Born in North China Plain, Xun Huisheng (Xie Hao) has been interested in Bangzi Opera since he was a child. Seven-year-old Huisheng and his parents and brother Rong Hui came to Tianjin to go to relatives, but all relatives have moved away and there is no news. Forced to make a living, Xunfu, with the help of Uncle Wang, sold Huishenghe to Xiao (Deng Limin), a famous dancer in Hebei Bangzi, to study opera. Hong Yan Jr. is in his fifties and sleeps with him in the name of teaching drama. That night, Huisheng heard his brother crying softly. Then, he fled his small home alone. Hong Yan Jr. became angry from embarrassment and brought Huisheng back, and immediately recovered the money to buy the two brothers. In order to pay back the money, Xunfu can only sell Huisheng to Pang (Xie Yuan), a famous dancer in Hebei Bangzi, as an apprentice. In the evening, Huisheng sleeps with his eldest brother. The elder brother told him that Pang was cruel to his apprentice, and his teacher's mother (Fang Zichun), nicknamed "maid of honor", was even more cruel. Smart students make up their minds: they are not afraid of hardships and must learn. Pang's master Hou Junshan (Shi Weijian) is a famous person in Beijing. When he came to visit Pang, he saw that he liked the child very much. He promised to personally pass his representative works "Little Cowherd" and "Hua Tian Cuo" to him.

2. Nine-year-old Tianjin famous earthquake.

After a year of hard training unimaginable to ordinary people, the next year, 8-year-old Huisheng made her debut in Tianjin under the stage name of "Bai Mudan". Because she was caught in the "double national mourning"-Cixi () and Guangxu died, she couldn't make up, so Pang dressed Huisheng in a gray coat and tied a white towel to play the role of "the third mother godson". Huisheng, who took the stage for the first time, was so nervous that he forgot to sing. Pang Yanyun beat up Huisheng, Huisheng didn't cry or hide, and gritted his teeth. A year later, Huisheng took the stage again in Tianjin, and his stage name was still "Bai Mudan". Last year, the audience remembered him vividly and came to watch the excitement. Huisheng's calm spirit won a full house with challenges and appearances. The name "Bai Mudan" spread throughout Guinness overnight. Huisheng was a smash hit in Tianjin, and Pang performed in the suburbs of Tianjin with Pang Jiaban. On this day, they arrived at Baoding House, and Qi Hongsheng (licensed decoration), a young man from Baoding 15, also came to see the play. He was fascinated by "Bai Mudan" and insisted on being brothers with Hui Cheng. Hongsheng sympathized with Huisheng's life experience and proposed to redeem Huisheng and go to school with himself. Huisheng declined politely.

After coming to Beijing, I put on a play.

Huisheng, 10 years old, came to Beijing and was deeply infected by the cultural atmosphere in Beijing. Pang wants Hou Junshan to introduce Huisheng to Beijing to sing in class. Hou Junshan disagreed, thinking that Beijing's red corners are like clouds, and it is necessary to have its own specialties to gain a foothold. He loves talents and decided to stay with Huisheng and set up for him personally. A year later, Huisheng's skill increased greatly, and he premiered "Little Cowherd" and "Hua Tian Cuo" in Fushoutang Small Theater. After the performance, "Bai Mudan" became famous in Beijing. Huisheng met Shang Xiaoyun, the monitor of Lezheng class in Tsing Yi. They appreciated each other's talents and soon became good friends. Wang Zhongsheng, a pioneer of drama who returned from Japan, came to the theater to watch Huisheng's play and was fascinated by Huisheng's simple and natural performance. He is going to direct the progressive drama "Black Slave Record", fearing that there is no suitable actor to play Lucy, a little black slave. After watching Huisheng's performance, he decided to let Huisheng play Little Lucy. In order to make money, the "maid of honor" promised Huisheng to act in Wang Zhongsheng's place. Wang Zhongsheng patiently explained to Huisheng how to play a play, how to experience the role, how to analyze the characters, and told him how to perform in life. Huisheng benefited a lot and laid the foundation for the style of Xun School in the future. The release of "The Record of the Black Slave Calling Heaven", Huisheng described Lucy, a little black slave, in a meticulous and touching way. Later, he performed many revolutionary propaganda dramas such as Qiu Jin, Tears and Officialdom in the Sky with Chunyang Drama Club. Huisheng and Wang Zhongsheng performed Family Revolution together. These plays have been welcomed by Beijing audiences. The reactionary government banned Chunyang Drama Club and arrested Wang Zhongsheng. On the day when Wang Zhongsheng asked about beheading, Huisheng rushed to the execution ground, squeezed into the crowd and shouted, "Brother Wang!"

