He was so miserable, he pretended to be [Quick Transmigration]

In the rainy town in spring, the road paved with bluestone slabs twists and turns, connecting various alleys and long streets.

Holding an umbrella, Han Yi calmly shuttled through the alley, detoured east and west, and after several streets, finally came to a small house.

The small house looked old, and the walls had fallen off, exposing the red bricks inside.There are probably a few holes in the roof, which are still covered with straw.The windows were all broken, and they squeaked and swayed endlessly when the wind blew.The light inside the house was very dark, as if no one lived there.

But Han Yi knew there was someone inside.

Han Yi stood in front of the door, reached out to knock on the door, and asked politely: "Excuse me, is Uncle Zhang at home?"

No one answered inside, but Han Yi still did not leave, but continued to knock on the door and said, "Uncle Zhang, if you are at home, I would like to talk to you about something, are you at home?"

Finally, under his persistent knocking on the door, the door was opened.

A grandfather who looked to be six or seventy years old, with dark skin, short stature, and hunchback stood behind the door. The expression on his face was not kind, but rather fierce. He stared at Han Yi and asked impatiently: "What do you want me for?"

The old man's voice was very hoarse, as if it had been sanded.

Han Yi lowered his head slightly, looked at Old Uncle Zhang very politely, and said, "I heard from the director of the Intangible Cultural Heritage Protection Center here that you are the best shadow puppet player here."

After hearing this, old man Zhang let out a groan in confusion, then looked Han Yi up and down, raised his brows, and asked, "So what?"

Han Yi explained his reason for coming, and said: "I want to shoot a documentary about shadow puppetry, I wonder if you can cooperate with me..."

Uncle Zhang slammed the door shut before he could finish his sentence, and shouted, "I'm not free! Go find someone else!"

Han Yi was shut down like this.

There happened to be a young man passing by next to him. Seeing this scene, he saw Han Yi standing in front of the door and did not leave, so he walked over and smiled and said, "Are you looking for Uncle Zhang? Don't be surprised, don't be surprised, he has such a temper. In the past, many people came to him, but they were all chased away by him like this, but today he is being polite to you, you haven’t seen his big broom yet.”

Han Yi turned his head and looked over, the young man had regular features, a medium build, and a gold-rimmed glasses frame on the bridge of his nose, he looked like a scholar.

The young man stretched out his hand and introduced himself, "I am the son of the director you just mentioned, and my name is Xiaojun."

I didn't expect it to be such a coincidence.

Han Yi looked at Xiaojun in surprise, then shook hands with him, and introduced himself, "Just call me Xiaohan."

Xiaojun smiled and said, "I've heard about you, and you're the first one I went to find out about shadow puppetry from my mother. Intangible cultural heritage may sound grand, but it's really Not many have a heart."

This makes sense, Han Yi also agrees, he nodded, and said: "That's why I came here specifically to do a program about the intangible cultural heritage of this place, but old man Zhang... ..”

That Xiaojun patted Han Yi on the shoulder and said, "There is a reason for this. In the early years, old man Zhang also wanted to pass on shadow puppetry, but later he took in a few apprentices because he couldn't bear the loneliness, or Feeling that he couldn’t get ahead, he packed up and left overnight. Later, a few people also said that they would come to him to record the show, which rekindled his hope of passing on shadow puppetry, but they kept talking... .”

Xiaojun shook his head tut-tsk, and said, "I also heard what my mother said, but then those people seemed to want to forcibly add commercial elements into it, such as using shadow puppets to perform Godzilla vs Wolverine. If you agreed, you broke up with the other party, and because you signed the contract, you lost a lot of money."

I think it's because of losing money, that's why he's living in such a miserable state, and because he was cheated several times by the people who came to shoot the documentary before, so old man Zhang doesn't believe Han Yi so much.

Han Yi said: "Since this is the case, we can only discuss it in the long run."

"If you don't mind, let's have a glass of wine and chat while drinking, and I can tell you a little more about Uncle Zhang." Xiaojun said enthusiastically.

There is nowhere to look for, and it doesn't take much effort to get here. Han Yi was looking for someone to learn more about Uncle Zhang's situation, so he nodded and said, "I'm treating you."

The two came to a nearby tavern, randomly ordered some appetizers, and served a few bottles of wine.

