Chapter 1340 Life is like a play

Chapter 1340 Life is like a play

Three songs by Teresa Teng, plus the friendship and dedication of other actors, until the end of the six-year-old child, a total of fifteen short programs were staged, which took almost an hour.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that these programs are equivalent to holding a small party in the theater in Yunyuan.

As for the excitement of these shows, they are no less exciting than regular performances.

In particular, the fun and sense of harmony created by the friendly interactions between the guests on and off the stage were very similar to the flavor of the first Spring Festival Gala in 1983.

It's just a pity that although having fun alone is not as good as having fun together, due to various taboos, such a good program and live atmosphere have not been able to be seen by the public.

Whether it is from the perspective of current domestic society's ideology or personal interests, Ning Weimin can only keep everything that happens here confined to this theater and cannot be spread outside.

This is a pity.

Of course, if you look at it the other way around, it just goes to show how lucky the guests who have the fate to come here to attend this wedding today are.

For most people, it is a rare occasion in their lives to be able to sit here eating delicious food, drinking fine wine, and watching such wonderful programs by many Chinese and foreign stars. Enjoyment you never dreamed of.

There are so many people, so they really wish this meal could last longer.

I sincerely hope that there will be an endless feast in this world.

Don’t say that, although this idea seems to be overreaching and unrealistic.

But who makes Ning Weimin the real richest man in the capital? How can his wedding be treated as normal?

In particular, all the content arrangements and pomp were arranged by our lady Jiang Nianyun, which is something that ordinary small families can never imagine.

So at least within a certain scope, this seemingly whimsical and false expectation can be considered to be satisfied to a certain extent.

Although generally speaking, a banquet of wine and dinner only lasts for more than an hour.

The length of these fifteen programs is also just right. After the performance and eating, most of the guests should wipe their mouths and leave, saying goodbye and going home.

But Ning Weimin’s wedding was not planned like this. It was a whole day of eating, drinking and having fun.

In fact, even after finishing this meal during the day, there is still a banquet at Zixi Tower in the West Garden in the evening.

The Xilou not only has pavilions several feet high with colorful decorations, but also has lanterns and palace lanterns installed.

In the evening, the lights are turned on to entertain guests, and some fast-playing, single string, and drum performances are arranged on the small stage in the building.

Guests inside and outside the building can enjoy it while eating and drinking, which is naturally a different kind of fun.

That's not all. Before the banquet in the evening, I have to check the whip again.

Play it outside the theater building and in front of the gate of Yunyuan Garden, with a total of ten thousand rings.

And then there will be five-color fireworks and boxes of flowers sent by the Temple of Heaven Garden to congratulate each other. It is a rare and beautiful event.

(Real picture of "Box Flower" "The Weather Is Smooth")

Especially the Box Flower, which has layers of content stacked on top of each other, can be burned layer by layer, and is linked with agency messages. fireworks.

Tangible, audible, colorful, gorgeous, endlessly changing, rich in content, very magical.

Even Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun thought this thing was extinct, but because of the lantern festival held in the Temple of Heaven Park, they discovered this thing from the Jinmen craftsmen who participated in the lantern festival last year.

And when he learned in Japan that Ning Weimin was coming back to hold a wedding, the old director of Tiantan was thinking about sending such a special gift to add luster to Ning Weimin's wedding.

As a result, he started to organize the matter as soon as he came back. I heard that he spent a lot of money to have a set of "The Legend of White Snake" produced, which gave Ning Weimin a huge surprise. .

According to the old director, when this set of box flowers is set off, you should be able to see six programs from beginning to end.

They are "Xu Xian Visits the Lake", "Broken Bridge", "Worship Hall", "Xu Xian Opens a Medicine Shop", "Stealing Immortal Grass" and "Water Floods the Golden Mountain", which are almost the entire story of "The Legend of White Snake". Complete process.

So, this is the highlight of the evening. Not to mention the ordinary guests, even Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko are eagerly waiting for it. They are looking forward to it and are eager to feast their eyes on it.

Moreover, they had already told director Yutaka Osawa that they would film the process of setting off the box flowers at night.

For cultural export, if you take pictures for people to see, of course it has to be this kind of unique skill that is only available in China.

