Zhao Tai is not a talented person, but his knowledge in drama can be said to be better than that of Song Dynasty people.
After listening to it for a while, Zhao Tai found that the lyrics of the opera they sang were, first of all, too vulgar, and secondly, the plot was not twisty enough or bloody enough.
Logically speaking, people in later generations will generally consider things from previous generations to be more elegant, and think that contemporary things are more vulgar.
This is like opera that the ancients thought was vulgar, but later it became the quintessence of the Chinese nation and a very elegant art.
There are also novels of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, which were considered unorthodox art at the time. Over time, they were recognized by later generations and promoted to a very high position.
According to this rule, when Zhao Tai heard them singing opera, he should think it was more elegant, but after Zhao Tai, a descendant, heard it, he also felt it was more tacky.
The lyrics are entirely in the vernacular of the Song Dynasty, the plot is not attractive enough, and the singing has no charm.
Nan opera is mainly a literary opera, unlike Peking opera which is not a literary opera and can win a lot of applause for its wonderful martial arts.
When the Southern Song Dynasty was at its peak of culture and education, Mr. Lin'an looked at the beautiful scenery of the south of the Yangtze River and listened to "When the sun rises, the flowers on the river are as red as fire, and when spring comes, the river is as green as blue." With such poems, your play has no words and no plot, so no wonder the master in Lin'an City They don't like it.
"Ahem~" Zhao Tai cleared his throat and decided to teach them a lesson, so he suddenly sang: "If you don't go to the garden, how can you know what spring is like~"
As soon as he opened his voice, he immediately amazed everyone. Xiao Qiong, Liu Changsheng, and Sun Erniang, who were practicing, couldn't help but look at him and stopped their movements.
At this time, Nan Opera had begun to form its own singing style, but they had never heard of Zhao Tai's singing style.
Zhao Tai stood up on the stool and sang with emotion: "It turns out that the colorful flowers are blooming all over the place, but they all turn into ruins~"
Chengde and Chenghu, who were cleaning on the deck, held brooms and looked towards the ship building. Aunt Wu who was busy wiped her hands and walked towards the ship building. Everyone was attracted by the sound.
Liu Changsheng looked at Xiao Qiong's reaction next to him. He couldn't help but put his hand on his hips, pointed at Zhao Tai with the other hand, and cursed: "What kind of thing can you sing!"
"Don't talk!" Xiaoqiong waved his hand to stop him, fearing that he would interfere with Zhao Tai and make Liu Changsheng look shocked.
Under everyone's surprised and fascinated gazes, Zhao Tai continued to sing in a beautiful and melodious falsetto: "What a beautiful day in the sky, who can enjoy the pleasure! Flying in the morning and rolling in the evening, clouds and green pavilions; raindrops and wind, smoke and waves painting Boat……"
After Zhao Tai finished singing this piece of "A Visit to the Peony Pavilion", there was silence inside and outside the boat.
This "The Peony Pavilion" was written by Tang Xianzu. The lyrics and music are first-class. The plot was ordinary in later generations, even a bit bloody, but at that time, it was strange enough.
This play mainly tells the story of a noble lady named Du Liniang who came to her garden and had an erotic dream, in which she had an affair with a scholar named Liu.
After she woke up from the dream, she did not see her lover. She became lovesick and died of sadness.
Her soul came to the underworld. The Prince of Hell found out that she was not destined to die and was destined to have a marriage, so he released her soul back to the earth.
A few years later, the scholar surnamed Liu went to Beijing to take the exam and met the ghost of Du Liniang in the temple. The two fell in love with each other and dug up Du Liniang's grave so that she could see the light of day again and be resurrected as before. The family was finally reunited. A finale that everyone loves to hear.
This kind of plot was nothing in later generations, but in the Song Dynasty, it was really strange.
This drama contains various elements such as love, resurrection from the dead, fantasy, etc. Zhao Tai also admires Brother Tang's imagination very much.
However, now Zhao Tai does not rely on the plot to impress everyone. He relies purely on the lyrical singing of Kunqu opera, delicate movements, and the popular phrase "A good time and beautiful scenery can't help the sky" to attract everyone.
At this time, Zhao Tai finished singing, and there was no sound in the boat. He was the only one standing on the stool with a concave shape. Seeing that no one gave any reaction, he had no choice but to get down by himself.
"Haha~" Zhao Tai didn't know whether everyone was shocked by his lyrics or the person he was. He could only smile awkwardly, "I'll serve the food!"
When he got out of the ship building, he saw many people gathered around the door, all looking at him in surprise. Chengde and Chenghu were lying on their brooms. When they saw Zhao Tai coming out, they couldn't help laughing and said: "Master, what were you babbling just now?" , the tune is really nice!”
These two people were obviously not conquered by Zhao Tai's performance and failed to appreciate the charm of Kun Opera.
Of course, it’s not their fault. Zhao Tai chose to sing The Peony Pavilion instead of Changbanpo and Kongchengji because people from Jiangnan can accept Kun Opera, but they may not be able to accept Peking Opera immediately.
Now the Southern Song Dynasty is considered peaceful, and people are more willing to listen to these romantic things.
The merchant girl didn't know the hatred of her country's subjugation, but she still sang the song "Flower in the Back Garden" across the river. Facing the great changes in the north and the rise of the Mongols, the vast majority of people in the Southern Song Dynasty entertained themselves until death and did not feel the crisis coming.
Good literary and artistic works can actually awaken the people, but Zhao Tai did not intend to talk about them right away. Instead, he planned to cater to the market first, make his reputation bigger, and then use his influence to create works that awaken the people.
Zhao Tai had a trace of self-doubt after listening to the words of the two people, thinking that he had screwed up. Unexpectedly, at this time, Sun Erniang chased him out, "Sir, what song was you singing just now!"
Zhao Tai did not turn around immediately when he heard the words. He felt a little complacent, knowing that he had successfully attracted their attention, so he left a cool figure behind him and said, "Peony Pavilion!"
"The Peony Pavilion?" Sun Erniang said to herself.
Zhao Tai left coolly and went to serve the dishes.
Not long after, the meal was ready. Zhao Tai thought nothing had happened, but Sun Erniang, Xiao Qiong and others ate absentmindedly.
The Sun Family Troupe has been singing for more than ten years. Since the old class leader fell into the water and drowned, there has been no new play.
Most of the people in the class have never read a book, and they don't have money to hire people to write plays, so after singing old plays in one place over the years, they have to change places, which can be said to be wandering around.
In recent years, for some reason, many theater troupes have appeared in various places, making competition in their industry become fierce.
The Sun family group couldn't survive in Lin'an because another group was trying to steal business. The other group found a failed scholar and wrote a play with better lyrics and music than them. He stole their customers and had no choice but to go to Lin'an. Try your luck elsewhere.
They couldn't write a play themselves, but as people from the Song Dynasty, where literature and education were extremely prosperous, they still had the ability to appreciate it. Although they only listened to one paragraph, they knew that this play was extraordinary with just one sentence: "Good times and beautiful scenery can't help the sky." Very good.
Sun Erniang was holding the bowl and eating, but Xiaoqiong couldn't pretend to be wrong. She stared at Zhao Tai with big eyes and suddenly asked: "You just sang a section, what happened next?"
Zhao Tai smiled slightly, "Want to know?"
Xiaoqiong nodded repeatedly, "I want to know!"
Zhao Taidao: "I don't have time, I have to clean up the bowl after eating!"
Xiaoqiong said: "You let them deal with each other, and you tell me, then you can repay my mother for taking you in!"
Zhao Taisui immediately smiled and said, "If you want to listen, I can sing it to you tonight!"
