Chapter 102, Singing the Big Drama
Today is the twenty-sixth, the weather is very good, the sun is shining and it is very rare that there is no cold wind howling, although the temperature is still very low, but the West Mountain is very lively.
In the auditorium, gongs and drums were beaten, and the actors sang the classic dramas that have been passed down through the ages, such as Liang Zhu's affection, poor scholars, high school champions, landlords and bullies, eight immortals crossing the sea, and so on.
In the auditorium, the workers of Xishan watched intently one by one, and from time to time they sang to the wonderful places and burst into bursts of applause, and even some people would throw one or two copper plates on it as a reward.
In this era of lack of entertainment projects, singing is definitely a program that cannot be missed, and even Liu Jin, who has always seen the end of the dragon, is very rare to sit at the front and watch it with relish.
In fact, this singing opera doesn't cost a few dollars, and it only costs 2 taels of silver to invite a troupe to sing for a day, and this is the best troupe in the capital to have this price, if the general troupe can't spend 2 taels of silver.
The purchasing power of 2 taels of silver is naturally strong, but it is not easy for this troupe to earn these 2 taels of silver, they must come a day in advance to set up the stage, and they must sing from morning to evening, and they must sing three times.
When singing, you must also work very hard, your singing skills must be good, this gong and drum, trumpet, and erhu must also be at the end, if you don't sing well, it's not just about smashing your own signboard, this silver is not so easy to take.
In the later era, there were many entertainment activities, and this singing opera, whether it was in the city or in the countryside, was gradually declining, and there were fewer people singing and even fewer people watching.
But in this era, there is no mobile phone, no Internet, and you can't listen to songs if you want to, so you can come here to join in the fun when you have nothing to do.
When Liu Jin really calmed down and listened carefully and took a look, Liu Jin soon found that this play really deserved to be the quintessence of the country, and it was indeed very good.
Of course, it is also possible that there is a soil for cultivating drama in this era, because of the lack of entertainment, so singing will be more popular, and when it comes to the mite Qing Dynasty, many genres have been formed, such as Huangmei Opera, Peking Opera, Yue Opera, Kunqu Opera, Cantonese Opera, Qin Dialect and so on, which shows how prosperous drama is.
At this time, Liu Jinzheng was engrossed in watching the play on the stage, the story is about a poor scholar who was disliked by his relatives in various ways, and finally succeeded in being admitted to the top prize, and slapped the face of those who once looked down on scholars.
This kind of story is actually very simple and old-fashioned, and it is not new at all for people who have read countless online articles in later generations, but the singing skills of this play are very good, and the performance is not many times stronger than the little fresh meat in later generations.
The kindness, diligence, and hard work of the scholar are very moving, the snobbery of the relatives makes people want to go on stage and beat him severely, and the kind people who lend a helping hand to the scholar in times of trouble, every role is played very vividly and to the end.
But Liu Jin feels that more importantly, this play transmits a lot of positive energy, such as the scholar's diligence and hard work, and he was admitted to the champion and realized the turnaround, which is to tell everyone to be diligent, hardworking, and kind.
The bad guys who bullied the scholars didn't get a good reward in the end, and the good people who helped the scholars got a good reward in the end, which also conveyed the idea that good people have good rewards and evil people have evil rewards in it.
While watching the play, Liu Jin is also thinking about this problem, drama can be popular in the land of China, there must be its positive side, it is obvious that the positive energy transmitted is the real reason why it can be popular, since ancient times, it can be widely accepted by everyone, it must be something that transmits positive energy.
"Good~"
Just when Liu Jin was pondering, beside Liu Jin, Zhao Erhu, who was also very fascinated, couldn't help but shout out when he saw the excitement, and in the entire auditorium, the shouts came and went, and the atmosphere was very good.
"It's really good~"
At this time, he was about to finish singing, Liu Jin took out a silver ingot from his arms and threw it over.
Well, this is the ancient reward (~~crazy hint~~), simple and rude, with Liu Jin's reward, in the auditorium, some people in front of him also gave tips to the stage, one copper plate, two copper plates.
Although there are not many people to reward alone, but they can't stand the large number of people in the entire auditorium, and all of a sudden, it seems to be raining on the stage, and in a blink of an eye, a lot of copper coins are laid on it.
Rewarding this singing opera is also an important source of income for the opera troupe, which is also the reason why singing is very hard, because if you sing well, you will meet a rich master, and the reward will be much more than the salary of singing.
"Thank you~Thank you~"
"Thank you Liu Gongzi for your tip~"
"Thank you, all the fathers and villagers in Xishan, for your face."
The play was soon finished, and according to the usual practice, everyone who performed on stage this time had to come to the stage to express their gratitude, and at the same time, outside the auditorium, the sound of firecrackers began to sound continuously, and everyone in the auditorium reluctantly left.
"This drama is so good-looking~ I can't wait to go on stage and kill the scholar's uncle, obviously rich, but I don't want to lend a penny to the scholar~"
"It's not, it's really annoying, but in the end, the bad guy has bad news, and the scholar's uncle lost all his family property because of gambling and lived on the streets, which is really happy to watch."
"Hurry up and finish eating, there are two more performances in the afternoon and evening, after watching this play, I will have a holiday tomorrow, I am really reluctant to be here."
"I am also reluctant to be here in Xishan, Liu Gongzi treats us well, there is food and drink, as well as wages, and I also invite the opera troupe to sing for us."
"I will come back after the New Year and continue to work for Liu Gongzi."
"Me too~"
Everyone walked out of the auditorium while discussing the big drama just now, and the aftertaste was endless.
"This method is really good, spend a small amount of money to do big things, so that everyone has a sense of belonging to Xishan, no wonder future generations of companies like to do something New Year's party and the like."
As for Liu Jin, he naturally heard everyone's discussion, everyone liked it, and Liu Jin was also very happy, this is looking for an opera troupe to sing for his own workers, obviously it is also learning some management methods from later generations, and now it seems that the effect is obviously very good.
"It's twenty-seven tomorrow, and I'm finally going back, do the math, it's been more than 2 months since I came to the capital."