It was love at first sight with the daughter of a famous Peking Opera actor.

Hou Junshan found Huisheng's voice getting darker and darker, but her voice was crisp and bright, so he suggested Huisheng sing Peking Opera instead. Huisheng studied the art of Peking Opera hard and soon showed his extraordinary talent. In a blink of an eye, Huisheng 15 years old. In order to get the mean teacher to return the closed book, Huisheng agreed to sing for Pang Jiabai for another two years. Two years later, Beijing held a grand gathering of Peking Opera celebrities. Huisheng has cooperated with famous artists such as Shang Xiaoyun, Mei Lanfang and Yang Xiaolou. Under the introduction of Yang Xiaolou, Huisheng met the famous Peking Opera actor Wang Yaoqing. Wang Yaoqing admired Sheng Hui very much and decided to teach him "Yu Tang Chun". Sheng Hui met Wu Xiaoxia, who was the apple of Yang Xiaolou's younger brother Wu Caixia's eye. The two young people fell in love at first sight and decided to live for life. Yang Xiaolou was satisfied with this and proposed to his brother Wu Caixia. However, Wu Caixia thinks that it is disgraceful for her daughter, a famous Peking Opera actress, to marry a Bangzi singer. But because of exemptions' face, Wu Caixia didn't refuse face to face, but thought of a plan.

On the wedding night, the wife was changed.

On this day, Wu Caixia took his sixth sister Wu Chunsheng to see Huisheng's play. Seeing that Chunsheng worships Huisheng very much, Wu Caixia promised Huisheng's marriage to her daughter for a pretence. On the wedding night, Huisheng unveiled the veil like a bolt from the blue. Chunsheng, who was in the dark, was also surprised. Xiao Xia left a letter and went away. Huisheng was depressed for a long time and finally got back on his feet. Yang Xiaolou saw Sheng Hui practicing again, and his joy was beyond words. The news that Yang Xiaolou led Yongsheng Club to perform in Shanghai spread like wildfire. Colleagues in Liyuan recommended roles to Yang Xiaolou, but Yang Xiaolou refused, saying that Tan Xiaopei, Shang Xiaoyun and Bai Mudan had been selected to form a "three small and one white" lineup. Public opinion in Beijing Peking Opera exploded, saying that "Bai Mudan who sings Bangzi is not qualified" and "he is not an authentic Peking Opera school". Some colleagues are jealous of Huisheng. When Huisheng performed Iron Bow Edge, the heckler suddenly picked up the teapot and tea bowl and threw it at Huisheng. Chunsheng rushed to protect Huisheng and was injured, so Huisheng felt Chunsheng's feelings for himself. Yang Xiaolou rushed to Xunzhai to comfort Huisheng, saying that his trip to Shanghai belonged to Huisheng, and took the opportunity to persuade Huisheng to bring Chunsheng. That night, Huisheng and Chunsheng, the young couple, moved together. They sat in each other's arms and the candlelight burned quietly.

