Mei Lanfang narrowed his eyes slightly when he heard this and asked,

"Why, does he have a top playwright there too? He was able to write a work that could rival 'The Hate Between Life and Death' in such a short time?"

Mei Lanfang looked unconvinced!

This play took a lot of his effort. He personally participated in everything from stage scheduling, costume design, actor arrangement, to the deletion and refinement of the lines.

It can be said that every detail on the stage is inseparable from him!

This play concerns him more than any other new play in the past!

Therefore, he has the confidence to fight against Lin Mu!

Although it seems like an unfair victory, Mei Lanfang cannot lose and cannot afford to lose!

Mei Lanfang is not alone now. He has a big family to support and many interests involved. If he fails in this stage show, I believe the consequences for him will be terrible!

Therefore, in this battle, he could only win, and even a draw was not within Mei Lanfang's consideration!

Qi Rushan nodded slightly and said,

"Tomorrow you perform well, and I'll go over there and make some inquiries. I don't believe his play can compare to 'The Hate Between Life and Death', but knowing yourself and your enemy is the key to victory!"

Mei Lanfang nodded and said,

"Then I'll have to trouble you, Brother Rushan!"

After saying this, Mei Lanfang sighed softly, laughed, and said,

"I never thought that I, Mei Lanfang, would be pushed into a desperate situation. Interesting!"

Mei Lanfang's eyes in the mirror became more determined!

……

This drama caused a huge sensation in Shanghai!

All major media outlets are also rushing to report on it!

Although the Lin family is the local tyrant, Mei Lanfang's influence should not be underestimated. Many media outlets, regardless of offending the Lin family, have been praising "The Love Evil of Life and Death" in their own newspapers for how wonderful it is!

Of course, there are also many media outlets praising "The Golden Flower"!

It can be said that on the first day of the performance, the two were evenly matched!

Just because of the draw, Mei Lanfang lost 10%!

After all, a Peking Opera No. 1 and a Peking Opera newcomer can compete against each other and still be evenly matched. What else can this be but a defeat!

However, the media supporting Mei Lanfang also stated that Lin Mu only took advantage of the landlord on the first day, and would definitely be surpassed by Mei Lanfang slowly in the future!

However, among drama fans, the reputation of the two plays began to polarize!

Among all the drama fans who have watched "The Golden Ball", no one would say that the play is bad; all of them are praising it!

Especially the ladies from wealthy families and concubines of rich families, they all praised this play highly!

Because this play can be said to be one of the few Peking Opera works with female vision as its theme.

Although some women are heartless, there are still many women who have seen a lot from this drama!

Especially some girls who are extravagant, willful and unruly in their daily lives, after watching this play, they go home and become like a different person. Although they still spend money like crazy, they are much more intimate with their parents!

However, some fans who have watched "The Love Evil of Life and Death" think that the play is boring, and that it is only because Mei Lanfang sang well!

After all, if you let a person living in a peaceful world listen to this play, and let a person living in a chaotic and uneasy world listen to this play, the effect will be completely different!

The Magic City is now peaceful and the people live and work in peace and contentment, without any of the precarious feeling they had before!

Therefore, many people do not have much feeling about the play "Life and Death"!

Although the media publicity is evenly matched, privately, the balance is slowly tipping towards one side!

The sixteenth day of the first lunar month!

Mei Lanfang, who was sitting backstage performing a play, became restless when he heard that only 90% of the seats in the front had been sold and only 10% were empty!

It’s only the second day and there are already empty seats!

Mei Lanfang's heart suddenly tightened. Could it be that he would really lose to the opponent in this performance?

"Go and see what's going on at Hongming Teahouse!"

Qi Rushan sat in the box on the second floor, looking at the lively scene below, his heart sank!

Pushing open the window at the back and looking at the bustling crowd downstairs, Qi Rushan felt even more depressed!

"Haha, Brother Rushan, come and try the new tea from our Hongming Teahouse!"

Li Shikan looked at Qi Rushan with high spirits and couldn't help but smile triumphantly!

Originally, Li Shikan had no confidence in this stage play, but after seeing the results on the first day, Li Shikan felt confident!

At least, with this play, Lin Mu can definitely tie with Mei Lanfang!

As one of the three giants of the Mei Party and now the leader of the Lin Party, Li Shikan feels that Lin Mu’s talent is more and more terrifying!

Today, Lin Mu is completely superior to all Peking Opera actors!

Lin Mu has already reached top level in these three roles: Lao Sheng, Qing Yi and Hua Lian!

A Qingyi who is not a native of the profession can be on par with Mei Lanfang. With such talent, who dares to say anything?

The most important thing is that Lin Mu is only in his early twenties now. If he can hone his skills for another three to five years, he will be the only one in the Peking Opera world before he turns thirty!

By that time, as the leader of the Lin Party, Li Shikan would gain so much benefit that even he himself couldn't imagine it!

This move was a brilliant one!

Especially when he saw his old friend sitting here with a sad face, Li Shikan couldn't help but want to laugh!

"The show is about to begin, Brother Rushan, you should take a good look at our Boss Lin's style and see how big the gap is compared to Boss Mei!"

Li Shikan picked up the teacup, took a sip, and felt a rich tea aroma exploding in his mouth!

Qi Rushan, on the other hand, felt that the tea was extremely bitter and difficult to swallow.

Because Lin Mu on the stage was using a wonderful performance to slowly dig out his uneasy heart from his mouth!

Looking at Lin Mu's every smile, frown, and gesture on the stage, the last bit of hope in Qi Rushan's heart was completely shattered!

However, as a top playwright, Qi Rushan was soon deeply attracted by the plot of the play and couldn't help but watch it carefully!

Seeing Qi Rushan's expression, Li Shikan's smile became even more wanton!

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