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Chapter 493 The wonderful performance of the drama

"Richard III" begins with a large monologue, and these lines are all subtexts after them. For example, in the first sentence "Now our severe winter-like feud has shone the red sun of York to become a harmonious summer scenery." York refers to the York family. The whole sentence involves the history of the struggle between the Lancaster family and the York family. If the actor does not conduct in-depth research on the historical background and the role, the things hidden behind the lines will not be displayed.

Chen He performed very well, not only spoke fluent lines, but also conveyed the subtext. He expressed his powerful and magnetic voice, and presented Richard III's sinister and vicious vividly.

Feng Yuan nodded slightly: "This student's line skills are very good. Both the clarity and penetration are very good, and the subtext is also expressed. This time we have a strong opponent!"

Zhang Ran said relaxedly: "Only strong opponents can be convincing, what's the point of abuse?"

The first scene ended soon, and the actors in the second scene began to appear.

Jiang Shuying, who plays Mrs. An, walked onto the stage with a sad expression. Behind her, a group of people dressed in servants carried a coffin, and the group walked slowly. The atmosphere on the scene was very solemn.

At this moment, Chen He limped to Tailai with a cane: "Stop and put down the coffin."

Mrs. An’s husband was killed by Richard, and now the murderer dared to stop the burial. Jiang Shuying said angrily: “Where did the evil ghost come from? How dare you stop this sacred thing?”

Chen He ignored Jiang Shuying and continued to scold the servants: "Dog slave, put down the coffin! Otherwise, St. Paul is here, so you don't want to survive."

The servant advised: "Sir, please get out of the way and let the coffin pass."

Chen He was furious: "Is rude dog thing! Don't I understand what I said? Put down the coffin!" As he said that, he pulled out his sword and pointed at several servants: "Put down the coffin, otherwise I will take your dog's life, abominable slave!"

The servants had no choice but to put down the coffin.

When Jiang Shuying saw that the servants really put down the coffin, she shouted in grief and said, "What's wrong! Are you trembling? Are you all scared? Haha, no wonder, no wonder, you are all human beings, and people are afraid of the devil!" She glared at Chen He fearlessly and shouted, "Get out! You devil in hell, your magic power will not harm his body at most, but his soul will not belong to you. Get out quickly!"

Chen He smiled and said, "Cute Saint, don't say it so viciously!"

Jiang Shuying shouted loudly: "Demon, God will not tolerate you, go away! You have turned the happy world into hell, filling the world with the tragic sounds of curses and pain..."

At this moment, the audience in the audience exclaimed, and behind Chen He, Jiang Shuying and others, the background board of the stage fell down staggeringly.

The background of the drama stage is realized through the background board. Take "Richard III" for example. It is impossible for the crew to build a British palace on the stage. It takes time to build a scene, and it takes a change of scenes after a play. It is impossible to realize the current scene. Therefore, the scenes of the drama are often realized through the background board. The background board is a large spray cloth, with the background required for the performance and a steel frame behind it.

Now Chen He and his team’s background boards are falling!

Chen He, Jiang Shuying, and the servant actors stared at the collapsed background board, not knowing what to do. They were only a sophomore year and didn't perform on stage for many performances, so they were a little helpless when they encountered this situation.

Hong Bin, who was standing at the scene, covered his face in pain. This was too unlucky. How could this happen? Other students in the Shanghai Theater also shook their heads and sighed. This performance is probably going to be smashed!

Drama is instant, no matter what happens, you can never stop during the performance. Therefore, stage accidents are part of the drama and are inevitable. When an accident occurs, it is often necessary to respond on the spot from the actors and even the entire crew and all departments of the crew to adjust and make up for the emergencies.

Chen He was born in a family of performing arts. His mother is a national first-class drama actor. He has seen countless stage accidents since he was a child. He also heard his mother talk about the stage accidents she encountered and how to deal with them. He knew that he had to calm down at this time and pretended nothing had happened. He pointed at several servants with a long sword in his hand: "Why are you still standing there? Go up the wall!"

Several actors who played servants looked at Chen He in surprise. Can this work?

Chen He waved the sword in his hand twice and shouted, "You guys, can't you hear my order? Do you have to kill you before you can take action?"

The actor who played the servant came to his senses and quickly ran to the back of the background board, helped the background board up, and then returned to their original position.

Chen He bowed slightly to Jiang Shuying: "Cute Saint, continue!"

Jiang Shuying continued the line just now: "Demon, God will not allow you, go away quickly! You have turned the happy world into hell, filling the world with the tragic sounds of curses and pain..."

In the judges' seat, Wang Xiaoying nodded slightly and said in praise: "This student who plays Richard III is good, has a solid basic skills, and has a very deep understanding of the role. What's more rare is that he knows how to adapt to changes and reacts very quickly!"

Yang Shaolin, general manager of the Magic City Drama Art Center, laughed and said, "This child is named Chen He. He is from a drama family. You should all know his mother, Hu Xiaoling, Fujian People's Art Theater!"

When several judges heard this, Hu Xiaoling suddenly realized that Hu Xiaoling was the director of Fujian People's Art Theater, a director of the Chinese Dramatists Association and a director of the Chinese Drama Research Association. She is also a well-known figure in the drama circle, and the judges present knew her.

Pu Cunxin looked at Chen He who performed seriously on stage and nodded slightly, "It turns out that he is Hu Xiaoling's son. No wonder Richard III can perform at this level. Today's competition is a bit interesting!"

