Entertaining Children

After Liang Xueying made such an introduction, the audience couldn't wait to be the first to see Xiao Yao's performance. It's a pity that Xiao Yao's appearance in this field is very low. The first few competing singers who appeared on the stage were not Xiao Yao, and they couldn't satisfy the audience's desire to see it first.

"The next competing singer will bring you a new original song." After the performance of the fifth singer Liu Youyuan, Liang Xueying began to introduce the sixth singer's repertoire.

"It's finally here!" The audience cheered. As soon as I heard Liang Xueying's introduction, I knew that the next singer to appear was finally Xiao Yao's turn.

"Everyone will know who the next singer will be when you hear this, right?" Liang Xueying smiled and continued to the cheering audience, "Of course, among the first six singers who didn't make an appearance, only one singer is left. There is no one else but him. The name of the song he brought is "Dream Chasing Order", a name that sounds very old-fashioned. As for what this song and this performance look like, Let's immediately invite the next singer to perform and see what happens."

Amid the applause and cheers that resounded at the scene, Liang Xueying walked off the stage and stood in the open space in front of the auditorium, looking forward to Xiao Yao's appearance together with the audience.

The lights on the stage dimmed, and a figure appeared in the exit channel behind the backlit stage.

"Huh?" Looking at the figure that appeared in the passage, the audience let out a sound of surprise.

Although I can't see the face and attire, just from this figure, whether it's Liang Xueying, the audience, or other singers and managers watching the live broadcast in the lounge, they can't help but start to wonder if the person in the passage is Xiao Yao. up. Judging from the shadow of the backlight, the lower part of the singer's clothes is very long and wide, and the hem even exceeds the ankle position, dragging to the ground, it looks like a skirt, and the singer's head is more conspicuous , seems to be a very tall bun. Xiao Yao is a boy with short, broken hair. Judging from this shadow, he doesn't look like Xiao Yao at all.

Amidst the exclamation of the audience, the figure against the light also slowly walked out from the passage to the front of the stage. And seeing the walking posture of the figure, everyone became even more suspicious.

Xiao Yao is tall and walks with big strides. When he appeared on the stage for the second and third times, he ran back from the stage and came out again. He walked very fast, even when he appeared as a kicking singer for the first time The speed is also relatively slow, which is just a slow step frequency, and each step is also very open. But this time, the figure clearly moved forward slowly with small steps, and with the movement of the steps, the whole body of the figure also swayed slightly and rhythmically, looking completely like a woman .

After finally waiting for the figure to reach the center of the stage, the lights above the stage were still not turned on, but the preparations started directly. Some staff moved instruments and chairs to the stage,

Then a dozen or so female-looking figures walked onto the stage from behind the side of the stage, or sat or stood behind the figure in the center of the stage. And all the audience, including singers and managers, were still confused and puzzled.

All the figures on the stage stopped still, indicating that the preparations had been completed, and the audience at the scene was completely silent. At this time, the lights above the stage turned on, and everyone finally saw the figures on the stage clearly.

"Damn it! Is this Xiao Yao?" Many audience members jumped up from their seats in surprise, and those who were still seated hugged their heads in disbelief.

"My God!" Liang Xueying in front of the auditorium also covered her mouth in surprise.

"Oh, I'll go!" In the rest hall, Hong Wei, who was watching the live broadcast after the competition, jumped up from the sofa in shock, turned to look at Xiao Siqi and said, "Old Xiao, is this your son?"

"From the face, I can't tell." Xiao Siqi spread his hands and said, "But we have already appeared, this can't be that Wei Shile, right? Also, you forget that he was in the final of "The Voice" Did you see the song "New Drunken Concubine"?"

"He has turned half of his makeup into an ancient costume," Qin Xiaodong said in surprise, "Is he going to be a male role, singing Peking Opera on stage?"

On the other side, Zhang Qiaohe kept whispering something in Liu Youyuan's ear, and Liu Youyuan also changed from a puzzled expression to one of surprise, and his eyes, which didn't look big at first, opened wider and wider, almost round !

"Is this the big boy just now?" Wei Shile, who was still waiting in the room, also left the sofa she was sitting on, stood in front of the live TV, pointed to the TV screen and asked the manager beside her.

It's no wonder everyone was so surprised, because the one who appeared in the center of the stage at this time was completely dressed in the costume of Huadan in Peking Opera.