Xiaojun is a straightforward person, with the innocence and simplicity unique to small cities. After a few glasses of wine, the chatterbox opened up, and he began to talk about the meaning, saying: "When old man Zhang was young, he was also There is a famous handsome man here. He is tall, has handsome features, and is skilled in craftsmanship. Back then he was a carpenter and could earn a lot of money. Any girl would marry him. Later, he fell in love with him. For the daughter of a shadow puppet artist, he gave up his carpentry business and joined their family to learn shadow puppetry. For some reason, the family members of the girl fell ill and died one after another, leaving Uncle Zhang alone. , The shadow puppet show has been developed in a daze. In the first ten years, the most popular thing here was the shadow puppet show, and the central government also sent people to do an exclusive interview program."

Han Yi has heard about these things, especially the interview program that the central government sent people to do. Han Yi went to watch it, and the content of the filming can be called a classic.

"Then what happened next?" Han Yi asked.

The young man said regretfully: "What happened later? What else could happen? The entertainment industry has risen rapidly. Movies, TV dramas and other forms of works have become popular. Traditional folk gadgets like shadow puppetry are considered to be legendary. It was not elegant, so it was slowly abandoned. There are young people in the village who always like to follow the fashion and pursue modernity. They want to watch those movies and serial TV series. Who cares about shadow puppetry? I like to watch it. They are just old people. With old man Zhang’s experience in the early years, he has no intention to do this thing anymore, and shuts himself in that small room every day, and he doesn’t know what he is doing.”

Hearing this, Han Yi was quite moved, raised his wine glass and said: "The rapid development of the entertainment industry is indeed a beneficial thing, but while it brings joy to people and capital gains, it also Let people's attention shift away from those traditional folk skills that have not received enough attention."

Xiaojun looked at him sideways, and asked with interest: "Why, Xiaohan, do you want to promote traditional folk skills?"

"It's not impossible." Han Yi smiled lightly.

The purpose of his visit this time is to learn more about shadow puppetry, and to shoot a documentary to show people about shadow puppetry and promote the spirit of shadow puppetry.

He came all the way here just for Uncle Zhang. Although he was hindered now, Han Yi did not give up because of this. After drinking with Xiaojun and coming out of the tavern to say goodbye, he began to prepare his own things.

Early the next morning, Uncle Zhang felt that there was some noise in front of the door, who was humming and humming endlessly, which disturbed people's dreams.

Uncle Zhang has lived alone for 20 years. When has he ever been quarreled like this? He frowned, rushed to the door angrily, opened the door, and shouted, "Who is making such noise at the door?"

Looking up, he was a little stunned—the young man who came to look for him yesterday actually set up a stage in front of his house, where he directed and performed a shadow puppet show!

I saw a white canvas hanging on the stage, and a few small black shadows were manipulated to move around. When the sunlight came down, the shadows were particularly obvious.

While manipulating those villains, Han Yi chanted the words for the performance, babbling in his mouth.

As for what he was talking about, to be honest, even Han Yi himself didn't know.Although he used a search engine to find a lot of lyrics and arias, and repeatedly connected them in his mind, this technique is much more difficult than singing and dancing. He has to control the movements of his hands and the arias in his throat. , but after 3 minutes, he had already forgotten the specific content.

Presumably, such difficulty is also one of the reasons why those young people gave up.

If you let an expert look at it, you will definitely laugh your head off, let alone a classic heir like old man Zhang who was famous for a while.

Listening to Han Yi reciting the lyrics of the shadow puppetry, it's like listening to a layman chanting scriptures, wishing to block both ears

Uncle Zhang immediately frowned, stepped forward and said, "What are you singing? It's disturbing people here in the early morning."

Han Yi turned the little black man in his hand, put on a posture of looking at old man Zhang, and performed with a shrill voice: "I'm singing "Sunrise in the East". Old man Zhang, it's time to get up It's time."

"Sunrise in the East" was the shadow puppet play performed most often by Old Uncle Zhang back then. These four words moved him a little, but then he was annoyed. Old Uncle Zhang frowned, looked at Han Yi and said, "You are What do you mean, are you setting up this play to mock me?"

Han Yi poked his head out from behind the curtain, looked at Old Uncle Zhang calmly, and said, "If I just want to mock you, I don't need to bother. Old Man, it's the time when the sun comes out, and I'm at your door Singing the song "Sunrise in the East", don't you feel anything in your heart?"

Uncle Zhang was stunned, saying that it is impossible to have no feelings.

The moment he saw Han Yi just now, although what he heard in his ears was unbearable, the scene he saw in his eyes made him vaguely return to 30 or [-] years ago. When the National People's Congress sang shadow puppetry, what a glorious time it was, even if he thinks about it many years later, it still makes him feel haunted.

