Chapter 21: Apprentice Bai Xiaofei!
What Mei Yanshu wants to sing is "Farewell My Concubine"!
The excerpt of "Farewell My Concubine" was created by Mr. Mei Lanfang and Wusheng Taidou Yang Xiaolou in the second half of 1921, and the script is based on the legendary "The Legend of a Thousand Golds" written by Shen Cai in the Ming Dynasty, and refers to the plot of "Chu and Han Zheng" performed by Yang Xiaolou, Shang Xiaoyun and Gao Qingkui in 1918.
"Farewell My Concubine" premiered on February 15, 1922 on the first stage of BJ, Mei Lanfang as Yu Ji and Yang Xiaolou as Xiang Yu, which was immediately warmly welcomed by the audience and achieved great success. In the following decades, after Mei Lanfang's continuous reform and innovation, the artistic effect was strengthened, and "Farewell My Concubine" became a good show that the audience never got tired of watching, and the number of performances was difficult to count.
It's very popular!
There are still some lovers of Peking Opera!
"The Han soldiers have been slighted, and they are embattled with singing!"
"The king is exhausted, how can the concubine survive?"
While singing, Mei Yanshu danced the long sword in her hand...
Yu Ji's sword dance is a highlight of "Farewell My Concubine", Mei Pai's sword dance is neither a wild dance, nor a kung fu, but a full display of beautiful shapes, from beginning to end to the integration of the emotions of the characters in the play, so that Yu Ji's feelings and the development of the plot are closely linked, until the end of the tragic self-killing, reaching the climax of the whole play!
"King! Han soldier he... He's in! ”
The audience applauded.
It's a pity that the energy of the Tsing Yi Society is not enough, otherwise if you invite Mr. Jinlu, the master of the martial arts world, out of the mountain and let him sing this paragraph with him, the effect will definitely be different!
In fact, being able to invite Teacher Dabin out was already very unexpected by Bai Xiaofei.
……
Farewell to my concubine, ending with Yu Ji killing herself on the spot.
“… Master, how are you? ”
Seeing Mei Yanshu fall to the ground and didn't get up for a long time, Bai Xiaofei was a little panicked, according to the rehearsal, Mei Yanshu should have fallen into Bai Xiaofei's arms, but he was shocked just now.
At this time, Mei Yanshu got up slowly, her steps seemed to be a little unsteady, and Bai Xiaofei supported him: "Baby, have you seen it?" ”
Anita Mui looked bitter: "I'm old..."
Then, Anita Mui's expression became excited, and her voice trembled slightly: "But my ability for more than 70 years... I can't take it with me! ”
Speaking of this, Mei Yanshu squatted down and picked up the long sword on the ground: "Today, if you want to say that you wiped my neck to see the overlord, I don't care, but as long as you can learn it, I will not be ambiguous!" ”
Seeing this scene, everyone felt a little blocked in their hearts, and they wanted to cry but couldn't cry.
Just looking at the stage in silence, Bai Xiaofei trembled and reached out to take the long sword with both hands, his eyes were red...
"Whoa!"
As if he was infected, no one took the lead, and the applause rang out without warning!
It's a tribute to the art that is about to be lost, but also to the artists!
The cruelty on stage continues.
Li Tianlin also beckoned: "Gentlemen, come here!" ”
Bai Xiaofei walked over and stood beside Li Tianlin, who sighed, pointed to the allegro in his hand, and said slowly: "This allegro, I have used it for more than sixty years... Look at this color, it's the color of the sweat beads on the body drop by drop! ”
Saying that, Li Tianlin smiled bitterly a few times, waved his hand and said, "No one has learned, give it to you, take it!" ”
"Master..."
Bai Xiaofei couldn't suppress his inner emotions a little, and directly shed tears.
Li Tianlin waved his hand, wanting to say something, but the muscles on his face trembled, and he quickly turned around, as if he didn't want everyone to see what he looked like at the moment.
Originally, there was a passage, 'I'm going to ask you one thing - give us, a hope!' Yes? ’
Now, it seems, it doesn't seem to be needed!
Sheng Yiyun walked over, his posture still calm.
"Master..."
Bai Xiaofei choked up a little...
"Xiao Fei, so many kinds of music have perished, and it's not bad for us..."
Sheng Yiyun said these words very slowly, as if they burst out word by word, showing that she was extremely uncalm in her heart, took a deep breath, Sheng Yiyun squeezed out a smile again: "Master, it won't be difficult for you!" ”
Bai Xiaofei couldn't cry anymore, choked up and wanted to say something, but when he opened his mouth, he couldn't say anything, and a slurred sound came out of his throat...
Sheng Yiyun stuffed the pipa drum in his arms into Bai Xiaofei's arms, and said softly: "Keep it, make a souvenir!" ”
After speaking, Sheng Yiyun turned around and went back to the room, leaving the audience with a lonely back...
At this time, the LED background on the stage was replaced by a night scene, and the whole stage looked particularly lonely under the bright moon in the background.
The audience applauded again, and Bai Xiaofei finally couldn't help himself and completely collapsed, crying: "Master! ”
This shout made countless people on the field tremble!
It hit the softest part of people's hearts and touched their tears!
The camera caught a few people in the background at an inopportune time, and they all had solemn faces, Zhang Fei's eyes were red, and he was about to cry...
"Oops!"
Song Xiao suddenly screamed!
Accompanied by the gasp of several people in the background...
"Shhhhh
Bai Xiaofei on the stage bent his knees, fell to the ground with a 'bang', and cried loudly!
And the dull sound of smashing the ground was directly amplified through the radio of the stage!
To explain, the floor of the TV station's stage is generally made of marble, and Bai Xiaofei's actions just now did not have the slightest buffer.
How painful it must be to fall to the ground in such a daze!
Just kneeling on the ground, how much does it hurt?
……
In fact, if the sketch ends to this paragraph, it will be very complete.
The beginning of the comedy and the end of the tragedy, but the sadness is not only not annoying, but gives people food for thought, and has a profound realistic warning significance.
But I always feel that something is missing, what is missing?
At this time, the prelude to "Who is Lovesick For" sounds...
"The bright moon dressing table is slender and slender, and who is accidentally broken in the years;
It should be a beautiful woman's spring dream, and I can't remember it, Shuangemei.
On the smoke waves, when to drink the water of the Yangtze River,
And tonight it rains for ten years, and I am still there, who do I care. ”
The classical style, the Chinese flavor of the whispering and singing, is not simply like a song, but like telling a story, which makes people unconsciously immersed in it.
Accompanied by music, Bai Xiaofei hugged the three things in his hand and first came to Sheng Yiyun's room.
Carefully placed the pipa against the wall, and then picked up the thin blanket and covered Sheng Yiyun's body.
Then, he put the allegro and the long sword at the head of Li Tian and Mei Yanshu's bed...
These actions may seem trivial, but they are just heartwarming!
Especially with this music, the audience wiped their tears and looked at Bai Xiaofei's movements with a little relief - it seems that after what happened just now, Bai Xiaofei's mood has changed.
The change of mood is the original intention of Gao Xiaopan's "Pear Garden".
Then, Bai Xiaofei came to the center of the stage, bowed to the audience, got up, and smiled on his face: "Apprentice Bai Xiaofei, bring you a show, please enjoy your face!" ”
The curtain is slowly drawn...