Chapter 555 554 [140,000 People Are Disarmed, and None of Them Are Men]

Zhou Hexuan really wanted to go to the theater this afternoon, it was not a lie. He took the Yang family sisters to the World Theater. Zhang Leyi and others had been waiting for a long time.

"Father," Xiao Lingjun threw himself into Zhou Hexuan's arms, looked at Yang Xiuqiong with teary eyes, and said in surprise, "This is the mermaid sister!"

Zhang Leyi deliberately looked at the sisters of the Yang family a few more times, stretched out her hand and said with a smile, "Hi, my name is Zhang Leyi."

Sisters Yang Xiuzhen and Yang Xiuqiong quickly said, "Hello, Ms. Zhang!"

Zhou Hexuan was afraid that Zhang Leyi would be jealous again, so he quickly told the story briefly and said, "They were so entangled by Chu Minyi that it was difficult for them to escape, so I had no choice but to bring them here."

Zhang Leyi was quite angry when she heard this: "It's simply outrageous that the dignified Secretary-General of the Executive Yuan can do such a thing."

Zhou Hexuan said with a smile: "Okay, everyone sit down and wait for the show."

In Nanjing, the scale of the World Theater is second only to the Capital Theater. As for the more magnificent Dahua Theater and Xindu Theater, they have not yet been completed and opened for business at this time.

These theaters are multi-functional, and can not only show movies, but also stage traditional dramas, and even perform Western dramas.

Although Peking Opera originated in the north, it was also popular in the south during the period of the Republic of China. Shanghai even surpassed Beiping and Tianjin to become the largest consumer market of Peking Opera in the Republic of China, and often gathered Peking Opera masters from all over the country.

And Nanjing is relatively close to Shanghai, which has also been greatly affected. Nanjing citizens' love for Peking Opera is not inferior to that of Tianjin.

No, when the news of Meng Xiaodong coming to Nanjing to watch the sports meeting spread, she immediately received countless performance invitations, and the owner of the World Theater even paid a huge sum of money to invite her to sing a special performance.

Zhou Hexuan and the others waited for about 20 minutes, and the more than 900 seats in the audience were basically full.

With the sound of gongs and drums, the performance officially began.

The first play was the famous drama "Fishing and Killing" by the Yu school. Li Jun and Ni Rong were played by famous actors in Nanjing.

Soon the first game ended, Li Jun and Ni Rong left at the same time, Xiao Guiying and Xiao En were ready to play.

With the sound of the Xipi guide, Xiao Guiying's female voice came from the backstage: "Rolling the oar pushes the boat like an arrow!"

"Huh?"

"This Xiao Guiying can't do it."

"Who played it?"

"what the hell?"

"..."

Veteran theater fans felt uncomfortable when they heard Xiao Guiying's singing, because her basic skills were not good enough.

At this moment, Xiao En and Xiao Guiying recited "Steady the Helm" at the same time, and then the "father and daughter" rolled the "boat" together to appear.

The audience instantly became dead silent, no one made a sound, and some spectators who were eating melon seeds were stunned, and they didn't even notice that the melon seeds fell from their hands.

The Huadan actor who played Xiao Guiying did not have oil paint on his face, and he could tell at a glance that he was a foreign beauty. This made the audience feel incredible-foreigners can sing Peking Opera?

The foreign beauty on the stage was naturally Vivien Leigh, and she continued to sing: "The river is rolling and the waves are rolling!"

"good!"

"Sing well!"

"Look at the reward!"

"..."

There was a loud response from the audience, and countless audiences cheered loudly, as if it was really a famous actor who was singing just now.

Vivien Leigh has only studied Peking Opera for half a year, so of course her singing is not very good, and opera fans with a little bit of appreciation can hear the flaws. But I can't help that Vivien Leigh is a foreigner. Foreigners actually come to sing our national essence of Peking Opera, which instantly satisfies the vanity of the audience.

Vivien Leigh sang a few more lines, and the audience erupted with cheers and applause for a long time.

"Son!"

Xiao En, played by Meng Xiaodong, read a sentence, and then sang: "Father and daughter are fishing in the river, even if people laugh at us if we are poor! Gui Yinger steers the helm, and father casts the net..."

"good!"

Experts will know if there is one as soon as they make a move.

If Vivien Leigh's performance just now can score 60 points, then Meng Xiaodong's performance can score 120 points, and the appeal of the scene will be overwhelming.

