Chapter 494: Drama

Under Li Hongyu's arrangement, Zi Ning and the others lived in a room for every three people, and the people in each room were from the three Qinglou, so that all the people from the three Qinglou were scattered. Heaven "'Lai'." ⒉

Zining, Youlan, and Rhododendron naturally lived together as the three tripods of the Oiran Conference, and the furnishings were very simple, with a bed, a set of tables and chairs, and a wardrobe on each of the three walls facing the door, after all, they were here to learn art and not enjoy life.

"This is a strange woman in order to save her fiancé who was wronged in prison, a woman disguised as a man and pretended to be her fiancé to go to Beijing to take the exam, but as a result, she was the top student in high school, and was called by the emperor to be a concubine.

After Zining and Youlan and their party settled properly, Li Hongyu reconvened them in the hall, and after each of them had a brand new booklet, he said in a deep voice, "The words spoken by the characters here are the words you will sing in the future, you take a closer look, and I will select suitable characters for you to play at that time." ”

"What kind of tune is this, sir?"

Zi Ning flipped through the booklet and couldn't help but ask in surprise, although she had been with Li Hongyu for two or three months, she had never heard Li Hongyu tell such strange lyrics, and there were characters and dialogues.

Hearing this, Youlan, Du Juan and the others looked at Li Hongyu curiously, and they were also very puzzled by this, not knowing what Li Hongyu was doing.

"Strictly speaking, it's not a song, it's a play!"

Li Hongyu glanced around at the women at the scene, and said in an orderly manner, "The biggest difference from the songs you usually sing is that it is not a simple song, but to tell a complete story, composed of many songs from different occasions, and it is a series of its own. ”

"Sir, there is a kind of new drama in Wenzhou, Zhejiang Province, which is not confined to the three major sections of miscellaneous dramas, and the lyrics can change with the story, but it is mainly composed of small songs and ballads, mainly appearing on the streets and villages and towns."

At this time, a Chunfeng Xuan Qingren standing behind Youlan couldn't help but speak, and said to Li Hongyu in a coquettish voice.

"There may be similarities, but the drama should be more perfect, with a fully functioning system."

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and then raised his voice and said, "What we are doing now is a new attempt, once successful, then this kind of drama will surely sweep the north and south of the country, compared with song and dance, its form is more novel and close to life, and it is also more comprehensive!" ”

The eyes of all the women at the scene lit up when they heard this, Li Hongyu said that it was a matter of establishing a faction, if things really unfolded as Li Hongyu said, then they would not only become famous, but also go down in history.

Youlan's eyes couldn't help flashing with a look of surprise, she thought that Li Hongyu would write a new tune for her, but she didn't expect Li Hongyu to make any "drama", which was really unexpected by her, she didn't know what else Li Hongyu knew that she didn't know.

The so-called miscellaneous opera, which first appeared in the Tang Dynasty, is similar to the "hundred operas" of the Han Dynasty, and generally refers to various programs such as acrobatics and other than singing and dancing.

As the name suggests, "miscellaneous" means miscellaneous, "hundred" is also a description, and "play" and "drama" have similar meanings, which can be described as a general term for various folk entertainment activities.

By the time of the Song Dynasty, miscellaneous opera gradually became a special name for a new form of performance, and this new form was indeed worthy of the word "miscellaneous".

Among them, there are singing and dancing, music, laughing, acrobatics, etc., which are usually divided into three sections:

The first section is called "Yan Duan", and the content of the performance is familiar things in daily life, as an introduction to the formal part;

The second section is the main part, presumably performing a story, rap, or dance;

The third section is called the scattered section, also called miscellaneous dress, miscellaneous wang, and skill, and the performance is funny, funny, or occasionally acrobatic.

It is worth mentioning that each of these three paragraphs has its own content and is incoherent with each other.

