Chapter Seventy-Six: The Selection of Performances
"Don't be so polite, this is what every musician should do, Huayin Laohua should not only perform on a small stage, but also on a big stage. Li Wan said slowly.
"I told them about your situation, they are very interested, but the rules are rules, you can't just set them, they will soon come to your Shaanxi field trip to conduct a selection, you are ready to prepare, let the old man participate, and strive to win this opportunity." ”
"Professor Li, what's the director's name?" Zhang He asked.
"The director's name is Chen Yixia. ”
Zhang He chuckled in his heart, and sure enough, it was the great director.
Chen Yixia has directed many famous Chinese dramas, is a veritable powerful faction, and has cooperated with many national first-class actors, this opportunity is very rare and must be seized.
If Huayin's old voice can appear in the hands of this director, it will be a real next level!
"Thank you, Professor Li!" Zhang He said gratefully.
If it weren't for Li Wan's reminder, he wouldn't even know about this matter, and he would have missed this opportunity in vain.
After chatting about some situations, he hung up the phone, and Zhang He walked back and forth at the door of the theater.
If you want to perform, you have to be out of the woods, so that you can be competitive.
returned to Hugou Village and told Liu Xingwu about it.
"What, really?" Liu Xingwu was overjoyed.
He has studied drama, Chen Yixia is a master-level existence in his heart, and when he thinks of cooperating with a director of Chen Yixia's level, Liu Xingwu can't sit still at all.
"It's true. Zhang He said.
Not to mention that Liu Xingwu was so excited, Lin Xiong and Wu Xiaoqian couldn't sit still, and the two of them searched the Internet, and their faces were shocked.
If this really gets on the drama stage, it's amazing!
"Now we are going to compete with the local quyi in Shaanxi, everyone has their own ability, we must win the old way!" Liu Xingwu said firmly.
Call Zhang Delin and them.
"Lord Delin, this director is very famous in the drama industry, and has worked with many well-known actors, if we are selected this time, we can be on the big stage. Liu Xingwu said.
The previous stages were all small stages, but this time the stage is really a big stage, the first one is performed at the Grand Theater in Beijing, with the reputation of Chen Yixia, and it will definitely be overcrowded at that time.
"Whether it's a big stage or a small stage, we perform with our hearts and leave it to our fate. Zhang Delin said indifferently, but there was confidence in his tone.
This is the first time for Lao Yan to cooperate with the drama, and the publicity brought to Lao Yan is definitely incomparable to that music festival, and it will only be greater.
The crowd began to prepare for the performance.
Chen Yixia also came to Xi'an with the staff of the troupe.
The venue of the quyi selection is the People's Theater in Xi'an, which is a major event and everyone attaches great importance to it.
When the day of selection came, the group of Laoxiang Protection Center got on the bus and set off for Xi'an.
When I entered Xi'an, there was still a traffic jam on the road, and I couldn't get by, so I hurried to the theater.
When I arrived at the gate of the Xi'an Theater, many cars had been parked in the parking lot, and some people with outstanding temperament walked down from the cars.
Lin Xiong and Wu Xiaoqian stared at this group of people, their faces changed greatly.
"Director Liu, that is a Qinqiang actor from the Shaanxi Opera Research Institute, my God, that is a famous artist who has won the Plum Blossom Award. Lin Xiong exclaimed.
The full name of the Plum Blossom Award is the Plum Blossom Performance Award, which is the highest award for Chinese theatre performing arts, which is selected every two years to commend young and middle-aged theatre actors who have made outstanding achievements in performing arts.
Those who can win this award must be famous theatrical performers, some professional and some folk, but there is no doubt that everyone is very powerful.
Not only Qin Yan, but also some people from other local dramas got off the car one after another, and they all walked towards the gate of the theater.
Liu Xingwu's heart sank a lot all of a sudden.
To compete with so many famous people, no one has the confidence.
"It's all about engagement. Zhang He teased.
Although this is said, everyone is holding back a lot of energy in their hearts and not admitting defeat.
The group walked in with the guys, and as soon as they arrived at the door, a person dressed as a leader walked out.
"Huayin old man, why did you come?" the leader was a little angry.
"There was a traffic jam on the road, and I came a little late. Liu Xingwu hurriedly said.
"Let's get inside. The leader urged.
The group hurried in.
In the performance hall, there are many people sitting in the audience, each one is more powerful than the other, all of them are famous people in the opera industry, and they win awards every year.
Seeing a group of people dressed as old farmers walking in, many actors looked sideways, and then discussed in private.
"This is Huayin's old dialect, right, they also want to be in this drama?"
"I'm afraid that this kind of primitive music is not suitable for performance on the drama stage, right?"
"Wait for Director Chen Yixia to choose, our drama is the most promising. ”
Everyone held their own identities and didn't say much, but in the theater, the smell of gunpowder had already spread.
Everyone wants to get this opportunity to perform in Beijing.