But in the next second, those memories of being abandoned and deceived flooded up, which made old man Zhang very dissatisfied. He frowned, stared at Han Yi, and angrily said to him: "Don't think that you can be deceived by playing such tricks. I, you are the same as those people, and I will never really think about this folk art! Get out, get out now!"

Han Yi put down the shadow play in his hand, walked out from behind the stage, and sincerely invited: "Uncle Zhang, I understand your worries, but I assure you that I will never be the same as those people you met before. I really want to promote the traditional art of shadow puppetry, and I hope you can consider cooperating with me."

Uncle Zhang obviously still had some resistance, his brows frowned even tighter, and he said, "How can I cooperate with you? I have nothing, and I don't know anything!"

"I don't need anything from you." Han Yi said, "I just need you to have a heart full of love for shadow puppetry."

Uncle Zhang looked at Han Yi in surprise, and said, "What do you mean?"

Han Yi said: "I will not shoot this documentary for the purpose of making profit, but to present the most authentic shadow puppetry. If it is really released at that time, then audiences all over the country will be able to understand the real shadow puppetry. , What is the shadow puppet show that has been almost forgotten by them. Uncle Zhang, you are now the last outstanding inheritor of shadow puppetry I can find, and you must not want such a precious folk traditional skill of shadow puppetry to be wasted like this In the torrent of time, right?"

Uncle Zhang naturally hopes to pass on the shadow puppetry, but he has tried many times before and failed. Now that so many years have passed, he really does not know if he still has the courage to start all over again, but at this moment, Han What Yi said still deeply moved him.

He could feel that the young man in front of him was really different from those before.

Uncle Zhang hesitated for a moment, finally nodded, and then replied solemnly: "Okay, I believe you."

Regarding the content of this shadow puppetry documentary, Han Yi has already conceived it, and he decided to use Uncle Zhang's life as a clue to run through the development of shadow puppetry.

From the initial obscurity to the later glory, and then to the later quietness, the shadow puppetry caters to all stages of Uncle Zhang's life. It can be said that Uncle Zhang himself is an excellent subject.

After obtaining the approval of Uncle Zhang, Han Yi started to write the script of this documentary by himself, and would often discuss with Uncle Zhang and Xiaojun during the process.

Xiaojun couldn't help but sighed and said: "You won't even be the one to do the filming, right? If Mr. Zhang is the only one to perform the entire documentary, will you be the one to do the dubbing at the end? My God, you are really an all-around player!" "

Han Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "There is no way right now, you know that no one invests in this kind of subject matter, and I can't guarantee the rate of return let alone invite old friends to invest rashly, so I'd better make this documentary first." Get up and think about other things."

Xiaojun patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I will definitely help you with all my strength. You may not believe me, but I am also a fan of shadow puppetry. I have heard of Uncle Zhang's performance when I was young!"

Uncle Zhang squinted his eyes, looked sideways at Xiaojun, seemed to be remembering something, and after a long while, finally suddenly said: "Oh! It's you! The one who always has a runny nose every time he comes to my shadow puppet show! "

Xiaojun scratched his head in embarrassment, and said with a smile, "Stop mentioning this matter."

This day was also busy until sunset, when the few people dispersed.

Han Yi stopped Old Uncle Zhang, took out an envelope from his pocket, handed it over respectfully, and said, "Uncle Zhang, this is a reward from me, I hope you will accept it. In the future, our cooperation... ..."

But old man Zhang waved his hand, pushed the envelope back very forcefully, and said, "My old man doesn't want to ask for this kind of salary, even though the house I live in is broken. I still have some old-age money in my hand, old man."

Han Yi was stunned, and then said: "But I asked you to make a documentary, no matter from what point of view, you deserve it, so don't worry too much."

Uncle Zhang said domineeringly: "If you say no, you don't want it. My old man is retired anyway. He doesn't usually work and has a lot of free time. If you have to give me money, then let's stop cooperating."

Hearing this, Han Yi smiled helplessly, and had no choice but to take the money back.

Some people are like this. Some of the things they do are not for money, but to stick to their original intentions.

I think the same is true for old man Zhang, he doesn't need Han Yi to pay him, what he needs is that the shadow puppet show that he loves most in his heart can be carried forward and passed on properly.

Han Yi thought to himself: "We must make old man Zhang's wish come true, and not let him be happy in vain."

Han Yi turned around and prepared to go back to his own residence. He rented a small house with one bedroom and one living room here. Although it was not as luxurious and bright as the one he lived in when he was a star, it was comfortable and warm.

As soon as he walked to the door and was about to get the key, Han Yi saw a familiar figure——A Huan folded his arms, pointed at one foot, and leaned against the door, looking at Han Yi with a somewhat uncertain expression.

