Jinghua Tianjiao

Chapter 293 Listen to "The Case of Beauty"
For Du Juan, the affairs in Gesang's family were like ups and downs.Amuna's incident had just ended, but before Gesang's incident happened, Du Juan started to worry.Just like what Gesang said just now, you should finish your work before thinking about these things. Du Juan felt unsure when she heard this. Who knows what will happen next?But I couldn't say anything depressing, so I could only say to Gesang, "Actually, it's good to have many choices in life. We all go through different stages, and we have to do different things at each stage. In fact, your parents It’s also for your future consideration, as there should be quite a lot of people getting married at your age.”

"Yeah, most of the playmates I know are already married, but to be honest, I don't want to get married so early. I think I should be independent," Gesang said.
Du Juan then told Gesang, "It's okay, Gesang, no matter what choice you make, I will support you."

"Thank you, Sister Juan." Gesang said, "Then I will go back first. I didn't know how to tell you this before I came here, but now I have the answer in my heart."

It seemed that the words had been spoken, but only she knew how Du Juan felt in her heart.Everyone in Jinghuafang has the right to choose to stay or leave. Du Juan can't control this, so she can only let it happen.

Back in the studio, Du Juan turned off the lights after cleaning up. Looking at the darkness in the studio, Du Juan herself didn't know how long they could stay here.The job of intangible cultural heritage has no foreseeable future, but it is a good thing that they are here, and tomorrow is still full of hope.Du Juan comforted herself more than once.

"Those who listen carefully, I remember congratulating the emperor on the Dragon Boat Festival..." A song "The Case of Beauty" was sung on the stage. Since the cooperation between Jinghuafang and the Peking Opera Company, going to the theater every day has become Jinghuafang. The "compulsory course" is just that this excerpt from "The Case of the Beauty" is lengthy. Except for the veteran theater fans here who listened with gusto, only the one from Jinghuafang couldn't listen to it, and fell asleep while listening to it.

Du Juan looked back sheepishly, she saw that her grandma was listening very enthusiastically, and she was still beating time with the gongs and drums in her hands, and she could hum a few lines from time to time. Du Juan was ashamed, she was really ashamed of herself in the Peking Opera field.Looking at Gesang and Amuna, they also looked half-informed.Li Wei'an and Wen Xin both dozed off and almost fell asleep. The people in Jinghuafang were waiting to leave.

The first time I heard Peking Opera was a novelty, the second time it was torture.As soon as the show ended, I saw other theater fans talking about the actors' singing skills and jokes. It seemed that this group of people in Jinghuafang didn't belong here, and they didn't know what to say about the good or bad performances.But speaking of grandma, there was plenty to talk about. After such a long time after the performance, grandma had a great time chatting with a few old theater fans.

Liu Tian found Du Juan and his group outside the door, and asked hopefully, "How is the special performance of "The Case of the Beauty" today? All of the people on the stage are my colleagues, it's not bad."

Du Juan could only reply, "It's not bad, it's quite exciting."

"The Case of the Beauty" is one of the most exciting plays in Peking Opera in terms of story. Over the years, this play has had many expression techniques, and its singing skills are also different. Of course, the meanings expressed are also different. Now it is passed down There have been multiple versions of "The Case of Guillotine", with different forms of expression, and every character in it is flesh and blood." Liu Tian said with great insight, but the deeper he spoke, the more confused Du Juan and the others became. .He didn't even understand the story in the theater just now. Liu Tian started talking about the performance techniques of the play, and Du Juan didn't understand it even more.

Seeing that Du Juan didn't reply, Liu Tian looked at everyone's dull expressions again and said directly, "Don't you understand what this play means?"

Du Juan nodded and responded, "I've probably heard the story, but when I watched the play, I didn't understand much." Liu Tian didn't blame anyone, but instead blamed himself, "That's right, hey. We were just like this this time. Cross-border cooperation, you don’t know much about Peking Opera, so it’s normal that you don’t understand it. I didn’t think well about it, but it’s okay. There are performances every week in the courtyard, and then we will watch some exciting and easy-to-understand plays. "The Case of the Beauty" has long arias and twists and turns in the story. It took us a long time to learn it when we first learned it."

Li Wei'an said, "I have seen a TV series about this story, but it is expressed in the form of Peking Opera. Our reserves for Peking Opera are still too little."

"Yes. But it's not your fault. Peking Opera, the quintessence of Chinese culture, is profound and profound, and its essence is singing, chanting, doing and fighting. We still lack such opportunities to observe and learn. You can bring us here more in the future." Du Juan said
"Look at you, you can even sing, read, do and beat. It shows that you still understand Peking Opera very well. It's just that you don't understand each story deeply. I think this is it. After watching the opera every time, I can sit alone with you. Let me tell you the background of its story. Although these things can also be found online, if I tell you them in person, you should have a deeper impression. The main reason is that we will make the Peking Opera series of silk figures in the future, which will be used the most. That's their story." Liu Tian thought deeply, but someone was going to take his job away from him.

After saying goodbye to several theatergoers of similar age to herself, the old lady felt at ease this time.As soon as she went out, she heard Liu Tian and Du Juan chatting about Peking Opera stories. The old lady's eyes lit up and she immediately became energetic. She patted Liu Tian from behind and said, "Xiaotian, I will do this." That's fine. Juan'er and the others have already troubled you enough, and you have your own things to do, so we can't bother you all the time."

"Grandma." Du Juan stepped forward to support the old man and said, "I thought you left first. I just looked around and didn't see you."

The old lady said slowly, "I just met some theater partners, and we made an appointment to come to the theater next time."

The old lady's social speed really amazed the younger generation.Liu Tian asked, "Grandma, do you understand today's "The Case of the Beauty"? When it was first performed, I saw you listening to it from the backstage. What's the story in it..."

Liu Tian originally wanted to just ask tentatively, but unexpectedly the old lady completely understood it and directly told the essence of the play, "What's so difficult about this? I heard the attitude of the version of "The Case of the Beauty", Today’s version is also very exciting. The black-faced Mr. Bao endured the pressure and upheld justice without fear of power, and he attacked the heartless people in the world. This scene is really wonderful, and the blood of those who watch it is boiling."

When Liu Tian heard these words from the old lady, he felt like an expert.He asked more interestedly, "Grandma, you summed it up so well. Do you usually like to listen to operas?"

"No, I listened to it a lot when I was young. At that time, watching TV and movies was a luxury, and this drama was the only real thing. Now that I'm old, I don't go to the theater to listen to it. I basically listen to it on the radio. It’s been a while since I’ve been able to come to the theater twice,” the old lady said.

(End of this chapter)