Chapter 1045 Sichuan Opera Story
“The place we are going to today is the former residence of a famous Sichuan Opera singer and old artist.” Because they wanted Lin Wanqiu to get over her addiction to house hunting, Yang Dequan and Zhou Zhi were in the same car with Lin Wanqiu and introduced along the way: "I wonder if you have heard of the name Ouyang Youhe."
The only character Zhou Zhi knew who sang Sichuan Opera was Guan Ma, but he knew nothing else about it, and Lin Wanqiu didn't understand it at all.
Yang Dequan said: "Ouyang Youhe's stage name is 'Xiao Tongfeng' and he is from Pengzhou. When he was a boy, he worked in Manzhou and Ziyang River areas. He learned a lot and memorized it. He devoted himself to learning skills and laid a solid foundation."
"He is a drama genius with a broad range of dramas and is capable of both civil and military roles. Whether it is a boudoir, Tsing Yi, ghost fox, sword horse, Hua Dan, or Nu Dan, he can do it all and is both civil and military."
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"His singing voice is both simple and strong, smooth and stretched, mellow and unique. While maintaining the commonality of high-pitched voices, he can also express the personalities of different characters. He can understand the dramatic roles thoroughly, so that the performance can be full of emotions, coherent, and rich in inner activities. Colorful; stylish yet telling "You can understand what I said about the standards and the selection and application of the program?" , but able to express one’s own personality Sex, this is dancing with shackles, a first-class skill."
"It's not tiring to talk to the elbow." Yang Dequan said with a smile, "That's what it means!"
"Except for singing. , he added great touches to the scripts, performances, dances, costumes, and makeup of Sichuan Opera. With his own unique insights and active reform and innovation, he made a great contribution to Sichuan Opera and soon became prominent in "Ziyang River" and reached the stage of "starting to win"."
"Master Yang, What does it mean to win with a start? ”
"Oh, this is a term in the ticket industry. It means that when the horn is big enough, you don't need to see people or hear the sound. As long as the opening gong sounds, you can win the applause of the whole house. This is 'win with the gong'. "
"So that's it." Zhou Zhi smiled. There is a word called "brainless fans", aren't these just brainless fans: "If you are a big horner, you should be very rich, right?"
"This is not a big horner." Yang Dequan is probably a senior fan, chatting These are all the treasures in my family: "According to common sense, in the 'Ziyang River' It was enough for the local troupe to perform like this, but he always felt that it was not a long-term solution. Although several Daomadan and Huadan operas were well appreciated by the local people, they could not become famous."
"So he made a name for himself. I began to pursue "renovation of plays", and the best one was the "Golden Age". "Mountain Temple"
"This play attracted the attention of a playmate named Yang, who later became a good friend with him and helped him change "Jinjiang Tower" and "Xiangxiang". "绻图", and also taught him how to pronounce words and expressions, and he seemed to be quite good at it. ”
"Until one day, when they were drinking tea and chatting, the playmate surnamed Yang mentioned it lightly: 'If I take you to Yuzhou in the next two days, I think you will become famous.'"
"Ouyang Youheshen Know about Yuzhou Dock Zhenzhan said with some concern: "When we go to Yuzhou? The water won't be good!"
"Yang seemed to be very confident: "Don't be afraid, your "Jinshan Temple" is both civil and military. Be different, you can get it all in Chongqing '"
"Soon, he was introduced to the mountain city of Yuzhou. It was later discovered that the person who introduced him was the fan named Yang."
"This person. It turned out to be the "opening report" of Chongqing's "Zhanghua Grand Stage" - similar to the current host and on-site director. No wonder he is so familiar with Sichuan opera; at the same time, he is the sworn brother of the theater manager Dai Tuanzhang. No wonder he dares to pack it up. Tickets.”
""Jinshan Temple" is originally a Wudan play that almost all theater troupes have. The stage style and skills are also very similar."
