After she became the daughter of a vicious warlord, she cleaned herself up
Chapter 29 Farewell My Concubine
The morning sun shines on the newly sprouted leaves of the roadside sycamore trees, casting mottled shadows.
Jiang Shiyuan, who had just changed Fang Lansheng's medicine, had put on her white coat and started to get busy at the Sacred Heart Hospital. She was about to go and make rounds on Madam Du.
Meanwhile, Fang Lansheng, who was in the room at the Garden Hotel, changed out of his pajamas, dressed neatly, and prepared to rush back to the Lanhu Theatre.
He has an important performance this afternoon and needs to go there early to prepare.
He waved for a rickshaw in front of the hotel and told the destination: "Master, we're going to Lanhu Opera House. Please hurry up!"
After the two of them agreed on the fare, the driver pulled the rickshaw and carried Fang Lansheng through the bustling streets.
Half an hour later, the rickshaw stopped at the back door of Lanhu Opera House.
Fang Lansheng was just about to pay and get off the car when he caught a glimpse of a flash of red in the corner of the wall.
He was startled and glanced around calmly. After confirming that there was nothing unusual, he bent down and pretended to tidy up his shoes and socks.
With this action, he quickly glanced at the red mark in the corner of the wall.
It was a small seven-petal flower drawn with red chalk.
This is a special mark left for him by Comrade "Jinluyi", which means: meet at the fixed contact point at 7 o'clock tonight.
Fang Lansheng understood instantly that they wanted him to report to the organization tonight the details of the assassination mission from the night before.
"It seems that the organization urgently needs to know my safety situation and the reasons for the mission failure..."
Fang Lansheng frowned slightly and thought to himself.
He paid the taxi fare, adjusted the collar and hem of his silver-gray silk gown, and walked into the gate of Lanhu Opera House with steady steps.
"Hello, Boss Fang!"
"Morning, Boss Fang!"
Colleagues and friends in the theater greeted him respectfully.
After all, Fang Lansheng is a famous actor in Shanghai and a pillar of the Lanhu Opera Troupe. Who wouldn't respect him?
"Oh, my great boss Fang, you're finally here!"
At this time, the general manager of the theater, Lao Chang, came trotting towards him with a round belly, and anxiously asked him why he didn't come to the theater yesterday.
"The boss wanted to give you a new scene, but we couldn't get through to your apartment and couldn't find you. We were so worried!"
Fang Lansheng smiled faintly and explained, "Yesterday, I had no performances scheduled, so I spent a day relaxing at the Garden Hotel in the International Settlement."
What he said just happened to correspond to the scandal between him and Jiang Shiyuan in the newspaper. Old Chang couldn't help but fantasize and showed an expression of "I understand".
"I understand. Boss Fang is also at the age of full of vigor and vitality."
"This love affair between a man and a woman is really normal, really normal, hahahaha..."
As Lao Chang said this, he winked at Fang Lansheng.
Fang Lansheng's handsome face instantly turned red, and he said angrily: "Old Chang, you old fellow, you are really disrespectful and indecent!"
Old Chang was not annoyed. He happily welcomed Fang Lansheng into the house to prepare for the afternoon performance.
At two o'clock in the afternoon, the Lyceum Theatre on Mile West in the French Concession was bustling with the sound of gongs and drums.
The play Fang Lansheng will perform today is her classic piece "Farewell My Concubine".
The character he played, Yu Ji, wore an ancient headgear, a Ruyi crown on her head, a gold collar around her neck, a white embroidered horse-face skirt, a bright yellow round-necked, half-sleeved top, fish-scale armor on the outside, a waist hoop with ribbons, a beaded modified cloud shoulder, a yellow embroidered cloak, and colorful socks and shoes.
She gave people an excellent impression of being fresh, bright, bold and calm, and drew cheers from the audience as soon as she appeared on stage.
When Fang Lansheng was polishing the style of "Farewell My Concubine", he deliberately did not use a complicated style and only used finishing touches.
The Nanbangzi tune of "Seeing that the king is sleeping soundly in the tent with his clothes on, I have no choice but to go out of the tent and relieve my sorrow" is so gentle and beautiful that every word touches the heart and it won applause from the whole room as soon as it was uttered.
"Excellent, excellent! Boss Fang's figure and appearance are absolutely amazing!"
