What is Jiao'er?

Jiao'er is an honorific title for more famous people in the opera industry, and Xi Jiu is such a Jiao'er!

Moreover, this is when Drama Nine was young!

You must know that in the classical drama world, if you want to become a role recognized by everyone, it is not just a long time to perform, but to perform the drama brilliantly, so that people can see this person just like the person in the play, only in this way can you be worthy of being a role!

As the saying goes, one minute off the stage, ten years of work on stage, this is not a joke, but a real thing!

In the long-term artistic practice, classical drama has already formed its own set of extremely exaggerated artistic procedures after concentration, generalization, and refinement, and it is by no means like Western medicine that can become a qualified doctor after just a few years of study and training!

It takes at least decades of hard training to become a corner!

And Xi Jiu, who can become a corner at a young age, is undoubtedly a genius!

However, compared to Jiao'er's name, Sun Dong prefers others to call him Drama Nine!

Because Drama Nine is a joking name for Sun Dongai's acting, for Drama Jiu, acting has long become a part of life, and for Drama Jiu, who is now old, it is a kind of remembrance of the past!

"It's a pity that young people nowadays don't like drama more and more, and they don't even bother to understand it, and the things left by their ancestors are about to disappear!"

As soon as I thought of this, Xi Jiu had great regrets in my heart!

This is also the reason why Xi Jiu, who has not been acting for many years, chose to work in the troupe!

This world has a lot in common with the previous one, and there are also differences.

For example, Confucianism has still become the mainstream ideology of the empire, but after the transformation of the Holy Emperor, there is no longer the idea of regarding science and technology as a strange technique, and the title of the drama is no longer derogatory!

It's just that with the development of the times, today's young people, even Ye Chen, don't like to watch babbling classical dramas!

Nowadays, old artists like Xi Jiu have become national treasures and are respected!

And Xi Jiu is also such a respected old man in the troupe!

But the old artists have a problem, that is, they are stubborn in their thinking, it is difficult to accept innovation, and they pay more attention to the rules left by their ancestors than anything else!

And Xie Quan was born in Yeluzi, and he can have today's status, all because of his love and study of drama, and he is not very interested in these "old rules", so sometimes he has a headache for the great god of Xi Jiu, which is also the reason why Xie Quan scolded Xi Jiu for being an old guy, of course, there is no malice.

On the contrary, Xie Quan respects old-timers like Xi Jiu very much!

After all, you can look down on a good person, but you can't look down on a good person who does good deeds!

Xi Jiu is a "good person" in the classical drama industry, and has been committed to promoting the classical drama left by his ancestors.

It's just that due to his stubborn and old-fashioned character, he has had little effect!

But no matter what, Xie Quan's biggest task this time is to convince Xi Jiu.

Xie Quanke knows that Xi Jiuyi has always been not very interested in modern dramas, let alone Western dramas!

Because of this, Xi Jiu, who has a high status and can hold up the scene, has faintly become the leader of the conservative wing of the troupe.

"Anna, give out copies of Hamlet to all the members of the group!"

The rules of the Royal Troupe are strict, and Xie Quan is not worried that someone will dare to leak the script!

Anna, who hadn't spoken all the way, answered and handed out the documents she was holding one by one.

Time passed with the sound of everyone flipping through the script.

After more than an hour, everyone put down the script in their hands one after another.

Judging from everyone's expressions, they are probably quite satisfied with the script of "Hamlet", although this is just a Western drama!

However, everyone didn't rush to express their position, but looked at Xie Quan and Xi Jiu.

Everyone knows in their hearts that the statements of their own people in this matter are not important, the key is Xie Quan and Xi Jiu!

Xie Quan can persuade Xi Jiu that things can be done 100%!

Xie Quan can't convince Xi Jiu, then it's hard to say!

Unless, Xie Quan uses his power as the head of the regiment!

However, everyone is engaged in art, and they pay attention to convincing people with virtue rather than oppressing people with power, so everyone doesn't look good on face.

Until the last resort, Xie Quan doesn't plan to do this!

Just as Xie Quan was thinking about how to convince Xi Jiu, someone spoke.

"I don't agree with Hamlet as the repertoire for this performance!"

As soon as the words fell, everyone's eyes looked at the man.

Ye Chen followed the voice and looked at it, it was a handsome young man in his twenties who spoke, but what made Ye Chen strange was that the sight of the handsome guy in front of him was also staring at him!

No, it should be looking at Anna standing beside him!

