Entertaining Children

"Thank you, thank you Xiao Yao for your performance!" Amid applause and cheers from the audience, another hostess named Liu Xinxin stepped onto the stage.

Xiao Yao took off the red leather jacket he had put on before singing, and handed it to a backup dancer to take him away from the stage. Holding the microphone, he walked to the host in front of the stage again.

The Spring Festival Gala program released by Yanjing Satellite TV in advance listed that Xiao Yao will have two solo songs. This matter has been hotly discussed on the Internet, so most of the audience at the scene were not surprised that Xiao Yao did not leave the venue after singing. . Xiao Yao walked up to the host, and it seemed that he was going to introduce the next song in an interactive way with the host, and the audience quickly fell silent.

"Obviously it's an adult's words to comfort a shocked or bumped child, but you actually sang it as a love story between a couple. It's amazing!" Liu Xinxin looked at Xiao Yao beside him, smiled and gave a thumbs up. road.

"Actually, with the changes of the times, this sentence has also been given a new meaning at this time. It means that when a girl is wronged, a boy touches the girl's head to express comfort and love!" Xiao Yao laughed. Said, "I just put it in the song."

"You mean, now boys treat girls like children?" Liu Xinxin asked with a smile.

"I think it's not just girls." Xiao Yao said with a smile, "If a girl can still live like a child after she gets married, that is, after becoming a woman, it means she is very, very happy I will work hard to make that girl look more and more like a child in the future!"

"Wow~" As soon as Xiao Yao said this, some of the audience below shouted again.

"Oh!" Liu Xinxin hugged her arms, "It's so sweet!"

"However," Liu Xinxin looked at Xiao Yao again and said, "Today is the first day of the Lunar New Year. It's the Spring Festival, not Valentine's Day. Is it appropriate for you to be so sweet? You must know that today's audience is not all young. People, there are many older audiences at the scene and in front of the TV!"

"I'm sorry!" Xiao Yao bowed with a smile, got up and said, "Then I'll play Sanxian for those older audiences, and wish everyone a happy new year. Let's make amends for everyone!"

"Oh~" Some audience exclamations sounded from below.

"You can also play Sanxian?" Liu Xinxin asked in surprise, "Then are you going to perform a folk art show for us?"

"I can play Sanxian, but in terms of music, I am basically a pop musician.

"Xiao Yao laughed, "I'll still sing for everyone next, but there will be some folk instruments such as sanxian'er in the soundtrack accompaniment, which is not considered a folk art show. "

"A popular song accompanied by Sanxianer? I know there is a song called "Married"!" Liu Xinxin laughed. We just found out that XY is you, so that song is also your work! You don’t want to sing that song, do you? Is there any good news to announce?”

"Ah~" Hearing the host's words, some audience members laughed and shouted.

"No, no!" Xiao Yao waved his hands again and again, "The next thing I will sing for everyone is a new song called "Grandma Says"!"

"Grandma?" Liu Xinxin asked, "Grandpa's grandma?"

"Well, it's the grandma's grandma." Xiao Yao nodded with a smile, hugged the hand holding the microphone with his other free hand, and bowed to the audience in the gesture of clasping fists, "It's worth it." On the occasion of this Spring Festival, I use the previous song to wish lovers all over the world to get married, and then use this song to wish all the old people on the scene and in front of the TV a healthy and long life, be able to have grandchildren, and be energetic Tell stories to grandchildren, and have the strength to teach those disobedient little guys!"

"Okay!" Many audience members laughed and applauded.

"Okay, then we will ask Xiao Yao to bring another new song, "Grandma Said"!" Liu Xinxin stretched out her palm and pointed to the stage behind her.

Following the host's gesture, the audience turned their attention back to the center of the stage.

While Xiao Yao was communicating with the host, the stage behind was ready to perform.

There were also many people on the stage this time, and the formation was also not small. But this time there were no dancers on stage, and apart from two backup singers who stood behind stand-up microphones, the rest were all musicians with instruments in their hands or sitting behind them. Among the musical instruments on the stage, there are quite a few traditional Chinese musical instruments. In addition to a girl holding a flute who is holding a sanxian that should be prepared for Xiao Yao, there are also traditional musical instruments such as drums on the stage.

Seeing such a battle, the audience gave another burst of applause.

Amid the applause of the audience, Xiao Yao walked back to the middle of the stage and placed the microphone in his hand on the microphone stand in front of an empty chair in front of the musicians. After putting the microphone away, Xiao Yao didn't rush to get the sanxian, but first took a red gown from the staff and put it on.

"Ha~"

"Oh~"

Seeing Xiao Yao wearing a traditional long gown, some audience laughed and applauded.

Xiao Yao quickly buttoned his gown, then took the sanxian from a musician, and sat on the chair behind the microphone stand with his arms in his arms.

"It's quite stylish!" Some audience members nodded secretly.

