1982 Started from Hong Kong

Chapter 241 Coming one after another
Twenty-eight-year-old Hui Tianci walked up to Sun Ruixin, holding a gossip tabloid in his hand and unfolded it.

"Master, I just saw a piece of news in the newspaper that a senior from the Fu Liancheng Academy in Yanjing City has started a class to accept disciples."

Sun Ruixin was old and her eyesight was not good. She squinted her eyes and moved the newspaper far away before she could see the words clearly.

'Notice: In order to promote the quintessence of Chinese art, Zhang Fuqi, a 100-year-old Peking Opera star from Fulicheng, announced that he would start a class to accept apprentices and inherit the traditional orthodoxy. This is the first time that Fulicheng has opened a class in many years, aiming to integrate the culture of southern BJ opera. The number of places for recruitment is limited to three people, and the requirements are as follows: First, the artist of the southern foreign opera, those who have performed in Huangpu Beach are preferred, second, those who have experience in establishing a school and teaching apprentices are preferred, and third, those who can perform both cultural relic clown plays and sword and horse female roles are preferred. '

Luo Jiaying leaned over to read the article and touched her pocket.

Hey! I brought a copy of this too.

He looked up at Hui Tianci, who blinked at him, and Luo Jiaying immediately understood.

In addition to himself, Mr. Zhai also found other people to perform in this play.

Hui Tianci is not an artist of 91 Entertainment, but his sister Hui Yinghong is now the number one coach in the women's group under 91.

After graduating from the Chunqiu Drama School, Hui Tianci couldn't find a job and could only rely on performing in a troupe to supplement the family income. His sister Hui Yinghong had already entered the film industry, and later with Hui Yinghong's recommendation, he had the opportunity to join Zhao's filming. Among the eight brothers and sisters in the Hui family, these two siblings have the deepest relationship.

Between rejecting the request of his sister and her boss and deceiving his master Fen Juhua, Hui Tianci chose the former.

"It is true that Fu Liancheng has opened a class to recruit disciples. I am not deceiving my master by doing this, and I can also fulfill her wish."

Hui Tianci comforted himself in his heart.

Apprentices know their masters best. Sun Ruixin is in her eighties and has been performing on stage all her life, but she has never learned from a proper master. For conservative actors of the older generation like them, this is always a regret in their hearts.

Decades ago, when Sun Ruixin performed on stage at Huangpu Beach, she was labeled as the junior sister of Peking Opera actor Sun Boling. However, Sun Boling's master, Zhang Yingjun, the seventh gold coin, never accepted her as an apprentice. She was only allowed to perform through a verbal agreement. Therefore, even though she had made a name for herself as a Pink Chrysanthemum, the Peking Opera community still regarded Sun Ruixin as Hai Qing without a master.

In the Peking Opera world at that time, where there were many different factions in the culture, Sun Ruixin, who had no master, encountered many obstacles at every step and was finally forced to move to Hong Kong.

But he still retains his obsession with Peking Opera.

After more than 30 years in Hong Kong, three of the four famous drama schools have closed down, and only Sun Ruixin's Chunqiu Class is still continuing to offer classes and teach students.

"Did the news about recruiting disciples come from the mainland?"

After squinting her eyes to read the entire news, Sun Ruixin put down the newspaper and asked Hui Tianci who was standing in front of her.

Hui Tianci nodded and said yes.

Sun Ruixin laughed and said, "The above conditions seem to be tailor-made for me."

Luo Jiaying said, "Master Sun, your artistic level must have been recognized by Fuliancheng, so they made an exception and opened a class for you this time."

Sun Ruixin looked thoughtful: "I don't seem to have much impression of this senior Zhang Fuqi."

Hui Tianci introduced: "He is a northern actor, and he performed on stage more often in Yanjing City. At the beginning, he and Tan Fuying were both the leading actors, and he played the front and back Huang Zhong in Dingjun Mountain."

Sun Ruixin looked up at him and said, "You know quite a bit."

Hui Tianci smiled and said, "I did some homework in advance."

Sun Ruixin had lived for more than eighty years, so how could she not see that Hui Tianci was hiding something? She did not point it out in front of Luo Jiaying, but she also did not mention the matter of becoming his apprentice. Instead, she chatted with Luo Jiaying about unimportant matters such as the Cantonese opera troupe's tour.

ten minutes later.

Luo Jiaying stood up and said goodbye: "Master Sun, becoming your disciple is a big deal, you have to think it over carefully, and feel free to ask me if you need my help."

Sun Ruixin smiled and nodded, saying thank you for your concern.

Hui Tianci felt that the situation was not good and wanted to escape, but Sun Ruixin glanced over at him lightly, and this Thirteen Guardians who were so fierce in the screen seemed to have legs filled with lead and dared not move.

Luo Jiaying just left.

Sun Ruixin then turned her gaze to Hui Tianci and shook the gossip tabloid in her hand: "Tell me what's going on."

Hui Tianci pretended to be puzzled: "Oh, I saw this at a roadside newsstand."

