Zhao Mei is 61 years old this year and is affectionately called "Wang Qianniang" by everyone. On the "Wang Po Matchmaking" stage in Kaifeng's Long Live Mountain Song Dynasty Martial Arts City Scenic Area, this actor, dressed in ancient matchmaking attire, with her hair in a bun and holding a red rope, matched single men and women and became a new "top performer".
Some people leave comments in her live broadcast room asking for a blind date, and some people drive hundreds of kilometers to the scene just to be on her blind date stage.
A car with the slogan "Traveling to Shanxi failed, kicking the accelerator to Kaifeng" appeared in Kaifeng. Photo/Jiupai News Tao Zitong
Under the "tremendous traffic", the local high-speed rail station tourist line set up a "Wang Po Matchmaking" through train. Some netizens joked that in a span of more than a thousand years, Kaifeng was as lively as it is today, and it might still be the Song Dynasty.
In order to avoid various risks that come with traffic, the scenic spot announced on April 2 that from now on, an offline advance reservation system will be implemented for the on-stage dating session. After the show starts, single guests will be randomly selected to come on stage to participate in the interaction. Guests who are invited to the stage need to Make sure you are single and go to the dating declaration area to take photos.
【1】The popular
"Wang Po Matchmaking" performance will be changed to two performances a day starting from April 1, starting at 10:00 and 19:00 respectively. The official explanation is that the temperature has risen and the weather is hot. For the sake of tourist experience and safety, the time has been changed.
At about 18:00 on April 1, there was still an hour before the performance started. Jiupai News saw that the stage of "Wang Po Talking Matchmaking" was already crowded with people. The high wall on the north side and the two-story teahouse on the south side are crowded with tourists. Several security guards were interspersed among the crowd, reminding tourists sitting on the fence to pay attention to their safety.
Below the stage, there were people on stilts looking forward to the performance, while others were sitting in wheelchairs. Latecomers could only stand outside the crowd, unable to see the stage, so they took out their mobile phones to watch the live broadcast, or pulled up the camera to witness the elegance of the new top performers.
The audience raised their mobile phones and pointed them at the stage. Picture/Jiupai News Tao Zitong
People focused their attention on the center of the stage, looking forward to the figure of "Wang Po". 19 o'clock is coming soon, and there is no need to unify the password. Rows of mobile phones and selfie sticks are raised in unison. As the call for "Godmother" became louder and louder, actress Zhao Mei, who played the role of "Wang Po", walked quickly onto the stage and kept waving to the tourists. She blurted out "good" and "baby" one after another, instantly closing the distance with the tourists.
The performance process is still the same as usual: single men and women raise their hands, and those selected by the queen go on stage and talk about their conditions and requirements for a partner. After hearing this, Mrs. Wang immediately matched the information, searched for suitable candidates at the scene, and invited them to the stage. As long as the two parties "see each other", under the supervision of Mrs. Wang, the male and female guests will send each other WeChat messages or hold hands to leave the stage.
That night, Mrs. Wang still performed steadily and interacted cordially with the tourists. Seeing that the young man on stage was sweating profusely, she rolled up her sleeves to wipe away the sweat beads for him.
A 48-year-old Northeast lady mustered up the courage to come on stage. She was so excited that her eyes were filled with tears. After being comforted several times, Mrs. Wang chose another 49-year-old man. The two expressed their sincerity to each other, and the audience applauded.
【2】Caution
Many die-hard fans found that tonight's performance was a little different.
A few days ago, a man named Liu expressed his willingness to "quit his job for love" on the stage of "Wang Po Matchmaking". After the video went viral, Liu's wife appeared on an online platform that night and posted her marriage certificate, saying that she was studying in Japan, but her husband went on a blind date behind her back.
Although the man has apologized, this "scripted incident" made Wang Po be more cautious and "verbose" when choosing guests.
A tall guy on the stage was selecting his favorite guests. A woman sat on another man's shoulders and shouted loudly in the audience, and was chosen by the man. Wang Po reminded her kindly: "You chose her because she stands tall."
