The Rise of the Writers of the Republic of China

   Zhou Hexuan is really going to the show this afternoon, not a lie. He took the Yang family sisters to the World Theater, and Zhang Leyi and others had been waiting for a long time.

   "Dad," Xiao Lingjun threw himself into Zhou Hexuan's arms, looked at Yang Xiuqiong with his eyes rolling, and said in surprise, "This is the mermaid sister!"

  Zhang Leyi deliberately looked at the Yang sisters a few more times, stretched out her hand and smiled: "Hello, my name is Zhang Leyi."

   Sisters Yang Xiuzhen and Yang Xiuqiong said quickly, "Hello, Ms. Zhang!"

  Zhou Hexuan was afraid that Zhang Leyi would be jealous again, so he hurriedly told the story briefly and said, "They were so entangled by Chu Minyi that I had to bring them here."

   Zhang Leyi was quite angry when he heard this: "It's inappropriate for the dignified Secretary General of the Executive Yuan to be able to do such a thing."

   Zhou Hexuan smiled and said, "Okay, everyone sit down and wait to watch the play."

  In Nanjing, the world's largest theater is second only to the Capital Grand Theater. As for the more splendid Dahua Theater and Xindu Theater, they have not yet been completed and opened.

   These theaters are multi-functional and can show movies, traditional plays, and even Western dramas.

Although   Peking Opera originated in the north, it was also popular in the south during the period of the Republic of China. Shanghai even surpassed Peking and Tianjin to become the largest consumer market for Peking Opera in the Republic of China, often gathering Peking Opera masters from all over the country.

  Nanjing is relatively close to Shanghai, and it has also been greatly affected. Nanjing citizens’ love for Peking Opera is not lost to Tianjin.

  No, Meng Xiaodong came to Nanjing to watch the Games, and immediately received numerous invitations for performances. The boss of the world's largest theaters even paid huge sums of money to invite her to sing a special performance.

   Zhou Hexuan and the others waited for about 20 minutes, and the more than 900 seats in the audience were basically full.

   With the sound of gongs and drums, the performance officially began.

   The first play was the famous Yupai drama "Fishing and Killing the Family". The actors of Li Jun and Ni Rong were both famous Nanjing actors. A few words of eloquence greeted the audience's applause.

   Soon the first game was over, Li Jun and Ni Rong left at the same time, Xiao Guiying and Xiao En were ready to play.

  The sound of the Xipi guide board, Xiao Guiying's female voice came from the backstage: "Shaking the oars to urge the boat like an arrow!"

"what?"

   "This Xiao Guiying can't do it."

   "Who played it?"

"what the hell?"

  “…”

   When senior fans heard Xiao Guiying's singing, they all felt inappropriate because their basic skills were not at home.

   At this moment, Xiao En and Xiao Guiying recited "steer the helm" at the same time, and then "father and daughter" rocked the "boat" together to appear.

  The audience instantly became dead silent, no one made a sound, and some of the audience who ate the melon seeds were stunned, and the melon seeds fell from their hands without realizing it.

   The Huadan actor who originally played Xiao Guiying did not have any oil paint on his face, so he could tell at a glance that he was a beautiful foreigner, which made the audience feel unbelievable—foreigners can still sing Peking Opera?

   The foreign beauty on the stage was naturally Vivien Leigh, and she continued to sing: "Burning rivers and waves!"

"it is good!"

   "Good singing!"

   "Look at the reward!"

  “…”

   The audience responded with a bang, and countless audiences cheered loudly, as if it was really a popular actor singing just now.

  Vivien Leigh's Peking Opera has only been studied for half a year, and of course she doesn't sing very well. Fans with a little sense of appreciation can hear the flaws. But I can't help that Vivien Leigh is a foreigner. The foreigners actually came to sing our Peking Opera national quintessence, which instantly satisfied the vanity of the audience.

   Vivien Leigh sang two more lines, the whole audience boiled over, cheers and applause continued for a long time.

   "Son!"

  Xiao En, played by Meng Xiaodong, said a sentence, and then sang: "Father and daughter are fishing under the river, even if we are poor, even if people laugh at us! Gui Ying'er is at the helm, and the father casts the net..."

"it is good!"

   As soon as an expert makes a move, he will know if there is any.

   If Vivien Leigh's performance just now scored 60 points, then Meng Xiaodong's performance could score 120 points, and the scene was immediately overwhelming.

   After hearing Meng Xiaodong's singing, many veteran fans stood up and slapped with excitement. As a result, the audience in the back could not see the performance, so they also stood up, and more than half of the 900-odd audience stood up.

   Many audience members simply stood and watched the entire play, their throats hoarse, and their palms hurt.

  When Meng Xiaodong left the stage, the audience spontaneously shouted in unison: "Winter Emperor! Winter Emperor! Winter Emperor!"

   The second play will be staged soon. Meng Xiaodong and Vivien Leigh did not appear. They are recharging their energy backstage and preparing for the third play.

   Basically every time they appear, they can cause the audience to boil. Vivien Leigh received courtesy applause, while Meng Xiaodong won the heartfelt admiration of the audience.

   It was almost evening, and the finale was over, leaving only the last big scene.

At this time, the theater manager suddenly ran out and came to the emcee in person and said: "Today's big axis is a new play, co-written by the author of "The Legend of Shushan Swordsman", Mr. Huan Zhu, the internationally renowned scholar Mr. Zhou Hexuan, and the old and famous actress Meng Xiaodong. Please enjoy the new drama "Mrs. Flower"!"

   When everyone heard that it was a new play, and it was a new play co-written by Zhou Hexuan, Meng Xiaodong, and Li Shoumin, everyone immediately became excited.

  Li Shoumin is not only a swordsman novelist, but also a playwright. For example, "The Wine Beggar" written by Li Shoumin some time ago, starring the famous actor Ye Shengzhang, often attracts a lot of praise, and will be adapted into a film and television drama "The Drunk Man" decades later.

  Shang Xiaoyun's representative work "Han Ming Concubine", also written by Li Shoumin, he also wrote "Lin Siniang", "Mo Dai", "Autumn River" and other famous Peking Opera and Sichuan Opera works.

   The new play "Mrs. Huarui", which is currently being staged, is provided by Zhou Hexuan with the general plot, Li Shoumin is in charge of writing the narration aria, and Meng Xiaodong finally makes slight changes (mainly to meet the characteristics of Yupai's performance).

  The plot of this play is as follows: The Emperor of Later Shu worked hard to rule the country and conquered the country of Shu. Meng Chang sang songs every day and wine every night. He used to favor the prostitutes of Jiaofang, the courtiers and the guests. The Shu Kingdom did not fight for ten years, and he gave the illusion of peace and happiness. Suddenly one day, Zhao Kuangyin led his troops to attack, and the entire Shu Kingdom was terrified. Zhao Kuangyin quickly poisoned Meng Chang because he fell in love with Mrs. Huarui. Meng Chang's mother (the Empress Dowager of Shu) died on hunger strike, and Mrs. Huarui also drank poison and committed suicide.

  The storyline is basically taken from real history, but many private goods are added, all insinuating the current national government and its bureaucracy. As the heroine, Mrs. Huarui's ending has been greatly changed. In history, Mrs. Huarui died because she was involved in the struggle for the throne, and was changed by Zhou Hexuan to follow her deceased husband.

   In this play, Meng Xiaodong plays Meng Chang, the queen of Shu, and Vivien Leigh plays Mrs. Huarui.

   At the beginning, the fans cheered, but when he was acting, many people cursed. Because the plot of Shu is indulging in pleasure and not thinking about progress, it is too similar to the situation in the Republic of China, and it is easy to remind the audience of reality.

  Especially in the face of Zhao Kuangyin's attack, more than 100,000 Shu troops surrendered without a fight, which is obviously an insinuation of the Northeast's policy of loss and non-resistance.

"The tree in the king's city lowered the flag, how did the concubine know it in the deep palace? 140,000 people were disarmed, and none of them were men." When Vivien Leigh, played by Madame Huarui, sang the poem of subjugation in a strange tone, she was indignant. The patriots stood up one after another and shouted a variety of slogans.

   "Down with traitors!"

   "Anti-Japanese and save the country, return my rivers and mountains!"

   "The 140,000 people will be disarmed, and none of them are men. The Northeast Army are all scumbags, go out and kill the enemy!"

"Long live China!"

   "Kill all the Toyo dogs!"

  “…”

  The entire theater has been in chaos, and the audience's patriotic emotions have been completely aroused.

   Zhou Hexuan couldn't help thinking to himself: This drama is a hit, and Lao Jiang is afraid that he will come to trouble me again.