Chapter 518 "Farewell My Concubine"
The audience was delighted.
The first show was a new program and new songs. Who wouldn’t like it?
“The sound of the emperor starts!”
“Hold the sun and the moon tightly and spin!”
Some audiences were already excited. Where Zhao Lei is, your blood will boil.
Zhao Lei threw his big red cape on the stage, which was quite domineering.
Other TV stations also had people watching Shanghai TV. When they saw Zhao Lei’s appearance, everyone laughed.
A national team player was actually the second to appear, which further showed that Nuoyan was out of tricks.
The first show at the beginning played the folk culture card, and the second one was Zhao Lei. This was a trump card.
Who would throw a trump card right at the beginning?
Everyone was calm when watching Shanghai TV’s soaring ratings.
Shanghai TV’s ratings rose, and its decline was fully revealed.
Other TV ratings fell, and the advantage was mine.
Their trump cards were not even on stage.
Sun Mingcheng smiled but said nothing. The foundation of Shanghai Satellite TV was still too poor.
Zhao Lei was used in the second program. It seemed that they wanted to win a two-minute victory like the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala.
Unfortunately, they were disappointed. CCTV's ratings were far from being surpassed by a song.
In fact, it was an accident that Zhao Lei came on stage second. Xu Nuo originally put him on the back, but after reading the program list, he insisted on appearing after "Ansai Waist Drum", under the pretext of continuing the passionate atmosphere.
Xu Nuo let him go.
The music started, and the thumping drums whetted their appetite.
Everyone was waiting for Zhao Lei to sing "The Voice of the Emperor".
As a result, Zhao Lei was slow to speak, and everyone was a little anxious.
At this time, a big drum suddenly rose in the center of the stage, and Zhao Lei stepped forward one by one and grabbed two drumsticks.
The scene suddenly boiled.
"Wow, Mr. Zhao is so agile?"
"You're still sharp."
"You're so manly, I like it."
The sound of drums rang out, Zhao Lei took a deep breath and spoke suddenly.
"I stand in the fierce wind,
I wish I could wipe away the endless heartache."
He spoke with great passion, yet tenderness.
Very contradictory, yet very reasonable.
Many people have heard the story of Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, since childhood.
Many people can recite Xiang Yu's Gaixia Song by heart.
He has the strength to pull up mountains and the courage to conquer the world,
But the time is not right and the horse will not go away.
What can I do if the horse will not go away,
Yu Xi, Yu Xi, what can I do!
He is a hero who stands tall and upright, and he is also a man who can't do anything when his lover leaves.
Zhao Lei's first two sentences put the audience in the scene.
On the stage, there are golden weapons and iron horses, waving flags, and swaying figures.
The audience's heart is in a knot.
During the siege at Gaixia, Yu Ji committed suicide, and the Overlord of Western Chu Xiang Yu drew his sword and committed suicide.
Everyone already knew the ending, but they still couldn't help sighing.
On the stage, Zhao Lei beat the drum fiercely and put down the drumstick.
Amid the music, Zhao Lei waved his cloak and drew the long sword behind him with his right hand.
"Look at the sky,
The clouds are moving in all directions,
With the sword in hand,
Ask who is the hero in the world."
Zhao Lei sang very devotedly, and his whole body was on fire.
Before, singing about Emperor Taizong of Tang, Emperor Wu of Han, and Qin Shihuang was not so enjoyable. This is a real "immersive singing".
It feels great to be a hero.
This costume, as well as beating the drum and drawing the sword, were all designed by him. He didn't even want the appearance fee, just to satisfy his addiction to being the Overlord of Western Chu.
Zhao Lei felt that he was the best person for the role of Qiao Feng. He was so vivid, and Qiao Feng had to be like him.
The audience in the audience felt their blood boiling when listening to the song.
How domineering.
With the sword in hand, who is the hero in the world?
Who dares to say that he is a hero?
When Cao Cao was drinking wine and talking about heroes, Liu Bei used thunder to cover up his panic. Did he dare to say that he was a hero?
I am afraid that he would be chopped off and fed to dogs the moment he admitted it.
Is Xiang Yu qualified to say that he is a hero? He is too qualified.
Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu, is recorded in "Historical Records" as "Yu's bravery is unparalleled throughout the ages."
He is strong enough to lift a tripod and defeat the many with fewer people. Since ancient times, there has been a saying that "the king is no match for Xiang."
Zhao Lei's masculine singing voice reminds many people of the Overlord of Western Chu who regarded the heroes of the world as grass.
But everyone is more regretful and sad.
If it was the early Overlord of Western Chu, everyone would be willing to cheer for him.
It's a pity that the song title has already explained everything. This is Xiang Yu in the siege of Gaixia, not the high-spirited Overlord of Western Chu back then. The more powerful and domineering he is at this time, the more miserable his ending will be.
On the stage, Zhao Lei suddenly put away his sword.
"There are hundreds of beauties in the world,
I only love the kind that loves you,
When we part, who is different?
How many years of love have been buried in a hurry."
The King of Western Chu was still domineering the moment before, but he was tender the next second.
Generally speaking, such a switch would be very abrupt and awkward, but Zhao Lei's performance did not feel discordant at all.
From hard to soft, everything seems so natural.