Ye Chen turned his head a little strangely and glanced at Anna, the latter looked indifferent, Ye Chen had a faint guess in his heart!

"Xiao Zhou, tell me why you don't agree with "Hamlet" as the repertoire for this performance?" Xie Quan smiled, but his eyes looked at Xi Jiu beside Zhou Xu.

Zhou Xu is a student of Drama Nine, and it is hard to guarantee that this is not the meaning of Drama Nine!

glanced at Drama Jiu, Drama Jiu's face was as usual, and Xie Quan couldn't see what Drama Jiu was thinking in his heart.

"First of all, this is an exchange gathering between the royal families of the two countries, "Hamlet" is a typical Western drama, although this drama is really good, but it is inevitably a little unbeautiful on this occasion!"

After speaking, Zhou Xu paused, and seeing that some people around him nodded in agreement, Zhou Xu said even more proudly: "Secondly, there is not much time left for the royal family gathering of the two countries, it takes time for the actors to familiarize themselves with the script and memorize lines, and it takes a lot of time to rehearse a new play, so I am afraid it will be too late." ”

In all fairness, although Xie Quan disagreed with the first point mentioned by Zhou Xu, Xie Quan was also very worried about the second point, which was also the reason why Xie Quan was anxious to let Ye Chen come to the imperial capital!

However, as Xie Quan's identity, it is naturally difficult to say these things to Zhou Xu, a junior, and only when Xi Jiu comes forward is Xie Quan's time.

The next matter should be left to Ye Chen to solve, this is also something that Xie Quan discussed with Ye Chen before coming.

"Xiao Chen, you are the author of this play, so it's up to you to tell you about the play "Hamlet"!" Xie Quan looked at Ye Chen and said with an encouraging expression.

Ye Chen nodded and agreed.

After looking around, and when his gaze stayed on Xi Jiu, he paused, Ye Chen cleared his throat and said:

"First of all, thank you seniors for giving the kid a chance to stand here, and the kid also has the courage to say, "Hamlet" will definitely not disappoint everyone!"

While speaking, Ye Chen had already used his elementary speech skills.

In just a short opening sentence, it left a good impression on everyone present, and even the always serious and old-fashioned Xi Jiu nodded imperceptibly.

"Drama is a kind of art, art has no borders, art comes from life and is higher than life, although "Hamlet" is a typical Western drama, but the things expressed in the drama are common! Whether it is an oriental drama or a western drama, it is essentially to reflect the contradictions of real life!" Ye Chen said eloquently.

Xie Quan nodded again and again when he heard this, art has no borders, it should be like this!

"Everybody has seen Hamlet. , it must not be difficult to find that this is a complete tragedy, and the character of the protagonist of the play is also extremely complex, first of all, he is very hesitant, the reason for his hesitation is that the enemy is strong and I am weak, and he wants to fight the whole society with the strength of one person; secondly, he is very melancholy, he is a philosopher rather than a doer, he is quick to think and clumsy in action, he is not easy to wait for an opportunity to kill the traitorous king, Kerandis is praying, just draw a knife blow, he can avenge his father, however, the useless consideration of the soul into heaven or into hell makes him miss this golden opportunity！”

"As said in the play, survival or destruction has always bothered him, in terms of personality, this also doomed him to tragedy, and also caused other people's tragic endings, from this point of view, it is really difficult to act in this drama well, but everyone here is one of the best actors in the theater industry, I believe in your strength!"

In the end, Ye Chen praised the actors of the troupe a little.

Xie Quan saw Ye Chen finish speaking, and concluded: "All of you here are professionals, and you must know the quality of "Hamlet", as far as I am concerned, I think "Hamlet" is definitely a drama worth putting on the stage, as Ye Chen said, you are all one of the best actors in the theater industry, I believe in your strength!"

After Xie Quan finished speaking, everyone talked about each other, and the people in the conference room had a lot of actors in addition to the director and screenwriter, but no matter who it was, after so many years in this industry, everyone had a scale in their hearts, and of course they could tell whether a drama was good or bad.

In terms of the quality of the play "Hamlet", it is definitely qualified to move to the stage of the Grand Theater!

As for whether the actors in the troupe can interpret and write the drama well?

It's not in the table!

Those who can enter the Royal Theatre Company are the best in the same industry, and no one thinks that they can't!

Seeing that things were developing in a favorable direction, at this time, Zhou Xu spoke again: "Little brother Ye Chen, right? Can you ......take the liberty of asking?"

Before Zhou Xu finished speaking, Ye Chen said coldly: "Since you are presumptuous, then don't ask!"

