Chapter 755: August Weiyang (1) (2-in-1 Update)
In Shanghai, in August, the sun shines unscrupulously into every corner of the city, intertwined with beautiful light and shadow paintings, colorful light from the transparent glass of high-rise buildings slanting into the building, colorful colors teasing the cold and hard stone, coupled with the scorching sun refracted by the glass curtain wall, the city is fortunate to enjoy the world's few prosperous splendor. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Because of the huge gap between the accompanists, Su Yuxi won Pei Yanchen in the violin professional exam, and Pei Yanchen ranked second with a slight score difference, but this did not affect her to go to Germany as an exchange student, her itinerary had been arranged, what she didn't expect was that the school actually had a lot of scholarship awarded to her, of course she didn't know that this was Cheng Xiaoyu's credit.
Pei Yanchen will step on the plane to Germany a week after the party, at the end of August.
At this moment, she is rehearsing on the outdoor stage specially built in the Expo Park, the colorful sunlight is intertwined with brilliant music throughout the venue, and the heart-pounding sound of the symphony orchestra echoes fiercely in every corner, Pei Yanchen quietly glanced at Cheng Xiaoyu's back, his heart was filled with sorrow, and the violin in his hand was held even harder.
This year's summer is particularly hot, and the stage is set on the bank of the Huangpu River outside the exhibition hall of the Expo Cultural Center, but even if the gurgling waves flow by, people don't feel cool at all.
Cheng Xiaoyu did not ask for any special treatment during the rehearsal process, and enjoyed the torment of the hot weather on the stage like most people, because the party was originally at night, so most of the outdoor rehearsals were carried out at night.
This rehearsal is quite important, before that, there were nine programs that lasted for an hour and a half, and for the sake of strict secrecy, none of them met each other, and the most curious thing was the "play" program as the finale.
Today, the program team will reveal the program list to the media and allow some media to watch the rehearsal.
At this time, the basic interviews are all official media, and the regulations are that you can take pictures, interviews, and you can't record and report specific appearances, CCTV reporter Yan Kun, who just came from Beijing, followed a large number of media into the stage on the bank of the Pujiang River at this moment, and almost half of the main body of the stage is on the water of the Pujiang River, and the height is not very high, which is comparable to the water surface.
Yan Kun, who has often interviewed various large-scale performances, couldn't help but widen his eyes and open his mouth when he saw such an ingenious stage, and said to Liao Jiyun, who was carrying a camera next to him: "This design is so beautiful, it's like performing on water." "As CCTV reporters, they are one of the few media outlets that are allowed to bring cameras in.
At this time, the guide in charge of receiving the media took the microphone and said: "What you see now is only the first layer of the river stage, and the other layer of the stage is located under the Huangpu River, and for some programs, the actors need to perform directly in the shallow water of the Huangpu River." Since rehearsals at the beginning of this year, the dancers have been "wet" countless times. Even "big coffee" dancers like Huang He have been rehearsing since the beginning of May this year, and have rehearsed dozens of times so far. ā
Then the person in charge pointed to the stage and introduced: "The musical instruments, sound and other equipment this time are also one of the most important links of this large-scale theatrical performance. We invited Shen Wengang, the sound director in charge of the 'Idol Project' concert, to be the producer, and this time the work was very meticulous and rigorous, due to the hot weather and high humidity in Shanghai, it will affect musical instrument parts, wireless equipment, etc. For example, the strings may have just been tuned, and after playing two songs, the tone is wrong again, and they have to be adjusted again. ā
"In addition, in this large-scale performance, every detail, down to how the lighting is played, which direction it is facing, and the color adjustment, there is a special person in charge. Jiang Yingying sang "Singing Jiangnan", originally used a wireless microphone, but because of the high humidity on the Huangpu River, the original scheme could not produce the best sound effect. ā
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What the person in charge of the media said is what can be written, Yan Kun is not interested in these categories that other media can report, as CCTV, they naturally have requirements and privileges, and they will be able to interview the chief director of this party, Zhang Luyang.
After the introduction of some official contents, the media person in charge of the party began to ask people to send out the program list that will be announced on the Internet today, Yan Kun took the beautifully printed program list and looked at it carefully.
