Chapter 52 Red Socks
"Yumi, look, this is your second brother. I waited in line for two hours to get a registration form for you."
The next day. Everyone came back from get off work, and before dinner was ready, they were chatting in the living room. The second brother took out a registration form from his arms and gave it to Yumi. This is what the second guy looks like when he sees a beautiful woman, he has a thief heart but no courage.
"That's great, thank you, brother Azong." Yumi was very happy when she got the registration form, and she was worried that she wouldn't be able to register.
The second guy waved his hand to say you're welcome. The big guy Guang took a look at the registration form out of curiosity, "Let me take a look. Wow, it's so densely packed with so many projects? Isn't it hard to choose Miss Hong Kong?"
"Of course, you thought it was a joke." The second guy had already seen it.
“Did you know that the championship prize is a building? Do you think it’s that easy?” A Yao said, pointing to the prize column on the registration form.
“A building?” Kang Qirui was also surprised when he heard it, such a big deal? He took the registration form and said, "Tsk, a commercial house. I thought it was really a building."
"A house is also very valuable." Azu said confidently: " It’s a bit difficult, but with the help of our five brothers in planning, I believe it will be no problem to get this house.”
”Really? Yumi really wants to be a star.
"Of course. Look at our five brothers. We have institutions, foreign companies, business, and schools. That really covers everything." Azu boasted.
"Then if you succeed in helping me, I will give the house to you." Yumi also said generously. For her, it doesn't matter whether she has a house or not, she just wants to be a star.
"Well, you don't have to count on me." Kang Qirui thought for a moment and said: "My book is almost ready to be printed. Mr. Huang contacted several schools and asked me to do exchange meetings. I may not have time to help with promotions. "Kang Qirui knew that Yumei had no talent at all to be a star. Her singing was out of tune and her acting skills were dull. Although she looked pretty good, she was not the type to become popular just by her face. degree. So I found an excuse to refuse, not wanting to waste time.
"It's okay, just forget it if Rui doesn't have time. The four of us brothers are more than enough to help." Azu pointed at a few of them and said confidently, "I'll be your agent." Even he They have all positioned themselves well.
"I will drive for you then." The second guy also has his own position.
"Then I will carry your things and carry your luggage." The boss Guangya quickly thought of what he could do.
They all feel that it is not difficult to be a star. As for a house, it is not a lot for several people to share it.
“Then we have an agreement, an agreement is an agreement.”
“Hahahahaha”
After making trouble for a while, Azu said seriously: “Okay Okay, everyone, stop playing. Let’s summarize the reasons for my cousin’s repeated parameter failures and see where the problems are. I think the packaging is not enough and needs to be strengthened.”
"How to strengthen it?" Yumi asked curiously.
"Take the name as an example. Your name can easily be misunderstood as a Japanese name. It would be bad if it hurts national feelings. You need to choose a more pure Chinese name." Azu thought. After thinking about it, he said.
“That’s right.” Although Kang Qirui said that he wouldn’t have time later, but he was chatting now, he also expressed his opinion, “I see that many celebrities in Hong Kong don’t use their real names. It’s a stage name. Just like my brother, his real name is Fa Zhong. “Yes, yes, many stars have bad real names and then become famous after changing their stage names.” , "Yes, let's call it Chuntao."
"Second brother, what is your name?" Kang Qirui said with a smile.
"Then call her Yulian?" The second guy made another suggestion.
“Our mother’s name is also Yulian.” Kang Qirui said helplessly, “This name sounds very contemporary.”
“That’s right, let me see it. , it’s better to just call it Sweet Potato.” The boss Guang always said something surprising, Sweet Potato Yumei? Hahahahahahaha.
"I remembered, it's called Red Socks." Azu also gave his own suggestion
"Red Socks?" Everyone was confused, what kind of name is this?
"There is the movie Red Sorghum in the front, and there is the movie star Red Socks in the back. Isn't it avant-garde enough?" Azu explained.
"I think this name sounds like a Cantonese opera singer, a red thread girl and a red sock." Kang Qirui said with a smile.
"Red Line Girl?" Azu was confused.
"Isn't it? Even the red line girls don't know?" Everyone shook their heads. Kang Qirui was speechless. Was it in vain to watch so many Cantonese operas with Lao Dou's mother? He had no choice but to introduce: "Hongxiannu is a master of Cantonese opera art. She created the Hongpai art, one of the most influential singing genres in the history of Cantonese opera. By the way, last year she performed with Hong Kong City at a charity gala in Malaysia. Liu Tianwang performed the sketch "Red Line Girl Teaches Liu Tianwang to Sing Cantonese Opera". "Wow, that would be even better, the movie Red Sorghum, the Cantonese opera Red Line Girl, and the star red socks." Even more insistent on the name Red Stockings.
"Okay, as long as they are not embroidered shoes." Yumi also thinks it's okay.
"That's great. Now that the name is settled, let's take a look at her life experience." Azu began to cue the next topic.
"What's the problem with life experience?" The second guy asked because he didn't understand.
"Her life experience is too simple and not rough enough." Azu is worthy of being the one who opened a film company later, and he has this routine one after another.
"Fourth brother, you don't want to do a sad drama to attract popularity, do you?" Kang Qirui probably knows Azu's thoughts. This kind of situation is too common in later generations. Don't bully young people into being poor. Ten years to Hedong and thirty years to Hexi.
"What do you mean?" Yumi asked.
