After the New Year's Eve party and until before the Spring Festival, Tang Ze did not arrange other jobs for Xu Chunqiu. The rare long vacation lasted only three or five days before it was interrupted again.

After a few days, Xu Chunqiu saw Old Man Fu again in the reception room of China Entertainment Media.

"Come in, I heard that the old man came to look for you. Xiaobai said to Xu Chunqiu.

She nodded in understanding, then pushed open the glass door of the reception room and greeted politely.

Old Man Fu looked a little anxious, and the tea that the assistant poured for him was placed on the table, and the tea was cold and he didn't move.

"Old Fu, if there is anything, you can just ask the secretary to come and find it, why did you come here in person?"

Old Man Fu straightened his back: "Actually, I came to you today because I had something to ask for." ”

"Have you ever heard of "Thirteen Uniques of the Same Light"?"

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The New Year's Eve parties of various satellite TV are commercial, and almost all of them are vying to invite traffic star idols to the show, but the Spring Festival Gala is not the same, the central government is gradually attaching importance to traditional arts, coupled with the huge audience of the Spring Festival Gala and all ages, Peking Opera should have a place in it.

The Peking Opera program of this year's Spring Festival Gala is called "Thirteen Uniques of Tongguang".

"Tongguang Thirteen Uniques" was originally a famous portrait painting painted by Shen Rongpu, a painter in the late Qing Dynasty, in the Guangxu period of the Qing Dynasty, and the thirteen characters depicted in the painting are all famous Peking Opera actors from Tongzhi to Guangxu period, and they are also recognized by later generations as the founder of Chinese Peking Opera art. From Cheng Changgeng, the leader of the Hui class and the originator of Peking Opera, to Tan Xinpei, the "King of the Lingjie", and then to Mei Lanfang's grandfather Mei Qiaoling, the heroes gathered together to jointly promote a gluttonous feast.

This rare project brought together almost one of the top Peking Opera performers of this generation, who began preparations months in advance, during which they rehearsed five times before and after, and saved the show until the end, but there was an accident at the critical juncture near the performance.

Qiu Yuebai, who was the first to sing "Mu Guiying in Charge" at the beginning, and Boss Qiu poured his voice.

The Peking Opera performers who do this profession still call each other "boss" according to the name in the opera garden in the old days

"Ladies and gentlemen, I'm sorry. Qiu Yuebai said in a hoarse voice, "The doctor said that it was an upper respiratory tract infection, and I'm afraid there is no way to go on stage." ”

Her voice lost its original roundness, and some rustled through the empty rehearsal hall.

Director Yang, who was in charge of following up the show, panicked: "The opening has a bad throat, what should I do with the show, this is the fifth round of rehearsals, and there is more than a week to go on stage." ”

Boss Du, who sang "Suolin Bag", interjected: "Turning your voice is a big deal, who would have expected such an emergency." ”

Boss Qian, who sang "Matchmaker", also echoed: "Yes, the most important thing now is to see who can top this gap." ”

"The master retired from the apprentice, this is a matter of course, I don't know the two beloved apprentices of Boss Qiu......"

The two disciples who entered the room looked at each other, and were pushed to the front of the stage by the ducks on the shelf.

Who knew that after only a few words, it was obvious that he owed the heat, even if he put aside the singing, I am afraid that he would not be able to get on the stage in terms of manners alone, either his mouth was too big or his eyes were dull, and he couldn't even match Qiu Yuebai's tenths and twelve.

Qiu Yuebai sat at the bottom of the stage and watched the two students standing there to make a fool of themselves, looked at it, and threw the things in their hands: "Just let them go to the stage with me? ”

Director Yang originally didn't understand the difference between the advantages and disadvantages, but when he heard Qiu Yuebai say this, he was so anxious that he scratched his ears and cheeks.

"No, what's the matter?"

"We specially communicated with the chief director about this show, you told me that Peking Opera must be sung on the spot to have charm, so I deliberately fought for it, and it is one of the few programs that open the mic, but now there is such a thing......"

"Otherwise, it's just like other shows, and don't turn on the microphone. ”

"Isn't that just singing a double reed, because I lost the chain alone, and everyone had to carry the burden of singing the double reed. Qiu Yuebai was not happy.

Once again, the atmosphere is at an impasse.

Director Yang was about to say something to liven up the atmosphere, when the assistant came up and said, "Director Yang, Fu Rucheng and Old Man Fu are also here, and they also brought a young girl." ”

Director Yang seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw: "Hurry up, come in." ”

Old Man Fu walked in with his hands behind his back, his eyes were as sharp as eagles, and Xu Chunqiu kept a distance of half a step behind him.

The bosses who were rehearsing on the stage looked at each other a few times, and estimated that Old Man Fu was also here for the gap in the opening "Mu Guiying in Charge".

He went up the side steps to the simple platform that had been erected, and beckoned Xu Chunqiu to follow suit.

"Let me introduce to all the bosses, this is our little boss Xu, Xu Chunqiu. Old Man Fu couldn't remember Xu Chunqiu's age, so he turned his head, "How old is this year? Twenty, twenty-one?"

Xu Chunqiu replied, "Twenty." ”

Qiu Yuebai glanced at her with slanted eyes: "It's not as big as my disciple, so it's not enough to call the boss." ”

"You let her replace me, is this generation appropriate?"

Boss Du, who had opened his mouth before, also asked: "This is your disciple? When did the Fu family class accept such a number one, why haven't you seen it before?"

Then he didn't know whether it was true feelings or pretending to drag a long "oh", and suddenly realized: "Aren't you the artist who sang "Wujia Po" with Fu Lao last year." ”

Most of the people present were dedicated to singing and had little contact with pop culture, so few people recognized Xu Chunqiu at a glance. At first, I only thought she was a beautiful offspring, but now when I hear that she is still an artist, my eyes have all changed.

Director Yang's eyes lit up, and he excitedly restrained the urge to move forward, the artist is good, and the artist seems to be the current Peking Opera culture is eclectic and not Baichuan.

But the rest of the people had complicated expressions on their faces, suspicion, disdain, contempt, contempt, all kinds of emotions mixed together, and unabashedly applied to this little girl who was only twenty years old.

"What's wrong with artists, can't you just be able to sing," Old Man Fu was a little unhappy, and said, "Decades ago, weren't we also artists who sang opera?"

"Yes, the artist is nothing. Qiu Yuebai didn't ask Old Man Fu this time, but turned her head and asked Xu Chunqiu, "Girl, what do you know how to sing, who is your teacher?"

"I sing Dan, as long as it's not a part-of-the-way repertoire, I can mostly sing a few words. ”

Xu Chunqiu answered her question without humility or arrogance, but he didn't mention it to the teacher.