Of course, the higher the expectations, the higher the disappointment. It may be a little early to say such big words at this time.

But then again, even if we focus on the banquet in front of us, it can't be said to be the end of it.

Because don’t forget, these previous shows were just a sideshow in the past and were not up to par at all.

For serious dramas, you have to watch Peking Opera.

The actors from the Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe that Jiang Nianyun paid to invite today have not yet come on stage.

There was even a scene involving a dragon, but we had to wait until the Peking Opera started to film it.

Speaking of which, this international superstar made a lot of sacrifices for filming. He obviously played the role of a rich man, but his actual treatment today is far worse than Teresa Teng's role as a poor girl.

Teresa Teng can serve dinner as soon as she steps off the stage, and now she has two big bowls of rice.

And when he put on makeup, he could only drink some drinks through a straw, just waiting backstage, and he has been suffering until now.

Just say how dedicated they are.

So even though the banquet has already reached this point, the dishes are almost served, but there will be a program to surprise the guests soon.

In fact, just after the last dish was served, I saw that the guest of honor seats at several tables had almost stopped using their chopsticks, and some people even spoke and wanted to leave.

Jiang Nianyun quickly signaled Ning Weimin and Matsumoto Keiko to stay as guests. She hoped that these important guests, whose time was precious, would stay a little longer and at least listen to the first opening scene.

Following her instructions, the stage change started from the guest of honor seat at the front.

There are four people per table, two people are responsible for removing the table, and two people are responsible for rearranging the table.

In a short time, the ten tables at the front where the guest of honour, the leftovers, the cups, plates, bowls and chopsticks were all removed one by one.

Instead, each person has a cup of hot tea and a warm wet hand towel.

After these guests, one by one, they cleaned their faces and hands, wiped off the oil and sweat from their foreheads and fingers, and drank fragrant tea to clear their mouths.

Soon, a four-inch cloth plate with wedding candies and wedding cigarettes, four dried fruits, four fresh fruits, four pastries, and four teas were placed in front of each seat for the guests.

In this way, the official seat that was used for eating just now can be converted back into a tea seat.

That's not all. Each table has been tidied up and a red playbill is attached for guests to pass around and read.

In this way, today’s real church meeting officially started with the beating of gongs and drums.

Hey guys, just this kind of pomp and circumstance shocked most of the guests at the scene.

But to be honest, this is all about keeping everything simple.

Because everyone who was born into a wealthy family in the past knows that in the capital, there is a so-called "three offerings of tea" to the guests during performances.

To put it bluntly, every time a play reaches a stage, similar to the intermission in theaters and cinemas, service staff will offer porridge and tea in turn, and replace and add fresh and dried fruits.

The first is jujube tea, the second is chrysanthemum tea, and the third is lotus seed tea. This is a fixed order, and it is also a common pomp at the gates of the capital or houses.

Today, Jiang Nianyun didn't put much effort in this area. She thought that it wouldn't be obvious in the movie anyway, and what kind of tea to drink was completely trivial.

As long as the performance is good, it is better than anything else.

To save trouble, it would be a good idea to just serve jasmine tea, green tea, or black tea to the guests.

If it is someone who has experienced it like Fu Jie and Saga Hao, they will naturally know how much difference there is between the present and the past?

But if it were other people, how could they know?

In fact, just as Jiang Nianyun expected, almost all the guests focused on the show.

As usual, when there was a hall party in the old days, the Kunqu Opera Troupe, the Peking Opera Troupe, and the Bangzi Opera Troupe would sing several auspicious plays that fit the occasion after the opening ceremony. These plays were all Kun Opera repertoires, and even the Peking Opera Troupe and the Bangzi Opera Troupe would also sing authentic Kunqu opera. .

Today is the same, because it is a wedding ceremony to congratulate the newlyweds.

Moreover, there were other performances arranged ahead of time, and there was no need to dance to the God of Wealth. Jiang Nianyun and Feng Lei Peking Opera Troupe decided to perform "The Blessing of the Heavenly Official".

This is a Kun Opera and Northern Opera opera, with old students dressing up as heavenly officials.

