1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 174: Forced to do something "The Couple Returns Home"

This is a classic among classics, a "civilized crosstalk" that is completely different from the Tianqiao crosstalk performed by Guo Degang later.

Unfortunately, it disappeared later.

When performing, Ma Ji stood among the audience most of the time, just like chatting at home, very relaxed.

Mmm~ feeling of relaxation!
As he was selling the Cosmic brand cigarettes, he actually lit one and started smoking!

I couldn’t even imagine this later!

This crosstalk is very advanced nowadays. It uses the "guankou" of traditional crosstalk to express new content - announcing countries like naming dishes, and even comes up with the idea of ​​collecting commemorative cards - anyone who has eaten Little Raccoon instant noodles will have experienced this!

"To tell you the truth, I don't expect anyone to take them away in the next two years! What's the matter? I printed three fewer copies of each set."

"How do we maintain our sales? We just change brands frequently. We change every few days!"

Amidst bursts of laughter, the curtain fell on Cosmic brand cigarettes, and thunderous applause.

Then there were a lot of songs, all old songs.

Then there is Henan Opera, which Xia Tian enjoys listening to.

Then came You Benchang’s pantomime “Bath”, a program that really tests body language and was very vivid!
Then came two Cantonese operas, and then two Peking operas, "Dingjun Mountain" and "The Reconciliation of the General and the Prime Minister", all by famous artists!

The old gentleman put on his uniform with four back-protecting flags inserted on his back. He moved forward and backward, still and moving, and each movement was extremely graceful.

"This letter came at the right time. God helped Huang Zhong to succeed. Standing at the camp gate to pass the order, all the young and old men should listen carefully: the first drum is for battle, the second drum is for tighter uniforms, the third drum is for swords to be drawn, and the fourth drum is for soldiers to be handed over. Everyone who steps forward will be rewarded, but those who retreat will inevitably be stabbed~"

"Good!" Xia Tian couldn't help but cheer loudly.

awesome!

Then came the song "Panda Mimi" sung by Cheng Lin, which was written to save the endangered national treasure, the panda.

This show is recommended for summer.

Although many sisters and aunts in the song and dance troupe have performances in the Spring Festival Gala, Xia Tian also has to recommend one herself!

……

Host Jiang Lili: "Okay, now it's time for the movie actors to perform for us. The name of the show they are going to perform for everyone is..."

Before he could finish, Zhu Shimao, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, dressed in a slim black suit, looked very handsome. He walked onto the stage carrying a red bucket and a large porcelain bowl. He said, "Can you make some concessions? We are running out of time~"

Jiang Kun cheered on the side: "Hey, hey, hey, why do you movie actors still use the backdoor~"

“The actors haven’t arrived yet!”

"Then look for it~"

After searching for a while, Chen Xiaoer was found "temporarily".

Chen Xiaoer came up nonchalantly: "Are you short of actors? What do you think of me? I feel pretty good~"

Jiang Kun: "What do you do?"

Chen Xiaoer: "Filming is all about eating, drinking, playing, and traveling~"

Well, let me make fun of my own profession!
"Hey, hello, director! You smoke, I just bought you some Cosmic brand cigarettes..."

It’s also linked!
Are you from the crosstalk and sketch universe?
The effect was great, the audience never stopped laughing, and the rhythm was very good.

This was the first "comedy sketch" to become popular on the national stage.

Making comedy the top priority, it changed from a "drama with comedy elements" to a "comedy with drama elements".

In Chen Peisi and Zhu Shimao, the audience saw another new kind of humor: using body language.

It is this point that laid the tone for future "comedy sketches".

What's the benefit of this? People in the south can understand it!
However, many southern audiences find it difficult to understand the funny lines.

For example, many southern audiences did not like Zhao Benshan's sketches and Feng Kuzi's comedy films.

In this sense, it was they who "invented" Chinese comedy sketches.

The audience took a breath, because Ma Lan’s Huangmei Opera “The Female Prime Minister” was about to begin!
Ma Lan has short hair, a pink long dress, and a big pearl necklace, and she has a gentle temperament.

She walked to the front of the stage, saluted the audience, and then the music of Huang Yin Opera started.

"I left my homeland to save Li Lang, but who would have thought that I would be the top scorer in the imperial examination~ The top scorer wore a red robe and a palace flower in his hat, so nice and fresh~"

He didn't even stand in front of the microphone, he just started singing. His voice and figure are really amazing!
The applause was very enthusiastic. Huangmei Opera is very popular these days, and the Five Golden Flowers are no joke. She is the pillar of the stage, otherwise how could it be so difficult to invite Director Yang?
In the end, Ma Lan seems to have married Yu Qiuyu, the one who wrote "Cultural Journey"...

