The next day, the New Year's song and dance preliminaries officially began. Now the New Year's song and dance preliminaries are no longer just a selection, but more like a festival! Dozens of stages are set up all over the city, and every place is filled with people. On the street
You can often see a few women wearing beautiful colorful clothes performing in the field, and there are also many people watching. The real pre-selection venue is already crowded with people.
Jiang Xingchen came out early in the morning and rushed to the pre-selected location with Meier, Wanrou, Mo Hongxian, Er Ge, Lao Si, Zhao Danqing, Sun Sanqiang, and six soldiers. Crowds of people could be seen everywhere on the road.
When approaching the pre-selection venue, Jiang Xingchen couldn't help but frown when he saw the undulating crowd from a distance: "With so many people, there are no microphones, speakers or other modern equipment. No matter how loud the sound is, I'm afraid it will be drowned out by the noisy people."
, people in the distance may not even be able to see what the people on the stage look like!"
However, it was only when they arrived at the performance venue that Jiang Xingchen understood.
The entire performance venue is shaped like a blooming flower, with four petals extending outward from the center. Each petal is a huge trumpet. The arc-shaped arched walls on both sides are like two huge arms extending toward the venue.
Extend outward, and then close it like a hug, which can have the effect of gathering the sound.
Wanrou then explained: "This performance stage was specially designed and built by an architectural family in the Imperial Capital. The walls of the four viewing areas can accommodate a total of ten thousand people."
Jiang Xingchen looked forward and found it difficult to estimate the approximate number of people. It would be at least more than 10,000 people. There would definitely be many people who couldn't squeeze in!
When they got closer, the second brother and the others could no longer follow. Jiang Xingchen, Wanrou, and the six soldiers had to go to the backstage to prepare.
After stopping, Zhao Danqing and the others looked at Jiang Xingchen with a playful look. The second brother stepped forward with a smile and patted Jiang Xingchen on the shoulder: "Little brother, I didn't expect you to start playing with girly things. Good job."
Act..."
Wanrou suddenly squinted her eyes and whispered: "Hongxian, cut him!"
"Pah!" Almost as soon as Wanrou finished speaking, Mo Hongxian had a smile on her face and slapped her second brother on the back of the head.
"Ouch!" The second brother screamed and shrank back.
The fourth child, Zhao Danqing, and Sun Sanqiang couldn't hold it back and burst into laughter.
But immediately after, they saw Wanrou gouging her out with a glance, and immediately fell silent. The instant change from laughter to seriousness made Jiang Xingchen almost laugh out loud.
However, everyone realized at this time that Wanrou was not in a good mood.
Indeed, as they thought, Wanrou's mood was a bit heavy. Although she had a new understanding of the drum as a musical instrument during these two days of practice, she was also attracted by the strong rhythm. But because they did not let go, they kept controlling the drum.
She tried hard, but it didn't show any effect, which also made her feel a little guilty. She wondered whether such a performance would be recognized by others, especially since almost all the actors were men.
The six soldiers also blushed and lowered their heads slightly. After all, no man had ever performed a song and dance before. They didn't know if they would become the laughingstock of the army in the future. Even when they agreed to Jiang Xingchen to come out, they did it behind their backs.
Make a statement.
"Don't be embarrassed. After today, I guarantee that you will become famous in the army!" Jiang Xingchen raised his hand and patted the shoulder of the soldier at the front.
Hearing Jiang Xingchen's affirmative tone, several soldiers thought about last night's drill, their expressions gradually returned to normal, and a hint of enthusiasm appeared in their eyes.
"Let's go!" Without letting them think too much, Jiang Xingchen waved to Mo Hongxian and Mei'er, urging the carriage to move forward...
When they arrived backstage, several people got off the carriage, and six soldiers followed Jiang Xingchen and Wanrou, holding two drums and their costumes.
When she showed her performance voucher, the receptionist's jaw dropped. In all these years, she had never seen a man in the dance band.
This man stared straight at Wanrou and the others, which made them feel depressed for a while. It wasn't until Jiang Xingchen reminded him loudly that he suddenly reacted and hurriedly led them in.
Along the way, everyone was looking at me in surprise, and some girls even covered their mouths and snickered.
Wanrou's face was livid, and the six soldiers wanted to find a crack in the ground to crawl in.
Only Jiang Xingchen always had a faint smile and nodded to those who looked around.
After being led by that man into the room marked with the Bauhinia Song and Dance Troupe, Wan and the six soldiers breathed a sigh of relief.
"Xingchen, is this really possible? We don't use any musical instruments except drums!" Wanrou asked.
"Sister Wanrou, if you don't have confidence in yourself, then we will definitely lose... Believe me and believe in yourself. Although our repertoire has not achieved the best results, it is enough to shock everyone!"
Jiang Xingchen didn't use any musical instruments to accompany this piece. It wasn't that he didn't want to use it, but that the instruments in this world were not suitable. He wanted to make a suona, but he didn't have time. However, he believed that he could rely on his own sense of rhythm.
, and strong and weak control can also achieve the desired effect.
