Mo Wei looked at the aggrieved Taozi baby and said softly, "No need to refute or get angry. Just do your best and live up to yourself."
Hearing what Mo Wei said, Baby Peach quieted down.
Aunt Mo is really Yang Tao’s life mentor.
If it weren’t for Aunt Mo, Yang Tao would never have been able to leave that mountain village.
As time went by, many guests came to the hotel.
Almost everyone in their circle came.
Even the master of Chinese studies Xu Zijian took time out to come to the scene.
The host was even more amazing, he was the host of Kyoto TV, and even many people from Haicheng came.
For example, Lin Zhiyin from the Lin family also arrived at the scene.
Lin Zhiyin started planning for the Internet industry very early on. Most industries are always closely related to culture. Both Ning Zheng and Zhou Xingjian are her immediate superiors.
The Zhou family did not accept gifts this time, so many people came empty-handed.
Soon, the hall was filled with people, several sitting at each table, chatting with each other.
Zhou Wan was sitting in the corner holding Qingqing, and no one noticed him.
Zhou Yanshi sat in the front row, wearing a Tang suit and looking very happy.
The host was a man with a solid foundation in hosting and clear pronunciation: "Welcome all guests to take the time to attend Mr. Zhou Yanshi's 90th birthday."
Everyone began to applaud.
"Now we would like to invite the Fifth Henan Opera Troupe to perform on stage. Welcome everyone," said the host.
Everyone applauded.
The lights in the hall dimmed suddenly, and the name of the play, "Linglong Dice", and the names of the performers were displayed on the large screen behind. There were a total of six people performing.
This play was also written last year and is considered a relatively famous Henan opera.
But there is still a certain gap before exporting overseas.
Because of the compressed time, everyone found that the actors sang much faster than usual. Even many people who had heard of this play found that some small plots had been deleted.
Some people in the audience were discussing what had happened.
The insider whispered, "A drama performance was temporarily added. It was the performers sent by Ning Zheng himself, so the Huangmei Opera was cut. But later, Mo Wei personally found Zhou Xingjian and added the Huangmei Opera, so the time for other programs was compressed."
“No wonder.”
The news spread from one person to ten, and from ten to a hundred, until finally almost all the guests knew about it.
After the Henan opera ended, several actors stood on the stage and bowed respectfully: "Happy birthday to Mr. Zhou Yanshi."
The host said, "Now, please let Mr. Zhou comment on this Henan opera."
Zhou Yanshi said: "It's OK, just average, not too good, but not too bad either. However, if we want to have a peak showdown, there is still a gap."
The peak showdown is going to be an overseas cultural export. When it does, it will be watched not only by many people in China, but also by people from abroad.
If you take this play, you will definitely lose.
The actors bowed again and came backstage to complain: "We didn't perform well this time. It's all the fault of the Nanzhou Youth Opera Troupe!"
"It's really too much. I was already nervous, and now they asked me to speak faster and cut out a small part of the plot. I even forgot the lines!"
"It's all your fault!"
The Fifth Opera Troupe of Henan Opera glared fiercely at Chen Xian and Taozi Baby.
The second group to take the stage was the Peking Opera Troupe.
Huang Qinian took a deep breath and led the actors onto the stage.
Today's Peking Opera play is called "Four Talented Scholars Fighting the Landlord". The story is about four talented scholars in the Tang and Song dynasties who entered a wealthy family, overthrew the tycoon, and married four beautiful brides.
This is a new play created this year. Just by listening to the name you can tell that there are a lot of actors and the scene is quite grand in terms of opera.
When Huang Qinian and his troupe came on stage, many people's eyes lit up.
Because the costumes are very luxurious and the musical instruments are also very new and expensive.
"When did the Peking Opera Troupe become so rich?" Zhou Yanshi asked with a frown.
Zhou Xingzheng said: "The actor who plays Wen Xiaosheng is called Huang Qinian. His family is rich. This time he donated more than one million yuan to upgrade the costumes and musical instruments of the troupe."
The performance officially begins.
Huang Qinian's singing skills and voice are quite good. His four-way steps are very steady, and he sings a lot on the stage.
The more Zhou Yanshi listened, the more he frowned, because there were so many performers and the time was compressed, which made things feel a little confusing.
After the performance, twelve people stood on the stage, waiting for Zhou Yanshi's comments.
Zhou Yanshi said: "The play is average, the performance is average, and it feels a bit rushed."
Huang Qinian looked indignant.
Can we be blamed for the haste and confusion? The play was originally supposed to last twelve minutes, but now it has been compressed to ten minutes and the singing has been sped up. How did we do that?
But he remained restrained and didn't say anything.
After the review, Huang Qinian returned to the backstage and said, "If it weren't for your troupe, our performance today would have been great!"
Shen Xian just smiled and said nothing.
Huang Qinian was very unhappy and said to the leader: "Leader, I don't accept it!"
The team leader was also helpless, and could only comfort him: "It's the same for everyone, don't take it personally."
The third group to appear was the drama troupe.
Everyone was shocked. Even Zhou Wan, who was listening in the distance with little interest, raised his head and looked towards the center of the stage.
Two men in tuxedos and two women in black dresses appeared.
The play they performed today is called "His Cat", which tells the story of the emotional entanglement between two couples because of a cat. It is very Nordic romantic and can be regarded as a traditional Nordic culture.
As soon as he appeared on stage, the actor's beautiful singing voice attracted many people.
Zhou Yanshi looked solemn, and said to Zhou Xingjian and Zhou Xingzheng: "Why is drama so attractive? Because the stage style is simple and grand, and it gets straight to the point without any fancy things."
Many people were attracted by the plot, and even Ning Cai thought the drama was very exciting.
After the performance, the host asked Zhou Yanshi for his opinion as usual.
“The script is very good, and the four actors’ stage performance styles are very stable.”
"Look at the Peking Opera 'Four Talented Scholars Fighting the Landlord' just now. The main plot is confusing. Twelve people are talking one after another. It's hard to understand what they are expressing. Whether it's a drama or an opera, it should be like this."
"We should face up to the gap. Why can drama be exported to many countries, but opera cannot?"
Zhou Yanshi said with a serious look on his face.
This drama "His Cat" is not very famous, but it has already crushed Peking Opera and Henan Opera. If the peak showdown between "Romeo and Juliet" and "Alice in Wonderland" comes in a few months, who among the five major opera genres will be able to withstand the offensive of these two dramas?
When everyone heard this, a thoughtful look appeared on their faces.
"Next, the Qing Huangmei Opera Nanzhou Youth Opera Troupe will appear!" said the host.
Shen Xian took a deep breath and said to Baby Taozi: “It’s our turn!”
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