The Lead
主角
多年前，县剧团招学员，在团里任司鼓的胡三元替外甥女报名，将年少的她改名易秦娥从家乡带出来学唱秦腔。因胡三元造成的事故，易秦娥受到影响，学习秦腔之路屡遭波折。但她凭借刻苦的劲头和自身的条件获得了老艺人的赏识和热情帮扶。她的“破蒙戏”在乡村舞台上音惊四座，后改名忆秦娥被调入省秦腔团。 她勤学苦练，在台上的演出屡获成功。历经波折，她终于明白对秦腔艺术的传承才是她作为“主角”的真正意义，她将继续培养新一代秦腔舞台上亮丽的主角。
DIALOGUE CLIPS (5756)
Qin'e. Why laugh? Seriously.
Let me play Qing next.
Don't ask. I got scammed.
Weren't you dating someone? I saw your boyfriend.
When are you getting married? He was a total scammer.
but his dad is just a Provincial Party Committee guard.
What a waste of my time. Slow down! Slow down!
Qin'e, why are you still sitting here?
Go get up there. The leaders are all waiting.
Troupe Leader, ask someone else.
Who else can I ask? You're the deputy troupe leader now.
Hosting leaders is part of your job.
Then I quit. You quit? Who will take over then? I'll do it.
You're just causing trouble. You just think the troupe underpays you.
You just think the troupe underpays you. Right?
You're the troupe leader. Tell me. Is my pay low or not?
The troupe's rule is based on years of experience and ability.
I meet both, right? I joined at 14.
Fans call me the Northwest Drum King.
Maybe I didn't make great feats, but I put in the hard work.
A young girl from another county even got a raise.
Why is there none for me? The provincial leaders appointed her
as the deputy troupe leader. Who do you think you are?
I can't even argue with you on that.