Chapter 533 Psychological Quality

The performance on the stage continues.

After experiencing confusion and decision-making, the mulberry-picking girl gave up on what everyone thought was a hard-won marriage and completely embarked on the road of business.

The clan uncle scolded her for being confused; her close friend advised her to think carefully; the villagers whispered that the mulberry picker girl must be doing business outside and had a bad relationship, so she did not dare to marry; the father complained that his serious illness had hindered his daughter's marriage. , I felt that it was impossible for the mulberry picking girl to give up a good marriage smoothly. The man must have regretted the marriage unilaterally because he thought the mulberry picking girl was too old and had been exposed to the outside world to do business.

The mulberry-picking girl did not respond to the incoming admonitions and accusations. She just sat alone in the room and sang her heart out to the table and chairs.

She once gave up the wedding banquet for her father, her siblings, and her family, and learned how to do business with difficulty despite the comments and accusations from outsiders.

I have been framed by my peers, embarrassed by officials, and bullied by villagers. The mulberry picking girl struggled through one obstacle after another in her life, all for the sake of others.

Now her business is improving, her father is getting better, her siblings have grown up, and there are even merchants who are also doing silkworm business. She is a 27-year-old old girl who is willing to marry, and her life is about to usher in a happy life. At the end, the mulberry picking girl hesitated.

She didn't want such a happy ending.

The 13- or 14-year-old mulberry picking girl only wanted to get married, raise a husband and raise children, and live a short and ordinary life like all other girls of the same age. Fate pushed it to another path, and now it was time to put things right, but she didn't want to come back.

Her father's self-blame, her clan's responsibilities, and her siblings' confusion made the mulberry picking girl suffer, but the cause that caused her pain made her happy.

Life is so short. She has been living for her relatives all her life, and now she has reached a crossroads of destiny again. This time she didn't want to make a choice for others, she wanted to make a choice for herself.

The mulberry picking girl declined the marriage, took her money, and prepared to leave her homeland and go to a more distant place.

Before leaving, the mulberry picking girl's relatives and friends came to the pier to say goodbye to her.

The father gave her the dowry that he had already prepared for the mulberry picking girl. The younger brother gave her dozens of copper coins that he had saved. The younger sister asked for a peace charm for the mulberry picking girl. Although the clan uncle looked bad, he still came to see her off and let the mulberry picking girl go. If Sang Nu can no longer survive outside, she will come back, and the clan will not miss her, an old lady who cannot get married, a piece of food...

Under the farewell of her relatives and friends, the mulberry picking girl embarked on a ship leaving her hometown, truly starting her magnificent life.

Act 4, end.

There was a 5-7 minute change of scene between Acts 4 and 5. When the curtain came down, the owner in the box who loved fried chicken felt a lot more comfortable. He leaned back in his chair and started to eat happily. Take a big gulp of the iced Coke that is no longer iced.

"This is what makes it interesting!" said the boss who loves to eat fried chicken. "What's the point of working hard in this feudal and backward little place? No matter how good the business is, you can't escape the fate of being married. Here is the mulberry picking girl. At most, it is considered a raw material production place, not even a Weaver Girl. How much money can you make by picking mulberry and selling silk? You must sell silk and satin to make money. I am still entangled with this and that. I should have left here long ago. I left here 5 years ago. It’s time to leave!”

The boss's mother glared at her noisy son angrily: "You don't know how to act!"

"That's right!" the boss dad agreed, "Do you understand the transition? Can you think this scene is good without the previous foreshadowing? The mulberry picking girl is a daughter of a farmer who makes a living by farming and picking mulberry. You expect her to be direct from the beginning. Awakening and leaving home to go out to do business? What about the dream? Do you remember how much money you lost when you first went out to do business?"

"I remember not only losing money, but also being cheated 7 times..."

Hearing his father start to dig up his old debts, the boss who loves fried chicken quickly raised his hand: "Stop, stop, stop, just watch the show. Dad, what do you want me to do? I just...just...a little bit of business decision-making." Small mistake.”

"Heh." The boss' dad said sarcastically, ending the topic completely.

When the curtain reopened, the owner who loved fried chicken suddenly said: "Dad, do you think our theater should invite Little Bailing to tour this play?"

"I feel that theater may not be very profitable. If we invite Xiao Bailing to tour and the tickets can't be sold, our theater will suffer a big loss. It's all the good start of this kid Ge Hong, and the share ratio is so exaggerated. We can only offer an even more exaggerated share ratio, and Boss Jiang will make all the money. The box office is 10 to 20 million. In the end, after the cost is calculated, our theater will have..."

"Stop making noise, the show is about to begin!"

