The end of the month is quickly approaching.
Jiang Kan took a flight to Yanjing and met with Zhang Lingling, who had just arrived here.
"Haha, it's been a long time since I last saw you. I feel like you've become a lot younger again, Kan!"
Zhang Lingling put down the small suitcase in her hand, gave Jiang Kan a gentle hug, and then separated immediately.
"Ha, long time no see. You look good, but there are some dark circles under your eyes. Have you been busy lately?"
The two of them walked with their suitcases to where the airport bus was parked, chatting along the way.
"I'm very busy. After I became the deputy director, I found that the things I had to do suddenly increased dozens of times! I used to only have to manage seven or eight intern managers and the five or six artists I had on hand, but now I have to manage the entire company. My agent was really busy at first and could only sleep less than five hours a day..."
While walking, Zhang Lingling was still yawning. It was obvious that her rest time during this period was not optimistic.
"Also, the number of artists on hand has expanded to about ten. It is no longer just singers who need to worry about it, but also actors and some authors, directors and screenwriters..."
Seeing her yawning continuously, Jiang Kan also felt a little distressed, but this is the price of growth and promotion. She has chosen a difficult career path, and she can only get through it by herself. Others are the most Just to give her some comfort.
"But fortunately, haha, I also have several assistants who help me handle daily affairs. I only need to personally follow up on a few of the most important artists. You are one of them! Don't you feel honored? "
Knowing that the other party was joking, Jiang Kan also made a very gentlemanly gesture of bending down to salute.
"It's such an honor, haha, to be able to work for the deputy director of the agency department of Feiyang Entertainment, one of the three giants, to personally support her schedule. I'm really lucky~"
I was in a good mood today and saw my long-lost old friend again, so Jiang Kan always had a smile on his face and joked with classmate Xiao Zhang.
"However, to tell you the truth, the company also attaches great importance to this seminar. After all, the opera art of our Xia Kingdom is a national treasure and has extremely high artistic value. At the same time, it also has a very important role in gathering national confidence and confidence. The ZZ value of cohesion, I am here to help you better discuss with them and find a new development path."
As soon as she talked about her work, Zhang Lingling's face became serious, causing Jiang Kan next to her to look at her and suddenly laugh.
"What's wrong? Is there something wrong with what I said?"
She saw Jiang Kan looking at her and smiling, and unconsciously touched her face.
"Is my makeup off? Or is there something on my face?"
"No, haha, I just feel that exercise really makes people grow. Xiao Zhang, you have become a big leader now, and you have started to say those high-profile words one after another."
Jiang Kan shook his head and told the reason why he suddenly laughed.
"But that's not to say it's not good, but seeing how fast you have grown, I feel a little emotional about my original experience..."
As the two chatted, they boarded the airport bus bound for the city and found a double seat at the back and sat down.
The seminar on "The Development Direction of Traditional Drama Art in the New Era" was attended by well-known folk artists from various schools in China. It was a grand gathering of veteran artists that even the Xia State officials recognized.
The meeting place was a special conference hall in a five-star hotel. The venue could accommodate 200 people and looked very spacious. The meeting site was also arranged in the way that the older generation was used to, with a rostrum in front and a rostrum below. It is in the form of an auditorium.
When Jiang Kan and Zhang Lingling walked into the venue, many participants were already there. They all gathered together in twos and threes to chat, waiting for the meeting to officially start.
Jiang Kan stood in the venue, not knowing anyone around him, and seemed a bit lonely.
"Haha, don't you feel embarrassed? Let's go talk to the organizing committee first
Say hello, after all they invited you to the meeting. "
Zhang Lingling must have put in a lot of effort in advance, leading Jiang Kan towards a small circle gathered under the rostrum.
"Hello, Mr. Wang, I am Zhang Lingling from Feiyang Entertainment. This is our songwriter and singer Mr. Jiang Kan, whom we have contacted on the phone before."
Walking up to an old man with white hair and beard, Zhang Lingling bowed slightly and bowed to him respectfully.