After Ma Lan, it’s summer time.

"Please enjoy the Beijing opera "Wujiaopo 1984"!" Jiang Kun announced.

He was confused during the rehearsal process. He already knew about the Beijing Opera, which was a concept proposed last summer, but what is "Wujiapo 1984"? !
Now you know!
Xia Tian was dressed casually, with her long hair pinned up... She went on stage, and the music started, "Third sister, no matter how many mistakes you make, they are all my husband's fault. You, you, you, you, please forgive me~~~"

Just one line of singing surprised many audiences!
This "Wujia Po" is... strange! But, it's awesome!
"Ah~ My wife, Wang Baochuan, I pity you staying in the cold kiln, I pity you being alone, waiting for me, Xue Nanpinggui, for eighteen years~"

"Ah~ my wife, Wang Baochuan, I shouldn't have had doubts in my heart, I shouldn't have said such careless words, I ended up being ungrateful, it's like I was deceiving the heaven~"

"Let me tell you about these eighteen years from the beginning. You will know that I, Xue Pingnan, rush home day and night just to reunite with my wife~~~"

Xia Tian's eyes and figure are extremely contagious even though she is standing in front of the microphone!

When the chorus was sung, many people were already clapping along to the rhythm.

Although it is a modern music arrangement, it is surprisingly infectious when paired with the Peking Opera singing style.

Although some old Peking Opera masters frowned a little, more people found it very moving.

Just like what was said in the newspaper last summer, Peking Opera must have the vitality to keep up with the times!

In order to match Director Huang's style of cross-strait integration, Xia Tian also added a Minnan dialect segment to the chorus:

"I rode a white horse, passed through three checkpoints, changed into plain clothes, and returned to the Central Plains. Leaving Xiliang behind, no one cared, all I could think of was Wang Baochuan~"

The last sentence is "I left Xiliang Pass on horseback and rushed back to Hanyao to see Baochuan. The prime minister's mansion counted the grain and went to the palace. They were happily reunited~"

It was just one song, Xia Tian bowed and was about to leave the stage.

Suddenly Ma Ji stopped him and came up with a stack of papers, "No, no, no, don't be so anxious! It's not over yet."

"Ah" Xia Tian was stunned. You are not playing by the rules!
Ma Ji showed him the note in his hand: "Look, an audience member would like to ask you to sing a song related to Huangmei Opera." "A song related to Huangmei Opera?!" Xia Tian was a little dizzy. What song related to Huangmei Opera?

"Please forgive me! I offended all the Peking Opera artists last year. Luckily I ran fast enough that four martial artists and five painted faces couldn't catch up with me."

"If I offend the Huangmei Opera artists now, the front and back doors will be blocked and I will have no choice but to jump out of the window. This is the third floor!"

Xia Tian begged for mercy with a wry smile on his face, which made the men and women in front of the TV laugh.

"Just tell me if you can sing." Ma Ji didn't give him time to hesitate.

"Well, well, give me some time." Xia Tian went downstairs first, took out his notebook, and started writing!

The show on stage continued with three consecutive songs by Zhu Mingying, "Don't Chou, Don't Chou", "The Sea, My Hometown" and "Returning to My Mother's Home".

She was wearing a light yellow embroidered long dress and was also from the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe.

Although "Returning to My Mother's Home" is labeled as a folk song from Hebei Province, it is actually a cover of Teresa Teng's "Young Wife Returning to My Mother's Home".

"There's a chicken in the left hand, a duck in the right hand, and a fat baby on the back. Eeyore~"

Because at this time, I couldn't listen to or sing her songs publicly in the mainland, so I changed my mind~
But Teresa Teng’s ancestral home is indeed in Hebei Province, and this song is indeed adapted from a folk song, so it’s very flexible!
When Zhu Mingying was singing "Returning to My Mother's Home", the impatient but perceptive Director Yang noticed that Xia Tian's expression seemed to have changed a little. He thought that the singing was not right and asked hurriedly: "What's wrong? Is there anything wrong?"

Xia Tian came back to his senses: "No, it's okay, this song is really good!"

There's nothing wrong with the singing; it's just that the person singing is not right.

At this time, Jiang Lili went up to announce, "The following is the program requested by the audience, Xia Tian's song... Huangmei Opera!"

The incident happened suddenly, so Xia Tian had no choice but to do it by force and perform Murong Xiaoxiao's "Huangmei Opera".