The boss who loves fried chicken shut up and looked at the stage. He found that the plot was indeed dark and clear. The mulberry picker Long Chang had enlightened and changed the map and cheated on the spot. With more than ten years of business experience, no matter what difficulties he encountered, All can be easily solved.

The long-awaited plot of Shuangwen has finally begun!

The boss, who loved watching "The Princess" and loved eating fried chicken, immediately became energetic. He touched the Coke on the side and felt that it was not iced or refreshing. He scanned the QR code and ordered a glass of iced Coke, and read attentively.

Although the lyrics are still a bit clumsy and some sentences are hard to understand, the plot is enjoyable.

Wen Zou Zou's Shuangju is also a Shuangju.

Love watching!

If someone were to take a break at this moment and move their eyes to the left or right, they would find that Jiang Qi, who was saying that he didn’t understand or didn’t like watching, so he refused to sit in the audience, was now standing on the side of the stage with his arms folded. On the chest, leaning against a pillar, watching the play with very poor visibility.

If Jiang Qi was asked to use one sentence to comfort the Mulberry Girl, it would probably be: it will be good after the first three scenes.

The poor scholar who wrote about the girl picking mulberry knew the plot of Shuangwen.

Act 5 and 6, in which the mulberry-picking girl reaches the pinnacle of her life, not only is the plot very enjoyable, but the lyrics are not as elegant as the first four acts, and the rhythm is so particular that it is hard to understand.

Of course, the main reason for this result may be that there are more original parts by Wang Xinghua in the last two scenes. No matter how bad the original author is, he is still a poor scholar who has been studying for many years and has been working hard on the imperial examination track. Wang Xinghua's major is not the Four Books and Five Classics. She also studies astronomy, geography, and arithmetic. She cannot write such elegant words, so she can only focus on the cool writing track that she is good at.

But at the same time, you can't use too much force. If you use too much force, the name of the play will be changed to "The Legend of the Mulberry Picking Girl".

Therefore, the plot of the last two scenes of Mulberry Picking Girl is actually not that exciting.

After all, the mulberry-picking girl is not reborn, and it is impossible for her to kill all the way and eventually ascend to the throne like in "The Legend of the Princess". But if the audience who doesn't like the first four acts can survive the early stages and watch it carefully, then the last two acts will be really enjoyable.

Why should we slap people in the face and abuse them? Why should we spend thirty years in Hedong and thirty years in Hexi? Don’t bully young people into poverty. Why should we pretend to be pigs and eat tigers?

Of course, it’s all for the fun later.

Without the frustration in the early stage, how can we highlight the excitement in the later stage?

Although "The Legend of the Princess" is cheating all the way, it also has a failed and frustrating past life in the first five minutes, which can be regarded as a small foreshadowing.

Just as Jiang Qi was watching, Wang Xinghua suddenly poked her head out and asked in a low voice: "How's it going, boss? Do you still like my subsequent adaptations?"

"Oh." Jiang Qi was startled by Wang Xinghua and almost jumped up. He said angrily, "He's not a ghost anymore. He's still so elusive and scary."

Wang Xinghua smiled sheepishly: "I'm used to it."

"I guess you like it." Jiang Qi pointed to the audience in the front row, "They all look very engaged. By the way, I didn't ask you before, what did you change in the last two scenes?"

"I changed the ending a little bit." Wang Xinghua made a little gesture with her hand, "I never really liked the original ending, so I changed it a bit."

"What was the original ending?" Jiang Qi asked.

"The mulberry picking girl met her true love, got married after her successful career, gave birth to a son at the age of 37, and lived a happy life."

Jiang Qi:......

"When the Mulberry Picking Girl first came out, many ladies from official families and big business families liked the ending. You can understand that this is a deviant woman who used deviant methods to achieve a happy life with a happy ending in everyone's hearts. ." Wang Xinghua said, "But in my era, many people didn't like this ending very much."

"It's not that it's not good to get married, but it's a bit strange that the mulberry-picking girl had given up marriage and pursued a career in order to break away from the shackles of the world on women, but in the end she returned to marriage."

"Maybe it's because if it weren't for this ending, the play wouldn't be so popular." Jiang Qi said sharply, "The story of a deviant woman returning to the right path will always have a wider audience than the story of a woman who has been deviant all her life. "

"Yes." Wang Xinghua nodded, "You have to eat. I just felt that many people would criticize the original ending, so I changed it slightly."

"After all, the ending of building your hometown after becoming successful is also in line with the core values ​​of socialism."

Jiang Qi gave Wang Xinghua a thumbs up.

Wang Xinghua was extremely proud.

