(Two more at the same time, this is the first one)

"Turandot" is the last opera of the famous Italian playwright Puccini, and the story takes place in the Yuan Dynasty (after all, there are only a few dynasties known to the West, if it is the Chinese themselves, it is rare to put the legend in such a strange era, well, except for "Relying on the Sky and Slaying the Dragon"). It says that Turandot was a princess of the Yuan Dynasty in China, and in order to avenge the death of her ancestors who were humiliated by foreigners, she began to plot revenge when she was about to marry her, and she came up with three riddles, and if there was a foreign prince and grandson who could guess the riddle, she would marry the other party, otherwise she would directly put the suitor to death. But because Turandot is so beautiful, the men are still eager to try, and there is an endless stream of people who come to sign up, and the results can be imagined, all of them are clicked by Turandot. In the end, it was naturally the wise and martial male pig's foot prince who answered the puzzle correctly and won the heart of the beauty.

This story is not a Chinese style at first glance! Foreigners certainly don't know that most of China's princesses are not as coquettish as foreign princesses at all, all kinds of balls all day long, and all kinds of lovers outside (except for the Tang Dynasty), most of the time Chinese princesses are very sad, and the men they have seen in their lives are just horses except for their fathers and eunuchs, and the Gege of the Qing Dynasty want to see the horses, and even have to bribe all kinds of "grandmothers".

But foreigners don't care, as long as it conforms to their imaginary China. Every time Turandot is staged, it will set off a new round of "China fever" and "Oriental fever" in Europe - the mysterious ancient China similar to the description of Mark Polo, not the modern China that is now withering.

When Lu Zhuhu was at the Teatro alla Scala in Milan, he happened to encounter the performance of Turandot - you know, Turandot was first performed at the Teatro alla Scala in 1926, so it can be said to be "original". But the question is, this opera, which was written and staged in the 20s, does not look like China at all, and it really surprises Lu Zhuhu - in the 20th century, is the understanding of China in the eyes of Westerners still only at this level?

To be honest, because of the great reputation of the show and the fact that it is the most classic original version, he only chose to watch it after only glancing at Zhang Yimou's version a few times before. After watching it, I feel that the story in this play is more similar to the story in "One Thousand and One Nights", which has an Arabic flavor. (That's exactly what happened, "Durant's Three Mysteries"—ah no, "Turandor's Three Mysteries") that was originally adapted from One Thousand and One Day.) ）

These stories all have routines, and those who can't answer the questions and are clicked are not too difficult at all, not because they are just supporting characters......

However, it is not surprising that a guy like Lu Zhuhu who doesn't understand the style has no advanced artistic quality, the only thing he thinks is good is that there is a song in it that is very good.

No one slept tonight—but it wasn't Pavarotti singing yet.

The slots are full, so I won't mention them. However, judging from the feedback of the audience around him, Lu Zhuhu knew that they loved this play very much, and even some people pulled him after the show to ask if he was from the mysterious East - is China really like the one in the play?

After coming to Vienna, Lu Zhuhu didn't know if God was helping him, and when he went to the First Vienna Club, he found that even the club directors went to see a new play today! - On the day he arrived, many opera houses in Vienna began to rehearse Turandot! Including the "Golden Hall", which is the favorite of the Chinese! (Why is it that Vienna is more than a cabaret, ah no, an opera house?) Anyone with money can sing, can you not love it. ）

This is really a good thing, and Lu Zhuhu's influence on this play is also impressive. Judging from the fact that many of the Italian audience who have seen it more than once still go to the "second brush" and "third brush", he also expected that this round of performances in Vienna would also achieve good results. Isn't this just advertising the arrival of the Chinese team?

"Did you hear that our team is playing against a team from China?"

"China? What is the country? ”

"The country in Turandot!"

"Hey, that's good, you can buy a ticket to see."

Okay, totally reasonable! - Who hasn't been curious?

Lu Zhuhu looked at the audience who were still discussing the plot of "Turandot" with great interest after the end, and knew that the Chinese princess had made another meritorious service! A well-made work of art is always extremely vigorous—even if its character and historical background are insignificant.

The next day, Lu Zhuhu went to visit the two top clubs in Vienna in high spirits, and quickly and quickly met Admila, two big clubs sharing a stadium and not far away. Sure enough, the senior management of these two clubs also went to see Turandot yesterday, and they were very happy that a guest from China came so soon. I talked to Lu Zhuhu about many topics of interest to them. Even Lu Zhuhu, who came to "rub the heat", naturally knew everything, and gave these "local foreigners" a good lesson in traditional Chinese culture education. The old gentlemen all said that they had benefited a lot, and their gratitude was overflowing.

For Lu Zhuhu's request, he naturally pushed the boat down the river and accepted it.

The two clubs themselves, no matter what team they play, don't worry about selling tickets. Perhaps because of the influence of art, the middle and upper class gentlemen of Vienna still showed good quality and politeness. It was also very pleasant for Lu Zhuhu.

It doesn't take much effort to get the two teams that may be the strongest on Earth right now, and Lu Zhuhu is very proud of his grasp of the timing - if he didn't wait until these people had seen Turandot before coming to them, it would have taken some effort to introduce himself.

Therefore, culture is soft power, and it is also an excellent business card for foreign countries, which is really not a lie. - Although Lu Zhuhu is completely skeptical about whether this opera is a representation of "Chinese culture".

The trip to Austria is over for the time being, and according to the previous plan, he can go directly to Germany, ready to wash the dust of his teammates who came to Europe at that time, but now because he agreed to Tottenham to participate in the London Cup match with Arsenal, he still needs to return to London. I haven't played a game for a few days, but it takes physical strength to run back and forth - tired is a little tired, but Lu Zhuhu still enjoys it. He has always been very energetic, and he should be happy and free to travel in Europe.

(Three questions from Turandot: 1. What dies during the day but is reborn at night?)

2. What burns like a flame but becomes cold as you die?

3. What is the ice cube that makes you light a fire? If it's the first time you see it, if you don't look at the answer, will you have a chance to be a prince who can marry a princess? Hahaha! ）

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