Chapter 757 Peking Opera Should Be Popular

On the third day of the broadcast of "China in the Classics", the Chen Family Class ushered in the first wave of tests.

Most of these viewers came for Chen Xingchang's acting skills in the show, which means they are not die-hard fans.

This is normal. Anyone who comes into contact with new things must go through a process. Whether you can convert the people who join in the fun into Peking Opera fans depends on watching their performances.

In any case, this opportunity has been given to them. Whether they can seize it or not depends on themselves.

On the day of the performance, Zhao Lei appeared at the Capital Grand Theater wearing a long gown, attracting the attention of countless audiences.

Many people still remember the collaboration between Zhao Lei and Li Qingyi on the Spring Festival Gala stage, and the interaction between Overlord and Yu Ji made everyone fall in love inexplicably.

"Zhao Lei is indeed here."

"I knew he would come to support me."

"Farewell My Concubine, Overlord? Isn't it ridiculous that Overlord doesn't come?"

Today's Chen Family Class has made a lot of adjustments in the performance, the first of which is the subtitles.

Many people in the Peking Opera circle are not interested in this thing, thinking that Peking Opera is an art, so how can it have such a thing as subtitles.

"Peking opera has not had subtitles since ancient times. To do this is to blaspheme the culture left by our ancestors!" said an old die-hard who entered the market.

This statement was severely criticized by Chen Xingchang, "What nonsense, my ancestors didn't have subtitles when they sang in operas. I also said that there has been no such thing as you since ancient times!"

The subtitles of Chen Jia Ban were actually developed recently. Not only do their subtitles have large fonts, but they also contain kaomoji and emoticons.

This thing not only has the function of subtitles but also emoticons. It even has arrows pointing to the person who is speaking, and it is also labeled with the name.

It has more complete functions than subtitles.

The big screen behind is their subtitle group.

This scene doesn't just put a few words there, but follows the characters. It's clear who is saying what, and there are not only words but also emoticons and arrows.

Such a genius idea was of course proposed by Xu Nuo.

The biggest problem with Peking Opera has always been that people don’t understand it.

If I want everyone to understand, there are only two ways. One is to change the way of singing.

However, it is difficult for everyone to change the singing and pronunciation all at once, and it is also easy to lose the charm of Peking Opera. If Peking Opera is not sung this way, can it still be called Peking Opera?

Then there is only one other way left for the audience to "see" and understand.

Peking Opera is for listening, how to watch it?

Xu Nuo made a proposal that shocked Chen Xingchang - adding subtitles.

It's difficult to change the singing method, but it's not difficult to add subtitles. It's just a matter of a screen.

This screen must not only have subtitles, but also be novel and interesting. Of course, the bigger the subtitles, the better, and the more exciting the content, the better.

So this big screen came out.

This is the first surprise that the Chen family class has given the audience, and the second surprise is very special.

At the beginning of the performance, Chen Xingchang and Li Qingyi took the stage hand in hand.

"Today is the first performance of our troupe after the reform. There has been a very big change in both the performance format and the script. To be honest, I don't know if you will like this change. If you don't like it, please tell me Criticize us, if you like it, please give applause to——"

The old man paused while speaking and looked to the other side of the curtain.

The audience was a little confused, what do you mean, what, is there a master behind the scenes?

At this time, the curtain on the other side slowly opened, and a tall and slender figure appeared on the stage.

The audience was stunned.

No one expected that he would appear here.

"promise?!"

The audience screamed.

"Fuck, is this true?"

It's outrageous. I spent 88 yuan to buy the ticket. Not only did I see Zhao Lei, I saw Li Qingyi, but I also saw the promise.

"Is this what I can watch with my 88 yuan ticket?"

"Raise the price. I won't feel at ease if the price doesn't rise."

"Damn it, Zhao Lei signed it for me just now. I thought I had gotten my money back, but I didn't expect there was still a promise."

On the stage, Xu Nuo also wore a long gown. He walked out casually, and the audience's applause almost lifted the roof.

What a surprise, after all, Chen Xingchang never said he would come.

Xu Nuo took the microphone from Chen Xingchang's hand and said, "Teacher Chen is joking. In fact, it was my bad idea this time. I don't know if everyone likes it. If you like it, please give us a round of applause during the performance." If you don’t like the actors, it’s just my outsider’s whims and nonsense, so don’t take offense.”

He followed Chen Xingchang's words and promised to take all the responsibility on himself. Once criticized, Chen Xingchang could not withstand it, but he could withstand it because he was a "layman".

Xu Nuo looked at the roaring laughter of the audience and asked a question, "Do you think Peking Opera is a classic or a popular one?"

The audience said without hesitation: "Of course it is a classic."

"That's right. It has been passed down for so many years. It must be a classic."

The audience was talking a lot, and they were all unanimous in their opinions. This thing has nothing to do with fashion.

