Chapter 184 Fire
At 2:20 in the afternoon, ten minutes before the official start of the show, the venue for this fashion show, where admission tickets are strictly controlled, is already full.
Most of the audience have already entered the venue, whispering and waiting to experience the most avant-garde fashion design in the West.
Almost all the models and actors secretly saw the grand event off the stage from behind the main stage backdrop.
At the forefront on both sides of the overpass, everyone saw the serious-looking leaders wearing familiar cadre uniforms.
Many glass lenses refract shiny reflections.
The ladies all had short hair, some were wearing hats, and they were all sitting upright and serious in speech.
Only those who come with young people can talk and laugh more relaxedly, and some positions are reserved exclusively for reporters.
Many foreign reporters also came.
The Western press corps, composed of whites and blacks, carried a large amount of modern interview equipment.
The Japanese, Hong Kong and Macao compatriots also brought cameras, totaling at least fifty or sixty people.
These people will announce this festival-like fashion conference to the whole world and show the latest changes in the Republic to the whole world.
Such a scene is undoubtedly exciting.
Almost all the performers backstage were talking about it and were inexplicably excited.
Because only such a scene is worthy of their sweat and hard work, and it meets their long-awaited imagination.
Time passed like this unknowingly. In less than ten minutes, the whole place became solemn as the lights dimmed and the spotlight shone on the stage.
All the chaotic sounds disappeared and the performance started on time!
In the first session, of course, Pierre Carton and Song Huagui appeared hand in hand and walked to the center of the stage to deliver the opening remarks.
"Everyone, I am very honored to meet you today in the most luxurious banquet hall in Beijing. At this moment, the sky bridge here not only represents fashion culture, but also has become a bridge for cultural exchanges between the East and the West."
“Frankly speaking, why did I insist on flying here from Paris like a bird despite the opposition of all my colleagues? It is that there is always a firm belief deep in my heart that this mysterious The ancient Eastern countries will always be full of hope, because the people here are hard-working and brave, the products are rich, and the civilization with a long history serves as an inexhaustible source of inspiration.”
"I think that in this land full of miracles, as long as we want to work hard and are full of dreams, we can overcome any difficulties and we will definitely achieve success!"
"I hope that through this fashion Through our cooperation and efforts, it is my personal honor and expectation to introduce PC’s latest fashion design and the most luxurious fabrics of the ancient oriental country to the world.”
“Here, I wish us success!”
There is no doubt that Pierre Cardin’s speech is extremely appropriate.
Although it is short and concise, it is full of earnest hope and enthusiasm, as well as a sincere spirit of cooperation.
In fact, there is nothing that can impress our simple and kind-hearted Chinese people more than true friendship.
Goodwill and sincerity are even more important than real money.
So when Song Huagui meticulously relayed the excitement of the French design master, he immediately received warm applause from the guests present.
The press box was obviously also affected by the emotions of the audience.
It was no longer just a few scattered flashes of light, but a flash of bright light that could blind the eyes of people on the stage.
It's just that such an overwhelming grand opening atmosphere will inevitably have some side effects.
It brings greater pressure to the models who are paying attention to the news at the front desk and waiting to come on stage.
At this time, the relaxed atmosphere backstage was no longer the same.
Everyone seemed to be frightened by the bright light or the applause, and became quiet.
Both the new and old members of the model team looked nervous and felt the pressure doubled.
Even Ning Weimin, who boasted that he had seen strong winds and waves and thought he would never be nervous, felt a little suffocated.
He looked at the dark audience from the gap in the background board and couldn't help but take a deep breath.
To be honest, at this time, he was a little envious of Zhang Shihui, who was sitting quietly in the audience, watching the fun with Liu Weijing and Mi Xiaoran.
I also admire Song Huagui's calm and calm psychological quality very much.
Because only by actually being there can you know what a battle of more than two thousand people is like.
He felt that he had underestimated Song Huagui in the past.
I just feel like this eldest sister is so lucky, she chose to follow the right person at the right time. But that's not the case.
Don’t look at him driving a time-travel plug-in, but if he were to change his position, it would be impossible for him to do Song Huagui’s job.
If nothing else, if he were to be on stage, his voice would definitely be trembling, and he would never be as calm and composed as Song Huagui.
It can be seen that those who can become legends are definitely ordinary people, and it cannot be defined by "good luck".
But when it comes to good luck, there is indeed one now.
That’s what’s coming next. The models haven’t had their turn yet, so they can have a buffer.
Soon, just as the lights dimmed, Pierre Carton and Song Huagui quietly left the stage.
When the lights came on again, the musicians of the Peking Opera Troupe "opened up" the stage.
With the accompaniment of the gongs and drums of "Ji Ji Feng", the five-color spirit official came on stage!
Under the bright lights, red, white, blue, yellow and black, each of the five people has a different face and wears a different costume.
Wearing a beard, a soft pillow, no flag, and holding a spiritual official whip.
Headed by the red "Wang Lingguan", he led the four white, blue, yellow and black Lingguan on both sides to dance the "Four Gate Fight".
This is indeed a scene that no one could have imagined, and it immediately won a lot of applause!
People who don’t understand see it as lively, people who know how to do it see it as auspicious, and even foreigners who don’t understand can see something fresh and interesting.
And when the trend dance rotated nine times, followed by some jumping and auspicious dances to bid farewell.
The five spirit officials walked to the Great Circle and stood in a row, entering the midfield.
At this time, the second excitement came.
In full view of the crowd, five spiritual officials were seen raising their spiritual whips and reciting the "Cleaning Platform Mantra" together.
"Li Lalian. Pull Li Lalian. Li Lalian. Pull Li Lalian. Li zipper. Pull Li Lian..."
Well, we have the same voice and the same breath, just like singing, The rhythm is high-spirited and shocking.
Listen to Dan Dan, the key is that the five big painted faces are powerful!
So, there was a sudden silence, and then there was another wave of flash lights and waves of applause.
At this time, inspection personnel are already ready.
Someone quietly placed a "treasure bowl" in the center of the catwalk.
Another inspection officer immediately handed the old Lingguan a "fire color" from the audience.
The so-called fire color is a general term for various special effects of flames and smoke on the stage of Chinese opera.
"Swallowing swords and spitting fire" began in the Han Dynasty and was widely used in Nuo rituals and Mulian opera in the Song Dynasty.
In Ming Dynasty opera performances, fire was used to exaggerate ghosts and gods, including war scenes.
For example, in "The Story of the Thatched Cottage", fireworks are released as soon as the fire breaks out at Red Cliff.
Another example is the string of bells under the four hooves of the thousand-mile horse in "The Flaming Horse".
In short, there are many styles of fire colors.
For example, the one that goes around in a big circle is called the Moon Gate, the one that is connected continuously is called the Continental Cannon, the one that flies out into the air is called the lintel, and the one that flies into the basin at the mouth of the platform to ignite the wine in the basin is called fishing. wait.
They are all very expressive styling methods.
There is of course no doubt about the safety.
Because the raw material of fire color is ground rosin into fine powder, then sifted with a horsetail basket, and then mixed with the finely sifted incense noodles burned in the temple.
Although it is an open flame, it has a low temperature, a fast burning speed, no smoke, and burns cleanly, leaving almost no embers.
It is a pity that this kind of national quintessence has been gradually lost in many dramas with the decline of opera art and the one-sided emphasis on the requirement of hidden inspection venues.
In this day and age, the old Peking Opera Troupe still has masters who are good at this technique.
Only by adding a unique "intangible cultural heritage" feature to this fashion show can we really gain face for our people in front of many foreign media.
(End of this chapter)