Chapter 253

You're supposed to be a professional singer!

Is that it? Is that it? Is that it?

On the download chart, you're being crushed flat!

And look at who's crushing you!

The three folk music ensembles and Liu Huan, Deng Ziqi, well, at least they are professionals.

But what about the others?

A stone-faced CEO Su Meng, an actress known as the Fairy Sister, and an actress Boss Yang!

Well, that's forgivable, after all, their traffic is right there on display.

But what about the mysterious Lord Qianzhi, who hasn't even shown his face?

What about that pair of twins?

They are still students! And they are students of the folk music department!

You can't even beat them?

The most polite thing is, they even crushed you with that hopelessly rustic Yu opera!

And it was "Getting Up Early to Pick Up Manure"!

He slandered them in his heart, but showed nothing on his face.

"According to the company's arrangement, suspend work for these few days and fully prepare for the next episode!"

"The next episode?" Hua Chenyu was already somewhat desperate.

"Do I even have a chance?"

"Yes!" The agent nodded fiercely.

"No one expected before that Su Meng would have such bizarre skills as suona and erhu."

"Our team has analyzed it; we must aim at his weakness!"

"Only then can you completely crush him!"

"Really?" Hope reignited in Hua Chenyu's eyes.

"Yes, because the next episode..."

"Excellent! Wonderful! Truly wonderful!"

"What a great performer! This is a truly great performer!"

"This bearing is simply impeccable!"

As the grand opera concluded, the grand theater immediately erupted in enthusiastic applause and cheers.

Although Peking Opera has declined nowadays, there are still quite a few die-hard fans.

However, in such a huge Meilanfang Grand Theater, the occupancy rate was only fifty or sixty percent, and the vast majority were elderly people.

It looked truly shocking.

All the actors walked onto the stage to take their bows.

Many fans also surged to the front of the stage, wanting to take photos with some famous performers and the like.

Who said Peking Opera fans don't chase stars?

Just then, someone walked up and spoke.

"Everyone, everyone, excuse me for the interruption!"

His words made the scene fall silent at once.

That person cupped his hands toward the audience below and said politely.

"Everyone, in principle, your support is an honor for us Peking Opera actors."

"However, the situation today is somewhat special; the Mendai Society will rehearse a new play here shortly."

"Time is a bit tight, so it's not good to delay; we are truly sorry to everyone!"

"Please leave the venue in an orderly manner!"

Hearing his words, many fans also nodded and said nothing; instead, someone spoke loudly.

"No problem! Rehearse the new play earlier, start the performance earlier, we are all waiting!"

Saying this, everyone began to walk toward the exit in an orderly fashion.

On the stage, preparations had already begun.

A few more people walked onto the stage and began discussing positioning on the stage.

Today was a rehearsal; they wore only opera costumes and had not applied makeup, so their features were clearly visible.

An audience member instinctively turned his head and froze.

"That is... Teacher Meng, the director of the Third Troupe? Is he going to sing this new play personally?"

His words attracted quite a few people's attention, and someone else exclaimed.

"Look, it is the famous Qingyi performer Teacher Zhao! Is she going to perform personally as well?"

Someone else shouted.

"It's Teacher Lu, the number one clown in Peking Opera!"

"Will this new play feature the three famous performers on stage together?"

This guess made everyone excited.

They all stopped and looked up at the stage.

"Huh? That young man is dressed as an old male role; is he going to sing the old male role? On stage with the three famous performers?"

"Who is this? I've never seen him before. Is he a newcomer from the Third Troupe?"

The unfamiliar face sparked wild speculation among many.

An old man squinted for a long while, then suddenly cried out in shock.

"Isn't this Su Meng, the pork seller from a couple of days ago?"

"Why is he here?"

"He said he'd perform a traditional Peking Opera piece lost to time; I thought he was just joking, but who knew he was serious?"

Su Meng? That name left some people looking utterly bewildered.

But others shouted out.

"The one who plays the suona, Master Su?"

"The one who performs at funerals, blowing the suona until a whole crowd weeps, that great master?"

"It really is him! I was going to go scold him a couple of days ago, but ended up buying thirty jin of pork..."

??? Some people looked even more confused on their faces.

Suona? Pork? What is all this?

Is performing Peking Opera so hard now that one must play funeral music and sell pork to make a living?

On the Weibo Hot Search list, a topic suddenly dropped to the top spot.

#Su Meng Appears at the National Peking Opera Academy, Performing on Stage with Three Great Peking Opera Stars! #

Below were several photos, all taken by audience members on site.

This topic left all netizens stunned, and the comments section exploded.

"Holy crap, he really went to perform Peking Opera?"

"Su Meng can sing Peking Opera? I never heard of that before?"

"What nonsense; I wouldn't be surprised if Su Meng pulled out any hidden skill now."

"If I recall correctly, Su Meng used to be an actor, right? But now? That's way too unprofessional, but... I like it!"

"A couple of days ago he said he'd perform some traditional Peking Opera; I thought he was just fooling those old folks, but who knew he was serious?"

"Su Meng isn't the key; the key is that the National Peking Opera Academy was stirred up! Three great stars performing together! What kind of prestige is this?"

"Su Meng said this is a traditional Peking Opera piece lost to time, one that Emperor Qianlong and Empress Dowager Cixi specifically praised; turns out he wasn't just bragging?"

"I'm not into Peking Opera; the 'yi yi ya ya' singing makes no sense, but with Su Meng involved, I suddenly have high expectations..."

"When is the performance? Where? How do I buy tickets? (Sent on behalf of Grandpa)"