On March 20th.

Chen Ming, accompanied by Feng Yiping, arrived at the National Theater.

to be honest,

The National Theater is... simpler than Chen Ming imagined.

At least compared to the national television station, the buildings here are not so tall.

But I have to say,

The building of the National Theater is full of a sense of age.

Even the road in front of the Grand Theater is paved with blue-gray stone bricks.

This is definitely one of the few things that exists in a big city like Kyoto.

Not only that,

It is obviously an exam for the National Drama Theater, but the scale of the exam is far less huge than other exams.

Looking around,

No more than ten people came to take the National Drama Theater exam today.

Those taking the exam are led by their elders.

Feng Yiping was a familiar face in front of the public, so these people greeted Feng Yiping warmly when they saw him.

Of course Chen Ming doesn’t need to say much.

He is now the hottest amphibious artist in the entertainment industry.

Anyone who watches TV series has more or less seen TV series produced by Chen Ming.

From the very beginning Tomb Raider Notes, to later Fairy Sword, and finally to Daxia Fenghua, Chen Ming conquered everyone with different styles of TV series.

To put it simply,

As long as you watch TV series, you must be one of Chen Ming's target audiences.

What you want to see,

Chen Ming can take pictures for you.

certainly,

The premise is that Chen Ming has time to take pictures.

For Chen Ming this year, his focus must have shifted from work to life.

So even though there are many good scripts in my mind, I don’t have time to invest in reality.

In the only TV series planned this year, Chen Ming also gave up the male lead position to Ding Qian, which may make fans a little disappointed.

Most of the people who took the National Drama Theater examination were entertainers in the industry.

Some Chen Ming can name them; but there are also some Chen Ming who have only seen them on the screen and don’t know their names.

Faced with the enthusiasm of the crowd,

Chen Ming also nodded politely in response, without any airs.

Strictly speaking,

There is no quota limit for admission to the National Theater.

That is to say,

As long as you pass the written examination and interview, you can enter the National Theater of Drama.

Because of this,

There is no competition among these people taking the exam. They take the exam based entirely on their own ability.

Feng Yiping took Chen Ming to the backstage of the National Theater. The backstage was much larger than the stage in front.

The National Theater is a place where the older generation performs live dramas.

At that time,

Performing a play often requires many backstage personnel to arrange the scenes on the stage.

As soon as the big red cloth in front was pulled, the people behind the scenes rushed forward, just like grabbing vegetables at the wet market, moving things down, and then quickly bringing up the things for the next scene.

This time should be as short as possible.

Because this is a live drama.

Many spectators in the audience were waiting.

If the red cloth is closed for a long time, the audience will be unhappy.

In addition to being fast, it also needs to be stable.

Have you brought things up and put them in the designated locations?

Did you encounter any bumps during transportation?

These things are all details that require human attention. The older generation would be covered in sweat after performing a drama.

Not only the dramatists on the stage were sweating, but also the staff backstage.

People behind the scenes are no more relaxed than those in front of the stage.

Later, with the development of the times, the public preferred to watch TV at home, use computers to catch up on dramas and variety shows.

slowly,

Live drama has faded out of the public eye.

Chen Ming looked at the layout of the stage from the backstage. The floor of the stage was paved with reddish-brown wooden boards. On both sides of the stage, there were large red cloths more than ten meters high, just like the curtains at home.

Directly behind the big red cloth are some ancient musical instruments, including clappers, small drums, bamboo boards, and large gongs...

None of these instruments are common.

But if you went to see an open-air troupe when you were a child, these things should look familiar to you.

The drama stage and the drama stage are indistinguishable.

The biggest difference is that one is situational interpretation, which is speaking; the other is makeup and clothing, which is singing.

Moreover,

Dramas and dramas are things that the older generation likes to watch.

Few modern young people like to watch these.

From this point of view,

The development results of drama and drama are similar.

"Grandpa Feng, was this stage used for opera singers?"

Chen Ming asked curiously.

He actually watches very few dramas.

If I remember correctly,

The live drama that Chen Ming has watched and left the deepest impression on was the one he watched on Earth, Cao Yu's "Thunderstorm".

A very classic drama.

besides,

Chen Ming really couldn't think of other dramas for a while.

Feng Yiping followed Chen Ming's gaze to the stage and answered with a smile: "The previous plays actually incorporated elements of drama. At that time, there were no speakers and complex computer sound effects, so the live sound effects of the plays were all combined with these old musical instruments.

of."

"What do you think of drama? It's actually very embarrassing in China, because for a long time it was considered a lower-level music art."

"Walking around the streets and listening to operas is fine, but being on stage makes people feel a little uncomfortable."

Feng Yiping explained patiently.

Chen Ming nodded clearly.

at this point,

Chen Ming knew this a long time ago when he was learning opera.

Chinese people actually look down on drama.

For example, people like Guo Dalei who were in the theater troupe when they were young were among the most unpromising among the young people at that time.

Guo Dalei later made his mark and successfully entered national television.

But some people still mention his origin from time to time.

Admittedly,
To be continued...