Sun Ruixin smiled and pretended to stand up from the bench. Hui Tianci hurried over to support her.

Sun Ruixin stood up and looked around.

Hui Tianci asked: "Master, what are you looking for? I will help you."

Sun Ruixin pointed to the ornamental bamboo planted in the flowerbed not far away and said, "Break off a piece of bamboo for me, then go to the classroom and take off your pants in front of your junior brothers. Then you can choose whether I will do it or your senior brother will do it."

"No, no, no! Master, I was wrong."

Hui Tianci gave in instantly. It had been ten years since he graduated from school, but he could never forget the taste of fried meat with bamboo sticks.

With the attitude of a man of insight, Hui Tianci turned around and betrayed his sister Hui Yinghong.

He told Sun Ruixin the whole story of how he took in a disciple, and said with a bitter face, "Master, the whole thing was caused by that young man named Zhai Yuan. It has nothing to do with me."

Sun Ruixin listened quietly throughout the whole process, with no change on her expression. She stuffed the newspaper back into Hui Tianci's hand and said unhappily, "I was wondering why the requirements for recruiting disciples seemed to be tailor-made for me, but it turns out to be a fake."

Hui Tianci said: "But the matter of becoming my disciple is real. I know you care about this matter, so I agreed to let Ah Hong sing this play."

Sun Ruixin hesitated for a moment, then shook her head and said, "You have all graduated, so it is not my place to tell you what to do. Besides, I cannot let my apprentice sign a contract with someone else just for the sake of a master's succession."

Hui Tianci sighed inwardly: Brother Lin Zhengying went there and got paid 200,000 or 300,000 yuan for a movie, while I make a few thousand yuan a month shooting TV series at Zhao's. If the 91% contract is called a selling contract, then Zhao's must be considered a vampire.

"Okay, I'll go back to the classroom and continue teaching your fellow students. If you have nothing else to do, don't make trouble here."

Sun Ruixin found out the whole story and directly ordered Hui Tianci to expel him.

Hui Tianci didn't dare to say anything more. He responded softly while holding the newspaper. Just as he was about to say goodbye and leave, a familiar figure came into his sight.

"Master, I have good news to tell you. Look at this newspaper news. Fu Liancheng from the mainland is recruiting students for the Sheng class..." Xiao Feiyan, a Peking Opera actress in her thirties, walked across the flower bed, holding a gossip tabloid exactly the same as Hui Tianci's, and approached Sun Ruixin.

"Seventh Senior Sister." Hui Tianci greeted Xiao Feiyan with an awkward smile, feeling very ashamed in his heart. "You came too late and I told Master off."

Sun Ruixin looked at the smiling Xiao Feiyan and said helplessly, "Senior Zhang Fuqi from the Fu family has started a class to accept disciples, and his conditions are very suitable for me."

Xiao Feiyan's smile froze, and she then noticed Hui Tianci's embarrassed expression next to her. He was holding the same tabloid as her.

Hui Tianci sighed and said, "Seventh Senior Sister, my sister Ahong is a martial arts consultant at Jiuyi Entertainment, so she forced me to come here as a lobbyist. May I ask what leverage do you have on Zhai Yuan?"

Seeing this, Xiao Feiyan knew that she had failed this time. Even someone who had been a child star and had performed on the stage for many years could not help but blush.

"It's true that I don't have much friendship with Jiuyi's boss, but my godmother has a good relationship with him, and this time I was asked to do this."

Xiao Feiyan's godmother is none other than Xia Meng, one of the three princesses of the Great Wall. Her parents died when she was young. When she appeared on stage as a child star in the 1960s, she became friends with Xia Meng and recognized her as her godmother, who was both her friend and relative. She has received a lot of financial support from Xia Meng.

This time, even Sun Ruixin became interested in Zhai Yuan.

She simply didn't go back to the classroom, and called all the students to train outside. She also asked Hui Tianci to move a recliner aside, and sat on the recliner, squinting her eyes and basking in the sun leisurely.

Sun Ruixin said leisurely: "I want to see who else he can invite to be a lobbyist. It can't be your senior sister, right?"

Wait until noon.

Chen Haoqiu, the senior sister from the Chunqiu Drama School, did not come.

Lin Zhengying's wife Zheng Bingbing appeared at the school with a big belly, supported by Lin's mother.

As soon as he showed up, he scared Sun Ruixin and others.

A group of people hurried over and helped the pregnant woman to sit down and rest.

Zheng Bingbing rarely came without a newspaper. She called out "Master" and said to Sun Ruixin, "Jiuyi Entertainment paid a high price to invite Aying to film. Aying is a loyal person and refuses to leave the Hong Clan. He has been drinking every day because of this matter. I am afraid that he will ruin his health before the baby is born, so I want Master and other brothers and sisters to help me persuade him."

The value of a pregnant woman is too high. Zheng Bingbing's tears-filled words are more effective than those of Luo Jiaying, Hui Tianci and Xiao Feiyan combined today.