Xu Nuo smiled and shook his head, "In today's eyes, Peking Opera is certainly a classic, but in that era, why did so many people love to watch Peking Opera?"

The audience fell into deep thought, yes, if Peking Opera was a classic, then it would be the same as it is now, with not many people watching it. Why did so many people flock to it in the past?

On the stage, Chen Xingchang and Li Qingyi seemed to have caught something.

Perhaps Xu Nuo's next words will reveal their long-standing confusion.

"Peking opera should be popular."

After Xu Nuo finished speaking, some of the audience members in the audience loudly refuted.

"Impossible! You are blaspheming classics!"

"What a joke!"

Xu Nuo laughed, "This friend has a lot of opinions, can you tell me what you think?"

An old man in his 50s or 60s stood up, puffing his beard and glaring: "The "Injustice of Dou E" and "Dingjun Mountain" we listen to are all classics, and have nothing to do with popularity!"

"The Injustice of Dou E is indeed a classic." Xu Nuo nodded in agreement.

"Hahaha, you admit it yourself." The old man laughed, "Apologize quickly!"

Xu Nuo shook his head, "But when "The Injustice of Dou E" began to circulate, it was the most popular drama at the time. It was precisely because of its popularity that countless people were eager to learn, just like the concerts now."

The old man seemed to be strangled by the neck, and his laughter stopped abruptly.

Many audiences who believed that Peking opera must be a classic like him were stunned.

Yes, classics are for now. In the era when drama was on the rise, drama was the pop music of today.

"It seems that everyone has figured this out." Xu Nuo glanced at Chen Xingchang and Li Qingyi who were thinking, "Next, let's appreciate what is really popular."

Xu Nuo stepped down and sat next to Zhao Lei.

"You kid, you never stop talking until you are shocked. I can already predict how those old antiques will criticize you fiercely." Zhao Lei shook his head and sighed.

What Xu Nuo said today was not reform or innovation, but subversion.

He wanted to change the positioning of Peking Opera from classics, from national quintessence, to popular.

This would touch the sensitive nerves of many people and would also overturn many people's rice bowls.

Naturally, many people would start to oppose him.

But Zhao Lei knew that what Xu Nuo said was right. Only popular will make more people like it. Classics are also right, but the problem is that these classics are too old. A play has been watched hundreds of times and has become patina. How can it still attract audiences?

It's okay for the elderly to watch it, but young people really don't watch it much.

No one wants to be called an "old antique". Everyone is pursuing fashion. Everyone likes to be popular and trendy.

Why are there so many people following the trend? Isn't it because this trend is popular?

Looking at the things that countries can spread to the world, they are all popular things. Hollywood blockbusters, cartoons of bastards, and idol dramas of Koreans are all popular because they are popular.

Labeling Peking Opera as a classic will only make this road narrower and narrower.

Xu Nuo's speech made more people fall into contemplation. He didn't expect everyone to change their minds all of a sudden. Today's words just planted a seed to tell everyone that Peking Opera is popular, not old-fashioned.

The rest depends on Chen's class.

At this time, the performance finally began.

The first person to go on stage was Chen Xingchang. The old man sang Dou E's Injustice.

Even if everyone has not seen this play, they have heard of it. The audience temporarily put Xu Nuo's words behind their heads and began to enjoy the show.

The actors came on stage, and some audience members began to look for the booklet, which is actually the script, with everyone's lines.

The elderly are very familiar with this thing, but most young people have never seen it.

When you don't understand, just look at the booklet to compare.

However, this performance did not provide a booklet. At the beginning of the show, many young audience members who looked down to find the booklet were attracted by the commotion in front.

"Fuck!"

"This young man!"

"666, can you play like this?"

The audience was in a commotion, and others also looked up and immediately joined the team of "Fuck".

The big screen behind the stage lit up, and the three bright red words "The Injustice of Dou E" were shocking. When Chen Xingchang came on stage, there was an emoticon on the screen, and the emoticon pointed at him: "It's him, it's him, he is Dou E", and the emoticon's hand moved with Chen Xingchang.

How to say it, emoticons and bullet screens are nothing new, but it's a bit strange to appear on the Peking Opera stage.

There is a sense of confusion that our ancestors use high technology.

The audience laughed and exclaimed, "Awesome!"

Then the expression changed, "Hello everyone, I'm the subtitle guy, I'll show you the subtitles later~"

The playful and lively comments made the serious drama suddenly more lively.

When Chen Xingchang started singing, the subtitles on the screen also changed with him, and the fonts were very big! He was afraid that the elderly and the audience behind him couldn't see clearly.

"What's the need for a script!"

"I see, it turns out that I can't understand Peking Opera because I can't see the subtitles."

"Is this the difference between having subtitles and not having subtitles?"

The atmosphere on the scene was aroused, and many audiences took pictures of the stage and subtitles and shared them online.