Chapter 46: What is

"Red Actor," a song centered around the "Opera Performer."

If Luo Mo were to sing a song with Opera Elements on this stage, then no other song would be more suitable than this one.

On Earth, quite a few ancient-style songs have emerged in recent years, and the popularity of this genre is much higher than in previous years.

Although the quality is uneven, with some written as complete nonsense and just piling up words, quite a few excellent works have still emerged.

Whether the quality of "Red Actor" is high or the style is sufficient, let us put that aside for now.

But this song is indeed quite popular.

Unlike "Big Fish," for which there are not too many popular cover versions—only a few possess any heat—"Red Actor" is different; many cover versions on NetEase Cloud Music have tens of thousands of comments.

As for the Shadow Puppetry playing on the big screen, it is a simplified version of the story background for the song "Red Actor."

Many ancient-style songs have story scripts as a creative foundation, and "Red Actor" is just like that.

According to the research of many fans, the story behind "Red Actor" regarding the famous performer Peiyanzhi is likely fictional.

But from the perspective of the content of this story, it is indeed a good story.

In Luo Mo's view, if the elements of this story were added to the stage of "Red Actor," it would definitely bring the audience a more intense audiovisual experience!

At the same time, one would be able to understand what the lyrics are actually writing about.

At this very moment, the singing began to spread across the stage.

"A fold of the opera, the water sleeves rise and fall,

Singing of joys and sorrows, of partings and reunions, it has nothing to do with me.

The fan opens and closes, the gongs and drums sound and then fall silent,

The emotions in the play, the person outside the play, who is there to tell?"

As the singing echoed, the Shadow Puppetry on the screen continued to play.

At this time, the Shadow Puppetry had already reached the point where the opera stage began its performance.

One could see that person singing loudly on the stage, while sitting below were the invaders, those Ox-headed and Snake-bodied monsters.

The audience at the scene watched all this, and only two words surfaced in their hearts—humiliation.

The humiliation of having enemy invaders.

And the humiliation of an actor actually having to go on stage to perform a comfort show for the enemy.

A feeling of sorrow rose from their hearts, and even more so, an infinite sense of Anger!

Opera is crowned with the name of national quintessence, so the scene before their eyes was trampling on the dignity of a nation!

Curses against the enemy rose in everyone's hearts, and those who could not hide their emotions cursed out loud.

Backstage, Director Ning Dan and the program staff felt they could already predict how crazy the bullet comments would be after this episode aired!

If nothing goes wrong, besides the overwhelming curses, there will likely be countless asterisks.

—There will definitely be a massive amount of censored words!

Some things, some history, will be branded into the soul of a nation.

Perhaps it is fine in daily life, but once a catalyst appears, it will boil over.

And in reality, in the background story of this song, the invaders are the Japanese military.

Looking again at this year's Olympics on Earth, after the citizens saw the unfair, chaotic operations of the referees, many publicly stated: "I didn't feel much of the Olympic spirit, but the anti-Japanese spirit was damn well ignited!"

The most interesting thing is that on a certain review site, the ratings for the series of "tearing apart devils" dramas rose accordingly, jumping from three-point-something to four-point-something.

You say these are ridiculous dramas, trashy films?

I see them as completely satisfying dramas!

—Never forget national humiliation!

When the Shadow Puppetry progressed to this stage, Tong Shu began to step forward; it was his turn to sing.

And as the one in the C-Position, Luo Mo remained standing behind that layer of curtain.

Everyone could vaguely see someone inside, but they did not know what his look was, nor did they know when he would appear.

The singing continued to echo.

"Accustomed to blending all joys, angers, sorrows, and delights into the makeup,

So what if the old clichés are sung through?

The white bones and green ashes are all me."

Up to this point, everything was still considered normal; it was just the inner monologue of an actor.

Thus far, it seemed that everything had not yet revolved around the theme of Xu Chujing.

Righteousness had not yet been manifested.

However, once the next set of lyrics appeared, it immediately became different.

And the entire stage was about to usher in a true explosion!

The singing began to rise to a certain degree.

"Like duckweed in troubled times, I endure watching the flames of war burn the mountains and rivers,

Though my position is humble, I dare not forget to worry for my country,

Even if no one knows me!"

Once this line came out, the tone of the entire song was set.

Many audience members understood in this instant why this song was called "Red Actor"!

"Though my position is humble, I dare not forget to worry for my country! What a line, 'Though my position is humble, I dare not forget to worry for my country!'" Wei Ran slapped the table in admiration.

The emotions paved beforehand, starting from this sentence, were equivalent to having reached a complete eruption.

And that line, "Even if no one knows me," expressed the state of mind of a mere actor to the fullest.

The singing stopped for a moment at this point.

But the Shadow Puppetry on the screen began to move.

At the same time, a startling change occurred on the stage.

Countless audience members gasped in surprise at this moment, and the entire venue instantly erupted.

