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After returning to the Magic City, Zhou Buqi was ready to leave for the capital.

However, there is still something to deal with in the Magic City.

That night, Zhou Buqi held a banquet at his home and invited the mothers of Li Xinwan and Jiang Bingjie to come and discuss major issues in supporting the development of domestic traditional drama.

Li Xinwan was originally a Kunqu opera actor and came from a Kunqu opera family.

With this kind of origin, it will be easier to arrange.

Zhou Buqi's plan is to set up a folk drama club, and then cooperate with relevant national drama units and ask their current actors to choreograph new plays. This is generally following the strategy of "The Peony Pavilion for Youth".

The country invests a lot in the theater industry every year, but it is difficult to use it properly. It costs millions to arrange a big play, with the purpose of staging an important party.

After the performance at the party, the task was completed and then discarded like a piece of trash.

Millions of service dollars have been wasted, and it will not play any positive role in the promotion and inheritance of traditional drama. It may even leave young drama actors with a wrong understanding that drama is not culture but a mission. .

Bai Xianyong's "The Peony Pavilion for Youth" is simply a breath of fresh air amidst the turbulent waves.

He spent his own money to tour the country across the country, and then entered campuses to perform for college students for free. He also funded overseas tours to spread Kunqu Opera culture.

Kun Opera, which was in dire straits, was saved in one fell swoop.

This is the direction Zhou Buqi wants to take.

The first step is to cooperate with the team of "The Peony Pavilion Youth Edition", take over this team that is already stretched due to tight funds, and continue along Bai Xianyong's route.

The second step is to work hard to launch new Kunqu Opera that can adapt to the current young market.

The third step is to try to cooperate with southern operas such as Yue Opera and Huangmei Opera to attract more traditional dramas and follow the market-oriented route. By cooperating with local theaters, one party provides people and the other party contributes capital and markets.

The fourth step... This is relatively far away, and we need to sign a group of our own drama performers.

The official theaters are all public institutions and are well-organized iron rice bowls.

This will cause some controversy.

For many young opera actors, it is not just because of their good image and good performances that they can enter the theater and get a job. They have to have connections and find a way. Many well-known veteran actors have never been able to get a job in their lifetime.

That's such a shame.

The main reason is that the entire opera industry market is like a stagnant pool of water, with theaters from various places competing... What kind of competitiveness can this create?

In the final analysis, it depends on the market.

Just like Qingqu Club and Deyun Club in cross talk, only this kind of private power that challenges the traditional public institution system through the market mechanism can bring the entire industry to life.

Who should do this?

There is a lot of money involved, so only people you can trust can do it.

Li Xinwan comes from a Kunqu opera family, so it was a good choice for her mother to come over and be the vice president to lead the selection of Kunqu opera repertoire and the selection of actors.

This is one of our own, and we are professional enough.

At the same time, we cannot favor one over the other.

Jiang Bingjie's mother was also brought in. She has been in business for more than 20 years and has some experience in the market. Let her be in charge of the market, arrange the location, number and time of performances, arrange ticket sales or free performances at universities, etc.

One is responsible for art and the other is responsible for marketing.

Then find a president to coordinate the overall situation, and that's basically it.

Zhou Buqi said: "If traditional dramas want to adapt to the current market, they must be modified. However, we cannot change too much. If we change too much, we will lose the original characteristics of the opera. We cannot change it into something different. Just like Bikini Peking Opera." Yes, it is simply the most ridiculous thing in the world."

Li Xinwan's mother was the happiest. She never thought that she would have the opportunity to become a "strong woman" leading the entire market-oriented Kunqu opera industry. Of course, this is all thanks to my precious daughter, who is lucky to have met a good sponsor, and I also want to thank Boss Zhou for his trust and support.

She had already received the news, so she knew something about it, and said with a smile: "Just like cross talk, when Boss Guo of Deyun Club talks about traditional cross talk, he also gets a lot of praise. But many traditional cross talk masters talk about traditional cross talk." In cross talk, it is difficult to achieve such an effect. The reason is also very simple. Boss Guo has abandoned the content in traditional cross talk that is incompatible with modern society and replaced it with something that young people can understand today. The entire cross talk framework , the structure has not changed, just changed a few words, and it can arouse the resonance of the audience."

Zhou Buqi thought she said it very well and said excitedly: "Yes, that's what it means! I really can't stand traditional dramas. Especially those opera programs at evening parties, they are so ugly and ugly. A very important reason is the choice of actors. Yesterday I went to Hangzhou and went to a small drama club with Mr. Ma. There were singing performances. I really... I didn't understand before, what's the point of listening to music on the hook? After going there, I finally understood why the ancient literati were so obsessed with the Qinhuai style. I really couldn’t understand what was being sung. It was all in dialect, but the language really made me feel... my bones were numb when I sang. The girl in Qu is probably only eighteen or nineteen years old, and she is really a typical Jiangnan character. Her appearance and age must be factors that cannot be ignored."