Han Yi walked over in surprise and asked, "Why are you here?"

A Huan frowned, and asked back: "I still want to say why you came here? You haven't been seen these days, and there is no news. It turns out that you came here to practice."

Han Yi smiled and said, "What kind of practice is just doing something."

"Then you can tell me too." A Huan said, "It saves me from looking for you for so long, do you know how much trouble it takes?"

Han Yi pushed open the door and asked A Huan to come in and sit down, but A Huan turned her down again.

"A good star, if you don't want to be a director, you have to come here. Where do you live?"

Han Yi said: "Don't ordinary people live in such a place? I think you have been a star in this world for too long, and it is difficult to return to a normal life, right?"

A Huan cut, and said, "What are you doing here? There are a lot of rumors about you out there, and I've dismissed them one by one, but you haven't said anything. I'm really curious, and I'm afraid you're secretly Feisheng ran away."

Han Yi shook his head and said with a smile: "The few vests in the past have already achieved fame. Even if someone splashes dirty water, it can't erase the glory I have achieved. Now, I want to do something down-to-earth here."

"For example?" A Huan asked with her head tilted.

Han Yi happened to set up a shadow play stage in the living room, and said to A Huan, "Come here."

He walked over, drew the curtains, turned on the light in the living room, stood behind the shadow puppet stage, and used those shadows to perform a short opera program for A Huan.

This was the first time A Huan saw a shadow puppet show, and she couldn't help feeling very surprised, so she sat there without blinking and watched it patiently.

When a performance was over, Han Yi stood up from behind, looked at him and asked, "How do you feel?"

A Huan clapped his hands and praised: "Okay, this thing is very delicate. Let's remodel it and put it in front of the public. Surely we can gain a lot of fans, right?"

Han Yi looked at A Huan helplessly, and asked, "How long has it been since you came down to experience the people's sentiments? You've been in the entertainment circle all day, and you really don't know anything about these folk arts."

A Huan has been in this world for hundreds of years, even if he has come into contact with some things before, he has forgotten them now.

A Huan blinked and said, "I really have no impression of shadow puppetry. Could it be a traditional folk art?"

Han Yi nodded and said: "Exactly, the purpose of my trip is to bring back these traditional folk skills that are about to disappear from the public's view, and let them know that apart from those There are these things besides legitimate ways of entertainment."

A Huan was stunned when he heard this, and couldn't help but look at Han Yi and said, "When did you come up with this idea, isn't it too novel? But, if you're busy with this, then... ..Then how do you plan to ascend to the next level? After all, we are the backup of the God of Entertainment."

"Is it true that only those things in the entertainment industry are considered entertainment?" Han Yi looked at A Huan instead, and asked with a smile, "Aren't other things in our life considered entertainment?"

Walking in the morning, dancing in the square, and folk songs by the river at night are all entertainment.

Here, shadow puppetry, which can bring people some kind of spiritual relaxation and comfort, is also a kind of entertainment.

What Han Yi later experienced in those worlds made him understand that the so-called God of Entertainment does not have to be loved in those modern entertainments.

If we push back the time a little bit, in that era without any modern entertainment, no movies, no TV series, no smash stars, would people have no entertainment?

In those relatively remote areas, when the information is not developed, people cannot receive information in time, and if they don't understand the things in the entertainment industry, will there be no entertainment?

The answer is of course no.

People still have their own ways of entertaining themselves.

Just like old man Zhang, he set up a stage at the entrance of the village, and began to perform shadow puppetry every night, attracting people from ten villages and eight townships to watch. People stretched their necks and stopped to watch. Really happy.

The god of entertainment also needs to pay attention to this aspect, to bring up things that people are about to forget, and to promote them.

After all, entertainment in the form of movies and TV dramas certainly has classics worthy of inheritance, and folk traditional skills such as shadow puppetry, which condenses the wisdom of several generations or even dozens of generations, are even more worthy of being cherished and passed on. .

Ah Huan suddenly figured it out, he looked at Han Yi in amazement, and decided: "I want to join too, and pass on these folk arts with you!"

Han Yi tilted his head and smiled and said: "You have to think about it clearly, this is different from what you did before, you can't succeed by showing yourself in front of the camera."

"Of course I know. Don't underestimate me, can you?" A Huan said unwillingly, "I've been thinking about it all these years since you've been away. You're obviously better than me in everything. Why didn't you ascend? Now Come to think of it, I'm afraid it's because the upper realm feels that you haven't really identified your position."