Acting depends on immortality, cultivating immortality depends on popularity

The Beijing opera tycoon's family came to celebrate the New Year's gathering before the Spring Festival, and all of them were Peking opera tycoons, especially after Cheng Xuan saw the approximate ages of the other party, he became more certain of this in his heart.What's more, because recently I was learning basic skills from Mr. Wu, Chengxuan was collecting information and understanding the big and small events that happened in the circle every day, and at the same time, he also asked Xiaocao to collect some famous artists in the opera circle. Information—Although the circles are different, the industries everyone is engaged in have some intersectionality, and there are occasional cross-border developments from time to time.

When Cheng Xuan and the others were collecting information in the early years, they even collected and understood news from the sports world and famous scholars. Now it is normal to add news from the drama world.

So after the initial greeting, when one of the old gentlemen pointed at Cheng Xuan and made fun of Mr. Wu, Cheng Xuan called out the other party's surname when he replied again.

"Old Wu mentioned me to you before?" Old Mr. Zhou who sang a big picture had a slightly surprised expression on his face.

Mr. Wu also looked at Cheng Xuan curiously, so Cheng Xuan could only answer truthfully: "Because I learned opera from Grandpa Wu, so I watched some Peking Opera performances after I got home." In fact, besides Peking Opera, Xiaohua Xiaocao also found a lot of local operas and materials in other places such as Yue Opera, Huangmei Opera, Sichuan Opera and so on.

It only takes a little time for textual things, and Cheng Xuan will be able to read them all and write them down soon. With a small amount of edited videos, it is not difficult at all to recognize these big shots.

"Oh, then do you know what our surnames are? What kind of drama are we singing in?" Several other people also became interested after listening to it, so Xuanxuan guessed this column and performed it again in Wu's hometown. , Mrs. Wu hugged her mobile phone very excitedly, and recorded the whole process in a high-spirited manner. When she was going to gossip and chat with other good sisters, she took it out to show off.

Seeing Chengxuan's performance of recognizing people on the spot, everyone naturally boasted to each other. Of course, there must be a lot of sincerity in this kind of mutual flattery. Among them, Mr. Shen, who sang Zhengdan, looked Chengxuan carefully and sighed. Picking up the teacup from his hand, he complained to Mr. Wu: "In my opinion, this kid is too strong to learn martial arts with you."

With a look of disdain on his face, Mr. Wu gestured to Chengxuan and showed off: "Xuanxuan, come here and give them a long look!"

After studying with Mr. Wu for a period of time, even if he learned basic skills in most cases, he must have learned a few more representative pieces, especially the part that will be performed in the play.

Chengxuan's main learning is to rely on martial arts students. After hearing the old man's words, he put on airs and showed his face. He came to the section where Zhao Yun found Mrs. Mi in Changbanpo, but because he didn't have props in his hand, He didn't wear trousers either, and he looked like he was fighting wits with the air.

Fortunately, those sitting here are all experts, so of course they will not find it funny like laymen. After reading it very carefully, I asked Mr. Wu how long Cheng Xuan had been studying.

Peking opera is very hard work. Many people who want to learn it well have practiced it since elementary school. They are all children's skills. After inquiring about it, they were shocked to find that Cheng Xuan had only learned it from Mr. Wu for less than two months. Time, everyone was amazed.Only then did someone point to Cheng Xuan and suddenly realized: "I said, why does this kid look so familiar? Isn't this the little actor who always plays TV?"

"Yes, yes, I remember that this kid has also learned martial arts?"

"It's no wonder he got started so quickly, but he can learn this in two months. This kid has pretty good aptitude!"

"It's just a pity. If he had been in the industry since he was a child, now this kid would definitely be able to take the lead in the stage."

Everyone thought Cheng Xuan looked familiar before, and even felt that he looked very similar to a certain child star who had developed very well in movies and TV shows in recent years, but everyone subconsciously felt that the so-called apprentice of Mr. Wu should be a major in Peking Opera. Therefore, they did not think that the two were the same person, but now, once it was revealed, everyone would recognize it immediately.

Mr. Shen even grabbed Cheng Xuan, looked him up and down, and expressed his opinion again: "If you want me to say that this kid should learn Zhengdan from me, it would be a waste to learn martial arts from you!"

Old Wu looked disdainful: "How did you ruin it? Listen to his singing and his posture just now! I will keep him and practice with me for another half a year, and he will be able to walk around the stage!"

Mr. Shen shook his head, with the same contemptuous expression: "This child has a small frame, and he won't be too tall when he grows up. After a while, if he wears your outfit every day, he might make the child even shorter. It’s over! Look, his little face can go on stage directly with Zhengdan’s clothes even if he doesn’t need makeup now!”

Elder Wu still looked disdainful: "Which one of our martial arts students is worse than you in terms of appearance? They are all unlucky characters, and they will not be affected at all!"

Cheng Xuan: -99999

He is messing around in the wind now: not tall, not tall, not tall...

Although he was indeed not tall when he was an adult in his previous life, he wasn't as shocked as he is now when he hears other people's evaluation of his future, isn't it? !

What's more, the current body is newly repaired by him, so it can definitely promote bone development during the growth process!The height of 1 meters is completely stress-free!Why do you say that he will not grow taller in the future? !