Sun Ruixin hurriedly tried to comfort her with kind words, and learned from Lin Zhengying's mother's indignant tone that the reason why Lin Zhengying refused to sign the high-priced contract was entirely because of the conflict between Zhai Yuan and Hong Xinbao.

The old lady immediately frowned, "Yu Zhanyuan's apprentice is too unreasonable! I asked Lin Zhengying to transfer to their group to learn martial arts after graduation, but I didn't sign a contract to sell his body to them. He is about to become a father now. Is it wrong for him to want to make more money to support his family? Yu Zhanyuan must give me an explanation for this matter!"

Hui Tianci and Xiao Feiyan looked at Zheng Bingbing with red eyes, and they were full of admiration in their hearts. They couldn't help but ask: Sister-in-law, are you the reinforcements invited by Zhai Yuan?
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"Zheng Bingbing's house was locked and no one was there today. I guess they went to the Chunqiu Drama School."

Shi Nansheng put two gift boxes for infants and young children in the corner and said to Zhai Yuan, who was sitting at his desk, "These diapers and milk powder still have a long shelf life. Would you like to keep them for yourself, Mr. Zhai?"

Zhai Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked at her: "I give it to you. You and Old Xu have been together for such a long time. Who is the problem?"

Shi Nansheng was choked and speechless. He shut up and stopped talking about this topic.

Zhai Yuan sneered, one of you must be bad, otherwise Xu Qi wouldn’t look for young models in the future... Of course, Xu Qi is not a good guy either!

Zhai Yuan is very satisfied with Shi Nansheng, the housekeeper. With her around, most of the company's business is basically handled. But he doesn't know whether to say that she is in love or has a habit of taking care of children. Apart from work, there is Xu Xi, and she follows him around like a nanny.

"I'll find a chance to persuade Old Xu. It's time to get married and have children. Women are no longer capable of that after they turn 40." Zhai Yuan said to Shi Nansheng in a serious tone.

Shi Nansheng's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he leaned forward and asked, "How do we persuade him?"

Zhai Yuan thought to himself that you were beyond help.

"If he doesn't marry you, I'll have Xu Jiaqiang send someone to break his third leg, okay?"

After Zhai Yuan finished speaking, he saw Shi Nansheng glaring at him unhappily, and smiled and changed the subject: "Before you came, Hui Tianci called me and said that Zheng Bingbing did go to the Spring and Autumn Drama School to see Fen Juhua, and things went well."

Shi Nansheng was surprised and said, "Really? I thought I would have to make a few more trips."

Zhai Yuan smiled and nodded.

Zheng Bingbing did not use her connections like Hui Tianci and Xiao Feiyan did, mainly because she was not familiar with them, so she could only play the emotional card.

During the two days when the mainland Peking Opera Theater held a disciple-recruiting meeting, Zhai Yuan asked Shi Nansheng, who was also a woman, to go to Zheng Bingbing's house in advance to lobby. She basically did not mention the topic of asking Zheng Bingbing to persuade Lin Zhengying, but analyzed the issue with her and Lin Zhengying's mother from the perspective of interests.

Men love to be silly and loyal, and don't care about the daily necessities of the family. Shi Nansheng simply did the math for the two women in charge of the family. If he continued to hang out with Hong Xinbao, he would not be able to become a lawyer or doctor when his children were born, and could only continue to be a martial artist. But if he continued to hang out with 91 Entertainment, Lin Zhengying would earn one million within three years, and then he could choose any school in Hong Kong.

Of course there will be exaggeration, but Zhai Yuan feels that this kind of thing is likely to happen.

After leaving zombie movies, it was really difficult for Lin Zhengying to find a second acting style that suited him.

The Hong Kong film industry market is too small, which means that among actors of the same type, it is enough to make only one famous.

The current environment is that with Wan Ziliang playing the role of the big brother, the market does not need a character like Zhou Runfa.

It’s like in later generations, there is a Andy Lau who is showing off his coolness, and Ekin Cheng, who has the same acting style, can only pick the scripts left by him. Unless he transforms himself, it will be difficult for him to stand out again.

If I didn't support Lin Zhengying, what kind of movies could he act in? Every track is full, unless he goes north or to Hollywood to find a bigger market.

Zhai Yuan told Shi Nansheng another piece of news: "Hui Tianci told me that Fen Juhua wanted to personally go to Yu Zhanyuan to settle accounts because of the accusations made by Zheng Bingbing and Lin Zhengying's mother."

Shi Nansheng was slightly stunned, then laughed and said, "I didn't expect things to turn out like this."

Zhai Yuan laughed and said, "Everything is under my control."

Shi Nansheng curled his lips and asked, "Do you know that the box office data of "The Invisible Woman" in North America has been calculated?"

Zhai Yuan was stunned: "Really! If you didn't mention this, I would have almost forgotten that the company still has this movie in hand... I didn't see Xu Qi today, how is he feeling? I don't need to look at the specific box office data of this movie, I just need to look at his face to know."

(End of this chapter)