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

Who wrote this play?

With a lot of questions in his mind, Qi Rushan returned to Mingxin Theater.

Mei Lanfang's performance had just ended, and the enthusiasm of the fans made him very satisfied!

When he returned to the backstage to remove his makeup, he saw Qi Rushan coming in. Mei Lanfang smiled and asked,

"Brother Rushan, how was the result today?"

Qi Rushan forced a smile and said,

"Very good, Wanhua, your performance is still as charming as ever, and the fans' response has been very enthusiastic!"

Mei Lanfang and Qi Rushan have been friends for more than 20 years, and Mei Lanfang knows him very well!

Mei Lanfang saw that Qi Rushan was not sincere at first glance, and stopped removing his makeup. He turned his head, looked at him seriously, and asked,

"Brother Rushan, what's wrong with you? Is there anything wrong with today's performance?"

Qi Rushan looked at Mei Lanfang's face seriously. Although Mei Lanfang had taken very good care of himself, he could still see some signs of aging and fatigue.

Once upon a time, when the two met for the first time, Mei Lanfang sang "Fenhe Bay". At that time, Mei Lanfang was young and in the prime of his life, and Qi Rushan was immediately fascinated by him!

More than 20 years have passed. Although Mei Lanfang's art has reached its peak and he is ahead of everyone in terms of skills, there is only one thing that is inevitable!

That's age!

Mei Lanfang, born in 1894, is 42 years old this year!

This age is actually not considered old for a Peking Opera actor, but Mei Lanfang played the role of a female character!

Although most of the characters portrayed by Mei Lanfang are middle-aged and young women, who doesn’t want to see a young and beautiful woman on the stage!

A few years ago, Qi Rushan went to Tianjin to attend a playwright's gathering and watched the play "The Case of the Chopping of the Beauty" by the way!

Among them, the female role actress who played Qin Xianglian was an old local artist. When she was young, she was very popular in Tianjin.

However, now that he is almost sixty years old, he is still active on the stage!

However, when Qi Rushan watched the performance of this veteran artist for the first time, he felt it was extremely eye-catching!

After all, they are all old men who are almost sixty years old. In order to cover up the wrinkles on their faces, they put on thick makeup!

Qi Rushan even saw that when the movement was a little bigger, the powder on the old man's face began to fall off!

However, this old artist's voice is really well maintained. Despite his old age, his singing voice is still very sweet and crisp. No wonder he can still perform on stage at this age!

However, a word from a young man from Tianjin sitting behind him completely broke Qi Rushan's defense!

"Well, Qin Xianglian is so ugly, isn't she? If I were Chen Shimei, I wouldn't want her either!"

As Mei Lanfang grew older, every time Qi Rushan saw Mei Lanfang perform, the words of the young man from Tianjin would come to his mind!

Although Mei Lanfang paid great attention to his own maintenance, whether it was his face or hands, he would spend one to two hours every day on maintenance, so he has the smooth skin he has today!

However, no matter how well you maintain it, it cannot resist the ravages of time.

Wrinkles have appeared at the corners of the eyes, and bags under the eyes are slowly beginning to emerge!

In the past, Mei Lanfang could perform three concerts in a day without any problems. But now, Mei Lanfang feels that his body cannot bear to sing for several days in a row!

Seeing Qi Rushan staring at him without saying anything, Mei Lanfang was a little puzzled. He quickly turned around to look in the mirror, but did not find anything wrong with himself!

"Brother Rushan, what's wrong with you?"

Qi Rushan blinked and said with a heavy heart,

"Wanhua, Lin Mu's new play is amazing. You've met a tough opponent this time!"