Literary Master 1978

"Yushu, amazing! Your Xu Lingjun is amazing! How could he write such a good script?"

When they met the next day, Tao Yushu was surrounded by several classmates outside the classroom, and said to her with excitement.

Tao Yushu certainly knew that her husband's script was good, but everyone's reaction still made her feel a little exaggerated.

"He had this idea before, and this time I begged him to write a script, so he wrote it by the way."

After listening to Tao Yushu's explanation, everyone's expressions became more exaggerated.

"By the way? Can this be written by the way?" Wu Yingfang waved the script in her hand, making a rustling sound.

"Yushu, your teacher Xu... no, teacher Lin is a great talent! A great talent that makes us look up to him!"

Li Luyang pushed away the crowd and said excitedly: "More than a great talent? Lao She would be no more than this when he was alive, Yushu..."

Before he finished speaking, he was pulled by the classmates beside him.

Class was about to start, and there were classmates all around. Everyone understood his mood and feelings, but such public propaganda would definitely cause criticism, so they quickly told him to shut up.

The bell for class rang. Several people had been holding back for the entire class. After the class was over, they were about to talk to Tao Yushu about their amazing feelings after reading the script last night, but they were interrupted.

"Yushu!"

This morning was not Huang Huilin's class, but she appeared at the door of the classroom at this moment.

"Teacher Huang, why are you here? Do you have something to talk to me about?" Tao Yushu left a few classmates and ran over.

Huang Huilin took out the script that he borrowed yesterday, his face full of admiration.

"I've finished reading the script, it's a stunning work!"

"You're flattering me."

"No, no, no." Huang Huilin shook her head, "I'm not being polite or exaggerating at all. I think this script is a top-notch work even on a stage like the People's Art Theatre. My wife said that this play has the flavor of Mr. Lao She..."

While she was talking, a few people who were just left behind by Tao Yushu came up. Hearing this, Li Luyang couldn't help but shout, "Great minds think alike, Mr. Huang!"

The other people hurriedly pulled him back, and Huang Huilin smiled, "It seems that everyone has the same opinion."

She continued to ask, "I see that the script has three acts and four scenes. This script has a lot of content, and it should be very stressful for you."

Huang Huilin's words were very tactful, and the translation was probably: This game is too high-end, you don't deserve it.

Tao Yushu heard her hidden meaning and asked, "It is indeed very difficult for us to do a three-act play for the first time. How about you come and give us some guidance?"

Tao Yushu was not being polite, but sincerely inviting and asking for help.

Anyone who knows something about drama knows that asking a group of students who have never practiced to do a three-act play is almost as difficult as asking a middle school student who can't even write an 800-word essay to write a novella.

When Lin Chaoyang was writing the script, Tao Yushu was worried about this problem, but seeing how hard her husband was working, she was embarrassed to interrupt his creation.

After the script was completed, Tao Yushu was pleasantly surprised by its level, but also distressed by its difficulty for college students.

Originally, she was thinking of inviting Chen Jiangong and his group to exchange experiences with everyone, and slowly try to figure it out. Now Huang Huilin has stepped forward and shown his willingness to help, so she naturally wants it.

"Okay, we are engaged in drama literature and drama literature research. We have learned a lot of theoretical knowledge and taught a lot. It's just right that I can take this opportunity to practice it, learn from each other and make progress together."

Huang Huilin's joining made Tao Yushu happy. The other few people were also very happy when they heard Tao Yushu pull the teacher to help.

Tao Yushu looked at everyone and asked, "It's just that we have nothing to do now, how about we study the script?"

Everyone nodded, impatient.

The formation and rehearsal of the drama crew often start with familiarity and reading the script. "The First Restaurant in the World" is a three-act play with many scene changes, many protagonists and supporting roles, and a large number of lines. Any one of them is a huge challenge for college students who are amateur drama.