"Yes, he is worthy of being a famous Peking Opera actor in Shanghai. His singing is really impeccable!"
The audience's admiration and cheers continued, but Fang Lansheng remained calm and focused.
His every smile, every move was just right, and he portrayed the role of Yu Ji to perfection.
However, as the performance was coming to an end, Fang Lansheng made a small gesture without making any noise.
As he turned around, he deliberately and quietly tore a hole in his costume.
"Oh, Boss Fang's costume seems to be torn!"
Some sharp-eyed audience members noticed this scene and exclaimed in surprise.
Fang Lansheng was secretly happy, but he remained expressionless.
He upheld the professional qualities of a Peking Opera actor and did not let this "little accident" affect his subsequent performance.
The last part, Fang Lansheng's original creation of Yu Ji's "Sword Dance", was so exciting and yet so hard to let go.
After the sword dance, Yu Ji committed suicide in front of the King of Western Chu, which made people feel heartbroken and sigh.
Fang Lansheng's performance of "Farewell My Concubine" came to a close amid prolonged applause and cheers from the theater audience.
No one could tell that Fang Lansheng was performing with an injury today.
Only he himself knew that when his right arm was dancing with the sword, the wound was pulled so hard that it was painful and might even split...
Fang Lansheng returned to the backstage and immediately gave instructions to his personal assistant.
"Xiao Li, please help me find a top-notch tailor shop to repair the hole in this costume."
"But Boss Fang, I'm not very familiar with this place and I don't know which tailor shop has the best skills..." the assistant said with embarrassment.
Fang Lansheng shook his head helplessly, took back the costume, and said reluctantly: "Forget it, I'll find a place to fix it myself later!"
"Yu Ji's costume is complicated and very difficult to repair. I have to watch it myself!"
After removing her makeup, Fang Lansheng changed back into her regular clothes, and then immediately left the Lyceum Theatre through the back door, under the pretext of repairing her costume.
The place he was going to was a street of custom clothing, also located on Miles Love Road.
The organization’s fixed point of contact is right there.
Fang Lansheng hailed a rickshaw in front of the Lanxin Grand Theater and headed to Sui'an High-end Clothing Customization Store.
The costume he wore for the role of Yang Guifei when he sang "The Drunken Concubine" and the costume he wore for the role of Yu Ji were both custom-made here, and Fang Lansheng couldn't put them down.
The owner of Sui'an has unique clothing tailoring skills. Not only does she have a first-class aesthetic sense, but she also has amazing Suzhou embroidery skills.
Therefore, there is an endless stream of dignitaries coming to the shop for high-end custom-made products. A custom order with Suzhou embroidery usually takes two to three months to complete.
Fang Lansheng rushed to the destination. The sign of Sui'an High-end Clothing Customization Store was shining with golden light in the sunset, which looked particularly magnificent.
He immediately noticed the light blue cheongsam displayed in the window. The hem was embroidered with delicate orchid embroidery, which shone brightly under the light.
"This cheongsam is so beautiful. If Miss Jiang wears it..."
Fang Lansheng couldn't help but admire her, and Jiang Shiyuan's pretty figure unconsciously appeared in his mind.
When he found himself daydreaming, he quickly shook his head to clear his mind.
Fang Lansheng pushed open the door of the shop, and a light scent of jasmine filled her nose. The shop's decoration was antique and elegant.
"Welcome, sir. Would you like to order custom-made clothes or..." The shopkeeper saw that the visitor was of extraordinary appearance and greeted him warmly.
At this time, a young woman in a dark green cheongsam walked out from behind the counter, her every move full of charm.
When she saw the person coming, her beautiful eyes lit up, "Oh, it turns out that it's Boss Fang who's here. I'm so sorry for not welcoming you!"
"You're too polite, Madam. I came here today to repair this costume."
Fang Lansheng nodded slightly to the proprietress, and then handed over the wooden box containing the costumes.
The lady boss opened it and frowned slightly: "Hiss, this damaged part is a piece of Suzhou embroidery, it's not easy to repair..."
"Madam boss, can you please help me think of a solution?" Fang Lansheng looked anxious and spoke in a hasty voice.
"This is my bread and butter. It means a lot to me. We can negotiate the price for the repair!"
"Hey, Boss Fang, please follow me. Let's go to the production room to discuss the repair plan in detail."
The proprietress turned around and led Fang Lansheng to the inner room...
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