Foreigners, Xiaosheng, Tiedan, Zuodan, Jing, Za, etc. were respectively made into longevity stars, cowherds, weaver girls, Zhang Xian for sending children, the God of Wealth, eight fairies, and eight red ones holding cloud pieces. Sidekicks and other roles.

To put it bluntly, all the blessings one hopes for in life are present in this play. After this, according to the rules, there will be a few more auspicious excerpts, called "back-up plays", the next play is called "central play", and the last play is called "big play". This is considered a whole hall. meeting.

These dramas are also determined based on the different natures of the hall, so today's excerpts are "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest" and "Little Cowherd".

The plot of "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest" is a good start, while "Little Cowherd" is a joke show. There are clowns in the show. The plot is to use gags to make everyone laugh and create a happy and festive atmosphere.

The artistic ones that are truly worth appreciating are the main plays. For example, Wu Dan’s “small-scale children’s play” is “The Gift of Pearls from Hongqiao”, the “central children’s play” of Wenxi opera is “The Number One Scholar”, and finally there are Wen Youwu's "big children's play" is "Lotus Lantern".

With such a set, it covers everything from birth to purity to ugliness, whether you want gods or gods, you want mandarin ducks or mandarin ducks, you want entertainment or entertainment, you want elegance or elegance.

It can be said to be all-encompassing and suitable for both refined and popular tastes. How appropriate is this.

Everyone has to nod, today’s drama is really good.

It is particularly worth mentioning that Zunlong is not just a simple decoration in today's Peking Opera performances.

He first played the role of the Weaver Girl in the opening film "The Blessing of Heavenly Official", and then played the role of Fairy Lingbo in "The Gift of Pearls from Hongqiao".

When he was young, he studied Peking Opera with Fen Juhua in Hong Kong City for eight years without fail, and today he put all his skills to use here.

Not only does she look good, but she also has good kung fu. A grown man plays the role of a charming lady.

It really makes people think of Mei Lanfang back then and applaud him.

Even if Ning Weimin doesn’t know much about opera, he can still feel that Zun Long learned Peking Opera well.

At least in his eyes, it was unlikely that Zun Long would be at a disadvantage when working with professional actors like Fenglei Peking Opera Troupe.

This even made him suddenly understand Zunlong's pride and persistence.

Now that I understand why I missed the opportunity of "Farewell My Concubine" in my previous life, Zunlong Hui cares so much.

Why do you always paranoid that Cheng Dieyi in "Farewell My Concubine" should belong to him.

Then I had to perform "Madama Butterfly" to prove myself.

Just because his level of Peking Opera has reached this point, he is not willing to let his eight years of hard training be ignored.

(Zun Long’s Peking Opera appearance)

In addition, there was an unexpected performance link that caused a sensation among all the guests. Even Ning Weimin was completely unexpected.

Dare you, the theater in Majia Garden actually has a special effects mechanism.

There are actually five large tanks holding water under the stage, both for fire prevention and for performing stunts during the water monster performance.

Well, just when Fairy Lingbo, played by Zun Long, was driving away the water tribe and fighting with the heavenly soldiers and generals.

A water monster actually obeyed his command and suddenly appeared from under the stage and sprayed water.

Then what was even more amazing was that there was actually an actor who played Nezha who responded by using the fire color of Sanwei Zhenhuo.

The shocking effect of this water-fire battle stunt is even better than Hollywood's real-life special effects.

Just this scene was enough to make Ning Weimin, like the other guests, stunned and shocked, and then started cheering!

For a moment, he had the illusion that he had visited the special effects room of Universal Studios in his previous life.

(The shape of Fairy Lingbo and the aquatic animals she drives in the Peking Opera "The Gift of Pearls from Hongqiao")

I can't say that the arrangement of today's play was great.

Just at the scene before him, he felt that no matter how much money he spent, it would not be unfair.

There is no doubt that the quality of the cultural output produced by "Crazy Rich Asians" is also higher.

And as long as this movie becomes popular, Yun Yuan will definitely make a pilgrimage to movie fans in Beijing from now on.

There are really surprises everywhere in the world.

Even he didn't expect that the old man would hide such a trick from him.

He then understood that it was no wonder that before filming, the old man had to personally go and familiarize people with the venue.

Awesome!

Two hundred years ago, Westerners would have never dreamed that such a form of expression could exist on the theater stage.

