FWTS Chapter 079 Beijing Opera Rock

At the Hangcheng City Cultural and Sports Center, the recording site of "Music War".

"Let's welcome the first challenger!"

As Hua Shao's resounding voice fell, the venue's sound system, lights, and band entered preparation mode.

Before long, a vigorous drumbeat emerged, and suddenly, there was a sense of grandeur added to the recording site! The audience at the scene instantly became energized!

*Kong Cang Qing Tai Tai Tai*...

Everyone recognized the rhythm—it was Peking Opera!

With this rhythm, the energy sphere on stage directly opened!

"Why did the energy sphere open directly?"

"The last person who successfully challenged also opened it directly for the second time, meaning Hou Muyun is inside!"

"It must be Monkey!"

"My goodness, is Hou Muyun going to sing Peking Opera this time?"

"Hey, wasn't the second appearance supposed to be singing the last song?"

"Hehehe, it seems like you don't know how whimsical Hou Muyun can be. How could someone so capricious be the same as others!"

The audience began discussing, and the five groups of mentors on the mentor's seat also lost their composure.

Shi Shiwu: "It's Monkey, he's coming out!"

Er Zhang: "What kind of route is this?"

Xian Xian: "The Monkey King is here, it's terrifying!"

Ami: "He's come prepared, judging from his momentum!"

Xiao Yu: "Hahaha, you guys are in for a tough time this time!"

At this moment, Hou Muyun had already walked out of the energy sphere, holding an erhu in his hand. After coming out, he stood still, with the erhu directly on his hip. With one hand supporting and the other holding the bow, he entered with perfect accuracy after a beat.

The erhu's stirring melody, accompanied by the band on stage, formed a melody that many people were very familiar with—it was the fifth scene selection "Climbing the Mountain to Fight the Tiger" from the Peking Opera "Taking Tiger Mountain by Strategy"!

People familiar with this melody quickly realized that Hou Muyun and the band's performance was much faster-paced and more compact and exciting than the original rhythm in Peking Opera!

Of course, for those familiar with rock music, at this moment, they would definitely recognize that this was Peking Opera being played in a rock style!

At this moment, Hou Muyun, who was playing the erhu, not only increased the speed of his bowing, but his body also began to sway fiercely, exuding passion.

The sound of the erhu he played, in addition to its intensity, also carried a chill and heroism. The chill made the audience feel like they were standing on a vast snowy field, while the heroism made them feel as if they saw a figure suddenly appear in the depths of this snowy field, rushing into endless danger without hesitation!

After a trumpet segment, Hou Muyun's speed in playing the erhu increased again!

Suddenly, Hou Muyun moved the erhu away from his hip, holding it upside down in front of him. The hand holding the erhu's bow also lifted up, starting to play horizontally on the head, with various bowing techniques such as splitting, connecting, vibrating, fast bowing, stopping, and throwing out in succession!

Then, he reversed the erhu onto his shoulder, holding the bow like playing a violin!

After that, he put it behind him!

In a moment, the erhu was spinning!

Then he bit the end of the bow with his mouth, holding the erhu horizontally with both hands on the bow. This time, instead of playing the erhu with the bow, he pushed the bow with the erhu!

After taking it down again, he started plucking and strumming the strings directly with both hands!

...

It's crazy!

Everyone's gone mad!

Everyone suddenly went crazy!

They've seen people play the violin in fancy ways, and they've seen people play the guitar in fancy ways, but who the hell has seen someone play the erhu in fancy ways!

And in so many different ways!

They all knew that Hou Muyun's erhu playing was amazing, reaching a professional level, and everyone was looking forward to Hou Muyun playing the erhu on the stage of "Music War", but who would have thought that Hou Muyun would play it in such a way!

The key is that the melody and tone he played were incredibly beautiful!

The audience went crazy, each and every one of them stood up, some screaming with their mouths open, some unable to scream, some grabbing their hair, some grabbing the arms of the people next to them, some staring wide-eyed, some waving their arms...

The celebrity mentors went crazy. Ami buried her hands in her hair, Xian Xian covered her mouth and stared wide-eyed, Er Zhang hugged together with astonishment on their faces, Shi Shiwu leaned forward with both hands on the table almost falling off, and Xiao Yu jumped onto the table!

The production team also went crazy. There was no such segment during rehearsals and rehearsals. They were just playing the erhu standing there. How did they come up with so many tricks on stage?

The band went even crazier, influenced by Hou Muyun's state, each member was as if injected with chicken blood, brimming with infinite passion!

This crazy performance lasted for a full 1 minute and 30 seconds. Then, Hou Muyun finally stopped his "magic" and leaned in front of the standing microphone, finally opening his mouth to sing.

"Through the forest!"

As soon as he spoke, the Peking Opera singing style reached its peak, with a hint of rock flavor!

The perfect combination of Peking Opera and rock!

With this line, everyone got goosebumps all over! It felt as if they were watching a Peking Opera master singing a rock song!

"Across the snowy plains!"

"Bursting with energy!"

"To the heavens!"

As this section of lyrics ended, Hou Muyun resumed playing the erhu. This time, there were no fancy tricks, but the rhythm was extremely fast, even faster than before. It was as if he was holding an electric guitar instead of an erhu at this moment!

Everyone truly witnessed what it means to be versatile!

This segment of performance didn't last long. Suddenly, there was a slowdown in the rhythm. Hou Muyun stepped forward again, skipping the middle part of the segment "Climbing the Mountain to Fight the Tiger", and continued playing the erhu while singing the final part directly.

"Today we drink to celebrate!"

"Our lofty aspirations unfulfilled shall never rest!"

"The future is long, showing off our skills!"

"We shed our blood willingly!"

"Writing history!"

As he finished singing, he raised the bow!

"Hahahahaha!"

Finally, a series of laughter, characteristic of the old Peking Opera roles, accompanied by the simulated sound of horses neighing from the erhu, ended the performance.

As the music stopped, the whole venue erupted! Screams, applause, and shouts of Hou Muyun's name lasted for over a minute, and that was only because Hua Shao stepped onto the stage; otherwise, it would have continued.

Of course, Hua Shao wasn't doing much better either.

Even after hosting countless music competitions, Hua Shao found it difficult to calm down the shock brought by what just happened in such a short time!

After adjusting his breath secretly, Hua Shao spoke up: "Welcome, Hou Muyun, to once again stand on the stage of 'Music War'. Muyun, say hello to everyone first!"

Hou Muyun, holding the microphone, first thanked the live band, then greeted the audience, mentors, and the host.

Hua Shao continued: "As we all know, in the last episode, Hou Muyun successfully challenged two mentors in a row. This time, he will embark on his third challenge. Which teacher will he challenge this time? Of course, before that, I know that the five groups of mentors all have something to say. Also, Xiao Yu, why don't you come down first?"

Everyone burst into laughter.

Xiao Yu gave a thumbs-up, "Amazing, amazing! The erhu performance was simply divine! I've never seen anyone play the erhu like that! So passionate, so cool! Also, I'm so lucky to have been chosen by you. Otherwise, the pressure would have been too much!"

After saying that, he got off the table.

Er Zhang nodded vigorously in agreement. They had also been challenged before.

Zhang Quan said, "I've seen Muyun's erhu performance before, and it's undoubtedly at a professional level. I've always wanted to see it live, and I finally saw it this time. Shocking! Completely shocking! This is no longer at a professional level; this is at the level of a master! You can't play like this without the skills of a master! And Hou Muyun's singing, I am absolutely convinced. This is the most amazing, coolest, and best Peking Opera rock I've ever heard!"


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