When accompanying Sun Tingting, Xiao Yao wore a dark red sweater on the outside of his upper body. Seeing Xiao Yao wearing a long gown on the stage, many audience members understood why Xiao Yao had to take off the red leather jacket he had just put on immediately after singing "Hu Lu Hu Lu Piao Er".

Wearing leather clothes for singing punk, and long gown for playing three-stringed strings, Xiao Yao won the favor of many audiences just because of this act of wearing what he wore.

Seeing Xiao Yao sitting upright, the audience quickly fell silent.

Xiao Yao waved his hands and plucked the strings, and the sound of the sanxian sounded. At the beginning of the prelude to this song, there is only the sound of one instrument, Sanxian, and a close-up picture of Xiao Yao playing Sanxian was cut on the big screen at the scene. Seeing Xiao Yao slightly nodding his head and playing the sanxian, some applause broke out again at the scene.

After the Sanxian solo lasted for seven or eight seconds, the sound of the flute joined in, and the melody of the whole prelude became richer. After another seven or eight seconds, the sound of the drum sounded, and the prelude ended, and Xiao Yao also leaned in front of the microphone and sang.

"It's getting dark, kid, don't run outside. There is an old demon outside, with pointed horns on its head. It has a bad temper and will snatch your firecrackers. When it sees it, throw away your schoolbag and run home~"

As soon as Xiao Yao’s voice came out in the first verse, the audience clearly felt that it was different from the previous two songs. There was an alley flavor in the voice, which matched these ethnic instruments very well.

What made the audience even more delighted was that Xiao Yao's lyrics in the first paragraph were exactly what the old ladies used to scare their ignorant grandchildren, and the word "grab firecrackers" is very suitable for the current Chinese New Year time and atmosphere. Accompanied by the brisk sanxianer, the high-pitched flute sound, and the strong and powerful drum, it seemed to hit the hearts of the audience recalling their childhood at once, which made people feel very intimate.

After this section, there is a long interlude, among which are the sounds of several national instruments such as sanxian, flute and drum.

"It's getting dark, kid, hurry up and go to bed. If you don't sleep, there will be a thousand-year-old demon in your dream. It has a bad temper, will gnaw and bite randomly, and it will bite off your toes~"

The melody of the second paragraph is similar to that of the first paragraph, and the lyrics are different from the first paragraph, but the meaning is similar. It is also the words of old ladies scaring their grandchildren. It feels very kind to the audience, and the audience listens the same Be in high spirits.

After the same long interlude, Xiao Yao didn't open his mouth to sing, but suddenly there was a child's voice like a child shouting loudly:

"The little kid with a snotty nose, the little red face with cracked skin, the big sour and sweet skewers, the cold yogurt pot! If you don't pay attention to the child growing up, you won't be able to get on the house for three days , the little girl painted her nails red, wandering around under the red wall!"

"Wow~" The big screen at the scene quickly cut out the pictures of the two supporting singers. Only then did the audience realize that the childish rap was actually sung by two girls who looked to be in their twenties, and some couldn't help but exclaim.

"Ha~" In addition to exclamation, many audience members also laughed out loud.

Originally, this very graphic child's voice rap was very interesting, and it was discovered that this child's voice was actually sung by two adult girls in their twenties. Apart from being surprised, the audience also felt that Xiao Yao This song is fun and fun.

After the children's rap of the two accompaniment singers, there was still an interlude.

So far, there is an interlude that lasts more than ten seconds between each section of this song. However, since the soundtrack of this song is composed of traditional instruments such as sanxian, flute and drum, and the interlude music is also played by these instruments, the audience does not feel bored or impatient at all, but is very happy Gently echoing the melody played by this traditional instrument.

"It's getting dark, kid, don't run outside. There is an old demon outside, with pointed horns on its head. It has a bad temper and will snatch your firecrackers. When it sees it, throw away your schoolbag and run home~"

After the interlude, the song returned to the main song of the first stanza, still sung by Xiao Yao. Although the melody and lyrics have not changed much from the previous ones, most of the audience has already been aroused by this song and listened more happily.

After repeating the second verse, it was the childish rap of the two accompanying singers. When hearing those raps with a strong sense of image for the second time, some viewers not only had fun listening to them, but also heard some "New Year flavor" from those lyrics.

This song is indeed a very old-fashioned song, but it is not obvious in the previous lyrics. Except for firecrackers, not many people associate the so-called "thousand-year-old demon" in the lyrics with the New Year. There are many joyful scenes in children's rap, but they don't necessarily happen during Chinese New Year. It is in the closing paragraph that really fully reflects the flavor of the year in this song.

"Set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve, beware of getting your fingers bitten off!

Don't shave your head with new clothes and new pants, eat and drink to welcome the new year beast!

Set off firecrackers on New Year's Eve, be careful of getting your fingers bitten off!

Don't shave your head with new clothes and new pants, eat and drink to welcome the new year beast! "

After the second child rap, the ending stage of the song was a chorus of Xiao Yao and two accompanying singers.

