Director of the Centre

Chapter 70

The play "War with Confucianism" is about the time of the Three Kingdoms, when Cao Mengde unified the north and led an army of 80 to the south, preparing to wipe out Liu Bei and the Sun Quan group in one fell swoop.

The three armies confront each other in Jingzhou, and the battle is about to start.But before that, Sun Quan of Soochow Wu was pessimistic about the prospects of this decisive battle, and the ministers of Wu State had already expressed their desire to surrender.

At a critical juncture, Zhuge Liang sailed east to the state of Wu, persuaded the monarchs and subjects of the state of Wu to form an alliance with Liu Bei to fight against Cao, and finally won a great victory in the Battle of Chibi.

This scene is that Zhuge Liang was besieged by the ministers of the Wu surrender faction before meeting Sun Quan.

Those present at that time included Zhang Zhao, Yu Fan, Bu Zhi, Xue Cong, Lu Ji...etc.

There are many characters, each with its own characteristics.

Master Yue deliberately overwhelmed Tao Tao and directly took the role of Zhuge Liang.

Just like what Lao Liu said about the relationship between the theme and the material in the last Sichuan Opera Actor Competition in the provincial capital, the protagonist is the theme, the supporting role is the material, and the material should revolve around the theme and be closely united around it. elegant demeanor.

As soon as Master Yue spoke up, it can be said that this competition has won by three points.

Tao Tao couldn't see what he was thinking, but she was not afraid on the face, and said loudly: "Crown Chu Chu, the courtiers are busy at five o'clock. Nine days are closed to open the palace, thousands of miles of mountains and rivers compete with the empire. The next official is strict— — please!"

She played the role of Soochow Minister Yan Yan.

Then she turned her face aside again, pretending to be old-fashioned and serious, and continued to read: "Today Zhuge Kongming came across the river to see the lord, and he must have come to lobby. Today Cao Cao leads the army and wants to fight Liu Bei, so Kongming wants to use our soldiers from the Eastern Wu to fight against the enemy. Cao Cao, please don't let Marquis Wu fall into his tricks. When he comes, we need to have a debate with him."

In this sentence, she is pretending to be Zhang Zhao, the head of Wu Guowen's officials.

Although the chanting comes from the same person, the tone, gestures, and expression are quite different from the previous seriousness, which can be easily distinguished by the audience.

Zhang Zhao continued: "Mr. Jiuwen lives in seclusion in Nanyang, Gaowolongzhong. He is more admired than Guan Zhong and Le Yi. Then Liu Yuzhou, who once visited the thatched cottage three times to hire a gentleman, obeyed his advice, so he should sweep Jing and Xiang; today Jing, All Xiang counties belong to Cao Cao, what is your opinion?"

All the people present were knowledgeable, seeing how Tao Tao wanted to play multiple roles, they all looked awe-inspiring.

Master Yue was also slightly startled, but he was almost laughing at Tao Tao's arrogance.He took a deep breath and began to play against Boss Tao: "Thinking of my lord Liu Yuzhou, since he was born, he has been based on benevolence and morality, and put faith first. If you take the land in Han Dynasty, it will be as easy as turning the palm of your hand. However, Liu Biao, the King of Jingxiang, also He is the leader of the Han family, and my lord cannot bear to take the same family's foundation, so he refuses to accept it. The little Liu Cong, who listened to the slander of Cai Mao and others, dedicated all Jing and Xiang counties to Cao Cao, so that Cao Cao can be rampant. Now we The main army stationed in Jiangxia has other good plans; it is not known to the king and others."

The speech is eloquent and cadenced, showing good line skills.

Although his apprentice Xiao Lin applauded loudly, even the others nodded at the same time, thinking in their hearts: Actually, this Sichuan opera is pretty good, and this long dialogue alone is worth the price of admission.

……

The confrontation between Zhuge Liang and Zhang Zhao has the most scenes among the Confucians in the verbal battle, and the combined lines of the two have hundreds of words.When acting, you can't just complete the task and finish the performance, you have to be full of voice and emotion, and you must first touch yourself before you can talk about touching others.

Master Yue concentrated himself into the role of Kong Ming, and took out all the hard work he had put into the box. After a scene, he was in a trance.

Hastily sang: "Since ancient times, how can military strategists always win? The battle is all about the mastermind." After taking the tea handed over by his apprentice Xiao Lin, he wanted to moisten his throat.

Seeing that Master Yue's condition was beginning to slump, how could Tao Tao let it go.Without giving the old man a chance to breathe, he acted as Yu Fan and said, "Grand Cao is now leading millions of soldiers and thousands of brave generals to swarm here to capture Jiangxia. I don't know what the master should do?"

Master Yue had no choice but to say, "Cao Cao won Jizhou and Youzhou Yuan Shao's army of ants, and gathered Liu Biao's mob in Jingzhou. Although there are millions, why not be afraid!"

After finally waiting for Yu Fan's play to be over, Bu Zhi, played by Tao Tao, asked, "Kong Ming! When you cross the river today, do you want to learn from Su Qin and Zhang Yi's generation and lobby me in Soochow?"

Then came Xue Cong: "Your words are wrong! The Han Dynasty is in decline, and luck is exhausted. Mr. Cao is in accordance with the fate of heaven, and the world will return to his heart; your master does not know the current affairs, and his strong desires fight each other. It is like throwing stones with eggs to put out a fire with a salary!"

Then there is Lu Ji: "Thinking about Cao Cao, although he used the emperor to command the princes, he was originally the successor of Cao Shen, the founding prime minister; although Liu Yuzhou is the successor of King Jing of Zhongshan, it is untestable. Everyone knows that he weaves mats and sells shoes. It seems difficult to compete with Cao Cao."

