Last year, a "New Urbanist" was broadcast in the prime time slot of Oriental TV and attracted a lot of attention.
On June 1, Wang Zhaoxiang, the star of the drama and representative of the new urbanist, held a book signing session of his new book, "The History of New Urbanist's Struggle", with the presence of Wu Qihua, Ye Rong, and Pan Tao, etc. He said that the sequel is already in preparation and hopes to work with Hsuan Hsien-hsien again. Mr. Wang revealed that the sequel has already begun preparations, and he hopes to work with Mr. Wu Qihua and Ms. Xuan Xuan again. Wu Qihua, on the other hand, laughed and said that he hoped to play a killer.
"New City People Struggle" is Wang Zhaoxiang's first book, an urban inspirational masterpiece with the main theme of tasting the flavors of life and spreading positive energy in the city. Since the TV series "New Urbanites" has been widely publicized, Wang Zhaoxiang has become a representative of the new urbanites, he said: "The book has a lot of my journey to Shanghai, full of positive energy." When talking about the tough employment situation in recent years, for fresh graduates, Wang Zhaoxiang encouraged: "a bare hands from the countryside in Shanghai have a meal, not to mention you are a highly educated elite talent?" After saying this, he held up his new book to promote it, "If you want to get more positive energy read this book."
On that day, his good buddy Wu Qihua specially took a late flight from Hong Kong to come to support the show, and the two of them have formed a deep friendship because of their collaboration on "New Urbanist". Wu Qihua said, "After working with Xiangzi for a few months down the road, we all became good friends." However, he also objectively commented that the drama is, after all, Xiangzi's first play, and there is still a lot of room for the other party to rise, "Although I haven't read the book, I believe that the struggle of Xiangzi in the book must be very wonderful." Wang Zhaoxiang also said, "Wu Qihua is one of the planners of my work, there is a lot to learn from him, and I desperately need such an experienced teacher to support me."
Wang Shaoxiang also revealed that preparations for the drama's sequel have already begun, and he hopes to be able to work with previous creators Wu Qihua and Xuan Xuan again. Ng Kai-wah said he would support his good brother's work, "but I would love to play a killer." Directed by Hong Kong gold medal director Kwong Yip-sang, Wang Zhaoxiang, Xuan Xuan, Wu Qihua and other popular stars starring in the drama "new urbanites" in the Oriental Satellite TV Golden Theater has gradually reached a climax. The drama to "grassroots" as an entry point, the small character Xiangzi in order to dream and work hard, and gradually into the hustle and bustle of the metropolis of the heart of the process on the screen. On the one hand, Xiangzi's positive attitude towards life carries forward a dream of positive energy, on the other hand, it also triggered a lot of like-minded dream of a family of viewers to respond warmly.
"New City People" breakthrough inspirational drama Xiangzi interpretation of the new era of struggle male
On the Oriental Satellite Television is broadcasting the urban inspirational drama "New City People", the plot development has been straight into the climax. The drama is very realistic story, not only to promote the positive energy of the dream, but also a lot of "drifters" in the struggle of the reality of the situation really show out. In recent years, reflecting the "northern drift", "sea drift" struggle history of inspirational film and television works are few, but the "new urbanites" in many similar works in a different way, from the "grassroots" perspective New City People" is a complete and vivid presentation to the audience of how this group of people integrates into the city, and how they go step by step towards success. In "New Urbanites", the main character Xiangzi, as a representative of the "grassroots" group, interprets for the audience the classic image of a struggling man in the new era. The TV series "New City People" also passes on the essence of the play to those young people who are struggling hard for their dreams, no matter where, as long as there is such a spirit of Xiangzi, can ultimately realize their dreams.
