Chu Meibo passed the exam smoothly. Shen Huai checked her grades through his connections. She ranked first in professional courses at both Zhongjing Film Academy and Zhongjing Media University. This result was not unexpected to him.
In any case, Shen Huai had put down his heart.
After the art exam, Chu Meibo joined the "Travel with History" program team. Before the official recording, all the actors had to take classes in advance. In addition to a series of courses such as dialogue classes, body classes, etiquette classes, and cultural classes, Chu Meibo also had to attend Mr. Xue's private tutoring for Peking Opera classes. After
passing the audition, Chu Meibo did not relax when she returned, especially for Peking Opera. Ten years of hard work off stage to ten minutes on stage is not nonsense. Especially since this was not a TV series, many shots were taken at once to ensure a sense of immersion, which meant that the actors had a very low error tolerance.
So when Chu Meibo sang "Ji Gu Curse Cao" in front of Mr. Xue, even Mr. Xue showed a surprised expression on his face.
Xue Ling was also watching from the side, and wanted to ridicule Chu Meibo if she didn't perform well, but after listening, she pursed her lips and said nothing.
They are all the best Peking Opera actors and the best opera fans. They can tell whether Chu Meibo sings well or not just by listening.
Mr. Xue said with emotion: "The last time I saw you, although you looked like a real person, in my eyes, your basic skills were not good enough. However, in just one or two months, you have impressed me."
Chu Meibo smiled and said nothing. She has really put a lot of effort into this in the past few months. She has been practicing in the gaps between filming and studying. It is not only for the duty of an actor, but also to respect those who have always persisted in the opera.
"The Opera" is the second episode of "Traveling with History".
In the era when movies and television did not appear, people's greatest pleasure was watching opera.
Therefore, the small stage became a place for the stories of scholars and ladies, princes and generals, especially in the Republic of China period, when the art reached its peak. Several figures who almost changed the entire history of Peking Opera appeared, and the influence continues to this day.
"Liyuan" intercepted one of the characters, using Yun Qiyi's life as a clue to tell the prosperity and decline of the Liyuan industry.
The main shooting location of this episode was also specially selected in Mr. Xue's theater in Mujiang City. Mr. Xue gave full support and directly closed the theater for half a month, and specially renovated it, and even transformed the street next door into the scene of the Republic of China period.
Although Xue Ling did not become an assistant, she was also in the group this time.
After recognizing Chu Meibo's level, Xue Ling's expression finally softened a little, but there was a knot in her heart, and it was still a bit awkward to get along with Chu Meibo.
Chu Meibo didn't care. During this period of time, she had become familiar with several other assistant teachers. Most of these teachers were from the National Theatre. Shi Ren and Yu Guangping, who had auditioned Chu Meibo with Director Yu, were actors from the National Theatre.
Both sides got along very well in terms of acting methods and attitudes towards acting, and Chu Meibo learned a lot from them.
This episode was mainly about Yun Qiyi and talked about the history of Peking Opera, so several teachers from the Peking Opera were specially invited to act with Chu Meibo.
Shi Ren smiled and joked, "Xiao Mei, this time we old guys are all supporting you!"
Chu Meibo was familiar with them and knew that Shi Ren liked to make jokes, so she retorted without any hesitation, "Then you have to calm down, teacher."
"Huh! This girl!"
Yu Guangping next to her couldn't help laughing, "You are just a bitch. It's obvious that you can't beat Mei girl every time. You just don't learn your lesson."
Shi Ren didn't want to be angry with Chu Meibo, so he diverted his anger and spat at Yu Guangping in an unpleasant manner, "This old Yu is like a mute usually, but now he talks a lot."
The two have been friends for many years, and they always have witty remarks when they argue. Chu Meibo and several other teachers laughed along.
Shen Huai happened to see this scene outside the door, and he also shook his head with a smile. He never thought that Chu Meibo would become the darling of the program team. However, Chu Meibo was more suitable to be with these older teachers than she was with "peers" in the crew before.
He did not disturb Chu Meibo, but went to the hotel first.