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The amount of lines was too much, Master Yue finally couldn't bear it, although Tao Tao in front of him was only one person.But he felt that he was being besieged by dozens of people, overwhelmed and unable to parry...

Sweat came out from under the tuck, and it was wet into two obvious lumps. There seemed to be a fire burning in the throat, which was dry and astringent.

He paused and forgot the words.

As soon as the expert stretches out his hand, he will know whether it is there.

Tao Tao played the entire civil servants of the Soochow Wu by herself, but every role has its own characteristics and is different, which can be easily distinguished.Master Yue thinks he doesn't have this skill, and he hasn't seen it from anyone else—this is probably the level of a master's performance!
Lost, totally lost.

But Tao Tao still seemed unwilling to let him go. Seeing that Master Yue had forgotten his lyrics, she immediately stole his part, danced with her long sleeves, embroidered her mouth, and sang: "Since ancient times, heroes have helped the country, and their economic ambitions are amazing. "

With a flick of his sleeves, he realized that he was wearing a dress today.

She was also completely in the mood, with a touch of her left foot, her whole body rose up like a soft cloud, and landed lightly on the dining table.

The long skirt floated and danced on the table, and the sound of tearing silk pierced the air: "Jiangdong civil servants asked me, and each of them had a heart to surrender. He has nothing to say when he talks to the Confucians, so let him know me, Nanyang Kongming."

So far, the performance in "War with the Confucians" is over.

But I saw Zhuge Kongming standing proudly above the crowd, looking up, there was a clear breeze and bright moon; looking down, the Yangtze River was rolling eastward!
Everything was silent, and everyone stared blankly at her with their mouths open.

"How?" Tao Tao said indifferently: "Master Yue, the Mr. Cao you mentioned was one of my professional teachers when I was in the art school. I was lucky to have him teach for three years. By the way, your lines just now I won't talk about time, after all, you can't remember so much when you are old. However, your voice was stable at the beginning, but then why did your breathing become chaotic? We use the pubic region to make sounds, not the throat. In vain you still After being instructed by Teacher Cao, it is really embarrassing for the Ziyanghe faction, and he is not allowed to be named in the future."

This is already a lesson in tone.

The two of them used the standard Ziyanghe school singing in the play just now.

Tao Tao was defeating Master Yue in what he was best at.

Master Yue's face was pale and his whole body was trembling.After a long time, he cupped his hands: "Senior Sister."

Then he gritted his teeth and said to his disciples and his subordinates: "Since Senior Sister Tao is here, there is naturally no place for Yehuchan to eat. Let's go!"

Xiao Lin was still not convinced: "Master!"

"Go, don't be ashamed." Master Yue stamped his feet, pushed away the people blocking the door, and stumbled forward, his back seemed to be ten years older.

"Old Yue, Lao Yue, wait for me." Lu Chaoyang hurriedly chased after him and stopped him on the street.

Master Yue suddenly became angry: "Lu Chaoyang, what do you mean, you have already invited someone, but you are still like this, what are you asking me to come here for, are you burying people?"

Lu Chaoyang was very embarrassed, and couldn't help apologizing, saying, isn't this an accident?Lao Yue, it's my fault, it's my fault, you want to hit me or scold me, come at me.This is a little thought, please accept it.

As he said that, he stuffed a big red into his bag.

Master Yue shook his head and said, "It's not about the money, it's because Senior Sister Tao is too annoying. Since she already knew that I had studied opera with Teacher Cao, she still teases me like this... Then I will treat you as a junior... that's right." , who is he, how can he look up to a waste like me?"

Lu Chaoyang will continue to comfort him.

Master Yue suddenly laughed: "It's enjoyable, today's play is too satisfying. Senior sister will become the number one master of Sichuan opera in our province in the future. It's really rare to get her to point out a play like today. I even I can clearly hear the breath of my senior sister, and learn the wonderful way to change the singing voice. This kind of teaching is enough to benefit me for the rest of my life. From this point of view, I did not come to Jinsha City in vain this time. Changliu, goodbye Jianghu."

……

When Lu Chaoyang returned to the private room, Tao Tao had already sat back on her seat, holding a piece of white flour cake, and carefully patting the ash on it with her hands.

The owner of the restaurant and the diners hadn't left yet, they were all staring blankly over there.

As the name suggests, "Zhengtai Restaurant" is a restaurant opened by immigrants from Hebei Province, which specializes in northern cuisine.However, this cake is made by ethnic minorities in the Southwest. It is directly put in the hearth and roasted with wood fire, with a unique sweet fragrance.

Lu Chaoyang said cautiously, "Boss Tao..."

Tao Tao took a bite of the cake, and said calmly: "Two thousand games, I will act."

Lu Chaoyang: "Boss, you have already driven Lao Yue away. If I don't look for you, who else can I look for?"

Tao Tao: "In that case, then you can give 3000 yuan."

Lu Chaoyang: "You..."

Jian Jie hurriedly said: "Three thousand is three thousand, heck, Boss Tao, you are really strong. In a few years, you will definitely be the top performer in the drama circle in our province."

Tao Tao: "Thanks for the compliment, add another two hundred."

Jian Jie covered her mouth in fright, not daring to speak.

Lu Chaoyang: "Boss Tao is going to perform this opera, why didn't Han Lu call in advance to tell you, but asked you to find him directly. He rejected me at the beginning, which is a bit strange."

Tao Tao said indifferently: "Han Luzai is the office assistant now, if there are no other problems, he will be the office director in a few months."

"Understood." Lu Chaoyang said: "You tell Han Lu, I will keep it a secret for him. Before he is formally appointed, I will not let him help me organize a group to go around. The future is important, and the future is important."

(End of this chapter)