The actors backstage are preparing for tonight's song.
There are quite a few elderly gentlemen. Today, in addition to Li Shusheng, who had already taken leave, there are two others who are in their sixties.
The rest of the age group is not much different, between forty and fifty. This is the current situation of the drum music club, which almost relies on gentlemen to support the performance.
Although they have drummers and young people who can sing in Deyun, and Lan Lan also comes every week, they still perform the main part.
This is why Qi Yuncheng often comes here, there are too few young people.
Therefore, the Deyun Drum Music Student Class is obviously important. If they learn it well, the performance time of the Drum Music Society will be relatively longer, from two or three days a week to five or six days a week.
Nothing else but to train them.
It has a bit of a drum music youth team flavor. Although I know that I will lose money during the extra days of performances, I still have to do this to lose money.
Who doesn’t come step by step?
"Why!"
When thinking about the future situation, Qi Yuncheng felt that it was difficult to open a business, both in terms of energy and management. However, since the old gentlemen were working so hard, he, as a young man, would definitely not relax.
So I settled down and followed the master from the side curtain the whole time, while the master's wife listened to the singing of these actors.
One or two people in the front were slightly younger, and they sang the Laoting drum and the iron drum. In the third scene, the teacher's wife came on stage. As soon as she finished singing, the ones behind were indeed older gentlemen.
Among them was an old lady named Ma Xiying. The old lady was sixty-eight years old and not too tall, but it was not easy to invite her here.
As a disciple of Hou Yueqiu, she was a hit in the 1980s and a frequent visitor to Jinmen Quhui.
But as the audience for drum music went by, there were fewer and fewer places to perform, and he had no choice but to move around until he retired.
Now I am very eager for the stage.
He went up and down, but as time passes, his legs and feet become more and more inconvenient. He is limping and needs the support of host Yang Hetong to walk onto the stage.
It hurts to look at it.
Even so, as long as the strings sound.
As an old woman, she was instantly resurrected with full blood and energy. She sang a piece of Liu School's "Jin Ding scolds the city" for the audience!
Finish singing this section.
The young and old Tianjin men in the audience shouted "Hello" in their own accents, very cordially, and urged the husband to return another one.
This is a common occurrence in the drum music club, and there is almost no time when the old man does not fail to return to the performance.
However, after a while, it was really difficult.
Qi Yuncheng quickly asked Yang Hetong to help bring some water up. He went up himself to avoid attracting the attention of the audience and disrupting his rhythm.
When she saw the tea, the old lady did not refuse.
It's time to take a breath.
After drinking, limp back behind the microphone!
"One more!!"
"One more, Mrs. Ma!"
"Thank you!" Ma Xiying held up the microphone, "I'm getting older and I'm a little out of my depth."
"One more!"
Hearing the sound constantly, the old lady nodded, she must sing.
So the string music started playing again. When it started playing, Qi Yuncheng observed carefully and found that the old man secretly took several deep breaths while playing the drums.
Obviously tired.
Even so, I still insisted on singing a section. This section lasted for about ten minutes, and the audience burst into applause after singing.
The old lady bowed and left the stage, then limped back to the side curtain. Qi Yuncheng supported her and asked her to go backstage to rest.
Then another old gentleman came to perform.
This gentleman is Zhang Yaqin, and he is very familiar with her. When he saw her, Guo Degang suddenly thought of something and asked the child who had been paying attention to the drum music club, "It seems that Mr. Zhang Yali has not been seen in the program recently."
"My husband is also resting at home and may not come to perform until next week."
Qi Yuncheng said that Guo De just understood and felt a little sad. The old man in the backstage performed drum music, which really tested his physical strength. He didn't know when he would be tired.
After all, the average person is over sixty, close to seventy years old.
So for a moment, when the master looked at the child looking seriously at the stage, he felt quite emotional.
It is necessary and necessary to hold it, otherwise we will not have the chance to see these old gentlemen for many years.
There will be too many regrets by then.
But even though he looks tired, he has recently received ideas from some gentlemen who want to come to the Drum Music Club to try out, which shows how eager the gentlemen are to be on stage.
As for whether you are tired or not, no one cares.
Just like this, time passed by minute by second.
After singing one song, old lady Zhang Yaqin returned to the stage to give her things, and finally stepped off the stage to take a rest amid applause.
"Brother, let me go and explain it properly?"
When the last program announced, Yang He looked at Qi Yuncheng and spoke.
"No, just tell me the program and name. I'll explain it myself. Don't delay."
