Chapter 274: Old Friends Reunited (continued)
The last time Zhou Qian and Chen Guan were in Wulongyu, they just sang two songs on the same stage in the interactive session between the actors and the audience, and they didn't even say a word. At this time, they met again in Huxian County, and after a brief conversation between the two, Zhou Qian actually asked Chen Guan if she had time at night, and wanted Chen Guan to accompany her to watch the performance of the Meihu Quzi Society!
As soon as the words came out, Zhou Qian also felt a little abrupt, turned her face to look at a cedar tree in the yard, and waited for Chen Guan to reply.
Chen Guan was so concerned that he didn't want to accompany Zhou Qian to watch the performance of the Meihu Song Society? However, on this snowy day, if there is something to do at night, it is obviously a deception, sorry for Zhou Qian's trust!
Chen Guan replied that on such a snowy night, it is also a great pleasure to accompany the beautiful female star to watch the performance of the Meihu Quzi Society, and it is a good wish!
Zhou Qian turned her face at this time, said "poor mouth" with a smile, and led Chen Guan out of the guest house of the Huxian County Party Committee and walked east along the main road.
Walking on the road, Zhou Qian told Chen Guan that she was a native of Xijing, and after graduating from the vocal music department of Xijing Conservatory of Music, she was assigned to the song and dance troupe of the Qin Provincial Song and Dance Theater as a national singing actor. It turned out that there were few opportunities to sing solo, but last year I signed up for the 6th "Youth Song Competition" of CCTV, although I didn't win an award, but I finally got a little fame, and only then did people start to invite people to participate in the performance.
Zhou Qian said that what is popular now is popular singing, bel canto singing and ethnic singing are not popular, and can only be performed at more formal parties. Especially singers like her, who specialize in folk songs, are unpopular, and rarely have the opportunity to participate in big performances. Moreover, there are many people who sing folk songs, and it is difficult to stand out from the crowd. She came to Huxian this time to collect style, just to seek a breakthrough. At that time, the songs of "Husband and Wife Literacy" and "Brother and Sister Reclamation" in the Red Liberated Area were the songs of Xinmeihu. Others always say that the folk songs she sings are a bit academic and not earthy enough!
Chen Guan listened to it and felt that this Zhou Qian was very cheerful, and what she said was the truth, it was not easy to do anything, and she was worried that she couldn't catch the "10?20" series of robbery, rape and murder cases.
Zhou Qian walked and talked, leading Chen Guan out of the county seat and walking east.
Chen Guan then knew that Zhou Qian wanted to invite him to watch the performance so presumptuously, so remote, a girl walking on a snowy night is really afraid, especially during this period of time, Qin Province has even solved a big case, and the people are afraid that it has been rumored, and they all know that there are still murder cases in Lu Dao that have not been solved. Zhou Qian took a fancy to his police uniform and asked him to be a free bodyguard for herself!
Chen Guan asked Zhou Qian, collecting wind is a normal activity of the art group, and it is necessary to reimburse you when you go back, why don't you come with others?
Zhou Qian smiled bitterly and asked Chen Guan if he was pretending to be stupid or really stupid? The song and dance troupe has limited funds, and now they are engaged in market-oriented operations, where is the money to organize actors to collect style? What reimbursement, reimburse yourself! If you invite someone to come, who will pay for it? Besides, even if you are willing to pay and invite others, someone must be willing to come. Everyone else dreams of winning the championship in the Youth Song Competition, going to the Spring Festival Gala, and performing in the cave to make money, who will come and listen to the Meihu tunes that have declined!
Chen Guan said one more sentence and asked: "If others don't come, will your boyfriend rest assured that you will go out alone?" ”
Unexpectedly, Zhou Qian opened her mouth and said: "Men are very boring animals, sister is not rare!" ”
Chen Guan didn't dare to ask any more.
Walking and walking, Zhou Qian said that the 7th Youth Song Contest will be held next year, and this time she must prepare well, strive for better results, and win an award! Therefore, after returning from Wulongyu, she refused all performances, and went to Xijing Conservatory of Music to find a tutor to tutor.
Seeing that Zhou Qian was full of energy when she spoke, Chen Guan felt that Zhou Qian and Tangtai Mingyue had a fight. Zhou Qian is bent on winning the ranking and becoming famous in the Youth Song Competition, and Mingyue is bent on being transferred to the Central Station to be the host, these two girls are not simple, they are both energetic and goal-oriented masters, and women don't let them have eyebrows!
Chen Guan said that as long as you lay a solid foundation and sing well, you will definitely be able to stand out in the competition. In the future, he will become famous in one fell swoop and become a star, and fans will hug him everywhere he goes, counting the money and counting the cramps!
Zhou Qian smiled and said that Chen Guan was a romantic, and he thought about the good. The showbiz is not easy to mix, the water is too deep. If you want to become famous, you have to have strong support behind you! For example, if someone pays to support a concert, a national tour, and contacts a TV station to record and broadcast, they can immediately become popular and become famous and start a family! It's a pity that there is no free lunch in the world, how can anyone support themselves for free! The vast majority of those who are willing to pay for support are hungry ghosts and flies, and they are disgusting!
When she said this, Zhou Qian suddenly thought that Chen Guan was the actual controller of Wulongyu Tourism Development Co., Ltd., the real boss, her beautiful eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "I forgot, you are the boss, the big boss!" Wait for your Wulongyu tourist attraction to make a lot of money, support your sister to go to Beijing and Shanghai for a concert, right? ”
If Bai Aiyue, Sister Bai Aixiao and Cui Ying were singers, and made such a request to Chen Guan, not only would he not refuse, but I am afraid he would have to think about how to plan it! The problem is that Zhou Qian and Chen Guan were originally just one-sided friends, and they had no affection!