In these four repeated sentences, once the lyrics related to the traditional customs of the New Year come out, such as "Firecrackers on New Year's Eve", "Don't shave your head in new clothes and new pants", and "Welcome the New Year Beast", the flavor of the New Year is almost complete. It overflowed from the song and flowed into the hearts of all the audience at the scene.

When Xiao Yao finished singing the song and got up to bow to the audience, the most enthusiastic applause and cheers tonight rang out at the scene.

The words of the old man full of childhood memories, the joyful scenes of childhood life, coupled with the full flavor of the year, this song is really suitable for a stage like the Spring Festival Gala, and all the audiences love it deeply After listening to this song, I was moved by Xiao Yao's song. Some viewers even felt that it was a pity that Xiao Yao sang this song on Yanjing Satellite TV's Spring Festival Gala. He should definitely sing this song on the bigger CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage so that more people can hear it!

In fact, it's not that Xiao Yao never thought about taking this song to the CCTV Spring Festival Gala stage to sing, but after some consideration, he gave up again.

The CCTV Spring Festival Gala has strict rules and a long preparation period. The program is determined after several rounds of review. The earliest program registration and primary selection began as early as September and October last year. At that time, Xiao Yao was still filming in Northwest China, so he had no idea of ​​participating in the Spring Festival Gala.

Around January, Xiao Yao confirmed the release date of the movie "Donkey Gets Water". Because of the movie's release date, Xiao Yao had to promote the movie during the Spring Festival, so he decided to show his face at a gala like the Spring Festival Gala. In order to go to the Spring Festival Gala, Xiao Yao decided to come up with this opening song composed by Hao Yun in his previous life for the animated film "Nian Beast War".

It was in mid-January that Xiao Yao decided to take out this song from his previous life to participate in the Spring Festival Gala. At this time, the program of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala has basically been confirmed, but the final review and joint rehearsal have not yet been carried out.

When Xiao Yao was still in high school, he used a very old-fashioned song "Playing" to make Chen Chen, a not-so-famous rapper, temporarily replace the performer in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala that year. . Although there are no show performers who have problems this year and need to be temporarily replaced by other shows, but with Xiao Yao's current fame and past performances in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala, of course the most important thing is that this song full of New Year's flavor is very, very suitable for the Spring Festival Gala If Xiao Yao tries his best to perform on this kind of occasion, it is entirely possible for the director team of CCTV Spring Festival Gala to eliminate a singing program during the last program review and rehearsal, replace him, and let him take the last train to CCTV Spring Festival Gala.

In the end, Xiao Yao did not win the opportunity of CCTV Spring Festival Gala, partly because he had not passed the previous rounds of review and assessment. After several rounds of review, he worked so hard to make it to the final round, and he temporarily went up to the top of other people's programs, as if he felt like "jumping in the queue".

Of course, Xiao Yao said this to some people around him, such as parents. The real reason is that Xiao Yao felt that the rules of the CCTV Spring Festival Gala were too strict and he couldn't enjoy himself.

If the real singing is not allowed, the atmosphere will be tense. Even if CCTV finally let him go to the Spring Festival Gala, can he go on three shows by himself? Taking a step back, even if CCTV agrees to let him appear on three programs, can he arrange his three programs together? Let him chat so much with the host, and spread dog food in public by the way? Can you make him "crazy" like taking off his clothes on stage?

The status of CCTV's Spring Festival Gala is indeed unshakable, but over the years, the influence of local TV's Spring Festival Gala is not far behind.

The ratings on the evening of the New Year’s Eve must be dominated by the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. The ratings on the first night of the New Year’s Eve are basically the competition of several local satellite TV’s Spring Festival Gala. There is really no comparison in this regard, but it depends on the program In terms of splendor, the Spring Festival Gala on local satellite TV is not necessarily worse than CCTV's, and may even be more popular. At least in terms of the number of rebroadcasts on the Internet, the CCTV Spring Festival Gala may not be as high as the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. From the perspective of movie promotion, Xiao Yao felt that this kind of occasion for the local satellite TV Spring Festival Gala was enough.

Xiao Yao participated in the Spring Festival Gala mainly to show his face to promote the film, and secondly for fun. That's why he didn't choose CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, but only participated in Yanjing Satellite TV's Spring Festival Gala.

The recording time of the Spring Festival Gala of several major local satellite TVs is different. Xiao Yao only participated in one of them because he was lazy and felt that attending one would be enough. As for why Yanjing Satellite TV was chosen, on the one hand, Yanjing Satellite TV is not ranked very high among these few. Xiao Yao can win more right to speak and personally participate in program arrangement and design. The more important reason is that the latter two songs are related to the dialect of Yanjing and the traditional Chinese New Year scene. Yanjing Satellite TV Spring Festival Gala is the most suitable stage for these two songs.

Judging from the reactions of the audience at the scene, Xiao Yao felt that the effect of this performance was very ideal, and he also deeply felt that his choice was very wise.