Chapter 1457: Traditional Culture Can Be Promoted

No matter what the outside world thinks, Yang Dongxu suddenly appeared at Li Chaoren's banquet this time, and he said that before leaving.

Yang Dongxu didn't bother to confirm his meaning to the outside world, saying, "Yes, that's what I mean!"

In short, this matter is getting more and more outrageous, but the two parties seem to be doing what they should do as if this matter has never happened.

With the development of the economy, the night market has gradually become lively at night. In the early years, only Sanlitun was lively at night. Now the whole Yanjing is almost a city that never sleeps.

In the past, people basically went out to shop during the day, such as going to large shopping malls, visiting Panjiayuan, or going to teahouses and theaters to listen to operas.

Now many activities have been changed to the evening, or it can be said that the evening is more lively than the day. And there are more young people than the elderly at night.

For example, places like teahouses and theaters are basically retired old men and some idle people who don't need to go to work and don't worry about life during the day. There are some younger guests on Saturdays and weekends.

At night, the elderly go home to sleep, and the middle-aged generation of office workers who get off work start to watch crosstalk and listen to opera in teahouses and theaters. Younger people like to go to bars and KTVs, and more civilians sit at roadside stalls to eat skewers.

In short, Yanjing at night feels more lively, while Yanjing during the day is like an engine with full throttle, with a sense of urgency that makes people dare not stop easily.

Yang Dongxu holds little Wenwu, and little Wenwu stares at the man holding him with big eyes. Although he is not afraid, his expression seems to say, "Who are you, kid, why are you holding me?"

Such a young child has no memory, and basically when they meet again after a period of separation, they will feel strange. However, this strangeness comes and goes quickly.

For example, Yang Dongxu arrived in Yanjing in the morning, had a meeting, went home in the afternoon, and has been with little Wenwu for only a few hours.

From the beginning, he stared at him and didn't let him hold him and hid, to now when he is in his arms, the strangeness between father and son is disappearing quickly.

It was inexplicably strange that he turned his head and saw that the person holding him was a man, not the familiar mother. The little guy would be stunned for a moment, and then show an expression of "Who are you kid?".

However, after being stunned for a while, he didn't cry or make a fuss. He stared blankly for a while, as if he remembered something, or the familiarity of blood thicker than water made him instinctively feel a sense of dependence.

So after staring at his father for a while, the little guy began to turn his head and look at the bustling crowd around him. Under normal circumstances, when Betsy takes the little guy out, the little guy can't see so many people.

Because Betsy is afraid that the noise will scare the child in crowded places, basically when she takes the child out, she goes to quieter parks, or some more high-end specialty stores, where the environment is safe and quiet.

It's the first time to come to the teahouse to listen to crosstalk like now. The noisy atmosphere did not scare Xiao Wenwu, but he was a little excited.

"Why do you want to listen to crosstalk?" Led by the waiter, the family came to a position with a great view. Betsy asked casually while looking at the menu of tea and snacks.

"Isn't it that the higher authorities are now actively encouraging the development of cultural industries? What they mean is that in addition to the existing hot film and television entertainment and cultural industries, we need to continue to be proactive.

Some old traditional cultural industries, such as crosstalk, opera, etc., have been getting worse and worse in recent years. Come to Haina. Let's see if we can combine the development model of modern entertainment and cultural industries to find a way to revive the old cultural industries."

"Isn't this easy?" Bai Xi raised her eyebrows.

As a native of Yanjing, she must know more about opera and crosstalk than others.

After all, the older generation likes to listen to opera. When Mr. Bai was still alive, his biggest hobby was to go to teahouses and theaters to listen to opera. Bai Xi often accompanied her grandfather when she was a child.

I have heard a lot and seen many masters in these two industries. When I was a child, I was curious and went to the Peking Opera House to lose my voice for many days. Later, I lost interest and stopped learning.

So I know a little about the things here. Let's talk about the decline of these two industries first. One reason is definitely that they have not kept up with the trend of the times.

After all, the economy is developing very fast now, and if you can't keep up, you will definitely be eliminated. There is nothing you can do about it.

Another reason is the drawback of traditional industries - seniority!

For example, in the two industries of crosstalk and opera, who did you learn from, who is your guide, whether you are of good family background, what is the status of the master in this circle, and what level you are.

In short, personal ability is ranked last. The teacher's name, age, whether you came here to perform crosstalk, whether you gave a visiting card when you went to perform opera in other places, etc., which have nothing to do with personal ability, are the most important.

These titles that have nothing to do with basic skills are very important and you can go on stage, but if the crosstalk you tell is not funny, and the opera you sing has a bad voice and no taste, how can you keep the audience?

In short, the hierarchical system of these two industries is as strict as the future Korean entertainment industry. No matter how capable the younger generation is, they have to be grandsons.

Even if you are very polite and know how to respect your elders, it won't work. From status to seniority, to the benefits of being in power, if you want to be a grandson in all aspects, it depends on the mood of those so-called elders and whether they want to reward you with food.

