The Life of the Characters in Liu Wenbin's Works

He once lived in Yihe Doudian, Sun Jia Courtyard and Wu Jia Courtyard in the west of the old city of Tianjin, and sometimes in Yizhou. At that time, he shaved his head for a living and lived in a small shop where many people lived together During the day, I went out to string hutongs to shave my hair, and at night I sang my hometown's favorite drum book for recreation. When he was farming in the countryside, he hummed songs while working, and learned many drum books, such as Gong Liu Case, The West Chamber, Hong Yuee's Dream and so on. At that time, the poor in the lower class had no entertainment, so the drums he sang were deeply loved by his partners. Some people listen for a long time, thinking that it is not easy for everyone to survive, and it is not appropriate to listen for nothing. Sometimes they will offer some odds and ends of money. With more and more audiences, he saved more money than shaving his head, so he gradually regarded singing drums as another way of making a living. Because I always sing, I naturally practiced for a long time. Since then, he has been singing on the street with a big drum and is often active in the Xiaoying market area of Dagu Road.

The performance conditions of "dumping the ground" are very poor. A big tent was set up, and boards were nailed to several benches. This is what people often say: "Half the wind blows and the rain clears up." Liu Wenbin also often said: "When people stop working, their teeth will hang up and their stomachs will be uncomfortable." Because Liu Wenbin has no Jianghu portal, it was rejected by artists and local strongmen in the city after entering Tianjin. During the performance, I was kicked out and spoiled, and I didn't accept the drums. This is because he doesn't have a Jianghu expert to guide him, and he doesn't know how to negotiate with them in the "Spring Temple". It is impossible to do this business in Tianjin, so I have to go back to the store and ask the villagers for help.

If he wants to do this business again, he must learn from the teacher. After returning to Baodi with my luggage, I worshipped Mr. Song Ende as a teacher at the temple fair through the introduction of my fellow villagers. Teacher Song also taught him the Spring Sutra and the portal rules used by artists. According to memory, he also invited many artists to eat donkey meat and pancakes at the temple fair, which cost him the money he earned all year. Mr. Song Ende is a semi-blind, nicknamed "Song Blind Bran". According to the generation, Liu Ying is a "literary" generation, and his stage name is "Wen Bin". The founder of this branch is Mei, and the typesetting is based on "inheritance, dragon, yuan, jade, Tang, literature, books, culture and its". Now there are many colleagues, such as Qi Wenzhou in Tianjin, Li Wenjun, Jin, Qi Wenfeng and Liu Wenxun in Tangshan.

After a tortuous apprenticeship, Liu Wenbin broke through the Jianghu Pass and went to Tianjin Wei to perform. At this time, I also made friends with many artists from all walks of life, which further broadened my artistic horizons. He boldly reformed JD's singing. COM drums. First, he erased the lyrics he played and changed them to "It stands for …". On the basis of simplicity and generous voice, clear pronunciation and mellow voice are full of charm. Through constant performance, many basic vocals have been fixed. In addition, his lyrics are accurate and fluent, and he also absorbed some rural minor and local tunes in his singing. He also has a way of singing, which is to absorb the smooth charm of old pedants reciting ancient poems. This kind of singing is called "jar drum".

At this time, in addition to singing under the tarpaulin, he insisted on walking the streets and singing in big houses and luxury houses. He said that he sang for the first time with his younger brother Li Wenjun. At that time, it was a rich young master who ordered his younger brother Li Wenjun's "Gua in the Book of Los Angeles", just because his younger brother couldn't sing. Li Wenjun recommended Liu Wenbin, a senior, to sing for him. When the family didn't want to, they made fun of Liu Wenbin and said; "How can he sing when he looks like that?" At that time, Liu Wenbin was ill and didn't pay attention to his clothes. Later, after others pleaded, he was allowed to sing. The first words of JD.COM Drum were sung loudly, and all kinds of buildings and people nearby gathered around and applauded. Everyone whispered and asked who the singer was. Therefore, Liu Wenbin's name spread like wildfire and resounded through Guinness.

