245 The humble dare not forget the country, even if no one knows me
Xiao family, living room
The disc was put into the warehouse and the TV started to play. Xiao Yu and her best friend ran back to the sofa and watched the TV expectantly.
Father Xiao was holding a teacup and crossing his legs, seemingly casual, but his eyes were always looking at the TV.
The first song is "East Wind Breaks". Everyone has heard of this song, but this is the first time I have seen the MV.
The MV was shot very beautifully, and the plot and lyrics are probably very similar, probably about missing, parting, and reminiscing.
Cao Xuan deliberately made the shot a bit virtual, because this song does not specifically refer to a story, but to output an emotion or emotion. Everyone has a different understanding of this, mainly listening to the song.
Therefore, Cao Xuan did not set a specific story for the MV, but made a short section through flashback editing. If you can put it together to understand it, it’s okay. If you can’t understand it, just follow your own ideas.
The same principle applies to "Blue and White Porcelain", but Blue and White Porcelain is a little more clear-cut, highlighting the sadness of parting.
To this end, the MV crew specially found a relatively more classical and exquisite scenic spot for Cao Xuan and Hu Jing to shoot, and also made some rain and fog scenes in conjunction.
What's more, the crew made a special trip to Jingdezhen, Gan Province, recorded a section of the blue and white porcelain making process based on the lyrics, and randomly edited it into the MV.
"The plain embryo outlines the blue and white brush strokes, which turn from thick to light.
The peony depicted on the bottle is just like your first makeup
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The glaze color renders the charm of the lady's picture and is hidden secretly
And your beautiful smile is like a bud waiting to bloom
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The sky is blue waiting for misty rain, and I'm waiting for you
Smoke rises from the kitchen, thousands of miles across the river
The Han official script written on the bottom of the bottle imitates the elegance of the previous dynasty
Just think of me as a foreshadowing for meeting you
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Plantains outside the curtain cause showers and door knockers cause patina
And I pissed you off when I passed by that Jiangnan town
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The moonlight was salvaged and fainted, and the ending
Just like the blue and white porcelain handed down from ancient times, it takes care of its own beauty
You have a smile in your eyes..."
The song "Blue and White Porcelain" is hailed as the pinnacle of Chinese style. The tone is soft and lyrical, and the lyrics have an ultimate beauty.
In the hazy Jiangnan ink landscape, you can vaguely see a beautiful woman in white clothes and skirts, with flying skirts. The artistic conception and picture that come to your face will make you intoxicated.
The words are like the bright moon shining among the pines, and the music is like the clear spring flowing over the rocks!
Father Xiao, who considers himself a semi-literary person, held his hands and praised: "This song is so beautifully written, and the blue and white porcelain is integrated into it, without any abruptness. I like this song "Blue and White Porcelain" better than "East Wind Breaks".
"
Xiao Yu and her best friend didn't have so many exclamations, but they also thought it sounded very good. If Xiao's father hadn't been here, they would have shouted "Fuck, that's awesome".
It seemed that Father Xiao really liked this song. After playing it once, he played the song again and started listening to it twice more.
Xiao Yu didn't dare to resist, so she ran to the bedroom, took her lyrics book, and copied it in front of the TV and the complimentary lyrics page.
Father Xiao glanced at it. Rarely, he didn't say anything about not doing his job properly. Instead, he nodded approvingly and expressed.
"Write me a copy later and I'll show it to the people in the company."
"no problem?"
After playing "Blue and White Porcelain" twice, the three of them continued to listen to other songs. Although Father Xiao still appreciated it, he was no longer as excited as "Blue and White Porcelain".
While they were listening, Xiao's mother came home and saw several people sitting in the living room listening to music. Before she could nag her, Xiao's father was the first to give her Amway.
"Honey, I found a particularly nice song. It was written so well. Xiaoyu, please play "Blue and White Porcelain" to your mother."
Xiao Yu was obedient, and Xiao's mother was forced to listen to "Blue and White Porcelain" once in a daze. The three of them looked at her expectantly.
"How about it?"
"It's really good, the lyrics are good, but I think the voice is even better. It's a bit like the boy in a white shirt who sat in front of the glass window at the back table when he was in school. It's very clean and refreshing."
"Yes, yes, my mother is right, that's what it feels like."
Xiao Yu and the two looked at Xiao's mother excitedly. Xiao's father kept praising her, but they always felt that the praise was not comprehensive, but they couldn't explain why it was not comprehensive.
