Royal Road
Chapter 158: Group Work
Chapter 158
Although the incident with Liu Xin was big, for the current live show team, it was just a small interlude.
The show team immediately stopped Liu Xin's competition and issued a statement on Weibo, expressing the team's determination to thoroughly investigate and hoping the public would be patient and wait, as there would certainly be an explanation.
When it was Qin Wei's turn, Yang Xiao hesitated a little and asked Qin Wei:
"That piano piece just now...was originally your submission, right? So how come it's being 'showcased' now?"
Qin Wei answered Yang Xiao:
"The copyright of that piece belongs to Hayden. I just helped polish it."
Gu Minghua took the initiative to speak up:
"This piece was co-created by the two of us and jointly owned with Miss Qin. Miss Qin can freely use it, including for commercial purposes, as long as she informs me.
I authorized her long ago to use it anytime without asking me."
Livestream comments:
[Let me translate for everyone, Hayden means the piece was given by him to Qin Wei, and she also participated in the creation]
[Hayden is really gentle to Qin Wei. When they first met in London, Hayden took good care of her even though Qin Wei was down on her luck at that time]
[Pfft! Isn't she still down on her luck now?]
[I hereby declare the "Hua Wei" cp officially established!]
[I don't agree with this cp name, it could even be considered an infringement. How about calling it the "Aegean Sea" cp instead?]
[Aegean Sea works! Waiting for the super topic to be created!]
...
Qin Wei did not continue to demur with him. She said to Yang Xiao:
"Just play the video I submitted. This work was completed jointly by Qiao Sixiao, Youyou and me, Qin Wei. Although Youyou did not appear on camera, she helped with the initial information gathering and should also be thanked, as well as the photographers and intern from Lizhi TV Station."
Yang Xiao said:
"Why not introduce your work first?"
Qin Wei turned to look at Qiao Sixiao. Qiao Sixiao said:
"No need to say more, everything is in the video."
Yang Xiao did not continue to ask questions but signaled the staff to start playing the video.
The opening scene was an ancient tree in the village. Because it had rained on the day of shooting, the usually lively spot under the ancient tree was cold and deserted. Then two words emerged from the center of the picture in increasing depth ——
"Kindling ? Life"
By now everyone understood that their video was presented in the form of a documentary.
"On a day in June, due to special weather conditions, we were stranded here. The show team was anxious and the agent was worried, but I was secretly delighted ——
Time slowed down, and the plan in my heart finally had a chance to be implemented..."
The voiceover was Qin Wei's voice. Combined with the background sound of rain, it was unhurried and gave people the feeling that she was very much enjoying herself and at ease.
Qin Wei and Qiao Sixiao walked in the rain with umbrellas, came into close view of the camera, but neither seemed to have any intention of deliberately showing their faces. They just waved at the camera and then walked in front of the lens.
"June. Heavy rain plus illness, sleepless all night. Early in the morning, Qin Wei said she wanted me to go with her to visit the local opera inheritor in the village to repay her care. I agreed to go with her."
The stone road was slippery. Supporting each other, they came to a household and knocked on the door. The one who opened the door was the uncle who had played the erhu under the ancient tree the day before.
The uncle recognized Qin Wei and readily let them in, agreeing to be interviewed.
Sitting in the not very spacious living room, the uncle talked about the past, about how popular local operas were when he was young.
"At that time there were no movie soundtracks. Many villages around here didn't even have electricity. Listening to operas was the entertainment after meals. That was also our best time..."
When the uncle talked about the past, his eyes lit up.
After a brief interview, under the uncle's recommendation, the two walked in the rain to the opera troupe. They were also stranded in the village due to the heavy rain after finishing their performance.
Some of them were local, others were from surrounding villages, all relatively young.
Although they usually performed on stage, seeing someone come to interview them, they were still a little shy. Seeing the TV celebrities they had seen before made them even more embarrassed, but fortunately, when talking about their beloved art, they gradually opened up ——
"The young people around us can't wait to connect with the world as soon as they are born. They talk non-stop about what's most popular. We can't help but follow the trend. When we were young, we always felt that opera was outdated. It was only after more exposure that we realized some operas need the passage of time to be understood and are worth inheriting..."
There was more, but it was condensed due to time constraints.
Then Qin Wei sang a few sentences of opera in front of them, the one she had listened to while sitting under the stage the day before. Her singing was very clumsy, whether in tune or melody, far from satisfactory.
But it made the young local opera performers very happy. They never criticized anyone for singing opera unprofessionally, but enthusiastically encouraged them, afraid that a harsh word would extinguish the tiny bit of fondness for opera in the other's heart.
Qiao Sixiao also naturally joined in, although her singing was also very average.
One of them came forward to instruct their pronunciation, and then sang a section seriously at their request.
At the end of the video, Qiao Sixiao asked these young performers what dreams they had and whether they wanted to promote local operas.
"Promote is too much to say, we just hope that when the torch is passed down it won't go out..."
The ending caption summed up the short documentary:
[Passing the torch to keep the flame alive]
Livestream comments:
[That's the opera from my hometown. I used to not understand it, but listening carefully today, I actually feel it's not bad. And I know this opera troupe, they perform in different villages every week. I plan to go back home this weekend to support them]
[So nice. I hope all excellent ethnic cultures will have successors, and the audience for opera won't have a generation gap]
[What our ancestors left will be passed down for hundreds of years because it shines]
[I'm going to the teahouse to listen to storytelling and ballads from our region this weekend]
[To be honest, her documentary is not well-made. Firstly the structure is too simple, secondly it doesn't seem very profound, on the contrary it feels pretentiously profound. Do celebrities like this image nowadays?]
[I also feel like ever since Qin Wei got into charity work and jumped on the bandwagon of traditional culture, it has been annoying to watch. Rather than doing this to raise her own profile, she should go back to acting properly. She's too lazy to even act now and just relies on playing the cute fool to sell her image]
[I agree, but I dare not say it. I also dislike celebrities who exploit traditional culture for popularity]
[She's always establishing an image of loving charity work, but has she ever donated much herself? Would she dare show related proof to everyone?]
[It would be strange if she could provide proof. It's all brands doing charity in her name, what proof could she provide? She herself only has a bit of money]
[I miss the days when she was unpopular. Back then only antis and fans paid attention to her. Flowers and applause always came with doubts and slander. It's easy to fall but not easy to regain top popularity. Lü E, don't worry about walking this path, we support you!]
[Speaking of which... Xiao Qiao did this together with her... How come no one is scolding Xiao Qiao?]
[My Qiao loves traditional culture, so she definitely didn't have any ulterior motives in doing this! Does she still need a popularity boost?]
[Come to mama Qiao!]
[Stop arguing, everyone. We can't control what outsiders say. At least fans shouldn't fight with each other, otherwise the Qiao-Xiao cp will break up in time T_T]