Chapter 367

The composer of “On Youthful China” was originally Xu Sangao. Now that it is handed over to him to compose the work, it can be regarded as an alternative way of returning the work to its original owner.

But “The Wind Rises” is different. The original version of “Jealous” was released in 14, and it’s only 12 years now. That’s embarrassing.

Art has no nationality! What belongs to the Japanese is mine!
Since the person on the other end of the phone, Jie Lun, was in the company, Zhen Jiecheng did not hang up the phone. Instead, he waited for Jie Lun to call Xu Sangao and gave him instructions on the creative requirements on the spot.

“The melody is more passionate, and the arrangement is enhanced through symphonic arrangement.”

“The high notes in the chorus should highlight the passion and strength of the young man.”

“In addition, the Spring Festival Gala stage will include a children’s choir to create a sense of dialogue. That is, through the alternation of solo and chorus in each segment, the collective sense of mission will be enhanced.”

“Integrate traditional and modern music elements, adding certain national musical instruments”

Seeing that Zhen Jiecheng was busy on the phone, the four girls looked at each other, their eyes full of curiosity about the new song. In the end, it was Tian Tian who was bold enough to take the lead and took the manuscript paper from the desk.

Then the other three heads quickly moved closer.

“The wind is blowing?” Yang Mi said softly, “As expected of you, senior, you even gave the song a poetic title. Shishi, don’t you think it’s right?”

“Yep.”

“Do you think this song was written by our senior?” Jing Tian was eager to try. Although he has transformed into a director, who doesn’t have a dream of being a singer?
“I don’t know, but it’s possible!” Liu Yifei’s eyes sparkled. “Besides, I really like the lyrics of this song!”

“Okay, that’s all the requests for now.”

“Xiao Xu, when you’re done, bring it to Beijing for me to review. Once you’re here, don’t leave. Just like your boss, you’ll be the music director for the Spring Festival Gala.”

“No more talking. See you in the capital.”

After hanging up the phone, Zhen Jiecheng listened to the women chattering like mosquitoes and slapped the table.

“What are you arguing about? Are you still going to sing? Can you sing?”

“Mi Mi, don’t you know anything about your voice? The Spring Festival Gala is on New Year’s Eve, it should be festive! Is it appropriate for you to go on stage and kill yourself by shouting?”

“And you, Xixi. Even the meow meow meow is half-open, where’s your face?”

“Tiantian, why are you grinning like that? Are you trying to show off your dimples? What? Did Zhang Yadong’s praise make you confident? Do you think you’re a genius in the music industry? Wake up, it’s just that you gave too much!”

“poetry”

Liu Shishi shuddered when she heard that, and raised her head with an innocent look on her face.

“Emmm, Shishi is very good.” Zhen Jiecheng stopped talking in time, “She is quiet, sober and aware.”

“Sister Cai is a good educator.”

“Look at them, then look at the three of you!”

Before Zhen Jiecheng’s “criticism” was fully launched, he was interrupted by Tiantian, whose face became thicker than a city wall.

“Senior~”

Stretch out the tone and be well-behaved.

He walked forward, pressed his shoulder, and then winked.

Yang Mi and Liu Yifei quickly followed, one rubbing her arms and the other pounding her legs.

Then Liu Shishi was dumbfounded.

He stood there stunned, at a loss.

What should I do now?

Do you want a foot massage?
“I have other plans for the four of you.”

“By the way, Tiantian, you are a big director now. It’s not unfair to sing and dance on stage, right?”

“What’s there to be wronged about!” Jing Tian shook her head. “Life needs some variety. I can’t always be on the set directing plays. I’ve tried crosstalk, but I can’t do it. I might as well try singing and dancing. After all, I started out as a singer and graduated from the Beijing Dance Academy, so my major is right for me.”

“Come on, don’t even mention your major! Shishi is a graduate of the Beijing Dance Academy, what about you? You’re dead!”

“Come on, Shishi, dance for them! Let these three know what posture, flexibility, and professionalism are!”

Given any piece of music, he can easily perform the so-called difficult freestyle in the rap circle.

Looking at Shishi dancing to the rhythm of the music, her dancing posture corresponds to the emotions conveyed by the music.

The body is upright, and the iconic “swan neck” and “right-angled shoulders” show her ballet skills. At the same time, the shoulder and neck lines are very soft, which fully interprets elegance and coolness in the dance!
“Pretty!”

Zhen Jie admired in his heart.

How professional are the movements? Zhen Jiecheng doesn’t understand.

But from the director’s perspective, the aura that comes across is the most eye-catching.

By matching a specific plot and arranging corresponding scenes, a rich and tense camera language can be created without complicated camera movements.