Tourists pulled banners to look for the person. Picture/Jiupai News Tao Zitong
Seeing the familiar tourist raising his hand, Wang Po said vigilantly: "I know this boy, he does live broadcast."
During the performance, some viewers suspected that the female guest on stage was the anchor during the confession session. Gao Shouted him to "step down".The godmother said sincerely: "Do you think the show Godmother is still meaningful? There are people who have come all the way to have a blind date, and some have stayed for five days. You just came to shoot a video for the godmother."
As early as seven or eight years ago, , Zhao Mei played the role of "Wang Po" in the Long Live Mountain Song Dynasty Martial Arts City Scenic Area. In an interview with China News Service, she said that her choice of role-playing was related to her extroverted personality. Because her father-in-law and husband are both cross talk actors, she also developed a joke-loving personality.
Initially, "Wang Po" was just a specific entertainment role-playing, such as rapping and singing, interacting with tourists and throwing hydrangeas. Until last year, a boy who received a hydrangea said he was single. Zhao Mei immediately improvised and asked the girls in the audience if they liked this handsome guy. Unexpectedly, a little girl actually came up to him.
This incident gave her a lot of inspiration, "Nowadays, many young people are busy with work, and they who are single are longing for love from the bottom of their hearts." Zhao Mei decided to do something for single young people, so she put this The entertainment program was changed to a matchmaking program.
It only takes 10 minutes to ride a bicycle from home to the scenic spot, but in order to present the best condition to the audience, Zhao Mei needs to go out an hour in advance: change clothes, do styling, and arrange her clothes and adjust her hair before going on stage. "We have to face everyone with a full spirit. I don't want the children to come with hope and leave with disappointment." She said in an interview.
Wang Po is played by Zhao Mei. Picture/Scenic Area Public Account
She remembers the initial appearance of "Wang Po Matchmaking": all young people sitting in the audience, with longing for love in their eyes. But as the show became more popular, more and more people came with various purposes.
Whether in the audience or on the stage, Zhao Mei said many times, "Don't dig holes. This platform is very clean, but it is a bit dusty now. I hope everyone respects the stage."
[3] Changed
's original 15-minute performance to be extended to One hour later, after the performance ended, people were still reluctant to leave. Anchors of all kinds flip the camera away from the stage and point it at themselves or passers-by.
Some people in the crowd were walking back and forth. They looked at the opposite sex on the street. If they saw someone of the opposite sex, they would quickly greet them. On this well-known dating platform, there is no need to be too polite and you can ask for contact information straight to the point, which makes many "socially afraid" people feel at ease.
Mr. Liu was looking for a partner at the scene. Photo/Jiupai News Yang Bingyu
Mr. Liu, 42, has been hanging around the "Wang Po Teahouse" for 5 days. A few days ago, he watched a live broadcast and learned that there is such a place in Kaifeng, two thousand kilometers away, where he can make friends for free and in real life. As an older and unmarried man, he seemed to be grasping at straws, immediately bought a ticket, and set off at around 4 a.m., arriving from Qiqihar, Heilongjiang Province.
But when he arrived at the scene, he was dumbfounded. Even if you squeeze into the front row, it is difficult to be selected by the royal wife or female guests. Even though they were talking to each other in the audience, they were dazzled. On the one hand, it is necessary to select the female guests of the right age among the huge crowd, and on the other hand, it is necessary to identify the people who are sincere in the blind date among the large number of people who join in the fun and traffic.
Five days have passed, and Mr. Liu may have to return without success. He is a little disappointed, "I hope this originally clean blind date platform can be reserved for more people who really need it."
Find people who are sincerely dating and prevent others from coming. "Making trouble" is also a problem that programs and scenic spots need to solve.
On the afternoon of April 2, Cai Xiangbo, a staff member of the marketing department of the Long Live Mountain Song Dynasty Martial Arts City Scenic Area, told Jiupai News that the popularity of "Wang Po" is the result of the efforts of the entire park, and malicious hypers are never welcome. In order to avoid script incidents, the scenic spot will require blind daters to register in advance, register with their real names, issue a single declaration, and may also invite notaries to participate.