When Xiao's mother mentioned it, they immediately understood that Cao Xuan was a good singer, and he deliberately matched the mood of the song. His singing was pure, clear, and a little lazy, which made it very comfortable to listen to.
"Young man in white, why haven't I heard you say that?"
Father Xiao was a little annoyed, but Mother Xiao ignored her and sat down proudly amidst the compliments of her daughter and her daughter's best friend.
This cannot be said that Father Xiao’s understanding of the song is wrong, or even that his views are the mainstream of most people.
However, Father Xiao's understanding could not penetrate the psychology of Xiao Yu and the other little girls and could not reach a consensus. Xiao's mother found another way and quickly reached an agreement with the two little girls.
Xiao Yu then brought up a few songs that she thought were better from this album and asked her mother to taste them and comment on them.
Different from Xiao's father who only loves "Blue and White Porcelain", Xiao's mother also thinks highly of "Broken Bridge with Remaining Snow" and "Lanling Moon", and even prefers "Lanling Moon".
And she also found an interesting point. In "Lanling Moon", the last word of each line of the lyrics is all in rhyme, which is especially friendly to people with obsessive-compulsive disorder.
Father Xiao was a little unhappy at being left out, and couldn't help but criticize: "Lanling is now a county in Linshi. Isn't Cao Xuan's hometown Zaoshi? It shouldn't be called "Lanling Month", but "Zaoshi Month"
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"No, the Lanling in this song refers to Gulanling. Zaoshi was originally under the rule of Gulanling, so it is correct to say Lanlingyue."
Xiao Yu instinctively protects her idols, which was also the explanation Cao Xuan gave to some media.
Many people make fun of the saying "Lanling = Zaoshi", which is correct or not, because the area of Gulanling is very large, and the area of each dynasty is not necessarily the same.
Sometimes, Gulan Mausoleum includes parts of Zao City, Ji City, Lin City, etc., and even Xu City in Jiangsu Province was also part of Gulan Mausoleum in certain periods of time.
So the Zao City is indeed a part of the Gulan Mausoleum, but the Gulan Mausoleum does not only represent the Zao City.
"Lanling Moon" is a reference. If you make fun of "Zaoshi Moon", you are ignoring the people in Linshi and other Gulanling areas.
If we want to summarize everything, it should be "Month of Southern Shandong and Part of Northern Jiangsu"...
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The family was noisy, and the last song "Chi Ling" was played on the TV.
Compared with the previous songs, the MV of this song is relatively more cinematic, and even has some lengthened intros.
At the very beginning of the MV, Cao Xuan is wearing a long gown from the Republic of China, with a slightly feminine and elegant temperament, slowly stroking his singing outfit in front of the mirror.
The camera flashed by, and the face on the mirror appeared again. This was a charming yet firm character.
At the same time, soothing and gentle singing also sounded in the MV.
"When the play breaks, the sleeves rise and fall
Singing joys and sorrows, singing separation and union, it has nothing to do with me
The fans open and close, the gongs and drums sound and fall silent
Love in the play, outside the play, who can tell?
…”
The people in front of the TV were a little confused and glanced at each other. Father Xiao asked hesitantly.
"Is this opera singer Cao Xuan?"
"Look at the facial features."
The makeup was too thick and the lens was a bit short, so Xiao Yu was not sure.
What's more, I can't connect the idol in my mind with the charming and beautiful "little sister" in front of the TV.
On the other hand, Xiao's mother felt good and complained about the lack of knowledge and fuss over a few people.
"As for the male lead, Zhang Guorong and Zun Long also played the role in "Farewell My Concubine" and "Madama Butterfly", but let alone Cao Xuan, he is quite handsome this way, not as good as those two."
While the people in front of the TV were still experiencing the shock, the plot of the MV was also constantly changing.
The female role played by Cao Xuan appeared on the stage of the Republic of China, with soft sleeves and graceful Kunqu opera, telling the joys and sorrows of the famous play "The Peach Blossom Fan", and the audience applauded.
"Has the habit of blending all the joy, anger, sorrow and joy into the ink
So what if the lyrics are sung through?
Bones and ashes are mine
…”
However, this peaceful scene did not last long. The family and country were shattered, and the mountains and rivers withered. How could they be spared.
Several scenes of war scenes flashed by, and the Japanese invaders entered the city. The translator asked the theater to give them a show, and pointed out the actor played by Cao Xuan to perform for them.
