Chapter 1955: The Drum Competition Begins (3 More)
More than half an hour later, Tang Xiaobao finally saw the playing field.
This is a natural flat area, about several acres wide.
At this time, many people have come to the open space. It can be described as a sea of people.
Banners are hanging everywhere.
It is estimated that more than half of the villagers from nearby villages came.
Several people got out of the car.
Immediately a group of people came to greet him.
Li Zhiguo was indeed highly respected, and the group was welcomed to the rostrum.
Some village cadres have already come there, and they will serve as judges for this competition.
However, the main judges' seat was still empty, so Li Zhicheng took the seat without hesitation.
Tang Xiaobao, Sanmei and others stood behind him.
Several village cadres were close to Li Zhicheng. Tang Xiaobao listened to them and they were all recommending young people from his village to Li Zhicheng.
He didn't have much interest in hearing this. He came to gain knowledge, so he looked around.
From all directions, some villagers were rushing to the scene.
There were actually more than a hundred young students participating in the competition.
They gathered in several groups, each wearing a waist drum, a red ribbon, and a kerchief on their head. Even though it was winter, they were all shirtless, which did not reveal how old they were at all.
Leng, everyone was in high spirits and very excited, and they looked at Li Zhicheng from time to time. His eyes were like a mortal seeing a god, but he just didn't pay homage to him.
He is worthy of being the King of Drums.
Tang Xiaobao sighed in his heart.
He now has a deeper understanding of Li Zhicheng's prestige.
Thinking that he had been instructed by the Drum King last night, he felt so honored.
"After a while, the competition is divided into two stages, first the waist drum, and then the power drum. There are thirty people in each group. If there are more people, you can compare each other. You can tell who is better and who is worse..."
Li Sanmei is popularizing the competition system to Tang Xiaobao.
"The final winner, if Dad likes it, can be accepted as an apprentice and officially become a candidate for the Drum King. Dad has only accepted three apprentices in total. Unfortunately, they are all performing in big cities outside, and they are all fooling around.
It’s pretty good…”
The third sister whispered to Tang Xiaobao: "You can join in later."
"I'll forget it. I've never played this waist drum before, so I can't be embarrassed." Tang Xiaobao said quickly.
The third sister thought it was right, so she stopped trying to persuade her.
After a while, he said to Tang Xiaobao: "Look, the band is coming." Following her hand, Tang Xiaobao saw clearly.
A van stopped not far away, and a group of people got out of the van, holding suonas or gongs in their hands, and walked toward the rostrum together.
"This is the band. They will be the accompaniment during the competition later." The third sister pointed to one of the old men holding a suona and said, "Look, that is the suona king from our neighborhood. He plays so well."
Well, the one next to him is his apprentice, oh, his name is Li Hong, and his apprentice is also his son, named Li Jun..."
Tang Xiaobao took a look and whispered: "King Suona had a bad stomach last night."
"What did you say?"
The third girl didn't hear clearly.
Tang Xiaobao smiled: "I didn't say anything."
Suona, Tang Xiaobao has learned it, but he has never had the opportunity to perform it, but his level is definitely not low.
At this time, he was feeling a little itchy, but thinking about the occasion like today, he suppressed it again.
He is the king of suona and is much better than me. Now it’s almost enough to appreciate and learn from him.
Li Hong and his son and two other gong players came over to chat with Li Zhicheng.
We all know each other well, we have good friendships with each other, and we have a lot of fun chatting.
While chatting, Li Zhicheng pulled Tang Xiaobao over and introduced to Li Hong: "This is Xiao Tang. He is a singer who comes to the big city to travel and collect music. He is a very good singer. I want to come and see him today. You can't be embarrassed in a while."
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"Oh, are you from a big city?" Li Hong asked.
Tang Xiaobao said modestly: "Yes, Uncle Li."
"You know me?" Li Hong was stunned.
Tang Xiaobao quickly pointed to the third sister and said: "She has already introduced you to me, saying that you are always Suona Wang Nan from all over the country. I have also learned it for a few days. Today I just have the opportunity to learn from Uncle Li. This is for the younger generation.
Blessing."
"Okay, then just listen carefully. If you don't understand anything, just ask me and I will definitely give you some advice." Li Hong said with a smile.
They are not arrogant, they are all real people.
If Tang Xiaobao looks pleasing to the eye, what he says is the truth.
After a few polite words, Tang Xiaobao stepped aside.
At nine o'clock in the morning, the game officially started.
The competition was hosted by a cadre from a certain village, who spoke very unsophisticated Mandarin. Anyway, Tang Xiaobao had to listen carefully to understand.
As soon as he announced the start of the game, the people from Lijiacun took the stage first.
There was a group of thirty people, all young people from Lijiacun. Standing in the middle of the first row was Li Qi.
Li Qi had already changed his clothes. He was very cool and energetic. He glanced at Li Zhicheng with confidence, but when he saw Tang Xiaobao, he frowned again.
The reason is very simple. The third sister was whispering in Tang Xiaobao's ear and looked very affectionate, so Li Qi became jealous.
The game was approaching and he didn't do anything drastic.
His expression slowly became serious.
It's like brewing emotions.
The suona sounded and the gong was struck.
An expert will know if it is there as soon as he takes action.
As soon as Tang Xiaobao heard the sound of the suona, he praised loudly: "Good!"
"What's good?" asked the third sister.
Tang Xiaobao smiled and said: "You play the suona very well."
"Can you really do it?"
"You know how to do it a little bit."
The drums sound.
The crowd danced.
Thirty strong men stepped on the loess and jumped high.
The sound of the drums is neat and uniform, and the movements are smooth and flowing, which is really beautiful.
As expected of Guxiang, the standards of these people are indeed very high.
Especially Li Qi's level is a step higher than the others.
He stands out from the crowd, very dazzling.
Hundreds of onlookers cheered him in unison.
"Li Qi, good job!"
"Come on Qi Wa!"
"Qi Wa's drumming skills are obviously much better than theirs."
"I think Chen Qi is bound to win this year's championship."
"Yeah, there's no suspense anymore."
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Tang Xiaobao also nodded frequently.
Apart from anything else, he really admired Li Qi's drumming skills.
However, his memory is so good that after watching it only once, he remembered all their actions in his heart. When he watched it a second time, he lost all the interest he had before.
He was naturally shocked, but now his attention was completely attracted by Li Hong and his son.
The King of Suona is truly worthy of his reputation.
Because Tang Xiaobao understood this, of course he watched with concentration.
Soon, the gongs and suonas stopped, and the drums also stopped.
A group of men left the stage, everyone wiped their sweat, and everyone had an excited look on their face.
Group drumming is indeed very inspiring. Regardless of whether they win the championship or not, they are satisfied and happy.