Rebirth 1977 Great Era

Chapter 535 Beijing People’s Art Theatre, what kind of people watch plays?

Everyone feels that Fangyan's mouth is blessed, and as long as he says something, there is a high probability that it will go in the direction he says.

The most classic of these is the career paths of several people in the family.

It was also his idea to stop publishing my younger brother's novel and resume it after the college entrance examination fever had passed.

The current sales volume proves that what Fangyan said is true.

When I heard the news, I was very excited. It has been a while since the magazine resumed publication after the college entrance examination, but it still has not reached the same level as before.

At that time, he felt that he was out of date, that is, the story had not been finished yet, but people were no longer interested.

So I was under a lot of psychological pressure during this period, and I didn’t even care much about my college entrance examination results.

It wasn't until today that Chen Kaige brought new news, which finally made the little brother breathe a sigh of relief.

Director Chen bowed to his younger brother:

"Congratulations! 1978 is off to a great start!"

His daughter-in-law Sun Jialin also said to Fang Chen:
"I'm sure I'll be recognized by little girls again when I go out next time."

This was a joke among people before. My younger brother has been in newspapers and magazines and has photos.

When he was at his most popular, the streets were full of young people imitating his dress.

It's called a trendy outfit. If my little brother goes out wearing that style, no one will recognize him.

On the contrary, if you wear other clothes, you will be recognized.

The funniest time was the first time Fangyan went with him to pick up two kids, Mingzhu and Zhengyi.

At that time, someone recognized my little brother outside the Concordia Kindergarten, and then said that they had made a mistake.

The reason is that people think that Haichao is not that fat.

After that, I started paying attention to my diet and now I have lost weight.

However, mentioning this matter still made him feel a little embarrassed.

Don’t you have any respect, young man?
Seeing the great writer suffer a setback, Sun Jialin suddenly felt in a good mood.

In this regard, she shares the same hobby as Director Chen.

The afternoon is a break time. Director Chen is a person who can't sit still, so he suggested that everyone go out shopping. Although the weather is cold, today is New Year's Day, and there are still many people on the streets, making it very lively.

So going out shopping is also a good choice.

Fangyan hasn't been out with his wife for a long time. The last time they went out was to the bank to exchange dollars.

I came back in a hurry after finishing my work and didn't go shopping outside at all.

Just think about it, the weather is so cold, who would have time to wander around the deserted streets?
But today is a holiday, so it’s different, it’s still very lively outside.

So in the afternoon, a few people went out together and first went to the nearby Wangfujing Department Store. As one of the most famous shopping malls in Beijing at that time, Wangfujing Department Store was decorated with lights and colors during the New Year's Day, creating a strong festive atmosphere.

The mall was bustling with people and customers coming in an endless stream.

On the first day of the new year in 1978, no matter if people had money or not, they would come to buy some daily necessities, clothes or food for a good fortune.

Some popular commodities are still in limited supply. When Fangyan and his friends arrived at the mall, they saw many people queuing up to buy them.

Most of these limited-supply items are sugar, tobacco and alcohol.

In addition, there are ready-made clothes, and some popular clothing styles, such as military coats and Mao suits, are also available in limited quantities.

Director Chen took a fancy to a sweater and wanted to give it to his wife.

As a result, when you get to the queue, they tell you that the item hanging there has been booked and the others are all sold out.

There was no other choice, Director Chen had to buy a new coat for Sun Jialin.

Fangyan and his wife have no shortage of clothes at home. They even have a lot of candies, cigarettes, and alcohol at home, which are distributed or given by their companies.

So after shopping in Wangfujing Department Store, they were the only couple among the group who didn't buy anything.

Even my younger brother bought a new Hero pen.

Director Chen also reminded Fangyan from the perspective of an experienced person:

"Today is New Year's Day, and I have to show some appreciation to my wife in the new year."

"Let's buy something at least."

After hearing his words, before I could reply, Her Majesty the Queen said:
"We have everything we need for a good life, so there's no need to waste that money."

Sun Jialin agreed at this time:
"That's right. If you buy this coat, I already have a similar one at home. I rarely wear it. If you buy me one now, I'm afraid it will be left to gather dust when I get home."

"You just like doing these things too much. It's a waste of money."

"Learn from them. They are the ones who know how to live."

Director Chen was stunned when he heard this.

No...I gave the wrong gift?
Now he is like Zhu Bajie looking in the mirror, neither human nor human.

After visiting Wangfujing Department Store, the group headed towards Xidan Shopping Mall. The food stalls near Xidan sold all kinds of Beijing specialties, including the staple foods such as Old Beijing Noodles with Soy Sauce, Braised Steamed Buns, Fried Liver, and Dalan Steamed Buns.

Dim sum items include donkey rolls, ai wowow, sugar-coated buns, and sugar ears.

