"Tongguang Thirteen Uniques", that is those Peking Opera masters who were active in the Tongzhi and Guangxu periods, this is a painting, it is a painting painted by Shen Rongpu, a painter in the late Qing Dynasty, painted in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, the painting is the strongest thirteen Peking Opera masters of that era, Lu Shengkui is one of them, and he is Zhuge Liang's appearance in the painting!

Pei Yanzhi looked at the audience with a blank face, and said with a smile, "Maybe you don't know who this Lu Shengkui is, this is a Peking Opera master who was born in the Daoguang period, and he was a benchmark figure in the Peking Opera industry back then, and the best at playing Zhuge Liang is Zhuge Liang, and the play I sang was from the hands of the old man!"

Pei Yanzhi talked about some of Lu Shengkui's life deeds, so that the audience below had a little understanding of this person, and some of the young actors in the background also listened to it with relish.

After Hu Wenge listened to it, he also sighed and said, "I didn't expect that Master Lu wrote "The Empty City Strategy" back then, this paragraph was sung like this, it is worthy of Lu Taizi, I think even those current songwriters may not be able to write such suitable lyrics, this has to be done by someone who knows Zhuge Liang well! No wonder he is called Living Kong Ming, it is really amazing!"

Hu Wenge looked at Pei Yanzhi, nodded as well, and said with a smile, "This paragraph is indeed well written, but it is really too difficult, and it is no wonder that it will be lost, and it is estimated that few people can sing it, mainly because I can't remember this word!"

Pei Yanzhi also smiled modestly.

The audience in the audience is here today, not only listening to a play "Wujia Po", but also listening to a "Empty City Plan" that has been lost for hundreds of years, this ticket is really not in vain.

It's Hu Wenge's turn to sing, as the successor of the Mei faction, there are too many jokes to choose from, Hu Wenge saw that Pei Yanzhi chose a Zhuge Liang, then he had to choose a powerful woman, so he made a gesture to the band, the string master Zhang Qingshan smiled understandingly, the bow in his hand shook, and a section of Xipi came out.

I saw Hu Wenge's water sleeves shake with both hands, turned his back, shook two beautiful circles behind his two sleeves, and then took it to his chest, stretched out his hands, pointed at the door, and sang,

"I heard the sound of the golden drum

Draw horn sonic boom

Evoke me to break through the heavens and top the clouds

I want the peach blossoms to be majestic immediately

Enemy blood splash pomegranate skirt

In his lifetime, he should fulfill his responsibilities

How can an inch of land belong to someone else?

What a vassal king's clown

I can stop a million soldiers with one sword."

A classic singing section of "Mu Guiying in Charge" is also sung sonorously and powerfully, and the murderous momentum of the middle-aged Mu Guiying is also vividly expressed.

Pei Yanzhi also bowed his head slightly on the side, not only recognizing Hu Wenge's singing, but also admiring Master Mei Lanfang's super talent.

You must know that before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Peking Opera did not have the play "Mu Guiying in Command", which was very interesting to Mr. Mei Lanfang when he saw the master of Henan Opera Ma Jinfeng performing Henan Opera "Mu Guiying in Command" in Luoyi City, Henan Province, and he also played the young Mu Guiying when he was young.

And at this time, Mr. Mei Lanfang was already over the age of six, and he also knew that it was no longer suitable for him to play some young girls at his age.

He also advocated that actors must be suitable for their own industry, just like Hua Dan actors, who play a little girl, but if you are a person in your sixties to act, no matter how good you sing, your appearance is definitely not as good as a young girl.

This kind of good or bad can't let your fans say, let those who have never heard the play, after all, art is such a thing, it is all emotional, I like you, you sing until you are 80 years old, and I think you are good when you have gray hair.

But art can't be like this, some professions have their own lifespan, Tsing Yi is fine, and some roles can be played to middle age, just like Mu Guiying in "Mu Guiying in Charge", she is fifty-three years old, but if it is Hua Dan, you are a little matchmaker, you let someone in your fifties or sixties play it, except for your fans, everyone else is estimated to have a numb scalp when they see it, you can't imagine how infiltrating a sixty-year-old person will look when he speaks on stage.

Therefore, at this time, Mr. Mei Lanfang wanted to play some middle-aged and elderly roles, which was in line with his age and mentality, so he discussed with Master Ma Jinfeng, and finally adapted this famous Henan Opera into Peking Opera as a gift on the tenth anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China.