That night, the scenic spot released official news saying that in order to provide single tourists with a real platform to make friends, from now on, the scenic spot will be divided into single male guest areas, single female guest areas, and tourist viewing areas; the online dating link will implement an offline advance reservation system , after the show starts, single guests are randomly selected to come on stage to participate in the interaction; guests invited to the stage to interact must ensure that they are single and go to the friendship declaration area to take photos.
In addition, the scenic spot urges Internet celebrities who are not sincere friends to not stay at the "Wang Po Matchmaking" venue, and anchors with live broadcast equipment are also asked to avoid the program venue. "If tourist friends want to live broadcast, please live broadcast in a civilized manner and avoid making loud noises or any behavior that affects other tourists."
[4] Changhong
In recent years, Kaifeng City has repeatedly emphasized the protection and inheritance of Song culture, focusing on the "Great "Song Culture" has created a number of cultural tourism projects such as "Little Song City", "Great Song Dynasty Tokyo Dream", "Qingming Shanghe Garden", "Great Song Martial Arts City", etc. The "Wang Po Matchmaking" performance has also lasted for six or seven years. .
"Wang Po Matchmaking" relies on the power of the Internet to spread Wang Po's personality charm and program charm throughout the country, attracting countless people to support her. How to turn programs, scenic spots, and even Kaifeng cultural tourism from "exploding" to "long-lasting" is another issue that locals are thinking about.
On April 1st, the Long Live Mountain Martial Arts City officially announced that it has prepared a prize pool of tens of millions and will soon launch the "Long Live Mountain Ten Million Prize Matchmaker Competition". Talented "matchmakers", "yue Laos" and "matchmakers" from all over the country are welcome to come to Long Live Mountain to enjoy themselves. show.
Cai Xiangbo said that on the one hand, the Matchmaker Competition is held to provide a stage for everyone to display their talents, and on the other hand, it is also intended to cultivate more talents and relieve the pressure on the queen mother-in-law. The competition is currently in the registration and audition stages, and has received thousands of registrations. The detailed schedule and rules will be released in the future.
"Except for 'Wang Po's Matchmaking', there are hundreds of diverse programs in the scenic spot every day." Cai Xiangbo said that all programs require rehearsals by the performance department in advance, careful guidance by the director team, and hard promotion by the marketing department. "I hope to create a More and better IP works. The scenic spot will also continue to improve its reception capabilities in terms of security, transportation, safety, sanitation and other aspects. "
Jiupai News noted that on April 1, Longting District, where the scenic spot is located, held a cultural and tourism conference. Quality Development Promotion Conference. At the meeting, Li Tao, Secretary of the District Party Committee, emphasized that through the “Wang Po’s matchmaking”, the cultural tourism market in the district has shown an effect that is not weak in the off-season, and a historic opportunity that can only be encountered but cannot be sought has been placed in front of Longting District.
Li Tao requested that the entire district be mobilized to provide the best services with the most practical measures. The first is to guide all the people to love tourists and conscientiously implement the district committee's "six measures" to serve tourists, and public officials across the district strive to be volunteers and propagandists. The second is to make every effort to protect the scenic area, strengthen public security management inside the scenic area, strengthen traffic diversion outside the scenic area, and strengthen law enforcement around the scenic area. The third is to firmly adhere to the bottom line, such as food safety, hotel and hotel fire safety, and scenic spot safety, and focus on travel-related public opinion and complaint issues.
Li Tao emphasized that the whole district must act quickly to seize the once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity, pamper tourists, ensure good service in scenic spots, and carry out high-quality cultural and tourism work before and after Qingming Festival and May Day, so as to build a strong cultural and tourism city. Take the lead and make contributions.
Jiupai News Reporter Tao Zitong Yang Bingyu Henan Kaifeng Report
Editor Xiao Jie Liu Meng
[Source: Jiupai News]
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