Republic of China: With the support of the veteran actor system, it is invincible

Lin Mu laughed out loud and said,

"Now that Peking Opera is undergoing reforms, it's becoming increasingly difficult for actors to follow the rules, especially in Shanghai. The actors here are completely desperate. Last month, an actor fell to his death on the stage. You should have heard about it, right?"

Meng Xiaodong and Ye Shenglan both nodded, with a look of grief on their faces!

Gong Stage is a first-class entertainment venue in Shanghai. It is known as one of the four major Peking Opera stages in Shanghai, along with Civilization Stage, Tianchan Stage and Sanxing Stage.

However, Gong Stage is unique among them because it has very sophisticated stage mechanisms!

The stage is equipped with a detachable turntable, a water pool in the back half of the stage, and is also equipped with a vertical winch, flying slides, hanging rings and steps, movable flaps, and a seesaw that extends from the stage to the auditorium.

The large-scale Peking operas of later generations were eye-opening for many people.

In fact, compared with this era, the Peking Opera of later generations is not even up to par!

The martial arts actor who fell to his death a few days ago was because the wire on his body broke while he was singing "Investiture of the Gods". He fell headfirst from a height of three stories and died on the spot!

Wire!

It is something that people in later generations would consider magical when making movies, but in those days, Peking Opera had already used it!

It's hard to imagine that the Daji in this play is played by a male dan, who goes on stage wearing a bikini!

The actor who played King Zhou was Zhou Xinfang, and the actor who played Daji was named Xiao Yang Yuelou.

When Yang Yuelou was performing this play in Tianjin, when she came to the part where Daji came out of the bath and took off her outer clothes one by one, until she was left with only a bikini, the drama fans in Tianjin were almost going crazy!

Don't look at the fact that Yang Yuelou is a man, but with his delicate white flesh, eyes like water, and charming look, he is more feminine than a woman!

As later generations said, if a man becomes coquettish, women have no chance at all.

With a Peking Opera like this, if you are still singing traditional Peking Opera, how can you win?

Ye Shenglan and Meng Xiaodong couldn't help but sigh!

Although the Peking Opera market is very prosperous these days, behind this prosperity lies huge profits.

Every opera troupe and every famous actor who wants to gain a foothold in this era and get a bigger piece of the cake can only go against the current and not relax for a moment!

Because there are too many people who want to replace you!

Even if you are one of the four great bearded actors, once your voice is gone, the market will abandon you.

Everyone knows that you can make money by performing in Shanghai, but not everyone can do it!

The drama fans in Shanghai are knowledgeable and experienced. If you keep doing the same old thing, it may work for a day or two, but after three or five days, people will get tired of it!

Therefore, this forces the troupes and actors to innovate and come up with something different!

This is why Lin Mu always brings out something new in every play, just to keep the fans enthusiastic.

Ye Shenglan was extremely shocked after hearing what Lin Mu said. After all, he had no plans to choose a class yet, so he couldn't think of so many things.

He is just a worker now and is still honing his skills!

Meng Xiaodong had already started selecting a troupe two years ago, but the troupe disbanded last year!

Therefore, Meng Xiaodong understands Lin Mu's thoughts very well!

Only when you have formed a class, you will know how difficult it is!

You are like Ye Shenglan. After joining the Qingyun class, you don’t have to worry about anything. Just go on stage and perform well!

But Lin Mu is different. He is responsible for everyone in the troupe. From backstage to daily life, Lin Mu wants to ensure that no one has any worries.

The most important thing is to sell tickets!

Although Lin Mu had some fame before, the daily ticket revenue was only enough to support the troupe. It was almost impossible for him to get rich!