We know that during the period of the Republic of China, there were no entertainment projects, unlike now there are all kinds of movies for us to watch, there are LCD big TVs for us to chase dramas, at that time more entertainment projects were opera, the Ming Dynasty period watched a lot of people, so there were also many opera celebrities. Speaking of this, everyone will definitely have the name of Mei Lanfang in their minds, he is a generation of opera masters, but in fact, there was a woman's play at that time that was particularly famous, that woman is also a generation of opera legends, she is Liu Xikui. At that time, she could be said to be a person who could be on a par with Mei Lanfang, and was the "first red in the pear garden" at that time.
Liu Xikui had a difficult life, she traveled with her parents at a very young age, and later her father became a member of the Beiyang Water Division, and then stayed in Lushun, where Liu Xikui's artistic path was enlightened, she understood and recognized opera and fell in love with it. On the way back to Tianjin, her father died, so Liu Xikui and his mother became dependent on each other.
Later, in one chance, Liu Xikui saw the drama on stage, and she came up with an idea to learn opera. Of course, her mother would not agree, and at that time drama was a very lowly profession. But Liu Xikui's heart was already decided, and no one could dissuade her, so she began her difficult road to learn art. Everyone knows that this kind of opera needs to be performed on stage, and practicing offstage for ten years is for three minutes on stage, which requires a very hard work of studying spirit. Liu Xikui is like this, she has a good tutor so respect the teacher, she has a love for opera so diligently practiced, in her efforts to persevere, she finally came out of the teacher.
Liu Xikui later followed her master to perform on various occasions, she met many famous characters, and she was never afraid of stage fright when working on the same stage, many people praised her, and slowly Liu Xikui became famous. Even if she is famous, she is not satisfied with the status quo, because men are more favored in the drama team, and she also deliberately went to the class of female students to change people's prejudices against female dramas. Liu Xikui also actively accepted new things, that time was a period of social change, there were many new plays, at that time no one dared to play those, but Liu Xikui was the first to stand out, but also because of these plays, Liu Xikui was more popular.
Liu Xikui's emotional road is very bumpy. Liu Xikui herself is a very good-looking beauty, coupled with a good body who can sing, many people like her and pursue her. To what extent was she famous at the time? As long as it is her play, it is absolutely full and it is difficult to get a ticket. It's also annoying, no matter what kind of people will come to harass her, although there are people who really appreciate her plays, but more are villains who want to take advantage of her. In the face of these people, Liu Xikui always refused, and did not even look at them. What is even more exaggerated is that several presidents at that time, including Yuan Shikai, Xu Shichang, etc., all thought about having something to do with Liu Xikui, and Liu Xikui never bought it.
Doesn't Liu Xikui have a heart of man? So many powerful and powerful people could not get into her eyes. The answer is yes, there is only one person liu Xikui has in mind, and he is Mei Lanfang. The personalities of the two of them are very similar, they are not afraid of power, and they never bend their bones because of those people. The two of them starred in a new drama together, a pair of golden boys and jade girls in the eyes of others, and it was also at that time that the two people began to have a secret affection. Liu Xikui unreservedly gave all his sincerity to Mei Lanfang, but they did not have a happy ending, when Mei Lanfang proposed to her, she rejected Mei Lanfang, why is this?
As everyone knows, the pursuit of Liu Xikui is some powerful people, and their rights are very large. If Mei Lanfang and Liu Xikui are really together, these people are in a jealous mentality, which is likely to hurt Mei Lanfang, and how Liu Xikui is willing to hurt his beloved because of his temporary happiness. Therefore, she rejected Mei Lanfang's marriage proposal in order to protect Mei Lanfang. In that era, many things were involuntary, not to mention some powerless pear garden dramas like them? Love and can't be Liu Xikui's pain, but she can't do it, so she rejects Mei Lanfang on the grounds that she cares more about her career than feelings.
For the feelings between Liu Xikui and Mei Lanfang, we all feel sorry, but in that era, only this was the best way.