Promoting the positive energy of dreams, "grassroots" image is y rooted in the hearts of the people
In the TV series "New City People", as the representative of the "sea drift" Xiangzi, with positive "grassroots" image gradually deepened into the hearts of the people. The positive energy of dreams conveyed by "New Urbanites" has also triggered the ****ing of many post-80s young people who harbor dreams like Xiangzi. In order to let more people feel the positive energy of dreams conveyed by the "new urbanites", the star and producer Wang Zhaoxiang yesterday with the lead Hai Feng, A Long and other actors and actresses in the play in the Shanghai Daning International Commercial Plaza "street roadshow". At the end of the activity, Wang Zhaoxiang accepted the media interview, talking about the "new urbanites" hot after the social debate, Wang Zhaoxiang said that "new urbanites" is a "grounded" to pass the positive energy of the dream of a good drama, focusing on the expression of people struggling to struggle in a foreign land of the real family, love and friendship, and strive to show their optimistic and positive attitude towards life and the simple heart. It also focuses on their optimistic and positive attitudes towards life and their simple hearts. With the airing of "New City People" on Oriental TV, which tells the story of struggling men in the new city, comedian Wang Zhaoxiang (Xiangzi) has also attracted the attention of viewers again. From winning the championship of "A Laughing Man" in 2006, to being the champion of CCTV's "Avenue of Stars", and now launching his own video comedy works and TV dramas, Wang Zhaoxiang, as a "new Shanghainese", has gained the city's recognition for his efforts. Yesterday, Wang Zhaoxiang accepted the reporter's phone interview, talk about the journey along the way.
This is the story of "Wang Zhaoxiang people"
For the Shanghai audience, Wang Zhaoxiang's story is not unfamiliar: in 2006, this Jiangsu boy took the first SMG "a laugh into the famous" champion, but also began his struggle in Shanghai. Over the years, Wang has tried to be more than just a comedian: in 2010, he released "Through the World of Turandot," a video comedy with 3D choreography, and "New Urbanites," recently aired on Oriental Satellite TV, is his first foray onto the screen.
Wang Zhaoxiang laughs that Shanghai has given him unlimited creative possibilities. For example, "Through the World of Turandot" was inspired when he traveled to Los Angeles with the Expo tour group and took the time to visit Hollywood, "I remember I watched a Schwarzenegger movie in Hollywood, which is the kind of movie where the audience, the video and the actors interact together. I thought it was interesting and came back and made an attempt to do that with a friend."
"New Urbanist" is based on Wang Zhaoxiang's real-life experience of pursuing his dream all the way from the rural areas of northern Jiangsu province to the big stage in Shanghai. Wang Zhaoxiang initially just told his story to a lot of screenwriters, and then revised the script many times, and then finally the script was recommended by the industry to be purchased for filming, "They all felt that the story was not only for Shanghai, but for the whole country's urban They all felt that this story was not just for Shanghai, but for all cities in the country. It can be said that this is the story of Wang Zhaoxiang's people." During the filming process, Wang Zhaoxiang not only had to act, but also create the theme song and participate in the behind-the-scenes work, "During that period of time, I only rested for two or three hours a day. Whether it was done well or not I can't say now, but when it was done, Shanghai is a place where any miracle can happen."
Promised his master "a lifetime of hard work"
While things are going well now, when he first came to Shanghai, Wang Zhaoxiang had a bumpy ride, as depicted in "New Urbanist". "I remember when I took part in 'A Smile for Fame', many contestants at that time were accompanied by their families, and as soon as they came down, someone immediately handed them food, but I was alone, and I did have a very fragile feeling."
Besides the loneliness, voices of skepticism accompanied Wang Zhaoxiang's fight. Even after studying under the famous burlesque comedian Mao Mangda, there were still peers who questioned him constantly, "At that time, many people said to the master, he did not have a strong financial strength, and there is no particular place of excellence, what do you figure him? But the master said, I think he is a seedling, he is a piece of jade, need all of us to carve. Then I said to my master, "Don't worry, I'll use my life's work to make these teachers realize that their concerns are unwarranted and that Mao Mangda's vision is correct."