Because of yesterday's familiarity, reading it again today, everyone has a deeper understanding of the content of the script and has more content to discuss.

"Lu Mengshi is a very vivid character. When I look at him, I think of Wang Lifa. They are both shopkeepers with distinct and complex personalities.

In him, you can see the shrewdness and cunningness of traditional Chinese businessmen, as well as the self-respect and self-improvement of those from the bottom of society. He is strict and kind to his subordinates.

But at the same time, he is at the intersection of tradition and reform. You can see his determination to make progress, as well as his helpless compromise and endurance of humiliation.

The tragic color in him reminds me of Qin Erye, the cruel collision between ambition and reality.

No matter how hard people try, they cannot completely get rid of the constraints of the times on their personal destiny. Even short-term success cannot withstand the impact of the changes of the times."

Li Luyang's mind has been churning since he finished reading the script last night. He has a lot of things to say in his heart. Even if he discussed it with his classmates for most of the night, he still has a lot to say when reading the script together.

He loves this script too much, and he loves every living character in it even more. Lu Mengshi, as the focus of the whole play, has become a character in his heart that is comparable to Wang Lifa.

"Lu Yang is right. I also think that the script of "The First Floor in the World" has a strong flavor of "Teahouse". Not only is the style similar, but even the level..." Wu Yingfang paused here. , thinking about it and said: "I think it is 50% of the level of "Tea House"."

"It's less than 50%, I think it's 70%. "The First Floor in the World" has the charm of "Teahouse", not more than 70%." Li Luyang now transformed into "Lou Chui".

Li Zhenyu on the side couldn't stand it anymore, "You can do it, the more you talk, the more exaggerated it is. The classic of "Teahouse" lies not only in the script, but also in the wonderful performances of the actors and actresses. I agree with Yingfang's 50%. If in the future If you can make a breakthrough in directing, it won’t be too late for you to mention 70%.”

After he finished speaking, Li Luyang immediately expressed his different opinions.

"Yingfang said 50% is right. That's because our group of people are not good. If it were actors and directors from Renyi, I would say 70% is conservative."

"What should we perform if we give people a chance to perform?"

Wu Yingfang issued a soul question, which suddenly silenced Li Luyangqian, who had been impassioned just now.

Everyone laughed. Tao Yushu saw that everyone was laughing and joking. He only talked about his thoughts about the script and did not talk about serious matters at all. He couldn't help but said:

"You guys, stop talking about these useless things. Let's first decide how to rehearse the drama. Who has a role you want to play?"

After she asked this question, everyone was surprisingly silent.

Despite their noisy joy, apart from performing at a party, none of them had ever acted seriously. Now that they were asked to play roles in a three-act play, no one dared to say that they were confident.

Especially since everyone has praised the script so well just now, it has to be performed at the level of human art. Who dares to volunteer so easily!

Everyone was silent, and Tao Yushu was depressed. Before, everyone was clamoring for a drama, but now that the script was available, they started to back off.

Just as she was about to speak, Huang Huilin spoke.

"The Yushu couple contributed a good script to us. Everyone is under pressure, but you should also think that if we can successfully arrange this drama, it will definitely make a sensation in the entire Yenching university community.

No, it will probably cause repercussions not only among colleges and universities, but also in the drama world.

Everyone says that this play has the flavor of "Teahouse" and Lao She. Don't you want the directors, screenwriters, and actors of Renyi Arts to come and support you? "

Master! Absolute master!

Tao Yushu watched Huang Huilin incite the excitement of the students who were still hesitant just now with just a few words. Everyone's faces were looking forward to the scene when the play would be performed in the future, and their eyes were full of yearning.

"That's right. A script is the foundation of a play. We now have such a good script, which is half the success." Li Luyang said enthusiastically.

"Well, we have to be serious in everything we do. We have such a good start, there is no reason not to work hard and strive to launch a big satellite that will make the city of Yanjing shake!"

