Chapter 109 Mr. Ji

Of course, Su Yiyang let his little girlfriend stay to listen to it, of course, he has a deep meaning, first, Su Dashao did have an open and honest relationship with Gu Nanqiao, no matter what he encountered, he had a mind to say it, instead of looking for an opportunity to tell her about the old things behind Sun Jinghe in the future, it was better to take advantage of the current opportunity to explain to Gu Nanqiao directly.

Second, Su Yiyang always felt that Gu Nanqiao had a relationship with the Mei family, but she was still reluctant to say it for the reason.

However, although Gu Nanqiao didn't want to say it deeply, Su Yiyang was still interested, but whenever he encountered news related to the Mei family, he instinctively collected it for his girlfriend, according to his idea, in case Xiao Nanqiao could use it.

Adhering to such an attitude that chatting is better than nothing, Su Yiyang thought to himself, there is no harm in letting Gu Nanqiao hear about the affairs of the Jingyao Grand Theater, and it is impossible to say what special discoveries there will be if he is not in order, so he simply risked offending people and risked the disapproval of Gu Nanqiao to stay.

Now look at it, it was the right decision.

Just looking at Gu Nanqiao's reaction at the moment, Su Yiyang could feel that the affairs of the Mei family were closely related to her, and they still had a deep impact.

The other party, Gu Nanqiao, was immersed in his emotions and didn't know many of Su Yiyang's thoughts at all. When he heard about the Mei family, Gu Nanqiao didn't think of his mother who abandoned her family and children, and many complicated thoughts came uncontrollably.

Xiao Fangran has a relationship with the Mei family, and the relationship behind this is not pure.

It's just that Gu Nanqiao is difficult to speak.

For Xiao Fangran's matter, Gu Nanqiao didn't care whether she accepted it or not, or forgave it, no matter how much she resisted, the bonds brought by the bloodline were there, and she couldn't ignore it at all. So those things that are almost difficult for a strong man to attach to her have finally become obsessions that have gradually become invisible in the depths of her heart.

It's almost like her inner demons.

It's just that for these things, it is one thing to inevitably accept them, and how to face them in the end is another. Gu Nanqiao doesn't need others to help her decide major life events, and she doesn't think others can empathize, so in the final analysis, she is just self-digesting.

There are very few people who know these secrets, even those uncles and uncles who are full of spring, and even the master Fan Lingchu, whom he respects very much, Gu Nanqiao is tight-lipped. Only Zheng Yandu once knew a little bit of detail from Xiao Fangran's mouth, but Gu Nanqiao didn't tell him anything deeper.

If it weren't for the Peking Opera families who came out one after another, peeling back the cocoons of these past events, Gu Nanqiao might not have taken the initiative to mention it at all, and it didn't matter who he was open and honest with.

Now that her relationship with Su Yiyang has changed by leaps and bounds, she doesn't mind being absolutely honest.

It's just that now is not the time.

Soon, these emotions were restrained by Gu Nanqiao, and they returned to flatness.

And when Su Yiyang and Gu Nanqiao were thinking about something, Feng Tan took a sip of tea to moisten his throat, and continued to talk about the past of Jingyao Grand Theater unhurriedly.

"The six families of Peking Opera were originally based on the level of skills, and according to the ranking order of each family's specialty, a limerick poem was also circulated - "The Ji family is a small student and Feng Jiadan, the Yue family is a pianist and the Sun family is drumming, the Mei family is full of water sleeves, and the Guo family clown is the leader." "In the early years, everyone in the Peking Opera circle knew that now no one mentions it. ”

This limerick poem, Gu Nanqiao once heard Su Yiyang mention it, but at that time, she just brought it hastily and didn't talk about it in depth, but now when she heard Feng Tan talk about it, she asked without thinking about it.

"So, the Ji family is the leading big brother of the six great families?"

"No, the six major families are dominated by the Guo family, followed by the Ji family. Su Yiyang chuckled lightly and added unhurriedly, "The so-called dragon head and phoenix tail are used as the finale for the Venerable, and this limerick poem is also the truth...... The last sentence of the Guo family's clown leading the way has already pointed out the status. ”

Feng Tan squinted slightly and glanced at Su Yiyang, not surprised that Su Dashao also knew.

"It's just that the Guo family's harlequin Shenlong can't see the end of the head, and their head of the family is usually tired of contacting other major families, and is too detached from the world, so that no one can contact their Guo family. Coincidentally, the head of the Ji family is an ambitious person, when it comes to economic conditions and social status, the Ji family has the best development, plus Grandpa Ji is more enthusiastic on weekdays, and many things are done by him in Zhang Luo, but whenever other families have any difficulties, it is also the Ji family who comes forward, and later other families are used to this big brother, and they gradually begin to respect the Ji family. ”

Gu Nanqiao retracted his thoughts, thought about Su Yiyang's words, and asked, "Is this head of the Ji family the old dean of the Jingyao Grand Theater back then?"

"That's right, it's Dean Ji. Su Yiyang nodded and gave Gu Nanqiao a positive answer, "Grandpa Ji has a high spirit, he is a person who wants to do practical things, if it weren't for his efforts to turn the tide back then, Jingyao Grand Theater would never have developed so well." Not to mention, the hero sticker that Feng Tan just said was personally issued by Grandpa Ji, the six major Peking Opera families, and finally gathered four families, if it weren't for Grandpa Ji's loyalty, he wouldn't have gathered the descendants of the major families so smoothly......"

With this half-nostalgic emotion, Su Yiyang opened his mouth unhurriedly and told the past events that Sun Jing mentioned to him in his early years.

