Entertaining Children

"Danjiao? Why?" Xiao Chengru asked strangely, "Didn't you never wear girls' clothes? This Danjiao is a female role."

"That's normal clothes, not costumes. It seems that I haven't heard of any actor who refuses to perform because the characters in movies or TV dramas need to wear women's clothes." Xiao Yao said, "Actually That’s right, you know that I’m currently participating in the "The Voice of China" competition. I have an idea now, which is to add Peking Opera singing to the songs during the competition. So I not only need to learn, but also to quickly master it in a short time , at least help me reach the level where I can perform on stage, can you help me find such a teacher?"

"So it was to participate in the singing competition." Mr. Xiao Chengru said a little disappointed, "I thought you were interested in Peking Opera, and really wanted to learn to sing."

"I'm interested in Peking Opera," Xiao Yao said with a smile, "That's why I wanted to combine pop music with Peking Opera. You don't want me to throw away all the things I learned before and just focus on learning to sing. ?”

Xiao Chengru thought so too. Xiao Yao has a lot of things from elementary school, and he has slowly started to achieve results. As an actor, I have already won the best newcomer actor in TV series, and I have already released a single in singing, and I have learned music and instrument performance for more than ten years. No matter how I say it, it is impossible to switch to a Peking Opera actor now. Moreover, the influence of the program "The Voice of China" is still very good. If he can sing a song with Peking opera vocals during the competition, wouldn't it be another way to help promote this song handed down by our ancestors? National quintessence?

"That's true." Thinking about it, Xiao Chengru nodded and said, "Since you want to learn, grandpa will definitely help you with all your strength. As for the famous people in Yanjing City that grandpa knows in this field, they must be the direct descendants of Mr. Mei. , Mr. Qingchang. But he has strict rules for accepting apprentices."

"No, this time I won't be officially apprenticed." Xiao Yao hurriedly interrupted his grandfather and said, "I'm mainly for this competition, and I definitely can't keep practicing like learning martial arts. I don't want to ruin Mr. Qingchang's brand in the future. I have enough masters now, and I don’t want to have more masters than I can count in the future. Can you discuss it with Mr. Qingchang, if you don’t want to be a master, it’s just for your sake to give advice to the younger generation. If it’s really not possible , you can help me find an instructor with a lesser reputation."

"That's it, let me tell Mr. Qingchang first." Xiao Chengru said.

"Speak now? You should have his phone number." Xiao Yao said while the iron was hot.

"You kid is so anxious." Xiao Chengru said a little funny.

"There are less than 20 days left for the recording of the next competition. I have to know what level I can reach early so that I can prepare the corresponding songs." Xiao Yao scratched his head and said.

"Okay, since you listened to the play with me for a whole day today, I'll call and ask you now." Xiao Chengru shook his head and smiled and took out his mobile phone.

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"Okay, okay, thank you very much." Xiao Chengru hung up the phone.

"Grandpa, what should I say first?" Xiao Yao hurriedly asked when he saw Xiao Chengru end the call.

"Mr. Qingchang said he wanted to see you first and hear how your voice is." Xiao Chengru said, "As long as your voice is not too bad, he is willing to help."

"Yes, it should." Xiao Yao nodded and said, "When will I see you?"

"I know you're anxious,

Made an appointment tonight. We went straight to his house after dinner. "Xiao Chengru said.

"Okay, I've listened to the play all afternoon, grandpa, you're hungry too, I'll treat you to dinner, let's go." Xiao Yao said immediately.

Xiao Chengru and Xiao Yao's grandfather and grandson went to have a sumptuous dinner together, and after a short rest, they took a taxi to the home of Mei Qingchang, a famous Huadan artist. When it comes to famous Peking opera singers, Xiao Yao only knows one Mr. Mei Lanfang, who was born a hundred years ago and has existed in the same past and present lives. As for Mr. Mei Qingchang, Xiao Yao neither knew whether he was a descendant of Mr. Mei Lanfang, nor whether there was such a number one person in his previous life. But since grandfather Xiao Chengru said that he is a famous artist in the capital, he must also be a very powerful figure in the Peking Opera business.

The Mr. Mei that Xiao Yao saw had fair and firm facial skin, without a single beard on his face. At first glance, he looked like a star performer on stage for many years.

After exchanging pleasantries with Mr. Xiao Chengru, Mei Qingchang turned his attention to Xiao Yao. The seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy looks rather handsome, but his figure is much taller than that of ordinary children of this age. If it is on the Peking Opera stage, it is not suitable for him to sing a female role with his figure. Basically, it is difficult to find an actor to play with him. But he is going to the stage of the singing competition, and he just needs to add a piece of Peking opera to the song, that is, he will perform alone, and there is no problem of supporting the play.

