"Sixth Master, Sixth Master, it's time to go on stage!"
Lin Mu felt dizzy and heard a low call in his ears, as if it came from the horizon.
Damn, who is this? So ignorant? I just had a drink with my boss yesterday and I’m still sleepy now. It’s only this time and you’re already calling me. I have a bad temper.
Lin Mu slowly opened his eyes and stared blankly at the young man in front of him who was wearing a light blue gown, a melon-shaped hat on his head, and looking at him with a flattering smile on his face. He was stunned!
Who is this grandson? His dress is so ancient!
"Sixth Master, you're awake. Come, moisten your throat. There are still two sentences left before it's your turn."
Lin Mu subconsciously took a purple clay teapot from the other person's hand, put it to his mouth and took a sip. The bitter taste of the tea made him suddenly frightened.
Damn, how could I just take the tea from someone else and drink it so easily!
This is a taboo!
As the leading actor of the Shanghai Peking Opera Theater, Lin Mu is very good at protecting his voice.
Especially for this kind of foreign drinks, no matter where they are, as long as they are out of his sight, even if it is his own water bottle, Lin Mu will not drink it easily.
Because he has really seen some dark things.
A few years ago, two old-style actors were competing for the first place in the old-style group of the Qingjing Competition. One of the old-style actors was so cruel that he put drugs in the other's water, causing the other to be sent directly to the hospital. This person did not have a good ending. Not only did he lose his job, but he was also sued.
This incident opened the eyes of the fledgling Lin Mu. From then on, Lin Mu paid great attention to food and drink.
But today, Lin Mu found himself unconsciously accepting the tea handed to him by a stranger and even drinking it!
The moment my scalp tingled, a familiar yet unfamiliar memory flooded my mind.
I am the sixth child in my family, so I am officially called "Sixth Master" in the opera troupe!
He started learning to perform at the age of five and started performing on stage at the age of nine. Now at the age of twenty-one, Lin Mu has become a well-known old actor in Shanghai.
His master was none other than the famous old actor Qiu Yuexiang.
Some people may be unfamiliar with this name, but everyone is familiar with the name Meng Xiaodong!
Qiu Yuexiang was Meng Xiaodong's first teacher and also her uncle.
The relationship between Qiu Yuexiang and Lin Mu is also unusual. Qiu Yuexiang is Lin Mu's uncle and he and Lin Mu's mother are siblings from the same mother.
Lin Mu and Meng Xiaodong are six years apart in age. When they were young, they both learned opera from Qiu Yuexiang.
When Meng Xiaodong left Shanghai for Beijing to develop her career, she met Mei Lanfang, her lifelong love. So Qiu Yuexiang broke off his relationship with Meng Xiaodong, returned to Shanghai, and concentrated on teaching Lin Mu.
Over the years, Lin Mu inherited Qiu Yuexiang's true skills. Not only did he have outstanding singing skills, but he also had solid martial arts skills.
"Sixth Master, it's time to go on stage!"
Seeing that Lin Mu was still in a daze, Xu San looked at the stage door anxiously. The stage manager over there was already winking at him!
Lin Mu came back to his senses, handed the teapot in his hand to Xu San, and looked at him deeply!
Xu San was the follower that Qiu Yuexiang found for him, or what later generations would call an assistant.
Lin Mu took a look at his outfit in the mirror. He wore an apricot-yellow scarf on his head, a face badge, a white three-piece necklace, an apricot-yellow hard backrest, an apricot-yellow arrow-lined coat, a pair of yellow trousers, and a pair of one-and-a-half-inch thick-soled boots on his feet.
Lin Mu shook his head slightly, the pompom on his scarf swayed gently, and the flag behind him also swayed slightly.
Lin Mu showed a bitter smile. He didn't expect that he would travel back to the Republic of China and become an opera singer. It seems that he is destined to be with opera in this life.
Never mind, since we are here, we might as well make the best of it. The world is big, but the drama fans are the most important, so let’s perform the drama first.
Lin Mu's eyes suddenly glared, he grabbed the skirt with one hand, and walked quickly to the stage door with embarrassed eyes. He listened to the familiar sound of the opera outside, and timed the gongs and drums perfectly. He nodded slightly to the stage manager who had already opened the curtain, and said softly,
"Good work!"
After saying that, Lin Mu walked up to the stage.
The bus driver was stunned when he heard Lin Mu actually say thank you to him.
