How about the income of Peking Opera actors, today Xiaobian will talk about it. It is mainly about several stages and several representative figures.
< h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > old society</h1>
In the old society, the income of Peking opera actors was still very high, and it was precisely because of this that many people became addicted to smoking.
However, the income of Peking Opera actors in the old society is linked to the level of art, and your high artistic income is naturally high, otherwise you can only run the dragon set to barely make ends meet.
Peking opera actors in the old society ran around the dock to sing opera, and those who were famous would also cooperate with the theater and then get a commission, of course, they would also participate in the church meetings of large families, but this kind of church meeting would only find some famous horns.
Like Peking Opera masters Mei Lanfang and Yu Shuyan, they would also participate in the church meeting, and the performance fee was as high as more than 600 oceans, which was simply a huge income at that time. Because a piece of the ocean can be lived for a long time.
Therefore, the famous characters in the old society are still very rich. Mei Lanfang is called "Mei Bancheng", which means that his property can buy half of Beijing City. Mei Lanfang's performance costs sometimes as high as ten gold bars, and a set of costumes can reach thousands or even tens of thousands of oceans.
Master Ma Lianliang was also one of the first peking opera actors to buy a car, and the car was also accompanied by a follower, which was also rare at that time.
Master Shang Xiaoyun is also very family, and there are many antique calligraphy and paintings in his home, which were later donated to the Shaanxi Museum after the founding of the People's Republic of China. In addition, Shang Xiaoyun is still spending money, and many peers and even juniors will go to Master Shang Xiaoyun when they are tight, and they will gladly help.
Of course, there are also constraints.
Like Jin Shaoshan, who is known as "Ten Perfections and Great Purity", he was very depressed in his later years, of course, this depression is related to himself, because his addiction to smoking is very large, and his income is almost always buying opium cigarettes.
There is also the fourth generation of the Tan family, Mr. Tan Fuying, as one of the famous characters of the "last four major sustenances", Tan Fuying's income is not low, but there is a housekeeper on his head, that is, his father Tan Xiaopei.
Tan Fuying's tutoring is extremely strict, and the performance income is managed by Tan Xiaopei. Once Tan Fuying fell in front of Tan Xiaopei to "grab his back", this time Tan Xiaopei understood that his son felt that his pocket money was too little, and if you didn't give me money, I would drop your son.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > after the founding of the People's Republic of China</h1>
In the 1950s, Peking Opera established a theater troupe system, and at this time, some Peking Opera actors did not want to join, because on the one hand, they were idle, and the second aspect was the problem of wages. Therefore, there are some Peking opera actors who went to Hong Kong, and there are also some Peking opera actors in Taiwan who went to Hong Kong before the founding of the People's Republic of China, and taiwan have not returned, such as Meng Xiaodong, Zhang Shuyun, Gu Zhengqiu and so on.
However, most Peking Opera actors have responded to the call of the state to join the Peking Opera Troupe and have played an active role.
However, the salary of Peking Opera actors in this period is determined by the level, and the salaries of Peking Opera masters such as Mei Lanfang and Zhou Xinfang can also reach about 2,000 yuan. Peking opera actors like Li Shaochun, Du Jinfang, Yuan Shihai and so on are also around 1,000 yuan.
You should know that this is a sky-high price, because many leaders' salaries are only about 400 yuan.
And this also reflects the country's respect for artists, and it is precisely because of this that many Peking Opera artists sighed that "after eating the suffering of the old society, I know the sweetness of the new society." Because they are not only because of how much they earn, but they are really respected, the era of Peking Opera artists being called "dramas" and "lower nine streams" has passed, they are Peking Opera actors.
Later, the country experienced natural disasters and other reasons, so many Peking Opera actors also reduced their salaries, and the requirements were reduced several times.
However, after the founding of the People's Republic of China, an interesting thing happened to the grading of Peking opera actors.
The famous Peking Opera performance artist Mr. Zhao Rongchen was rated as the third level of literature and art in the grading, and Mr. Zhao was very dissatisfied with this, because people like Tong Zhiling, Wu Suqiu, Li Yuru and others were all second-level in literature and art. Later, Mr. Zhao Rongchen also wanted to find the leader to reflect, and later because the Peking Opera actors in the same theater were not satisfied with the grading to find the leader, they were demoted to one level.
In fact, teacher Zhao Rongchen has not been rated as a second-class teacher of literature and art because he has been working in the northeast region. Why is Mr. Zhao Rongchen like this, because he has a lot of children in his family, so sometimes there is not enough to spend, and the literary and artistic level is linked to salary.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > the Cultural Revolution</h1>
The major Peking Opera troupes of the Cultural Revolution were mainly model plays, and many of the older generation of Peking Opera actors were also in a state of criticism, so not to mention income.
