1988, early spring February.

The light rain that fell last night did not stop all night, early in the morning, the sparse rain washed the green leaves of the branches, and from a distance, a little bit of green swayed in the wet and hazy city of Beiping.

The green locust tree is close to the roadside, and under the shade of lush green leaves, is a sign with black letters on a white background: Beiping People's Art Theater.

Jiang Xun glanced at the four big red characters of the Capital Theater in the rain and fog, and then looked at the neatly stacked bicycles, and there was no half of a figure in the courtyard.

Walking into the theater, there was no one in the corridors, and it was quiet in several rehearsal halls.

"Young man, find Dean Su Min, he's not here." An eldest sister glanced at him and hurried upstairs.

Oh, Jiang Xun didn't know whether to leave or stay here, he inadvertently glanced at the plastic surgery mirror in the corridor, the young man in the mirror was fair-skinned and delicate, and he was looking at him without blinking.

The corners of Jiang Xun's mouth couldn't help but bloom with a wry smile, the people and things in front of him were always a little alienated, unconsciously, he had been used to it for more than a month, but everything was still so strange.

That's right, he was born again.

In his previous life, he was also an actor, and his acting skills can only be said to be okay, and he didn't worry about acting, and he couldn't find any major faults, but the audience couldn't remember the plays he played, his face, and his role......

has been in the film and television industry for more than ten years, but he didn't make a splash, just when he was out of business for half a year, his agent called and said that he had won the fourth male in a big drama for him, and suddenly his eyes were dark, and he came to this world.

Today he came to Dean Su Min to ask for leave, yes, Dean Su Min is now his class teacher, this class is actually an actor experimental class jointly organized by the Beiping People's Art Theater and the Central Academy of Drama, also called the 87th class of the undergraduate class of the Chinese Opera Performance Department, also known as the "Renyi Class".

The purpose is to provide talents for human art, so the requirements for students are very high, and the old artists of Renyi personally check and teach, which is also unprecedented in Chinese opera.

“…… Today, the family business of the old Tang family has been passed down to the third generation. There are three plaques hanging side by side on the lintel in the middle of the door, 'Fujude' in the center, 'Chicken and Duck Shop' on the right, and 'Old Furnace Shop' on the left......"

Oh, and just as he was about to leave, a mezzo-soprano in the big rehearsal hall tripped his legs and feet.

“…… On a row of wooden shelves hung the raw duck embryos, the ducks were all blown and smeared with sugar, and they were all fat and white, very beautiful......"

Duck? Fujude?

He thought about it, but gently pushed the door of the big rehearsal hall open a crack, hey, I said that the whole building is quiet, and the three generations of old, middle-aged and young actors who dare to love art are here.

In the large rehearsal hall, a woman in her thirties sat in the center, and her voice was very peaceful, "On the right side of the front hall is Fujude's century-old oven, red bricks are on the ground, and the fire is always burning. There is a couplet at the mouth of the furnace: the golden furnace is constantly burning for thousands of years, and the silver hook is often hung with a hundred flavors. Horizontal batch: the master of a furnace ......"

The first floor in the world!

That's right.,This is the book on the first floor of the world!

In Renyi, "The First Floor of the World" and Mr. Lao She's "Teahouse" are enough to stand side by side with the "twin peaks", and they are also well-deserved family dramas, and several generations of actors often perform endlessly!

And in the decades of performances of Peking Renyi, there are only three plays with more than 500 performances: "Teahouse", "Thunderstorm", and "The First Floor of the World".

Jiang Xun slowly pondered who this woman was, the author of the first floor of the world, He Jiping.

This woman is gentle and soft on the stage, but she is actually a "ruthless character", the TV series "The Legend of the New White Lady", the movie "New Dragon Gate Inn", "Evil Does Not Prevail Over Justice", ...... It's all her work.

In order to write a good roast duck play, she not only went deep into Quanjude to experience life, but also took a second-level chef certificate.

This play, this woman, is interesting!

Jiang Xun didn't leave, he crapped into a corner, and listened to the play seriously, oh, after listening to it for a while, he understood it again, after more than two years, the draft of "The First Floor of the World" was finally completed.

Today, He Jiping came to the rehearsal hall with the script, and according to the practice of human arts, the screenwriter should read the script to the actors, listen to opinions and answer questions, and finally the actors will apply for the role.

In front of such a good book, time always flies quickly, and when the rehearsal hall is boiling, Jiang Xun woke up and the script reading is over.

However, there are not many opinions from everyone, and it can be said that there is no, this book has been written for several years, and it has been polished to a round and polished pearl, and you can't even change a word of "um,ah,yes,yes" in it.

"As you know, now Renyi has encountered difficulties, we have no plays to perform, to be precise, there are no good plays to perform, the attendance rate of the Capital Theater has been affected, and Renyi can be said to be facing a crisis......

Director Xia Chun?

Only then did Jiang Xun see the calm middle-aged man.

There are four directors in Beiping Renyi, Jiao Juyin, Ouyang Shanzun, Xia Chun and Mei Qian, Director Xia has worked in Renyi for 40 years, and the total number of plays he has directed has reached 40, almost one play a year.