"good!"
Yang Hetong is also helping with the drum music club, usually acting as a host and helping the old gentleman backstage.
It's impossible for Qi Yuncheng to do it all, let alone that he himself is busy with things.
So he went on stage and spoke.
"Thank you Mr. Zhang Yaqin for your wonderful performance! Then please enjoy Jingyun Dagu's "Woman in Green"! The performer is Qi Yuncheng! The accompaniment is Hu Yi, Bao Li, Yan Ping, and Zhang Yuheng!"
Quack, quack, quack, quack!
When I heard the name, the applause in the theater couldn't help but get louder, but even though it was so loud, there were still things I couldn't understand.
"Isn't it Mr. Li Shusheng who is saving money today? Why is it replaced by Qi Yuncheng?"
"It's a bit sudden. I don't know what happened."
"Is it possible to troubleshoot the problem? Or add another program?"
The audience can't help but be surprised. Most of the people who came here today are here for Mr. Li Shusheng.
If you save money and become a person, in the past, you can directly make people throw you away.
However, because they were familiar with the venue and actors, no one would do that, not to mention that Qi Yuncheng's appearance was something they wanted to see.
Come to the stage.
Qi Yuncheng bowed first, and then made gestures to ask the young and old men to be quiet so that they could explain slowly.
"I'm very sorry, everyone, something happened today. My master, Mr. Li Shusheng, caught a cold when he went back yesterday. For health reasons, he can't come to the performance tonight.
But I, a junior, dared to take over his old man's performance and sing a piece for everyone.
Students are far from capable enough. Please try your best to sing and perform as much as possible tonight so that you feel worthy of the ticket price.
So the first drum song is still "Woman in Green"! Thank you for your patience!"
Take a deep breath.
Without delay, the string teachers played.
Qi Yuncheng skillfully picked up the drum shuttlecock and board and started playing the drum set.
He has a set of things that flow smoothly, he has his own style, and in terms of aura and proficiency in business, even as a young man, he doesn't look any worse than the old gentleman.
Especially his acting style, he is very stable and his movements look so comfortable.
The drum kit is finished.
A crisp voice appeared.
…
"It's a shame to see the love and kindness in the world, the deep love and affection are all empty~~
The thread of love is the best way to confuse one's nature. Once the love network is opened, everything will be right and wrong~~
Don’t put too much emphasis on the word love. If you love too much, you will inevitably miss your identity~~
It represents the fantasy of a woman in green in a Chinese fairy tale, and it is nothing more than a description of the world’s dew-filled love, which is nothing more than changing customs and changing trends~~”
…
Qi Yuncheng's Beijing-style drum song "Girl in Green" is a less common piece. Compared with "Exploring Qingwen", which is more familiar, it is not considered a classic. Even "Girl in Green" sung by an older generation of artists is rarely heard.
Pass.
But there are some who like it, and today there are not a few viewers who sang this for the Bai Pai Li Shu Sheng.
Therefore, he was under a bit of pressure. How could he be better than the old gentleman? He could only sing with all his strength.
But this made Wang Hui like it so much as she watched from the side, "My child's singing skills have gotten better and better in the past two years. In the past, he studied too seriously and was less able to do it with ease."
Now I can say everything is fine,
No one can compare to me at this age in terms of drum music.”
The teacher's wife kept praising her, but she was not exaggerating. Yuncheng was in primary school, and his talent in drum music was one of the best.
In addition, the performances he has performed since he founded the drum music club gave him a taste of success in this area.
There is no problem in teaching drum music students in this state.
Guo Degang nodded slightly, but he didn't care about the child's singing. He didn't know how well he sang. What he cared about was that Yuncheng had changed a lot since the Drum Club was founded.
If there are any problems or difficulties, I will take care of them immediately and then solve them.
There is a sense of leadership.
How about being a manager? He has learned some things.
The key child is in his twenties, and he can take on the role of Mr. Li Shusheng, who is in his seventies, and let the audience listen silently, which is very remarkable.
So I'm very happy.
After a while, the actors finished singing, and there was a huge cheering sound from below.
"good!"
“Bel is so good!!”
Qi Yuncheng couldn't help but be happy when he heard the dialect spoken by the old and young men in Tianjin, "We are the only ones in Tianjin who are so happy and happy to say hello.
How can foreign symphonies have such power?
And today I also know that many people are here for Mr. Li. Mr. Li is the banner of the Bai Pai Jingyun Dagu. There is really nothing we can do.
