Naturally, we flew to Kyoto, and the tour leader reimbursed the airfare.

This was Shen Xian’s second trip to Kyoto, and his mood was completely different from the first time.

The first time, I felt a little perfunctory.

Because he was pretending to be Ning Cai's boyfriend that time, he felt a little nervous.

This time, I went to perform.

On the way to Kyoto, Shen Xian learned about the audience of this performance in detail.

Old acquaintance, Zhou Yanshi!

"Is his family rich?" Shen Xian asked.

The head of the group said: "They are not rich, but they are from a scholarly family. Don't be rash when you go there, or they will look down on you..."

After saying that, I felt there was no need to say that.

Through the time she has spent with Chen Xian, she has come to understand what kind of person he is.

Mature and stable, rarely loses temper.

"Huangmei Opera has been confined to southern Anhui for a long time. Unlike Peking Opera and Yue Opera, which have already begun to go overseas, we must perform better this time." The troupe leader sighed, "Our costumes had to be changed a long time ago. At that time, Huang Qinian promised to give us 500,000 yuan to upgrade our costumes and musical instruments."

Shen Xian said: “No matter what kind of drama it is, costumes and musical instruments are important, but the most important thing is the content.”

Mo Wei did not discuss the topic of Huang Qinian's departure, but said: "If we perform well, Mr. Zhou Yanshi will definitely recommend us to the drama conference next year."

"Drama Conference?" Shen Xian was stunned. "What kind of competition is this?"

"It's a peak showdown between foreign classic drama and domestic traditional opera." The troupe leader said, "It's a pity that the domestic ones always lose."

"Even Peking Opera can't beat foreign dramas, because they have great plays like Romeo and Juliet and Alice in Wonderland."

There is also "Romeo and Juliet" on the earth. There are only two or three Chinese operas that can beat this kind of classic drama, such as the Peking Opera "Farewell My Concubine" and the Yue Opera "The Butterfly Lovers".

"We can't even beat the Kyoto Third Opera Company, so it might be difficult for us to have a head-to-head showdown," said the deputy head.

He is the main villain this time, playing an old actor, who is the father of the heroine Feng Suyue.

Shen Xian originally wanted to play this role.

Aunt Mo, the team leader, was silent.

In fact, among the five major domestic opera genres, Huangmei Opera has the lowest rate of popularity, and is basically confined to Hubei and southern Anhui.

When Zhou Yanshi was young, he brought Huangmei Opera to Taiwan for exchanges.

But it didn’t live up to expectations and no good plays became popular.

In that competition, Huangmei Opera took last place.

Later, Zhou Zhengzhi came here and tried and worked hard for the development of Huangmei Opera, but those people just lived off their past achievements.

Many of the plays are slight adaptations of those from the Ming and Qing dynasties, but the essence remains the same.

Zhou Xingjian also tried hard. Before he took up the position of the head of the Federation of Literary and Art Circles, he publicly praised Huangmei Opera in the capacity of Xue Shuai and even invited the Nanzhou First Drama Troupe to perform live.

Still didn't cause much splash.

Haicheng Theatre Academy and Kyoto Theatre Academy have opened up Huangmei Opera courses, but the mainstream subjects are still Peking Opera and Yue Opera.

By the time of Mo Wei, Huangmei Opera had become a niche drama genre.

The drama troupe has become more of a place for the second generation of rich people to show off their taste or gild their reputation.

For example, what should we do if the second generation has poor academic performance and cannot get into university?

The family donated some money to the drama academy and sent the child in to get a bachelor's degree.

The drama academy here is at least a key one.

For example, Huang Qinian.

Huang Qinian had arrived in Kyoto ten days ago and found the Peking Opera Third Troupe. He donated one million yuan directly to the troupe, upgraded their costumes and equipment, and also got the role of the male lead in the troupe.

Although the types of operas are different and the forms of singing performance also have certain differences, in essence, they are all very similar.

Huang Qinian did have some skills and talents. He gave up Huangmei Opera and turned to Peking Opera, and he got the hang of it quite quickly.

"Brother Nian is talented!"

"Brother Nian has it right. The Zhou family will definitely praise him!"

"Brother Nian, take us flying!"

Because of the donation, the troupe's lackeys surrounded Huang Qinian and flattered him one after another.

Huang Qinian raised his head: "Okay, okay."

“Mo Wei, Yang Tao, I’ll see if you will regret it later!”

"How can that new guy possibly compare to me!"

"Go ahead and regret it. I'm looking forward to seeing you begging me!"

Hehehe.

Huang Qinian’s mind flashed with the images of Mo Wei and Yang Tao begging him, and he couldn’t help but let out a sneering sound.

This sound cannot be made without the help of three or five Soul Hall elders.

On the plane, Chen Xian felt a little sleepy because he had been typing all night last night.

A qualified author can go without sleep or food, but must keep writing.

Last night he wrote a lot of kidney-nourishing recipes in his book, and no reader said he had wasted words.

You know, readers have very picky tastes.

No matter what you write, readers will say you are wasting words.

But when it comes to things about kidney-tonifying, all readers remain silent.

So Chen Xian came to a conclusion—the readers all had kidney deficiency.

"What are you thinking about?" Yang Tao looked at Chen Xian who was staring out the window in a daze.

“The readers all have kidney deficiency,” Shen Xian said.

Yang Tao didn't hear clearly: "What?"

"It's okay, I'm a little sleepy, I'll take a nap." On the plane, Chen Xian leaned back in his seat and closed his eyes.

Seeing this, Baby Taozi considerately closed the small window for Chen Xian, and the light dimmed.

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