Dongcheng Wangfujing.

Because there are ten palaces in the north, there are eight-sided troughs (where horses drink water) in the middle, and there is a sweet well in the south, so that the whole street is called Wangfujing by later generations.

One of the early CBD of the capital, with a long history of shops, crowded and prosperous.

Although Yu Yanqiao would turn his head to look around from time to time, he did not stop at all.

Until he came to a simple but solemn compound, he looked up and saw that the "Capital Theater" stood on the top of the not tall building.

"Hello, comrade, where can I buy tickets?"

Two guards with serious faces stood on each side of the gate of this compound, looked at him seriously, then stretched out their hands and pointed at the door of the tall building, and said:

"When you enter through the gate, there is a ticket window on the right-hand side, and there is also a salesperson to guide you."

"Thank you!"

"Didi~" After Yu Yanqiao thanked the guard, he moved a little to the side to let the vehicle behind him in.

When he entered the hall on the first floor, there was no crowd as expected, and according to the guidance of the guard, he came to the ticket window, but saw a familiar face standing by the window looking at his watch from time to time, or chatting with the conductor next to him.

As soon as Wu Gang saw Yu Yanqiao, his face showed a look of anxiety, and he hurriedly pulled him to the ticket window, and lowered his head to the people inside:

"Sister Liang, a ticket for "Thunderstorm" at 7:20!"

"Hello, how much?"

"Fifty-Seven Dollars"

Yu Yanqiao took out an old man's head from his pocket and handed it over, smiled and said to Wu Gang beside him, quipping:

"Hey, when you get to your realm, shouldn't you come to greet you! Why did I dig it out by myself? ”

The conductor handed Yu Yanqiao a drama ticket the size of a postage stamp, and seeing that he had already bought the ticket, Wu Gang sent him to the entrance of the theater and said:

"I still have something to do backstage, so I won't take care of you, go in by yourself, and when the show is over,

You are waiting for me at the gate, you haven't come to me for so long when you go back to the capital, I have to slaughter you today! ”

"Huh...... Are you on stage today? ”

"Uh... This kind of performance that is not a big day doesn't need me. ”

"I think you're just not qualified."

"Hey, what are you talking about, do you know what good steel is used on the blade, silly hat, let's go!"

The two exchanged a few words, and when Wu Gang entered from the other side, Yu Yanqiao took the drama ticket and waited in line next to each other to check the ticket to enter.

The entrance staff checked the ticket, and Yu Yanqiao followed the flow of people and looked for the seat number on the ticket.

This kind of stage play gives Yu Yanqiao a feeling, a bit like watching a foreign musical, from the whole process of buying tickets to enjoying the drama, it seems to remind him from beginning to end that he has to pay attention to the threshold of watching the drama.

Speaking of buying tickets alone, a two-hour drama costs 57 yuan, according to the current living standards, a chicken is 2.3 yuan a catty, pork is 5 cents a catty, and a pack of cigarettes is 7.5 yuan.

The per capita salary has not exceeded 1,000 yuan, according to later records, 2000 yuan per capita in 93 years, but the current monthly salary of 400 yuan is a high salary, and 200~300 are the norm.

It's like a per capita monthly income of 10,000 yuan in the future, but so many monthly wages of five or six thousand, who will make up for the shortage of four or five thousand, this thing still depends on yourself.

Therefore, eating a large plate of chicken for more than 30 yuan makes many families feel pain, not to mention such a 57 yuan drama ticket, so this is the first threshold for watching dramas.

The second threshold is the cultural literacy of the audience, just like the concerts of later generations, one is a lullaby, and the other is a natural sound, depending on what kind of person you are.

The price of a higher than average life entertainment is worth buying, and here it involves the difference between face and lining.

Buy a fashionable expensive dress bag, which is to satisfy the face.

Spending a price higher than the usual way of entertainment, this is the lining, satisfying one's own "spirit", some people say that this is art.

So, are you willing to spend money for "face" or for "lining",

It all depends on whether the individual is "vulgar" or "elegant".

Yu Yanqiao glanced at his watch, and when he saw that the time was almost up, he saw a dignified woman wearing a cheongsam, walking to the front of the stage and starting to announce the curtain.

"Drama "Thunderstorm", starring Han Shanxu, Gong Lijun, Wang Tao ......"

As the cheongsam woman exited, the stage lights dimmed, and the performance began to enter the prologue.

"My surname is Lu, sir!"

Mother Lu was wrapped in black cloth in both hands, and she didn't look at the old man Zhou Puyuan with a sad expression, but just stared straight at the audience.

"Siping, Siping, this girl's body is said to have been buried by a poor man, can you find out where her grave is?"

The actor who plays Zhou Puyuan looks old, but his every move shows the hierarchical majesty of the old era, he stares when he speaks, and his cheeks look thin and mean.

……

"This man is still alive?"

"What!"

"He's still there?"

"No, I saw her book of despair in her clothes by the river!"

"He's been revived again."

"Oh!"

“… Because he died that night. ”

"What about others?"

"He's alive."

"What about the kids?"

"Also alive!"

……

An actor's inner anatomy of a character, in film and television dramas, then the eyes are the best performance window.

Drama, on the other hand, reveals a character's heart through the correct words, subdued lines, and body movements.