As soon as Ye Chen's words fell, there was a burst of light laughter from everyone, and even Anna beside him couldn't help but laugh.

Hearing the laughter coming from beside him, especially Anna's laughter, Zhou Xu's originally handsome face suddenly turned red, and he was about to say something, only to hear Ye Chen say again:

"Just kidding, don't mind, I don't know what Brother Zhou wants to take the liberty of asking?"

Ye Chensuan had already understood that Zhou Xu was here to make trouble with him, so when he said the word presumptuousness, his tone was not light or serious, but it just happened to let everyone hear it to a different degree.

Seeing that Ye Chen said something interesting, Anna couldn't help but laugh out loud again.

At this time, the conference room was very quiet, and Zhou Xu heard Anna's laughter clearly, and his face turned the color of pig liver!

Of course, this anger is not directed at Anna, but at Ye Chen!

Zhou Xu, as a student who graduated from the Imperial Academy of Drama, his own attainments in drama are also top-notch among his peers.

It wasn't until this year that Xie Quan became the honorary head of the Royal Troupe, and Anna also appeared in Zhou Xu's sight for the first time.

Needless to say, the young, beautiful and exotic Anna soon occupied Zhou Xu's heart!

Talented, and so knowledgeable about Oriental culture, it is simply the perfect lifelong companion!

And the personality of people who engage in art has always been enthusiastic and unrestrained, and Zhou Xu, who has a goal, immediately launched a vigorous pursuit of Anna.

As a result, Anna has always ignored Zhou Xu, no matter what method Zhou Xu uses, Anna is always calm!

No signal at all!!

What is the saying?

Politeness is the best weapon to keep a distance from a person!

But Zhou Xu, who fell in unilateral love, obviously doesn't think so!

Zhou Xu even felt that it was because Xie Quan and his teacher had some different opinions in the troupe that Anna would be lukewarm to herself!

Until one day, the news that Anna was made to cry by a man in a theater suddenly came, how could Zhou Xu bear it?

After many inquiries, Zhou Xu knew that the man's name was Ye Chen!

From this point of view, Zhou Xu can be said to be the first person in the troupe to hear of Ye Chen except Xie Quan and Anna.

It's a pity that Ye Chen left the imperial capital soon!

Zhou Xu, who thought that Ye Chen would disappear from his sight from now on, did not expect that Ye Chen would appear in his sight again, with an excellent script that was about to be put on the stage of the Royal Theater!

You must know that this is the stage that Zhou Xu dreamed of one day being able to stage his script on it!

This made Zhou Xu extremely jealous!

Especially when he saw Anna and Ye Chen walking into the conference room side by side, it made Zhou Xu extremely unhappy!

"Why? Why am I so nice to you as good as a man who makes you cry?"

Maybe Zhou Xu hasn't heard of it.

Someone who can make you laugh doesn't necessarily make you cry!

Anyway, in Zhou Xu's eyes, Ye Chen was already an enemy!

What's more, this person made himself so embarrassed in front of everyone!

However, Zhou Xu is not the kind of person whose brain is in water, and he needs to be calm at this time!

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu took a deep breath and said with a smile: "Little Brother Ye Chen is so humorous, I just want to ask, I don't know how old Little Brother Ye Chen is this year?"

Ye Chen's eyes froze, seeing that Zhou Xu looked as usual so quickly, he also looked up to Zhou Xu in his heart, although he didn't know why Zhou Xu asked this, but Ye Chen still replied truthfully: "I'm still young, I'm not even seventy years old!"

……

Zhou Xu twitched his cheeks and said with a forced smile: "Little brother Ye Chen, don't be kidding. ”

"Well, I'm seventeen!"

"Little Brother Ye Chen is really young and promising, and he can write such an excellent script at a young age. ”

Zhou Xu said this very against his will, thinking that he was the person who heard this sentence most often from other people's mouths, but he didn't expect that now he has fallen to the point of praising others for their youth and promising......

However, it's good to be young, it's better for you to be young!

Thinking of this, Zhou Xu continued to ask, "Has Little Brother Ye Chen been in the British Empire for a long time?"

"No, I haven't been abroad!"

"That's strange, since the little brother Ye Chen has never been abroad, why is the slang of the British Empire so clear in "Hamlet"? I agree with you that art comes from life, and it is higher than life, is it true that the little brother Ye Chen was born to know it?"

At this moment, Zhou Xu was like a long-hidden poisonous snake, and finally showed his fangs......

It's small, but it's deadly!(To be continued.) )