Chapter 6 Performances
When he reached the end of the street, Liu Xingwu sweated profusely and squeezed out of the crowd.
"Zhang He, you can count it, the place has been found for you, but there is not much time, just one show, and leave after the performance. Liu Xingwu's face was anxious.
To hold a temple fair, it is natural to have a performance.
These performances are not only for enriching the entertainment activities of the people, but also for tourists from other places to see, and to stimulate economic development.
Huayin has the name of Xiyue Huashan, and there are not a few people who come to travel every year.
These performances are under the control of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, but there are some things that the Tourism Office is responsible for.
The Cultural Bureau is in charge of culture, and the Tourism Bureau is in charge of tourism, and the two departments assist each other.
This time, with the addition of intangible cultural heritage, all inheritors have seen it, and the stage for the performance is more difficult than before.
"Just one?" Zhang He was stunned for a moment.
After a few minutes of a scene, the audience has not yet sat on the bench.
"Yes, Director Feng is also over there, talking to the shadow puppet showman. Liu Xingwu looked solemn.
The two hid to the side while chatting, not standing beside the old man.
"One game, just one game!" Zhang He thought for a while, and finally agreed.
If you don't agree, you can't help it, the higher departments arranged it, and people have the final say, who makes the traditional culture of Guanzhong too rich.
It's just that the old people are running all the way, and they will act in a play here, which is not cost-effective.
"I'm going to tell my grandfathers. Liu Xingwu nodded, turned to look at Zhang Delin and them.
Liu Xingwu organized the language and said slowly: "Grandfathers, I am Zhang He's high school classmate, Liu Xingwu, this time the time is urgent, we can only arrange a performance for you." β
"I'm really sorry, there are too many people performing. Liu Xingwu said apologetically.
A group of old people came to the city from the foot of the mountain, and it only took a few minutes to take the stage, and even he couldn't help it.
Zhang He had heard of Liu Xingwu in front of Zhang Delin and several others, and the old people had heard of it.
Zhang Delin pondered for a while, and the atmosphere was a little depressed.
"It's okay, just play a show, and we can take a spin here for the rest of the time. Zhang Delin said slowly.
Liu Xingwu breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this.
"Grandfathers, I'll invite you to dinner when the show is over, mutton in the water basin. Liu Xingwu smiled.
Zhang He didn't say anything, a bowl of mutton in a basin costs five yuan, and a dozen people are only one hundred yuan smaller, and Liu Xingwu can afford this money.
When he was in school before, Liu Xingwu often talked about it, if he didn't study hard, he would have to go back to inherit the family business, and this guy had money in his family.
As for how much money he had, Zhang He didn't deliberately ask.
Liu Xingwu works at the Cultural Affairs Bureau, with a dead salary and no extra income, and he can afford a mobile phone with a color display, so he must have a solid family background.
In these years, such a feature machine also costs thousands of dollars.
"Well, it's not for nothing that we can eat your meal. Zhang Delin said with a smile.
"I'll take you there. Liu Xingwu was full of smiles.
led a group of people to the side of the stage, and everyone below was either squatting on the ground or standing, all watching the performance on the stage.
At this moment, it is a shadow puppet show, which is rare, and the audience applauds thunderously.
Feng Hao, deputy director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau, stood in the crowd with a group of leaders, pointing at them, not knowing what to say.
"Director Feng, we'll meet again. Zhang He took the initiative to walk over and handed out a cigarette after cigarette.
Feng Hao was not polite, and took the cigarette in his hand, but he didn't light it.
"Comrade Zhang He, did your people bring it?" Feng Hao said in a condensed voice.
"These are all of them. Zhang He pointed to the old people on the other end.
Feng Hao looked at it and frowned.
"Are they all old people, no young people?" Feng Hao said softly.
Zhang He smiled and said: "The inheritance is about to break, no young people learn this, as long as the leaders are willing to support, there must be young people who are willing to come to learn." β
Feng Hao smiled when he heard this, but still didn't say anything.
"Okay, you are ready, and you will be next. Feng Hao said slowly.
"Okay!" Zhang He nodded.
As soon as you come, you can go up and perform, you don't have to wait that long, and you can save time.
Cheng Bucheng watched this performance, Zhang He's heart was both excited and a little apprehensive.
Intangible cultural heritage, we must take it.
When the shadow puppet show on stage ended, the artists removed all the things, and the audience below also started talking.
"What's next?"
"I don't know, it looks a bit like a shadow puppet. β
"Just look at it. β
The audience is talking and the stage is busy.
Zhang He and a group of young people helped to lift the things up, the curtain was also erected, and the bench was ready-made, and it was not removed at all.
Zhang Delin and several old men walked up, walked up with musical instruments, and sat on the bench.
But they were all blocked behind the curtain, and no one could see them.
"Wasn't it a shadow puppet just now, why is it still a shadow puppet?" the audience wondered.
Shadow puppetry has already been performed once, and everyone has lost their freshness, and when they see that it is a shadow puppet show again, many people leave here directly to see the excitement of other places.
Zhang He stood on the stage and panicked when he saw this scene.
