Before and after the New Year, various theatrical performances in southern Sichuan came one after another. The first was the wonderful performance once again presented by the Shanghai Oriental Song and Dance Troupe.
As early as last fall, Zhou Xuan came to Xufu to hold a special concert, which attracted countless people. Every song she sang quickly became a popular song in major universities and was sung all over the country. This performance
The lineup is even more luxurious. The singers and dancers of the song and dance troupe are all contracted artists of Oriental Film Company. They are led by Zhou Xuan, who is currently the number one seller of records and cassettes in the country. In addition, the famous female movie stars Ruan Lingyu and Hu Die all have good singing voices.
, Wang Renmei, Li Lili, Xue Lingxian, etc. joined the cast, and it was a star-studded performance. It performed at the Xufu Song and Dance Theater for half a month, and the venue was full.
Later, Master Mei Lanfang's appearance at the Xufu Grand Theater attracted the attention of all Peking Opera fans across the country.
Mei Lanfang is known as the first of the four most famous actors in Peking Opera. Pomona College in the United States and the University of Southern California respectively awarded Mei Lanfang an honorary doctorate in literature. It can be said that Mei Lanfang is at the top of this era. Since then, three or three years later
, the middle-aged Master Mei Lanfang rarely performs on stage in person, so many fans heard that Mei Lanfang was going to perform at the Xufu Grand Theater. More than ten routes of Sichuan Southern Airlines were instantly full, and many people even hesitated to charter a flight together.
I came here just to see Master Mei's performance with my own eyes. Later, when I heard from the news on the Southern Sichuan Radio Station that Master Mei promised to stay in Xufu for a month and perform 20 classic plays during the period, the whole country
It was a sensation, and all the passenger ship routes leading directly to Xufu were quickly filled up. Peking opera fans packed their bags and headed southwest, not caring that the Red Army was stranded in Zunyi, Guizhou not far away. These enthusiasts were either rich or noble, and the worst
They all have a large amount of idle funds that can be used for investment, which not only brings huge business opportunities to the Xu government, but also promotes the economic construction achievements of the Xu government. It can be said that it is unintentional.
The reason why Master Mei Lanfang was willing to come to Xufu this time and perform twenty consecutive performances for the first time was mainly due to invitations from celebrities in the cultural circles such as Liu Haisu, Xie Wuliang, and Meng Wentong, as well as his friend Zhang Daqian's admiration for Sichuan Nan and An Yi.
The compliments aroused Mei Lanfang's curiosity, which is why he took this trip to southern Sichuan. An Yi naturally welcomed Master Mei's visit. Although he was not very interested in Peking Opera, he admired Master Mei's personality.
As a sign of harmony, we held a special banquet for him and invited Ma Junwu, the president of Southwest University of Technology, Jiang Yunshan, the president of the University of Political Science and Law, and Zhang Yi, the dean of the School of Liberal Arts, to accompany him.
During the dinner, Mei Lanfang talked about the increasingly severe situation in North China and asked An Yi, as the deputy chief of staff of the army, whether he was confident in defending the enemy beyond the Great Wall. An Yi shook his head and said that there is now a comprehensive conflict between China and Japan.
The gap determines the direction of the war. In the future, China is likely to lose North China, East China, and the coastal areas of South China. However, since Japan is an island country, its potential is limited after all, while China has huge human and material resources. In the early days of the Anti-Japanese War, the situation was unfavorable.
Next, in central China and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, the Chinese army will confront the Japanese invaders, and the war will be dragged into a stalemate. As for the final winner, it will definitely be China. Japan's meager national power will eventually be dragged down by the war, and
China will rely on its victory over Japan to once again stand tall among the nations of the world.
After listening to An Yi's words, people in the cultural circles were deeply encouraged. Mei Lanfang was even more excited. This was the first time he heard such an exciting analysis of the war against Japan. Because his friend Hu Shi insisted that China had no chance of a full-scale war against Japan.
ability, and supports the policy of non-resistance, so Mei Lanfang has been in a low mood. Now he heard An Yi's completely different answer, and in the process of quietly visiting Xufu a few days ago, he felt that the people of this emerging city were completely different from other cities.
The spiritual outlook of the Jinsha River, the numerous factories that can be seen everywhere in the south of the Jinsha River and the north of the Minjiang River, and the rows of bustling shops on the streets of Xufu. Everything is exactly the same as the urban scenes in developed countries that he has seen when he went abroad several times. Therefore, he has a certain affection for An Yi.
He felt so inexplicable that he expressed that he would donate all the proceeds from this performance to the southern Sichuan government for industrial and commercial construction and to contribute to the future Anti-Japanese War.
An Yi was deeply moved and immediately said that he would grant Mei Lanfang the title of Honorary Citizen of Xufu and provide all facilities for Mei Lanfang's performance. As long as Master Mei performs on stage in Xufu for one day, the Xufu government will not only waive all fees, but also
Security personnel will be dispatched to ensure the smooth progress of the performance.
Mei Lanfang happily promised that he would arrange time to perform in Xu Mansion every year to repay An Yi's love. At the end of the banquet, An Yi straightforwardly suggested that Mei Lanfang transfer the deposits stored in banks in Shanghai and Hong Kong to Southwest China.
Banks, when the Sino-Japanese war starts in the future, Japan will definitely freeze all funds in various banks, and deposits and withdrawals will be very troublesome. Mei Lanfang and everyone present were very surprised. An Yi's words were by no means unreasonable. With his wealth, it was natural that he would not
Will Japan covet Mei Lanfang's little assets? Will Japan really go to war with Great Britain, France, the United States and other powers in the future?