So, Chu Meibo finished rehearsal and returned to the hotel only to find out that Shen Huai was here.
Shen Huai said: "I saw that you had a good chat with several teachers, so I didn't disturb you. - How are your rehearsals going recently? How about the script?"
Chu Meibo had a smile on her face, but when Shen Huai said this, she suddenly showed a trace of disappointment.
Shen Huai's heart tensed up, and he quickly asked, "Is there something wrong with the script?"
This was also his biggest concern. As far as Shen Huai knew, in order to strictly present the true history, the script specially invited professors from the Department of History of Zhongjing University and experts from the National Museum as consultants to avoid problems to the greatest extent.
But even so, after all, there are long rivers of history, and there will definitely be omissions.
Under normal circumstances, there would naturally be no problem, but Chu Meibo came from that era after all. If there is really a problem with the script, she would definitely point it out with her personality. This is troublesome. The experts must have historical data to support it. If Chu Meibo refutes it like this, people might think she is arrogant.
However, Chu Meibo just shook her head: "No, there is nothing wrong with the script."
"Then..."
Chu Meibo sighed softly: "I just didn't expect that Yun Qiyi and I disliked each other and had been opponents for so many years, but after I died, the person who swept my grave was actually her."
Chu Meibo just got the script and flipped through it, but she became more and more silent after reading the latter part.
After her death, the domestic situation became more and more serious, Dongjiang was completely lost, and there were many dangers. Yun Qiyi was living in Zhongjing at the time, and she raised funds for the anti-Japanese war by charity performances. She was a thorn in the eyes of the Japanese invaders, but she still risked her life to return to Dongjiang to pay tribute, and almost lost her life.
Later generations were unaware of the past interactions and entanglements between the two, and believed that the two women sympathized with each other, and passed it down.
Chu Meibo wanted to say that they did not sympathize with each other, and Yun Qiyi clearly hated her, but she could not say anything.
Chu Meibo whispered: "Sometimes I wonder if she will be like me, with a soul existing in this world and lingering, but sometimes I hope she will not have obsessions, otherwise she will be so sad when she sees everything in front of her."
Shen Huai opened his mouth, but didn't know how to comfort Chu Meibo.
Instead, Chu Meibo quickly calmed down: "I'm fine, I just spoke my mind. As for you, you came here specially, you must have something to talk to me about."
Shen Huai nodded: "Mr. Chu's family's tickets have been booked, in early March."
Chu Meibo was stunned for a moment before she realized that he was talking about the biological father's family of this body. When she first came here, the couple was still arrogant, but now they have finally solved the problem.
As long as they leave, the grudge with Chu Chu will be settled, and the last hidden danger about her will also disappear. And the reason why all this can be done so quickly is all thanks to Shen Huai.
Chu Meibo said to Shen Huai seriously: "Thank you."
Shen Huai shook his head: "I am your agent, and I have the responsibility to solve these problems for you."
Seeing that he didn't care, Chu Meibo didn't say anything more, but kept it in mind. She patted Shen Huai on the shoulder: "Thousands of words are self-evident. In short, from now on you are my brother. No one can bully you, not even Xiaoye."
Shen Huai: "..."
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next day was the official recording.
"Traveling with History" is conducted in the form of fixed guests and flying guests. There are three regular guests. The first is the ace host of Zhongjing TV, Meng Honghe. He is calm and humorous. He is responsible for controlling the progress of the entire program. The second is Yan Zhenxiong, a popular professor of the History Department of Zhongjing University, who became popular on the Internet because of his popular and down-to-earth language. The third is an old acquaintance, Qiu Jie, a singing and dancing king who has worked with Ye Cang in "Tomorrow's Star".
The flying guest of this issue is the actor Fu Cheng. Fu Cheng started acting at the age of 17 and won the Golden Young Film Award for actor at the age of 26. Now he is just 30 years old, which is the most charming time. He has recently been confirmed to play the leading role in "Red Actress" and has become very popular.