So, in these two traditional industries, there are fewer and fewer new talents in recent years. The biggest highlight of these two programs is now the Spring Festival Gala. And it feels that they are getting further and further away from the lives of ordinary people. Basically, they are entertaining themselves behind closed doors.

In the past, when the rich people in the countryside celebrated their birthdays, they liked to invite opera troupes to perform. Now they will invite singing and dancing, and the richer ones will invite circuses or something, or simply build a stage and let their own talented people sing and have fun together.

In short, opera is no longer a necessary program. This is particularly obvious in commercial activities. Long ago, when shops opened, they also had to invite opera.

After the reform and opening up, many places began to hold ribbon-cutting ceremonies for opening, and there were lion dances in the south. Later, the film and television industry developed rapidly, and some large shopping malls began to invite celebrities to sing on the stage when they opened.

Opera has not been seen for a long time, and opera is basically the same as crosstalk. So every year, except for watching the Spring Festival Gala, people across the country can revisit these two traditional cultures, and they basically don’t come into contact with them in their daily lives.

The audience began to decline sharply, and these two industries naturally became more and more difficult, so that they were almost forgotten in the past few years.

New trends can't get in. When the older generation insists on tradition, they say that a little reform is disrespectful to the ancestors and the elders.

In short, I can't keep up with the times, but I won't change, and I'm not wrong. If you make some innovations to adapt to the times, then you are wrong. You are not worthy of singing opera, you are not worthy of crosstalk, you can't be considered a person in this industry, get out of here!

"It's really hard to say it's difficult, and it's easy to say it's easy. It depends on how to change it, or whether there is capital willing to inject funds to change it." Yang Dongxu said while teasing his son in his arms.

It's really hard to say it's difficult to save crosstalk and opera. It's easy to say it's easy. For example, many young people can't understand opera. The only ones who can understand it are old men and old women. The middle-aged generation has to make money to support their families and has no time to listen.

If you want to inject vitality again, then integrate some modern elements. For example, integrating opera into modern songs is a very good attempt.

Before Yang Dongxu was reborn in his previous life, there were many songs with opera elements that were very popular, and they sounded very tasteful and were also liked by young people.

The opera tune in the song even gave people a very amazing feeling, and the unique penetrating and full of charm voice made people very memorable. So this is actually a very good direction of innovation.

At the same time, there are many inheritors of opera who have real kung fu, and those with martial arts foundation can develop into martial arts actors and martial arts actresses.

If this eventually becomes a star, once you say that your identity is the basic skills you have practiced in opera, then occasionally on Weibo, or during news interviews, if you sing a few times, your fans will definitely applaud, which will invisibly promote the influence of opera.

For example, the traditional cultural industry, opera can be completely combined with traditional culture.

For example, Yang Dongxu is from Anhui Province, and the more popular opera in Anhui Province is Huangmei Opera. As a genuine Anhui native from childhood to adulthood, Yang Dongxu himself thought that Huangmei Opera only had a few sections.

One section is "The Female Prince Consort", and the other section is "The birds on the tree are in pairs." I don't know what other Huangmei operas there are.

But this does not prevent some of the female prince consort actors in ancient costumes from bringing a sense of surprise to tourists in some tourist attractions in Anhui Province.

Don't the middle-aged generation have to support their families and have no time to listen to operas?

Then move the theater to the tourist attractions, and don't follow the tradition of setting up a stage to perform operas. All the actors can play ancient costume cosplay, and find some handsome girls and boys to lead.

This ancient costume has a taste when worn, and then "The Female Prince Consort" is sung and passes through the tourists. The show effect is full and the tourists like it.

If you are thoughtful, open a traditional Hanfu clothing store in the tourist area, and put all the costumes from all dynasties on display. Even if tourists feel it is a waste to buy it, because they will definitely not wear it out when they go home, they can also rent it out.

In this way, traditional opera, traditional culture and traditional costumes, plus some folk snacks, ancient inn accommodation, etc., a complete traditional cultural industry chain is created.

Tourists come from all over the country. They have a great experience and will tell others about it when they go back. They will also show off the photos they took. They will have both business in the scenic spot and publicity of traditional culture.

In short, as long as there is a desire and someone is willing to do it, the revival of these two traditional entertainment industries can still be done.

"Are you going to take this job?"

"It's not necessary. Fuzhen is investing in tourism all over the country and the world. Since the higher-ups have said hello, they must give some face.

So I plan to find a scenic spot in my hometown to try the combination of Huangmei Opera and traditional culture and ancient scenic spot tourism. If it succeeds, it will be an achievement. If it fails, it will be considered as an effort and the higher-ups will definitely not say anything."

Deep down, Yang Dongxu still likes to promote traditional cultural industries, otherwise he would not have worked so hard to support traditional Chinese medicine.

So he is still happy to do what he can.