It's just a pity that it has been less than a hundred years since the country suffered a disaster, but too many wonderful things have been lost. How much of the wisdom of our ancestors can we understand today despite all our efforts?

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On this vast world stage, different stories are staged every day, intertwined into a colorful picture full of joys and sorrows.

As the saying goes, some are happy and some are sad, some leave and some stay. Some people have nothing to do but fall in love, while some people always think about growing old. Some people are not kind to others, and some people are hard to find. Some people can't explain their hatred with a thousand words, while some people can seal their throats with just one sword. Some people always stay where they are, and some people go to the next level.

Just when Ning Weimin was sitting in the theater in Yunyuan, accompanied by his beloved wife, he was drinking and chatting with Huo Yanping.

Just when Kang Shude and Jiang Nianyun looked at the young couple in their prime, they smiled at each other.

How would they know that even in other parts of the city, there are many people related to their lives who may be grieving and troubled because of their happiness?

In the Lan family, retired Professor Lan is teaching his son a lesson.

"Bastard! How many times have I told you not to let your sister know about him? Why did you bring something like this back?"

"Dad, this magazine I really didn’t bring it back.”

Lan Zheng looked very aggrieved. He looked at the latest issue of "Popular Cinema" spread out on the table and the photo of Keiko Matsumoto and Ning Weimin "in love" above. He swallowed hard. Foaming.

"Who else is it if it's not you? Could it be Yueyue? Anyway, we can't escape you two..."

"Dad, Lan Lan is already working, and she is studying printing herself. , do you think we can still block all information channels about her like we did when she was admitted to college? What’s more, that person is no longer what he used to be. Even the evening newspapers and daily newspapers are full of news about him. Don’t you want to? Let Lan Lan see it, but you can’t even throw away the newspaper at home..."

"Hey..." Professor Lan sighed sadly, looking at his daughter's closed door and murmuring to himself He said, "If I had known today, why would I have to do it in the first place? Could it be...could it be that I..."

He still did not say the following words after all.

Almost at the same time, at the entrance of Weijia Hutong, there was a thin old lady with almost white hair, sitting on a stone by the roadside and staring at the theater in the distance in a daze.

No need to say anything, just from his eyes, you can tell that this is a mentally abnormal person.

So even though there were people passing by, they didn't dare to ask casually.

As expected, another ten minutes passed, and a man in his sixties, who looked like his wife, hurried here

The moment he saw the old lady , let out a big sigh of relief, and finally felt relieved.

And just from the way he was sweating profusely and panting while running, it was clear that he was anxious and eager.

"Oh, you... why are you here, but I'm looking for you, what if something goes wrong?"

After breathing for a long time, the old man began to persuade Got into the old lady and asked her to leave.

"...Go back...go back to the hospital...I finally made an appointment for a checkup today..."

However, the old lady's eyes were blurred and she seemed to be in a state of confusion as she retorted. .

"Why should I go to the hospital? I'm not sick, let's go home. Listen, there are opera singers in our theater. Whose good day is this? Why did the theater start without waiting for us?..."

The old man could only coax in a good-tempered way, "Yes, you have to get up first. Hey, I'll help you up. Let's go to the hospital first. We can talk about other things after we go to the hospital."

"I I want to listen to the play instead of going to the hospital. Listen, it’s "The Pearl of Hongqiao". I want to watch it..."

"Yes, it is "The Pearl of Hongqiao". You are right, but how could you forget? We sold the house a long time ago. It’s no longer our business. If you want to hear it, let’s go back and listen..."

"Sell it...sell it. Who did you sell it to? "

"You know, didn't my father make the final decision back then? It's been decades. Think about it again."

"I... think about it... think about it..."
< br>"It's good to sell it, it's good to sell it. A good man doesn't eat his own bread, and a good woman doesn't wear a dowry. How good are we now? We don't have to worry about those burdens anymore. The garden is too big, and it will be easier if we don't have it... ”

The old man finally helped the old lady up and walked away step by step.

No one knows who they are.

No one knows that the ups and downs, honors and disgrace they have experienced are something ordinary people would never experience in a few lifetimes.

This is exactly what life is like, and drama is like life.