Shanxi Provincial Theater Theater's play "The Beginning of Autumn"

In the early years of the Republic of China, the current situation was turbulent and the national destiny was in decline. Shanxi merchants, who have been rich for hundreds of years, are facing a life and death test. Fengde Bank, which has achieved brilliant results and has been integrated all over the world, is doomed. General Manager Ma Honghan faced the difficulties of customer runs, the Tianjin branch being burned, and a large number of domestic and foreign loans that could not be recovered. He abided by the ancestral precepts, followed the rules, and swore to die to guard the Fengde Monument. Deputy General Manager Xu Lingxiang advocated following the trend, seizing opportunities, and integrating Fengde Bank into the track of the modern banking industry. Where will the Fengde ticket number go? A dispute between the "banking faction" and the "ticket accounting faction" began among close friends who share the same brotherhood...

Fengming was originally Xu Lingxiang's lover, but the old lady made the decision and married Ma Honghan by accident. Changren and Yaoqin are an unfortunate pair of sons and daughters who got married for business interests. Yaoqin waited for six years in the embroidery building. Unexpectedly, Changren fell in love with someone else after returning from studying abroad. Ma Honghan's son Ma Jiangtao was as addicted to drama as his life, and abandoned business to pursue art. Father and son are close at hand, but they are far away from each other...

The autumn wind rustles, the fallen leaves are falling, the Fengde bank account is flourishing and declining, and disappears..."Ask the sky, the earth, the past, the present, and ask yourself: Will I lose? Where? ..."

Large-scale multi-scene historical drama "The Beginning of Autumn"

Director: Chen Yongzhao Zhanzhe

Screenwriter: Yao Baoxuan

Performing unit: Shanxi Provincial Theater Co., Ltd.

The masterpiece of Chen Yong, a famous Chinese drama artist and director of the National Theater!

The first living history textbook that profoundly reflects the changes in China’s modern commercial and financial industry!

Comprehensively reflects the most classic and worthy of inheritance of contemporary "enterprise management" in China!

"Teahouse" and "Thunderstorm" are not to be missed by contemporary Chinese managers, entrepreneurs and managers!

The source of inspiration for the hit drama "Qiao's Courtyard"

Witnessing the rise and fall of China's largest business gang through the past and present

"Five Thousand Years" Chinese civilization looks at Shanxi’s five hundred years of Chinese business and Shanxi merchants.” "The Beginning of Autumn" is based on the bank account in Pingyao, Shanxi, the birthplace of modern China's commercial and financial industry. Shanxi's bank accounts were once prosperous and prosperous and connected to the world for hundreds of years. However, in the early Republic of China, due to the turmoil and the decline of the national destiny, the traditional financial industry "bank accounts" encountered serious threats from the modern foreign banking industry. The "banking faction" started a contest...in which tradition and innovation, reason and emotion, contradicted, intertwined, conflicted, climaxed one after another, were touching and meaningful.

The story intersects and develops with two lines. One is how to develop a career and the family to cope with the changes of the times; the other is the intricate emotions between the different lives and destinies of several generations. The grievances of wealthy families, love and hatred, hesitation, determination to innovate, life and death, where to go! Shanxi merchant bank account is in shock!

"The Beginning of Autumn" profoundly reveals China's earliest business philosophy of "diligence, dedication, prudence, and integrity." "Every day you live in this world, you should do your best" also has profound practical significance in contemporary China. "The Beginning of Autumn" has a clear theme, profound ideas, majestic momentum and touching people's eyes. Since its premiere on April 27, 2004, it has been performed more than 240 times. It has caused a sensation wherever it goes and has been called "New Century". Milestone of Chinese Drama".

Dong Huaiyu A and Wu Zhengde B as Ma Honghan

Zhang Zhizhong as Xu Lingxiang

Gao Jumei A and Qu Meiqin B as the old lady

Zhang Jing A and Yang Yang B as Fengming

Jiao Qiyue as Ma Yaoqin

Yang Junjun as Ma Jiangtao

Yu Guang as Xu Changren

Zhang Xing as Zhang Keming

Chu Yue as Wen Fei

Wang Fenghai as Ma Yong

Wu Yashu as Zhao Chengcai

Yan Zhixiao as Leader Hao

Wang Jianhua as Han Er Ye

Wen Hongbo as Yu Yili

Li Guangcheng as Li Shengde

Li Dezhi as Wang Shun

Liu Yan as Chunlan

Chang Jing as Qiu Ju

Wang Junshu as the boy Supervisor Producer: Shen Weichen

Chief Planner: Cheng Baode

Producer: Tian Huai Li Jinhai

Producer: Jia Maosheng

Planner: Yu Zhefeng Xia Ping Lu Ruihong Sun Zhenhua Wang Lijun Jia Maosheng

Screenwriter: Yao Baoxuan Wei Zhong

Director: Chen Yong

Successor director: Zhan Zhanzhe

Producer: Zhang Desheng

Scenography designer: Mao Jingang

Lighting designer: Lu Weidong You Xiaolin

Composer: Wang Xiaogang

Jin Opera Director: Sun Chang

Historical Consultant: Zhang Zhengming

Performance: China Philharmonic Orchestra Prologue: The front door of Ma's courtyard

