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Chapter 148 Ten Minutes Before the Play Performance (Second Update)
In short, Jet Li's fans have already flooded Cao Yunjin's Weibo with criticism.

Only Jet Li himself chose not to argue with Cao Yunjin, otherwise Cao Yunjin would definitely have received a "green corpse letter" (a form of public shaming).
Let him know that not everything can be taken for granted.

In addition, Cao Yunjin's second apprentice was named Ma Lianliang.

So who is Ma Lianliang?

It wasn't Cao Yunjin's apprentice, but rather a senior figure named Ma Lianliang.

Many modern young people, or netizens who don't pay attention to traditional art, may not know what this name represents.

However, within the Peking Opera circle, Ma Lianliang is a renowned Peking Opera performer and one of the representative figures of the old male role.

He was also the founder of the "Ma School" of Peking Opera and the head of the "Four Great Male Roles" in Peking Opera.

During the Republican era, he was already one of the three great masters of Peking Opera and a leading figure of the Fufeng Opera Troupe.

He created many classic and wonderful Peking Opera pieces, including representative works such as "Borrowing the East Wind" and "Ganlu Temple".

He can be considered an artistic senior who deserves everyone's respect.

As is widely known, in the traditional cultural industry, especially in the world of crosstalk, there is a very serious topic: when naming an apprentice, there are taboos to be avoided.

After all, Ma Lianliang was a senior figure, and giving his apprentice such a name seemed to be an insult to his reputation.

Even though Cao Yunjin has now left Deyun Club and started her own theater, she is doing very well.

However, his perverse behavior led to condemnation and even outrage from the audience!
For example, saying things like "betraying one's master and ancestors," "shameless," or "you shameless bastard."

In short, what Cao Yunjin did was indeed excessive.

So what is Cao Yunjin trying to achieve by doing this?
Based on Yang Yunsheng's understanding of Cao Yunjin, there are two aspects.

On the one hand, he was trying to gain attention, even though the audience was insulting him. In fact, Cao Yunjin is the crosstalk performer with the most haters in all of China.

What you have to admit is that black and red are still red!

On the other hand, it could be considered a provocation against Guo Degang!
He felt uncomfortable and uneasy when Lao Guo ignored him.

Ideally, he would only be willing if Lao Guo (Guo Minsheng) were to start a fight with him.

Why would naming his apprentice Ma Lianliang be seen as a provocation against Guo Degang?
That's because Cao Yunjin's skills were all taught by Lao Guo.

Even though Cao Yunjin left Deyun Club, everyone knows that all of Cao Yunjin's skills were taught by Guo Degang.

When people mention Guo Degang, they will inevitably mention Cao Yunjin.

When Cao Yunjin is mentioned, everyone will think of Guo Degang as his mentor.

So what did Lao Guo teach Cao Yunjin?
Why would you name your apprentice after your senior?
Great job, Lao Guo is a great teacher!

So it turns out you, Lao Guo, are also a traitor who betrays his master and ancestors.

Actually, Lao Guo didn't do anything, but Cao Yunjin got impatient when Lao Guo ignored him!

He just wanted to say to Guo Degang, "Jinzi, you were right to leave Deyun Club back then, and I was wrong."

is it possible?

Who is Lao Guo? He's a great philanthropist!
Do you know what Lao Guo went through?

Before Deyun Club became famous, Guo Degang used to eat, drink, and relieve himself in a transparent display window, where he was watched like a monkey.

When you go out to perform, you should be paid the agreed-upon wages, but they're shortchanging you.

If you argue with him, he'll look down on you.

So, although Lao Guo is kind, he has been through so much, and there are some things he doesn't want to mention anymore.

But it's impossible not to mention it again.

Taking advantage of someone's misfortune is like roasted chicken wings—it's his favorite thing to eat.

Cao Yunjin had no idea that because of the matter of naming his two apprentices, Lao Guo was planning a drastic measure to make Cao Yunjin understand why he, Lao Guo, was able to be a master and manage the huge Deyun Society.

Yang Yunsheng did not reply to the messages or return the calls.

He had to deal with the trouble Cao Yunjin had caused himself. There was no other way; after all, he was the head of Tingyunxuan Troupe!
As members of Tingyunxuan, we naturally take responsibility if the troupe leader gets into trouble, while the other employees stay behind and wait for the troupe leader to solve the problem.

Are you suggesting that employees should be asked to resolve this so-called crisis?
If that's the case, then that's ridiculous.

Yang Yunsheng kept his phone on silent and put it in the bag next to him.

He said to Qin Hailu, "It's nothing serious, he'll handle it."

The "he" that Yang Yunsheng was referring to was naturally Cao Yunjin.

Qin Hailu was quite surprised to see Yang Yunsheng so calm.

But for this kind of thing, just letting people know is enough; she wouldn't post on Weibo to take sides, that's not her style.

Besides, she is closer to Deyun Society than to Tingyunxuan.

If not now, then in the future.

Yang Yunsheng spent an hour backstage going over the script with Yuan Quan.

Yuan Quan noticed that Yang Yunsheng's mindset had calmed down, and a natural smile appeared on her lips.

The director also came over and saw Yang Yunsheng and Yuan Quan backstage, sitting on two chairs facing each other. He nodded in satisfaction.

The best thing is that Yang Yunsheng's mindset wasn't affected.

If Yang Yunsheng knew that they were all worried about their mindset being affected, he would definitely want to laugh.

What's my mindset?

Why does it affect my mindset?

He's the kind of person who's eager to see the drama unfold!
To be honest, as long as Cao Yunjin doesn't break the law or commit crimes, even if he has moral issues, it won't affect his ability to sell tickets offline!
Because of ethical issues, at most you won't be allowed to appear on television, but your theater won't be shut down.

It seems that people who break the law and commit crimes can still make a living after they get out of prison.

As long as people don't commit murder or arson, society is generally quite tolerant.

Simply put, there's no need to worry about Tingyunxuan's tickets not selling.

At 6:30, Yang Yunsheng and Yuan Quan stopped rehearsing their lines.

Yuan Quan stood beside Yang Yunsheng, looking at the curtain in front of her with a curious expression.

"You really have no experience with stage plays before?"

Yang Yunsheng nodded and said, "It is indeed my first time, but it's similar to crosstalk. In terms of emotional expression, it's a bit richer. But for me, I've performed in small theaters a lot, so I'm used to it."

Yuan Quan was taken aback for a moment, then smiled.

She has never seen a crosstalk performance live, but if she has the chance, she will go see Yang Yunsheng's crosstalk performance.

However, she definitely won't listen to Yunxuan; she doesn't like Cao Yunjin.

While I wouldn't call myself a hater, I'm definitely not neutral either.

Yang Yunsheng would naturally not be so straightforward when facing Yuan Quan.

Besides, Yang Yunsheng wouldn't even tell Liu Ying this secret, let alone Yuan Quan.

At 6:50, the director began the rehearsal, and the atmosphere became serious.

Each department began to complete its final preparations in the last ten minutes.

The audience below the stage was packed.

They were also among the first audience members for the stage play "Green Snake".

Whether Green Snake's reputation is good or bad will be spread by them.

It's been half a year since the casting process began; it's time to put them to the test.

(End of this chapter)