Combined with the story of being surrounded by enemies, the audience can better understand this change.
In fact, Xiang Yu, who was besieged at Gaixia, probably knew his own ending in his heart.
This is not Julu, and he is not the invincible King of Western Chu.
He was accompanied by only 800 riders and his beloved Yu Ji.
Before dying, people always express the feelings they have never been able to express.
There is nothing much to say about the brothers who followed him through life and death, they just lived and died together.
Only Yu Ji beside him, the Overlord of Western Chu felt that he owed a lot.
Zhao Lei turned around, looked at the stage below, and sang emotionally.
"You are the most important in my heart,
We share joys and sorrows, life and death,
You use tenderness to engrave my heart,
In exchange for my heroic spirit."
Love between men and women has always been a "trivial matter" that heroes and heroes disdain.
The ancients often said that if you want to achieve great things, you can't stick to love between men and women.
Xiang Yu learned this and did this, but at the last moment of his life, he felt that this sentence was wrong.
No matter how heroic a hero is, he wants a long-lasting love.
Heroes are hard to resist the beauty, so he still spoke.
What royal power and wealth, what grand ambitions and hegemony, in my heart, only you are the most important.
Not as explicit as modern people, always saying I love you, but in that era these words were enough to express their feelings.
A prodigal son who returns is worth more than gold, and the love expressed by the Overlord of Western Chu is even more touching.
Zhao Lei continued to sing.
"You are the most important in my heart,
My tears rush to the sky,
I will be the hero in the next life,
I will go back to the setting sun."
The audience was intoxicated and couldn't extricate themselves.
Duke Wei liked this song. He could hum it clearly after only hearing it once.
But he didn't hear Xu Qian'an finish singing it to him until he died in battle.
Director Qi also liked this song. Whenever Director Qi, who was half a step ahead of heaven, appeared in the short video, the melody of "You are the most important in my heart" would sound.
This song has almost become his exclusive BGM.
It's hard for everyone not to like such a song.
It is heroic and tender, and it is a masterpiece.
The scene on the stage changed, thousands of troops surrounded it, and the war horses roared.
Zhao Lei shouted.
"Hey!"
The dancers followed "Ha!"
Zhao Lei, who was dressed in armor, shouted "Hey" with full energy.
The two drumsticks in his hands hit the big drum again and again, as if he wanted to vent his grief and anger in this way.
The drum beats were like hitting the hearts of the audience.
The song also entered the B section.
Zhao Lei burst out in one breath.
"I stand in the fierce wind,
I wish I could wipe out the endless heartache,
look at the sky,
the clouds are moving in all directions,
with a sword in hand,
ask who is the hero in the world."
Then, he let go of the drumsticks, turned his head and looked into the distance, passing through the stage, through the venue, through time, through thousands of years of time and space.
His eyes were firm and gentle.
The long sword was unsheathed again, tenderness was a thing of the past, even if it was to express love, it seemed so domineering.
"You are the most important in my heart,
my tears rushed to the sky,
I will dominate in the next life,
and go back to the setting sun."
Zhao Lei's singing interprets the heroic spirit of the hero's end to the fullest.
The final tail was infinitely stretched, but it stopped abruptly with a thud.
Overlord, that's how it should be without reservation.
Hard and soft, dynamic and quiet, Zhao Lei's voice wanders between two extremes, clearly showing the inner contradictions and responsibilities of such a widely sung character as Overlord of Western Chu to the audience.
At this moment, Zhao Lei's image as Overlord was deeply imprinted in everyone's mind.
It wasn't until Zhao Lei stepped back three steps and bowed to express his gratitude that the audience came to their senses.
They didn't applaud at the first time, but began to breathe in big gulps.
In this song, many people forgot to breathe.
Some people came to their senses and began to stand up and applaud.
The rumbling applause suddenly resounded like thunder at the scene.
"Too awesome!"
"He can sing the emperor and the Overlord."
"Zhao Lei is really strong."
The audience gave a high evaluation of this program.
This is only the second program. Many people think that this program can be the finale.
Many older viewers were even more excited. Nowadays, it is difficult to find programs that can make them so excited.
But there are some things that can easily enter their hearts, such as the national culture in Ansai waist drum and the Peking opera in "Farewell My Concubine".
Zhao Lei is not a Peking opera student, but he practiced for a period of time when he was young, so when the popular song "Farewell My Concubine" was combined with the "painted face" singing of Peking opera, many people were ecstatic.
Ambitions and tenderness are perfectly combined in this song.
The discussion in the barrage was very heated.
Other satellite TV stations looked a little unhappy.
The toilet channel was left behind.
CCTV is already in danger.
Sun Mingcheng's face was uncertain.
Shanghai Satellite TV did not play by the rules at all, and played two trump cards, which made him passive.
Fortunately, there is still a certain gap in the ratings for the time being.
The most shocked was Litchi TV.
As one of the four major TV stations, Lizhi TV has always wanted to be the number one TV station, and they are also paying attention to the dark horse Shanghai TV.
When "Ansai Waist Drum" appeared, they laughed and laughed at Shaanxi TV for not being able to keep its own things, but being intercepted by others.
Now they don't laugh.
When "Farewell My Concubine" came out, they felt depressed.
It's bad, it's coming for me!
Marula!