Chapter 40 The Three Famous Mothers of the Old Capital Liyuan

In recent years, every well-known singer or movie star has a star mother to follow up. Star mothers take care of the star's diet, help with makeup, and tidy up clothes. Mother-daughter caring is always more considerate than outsiders. It is understandable. .However, some star mothers, after becoming famous mothers, not only openly claim to be the managers of stars, but even put on the attitude of empress dowagers in every way of talking and behaving.A friend in the entertainment industry said: "Nowadays, in addition to the 360 ​​lines, the line of star mothers has been added."

In fact, the business of star mothers existed in the old capital of Liyuan as early as the 20th century, but they were not called star mothers, but named mothers. Back then, the number one famous mother in Peking was Grandma Fu. Grandma Fu lived in the banner. She was a young widow and had only one daughter, Mei Lanfang, who was married to Fu Zhifang.Grandma Fu is tall and big, with a loud voice and good eloquence. Her hair is coiled on the top of her head, but she doesn't look like a bun. She likes to wear a cheongsam, a waistcoat, and a jacket. She nicknamed it "Fuzhongtang".Fu Zhifang made her debut, she sang the third song in the New World Dajing Class of Beiping Xiangchang. She has a motherly style, a tall stature and a strong voice. Some college students organized a small group of Liufang, and went to New World every day to join in the show Grandma Fu dealt with those people very thoughtfully, every day in the newspapers you could see poems and articles praising Fu Zhifang, so Fu Zhifang gradually became a character in the New World besides Jin Shaomei.

She goes to the garden every day in a glass-covered carriage with a monthly subscription. Of course, mother and daughter share the carriage, so they can be both companions and protectors.There are some boring singers who are eager to see the color and fall in love with each other, but they are afraid that Fu Zhifang will have a mother like a tiger, and no one dares to provoke him.Later, someone came up with a clever trick, writing a love letter and throwing it into the carriage. At first, Grandma Fu didn't pay attention to it, but soon she became an unsightly nude official, which really angered Grandma Fu.She does not sit in the carriage, but goes up a level, sitting side by side with the carriage driver, holding a long whip, and when she sees someone approaching the carriage and throws something into the carriage, she will slap the whip, causing people to flee From then on, the name of Fuzhongtang became famous.

Shengjing General Sanduo (Six Bridges) returned to Pingping from the Northeast, because his new residence in Xixie Street was not yet completed, and he loved the coolness of the old house with double vines in the other courtyard, Cuiyun, Jiayin, and elegance, so he borrowed it for a temporary stay .Later, when the new house was completed, the whole family moved in. Mr. Liuqiao’s eldest son Shu Duo worked in the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. The dormitory is very close to the Ministry of Agriculture and Commerce. For the convenience of business, he and his close friend Jin Juchuan still live in the dormitory.Shu Duo met Fu Zhifang by chance, and admired her eroticism very much.After careful inquiries, Grandma Fu found out that Zhang was the son of a noble family (Shuduo is the surname Zhang of the Han Dynasty in the Mongolian White Banner).Because at that time, Feng Liuye, the president of the Bank of China, Geng Guang, was looking for a spouse for Mei Lanfang after the death of Mei Lanfang's original wife, Wang, and wanted to match Mei Fu with them.Being able to match a beautiful woman in Fuzhifang is naturally very willing in my heart.But Grandma Fu has a different opinion. She knows that Lan Fang is loyal and mature by nature, and Mei's financial power is completely controlled by Feng Liuye. No, if Fu Zhifang can return to the Zhang family, he can get rid of Feng's entanglement.