The two actors who just played Lu Ma and Zhou Puyuan used their profound line skills to perfectly interpret the hearts of the two opposing characters.

And between the questions and answers, Yu Yanqiao was like watching a movie without subtitles, every word was bitten very clearly, and every sentence was paused just right, which made him appreciate an audio-visual storm.

"Bang bang bang ......!"

At the end of the performance, all the actors entered the front of the stage from the backstage and bowed neatly to the audience, and the audience politely stood up and applauded in response.

Entrance to the theater.

Yu Yanqiao leaned against the wall, lit a cigarette and waited for Wu Gang, raising his head to look at the night, thinking about the drama just now.

In fact, watching a drama, Yu Yanqiao did not fall in love with or hate it, let alone understand anything.

He is just a spectator, and when the actors in the stands perform a certain episode, he will suddenly feel a twitch in a certain part of his body, or the tail spine will chill for a moment, and his scalp will tingle.

Obviously, the actor played it successfully.

As an actor, although this kind of thing will not happen to him now, in the future, he believes that he will be able to perform a play that can make the audience "tremble".

"Hey, what's the fuss?"

"It's nothing, it's the first time I watched a drama, it's a bit of an experience!"

As soon as Wu Gang came out, he saw the goods leaning against the wall with his hair raised, and the cigarettes between his fingers were burned and he didn't find it.

"Let's go, where are you going to rub it?"

"I'm kidding you, you're serious!"

Yu Yanqiao took out a cigarette and handed it over, but Wu Gang refused politely:

"I just got a girlfriend, and people don't like to smell smoke!"

"Hey, I can't see that you're still a good man with twenty-four filial piety!"

"Get out of here, climb far."

The two chatted and walked outside the theater, Yu Yanqiao asked Wu Gang to find a place, and when the two passed by a hot pot restaurant, Yu Yanqiao pointed and said:

"Sensei is gone, that's it!"

"This mutton is expensive, the old man's head is gone, go, I'll lead you to find a home to affordable."

Wu Gang obviously ate here, but he was a little respectful of the price of the dishes here, Yu Yanqiao didn't say much, just smiled and said:

"Isn't it delicious?"

"This is one of the best shabu mutton in the old capital, can it be delicious, and the delicious one can bite off your tongue! It's too expensive though, let's go! ”

Wu Gang was greedy.

However, he is an accessory that can't be mixed up in the performances, how much can he earn in a month, and he also knows Yu Yanqiao's tricks.

was already earning a hard-earned money, and he didn't want people to break the bank, so he swallowed his saliva and was reluctant to leave.

Yu Yanqiao grabbed him and said as he walked towards the hot pot restaurant:

"During this time, I took on a lot of dramas and made some money, I don't dare to say that I invite you to eat Lao Mo (Moscow restaurant), but a handful of mutton, he... Enough! ”

"Besides, Mr. Wu, I don't dare to forget your kindness during that time!"

After Yu Yanqiao finished speaking, he was a little embarrassed just now, and suddenly walked into the hot pot restaurant with his eyebrows fluttering.

"Hiss ......"

On a February day, the north is still cold, so you can eat a hot pot shabu mutton, which is also comfortable.

"Hey, Mr. Wu, two more plates of sheep grinding crotch (buttocks meat)?"

"It's crooked, let's put on the cucumber strips (on the inner thighs of the sheep)."

To be honest, Yu Yanqiao eats these shabu-shabu with clear soup and little water, and it is really a bit dull and tasteless in his mouth.

"Smack!" Yu Yanqiao took a sip of wine, lit a cigarette, and said curiously:

"Hey, Mr. Wu, do you have any training classes or something, that is, you can let people in the society pay for it?"

Wu Gang just stuffed a piece of lamb loin in his mouth, glanced at him, then took a sip of burnt white, and said happily:

"Then you don't have a play, there are training classes, but what, you have to take an exam, it's very strict, it's more difficult than the entrance exam for Chinese opera, and only three people are recruited a year, think about it!"

After speaking, he took a toothpick and pulled out his cheeks, and pretended to be teasing:

"Knowing that I can be admitted to Renyi, how good it is!"

"Awesome~ But you can't get on stage!"

Yu Yanqiao rolled his eyes, touched the bridge of his nose, and said a word.

"Hey, I can't go up now, sooner or later I'll go up and be the protagonist!"

After Wu Gang had eaten enough wine and food, he leaned back on the chair, looked at him, and said with drooping eyes:

"You're not the same as us,

You have a spiritual energy, just like a wild monkey, you may be able to become a Monkey King outside, and no matter how bad you are, you can be a six-eared macaque,

But if you want to enter the human arts, your energy will die, and you will become a boy under the throne of the old monarch. ”

Yu Yanqiao's hand holding the dish paused for a moment, then stretched it back and said with a smile:

"Hey, your metaphor is very interesting, I, I don't want to be a Monkey King, but I want to have a little whirlwind character, which is deeply impressive!"

"Heh... How many actors have been mixed in their lives, and there can be a few roles that can be remembered, so if you can meet one, just steal the fun. ”

After speaking, Wu Gang reached out and naturally took the cigarette box in front of Yu Yanqiao, took out one, lit it, and the latter scolded with a smile:

"Ya, didn't you quit!"

"Quit tomorrow."