Yang Shaolin was stunned when he heard Pu Cunxin's words. He knew that it was Hu Xiaoling's son and showed great strength. There should be no suspense in this game. Why would Lao Pu say it was interesting? He couldn't help but ask: "Lao Pu, is there a student from a drama family like Chen He in Zhang Ran's class?"

Pu Cunxin smiled and said, "There is no drama family, but I heard Feng Yuan tell him that there is a student from a Peking Opera family. Feng Yuan praised this student."

I was a little surprised when I heard that Yang Shaolin, a family of Peking Opera, was that Peking Opera performances and drama performances were indeed in common. Students who had studied Peking Opera would learn drama performances faster. Yuan Feng and Qin Hailu were both born in Peking Opera, and the foundation laid by Peking Opera laid a good foundation for their later development.

However, Peking Opera is different from drama after all, and is a different art. Even if this student has a high talent, he will definitely not be able to perform an extremely difficult drama like "Richard III" after studying for more than a month. Yang Shaolin laughed and said, "In more than a month, it should be impossible to practice Chen He's level!"

Pu Cunxin smiled faintly: "It is indeed impossible to reach Chen He's level in a short period of time, but under Zhang Ran's guidance, it is entirely possible to perform a good show. I am very much looking forward to their performance!"

Lin Zhaohua next to him also agreed when he heard Pu Cunxin's words: "I am also looking forward to Zhang Ran's "Richard III"!"

Yang Shaolin was slightly stunned. Even Director Lin is so optimistic about Zhang Ran’s students. Is Zhang Ran so powerful?

The performance on the stage continued. Driven by greed, Richard made a fuss and framed the blame, and successfully gained the trust and support of Buckingham, Haystins and Standley, and aroused the indignation of the powerful and powerful people towards Edward IV. Edward IV died of illness, and his son Prince Wales returned to London to succeed the throne. Richard was stubborn and used his old tricks to imprison the young prince Tower of London, deceived the people, killed the opponents, and finally ascended the throne and became Richard III.

After ascending the throne, Richard III tore the fig leaf of morality and was arrogant on the supreme throne, doing whatever he wanted, and betrayed the faith. The throne, made of shameless lies and bloody killing, soon showed its tyranny side. It accepted all the tyrants, but pushed them to the guillotine of history.

Richmond sent troops to attack, and Richard III, who was betrayed by his relatives, was defeated. Suddenly, he staggered to the center of the stage and shouted in a desperate and sad voice: "A horse! A horse! My throne will be replaced with another horse!"

The actor who played the attendant ran onto the stage: "Come back quickly, your majesty; I'll get you a horse now!"

Chen He shouted loudly: "Slave! I have made a bet on my life, so I would rather go all out and decide the outcome. I thought there were six Richmonds on the battlefield; five of them have been killed today, but he did not kill him." Speaking of this, Chen He staggered forward, shouting loudly in a hoarse voice: "A horse! A horse! My throne will be replaced by another horse!"

Chen He's sad and desperate shout was like an ice blade, piercing into the hearts of the audience, and he felt a little sympathy for this cruel king.

The performance ended soon, and students from the 2004 undergraduate class of Shanghai Opera came on stage to bow and end. Many of the audience stood up and applauded, followed by the audience's applause and cheers like storm.

"These students performed well, especially Richard III's actors, who have some skills!"

"Yes, it's not easy to be able to play students in sophomore year to this level!"

"The opponent is too strong, Zhang Ranban may lose this time!"

"Zhang Ran is good at leading students, but the school has only been more than a month since the start of school, and his opponent is so strong, I'm afraid there will be no chance!"

"Zhang Ran is so old. If you train for half a year, you should have a chance!"

The applause in the theater rang for a long time, and the students of Shanghai Opera Level 04 were so excited that they were trembling all over. Two of the excited girls were already filled with tears.

This is the stage of the National Theater. The top experts in the country are sitting in the audience, teachers from major universities, and professional actors from major theater troupes. Now they are actually applauding us, and standing ovation!

This is a great honor for an actor!

The students brought by Zhang Ran did not speak, but they heard the audience's comments. The audience's words were right. The 04th level of the Shanghai Opera did show a very high level, especially the actors of Richard III. Not only did they perform Richard's fierceness and cruelty, but they finally perfectly presented the characters' worries and despair, and the whole performance was very conspicuous.

The opponent not only performed very well, but also successfully resolved a stage accident. It was very difficult to win this game!

Zhang Ran felt the nervousness of the students. He kept telling jokes when he came out of the theater, trying to relax everyone, but the results were not very effective.

After a simple meal outside, everyone went back to the backstage to put on makeup.

After putting on makeup and changing clothes, seeing that the time was about to come, Zhang Ran took the students to the scene.

When he arrived at the entrance, Zhang Ran pulled the opening curtain and took a look at the audience. The 330-seat theater was already full, and even people were sitting in the aisle. Obviously, the audience's expectations for Zhang Ranban were higher than that of the Shanghai Opera Level 04.

While Zhang Ran looked around in the theater, the students also looked around, looking at the crowded audience in the theater. Not to mention others, even Chang Jirong, who was originally relaxed, felt nervous.

After all, this is the stage of Chinese dialect. After all, the people sitting in the audience are all professionals. After all, this is a contest of honor! (To be continued.)
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