Among them, the representative ones are "Thunderstorm", "The Death of a Famous Person", "Returning to the People on a Snowy Night", "Teahouse" and so on, most of which have become the repertoire of Renyi.

"This is a crisis of human art, and it is also a crisis of drama!"

The word crisis came out of Director Xia Chun's mouth, but it made Jiang Xun feel a calm, eloquent, and unhurried realm.

In fact, in the mid-to-late 80s, with the blessing of television, popular literature and pop songs occupied almost the entire literary market, and many serious arts, including drama, were greatly impacted and fell into a trough.

"We really need an influential, standable drama that reflects the strength and demeanor of our Beiping people......" Director Xia Chun's voice is gentle, but his attitude is very serious.

Jiang Xun knows that the big drama he is talking about is the first floor in the world!

This is an original Beijing-style drama, Mr. Wu Zuguang later gave this drama a position, called "Zhongxing"!

"This is really a good show, don't say much, let's see which role you are suitable for......" Director Xia's voice just fell, and the scene was already lively, and the three generations of old, middle-aged and young actors in Renyi were talking excitedly.

This good show is about to be rehearsed?

Jiang Xun looked at several young actors in the 85th class of Renyi standing behind, and they seemed to be eager to try, and a young actor unscrewed the cap of the pen at some point and wrote a written application on the spot.

Of course, this is a good play, Jiang Xun has the impression that this play was staged at the Capital Theater in 1988, if it is said to bring the theater back to life, after that, the situation has been turned around.

"Report, Director Xia, I want to ask, can I apply for a role?" Director Xia Chun's side was crowded with people, and Jiang Xun finally squeezed over and raised his hand.

In the noisy voice, Director Xia Chun didn't seem to hear it, he was holding the script and talking to He Jiping.

Jiang Xun said it again, Director Xia Chun noticed Jiang Xun at this time, he glanced at the young man in front of him, he was very tall, handsome, and he didn't look annoying, but he didn't know him.

"Who is this person......" The actor of Renyi didn't know this student of Class 87 either.

"You are in class 87, forget it," a young man knew Jiang Xun, he joked with Director Xia, "Director Xia, this is the student of our joint class with Chinese opera, and it hasn't passed the screening period yet, can you stay in Renyi......

The screening period is also the tradition of the Renyi student class, screening is elimination, and the students who are screened will bid farewell to Renyi and re-enter the society.

Trainee class, haven't passed the screening period yet?

"Well, wait until you pass the screening period to see if there are any other plays suitable for you......" Xia Chun has great hopes for this play, this play carries the hope of human art, he doesn't dare to be sloppy in the slightest, the students of the student class, he doesn't want to think about it.

The actors in the courtyard, in fact, he has already sorted out the roughly, and it is not far from ten which actor is suitable for which role.

There are many good actors, Tan Zongyao and Lin Liankun are among the best at this time, they are forty or fifty years old, and it is the time for their skills to accumulate and develop.

And Tan Zongyao is heroic, Lin Liankun is tall and calm, standing on the stage can really be described as a veritable pillar of the stage at this time.

The young man in front of him doesn't recognize life, and he dares to recommend himself, Director Xia Chun has a good impression of Jiang Xun......

"Director Xia, I feel that the role of the eldest young master Tang Maochang in the play was written for me...... I am Tang Maochang! Seeing the slight hesitation in Xia Chun's eyes, Jiang Xun immediately seized this opportunity and seized it desperately.

Wow –

There was a burst of laughter in the rehearsal hall, Director Xia Chun laughed, and even He Jiping, who had a calm face, couldn't help but laugh.

"Why is this book written for you, why are you Tang Maochang?" Director Xia Chun asked with a smile.

"You see, the eldest young master Tang Maochang is the eldest son of the old shopkeeper of Fujude Roast Duck Restaurant, but he has no intention of operating and inheriting the ancestral business, and only loves ticket theater and soaking in the garden all day long."

His father is an old student of the Peking Opera Company, and his mother is Tsing Yi, who grew up in the courtyard of the Peking Opera Company, and has been listening to the adults in the family since he was four or five years old, and can sing a few paragraphs with Jinghu with a clear eye.

Before being admitted to Chinese opera, he was a martial arts actor in the courtyard, but he couldn't go on stage.

"My Tan faction and Qiu faction can come to so many voices, and the reverse string is also successful, and the Cheng faction's lock is also familiar, you see, a good book fell from the sky, didn't I catch up, you let me try, if it doesn't work, I'll go back to Chinese opera to take my class."

Director Xia Chun didn't refuse again, he heard that this kid was very familiar with the Peking Opera faction, and it was not necessarily impossible to play the role of Dan, he smiled.

Everyone's eyes invariably looked at Xia Chun again, he was the director, and in the end he had the final say.

"Singing is only one of the aspects, in this way, you can sign up like a big guy, and the courtyard will be screened," Director Xia Chun still looked calm and calm, he turned around and signaled to everyone, "Comrades, if you have a favorite role, you can write an application, two weeks later, still here, we will announce the list of actors!" ”