Chapter 8 Rock it! Pipa!
The platform is not high, only about 1.5 meters high, but the high ball is not sure where the steps are, so you need to find someone who knows it. In addition, what are the rules for participating in the competition, you also need to ask the shopkeeper of the rice shop.
The shopkeeper of the rice shop said a lot of rules, and when the high ball's ears were almost calloused, they heard it all the same. Simply put, there were only three.
Article 1: All instruments are OK, but the instruments you carry are prohibited. This is to ensure that all contestants present a unified level and avoid someone from using the benefits of musical instruments to win. Of course, the instruments used by contestants are provided by a merchant on this street. Although they cannot be compared with those musical instruments that have been passed down from generation to generation, they can definitely be said to be a good product in terms of musical instruments that can be bought for money.
The second article is that whether there is a sing or not can be sung or not, that is, as long as the instruments are good enough, it doesn’t matter if there is no response to lyrics. After all, some people have good skills but lack voices, so singing will drag them down. Some people have good singing skills, but lack playing skills, singing will add points, so the specific performance format is determined by the contestants themselves.
The third and most important ones are the winners not sending out a winning order of A, B, C and D. Instead, each participating merchant chooses his favorite contestants and then distributing the prize depends on the choice of each merchant. Of course, because the participating merchants are all well-known merchants, and there are a lot of people watching on the spot, all the "in-determined" shady scenes basically will not appear.
As for the prize, it depends on the demeanor of each merchant. For example, the shopkeeper of the rice shop, the first prize is the corn supply for the contestants' family throughout the year. Even the second prize is still available for half a year. When the second prize is basically not very good, most of them are some rice cakes and other foods, which are considered as consolation prizes.
Whoever came first would go on stage to perform, and there was no such thing as a sorting. Looking at the Gaoqiu, there were about a dozen people waiting there, but their clothes were all shabby. Even if there was a person dressed in gorgeous clothes, his expression did not look like a young master from any family. The calluses on his hands were all in the palm of his hand rather than on his fingers, and it seemed that there was no relationship with the 'literati and elegant' at all.
"All those people come to participate?"
After inquiring about the rules with the shopkeeper of the rice shop, Gao Qiu naturally had to collect information from his opponents, and the shopkeeper of the rice shopkeeper was naturally a good source of information.
"Young Master, you're just kidding. Nine out of ten people are servants from other people's families. Whose young men and women will be arrogant and wait here? Most of them rest in the place next to them, and the servants will go and report it when it's their turn."
Facing the high ball that had just reached his waist, the shopkeeper of the rice shop did not dare to neglect at all. Even if he didn't know the identity of the child in front of him, he just wanted to make a smile because Wen Yanbo liked this child.
"Shuh! There are so many things!"
Gao Qiu has no favors for those self-righteous "young boy, lady" and of course this is also related to jealousy.
Gaoqiu came to this era and finally grabbed Su Shi's thigh, but Su Shi was not a wealthy person. There were no servants and some people lined up instead, so he had to wait by himself.
But before Gao Qiu could move his calves, the shopkeeper of the rice shop had already brought a piece of rice cake and handed it to Gao Qiu. "Young master, go back and wait first. I'll let the guy do the numbering matter for you!"
"Isn't this suitable?"
It's a good feeling to have privileges, but if you are used to being a civilian, Gao Qiu will not be able to adapt to this kind of flattery for a while.
"There is nothing wrong! Young Master, please come back, I'll do the rest!" The shopkeeper of the rice shop was sending the high ball back, and turned around to greet one of his men, "Xiao Jiuer! Go and arrange a seat for the young master!"
"Hey! I understand!"
A young man who seemed not much older than Su Guo responded, then ran to the side of the platform and lined up for the high ball. It seemed that he was the "Xiao Jiuer" mentioned by the shopkeeper.
After sitting back in his seat, he held the rice cake and played with Su Guo for a while, Gao Qiu was no longer interested. The lack of entertainment facilities in this era, and Su Guo really doesn't know how to play with children. Gao Qiu is willing to make faces with him is actually because of Su Shi's face.
Fortunately, the performance contestants changed on the high platform, which attracted Gao Qiu's attention.
The one who appeared on stage again was a young man dressed in simple clothes. It seemed that one of the few people who came to queue up by themselves. I think the situation at home was not very good. Of course, no one would point fingers at the youth's downs and downs. After all, this competition only depends on skills, not on family conditions.
The young man sat in front of a guqin, and his hands were wielding, which attracted everyone's attention. When the hands fell on the guqin, he shocked everyone again.