"Oh oh oh, hello Xiao Zhang, hello Xiao Jiang, hehehe, I was chatting with some old friends just now and I didn't see you come in. I was neglecting you."
Although the old man called Mr. Wang had white beard and hair, he was in good spirits. Seeing that the two of them were very respectful to him, he did not put on airs and said to them cheerfully.
"You are the Jiang Kan who sang "The Drunken Concubine" before, right? I heard Xiao Liu and Lao Zhang mention you, more than once, haha."
The old man was in good spirits, and he kept standing even though he was sitting next to him, so Jiang Kan and Jiang Kan stood and chatted with him. It was obvious that the old man admired him very much, and the smile on his face never faded.
He knew that the Xiao Liu and Lao Zhang the other party was talking about were the famous Peking Opera artist Liu Dehou, who had been in contact with him before, and his teacher Mr. Zhang Kuanhou. It seemed that Mr. Wang in front of him had a very good relationship with them.
"No, no, it's just a very ordinary song I wrote when I had nothing to do. Mr. Wang, you praised me so much..."
Although he didn't know the specific identity of the other party, he could tell that the other party's status and seniority were very high. Jiang Kan also bowed slightly and modestly in a very polite manner.
"Haha, it's not ordinary, it's not ordinary! And not only is it not ordinary, it's actually very good! You know, we finally decided to hold such a discussion, and to a large extent, we were actually inspired by your song The influence and tips!”
Mr. Wang nodded approvingly, looking at Jiang Kan with a strong sense of appreciation in his eyes.
"This song of yours has brought us a new enlightenment on the art of Peking Opera and even other local opera types in China. It has also shown us a feasible new way to promote opera culture!"
"You know? Now in our country, with the continuous development of economic and cultural levels, many young people no longer go to see our "old-fashioned" performing arts. "
"And we have been thinking about how to preserve, promote and carry forward the good things left by our ancestors."
"Your arrangement method that popularizes the art of opera has given us a lot of inspiration. Although I am a lot older, my thinking is not conservative. I personally feel that as long as it is conducive to spreading our Folk opera culture methods can be boldly tried...Ah, everyone is basically here, Xiao Jiang and Xiao Zhang, please take your seats first, and we will continue the discussion at the meeting."
As more and more people arrived, the large venue, which could accommodate more than 200 people, was basically full.
Seeing this, Mr. Wang also wanted to go back to his seat. Before leaving, he patted Jiang Kan's arm affectionately, smiled and nodded to him, making the latter feel flattered and nodded quickly in return.
When the old man quickly walked to a seat on the podium and sat down, he saw the name tag on the other party's table, which read: "Wang Jusheng".
"Wang Jusheng? The leader of the Capital Peking Opera Troupe? The renowned Xia Kingdom's number one Peking Opera artist in the past fifty years?"
Even though he rarely cared about this aspect, Jiang Kan was still stunned by the other party's identity.
This is a huge figure in the art world. It is said that he was personally received by several successive heads of state. His status in the domestic cultural circle is not generally high.
I didn't expect that such a powerful and respected figure in the art world would be so kind and kind to a junior like him who had just entered the industry. Even though Jiang Kan was already forty years old and had seen the world, he still felt that It was warm everywhere, and even the steps under my feet were a little frivolous.
"Haha, have you seen the momentum of the big guy? I just started to receive calls from him.
The phone call was also a bit confusing. He is a big shot who can reach the sky, and the social status of us purely commercial entertainment industry practitioners is completely different..."
Zhang Lingling sat next to Jiang Kan, leaned her head over and whispered.
"With your current status in the entertainment industry, it can actually be said that you have a place. But if you want to have a better development in the future, make some friends in the literary and art circles appropriately and get to know some people with social status. , which is also of considerable help.”
Of course Jiang Kan understands from what Zhang Lingling said, why so many pop singers, TV drama actors and movie stars really want to be associated with mainstream artists and groups.
That's all to improve one's status in the literary and art world, to be recognized by the country's formal institutions, and to gain more respect and recognition from peers... So many things must be done, and many people must do it. It is necessary to get to know him. He is no longer a fledgling child, so he naturally understands these things.
