi, who had never spoken. He also thought about Song Youzhen's threat to accept Liu Xi as his disciple in the carriage. He was shocked, looked at Niu Zaihe and said: "

Could it be that you are plotting against Xi Yatou again?"

It’s really no wonder that he is cautious, after all, the time he was deceived by Li Jinshui caused a lot of harm to them.

I was lucky enough to escape being wanted this time. It's really hard to say if I'll do this again.

"Hey? You kid, what's the idea of ​​hitting on a happy girl?"

Song Youzhen glanced at Niu Zaihe with some embarrassment. He was kind enough to help him form a theater troupe and was willing to give Liu Xi a chance. If he was misunderstood in this way, he felt unhappy. He would not have wasted the good opportunity that Liu Xi had obtained.

?

"It doesn't matter if you have chastity."

Fortunately, Niu Zaihe didn't take it seriously. He still looked at Liu Tielan and Shen Liangjun with a smile and said, "I heard Youzhen say before that Boss Liu and Boss Shen are both rare to have one singing Lao Dan and the other singing Cai Dan.

of talents.

It just so happens that my family's theater troupe is also short of manpower. If you don't mind it, you can stay. During the holidays, my family has festival operas to sing. Although I have a lot of leisure time at ordinary times, I still have money and a job. What do you think?"

Joining the local richest man's family and singing in an opera troupe is the dream of many artists. Although he may not become a big success, he has a stable job and an iron rice bowl.

Liu Tielan and Shen Liangjun said it was a lie if they said they were not moved.

But they haven't asked clearly about Liu Xi's whereabouts, so it's impossible for the two of them to agree at once.

So now the two of them looked at Liu Xi one after another, but no one responded first.

Niu Zaihe then laughed and said: "To be honest, Boss Li's letter originally only mentioned this little girl, saying she was a rare young talent, so I wanted to call Youzhen here to replace her.

I'll go check it out.

Unexpectedly, he and you are old acquaintances.

When he mentioned this little girl, he was full of praise.

I thought I might as well meet her first and ask her for her opinion. If she is willing to join our theater troupe and learn opera from her, I might as well give it a try."

As Niu Zaihe spoke, his eyes finally fell on Liu Xi, as if waiting for her to speak.

Liu Xi had been observing him for a long time and knew that she had to speak in person at this moment, so she immediately asked what she wanted to know most.

"Don't you think I'm a little girl who breaks the law by practicing acting?"

Niu Zaihe and Song Youzhen looked at each other and smiled, saying: "The imperial court does have such a decree that women are not allowed to appear on the stage.

But the mountains are high and the emperor is far away. Nowadays, it is not uncommon for women to perform on stage, and there are many people to support them. The court also turns a blind eye. Unless it is too excessive, it does not control them very much.

Although the situation of female artists is not very good, they are often looked down upon by others when they appear in public.

But at least we have made a start. If you can put aside your shame and persevere, how can you know that you will not be able to keep the clouds open in the future?"

Yes, that's the truth.

From the beginning, Liu Xi only had this slim hope in his heart.

Therefore, as long as she is given a slight chance, she will seize it at all costs, because if she does not seize it, she will not even have this slight chance.

"Okay, if you dare to accept me, I will dare to learn!"

"good!"

Niu Zaihe liked Liu Xi's energy very much. He was a little girl who didn't know what she had gone through, but she always gave him the energy to live in spite of death and move forward indomitably.

But he would inevitably pour a bucket of cold water on Liu Xi.

"It's okay for you to take Youzhen as your teacher, but if you want to join Xilian Club and become a formal apprentice, you have to ask the other five team leaders and President Ye to inspect you to determine your appearance, voice, and...

His figure and qualifications are no problem, he really is a good candidate for acting."

The first formal opera school in China was Xi Liancheng Opera Troupe, which was founded in February 1904 with funding from Jilin wealthy businessman Niu Zihou and Peking opera artist Ye Chunshan as its president.

In 1912, Niu Zihou transferred the opera troupe to the Shen family and renamed it "Fu Liancheng". It lasted until 1948 when it was discontinued.

The troupe taught a total of seven classes of students, each class was a subject, and each subject lasted seven years.

They are Xi Zi Ke, Lian Zi Ke, Fu Zi Ke, Sheng Zi Ke, Shi Zi Ke, Yuan Zi Ke and Yun Zi Ke.

Well-known Peking Opera masters such as Mei Lanfang, Ma Lianliang, Zhou Xinfang, Tan Fuying, Qiu Shengrong, Ye Shenglan, Yuan Shihai, etc. all studied here.

Xi Lianshe in this article borrows the background of Xi Liancheng, but there are differences in time and content.

Let’s talk about “Yingjie Opera”.

The Yingjie play is derived from the Yue Ling Ying Ying play in the palace, which refers to the monthly festivals of the year.

From New Year's Day to New Year's Eve, there are festival performances for every festival.

For example, "Happy Encounter with the Lantern Festival" is performed on the Lantern Festival, "Tianhe Pei" is performed on the Chinese Valentine's Day, "Jiuhua Pingju" is performed on the Double Ninth Festival, etc. These performances are only performed in the palace and are rarely performed outside.

Let's talk about "six games of penetration", which refers to an all-round player who can play, hit, pull, play, sing, and martial arts.

However, as the imperial government loosened its control in the late Qing Dynasty, some wealthy and powerful families began to invite opera troupes to perform festival operas at their homes.

Those whose families had their own theater troupes also followed suit.

However, because most of the festival performances lasted for one hour or two or three days, it was difficult to rehearse because there were not enough actors outside, so few of them were handed down.
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