The accompaniment is a makeshift chord drum accompaniment... just deal with it!

Xia Tian cleared her throat and started to sing in a female voice:
"My parents told me since I was little that Huangmei Opera is not easy to sing. Imitating the movements of adults has fulfilled my wish~"

"Facing this emotional consideration, Feng Suzhen is my role model. The story of the female prince consort accompanied me as I grew up. Where is my prince~"

To be on the safe side, Xia Tian also changed the word "love" to "feelings".

Hmm~ steady!

Although it is a popular singing style, Xia Tian's female voice is very soft and sweet, and her figure is elegant and natural. If you didn't look at her face, you really couldn't tell that this is a cross-dressing performance.

Many audience members were shocked on the spot!
This, this contrast is too great!

Then, the climax came, Xia Tian even imitated Ma Lan's voice and posture~
"I left my home to save Li Lang, but who would have thought that I would be the top scorer in the imperial examination. The top scorer wore a red robe and a palace flower in his hat. So nice and fresh~"

That's so lifelike!
Even Ma Lan herself widened her eyes and covered her mouth in surprise.

The director was particularly skilled - he immediately swept the camera to Ma Lan's side and broadcast her expression directly.

Where is your salary?
Ma Ji came on stage again, "You can sing in seven steps!"

Xia Tian said modestly: "I am just learning something new and applying it now. I want to emulate the good people I see."

Ma Ji said, "By the way, I remember you ranked third in the college entrance examination, right? If you worked hard, you almost got the top scorer!"

Don't tell me, this is a bit of a coincidence! It's quite interesting when you think about it.

"How about another song?!"

Xia Tian waved his hands repeatedly: "Ah? Don't try to trick me. I didn't offend the crosstalk artist!"

"Hahaha!" Ma Ji laughed cheerfully, "You didn't offend us, it was the audience who wanted you to perform!"

He showed the note: "The audience wanted you to invite Comrade Ma Lan to sing a duet of "Husband and Wife Return Home Together", but you wrote a song yourself! That doesn't count~"

"Husband and Wife Return Home Together" is a song from the 1950s, adapted from the Huangmei Opera "The Legend and the Heroine". It was sung at last year's Spring Festival Gala.

But Xia Tian didn’t think about that!

Ma Ji smiled like an uncle: "Why don't you go and hire someone?"

Xia Tian: No? Is it popular among you guys to ship couples now?!
But Ma Lan has already gone on stage openly!

Come on then?

Is there a soundtrack? Yes, there is one on the spot.

"The birds in the trees are in pairs

Green water and green mountains bring smiles

Pick a flower

My wife and I wear hair

From now on, I will no longer suffer from slavery.

The couple returned home together~"

Quyi is simple for Xia Tian. Isn't it just Huangmei Opera? I know a little bit.
After singing, Xia Tian bowed with his hands together and made a circle: Please let me go!

Director Yang in the audience was a little confused at this time. Should Xia Tian play the role of Little White Dragon or Chen Guangrui, Tang Monk's father? Now it seems that they are a perfect match~
The following programs include "Why Are Flowers So Red" and "Alishan Girl" sung by Hong Kong singers, "My Chinese Heart", "Grandma's Penghu Bay" and "Country Road" sung by Zhang Mingmin, and "Where the Peach Blossoms Bloom" by Jiang Dawei...

They are all very classic songs!
Especially "My Chinese Heart", the audience was deeply moved.

"The mountains and rivers are only in my dreams. I haven't been close to my motherland for many years. But no matter what, it can't change my Chinese heart~"

I hope our Chinese hearts will always be bright red!

The following programs were "magical". There was even "Qigong", "Smashing Walnuts", "Stepping on Eggs", and "Breaking Iron Pillars", performed by a family of three... I watched them as skits in the summer.

The last song to end was Li Guyi’s “Unforgettable Tonight”!
Director Huang always felt that the Spring Festival Gala lacked a song that matched the show, so he found the lyricist Mr. Qiao Yu, and with this song, "Unforgettable Tonight", we can hear it every year!
This time the time was well managed. The host chatted on the stage for about a minute and then rang the New Year's bell!

New Year is here, Year of the Rat, hello~
If 83 was a good start for the Spring Festival Gala, then 84 was a year of great success for the Spring Festival Gala, which established its lofty status...

There were a lot of classic songs, comedy sketches were born, "Hong Kong artists" came, and the breakthroughs in all aspects were quite impressive.

But don't think that everything is fine.

When a butterfly emerges from its cocoon, the cocoon is never happy.

(End of this chapter)