Chapter 903 Cultural Confidence (Chapter Two in One)
". Under the coercion and inducement of the traitor Wu Chunguo, Guixiang was forced to agree to perform in a dance hall owned by the Japanese. The brothers and sisters in the class were very worried because they knew that Guixiang's departure would be a disaster!
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Wu Jingyi's story about a legendary Kunqu Opera actress from the Republic of China period has entered a thrilling plot.
I have to say that Wu Jingyi's storytelling ability is very good. Not only does she control the rhythm very well, the atmosphere can be felt from her tone, but her expressions are also very rich, as if she is performing a drama, sometimes sad.
, sometimes angry, and the movements of the eyes make these emotional changes give people a vivid and delicate feeling!
The children listened with great concentration, and some older children were very nervous and looked at her with bated breath.
Of course, I'm not afraid.
The "Grandma Wu" in front of her had a very nice speaking voice. Yang Qian could hear the soft-spoken accent of Wu Nong, but in order for the children to understand, she always spoke Mandarin.
Such a gentle and melodious voice, such an ups and downs of the plot, why wouldn't Xin Zihao and the others be fascinated by it?
"Guixiang rejected everyone's offer to help her escape from the surveillance of the Japs and fly away. She also asked everyone to leave first. She stayed alone in the devil's capital to attract the attention of the Japs. No one knew Guixiang's plan, but she was among the Japs.
When the dance hall opened, I was not alone. Several mysterious people appeared in Kunban, which had become empty."
Who is the mysterious man?
He must be a martial arts hero who can save Guixiang!
Xin Zihao thought excitedly.
"To perform for Taijun, someone has to play music for me. They are the main blower, the assistant blower, and the third blower. When Wu Chunguo asked why they were all unfamiliar faces, Guixiang said that the people in Kunban were greedy for life and afraid of death, and they had abandoned her. These
My friend was a young apprentice in the Kundan class, and he was young and bold, so he stayed. Wu Chunguo was very suspicious and asked them to reveal their skills. However, one of them took out the suona and played a song to him in front of him, and Wu Chunguo was able to dispel his doubts. "
It’s really scary to hear!
Yang Qian didn't know whether this story was true or false. If it was true, how could Wu Jingyi know it so clearly? Moreover, Yang Qian had never heard of this story before.
But if it was fake, Wu Jingyi would not make up such a realistic story for the children in front of the camera.
However, no matter what, Yang Qian was still affected by this story, and felt like he saw an old man who endured humiliation and carried a heavy load, regardless of his personal safety, in order to resist Japan and save the nation!
"Guixiang successfully entered the newly opened dance hall of the Japs. That night, the dance hall was brightly lit and there was singing and dancing. Important Japs officials from the Demon City, the biggest traitor who had taken refuge with the Japs, and some businessmen from the Demon City who advocated treason and seeking glory all came to support them.
People who dress rich and respectable are proud and colluding!
The Japanese asked Guixiang to sing, and Guixiang went up and sang "The Peach Blossom Fan". The Japanese didn't understand, but they all cheered! But there were a few traitors who knew Kun Opera. They looked at each other, feeling that there was some unclear meaning in it, but they didn't
Dare to speak out, for fear of disturbing the Japanese!
Just when the two highest-ranking Japs were muttering, looking at Guixiang's eyes flashing with tears, and wondering what evil they were discussing, Guixiang sang: "I once saw the oriole crow in the Jade Palace of Jinling, and the flowers on the Qinhuai Water Pavilion bloomed early. Who knew?"
It is easy to freeze. Watch him build a red tower, watch him entertain guests, watch his tower collapse."
After Wu Jingyi finished speaking, she gestured with her fingers, showing the sad look of the character in the play without makeup, and then sang this section in person with a somewhat sad and angry voice.
For people who are not from the Jiangnan area, Kun Opera is not easy to understand. The Kun Opera sung by Wu Jingyi does not use Zhongzhou rhyme, but "Su Bai" - Suzhou dialect.
However, because she read the lines in Mandarin first, the children could understand what she was singing even if they did not understand the meaning of each sound she sang.
Combined with the plot of the story just seen, all the children listened with solemn faces, and a few older children were even more indignant. Xin Zihao's fists were clenched, as if he wanted to travel through time to fight the Japanese!
