The Rise of the European Emperor

Li Qing'er was stunned, and said:

"Propaganda? How to publicize? I have no problem using it myself, and I like it very much. But, do you want me to tell someone, 'I used Beihai Xianglu today'? That would be so stupid..."

Marin was stunned for a moment—yes, Li Qing’er can’t just sell it when she sees anyone, can she? He is the top card, he wants to take Joe's big name, not a small salesman handing out leaflets on the street...

Marin thought hard, and finally made him think of a way——

"Yes, Miss Qing'er can advertise for Beihai Xianglu before each performance!"

Marin thought of the endless advertisements before the movies and TVs started in the later generations...

Li Qing'er didn't understand, so Ma Lin imitated the advertisements of later generations and asked Li Qing'er to hold a bottle of Beihai perfume in his hand, and said with a smile——

"Beihai Xianglu, my choice!"

"Using Beihai fragrance dew, the whole body is full of fragrance!"

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After Li Qing'er said a few words according to Ma Lin's instructions, she immediately covered her face - oh, it's too shameful...

After calming down, Li Qing'er rolled her eyes and said:

"My lord, it's not that Qing'er can't advertise for you. However, you have to write some good poems for Qing'er, which will be used in the Oiran Contest in the Chongyang Ninth Ninth Festival. If Qing'er can win the championship in one fell swoop, wouldn't you be famous for your Beihai Xianglu?" bigger?"

Marin was taken aback for a moment, then thought about it, and felt that what the other party said was right. If the other party can win an oiran, then the advertising value will be even greater. It's like finding an ordinary contestant to endorse before the Olympics. As a result, this player won the championship, and then the merchant made a lot of money.

In the same way, now Li Qing'er is only a middle-level star among the top names, equivalent to the second-tier or even third-tier stars of later generations. But if Li Qing'er won the oiran, it would be equivalent to winning an Oscar and becoming the first class.

Marin doesn't mind helping, but only if the other party must sign a contract with him. So, after he drafted a contract, he said:

"I can create works for you, but in the future, before you perform my works, you must advertise Beihai Perfume in public before each performance!"

"Every game?" Li Qing'er was a little dumbfounded.

"Yes,

Just perform what I wrote for you, every show. You don't need to perform anything else. "

"That's okay, I hope the young master can write a classic for Qing'er!"

Then, the two parties signed a contract...

After signing the contract, Marin thought about it and asked:

"By the way, what is the main competition in your oiran competition?"

Li Qing'er thought for a while and said:

"Nujia just debuted this year, and it is also the first time to participate in the competition. According to my mother, the oiran competition is divided into two parts: color and art. Color is beauty. In this part, it seems that the contestants only need to stand on the stage and be judged by some famous commentators. Learn to decide whether the beauty passes the test..."

"So what is the beauty of Miss Qing'er?" Marin didn't like Li Qing'er, a firewood girl, but he didn't know the eyes of Ming Dynasty people, so he asked.

Li Qing'er shyly said:

"Mom said that Qing'er's appearance is not bad, so she should be included in the first class..."

Well, I am not on the same side as the people of the Ming Dynasty. However, in terms of appearance alone, Li Qing'er can indeed be regarded as a junior high school belle. If you were in junior high school, you should like this one.

"As for art, we will first compete in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Then, we will compete in singing skills. Competitors can sing poetry or zaju..."

"Miscellaneous drama? Is it singing?" Marin asked.

Zaju was called in the Yuan Dynasty, but after the Ming Dynasty, Southern Opera was popular in the south, while Zaju and other northern-style dramas were mainly popular in the north. Of course, Southern Opera is also popular in Beijing. After all, more than half of the officials in the DPRK and China are from the south. You know, the admission ratio of Jinshi is six in the south and four in the north. Naturally, there are more officials in the south than in the north.

Then, Li Qing'er sang a few poems to Ma Lin, and also came a piece of the most famous Yuan drama - "Dou E's Injustice"...