The meat dishes include fried tripe, barbecued meat, roast duck, and mending meat patties.

There are other types, such as bean juice, noodle tea, fried dough sticks, and fried sausage.

As soon as you get close to this place, you can smell all kinds of smells. Although Fangyan’s cooking is good, you definitely don’t come here to eat the cooking, but to eat the festive atmosphere.

After eating here, Director Chen suggested that we go to Beihai Park. As one of the iconic parks in Beijing, Beihai Park has a different view in winter.

The lake begins to freeze after winter, and by New Year's Day a thick layer of ice has formed, and many people will skate on the ice.

Young people will date here, and parents with children will also have fun here as a family.

After hearing his proposal, everyone expressed their opposition.

The reason is nothing more than that there are too many people in this place during New Year's Day, and it is a gathering place for hooligans. Although no one is afraid, conflicts will definitely affect the mood.

Fangyan suggested that since there was really nowhere to go, they might as well just go home.

However, Director Chen refused to give up and immediately proposed another plan.

That is to go watch the cultural performances. There are performances at the People's Art Theater and the Peking Opera Theater today.

The People's Art Theatre performs plays.

The Peking Opera House is of course the place where Peking Opera is performed.

To be honest, Fangyan has never thought about going to such a place in his entire life.

The main reason is that I feel it is too far away from me.

Especially Peking Opera, he has absolutely no appreciation for it.

Even with the support of the system, the artistic bacteria in my body don't seem to support this business.

As for the drama, he could go watch it, but he felt that it was better to watch a movie.

When this thought popped up in his mind, Fangyan felt that this was probably the end of his life.

However, as a former practitioner, Her Majesty the Queen reminded that the next level of ticket price here is 8 yuan per ticket.

There are so many people coming in here, and just buying an ordinary seat costs dozens of dollars.

Tickets here have been expensive since the 50s.

The main target consumer groups are different.

Let me ask, what kind of people and under what circumstances would start to pursue spiritual pleasure?
Let a group of professional actors perform a live show for you on stage?
People will spend a lot of money to pursue spiritual pleasure only when they are full.

Therefore, the target consumer group here is the real high-income people in Beijing.

This also includes renowned literary and artistic workers, leading cadres, and senior intellectuals.

Apart from these people, others are art lovers or young people who come to satisfy their curiosity and thirst for knowledge.

Another type of audience is those organized by work units.

Director Chen has a little bit of everything, so that's why he thought of going to this place.

By then he can show off and talk about what the Stanislavsky system is, what the nationalization of drama is, and talk about the Wenhua Award, the May 1st Project Award, and the Golden Chrysanthemum Award.

It's a pity that no one wanted to go there.

Finally, Director Chen made up his mind and said:

"I'll pay for the tickets!"

Although Fangyan felt that watching live performances in the past was a waste of time, since Director Chen had said so, he really didn't want to refuse him.

So I agreed.

After Fangyan and the others agreed, Director Chen felt a little distressed. After all, there were so many people, and even if they bought cheap seats, it would still cost dozens of dollars.

But since I've already agreed, I've no choice but to go.

Last time I bet on black boxing with Fangyan and the others, I won a lot, so I can still get enough money in my pocket if I need it.

Just think of it as giving back to Fangyan for the money he earned with me.

Money is a bastard. You can earn it back even if you lose it.

Director Chen didn't worry about money for long.

Then he immediately took everyone to watch the drama happily.

On the way there, Director Chen told everyone a story:
"Model operas were popular here before, and the performances on stage were mainly those that conformed to the propaganda. The diversity and autonomy of artistic creation were greatly restricted."

"You know Lao She, right?"

"Lao She was a playwright who was creating works here at that time. There were people who performed his plays specially. After the performance of Tea House, it was stopped soon because it was accused of spreading the tune that each generation is inferior to the previous one and the present is inferior to the past..."

It must be said that although Director Chen wanted to show off, he did have the confidence to do so. After everyone decided to go, he kept talking about it all the way, and he knew everything about it. Fangyan even suspected that he had done his homework.

The most popular ones at the moment are "Cai Wenji", "Camel Xiangzi", "Thunderstorm", "Sunrise", "Flaming Red Heart", "Man with a Gun", "The Miser" and "Aesop".

The play performed this afternoon is "Cai Wenji".

Fangyan and his friends arrived at the perfect time, there was still half an hour left in the afternoon and there was a show.

But I don’t know what happened today, it seemed like there were so many people coming to see the show that the cheap seats were sold out, leaving only the expensive seats.

Director Chen has been pretending all the way, and now it’s just the finishing touch.

He gritted his teeth, took out the money and bought the VIP seat on the second floor.

Then people started to enter.

PS: 6000 basic chapters have been updated.

I got another 100 monthly votes, so after updating this one I still owe you a total of 106000 words.

(End of this chapter)