I heard Chen Guan say with a smile: "If I am a big boss, all of China will become a big boss!" Wulongyu Tourist Attraction has just started, what is needed is investment, and it is still early to make a profit! Don't laugh at me! ”
Zhou Qian pouted and said, "Stingy ghost, pretend!" Gear it up! ”
Chen Guan has the money to hold such a large-scale party, and it is indeed a bit false to say this. However, Zhou Qian went to Wulongyu to perform, Zhilu Dao Baijia Compound has just opened, and the second and third phases of the Wulongyu Scenic Area are still far from completion.
Chen Guan felt that it was 10 miles away from the county seat, because he and Zhou Qian were walking and talking, and the speed was very fast, which was a full hour of walking!
It seems that Zhou Qian has already been here, otherwise it would be impossible to touch such a remote village!
Meihu tunes are purely folk art, which was very popular in the Ming and Qing dynasties, and even competed with the Qin dialect in the Qinchuan Plain. It's a pity that now there are voices on the radio, images on TV, and the life of the big theater troupe and the big song and dance troupe is not easy, and the folk music form of Meihu song is naturally more obvious, and it can only occupy a place in the rural red and white ceremonies, and the rest can only entertain themselves.
When I arrived at the gate of the compound, the sound of string music was already heard inside.
Zhou Qian whispered to Chen Guan that she had been here twice, and this was the place where the Wujiazhai Quzi Society in Wuzhu Township often carried out. This song club was handed down by the old artist Wu Qizhou, the first generation of Wu Laosan began to learn art in 1840, and now it is the seventh generation. It's snowing tonight, and the Meido Song Club can't go out to perform, so it should be rehearsing at home.
Only then did Chen Guan understand that the inheritance of Huxian Meihu Quzi was so clear, which showed that they were extremely strict in selecting disciples and the door was relatively closed. The reason why Zhou Qian came here on a snowy night must be because people didn't teach her, she could only come to watch the play.
When he thought of this, Chen Guan had a sense of respect for Zhou Qian, and felt that this girl was not easy, she could give up her identity and exert her strength!
After entering the courtyard, listening to the sound of music coming from a house, Chen Guan followed Zhou Qian and walked in.
In the house, it is really the Wujiazhai Song Society rehearsing, there is a pot of charcoal fire in the middle of the room, and the band composed of six people is holding a three-string, two banhu, flute, water and water, and four-leaf tiles, and the sound of string music is also melodious and good. There are men and women who sit and sing, and they are all cappella. The villagers in the village were sitting or standing, and the five rooms were full!
After Chen Guan and Zhou Qian entered, the villagers who watched the play in the house ignored them, and the strings and singers did not notice them, and the two of them stood quietly in a corner to watch the rehearsal of the Wujiazhai Song Society.
Chen Guan listened for a while, and finally heard that the Wujiazhai team rehearsed "Du Shi Niang". One lead singer, everyone mixes. What is amazing is that the Meihu song takes the form of a set of songs, and a large number of local dialects and daily expressions of Huxian County are used in the lyrics, which sounds more straightforward, more vivid, and more expressive than the lyrics of Wen Crepe.
After rehearsing "Du Shi Niang", after resting for a while, the man smoked, the room was full of smoke, Zhou Qian couldn't stand it, gently pulled Chen Guan's hand, and the two walked out of the house.
Zhou Qian asked Chen Guan if he heard the doorway?
Chen Guan said that the song of Meihu in this county is similar to the confused opera music popular in the Shuiquan area, except that it is sitting, and a large number of dialect slang are used, which is very expressive.
Zhou Qian said that she was thinking about a problem, the folk songs of northern Shaanxi originally came from the folk, the common people are illiterate, they don't know how to read and write, they can sing it, all the trivial things in life, the love between men and women, and the entanglement of grievances and hatreds, can be sung, and the interest in life is very strong. The folk songs sung now, the lyrics are artistically processed, more exquisite, less rough and frank, if you can sing folk songs, the lyrics are reprocessed, add real life elements, I don't know if it works?
Zhou Qian really wants to innovate and be unique through innovation!
Chen Guan felt that he could be bold and try. He also said that when singing folk songs, you can't change the lyrics of classic folk songs when you go to the central stage or regular party, because the reason why those classics are classic is that they have been tempered a lot, and the audience is used to it, and the effect of changing it is not good. If you sing it at a general party, or sing it in a TV series or movie episode, let alone change it, you can rely on the original tune to write new words directly, and the people will definitely be able to accept it!
Zhou Qian's eyes lit up when she heard this, she stopped watching the rehearsal, pulled Chen Guan and left, saying that she would go back and ponder carefully, to see if she could fill in new words, compose new songs, and sing at the Youth Song Contest according to the characteristics of her voice!
The two of them went out of Wujiazhai and walked on the road, Chen Guan said to Zhou Qian that when the second phase of the Wulongyu Tourist Attraction project is completed, the Wulongyu Performing Arts Center will open to welcome guests. When the time comes, Zhou Qian is welcome to form a troupe to perform all year round at the Wulongyu Performing Arts Center. But the show must be distinctive, unique, and enjoyable. For example, the face change, ventriloquism, peacock dance, etc. of Sichuan opera, the more distinctive the better.
Unexpectedly, Zhou Qian's mind was not on this at all, and only gave Chen Guan a sentence: "No time!" ”
Chen Guan once again knew Zhou Qian's thoughts, this girl wanted to win the ranking and become famous in the Youth Song Competition!
When he returned to the guest house of the Huxian County Party Committee, it was already late, Li Tong and the others had already rested, and Zhou Qian was embarrassed to let Chen Guan help him figure out the lyrics, and after the two of them said goodnight to each other, they went back to their rooms to rest!