Chinanews client, Beijing, September 17 (Ren Siyu) After more than two hundred days of waiting, the Qintai Grand Theater in Wuhan has finally ushered in a repeat performance recently.
The first performance was the classic comedy "The Earl of Wulong Mountain". Unlike the previous performances, this time the starring includes Shen Teng, Ma Li, Allen and other original cast members that have not been seen for a long time. The audience watching the performance are workers and volunteers who have struggled on the front line of the epidemic.
At the curtain call, Shen Teng said: "In the past, when we performed, there were audiences and our fans. For fans, we are idols. Today, we are fans, and we are our idols sitting in the audience."
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The cause of this performance was a Weibo posted by a nurse from Wuhan Union Hospital.
On February 20, Wang Huan, a nurse who was certified on Weibo as "Miss Sister Nurse of Wuhan Concord", posted a long Weibo about her life during isolation.
Wang Huan was a medical worker who fought on the front line of the epidemic at the beginning of the year, but unfortunately contracted the new crown virus in the process. After a month of treatment and recovery, she soon applied to return to her post.
Once separated from death, she will rush to the front line the next day. Wang Huan can't sleep. She writes down her thoughts and thoughts during the isolation period and the power that comedy brings to herself:
"I like to watch comedies... Every time I drag my tired body back from get off work and lie in bed, watching these shows will also eliminate my physical fatigue. I am usually a person who does not chase stars because I think they are too far away from me. But I still like Teacher Shen Teng's performance...I hope that after the epidemic, Teacher Shen can bring his team to Wuhan. If possible, I must go to transfer classes."
Later, Shen Teng went to Wang Huan's Weibo to leave a message, "I am honored to be able to be turned over by you to protect yourself. See you in Wuhan then, let's take off the masks and laugh together!"
Shen Teng replied to the nurse of Wuhan Union Hospital on Weibo.
A charity performance plan began here: Everyone quickly finalized the play they want to perform-"The Earl of Wulong Mountain". This play known as the "Ace of Happy Twist" has been staged for more than 2,000 shows; at the same time, Shen Teng initiated and summoned the original team at the time, and they almost responded to each other, and all members of Happy Twist enthusiastically signed up.
Ma Li, who had just given birth to her baby, responded immediately. She worked overtime while taking care of the child while filming on the crew, in order to make time for the charity performance; Alan not only participated in the rehearsal of the performance, but also helped other staff; she was in the same place as Ma Li. Chang Yuan of the crew is really lacking in skills due to schedule issues. He specially recorded the theater voice package to remind the audience to pay attention to mobile phone property and so on.
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The performance plan was finalized early, but affected by the epidemic, the theater has not yet opened.
Until May, the Market Management Department of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism issued the "Guidelines for the Reopening of Theaters and Other Performance Places to Prevent and Control Epidemics", which kicked off the performance industry.
Nowadays, the number of audiences in theaters and other performance venues has to exceed 50% of the seats in theaters.
Shen Teng felt a little regretful, "Let's come once, and show the best cards and the best repertoire. We hope that more medical staff will see our performance, and we will feel more enjoyable."
Different from previous performances, this "Earl of Wulong Mountain" performance is a charity special performance. Tickets for the performance are selected by mail and presented to local medical staff, community sinkers, army officers and soldiers, and volunteers in Wuhan.
The audience who came to watch "Earl of Wulong Mountain".
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In an interview, Shen Teng recalled that he was very proud to be "turned over" by medical staff during that special period, "I feel that this industry is doing the right thing."
Ma Li also said that at the time, I saw medical staff writing their names on protective clothing in a short video. "The tears were almost coming out at that moment, thinking that they must come after the epidemic has passed."
Before this edition of "Earl of Wulong Mountain", Shen Teng and Ma Li had not performed together in the theater for four years.
During the rehearsal, Ma Li looked at the side curtain and exclaimed, "Teng brother is kind of happy, and everyone's mood on the stage is still different."
In the opinion of director Yan Fei, "They naturally became younger and'resurrected' after taking the stage. They were different from the state of filming and doing variety shows. They grew up on the stage, so they still have the same momentum on the stage."
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Ten years ago, director Yan Fei created "The Earl of Wulong Mountain". His idea at the time was to complete a story with a strong plot and to make a drama that "can hold the audience in the seat".
"The Earl of Wulong Mountain" tells the story of a "three-no" young man Xie Xie who has no job, house, and car. Suddenly he got a huge inheritance. When he went to the bank to withdraw cash, he was involved in accidents. During a bank robbery.
Xie Xie was inexplicably mistaken for a robber and a murderer, desperately desperate, he fled to Wulong Mountain, and embarked on self-salvation and a series of hilarious revenge plans.
After the story took shape, Yan Fei took the role to talk to the actors. In the end, Shen Teng, Ma Li, and Allen formed the original starring team of "Earl of Wulong Mountain", "in fact, it is tailor-made.
At the end of 2010, "Earl of Wulong Mountain" premiered. The interlocking plot and dense burden quickly attracted a large audience of fans; in June 2016, "Earl of Wulong Mountain" completed its 1000th performance; today , It has become a classic show with more than 2,000 performances in the past 10 years.
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After "The Earl of Wulong Mountain", Shen Teng, Ma Li, and Allen took to the Spring Festival Gala stage. Their collaboration with Yan Fei ranged from drama to sketches to "Charlotte Troubles" and other big hit movies, acting The road becomes broader.
The choice of film and drama has become a topic they are often asked about.
Yan Fei said that movies have a wide audience, and dramas can serve a thousand or 800 audiences very exquisitely, as well as a sense of accomplishment.
Shen Teng also said that each has its own advantages. "The movie feels more difficult. Sometimes it needs to be'zero-started', such as crying as soon as it is turned on. Acting in a drama is more enjoyable, and the audience is also enjoyable. The better the interaction, the harder the actors will work. This is what'people are crazy' said."
During the release of "Charlotte Annoyance" in 2015, Shen Teng and Ma Li asked the audience in almost every hall they ran: When will they return to the stage?
So, in the second year of the "Earl of Wulong Mountain" national tour, they returned to the theater.
Shen Teng once said that at that time, every performance was regarded as the last one, and he often stood behind the curtain long in advance to watch the audience enter the venue and enjoyed the process very much.
Ten years after the premiere of "The Earl of Wulong Mountain", Shen Teng, Ma Li, and Allen returned to the stage again to pay tribute to the heroes on the front line of Wuhan's fight against the epidemic.
"In the past, Wuhan was only the city we were on tour. When I came to Wuhan this time, I felt that everyone in the city was a hero.
Source: Shen Teng Weibo.
At the end of the first performance, Shen Teng choked up during the curtain call.
He told the audience that he said a lot of thanks during the epidemic, but he hoped that this kind of thanks would last for a long time: "Medical staff, uncle policemen who are fighting on the front line, courier brother... When we want to have friction with them, we also Understand more and think more about their dedication and dedication at that time." (End)