Because of the traffic jam on the road, there is not much time left before the official performance.
Liu Xingwu hurriedly arranged for the veteran artists to rehearse, although he had made preparations before, but now he is also playing a little drumming in his heart.
The old artists are also full of energy, and they didn't have time to eat hot meals all the way, so they filled their stomachs with ham sausage mineral water directly on steamed buns.
Liu Xingwu searched in the audience and saw a handsome man wearing glasses sitting in the middle, and many people gathered around him.
That person is Chen Yixia, who looks very old, and his temperament is different from others.
However, with so many people around, Liu Xingwu didn't dare to rush over to say hello, so he could only wait for the performance to end.
The official show began soon.
The first to take the stage was the actor of Qin Yan, dressed neatly, and there was a strong momentum of drama between his gestures.
As soon as he opened his voice, the audience was sensational.
Liu Xingwu secretly sat on the seat next to him, paying attention to Chen Yixia's reaction from time to time.
Although the performance on stage was very exciting, Chen Yixia sat down with no fluctuation on his face.
The actors on the stage went up one after another, and several people next to Chen Yixia asked rhetorically, only to see the big director shaking his head again and again.
"Good guy, these can't do anything, can we do it?" Liu Xingwu was a little shocked in his heart.
He really couldn't figure out Chen Yixia's standards, these artists on the stage were more professional than the other, but Chen Yixia was indifferent.
When the first round of performances was over, Chen Yixia got up and stood up directly, and the actors around him who had already performed showed a look of loss on their faces, and some people were indignant.
Those who haven't performed yet look worried, not knowing what to do next.
"Director Chen, you've already performed four genres, are you still not satisfied?" a person from the local opera research institute ran over and asked.
That person's face was eager, this time there were the most people from their Opera Research Institute, if no one was selected, it would be a shame and a big shame.
"It's not that I'm not satisfied, the performances of the artists are wonderful, but it's not the kind I want. Chen Yixia responded.
"Director Chen, what do you want?" the man hurriedly asked.
"I want something that will make people shine. Chen Yixia said.
He took a step and went to the bathroom.
The people at the Academy of Chinese Opera looked at each other.
The eyes lit up, this is easier said than done, their research institute's quyi has formed a standard model, how difficult it is to improve.
The crowd sighed and returned to their seats.
This scene all fell in Liu Xingwu's eyes, and what they said was also heard clearly.
Seeing Chen Yixia enter the bathroom, Liu Xingwu chased him in and also stood aside to relieve himself.
"Oh, Director Chen, I didn't expect to run into you in the toilet. Liu Xingwu turned his head and pretended to be surprised.
Chen Yixia frowned, and he couldn't refuse, so he had to nod lightly.
"Director Chen, I especially like the drama directed by you, and I hope we have the opportunity to work together. Liu Xingwu said with a smile.
Chen Yixia lifted his pants and said, "I hope." ”
I've seen people who say hello, but I haven't seen anyone who says hello in the bathroom, Chen Yixia didn't want to stay here, so he walked out immediately.
When Chen Yixia left, Liu Xingwu came out of the bathroom.
He didn't have any ideas, he just planned to mix them up.
Out of the bathroom, Chen Yixia returned to his seat, and the next performance soon began.
On the stage, representative artists of different types of dramas came to the stage, there were singles, there were many people, Chen Yixia's expression was still the same, without the slightest fluctuation, Liu Xingwu probably had a number in his heart.
Finally, it was Huayin's turn to play.
Zhang Delin: They walked on the stage with props, and this dress is not very special among the artists.
When Zhang Deyun put the stool behind the stage, Chen Yixia suddenly straightened up and looked up.
At this time, he saw the side of the stage, Liu Xingwu standing aside, saying something to several artists.
"Is it this person's team?" Chen Yixia was interested.
After all, in the toilet, he still had a deep impression of Liu Xingwu.
The selection of performances, no introduction, no host, the artists will perform when they go up, and they will go down after the performance, and the achievement will be successful, and if it is not successful, it will not be successful.
instructed several old people, Liu Xingwu and Zhang He came to the bottom of the stage.
"Guys, are we all ready?" Zhang Delin yelled.
I didn't sing, I was actually speaking, and I was still speaking in the Guanzhong dialect.
A group of people from Beijing were a little surprised.
"Ready!" the other artists echoed.
It was very novel, and it attracted this group of Beijingers in an instant.
"When you're ready, let's take out the furniture and make it lively for everyone. Zhang Delin continued.
"Good!"
It's like pulling a homely routine, there are no characteristics, but it seems to be a feature.
Chen Yixia stared at the stage without taking his eyes off it.
Suddenly, Zhang Delin craned his neck and yelled, "Military Academy!"
This shout startled everyone, and before they could react.
The other artists on the stage shouted in unison, "Hey!"
With the sound, all the artists stomped on the ground.
The stage roared.
The eyes of everyone in the audience lit up.