The second part continues "Xiangzi story"
Because adapted from real experience, "New Urbanist" has a lot of Wang Zhaoxiang's own feelings, for example, the theme song of the play is taken from his diary, "Once after the game to ride home on the subway by myself, suddenly very emotional, and I wrote it in my diary. Written in the diary: shoulder bag, harboring dreams, leaving home, how many times I hesitate, look back, countless pairs of expectant eyes, you can not retreat, can only choose to be strong." Wang Zhaoxiang recalled that this diary was later recognized by the famous Hong Kong musician Lai Xiaotian, "He said the lyrics are especially true, and may be more touching than 'In the Spring'."
For his first "touch of electricity" works, Wang Shaoxiang self-confessed performance is not good enough, but still learn a lot, the director Kwong Yip-sang is a TVB gold medal director, often on the set to provide guidance for their own, "he will have a way you can not imagine to your emotions to the right direction. direction." Wong Shiu-cheung also told reporters that preparations for the second installment of "New Urbanites" have already begun, and he hopes to team up with director Kwong Yip-sang again, starring Ng Kai-wah and Jessica Hsuan. "Wah has taught me a lot of camera tricks that are very practical. I also always feel that I didn't have fun working with Hsuan Hsuan and didn't let her play to her heart's content. So I'm looking forward to the second installment to have the chance to work together again." At the Lantern Festival Gala broadcast on CCTV in 2009, Shanghai comedian Xiangzi performed with famous hosts such as Dong Qing, Bai Yansong and Zhu Jun in a program called "Groups of Stars Haunting the Lantern Festival"!
Xiangzi has been on the Shanghai Bund for nine years, and the comedian, whose hometown is Yancheng in northern Jiangsu province, has performed in Shenzhen, Guangzhou and Zhejiang for many years. After becoming a new urbanite in Shanghai, he became the overall winner of the city's first "Smile to Fame" program. Recently, he took part in the "Laughing Forest Conference - Shanghai Top Ten Laughing Stars Selection" and won the most potential award for his self-written and self-acting jokes.
At the 2009 Lantern Festival, Xiangzi and famous host Dongqing introduced soup dumplings from the south in Shanghainese. Xiangzi said Dongqing's punchline bag of laughs, "Soup dumplings from the south are more valuable, in which you can also turn out rings." It was he who gave the idea. He also gave Bi Fujian the idea to say the soup dumplings as "Scotch marinated soup dumplings", also echoed with the Spring Festival Gala program. Evening News recently, the Shanghai Writers Association on the upcoming Oriental TV broadcast of the "18th National Congress" tribute drama "New Urbanites" held a viewing seminar. At the meeting, experts praised this upcoming work unique perspective, vividly and vividly show the history of the struggle of the new urbanites and entrepreneurial legend.
The drama "New Urbanites" is a large-scale urban inspirational emotional drama invested by Xiangzi Media. The drama is directed by Hong Kong region's famous director Kwong Yip-sang, and led by mainland actor Wang Zhaoxiang and Hong Kong actors Xuan Xuan and Wu Qi Hua. At the seminar, writer Ye Xin said, "New Urbanites" will be "new urbanites" portrayed flesh and blood, "Xiangzi just arrived in Shanghai, as we are surrounded by millions of migrant workers trying to integrate into the city, confused, at a loss, but fortunately eventually found their own direction in life. The writer Wang Xiaoyu believes that most of the literary works on the market today are completely disconnected from real life, but the scriptwriter of "New Urbanites" is relying on his creative passion, understanding of life and rich roots in the creation of the work, which should be supported as a work with an original spirit. Literary creation how to keep pace with the times, a better reflection of the current hot spots of social life, is now hot shooting "Xiangzi's story of the new urbanites" TV series, a good answer to this question.
