Chapter Eighty-Four: Rules and Taboos (Seeking Follow-up, Asking for a Monthly Pass)
After the completion of the performance, the god of joy to the backstage to return to the position, are to be carefully put into the cabinet, when placing the god of joy, it must be placed face down, absolutely not face up!
There are two reasons for this!
The first reason is that in the past, the god of joy was the mascot and guardian god in the background, so the person who saw the god must salute!
In order to avoid frequent prostrations, let the god of joy face down!
There's another reason it's amazing!
Legend has it that if the face of the god is up, then it will disappear.
Therefore, I can only grieve and rejoice!
As for the origin of the god of joy, it is even more varied, however, there are a few theories, which are quite interesting!
The first theory is that in the old days, most of the performances performed by the opera troupe outside were red and white birthday events, but the full moon and birthday were the most for children, so the opera troupe was particularly fond of children, and the name was "Happy God"!
The second theory is that there was once a person who studied drama with dull qualifications, and suddenly one day, he dreamed that a child came to teach opera, and he actually opened his mouth, and then traveled a thousand miles a day, so he respected the child as "happy god"!
There is also a saying that it is related to the ancestor of opera, Tang Minghuang!
Legend has it that the crown prince of Emperor Tang Ming fell asleep on the coat box one day, and as a result, he died on it.
Therefore, everyone calls this prince the master brother, that is, the god of joy.
It is because of this legend that the backstage of the troupe, for the biggest apprentice, they all call it Senior Brother, and if they don't call it Senior Brother, they just want to avoid having the same name as him!
Moreover, the coat box in the background, on which no one dares to sit except for the harlequin!
Because that's a god's position, you can't make a mistake!
As for why a harlequin can sit in a coat suitcase?
That's because Tang Minghuang, the ancestor of the opera industry, was a harlequin back then, so the status of the harlequin in the background is the highest!
Even if it is Mei Lanfang, Ma Lianliang and their class, when it comes to backstage makeup, after the harlequin has moved the pen, they can start to put on makeup!
Seeing that Liu Changyu bowed to the god of joy in the coat box in a proper manner, and then stretched out his hands, invited him out, and held him in his arms!
Seeing that these three people were going to show off for a while, everyone in the practice room came around!
Liu Changyu, as the artistic director of the Third Troupe, naturally has to play his own role at this time!
She looked at the actors and began to say, "When you are happy with God, you must pay attention!" β
Hearing Liu Changyu speak, all the actors and actresses concentrated and listened carefully!
Liu Changyu said while demonstrating, "When you hold Xishen, although you hold it with one arm, remember that Xishen must stick to your body, don't leave your body, then Xishen will dangle around, the first is not good-looking, and the second is that no one who is a mother will treat their children like this!" β
Although Lin Mu had also obtained a few Danjiao attribute balls, he didn't know anything about the details of Danjiao!
Not to mention him, even some actors who learn Dan may not know the correct way to hold this happy god, or rather, they don't pay attention to it at all!
Liu Changyu continued, "Xishen is close to his body, and you must pay attention to letting the child's face half sideways to the audience, so that the audience can clearly know that it is a child, and not so that the child's face will be leaning against the body for a long time, covering the child, and besides, no matter how big your body moves, the arm holding the child, try not to move!" β
"Another important point is that many actors don't pay attention here, in the play "Second Entrance to the Palace", Concubine Li Yan handed over her child to Miss Xu, and then Miss Xu handed it over to Xu Yanzhao, and Xu Yanzhao handed it over to Yang Bo, this series of handover and transmission, many times, the actors are careless!"
Liu Changyu walked in front of Lin Mu, held the god of joy with both hands, and handed it to him!
Although Lin Mu had sung this play, he had never experienced this, and he suddenly felt a little numb.
Looking at Liu Changyu's movements, Lin Mu stiffened his head and reached out to hold the god of joy!
As a result, when Lin Mu took Xishen into his hand, Liu Changyu said, "This is the most common mistake that many actors make when they receive Xishen!" β
Lin Mu held the god of joy with an embarrassed face, it was not to take it back, nor was it to hand it over!
Liu Changyu stood beside Lin Mu, pointed to Lin Mu's hands holding the god of joy, and said, "Pay attention, if you are a person with experience in holding children, you know that holding a child like this will either make the child twist his neck, or let the child flash his waist!" β
Everyone looked at Lin Mu's hand, one hand on Xishen's back, and the other hand on Xishen's calf, and they couldn't help but smile!
Liu Changyu grabbed Lin Mu's hand, put one of his hands on the back of Xishen's neck, and put one hand under Xishen's buttocks!
"See clearly, these two positions, one protects the child's neck, and the other protects the child's waist, you will be a father and a mother in the future, and you can use it when you hold the child!"
Liu Changyu's words made a group of unmarried men and women laugh sneeringly!
Zhang Jianguo nodded on the side and said, "Mr. Liu is right, these small details, many times, the actors on the stage are forgotten when they sing and sing, although the god of joy is wooden, and he will not twist his neck and flash his waist, but if he is more serious by the audience, it is laughing and generous!" β
Zhang Jianguo's words made everyone nod silently!
It was the first time for Lin Mu to feel this kind of teaching method of teaching by word and deed, and looking at Liu Changyu, who had taken the joy from his hand with a smile on his face, Lin Mu couldn't help but bow down and said, "Thank you Teacher Liu for your advice!" β
Liu Changyu said with a smile, "When people are old, they want to teach their own things to young people, okay, everyone wants to listen to Jianxun and Lin Mu's play, I won't be long-winded, let's get ready to start, Jianxun, start with your 'embrace'!" β
The band teacher was already ready, and when he heard this, the guy in his hand began to practice!
The plate style of "Erjin Palace" is Erhuang, which is suitable for this kind of deep and bleak plot!
Feng Jianxun held the copper hammer in both hands and sang,
"Holding the young master in chargeβ"
Lin Mu, who was standing opposite Feng Jianxun, couldn't help but light up when he heard Feng Jianxun's singing!
Sonorous and powerful, there is a sound like the intersection of dragons and tigers, no wonder he is only in his thirties, and he is firmly in the position of the chief flower face of the Magic Capital Peking Opera Company.
Good voice, good charm, and a little bit of Mr. Shang Changrong's taste!
Lin Mu didn't know that Feng Jianxun's master was Shang Changrong's disciple.
And because of the relationship between Feng Xiaozhi and Shang Changrong, Feng Jianxun can often receive personal guidance from Shang Changrong!
A proper heir to the "Shang Pai Flower Face"!