Since the launch of the domestic game "Black Myth: Wukong", its popularity has continued to increase, attracting the attention of global players. As players continue to unlock, a "Northern Shaanxi Storytelling" that promotes the development of the plot has become popular.
's rich Chinese style and rich flavor of northern Shaanxi, coupled with the game graphics and plot, made many players say: is "super exciting and very Chinese characteristics" and "it's so shocking, the more I listen to it, the more I get excited"!
This story of northern Shaanxi storytelling was recorded in 2022 and played and performed by Xiong Zhuying, the inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of northern Shaanxi storytelling. Xiong Zhuying recalled that the game team approached him at that time and proposed that they hope to combine traditional culture with games to highlight the desert style while promoting plot development.
"I have tried to integrate northern Shaanxi storytelling with popular elements such as folk songs and rap before, and the effect is quite good. Regardless of whether is successful or not, these innovative forms of spreading traditional culture, I want to try ." So, Xiong Zhuying said happily The ground agreed.
In fact, this is the second time Xiong Zhuying has participated in dubbing with Northern Shaanxi Storytelling. Previously, he had performed Northern Shaanxi storytelling in a cartoon and received a good response. It was the dubbing teacher at the time who recommended Xiong Zhuying to the "Black Myth: Wukong" team. Before recording
, Xiong Zhuying repeatedly polished the lyrics, adjusting the length and rhyme to make it catchy. On the day of recording, under the explanation of the specific plot by the game team staff, Xiong Zhuying added a new singing method on the spot.
"The overall style is rather sad, and the rhythm and pronunciation of the northwest singing style have a sense of desolation, which is consistent with the state of the characters in the game." Xiong Zhuying said that the recording process was almost completed in one go.
△A fragment of Northern Shaanxi storytelling in the game "Black Myth: Wukong"
Northern Shaanxi storytelling has popular and smooth lyrics, rich local characteristics, rich melodies, and exciting and rough style. It is mainly popular in Yan'an, Yulin and other places, and is deeply loved by the people. . Performers, usually accompanied by a three-stringed instrument, sing long stories in dialect, covering historical stories, folklore and rural life. In 2006, Northern Shaanxi storytelling was included in the first batch of national intangible cultural heritage lists.
Xiong Zhuying, who grew up in the Hengshan countryside of Yulin, has been fond of storytelling in northern Shaanxi since she was a child. When she was 17 years old, she followed her master to learn storytelling and play games. Most of the time, the master was performing on the stage, and he was watching from below, slowly pondering and practicing on his own, and gradually mastered this skill.
Two years later, Xiong Zhuying set up her own business. At first, there was no recognition and no market. Xiong Zhuying could only walk around the streets and knock on doors with her partners, looking for performance opportunities. "It was really hard at the time. I was looked down upon all the time, and my income was very little. I wanted to give up countless times. But when I really wanted to change my career, I couldn't let it go."
It was this "reluctance" that supported him to persist in storytelling 32 In 2001, he became an inheritor of the intangible cultural heritage of storytelling in northern Shaanxi from a folk artist. Xiong Zhuying said, "Northern Shaanxi storytelling has a magical power. It not only reflects local culture, but also shows the charm of Chinese folk art."
Xiong Zhuying was surprised and very happy that this game has made storytelling popular in northern Shaanxi. "The audience for storytelling in northern Shaanxi is generally older, and many young people know little about it. But now, many young people accept and even like this art through games."
Xiong Zhuying said she very much welcomed this cross-border integration. , but at the same time, he also said that he wanted to "maintain tradition." "Strive to interpret the original storytelling art of northern Shaanxi and sing classic things."
As an inheritor, Xiong Zhuying hopes that through the popularity of storytelling in northern Shaanxi, more young people will inherit this skill. "After the heat is over, you still have to calm down and make art down-to-earth."
Source of this article: CCTV News WeChat public account Yulin Media Center