As we all know, dance is one of the important parts of movies.

Jilly Kane splashes water in “Singin’ in the Rain” and Jim Carrey shakes his head in joy.

Al Pacino’s tango makes the fragrance of women overflow from the screen and be smelled by the audience.

Zhou Xingchi was so impressed by the awkward dance between Travolta and Uma Thurman in Pulp Fiction that he cosplayed the scene in Variety Show to pay tribute to the classic! In addition, dance has become an important language in Zhou’s films, such as Kung Fu Panda and Shaolin Soccer.

The same is true in mainland China. In the future “Mountains May Depart”, Zhao Tao’s self-entertainment in the snow, accompanied by the increasingly passionate trumpet sounds, makes people feel as if their hearts are wrapped in a thick quilt.

Once again, the audience has a deep understanding of the three elements of Jia Zhangke: Jin land, coal mine, and Zhao Tao!
“Oh, what a pity!”

The better Liu Shishi danced, the more frustrated Zhen Jiecheng felt.

“With such a good foundation, how could you be so blind?”

The body is agile and the temperament is flowing.

But two eyeballs
Either stay still or roll your eyes like a dead fish.

Or it turns stiffly, as if it were wound up.

“Stop! Mimi, call the makeup artist over to help Shishi get some colored contact lenses. Oh, and the costume designer, too!”

“Xixi, Tiantian, give me a hand and set up some lights.”

“Lighting?” Liu Yifei was stunned.

“Yes, set up the lighting! I want to try out the effect, not only for Shishi, but also for the three of you.”

Art is universal, but different functions need to be demonstrated on different stages.

Zhen Jiecheng always feels that serious art belongs to the palace, while popular aesthetics belongs to the public. The former is the exploration of a few elites, representing depth, while the latter is the carnival of the general public, implying breadth.

Without the latter as soil, the former cannot grow. Without the former as a guide, the popular will inevitably degenerate into vulgarity.

The two complement each other and are indispensable!

On the stage of the Spring Festival Gala, education can exist, and thinking can also exist. But the premise must be that ordinary people enjoy watching it, rather than a few people admiring it.

“Well, it’s better now!”

When the lights were turned on, the beautiful contact lenses reflected a brilliant light.

Zhen Jiecheng looked Liu Shishi up and down, then turned on the camera and looked through the lens again.

Oh! It wasn’t easy, but finally there is light in my eyes!
Although its true colors will be exposed if it is magnified on the screen, it should be no problem for the Spring Festival Gala.

“Tiantian, shine some light in the back.”

“Fuck, turn down the brightness! It’s ok to show the legs, but why is the crotch visible?”

Hearing this, Liu Shishi quickly clamped her legs together and her cheeks flushed.

Jing Tian scratched his head embarrassedly.

“Sorry, Shishi, it’s my problem.”

“It’s okay, Director Jing.” “Listen, senior, Shishi didn’t blame me, why are you still glaring at me?” Jing Tian pouted, “Besides, doesn’t it look good? Hehe, it’s so pleasing to the eyes!”

“Go away, my eyes are fine, I don’t need you to take care of them. Hurry up and get to work, first adjust the hazy texture!”

“Well, that’s it! It will be even prettier with some dry ice when we get on stage later!”

“Sissi, it’s your turn.”

“Mimi!”

“Tian Tian!”

One after another, putting on makeup and changing clothes.

Until four pretty flowers are lined up in a row, some are cool, some are elegant, some are sweet, and some are sexy.

It’s so tender and fresh that just standing there is enough to be pleasing to the eye.

“Yes, that’s interesting.”

Zhen Jiecheng was quite satisfied.

The only flaw is that the main and deputy celestial beings are flat, and Yang Mi’s buttocks are flat. Under the wrapping of the slim-fitting clothes, it is more obvious.

On the contrary, Tiantian, without any weaknesses, bloomed even more brilliantly.

“It’s not a good idea to bring it up in public. I’ll tell him in private later. He should pad his breasts when necessary and his buttocks when necessary.”

Zhen Jiecheng still didn’t believe it. If this was the case, would ordinary people not like to watch it?
“Senior, what kind of dance shall we do? Classical dance?” Jing Tian asked. “Please give us a general direction so that we can familiarize ourselves with it in advance.”

“Why do you do that thing? You do it every year, over and over again! What, you four can do it better?”

Zhen Jiecheng waved his hand.

“No need to get familiar with it! No need to prepare! Just do whatever you need to do after you go back! Wait for me to send you a notice, then just come over and rehearse a few simple moves!”

“As for singing, that’s even easier, just lip sync and you’re done!”