"You want to learn to sing Peking Opera?" Mei Qingchang looked at Xiao Yao and said. Although Xiao Chengru had already talked to him on the phone, he still had a habit of asking the person involved.

"En." Xiao Yao nodded.

"Let's listen with your voice first." Mei Qingchang ordered.

"Oh." Xiao Yao agreed, and then said "Huh~ah~".

"Not bad, have you practiced?" Mei Qingchang nodded.

"Well, my grandfather is an actor," Xiao Yao pointed to Xiao Chengru who was on the side, and continued, "My father is a singer, and I learned the skills of singing and practicing from them when I was young, and I have practiced for more than ten years. "

"That's right, Mr. Xiao's grandson, this can be regarded as a family tradition." Mei Qingchang smiled and looked at Xiao Chengru and said, "Your grandson is very good."

"I don't need you to praise him, as long as you are willing to point him out, I will thank you for selling my face." Xiao Chengru also laughed.

"Okay, then how much do you want to learn?" Mei Qingchang turned to Xiao Yao again and asked.

"My requirements are not high, as long as I can get started quickly, reach the professional level of amateurs, and be able to perform one or two paragraphs on stage within ten days." Xiao Yao said frankly, "But since I have learned it, I I also don’t want to learn Yeluzi at the beginning and not be able to change it back, so I begged Grandpa to invite you, everyone, to guide me.”

"That's not too much to ask." Mei Qingchang smiled, "I heard that you want to add Beijing opera to the pop song. You said that you can perform one or two paragraphs, so you want to add it to the pop song?"

"Yes." Xiao Yao said, "The main reason is to have a strengthening training so that I can sing these two passages."

"What kind of joke? Is there a score? Show me how difficult it is." Mei Qingchang stretched out his hand.

"No, but the lyrics and music are all in my head, but I don't know how to write Peking Opera scores." Xiao Yao said helplessly, "Why don't I sing for you, I'm sure I can't sing very well, just listen to what you mean That's fine, okay?"

"Isn't it just an idea after you listened to the play just now? Now you have the lyrics and music?" Xiao Chengru said in surprise.

"Well, it just popped into my head on the way here, so I might not be mature enough." Xiao Yao had to lie, pretending to be embarrassed.

"It's okay, let's sing and listen." Mei Qingchang waved his hand.

Xiao Yao cleared his throat, and held his throat, he sang the Peking opera arias from two popular songs in his previous life.

"Strictly speaking, these two passages are not really Peking Opera." Mei Qingchang frowned and said, "However, most people can hear the taste of Peking Opera, which can barely be regarded as Beijing Rhyme. But you come to me It’s not a mistake, you didn’t sing very well just now, and if you want to sing these two sections well, you really need to learn some Peking opera skills. Um...mainly the skills of singing Danjiao’s Tsing Yi.”

"Really?" Xiao Yao only listened to songs in his previous life, and he really didn't go deep into whether those two passages were Peking Opera in the true sense. But what he cares about now is not this, what he cares about is: "Then can I sing this well in ten days?"

"That depends on how many days you have, how long you can learn from me with me every day, and how much time you can spend practicing after you go back." Mei Qingchang laughed.

"Ah?" Xiao Yao was a little confused. Only then did he remember that he only knew that he was going to Shen Na's practice room tomorrow. Later, how long Shen Na arranged to receive her guidance in the practice room has not yet been said. Not only that, but this time he had to prepare two songs, and he had to prepare another song for rehearsal, and the soundtrack of these two songs also had to take time to come up with. After such a calculation, how could he have more than ten days?

"Well..." Xiao Yao quickly calculated in his heart, and then said, "Ten days, I will come to you for at least ten days, one to two hours each time, and then I will go back and practice one or two more by myself. Hour."

"It's a bit hanging." Mei Qingchang shook his head and said, "Adding double the time is more sure."

"It doesn't matter, let's double the time." Xiao Yao said, "At the beginning of August, there will be a 16-to-4 competition, and the finals will be at the end of August. If it is too late, I will change the song and bring this to Peking Opera... Jing Yun’s song is reserved for the finals.”

"Little guy is very confident," Mei Qingchang said with a smile, "It seems that you will definitely enter the finals. What if you are eliminated in the competition in early August?"

"Hehe, there's nothing wrong with being confident." Xiao Yao scratched his head and said, "Even if I'm eliminated, I don't want to go on stage with a song I haven't learned yet. But I still have to learn, even if I can't get in. Final, I can also use it when I release an album in the future."

"Okay, I like the attitude of the little guy." Mei Qingchang said, "Then you come over early tomorrow morning, we will start tomorrow."

"Tomorrow is not possible. Tomorrow, several of our participating students will collectively participate in the first tutoring class of the program. It is not good for me to be absent." Xiao Yao continued scratching his head. (To be continued.)