After a brief moment of pride, Wang Xinghua finally remembered why she came to see Jiang Qi: "Boss, my father asked me to remind you not to leave until the play is over. There will be a cocktail party in the Xuecun Tavern later, and you have to go and help. Promote business.”

"Promoting business?" Jiang Qi was stunned for a moment, then quickly responded, "Oh, you're talking about the "Mulberry Picking Girl" tour, right?"

"Yes, you are the boss and it's better to find out what the theater owners say. "The Mulberry Picking Girl" is definitely not as popular as "The Princess". When "The Princess" toured before, our theater got such a high share ratio. If "The Princess" If the ratio of "Mother Picking Girl" is still the same, these theaters may not be willing to accept the tour."

Jiang Qi understood what Wang Xinghua meant. Between "The Mulberry Picking Girl" and "The Legend of the Princess", to put it bluntly, they are literary films and commercial films. Making money must come from commercial films. All major theater owners are open to do business. No one knows whether "The Mulberry Picking Girl" will be as famous as the world where Wang Xinghua lives. Naturally, no one is willing to lose money to make money. I don't know. Tell me if you can make money.

If "The Mulberry Picking Girl" is going on tour, the share ratio will definitely have to be renegotiated.

When it comes to how much, technology comes to life.

Although Wang Xinghua and Feng Ling have many dramas that can be changed in a short time, it is impossible to throw them all out at once. Let’s not talk about the time required for rehearsals, but just talk about the quality of the opera itself. Even for a pure drama like "The Legend of the Princess", the quality is guaranteed.

Producing new plays is inherently difficult. A new play every year is already very bizarre. If the amusement park produces several plays a year...

Some people will probably start to wonder if Wang Xinghua has obtained the public copying system and only copies play scripts.

A new play a year, rehearsing for 1 to 2 months, performing in an amusement park for 3 to 4 months, touring for 2 to 3 months, and the rest of the time depends on the situation to rest and perform the previous opera. It is a very benign rehearsal. class.

Jiang Qi made an OK gesture: "No problem, leave it to me!"

"Don't worry about me doing the work."

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At 8:50, the performance ends.

Seeing the mulberry picking girl sitting on the rocking chair in the bedroom of the old house, looking back on her life and closing her eyes peacefully, the audience burst into thunderous applause.

Cai Jiamin was so excited that she could not wait to stand up, cheering and applauding wildly.

While applauding, he turned to ask his senior brother: "Senior brother, I remember you just said that this "Mulberry Picking Girl" was written by Manager Wang of the theater. Who is Manager Wang?"

The senior brother applauded and thought for a while: "It seems to be a little girl about 20 years old. I heard they said her face was very pale, but I have never seen her before."

"Hurry up and help me find out. I will... oh no, there will be a cocktail party later. Then tomorrow morning... Isn't it good in the morning? Let's go to noon. I want to treat her to dinner at noon tomorrow!"

The senior brother was a little curious: "You want to treat Manager Wang to a meal? Shouldn't it be normal to treat Xiao Bailing to a meal?"

Cai Jiamin grinned and gave her senior brother a standard smile showing six teeth: "Inviting Xiao Bailing to dinner is a communication between peers. You can move back. The main reason for inviting Manager Wang to dinner is to ask her to do me a favor."

"busy?"

"Senior brother, don't you think it's an insult to write a Huangmei Opera script with Manager Wang's talent?"

Senior Brother:? ? ?

"She should come and write scripts for our Kunqu opera!"

Senior Brother:......

Cai Jiamin seems to have seen the beauty of Wang Xinghua writing a Kunqu opera for herself that is not inferior to Mulberry Picking Girl. It has both literary talent, plot and marketability. The new play will cause a sensation as soon as it is performed, and Kunqu Opera will once again reach its peak. future.

The senior brother glanced at Cai Jiamin and knew that his good junior sister was dreaming again.

After so many years, Cai Jiamin has never given up her dream of Kun Opera returning to its glory as the ancestor of all operas.

Cai Jiamin is still dreaming, but Yang Qing has already started to take action.

Under normal circumstances, after the actors have taken their final call, the general audience will leave in an orderly manner under the guidance of the staff, while interested audiences will go through the staff passage to chase stars backstage.

Yang Qing belongs to the third category.

She is a former staff member with connections.

The actors on the stage had just finished unloading the curtain, and Feng Ling might not have fully returned to the backstage before Yang Qing turned into a black shadow and ran out with her bag in her arms.

The movement was so fast that Yin Fei's friends in the back row who originally wanted to chat with Yang Qing were stunned.

Yin Fei's friend opened his mouth, and the hand that wanted to pat Yang Qing's shoulder hung in the air. He was stunned for several seconds before putting it down.

