"From Huaguo?" Li Zitao sat up directly, grabbed the ticket and looked carefully.

"New York Metropolis, a Peking Opera master from China, a great artist popular with 50,000 people, Mei Lanfang special performance!!"

When the last name was pronounced, Li Zitao's voice was like a rooster pinched in his throat, and his pitch instantly rose by eight notes.

"Charlie, how much is this consultation fee?" Lawrence said proudly, seeing his surprise.

"It was great. Li Zitao stared at the ticket with a complicated face, as if he felt that what he had just said was not enough to express his excitement, and said again: "Great!"

"Ha, what are you waiting for, let's go now. Lawrence shouted, waving his arms.

Sitting on the plane to New York, Li Zitao still had a feeling of being in a dream, Mei Lanfang, a familiar name, which no Chinese person will forget.

The first of the four famous Dans, the king of the Lingjie world, and the originator of the Mei School, it was he who raised the art of Peking Opera to an unprecedented height with his graceful and luxurious performances and flowing singing.

It was he who spread the art of Peking Opera to the world, and it caused a wave of fanaticism called 'Mei Whirlwind' all over the world.

Even in the 21st century, the legend of this Peking Opera master is still alive and well, and his love with the Winter Emperor is even more regrettable.

Unexpectedly, in another strange world, he was lucky enough to meet this legend with his own eyes and watch his performance.

"A little excited. Li Zitao muttered as his heart beat fiercely.

He is not a theater fan, but he still has a feeling of admiration, admiration, and respect for artists like Mei Lanfang.

It is the dedication and efforts of these people that can make the traditional Chinese culture go abroad and show the world the splendor and heritage of an ancient country with thousands of years of cultural heritage.

And what made him even more complicated was the major event related to the three eastern provinces in the future, the Manchurian incident recorded in the history of his previous life,

Because of the young marshal's wrong judgment and slightly weak character, the 400,000 Dongshu troops watched the little devils encroach on the three eastern provinces under their noses.

Li Zitao has been telling himself that this kind of thing is not something he can meddle in, and the current little devil is a great power that can compete with the Soviet Union.

Although there are many reasons for this, I have to admit that the little devils in this period are powerful, and even the United States has to face up to its status.

Li Zitao didn't think that he had the power to resist a country, let alone the lofty consciousness of a savior, but at this time, fate gave him the opportunity to meet Mei Lanfang.

It made him ask himself, "Am I supposed to do something?"

When he got in the car and came to the Metropolitan Theater in New York, Li Zitao was still in a tangle.

"Sir, do you want a ticket? A great artist from China only needs 15 US dollars. As soon as he got out of the car, two white scalpers approached him and looked at him with enthusiasm on their faces.

There is no shortage of scalpers in the United States, and this high-profile show is even more so, with ticket sellers rising from $7 to $10 at the beginning, and then $15 before today's show, even so they can't resist people's enthusiasm.

"We already have it. Seeing Li Zitao's absent-minded look, Lawrence waved the ticket in his hand and said.

The two scalpers didn't care, turned their heads and walked towards another Chinese, "Sir, do you need a ticket......?"

"How much?" asked the plainly dressed man.

"15 US knives. The scalper smiled and took out the ticket, saw that the other party was a little hesitant and shook the ticket and said: "That big artist only has one performance in New York, and if you miss it, you won't be able to see it." ”

"But, I only have 10 dollars. The man said with some grievances.

"13 American knife, sir, the show is about to begin. Seeing that his expression didn't look like a fake, the scalper said tentatively.

"I bought it. Li Zitao stood up, took out two 10 US knives and handed them to the other party.

"Thank you, gentleman, I don't know what to call it?" Looking at the ticket handed over by Li Zitao, Zhao Yaozhong hugged his fists in embarrassment and gratitude.

"Li Zitao, what about you?" Li Zitao said with a smile.

"Zhao Yaozhong. Zhao Yaozhong said a little shyly, his face was slightly thin, with his eyes, and his hairstyle was shiny.

"Let's go, let's go inside, the show is about to begin. Li Zitao greeted warmly.

"Alas. Zhao Yaozhong nodded, and said with some emotion, "I didn't expect Master Mei to be so popular in the United States, and the ticket price of 5 US dollars was 3 times that of the price." ”

"Art knows no borders. Li Zitao said casually.

Zhao Yaozhong was stunned for a moment, and said with a smile: "That's right, art knows no borders, but artists have nationality. ”

"Ouch, just run into a compatriot and make out the golden sentence, this friend is not simple!" Li Zitao thought with tears and laughter.

"Charlie, is this your friend?" Lawrence asked with some surprise as he waited at the door of the theater and saw Li Zitao coming with another strange Chinese.

"Lawrence, my friend. Li Zitao introduced: "This is Zhao Yaozhong, my compatriot. ”

"Hey, man, you look too thin. Lawrence joked with his fist against Zhao Yaozhong's chest.

