Liu Xin and Chen Lijun adapted one of Jay Chou's masterpieces "Dongfeng Po" in "Chengfeng 2024". The design of pop songs + Yue opera interspersed with singing is quite bold.
Although the adaptation process was quite tortuous, fortunately Chen Lijun finally had the opportunity to show off her professional skills on the stage of Sister Lang and won a good result of 903 votes.
However, unlike the recognition of the live audience, this version of "Dongfeng Po" has a polarizing reputation among the audience. Some netizens even said that it deserves a hot search for "Dongfeng Po is unpleasant".
Before the official performance of "Dongfeng Po", I believe that most of the audience had high expectations.
First of all, Chen Lijun is a professional Shaoxing opera actor. Although she designed some sporadic scenes for Sister Lang in her previous performances, she has not yet fully demonstrated them in large parts.
Secondly, Liu Xin has certain creative ability and is a rock singer. If, as He Jie suggested, Liu Xin brings a band and combines rock and roll with Chen Lijun's opera, it should have a strong impact.
But when it came to the quiz, some viewers gradually felt that something was not right.
The entire song is adapted with Chen Lijun as the protagonist. It looks like she is singing one by one. Because Liu Xin designed herself a lower octave, she completely became the foil of the opera.
Popular and opera are not well integrated, and it sounds awkward.
This problem still existed before the performance. As the music director, Zhao Zhao communicated many times, but to no avail, and finally left in shame. Compared with the quiz version, the performance version of "Dongfeng Po" by
has not had many changes except that the makeup and stage design are more refined.
The first half of Liu Xin's singing was too low and too deep, and Chen Lijun's dramatic tone was too high and too bright. This not only made the two people's singing sound different and full of separation, but also made Liu Xin's singing completely swallowed up.
Especially the one-line narration, under the background of Chen Lijun, Liu Xin's part is extremely unpleasant to listen to, and because the transition between drama and Mandarin is too fast and frequent, the audience can easily get distracted.
Of course, this stage is not without its highlights. The ancient style makeup is beautiful. Although the display of Chen Lijun’s sleeves has nothing to do with the song itself, it is definitely full of visual impact for the audience.
Therefore, even if the song is not that good, I am still willing to vote for the sisters.
As one netizen said: "I can understand my sister's original intention to promote Yue opera, but it is difficult to find a balance point. The final show song is not good, but the live stage impression can get high marks."
But for some parts, it is not good. For viewers who are affected by the atmosphere of the scene and are not fans of the two sisters, it is a bit difficult to accept it.
Many netizens bluntly expressed that it was "unpalatable" -
"Lang Jie's version of Dongfeng Po is the most unpleasant song among Jay Chou's adapted songs."
"This Dongfeng Po is difficult to listen to, and the perception of both people has plummeted."
"It's so painful to listen to, it ruins a classic."
"It's probably the ugliest song this season, even worse than Rainy Day."
"Dongfeng Break" is ugly, but to say it's worse than "Rainy Day", I'm disagree.
"Compared to Wang Sulong's singing of Madam Luxurious, it is even more deserving of an unpleasant hot search."
If nothing else, Wang Sulong did something wrong and was pulled out of the program and stepped on. It's so miserable.
Some Yue opera lovers appealed: "I hope that the audience friends who heard Dongfeng Po don't misunderstand, Yue opera is really not like this."
also said more euphemistically: "The stage is beautiful and the two handsome men are beautiful, but the singing is confusing."
A more humorous netizen said: "Jianqiu, my ears hurt so much."
The most amazing thing is probably this: "Jay Chou can be the original singer, or he can be the plaintiff."
I almost died laughing. Although it doesn't sound good, it's not hard to hear that Jay Chou is going to sue.
In fact, if you carefully read the comments of netizens, you will know that most netizens do not reject traditional opera, nor do they deny Chen Lijun Regarding Yue Opera singing, I mainly feel that this adaptation is not well integrated.
"This song is either pure singing or pure Yue Opera. If the two are combined, it will be weird and not good to listen to. "
" It's true to promote Yue opera, but it's really ugly. Without a good integration of popular and Yue opera, it's just ugly. ”
Some netizens thought: “It’s not that it’s unpleasant, it’s that it’s fragmented, and the two voices can’t be mixed together.” "
Many netizens have similar opinions -
"It is not a matter of different aesthetics, but a matter of separation. "
" is just fine as a song. It has the beauty of classical opera. If it were Dongfeng Po, it would have no resonance at all. It would be too fragmented. "
The comment of a viewer who claimed to be particularly fond of Liu Xin was very interesting. She asked: "It's popular for a while, Yue opera for a while, with a suit on top and cotton trousers on the bottom. Does that sound good? "
Don't say it, don't say it, this metaphor is quite vivid.
Another person's metaphor is also very good: "It doesn't sound unpleasant, just like dumplings filled with chocolate are actually not unpleasant to eat. But, you know, these are chocolate-filled dumplings. "
To put it bluntly, it is not well integrated and is neither fish nor fowl.
Netizens say that "Dongfeng Po" is ugly or fragmented, but the biggest problem is that the adaptation is not good enough.
I personally think the biggest reason is that Mrs. Liu Xin Too eager to fulfill Chen Lijun, the focus of the adaptation is entirely on Chen Lijun.
Therefore, most netizens who find it unpleasant think that Chen Lijun’s part is not bad, while Liu Xin’s part is not.
Some netizens have analyzed it. He is more objective: "Most of the unpleasant ones are because Liu Xin's design for himself is not tense enough and cannot catch up with Chen Lijun's paragraphs. Including the last two choruses, the main melody is not sung, and the first two choruses are an octave lower. It is said to be a fusion stage. Basically, I saw some of Chen Lijun's representative opera songs suppressed to the end. "
To be honest, when I heard it, I almost felt the same way.
When Zhao Zhao gave his opinion, he also meant this when he said Liu Xin "suffered a loss", but he didn't have the nerve to say it so clearly, which led many people to think that he didn't want to The majority of the text is dramatized.
Another netizen's comment is very reasonable and can help to understand Zhao Zhao's suggestion.
This netizen believes that "Dongfeng Po" is unpleasant not because of the fighting, but because it is half empty.
The reason for giving all the highlights to Shaoxing Opera is that he is a good person, but he does not take into account that the essence of the double stage should be two strong ones.
Liu Xin blindly wants to be a green leaf out of good intentions, but not expressing himself on the double stage is almost the same. Paddling.
The collision and spark that should exist between drama and popularity are gone.
Sister Dao agrees with this point of view.
Cross-border integration is a good thing and should definitely be supported, and traditional culture should also be promoted. Xin and Chen Lijun's attempt is qualitatively encouraging and worthy of praise, but it cannot change the fact that this song is not good enough.
Maybe you can listen to Zhao Zhao's suggestion and make small changes in the chorus to make it more operatic and popular. If it is better integrated, it will not give people the awkward feeling of supporting innovation but not putting it on the music list.
