Chapter 167 "Blue and White Porcelain"

"Blue and white porcelain, also known as white-ground blue and white porcelain, often referred to as blue and white, is one of the mainstream varieties of Chinese porcelain..."

On Saturday night, "Songgu" was broadcast as usual.

Because Feng Shiqi performed in this episode and the program team also released some official previews before, the number of active viewers was unusually high when the Blue and White Porcelain-related clips were played.

"Is it coming?"

"Blue and white porcelain is indeed a famous traditional Chinese porcelain! It deserves the title of 'treasure of the world'!"

"Jingdezhen in Xijiang is indeed the Porcelain Capital! These porcelains are simply dazzling!"

"When I think about the 14 pieces of Yuan blue and white porcelain that are still wandering around in the British Museum, I get more and more angry!"

"Don't be angry, don't be angry. In addition to Yuan blue and white porcelain, that place also 'collects' more than a thousand pieces of Chinese porcelain."

Netizens are talking a lot.

Looking at these comments, Xiaozhuang, who was sitting in front of the TV, blushed gradually.

A dull sound was heard, and the unformed clay sculpture on the turntable collapsed.

Xiaozhuang cursed inwardly, then pressed the switch to stop the turntable, washed his hands in a basin beside him, wiped them with a rag, and concentrated on watching TV.

As a native of Jingdezhen, Xiaozhuang's family has made a living from porcelain for generations.

In the past, making porcelain was just a way to make a living, but in recent years, Xijiang has vigorously developed national cultural exports, cross-border e-commerce comprehensive pilot zones, and market procurement trade mode pilots in Jingdezhen, turning Jingdezhen into the world's largest and most comprehensive ceramics city.

Coupled with the rise of cultural tourism, Jingdezhen has become very popular, and Xiaozhuang's family has also benefited from it.

Influenced by the traditional culture of his hometown, Xiaozhuang also likes to watch cultural programs, especially "Song Gu", which is one of his favorite variety shows.

And there is a special topic on "Blue and White Porcelain" tonight. Although the field Xiaozhuang is currently involved in is relatively new and has nothing to do with blue and white porcelain, it is ultimately a heritage of the same lineage. He is also very interested in this and would like to see what everyone thinks about "Blue and White Porcelain".

Therefore, when Xiaozhuang saw those comments about the "British Museum" just now, his eyes turned red.

"Feng Shiqi..."

"She's quite good-looking."

Looking at the woman appearing on TV, Xiaozhuang's eyes couldn't help but light up.

He doesn't like listening to music, so he doesn't know much about this circle.

But, people are ultimately unable to resist beautiful things, and Xiaozhuang had to admit that Feng Shiqi, who was wearing a Hanfu with a blue and white porcelain theme, looked graceful and dignified, which was very attractive.

At this moment, the barrage on TV also became turbulent and crazy with the appearance of Feng Shiqi.

"Wife!"

"Wow! So beautiful!"

“My wife!!!”

"If I can get Feng Shiqi, I would be willing to win 100 million in the lottery!"

"The one upstairs, you're eating and taking things, right? You've taken all the good stuff!"

"Here comes a guy with yellow urine, not diabetes, wake him up for me!"

Xiaozhuang was so amused by the comments that he couldn't help but smile.

"I am Feng Shiqi, a singer of classics. I will sing "Blue and White Porcelain" for you."

As the words fell, the song information began to appear on the screen.

【Blue and white porcelain】

【Singer: Feng Shiqi】

【Lyrics: Bai Xingjian】

【Composition: Bai Xingjian】

【Arranger: Bai Xingjian】

"It was indeed written by Bai Xingjian."

"Wow, Bai Xingjian can really write two songs in a week!"

“This creative ability is simply amazing, okay?”

"Keep working hard! I hope to win all the Golden Melody Awards for Best Composer, Best Lyricist, and Best Arranger next June!"

“I think this proposal is OK!”

The audience was discussing it enthusiastically.

The stage lights dimmed, and when everyone saw Feng Shiqi again, she was standing in the middle of several screens.

On the big screen at the back, an extremely beautiful blue and white porcelain product slowly appeared.

