Artists of the national tradition start from the puppet show

Chapter 76 Learning Art in the Capital, Being Famous in Tianjin, Making Money in the Magic City

Jinmen Grand Theater.

This is the largest theater garden in Jinmen Cultural Center, which can accommodate 3600 spectators.

There is a saying in the Beijing opera circle, that is, the capital learns art, Tianjin is famous, and Shanghai makes money.

The so-called learning art in the capital is because almost all the famous actors, most of them have settled in the capital, so if you want to learn Peking opera, the capital is the only choice.

The so-called Jinmen is famous because of the theater fans in Jinmen, but they are said to be the only ones in the world.

The theater fans in Jinmen are hospitable, but they are also picky. Most importantly, they don’t care how famous you are, even if Mei Lanfang fails here, they will still make fun of you. They will definitely not because of your reputation. And let you go!

In the Beijing opera world, there is such an interesting joke.

Tan Fuying, as the direct heir of the Tan family, and the Peking opera master with the most outstanding vocal talent among the last four masters, left a disgraceful story in Jinmen.

"Three yuan and three, called Xiaofan"!
Anyone who knows something about Peking Opera has heard of this allusion.

The play "Si Lang Visits His Mother" is said to be the most familiar repertoire in the Peking Opera circle. No matter which school it is, this play has been sung countless times.

The most famous part of this play is "Called Xiaofan".

The so-called "calling Xiaofan" means that when singing this line, it is an octave higher Ga tune, which is the actor's ability.

Tan Fuying, as the master of Peking Opera with the best voice among the four masters, the phrase "called Xiaofan", logically speaking, is not a problem at all!
However, the legend of the story is here!
When Tan Fuying brought the troupe to Jinmen and posted the play "Si Lang Visits His Mother", Tan Fuying's ticket price was one yuan and three.

At that time, the ticket price was considered high.

As a result, theater fans in Jinmen heard that Tan Fuying was coming, and they all wanted to see Xiao Tan's voice.

Who knows, when she sang "Calling Xiao Fan", Tan Fuying didn't even sing this Ga tune because of nervousness or some other reason.

Of course, the fans in Jinmen would not spare him, and started booing from below.

Thanks to Tan Fuying buying enough strength later, he saved his face!

However, Tan Fuying is a shameless person, knowing that her face has been lost, she must get it back!
The next day, Tan Fuying continued to post "Siro Visits His Mother" in the same theater, but the ticket price was raised to [-] yuan.

The theater fans in Jinmen naturally knew that Tan Fuying was trying to save face, so they all gritted their teeth, bought tickets, and came to join in the show.

However, it is unbelievable that when Tan Fuying sang "Called Xiaofan" again, she didn't sing it again.

This time, the theater fans in Jinmen quit, the ticket price of two yuan and three yuan, isn't this a scam?

So, the fans below continued to boo, even though Tan Fuying worked harder in the back, but more than half of the fans left!

This time, Tan Fuying's reputation was a little dangerous.

As a result, Tan Fuying posted "Si Lang Visits His Mother" for the third time, and the ticket price continued to increase to [-] yuan.

The fare was top notch back then, even for Mei Lanfang, it was only four yuan.

However, theater fans in Jinmen are also ruthless people, since you want to save face, then we will let you get it back.

That day, the theater was still overcrowded, and everyone was waiting to see if Tan Fuying could get her face back, or completely lose her face in Jinmen!
The fans below didn't listen to the previous aria at all, they talked and made trouble, and waited until this line was sung.

"Standing at the palace gate—"

Everyone below fell silent, looking at Tan Fuying on the stage with burning eyes.

And Tan Fuying, as expected, still didn't sing!

This time, Tan Fuying's reputation was completely ruined in Jinmen!

Since then, Tan Fuying has performed in Jinmen again, and has never sung "Si Lang Visits His Mother".

And in Jinmen, there was also such a sentence "three yuan and three, called Xiaofan", which became a pain that Mr. Tan Fuying will never erase!
This is the strength of Jinmen opera fans. Even a master like Tan Fuying will panic and make mistakes.

However, as long as you can get the approval of Jinmen opera fans, then it means that you can go anywhere in the world!
As for the devil making money, this sentence is easy to understand.

The magic city was the largest gold-selling cave in China in that era, a ten-mile foreign market, full of luxury and gold fans.

At that time, as soon as the Qing government fell, the prosperity of the capital plummeted, and there were hardly any hall performances.

You know, the most profitable thing for Peking opera actors is naturally to go out to attend parties.

In order to make money, the actors in the capital began to perform in other places. A performance in Jinmen can last half a year, but a performance in Shanghai can earn back a year's expenses!

This is the well-known Beijing opera world, where the capital is famous, Tianjin is famous, and the capital of Shanghai makes money.

Walking into the backstage of Jinmen Grand Theater, Lin Mu followed Yu Zhikui, Li Zhengsu and others to the front stage with some curiosity.

Seeing Yu Zhikui measuring the stage inch by inch with his own steps, Lin Mu who was following behind asked curiously, "Master, what are you doing?"

As Yu Zhikui walked forward, he said calmly, "Xiao Mu, let me ask you, what do you do first when you arrive at a new theater?"

Lin Mu was taken aback by the question, and didn't come back to it for a moment. After all, he had never considered this question, and he hadn't been on stage to sing in a serious way yet!
Yu Zhikui didn't expect any answer from Lin Mu, and said to himself, "I'll teach you to be good. When you go to any new theater in the future, the first thing is to come to the stage and use your own feet. , walk every inch of the stage, so that I know it in my heart!"

When Lin Mu heard this, he seemed to understand what Yu Zhikui was going to say!
Yu Zhikui continued, "Xiao Mu, what we are most afraid of when we sing old-fashioned songs is that we have no roots under our feet. After all, we old-school actors have to wear thick soles for most of the performances!"

The so-called thick sole means that the soles of the boots are thick, most of them are one inch, and some are higher. This requires the actors to be stable after wearing the boots.

"If you haven't stepped on this stage, if there is a pit or a bump somewhere, and you accidentally step on it during the performance, it will be a performance accident!"

Listening to Mr. Yu Zhikui's sincere words, Lin Mu felt a warmth.

This is the inheritance. If the old man didn't tell you these truths, you would never think of these things, unless you really fell on the stage.

Lin Mu nodded, and followed his master, stepping on the stage bit by bit, feeling the size and layout of the entire stage.

(End of this chapter)