Scene 1: The study room of the general manager of Fengde Bank

Scene 2: The old lady's residence

Scene 3: Ma's house Meeting Hall

Scene 4: Ma Family Courtyard Garden

Scene 5: A corner behind the stage

Scene 6: Fengde Ticket No. Inside

Scene 7: Ma’s Back Garden

Epilogue: The front gate of Ma’s courtyard A large-scale historical drama "The Beginning of Autumn" newly created by Shanxi Provincial Theater has a distinctive theme and profound ideas. , is an excellent stage play that integrates ideological, artistic and ornamental qualities. The play tells the story of the once glorious Fengde Bank, which faced the test of life and death amidst the turmoil and declining national fortunes in the early years of the Republic of China, and finally went from prosperity to decline. It not only has a breathtaking artistic effect, but also It shows the fighting spirit of Shanxi merchants who have been proud of the world for hundreds of years and is not afraid of hardships and dangers and strives for self-improvement. It shows the essence of Shanxi merchants’ thoughts of diligence, dedication, prudence and integrity, and reveals the important reasons for the decline of Shanxi merchants and their own historical limitations. , inspires people to think, promotes reflection, inspires people to forge ahead, and has a strong ideological nature.

The drama "The Beginning of Autumn" begins with a majestic and heroic spirit, directing the audience's attention to Shanxi merchants who have dominated the business world for 500 years, closely linking the fate of Shanxi merchants with the fate of the nation. It shows that the tragedy of Shanxi merchants is just a microcosm of the national tragedy. With the ups and downs of the plot, the Shanxi merchants faced the critical juncture of life and death for their families, individuals, and careers, and their passionate emotions and tragic fate of exploring which way to go deeply touched the hearts of every audience. The drama is named after "The Beginning of Autumn", which has rich connotations and implications. "Beginning of Autumn" is first of all a time concept, a turning point in the natural climate from hot to cool. Here, it is related to the rise and fall of history, implying the deeper meaning of Shanxi merchants' transition from prosperity to decline. At the same time, "The Beginning of Autumn" is a day for ancestor worship in Shanxi people's customs, which also involves the historical dialogue between ancestors and descendants, tradition and modernity, and the development of the plot is closely related to this.

Faced with an uncertain future, a battle began between two different attitudes, and the relationship between people also became very complicated during this battle. The blows Ma Honghan suffered in life did not stop there. His only son was unwilling to inherit the ancestral business and run a bank account, so he sang with the troupe and never returned.

He sent his unmarried son-in-law, Xu Changren, son of Xu Lingxiang, to study abroad in the hope of helping him in the future. When he returned to China after completing his studies, he brought his girlfriend who had studied abroad with him and turned into a preparatory staff member of the National Bank. His beloved daughter followed the ancestral rules and stayed alone in the embroidery building for six years. She was struck by a change of love and was so heartbroken that she finally quietly ran away from home to study in Shanghai. The historical tragedy naturally caused the life tragedies of the people who lived in it. The majestic and majestic Ma family compound fell apart under the interaction of this social force. It was the times that completely destroyed Ma Honghan's foundation - the foundation of Shanxi merchants. The stage presentation of the drama mainly revolves around Ma Honghan's family events. A series of vivid characters are placed in the fierce conflict of specific emotions and reason, and a story is jointly performed in the chain of interlocking stories. The magnificent dance of life.

This creates pairs of contradictions, which push the storyline to climaxes. The contradictions are constantly changing as the location changes, and the former contradiction pave the way for the latter contradiction. The transition is very natural. The big contradiction is surrounded by small contradictions. In the struggle between the "bank faction" and the "bill account faction", small contradictions such as the marriage tragedy of Chang Ren and Yao Qin and the conflict of values ????between the two generations of the Ma family are added. It is these small contradictions that enrich such big contradictions. Through the interpretation of small contradictions, the big contradictions in a specific historical period are vividly highlighted, making the plot flesh-and-blood, vivid and touching. The whole play is completed in one go in complex conflicts, and all plot arrangements are set according to the conflicts of the drama.

"The Beginning of Autumn" breaks the creative theme of previous film and television dramas that only praise Shanxi businessmen's entrepreneurship and their business first. Instead, it is obviously reflective, critical, and more objective and fair about Shanxi businessmen. A clear reflection on the historical reasons for its rise and fall, while at the same time affirming its traditional spirit. Secondly, "The Beginning of Autumn" is not limited to a historical perspective, but uses contemporary people's aesthetic vision to renovate history. While reappearing tradition, it also adds modern discourse interpretation, which has a deeper meaning.

In the limited time and space, the drama "The Beginning of Autumn" fully expresses the essence of Shanxi merchants' thoughts of diligence, dedication, prudence and integrity. Throughout the play, the passage "Heaven and earth create people, each person should have his or her own destiny; in this world, one should do his or her best every day" has been praised by Fengde from top to bottom, day after day, year after year. The ancestral precepts that are recited and carefully followed are a true reflection of the diligence and dedication of Shanxi merchants.

"The Beginning of Autumn" not only successfully shaped the artistic image of three generations of Shanxi merchants with fascinating stories and vivid language, but also left the audience with infinite space for thinking. Autumn is here, winter is coming one after another, can spring be far behind? Shanxi merchants have declined, but Shanxi's economy will definitely take off and rise.