The pale blue sky and white doves symbolize environmental protection and peace in the theme of this year's G20, with the word "G20" printed on the top. As the most famous military singer in China, Jiang Yingying, who held a concert in Vienna ********, her status can be seen from her official position, and it is undoubtedly a very politically correct choice to open with her.
The second program is the large-scale folk music performance of the Central Conservatory of Music Folk Orchestra "Spring River Flower Moonlight Night", the program list introduced: this song was originally called "Sunset Xiao Drum", and later took the meaning of Tang poetry, renamed "Spring River Flower Moon Night" is called "the famous song in the famous song, the classic in the classic" in Chinese classical music, the whole song is like a long scroll with fine brushwork, soft colors, beautiful and elegant, and after minor adjustments, it is presented to the world audience by the best folk orchestra in China's 'Alto Folk Orchestra'. And the program list also specially wrote the name of the pipa performer who had been on the Spring Festival Gala, the alto school flower Xu Ziqi.
And the next third program is a large-scale group dance of the Northern Dance Ballet major: "Swan Lake......... Yan Kun has been watching, from the name and content, very decent, basically all of ancient and modern Chinese and foreign very famous dances or repertoire adaptations, of course, most of them are from China, until I saw the end of the program list, Yan Kun found a completely original program, the title is called - "War and Peace", obviously borrowed from Tolstoy's famous works, but I don't know if the two are related.
Yan Kun was curious to see that the introduction above reads: "This is a model production of vocals and symphonies composed by Cheng Xiaoyu in Shangju, although it is not a traditional classical symphony, mixed with a variety of elements, but its grandeur and brilliance, sorrow and reflection, is very suitable for the theme of this G20 'peace', this 'new century symphony' is indeed worthy of our common recognition of all mankind of the artistic wealth........
Seeing the name Cheng Xiaoyu and such a high evaluation, Yan Kun couldn't help but think of this music producer and film director who became famous in China at a young age, and some time ago the media reported that Cheng Xiaoyu's animated film "Five Centimeters per Second" has a very inconsistent reputation at home and abroad, the Japanese version is highly praised, but the domestic version is controversial, so that the sales of the Japanese version of the DVD far exceed the domestic version.
And this time Director Zhang Luyang actually used the finale of his show, on such an important occasion, Zhang Luyang, who has always been picky, naturally could not have made such a choice because of Cheng Xiaoyu's fame and topicality, it must be because Cheng Xiaoyu's program is good enough.
In fact, Yan Kun also knows that "Five Centimeters per Second" is not a setback for Cheng Xiaoyu at all, but whether it is the media, film critics or the public, most of them are craze, this is a failure in the life trajectory of Cheng Xiaoyu, who has always been a "miracle", and even Waterloo. It's just that no matter how big the media and Internet controversy is and how heated the discussion is, Cheng Xiaoyu has never responded.
But in fact, countless people want to hear what Cheng Xiaoyu himself says, and they are also full of curiosity about this young man who is not in the "miracle", but the party Cheng Xiaoyu still never accepts interviews, even the host of CCTV's ace program "People", Yang Qianying sent an invitation to Cheng Xiaoyu, and it is said that they were all refused, which also made Yang Qianying, who was popular, very annoyed, and privately said that he would ban him, but it is said that he heard Cheng Xiaoyu's background later, so he was silent.
And Cheng Xiaoyu except for the occasional "whisper", the public has no way to understand him at all, Yan Kun really wants to understand why this talented young man is so low-key and wraps himself so tightly.
This time was an opportunity for him, he could use the interview with Zhang Luyang, who was familiar with him, to ask for an interview with Cheng Xiaoyu......... Although this is not a formal interview, as long as a good relationship is established, Yan Kun feels that he will be able to impress Cheng Xiaoyu one day and let him accept his interview.
Yan Kun made up his mind, and focused on the rehearsal, at this time Jiang Yingying's "Singing Jiangnan" has entered the end, although the standard is very high, but there is a lack of novelty, "Spring River Flower Moon Night" and the ballet "Swan Lake" of the Northern Dance came out, and the effect was quite shocking, because they were really dancing water ballet.
Such a wonderful show can't be the finale, which makes Yan Kun hope more and more that the previous show will end soon, and he can't wait to see what the last show arranged by Cheng Xiaoyu is like.