It just so happened that Fu Zhifang and Feng Huilin had just learned "The Interpretation of Girls", and Zhang Shuduo's friends coaxed them together and ordered a table of banquets in Taifeng Building. A carpet can be regarded as the scope of the stage, and a soft-packed church performance "Women's Interpretation" was sung, which consisted of fighting ugliness and advocating justice.It's the first time for the new voice, and it's close at hand, and the artistic conception is different from that on and off the stage.From then on, every one or two months, whenever Fu Zhifang learns a new play, Zhang Shuduo will always sing soft buns in the room first, which is equivalent to a rehearsal, and then perform on stage.Later, Sanliuqiao was afraid that Naiko would be obsessed with sensuality and delay her career, so she tried to transfer to Wuhan to work. Grandma Fu was greatly disappointed, but she couldn't save face, and she was tempting, so she agreed to marry her daughter to Xiaomei.But there is one condition, that is, her daughter will be in charge of the Mei family's wealth. Later, when Fu Zhifang married Lan Fang, she found out that all of Bang's property was bank stocks, all of which belonged to Master Feng Liu. Grandma Fu forced Lan Fang to keep her promise every day. The stocks were withdrawn one after another; since then, Fu and Feng have had a deep grudge, and finally they acted in the farce of the phoenix playing the dragon and Lan Fang secretly marrying Meng Xiaodong.

When Mei Lanfang went to perform in the United States, Fu Zhifang was pregnant. Mei Yuan planned to take Meng Xiaodong to the United States for a tour, but Grandma Fu got a glimpse of the secret and let Fu Zhifang send Lan Fang with a big belly Boarded the cruise ship President, watched the cruise ship set off, and then took the ferry ashore.It caused Meng Xiaodong to be very happy, these are the masterpieces of that famous mother.Recently, it was rumored that Fu Zhifang died of illness in February this year. Her famous mother even thought that she had passed away early. I remembered that she dealt with everything in the past. Although she loved money like her life, she never embarrassed her words and means in person. The term is truly well-deserved.

The second famous mother is Shang Xiaoyun's mother. Some people say that Shang Xiaoyun is a descendant of Shang Kexi from San Francisco in the early Qing Dynasty. Erwei is alive.This trade is the profession of the poor and helpless women in Peiping, who yell along the streets every morning and evening, and they can accept any rags, glass bottles, and tin cans for some fat seeds or Danfeng red-headed matches.Speaking of fat seeds, it is in the mainland, and no one has used it for several years. Now young friends have not only never seen it, but they may have never even heard of it. Come on, take advantage of the line to post the film, everyone has used fat seeds.The old lady Shang used this to make ends meet, and when Xiaoyun was about ten years old, although she was pretty, but life became more and more difficult, and she was helpless, so someone introduced Xiaoyun Dian to the palace as a bookboy.

Xiaoyun is quick and smart in doing things, which is quite popular in the palace, but he has a problem, he likes to hum and sing all day long, the king thinks that he is a material for singing, so he finds old lady Shang, Explain that the pawn price is not necessary, send Xiaoyun to the theater troupe to learn opera, and ask her if she is willing.The old lady Shang thought about it, being a school boy in the royal family may not have a big future in the future. If they become popular in the opera troupe, their mother and son will have a bright future, but she has one request, that is, it is better for Xiaoyun to be weak Let him learn martial arts and exercise his body.The students in the theatrical troupe were originally determined by the teachers according to their talents and abilities, and now they are nominated by Na Wang to designate martial arts students. "Simen", "Bamboo Forest Strategy", and "Cibajie" can be played and turned over, and "Xihuangzhuang" is played in a big obligatory play. Mrs. Shang asked him to learn the foundation laid by martial arts students.Mrs. Shang never forgot her gratitude to the palace. She remembered the birthdays of the king and Fujin most clearly, and she always urged Xiaoyun to go to the palace one month before their birthdays to hold a performance.He has a new play that has not yet been performed, and he always shows it first in the palace, and he doesn't charge a penny for pure filial piety.