After Ma Lin closed his eyes and listened for a while, he felt that Li Qing'er's voice was very pleasant, and he could sing or play. The only bad thing is that the arrangement of this era is too bad. Obviously the lyrics are beautiful, but they are defeated by the tune.

It is no wonder that the real great development of arrangement was only paid attention to by people after the status of modern instrumental music rose. In ancient times, no matter in the East or the West, people mainly paid attention to writing lyrics, but did not pay much attention to arrangement. Those who wrote the lyrics are all great talents and poets, but the arrangers are all low-level musicians, of course, their level is low.

When Li Qing'er sang Li Qingzhao's "One Cut Plum. Red Lotus Root Fragrance Residual Jade and Autumn", Ma Lin couldn't help but stop, and taught Li Qing'er to sing the later version of "Moon Full West Tower". Then, he taught Li Qing'er to sing Faye Wong's version of "Water Tune Getou. When Will the Moon Come?"

Li Qing'er really likes these two new singing styles, but she also pointed out that this new singing style can certainly attract the audience, but because the poems are old, it is not easy to take advantage.

After all, this is an era when the status of poetry is much higher than that of music. The new singing voice provided by Marin is nice, but if a contestant comes up with a new work, it will be very rewarding. The degree of bonus points is higher than the new singing voice provided by Marin. Because poetry is naturally more noble than music...

"Then write a playbook!" Marin made up his mind after thinking about it.

Why consider writing a playbook? Because Marin thought that the poem was too short, and he sang it in a few lines. Moreover, there is no copyright these days, if you write a poem by Nalan Xingde, Li Qing'er can sing it, and others can copy it. Moreover, there is no need to give money, nor will he advertise his perfume.

Therefore, Ma Lin simply decided to make up a drama book for Li Qing'er, let her practice hard, and strive to make a big splash in the oiran competition on the Double Ninth Festival.

Because the drama is very long and there are many scenes, if others want to copy it, they have to memorize so many lines.

Moreover, there are so many dramas, and before each performance, they can advertise the perfume of Beihai Kingdom. Well, this is called an interstitial advertisement, and it is very cost-effective...

It often takes dozens of performances to finish singing a play. If you advertise Beihai Xianglu every game, the effect will be absolutely amazing...

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Therefore, Marin finally gave up his plan to copy Nalan Xingde's poems. After all, those poems will be gone after singing a few lines, and the commercials can't be played for too long, which is not cost-effective.

As for which drama to choose? The first thing Marin thought of was "The Romance of the West Chamber" and "The Peony Pavilion". Both of these are Ming Dynasty dramas, and they are also famous historical dramas.

But "The Romance of the West Chamber" doesn't need to think about it, it is a work of the Yuan Dynasty, and it has been around for a long time. Therefore, Marin considered plagiarizing "The Peony Pavilion"...

But as hell, Marin didn't have much impression of "The Peony Pavilion", mainly because he hadn't read it. Then, he thought of the Shaoxing opera and Huangmei opera that are often seen in later generations...

What I didn't say, Marin must know it in "The Match of the Immortals" and remember it clearly. Because, this play is too famous. What's more, in his previous life, his eldest sister Ma Xiumei starred in "Peach Blossom Fan" when she joined the Yue Opera Troupe...

At that time, not long after she joined the Yue Opera Troupe, she was asked to play Li Xiangjun, the heroine of "Peach Blossom Fan", which made her so excited that she couldn't sleep well for several days.

Then, a group of cousins ​​and sisters were forced by the lobby sister to invoice and went to the county worker's theater to join in the show. Ma Lin went to join the party eight times, and listened to "Peach Blossom Fan" eight times, and he could basically memorize all the words...

But after picking up the pen, Marin reacted suddenly—fuck it, "Peach Blossom Fan" describes the story after the fall of the Ming Dynasty. Today, Daming is not dead yet. If I describe the demise of Ming Dynasty, will I be torn apart by the court?