Chapter 6 6. Turn over three tables

It turns out that although most of Lao Tan's audience are amateurs who love Peking opera, there are also quite a few experts who have studied the art deeply.Some of these experts came to observe and learn, and wanted to steal Lao Tan's "things"; " said he was not convinced, and wanted to find a chance to show Lao Tan some color. A "Soul Stealing Bell" became the breaking point. "Stolen Soul Bell" is a joke.It is said that Zhu Bajie was ordered by his master to go to the monster to steal the treasure bell that can absorb people's soul.Unexpectedly, he was eager to play, and after sneaking away to a place for a good night's sleep, he became addicted to drama and sang all kinds of operas he could sing. This is actually an opportunity for an actor to show off his skills to the audience.

There is Yang Sili in Shanghai who is very famous for singing "Soul Stealing Bell".His profession is Wu Chou, but he has a voice and can sing Lao Dan and Lao Sheng opera.He played "Soul Soul Bell", in addition to showing off that he can sing new tunes, he can also volley and fall to the ground from the height of four tables. Every time the audience sees this, they can't help but cheer. At this time, Yang Sili was working on the Nanshi New Stage.On the new stage, Yang Sili is often asked to perform "Soul Stealing Bell" to grab the business of Lao Tan on the new stage.

Seeing the situation, Huang Chujiu called Zhou Yongtang to discuss it.If Boss Tan is willing to perform "Soul Stealing Bell" once, it will cause a sensation among Shanghai Bund fans that Yang Sili can't compare. Zhou Yongtang immediately came to visit Tan Xinpei, and conveyed Boss Huang's intentions in a tactful and tortuous manner. Old Tan listened, pondered for a while, and said: "Acting is possible, but I have my own acting skills. Don't take me for Yang Sili." Zhou Yongtang was overjoyed, and even said: "That's natural." The next question was: Yang Sili can turn over four tables, can Boss Tan turn over?Shanghai audiences are used to watching Yang Sili, so I'm afraid they are very fussy about this point.

Old Tan was silent for a while, and said, "Do Shanghainese understand opera? If you understand, you can also put a few tables on the stage for me, three or four, whatever you want!" Zhou Yongtang didn't go into the meaning of what Lao Tan said, but only listened to the sentence that you can put a few tables on the stage, and came back to report to Huang Chujiu. Huang Chujiu was naturally very happy, and immediately put up posters and published advertisements, saying that one night , the king of the actor world is allowed to perform "Soul Stealing Bell", with a special note: "Southern accents and northern tunes, mixed with a hundred operas, turn three tables."

Yang Sili turned over four cards, while Tan Xinpei only turned over three, which is not bad for an old man in his sixties. Sun Juxian was in Shanghai at the time, seeing the poster, he hurriedly came to see Lao Tan, and said: "Your martial arts foundation is good, but you have to die!" Tan Xinpei was born as a martial arts student. He sang the Monkey King in "The Golden Leopard", and he could turn his hands on the table and land on the ground.But that was when he was young, and now... Old Tan said with a smile: "The mountain people have their own reasons."