Some time ago, a 97-year-old young man in the Douyin live broadcast room inadvertently sang a Peking opera "Fire".
In this way, Chinese opera culture has once again appeared in people's sights.
So who is this guy? Why did he sing Peking Opera in the live broadcast room?
This young man is not small, he is the third generation of Mei Lanfang's disciple, he can get acquainted with Peking Opera, in fact, from the enlightenment of Grandma Tai.
Grandma Tai is a Taiwanese and loves Peking Opera, and every time she returns to the mainland to visit her relatives, she will take Guo Yunang to see a play.
Not only did she love to watch, but when she came back, she would hum a few words on the balcony, which quickly attracted Guo Yuang, and since then he has fallen in love with Peking Opera.
The old man was overjoyed to see the situation and found a teacher for him in the local area to cultivate him as a hobby.
When he was in the fourth grade, he was favored by a Peking Opera troupe that came to school, and Guo Yuang also officially began to contact Peking Opera at that time, and was later introduced to the "science class" of the Shijiazhuang Theater in Hebei Province because of his excellent grades.
In fact, most people's understanding of Peking Opera is still stuck in the concept, thinking that only some middle-aged and elderly people can accept this form of artistic expression, so Peking Opera is almost "broken" in young people, it seems to be farther and farther away from people's lives, and most people have nothing to do with it.
This made Guo Yuang very confused, as Mei Lanfang's apprentice, he always felt that Peking Opera was the "most beautiful art", so he wanted to pass on this art and let more people understand its "beauty".
But this is not easy, Peking Opera is a business that has to be the foundation since childhood, in the eyes of outsiders, learning to sing may be a matter of practicing dance and learning to sing, but according to Guo Yuang, this is like walking barefoot on the blade.
Fearful of making mistakes, but also boring and burdensome.
They get up at 5 o'clock every day to start training and continue until late at night. An action, a look, may have to be practiced hundreds or even thousands of times.
The most important thing is the oppressive feeling brought about by the "helmet", he is often strangled to the point of wanting to vomit.
Among the students who were at the same time as Guo Yuang, only 6 were left when they graduated.
In fact, in countless late nights, Guo Yuang has also had the idea of giving up many times, and this kind of "washing your face with sweat and tears" is too bitter.
But whenever he thought that the theater was sparsely populated and people seemed to be more willing to spend time watching a love movie, he would be heartbroken, so he broke countless thoughts of giving up and stood up to continue practicing, performing, and spreading Peking Opera.
Fortunately, the Emperor Tian did not pay off, Guo Yuang's learning and art career was lucky, he met many good teachers along the way, and was eventually included by the Mei Pai famous Artist Zhang Nanyun, becoming the third generation of Mr. Mei Lanfang.
He thought that he could appear on a larger stage and use his singing voice to let everyone know more about the beauty of Peking Opera.
However, when Guo Yuang graduated in 2020, he caught up with the "invasion" of the epidemic, and the entire opera industry was greatly affected.
Commercial performances are constantly canceled, troupes have almost no drama to perform, and students graduating from opera majors are almost at risk of "graduation is unemployment".
Guo Yuang, on the other hand, was surprisingly indifferent at this time, believing that as long as he was with Peking Opera, he was worthy of the love in his heart.
Teacher Zhang Nanyun is also very supportive of Guo Yuang's idea, she believes that the performing arts do not need to stick to a certain scene or form, as long as they are done well, they will shine everywhere.
In fact, there are still some young people like Guo Yuang who are working hard in the ancient and difficult Peking Opera industry, just to find more opportunities to promote Chinese opera culture.
They inherited the appearance of Peking Opera on the stage, every step, every look, every singing voice retained the charm of a hundred years ago, perhaps their true appearance under the oil paint was not remembered, but they left the best youth on the limited stage.
Maybe this feeling is like shouting in an empty house, you can't hear anything except your own echo, and the only thing you can think of when you can't see you is: you are a certain actor of Guan Yu, an actor who sings Qingyi...
Now, the Internet has broken this barrier between the front and backstage, and on April 14, 2022, Douyin released the "DOU has good drama" opera support plan, which provides a "second" stage for these young actors to increase their income.
As an ordinary young man, Guo Yuang also followed the trend and began to shoot short videos and record live broadcasts, but he did not expect that after inadvertently singing a Peking Opera song in the live broadcast room that day, he was "on fire".
Many netizens have said: "Singing is really good, the original Peking Opera is so good, how did not find out before"?
"Am I old, I fell in love with Peking Opera after listening to it once?"
"I want to ask where I can learn Peking Opera."
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This surprised Guo Yuang, who had been trying to pass on Chinese opera culture, but eventually ignited the enthusiasm of a group of young people on Douyin.
"In fact, there are two kinds of people in the world, one likes Peking Opera, and the other does not know that they like Peking Opera." Guo Yuang replied happily.
During that time, the live broadcast room became his biggest stage, and many fans fell in love with Peking Opera because of him, and he also fell in love with his current self because of the support of fans.
Some people even said that they fell in love with Peking Opera because they watched Guo Yuang's live broadcast, and even went to the theater for the first time to see a theatrical performance.
Guo Yuang was very pleased, and his original dream was like this.
Of course, some people have questioned him, thinking that he is not doing his job, and he has been trained by the class but does not perform in the garden.
But Guo Yuang feels that cultural dissemination cannot be limited, there must be better innovation, and everyone's deep-rooted ideas should also be broken.
In fact, there are many talent anchors like this, and everyone is not doing their jobs, but there is no better opportunity in life.
Sun Yumin once said: "As long as you love to sing, it doesn't matter whether you become an actor or go online to spread it, it is not wrong."
Nowadays, Peking Opera is coming back to us in this way, what do you think about this form of fusion of Peking Opera and Douyin? #抖音为上千戏曲演员打造新舞台 #