CN: Yaolin
That was in the early years, Mei Lanfang co-starred in Broken Bridge and got a discount in Legend of the White Snake. The plot is that Bai Niangzi and Xu Xian meet again, Mei Lanfang plays Bai Niangzi and Yu Zhenfei plays Xu Xian. In the play, White Snake has an action, that is, when her ungrateful husband, Xu Xian, chases and kneels to beg her, she loves and hates, so she pokes Xu Xian's forehead with a finger. This finger should be empty. Don't want to, Yu Zhenfei knelt too close, mei Lanfang too hard, this finger poked Yu Zhenfei's forehead, Yu Zhenfei leaned back. This is an action that is not in the plot design. What should I do when I see Yu Zhenfei fall to the ground? Mei Lanfang subconsciously helped Yu Zhenfei with her hands. Yu Zhenfei was hugged and didn't fall. But Mei Lanfang immediately realized that I was a white snake and he was an ungrateful husband, Xu Xian. It is unreasonable for me to help him. Isn't this play ruined? Mei Lanfang improvised, holding him and gently pushing him. Therefore, the plot changed from poking to poking, from helping to pushing, which more vividly showed the complex mood of White Snake's love and hate for Xu Xian. This action made the mistakes that almost caused the stage accident superb and was recognized by everyone. From then on, in future performances, Mei Lanfang followed this action. Moreover, other operas also transplanted this action, and this action became a classic.