Only the three characters of not being tall make Chengxuan completely ignore everything else, even the debate between Mr. Zhou and Mr. Wu about whether he is suitable for learning Zhengdan or singing martial arts is completely thrown away, waiting for a group of visiting people After leaving, he came back to his senses and forced himself to continue talking and chatting with Mr. Wu.

Putting down his teacup, Mr. Wu looked Chengxuan up and down, and suddenly sighed: "Actually, when I saw you for the first time, I also thought that you would have a better future in learning Zhengdan than martial arts..."

Cheng Xuan: "...Because you think I'm not tall??" Cheng Xuan had already gritted his teeth in his heart and swore with Yu Li that after he went back, he would start to kill the bones when he practiced again at night!If you don't grow to 1 meters, you will never be a human being!

Yu Li: ...you are happy as long as you are shorter than me.

Mr. Wu shook his head and bowed disdainfully: "How short can you be? How tall are you now? As long as you are not a third-class disabled, it doesn't matter what kind of business you are in." After finishing speaking, his eyes were on Cheng Xuan again. After looking around twice, he nodded Chengxuan's head, "Your little face will never be ugly when you grow up, and your frame is small, so it's definitely better to play a female role than a raw role."

Cheng Xuan suddenly remembered the horror of the previous crossover, and protested with a distorted expression: "No! I don't want to wear a skirt!"

Hearing what he said, Mr. Wu couldn't help laughing, patted him on the shoulder, and pointed towards the gate: "Look at the teachers just now, who are the ones who play Dan roles? Look feminine?"

Most of the people who came to visit Mr. Wu today were men, but there were also two ladies. One of them was born in Huadan, and the other surprised Cheng Xuan because she was actually a pretty girl.Among the others, apart from Mr. Shen who is from Zhengdan, there is also an old man who was also from Danjiao.

If you think about it carefully, those old artists who came from different backgrounds certainly didn’t show any femininity, but they behaved very elegantly, but they usually acted like a literati. It will look so Kong Wu and imposing.

"But I'm a boy, so I don't want to wear a skirt." Of course, Cheng Xuan didn't have any objections to the artist who cross-dressed, he just simply didn't want to be made fun of it. When filming Double Star in [-], he didn't have any psychological pressure if the character needed it, but it's hard to say how he will retaliate against those who plotted against him in the future.

Mr. Wu still looked disapproving, and explained to Cheng Xuan with a smile: "Look at my age, I have played so many roles in this life, and you have acted in so many TV dramas and movies in recent years, and you have played Lots of characters, right?"

Cheng Xuan nodded.

"You took an acting class before, although I don't know much about what the specific teachers teach you, I can go to the film and television academy to visit, and I have seen that in those classes, you have played some women, little girls, etc. Is the role right? It’s just that you weren’t asked to wear dresses and makeup at the time.”

Cheng Xuan nodded. In order to exercise the performance and release nature, the acting courses often arrange students to play some very wonderful roles. Although most of the courses are self-study from videos, textbooks, etc., Cheng Xuan also knows these, and in the The family is also very serious and practiced all of them one by one.

"Then why is it okay to perform in front of teachers, classmates, etc. in class, and you don't want to be asked to perform on stage, or wear skirts and make-up in movies and TV shows?" Old Wu asked with a smile he.

Cheng Xuan opened his mouth and didn't respond for a while, he was thinking about the answer, but Mr. Wu patted him on the shoulder again, and said with a smile: "Because you will feel embarrassed. When you hear that you are not allowed to cross-talk, the first reaction is It’s because I feel that others are asking you to play the role of a person, not that you are acting another character that is completely different from you. In fact, whether it is a man, a woman, an old man, a child, a good child, a bad child, a hooligan or a policeman, those are all It's the role you play in the play, not yourself."

When Mr. Wu said this, he turned his head and looked out the window, as if he was feeling emotional: "Look at that TV, in some variety shows, some people deliberately make a fool of themselves and perform things that ordinary people would not do in order to attract the attention of the audience. It's not good, and it's not worth advocating. But as an actor, when we really need you to perform on stage, no matter what kind of job role we can't refuse, because this is our job and our responsibility .

"I can't say that this role is a good person, so I will play it. That role is a bad person. After playing it, the audience may hate it, so I will not play it. This is not the reason for being an actor. The role setting is there. Someone has to act. If the audience hates a person because he plays a vicious person, and even went to the Internet to scold him, it can only show that this actor is really good! So good that the audience can't tell Halal and false, even took the actor himself as a character!"

Speaking of this, he patted Chengxuan on the shoulder again: "Of course, those who go out to scold people and can't tell the difference between the inside and the outside of the play are idiots. We can't learn from them, and we don't have to argue with idiots. We are actors. People in the film are also outsiders. If you want to be in this industry for a long time, you can’t have prejudice against some things. Of course, we must be serious when filming, but we must find ourselves after the filming is over. , Remember who you are, and go back to your original life..."

Mr. Wu is very old, and he has seen too many ups and downs in his life experience.There are former friends around me, even myself, who have encountered various or unfortunate things due to various ups and downs, became famous overnight, lost themselves after becoming popular, got too deep into the drama and could not pull out, and eventually went to self-destruction Also, when he said these things to Cheng Xuan, he didn't expect him to understand them now, but he told them to himself at the same time, and he didn't expect Cheng Xuan to understand what he said.

Of course, if one day in the future, when Chengxuan grows up and has no choice but to be overwhelmed by certain things, he can remember some of the things he once said to him, so as to step out or make the right choice, then just the best...