In the Southern Song Dynasty, with the southward migration of the capital of the Song Dynasty, a new drama of different types of miscellaneous operas was gradually produced in the south, called "Xiwen", also known as "Southern Opera", because it was produced in Wenzhou, Zhejiang, so it was also called Wenzhou Miscellaneous Opera and Yongjia Miscellaneous Opera.

The music of Southern Opera is mainly composed of small songs and ballads popular in the south, and probably later influenced by miscellaneous operas, and also uses singing and earning, lyrics and some tunes of big songs.

Although the southern opera does not pay attention to the palace tune, after a long time, it has naturally formed a complete set of rules, and the connection of the music cards has a certain order.

Later, on the stage of Southern Opera, ordinary characters could also sing, so there were various forms such as solo, duet, and chorus, and the path of music seemed to be broadened.

Therefore, "Southern Opera" can be said to be the ancestor of the dramas that people in later generations are familiar with, such as Peking Opera, Henan Opera, Huangmei Opera, etc., which first appeared on the stage of history.

As for the well-known dramas such as Peking Opera, Henan Opera and Huangmei Opera, they were only a prototype in the Ming Dynasty, which appeared in the Qing Dynasty and flourished.

For this reason, at the end of the Ming Dynasty, there was no drama on the market, and people's usual entertainment was mainly to watch singing and dancing, which was the mainstream leisure mode of society.

As for miscellaneous operas, they belong to the general term of folk entertainment, and they are not a specific repertoire, so it is difficult to get into the hall of elegance.

It was precisely because of this that Zi Ning, Youlan and the others were very puzzled after seeing the pamphlet provided by Li Hongyu, because they were in contact with drama for the first time, so they didn't know that what they were holding was actually the script of the drama.

"There are four main characters in this play, one is Feng Suzhen who disguised herself as a man and went to Beijing to save her husband, one is a princess, one is Feng Suzhen's brother Feng Yimin, and the other is Feng Suzhen's fiancé Li Zhaoting."

Taking advantage of the fact that Zi Ning, Youlan and the others were flipping through the booklet in their hands with great interest, Li Hongyu said quietly, "Whoever wants to play one of them has to rely on his own ability to fight for it, no matter who it is, choose the best!" ”

Hearing this, many girls at the scene suddenly lit up, which means that they also have the opportunity to become the starring role of Li Hongyu's drama, which is a good opportunity to become famous, after all, no one wants to be subservient to others and want to become a generation of famous prostitutes, and then find a good way out, otherwise all the suffering they suffered before would be in vain.

Zining, Youlan and Du Juan frowned one after another, the three of them were the three tripods of the Oiran Conference, and they originally thought they were the leading actors as a matter of course, but they didn't think that Li Hongyu would "hire on the merits", which naturally gave them great psychological pressure, and if they lost the leading role, they would be embarrassed.

However, while the three of Zining felt great pressure, they also aroused their competitive spirit, which would generate a lot of motivation.

After all, it is only a little more than a month away from Shanghai County, and Li Hongyu must put pressure on the three of them if he wants to perform this play well, in fact, the three of them have won one of the four leading actors with their current strength, but if anyone dares to slack off, it will be difficult to be passed by other girls.

In the final analysis, the girls who can come to this suburban manor this time are all rising stars of Drunken Moon Pavilion, Chunfeng Xuan and Mingyue Tower, although their strength is not as good as that of Youlan and the three of them, they are not much different.

Therefore, if the three of Youlan dare to be careless, then there may be a possibility of being squeezed down by others.

Seeing that Youlan, Zining and Du Juan did not object to what Li Hongyu announced, but they looked a little surprised, the corners of Yang Li'er's mouth suddenly showed a smile: It seems that Li Hongyu has "eaten" the three tripod armors of this Oiran Conference to death, and if it were someone else, Youlan and the three would definitely express their dissatisfaction.