Wei Ran and Li Ge could not help but stand up; Li Ge, who had a more lively temperament, even raised his hands high, placed his palms by his head, and kept shouting "wow" in his mouth, his expression control having completely collapsed.

Magic? Could this be magic on the stage?

It was seen that the curtain in front of Luo Mo, which had been specially treated by the Prop Department, instantly began Burning.

Just like many classic magic tricks, the fire spread in an instant, and in the blink of an eye, the entire curtain was burned to ashes.

It was just that in a magic performance, the flash of fire passes in a blink, and the magician might produce something like a rose from their hand.

What was revealed on the stage, however, was Luo Mo in a red outfit.

He wore a red outfit, bright as blood.

His right hand held a silver mask.

Luo Mo was seen holding the mask high, covering his face.

In the design of this stage performance, this character has no face.

Because he can be one person, or he can be thousands upon thousands of people.

He can be countless people of humble status, yet harboring the Righteousness of the country and nation in their hearts.

Stage effects spread across the entire venue at this moment; what the effects created was a great fire enveloping the entire stage!

Fire! An unceasingly Burning fire!

The Shadow Puppetry on the screen also continued, and the great fire began to spread toward the invaders.

This was not an act at all; this was a mutual destruction.

A humble actor's counterattack against invaders holding guns.

A lowly life, thanks to the deep love of the city's commoners, crowned with the name of "Star Actor," allowing the opera troupe to earn a living.

Now that the country is broken and the city is lost, how can one submit to the thieves and bandits and perform for their amusement?

The great fire on the stage continued to burn, the surrounding lights all extinguished, with only the area around Luo Mo in his red outfit illuminated by a spotlight.

He was seen treating the stage directly as an opera stage, transforming into the Star Actor in the song, walking and turning on the stage.

Once the Opera Singing came out, in an instant, many people at the scene directly got goosebumps!

Just as Jiang Ningxi had thought in her heart earlier, the Opera Singing at the end of "Big Fish" could not be considered Luo Mo's ultimate move; that was just him saying hello to everyone.

Combined with the atmosphere created at the scene, many people felt an indescribable sensation rushing straight to their crowns, making their scalps tingle.

This fire and the Opera Singing made them instantly understand what "Red" is, and what "Red Actor" is!

He was singing:

"【The people below the stage pass by, the old colors are no longer seen.

The person on the stage sings, a song of heartbreak and Departure.

The word 'love' is hard to put into ink, he must sing it with blood to harmonize,

The opera curtain rises, the opera curtain falls, who is the guest?】"

At this time, let alone the audience at the scene, even the staff backstage began to uncontrollably reach out to touch the goosebumps on their own arms.

Director Ning Dan's eyes shone, staring fixedly at Luo Mo in the red outfit on the screen, her ten fingers hanging by her legs actually trembling slightly with excitement.

She could already foresee what a terrifying effect this song would trigger when it was broadcast.

The stage background combined with the singing voice and the Opera Singing—the lethality of these three combined is multiplied several times over!

The song began to enter its second iteration.

The audience's emotions were briefly relieved.

That feeling of tension could finally relax for a moment.

However, on the big screen, the fire in the Shadow Puppetry was still spreading.

The flames continued to consume inward, and the things visible on the entire screen became fewer and fewer.

And the firelight on the stage became brighter and brighter, and the flame effects also grew higher and higher!

As the Opera Singing of the second iteration of the song ended, the image on the big screen was basically all flames.

Only in the very center stood that actor!

As for the stage at the scene, Luo Mo, who had been constantly turning and with his red outfit fluttering, began to gradually lower his figure, his waist gradually bending, his whole person tending toward a hunched posture.

But the human face, covered by the silver mask, looked toward the sky.

The Opera Singing continued, reaching the final segment of the entire song.

"【You finish singing and I take the stage,

Do not mock the opera of wind and moon, do not laugh at the absurdity of people.

I have also asked about the rise and fall, I have also sung of the rise and fall with a clang.

The Dao is heartless, the Dao has heart, how to ponder it.】"

The singing stopped, and on the screen, the great fire in the Shadow Puppetry swallowed the actor directly.

That red outfit on the stage maintained this posture and froze there.

The beam of light shining on him gradually faded.

Country Prosperous and People Peaceful allowed me, a humble actor, to be loved by people, to gain fame, and to become a Star Actor known far and wide.

Now the mountains and rivers are swaying...

Of humble status, I dare not forget to worry about the country; perhaps a person whose name is not left in history... has already repaid the country's grace!

On the entire stage, the lights were all extinguished, and the surroundings were pitch black.

Everyone could no longer see that red outfit in the center of the stage.

Only on that large screen, the raging flames gradually flowed outward, then converged into two Burning, blood-red characters.

——"Red Actor".

Anonymous Team, second public performance....... end!

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