2009年11月底,河南省文化厅领导向我交代了创作豫剧《焦裕禄》剧本的任务。我犹豫了两天,才接了令牌。12月就开始阅读材料,琢磨戏路,并很快写出了第一场。但接下来就卡壳了。我没有想到,这成了我创作生涯中最为艰难、最为煎熬的一次创作经历。整整半年多的时间里,我几乎是在绝境的挣扎中寻觅前进。写作中几经反复,写了一大半又推翻重来。后来为了减轻压力,又邀请了 The end of November 2009, the leadership of Henan Provincial Department of Cultural Affairs told me confessed to the creation of opera “Jiao Yu Paul” script task. I hesitated for two days before I received the token. December started reading materials, pondering the play, and quickly wrote the first one. But then stuck. I did not think it was my most difficult and most creative experience in my career. For a period of more than half a year, I was looking for it almost in a desperate struggle. After writing repeatedly, I wrote a half and overturned again. Later, in order to alleviate the pressure, invited again