It's no wonder that Li Hongyu's talent has been undoubtedly revealed through the Oiran Conference, and now I don't know how many women in the Qinglou Chu Pavilion want to get Li Hongyu's tunes, so they will be worth a hundred times, so in the face of Li Hongyu's strictness, the three of them have no complaints, and Li Hongyu's performance at the Oiran Conference has convinced the three of them.

Especially the arrogant Youlan, who was attracted by the story in the booklet given to her by Li Hongyu, so she behaved very calmly, and with her strength, she was definitely the best choice for Feng Suzhen.

"Sir, do you want us to dress up too?" In the silence, Zi Ning broke the silence of the scene, and looked at Li Hongyu with some suspicion, she suddenly realized that there was no man at the scene, and it was obvious that Li Hongyu would not appear.

Zi Ning reminded her, Youlan and Du Juan and the others looked up at Li Hongyu one after another, their previous attention was focused on the story in the booklet, so no one thought of this problem.

"The play is performed by women, and the men are dressed by women." Li Hongyu bowed slightly, and said in a deep voice, "The costumes and related props are ready, let's go and have a look." ”

As he spoke, Li Hongyu walked towards the door, and Youlan, Zi Ning and the others hurriedly followed, eager to know what Li Hongyu had prepared.

Entering a spacious room in the backyard, Youlan and his party suddenly lit up, only to see that the room was neatly filled with costumes and all kinds of props for daily life, which made people feel dazzled.

Among them, a new groom's wedding dress, which was hung alone on a hanger in the center of the house, quickly attracted the attention of Youlan and others, and this set of clothes was smaller and more suitable for the woman's figure than the usual groom's daughter-in-law.

"The size of this wedding dress is very suitable for most of you, it is sewn by Hunan embroidery, the texture is high, and the materials are exquisite."

Li Hongyu walked to the groom's wedding dress, stretched out his hand and pointed to the wedding dress and said in a deep voice to Youlan and the others who were surrounding him, "In the play, Feng Suzhen was called by the emperor to be the top student in the gold list after being called a concubine by the emperor, and married the princess. ”

When the women heard this, a look of surprise flashed in front of them, and everyone could see that this wedding dress was worth a lot of money, but what made them even more interested was the lyrics of Feng Suzhen on the night of the candle in the cave room, which was so wonderful that they all wanted to sing it.

"Sir, what's the name of our play?" After a brief silence, a woman's voice was heard in the crowd, and the name of the song was not printed on the pamphlet.

"The Female Horse!" Li Hongyu smiled slightly, and slowly spit out three words in his mouth.

"The Female Concubine?" Hearing this, the girls at the scene were stunned and looked at each other, no one would have thought that Li Hongyu would take such a name, how could the horse be a woman?

However, I have to admit that this name is full of gimmicks, and it can attract people's interest at a glance, and it is also very suitable for the meaning of the play.

"Sir, would it be taboo to do so?" Zi Ning was the first to react, and looked at Li Hongyu with some concern, such a name was offensive to the royal family.

Youlan, Du Juan and others looked at Li Hongyu one after another, you must know that the word "horse" is related to the royal face, how can it be used easily, once it exceeds the system, it will cause a big disaster.

"The emperor is benevolent, cares about the people, and will not care about such folk music."

Li Hongyu smiled slightly when he heard this, and told the girls a good news, "Before going to Shanghai County, let's play Ran Juma first, Ran Juma has already watched the drama and thinks there is nothing wrong." ”

In fact, the Emperor of the Apocalypse and other concubines in the palace already knew the story of "The Female Concubine", including the Empress Dowager, liked it very much, and did not think that there was anything overdone.

As we all know, the horses of the Ming Dynasty come from the homes of ordinary people, not to mention the champions, even the Jinshi can not become the master of the horses, so the royal family does not care about this kind of folk story, but can support the royal generosity, so that the lover will eventually become a family.

After learning that Ran Concubines were going to come to see the play in person, all the women couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, it seems that "Female Concubine" not only has the name but also the content has not exceeded the limit, otherwise how could Ran Concubines come to cheer?

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