Later, more and more people listened to him and more and more theaters invited him to perform. After a while, the radio asked him to sing live for a long time. Because of his superb singing skills, he was hired by the radio for a long time. Through broadcasting, Liu Wenbin excited Tianjin, Beijing, Hebei and other places. At that time, all the radio stations in Tianjin were privately owned, including Radio China, Radio Renchang, Radio Oriental and Radio YMCA. These radio stations are all commercial. Before the radio stations start, actors will broadcast a commercial advertisement. At that time, there was a drug advertisement for Yanshoutang in the advertisement broadcast by Liu Wenbin Daily: "Regulating menstruation and nourishing blood, one yuan. Diphtheria moth is a blessing and a joy in life. " At the same time, the original milk wine of Tianjin Dongmalu Pharmacy was introduced. At that time, during the economic war, broadcasting was also used to promote goods to increase revenue. At the same time, the actors were put on the market. At that time, few people owned radios. Some big businessmen put a big horn in front of the store to drum up business. Every morning and evening, people go to the store to listen to Liu Wenbin sing. Some stopped working halfway, some were burning stoves, and the stoves were extinguished by listening to singing, so they took a bench and sat in front of the shop to listen. At this time, Liu Wenbin became popular, and JD.COM Drum became more and more famous in Tianjin. Because of his unique singing style and easy-to-understand lyrics, he is suitable for poor citizens to accept, especially those aria reflecting family life, which are deeply loved by urban and rural women. Because of his songs, he is particularly good at describing the mixed feelings of love and civilian life. These songs can be as natural and simple as chatting and telling stories, and there are also some philosophical lyrics that remind people of life. Later, in the case of frequent performances in tea gardens and radio broadcasts, the other party asked him what big drum he was singing. Frankly: "We are from JD.COM (JD.COM refers to Tongxian, Sanhe, Wuqing, Baodi, Jixian, Xianghe, Ninghe and other counties), so let's call it JD.COM Drum!" This is how the name "JD" came from. COM drum came into being.

After Liu Wenbin sang Hongjinmen, there were some contradictions in business. In the words of Liu Wenbin, "Trees attract the wind!" This is because his program was welcomed by the audience, and at the same time, "China" and "Renchang" two radio stations scrambled to let him sing and advertise. "China Radio" wants to increase the broadcasting fee for his exclusive broadcast on this radio station, and says it will pay several times more. In order to be faithful, Liu Wenbin resolutely rejected the request of "China". He insisted on performing in Renchang and Zhonghua radio stations, which caused contradictions and conflicts between the two radio stations. In order to rob him, "China" used the influence of local ruffians and hooligans to write several anonymous letters to Liu Wenbin. Each letter was painted with a knife, which said to kill Liu Wenbin. It once received more than 40 letters a day. The result is smog and the air is very tense. Liu Wenbin couldn't sing any more. He discussed with his colleagues, and they proposed to go to Yanshoutang's music boss to discuss countermeasures. This music boss is from Dacheng County, Hebei Province. He has been doing business in Tianjin for many years and still has some prestige. After careful consideration, he said, "I'm going to go out and ask all parties to see if there is a turn for the better." If it doesn't come true, you can only go back to your hometown Baodi County to make a living. Anyway, Tianjin Wei is untenable! He will stay in the backyard and go to the northwest corner to see Wang (the leader of the Green Red Gang) and ask him to take care of him. "。 Le boss asked me to come and tell Mr. Wang the reason. After listening to this, Mr. Wang immediately picked up the phone and said to the police station, "Who wants to make trouble on purpose ..." Then he said something for them to deal with, and the police officials of course promised to deal with it. Later, Liu Wenbin invited guests to quell the incident and continued to sing on two radio stations.

In the heyday of his singing, it was Feng Jun who was stationed in Tianjin. Because Liu Wenbin sings Mandarin with a slight accent and it is easy to communicate with the Northeast dialect, these Northeasters especially like JD.COM Drum. With the growth of his artistic age, his singing skills are constantly sublimated and improved. Because he is also very simple and honest, he can perform with many artists and become good friends. In Tianjin, he has performed with,,, Ma, Ma Baoshan, Zhai Qingshan, etc. 1930-1940s, he performed in Le Yan Tea Garden (renamed Red Flag Theatre after liberation) with Liu, Chang Xujiu, Yu Ruifeng, Cheng Yulan, Zheng Dieying, Cao, Gao Deming, Tao Xiangru,,, and Dai Shaofu. Chang, Chang, Chang Zhutian, Jin Wanchang, Ma, Hou, Wang successively performed in Qingyun Tea Garden (renamed Gonghe Theater after liberation), singing from their previous positions until they could sing to the end. In the 1940s, he performed in Ping 'an Tea Garden (now called Great Wall Theatre) for a long time, which was a proud day for JD.COM.