Heroines: Opening Dialogue with Wu Zetian

Chapter 26 Dialogue with Kun Ling and Liu Xikui

Eight o'clock the next night.

Su Qingyue turned on the live broadcast on time.

[Ding, the system is ready, and the virtual studio is set up. 】

[Ding, the host is asked to choose the character and time node for dialogue! 】

[Ding, the selection is over, the host please get ready! 】

"When... when..."

Accompanied by a burst of opera drums, the black curtain slowly opened from the middle, just like the opening of an opera.

Su Qingyue stepped on the red carpet and walked in slowly. The studio was filled with all kinds of facial makeup and costumes, and there was also a huge old-fashioned gramophone.

"Dialogue with heroines, promote traditional culture! Hello audience, I am the host Su Qingyue!"

"This program is fully sponsored by the Grand Theater of Prince Kung's Mansion, and I would also like to thank the Huaxia Academy of Arts for providing historical materials for this program! Welcome to Dialogue Ancient and Modern!"

……

"Drip drip!"

"I'm coming!"

"Did you see that phonograph? It's obviously a product of the Republic of China period!"

"So this time the show is going to take us back to the Republic of China!"

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"Chinese opera culture has a long history, but for a long time women were not allowed to perform on stage."

"During the period of the Republic of China, the feudal system was overthrown, the mind was liberated, and a large number of female opera actors appeared."

"Among these female opera performers, there is a woman who is not only as famous as Master Mei Lanfang, but also defies power and power and is not greedy for wealth."

"After the outbreak of the Anti-Japanese War, she performed charity performances everywhere to raise funds for the Anti-Japanese War!"

"After the War of Resisting Flowers and Aiding Gao, she even went to the battlefield at the age of 60 to perform for the volunteer soldiers!"

"She devoted herself to the education of Chinese opera, and she is the first female actress in modern Chinese opera!"

"She is appraised as the pearl of the Chinese opera world!"

"She is...Kunling King Liu Xikui!"

……

"What! It's Liu Xikui! I guessed wrong!"

"Hey, I guessed right! I guessed right!"

"Bring it to you!"

"Liu Xikui! Liu Xikui!"

……

Su Qingyue walked to the giant phonograph and put an old record on it.

The melodious opera began to play, and the pictures in the studio began to flow, and finally came to the entrance of a theater building.

Su Qingyue disappeared and began to speak in a narration.

"It is now the third year of the Republic of China, and Liu Xikui is performing a new fashion play "New Camellia" by Hebei Bangzi in this theater building."

"This play tells the story of an intellectual military officer defeating the invasion of foreign powers with the help of a La Traviata. It is a play that promotes patriotism and national salvation!"

As the camera moved, the audience seemed to follow Su Qingyue's eyes and looked at the water sign outside the theater building.

……

"Wow, this prop is so realistic, it feels like it really came to the period of the Republic of China."

"Wow! How rich is this program group? This level of restoration is too detailed!"

"Under normal circumstances, shouldn't the host talk to Liu Xikui first? Why did you change the method this time?"

"But this is also very good, like watching a movie!"

……

Su Qingyue stepped into the theater building, and the camera quickly zoomed in.

Liu Xikui on the stage was wearing a white European-style pleated skirt and a white flower-arranged wide-brimmed hat. His singing voice was melodious and charming, and the audience in the audience was mesmerized.

Just then, the camera pans to a group of uniformed students standing in the corner.

……

"These uniforms are so pretty..."

"Look, does that person look like Premier Zhou?"

"Wow! It really looks like Premier Zhou when he was young! So handsome!"

……

"That's right! This young man is Premier Zhou! He is just 16 years old at this time, and he is studying in Nankai Middle School."

After finishing speaking, Su Qingyue waved again, and the scene changed quickly. This was a wedding room, and Liu Xikui was wearing a red wedding dress and covering her head at this time.

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"In the early days of the Republic of China, warlords fought in a melee, and the Beiyang government changed several presidents in succession."

"Without exception, these presidents like to invite famous opera masters to sing for them. Because of Liu Xikui's outstanding appearance, he is often harassed by these warlords."

"Even because of these things, she had to ruthlessly reject Mr. Mei Lanfang's confession."

"Because she knows that once these warlords know that she and Mr. Mei Lanfang are together, they will definitely hurt him."

"In desperation, Liu Xikui finally chose a blind date to marry, but this marriage changed Liu Xikui's life."

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"Squeak!"

The door was pushed open, and a dark and short old man came in, picked up the steelyard on the table and lifted the red hijab.

"Ahhh! Who are you?"

"I am Cui Chengchi!"

"You lied, Cui Chengchi is clearly a young man?"

"I admit that I lied to you. The person who had a blind date with you was actually my guard... But don't worry, I will definitely treat you well."

Liu Xikui burst into tears, let out a long sigh, and said, "Oh, maybe this is my fate!"

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"It's terrible! Isn't this a fraudulent marriage?"

"Oh, it's really sad that such a woman lived in the period of the Republic of China!"

"This is not the Republic of China I imagined! This show is deceiving! Aren't all warlords supposed to be handsome guys? How could they be old men!"

"Host, can you help her, help her change history!"

……

Su Qingyue looked at the barrage, and did not speak, but waved again, and the scene changed rapidly.

A large group of Japanese soldiers appeared on the street. Under the leadership of an officer, they walked into an alley, knocked on a door, and a middle-aged woman opened the door.

The Japanese military officer said: "Boss Liu, yours is an excellent Peking opera master in Huaxia, and our Great Japanese country would like to invite you to perform in the Japanese country!"

Liu Xikui said: "No need, I have already quit the opera garden."

"Boss Liu, we are willing to pay a lot of money for the invitation. I guarantee that as long as you are willing to perform in Japan, your life will definitely be better than it is now."

"No, please go back."

"There is an old saying in Huaxia that those who know the current affairs are the best. Boss Liu, I will come again tomorrow."

The Japanese officer waved his hand, turned and left with his men.

Liu Xikui closed the door with a "snap", quickly put the gold and silver in the house into the package, painted a pockmarked makeup on himself in front of the bronze mirror, and then walked out of the city in the dark.

The streets were full of Japanese soldiers, they wantonly beat and insulted the Chinese people, Liu Xikui frowned.

"Stop! What are you doing!"

A Japanese soldier stopped Liu Xikui at the city gate.

Liu Xikui hurriedly coughed a few times, and said, "Lord Japanese Army, I am a good citizen...cough coughcough...I have leprosy, and I want to go back to the countryside to see a genius doctor...cough cough..."

The Japanese soldier looked at the pockmarks on Liu Xikui's face, covered his mouth and nose and cursed angrily: "Bagaya Road! Leprosy, hurry up!"

Liu Xikui hurried out of the city gate, and walked quickly towards the distance.

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