Originally, "Mu Guiying in Charge" of Henan Opera only had a five-fold play, but after Master Mei Lanfang adapted it into Peking Opera, he expanded, deleted, and rectified it, and finally set it as an eight-fold play, with a performance duration of about two and a half hours.

The lyrics in it have also been greatly revised, except for "I am not in command and I am in charge, I am not in charge of the troops, I am not leading the troops, the two most famous words have not been changed, and the other lyrics have basically been rearranged, because the style of the Mei School, especially Mr. Mei Lanfang's singing voice, is most suitable for the "Renchen" rut, so the lyrics in it are basically this rut.

The audience burst into thunderous applause again, this "Mu Guiying in Charge" is already a masterpiece of the Mei School, just like "Suo Lin Bag" is to the Cheng School, as long as "Mu Guiying is in charge", you will only think of Mr. Mei Lanfang.

I never get tired of listening to this play, firstly, this drama is really exciting, and secondly, because the story of the Yang family is deeply remembered in the hearts of the Chinese, and the Chinese also like the heroine Mu Guiying very much, which should be comparable to Mulan's status in the hearts of the Chinese!

Pei Yanzhi walked to the middle of the stage, the enthusiasm of the audience was still very hot, Hu Wenge glanced at Pei Yan, smiled slightly, and said, "Come on!"

The two of them stopped greeting the audience, only to see Pei Yanzhi shouting directly, "Princess-Lord-"

The sound of the band's huqin also responded.

The audience was also silent for a moment, looking at the two people on the stage with burning eyes.

I saw two sincere and sincere singing of "Sitting in the Palace" to everyone, and the audience also shook their heads and sang together, although they couldn't keep up with the rhythm of the two on stage, but they entertained themselves and were very happy.

Pei Yanzhi is not like Yu Degang, the words he sings are all strange, and I don't know if the Qi faction sings like this, or if Yu Degang made it up himself, anyway, Pei Yanzhi has never sung "Sitting in the Palace" with Yu Degang since that time, it is enough to be pitted once, and the steering wheel has been thrown away once!

This time, Pei Yanzhi and Hu Wenge cooperated seamlessly, without any mistakes in the middle, and perfectly interpreted this paragraph.

The audience in the audience also applauded wildly, applauding, let there be another one, but this time Hu Wenge was no longer used to them, smiled slightly, and said, "Everyone, the theater has regulations, the time is coming soon, if we don't finish it, we will deduct the money, this is not in China, it's okay to discuss with others, please, we will have a period later!"

After speaking, Hu Wenge took Pei Yanzhi and bowed deeply to everyone, and then pulled him off the stage.

The audience in the audience is actually coaxing, it would be better to have a return, if not, forget it, anyway, it's already enjoyable today.

As soon as the audience saw that the actors on the stage were also gone, they all stood up, and left in pairs and threes.

At this time, a little girl walked over from the side door, looked at Han Caiwei, who was about to get up and leave, and asked, "Are you Miss Han?"

Before Han Caiwei could speak, Zhang Na looked at her with some vigilance and asked, "Who are you?"

The little girl looked at Zhang Na and said with some fear, "Teacher Pei asked me to invite Miss Han to the backstage, I am the makeup artist of the troupe!"

Zhang Na breathed a sigh of relief, and Han Caiwei also said with a smile, "I am, thank you!"

The little girl nodded and said, "Come with me, Teacher Pei is waiting for you in the background!"

Han Caiwei and Zhang Na came backstage and happened to see Pei Yanzhi removing makeup.

Pei Yanzhi saw them coming in, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Xiao Cui!"

The little girl smiled sweetly and said, "It's okay, Teacher Pei, you guys are busy first, I'll go first!"

Han Caiwei came to Pei Yanzhi's side and said with a smile, "Teacher Pei, today's performance is good!"

Pei Yanzhi said with a smile, "Hahaha, have you eaten at night, let's go to Chinatown for dinner later!"

Han Caiwei pursed her lips and said, "Okay!"

At this time, a voice came from outside the door, "Teacher Pei, someone is looking for you outside!"

Pei Yan was stunned, if someone is looking for me, it will definitely not be a member of the troupe, in Los Angeles, can I still meet acquaintances.