6. Eye-opening in Shanghai

In Shanghai, the first play was Hua Tian Cuo starring Hui Sheng, and Shang Xiaoyun played Miss Liu Yuyan for Hui Sheng. The audience was fascinated, and Wu Changshuo, a master of Chinese painting, was deeply impressed by Huisheng's performance. Accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. Wu at the theatre is Wu Changshuo's newly-known granddaughter, Huang's "confidant". Lan Xin is a famous old lady in Shanghai Peking Opera. Wu Xiaoxia read in the newspaper that Huisheng came to Shanghai to perform, and she also bought a ticket excitedly, during which tears filled her eyes. Huisheng's performance was a great success. Shanghai newspapers have reported that "Bai Mudan is full of surprises", "Pear Garden is favored, and the art garden is wonderful", and "The wonders of Peking Opera and Hua Dan are on the rise". Wu Changshuo personally wrote a post and invited Huisheng to be a guest. Lan Xin volunteered as a messenger, and Huisheng was at a loss for this beautiful young girl. Yang Xiaolou personally directed Huisheng to rehearse "Xunguanniang", and later the performance of "Xunguanniang" was also a great success. Lan Xin knew that Huisheng was unsociable and didn't understand Jianghu rules. After coming to Shanghai, she never took the initiative to visit Huang, so she invited Huisheng as a guest on her birthday. In Fu Huang, rehearsing with Huisheng. Huisheng's serious attitude and beautiful performance made Huang sincerely appreciate it. At the same time, Lan Xin's contribution to Sheng Hui also made Huang Jinrong feel jealous. Wu Changshuo introduced Huisheng to Lao She, drama critics Zheng Zhenduo and Ou Yangyuqian. With the help of these celebrities, Huisheng began to learn poetry, calligraphy and painting. He also watched the performances of Xia Yuerun and Xia Yueshan, the representatives of Shanghai school art. These studies broadened his horizons, opened the door to artistic innovation and laid the foundation for the formation of Xun school art.

7. Make a fuss about pornography.

After studying the art of Shanghai style, Huisheng performed his first new play, Yang Naiwu, which was a great success. After the contract expires, Yang Xiaolou, Shang Xiaoyun and Tan Xiaopei will return to the north. The Tian Zhan stage spent a lot of money to retain Huisheng to take the lead. Sheng Hui in his prime became more and more popular, but he kept in mind Yang Xiaolou's advice and was not confused by the smell of incense, copper and neon. Besides performing every day, he also writes and draws with his wife at home. Huang invited Huishenghe to co-star in The Prince and the showgirl. Lan Xin threw herself into Huisheng's arms through rehearsal and expressed her love. In order to put an end to this idea, Huisheng declined Huang's meeting. Huang was furious and scolded for lack of training. Promise to marry Huang to protect Huisheng. I'm worried about attending Huang He's wedding. Lao She came to visit Huisheng, learned about it and wrote a word: taboo. So, Huisheng took his wife and troupe to perform in Hangzhou. Chunsheng successfully gave birth to her eldest daughter Ai Xi in Hangzhou. When the contract expired, it was time to contract out the money, but the boss didn't know where to go. Huisheng had to take out his savings and send a bag of money back to Shanghai. Here, the owner of Hangzhou Theater respectfully handed the bag of money to Huang. One day, Chunsheng was molested by several of Huang's men in the food market. Huisheng was furious when he learned that. Huang was persuaded by his men to teach Huisheng a lesson. Lan Xin quickly told Huisheng to leave Shanghai. Due to Wu Changshuo's mediation, Huang asked Huisheng to offer wine to apologize. Huisheng was humiliated at the party and thrown into a mass grave. Huisheng came home, Chunsheng burst into tears in her husband's arms.