"New urbanites" is what Shanghainese people originally called "outsiders", how can literary works reflect the life and feelings, success and growth of this group, "Xiangzi's Story of New Urbanites" bravely faces and boldly touches on the subject, telling the story of Xiangzi, a man from Shanghai, who has been living in the city for over a decade. The story of Xiangzi, from the countryside, since childhood, love to perform the literary youth, Shanghai, this fashionable and vibrant city full of desire, in the process of recognizing and integrating into Shanghai, has done courier, water delivery workers, bar singers, decorators, but also experienced a few inconclusive feelings, a chance meeting, he met the TV station choreographer Walnut to participate in the talent show, in the strange and bizarre show, staged an emotionally entangled love, a love affair, a love affair, a love affair, a love affair, a love affair, a love affair, a love affair, a love affair and a love affair. In the show, a vivid story of tangled love, touching mother-son love, complicated and intertwined teacher-student love, life and death brotherhood, and finally finding his own stage of life, is unfolding.
While appreciating this "new urbanites" drama, I can't help but think about the selection and creation of local themes in Shanghai. Reflecting the spiritual roots of the new city people looking for their dreams, refracting the inspirational literary works of contemporary new city people's emotional aspirations, is the social responsibility of the literary workers, but also the times and the public given the responsibility and mission. The development of the city of Shanghai, can not be separated from the contribution and payment of the new city people, the city of urban construction, cityscape, environmental protection, greening, service industry, a moment can not be separated from the payment of the new city people, otherwise the operation of the entire city will be a problem, and the literary and artistic stage and works, the performance of the new city people's works, in addition to the previous few years, there is a "foreign sister" TV series, the last few years of literary and artistic creations in Shanghai, The new city dwellers are a far cry from the reality in Shanghai, except for a few years ago when there was a TV drama called "Foreign Sisters", which has not been seen much in Shanghai's literary creations, TV dramas and stage productions.
The latest statistics on Shanghai's urban population show that new Shanghainese people account for 40% of the city's total population, and in the city's construction and development, there are countless new urbanites who are dedicated to their work, brave and courageous, and who have the ability to work hard, and who have been contributing to the wisdom and strength of the most ordinary positions and occupations, such as Li Ying, who won the title of National Moral Model, and Li Ying, who won the title of National Moral Model, and Li Ying, who won the title of National Moral Model. The "Duck Neck Couple" and "Cauliflower Sweet Mother" in the two seasons of "The Greatest Showman", and the New Shanghainese people who help each other when they see injustice are all outstanding representatives of the new urbanites in Shencheng, as well as the many new urbanites who have devoted themselves and acted in different positions. There are also many new urbanites who dedicate themselves to different positions, and countless non-Shanghai "white-collar workers" who contribute their wisdom and talent to foreign enterprises and companies in Shencheng. There are countless touching stories and twists and turns in their survival and life in the city, from looking for a job, emotional experiences, renting and buying a house, spiritual and cultural needs, and pursuing their dreams in life to realizing their ideals. The story of these people is one of the most important and interesting stories in the history of the city, and it is a valuable subject matter for Shanghai's local art and literature.
In reality, many new urbanites living in the city of Shanghai are more focused on their spiritual life than ever before, and they are looking forward to having their own cultural activities, to having their own life portrayed on Shanghai's literary and art stage, in literary works, in movies and TV dramas, and to finding inspiring role models and benchmark figures for their own growth, struggle and success.
So it can be said that the quality of a harmonious city is to create a social and cultural environment with positive cultural care, to shape the core values of the society, to improve the quality of the city, to guide the society towards the same ideals as the society, and to make as many as possible of the new urban people to be immersed in the environment, to learn from the experience and to assimilate gradually. In this sense, to improve the cultural connotation and quality of the whole city, to lead all the citizens including the new urban people, to get rid of different cultural backgrounds, to set up the typical of all the people, to shape the modern city **** the same spiritual home, and then to get a sense of identity, a sense of belonging to the development of urban construction, a sense of happiness and the pursuit of a better life, we can achieve the goal of "culture and people", the purpose of "culture and people", and "culture and people". The purpose of "culture and people", the essence of the pursuit of culture and the connotation of the social value system also need to be practiced.
