Tainan Mei Arts Festival originally planned to invite Ming Huayuan to participate, but in the end, not only did the trip not take place, but recently it evolved into a situation where the sponsor, Mr. Su, asked the CEO of the main group, Chen Zhaoxian, to explain whether the main group was putting pressure on the sub-troupe to not perform, and whether the dispute between the two groups would be resolved. Subsequently, it triggered local Sun Cuifeng, the mainstay of the family, directly responded to the Facebook post. In response to this, local people in Chaozhou, where Minghua Garden made its fortune, pointed out that the main group and the sub-troupes are actually independent on weekdays. When there is a need for manpower for a large-scale performance, the sub-troupes will be dispatched to help, and they will work together to achieve the best performance.
Mr. Su, the financier of the Beauty Art Festival, later had an in-depth conversation with Chen Zhaoxian. After the meeting, he also wrote that "Zhaoxian is a kind person, but his public relations is a little weak." The barrage also directly targeted Chen Jiahong, the son of the former leader of the Minghua Yuanyue 2 Troupe, who was involved in emotional and financial disputes, and even asked Chen Jiahong, "Are you ready to face me?"
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The controversy stemmed from Ming Wah Garden's refusal to perform at the "Shamei Art Festival". In an interview on the 24th, Chen Zhaoxian said that he "expanded other people's family affairs into an art festival," which aroused Mr. Su's dissatisfaction. At that time, Mr. Su asked Chen Zhaoxian to explain whether the Minghua Garden Group had pressured the sub-troupe not to perform and whether the disputes related to the Yue 2 Group would be resolved. The Internet was full of positive and negative debates. Finally, it was not until Minghua Garden issued a statement and made a big move to cut off Chen Jiahong, who had falsely used the names of Minghua Garden groups, and faced various revelations and accusations, that there was any sign of an end.
Minghuayuan originated in Chaozhou, Pingtung, and the opera troupe would be invited to the temple to warm the gods' birthdays during the gods-welcoming games. A man surnamed Wang, who has been cultivating local culture for a long time, said that the earliest opera that flourished in Chaozhou was actually the puppet show. After Chen Mingji, the founding leader of the troupe, came to Chaozhou to lay the foundation for Gezi Opera, the brilliance of Chaozhou Gezi Opera and the cultural heritage of puppet theater and shadow puppetry gave Chaozhou the title of "Traditional Opera Capital".
He pointed out that later, Chen Mingji’s adopted son surnamed Guo and his second generation brothers Chen Shengdian (the founding leader of Tianzi Group), Chen Shengfu and other brothers gradually took over, with "Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Sun, Moon and Stars" as the eight major sub-groups. Chen's eldest son Chen Shengdian passed away due to a car accident in 2003, and now his second brother Chen Shengfu is the head of the main group.
Wang Nan said that in addition to the eight sub-troupes, there are also cooperative groups composed of the third generation or original members, such as the Youth Army of the Youth League, the Art Troupe, the Embroidery Garden and other cooperative groups. They usually operate and perform independently, but for super-large performances such as "The Legend of the White Snake", etc. The main troupe will take over the performance and summon the various sub-troupes and sub-troupes for support. Each troupe will work together to perform on stage and give the best performance. However, a big tree must have dead branches. Indeed, I have heard that there are two or three generations of unscrupulous people who improperly use the names of the main troupe or other sub-troupes and youth groups.