"Today, we are very happy to invite traditional opera performing artists from all regions across the country to gather here to solemnly and seriously discuss the development direction and specific operation forms of our traditional culture and opera art, so as to bring new glory to the traditional opera art of our great motherland. Let’s do our part to strengthen our vitality!”
On the rostrum, Mr. Wang was speaking.
From the perspective of promoting the country's traditional drama art, he elaborated on the mission, direction and task content of this conference. The language was concise and pertinent, and the opening speech was concluded in a few minutes.
After that, many traditional meeting leaders' speeches, elaborating the significance of the conference and looking forward to the future were omitted, and the discussion of specific contents was started directly.
After all, we are all well-respected industry insiders in various regions, and we all have a lot of things to do. The conference will only be held for three days in total. Representatives from dozens of regions across the country have to give speeches and follow-up discussions. There is no time to waste. Being compact is not good.
Jiang Kan didn't take the initiative to apply to speak, and just kept listening quietly.
He could tell from the speeches of the representatives that they were actually feeling anxious.
As Mr. Wang said before, the traditional cultural operas of Xia State have been greatly influenced by new art forms after the arrival of the new era - TV series, movies, long videos, short videos...etc., and more and more people Gradually, I forgot the scenes and pictures in the theater, and I was unwilling to spend half a day listening to the same old tunes that I had heard many times.
Jiang Kan also saw Liu Dehou, who he had had a deep chat with before, in the crowd, and his teacher, Mr. Zhang Kuanhou, in the podium on the stage.
Their eyes were solemn and their expressions were serious.
Jiang Kan also felt their depressing atmosphere, and felt quite emotional.
It wasn't until Mr. Zhang Kuanhou on the stage started to speak that his attention was focused on the podium again.
"So, that's it. We are also constantly exploring the follow-up development direction of Peking Opera art and the expansion of publicity methods. This problem has been bothering us until one day I heard a song from my apprentice Xiao Liu, which That’s when my eyes lit up and my plan came to my mind!”
"Oh? What song can make Mr. Zhang's eyes light up?"
The audience immediately fell into a "buzzing" discussion, but with Zhang Kuanhou clearing his throat several times, the commotion quickly calmed down.
"Perhaps some friends have heard of the name of this song, it's called "The New Drunken Concubine"!"
"As we all know, "The Drunken Concubine" is a very famous and immortal piece in our Peking Opera. It is also known as "The Baihua Pavilion". It is a one-fold play based on the story of the historical figure Yang Guifei of the Tang Dynasty. Through the famous The Peking Opera performing artist Mr. Mei is widely known for his creation and performance, and it is one of the representative repertoires of the Mei School."
"However, even for such a classic play that has been sung for many years, the number of performances has gradually been reduced. In the past, the number of performances by our major theater troupes in Yanjing was at least one to two hundred performances every year."
"But in recent years, the number of performances in a year is also very few. As far as I know, last year
In 2007, there were less than twenty performances in Yanjing. "
When Mr. Zhang said this, he patted the table on the rostrum with his hand sadly.
"It hurts, it hurts. Such a good play has been gradually forgotten and indifferent by people. How long has it been..."
His voice was very angry, but also had a hint of sadness.
"There must be many such examples in the schools of music that you represent. Lao Zhang, your Yue opera "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai", Lao Zhao, your Huangmei opera "The Match", and Lao Li, your Henan opera "Mulan"... there are countless excellent plays like this, but not many people go to see or listen to them? It's really chilling and sad that traditional opera is declining like this!"
"But what can be done about this? After all, our art of drama has been an "old antique" for decades, hundreds, or even thousands of years in the minds of the people. It is itself a kind of art that has been out of touch with the times. It’s an art form, so naturally it can’t be compared with these new TV series, movies and music programs now..."
"At the beginning, I was helpless and sad. But when I heard the song "The New Drunken Concubine" that Xiao Liu sent me, my eyes suddenly lit up, as if I had seen the development of our dramatic art. New ways and opportunities to get out of trouble!"