People like Ma Lianliang, Zhou Xinfang, Yan Huizhu, etc. have all been raided, and decades of savings no longer exist.
<h1 class="pgc-h-arrow-right" > after the Cultural Revolution</h1>
After the Cultural Revolution, the art of Peking Opera was in ruins, and the main direction of attack became traditional drama.
During this period, the salaries of Peking Opera actors were not high, that is, ordinary levels, so this period of time was also the trough of the Peking Opera industry, and many people changed careers.
Hong Xuefei is a famous actor in Peking Opera and Kunqu Opera, and the actor of Ah Qingyi in the model play "Sha Jiabang". Hong Xuefei's Sister-in-law Ah Qing was successful, and some people said that it was even more suitable than Zhao Yanxia's teacher.
However, in the 1990s, Hong Xue flew to Xinjiang to perform in a cave. What is a cave performance is a private job that is taken up by oneself outside the performance of the theater troupe, which was against the regulations at that time.
Hong Xuefei actually pushed off the performance of the theater on the grounds of illness, and later suffered a car accident on the way to Xinjiang, and finally died in the Gobi Desert.
The cost of the show is said to be 2,000 yuan, which was a sky-high price in the 1990s, probably the salary of the theater for half a year or a year. And this performance is the line led by cross-talk actor Tang Jiezhong, and later he is also very remorseful, he attended Hong Xuefei's funeral and left 10,000 yuan in cash.
At that time, there was also a lot of controversy about holding a memorial service for Hong Xuefei, because Hong Xuefei went to the cave to perform in violation of the regulations, but later the theater leaders believed that her superior performance in the model play "Sha Jiabang" and her position in the eyes of the masses and fans should hold a memorial service.
It is said that hundreds of people attended the memorial service at that time, and many people regretted it.
There is also the famous Peking Opera performance artist Guan Sushuang, teacher Guan Sushuang once performed "Water Flooding Jinshan" at the Kunming Arts Festival, and the performance cost was only 500 yuan, but the performance cost of a big singer like Mao Amin who participated in the festival together was as high as nearly 10,000 yuan.
In fact, this incident just shows that the wages in the system at that time were not high, on the contrary, those who went to the sea to do business and some emerging singers and comedians made a lot of money.
It is precisely for these reasons that many Peking Opera actors have gone to the sea to do business, and some have gone abroad to develop.
Like Yan Xingpeng and Guan Dongtian of the Shanghai Peking Opera House, they all went to the sea to do business, and they were also very successful.
There are also people like Qi Shufang, Song Yuqing, Xue Yaping, Yang Shurui and others who went abroad to develop, of course, many people returned to the embrace of the motherland later.
In addition, there are some who have changed careers, some have entered the music scene, and some have entered the film and television circle.
Like Mrs. Gao Laozhuang in "Journey to the West", she is played by the famous Peking Opera performance artist Gao Yuqian, who is also Grandma Li in "Red Lantern". Taibai Venus is played by Wang Zhongxin of Peking Opera, who is also Wen Qijiu in "Cuckoo Mountain". Zhu Bingqian, the actor of Taiyi Tianzun, is also a Peking Opera actor or a senior disciple of Master Ma Lianliang.
Liu Guijuan of the Tianjin Youth Peking Opera Troupe has also switched to the music scene, and also changed her stage name Liu Bingbing, and she also released an album and was very successful.
This was the time when someone went to the cave to perform against the rules, of course, they were responsible for what happened, and they were also punished if they were caught by the theater. There are also many people who have left the Peking Opera stage, of course, this move made many people regret it later, because the development outside is not good, and there is still an obsession with Peking Opera.
<h1 class= "pgc-h-arrow-right" > today</h1>
Nowadays, the salary of Peking Opera actors in the system is also average, that is, the middle level, and even in the first- and second-tier big cities, they are somewhat unable to make ends meet.
For example, some of the first-class actors of the Peking Opera Troupe are about 4,000, and the rest of the Peking Opera actors are about 3,000.
Of course, now that the policy is good, there is no restriction on Peking Opera actors participating in some programs and activities, so the income of some famous Peking Opera actors participating in a variety show is still quite considerable.
But there is one of the most serious problems, that is, the rate of Peking Opera becoming a character is particularly low, so it has also led to many Peking Opera actors quit the industry after running dragon sets in the theater troupe for a period of time.
In fact, from the beginning of the establishment of Peking Opera, there have been two concepts. There is a kind of person who is engaged in the Peking Opera industry just to simply love, their family is not short of money, and even a big family, but just to engage in this industry. The other kind of people are just trying to survive because they want to be horns and change their lives.