The story of the famous playwright Tian Han and the Wutai people Zhiwen Chengdou

In the 1950s, the Wutai Theater Troupe Xusheng Zhiwen Chengdou and the Xinxian District North Road Zizi Troupe Xusheng Gao Yugui were both famous veteran artists in the Xinxian area. The duo sang, did, read and played kung fu in an all-round way, especially "Zi Zi Gong".

Tian Han, a famous playwright on the mainland, came to Shanxi to observe the performance of opera. This time, Zhiwen Chengdou starred in "Worship mother", and Gao Yugui starred in "Visiting Wife". Zhiwen Chengdou and Gao Yugui's Zizi gong are evenly matched, and they both want to compete for face when performing on the same stage. Therefore, during the performance, each showed his skills, competed and opened the ZiGong, and the applause under the stage was higher than the wave.

After the performance, the cultural department specially organized a symposium to listen to Tian Han's opinions. When Tian Han talked about the skills and skills of the actors, he especially mentioned that although Zhiwen Chengdou and Gao Yugui's Zigong was very strong, it was too long to throw away from the plot. When talking about this, Tian Han asked Zhiwen Chengdou and Gao Yugui to talk about their feelings when using Zi Gong.

Zhi Wencheng looked at Tian Han and said, "Master teaches and leads the training, and they don't know why. If you think you dump too much, you will throw less in the future. ”

Tian Han was amused by Zhiwen Chengdou's simple language.

Note: Zhiwen Chengdou (1906-1968), a famous north road actor, stage names "strength sheng", "chi jin sheng", nicknamed "raw melon", Wutai County Xiaodou village people. He was the deputy head of the Wutai Theater Troupe and a director of the Shanxi Dramatists Association.