After all, this Mr. Lin Liu is very arrogant. On weekdays, he doesn't talk to anyone backstage. Even the boss of the opera troupe has to greet him with a smile from afar. As for other people, they are not even in the eyes of this Mr. Liu.
But he has the confidence to be so proud. Even the big shots in Shanghai respect Lin Mu very much.
Don’t say that actors are inferior to others. They are just ordinary actors. Those who are truly talented can also gain both fame and fortune.
Just like Mei Lanfang, during the Anti-Japanese War, those powerful people only dared to keep him under house arrest and did not dare to touch him easily.
Although Lin Mu cannot be compared with Mei Lanfang now, but in Shanghai, coupled with his relationship with Meng Xiaodong, he is also considered a top-notch actor!
Today we sang the full version of "Dingjun Mountain".
The fans in the audience all came for Lin Mu, but as soon as Lin Mu opened his mouth, many of them were shocked.
Because Qiu Yuexiang followed the Sun school, Sun Juxian, Tan Xinpei and Wang Guifen were collectively known as the "New Three Heroes" of old-style actors.
In later generations, Lin Mu followed the Qilin School and Qilin Tong Zhou Xinfang.
Although Zhou Xinfang once sought advice from Sun Juxian and incorporated his singing style into the Qi School, the gap between the two schools was still obvious.
As soon as Lin Mu opened his mouth, he used the singing style of the later Qi School. Not only did it have nothing to do with the Sun School, but even many Qi School fans felt it was refreshing.
There was a sudden noise from the audience.
There were two people sitting in the side box on the second floor, a man and a woman.
"Ruolan, your junior brother's Qi Sect is quite interesting!"
The man who was speaking had a pair of long cheekbones, a straight and large nose, two big nostrils, and a pair of determined eyes. What impressed people most was his pair of protruding ears.
This person is none other than the famous Du Yuesheng in Shanghai.
The woman sitting next to him was wearing a lavender cheongsam, which outlined her beautiful figure. She was tall, with full and generous features. However, her smoky eyes were filled with a bit of resentment and resentment.
This person was Meng Xiaodong, who was invited by Du Yuesheng to perform at the opening ceremony of the soon-to-open Golden Theater.
Since her divorce from Mei Lanfang five years ago, Meng Xiaodong has returned to the stage and established herself as the Winter Queen.
"Well, I don't know who he learned the Qi School from. It's so weird. Isn't he afraid of getting a spanking from his master when he gets back?"
Looking at the handsome Lin Mu on the stage, a hint of warmth flashed in Meng Xiaodong's eyes. The boy who followed her around and called her "senior sister" since childhood has now grown up.
Since leaving Shanghai more than ten years ago, Meng Xiaodong has never seen Lin Mu again. This meeting made her feel quite touched.
"This letter arrives at a very opportune moment—"
"Heaven helps Huang Zhong succeed—"
"Standing at the camp gate and shouting—"
"Big and small boys, listen to the roots and seedlings——"
"The first drum, the battle begins—"
"Two drums, tighten your robes—"
"Three drums, the sword is unsheathed—"
"Four drums, hand over the troops—"
"We must obey orders when we advance or retreat—"
"If you disobey the order, you will be stabbed in the neck—"
"The three armies and the master return to the camp—"
"By three quarters to-morrow afternoon, the work must be accomplished—"
Originally, the fans in the audience had some opinions about Lin Mu's weird Qi style of singing, but in this piece of Xipi Liushui, Lin Mu sang it with great vigor and vitality, and every word was like a bullet, hitting the fans' hearts.
Especially the last sentence, which was so high-pitched that it shocked the whole audience.
You know, the Qi School is not famous for its loud voice, but Lin Mu's singing style really made the fans excited!
"This brat really has a way!"
These days, Meng Xiaodong is planning to become Yu Shuyan's apprentice. She feels that she has reached a bottleneck and needs a real Peking Opera master to help her reach a higher level.
Unexpectedly, her junior brother had made such a breakthrough, which made her, the senior sister, feel very pressured.
[Ding, congratulations to the host, the singing opera killing bandit system has been successfully bound.]
[The newbie gift pack has been opened. Congratulations to the host. You have obtained the camp scanning radar (lv1) with a space of 10 cubic meters.]
[Ding, congratulations to the host, you've received a standing ovation. Reward: Archery Mastery, Holy Silver Crossbow (100 arrows, automatically recyclable).]
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