"It means that you are packaged as a lonely person. It doesn't matter if your parents are dead or divorced. Then you go out to work after graduating from junior high school. You usually don't have enough to eat and sleep well. Are you coming to participate in Guangfu Star? Because as long as you enter the main competition, you will be provided with food and accommodation, and you will have enough to eat." As Kang Qirui was talking, his mind suddenly turned around, eh? It seems okay? In more than ten years, won’t there be a female star like this who can’t sing, has no talent and looks pretty good, but she’s out of the industry because of her real life? I wonder if the entertainment industry in 2001 would accept this?
"Huh? Mr. Rui's method is good. It will create a topic. This is guaranteed to make him famous and attract a lot of attention." Azu was immediately attracted by this idea after hearing Kang Qirui's words. "No, Ala's family are all in Shanghai, and they are all fine, no, no, no." Yumi still had some bottom lines and firmly disagreed with this plan.
"That's right, you are too extreme." Boss Guang and Ayao also disagreed.
"Let's not talk about it for now. What expertise do you have, Yumi?" Azu changed the topic. Since everyone disagrees, just talk to Yumi in private and convince Yumi.
"Excellence? I have many expertise. I can recite poetry." Yumi said proudly, "They all say that my poetry recitation is better than the host."
"So Is it awesome? Then you really have to appreciate it." Kang Qirui said deliberately.
"Okay, let me perform." Yumi stood up immediately and walked to the side to show everyone. Everyone was watching Yumi attentively, waiting for her performance.
"People are falling asleep, and the night is getting deeper. How close we are at this moment, our thoughts seem to be shaking, and the contradictions are deeper. I can't help myself, but I am actually an extremely vulnerable woman." Yumi recited seven I just don't know what I'm thinking about.
"Do you understand?" Boss Guang asked Kang Qirui.
"It seems to be the lyrics, right?" Kang Qirui shook his head, "It's just weird."
"The lyrics are not good, change them." Azu said in disgust.
"Change it?" Yumi didn't know what to say.
"Poems, lyrics and songs will do the trick." Ayao said.
"I remember there was a book of ancient poetry in my father's room." The boss ran into Lao Dou's room and took out a book.
"Let me see which one is better, it is this one, Su Dongpo's "Water Melody Song"" The boss just turned to the page of "Water Melody Song" for Yumi. "I like this poem the best."
Yumi took the book and began to recite: "When will the bright moon come? I ask the blue sky with my wine, I don't know the palace in the sky, what is the palace today, I want to ride the wind in the new year, and return home "I'm afraid Qiong will go," the more Yumei thought about it, the more everyone frowned.
"Wait a minute, Yumi, what are you reading? Haven't you read this poem?" Kang Qirui was a little angry. He is a teacher, or a teacher of the Chinese Department, "Shui Diao Ge Tou" 》 was read like this by Yumi. He really couldn't accept it. Isn't this too illiterate?
"That's what it says in the book." Yumi said aggrievedly, pointing to the book.
"Oh, Yumi, this is the classical Chinese version. There are no punctuation marks on it." Kang Qirui took the book and said angrily, "Forget it, you can change your talent."
"I still She can sing." Yumi thought for a while and said.
“Can you sing? Not bad, then let’s sing.” The second guy always raises his hand in favor of beautiful women.
"Then let me sing a Cantonese song called Huo Yuanjia." Yumi took a deep breath and prepared to sing. "Okay, okay, this song is great." The second brother immediately clapped in support, but after waiting for a while, Yumei still posed and did not sing, "Why don't you sing?"
"There is no accompaniment." Yumei said.
"Accompaniment? I have a way." The second guy started to help with the accompaniment with his hands and mouth, "Bang, bang bang bang bang." Everyone also followed the beat.
“After sleeping for a hundred years, the Chinese people are gradually waking up.”
“The Great Wall remains intact. The water of the Yellow River has escaped.”
“Wait a minute, wait a minute. Singing." Even the boss Guang heard the problem, "The rhyme of the Great Wall you just sang. Thousands of miles of Yellow River water has escaped. I don't know what you are singing."
" I finally understand why you have participated in so many shows but never succeeded." Azu shook his head and sighed. At this level, being successfully shortlisted would make you laugh.
"Yumi, I think you should create a character and follow the idol school." Kang Qirui suggested, "If you don't want your parents to be dead and divorced, then you should have a person whose parents are poor, or work in junior high school, or Participate in the competition to have enough food.”
“I can do this.” As long as her parents are alive, she has no problem with the character.
"Then it's just pretending to be stupid." Kang Qirui continued.
“What do you mean?” Even Azu didn’t understand.
"Yumi, you just liked to add a lot of movements in your recitation and singing. This is very bad and unladylike, you know?" Kang Qirui looked at Yumei's nod and continued, "This habit needs to be eliminated. , Just pretend that you don’t know how to do anything. You can’t say you don’t know how to sing. What should you do if you don’t know how to sing? ”
"Crying?" everyone asked in confusion.
"Yes, just crying. Aren't we not good at it? Our family is poor. We participate in the competition just to have enough to eat. Now that we can't sing, we will be eliminated. If we are eliminated, we won't have enough to eat. So "Poor, what's wrong with crying? Isn't it normal?" Kang Qirui taught Yumi how to get out of the circle, "We are crying. We are crying. Are the judges made of stone? Don't they have compassion?" As long as they pity you, you won't be shortlisted?"
"Yes, it makes sense. If we are so miserable, we won't have enough to eat, can they be so pitiful?" I think this method is very good.
"That's it. Then do I want to practice how to cry?" Yumi asked.
"No need, just cry for real. What you practice will be fake crying." Kang Qirui disagreed with special training.
"What should I do if I can't cry?" Yumi continued to ask.
"Then think about the most painful thing in your life." Kang Qirui thought for a while and suggested.
(End of this chapter)