Amid countless expectant and admiring gazes, the sound of drums flowing like a spring rang out, followed by the melodious sound of the zither.

Then, a flute sound brought the entire prelude to its climax, with all the instruments playing together.

Such a classical prelude amazed many people.

In front of the computer screen, Su Caitao, who was broadcasting live in the Xinghuo Live Room, opened her mouth slightly with a look of surprise on her face.

This prelude is very charming!

When everyone was amazed by the prelude, Feng Shiqi raised the microphone.

"The blank outlines the blue and white strokes, which then become lighter and thicker"

"The peonies depicted on the bottle are just like your first makeup"

"The scent of sandalwood comes through the window and I understand my thoughts."

"The pen is half written on the rice paper."

Feng Shiqi's singing voice is clear and pleasant, like a clear spring in a mountain stream, flowing with a pure and moving melody.

On one side there was the beautiful singing voice, on the other side there were the graceful lyrics. The audience didn't know what to say for a moment and just stared at each other in front of the screen.

"The glaze color renders the charm of the lady's picture and is hidden privately"

"And your sweet smile is like a bud about to bloom"

"Your beauty is fading away"

“Going to places I can’t go”

On the stage, Feng Shiqi stood calmly, like a human-shaped blue and white porcelain, and her melodious and beautiful voice made countless audiences intoxicated.

The sounds of the piano and the guzheng gradually reach their climax, and the song reaches the chorus, which is the climax.

"The sky is waiting for the rain, and I am waiting for you"

"The smoke from the kitchen is rising thousands of miles across the river."

"The Han Dynasty writings on the bottom of the bottle imitate the elegance of the previous dynasties"

"Just think of me as foreshadowing my meeting with you."

Although it is the climax part, the melody is gentle and graceful.

Feng Shiqi's pitch is also very accurate. She cannot dance while singing, but she can dance on the musical score.

"The sky is waiting for the rain, and I am waiting for you"

"The moonlight was salvaged and the ending fainted"

“Like the blue and white porcelain handed down from generation to generation, it is beautiful in its own right”

"Your eyes are smiling"

The song was gentle and melodious, yet it contained a delicate sense of sadness and parting, but the audience did not realize this at the time.

Everyone just thinks:

"It sounds good!"

“This is such a great lyric!”

"Indeed! Sister Shiqi is now as beautiful as a piece of blue and white porcelain handed down from ancient times, so beautiful!"

"Yes, yes! Especially after she sang the lyrics, Sister Shiqi's faint smile...it just touched my heart!"

"I feel like this song was written by Bai Xingjian for Feng Shiqi at this moment. It's amazing!"

In front of the TV, Xiaozhuang couldn't help but shake his head and praise: "Blanket, ladies, Han Li... these words are really well used. The elegance of blue and white porcelain seems to be embodied."

"However, the word 'celestial blue' is not used to describe blue and white porcelain, right? It's Ru porcelain. Bai Xingjian's words here should not be a mistake. He can write the phrase 'the sky is blue and waiting for the mist and rain', so he must have studied Ru porcelain."

As he was talking, Xiaozhuang suddenly felt that Bai Xingjian was a soulmate, and he even got goose bumps.

In his eyes, Bai Xingjian is a singer and a star, and they, who are so high up, should not know so much about him.

However, Bai Xingjian directly broke Xiaozhuang's stereotype of celebrities, which made him feel inexplicably moved.

"Also, this young lady sang very well. I think this song "Blue and White Porcelain" is worth listening to in the future."

Looking at Feng Shiqi walking on the stage, Xiaozhuang showed a rather gentle smile on his face and couldn't help but sigh:

“The arrangement of this interlude is so poetic!”

On the stage, accompanied by the sounds of various instruments such as flute, piano, and guzheng, Feng Shiqi strolled between several screens.

She didn't stop until the interlude with ancient charm ended, and continued singing:
“The white and blue koi fish leaps out from the bottom of the bowl”

"When I was copying the Song style signature, I was thinking of you"

"The secret you have hidden in the kiln for thousands of years"

"Extremely delicate, like an embroidery needle falling to the ground." Feng Shiqi's voice is still very steady. She is very good at using her timbre and techniques. She interprets every line of the lyrics very well and with full emotions.