In the excitement, everyone became more and more excited as they talked.

Huang Huilin knew that morale could only be boosted at this time, not vented, so she added: "Okay! It's good if everyone has this attitude. But "The World's First Floor" is a big drama, and we can't do it alone. Next, everyone has to mobilize us. With the strength of the entire Chinese Department and even the entire school, let me give you a guarantee. I will apply for funding from the school and treat this drama as a project to protect everyone. "

The crowd immediately applauded, the crowd was excited, full of passion for a big fight, and determined to set human skills as a benchmark.

For a student drama, no matter how good the script is, trying to use human skills as a benchmark is tantamount to wishful thinking.

Of course everyone knows this, but as the saying goes, if you take it from above, you will get it from within; if you take it from it, you will get it from below; if you take it from below, you will get nothing.

It doesn’t matter if you set a high goal, as long as you implement it step by step in a down-to-earth manner, the results will definitely not be bad.

That night Tao Yushu returned home and told Lin Chaoyang everyone's comments on the script. Lin Chaoyang nodded.

He was not proud of everyone's evaluation of him, but he admired the taste of these students.

The play he created is a classic play of later generations of Yanjing People's Art. The story tells the story of the summer of 1917, when the Republic of China was just beginning and the political situation was turbulent. Commander Zhang Xun led his army to Beijing, which led to the restoration of the small imperial court, and chaos inside and outside the capital.

Lu Mengshi was entrusted by his old shopkeeper to take over Fujude, which was on the verge of difficulties. He relied on his own wisdom and perseverance to turn the tide and saved Fujude at the critical moment, making Fujude quickly famous in the capital.

But behind Fujude's prosperity, there are constant worries. The two young masters left behind by the old club, one obsessed with Peking Opera and the other obsessed with martial arts, were usually unable to help, and they interfered in the business randomly and hindered them, but they were both good hands. The troubles they caused from time to time made Lu Mengshi tired of dealing with them.

During this period, there was also the restlessness of the master Luo Datou, the extravagant hope of the waiter Chang Gui to send his son to learn a craft, the assassination of the sinister villain Kewu, and the common people of the police and the detective team...

Lu Mengshi's own ideals and reality clashed again and again, and coupled with the turmoil of the current situation, Fujude's original good situation was once again in jeopardy.

At the end of the story, Master Fu Luo Datou, who had never dealt with Lu Mengshi, was framed by Ke Wu and the detective team. Lu Mengshi did not hesitate to save his life and was imprisoned. The ending was full of a sense of fate that "I saw him building a tall building, and I saw his building collapse." .

This script seems to tell the story of a roast duck restaurant, but in fact it is a human tragedy and comedy that everyone can understand, and it also reflects the social outlook and cultural characteristics of that era.

The premiere of the drama caused a sensation in Yanjing City, and made the screenwriter He Jiping famous overnight, becoming the object of many film directors' cooperation. Later, he wrote classic film and television scripts such as "New Dragon Inn", "Legend of the New White Snake", "King of Western Chu", and "The Warlords".

This drama set a record of 150 consecutive performances in the year of its premiere, becoming a revival work of Yanjing literature and art.

In the 50th anniversary celebration of the People's Art Theater, this play was listed as one of the five selected dramas along with "Teahouse" and "Thunderstorm".

Lin Chaoyang wrote this drama because of Tao Yushu's request. Compared with the version he saw in later generations, Lin Chaoyang felt that the script he wrote still had too many shortcomings in details.

The "Fujude" in the script is actually the "Quanjude" in reality. In order to write the script, He Jiping experienced life in Qianmen Quanjude for several months. Every detail in the script is full of reality.

The character creation and conflicts in this version of the script are good, but the lack of details still lacks some charm.

However, this level is enough for students to rehearse and perform, and it is more than enough.

Especially when he saw Tao Yushu's energetic expression when he talked about preparing the drama, he felt that it was all worth it.