"Ouyang Youhe started from the White Snake look, all the way to martial arts, skills, and performances. , all trying their best to be unique and impress the audience. "New." "For example, the white lady in "Jinshan Temple" usually wears a "shirt". The advantage of the "shirt" is that it moves cleanly, but the disadvantage is that the whole body is tightly curled and bulging, which is always annoying. It’s not very beautiful and gives the impression of being an ordinary Wudan restaurant.”
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"Ouyang Youhe believed that "The Legend of the White Snake" was a mythical play that should have a different color and special atmosphere. So he asked Bai Suzhen to wear a sun mask and flowers on her head, and wear a white soft satin tight-sleeved shirt on her upper body. The lower body is white colored trousers; the top of the top is white cloud shoulders, and the bottom of the top is tied with two There are layers of white streamers, and the white top is decorated with silver bright threads. When dancing like this, the silver light flashes, which is very refined."
"The edges of the shawl, cloud shoulders, and streamers are all embroidered with fish scales. The pattern symbolizes the environment and specific identity of the white snake. ”
"In addition, four strands of snow-white long silk ribbons are used from head to toe to step on the stilts. Whenever you make a sharp turn, with the help of the flying ribbons and long silk ribbons, a fairy spirit will arise spontaneously."
"In the scene of the boat ride up to Jinshan Mountain, he was dressed in white Indian silk The robe opens and closes and flutters as it moves, and rotates in various ways, giving the impression of riding the wind and waves. "
"In the plot, there are interspersed with "forcibly knocking people down", "rolling Zen sticks", "turning over chairs" and "lifting up". 'Waiting for hard skills and stunts, the white lady was suddenly transformed from a simple Wu Dan is interpreted as a beautiful and tender character, who is both martial and gentle, strong and charming, and a 'righteous demon'. Mr. Fu Sanqian, a respected Sichuan Opera predecessor, was delighted to support his colleagues He recommended Ouyang to his disciples, saying that Ouyang's performance was well-organized, his posture was good, his martial arts was good, and his performance showed the characteristics of the character."
"Xiao Tongfeng became famous in one fell swoop. Only if you go up can you become a corner.”
"I heard that Mei Lanfang was invited to appear with ten gold bars. The big guys must be very rich, right?" Zhou Zhi asked.
"Ouyang Youhe was later called 'Mei Lanfang of Sichuan Opera'. As he became famous, there was no shortage of money." Yang Dequan said with a smile: "But having money does not necessarily mean you have status."< br>
“It seems that Mei Lanfang’s status is not low?”
“That’s because he lives in the folk customs The capital is quite open." Yang Dequan said with a smile: "We are different in Sichuan."
"Before liberation, Bai Yuqiong, one of the descendants of the "Huan School" of Sichuan Opera, was accused of wearing a dress in public. Once I was wearing a Chinese tunic suit and was reported to the police station. I was summoned and had to write a self-declaration.”
"At that time, opera artists were at the lowest level of society, and were considered a 'low profession' along with prostitutes, beggars, etc."
"The "Six Prohibitions on Excellent Persons" promulgated by the Bashutong Provincial Police Headquarters requires that artists regardless of It is not allowed to entertain guests or gather in groups to drink in public places or at home; it is not allowed Wearing performance clothes on the streets; artists must report to the police department when recruiting apprentices or moving. The "Rules for Excellent Persons" promulgated later are even more stringent, and artists are also prohibited from riding in sedan chairs, and additional penalties for violations are added to the "six rules". Punishment: Those who fail to go to the police station for investigation will be punished with hard work and fines. Both the theater manager and the troupe manager will be punished with detention. "
"So Bai Yuqiong can only review and promise not to dress like this again. The police also ordered to inform other artists not to behave similarly. It was clearly instructed that 'it is important to note that actors and actresses are different from the common people', no This has to happen again, otherwise we will be severely punished.”
“But the money is real. The three major theaters such as Yuelai Tea Garden in Shudu perform performances in the first month of the year, and the total military salary paid after fifteen performances is Three thousand oceans!”
(End of this chapter)