When the song reached this point, some audience members could no longer sit still and started typing on the barrage of comments.

"Oh my god! The lyrics are so well written! It's like a poem!"

“Lyrics full of imagery and Chinese style!”

"It's clearly about blue and white porcelain, but why does it feel like it's about love?"

“Hahahaha this song is about love!”

in front of the TV.

Listening to Feng Shiqi's singing and watching the lyrics appear one after another.

Wang Yaqi was sitting on the carpet with her back against the sofa, her face looking gloomy.

How come Bai Xingjian is getting better and better at writing lyrics?
Li Zhenxi, who was sitting on the sofa, felt like he was in the abyss, looking up at Bai Xingjian on the shore.

He vaguely felt that this song "Blue and White Porcelain" and the song "Thousands of Miles Away" before Fenghuang Yufei had a similar effect. Both songs seemed to have an emotional theme of "separation and hatred", but this song "Blue and White Porcelain" was more outstanding.

Li Zhenxi couldn't say exactly what was so outstanding about the song, but in his eyes, the artistic conception, lyrics and melody of the song were all perfect. If Fenghuang Yufei had sung this song "Blue and White Porcelain" last night, it might have been better than Duanmei's "See You Again".

"It's difficult. They are both too difficult."

Li Zhenxi sighed in his heart, feeling deeply powerless.

……

"The banana leaves outside the curtain caused a sudden rain"

"Door knocker with patina"

"And I passed by that small town in the south of the Yangtze River and offended you"

“In the ink-splashed landscape painting”

"You are hidden from the depths of ink"

Feng Shiqi's melodious voice continued to float with the accompaniment.

Her voice seems to have a magical power to calm people down, making them unable to stop immersing themselves in the world of her songs.

And in this verse, "Sanre" also appears quietly.

By using the rhetorical device of repetition and the verb "惹", the banana and door knocker are changed from passive to active.

The last "惹" can be regarded as the starting point of the whole song "Blue and White Porcelain" about the love line.

In the misty small town in the south of the Yangtze River, perhaps because of a glance back, a passing by, or some other reasons, someone has planted feelings in his heart.

In front of the computer screen, Su Caitao suddenly said: "This song "Blue and White Porcelain" is very suitable for the theme song of "Legend of White Snake"."

The netizens in the live broadcast room were immediately amused.

"Sister Taotao, are you serious?"

“Hahahaha, this part really does feel that way.”

"[Miss, is this the hairpin you dropped?] This is the lyrics of the background music, right?"

As Feng Shiqi sang, the song came to the final chorus.

Her mood grew heavier, and the sadness and longing that had been lurking in the song until now began to show.

The audience immersed in the song felt the sadness and resentment in the song for the first time.

Everyone seemed to see a girl from the south of the Yangtze River, standing on the bluestone slabs with an oil-paper umbrella. She looked towards the end of the stone road, but saw nothing.

Many viewers were intoxicated by this scene, and even when the music stopped, their faces were still filled with a look of reluctance.

After a while, the barrage of comments began to erupt:
"It's so beautiful, so beautiful!"

"What kind of poetic feeling is this song about?"

“The people are beautiful, the songs are beautiful, and this stage is absolutely amazing!”

"I'm going to pull the progress bar!"

"See you at the beginning!"

……

In front of the TV, after listening to the song "Blue and White Porcelain", Xiaozhuang stared at Feng Shiqi on the screen.

Looking at her smiling and talking, Xiaozhuang felt an inexplicable emotion in his heart.

He first took a deep breath, then asked himself in surprise, "I wouldn't fall in love with her just because of a song, right? Is my love so cheap?"

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

"I, Zhuang Xiaoyan, have been a solo artist for 26 years. I treat women like dirt. How could I possibly like her just because of a song? Not to mention that she is in the entertainment industry!"

He has a tinted filter for singers and stars, and thinks that people in these circles are not good people.

However, Zhuang Xiaoyan only felt his heart itching. He stood up uncomfortably, picked up the remote control beside him, and began to pull back the progress bar.

