Chapter 98: Ten years on stage, unknown to the world; one day, "The Red-Clad Lady" captivates all.
What is Wang Yueheng up to?
"Are you planning to perform Peking Opera on stage?"...
I saw the exam materials that Wang Yueheng had requested to prepare while sitting in the exam room.
The more than 30 specially recruited team members present were puzzled.
Could he possibly be a Peking Opera singer?
"Dan (female role), is he planning to sing a Qingyi (virtuous female role) or a Daomadan (female warrior role)?"
"But judging from his posture, it seems more like he's planning to sing 'Hua Shan' (a type of traditional Chinese dress)."
"Tsk, playing a Huashan (a type of female role in Peking Opera) is not easy. You have to be proficient in singing, reciting, acting, and fighting. I don't think Wang Yueheng has received any professional opera training, right?"
"Don't even mention the flowery costumes; even the most ordinary blue-clad roles require training from the age of seven or eight, or even five or six. How can you just start acting like that?"...
Several senior figures from the Chinese opera world immediately began to discuss the matter.
Since it is a special admissions exam for arts students, it is natural that professional opera performers would be present.
The one with the deepest knowledge of traditional Chinese opera in the special recruitment team.
No one could surpass Jiang Zhongli, the over-seventy-year-old grandmaster of Peking Opera.
With his long, gray beard, he began studying under Cheng Qiuyan, one of the four great Dan (female role) masters of Peking Opera, at the age of ten.
Cheng Qiuyan's teacher.
Mei Zhifang, the leading figure among the Four Great Dan (female impersonators) and the founder of the "Mei School"!
"It seems this child is good at writing poetry, which has made him arrogant and caused him to act recklessly."
Upon learning that Wang Yueheng had actually instructed the special recruitment team to prepare costumes and props for Peking Opera female roles.
And according to his requirements, he is very likely to play the most difficult role of a flower-clad woman.
Jiang Zhongli, a master of Peking Opera, couldn't help but shake his head and smile wryly.
With the development of the times.
Although traditional opera is declining, its technical level is not something that rappers can easily aspire to.
Let alone the martial arts stunts of throwing, tossing, kicking, and catching, even the female warriors who don't engage in intense fighting scenes...
In reality, it takes eight to ten years of honing one's skills to reach a certain level.
It would be almost impossible for them to reach a qualified level for performing on stage.
Pop singers like Wang Yueheng want to showcase the charm of female roles on stage.
Don't say it's one in ten thousand.
Whether even one out of a million is possible is debatable.
A single glance is enough to eliminate most people.
It is known that back then, Master Mei Zhifang specially trained pigeons to train his eyes to have a radiant gaze.
Moreover, according to his resume, Wang Yueheng has no prior experience in learning or developing a background in traditional opera.
In this way...
The most likely explanation is that they are simply using the superficial aspects of traditional opera costumes to try and piggyback on the reputation of this national treasure.
"Why does he have to force himself like this? Even if he can't sing traditional Chinese opera, there are many other ways."
"For example, like a nocturne, you can change the lyrics. As long as the content is in line with promoting traditional Chinese culture, it's perfectly acceptable."
"Alternatively, using traditional musical instruments to perform the arrangement can also be considered a way to pass the exam."
"Choosing to force oneself into playing a female role carries the risk of attracting attention and disapproval."...
Several specially recruited scholars present sighed with emotion.
He thought to himself that Wang Yueheng was, after all, only a twenty-year-old boy.
Too much success can lead to overconfidence, which is not a good thing.
"How about we offer some suggestions?"
"The student is promising, but if their performance in the vocal music segment is lackluster, there might be criticism when the results are publicly announced during the admissions process..."
Gong Guiming, the deputy head of the special admissions team at Tsinghua University, couldn't help but offer a suggestion to Yu Qiushui, who had returned to retrieve her belongings.
Even he couldn't bear to eliminate such a student.
Regardless of the previous songs and poems.
The prose poem "Saying Goodbye to the Broken Bridge," which he just wrote on the spot today, is absolutely a work of exceptional talent.
Are you going to pretend I didn't say anything?
“When I received his application form, I repeatedly hinted and reminded him that he didn’t necessarily have to wear a theatrical costume. There are many ways to express traditional Chinese culture.”
"Unfortunately, he wouldn't listen, and judging from his expression, it seemed he had no intention of singing Peking Opera."
Upon hearing this, Yu Qiushui, the head of the Tsinghua University Special Recruitment Team, replied helplessly.
"Not performing, but wearing theatrical costumes?"
"Sigh, then we can only let him do as he pleases..."
"Hopefully, a single mistake won't ruin this great special admission opportunity..."
Upon hearing Yu Qiushui's answer, all the members of the special recruitment team present were deeply moved.
It's just unclear how Wang Yueheng plans to perform on the spot.
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