If the TV series "Xiangzi's Story of the New Urbanites", which was selected as one of the key projects for Shanghai's literary and artistic creation, plays a leading role, then in the prosperity of Shanghai's original works on local themes, there should be more literary and artistic workers in Shanghai to devote themselves to the creation of novels, scripts, operas, films and TV dramas on the theme of "new urbanites". This is a topic with rich connotations that can reflect the changes and development of all aspects of society, and can contribute to the enhancement of Shanghai's cultural originality, the construction of the city's spiritual civilization and the improvement of the quality of its citizens, and to the millions of new city dwellers who are struggling to make a living in Shanghai, as well as to the development of the concepts of "fairness," "tolerance," "justice," and "peace. tolerance", "responsibility", "integrity" of the "eight motto", to make more contributions.
It is important to realize that there is a lot of beauty and innocence among ordinary citizens, which needs to be reflected and promoted through excellent works. Chinese Writers Association Vice Chairman Ye Xin once said, literary works, film and television creations, should be more active in promoting the people's cultural literacy level, Shanghai culture to develop, faster enhance the people's literacy, there should be more, close to the people's lives, can cause them to **** Ming film and television works. So our screenwriters and writers, cultural workers, we should strive to keep abreast of the times, stretch out their thinking tentacles, spread the creative ideas, create a classic image of the new urbanites, in order to leave a historical record worthy of the city's culture. Morning News reporter Qiu Lihua 2005 CCTV "Avenue of Stars" champion, 2006 SMG new entertainment "a laugh into fame" champion - from the talent show to the comedy stage of grassroots comedian Xiangzi, with the "through Turandot" to create a new concept of video comedy. July 7 to 11, the play was staged in the Mall Theatre.
3D technology on the stage, the talent show one by one, Park Wanqing, Mao Mangda, Chen Guoqing have to support the scene, a lively stage smorgasbord, will be a blend of drama, film, stand-up comedy, magic acrobatics, cabaret and many other elements. Xiangzi introduced: "Shanghai's comedy stage can't be all about one person's solo performance, I like friends to do things together and play together, and bring technological elements to the stage, which destines my video comedy to be different from other grassroots comedians." Xiangzi, who has more than 20 years of acting experience and has made steady progress step by step, said he has never rejected the word "grassroots", "College comedians who come from the academy have a better grasp of angles and scales, while we are stronger and better at strength and speed. The jargon says you have to 'blow up the scene', I just know that you have to make the audience happy instantly on stage".
It is reported that Xiangzi was 13 years old in the troupe as a small flower face line, but because of several casting came out on top, into the "Old Maiden's Uncle", "Happy Apartment", "Red Tea House", "gimmick Shanghai Bund" and other sitcoms, and because of chance and coincidence to learn from the master of Mao Mangda.
In the Shanghai comedy circle, Xiangzi also made a lot of good friends, "in the first round of performances, good friends host Huang Hao, Shen Mo will be in the show, Mr. Park Wanqing may be on the scene to mediate the conflict, and his mentor, Mr. Mao Manda and Mr. Chen Guoqing, will be a guest as a special guest. Previously invited to participate in the "Jackie Chan and his friends" Bird's Nest concert, big brother heard that I want to do this video comedy, but also expressed great interest, do not rule out the possibility that he will appear on the stage".
And the crossing element synthesized into the current events hotspot features, but also let the play every day of the performance of the content of about fifty percent of the update, "I can cross from the Five Fingers Mountain to the Foxconn, from the Shanghai Beach to 2012 ...... anything is possible." "Props ready, open the door, pay attention to the lights", "Ready? One, two, three, start shooting"...... Yesterday, has not yet walked into the "Xiangzi's story of the new urbanites" shooting site, the reporter has felt the tense atmosphere of the shooting, costumers, props division, lighting division of a number of staff members are on the sidelines, "standby!
After the end of the scene, "Xiangzi" can not stop for a moment, with the help of the assistant hurriedly ran into the dressing room, for the next scene to do dress ready. From November this year since the start, "Xiangzi" every day is the same, filming, dressing, filming ......
