above the point of the knife

Chapter 80 On stage and off stage (seek first order!)
As soon as he got in the car, a brass hand warmer was handed over.

Zhou Sen was taken aback for a moment.

"For me?"

"No, give it back to me?" Bai Yulan made a gesture to take it back, and Zhou Senna asked her to take it back, and caught it in his hand.

Although the hand warmer is small, it warms people's hearts.

Wu En drove fast and steadily, and soon reached the gate of the new stage on Beisandao Street, pulled the reins, and stopped.

"You two go to the VIP box on the second floor, and Wu En and I go to the public seats downstairs." Zhou Sen returned the copper hand warmer.

Bai Yulan nodded. At this time, she and Zhou Sen should avoid suspicion a little bit, and don't irritate Su Wenqing and Qin Laoqi too much.

Qin Laoqi may not necessarily take any action, but Su Wenqing will not.

After Bai Yulan and Ah Xiang got out of the car, Zhou Sen ordered Wu En to drive the carriage forward, and found a paid watcher. There are parking lots near the theater. As long as you have money, someone will help you. Cars are all eaten on the street, so they still have a good reputation.

The show opened at two o'clock, and it was only 01:30. There were a lot of people gathered at the entrance of the new stage, all talking about Xiao Xiangning's play today. The huge poster at the entrance stated the repertoire to be performed this afternoon and tomorrow's program notice.

On the poster, there is a half-covered ancient costume opera beauty in Tsing Yi, fine brushwork, and the painting is very exquisite and lifelike. Coupled with the introduction of Xiao Xiangning's past performances, it attracted a large number of audiences.

Zhou Sen stopped to look at the crowd in front of the poster for a long time, and sighed quietly.

Basically, it is certain that Xiao Xiangning is the little girl who likes to follow behind her and has a runny nose. In the blink of an eye, fourteen or five years have passed.

He almost forgot about this girl.

The original body is also ruthless enough.

"Brother, the play is about to start, let's go in?" Wu En urged excitedly, spending money to go to the theater to watch a play is a very extravagant thing for him, if it was him, he would definitely not spend it Money.

Zhou Sen nodded, and tidied up his clothes a bit. He didn't wear a woolen overcoat today for fear of attracting attention. He only wore a velvet hat and a long cotton robe over it. He was just an ordinary person.

Although it is a public seat, Bai Yulan asked someone to buy it after all, so the seat is relatively front.

The small compartments on the upper floor are the VIP rooms. Although no one disturbs them and they have a more comfortable environment and service, in fact, the distance from the actors on the stage is not as good as the first few rows of public seats.

The entire garden was full of seats, and even temporary seats were added in the aisle, which showed how hot this "Xiao Xiangning" matter was.

when!
There was a crisp gong sound.

Even if the play has just begun.

At the beginning, there was a warm-up performance, seven or eight martial arts students in strong outfits turned somersaults on the stage, and then fought with swords and guns. It was very lively and beautiful, which attracted bursts of applause and cheers from the audience.

The atmosphere was immediately heightened.

The repertoire performed this afternoon is also one of the classic Pingju repertoire "Silang Visits His Mother". Xiao Xiangning plays Princess Iron Mirror, and Lu Xiaolou plays Yang Silang and Yang Yanhui. These two are the leading actors, and there are other actors, Taijun She's The actor is Xiao Yuehong...

The first scene, sitting in the palace.

The first to play is the old student, that is, Lu Xiaolou who plays Yang Silang and Yang Yanhui.

"Jinjing locks the phoenix tree, sighs in the air, a gust of wind!"

Then read again: "Bengong, Shiro Yanhui. My father Jin Dao Linggong, and mother She's Maharaja. Just because I went to the beach 15 years ago, I was captured. I owe the empress dowager Xiao a favor... "

Although there is no amplifying equipment of later generations, but sitting under the stage, he can clearly hear every word the actor said.

This is the basic skill of opera actors.

Originally, he couldn't bear the hardship, and he was abused and bullied, so he couldn't bear it, so he ran away secretly.

Yuanshen actually wanted to take Jiang Rou away, but Jiang Rou was too young, he couldn't guarantee that he would survive alone, and if he brought another person, neither of them would be able to survive...

It stands to reason that he still has the deed of prostitution in the hands of that Sun Qingkui, I don't know if he is still there, so he has to find a chance to get it back.

It is not easy to appreciate the beauty of traditional opera. However, in this era, when there are not many entertainment items and the people are extremely lacking in spiritual food, opera is one of the few tools that integrate entertainment and enlightenment. It is deeply sought after and loved by the common people, and many local operas and Peking Opera have been regarded as the quintessence of the country.

In fact, if you really listen carefully, you can still find the charm in it. This is the charm of the written language and singing that only Chinese people can understand.

Lu Xiaolou's singing skills are good, quite satisfactory, and the part of the narration is also correct, and the audience in the audience applauds and cheers from time to time.

Zhou Sen was most concerned about Xiao Xiangning's appearance.

Finally, when the door curtain was lifted, a classical beauty with pink and white blush came out. The elegant cyan skirt was just like the person in the painting. She frowns and smiles between glances and brilliance, gentle and charming without losing a trace of her beauty. Heroic!
This appearance won a lot of applause!
Even Zhou Sen couldn't help screaming, and the little girl named "Slug" in the original body's memory also overlapped with the figure of Xiao Xiangning on the stage.

The door of memory opened wide, Zhou Sen couldn't control himself, his eyes turned red.

She endured the pain she couldn't bear, and finally transformed into the glorious Xiao Xiangning on the stage today.

This is actually something to be happy about.

Zhou Sen actually watched the whole performance for more than two hours, which he himself could not have imagined.

After the performance, all the actors returned to the stage and bowed.

The audience got up from their seats one after another, stood up, applauded, and the applause continued for a long time.

This is the greatest recognition and the best compliment for an actor.

After the show ended, Wu En went to drive over the stored carriage, while Zhou Sen stood across the road alone, took out a cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and calmed down again.

A figure passed by him, and he smelled that familiar smell again.

It's really haunting!

Zhou Sen cursed in his heart, but he could only pretend that he didn't find anything.

Soon a cigarette burned to the end, and Wu En picked up Bai Yulan and A Xiang in a carriage and came to him.

Zhou Sen threw away the cigarette butt in his hand, jumped into the carriage, and sat directly next to Wu En. He was covered in smoke, so it was better not to enter the carriage.

Not long after Zhou Sen got into the carriage, an old poster posted on the poster board of the new stage was covered by a striking missing person notice.

"Heavy reward: looking for my long-lost brother, about 24 years old, ten years old when he disappeared, wearing a gray cotton jacket, blue cotton trousers, with patches on the trousers..."

As soon as this notice was posted, it immediately attracted the attention of many people, and the most important thing is that this missing person's notice was written by Xiao Xiangning, the newly promoted "Tsing Yi" herself.

In other words, the person who is looking for someone is Xiao Xiangning herself.

This is big news.

Not only will there be a lot of rewards for those who provide clues, but there will also be rewards, at least a ticket to Xiao Xiangning's performance.

For those who have no money to buy tickets and want to go to the theater to listen to and watch plays, it is a channel to get tickets.

Therefore, this "Xiao Xiangning" posted a notice, and the news that she wanted to find her relatives quickly spread in the Daowai District.

But Zhou Sen didn't know all this at the moment. After sending Bai Yulan and Axiang back to the Ningxiang Pavilion, he didn't stay long. suffering.

When I got home, it was almost time to finish eating, so I casually ate some dinner carefully prepared by Irina.

After soaking in the bath again, I went to bed. This day was tiring enough.

……

"Sister Lan, do we really want to give that Xiao Xiangning a gift?" Axiang asked in surprise after hearing Bai Yulan's order in Ningxiang Pavilion, the small study room where Bai Yulan lived.

"It's not a gift, it's just a greeting. First establish a relationship. We opened a teahouse. Although it can't be compared with a theater like the new stage, if you can find an opportunity to invite you to sing a verse or two, it will be good for our teahouse. It's a good thing to say." Bai Yulan had already started to make plans for the operation of the teahouse.

"Understood, sister Lan, but what are we giving?"

"If we want to give it away, we'll give it something that others don't have. It's special." Bai Yulan said, "Do you still have the pastries Zhou Sen made today? Let's send her a pastry box."

"Good idea. Brother Sen's cakes are really delicious, and they are unique in our family. There is no semicolon." Ah Xiang's eyes lit up.

"Okay, tomorrow morning, you go to the new stage and let me handle this matter." Bai Yulan ordered.

"Okay, Miss Lan."

……

"Musashino" Japanese grocery store.

In the private room, through a screen, you can see another person sitting on his knees, drinking wine leisurely.

The other person was kneeling behind him, bending over and kneeling on the straw mat. Looking at his figure, he was not tall, so he should be a woman.

"How, do you have a judgment?" The drinking man put down the wine cup in his hand and asked in Japanese.

"Sir, he seems to undoubtedly intend to inherit Mr. Anthony's career, and now he wants to be with Boss Bai of Ningxiang Pavilion."

"Do you think he is avoiding it on purpose, or is he really unwilling to take over the job of 'priest'?" The corner of the man's mouth twitched slightly, and he continued to ask.

"According to my subordinates, the latter should be the majority. He is originally a Manchurian, and it is normal that he is not interested in the restoration of the Russian Empire." The woman never looked up.

"Then what method do you think can make him willing to be used by me?" The man nodded and asked.

"This subordinate thinks that we can start with Bai Yulan from Ningxiang Pavilion and force him to agree." The woman whispered.

"Do you have a plan?"

"No, but we can ask someone to talk to him first. After all, we want him to work for me willingly. If he has a rebellious mentality towards us in his heart, it will be harmful to the next step of work."

"Tell me your reason?"

"Judging from the comparison of his attitude towards Miss Kim So Young before and after, he is a person with a distinct personality."

"Can I understand that he is a little emotional?"

"Yes, sir, he was well protected by Mr. Anthony, that's why it happened." The woman explained.

"Okay, then I will arrange it according to your wishes." The man thought for a while, then nodded and agreed.

"Will the subordinate continue to follow?"

"He didn't see you, did he?"

"At present, not yet." The woman was a little stunned and replied.

"Then continue."

"Hay."

(End of this chapter)