Chapter 44 Excellent Comprehension

Although the government deliberately covered up the incident of Li Jinshui's bombing of Dr. Tong, it was widely spread among the troupe circles.

Everyone admired Li Jinshui's courage.

In addition, Li Jinshui's status in the industry was also very high, so even if he disappeared, his face would still have to be given to him.

As soon as they heard that Xibao was Li Jinshui's apprentice, everyone's arrogance in opposing her joining the society was reduced a bit, and they all looked towards her, waiting for her answer.

But before Xibao could speak, Song Youzhen spoke first.

"Isn't that right? Xibao is Boss Li's guaranteed apprentice. She was recommended by Boss Li to Mr. Niu. You all know that when Mr. Niu wanted to create a theater troupe, the first one he found was Li -

—!"

"Youzhen, don't interrupt!"

Seeing that Song Youzhen was about to offend someone again, Tang Congshan quickly interrupted him.

That's what's bad about this guy. He speaks without thinking and is very straightforward.

Niu Zaihe originally wanted Li Jinshui to be the president. Who in the troupe didn't know that?

But now that Ye Rongzhen is the president, if Song Youzhen mentions this again, wouldn't it slap Ye Rongzhen in the face?

"Let her speak for herself." Tang Congshan turned the topic to Xibao again.

Xibao gained experience and did not give Song Youzhen a chance to speak. He just nodded calmly and said, "My little girl has indeed learned opera from my master for ten days."

"Ten days?"

Su Yunqing sneered: "You only studied for ten days, what kind of apprentice do you think you are?"

Tang Congshan glared at him, but he shut up and turned around to feel angry.

Tang Congshan then asked Xibao: "Boss Li has a copy of the "Peking Opera Facial Makeup Atlas" in his hand, have you seen it?"

As soon as they heard about this album, everyone's eyes lit up.

The clean corners and hooked face have always been used to guard against others.

Nowadays, there is no real net angle team leader in Xilian Club.

Although Ye Rongzhen and Xiao Yonghua know some net roles, they are still far behind Li Jinshui.

Even if you can sing opera lyrics, the art of drawing faces cannot be mastered overnight.

If you have the support of Li Jinshui's "Peking Opera Masks Atlas", you can get twice the result with half the effort.

If Xibao can achieve such a feat and just joins a theater troupe to learn opera, what's the problem?

Anyway, just don’t ask her to go on stage.

Unexpectedly, Xibao actually shook his head.

Tang Congshan immediately pulled his face and leaned back in his chair.

I gave you a chance but you didn't use it.

Xibao, however, remained calm and continued: "But Master taught me fifty facial makeups, and I have memorized them all by heart. I also helped others paint them when I was in Niufu, and everyone praised me for my paintings.

You're right, you can draw well."

Xibao's eyes lit up when she said this. She is always so interested in drama-related matters.

Everyone's eyes are bright.

Fifty faces, how many little actors can make a living from three or five characters in their whole life is already amazing. The painting method of fifty faces, just by being able to develop this skill and teach it in a class, the rest of Xibao's life will be ruined.

Don't worry about eating anymore.

"snort!"

Su Yunqing wanted to pour cold water on him, but he hugged his arms and did not look back. He said sourly: "You have learned opera for ten days and memorized fifty facial makeups? Do you think you are some kind of literary prodigy, or do you think we, the class leaders, are all easy to deceive?"

Children?"

As he spoke, he turned to look at Ye Rongzhen and said: "President, our troupe has rules. We cannot accept such dishonest children."

Song Youzhen was going to be mad at him. There was indeed grudge between the two, but he shouldn't take his anger out on Xibao, a child. So he wanted to refute again, but Xibao didn't give him a chance.

She can do it on her own.

"My first teacher told me that Peking opera facial makeup is the most expressive art. The knowledge of drawing faces lies in the spirit rather than the form. As long as you understand the inner part of the character and combine it with simple memory, you can draw the facial makeup well.

I followed the method taught by Master and found it much easier. If Bantou Su doesn't believe it, I can give it a try on the spot."

Suddenly being called by Xibao, Su Yunqing turned around sharply.

"Song Youzhen, why are you still carrying my portrait with you? How did she recognize me when we first met?"

After he said this, all the class leaders laughed. After a while, even he himself realized that something was wrong.

Song Youzhen would not take his portrait with her, but she would inevitably introduce their identity and character to her apprentices.

Xibao figured out his identity based on these.

Tang Congshan also immediately looked at Ye Rongzhen with a smile and said: "President, this kid has a good understanding."

Ye Rongzhen also agreed, but there was still no smile on his face. He looked at Xibao and said: "You understand the role quickly, I'm afraid you are still literate, right?"

This time Song Youzhen finally learned to answer questions and said with a proud look on her face: "To tell you the truth, my apprentice is not a child from an ordinary family. She got into this industry by mistake because of difficulties at home. She is not only literate.

, I know a lot.”

When everyone heard this, their expressions changed in a thousand ways.

Whoever works in this industry doesn’t know that literacy is the biggest advantage. When you get a new script, you can’t understand it, but others can understand it. You have to rely on others to explain the play to you. By the time you slowly understand it, they have already understood it.

After entering the realm of transformation, it won’t be long before you can perform on stage.

Xibao is enlightened and can read and decipher words.

In terms of innate conditions, he is definitely better than most apprentices.

Mei Zilan, who had been standing in the corner waiting for Wu Yuexian, also looked towards Xibao, with incomprehensible emotions flashing in her eyes.

Ye Rongzhen curled his lips, continued to look at Xibao and asked: "Since you have learned Jing Jiao from Boss Li, why do you turn to Youzhen as your teacher? But you feel that you are very capable and want to try every profession?"

Xibao knew that Ye Rongzhen's worries were that she was too ambitious and lacked character, which was a taboo for learning opera.

So she shook her head and said, "My teacher didn't approve of me learning Jing Jiao at all. He said that I was short and couldn't sing Jing Jiao or act well, and that I wouldn't be able to sing for a long time."

"It's a joke, you can't sing the jing role, so you want to learn the dan role? What do you mean by being a dan role? How can you, a girl, sing well? Can you sing well?"

Su Yunqing was quick to talk for a moment, but after he finished speaking, he regretted it and gave himself a mouthful.

He was really confused by Song Youzhen, and he just tried to put gold on Xibao's face, making him look stupid.

Just now Song Youzhen said that Xibao only entered the industry after a wealthy family fell into decline, and she is a girl.

When she plays a female role, especially a role like Xue Xiangling in "Suolin Bag", she doesn't even have to play it, she just does it.

Compared to men like them, acting is naturally much easier.

But just because he stopped talking, it didn't mean that he was willing to let Xibao enter the theater. He pushed Song Qiwen with his elbow and asked him to speak.

Song Qiwen reacted very quickly and said at that time: "Even if you are talented and can sing well, you can't join our theater troupe. We are a law-abiding theater troupe and cannot do anything illegal."

"Song Qiwen, please explain clearly, what is illegal? Xibao just learned a play from us, and she didn't say she wanted to follow us on stage. How can this be considered illegal?

If it is even illegal for women to learn opera, then there are so many illegal ones in the capital, and my ancestor was the first to break the law, so why didn’t the government arrest him?"

Song Youzhen was so angry again that even his ancestors dared to touch him. Everyone was so frightened by him that they wanted to tie him up and cover his mouth.

Song Qiwen smiled.

"Hey, she doesn't go on stage to sing, so why is she studying opera? To earn a living with us? For that, she doesn't necessarily have to study opera. You can earn a living by doing odd jobs. If she is allowed to do odd jobs, I have no problem with it."

Let’s talk about the stage names of artists. In the old days, most of the stage names chosen by Peking opera actors were related to their professions. The stage names given to raw and net roles were usually bold, such as Zhang Erkui and Yuan Shihai. The stage names given to female actors were mostly gentle, such as Mei Lan. Fang, Cheng Yanqiu, Shang Xiaoyun.

In addition, the younger generations of Liyuanxing also chose their stage names after their predecessors. For example, many of the famous actors in Laosheng have the character Kui in their names, such as Gao Qingkui, Lu Shengkui, and Liu Xikui, the king of Kunling who first studied with Laosheng. They are probably related to Zhang Erkui, the top actor in the drama industry. .

Another example is Gai Jingtian, a famous actor in Shanghai. Because Tan Xinpei, the old boss, is also known as Xiao Jingtian, in order to outshine Tan Xinpei's name, he named him Gai Jingtian.

There are also sons who inherit their father's name, such as Li Guichun, Li Shaochun and his son, Yang Yuelou, Yang Xiaolou and his son, Ye Shenglan, Ye Shaolan and his son, etc.

Therefore, when you see the name of an artist, you can often get an idea of ​​the details of his industry.
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