Those heavyweight opera programs...such as the Spring Festival Gala program.

This is so important.

Therefore, when the program selects opera actors, it always chooses the best celebrities, and uses their strong artistic attainments to add luster to the work.

This is also a traditional custom.

But this is not in line with modern aesthetics.

In terms of the character, he is a 20-year-old young man, but because he wants to pursue artistic attainments, he chose a 50-year-old famous person to play the role... How can this resonate with young audiences?

Even a 20-year-old girl may choose a 60-year-old man to perform because of her artistic attainments.

In a scene, two handsome men and women in their twenties are obviously in love. This is the most beautiful thing. What was finally shown on the stage was two old men having a passionate love affair, which made people stunned.

Even if it has supreme artistry, how much market demand will it have?

Just like the cross talk of Deyun Club.

To say how high the artistry is, it's really not that good. Many performers don't have enough basic cross talk skills and can only make jokes on the stage... But they can arouse strong resonance from the audience and become the heroes of the revitalization of cross talk.

Mother Li also has the same view, "Yes, the success of "The Peony Pavilion for Youth" is first and foremost the success of the selection of actors. We must reuse young people, just like...just like making a movie, we must choose actors that are suitable for the characters. A good actor is the main premise."

Zhou Buqi was very satisfied.

I also talked about the operating ideas of several drama clubs, and they were basically consistent.

This is not surprising either.

Whether it is Mother Li or Mother Jiang, Zhou Buqi must be the backbone and everything must be done according to his wishes.

Next, he mentioned the name of this folk opera troupe.

Zhou Buqi has some difficulty naming.

So he specifically asked his grandfather for advice.

As expected, my grandfather was half a scholar and came up with a plan. The name of the opera club was "Zhixing Drama Club".

Take two meanings.

First, the unity of knowledge and action.

In inheriting and carrying forward traditional opera culture, we should not only shout slogans, but also put them into practice. The precarious situation of the domestic opera industry in the past few decades has shown that those in the industry can only inherit but not develop.

"Zhixing Drama Club" needs to carry it forward.

There is another meaning, which is taken from a poem: "If people know their heart and conduct, it will illuminate the world."

This pattern is huge.

There is a kind of courage and ambition that I can achieve even though tens of thousands of people have gone there.

A dinner lasted two hours.

The main thing is to talk about the development strategy of "Zhixing Drama Club".

However, they are the mothers of Li Xinwan and Jiang Bingjie after all. While focusing on their work, they must also pay attention to their daughters' lives.

Mother Jiang said tentatively: "Mr. Zhou, Xiaojie and Xiaowan are both actors. If they are busy with work in the future, they will not even have time to have children. I have heard that many actresses never have children in their lives. This pair of women It's a pity to say it. If you have time, see if you can let them..."

This is not the first time this matter has been mentioned.

Yang Mi also said it several times.

Zhou Buqi didn't object too much, and said with a smile: "Just let nature take its course for this kind of thing. If you are pregnant, keep it. If you are not pregnant, take it slow. Anyway, you are still young. She is in her twenties." , it’s tiring to have a child tied up.”

It was somewhat funny in my heart.

I remember that when he first became the sponsor of Li Xinwan and Jiang Bingjie, the two mothers were very careful and kept reminding their daughters in private that they had to protect themselves.

Everything else is easy to say.

Never get pregnant.

A miscarriage is very harmful to the body.

The general meaning is that after making a sum of money, you withdraw it. It has the meaning of paying with one hand and delivering the goods with the other hand. Once the goods are settled, both sides are settled.

That's different now.

This is to encourage them to conceive Zhou Buqi's child and want to stay with this big benefactor all their lives.

Mother Li said with a smile: "For this kind of thing, the sooner the better, Xiaowan's grandfather still wants to have a grandson..."

Zhou Buqi nodded and looked at Li Xinwan and Jiang Bingjie, "Are you two feeling well today? Why don't you go back and stay here to sleep with me?"

Feeling somewhat embarrassed in front of her mother, Li Xinwan bit her lips and whispered, "I can do it."

Jiang Bingjie also blushed and said, "It's convenient for me too."

Zhou Buqi said: "Then stay, I'll go to the capital tomorrow... How about you two come with me and spend the Spring Festival at my house, how about it?"

Mother Li and Mother Jiang were both very happy and immediately made a decision for their daughter, "This is good! This is good!"

Zhou Buqi smiled and said, "Don't worry. Even though I'm usually busy, I love them both when I'm free. I'll take them back during the Spring Festival, and I'll send them back to you on the sixth and seventh day of the Lunar New Year."

"Okay! Very good!"