I, strive for the prosperity of the motherland! 【system】

As soon as Su Xing's eyes moved away from Cao Yang, Yao Jiani and others, he saw Qu Ying.

Qu Ying met Su Xing's gaze, smiled and waved to her.

There were a few girls around her, who should have come with her. When they saw Qu Ying's actions, they all looked at Su Xing and others curiously.

Su Xing also nodded to Qu Ying and the others as a simple greeting.

Afterwards, Su Xing and several classmates came to their seats, and she asked them to sit down first.

There was still some time before the performance started, so Su Xing prepared to go backstage to see Mrs. Qiao and the others.

She came backstage and saw that Mrs. Qiao, Mrs. Fang and others were already dressed up. It seemed that everything was ready and they were just waiting for the show to officially begin.

When everyone saw Su wake up, they all greeted her.

"It's Xiao Su."

"Xiao Su is here."

Su Xing responded to everyone while walking towards Old Mrs. Qiao.

Old Mrs. Qiao reached out and held Su Xing's hands, saying, "There are quite a few people here today, Xiao Su, are they the ones you invited?"

Su Xing said: "I only brought a few classmates here, and the others probably came here after seeing the message I posted on Weibo."

Old Mrs. Qiao didn’t know what Weibo was, but she had heard Su Xing mention it before, and it seemed to be some kind of online platform that young people liked to use.

She sighed: "That Weibo is quite useful."

An old man nearby laughed and interrupted, "My grandson also likes to play Weibo. The Internet is so advanced nowadays, and news spreads so quickly."

A grandmother agreed: "Yes, young people now like to get information on the Internet."

Su Xing smiled and nodded, then said to Mrs. Qiao: "Grandma Qiao, you sing so well, everyone will definitely like it."

She noticed Mrs. Qiao's nervousness, and there was some soothing in her tone.

"Well, we will sing well."

There were less than ten minutes left before the performance started. Su Xing came out from the backstage and walked towards his seat.

At this time, she saw that there were a lot more people in the audience than before.

She sat back in her seat, and soon the show officially began.

The originally noisy audience seats gradually quieted down.

In fact, many people who came to watch this performance were not very interested in opera. They were either "awakened" fans who wanted to see if they could meet the painter himself, or those who were dragged to increase popularity, such as those who came because of Cao Yang.

Keeping quiet at this moment is purely due to basic qualities, or just because of fear of being looked down upon.

Some people have quietly taken out their mobile phones and are ready to play with them.

At the beginning, most people watched the show inattentively. Only some old opera fans who really understood and loved opera and were brought by their younger generations from their families were looking carefully at the direction of the stage.

Gradually, more and more people looked up at the stage.

Originally, many people did not have high expectations for today's performance, but now listening to it, these performers seem to sing... quite professionally?

Although many audience members did not understand the play at all, the actors' singing skills and emotional expressions still attracted their attention.

Moreover, the feeling of watching opera performances on TV or video is completely different from watching a live version.

The live version is more shocking and can more easily draw the audience into the plot.

Su Xing had communicated with the theater in advance and had subtitles placed on the small screen next to the stage, allowing the audience to understand the plot more easily.

The oldest one, Mrs. Li, played the role of the eldest lady in "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest".

She is old, and she trembled when she went on stage, and her breath was a little unstable when she sang.

The audiences were all stunned. Although they knew that the performers in this show were all older, wasn’t this one a little too old?

And the singing skills seem a bit amateurish...

Su Xing knew that Grandma Li's singing was not stable, not only because of her age, but also because she was a little nervous.

"Clap clap-"

She raised her hands and clapped, giving encouragement and support to Mrs. Li.

Zhang Xueyan, Pei Shiqi and other girls who were sitting in the same row with Su Xing also raised their hands and applauded together.

Subsequently, more and more audience members followed suit and applauded.

Old Mrs. Qiao played the role of the eldest daughter Cheng Xueyan, a colorful female role, who was cunning and funny and had to dress ugly.

As soon as she came on stage, the audience fell silent again.

Audiences who like to listen to operas are more familiar with the play "The Return of the Phoenix" than you are. Although the role of Cheng Xueyan has to be played ugly, she can't help but play a lame role, right?

Soon, the audience realized that maybe the actor was not pretending to be lame, but was actually lame.

Some people are confused. What kind of performance is this? Why are some performers professional and some unprofessional? Why are there so many elderly people and some with disabilities?

Su Xing looked at the stage attentively, silently cheering for Old Mrs. Qiao in his heart.

After Mrs. Qiao opened her mouth, her superb singing skills and performance made the audience's eyes light up and prick up their ears.

This character is not only cunning, lazy, greedy and slippery, but also has some comedic elements.

Old Mrs. Qiao's performance was so vivid that it caused laughter from the audience.

Su Xing breathed a sigh of relief.

When Mrs. Qiao finished singing a short passage, she raised her hands and clapped, "Pa pa pa--"

The rest of the audience also applauded.

Next, Mrs. Qiao performed more naturally and sang more devotedly.

Su Xing raised the corners of his lips and smiled.

What Grandma Qiao, who came from a theatre troupe, needed was not applause of encouragement, but applause of affirmation and recognition.

A complete performance of "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest" lasts nearly two hours.

Many viewers felt that they had not yet finished listening to the performance. When they looked at the time, they realized that so much time had passed.

There were young audience members whispering in the audience.

"It was my first time watching a live Peking Opera performance. I didn't expect it to be so interesting."

"Luckily there are subtitles, otherwise I wouldn't understand a lot of things and would have to rely on the actors' body language to guess..."

Qu Ying's classmates also exchanged a few words in a low voice.

"Why do I seem to see Teacher Zhang?"

"It's Teacher Zhang..."

"I didn't expect to see her here..."

The "Teacher Zhang" they mentioned is the teaching consultant in name only at their school and a well-known veteran opera artist in the industry.

He is also an old acquaintance contacted by Mrs. Fang.

The performance of "The Phoenix Returns to the Nest" ended, but the show did not end. Some selected performances began.

Some audience members who came to join in the fun had originally planned to quietly leave in the second half, but now most of them continued to sit there without moving.

Old Mrs. Fang leaned over to glance at the audience and her heart sank back into her stomach.

The excerpt performances are basically a few minutes or more than ten minutes long, and they all perform the most exciting part of a play.

Old Mrs. Qiao sang a selection from "Yang Sanjie's Complaint."

This play was created around the 1920s, and the story is set in the Republic of China period.

Old Mrs. Qiao removed Cheng Xueyan's makeup and changed into a simpler outfit of a peasant girl from the early Republic of China.

When she came on stage, many audience members recognized her as the actress who played Cheng Xueyan because of her limp.

After she started singing, the audience was even more surprised.

The Caidan role played by Cheng Xueyan is a role that provides jokes and fun, while the character of Yang Sanjie is a strong-willed, upright and tenacious person.

The two characters are in stark contrast.

When Mrs. Qiao sang the role of Yang Sanjie, her emotions were fuller and her acting was more vivid and on point.

Originally, her Republic of China look was simple, which made it easier to see Mrs. Qiao’s age, but her performance made many viewers ignore her age and immersed themselves in her singing.

After the song finished singing a passage, the audience burst into applause.

Su Xing looked at Grandma Qiao shining on the stage, his eyes became slightly moist and his smile widened.