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After the rehearsal, the excited Yan Kun, under the leadership of the person in charge of the media, found Zhang Luyang, who was accompanying the leader to watch the rehearsal, at this time Zhang Luyang was focusing on introducing the application of holographic projection technology in the natural scene of Pujiang to the leader, "This technology has just become popular in indoor performances in recent years, and it has been used in the 'Idol Project' concert designed by Cheng Xiaoyu last year, but it has not been used outdoors, on the water, and in a completely natural environment." In the performance of Swan Lake, the audience can see the ballet dancers dancing on the surface of the lake like real swans. ā
The leader nodded to Zhang Luyang again and again, and praised the program planning of the party, especially the final finale, which was moving. And many local media in Shanghai have filmed such a scene, and Yan Kun naturally directed Liao Jiyun to shoot this scene.
After sending off the leader, Zhang Luyang accepted an interview with Yan Kun,
"The inspiration for "Chinese Impression" actually comes from the program "Chinese Memory" designed by Cheng Xiaoyu, and one of the major features is the perfect combination of Chinese and Western cultures. In recent years, large-scale evening performances, opera and other Western music performances have been the most, but this time our program will focus on Chinese civilization, so that the party is full of Chinese charm and fully reflects the long history of Chinese traditional culture. ā
Zhang Luyang also brought Yi Hong for an interview, Yi Hong was the chief designer of the makeup and styling of this party, and was Zhang Luyang's old partner, Mr. Yi Hong, the chief designer of the makeup and styling of the 1998 Beijing Olympic Games.
Over the course of the year, the team held more than 100 meetings to finalize the makeup. On the coldest winter night, I worked with Director Zhang and other creators to inspect the actual situation of the various performance venues prepared in Shanghai. In the end, the choice of this place and the assumption that the stage is on the water surface and integrates with the natural landscape came from Director Cheng's idea. ā
Finally, Yi Hong also introduced: "Our positioning of the performance is Chinese elements, Shanghai characteristics, Jiangnan charm, Chinese style, and world harmony, so from the shape of the actor's eyebrows to the color of the lipstick, it must be integrated with the beautiful scenery of green mountains and green waters, and the makeup is as fresh and elegant as an ink painting. ā
When Yan Kun proposed to meet Cheng Xiaoyu, Zhang Luyang hesitated and said: "Cheng Xiaoyu, this kid, doesn't like to be interviewed very much, usually except for talking about the show, he doesn't talk much, don't look at his "My Sassy Girlfriend" so funny, in fact, he is not a very humorous person, and I don't know if he will be willing to be interviewed......."
Yan Kun said: "Director Zhang, don't you know me? I promise not to ask other questions, I just want to ask some questions about the program "War and Peace", really, this program really shocked me, I was excited to watch it, so please help me.........
Zhang Luyang smiled and said: "You little slippery head, you will find something to do for me, I am only responsible for helping you pass the word, I don't care if you accept an interview or not." ā
Yan Kun was overjoyed and said, "Of course.........
Zhang Luyang called his secretary Xie Ying to call Cheng Xiaoyu, and Yan Kun talked to Zhang Luyang about the design of the party program while thinking about what questions to ask Cheng Xiaoyu.
It didn't take long for Xie Ying to run over sweating profusely, and said to Zhang Luyang with a wry smile: "Director Zhang, Director Cheng asked me to tell you that he had left just now, and asked me to say that I didn't see him at all........"
Zhang Luyang said to Yan Kun, who was full of anticipation: "Look........ I don't blame me, this kid has this character, he can talk about art, he doesn't say anything about himself, I think, he doesn't want to be known by the public, just like his works, as for who he is, it doesn't matter..........."
Yan Kun didn't expect Cheng Xiaoyu to be so difficult, and he was full of regrets, if he interviewed others, he still had his own pride as a CCTV reporter, but Yan Kun was completely moved by Cheng Xiaoyu's program just now, so he was not dissatisfied with Cheng Xiaoyu at all, it is normal for such a genius to have a little personality.
When Yan Kun was watching the finale just now, he found that he was so excited that he couldn't sit or think. He actually wants to share this feeling with the people who are about to watch the show, and even though he has lifted the mystery of the performance at this moment, he still has a strong desire to watch it again soon...... He has already thought of the headline of this news "Exclusive Exploration of the Camp "Impression of China", the indelible "Memory of the War"". (To be continued.) )