“How many moves?” Yang Mi asked in surprise, “So simple? What moves are they, senior?”

“Twist your waist, twist your legs, twist your butt!”

Seeing the four people’s dull faces, Zhen Jiecheng rolled his eyes.

“Don’t worry, it’s not that vulgar.”

“Remember this! People are not here to listen to you sing, because you don’t have the voice! They are not here to watch you show off your dancing skills, because there are many people who are more professional than you!”

“One word: eye candy!”

“Three words: Really beautiful!”

“In conclusion: I don’t see any artistic value in my eyes, and all I think about is finding a partner.”

“This is the mission of the four of you!”

After arranging the tasks for Datang Shixian, Zhen Jiecheng quickly began to busy himself with the preparations for other programs.

Yangshi sent a working group, but after working for a few days, everyone was dumbfounded.

Power, no!
Participation is limited to execution.

You can make suggestions, but no one knows whether they will be adopted. If you say a few more words, you will be stared at by a pair of sunglasses.

It’s not that no one has protested. After all, who would be a good person to touch the Spring Festival Gala cake?
but.
“Do you know what a chief director is?”

“Come on, repeat after me: The director has the final say.”

“Now the director says: You are not suitable to stay in the Spring Festival Gala program. So, you can leave!”

There was no noise, no temper tantrums, not even any fucking.

It was just like that, calmly and straightforwardly, and then… nothing happened.

The vacant position was quickly occupied by another “light” who couldn’t wait, and after confirming that the fired “light” would definitely tell tales, but the program team did not make any waves, all the “lights” became very “thrifty”.

“Notify the Henan Province Song and Dance Theater!”

“Okay, Director Zhen!”

“Remember, I make the following request.”

“Director Zhen, go ahead.”

“Let the Henan Provincial Song and Dance Theater send a director to the museum to observe Tang Dynasty music.”

“Requirements! One, create a choreography based on the theme of bringing Tang Dynasty musical figurines to life in the museum.”

“Second, props must be based on cultural relics, and actors must reproduce the voluptuous figures of Tang figurines, including makeup, such as ‘Xie Hong’. Of course, the makeup does not have to be completely reproduced, and appropriate artistic adjustments can be made.”

“Third: We must break away from the narrow ‘aesthetic’ burden of classical dance! The dance form should highlight exquisiteness and humor, and the image creation should be round, pleasing, and naive. Specific to each dancer, they must show different emotions. It can also be regarded as a different, vivid, group stage play!”

“Repeat it for me.”

“Okay Director Zhen, inform Henan Provincial Song and Dance Theater of the requirements.”

“Well, go ahead.” Zhen Jiecheng waved his hand. Soon, he called another person over.

“Notify the relevant departments of Guangdong Province and ask them to contact the local Yingge Dance Troupe and Lion Dance Troupe.”

“Also, we will look for some older children who have a basic knowledge of Yingge dance and lion dance.”

In the Spring Festival Gala of the Year of the Snake, Shi Qian, the lead dancer in Yingge Dance, performed snake steps with his hands, which was perfect for the occasion.

As for the lion dance, there is no need to mention it. No matter whether it is for celebration or funeral, just like the suona, it is versatile!

“Notify all local TV stations to submit creative proposals for local cultural programs, preferably with intangible cultural heritage as the theme.”

“For example, we can enrich the iron flower show and combine it with the fire pot show.”

“A floating bridge is built on the lake for making sparklers. The fire pot show is performed by actors riding jet-powered watercraft on the water and performing various stunts.”

Jet-type watercraft has become popular abroad and has become a water sports and recreational product.

In October of this year, Qatar also hosted the first Seaplane World Cup.

“Tell them that this year we will implement a branch venue system. The number of seats is limited, and we will select the best candidates.”

The Spring Festival Gala’s sub-venue system was first used in 96, but has been abandoned in recent years.

The previous life was not restarted until 16 years ago.

“Don’t think of it as a task, a hassle.”

“It is an extremely precious opportunity to advertise to ordinary people across the country and overseas Chinese around the world!”

“Think about it, if the performance is good, can’t it be used as a special program to develop tourism and attract tourists in the future?”

“In addition to making money, you can also establish a business card! There is so much hidden value here, I don’t need to say more, right?”

“notify”

As instructions were issued one after another, everyone was busy.

After they had rested and recovered, someone soon realized something was wrong.

“Director Zhen, did you miss one?”

“What’s missing?”

“Opera!” He paused and added, “Peking Opera!”

“Oh? Is it the Peking Opera that lives on government subsidies and can’t even afford to live off its ancestors’ legacy?”

When Zhen Jiecheng finished speaking, you could hear a pin drop.

(End of this chapter)