2:06:03
So cold.
2:06:17
The sky of the liberated
are as is clear and blue,
2:06:27
Mrs. Duan !
2:06:30
Where were you?
2:06:32
A meeting.
2:06:34
A meeting?
2:06:43
Xiaolou,
the whole troupe's come.
2:06:51
Ah, a costume change!
2:06:56
Thank you all for coming
to see me. I'm fiine now.
2:07:00
Sounds easy now.
you didn't see him suffer!
2:07:03
Dieyi,
get out of bed.
2:07:05
All of Beijing is waiting
2:07:08
for the next appearance
of the King and his Concubine!
2:07:11
It'll be the goddamn golden
hit of a golden era.
2:07:22
You've asked me to say a few
words. I'm not sure how to put it.
2:07:28
I think these modern operas
are interesting. . .
2:07:32
but the costumes
aren't very attractive.
2:07:36
The backdrops are too realistic.
2:07:40
Yet Beijing opera puts
great value on ambiance.
2:07:43
Song recital, movement and
acrobatics are part of this ambiance.
2:07:49
But with these costumes on,
performance won't look good.
2:07:52
I know, it really concerns me.
2:07:56
What do all of you think?