The four guests came to the recording site early to put on makeup. Fu Cheng took the initiative to bring up the topic: "Three teachers, how are we going to record this time? Director Yu is so mysterious, I am still confused now."
Meng Honghe smiled and said, "To be honest, we did the same in the first episode, but you don't have to worry too much, just treat it as an experience of a panoramic interactive stage play."
Fu Cheng showed an interested expression when he heard it: "It sounds quite interesting."
Qiu Jie interrupted from the side: "Brother Cheng, I tell you, this is really amazing, you will know when you see it later."
After being told this, Fu Cheng became more curious.
When the recording time started, the four people had already changed into the costumes of the Republic of China period, and walked all the way to the side of the theater according to the instructions of the program team.
Everyone stood in front of a red painted door.
Meng Honghe said with a smile: "Push open this door, we will enter the Rongxi Theater in the Republic of China, witness the life of Yun Qiyi, the most famous female old actor at that time, and also witness the rise and fall of the opera industry for nearly a hundred years."
Qiu Jie continued: "We will hand over this great power to our flying guest today - Fu Cheng, Brother Cheng."
Fu Cheng was pushed to the front by them, and was inexplicably infected by them, and solemnly pushed open the red lacquered door.
However, when the door was opened, everyone was stunned.
They were like turning on a switch, and the originally quiet theater suddenly moved. It was filled with people wearing long gowns and jackets, many of whom still had braids, eating melon seeds and drinking tea. The waiter carried a teapot with a long spout and shuttled among them to add water for the guests.
The theater was bustling with people, gongs and drums were beating on the stage, and cheers were heard from time to time.
It was like a picture scroll of the Republic of China slowly unfolding in front of them.
Fu Cheng thought they were talking about a panoramic interactive stage play and thought it was a joke, but now everything appeared vividly in front of him, and he almost thought he had really traveled through time and space.
Seeing Fu Cheng's shocked expression, Meng Hong and the other three smiled. After all, they were so stupid in the first episode.
Fu Cheng looked around curiously: "So this is a theater from the Republic of China."
Qiu Jie also nodded and quickly got into character: "In fact, I have been studying how to incorporate Chinese elements into singing and dancing recently. Now is a good opportunity to ask some Peking Opera masters for advice."
Yan Zhenxiong, who had been silent, said slowly: "If the masters knew that you wanted to sing Peking Opera while jumping around, they might beat you up first."
The four of them laughed.
At this time, a waiter came up and asked enthusiastically: "Are you going to sit upstairs or in the lobby?"
Fu Cheng hurriedly said: "It's not easy to come here, I also want to see what this theater from the Republic of China looks like, let's listen in the lobby."
Meng Honghe nodded.
The waiter hurriedly called out, "Bring us some tea and snacks, the four of you downstairs."
He led them to a table, brushed off the dust with a towel in his hand, neatly arranged the teacups, and poured them tea: "Please sit down, the four of you."
After the waiter left, the four of them drank their tea, and after the shock wore off, they gradually became absorbed in the play.
Fu Cheng asked his neighbor in a natural manner: "Brother, what opera is being performed on stage today?"
"You are not locals, are you?" The man looked them up and down, "You are in luck, it will be Ms. Yun's opera in a while, she will sing her best "Beating the Drum and Cursing Cao"."
Someone else said: "Speaking of which, Ms. Yun's voice is really amazing, there is no one in Dongjiang who can surpass her."
"That's right, how do you say it, the lingering sound will not stop for three days..."
Then, the people around started to discuss Yun Qiyi.
Yan Zhenxiong was knowledgeable and took this opportunity to popularize the history of Peking Opera and how to appreciate Peking Opera.
Fu Cheng had never heard of Peking Opera before, and only got to know a little bit after taking on the role in "Red Actress". However, he still had no interest in this kind of humming opera, but he showed an interested look because of the filming.
And at this moment, the gongs and drums on the stage sounded.
The people who were discussing enthusiastically just now suddenly shut up and looked at the stage with fanatical expressions.
As the music sounded, a figure in costume and beard walked out of the "General". As soon as he opened
his voice, he immediately stunned the audience.