Shang Xiaoyun's qin master Zhao Yankui is well-known all over the world, and he has the support of Shang Xiaoyun, so he became the president of the Liyuan Association for five or six terms.As soon as Zhao Yankui came to Shang's house to study singing or hang his voice, the old lady Shang would definitely come out to chat with Zhao Yankui. Whenever she heard that her colleagues were sick and died, she would always help her.Shang Xiaoyun earned a good reputation as "Shang Fifty" in Liyuanhang, that is, as long as friends from Liyuanhang came to ask for help, they would pay at least fifty yuan. At that time, a bag of foreign noodles was three yuan and twenty cents, and fifty yuan was really a lot of money.Mrs. Shang often said: "We were poor and helpless back then, and we knew the hardships of the poor. Now, thanks to the blessing of God, we have a bowl of comfort food to eat. As long as we can, we should help the poor as much as possible." So Mrs. Shang After the death of his wife, the sorrow and joy behind him are not much better than the scenery of Tan Xinta's funeral!

Wu Suqiu's mother, Wu Wenru, has the same name as Ma Lianliang but a different surname, and she is also a famous mother in the old capital of Liyuanxing.Wu Suqiu was admitted to the Peking Opera School to study opera, named Yuyun, and studied at the same time as Hou Yulan, Li Yuru, Bai Yuwei, and Li Yuzhi, four of the opera school.When Wu Wenru sent her daughter to the theater school, she had great ambitions, determined to make her son a famous actor, so whenever she took a break from official work, she would always invite Suqiu's teachers to her home for dinner and entertainment.People like Hibiscus Grass, Lu Peifang, Shen Sanyu, and Yan Lanting all took special care of Wu Suqiu, and they took pains to be meticulous and conscientious in their guidance. Wu Suqiu can also study hard and practice hard, so she has gradually become a prominent figure in the younger generation.Unexpectedly, good times don’t last forever, Wu Suqiu and Wang Helin had a romantic dispute. At that time, Wang Helin was the head of the drama school. After jade, Wu Suqiu was ordered to drop out of school.Some people urged Wu Wenru to make a big fuss with the opera school through unfair punishment. Wu Wenru knew the general idea, and thought that such a dishonorable matter would be a disadvantage to him in the end.

Since my daughter has already joined the Liyuan, and she is very talented, it is better to go down the path of the Liyuan, so Wu Yuyun changed her name to Wu Suqiu and worshiped under Shang Xiaoyun's sect.At first, Xiaoyun didn't dare to accept this female apprentice because Jin Zhongsun, the principal of the drama school, had a very close relationship with Cheng Yanqiu, and Yanqiu was also the standing director of the drama school, fearing it would cause misunderstanding.Wu Wenru then used her slick skills to obtain Jin Zhongsun's promise, and coupled with the trouble of following the old lady all day long, Xiaoyun had no choice but to formally accept a teacher as an apprentice.One taught seriously, and the other studied hard. So after a while, Wu Suqiu, under the hard work of her capable and famous mother, picked up a class and sang by herself. The "Yi Yong Bai Madam" was unstoppable in both civil and martial arts, and her singing and writing were excellent. It established a situation where she and Tong Zhiling would be evenly divided.When Wu Suqiu performed at the China Grand Theater in Tianjin, she stayed at the Yizhong Hotel, while Wu Wenru always stayed at the Yuanxing Hotel in Tianjin in order to save money on the garden.This famous mother often deals with Jing Like of Liyuanhang. The most difficult person for Jing Like is Li Huating, nicknamed Li Niao'er, who is both vicious and vicious. I'm not afraid of the earth, but I'm afraid that Wu Wenru will say something, and Wu Wenru never says a word that is unreasonable in negotiations, and she used Dali to control you so much, and you can't use any clever tricks." From Li Niao'er's words, one can imagine how high this famous mother's morality is.Now there are as many star mothers as there are crucian carp crossing the river. Compared with the famous mothers in the past, although they are very serious about money, but in terms of conversation and behavior, they feel that they are not as good as they used to be.