Because of writing, although Gaoqiu can't play the guqin, I have checked some information. The young man's playing method is very similar to a "ancient tune" that Gaoqiu has seen. When playing, his right hand starts from the place close to the zither code, and his left hand trembles at the same time. When he slides and presses his left hand, the sound goes from existence to none, which makes people's thoughts fly out infinitely.
At the end of the song, the young man gave a deep gift, and then Shi Shi turned around and stepped down, leaving behind a crowd of audiences who were still immersed in the music.
Before everyone could come to their senses, one person came on stage. This was a handsome young man, who was still the guqin, but he had more singing than the previous one.
Unfortunately, this person's playing skills are much worse than the previous one. Even if there is a concert, it still cannot cover up his poor piano skills. This is the disadvantage of not queuing up by himself. When he was notified, he had no idea what kind of instrument the previous person was playing and what level the previous person was. He hurriedly went on stage and started playing before the influence of the previous person had dissipated. Even if his skills were comparable to that of the previous person, it would not cause much response.
The scholars, talented men and beautiful women who studied hard in the window came on stage one by one, and it was soon the turn of Gaoqiu.
When I arrived at the edge of the platform, the high platform, which was called "Xiao Jiuer" by the rice shopkeeper, was very considerately carrying the high ball to the platform, which saved the high ball from climbing the steps there.
When I got to the high ball, I turned around and found that I could almost not have any instruments. Needless to say, the guqin was so easy, even if I could change my body, I would completely lose my previous feeling after changing my body. There is no need to mention flutes or something. Now I am panting when I walk faster and I will be out of breath. I may be able to play the flute for a while. There is no artificial respiration in this era. If I die on it, I will really be "remained in history."
After turning around, the Gao Ball finally chose the pipa.
Pipa, when you say "Ruan Xian", Gao Qiu was obsessed with guitar when he was a child, and learned the pipa for such a period of time. That's right, it was learned when he was obsessed with guitar!
At that time, the guitar was less than one or two hundred yuan. Gaoqiu wanted to learn guitar, but his son felt a little tooth pain when he saw the price. When the whole family was only two or three hundred yuan a month, a guitar was too expensive. So later Gaoqiu's father found an acquaintance and made a pipa, which was 23 to 80 cents.
Poor Gao Qiu didn’t know the difference between a pipa and a guitar. He learned guitar with a pipa for three years.
After taking down the pipa, Gaoqiu walked to the stool on the side, held the pipa diagonally, and started playing it in the posture of playing the guitar. Of course, it was not that Gaoqiu was not ignorant, but even if he pretended, the pipa was not much shorter than Gaoqiu. He could not follow the pipa on his legs, so he simply broke the can and threw it away and played the pipa as a guitar.
Gao Qiu is not stupid, so of course he could not sing popular songs in the Song Dynasty, so the last song he chose was a song from his time, Shao Siming's "The Road to Shu" by Shao Siming. The lyrics are Li Taibai's "The Road to Shu" by Li Taibai, but the song was composed by Shao Siming. Although the rhythm is fast, it is still a rare ancient masterpiece.
A song took a quick time. When Gao Qiu put down the pipa, he found that everyone present looked different. The people who were looking at Gao Qiu even muttered quietly. After a few quarrels, they even made plans to get worse.
Finally, I don’t know what these people said. A graceful woman stood up from the seat facing the high ball and said aloud: “Everything is quiet! The "Shu Road" played by this young master is indeed refreshing, but the adaptation is too much. Some people don’t have enough recognition, so we can’t argue for a right or wrong. After thinking about it, we can only ask this young master to play another ordinary song. I wonder if the young master is willing?”
"Hmm? This..."
Gaoqiu could feel that this woman was really talking to her, but there were so few things she knew that could be played here.
"As long as the young master can agree, no matter what the song is, it will be considered a winning ranks. What do you say, everyone?"
The woman glanced around, but had no intention of asking, but instead wanted to force everyone to submit.
"Mrs. Su said very much! I agree with this method!"
The shopkeeper of the rice shop quickly stood in the team. Even if he didn't care about Wen Yanbo's face, the woman in front of him was worthy of his doing so.
"Promise him! Promise him!"
The audience around us started to cheer together, not knowing whether they were talking about high balls or the other wealthy businessmen.
After receiving the 'support' from everyone, Mrs. Su gradually smiled on her face, "Little Young Master, please!"
"This...that's OK!"
When someone gives himself a face, he has to keep it in mind. After thinking about it, Gao Qiu played another song.
Chapter completed!