I didn't want to be an actor

Chapter 259 Old Friend (14)

Drama…

Ancient style songs!

This is Shen Liang’s label—he sang “Wukong” in the first episode of “Singer 2018”, and later sang “Chi Ling”. He also sang “Wu Jia Po 2018” at the Lantern Festival Gala…

Oh, and there is also "Bo Hu Shuo"...

These songs are very popular, and many short video bloggers use them as BGM...

But Shen Liang still wanted to fight for "Mohe Ballroom" - after all, he and Xin Shuang had almost discussed it...

"In fact, there is a story behind "Mohe Ballroom"..."

Mr. Zhang Dequan...

His wife died in the 1987 Daxinganling fire.

This fire was the most serious forest fire since the founding of New China. It lasted for 28 days and nights and caused 211 deaths.

After his wife passed away, Zhang Dequan never remarried...

Because his wife loved dancing, Zhang Dequan often danced alone in the dance hall...

As he spoke, Shen Liang hummed "Mohe Ballroom": "If you have time, you will come and see me~ See how the snow ages, how my eyes melt, if you see me, please turn around and be surprised..."

"…ballad?"

"Well... folk songs are more storytelling..."

"That's fine..." Hong Tao nodded: "But I feel that ancient style songs are more attractive..."

Hong Tao is getting anxious...

The ratings of "Fantasy City" were too low, so Wang Fei later found Na Ying and Zhao Yanzi, and the three of them gathered together for a variety show...

Still failed to save the declining ratings!

It was beaten by the sixth season of The Voice of China next door - the latter had a rating of 1.7%, while Fantasy City simply dropped to less than 0.5%...

The second place is "If You Are the One", with a rating of 1.207%...

Third place…《Watching BJ in a Big Drama》…

That’s right, “Fantasy Moon City” which cost 3 million yuan to produce didn’t even make it into the top three in terms of ratings!
He believes that Shen Liang + opera singing is the last shot to save the ratings - #Shen Liang announced that he will join "Fantasy City" with songs from his new album#, this entry has been read tens of millions of times!
Shen Liang thought for a moment and nodded: "I have a new song here, called "Exploring the Window"... It's also an ancient style song..."

"Pop-up?"

"Looking through the window... the word 'looking' in 'looking'... symbolizes the woman's expectation for the return of her beloved man from afar... the man left in pursuit of fame, and the woman waited hard but failed to see the man return. Later, the woman became an actress, and when the man passed the imperial examination, the woman was performing on the stage, but the two failed to recognize each other..."

Shen Liang simply sang: "She sang about meeting an old friend in a foreign land, and every step and every word was filled with longing; the people in the audience were named on the imperial examination, but they did not recognize the old acquaintance on the stage;
When he was talking about the wedding night, everyone congratulated the beautiful woman and the talented man, but no one heard a word and sighed that there was a love-sick man in the play..."

Hong Tao glanced at Liang Boqiao, who said, "This one is better!"

Shen Liang… nodded: "Then let's go with this one."

Hong Tao thought for a moment and added: "…If there is enough time, "Mohe Ballroom" can also be added…"

Liang Boqiao shook his head: "…No, if we add it, what about the time of the other guests?"

Shen Liang also said: "...Let's just "Exploring the Window"!"

……

"Fantasy City" will broadcast four MVs in each episode...

Well, it’s actually a short film!

Each short film is eight minutes long, and the various tidbits and advertisements add up to two hours...

Many people are willing to participate, mainly because of the invitation from Mango TV. But the actual effect is really poor...

Those who are good at acting may not be good at singing, and vice versa, those who are good at singing may not be good at acting. Moreover, the invited guests are likely to be neither good at either...

Shen Liang didn't care about this.

He was discussing the filming of the short film "The Window" with Xin Shuang, and they soon reached a consensus: to show a feast - when the men passed the exam, the women performed in the audience...

Added an ending: In the final ending, the actor was killed...

Shen Liang volunteered: "I will play the role of the unfaithful man who passed the imperial examination..."

Xin Shuang was speechless: "...You're the one acting? Then who's going to sing? This isn't an MV...someone still has to sing!"

“…Shit…Then I’ll just sing well!”

……

Many people equate opera singing with traditional Chinese opera.

Actually, it’s not true. Many people like to listen to songs with operatic accents, but they don’t like to listen to traditional dramas…

Traditional opera and modern and contemporary pop music are not products of the same artistic aesthetic framework at all.

Adding opera singing to a song is a kind of singing embellishment, which makes the song more memorable, so opera singing is usually placed in the chorus.

If you replace ordinary singing style with opera singing style in pop music, people who are used to listening to pop music will think, hey, it’s pretty good and fresh, but ultimately it does not change the most basic framework of pop music, that is, the rhythm, harmony, and melody, these things have not changed.

In the creation techniques of modern music, the preparation and progression of emotions are largely controlled by the direction of chords. A major chord to a minor chord, or a main chord to a dominant chord can set the emotional tone for the entire song.

But in traditional opera, there is rarely the concept of chords and counterpoint.

Many times, I still can't understand what someone is saying after listening for a long time, so it is naturally difficult to appreciate the music.

To put it bluntly, a pop song is at most 4 minutes long, and many people only listen to the chorus. One act of a play takes at least two hours, and a full play can take five or six hours, or even seven or eight hours...

Do you think anyone would have the patience?
By the way, in the movie "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix", in the climax of the suona piece "A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix", when mixing the sound, they actually added a string track to set off the atmosphere...

"A Hundred Birds Paying Homage to the Phoenix": The suona master faced the problem of inheritance. The qualified children were unwilling to learn, and the unqualified ones could not learn. In the end, an apprentice completely inherited the skills of the old suona artist and learned this skill...

——This forms a strong irony with the plot of the movie itself.

Oh, the actors in the short film "Window" were basically found by the "Fantasy City" production team, actors from the Hunan Peking Opera Troupe...

The female lead was specially arranged to be played by Zhang Xuan - the leading actress of the Hunan Peking Opera Troupe!
After 85.

Shen Liang…did not put all his energy into “The Window”. He rehearsed about four times a day, and spent the rest of his time shooting the MV. He also had to take time out for a few interviews to promote “The Nameless”…

The next day, the filming officially started. We rehearsed twice that night. Xin Shuang continued to talk about the precautions, and Shen Liang stood by...with a very calm expression...

Song Qian, who came over to inquire about the situation, was speechless: "I feel like you don't take the stage seriously at all!"

Shen Liang corrected: "Of course I value the stage... but I am just a singer, the performance is theirs..."

“…You have to pay attention to your expression when singing!”

"...Sister, you should worry more about yourself..." Shen Liang rolled his eyes at her and said, "Keyun-style acting!"

"You are the one who can act like Ke Yun..." Song Qian said before asking, "What is Ke Yun's acting?"

He and Song Qian have known each other for a long time...

He even almost starred in "The First Love of a Thousand Years Old Man" after Song Qian recommended him...

At that time he was filming "Knowing Your Destiny".

Shen Liang found a GIF of Ke Yun: "That's it!"

(End of this chapter)