"Hey, hey. Zhao Yaozhong scratched the back of his head and said shyly: "I always forget to eat when I study, and when I think about it, the canteen is closed, so I can only work blindly." ”

"Oh, a good student again. Lawrence exaggerated.

"The show is about to begin. Li Zitao took the lead and walked inward.

"Lawrence, can you let us sit together. Finally met an interesting compatriot, Li Zitao wanted to talk to each other for a while.

"I'll arrange it. Lawrence nodded and walked towards the small door next to him.

With the Rockefeller's golden signboard, their seats were moved from the regular seats to the private room on the third floor of the center on the right, which is one of the best views of the stage.

"Is Brother Zhao still in school?" Marveling at the grandeur of the Metropolitan Opera, the three of them sat down and chatted casually, waiting for the show to begin.

"Yes, I'm doing my PhD at Caltech to complete my final lab project. ”

Zhao Yaozhong pointed to the stage below and said with a smile, "I didn't hear that Master Mei is here, and I want to see him before leaving, and I don't know if I can see it." ”

Doctor, a foreign doctoral student in this era, a proper scholar!

"I can definitely see it, I heard that Master Mei is very kind, and every time he finishes it, he will shake hands with the audience in front of the stage, as long as the audience doesn't leave, he won't leave. ”

These are all from the memories of his previous life, Li Zitao specifically checked the love story of King Ling and Emperor Dong, and there happened to be a record of this in it.

"That's really good, I have loved drama since I was a child, I always listened to drama with my grandmother when I was a child, and I still wanted to be a theater person in the future!" Zhao Yaozhong said with a smile.

"It's a good thing you didn't, otherwise it would have been a loss to the physical world. Li Zitao said with a smile, he was already thinking about how to 'hook up' with this scholar.

"Oh, I remember, a genius from Huaguo, Zhao. Lawrence suddenly exclaimed, "The Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences have published information and papers about you, called, called ......"

"Hard γ Ray Absorption Coefficient Measurement. Zhao Yaozhong smiled kindly.

"That's right, my father said you were a genius. Lawrence clapped his hands.

"......" Li Zitao listened to the mist, what a 'hard Y' and 'ray', but he was very good at grasping the key points.

Genius, what he lacks in his hand now is genius, "Genius compatriots sent to the door!"

"It's open. Zhao Yaozhong pointed to the stage and said with bright eyes.

Seeing the stage curtain open, Li Zitao could only hold back his excitement, planning to wait until the end of the performance to chat with him alone.

If Li Zitao knew what kind of achievements this shy young man next to him would have in the future, he would probably kidnap the other party immediately.

In the first "Fenhe Bay", when Mei Lanfang in costume appeared, the entire opera house was silent.

He was born to belong to the stage, as long as he went to that station, people's eyes couldn't help but be attracted to him, as if even the soul was swept in.

Yan'er's pink cheeks, including affectionate eyes that seem to be able to speak, a smile and a graceful and rich face, no one can believe that this world-class posture will be a man's body.

A sorrow, a joy, a shake of the sleeves, a kneel, a bow, a smile, a look back, a lifetime of rest.

The sword dance in the red line thief box amazed the American dance masters.

The loyal martyrs in the thorn tiger, the tenderness when she was empty and wronged, and the righteousness Ling Ran when she finally died and died generously, made many Hollywood stars cry.

The long-sleeved solo dance in Luoshen, the double sword dance in Farewell My Concubine, and the flower sickle dance in Chang'e Running to the Moon, the audience was dumbfounded, "It turns out that there are so many forms of dance." ”

Play after play, when the curtain of the stage was completely closed and the lights came on, the entire opera house audience stood up.

They couldn't suppress the excitement in their hearts, clapped their hands red, and shouted loudly in thunderous applause: "China May, Chin Mei ......"

The audience's reaction was too enthusiastic, and Mei Lanfang didn't have time to remove her makeup, so she hurriedly stood on the stage with her team, and shook hands with every audience member on stage with a humble and kind attitude to thank her.

"Master Mei, your performance is so wonderful. The little fan brother Zhao Yaozhong lined up in front of the stage, shook Mei Lanfang's hand excitedly, and pressed it down hard.

"Thank you for appreciating the light, if you are not in a hurry, you can wait in the background first, our Chinese compatriots are here. Mei Lanfang was also a little excited.

Being able to fire the first shot of opera in the United States and seeing so many compatriots made him equally enthusiastic, and he couldn't calm down his inner fluctuations for a long time.

"Good, good. Zhao Yaozhong naturally would not refuse.

After Li Zitao shook hands with Mei Lanfang, he glanced at him meaningfully, and also followed him backstage.

"What are you doing here, this is a Chinese party. Li Zitao said speechlessly.

"Hey, Charlie, I'm your friend. Lawrence said dissatisfied.

"But it's all Chinese. Zhao Yaozhong snickered that Lawrence gave him a very different feeling, without the arrogance of other white people in the face of Chinese.

His words and deeds are witty and unpretentious, warm and generous, and it is difficult for people to dislike him.