"At that time, the Japanese were still applauding, and the traitors changed their expressions. Just when they wanted to stop Guixiang and stop her from singing anymore, the music suddenly stopped!"
Wu Jingyi paused for a moment when she said this, and the strings in everyone's hearts were stretched as tight as possible.
"The musicians that Guixiang brought just now suddenly jumped out. The suona player pulled out a short knife from the suona and rushed towards the traitor. The three-string player smashed the piano and drum, took out a gun, pointed it at the Japanese, and fired at the traitor.
Someone playing the drum took out the oil bottle inside and lit a fire in the dance hall."
happy!
Although what Grandma Wu said was very thrilling, Xin Zihao was still very excited when she heard it, and even couldn't help but waved his fist and shouted "Okay"!
"That night, two high-ranking Japs officials and wealthy businessmen were assassinated. But unfortunately, there were people desperately guarding the big traitor, and he was only shot once. But he didn't feel very well. Later, the bullet was not removed, and the lead poison spread.
, he also died of illness while living with the Japanese a few years later!”
Wu Jingyi began to prepare to tell the end of her story.
She was very satisfied with the children's reaction, whether it was their indignation at the story or their devotion to the Kunqu opera she sang, even though she only sang a short part.
"Beat the XX Japanese to death, beat the big traitor to death!"
Xin Zihao continued to dance, and his frank look made all the adults present laugh in unison.
This is not a joke, everyone is very pleased with the performance of the children!
"Grandma Wu, where is Guixiang? Is she okay?"
Jin Wei asked questions that some children had forgotten.
"Nothing happened to her, but she was seriously injured while escaping. Although she gradually recovered, her body never allowed her to return to the Kunqu opera stage."
Wu Jingyi's words made the children's originally excited moods cool down, and all of them showed expressions of regret or even regret.
It shouldn't be like this!
Shouldn't those great heroes come and go without a trace, and after doing great things, shouldn't they retire with success?
"Grandma Wu, where are those uncles? Those uncles who play the suona."
Xin Zihao asked immediately.
He didn't want to show off in front of Jin Wei this time. The little boy was all focused on this story at the moment, and he even regarded himself as one of these heroes and worried about them.
"Some protected Guixiang and escaped successfully, while others failed to escape to cover them."
Wu Jingyi looked at him kindly and said softly.
Yang Qian could feel that beneath this calm tone, there should be a more grand plot hidden.
For example, who are these people who assassinate traitors and Japanese, and where do they come from?
For example, why does Guixiang know them and how can she cooperate with them so bravely?
For another example, how did they escape later and take cover? Were they killed in the chaos, or were they tortured to death after being captured?
Wu Jingyi obviously has no intention of explaining these too profound contents to the children.
But as Yang Qian listened, he felt more and more that this story was real, because it was so real!
To give you an example, wasn’t it because the great traitor in history was assassinated and then exposed to lead poisoning, and finally died of illness?
"Grandma Wu, wuwu, I don't want them to die."
Xin Zihao's cry interrupted Yang Qian's reverie.
Yang Qian looked at the little boy dumbfounded. He didn't know when he threw himself into Wu Jingyi's arms, crying with snot and tears.
"Don't be sad, the sacrifices of these ancestors were not in vain. They worked hard to save our country, so that we now live in a peaceful and happy era, don't you think? So we can't forget what the invaders gave us
We must not forget the sacrifices of our ancestors who resisted Japan despite the humiliation brought by them. We must study harder and serve the motherland. Right?”
Wu Jingyi squatted down, pressed Xin Zihao's shoulders, and comforted the little boy.
"But I am studying and my grades are not good."
When Xin Zihao heard this, he cried even louder.
It was originally a very touching scene, but when he said this, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then they all laughed.
What an upright kid!
"Haohao, there are many ways to serve the motherland. Some are through studying, becoming a scientist, a great scholar, and inventing more powerful things for our country. Some are through working hard to help more people live a good life. You
If you like singing and decide to be a musician in the future, you can also serve the motherland.
Because if our country wants to be self-reliant and prosperous, it cannot do without a strong cultural spirit! Just like Teacher Wu and Teacher Huang have been vigorously promoting our traditional culture of Peking Opera and Kun Opera, as musicians, we must also pay tribute to
They learn to sing the voice of our own country, our own nation, and sing our cultural confidence!"
Yang Qian added next to him.
