Bachelor

Chapter 404 Cherries are delicious and difficult to grow
"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I arranged this scene, and I will take care of it if something goes wrong." Sun Dan comforted Zhanbu.

The boss of Ke Zhan still couldn't help crying: "My lord, I really pissed off the Queen Mother. We lost our heads. Your lord has different identities, so we finally received a punishment. This man's head is not a leek, after cutting off a crop, another crop will grow again." .”

Sun Dan smiled: "Boss Zhan, have I ever hurt you, Sun Dan? Don't worry, I will take care of you if something happens, and your head will rest on your neck safely. Don't you still trust me?" , if you really can’t believe it, just pretend that I didn’t say anything today.”

Although Sun Dan was smiling, Zhan Bu could clearly hear the displeasure in his tone.After thinking about it, I didn't know Mr. Sun for a day or two. No matter what happened, Sun Dan never suffered a disadvantage.Since he is so sure, there will be no problems.

So, Zhanbu nodded, and said sincerely: "Indeed, what is Master Sun's status, who is Zhanbu, how could he doubt him. Well, okay, Zhanbu's entire wealth will be entrusted to Sir."

Sun Dan saw that Zhanbu agreed, and then explained: "Boss Zhan, don't worry. Although this play is too vulgar, I also went to the Queen Mother to learn about it just now. The "Lin Chong's Night Run" you made yesterday, What is Lin Jiaotou Fengxue Mountain Temple, the joke is good, and the singing is not bad, but the empress dowager can't understand it at all."

"I don't understand, how is it possible?" Zhan Bu felt incomprehensible, his plays were highly sought after by everyone in the capital, and even fans who didn't go to Zhan's troupe for ten days would feel as if they had a serious illness.If you say elegant, his plays are naturally elegant.But what is rare and valuable is that everyone can appreciate it, and everyone can understand it.

Sun Dan: "The queen mother said just now that she didn't understand a word of the opera you sang on the stage. She also said that this person can talk as long as he talks, and he just wants to sing, and he doesn't feel tired? You see Mr. Storyteller , how talkative are you?"

Even the dignified Zhanjia class is compared with the storyteller, is this comparable?The Zhanjia troupe are all famous actors, although actors and storytellers are all low-class, but the Zhanjia troupe wears gold and silver on weekdays, and goes in and out of princes and nobles' homes. Are storytellers comparable?Zhanbu opened his mouth wide, and there was a sound of "He He" in his throat, and he was speechless for a long time.

"So, shall we change our thinking?" Sun Dan continued: "Since the Queen Mother likes to listen to books, let's tell her a passage of books. Look at my play, how is it different from ordinary ones? However, storytelling is done by one person. I am on stage with two people, expressing this story directly with words and actions. Boss Zhan, don’t think that acting in this kind of play will ruin your brand. Anyway, first Let’s talk after this.”

Zhanbu gritted his teeth deeply: "Yes, I followed Jingyuan's order, and the most important thing is to save my life first."

Now that things are settled like this, it's time to arrange the roles.

There are a total of ten kinds of this play, which is much easier than the half an hour of opera, and the rehearsal is also very simple.The girls in the Zhanjia class have been in the opera world since they were young. This kind of opera can be played easily, and it doesn't take much energy. They should be able to master it in a day.

According to Zhanbu's idea, the role of Zhao Benshan in "Selling Crutches" is the most important, so it is natural for the leading Yueguan in the team to act.The role of Fan Wei is the second male lead, and he has a lot of roles.Moreover, that look of pretending to be stupid is very considerate of the actor's skills, and he can't be sloppy, so he decided to let the second best eggplant official of the troupe to act.As for the female role, it's just a supporting role, and it doesn't matter much, so I let a fat and bulky actor named Douguan in the troupe play it.

These three actresses also knew that the life and death of the Zhan family troupe were at stake, so they all agreed to act, each took the lines from Zhan Bu and recited them silently beside them.

The three of them are all professional actors, and they slipped away from memorizing their lines, memorizing them thoroughly in just a moment.However, they have been acting all the year round and have formed professional habits. Although they memorize the lines by heart, they don't pay much attention to what is said in them.I feel that the play written by Sun Dan is all vernacular, and the acting is boring.

Forget it, when the three of them gather together on the stage to chat, it's only a pot of tea, and it doesn't take much effort.

After memorizing the lines, it's time for the first rehearsal.

Therefore, the script was written by Sun Dan, and it was a new type of drama. The boss Zhanbu couldn’t help much, so he just stood aside as a spectator, while Sun Dan temporarily played a guest role as the director, which was quite enjoyable.

When Zhao Benshan played by Yueguan and Gao Xiu'e played by Douguan stood on the stage, Sun Dan felt something was wrong.When the two had just matched two lines, Sun Dan called out in a timely manner: "Stop."

"What's wrong?" Yueguan asked suspiciously.

"Too elegant, too elegant." Sun Dan felt that he had found the crux.

"Isn't this acting like this?" Yue Guan was puzzled.

Sun Dan frowned: "It's not acting, as I said just now, I just want you to chat on the stage, and read the lines as you usually speak. Do you understand?"

"understood."

"Or, do it again."

"Okay." Yue Guan opened his mouth, and read: "What are you calling a fool, come out to sell this crutch today, can you not call me by my stage name?" This time, she used her usual tone, which was normal. .

"Stop!" Sun Dan yelled again.

Yueguan stopped in amazement: "Mr. Sun, what's the matter?" After being stopped by Sun Dan one after another, she also lost her composure.According to Yueguan, he is also the number one actor in the capital's theater circle. When did he get stuck in such a way?Only Sun Dan can call stop one after another, and only he can make Yueguan obey orders obediently.

Sun Dan didn't answer Yue Guan's words, instead he slapped his head, as if he had suddenly realized: "I said why the effect can't be achieved, the clothes, it turns out that there is something wrong with the clothes."

Speaking of which, the skit "Selling Abductees" was launched hastily, and no costumes and props were prepared in advance. Yueguan and the others were still wearing their previous costumes when they came on stage.But I saw that Yueguan was wearing a Tsing Yi literati and Confucian gown, a square scarf on his head, a folding fan in his hand, and a white jade pendant on his waist.Red lips and white teeth, full of heaven, such a refined man, he is really cute, the object of secret love in the hearts of girls.

But this image has nothing to do with Uncle Benshan.

Look at the heroine again, with a goose-yellow double-breasted floral jacket, a golden step on her hair, her eyes wandering as she raises her eyes, she is shy when she wants to speak, she is like a charming little lady.Is this still the Northeast aunt of later generations, is this still a drama sketch?
Performed in the hands of Yue Guan and the others, this is obviously a love scene in which the young master is passionate and the young lady is shy.

Comedy also needs costumes and props to match, and you can't just wear a costume and go on stage.For example, Chen Peisi, if he doesn't shave his head, the dramatic effect of his sketches will be greatly reduced.

Sun Dan immediately said: "The costume is wrong, change it immediately, and you don't need to wear your costumes. Yueguan, Douguan, and that eggplant official, you are playing old men and old ladies, dressed as young masters and young ladies, is it reasonable? Go , go ask the servants and carpenters in the palace to borrow some rags, the more rags the better."

With an order, Zhanbu quickly went to the carpenter to borrow three sets of rags.

After Yueguan changed his clothes and stood on the stage, the audience watching were in an uproar.

From Sun Dan's aesthetic point of view, Yue Guan looks dark and small, but he is actually a bit ugly.But even though she is ugly, she can't stand that she has a good voice, a good figure, and she can't stand that she's talented.Relying on his superb drama skills, the ordinary-looking Yueguan abruptly became the No. 1 role in the capital, and also became the dream lover of many teenagers.

But now she was wearing a ragged sheepskin jacket, and when she stood on the stage, her small body seemed to be shaking.The white wool and her thin black face complement each other, she looks like a little black child, without the slightest demeanor of a famous actor in the capital.

The people in the audience couldn't help laughing when they saw it.Among them, many female opera singers have been jealous of Yueguan's popularity in the past few years, and when they saw her make a fool of themselves, they laughed louder.

Yueguan bit his lips tightly when he heard the laughter from below, unable to say anything.In fact, the sheepskin jacket on her body was so torn that it was almost worn out, and the smell of sweat from inside made her almost faint.

But Sun Dan next to him still said loudly: "That's right, every time I make a mistake, that's how I feel."

Then, Fan Wei, played by Qi Guan, appeared on the stage. Her performance was too high, and she walked as she walked, but she still walked on stage, and she refused to rest her hands.

The problem is, Qiguan is wearing an ordinary cotton jacket. When she flicked her sleeves like this, the shiny black cuffs suddenly swelled with a fishy wind, and the oncoming wind smelled very abnormal.

The people below covered their mouths and noses one after another, trying to avoid it.

Sun Dan had no words, so he could only shake his head.

At this time, Yueguan suddenly screamed "Ah!", and desperately took off the sheepskin jacket on his body like a cat that didn't step on its tail, "Flop!" He fell on the stage and cried: "I won't act, I won't act!"

Sun Dan was at a loss, what happened to the Yueguan?
Seeing that the situation was not good, Zhanbu hurriedly stepped forward to help Yueguan, coaxed Yueguan "obediently" and "fleshly" for a long time, and then calmed down Yueguan: "Sister Yueguan, what's wrong with you?"

