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"Such a big house, it's magnificent."

"I heard that this place will be used for drama performances in the future. What is drama?"

"It should be like singing an opera."

"There are plays and dramas, including The Monkey King 3: The Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon and Havoc in Heaven."

"that is real good."

"That's right. I heard that the first three days of the opening are free to watch, and the crew is already selecting actors now."

"Actor? Leading role?"

"almost."

There aren’t many entertainment options in Anping, so when everyone heard that Anping Grand Theater would open at the end of this month, they became excited.

Watching a play is a very exciting thing for the common people, and they may only see a troupe once a year.

Anping also has traditional opera, and Mu Qing handed over the theater affairs to Mu Shu.

Mu Shu contacted the most famous opera troupe in Anping and rehearsed the play "The Three Strikes on the White Bone Demon" in advance. In terms of opera, there was no big problem.

The five types of roles in opera, sheng, dan, jing, mo, and chou, have already existed for a long time, and all we need to do is to improve the plot bit by bit.

As for drama, it is a bit difficult.

The play this time was scheduled to be The Little Mermaid. Mu Shu knew about the play but had never seen it, so her understanding of it was not as good as Mu Qing's.

So this part of the script returned to Mu Qing's hands.

Selecting actors for a drama is much more difficult than for opera.

After all, Anping has ready-made opera troupes, but not drama troupes.

This time, the actors for the drama were selected through an audition. The actors who passed the selection were paid 20 cents a day, and they would receive additional commission for each performance.

This information is open and transparent, and many people are tempted but dare not sign up.

Some people feel that they have no ability and that they are not worthy of such a job.

But some people think it is a rare opportunity.

This is a large theater run by the government.

They have already seen how the government treats them. The soldiers who join the army and the officials who follow them all have official positions.

The announcement clearly states that the government will provide pensions for these people with a regular job in the future.

Although drama actors are not on the payroll, their benefits are good.

The number of applicants is not large but not small either.

Li Ping originally came from Nanwan. She was abandoned because she was a girl. She survived because of the food she received bit by bit from the kind-hearted people around her and the help she received from everyone.

She has been an orphan since childhood. When natural disasters struck, the people of Nanwan had a harder and harder time living. Li Ping ran away from the county town where she lived without telling anyone, and later met You Yi by chance.

She bought on credit because she had no money.

Li Ping thought that life in Anping would not be any harder than that in Nanwan, so she came here.

She is only fifteen years old this year, but her hands have been working for more than ten years. She started working since she was a child and soon found a job in Anping.

The textile factory in Anping is recruiting female workers.

Although Li Ping was illiterate, she was studious. After studying for a week, she learned a lot of words and passed the test.

Li Ping was about to return to the staff dormitory after finishing work today when she saw the actor recruitment for "The Daughter of the Sea" at a glance.

She had read The Little Mermaid, which was in the literacy textbook.

Li Ping liked the fisher girl in the play very much. At the beginning, she put herself in the shoes of the fisher girl, after all, the fisher girl and the number one scholar had feelings for each other.

The difference in status was so huge that it was easy for Li Ping to associate her with herself.

She once hoped that someone could save her from danger when she was hungry, and even thought about changing her fate by getting married.

At least before she read the story of The Little Mermaid, Li Ping had thought about making money in Anping for two years and then finding someone from Anping to marry.

After all, she hasn't obtained formal resident status yet.

Anping locals have some advantages of being locals.

Li Ping read an excerpt from The Little Mermaid at the time. Because she wanted to know more about the story, she spent half a day's salary to buy a handwritten version.

After she finished reading the ending, Li Ping suddenly fell silent.

She wanted to make her life better by getting married. The love between the fisherman's girl and the number one scholar made her envious for a time, and even made Li Ping begin to look forward to her future husband.

But when the bloody reality is presented in this way.

Li Ping then realized that she was wrong.

How could the number one scholar choose the fisher girl because of love? When faced with the choice between the fisher girl and the princess, the number one scholar chose the princess.

The ending of The Little Mermaid shocked Li Ping greatly at that time.

Like the fisher girl, she is also a poor commoner. No matter how many times she sees the ending of this story, Li Ping will always put herself in the fisher girl's perspective.

She empathizes with her.

Li Ping knew this was an opportunity and she wanted to get this role, both for her life and for the character in the book that had made her cry several times.

Li Ping also wants to audition.

The casting process lasted for several days.

Many actors were cast the first time Mu Shu saw them.

Few people have the talent for acting, so Mu Shu would accept any role that he or she could perform similarly.

However, Mu Shu couldn't find a suitable candidate for the role of the fisherman Wan Niang.

Mu Shu would carefully select the main characters. She picked one after another, including the top scholar He Lang, but they either lacked the literary spirit or their acting skills were not good enough.

After a long time of selection, they finally picked out a scholar from Anping. This scholar's surname was also He, and his name was He Zhuo.

He Zhuo used to make a living by copying books. He has a literary and poetic temperament and is also a good acting skill.

Mu Shu signed the person.

The characters of the fisherwoman Wan Niang and the hero Zhuangyuanlang are both too complicated.

Especially since I have to act out the hardships I went through in my childhood while also acting out the innocence and liveliness, it is very difficult to control the scale.

Mu Shu spent three days selecting but still hadn't found a suitable actor.

Today, after get off work, Li Ping knocked on the small room next to the theater with an attitude of giving it a try.

Mu Shu used the evening time after get off work to select actors.

Li Ping was thin and small. As soon as she came in, Mu Shu was afraid that a gust of wind would blow her away.

Mu Shu knew that one of the things the officials in the government office had been doing this year was poverty alleviation.

Li Ping was too thin, and Mu Shu subconsciously suspected that Li Ping had been abused or that her family conditions were poor.

Li Ping's eyes were big and bright, and Mu Shu was attracted by her eyes the moment she saw her.

Mu Shu originally wanted to ask about Li Ping's situation after the audition was over.

With the mentality of giving up after interviewing for a long time without finding a suitable actor, Mu Shu shouted "start".

As soon as these words came out, Li Ping seemed like a different person.

There seemed to be countless stardust in her eyes.

Li Ping stood in front of Mu Shu, with a shy look on her face like a young girl:

"He Lang, when you become the top scorer in the imperial examination, will you marry me?"

Li Ping stood there, as if she was the fisherwoman, with a blush on her face and hope in her eyes.

This is one of Li Ping's favorite clips.

Li Ping acted out the shyness and caution of the young girl who was just beginning to fall in love when facing her lover.

At this moment, Mu Shu looked at the girl in front of her.

Although she was not as stunningly beautiful as described in the book, the image of the fisherwoman in the book seemed to come alive.

Mu Shu just looked at the Fisherwoman's expression quietly.

The sea, the moon, the girl and the boy embracing each other.

Everything is so beautiful.