Chapter 5 Change of Direction and Unfamiliar Melodies(1/2)
and……
It doesn't have to be a song!
What is him?
He is a student in the Department of Puppet Performance!
In other words, he is also an actor!
If puppet shows can be adapted into a genre that modern people like, that would be impossible?
Peng Hui fell into deep thought.
Because she was unsure of her mind, Peng Hui simply went to the library of Shang Opera.
Then after reading a lot of puppet show-related books, a frustrating answer came up.
He can't do it.
The puppet show has a long history.
The common view is: "It originated from the Han Dynasty and became popular in the Tang Dynasty". During the Three Kingdoms, there were already puppets who could perform acrobatics, while in the Sui Dynasty, puppets began to perform stories with puppets.
As early as 2006, puppet shows were listed as the first batch of national intangible cultural heritages.
Logically speaking, this should have been a very popular project.
However, the fact is that what is really popular these days is Peking Opera, Huangmei Opera, but definitely not a puppet opera.
Is the puppet show very well-known?
Maybe there is, but it is definitely not as good as Peking Opera.
Even to a certain extent, it is not as good as a shadow puppet.
The reason is that there is no medium for promotion of puppet shows.
Shadow puppet shows are more famous in China than puppet shows.
The reason for this happened in a movie.
Yes, movie.
Even though that movie is not about shadow puppetry, it is because the shadow puppetry has a long shot or even a plot-driven prop that makes many people have a first impression of shadow puppetry.
And the name of that movie is "Living".
That's right, it's "Living", which is called China's number one magical drama.
Although "Alive" can no longer be seen now, everything about this film is still circulating.
Invisibly, shadow puppetry is naturally more famous than puppet show.
However, this kind of thing is really too difficult.
It is too difficult to meet a film and television drama that tells a puppet show and gives it a status as a shadow puppet show.
As for the song...
That's OK.
But the problem is that Peng Hui’s major is not to write lyrics and composing music, but to write a song of this type...
For Peng Hui at this moment, it was really a bit difficult.
But Peng Hui has always believed in a little bit.
All things, you can never say they are difficult until they are done.
After gritting his teeth, Peng Hui found Wang Kun and met the senior in the music department through Wang Kun.
Then he spent a "huge amount of money" and obtained the teaching materials of the music department through seniors in the music department.
Although the Shanghai Theater Music Department is not very famous, this is just right for Peng Hui.
Then Peng Hui began to learn to write lyrics and compose music from scratch.
Surprisingly, I don’t know if it’s because he has talent in it, or because these things are indeed not difficult. After half a semester of hard work, Peng Hui finally figured out the creation process of a song and how a song was made.
This seems like nonsense, but in fact, it is a very critical issue.
In fact, creating a song is not an easy task.
First of all, when writing lyrics, you need to rhyme, you need to pay attention to symmetry, and you need to pay attention to a lot of things.
If it is a composition, there will be more details to deal with.
It is already very difficult to be able to self-study the three-year course in a music department within half a year.
It has been mid-year for 14 years.
At this time, Peng Hui was already a sophomore senior.
The rumors that the puppet show was about to be cancelled became wider and many people looked at him with sympathy or gloating.
Of course, Peng Hui also became a celebrity in the school.
After all, in the past four years, there has been only one student in puppet show (Wang Kun has transferred to the department as early as the second half of the first semester).
The gaze of kindness or maliciousness did not affect Peng Hui, but instead made Peng Hui more determined to save the puppet show.
It’s just that ideas are just ideas after all, and there is still a long way to transform them into reality.
On this day, the music department course ended. Just as Peng Hui was preparing to leave with the textbook, he was stopped by the teacher.
"Teacher Li, are you looking for me?"
After half a year of contact, Teacher Li naturally knew Peng Hui’s plan.
Regarding Peng Hui's stubbornness, Teacher Li didn't know what to say.
Even a little depressed.
Why didn’t I take a fancy to Peng Hui at the beginning and brought him to the music department?
In fact, in the eyes of students, Peng Hui is pitiful and pathetic.
But in the eyes of teachers, Peng Hui is extremely rare.
Especially, when Peng Hui showed a talent far beyond ordinary people.
This is even more so.
How can a young man who is persistent, persevering and talented not be liked by others?
"I heard you want to write a song?"
"Yes." Peng Hui did not hide anything and said with a wry smile: "I want to write a song describing the puppet show, but..."
Speaking of this, Peng Hui's mouth was a little bitter.
After all, he had experienced too little things. He took it for granted that writing songs was easy, but now reality slapped him hard.
He has no idea at all until now.
"Yeah..." Teacher Li nodded.
Peng Hui's eyes lit up, and he looked at Teacher Li expectantly and asked, "Teacher, do you want to help me create?"
"Sorry, I can't do it either." Teacher Li's answer was very decisive, which made Peng Hui feel depressed all of a sudden.
"But I have a small question." Teacher Li smiled and asked softly: "Do you have to write the song of the puppet show first?"
"Eh?" Peng Hui was stunned, then hesitated and thought for a while, shook his head, and said directly: "I also know that I can't write it in a short time, so... I'm not very anxious."
Although he said this, the bitterness on his face could not be concealed.
If I could write it out, who would say that?
"Since that's the case... then why don't you write a simple song and try it?" Teacher Li gave a suggestion.
Peng Hui was stunned, a little stunned.
"Look, the reason why you can't write it now is because you haven't found the feeling of writing yet. I'm right?" Teacher Li asked with a smile.
Peng Hui hesitated for a moment and nodded.
"Although I can't help you, how old am I older than you, and I'm still a teacher. I'm going to give you some advice, right?"
"Teacher, you said." Peng Hui said respectfully.
"Although I don't know what level of songs the puppet show you are planning to write, you can try to start with simple songs first. After you have accumulated a certain amount of experience, you can naturally create the songs you want to write. After all, you have said that you are not in a hurry now."
"This..." Teacher Li's suggestion suddenly made Peng Hui excited.
Teacher Li struck while the iron was hot and said, "You can't just think about running before you learn to leave, right? So write a simple song first."
"Then teacher, do you have any recommended types?" Peng Hui asked.
"Love songs or campus songs." Teacher Li is indeed a senior music teacher and quickly gave his own suggestions.
"Are love songs or campus songs?" Peng Hui thought.
Seeing Peng Hui in deep thought, a hint of relief appeared in the corner of Teacher Li's eyes.
To be continued...