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The movie Jiang Se is currently preparing to shoot is "The Devil". Musicals and light-hearted comedies are not her choices at this time.

Her eyes fell on "Begonia Autumn", she was a little surprised:

"It was more than 50 years ago before this drama was aired last time."

This is a work written in the period of the Republic of China. It was made into a drama at that time, and it caused a great sensation.

Dong Chaoping glanced at Jiang Se in surprise, and gave a thumbs up:

"I didn't expect you to know this."

With the increase of Chinese people's entertainment methods, the performances of the Imperial Capital Theater have also kept pace with the times in recent years. Many foreign classic song and dance dramas and more performance methods have been introduced, and many traditional dramas have been put on hold.

This "Begonia Autumn" was written by the old Mr. Qin Sipei. It caused a sensation when it was published. The story mainly focuses on the Beijing opera artist Haitang Qiu. The aunt met and fell in love with each other, but was eventually persecuted by the warlord, lived in poverty, and finally committed suicide.

"Recently, Taili has been rehearsing some classic plays one after another. Currently, "Begonia Autumn" is being rehearsed, and it is expected to be held during the Spring Festival."

In fact, in this era, the arrangement of such plays is mainly based on reminiscence, and what satisfies some elderly people's memories of that era.

Today, many young people may not have heard of the work "Begonia Autumn". Dong Chaoping did not expect that Jiang Se would tell the time of the last performance of "Begonia Autumn" after reading the script.

"I heard it from the elders in the family before." Jiang Se replied lightly, without any intention of mentioning it again, and after talking to him a few more words, he talked about the team of "Begonia Autumn" this time.

In order to bring such a classic drama to the stage, the Grand Theater also took great pains. After making the decision to re-produce the classic, it took half a year just to select the actors of the drama, let alone the rehearsal during the period. From the protagonist to the supporting role, and then to the walk-on, all have to be carefully considered.

"Look, which character do you want to try? Third Aunt or Haitangqiu?"

Dong Chaoping smiled and asked, "I'll let them watch for you."

When Jiang Se came to practice in the theater last time, both male and female roles in the drama had auditioned, but most of them were supporting roles. At that time, the reason why Chang Yuhu asked her to practice was to let go of her own "frame". Lord, so the roles she tried in the early days were not the protagonists in the play.

Dong Chaoping intends to sell one of the Sanyu pots, and knowing that Jiang Se is only here to study, not to take part in a drama temporarily, so he generously proposed the roles of two male and female protagonists in "Begonia Autumn", and let Jiang Se to try.

Jiang Se looked at the script and said with a smile:

"I think the role of warlord may be more suitable for me at present."

She glanced at Dong Chaoping:

"Who is performing this warlord role?"

She wanted to rehearse a warlord, which was somewhat beyond Dong Chaoping's expectations. In "Begonia Autumn", the warlord is the worst character in the whole play, brutal and fierce. The performer is Liang Chunbo, who is quite well-known in the drama world.

"This is a bit difficult."

Dong Chaoping smiled wryly. Liang Chunbo is an old artist. He is over 60 this year. Although his fame and status are not as good as Chang Yuhu's, his status is very unique in the drama world.

This person has a stubborn and eccentric temper, and sometimes Dong Chaoping doesn't buy into it. This time he was invited to come back to play the warlord in "Begonia Autumn" because he likes this drama very much.

Such an old artist doesn't listen to Dong Chaoping's words. If Jiang Se wants to ask him for advice, Dong Chaoping's words may not work well, so she can only figure out a way by herself.

"It's all right, I won't make things difficult for you."

After agreeing with Dong Chaoping to come to study, Jiang Se did not rush to join the troupe's rehearsal, but went to the Women's Prison every day besides going to school and practicing dancing to observe the expressions of the prisoners inside , Eyes and body expressions, and occasionally chat with people, mentioning the lives of prisoners before they went to prison.

Make time to go to the Grand Theater before the evening, because of what Dong Chaoping said earlier, Jiang Se first chose to observe Liang Chunbo at a close distance.

Whenever Liang Chunbo performed on stage, she stood in the audience, watching his every move, watching him vividly act out a warlord's early complacency, his appreciation of Haitangqiu and his lust for women, and then in the later stage Knowing that Haitangqiu, whom he admired, had an affair with his third concubine, he was furious, and then persecuted him regardless of the old relationship. Liang Chunbo showed the ruthlessness and cruelty of a warlord to the fullest, and he handled the details very well. Well, the transition of emotion is natural and will not give people a jerky feeling.

In contrast, the actor who played Haitangqiu was suppressed a lot in front of Liang Chunbo. Several times when Dong Chaoping came over to watch the rehearsal process, he frowned.

Jiang Se observed in the Grand Theater for a month. Most of the actors in the rehearsal of "Begonia Autumn" are very familiar with her. The play will be released in the Spring Festival. The rehearsal situation has been very tense recently. Actors often have to practice until nine or ten o'clock in the evening before resting.

Generally, when Jiang Se came over, it was around six o'clock, sometimes earlier, and he would stay with everyone until around ten o'clock.

On the rehearsal stage, the warlord played by Liang Chunbo was furious when he learned that his third concubine had an affair with Haitangqiu, and he killed the girl who tied the knot.

The backstage lights are bright, and his expression and movements are clearly reflected. When he was beating the matchmaker to death, he gritted his teeth, drooped his eyelids, closed his eyes slightly, and bit out a coldness mixed with The edges and corners of the anger, the expressive movements show the ruthlessness and fury of the generals at once.

After the rehearsal of this scene, Liang Chunbo stepped down to rest. The staff of the troupe personally handed over the handkerchief to him. The rehearsal hall was air-conditioned, there were many people, and the headlights were on. It was very hot inside. He performed for a while. His clothes were soaked with sweat.

Liang Chunbo wiped his face with a handkerchief, and suddenly turned around and asked Jiang Se:

"Xiao Jiang, you have been watching for a month, do you see anything?"

Dong Chaoping was also in the crew, and he was a little surprised to hear him take the initiative to talk to Jiang Se.

After Jiang Se entered the Grand Theater to watch "Begonia Autumn", most of the people in the crew treated her very affectionately. Most of the actors knew that Jiang Se came here to learn from everyone, not to grab a job. Due to the competition and the fact that she is Chang Yuhu's apprentice, Dong Chaoping is quite close to her, which has also led to many people's attitude towards Jiang Se.

But for an old actor like Liang Chunbo, his attitude is a bit lukewarm.