After listening to the song "Blue and White Porcelain", he even forgot the singer's name.

"Yes! It's Feng Shiqi!"

After seeing the name again, Zhuang Xiaoyan excitedly opened the browser and started searching.

This is the fastest way to get to know a singer star.

But soon, Zhuang Xiaoyan's excited face turned gloomy.

"The kiss of the century? Is it fake?"

He saw an article and was immediately furious. "Damn! This Bai Xingjian... I was a little touched just now..."

"So they are the recently popular Phoenix Yufei..."

"Alas... my love that just started and then passed away..."

After being angry, Zhuang Xiaoyan became depressed again.

However, although he was in a bad mood, he still took out his mobile phone, downloaded Weibo, registered an account, followed Feng Shiqi, and sent a message to Hei Bai Xingjian in one go.

"I'll just listen to your singing from now on."

Zhuang Xiaoyan looked at the photo of Feng Shiqi on Weibo and smiled.

……

"It sounds good!"

On the sofa in the hotel, Bai Xingjian clapped his hands vigorously.

Mei Jie at the side also felt the same way. She exclaimed: "Sister Shiqi is so amazing! This song "Blue and White Porcelain" is so beautiful and nice to listen to! It will definitely be on the hot search on Weibo tonight!"

Feng Shiqi, who was sitting in the middle, smiled sweetly and raised her hand to pat the two of them gently: "Thank you Xiaojie for the compliment, and thank you Ajian for writing the song."

Zheng Wei, who was sitting on the side of the sofa, smiled and said, "This song 'Blue and White Porcelain' is very good. I think it has the potential to win a Golden Melody Award."

Bai Xingjian smiled. The song "Blue and White Porcelain" was indeed amazing. In the same year, it won three Golden Melody Awards: Song of the Year, Best Lyricist of the Year and Best Composition of the Year.

"How about adding this song 'Blue and White Porcelain' to the Golden Melody Album reserve?" Zheng Wei asked tentatively.

"what?"

Bai Xingjian asked in surprise: "Can songs that have been sung on variety shows still be included in the Golden Melody Awards?"

It seems that one of the criteria for being nominated for the Golden Melody Awards is that it must be a brand new song or album, right?
Feng Shiqi and Mei Jie also looked over with curiosity.

Although they are familiar with the three words "Golden Melody Awards", they do not know the detailed rules.

"of course can."

Zheng Wei explained with a smile: "Singing a new song on a variety show doesn't count as an official release. It's just a form of publicity and promotion at best."

"I see." Bai Xingjian nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly felt a little pain in his heart, "If I had known that I wanted to compete for the Golden Melody Award, I should have kept the song "In the Name of the Father" unreleased."

Although "In the Name of the Father" did not win any awards that year, this song is still very popular.

Seeing him like this, Feng Shiqi, Mei Jie and Zheng Wei couldn't help laughing.

Bai Xingjian raised his head and asked, "Sister Wei, why are you suddenly thinking of asking us to compete for the Golden Melody Awards?"

"Didn't I go to Yehua headquarters for a meeting a few days ago?"

Zheng Wei explained slowly: "Yehua seems to be planning to adjust the internal structure of the company. We belong to the singer artist group. If we can win awards such as the Golden Melody Awards, we will have more say. Ji Qiu, the artist director of our group, can also get better welfare terms for us."

"Structural adjustment? Is Yehua Entertainment going to lay off a large number of employees?"

Mei Jie's eyes widened slightly. Why did these words sound like she was being optimized?
Zheng Wei smiled and consoled him, "It shouldn't be that. It's an adjustment made by the leadership."

"That's good."

Mei Jie patted her plain chest and let out a long sigh of relief.

It's OK as long as the company has no tendency to optimize its employees.

Once a trend is established, it is probably impossible to stop it.

While they were discussing the Golden Melody Awards, the "Singing 2024" program team suddenly released a related announcement on their official Weibo.

[Due to personal reasons, singer Pus Charlie will withdraw from the next recording of "The Voice 2024".

By then, there will be a replacement singer to take over his position, so stay tuned! 】

(End of this chapter)