Before the performance began, the people had already started to leave, and the problem was serious.
Zhang He frowned, glanced at the old people behind the scenes, and didn't dare to tell them about the situation.
"Master, I'm just in the audience, I'll inform you of something. Zhang He said slowly.
After speaking, he hurriedly walked down, and Liu Xingwu on the side also walked over.
Before the performance started, there were a lot fewer people in the audience.
Looking at it again, several leaders around Feng Hao also frowned, and seemed to be very dissatisfied.
"What can I do?" Liu Xingwu was also a little anxious.
"What else can I do, just bite the bullet. The excitement in Zhang He's heart has disappeared, and all that remains is nervousness.
A comrade from the Cultural Affairs Bureau walked up to the curtain and said: "The following performance is an old-fashioned shadow puppet show - it will make a sound of earthquakes." β
Zhang He also stood by Feng Hao's side at this moment, staring at the stage with Liu Xingwu.
"Wasn't it a shadow puppet show just now?" said one of the leaders.
"This comrade is here, let him tell you. Feng Hao pointed at Zhang He.
Zhang He didn't know who the person in front of him was, but he was definitely the leader of the intangible cultural heritage survey team.
recounted the origin of the old dialect again, and Zhang He waited for the other party's response.
"Let's take a look. The leading comrade said slowly.
At this time, a roar suddenly came from the stage.
"Military Academy! Prepare your horses! Raise your sword and serve!"
A shadow puppet figure in the shape of a general appeared on the curtain, and the sound of accompaniment rang out.
"The order will shake the mountains and rivers!"
"Man in armor and saddle immediately!"
"Big and small people shout!"
"Urge the men and horses to the front!"
The voice seemed to burst out of the lungs, with a hoarse breath and a strong smell of loess.
Guanzhong has strong characteristics.
It's just that the audience at the bottom doesn't eat this set at all.
"What is this singing, why is it so noisy. β
"My ears are about to explode when I hear it, no, no, no. β
"It's not worthy of shadow puppetry, it's noisy. β
The audience spoke at the bottom, and as they spoke, they left the audience.
There are fewer and fewer people.
"Wearing a crown of hair and a jade chain!"
The momentum was violent, but it didn't work as well as it should.
In this era, pop music is abundant, and various music modes emerge one after another.
The old-fashioned music is similar to rock 'n' roll, and many old people can't listen to it, it's too noisy.
Young people have things they like more and are reluctant to stay.
The form of expression of quyi and shadow puppetry overlapped, but it was weaker.
Zhang He didn't dare to speak from beginning to end, just stood aside, and the picture of Feng Hao and the others shaking their heads appeared in his eyes.
Failed......
Artists have to make a living by performing arts, and the audience knows that the eyes of the masses are bright.
Now the audience is not as many as the actors on stage, but it is a failure.
"Comrade Zhang He, this performance is very good, it is different from the previous shadow puppet shows, let's go back to study and study, and then think about it. Feng Hao turned his head and said slowly.
After speaking, he did not continue to stay here, but walked to the other side with other leading cadres and left here.
Feng Hao didn't say it explicitly, but in fact, he already refused.
Zhang He felt a sense of loss in his heart, depressed, and wanted to smash the table with one punch.
"Why can't you do it?" Zhang He was unconvinced.
Shadow puppet shows are watched, but no one watches them.
"The bow is like the moon, and the wolf's tooth is pierced!"
The performance on stage continued, and the old people could not see the scene below.
Liu Xingwu patted Zhang He's shoulder and said, "Brother, it's okay, without this opportunity, we have a next time." β
Intangible cultural heritage is a long-term work, not a one-time work, and there will be a next time if you can't enter this time, but Zhang He doesn't want to wait for next time, he wants this time.
"Are you saying it's an old-fashioned problem?" Zhang He lowered his head and said in a deep voice.
"It's definitely not a clichΓ© problem, I think it's pretty good, but it just feels like something is missing. Liu Xingwu said slowly.
"Alright, let's go up, the show is almost over. β
Liu Xingwu pulled Zhang He and walked up from the steps on the side.
It's also the first time he's heard the old talk, but he thinks it's okay, why it's not popular, the reasons are complicated.
The sound of the moon qin, the sound of the horse gong, the sound of the banhu and so on are intertwined and linger in the ears.
Liu Xingwu's heart was also infected, but it was almost something, really a little bit of something.
This feeling came to his mind and never lingered again.
Liu Xingwu threw off Zhang He and rushed forward by himself, he wanted to find this feeling, find the little thing that was bad.
He lunged up and saw the scene behind the curtain.
Zhang Delin held Yueqin, his body swayed with the rhythm, and he shouted a trumpet in his mouth.
The other artists have different postures, each with their own expressions and movements.
At this moment, Liu Xingwu felt that his head had completely exploded!
His thoughts, his emotions exploded to the extreme at this moment.
"Urge the green-maned horse, Haojie dares to take the lead!" The last line of the song came out, and an old man smashed it on the stool with a piece of jujube wood in his hand.
A loud bang mingled with the music.
Liu Xingwu felt that his whole body was ignited, and he shouted excitedly.
"This is the old man!"