For the legendary figure of Dean Ji, whether it is Sun Jing of the Sun family in Jiangnan, or Feng Sunan of the Feng family, they all gave a very high evaluation, and when they talked about his deeds with their juniors, they were also full of praise and reverence.

There is no other reason, Ji Lao's vision and courage are by no means comparable to ordinary people, and he can indeed afford such an evaluation.

Going back more than 30 years, the restructuring of theater troupes had not yet been carried out thoroughly, but with the rapid development of the economy, the diversification of entertainment had begun to impact theater performances, and the difficulties that local theater development was about to face were also faintly revealed.

It doesn't hurt that the audience didn't have more choices before, but when they have the opportunity to choose, it will inevitably be compared, and at this time, if the major state-owned theater troupes are still operating according to the previous routine, endlessly rehearsing classic plays, and carrying out those classic nostalgia without new ideas, it is nothing more than self-contained, and it is difficult to attract more audiences.

It's not that no one has thought of these things, but the staff of the state-owned theater troupe eat the imperial food, and they don't have much performance burden on weekdays, so they don't care if they don't break or stand, they have to change something.

Although visionary leaders have begun to take action, after the instructions are transmitted, how they should be implemented and to what extent they can be implemented are full of uncontrollable. The actors of the troupe talk about the innovation of the repertoire, but in fact, they are grinding foreign workers step by step, and there are many people who kill time and do not do practical things.

This kind of reform, which has no motivation and sense of urgency, has little adjustment to the direction of the development of local opera, and if you want to break this deadlock, you naturally need to make drastic attempts.

However, if you try it, it has the meaning of gambling, and it represents all kinds of unpredictable risks behind it.

There are pioneers in every industry with great righteousness, and countless predecessors in the performance industry have groped for a balance between traditional culture and the development of the times, hoping to retain the artistry of local opera and win the recognition of more audiences.

It's just that some people have courage and no strategy, more than enough action but lack of talent, and some people have empty fighting spirit, but they are struggling due to various practical reasons. Ji Lao has both of them, he has vision and foresight, has the unique resources of the Peking Opera family, and the most rare thing is that he also has the courage to think and dare to do, and it is true that he can make achievements.

After foreshadowing the bottleneck of Peking Opera performances, Dean Ji quickly deduced the future of various local opera performances. No matter how much publicity is made, if the audience is unwilling to enter the theater, the so-called popularization of drama is only on paper, and it will not cure the symptoms.

Therefore, Dean Ji thought hard and wanted to do something big.

- He wants to explore the way for his colleagues in the performance industry and try to commercialize local opera.

In short, Ji Lao bought a movie theater in S Province out of his own pocket, which was the predecessor of Jingyao Grand Theater.

Speaking of this, Su Yiyang didn't know what to think of, and sighed slightly.

The sigh was soft, and then shattered in the wind, as if it had never appeared.

Gu Nanqiao listened quietly and didn't interject the whole time, until this time he asked: "It must be difficult for Dean Ji to accomplish these things alone..... That's why you have that hero post, right?"

"Yes, you're right. Feng Tan nodded very dryly, and then continued what he said just now, "Grandpa Ji's idea back then was very risky, and it can even be said to be deviant, and if he is not careful, he will lose all his money, but several major Peking Opera families support his ......."

"At that time, Aunt Sun and Aunt Mei both worked in the state-owned theater troupe, and they were both pillars with quite good treatment, after receiving Grandpa Ji's letter, the two of them proposed to resign without saying a word, and turned their heads to join the Jingyao Grand Theater, and our Feng family even gave a part of the investmentβ€”β€”"

"I have to say, you guys are pretty business-minded. Gu Nanqiao's clear and smart big eyes blinked, and he sighed in a low voice, "Everyone can get together to do the same thing, and exchange the name of the Peking Opera family for commercial value, which is far better than fighting alone, and it is really not easy to have this kind of awareness." ”

"At the time, people didn't think it was that far-reaching. Su Yiyang chuckled, "At first, the major Peking Opera families just wanted to get together, perform something really quality, attract more audiences, and carry forward Peking Opera...... Serendipity. ”

Because of the convening of the old man of the Ji family, the Ji family, the Sun family, the Feng family and the Mei family rarely got together, and with such a gorgeous lineup as support, the Jingyao Grand Theater developed quickly.

In just a few years, the Jingyao Grand Theater has been expanded several times, and it has also begun to receive the intervention of capital and the support of the state, and soon from the Ji family's own pocket to a mature and large-scale industry, and gradually become the supreme temple that can be called a tourist holy land.

It was the most glorious time of the Jingyao Theatre Troupe, and it was also the pinnacle of the performance quality of the entire theater.

Ji Guangfan, Sun Jing, Mei Hanqiu and Feng Sunan got together to compete on the same stage, which was a grand occasion that has never been seen again.

If it can really continue to develop like this, it can change the development process of Peking Opera performances, but unfortunately the good times did not last long, and many things have not been completely developed, and they have already entered the final chapter in advance.

"Grandpa Ji is a genius in the performance industry, and many of his ideas are ahead of the times, even if they are performed now, they are very fresh...... It's a pity that heroes are short of breath, good people don't live long, Jingyao Grand Theater has only been established for seven years, and he was diagnosed with cancer, and it won't be long......"

Feng Tan half-squinted, sneered mockingly, and opened his mouth without being salty.

It's a pity that his performance ideas back then had clearly been issued on a scale, but no one could take them, and they all disappeared later, and I don't know how he would feel when he saw what his descendants were doing now. ”

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