At six o'clock in the morning, after Xu Wangqiu woke up, he felt dizzy and a little sleep-deprived. Recently, he has been busy with concerts during the day, and at night he returns to the bedroom to discuss "Falcon" with Liu Lin and them, often discussing until one or two o'clock, which is even busier than when the movie was made. Xu Wangqiu rubbed his face vigorously and drove the sleepiness away from his body, the concert is about to start rehearsals today, and he must cheer up.

Xu Wangqiu washed his face and rinsed his mouth and came back, and saw that Liu Lin and they were still lying in the quilt and were reluctant to get up, so he went over and lifted their quilts one by one. Liu Lin and the others bounced up from the bed with a strange scream, screaming "it's so cold" in their mouths, and began to dress indiscriminately.

After breakfast, Xu Wangqiu and they discussed "Falcon" in the dormitory for a while, and then took the bus to the Capital Gymnasium. When I walked into the Capital Gymnasium, the eleven actors who participated in the performance, as well as eight bands, arrived.

The preparation time for the "Into the New Era" concert is relatively short, with only more than 20 days of rehearsals, and most of the repertoire is new songs. In order to solve this problem, Xu Wangqiu and the others handed over the score and the arranged music to the actors, and asked them to rehearse with the band of their unit, and they performed with the band of the unit during the performance. The actors who participated in the performance came from eight units, and naturally there were eight bands here today.

Xu Wangchuan and Xie Fei did not show up, they went to other places with the approval of the Ministry of Culture to contact the relevant matters of the performance. Xie Fei went to the magic capital, and Xu Wangchuan first went to Tianjin to contact the venue, and then went to Yangcheng. Xu Wangqiu believes that Xu Wangchuan will run down this time, and the process of the performance will be quite clear. When it comes time to actually go to the acupuncture, he won't have a black eye.

Xu Wangqiu was about to walk towards the center of the gymnasium, when he suddenly heard Su Bai shouting "Wangqiu! Wangqiu", he looked up and saw that Su Bai was waving at him in the stands, next to her roommate Liu Cancan and others. Xu Wangqiu went over to chat with Su Bai and the others, and then came to the center of the stadium to meet the actors.

The actors, hosts, and band members of the show have all changed their clothes. The band wore the costumes of their usual performances, while the actors and presenters were custom-made for them by the cabaret troupe. They represent the various song and dance troupes to participate in the performance, representing the image of each song and dance troupe, and the song and dance troupe attaches more importance to this and customizes performance costumes for them.

Guo Lanying and Li Guyi are gods who have participated in countless performances, and they feel nothing strange about performing in the gymnasium, but most of the other actors are newcomers, and it is the first time to perform in the gymnasium, so they feel very fresh and chatter. "It's so big, I've never played in this kind of venue before. "It's completely different from performing in a theater. "Yes, when we perform in a theater, we see the audience looking down, and when we perform in this venue, we see the audience looking up. ”

Xu Wangqiu went over to chat with Gu Jianfen for a few words, raised the program list in his hand, and said loudly to the actors: "Next, we are going to rehearse officially, I will first talk about everyone's order of play, and everyone will remember their order of play." The first to play was Comrade Li Guyi, the second was Comrade Ren Yan, and the third was Comrade Jiang Dawei......"

In a concert like this, the order in which the actors appear is very important, and if it is not arranged properly, it can be very cold. For example, if Guo Lanying is arranged to be on the third stage, the audience's reaction must be very strong, and the fourth actor on the stage will be miserable, with Guo Lanying Zhuyu in front, it will be difficult for the fourth actor to cause any reaction, resulting in a cold scene, and the irritable audience will even applaud.

After hearing the order of appearance, two or three actors immediately said to Xu Wangqiu and Gu Jianfen that it was too stressful to arrange themselves to sing behind so-and-so, could you give me a different position. However, Xu Wangqiu and Gu Jianfen did not agree, the order of appearance was carefully designed by them, and the program list had already been printed, so it must not be changed.

At ten o'clock in the morning, the rehearsal officially began, and Bai Qiuling wore a white dress and walked to the microphone in the center of the stage as lightly as a fairy. In this era, there are no wireless microphones, they are all wired, and actors are standing in front of the microphone to perform.

Bai Qiuling looked up at the only ten or so audience members on the stage, and showed a charming smile: "Dear audience friends, good evening! Today is January 15, 1980. The new year has arrived, and at the beginning of this new year, we gather together to feel the breath of spring and spend this wonderful time together. ”

After Bai Qiuling finished her opening speech, Xu Wangqiu raised her hand and signaled to pause. He walked to the center of the stage and said to Bai Qiuling: "Comrade Bai Qiuling, your newspaper curtain still has that problem, the broadcast tone is too serious, and I feel very serious." What is the purpose of this concert? It is to bring music to everyone, so that everyone can enjoy the music together, in the form of a party, even the same as when we usually go on outings. ”

Xu Wangqiu imitated Bai Qiuling's tone and said in a broadcast tone: "Let's get together, feel the breath of spring together, and spend this wonderful time together." Is that how you usually talk to your friends?"

Bai Qiuling pursed her lips and looked at Xu Wangqiu, smiling embarrassedly. Xu Wangqiu told her several times about the problem of reporting the curtain, hoping that the reporting time would be as natural and friendly as possible, but the training she received for the reporting curtain has always been like this, and it will not be changed for a while.