"Yin Fei, you student...have diarrhea?"

Yin Fei smiled and glanced at her friend who also wanted to recruit students as interns, feeling secretly proud in her heart.

"Maybe, Xiao Yang's personality is like this, fiery and fiery."

"But she is serious about her work. Xiao Bailing and I have praised her several times. I particularly like her as an intern."

Intern Yang Qing rushed into the backstage skillfully.

Everyone was very happy to see Yang Qing coming. Leader Feng said with a smile: "Xiao Qing, you are here to see the performance too. You must be here with your aunt. How is the business of Fangyuan Theater these days? Have you been on stage yet?"

Yang Qing smiled and said: "Not yet. A student like me who has not graduated can only help with odd jobs and help with the lyrics and placement."

Yang Qing kept talking, and without stopping, she quickly took out the contents of the bag and put them into the cabinet, and helped everyone pack them away.

"Oh, Teacher Bai, you have used up the tangerine peel I gave you last time. Why don't you send me a message on WeChat so that I can send you a new can. Just in time, I brought more this time. Two cans. During the Chinese New Year, I found that it would be better to soak tangerine peel in water and add some dried chrysanthemums. I brought you a can and I will make a cup for you to try tomorrow morning."

"Teacher Feng, I couldn't practice the singing tune you taught me well last time at home during the Chinese New Year. Are you free tomorrow morning? If you are free, you can teach me again."

Leader Feng nodded immediately: "No problem, just in the morning. Now that everyone lives in the theater, it is convenient to practice morning exercises in the morning. If you can get up, I will guide you when you do morning exercises tomorrow."

"Xiao Qing, are you familiar with the play last time?"

"Once I've practiced it, even if no one plays with me, I don't know what it's like to actually act."

"Yes, this Fangyuan Theater is a large theater, and interns like you have few opportunities to get on stage."

"Yes." Yang Qing sighed.

A group of people just chatted in the background. Yang Qing poured water and made tea for everyone while chatting, blending in perfectly.

When Feng Ling changed into casual clothes and returned to the backstage to take off her makeup, this was what she saw.

Yang Qing handed Feng Ling a cup of freshly brewed scented tea as soon as Feng Ling walked backstage.

"Yang Qing is here too." Feng Ling took the scented tea with a smile, "What do you think of today's performance?"

"Excellent!" Yang Qing's eyes were full of little stars, "If one day I can sing to your level, Teacher Xiao Bailing, I will die without regrets!"

"What nonsense are you talking about? Bah bah bah." Feng Ling said repeatedly, "Don't talk nonsense like that."

"Don't talk nonsense?" Wang Xinghua and Wang Pingxiu walked backstage, and Yang Qing quickly served tea.

"Nothing." Feng Ling sat on her makeup station and began to remove makeup, "When will the reception start?"

"Half an hour later, the boss had already passed by. He told us not to rush or dress up deliberately, just wear casual clothes."

Feng Ling nodded.

"Manager Wang." Yang Qing stood next to Wang Xinghua and said nervously, "Um...is there still room in the staff dormitory? Can interns live in the staff dormitory?"

"Yes." Wang Xinghua nodded, "When the theater was renovated, rooms were specially reserved for you interns. What's wrong?"

"It's like this. Didn't I come over to watch the show with Teacher Yin and my aunt this time? In order not to make more trips, I brought my luggage and everything here. Manager Wang, should I check into the dormitory today or tomorrow? Huh?" Yang Qing was extremely nervous, fearing that Wang Xinghua would hear the subtlety in her words.

"If you're not afraid of trouble, you can move today. Anyway, the empty dormitories are clean. You can move in with a simple cleaning." Wang Xinghua said, "Did you bring your quilt?"

"Bring it!" Yang Qing nodded repeatedly, "Then I'll check in later. I'll be able to ask Teacher Feng questions tomorrow morning when I'm doing morning exercises."

"Okay, I'll go down and get the key for you later. Is it okay to live on the fourth floor? I want to tell you that there is no elevator in the dormitory."

"No problem! Manager Wang, I'll go back to Xuecun first and get my luggage!"

After saying that, Yang Qing ran away happily.

Wang Pingxiu looked at Yang Qing's back with admiration and whispered: "Xinghua, this girl has the style of our family!"

"It's just that her acting skills were a bit poor." Wang Xinghua said, "She should have been more natural just now."

"Indeed." Wang Pingxiu nodded, "A guilty conscience is a taboo, and you need to practice your psychological quality."

Wang Pingxiu faced the death glare from the surroundings and said proudly: "Look at Dad, Dad's psychological quality is very good."