While Lin Yi continued to fight against Dudu in Beijing, Gu Caiwei had already ended her vacation in Yuezhou and returned to the girl group dormitory in Shanghai.
Peng Yuchen did not arrange for Gu Caiwei to resume her activities immediately, not because she had any problems with money, but because previous media speculation was quite harsh, and many said that Gu Caiwei was depressed and needed to rest for a while.
On the other hand, she actually has some small ideas. Although Gu Caiwei's popularity was already very high before the scandal, due to her qualifications and her acceptance of new things like girl groups, her status in the industry is actually not high yet.
Peng Yuchen hopes to make good use of Gu Caiwei's comeback, on the one hand, to enhance the cohesion of fans, and on the other hand, to raise her worth.
For the time being, she still thought of a suitable opportunity, but the fact that Gu Caiwei returned to Shanghai from Yuezhou had been "accidentally discovered" by fans, and there was a burst of joy inside.
Peng Yuchen is still very good at operations. She knows that idols cannot disappear in front of fans for too long, so the warm-up is done well.
As for the period of hibernation, Gu Caiwei was not idle either.
Ms. Gu Changge had previously reminded her to remember to visit her nominal master, Teacher Yue Guan, who is a master of Shaoxing opera, after arriving in Shanghai, because the old lady had paid special attention to her when she encountered trouble.
After Gu Caiwei came to visit her, Teacher Yue Guan suggested that since she happened to have time, she might as well arrange for her to formally learn Yue Opera, and said very considerately:
"How many days can I learn count as many days as I can?"
In this way, Gu Caiwei began a short academic career under the guidance of Teacher Yue Guan, commuting between the dormitory and the Shencheng Yue Opera Theater every day.
When Gu Caiwei was a child, she had some basic knowledge, but she gave up halfway, but now she is interested in picking it up again.
She had been living like this for about a week, and this day she came to the Shencheng Yue Opera Theater again. When she entered, she was strictly interrogated. She felt doubtful in her heart, so she raised it during the break of studying.
Teacher Yue Guan told her: "The hospital has said that some big leaders will come to visit today, so security will be tight. However, for confidentiality reasons, they will not notify who is coming in advance."
Although Shencheng is not the birthplace of Yue Opera, it is known as the birthplace. In other words, this local opera began to shine in this oriental metropolis. Shencheng Yue Opera Theater has always been a very important unit.
With Teacher Yueguan's seniority, he no longer works in the Yue Opera Theater, and he is only occasionally invited to give guidance to young people.
Therefore, she was not notified of any important receptions in the courtyard. Of course, Teacher Yue Guan would not be surprised either. She had participated in countless important performances.
The reason why the two masters and apprentices practice here is that Teacher Yue Guan likes the atmosphere of Shaoxing Opera here. It is naturally easy for her to get one or two practice rooms.
During the training break, Gu Caiwei asked curiously: "Master, have you performed for many big leaders before?"
Teacher Yue Guan replied calmly: "No matter how great a leader is, he only has two eyes and one mouth. There is nothing surprising about it. As long as you sing well, there will be many opportunities like this in the future."
"But it doesn't matter who performs on stage, the most important thing is how much effort you have."
This answer is in line with Teacher Yue Guan's style, but it makes Gu Caiwei a little embarrassed, because she is not worthy of her reputation as a disciple of the Yue Guan master.
"I'm sorry, Master. Even if I can't come here in the future, I will practice diligently by myself so as not to embarrass you."
Unexpectedly, Teacher Yue Guan shook his head and said: "Xiaowei, it's too late for you to go back and learn Yue opera at your age, so when I teach you, I don't start with the basic skills like a young apprentice who has just become a teacher."
"As long as you can put on a Yue Opera style so that outsiders can't see any flaws, and can promote Yue Opera and make some young people interested in it, I'll be satisfied."
At this point, she felt a little emotional: "It's not that I am too utilitarian, but we have tried many methods, but none of them are satisfactory."
"Perhaps Yue Opera is a little out of date, like swords and spears. What young people like now is the kind of Western and fashionable music, art, and culture, which is like foreign guns and cannons."
"But no matter what, Yue Opera and other traditional operas have been passed down for so many years. We have to find ways to keep its roots no matter what."
Teacher Yue Guan's words were a little helpless. She must have put in a lot of effort over the years before finally coming up with this strategy.
"No, young people actually like traditional culture."
Gu Caiwei said: "Take me for example. I have been very interested in Yue opera since I was a child, but this profession requires a long training period and a certain degree of Yue opera cultivation as a threshold for viewing."
"Young people usually think that traditional culture is very mysterious. We are very curious, but we don't know how to open the door and we can't get in."
"I think the so-called inheritance should not be about copying it and recreating it exactly as it is, so we have to use modern and popular art forms to activate it."
"The vitality of culture is not static. Just like the popular Marvel movies were originally just comics. When the technical level is reached, they can be presented in other forms."
"We have a civilization history of five thousand years. I believe that even in a new era, new seeds will be born under new circumstances and reappear with a new appearance, unchanged core and temperament."
"We believe that the culture of this nation will surely radiate new vitality, and it is in our hands. This is called cultural confidence."
These words obviously went beyond the scope of Shaoxing Opera. Teacher Yue Guan did not find it out of the ordinary, but it was not quite like Gu Caiwei's usual tone.
In fact, her guess was correct. Gu Caiwei suddenly remembered what Lin Yi had said before when they talked about becoming a disciple, and blurted it out subconsciously.
"well said!"
What the two masters and apprentices didn't expect was that at this time, a middle-aged lady with extraordinary appearance was standing at the door. They didn't know why she appeared there.
There was a large group of figures outside the door, and all the leaders of the Yue Opera Theater that Gu Caiwei had met before seemed to be among them, standing behind her in a measured manner.
"Teacher Yue Guan, long time no see."
It turned out to be Master's old acquaintance. Gu Caiwei was still very surprised when she saw her. Even if she didn't care about the news, as long as she didn't just come from primitive society, she would know this female singer.
She exchanged pleasantries with Teacher Yue Guan, then turned to Gu Caiwei and asked, "Little girl, I think what you just said is very insightful. Did you think of it yourself?"
Gu Caiwei really wanted to say that she actually heard it from Lin Yi, but should she start from the hidden relationship between herself and Lin Yi in front of this lady?
She finally had to bite the bullet and said, "I thought of it by chance."
As a lady, I would not talk to a little girl for too long. I just told Teacher Yue Guan that I came to visit today and heard that she was here, so I stopped by to pay a visit.
Because this was an arrangement outside of today's itinerary, they didn't talk much. The lady left quickly, but before leaving, she turned around and commented to Gu Caiwei:
"You're good."
Gu Caiwei didn't quite understand what this meant to herself. She waited until the large group of people came and left in a hurry before asking about her master:
"Did Ms. Peng praise me just now?"
Teacher Yue Guan looked at his closed disciple and did not answer the question. He seemed to remember that they had rested for a while, so he stood up and said: