Master of Chinese Opera

Chapter 100 Tsing Yi Preliminary Competition
The Youth Beijing Competition is the abbreviation of the China Central Television National TV Competition for Young Peking Opera Actors.

Since [-], it has been held intermittently for eight times.

After nearly 30 years of practice and continuous innovation, this top Liyuan event has become an important platform for promoting national art, revitalizing Peking Opera, discovering and promoting Peking Opera talents, and leading and promoting the prosperity and development of Chinese Peking Opera.

The previous leaders of the Youth Beijing Competition, including many winners of gold and silver awards, have now become leaders on the Chinese Peking Opera stage.

At seven o'clock in the morning on Saturday, Shen Yuelou brought Lin Yanqiu, Li Shengxuan and four actors from the Lou Theater Company into the No. [-] studio hall of the China Radio and Television Center.

This round is not only the preliminary round of the Zhengdan group, but also the official launch ceremony of the Qingjing competition.

Shen Yuelou and others followed the competition team staff into the backstage room and began to wait quietly for the competition team's arrangements.

Not only is there a competition today, but there are also a series of grand launching ceremonies ahead.

As soon as the bell rang at eight o'clock, all the lights on the stage were turned on, and three famous hosts from Huaxia Headquarters, two women and one man, slowly walked onto the stage.

Shang Minzhen, Luo Jinhai, and Zhuang Wenyu, just from the host lineup sent by Huaxia Headquarters, it can be seen how much the Headquarters attaches importance to this event.

These three hosts have profound qualifications and outstanding abilities, and they are all well-known mouthpieces who have participated in hosting the Spring Festival Gala all the year round.

At the beginning of the show, standing on the far left of the stage, Shang Minzhen, who was dressed in a red dress and looked dignified and dignified, said in a correct voice: "Dear audience friends, the 130th National TV Competition for Young Peking Opera Actors of China Central Station The grand opening is about to start, and [-] seven contestants from the four lines of Sheng, Dan, Jing, and Chou are ready to go."

As soon as Shang Minzhen finished speaking, Zhuang Wenyu, who was standing on the far right of the stage and wearing an off-the-shoulder white shirt, continued, "My audience, the most exciting moment is coming soon, so, next, we will welcome Today's highlight - the launching ceremony."

After listening to them, Luo Jinhai immediately said in a deep and mellow voice: "Let us give the warmest applause to Zhou Changlin, Vice Minister of Huaxia Literature and Art Propaganda Department, Mr. Lan Jiulan, a famous Peking Opera artist, and Sun Baolin, a famous Peking Opera artist. Mr. Wu Huisheng, deputy director of China Central Television, Mr. Wu, please invite the four of you to start the [-]th National TV Competition for Young Peking Opera Actors for us.”

Amid warm applause from the audience, the four old gentlemen slowly stepped onto the stage.

Seeing the four old gentlemen walking to the crystal ball of the launching ceremony one after another, the three hosts said in unison: "Let's count down to five together, five, four, three, two, one, start."

The magnificent music sounded, the huge firework special effects were released, and many golden shreds of paper began to flutter and fall from the top of the stage.

Standing in front of the background stage behind the host together with 130 other contestants, Shen Yuelou couldn't help feeling slightly excited when he felt the solemn and grand atmosphere of the launching ceremony.

This kind of top competition in the Beijing opera world, the stage where the entire Chinese opera actors are paying attention, isn't it the place where I can flex my muscles?
After studying hard for many years, experiencing the adventures of the upper body of the system, studying the theory painstakingly, and striving to improve my skills, isn't it for today?

After ten years of hard work, today is the time to show your sharpness.

After the Qingjing Competition, I want all the actors in Huaxia Liyuan to know my name, Shen Yuelou.

The road to become a master of Chinese drama has started since then.

Shen Yuelou was making a big wish in his heart, when he suddenly saw the staff of the competition team shaking his hands at him, signaling him to leave the stage with the other actors beside him.

It turns out that the launching ceremony has ended, and the host will advance the process and enter the competition stage.

All right, let's go now.

Shen Yuelou nodded and immediately went backstage to wait.

"Welcome everyone to the preliminary round of the Zhengdan group of the [-]th National TV Competition for Young Peking Opera Actors of Huaxia Central Station.

Today, tomorrow and the day after tomorrow, [-] young actors from various troupes such as Huaxia Peking Opera Company, Shenjiang Peking Opera Company, Lan Opera Company and Spring and Autumn Opera Society will compete for six places in the preliminary rounds.

