In the first five days, He Xiangdong practiced the Circular Luck Method and the Circular Vocalization Method day and night, which is the basic skill, and he must be proficient, and after he goes back, he must continue to practice hard to be successful.

By the sixth day, Zhang Yushu began to teach He Xiangdong some imitation techniques.

Ventriloquist vocalization is mainly based on the mouth, lips, throat, small tongue, oral muscles, soft palate and other human organs, using special exercises to imitate various sounds. For example, to imitate the sound of a horse's hooves running, it is necessary to use the lips and teeth to rub against each other, from far to near, to imitate the sound of a crow frog or an airplane tank, to imitate the trills of the small tongue, to cut wood, to use the movement of the oral muscles, to imitate the meow of a cat with nasal resonance, to imitate the call of a mother duck with a mute sound, and to imitate the sound of a rooster and a duck with a guttural sound and palate.

These skills need to be taught by the master, these days He Xiangdong has been learning from Zhang Yushu, the more he learns, the more he feels that the art of ventriloquism is broad and profound, and the more he feels that his Uncle Zhang is really amazing, and gradually has a lot of admiration.

These days, Fang Wenqi has also come several times, watching He Xiangdong and his old buddies practice so much that they forget to sleep and eat

didn't bother them, he didn't even tell He Xiangdong about his junior brother's challenge, and seeing that He Xiangdong didn't cause trouble, he went back with his hands behind his back.

Two days later, Zhang Yushu came in with a bird cage, and there was a lark in it, and he said to He Xiangdong that this was his future teacher.

Learning bird calls is a very difficult challenge in ventriloquism, because the bird's call is very playful and changeable, and it is extremely difficult for normal vocals to imitate, which is also a great test for ventriloquists.

For example, when imitating the song of a lark, it is necessary to use the lips, teeth, mouth and other parts to control the speed and the change of voice and color, so as to complete the flexible call of the lark, which is very difficult.

In the art of ventriloquism, there are thirteen sets of larks, which refers to the fusion of the original voice of the lark to form thirteen different sounds, including swallows, cats, big sisters, hens laying eggs, chicks, eagles catching chickens, magpies climbing branches, pushing trolleys, trolleys rolling dogs, cicadas, reeds, water birds, house magpies in the forest, etc.

Because the call of the lark is very flexible and changeable, there are many uncertain factors, so some calls are not enough for thirteen sets, which is unqualified calls, but there are also more than thirteen sets, which is the best, and some have the crow's call, which is called dirty mouth. And what Zhang Yushu gave to He Xiangdong was a superb lark, which was very precious.

When the artists are performing, some people perform the thirteen sets of larks, and some people perform the song of a hundred birds. Like Zhang Yushu's ancestor Bainiao Zhang, he is good at performing the song of a hundred birds, and he also creatively integrates the song of the yellow warbler, which is very influential.

The Thirteen Sets of Bailing and the Hundred Birds are both stunts in traditional ventriloquism.

"Our ventriloquist vocalizations are very clear and there can be no noise. Especially when imitating birdsong, it is required to bite the upper and lower teeth moderately so that the breath can be discharged from between the teeth, and the sound flows out naturally with the breath, and the upper and lower lips are used to control the change of timbre. ”

"Especially when we are performing with the microphone, the airflow impact is very likely to produce noise, so we must use the control of the breath to mediate the volume change, the intensity of the size, so as to block the airflow impact on the microphone and make the sound more pleasant. ”

"To achieve this state, you must practice wax head gong, this is a practice method for us to imitate bird song, light the candle and put it an inch away from your mouth, imitate the bird's call and the candle is not extinguished, this is not a day's work, you must practice diligently, and after you practice, your ventriloquist will have a bit of heat. ”

Zhang Yushu touched He Xiangdong's little head and smiled gently.

He Xiangdong lowered his head and said sullenly: "Uncle Zhang, are you leaving?"

Zhang Yushu smiled faintly and said: "There is no banquet in the world, little guy, we will meet again." ”

Knowing that Zhang Yushu was leaving, Bai Qiang and Fang Wenqi also came to see him off, Bai Qiang said: "Zhang Er, you don't know when you will be able to come to Beijing when you go back to Shanghai this time, and we don't know when we will see each other again." ”

Zhang Yushu said with a smile: "It won't take long, our troupe will have a performance in Beijing during the Chinese New Year this year, and it will be a matter of a few months, and then our brothers can also get together." ”

Bai Qiang also showed a smile: "That relationship is good." ”

"Yes. Zhang Yushu looked at Fang Wenqi again, and said with some sadness: "It's just Brother Fang, we really don't know when we will meet next time." ”

Fang Wenqi pretended to be free and easy, and quipped: "Excuse me, I don't want to see the two of you, what's the point of drinking and not smoking, eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, I look down on you." ”

Zhang Yushu and Bai Qiang both laughed when they said this.

Zhang Yushu sighed, looked at his big brother's old face, and said, "Brother Fang, you are also old, it's time to find a place to settle down, stop wandering around, it's too bitter, really." ”

Fang Wenqi squeezed out a smile on his face, and said freely: "I am a folk idle artist, it is my job to sell art everywhere, and it is also my fate to die in a foreign country, there is nothing bitter or bitter, I have been traveling around the rivers and lakes for most of my life, and I have long been used to it." ”

The atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn, Bai Qiang and Zhang Yushu looked at Fang Wenqi and were silent for a long time, as if they wanted to imprint this stubborn old face in their minds.

After a long time, Zhang Yushu stepped forward, touched He Xiangdong's head, and whispered: "Little guy, what Uncle Zhang taught you must not be slack, you have to practice every day." And the lark I gave you must not be raised to death, observe the demeanor of the lark, and our ventriloquist imitation is to pass on the rhyme and learn the spirit. I'm going to test you the next time we meet, and if you don't study well, I'll really smoke you. ”

"Yes. He Xiangdong nodded seriously, his eyes shining.

Zhang Yushu continued to instruct: "Also, your master is old, you have to take good care of him, and more importantly, you have to learn all the skills of your master, you are your master's only hope, don't let him down." ”

He Xiangdong looked up at Zhang Yushu, and he remembered that day when he asked Zhang Yushu about his master, he was so vague, and now it is like this. After a pause, He Xiangdong still said seriously: "Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I will." ”

Zhang Yushu smiled, revealing a mouthful of white and neat teeth. He walked to the wall and picked up a duffel bag, and said to the few people present: "Life is rare to get together, only parting a lot, this should be a year, and there will be a time to meet." Yushu wishes you all the best, let's meet again in the coming day and say goodbye. ”

After saying this, Zhang Yushu turned around very freely and left.

There were several people present, Fang Wenqi, Bai Qiang, He Xiangdong, and Tian Jiani all hugged their fists and saluted, seeing them go away, they couldn't stand the pain of parting, and it was also excellent to break up in the guest house.

After Zhang Yushu walked out of the door of the guest house, He Xiangdong suddenly rushed to the window, looked at Zhang Yushu's back, and shouted: "Aunt Zhang, I will miss you." ”

Zhang Yushu's figure paused slightly, still with his back on his back, raised his right hand and waved it a few times, and then strode away.

Looking at He Xiangdong again, his face was already full of tears.