Pei Yanzhi rushed outside and asked, "Who is it?"

The person who spoke walked in, took a business card, put it in front of Pei Yanzhi, and said, "The vice president of the Los Angeles Chinese Chamber of Commerce, coincidentally, he is also surnamed Pei, and he is still your own family, so it can't be said that it was a family five hundred years ago!"

Pei Yanzhi took the business card and looked at it, it said, Pei Guilong, vice president of the Los Angeles Chinese Chamber of Commerce.

Pei Yanzhi nodded and said, "You tell him, say that I will go to see him after I take off my makeup, and ask him to wait a while!"

The man nodded and left.

Han Caiwei picked up the business card with some curiosity and looked at it, and muttered, "Pei Guilong, this name is still quite familiar, by the way, when we turned on the camera, it seemed that he came to welcome on behalf of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce!"

Pei Yan took off his makeup and asked, "Oh, what does this person look like and what is his temper?"

Han Caiwei put the business card on the table, shook her head, and said, "I heard that I grew up in the United States, but I speak Chinese very well, and I can't tell that I grew up in the United States at all!

Pei Yanzhi took off his makeup as quickly as he could, changed into a white tunic suit, and said, "Cai Wei, you come with me to meet this Mr. Pei for a while." ”

Han Caiwei sneered and said, "When Mr. Pei saw Mr. Pei, I don't know if the two of you were really a family five hundred years ago!"

Hearing this twice in a row, Pei Yanzhi's heart also moved slightly, and he couldn't help but think of something, and a trace of gloom appeared on his face.

Pei Yanzhi first said hello to Hu Wenge and said that he would leave first.

Then Pei Yanzhi took Han Caiwei and Zhang Na to the café outside the theater.

After seeing Pei Yanzhi come in, a waiter took them to a small private room, pushed open the door, and found a man sitting inside, with a pair of gold-wire glasses, when he saw Pei Yanzhi, this person showed a warm smile, pushed the glasses with his hand, stood up, hurriedly strode over, stretched out his hand, and said very enthusiastically, "Mr. Pei Yanzhi, thank you for taking the time to see!"

Pei Yanzhi also felt the other party's enthusiasm, and it was obvious that the other party's enthusiasm was not like that kind of politeness, but a feeling from the bottom of his heart, which made Pei Yanzhi also let down his guard.

Pei Guilong saw the two people behind Pei Yanzhi, and he also showed a surprised gaze, and asked with a smile, "I didn't expect Miss Han and Miss Zhang to know Mr. Pei Yanzhi!"

Han Caiwei said with a smile, "I'm Yanzhi's girlfriend!"

A hint of understanding flashed in Pei Guilong's eyes, and he said with a smile, "Mr. Pei Yanzhi is really a blessing!"

Pei Yanzhi also had an inexplicable affection for this Pei Guilong, and said with a smile, "Mr. Pei is polite!"

When Pei Guilong heard this title, he also laughed and said, "We don't have to be so polite, we both have the surname Pei, Mr. Pei and Mr. Pei are also very puzzled by outsiders, I should be a few years older than you, I will call you Yanzhi, you call me Brother Guilong, how about it?"

Pei Yanzhi nodded and said, "Okay, it's better to be respectful, Brother Guilong!"

Pei Guilong also took Pei Yanzhi's hand and came to the table, asked him to sit down, beckoned Han Caiwei and Zhang Na to sit down as well, and said with a smile, " After all, when Mr. Mei Lanfang came to the United States to perform, he was also looking for our Chamber of Commerce, and we are also old acquaintances with the Mei family, so this time I also came to cheer with Hu Wenge, I didn't expect to let me see you, it's really amazing, I didn't expect that there is such a young genius as you in the Peking Opera industry in China now, by the way, you are also surnamed Pei, Master Pei Jingqi, do you know?"

Pei Yanzhi bowed slightly, and said, "That's my father!"

Pei Guilong laughed, and said with a look of surprise, "This is really getting closer and closer, Master Pei Jingqi came to the United States to perform 20 years ago, my father was the president of the Chinese Chamber of Commerce at that time, when Ling Zun came, it was my father who received him, Ling Zun was living in my house at the beginning, I was only more than ten years old at that time, I have a deep memory of Ling Zun! That performance is really shocking, Ling Zun's performance is really amazing, I started to like Peking Opera at that time. ”