Chapter 1 Jinmen Studies and Arts
"I think back to the time when Wen Yanbo of the Song Dynasty, young children had the wisdom of filling a hole and floating balls. Sima Wen Gong had the plan to break the jar to save the child. Kong Rong of the Han Dynasty knew the etiquette of letting Li Xun at the age of four. Thirteen Lang was five years old. Liu Yan of the Tang Dynasty promoted Hanlin at the age of seven, Huang Xiang of the Han Dynasty was nine years old and Wen Xi was serving his relatives. Qin Ganrou was twelve years old."
Accompanied by the pain, a year-old child covered his arms, his small facial features were so tight that he was holding his mouth and looking at his master with aggrieved face.
Standing opposite the little boy was an old man in his sixties, wearing a black double-breasted jacket and a black felt hat on his head. The huge patch on the hat was very obvious. The little old man held a bamboo whip in his hand and stared at the little boy with a calm face.
"Master" the little boy screamed weakly, pouted, and felt very aggrieved with tears in his eyes.
The old man was not moved by it at all, and still had a calm face and said, "You are so embarrassed to feel wronged. Qin Ganluo said it was Qin Ganrou, and you dare to mix garlic in your mouth again?"
The little boy was smart. Seeing that he couldn't impress his master, he immediately changed into a flattering smile and said, "You can hear this from Master, wow, it's amazing."
The old man's face was dark and said, "I'm deaf, right? I."
"Hehe" the child rubbed his hands and laughed.
The old man was named Fang Wenqi, and the child was named He Xiangdong. The old man was He Xiangdong's master. He also rescued He Xiangdong from the old scumbag trafficker, accepted him as a disciple, taught him skills, and raised this child directly, saying that he was a master and apprentice, but in fact he was no different from his grandfather and grandson.
He Xiangdong is a little naughty at young age, but his feelings for his master are nothing to say. If he hadn't been a master, he might have been like what he would be like now. The old bastards were not ruthless in their children. Where did so many kids begging on the streets in the 1900s get beaten? Isn't it just the unethical things that these people do?
Fang Wenqi snorted softly and said, "Hurry up, let's do all the work of eight screens, and just say that this part of the child is still not good. Let's see how I deal with you."
Seeing that he could not escape, the little boy accepted his life and said angrily: "Isn't it just a job of using eight screens? What's so great? Master, please take a look. Let me tell you, remember that in the Song Dynasty, Wen Yanbo, the young children had the wisdom to fill the hole and float balls. Sima Wengong had the plan to break the jar to save the child. Kong Rong of the Han Dynasty gave the pear at the age of four and understood the etiquette of humility. Thirteen Lang was five years old, Liu Yan of the Tang Dynasty promoted Hanlin at the age of seven, Huang Xiang of the Han Dynasty was nine years old, and Wen Xi was the prime minister at the age of nine years old.
Bafan Screen is a yi section in traditional crosstalk. It is a very typical penetrating job, consisting of dozens of penetrating mouths of all sizes. Bafan Screen is a work for crosstalk artists. It can be said that basically every actor can do it, but it is extremely difficult to say it well. There are also good things to say, such as the version of "Er Zhao" in Beijing, which is a model, a classic among classics.
These two Zhao refer to the famous crosstalk actors, Mr. Zhao Shizhong and Mr. Zhao Zhenduo. Mr. Lao She praised the famous actors in the Beijing literary and art circles in the 1960s, including "Four Horses and Two Zhaos". These two Zhao refer to these two.
Guankou is not enough to speak it with extremely fast words as everyone thinks, nor is it just to ask someone to memorize the lyrics and recite them quickly, which is Guankou.
There are some specialties in crosstalk, and the master needs to hand over it. To give a simple example, if you hear someone’s crosstalk actors laugh so hard that they can’t do it. When you tell others the original jokes, they are so cold that they have to cover themselves with a quilt. The reason is that they can’t do it.
Just talk about penetrating the mouth. First, the first point is not fast, but the pronunciation must be accurate, the pronunciation must be clear, and the combination of lips, teeth, mouth and tongue must be used to cooperate, and there is no tolerance for stuttering or mixing garlic in the mouth. Secondly, there are some considerations for where you can steal air and where you can breathe, and it all needs to be learned. In addition, the coordination of body, expression, movement and tone is also required, which is very particular.
The art of crosstalk originated in Beijing. No matter where it is spread, it is spoken in Beijing. Although crosstalk artists in some regions involve local dialects when performing, this is also to narrow the distance between them and local audiences. The jargon is called sloppy mouth. Traditional crosstalk also has jokes performed in dialects, called stingy mouth. Life, such as stingy drums, stingy bathing, etc.
After the founding of New China, Mandarin was promoted, and crosstalk actors also began to perform in Mandarin, but their main body was still in Beijing dialect, which can be seen from the many erhua sounds in crosstalk performances.
Fang Wenqi himself is an old Beijinger. He is a folk artist who travels around the world to perform his skills all year round. He is also the most traditional Beijing crosstalk.
"Wu Zhouyu studied literature at the age of seven, martial arts at the age of nine, and was appointed as the governor of the navy at the age of thirteen, and was in charge of the military power of six counties and eighty prefectures." Guankou was getting faster and faster. The previous paragraph of He Xiangdong's word "Yi" slowly came. When he arrived here, He Xiangdong's expression was correct, and his words suddenly accelerated: "Give bitter meat, offer a chain of sermons, sacrifice to the east wind, borrow eagle feathers, and burn the warships."
After speaking, He Xiangdong continued: "Cao Cao was killed by the wind and rats, and almost died in the south of the Yangtze River. Although there were dragons and phoenixes and chicks who helped each other, Zhou Yu was also the leader among children."
He Xiangdong gave a thumbs up and looked at his master proudly, not knowing whether he was praising Kui Zhouyu among the children or praising himself.
Fang Wenqi looked funny, with a smile on her dark face and said, "Tell me, you're a reckless person."
"Ah?" He Xiangdong's little face collapsed immediately.
The Reckless Man is the most difficult part of the eight screens. It tells the story of the Reckless Man Zhang Fei. It is not only a long time, but also involves several historical figures, all of which require crosstalk actors to express different characters in Guan.
Moreover, in this passage, there are many weapons and fierce scenes of fighting, which need to be portrayed by the crosstalk actors themselves. To make the audience immersive, it is very difficult to do these things in a single form of crosstalk actors’ performance.
The master slapped his hand with a bamboo whip and looked at He Xiangdong with a smile.
He Xiangdong's eyes turned and said, "Oh, it's almost noon. Master, I'll prepare lunch for you."
Fang Wenqi: "I just swallowed my breakfast, what lunch should I prepare?"
He Xiangdong slapped his head and said, "Oh, Brother Wang just got married, I have to help him."
Fang Wenqi cursed: "What are you helping me to get married?"
He Xiangdong said seriously: "Brother Wang is honest, I'm afraid he doesn't understand."
Fang Wenqi shouted, "Go, he doesn't understand, you know? He doesn't even understand a few holes on a woman's body, so she dares to learn to say dirty words. Hurry up and say yes, otherwise I will slap you."
He Xiangdong's face looked bitter and said, "If you don't say it, you will be beaten. If you don't say it well, you will be beaten. You can't live this life."
Fang Wenqi said: "People are inherently dying, or dying in front and dying in the back. You decide where to die."
He Xiangdong's little face was filled with sad and angry expressions: "Oh my God!"
Chapter completed!