Seeing Jiang Xingchen's confident look, Wanrou seemed to be affected, and her anxious mood gradually calmed down.
"Sister Wanrou, don't think too much! Just give full play to what we have practiced in the past two days! Just follow my rhythm and don't worry about anything else!"
"Yes, I know! Our Bauhinia Song and Dance Troupe will be the second one to appear, so hurry up and change your clothes!" Wanrou nodded, and then walked to the small room inside...
At this time, the audience had already entered the venue, and there were hundreds of people from the security team maintaining order. Everything seemed in order. However, people's discussions seemed very noisy.
"Tell me, which song and dance group can win this time?"
"Xuanfei Song and Dance Troupe, they are not only beautiful, but also have good singing voices. They were selected last year to perform in the imperial capital! They will definitely be the same ones this year!"
"Needless to say Concubine Xuan, her strength is there! It is said that because they won last year, Grand Duke Qi Yue personally awarded the award and awarded her a noble status... However, there are still two places. I am more optimistic about the Chenxi Song and Dance Troupe and their performance.
I’ve seen a few shows and they were very good!”
"I don't think they can do it. Blue Dream Song and Dance Troupe and Yunhua Song and Dance Troupe are also very capable!"
"Have you forgotten the Piaocai Song and Dance Troupe? They almost won last year, and even the judges from the Imperial College felt it was a pity..."
Mei'er, who was following Mo Hongxian, listened to the discussions around her, slowly raised her lips, and said in a low voice with an unhappy look on her face: "It would be best for my brother and Sister Wanrou to form the Bauhinia Song and Dance Troupe...
…Woo~”
Before she finished speaking, Mei'er's mouth was covered by Mo Hongxian: "Little girl, don't mention the Bauhinia Song and Dance Troupe!"
While speaking, Mo Hongxian glanced left and right, as if she was afraid that others would hear her.
"Why?" the little girl asked.
"I'm afraid I'll be embarrassed soon... If a man performs singing and dancing, he will be laughed out of his wits!"
"Humph!" Mei'er puffed up her cheeks angrily and stopped talking.
They had a special status and were led all the way to the front row. There were only a few rows of seats near the stage in the entire venue. They sat down in the second row of seats. In front of them were the judges of the Imperial Academy, the Marquis of Dingbei and several senior officials from Hongyuan City.
There was also the commander of the Seven Legions who happened to meet him.
When almost everyone had entered, Marquis Dingbei came on stage in person and announced that the New Year's song and dance preliminaries had officially begun.
The sound outlet, in the venue designed by Longyin, suddenly suppressed all the noise in the venue. The entire performance venue fell silent instantly, and then burst into warm applause.
Jiang Xingchen, who had changed his clothes, was already waiting at the entrance of the stage. When he heard Dingbei Hou's voice, his eyes widened in surprise: "There are other benefits of practicing martial arts. Your voice is as good as shouting with a microphone!"
When the entire venue fell silent again, the performance officially began.
The first one to appear was the Chenxi Song and Dance Troupe. Five innocent-looking girls performed extremely well. They fully demonstrated their specialties and beauty in their songs and dances. Jiang Xingchen also had to admit that this group was better than the last time he led Meier.
It’s much better to watch a performance at a singing and dancing venue!
At the end of the performance, there was thunderous applause from the audience, and the judges from the Imperial Academy all gave excellent comments.
Performance evaluations are divided into four levels: ordinary, good, superior, and excellent. The first song and dance troupe received an excellent evaluation, which added a little more pressure to Wanrou.
Taking a deep breath, Wanrou stopped thinking about any distracting thoughts and growled: "Let's go! Let's go on stage!"
The venue had just calmed down when there was another bang, like a pot exploding. Everyone stared at the stage with wide eyes and different expressions.
"Man! It's actually a man performing... What a joke!"
"What are they holding, musical instruments? Why don't they have musical instruments!"
"Oh my god, why are there still soldiers? Are they wearing fish scale armor?"
"This girl is really beautiful, and her clothes are so... novel!"
Various discussions made the entire venue noisy. Marquis Dingbei in the front row lowered his head in embarrassment. Several Imperial Academy judges looked at the stage with dumbfounded expressions.
The roster, but I only knew it was the Bauhinia Song and Dance Troupe. Who knew they were all men, and the only woman was dressed... The commander of the seven legions had a dark face. Aren't the people on the stage the first batch to use catgut?
Are you a wounded soldier? Why...this man was lost!
Mei'er in the second row was full of excitement, her eyes were shining, she waved her little fist and shouted: "Brother, come on!"
Mo Hongxian did not neglect to cover the little girl's mouth. She couldn't help but wailed in annoyance and immediately lowered her head.
The second brother, the fourth brother, Sun Sanqiang, and Zhao Danqing immediately distanced themselves from Mei'er, and then looked at her with surprised eyes, as if they didn't recognize this little girl.
Immediately afterwards, a burst of laughter broke out in the audience. Although no one said anything, the intention of watching the joke was obvious.
"Boom!" At this moment, a dull thunderous voice suddenly shook the air, hitting everyone's hearts at once, and all the laughter disappeared instantly.