Xiaobei looked back at her brother and sighed, "Alas! There are twelve national policies. Everyone is anxious. It's hard enough to play games, but I don't know what it's like in real life. "
"Just do what you're supposed to do. Let's take a rest. We'll leave the city in a while. There will be a good show tonight," Zhang Xiaobao said to his brothers and sisters with a smile.
The little guys began to prepare. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also went back to their room to rest.
Night fell as everyone was looking forward to it.
Tens of thousands of Tang citizens who had passed the household registration verification came to the west side of Yizhou City. The stage was not facing one direction, but was surrounded by the crowd. It was a test of the actors' ability to control the situation. They had to take care of all aspects.
There was an empty space in the crowd facing the north. Zhang Xiaobao and the others sat there and put the Malatang utensils on the rack. People in other places began to give out lunch boxes. There were no disposable plastic boxes. They were made of thin bamboo slices and could be used again after being cooked.
Two copper coins per serving was enough to cover the cost. As for the snacks, they were handed over to the local merchants to sell. They didn't care how much they sold them.
While the host was still talking on the stage, the whole place was filled with the smell of food. Fortunately, the performers had eaten a little in advance. Otherwise, it was easy to not be able to continue the performance.
Many people opened their lunch boxes and looked at the food inside, then closed them again and waited until midnight to eat. Although they had been informed that there would be a restaurant selling lunch boxes at night, and they had not eaten dinner, they could not bear to eat now. Otherwise, what would they do when they were hungry later in the night?
The host was stirring up the audience's emotions. Seeing this, he pretended to be angry and said, "You look at me after looking at the lunch boxes. Do you think I'm a dish?"
The crowd burst into laughter.
"Okay, let me tell you. There will be a midnight snack. If you don't eat now, you won't be able to eat two at night. If you take it away, you'll have to pay for the lunch boxes.
How about this? In order not to waste everyone's time watching the show, let's eat first. Before the actors appear on stage, I'll sing first. I'll sing a Jiangnan's Purple Bamboo Song. I'll repeat it 20 times, and I believe you'll finish eating. "
The audience continued to burst into laughter. They had never seen the same performance before. In the past, when they had seen a song and dance performance, it was very serious. Whether it was singing or dancing, it was all methodical. The noble mood made the audience full of admiration for the actors.
Only when they were listening to storytellers in the teahouse would they relax a little. Therefore, when it came to people who sang and played on the stage, they wanted to listen but were also restrained. When they finished listening, they felt that their souls had been washed away. However, if they wanted to feel happy, they needed to flatter others afterwards. There was no such thing on the spot.
Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan naturally knew what the audience wanted. When it came to elegance, the two of them knew it. Moreover, they could arrange it very well, ensuring that the atmosphere of the venue, as well as the actors' expressions and professionalism, would allow the audience to understand the artistic conception of spring and snow.
However, even after the commoners comprehended it, they still didn't gain anything. They couldn't possibly learn it so professionally.
Therefore, the two of them began to use the performance method they had at that time. In fact, it evolved from the form of the Northeastern Two-people Rotation. Some people said that Two-people Rotation evolved from the beggar's method of "Falling Lotus."
In any case, regardless of the origin, this method was chosen because it was closest to the commoners. It refined the singing and communication of folk songs, forming an all-round contact and interaction with the commoners from language to dance to musical instruments.
During the performance, the actors showed self-deprecation, ridicule, commoner thoughts, carefree, and acknowledgment of the reality of society and unyielding. This was the portrayal of the soul of every normal commoner.
Therefore, when it came to the two of them, all the performances and programs were in this style, even if it was a gala on CCTV.
But they also understood that at that time, not everyone liked it. A small number of people were unhappy when they saw it. One was people who were criticized by the content of the program, such as officials. The other was a small number of people who lived at the top of the pyramid.
They hoped to hear an aria from an opera, to see the fingertips glide over the eighty-eight black and white keys, and then they would squint and think with enjoyment that this was the Ninth Symphony.
Or to listen to the high mountains and flowing water, the kind of zither where the performer had to sweep the zither seventy-two times, which was to sweep the strings continuously, and then think beautifully, this was the seventy-two rolling and flowing water.
Or it would be a national symphony. First, it would be 'Jiangnan Spring' played by the flute. Then, it would enter the main melody. When it heard the part about the forced marriage, it could even hum in its heart, 'Duoxi Laodo Suo, Duoxi Laodo Lai Lai Lai Lai Lai …'
But which commoner would have the time to remember that the sound that appeared was a horn? Who would care about the change in tone of the main spin during the butterfly transformation? The commoners would usually hum a few lines of the main melody, and sing the lyrics, "The green grass is green and the blue flowers are in full bloom …"
If it was the zither, the commoners were more willing to use it as a companion and sing the song, "Swallows Fly Together," which was sung by the very famous Qian Xuesen and his wife, Jiang Ying, when they were childhood sweethearts. Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan also liked it very much. Occasionally, they would sing, "Swallows Fly Together, The Picturesque Railings Are Quiet in the Evening Breeze …"
Now, Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan had their family, who were in charge of entertainment, learn elegant and popular ways. If there were people who needed elegance to eat in a restaurant, they would let them experience this kind of atmosphere. Of course, being elegant also meant that the price was high.
Moreover, the restaurant also specially provided a venue for the guests to enjoy a 'Western' symphony. There were pianos and so on, but they had only practiced for a short time, only seven or eight years. The problem was that the guests did not know what a rhapsody was, so it was fine if they did not play it.