Xu Wangqiu said: "The audience is your friend, you are not simply announcing the curtain, you are communicating with your friends and telling your friends what they are going to perform next." So, relax, be natural, and don't be so serious and rigid. ”

Bai Qiuling chuckled: "I was originally quite relaxed, but now that I hear you say this, I am really a little nervous." ”

Xu Wangqiu laughed and comforted: "Don't be nervous, you are already very good, but our requirements are relatively high, I hope you can be better, and we also believe that you can do better." Just report the curtain in the same state as you talked to me. Let's do it again. ”

After Xu Wangqiu withdrew from the stage, Bai Qiuling resumed the curtain call. This time, she still has a broadcasting tone, but it is better than just now. Xu Wangqiu didn't stop, and Bai Qiuling continued to report: "January is the day when plum blossoms bloom. Plum blossoms are proud of frost and snow, perseverance and perseverance, which is the national spirit of the Chinese nation. Next, Comrade Li Guyi is invited to sing "A Cut of Plums" for us. ”

Hearing that Li Guyi was about to appear and sing, Su Bai, who was sitting in the stands, applauded one after another.

Xu Wangqiu saw Li Guyi walking slowly from the entrance of the gymnasium and realized that the actor's appearance was a problem. Unlike theatre performances, the stadium performances are staged after the announcement, and the actors go directly to the stage from the entrance on the left side of the stage, but the entrance of the stadium is very far from the stage, and the actors have to walk for a minute or two to walk to the middle of the stage when they come out of the entrance.

Xu Wangqiu wondered if it would be changed, when the curtain announcer announced the curtain, the actors began to move forward; when the curtain was announced, the actors would not be far from the stage, and the audience would not have to wait so long. However, he quickly gave up on the idea, and it was not necessarily a bad thing to make the audience wait for a minute or two, which would give him a sense of anticipation.

Li Guyi slowly walked to the center of the stage and sang affectionately in the melodious flute: "True love is like a vast grassland, and layers of wind and rain cannot be blocked." There will always be a sunrise when the clouds open, and the sun shines on you and me. True love is like a plum blossom, and cold ice and snow can't drown ......"

The melody of the song "A Cut of Plums" is melodious and tactful, coupled with Li Guyiwan's melodious singing, coupled with the appropriate use of national musical instruments, which makes the whole song tactful and lyrical, sincere and affectionate. In the melodious singing, everyone at the scene seemed to see the white expanse of the earth, see the fluttering snowflakes, and see a branch of red plum blooming in the snow......

After singing the song, Su Bai and the girls couldn't help but applaud, and Liu Lin and the others stood up excitedly, clapping their hands and applauding loudly. "A Cut of Plums" is not the same way as the songs that everyone usually hears, soft and lyrical with an ancient style. The young people present felt that it was very fresh and very good, and they all felt that this was their own song.

Liu Cancan said to Su Bai beside him while clapping his hands desperately: "This song is really good, the lyrics are also very well written, especially meaningful, and it uses a variety of metaphors to portray the image and emotions of the characters." ”

Su Bai nodded desperately, unable to hide the excitement in his heart: "Yes, on the surface, I am singing plum blossoms, but in fact, I am singing about love, which is very meaningful and beautiful." However, she was a little worried: "Now that the criticism is very strong, there will be no problem singing love songs in concerts, right?"

Liu Cancan said disapprenosingly: "Don't worry about it, what can go wrong?" Liu Xinwu's "The Position of Love" is no problem, and the love between Duan Haiping and Liu Wenying in "Hoe Rape" has also been affirmed, what will go wrong if you sing about love in the song?"

Su Bai also felt that he seemed to be a little too sensitive, and he should be fine.

The actors appeared one after another in order, and Xu Wangqiu and Gu Jianfen stood outside the stage and listened carefully to their singing. If they find a problem with the singing, or if there is a flaw, when the song is finished, they will go on stage to point out the problem and ask the actor to sing it again.

Gu Jianfen corrected all problems in singing skills, and Xu Wangqiu corrected the actors' understanding of the songs and emotional investment. This is not difficult for Xu Wangqiu, singing and acting themselves have something in common. For example, when an actor is acting, he can present the scene of the performance in his brain through his inner vision. When singing, you can also use this technique, for example, when singing "One Cut Plum", you can construct a scene in your mind of red plums blooming in the snow.

Rehearsals lasted all day and didn't end until 5 p.m.

Xu Wangqiu is satisfied with the rehearsal effect, Li Guyi and they are all actors in the song and dance troupe, and they can be said to be members of the national team, and there is absolutely no problem with the singing level, but there are still flaws in the handling of details and the understanding of the song. With more than 20 days to go before the concert starts, he believes that by the time the concert is officially performed, the actors' singing should be at an excellent level.

The time soon came to December 31, and on this day, the "Workers' Daily" and "Beiping Daily" simultaneously published a large advertisement for the "Into the New Era" concert. The advertisements in the two newspapers were identical, which read: "At the request of the vast number of audiences in the capital, the Peking Film Academy and the capital's literary and artistic troupe held a concert of 'Into the New Era'." Famous singers Guo Lanying, Li Guyi, new stars Zheng Xulan, Jiang Dawei, Zhu Mingying ......"

The advertisement reads detailed ticket information: "From 9 a.m. on January 5, tickets will be officially sold at the Capital Gymnasium, Beihai Stadium, Xuanwu Stadium, Xinjiekou South Street Tsinghua Sporting Goods Store, Wangfujing Street Lisheng Sporting Goods Store, and Haidian Stadium." ”