After hearing Meng Xiaodong's singing, many senior theater fans stood up and clapped their hands in excitement. As a result, the audience behind couldn't see the performance, and they also stood up. Hulala, more than half of the more than 900 audience in the audience stood up.

Many audience members just stood and watched the whole play, their voices were hoarse and their palms hurt from patting.

When Meng Xiaodong left the stage, the audience spontaneously shouted: "The Emperor of Winter! The Emperor of Winter! The Emperor of Winter!"

The second play was staged soon, and neither Meng Xiaodong nor Vivien Leigh appeared. They were recuperating backstage and preparing for the performance of the third play.

Basically, every time they make an appearance, they can cause the audience to erupt. What Vivien Leigh received was courtesy applause, while Meng Xiaodong won the audience's heartfelt admiration.

Towards the evening, the grand finale was over, leaving only the last grand finale.

At this time, the theater manager suddenly ran out, and personally acted as the master of ceremonies, saying: "Today's big axis is a new play, co-written by the author of "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", Mr. Huanzhu Zhuzhu, the internationally renowned scholar Mr. Zhou Hexuan, and the old famous actor Ms. Meng Xiaodong. Please enjoy the new drama "Mrs. Huarui"!"

When everyone heard that it was a new play, and it was a new play co-written by Zhou Hexuan, Meng Xiaodong, and Li Shoumin, everyone immediately cheered up.

Li Shoumin is not only a swordsman novelist, but also a playwright. For example, "The Wine Beggar" written by Li Shoumin some time ago, starring the famous actor Ye Shengzhang, often attracted a lot of applause, and it will be adapted into a film and television drama "The Drunk Man" decades later.

Shang Xiaoyun's representative work "Han Ming Concubine" is also written by Li Shoumin. He also wrote "Lin Siniang", "Mo Dai", "Autumn River" and other famous Peking opera and Sichuan opera works.

For the new play "Mrs. Huarui" currently being staged, Zhou Hexuan provided the general plot, Li Shoumin was in charge of writing the aria, and Meng Xiaodong made slight changes at the end (mainly to conform to the performance characteristics of Yu School).

The plot of the play is as follows: The emperor of Hou Shu worked hard to conquer the country of Shu, and died suddenly after a few months of proclaiming himself emperor. The throne was passed on to the later master Meng Chang. Meng Chang plays and sings every day, drinks wine every night, and is used to pampering courtesans, courtiers and courtiers. The Shu Kingdom has not fought for ten years, giving an illusion of peace and happiness. Suddenly one day, Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to attack, and the entire Shu Kingdom was terrified. More than 100,000 Shu troops surrendered without a fight, and Meng Xu and his concubine Huarui were all imprisoned. Because Zhao Kuangyin fell in love with Mrs. Huarui, he quickly poisoned Meng Chang to death. Meng Chang's mother (the Queen Mother of Shu) died of a hunger strike, and Mrs. Huarui also committed suicide by drinking poison.

The plot of the story is basically taken from real history, but many private goods have been added, alluding to the current national government and its bureaucrats. As the heroine, Mrs. Huarui's ending has been greatly changed. In history, Mrs. Huarui died because of being involved in the struggle for the throne, and was changed by Zhou Hexuan to follow her deceased husband.

In this play, Meng Xiaodong plays Meng Chang, Queen of Shu, and Vivien Leigh plays Mrs. Huarui.

At the beginning, the fans cheered bursts of cheers, but during the performance, many people began to curse. Because the plot of the Kingdom of Shu indulges in pleasure and does not think about making progress, it is too similar to the situation in the Republic of China, and it is easy for the audience to associate it with reality.

Especially in the face of Zhao Kuangyin's attack, more than 100,000 Shu troops surrendered without a fight, obviously alluding to the fall of the Northeast and the non-resistance policy.

"The flag is raised on the king's city, how can I know that the concubine is in the deep palace? One hundred and forty thousand people are all disarmed, and none of them is a man." When Mrs. Huarui, played by Vivien Leigh, sang the poem of subjugation in a weird tone, she was furious. The patriots stood up one after another, shouting all kinds of slogans.

"Down with the traitors!"

"Resist Japan and save the country, give me back my country!"

"140,000 people are all disarmed, and none of them is a man. The Northeast Army are all bastards, go out and kill the enemy!"

"Long live China!"

"Kill all the Japanese dogs!"

"..."

The whole theater was in chaos, and the audience's patriotic emotions were completely aroused.

Zhou Hexuan couldn't help thinking to himself: If this play becomes popular, Lao Jiang may come to trouble me again.