She was dressed in an ancient silk costume, the bright red coat was covered with patterns of flowers and birds embroidered with gold and silver thread, looking up from the wide waist belt with a rounded bulge in the middle, the upper part of the robe was double-breasted, with an open neckline A moon-white inner shirt with silver thread piping was exposed, and the hem of the skirt on the lower body was so wide that it covered the entire instep, and the tail was dragged on the ground for a long time. The hair on both sides of the head is tightly attached to the sides, covering the entire ears. On the top of the head is a bun that is more than 20 centimeters long. There are many delicate headgear hanging on the head and the top of the bun. What does it show? It is called "full head of pearls and emeralds".

The most distinctive feature is the makeup. On the snow-white face is a pair of red lips, and under the eyebrows that have turned into willow-leaf eyebrows is a pair of red phoenix eyes. Below the eyebrows, the eyes of the two eyes are covered with red, and gradually fade from the bottom of the lower eyelashes.

Such a typical Huadan makeup on the Peking Opera stage has made people completely unable to see Xiao Yao's original appearance. If he hadn't appeared on this stage, and had such a starting position, I believe no one would dare to say The enchanting Huadan standing in the center of the stage is Xiao Yao.

Facing the crazy screams of the audience, Xiao Yao on the stage did not express anything, but nodded slowly to the band conductor Liu Tong on the side of the stage.

However, Liu Tong, the program's music director and band conductor at this time, did not react immediately, but stared at Xiao Yao with wide eyes like the audience off the stage. During the rehearsal, no make-up was worn, and every singer rehearsed in casual clothes. It was also the first time that the band conductor who saw Xiao Yao dressed up like this was a little silly, and even a little doubted whether this person on the stage was really Because of this, Xiao Yao had a rare moment of distraction. Fortunately, Liu Tong came back to his senses very quickly. Without a microphone by his side, he coughed lightly, raised his hands and waved down, and the band's accompaniment also sounded.

The prelude part starts with the sound of drums, dulcimer and guzheng, and there are some sounds of piano and guitar in the middle, but in general, it is still dominated by two kinds of folk music, dulcimer and guzheng. After about ten seconds, sitting on the stage in a chair The four beauties also moved their erhu hands, and the sounds of erhu and violin were added to the accompaniment. Similarly, the newly added sounds were mainly folk music like erhu.

"In the prelude, there are folk music and western instruments. Xiao Yao really has created another song like "The Drunken Concubine" that combines folk music and modern music." Hong Wei looked at Xiao Yao on TV. , nodded to Xiao Siqi. Although the TV screen is a close-up of Xiao Yao, a professional singer like Hong Wei can tell what instruments are used in the accompaniment just by the prelude music.

The audience at the scene can see the movements of the musicians with modern instruments on both sides of the stage. Even if a professional singer like Hong Wei can't hear the difference between the sounds of various instruments in the accompaniment, they can still see Xiao Yao's The soundtrack is a combination of modern Western instruments and traditional Chinese folk music. Many audiences also thought from this that although Xiao Yao is completely dressed in the ancient costume of Huadan in Peking Opera, his performance this time must not be purely to sing Peking Opera for everyone.

"Sandalwood quotes, window grilles penetrate the window lattice, the dark night comes, paper-cutting recalls the silhouette. I understand it, gray hair temples, the story is rugged, the heart is not peaceful, and it is fate~"

Sure enough, when Xiao Yao sang the first verse at the beginning of the song, although he sang gently like a girl, in terms of timbre, he still sang with the original male voice.

"It seems to be really a song like "The Drunken Concubine", but the lyrics seem to have more ancient rhymes, like ancient poetry." Hearing Xiao Yao's opening paragraph, many people turned their attention from Xiao Yao's appearance to The people on Xiao Yao's singing nodded secretly in their hearts.

This is a song composed by Jay Chou and written by his old partner Fang Wenshan in the previous life. It was written for Li Yugang, the original singer of "The Drunken Concubine". In terms of the lyrics, the lyrics written by Fang Wenshan, a ghostly talent, sound like ancient lyrics, which are more concise and more ancient rhyme than the narrative lyrics of "The Drunken Concubine". Xiao Yao moved this song to this world, without changing a single word of the melody and lyrics, but in terms of arrangement and accompaniment, he added the soundtrack of pipa and flute according to the configuration of the "Women's Orchestra", making the whole song more harmonious. The taste of folk music is stronger.