It is understood that the "Xiangzi's story of the new urbanites" is a reflection of China's rapid economic development, urbanization process, we are The inspirational emotional drama that reflects the cold state of existence of the new urbanites around us, the plot is slightly heavy and at the same time overflowing with a strong atmosphere of relaxation and a strong pursuit of the dream of the legend.
Wang Zhaoxiang plays the role of the main character "Xiangzi" in the drama, a literary young man from the north of Jiangsu Province, who leaves his hometown and enters the Shanghai Bund in order to realize his personal ideals, and in the process of getting to know and integrating into the metropolis of Shanghai, he has always maintained the simplicity and sincerity of the original.
In addition to Wang Shaoxiang, the main actors in the drama, there are also well-known Hong Kong actors Xuan Xuan, Wu Qihua, etc., who have given him a lot of help in the process of Xiangzi's struggle to realize the dream of the road the three have always been side by side to pass.
It is understood that the drama has become one of the only two TV dramas in Shanghai dedicated to the "18th National Congress of the Party", and won the subsidy of Shanghai's major literary and artistic projects fund, is being sent to the Central Propaganda Department to apply for a major literary and artistic projects.
10 years of hard work
Becoming a comedy star known to Shanghai people, Wang Zhaoxiang was originally a Huaiju actor in the Taizhou Huaiju Troupe.
"From the day I was admitted to the Huaiju Troupe, I fell in love with the job." Wang Zhaoxiang said. But at the end of 1992, in order to go out and look for more performing opportunities, he still decided to leave Taizhou and start a life of drifting around as a singer and actor.
The first stop he chose was Guangdong, where he began to "walk around" and sang in almost all of the large and small concert halls there. "When people didn't know who Qi Qin and Aaron Kwok were, I bought tapes to learn their songs, and because I sang well in Cantonese, I was quite popular with the audience there." Afterwards, Wang Zhaoxiang sang and performed in Fujian and Zhejiang, and in 1999, he finally came to the banks of the Huangpu River, where he began his life as a new city dweller under the stage name "Xiangzi".
Like the main character Xiangzi, Wang Zhaoxiang worked as a courier, a water deliveryman, a disco singer and a flooring installer at the bottom of the social ladder when he first came to Shanghai. However, he always insisted on his acting career.
In 2005, at a party, because of his ability to "shake the baggage" and his spirit on the stage, he was favored by Mao Mangda, a famous "Haiku" comedian and comic actor in Shanghai, who took him as his teacher. Afterwards, Wang Zhaoxiang made a splash on CCTV's "Avenue of Stars", winning the weekly championship, and in 2006, he won the overall championship in Shanghai Radio and Television's large-scale talent show, "A Laughing Man", after passing five hurdles and defeating six generals. Meanwhile, he has also participated in sitcoms such as "The Old Maiden's Uncle and His Children and Grandchildren" and "Dragon and Phoenix Wonderland" as well as movie and TV dramas. Now, Wang Zhaoxiang has not only become a well-known "Xiangzi" in Shanghai, but has also set up his own company: Shanghai Xiangzi Culture Media Co.
Nowadays, the audience affectionately called Wang Zhaoxiang as "Mr. Bean of the East", "Zhao Benshan of the South", in the face of these, Wang Zhaoxiang has always been treated with a normal heart, "do not repeat who yesterday, only create today I". Only create today's me" is his request to himself, he said he is always working hard.
Now, Wang Zhaoxiang's popularity has been gradually high up, but, whether on the set or in life, he treats people a little "frame" is not. Lang Kun, a famous director of China Central Television, once commented that the biggest advantage of "Xiangzi" is sincerity, and he is able to treat the audience as brothers and sisters in the shortest possible time.
Wang Zhaoxiang told reporters that no matter where he goes, he always remembers that he is a young man from the rural areas of northern Jiangsu Province, and that he is a "trickster" from the Taizhou City Huaiju Opera Troupe. In the new play "Xiangzi's story of the new urbanites" opening scene, Wang Zhaoxiang said he wanted to dedicate this thickness, hot, passionate works to his hometown of Taizhou. "Taizhou will always be the starting point of my artistic path for me, and my seven years of study and work experience in the Taizhou Huaiju Theater Troupe has given me a great influence."
