PS: That's the end of today's four chapters, good night everyone!

There are many activities at the temple fair, and most of the older people gather under the stage to watch singing. Children may be curious about actors' makeup, and they lie behind the stage one by one to watch others put on makeup.

In fact, the makeup of a theatrical actor is not only curious for children, but also for many young people. This needs to be divided into several steps to complete, and it is a very difficult behind-the-stage work, and others say "one minute on stage, ten years of work off stage!" "It's about drama.

According to the makeup staff present, the first step is to shoot color, commonly known as foundation, color, Tsing Yi usually uses tender flesh-colored oil paint to make the base color, the purpose is to correct the complexion. Then it is to shoot red, starting to blush on top, so as to highlight the overall contour of the face, especially the bridge of the nose and cheekbones, and better shape the three-dimensional sense of the character's face. Then set the makeup, commonly known as the big white face, at this time use loose powder to set the makeup, which plays a fixed role in the oil paint. The fourth step is to sweep the red, apply the powdery rouge to the blush, and the face will look pink and natural after the makeup. This is followed by the ingots mouth, thrush eyes, head strangulation and head wearing.

After everyone understands it, they can find that the scenery on their stage is all exchanged for countless sadness in the audience. Every profession has its difficulties, just like others say that "every family has a difficult scripture".

A little guy took advantage of everyone's lack of attention and secretly put a little makeup ointment on himself, and when everyone paid attention, that guy had already become a big cat.

"Huh! The curiosity of these little ones is too heavy. Li Quan said with a smile.

"Be careful that you Lao Tzu sees it, and it will be miserable to be beaten." Zhou Furong also joked.

The kid wasn't worried at all, and replied confidently: "Uncle Zhou, don't worry about it, adults won't beat children today." ”

When others heard this, they were surprised and felt that it made sense, and it was really not appropriate to work with children today. No wonder this kid has such a big tone and is so arrogant, and his feelings have long been reassured.

In addition to singing, there are also Taoist tricks performed, that is, traditional Chinese magic, which also attracts everyone's attention, especially children.

"I'll see if the magic of these Taoist priests is powerful, or is it your strength." Cai Zhi also came out to play today. In fact, the idle people from the villages around Chujiazhai have poured over today. Therefore, the entire Chujiazhai is overcrowded.

"They're amazing!" Chu Jiaqiang himself knows his own situation, and his so-called magic is actually relying on the mountains and rivers to take things away and release them. It's not magic at all. Compared with these ancestors who played tricks, they fell behind.

Juggling is also known as "tricks" and "illusions", and is now called "magic". There are big and small tricks: "swallowing knives and spitting fire", "planting melons and trees", "slaughtering people and horses" and other tricks must have large props and multiple people to cooperate, which is a big trick; One or two people bring some small props with them, and they can perform when they open the field, such as "Immortals Pick Beans", "Golden Cup into the Ground", "Serial Unwrapping", "Empty Bowl to Fish" and other tricks, which are small tricks. Past. Some entertainers often walk the streets and alleys, performing in front of three or five children and pedestrians who stop, and collect a small amount of money on the spot.

"Compared to the boom and popularity of modern magic. The traditional Chinese trick is in decline. In fact, it is not that the traditional tricks are not exciting, but that many masters of tricks have serious traditional ideas and are unwilling to pass on all their skills, resulting in the loss of many stunts. Hong Lao said very regretfully.

The Song Dynasty Meng Yuanlao recorded the Bianliang City trick artist Zhang Jiuge in "Tokyo Menghualu". Zhang Jiuge's best trick is to swallow a sharp sword. Only the hilt of the sword is left outside the mouth, and it must be worked on for a while. Then he drew the sword from his mouth and cut the stone and broke his hair on the spot. This was a sensation at the time and was rumored to be a spectacle. And now, the most authentic variation of this trick has long been lost. Even the basic trick of the trick artist, "Immortal Picking Beans", was almost lost, which made people sigh.

The most common performances by trick artists are "Immortals Picking Beans" and "Golden Cups into the Ground". "Immortal bean picking" is a compulsory course for beginners, and it is the basis for practicing techniques; "The golden cup into the ground" refers to the cup disappearing under the cover of a piece of cloth, and when it is transformed again, the cup is filled with peaches and plums, as if it is a godsend.

And what the Taoist priest performed for everyone today is also the two basic tricks of the immortals picking beans and the golden cup entering the ground.

I saw that the Taoist priest who was juggling his hands were separated by ten fingers, and the palms and backs of his hands were clearly seen by the audience, to show that he was not hiding anything, and then after pinching and kneading with his thumb and index finger a few times, he kneaded a small red bean by blowing a mouthful of "fairy qi".

"Good!" At this time, I don't know who shouted very embarrassedly, and everyone else also applauded.

The Taoist priest was obviously satisfied with everyone's performance, and then took a few red wax balls slightly larger than soybeans in his hand, and changed them between the two bowls on the table, without revealing any flaws at all.

Many of the people present were itching and staring, and they all wanted to see how the Taoist priest got it.

"Don't blink, everyone, here are the real immortals picking beans!" The Taoist priest reminded everyone. He took out five beans, put them in a bowl, covered them with a cloth, pretended to read them a few times, and finally ripped the cloth open, and everyone saw a bowl full of beans.

Everyone was stunned at first, and then burst into a round of applause. This kind of performance is indeed wonderful, even Chu Jiaqiang thinks so, although he has already seen the way just now.

After the performance of the gold cup on the ground, everyone was obviously not satisfied. One tourist asked, "Is there anything more exciting?" I haven't seen enough yet! Others chimed in and asked to come back.

However, the Taoist priest is poor in donkey skills, where is there still a performance? He had no choice but to smile: "Everyone, everyone, this is the end of the trick show." ”

"Uncle Chu, you can also do magic tricks for us!" Miao Huo's two little guys plus Teacher Gu's little ancestor pointed the finger at Chu Jiaqiang.

When the others heard it, they remembered that this guy could also do magic, and it was best to take this opportunity to let everyone have a good time. Therefore, everyone agreed with the proposal of the three little ones.

Chu Jiaqiang glanced at the Taoist priest and said, "Isn't this okay?" There will be a chance in the future. "Now that I'm performing, I always feel a bit like tearing down someone's stage, it's not authentic!

"What's so bad? It just so happens that everyone can't enjoy it, so you make up for it, hurry up and come up with something new to come out and take a look. Zhou Furong pushed Chu Jiaqiang out.

Just as Chu Jiaqiang was hesitating, an old Taoist priest came out of it, and the little Taoist priest just now immediately stood respectfully beside him and called the master. Everyone looked at it, and secretly said that there was a good show to watch this time, and the masters came out.