"Chasing Dreams ~ Floating life and half awake, who is so miserable, lamenting the fame of the city. I am slightly drunk ~ facing the north and thinking about you, waiting for dawn, haggard into the bronze mirror ~"

When it came to the chorus part of the song, Xiao Yao, who was singing while standing still, took two steps forward, raised his chest and posed sideways, posing a graceful movement of Huadan in Peking Opera, and raised an incomparably ecstatic orchid finger with his left hand. It was converted into a female Jingyun singing style imitating Peking Opera Huadan, which made the audience on the scene and in the lounge get goosebumps all over their bodies.

"Wow~" The audience who had already prepared themselves screamed and cheered excitedly when they heard Xiao Yao's Jingyun singing.

After the first chorus ends, the song enters an interlude. On the stage, Xiao Yao lowered his arms, and his wide sleeves fell to the ground. Xiao Yao raised his elbow with one hand, and put his other hand slightly behind him. He spun gracefully on the stage, and the two water sleeves fluttered and swayed with Xiao Yao's rotation.

"Oh my god!" Seeing Xiao Yao dancing classical dance during the interlude, the audience in the audience widened their eyes again, applauding and screaming like crazy.

"Introduction of sandalwood, window grilles through the window lattice, dark night, paper-cutting recalls silhouette..."

At the beginning of the second verse, Xiao Yao's classical water sleeve dance also came to an end. He changed from the graceful figure of Huadan to the original relatively ordinary standing posture, and also switched back to the original male voice in the tone and tone of singing. It was also at this time that the voices of the audience gradually became quieter.

"Emei is frowning, worrying about being a neighbor, fate is over~ I am in the middle of the night, I am full of tears, I don't believe it~ Yiren loves autumn and enters the forest, but the marriage fate is like leaves falling, and I am in a hurry to search for the previous life~"

The lyrics of the two verses and the chorus of Xiao Yao's previous song "The Drunken Concubine" are the same, but the first half of the verse of the second verse of "Chasing Dreams" is the same as the first verse, but In the second half, it is a different lyrics. The sentence pattern and number of words in this section of lyrics are the same as those of the first verse, and the same beautiful, concise, and ancient words reflect Xiao Yao's strong writing skills. This also made the audience feel that Xiao Yao's song sounds better than "The Drunken Concubine". Whether it is in composition or singing, this song is like an advanced work of Xiao Yao's songs. I can feel Xiao Yao's progress on this song.

"Chasing Dreams ~ Floating Life Half Awakened, Whoever Listens, My Heart Will Enter the Qin. Overtones ~ Disordering the Past, Silk and Bamboo Light, But Heavy Sadness~"

When it came to the second chorus, Xiao Yao turned into Huadan in Peking Opera again, performed the movements of Huadan on the Peking Opera stage, and changed his mouth to imitate Huadan's Beijing rhyme singing again.

The goosebumps on the audience's body rose again, and the cheers and screams once again filled the entire studio.

After the second chorus, the song came to the end stage. Xiao Yao did not switch to the original male voice, but continued to repeat the two choruses with Huadan's Beijing rhyme. During this stage of singing, Xiao Yao walked slowly on the stage while singing. A slightly more knowledgeable audience can see that whether it is Xiao Yao's walking gait, body posture, or the movements of his left hand, they are all slow versions of classic movements that Huadans often demonstrate on the Peking Opera stage. This is also the result of Xiao Yao's special training with Mr. Mei Qingchang in Yanjing for nearly a week.

Seeing Xiao Yao, who looked like a Peking opera star on the stage at the end of the final stage, the audience at the scene also became excited. It's like knocking off the ceiling of the studio.

"Outside the strings ~ Disturbing the past, silk and bamboo are light, but sad ~" After singing the last sentence, Xiao Yao has turned to kneel on the ground facing the audience sideways, with his head drooping, his hands on his chest, and the expression on his face. The expression is also a sad look.

"Xiao Yao!"

"Xiao Yao!"

The lights on the stage dimmed, but the audience in the auditorium stood up excitedly, raised their hands and shouted rhythmically while clapping.

"Thank you~" The lights on the stage came on, and Xiao Yao, who had stood up and faced the audience again, continued to thank the audience with Jingyun's female voice. Slowly bent his knees, squatted down and bowed his head, giving everyone an ancient female Wanfu ceremony.

The female voice combined with the ancient female etiquette caused the audience who thought the performance was over to be in a trance again, and then louder cheers and shouts rang out again.