"In troubled times, duckweed endures to watch the flames of war burning mountains and rivers
In humble position, I dare not forget to worry about my country
Even if no one knows me
…”
Facing the extremely vicious Japanese, Cao Xuan smiled and did not refuse. He turned around and sat in front of the dressing table and traced his features.
At this moment, Hua Dan, who used to be soft and charming in the past, had all her frailties washed away, and her eyes looking into the dressing table mirror were full of peace.
It was night, the theater was brightly lit, and the Japanese were sitting under the stage, drinking and eating meat, chatting and laughing wildly.
Before Cao Xuan came on stage, he took one last look at the dressing table, turned around and stepped decisively onto the stage.
The curtain opens and gongs and drums sound.
Cao Xuan looked at the wolves, tigers, leopards, evil spirits and ferocious spirits in the audience, feeling unbearable sadness and anger, and the entire song behind the MV truly reached its climax.
Acting in a dramatic tone
"People in the audience can't see the old colors when they walk by
People on the stage sang a heartbreaking farewell song
It's hard to write the word "love" in ink
She sings and must be reconciled with blood
The curtain rises and the curtain falls, who is the guest?
…”
As soon as the high-pitched voice sounded like tearing silk and brocade, Father Xiao and the others in front of the TV suddenly felt their scalps numb, and waves of cold air surged up to Tian Ling Gai.
The emotions that I originally felt sad and angry because of the plot could no longer be suppressed and spewed out directly.
And as Cao Xuan sang the phrase again, "I am humble, I dare not forget about my country, even if no one knows me."
In the MV, someone suddenly locked the door before and after the theater, barrels of kerosene poured onto the theater, a raging fire broke out, and all the Japanese soldiers panicked and fled in panic.
On the stage, Cao Xuan still sang his own play unhurriedly, calmly and calmly, in sharp contrast to the Japanese soldiers who were scattered in the audience crying and scattering.
In the blazing flames, a humble actor who dared not forget about his country died together with a group of invaders, and they both died together, performing the last heroic and poignant tragedy of troubled times.
Flames and ashes still stand in the faint figure on the stage, and the last few lyrics of the "Chi Ling" MV are slowly spoken in a dramatic tone.
"Don't laugh at romance, don't laugh at people's absurdity
I have also asked about the youth and the yellow, and I have also sang about the rise and fall.
The Tao is ruthless, the Tao is sentimental, how to think about it
The Tao is ruthless, the Tao is sentimental, it takes a lot of thought
…”
After singing the song, the living room was silent for a long time, except for the uncontrollable sobbing sounds of Xiao's mother and Xiao Yu.
Father Xiao didn't cry, but kept his head raised. When Xiao Yu planned to watch it again, he took the initiative to find an excuse to avoid it. He was afraid that he really couldn't help it.
Regarding the song "Chi Ling", none of the four people had any comments.
Perhaps, in terms of all aspects of technique, this song is not as good as "Blue and White Porcelain", but in terms of emotional appeal and the pattern behind it, it is enough to make countless people forget about those so-called techniques.
It took a few people half an hour to recover from the suppressed and sad mood.
Father Xiao looked at his daughter: "I saw you bought several before. Who are you bringing them to?"
"My classmate, what's wrong?"
"Give some to Dad first, and I'll put them in the car to listen to. Then I'll give some to my colleagues. I'll pay you how much they cost."
Hearing this, Xiao's mother wiped her eyes and said, "Give me a few, too. Your aunt Sun is an opera singer. She will be particularly touched when you see them."
With the support of Xiao's father and Xiao's mother, Xiao Yu's eight albums were sold out before they even went out, and the price increase was also increased from five yuan to ten yuan.
Not only did they get back the money they paid for the album, but they also made a small profit. Xiao Yu and her best friends became more and more excited, and even spent their New Year's money to prepare for a big one.
As a result, I went to the video store the next day and found that "Chinese Style" had sold out like crazy.
Although it is not out of stock, it is impossible to get the goods in large quantities, and some audio and video stores have implemented purchase restrictions.
It’s not that the boss doesn’t want to sell, it’s that those in line are not allowed to buy. As long as they buy too much, those at the back start to make noises. The boss is afraid of something happening, so he can only limit purchases.
Xiao Yu and Xiao Yu spent a long time to get less than 10 albums.
Before I could contact my classmates and the buyers, I met a scalper. He added an additional 100 yuan to the original price and bought the goods directly. He also gave them their phone numbers and told him to take whatever amount he could get within three days.
As a result, Xiao Yu and her best friend became scalpers, relying on buying and selling during the seven-day National Day holiday, and managed to make a few hundred yuan...