Next, let me introduce to you the four judges of the Zhengdan group preliminary competition.

They are the boss Chang Yuqin of the famous Tsing Yi performing artist Lan Xiaoyou Troupe. "

Shang Minzhen said, and the camera immediately focused on an old lady with silver hair and a kind face in the middle of the judges' table.

Applause sounded, and Shang Minzhen then introduced to the audience: "Boss Sun Xiaotang, the famous Laodan performing artist, Huaxia Peking Opera Theater."

The camera turned around, and Sun Xiaotang immediately nodded and smiled at the camera.

After Sun Xiaotang, Shang Minzhen introduced the boss Liang Weiliang, Huadan of Shenjiang Beijing Theater, and Pan Yunlanpan, Wudan of Chunqiu Drama Club.

After Shang Minzhen introduced the four judges, Zhuang Wenyu immediately stepped onto the stage and said: "The competition is about to begin, let me introduce the rules of the competition first, our competition adopts the method of drawing lots, twelve groups of contestants, two-two duels.

At the end of the repertoire performance, the four judges and teachers will score, the winner will advance, and the loser will be eliminated.

Okay, let's invite our first contestant today, Shen Yuelou, Boss Shen, to come on stage.

Shen Yuelou, 22 years old, Lanpai Qingyi, from Yanjing "Lou Opera Troupe".

The competition play he wants to bring to everyone is a new play "Du Shiniang".

Everyone applauds. "

After Zhuang Wenyu finished speaking, the audience immediately applauded and cheered.

"It turned out to be Boss Shen?"

"Boss Shen still needs to participate in the preliminary competition? I thought Boss Shen would only appear in the finals!"

"Isn't this just right? Hehe, it's always hard to get tickets for Boss Shen's plays. Now, I have the opportunity to watch more of Boss Shen's plays."

"Yes, yes, the Qingjing Competition is so important, Boss Shen will definitely play hard, looking forward to Boss Shen's new play."

Hearing the host Zhuang Wenyu say that Boss Shen of Shenyuelou opened the show, Song Xin, the columnist of "Liyuan Gazette", immediately had a flash of surprise in his eyes.

She has a certain relationship with Shen Yuelou. After she wrote an exclusive interview for Shen Yuelou in the No. [-] Affiliated Middle School, as Shen Yuelou became famous in the Liyuan, her status in the "Liyuan Gazette" also increased. After a while, he changed from an expatriate reporter to a columnist.

I don't know if I have the opportunity to communicate with Boss Shen today.

……

Amid bursts of applause and cheers from the audience, two staff members have already placed the brickwork on the stage.

The melodious sound of Jinghu sounded, and the curtain slowly opened. The first scene was a boating scene. The old student Lin Yanqiu was sitting on the big boat, dressed like a court official, with an extraordinary bearing.

Next to it was a boatman who was pole-pulling and four government servants who looked like guards.

"what?

Why is there still a role for Boss Lin?

What is this scenario? "

"Hahaha, did Boss Shen invite Boss Lin to be a matchmaker?"

"It's no surprise, Boss Lin and our Boss Shen are close friends.

And her game is very late, isn't it normal to come here to help our Boss Shen support the scene?
There is no rule in the Qingjing Competition that contestants from other professions are not allowed to come and join in the show. "

"Tsk tsk tsk, please ask Boss Lin to be the matchmaker, Boss Shen really looks great."

……

At the beginning, there were not many jokes. Amidst the sound of drums and Beijing Hu, Lin Yanqiu shook his sleeves as if cleaning his face with the river water, but because of the strong wind and waves, he accidentally dropped the copper basin into the water.

He ordered the boatman and the yamen servants to salvage the copper basin, but found that there was a box of priceless pearls in the basin.

When the play came to this point, some fans in the studio who often listened to the play immediately noticed the difference.

"The structure of this play is very novel. Generally, the main characters in Peking opera usually have to declare their family names after they appear on the stage, but you see here, the boatman and the government servants are just secondary roles, and they don't need to have names.

As the protagonist, Boss Lin only learned that he was Master Liu from the yamen servants. His life and specific identity were not introduced.

Moreover, it is very strange to fish out a box of pearls from the river, there must be some stories in it, let's see how it will be played out next. "

How could a box of pearls be picked up from the river when the copper basin fell?
Who is the owner of this box of pearls?
Fortunately, the doubts of the audience did not exist for too long, and the answer was soon revealed.

After rewarding the four yamen servants and the boatman generously, Master Liu took the treasure box back to the cabin and placed it beside the bed.

(End of this chapter)