8. Back in Beijing, he was named one of the four top students.

Two years later, Huisheng and Chunsheng returned to Beijing with their eldest daughter Ai and their youngest son Ling Xiang after a four-year absence. Shang Xiaoyun accompanied Huisheng to the theater where he sang Peking Opera for the first time, but he happened to pass by Xiao Xia, which also revisited the place. Huisheng wants to innovate Peking Opera. He said, "I know the stubborn forces in Beijing, but innovation is imperative. In Shanghai, my biggest gain is to understand that acting must win the audience and lead the audience to innovate. " Bai Mudan, who is far away from Beijing, returned to Beijing to star in the new play "Pansi Cave" at Ming Kai Theatre in Beijing. After the performance reached its climax, Sheng Hui played a Xia Yue fairy dressed in western clothes, and the audience had different expressions. Because of the new performances, new tracks, new singing methods and new lighting sets, the performances are loved by young audiences. However, many conservatives shouted loudly: "heresy, foreign dance, decency", and some even quit halfway. Smart students look back on their desire for innovation and take big steps without realizing the difference between Beijing and Shanghai. Yang Xiaolou personally invited Yu Shuyan, the leading actor of Xu Sheng, and Chen Delin, the chief Tsing Yi "Old Master Q" who has not performed for a long time, and also performed the play with Huisheng. The cooperation of the four of them was called "the great combination of four famous actresses in Beijing" by Beijing newspapers, which set off a Beijing opera fever in Beijing. The three-day performance not only made the new audience like it, but also won back the old audience who scolded Huisheng. Huisheng officially changed her stage name "Bai Mudan" to Xun Huisheng. On this day, Shang Xiaoyun published "Shuntian Times" and published the activity of selecting the first actress in China, and Shanghai Shenbao and Beijing newspapers responded in succession. Many famous artists have written articles introducing famous actresses. The selection was announced, and Mei Lanfang, Shang Xiaoyun, Cheng and Xun Huisheng were elected. Since then, China has had "four famous people". Huisheng went back to his hometown to visit his master and his mother. Seeing that his family was surrounded, Pang took out a stack of money and handed it to his mistress, saying, "This is my filial piety to your parents. I will send you money every month. "

9. A few days after the Lugouqiao Incident

1936 is an important year for Huisheng's creation. A "Matchmaker" is a household name all over the country and is sung by everyone. 1937, during the Marco Polo Bridge Incident, Huisheng performed "Fierce Horse with Red Bristle" in the theater, and sent all the performance income to the front line to buy planes for anti-Japanese fighters. Beiping fell. One night, Ai Xi had a high fever. The Huisheng couple took Ai Xi to the Union Medical College Hospital to see a doctor, and happened to meet a team of Japanese troops running into the hospital. Japanese won't let doctors save China people, so they love it so much that it's hard to make them sad and angry. The minister of Manchukuo visited us and invited Huisheng to perform for Puyi's birthday in the north, but Huisheng flatly refused. In order to escape the persecution of the enemy, he took his family to Tianjin overnight. Huisheng lives in seclusion in Tianjin. One day, a friend suddenly came to Tianjin and told him that Guo Tingchang, a Kuomintang official, had invaded Xun's house and forced Xun's mother to die. Huisheng rushed back to Beijing overnight to pay homage to his mother's grave. Shang Xiaoyun came to Xun's home, claiming that he was persecuted by the Japanese and was terminally ill. Huisheng and Shang Xiaoyun visited Yang Xiaolou, who was seriously ill. When the Japanese aggressors were rampant, Mei Lanfang went on a beard strike in Shanghai, worked as a farmer in the suburbs and served as an apprentice in an art school in Xiaoyun. Huisheng immediately took out cash to support Shang Xiaoyun in running a school, and said that he also had the heart of fading out. After a long performance, Liu Xiangshe's colleagues have no overnight dishes. In order to make a living, Huisheng returned to Beijing and took to the stage, but he didn't play comedy, only tragedy, because he wanted to use the people in the play to scold traitors and robbers. The Japanese surrendered, and the traitors became Kuomintang officials. Huisheng was fearless of rape and continued to lambaste his family's dirty linen. During this period, a female soldier surnamed Wu used her power to force Huisheng to marry her. On the wedding day, Huisheng jumped out of the window and ran away. After that, she couldn't go home. After the national liberation, Huisheng welcomed the new China sun. He often mumbles to Chunsheng's portrait, telling the memory of Chunsheng, Yang Xiaolou, Wang Zhongsheng and many other late old friends.