Li Longji had once asked Pei Guangting to treat him to a meal. Pei Guangting's family was rich, and because he was an official of the imperial court, he had a 30% discount. Therefore, a Blue Danube Waltz only cost him 4,900 strings of coins. Including the dishes and drinks, that meal came to a total of 6,125 strings of coins. The change was rounded up, and he only received 6,100 strings of coins. He gave him a small gift and did not give him an invoice.
Since then, when Li Longji asked people to treat him to a meal, he would change the program to crosstalk, skit, or sing a few songs.
Today's performance was free, so Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan did not intend to put anything expensive on the stage. The piano was quite heavy, and it took a lot of effort to move it around.
Tonight's performance did not have a duet or an allegro. There were a few folk music pieces to be played separately and in unison with the folk music. There were also a set of timpani, a drum set, two cellos, a harp, two trumpets, a trombone, and two guitars. Unfortunately, there were no effects instruments, and the timbre was required. It could be considered a combination of Chinese and Western music, although there were no such instruments in the West.
The main thing was that Wang Juan and Zhang Xiaobao were going to sing 'Laughing at the Mundane World' and 'Laughing at the Vast Sea'. Zhang Xiaobao chose the Mandarin version, as he felt that the Cantonese lyrics sounded better. However, in terms of emotional expression, Huang Zhan's version was better. Wang Juan also chose the Mandarin version, as the Cantonese lyrics were a bit of a failure.
Of course, these instruments and musical scores were all taken out by Wang Juan. She knew how to play them, and she could even teach Zhang Xiaobao. Zhang Xiaobao had always been very sentimental about this. If only he could have been born in the same family and received the same kind of nurturing. How good would that have been? Wang Juan also sighed. Hardships made people. Xiao Bao had fought his way up from the bottom of society, showing off his heroic spirit. His life was not in vain.
The host on the stage did not know more about the meaning behind this, nor did he know about the past encounters of the young master and young lady. At this time, he was singing the Purple Bamboo Tune. Sometimes he would spin around, sometimes he would do a handstand, but he did not stop singing.
Originally, it was time for others to eat, but when they saw him playing around on the stage, everyone looked at him.
After singing twice, the host half-knelt on the ground and stuck out his tongue in 'tiredness'. He said, "Eat, I'm so tired. Why aren't you eating? How many times do you want me to sing? Everyone, please be merciful. "
There was a cheer from below, and the children brought by the adults also jumped, jumped, and clapped happily.
The whole party had just started and was full of jubilation, but who would have thought that there was gunfire somewhere else?
Zhang Xiaobao had a gratified smile on his face. While cooking seafood skewers for his younger siblings, he also cheered along with them.
Wang Juan also put her hand in her mouth and whistled loudly under the surprised gazes of Xiao Bei and the others. Then, Xiao Bei and the others understood. They had to be as happy as possible today, so they coordinated the rhythm and shouted together, "Sing, sing, sing, sing a hundred more times."
The host, who could control the whole scene, naturally paid a lot of attention to the north. He was a spy, so he had to be vigilant of the situation below on the stage. When he saw the little ancestors shouting, he could easily see their mouths under the bright lights, so he made a bitter face at Xiao Bei and the others. He turned around, pointed behind him, and said, "Did you see that? Did you hear that? Just because you didn't eat, our little ancestors made me sing a hundred times. I'm so tired. "
When the audience heard the host's words, they all stood up and looked at where Xiao Bei and the others were. Actually, only the front could see, but the people behind were blocked.
"Carry us up, carry us up high." Xiao Bei had a chance to show off, so she quickly instructed the people around her.
Thus, a simple human ladder was set up. At the bottom were three people, and at the top was an adult. The adult was riding a little fellow on the adult's neck. There were a total of nine human ladders.
Xiao Bei supported the head of the bodyguard with one hand and held a string of sea cucumber with the other. In fact, it was only half a string. She waved it vigorously, then stopped to take a bite, indicating that she was also eating.
She had the temperament of a celebrity and was not afraid at all. Xiaoyuan and the other eight people were much worse than Xiao Bei. They could only wave their hands and did not do anything else.
When Xiao Bei finished eating half of the sea cucumber, she finally got someone to put her down.
The audience was excited and sat back down after a while, burying their heads in eating. They were indeed hungry. If they did not eat now, it would be even more difficult to eat later when a better program came up.
The host did not continue singing on the stage. Instead, a female host came up and played with him. This kind of thing had not been rehearsed before.
In fact, all the program arrangements had not been rehearsed. What they usually practiced was the basics. As long as they had a solid foundation, they could do whatever they wanted when it was time to perform.
In the entire Tang Dynasty, the family performance team that Zhang Xiaobao and Wang Juan organized was the only one that could organize and perform immediately when Li Longji suddenly arrived and requested to watch the program.
The two of them joked on the stage for more than ten minutes, and the audience had already finished their food at the fastest speed.
"Looks like everyone has finished eating, right? I won't wait for those who haven't finished eating. If you stay any longer, it will be my performance. Oh, there's still that person. Alright, let's watch the first program. A famous beauty from Tang Dynasty will perform a song and dance for everyone. Xiao Hongchen, please take the stage. "
After the host finished his speech, he was the first to applaud. The audience did not know who it was, nor did they know who Xiao Hongchen was, but they still followed suit and applauded enthusiastically.
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