Wang Zhaoxiang told reporters that in 1987 he was admitted to the Taizhou Huaiju Opera Troupe, seven years, in addition to practicing every day, in addition to learning, but also to go around "walk through" singing, Su Chen, Temple Lane, the White Horse ...... Now, Wang Zhaoxiang is still able to breath! He said that his deepest impression is the annual "temple fair" during the "one village to one village to set up a stage to sing opera, folks often invite me to come back to a section".
"Taizhou is the hometown of Mei Lanfang, the artistic atmosphere is very strong." Wang Zhaoxiang said he learned a lot in Taizhou, "not only the masters of the Huai Theater Troupe taught me, there are many ticket holders who are also my teachers." Wang Zhaoxiang told reporters that in the summer, he likes to ride his bicycle along the Dongcheng River and listen to some old ticket friends singing opera, and in the winter he likes to bath in the original bell tower, "listening to them babbling while taking a bath, I think that's the happiest thing."
"In my performances, I incorporate what I have learned from the Taizhou Huaiju Opera Troupe as well as the citizens of Taizhou." Wang Zhaoxiang said that on the stage of "Avenue of Stars", when he sang "Song of the Good Man" and "Chinese Kung Fu", he "operatized" the songs, "singing and using all the skills that the teachers of the Huaiju Opera Troupe taught me, juggling knives, flips, punches ... ... to the audience's eyes."
"The drama will be finalized in March next year and premiered on Oriental TV." Wang Zhaoxiang said he hoped the drama could make more viewers recognize northern Jiangsu and Taizhou, and at the same time, what he hoped most was that people in Taizhou would like it when they saw it, "I hope they would like this little trick that went out from their side." "If I have a chance in the future, I hope I can start a talk show in Taizhou TV station, and at the same time, I hope I can give lectures to the children in Taizhou who like to perform, and tell them that maybe we lack some opportunities, but Taizhou never lacks talents." January 12, 2006 12:51 pm Evening News
The "Old Maiden's Uncle" will enter the penultimate "12 into 8" promotion match this Sunday. Wang Zhaoxiang these days almost all the business things are put aside, constantly speculate, carefully prepared for this "star parody" program. He also quietly revealed to reporters yesterday, if he can enter the last "eight PK battle", he will be his best Shanghai rap "Jinling Tower" as the pressure stage program.
Watch "Old Maiden's Uncle" to learn Shanghainese
Wang Zhaoxiang can speak a mouthful of standard Shanghainese, but he told reporters that he is not Shanghainese. He came to Shanghai five years ago as a Huaiju opera actor in Taizhou, and is now working with a friend on an environmental technology company, enjoying the sense of accomplishment of working for himself, and has purchased more than a hundred square meters of housing, and has become a true new Shanghai urbanites. In his spare time, he is still fond of performing and often makes cameo appearances at events, making him a bit of a celebrity in his circle.
It's extremely difficult for the new Shanghainese to overcome the language barrier in such a short period of time, and some Shanghainese children now speak Shanghainese with a bit of "pidgin". But Wang Zhaoxiang has always been fond of Shanghainese, whenever the TV broadcasts "Old Maiden's Uncle", "Happy Apartment", "Red Tea House" and other Shanghainese sitcoms, he will be fully engaged in watching, which has become his mandatory course. He also has the characteristic of daring to apply his newly learned Shanghainese in interpersonal interactions without fear of being laughed at, so his progress is very obvious. "People around me are envious of me, and quite a few of them have started to learn Shanghainese as well."