So I sing more to make up for it. We young people have nothing but strength.
One more section!”
After finishing his words, Qi Yuncheng looked at the string teacher.
The strings played again, giving the audience their strength and ability in a down-to-earth manner.
Who is calling the temporary substitution? They can't stand the audience. Even if they refund the tickets now, they have to do it.
People have legitimate reasons.
But no one left. Although Mr. Li Shusheng could not be seen, Qi Yuncheng and the others were still very much in love with him.
Everyone cheered and shouted.
To this end, Qi Yuncheng sang three songs in a row tonight.
Even the young people would be bored if they sang three songs without stopping. Not only does singing require a lot of effort to pronounce every word, but the singing and intonation are also extremely particular.
Therefore, during the process, Master Wang Hui personally came up to bring water to the children to drink. After drinking, the final curtain call came.
The curtain call is over.
Qi Yuncheng was finally able to rest and stay backstage for a while.
You can't do it without working hard. If the ticket is refunded, you will lose a lot in today's game.
No matter how good the place is, it still needs to achieve sustainable development, otherwise it will be difficult for even a business as big as Deyun to continue to subsidize money.
"How's it going? Are you tired of singing? Good boy, you worked hard today!"
Wang Hui sat on the chair next to the child and spoke softly, feeling a little distressed.
After all, doing folk art is not that simple.
Qi Yuncheng turned to look at his wife, and took a deep breath, "I thought it was nothing, but who would have thought I would feel tired afterward. But it's okay, I'm a young man and I came here after a minute or two of rest."
Looking at the child, Wang Hui nodded subconsciously. At the same time, after recalling the performance on the stage just now, she felt that there was no actor as good as him.
After so many years of study, I am heading in the direction of an old artist.
And there are no detours.
It's also a good thing that when Guo De first praised him, he didn't pick up too many messy things for him, otherwise Qi Yun wouldn't be what he is now.
Let him truly be capable and be welcomed wherever he goes.
"Forget it, I won't talk to you anymore! Should you find a room here in Tianjin tonight or go back? If you go back, I will ask someone to drive you and you can rest for an hour or two."
Thinking about his wife and children at home, Qi Yuncheng would definitely not stay out overnight, so he quickly said, "Please find someone. I don't worry if I don't go back. I left in such a hurry in the morning."
"Okay! You go back first, your master and I will rest here for the night, and take a look at your master by the way."
"Well! You and Master should go to bed early. I'll leave first."
Say that and leave.
Qi Yuncheng stood up and left, and Wang Hui quickly asked an assistant to drive him off.
And the child left in a hurry.
Wang Hui stood at the gate of Drum Music Club and stared at the car driving away. She was stunned for a long time, not knowing what to say.
Whether it is career or family, he is a good boy.
That heart is warm wherever you put it.
Also aware of his wife's thoughts, Guo De just laughed and said, "This is why Mr. Zhang wanted to let the child settle for a period of time.
"The old man sees further than we do. If you didn't praise him at the beginning, you wouldn't be happy."
Nowadays, the road under Yuncheng's feet is arranged with almost no bends.
Just go in a down-to-earth manner.”
"Yeah, I really don't know how you met this kid in the first place, a son for nothing."
"It's not that you don't know, this is not a son for nothing."
Guo Degang told Wang Hui how Yuncheng came to Deyun Society, but Wang Hui only heard about it, while Guo Degang personally brought the child through the theater gate.
In 2000, their cross talk convention had been moved into a small theater for a few years. It can be said that they moved into a small theater, and it didn't matter what they wanted.
Fortunately, he was able to take on jobs at that time, and because he was in the Yanjing Folk Art Troupe, he and Yu Qian could be sent to perform in the suburbs from time to time.
The next day after the performance, we went to the small theater to wait for the audience. Unfortunately, it rained and no one came. The group of actors had to leave the show and go home in despair.
Guo Degang was the fast one and was the first to leave.
But not even two or three minutes after leaving, I saw Qi Yuncheng hiding from the rain under the eaves.
At first, he thought it was a child nearby and didn't pay much attention.
But this child was going crazy. In the pouring rain, he ran directly towards him from under the eaves. Although he didn't recognize him, he couldn't be indifferent and hurriedly caught him with his own umbrella.
Then turn around and go back to the theater.
This time, the child was almost wet. Zhang Wenshun was shocked when he saw it. Regardless of whose family the child belonged to, he quickly went backstage to get a towel and wipe it properly.
After I finished wiping and asked, a lot of things came up.