An Yi smiled and said nothing, and the guests and hosts dispersed happily. As expected, Mei Lanfang began to perform as promised, which immediately attracted the attention of everyone from north to south.
Master Mei's appeal was indeed extraordinary. Later, famous theater troupes from all over the country came to southern Sichuan. Huangmei Opera, Henan Opera, Yue Opera, Sichuan Opera, Cantonese Opera and other operas were performed in major theaters in Xufu, Luzhou and Zhaotong, which greatly
It has enriched the cultural life of people in southern Sichuan and surrounding areas.
Of course, among all these performances, the most popular among the military and civilians in southern Sichuan is the performance performed by the Anjiajun Art Troupe that goes deep into the grassroots of the military and various villages and towns.
Today's Anjiajun Art Troupe has a multi-department military art group including a creative studio, chorus, dance team, folk art team, band and stage art team. It is active in garrisons and urban and rural areas in southern Sichuan and southern Yunnan all year round, providing services to soldiers and elders.
The folks sent them popular cultural and artistic programs, which were deeply supported by soldiers and the people. It has become the most influential group in the Anjia Army.
However, from the establishment of this unit to the present, An Yi has never visited the unit in person to express condolences, let alone delivered a speech to the art soldiers, which is really unjustifiable. Therefore, on the morning of January 16th, An Yi and Gong Qian finished discussing
After the topic of adding more security personnel to the MSG and sugar factories that had been established for more than a month, the topic of the cultural troupe came up.
"Brother, you have been back to Xu Mansion for half a month. You have visited almost every garrison in the surrounding area. There is only one unit that you have never been to. The soldiers are very emotional now. You can't just sit idly by and ignore them.
!" Gong Qian's smile was a little ambiguous.
An Yi was a little surprised. After thinking about it for a while, he said with some uncertainty: "No way? Even if I was negligent this time, I must have been there before. How could I say I never..."
Gong Qian interrupted him: "Don't guess, you have never been to the art troupe before, right? Major Han Yu built this heroic army from scratch. Their performances promoted our policies and inspired us.
It has played a very good role in promoting military morale, activating the cultural atmosphere of the army and enriching the cultural life of urban and rural people. It can be said to be a sharp knife in our propaganda position, but you have never visited the soldiers working on this front.
, it’s really hard to explain, Han Yu complained to me again yesterday.”
An Yi shook his head: "Aren't I afraid that people will gossip? The art troupe recruits all pretty girls. It is said that this time, more than 20 little Belarusian girls were allowed to join the army and rehearse ballets. You think I am such a big man?
Why didn't you get sprayed to death when you entered the Kingdom of All Fragrances? You also know that in order to prevent leaders at all levels of the army from making mistakes, the Political Department has issued repeated orders not to disturb the normal work and study of the art troupe. I cannot break the rules on my own..."
"Go, go, don't make excuses for yourself. If you are really worried about people gossiping, you won't find someone to accompany you, and then invite a few reporters to inspect together? We can't relax in this area of literary and artistic work, no matter what
You have to take some time to go there!" Gong Qian's attitude was very firm.
An Yi smiled bitterly: "Okay, please arrange a time and I will go to the art troupe to take a look. I don't believe it. I am a grown man who is afraid of those little girls?"
Gong Qian raised her wrist and looked at her watch: "It's still early now. The meeting in the afternoon can be postponed until the evening. I'll call right now and ask someone to accompany you to the art troupe."
…
The person Gong Qian called was actually a bit beyond An Yi's expectation. It turned out to be Zhu Yun from the Civil Affairs Bureau of Southern Yunnan who came back from Simao with him last year and studied at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law. However, the reporter had a serious face and almond-shaped eyes.
Ye Qing's tenderness betrayed her true thoughts.
Zhu Yun originally planned to return to southern Yunnan after studying for half a year, but Gong Qian fell in love with her at first sight and wanted to train her to be his deputy. In addition, the cultural troupe needed Zhu Yun to teach folk songs and dances, so Gong Qian found Jiang Yunshan and specially extended Zhu Yun's tenure.
Yun’s study time.
An Yi looked at Ye Qing: "What, your newspaper office is empty? You actually asked the dignified editor-in-chief to take action in person?"
Ye Qing glared at him: "You are really wrong. All the reporters from the newspaper were indeed sent out today. A new electrical appliance factory was completed in the Jiangnan Industrial Zone, and the newly built power station on the Nanguang River started today.
Water storage, the large market in Jiangbei has opened, and there are many issues that the public has responded to that need to be tracked down. Everyone in our newspaper office is very busy, is there anything strange about me coming?"
An Yi smiled coquettishly after hearing this, and turned to the beautiful woman who looked at him with admiration: "Zhu Yun, how have you been this past year? Although we have met many times during this period, we have never had time to ask about your situation."
Zhu Yun suddenly felt relieved and greeted An Yi with a smile: "Brother An, I was worried that you had forgotten my name! I am very good. In addition to studying, I often go to Sister Qian's place to intern and help, and I also go to the art troupe in my free time.
Teaching dance, now Han Yu and the others have almost learned the Pai Yi dance, Wa dance, Yi dance, Hui dance and Tibetan dance that I am good at. I think we will see their performances on the stage soon!"
Gong Qian interjected: "Stop talking now. If you have anything to say, we can talk about it on the way. Otherwise, we will have to go to the art troupe to catch lunch."
An Yi was a little surprised and pointed at Gong Qian, Ye Qing, Zhu Yun, and then pointed at himself: "Just the four of us?"
Gong Qian corrected: "What four? I still have things to do and can't go. Go quickly, Han Yu probably can't wait anymore..."