Yueguan kept jumping on the stage, pointing a finger at the leather jacket: "Lice, lice, there are lice in it!"

It turned out that she felt a little itchy on her body just now, and when she looked down, she found a small black spot wriggling on her chest, but what else could it be if it wasn't a lice?
"Ah!" Although the girls in the theater troupe are of low status, they are spoiled and pampered by everyone on weekdays. When have you ever seen such a thing as a lice? Running around the yard.

The situation immediately spiraled out of control.

"What are you doing, what are you doing?" Sun Dan was also so shocked by the scene in front of him that his eyes almost popped out of their sockets, and he couldn't say anything.

On the contrary, Zhanbu was fearless in the face of danger, pulling the girls away like an eagle catching chickens, slandering and coaxing, and being careful with them, understanding them with reason and moving them with affection, and for a long time he talked bitterly about the love of sisters, This made everyone quiet down.

But no matter what, Yueguan refused to play the role of Zhao Benshan again.

Sun Dan thought for a while, this Yueguan is too elegant, and it is not suitable to play Zhao Benshan, so let her play the female role.Anyway, the heroine feels that she doesn't have many scenes, so I'm not afraid that something will happen to her again.

Seeing that Sun Dan had arranged for him to play the female role, Yueguan felt relieved.

But, who will play Zhao Benshan?
Sun Dan felt a headache, the key is that Zhanbu stood up and said, "I'll act, I don't believe I can't act well."

Zhanbu was also a famous actor when he was young, he pretended to be a dragon like a dragon, and a tiger like a tiger, so he was a suitable candidate.

He gritted his teeth and put on the sheepskin jacket, and read the lines delicately: "Don't you know me yet, and you still call me a big fool. I can tilt the straight ones, fool the wimpy ones, and turn the sharp ones People are fooling around, and they can live a good life with the young couple, so I fooled him into breaking up. Today I sell crutches, with a pair of good legs, I can fool him into limping!"

Boss Zhan used the standard Beijing movies, with straight characters and smooth accents.

Sun Dan was dumbfounded and shouted repeatedly: "Little Shenyang, little Shenyang!"

Yes, it is Xiaoshenyang.You listen to his voice, you look at his body posture, he looks like the second king of Shenyang, and Zhanbu yelled again: "Oh my god, Teacher Sun, it's Teacher Sun who is here. Teacher Sun, what do you want to eat? We are not short of money."

Zhanbu asked Sun Dan proudly: "Jingyuan, how do you think my acting is doing. By the way, isn't Shenyang the north? What does it have to do with our play?"

Sun Dan smiled bitterly: "Boss Zhan, can't you speak seriously?"

Zhanbu was at a loss: "Why, that's the accent I speak. It's not the first day you know Nujia."

Sun Dan was chilled by his voice, and goosebumps fell all over the floor.He shouted angrily: "Zhanbu, can't you speak with a rough voice? Talk like a man."

Zhanbu was very aggrieved: "I... I just have this voice! Besides, what good is being a stinking man, I don't want it!"

The girls in the theatrical troupe also chattered: "Yeah, Boss Zhan's acting is pretty good!"

"Kakaka!" Sun Dan yelled three Kaka characters in a row, and then he calmed down his irritable mood, and said patiently: "Boss Zhan, what you are going to play today is a liar, a poor settler. It is undeniable, Boss Zhan, you He is personable and elegant, but do you think, would a shabby old liar talk like you?"

"I understand what you mean, Mr. Jingyuan, don't be in a hurry, let the slaves figure out the role." Zhanbu lowered his head and pondered for a moment, then suddenly raised his head: "Okay, I know how to act. Why, no Believe me. Which one of us is with whom, this play was written by you Jingyuan, no matter what I do, I won’t ruin my brother’s brand!”

Although it was still a Beijing film, Zhanbu seemed to be a different person at this time, with a lazy and lazy smile on his face, making Sun Dan seem to be seeing the stubborn master of the future capital for a moment.

In fact, replacing the Northeast style of "Selling Abductees" with a Beijing flavor also has a unique taste.

Sun Dan laughed out of joy: "Yes, yes, boss Zhan, this is the state, you continue to maintain it."

The role of the first hero has been confirmed, and it can be regarded as a heartache for Sun Dan.Still, there are consequences.For example, Boss Zhan was bitten by the lice in the sheepskin jacket that night, and his whole body was covered with red bumps, and he cried all night: "Itchy buddy! Brother, I have suffered so much for the survival of our theater troupe. Is it easy, brother?"

(End of this chapter)