Hometown feelings and sounds are extraordinarily close
At first, he was still speaking a mouthful of hard, pinched Shanghainese when he was communicating with people in shopping malls, buses and other public ****ing occasions. But Wang Zhaoxiang never gave up. "A teacher said that to become an artist, you first need to have the mindset of an artist. I now extend it to mean that to become a civilized, lovely and enterprising Shanghainese, you have to have the mentality of a Shanghainese. Language is both a symbol and a threshold. Shanghainese not only sounds soft and pleasant to the ear, but also increases the sense of closeness in interpersonal interactions, and truly produces cultural and psychological identity and integration." I had a hard time solving the language problem myself, but a new situation has arisen: the nice bilingual kindergarten my four-year-old daughter attends doesn't teach Shanghainese, so my child hasn't learned a word of Shanghainese yet.
In order to provide a good language environment, he has found a Shanghai aunt to help with housework and childcare. "It's important to speak good Mandarin, and the role of dialects, which are a reflection of a place's cultural deposits, should not be underestimated." When he performs on stage outside, he always loses no time to clip some dialect, and a burst of applause and laughter from the audience offstage makes him realize: "One side of the land, one side of the people, the countryside and the countryside sound is extraordinarily close to ah."
Cultural collision
"A smile to fame" election folk comedian activities just launched, there are a lot of people sweating, and even worried that this will not be just self-indulgence. But to the delight of the program team, the six auditions attracted more than 5,000 applicants, of which about 15 percent were new Shanghainese or came from abroad on purpose. Although the event is not limited to burlesque, many of the contestants from abroad have taken remedial lessons to learn a few words of Shanghainese in order to stay close to the audience's tastes. Wang Zhaoxiang said he was just one of the many participants.
In this regard, Wang Zhaoxiang lamented: "Shanghai is an international metropolis, and this kind of cultural collision between the south and the north is very valuable. Burlesque and other sea comedy from which can also draw nutrition, enrich the connotation, promote innovation, which also happens to show the open-mindedness of the sea culture, the magnanimity of the sea." Meanwhile, the participation of up to 70% of young people blew a breath of fresh air to the event. The program included traditional comedy, sketches, burlesque, one-legged opera, double reeds, and duo-turns, etc., but also new fashionable tricks such as parodies, comedy catwalks, stand-up comedy, and Shanghainese RAP. Wu Honglin, vice president of the Shanghai Theater Television Arts Branch, said that a variety of new forms of comedy to give vitality to the sea, as the cultural roots of the dialect can be used to renew the charm of the new, a win-win situation. By:□ Evening News reporter Zhang Jianqun report Photography Sun Yanjun After more than two months of PK layer by layer, "a smile to fame," the old lady's uncle "star-making action" held the most attention of the finals. In the end, according to the audience's SMS voting and professional judges "two-pronged" way, 34-year-old new Shanghainese Wang Zhaoxiang won the champion, 27-year-old American handsome William lived up to the expectations of the third, the authentic Shanghainese --- a pair of student contestants from the Shanghai Opera House, and a pair of students from the Shanghai Opera House, and a pair of students from the Shanghai Opera House.
The pair of student contestants from the Shanghai Opera House, Sun Jianhong and Hou Zhongping, took the runner-up spot.
After winning the title, the winner, Wang Zhaoxiang, a native of Yancheng, Jiangsu province, came to Shanghai five years ago to develop his career. He loves to perform, and three months ago he became a disciple of Mao Mangda, a famous burlesque performer. He is now a legal representative of an environmental protection technology company and has purchased more than 100 square meters of real estate, which makes him a true new Shanghainese.
Last night, Wang Zhaoxiang continued the style he has used all the way through the promotional rounds, giving full play to his strong mimicry and solid singing skills, and his final performance of a Shanghai rap, "The Tower of the Golden Tomb," won positive praise from the audience and judges.
Faced with the final results of "A Smile to Fame", Wang Zhaoxiang appeared very calm. He told reporters, when he saw all the way along the contestants were PK out of the game, he secretly tears in the background: "Everyone is not easy, many people in order to prepare for the final program, the Spring Festival have no time to rest. By the current state, anyone is in a position to win the championship." Last March, he had participated in CCTV's "Avenue of Stars" program and won a weekly championship, but lost in the finals. "From this, I understand more about the sweet and sour feelings of the contestants, because everyone wants to prove themselves through hard work."