What he said was a bit like a concluding speech, which caused several Peking Opera and Kun Opera performing artists who were singing to applaud him one after another.
But doesn’t Yang Qian think so himself?
Mr. Qian, the master of Chinese studies whom Yang Qian and Dai Yuni discussed before, once said this:
“The so-called struggle for the survival of a nation is ultimately a struggle for the survival of a culture; the so-called strength of a nation is ultimately a strength of culture. Without culture, there is no history; without history, there is no nation; without nation, there is no
Strength; without strength, there is no existence. Therefore, in order to win the war of resistance, the broad masses of the people must have a comprehensive understanding of their own national culture, and the potential of this national culture can be fully developed."
There is nothing wrong with the rise and fall of a nation, the rise and fall of a country, being closely related to the economy, politics, military, and even diplomacy. However, a lack of cultural self-confidence and a lack of identification with their own traditional culture among young people will also lead to
The existence of a nation in name only.
This kind of story has been verified in other countries.
Whether they are small countries without much cultural heritage of their own or large countries with a very splendid history and culture, they have given up what they insist on and are led by others, and their culture and ideas have also begun to be influenced by the West.
No one ends well
In the past few decades, haven't they prospered? Didn't they have glory?
But without the spiritual pillar of cultural self-confidence, no matter how prosperous it is, it will eventually be like a mirror in the mirror!
The roots of our Chinese nation lie in the culture that has been passed down for thousands of years!
Historical changes and dynasty changes have not affected the inheritance of our culture. Although we do not inherit it blindly and need to keep pace with the times, we must not ignore it, abandon it, or lose our identity with our culture.
feel!
Yang Qian hopes that the Chinese music scene can develop. He hopes that the Chinese people in the music industry will not lose this confidence and this sense of identity. He hopes that children will not give up listening to our Chinese songs because of the age of the Chinese music scene and only want to go there.
Listening to foreign music is to protect our cultural bottom line in the field of music!
His battlefield may seem small, but it is also filled with smoke and dangers!
"Teacher Wu, I was filming a program just now, so I didn't have the opportunity to communicate with you and ask for your advice."
When Yang Qian was invited by the children to watch another Kunqu opera, he stood behind the theater, chatting with senior brother Huang Songyuan who had taken off his makeup, and communicating with Wu Jingyi, who was not ready to perform on stage.
Of course Ng Ching-yee will not be on stage. She has no scheduled performances in Li Fong Yuen in the near future, so naturally there will be no temporary replacement of actors to allow a famous actress like her to come on stage.
"It doesn't matter, I'm here to see you and these children today too. Xiao Yang, you have done a very good job in bringing these children to watch our traditional drama and promote it for us."
Wu Jingyi looked at Yang Qian with admiration and said.
Although Yang Qian had no intention of arranging to watch Kun Opera for them, Wu Jingyi was able to show up in Kun Opera because of her old face.
"I feel a bit ashamed to say that, Teacher Wu, I actually haven't made much contribution. I have studied Peking Opera for two years, and my singing level can only be regarded as entry-level. It is far behind my senior brothers and others. I am embarrassed to show it.
Performance."
Yang Qian is not self-effacing, he does not sing well enough, nor can he be as shameless as some people. After learning a little bit about Peking Opera, he dares to show off in a big way and add a dramatic tune to any song.
It is also because today's audiences don't know much about Peking Opera that they are full of praise on the short video platform. It would be those opera-obsessed audiences back then.
"They have been knocked out of power long ago!"
Teachers Tian Zhenshan and Yang Qian said this.
The more Yang Qian learns, the more he understands how high the threshold for opera is.
Perhaps, there is no need to be so high now, the threshold for mass art should be lowered, and there is nothing wrong with those Internet celebrities who show off their drama on short video platforms.
But at least Yang Qian feels that as a practitioner, he should set this benchmark and let the audience understand what is good and what is not so good.
Fish and dragons have been mixed together for too long, and the audience may have forgotten what dragons are like
Fortunately, many senior professionals in the opera industry now perform in person, and they have also won the love of many opera-loving audiences on the Internet!
"Teacher Wu, I would like to ask you a question. Is the story about 'Guixiang' you told true?"
After complimenting each other with Wu Jingyi for a while, Yang Qian asked the question he had been holding back for a long time.
Wu Jingyi's expression didn't change much, she just smiled slightly and said something that moved Yang Qian: