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Chapter 82 The Story of Renyi

Kyoto Renyi and Chinese Opera can be said that blood is thicker than water.

The first director of Chinese opera was Ouyang Yuqian. The founder of Renyi and one of the four giants was his son Ouyang Shanzun. Both of them had directed "Sunrise". Ouyang Shanzun also served as a professor to China Class 53 of the Acting Department and Class 59 of the Directing Department.

Mr. Cao Yu, the dean of Renyi Art, is the vice dean of Chinese Opera and one of the founders of the Department of Drama and Literature.

One of the four giants of human art, director Xia Chun, also the director of "Tea House", "Longxugou", "The First Floor under Heaven" and "Mahjong", also gave classes in Chinese opera and led the repertory troupe of the National Academy of Drama. This is the country The predecessor of the Experimental Repertory Theatre.

Jiao Juyin, one of the four giants of human art, created the theory of mind image in "Tea House", "Guan Hanqing" and "Cai Wenji".As a result, Renyi’s Stanislavsky system, which was learned from Soviet Liguriev Kurinev at the Academy of Drama, has been transformed into a Chinese country—that is, it focuses on realism, insists on life as the source, and absorbs national operas At the same time, the artistic rules and aesthetics of Fengyun are mainly based on the aesthetic characteristics of drama and the aesthetic orientation of modern audiences. It has both realism of life implication and poetic expressive freehand brushwork. In performance, it is the Huaguo school of establishing mental images to shape characters. style.

The screenwriters of Renyi include Lao She, Guo Moruo, Guo Qihong, Liu Jinyun, Li Longyun, as well as the best teachers of Chinese opera or the best students from the drama department, such as He Jiping "The First Building in the World" Chen Xiaoling "Bad Girl's Prank" Wan Fang (Cao Yu's daughter) and so on.Teacher Ke Ying, a student of Lao She, also teaches in the Department of Chinese Opera and Literature.

Renyi and Chinese Opera often recruit students jointly, and only the best students from the acting department of Chinese Opera can go to Renyi to become actors.Lin Zhaohua turned from an actor to a director.The stars of Renyi are brilliant, and many of them are excellent students of Chinese opera, and then entered the theater for further training and strengthening.

The two directors of Renyi, Pu Cunxin and Ren Ming, both came from Chinese opera, and the current director of Chinese opera, Hao Rong, used to be the director and actor of Renyi.

Kyoto People's Art, Chinese Opera, and Huaguo National Theater (formerly Experimental Theatre) are actually a trinity of system, mentorship, and personnel.Of course, among them, Renyi is the highest representative of the stage.

So Renyi is almost the back garden of Chinese opera.

When they stepped into the gate of Renyi, Pei Yang and Xia Yike were shocked. What shocked them was not the luxury of Renyi, but the "oldness" of Renyi. It's just luxurious, especially compared to the Chengdu Theater.

But when Pei Yang and Xia Yike stepped into the interior of Jingdu Renyi, they were shocked again. It was completely different from the outside, the inside of Renyi was luxurious and solemn.

"Hello, uncle, where are you?" Pei Yang called, his tone was very respectful, after all, in his impression, students in grades like his teacher should be more serious and old-fashioned.

"Here it is." A hand suddenly patted Pei Yang's shoulder.

Pei Yang was taken aback because these words came from the phone and from behind him at the same time.

Pei Yang turned his head and saw a young old man with a vigorous face and a smirk standing behind Pei Yang.

"Uncle Runqing?" Pei Yang looked at the little old man in boy in front of him, not sure.

"Hmm." The little old man blinked, looking a little funny.

Pei Yang smiled, he would really thank you.

He really didn't expect that his serious teacher would have such a young and trendy little old brother.

"Then let's go in now?" Pei Yang looked at the uncle and suddenly became serious.

The little old man looked at Xia Yike, who was leaning slightly from behind Pei Yang, and gave a friendly smile, "Let's go, go inside."

Xia Yike also smiled shyly at the little old man.

Then, they continued chatting and walked inside.

"To be honest, Xiao Pei, you may gain something from directing and rehearsing this time. After all, the old Feng you should most want to find is also there." The little old man looked at Pei Yang and Xia Yike with deep meaning , "But now the characters of Renyi are not as good as each generation. I'm afraid your little girlfriend will be disappointed."

Originally, Pei Yang wanted to ask if Teacher Feng Yuanzheng had come to guide him, but he didn't know what to do when he heard his uncle's words. Said such a thing, but he couldn't say it.

Then Uncle Runqing smiled again, "It's okay, this is not a private matter, if no one else tells it, at least the old audience of Renyi must know it. After all, our theater is indeed not as fast as outside money."

Pei Yang had also heard about this matter.

Back in the 80s, Weizi, an excellent graduate of Chinese opera, received offers from seven national performing arts units in one go as soon as he left school. He directly taught Weizi, who had just won the Plum Blossom Award, and had a hard time making choices. disease.

Among the many units, Renyi is the most powerful. It is rare for the great director Lin Zhaohua to inquire about how other units recruit people. He directly called Weizi and said: "Come to Renyi, and I will solve the BJ account for you", and then Successfully recruited Weizi under his command.

Unfortunately, not long after Weizi joined Renyi, he encountered the economic wave of the 90s.Seeing a lot of self-employed young actors who want acting skills but no acting skills, and no conditions for appearance, but can easily earn hundreds of thousands of dollars in a single play, Weizi can no longer keep up with Renyi's monthly salary of 150 yuan to hone his acting skills .

Just at this time, the TV series "Love in the Pearl River" invited Weizi to be a guest star, and promised to pay Weizi 1000 yuan for each episode.Weizi calculated that this TV series has 40 episodes, and he can earn 4 yuan, which is equivalent to the salary of Renyi for 3 years.

Thinking of this, Weizi immediately went to the leader to ask for leave.Fortunately, most of Renyi's leaders are open-minded, and they agreed to let Weizi go out to film without asking too many questions.

Unexpectedly, after the filming of this film, Weizi's appetite will also increase.He turned around and picked up "Heavenly Rebellious Son" privately, and then resigned to Renyi without hesitation.

Starring in "Heavenly Adverse Son" once again made Weizi a lot of money.Stimulated by money, Weizi completely left the drama stage and embarked on the road of film and television actor.

It's just that in the dead of night, Weizi couldn't help but recall those years when he was in Renyi, and then thought a little confused:

It is so easy to make money outside, why do the actors of Renyi have to spend ten months rehearsing the play?
Weizi's departure is just a microcosm of the backbone of Human Arts.Under the impact of the market economy, it is difficult for the younger generation of actors to think of the old artists, who are willing to stay poor and concentrate on honing their acting skills.

They have learned how to cash in on their fame, and they have also learned to go to places with higher salaries, while Renyi has completely lost its former glory after a whole generation of young and middle-aged actors left.

On July 1992, 7, the Capital Theater ushered in the out-of-print performance of Renyi's blockbuster drama "Teahouse".So Zhi, Lan Tianye, Zheng Rong, Ying Ruocheng and other veteran entertainers used this "Tea House" to announce the end of an era.

Old audiences entered the venue early and waited for the familiar actors. Some audiences who did not buy tickets also stood at the theater door for a long time, just to send a blessing when the old artists went out.

At this time, the old artists backstage were fully preparing for the next performance.Yu Zhi, who has already suffered from Alzheimer's disease, said to his partner Lan Tianye: "When I'm on stage, please help me out."

Lan Tianye agreed while thinking about his own thoughts.From the prime of life to the gray hair, at the beginning, it was Lan Tianye who played "Tea House", but now, "Tea House" finally witnessed Lan Tianye's life to the age of Qin Erye throwing paper money.

The theater lights suddenly turned on, and the curtain slowly opened.Characters from the end of the Qing Dynasty and the beginning of the Republic of China appeared on the stage, drinking tea and chatting according to the plot, like a rolling scroll, bringing the audience back to the old days described by Lao She.

As expected, Yuzhi forgot his words on stage. After fourth master Chang, played by Zheng Rong, took the stage, Yuzhi stared at him blankly, unable to remember his name. Received it, and the old audience in the audience also smiled heartily, still giving warm applause to the old artists.

At the end of the song, the old artists bowed and said goodbye one after another.Prolonged applause erupted from the audience, and many spectators in the front row even ran to the stage to watch the old artists leave.

At this time, an audience member suddenly shouted: "Teacher Yu, goodbye!"

Yu Zhi, who was about to step down from the stage, suddenly staggered, and tears spilled on the stage like broken beads, leaving a little bit of crystal clear.

An era is over.

Looking at the 68-year history of Renyi, people can't help but think of the line in the movie "Mei Lanfang": "Whoever destroys Mei Lanfang's loneliness will destroy Mei Lanfang."

Renyi is also lonely. She is like a fairy standing on the top of the mountain without a trace of smoke and dust, looking down at the countless peers at the foot of the mountain who are rushing to make a living, and then gently opening her vermilion lips in the light of thousands of stars, singing a piece of Yangchun Baixue. , I can only sigh that the song is high and low-key.

For decades, Renyi has been quietly staying at No. 22 Wangfujing Street.Regardless of the passage of time and space, despite the changes in the world, Renyi only sticks to its peach blossom garden, treats each drama with the mind of a craftsman, just to continue the original intention of "opening the curtain to see the truth" of the old artists.

Some people say that Renyi is outdated, and in the era of market economy, there is really no room for Renyi to devote itself to art.The sound of "Goodbye, Teacher So" was not the audience's farewell to Renyi.

But even so, Renyi still stubbornly guards its one-acre three-point land, does not worry about poverty, does not seek wealth and honor, upholds the original intention of "drama is bigger than the sky", and waits for someone to come to the drama.

　The story of Renyi
　　
　
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