Entertaining Children

  Chapter 448 Art Troupe

   "Shoot!" the instructor ordered.

Xiao Yao took a deep breath and held his breath. He firmly supported the gun body with the movements demonstrated by the instructors just now, his shoulders pressed tightly against the butt, and his eyes aimed at the distant one with the principle of three points and one line. Target, and then pulled the trigger.

   "Bang!" A gun sounded, and a burst of anti-shock force hit his shoulder. Xiao Yao felt a pain where his shoulder was against the **** of the gun. However, Xiao Yao ignored the pain and immediately raised his eyes to look at the distant target.

  A black spot appeared on the target. Xiao Yao, who was far away, couldn't see how many rings it was. Anyway, there was still some distance from the bullseye, and the number of rings was not too high. But when I was waiting in line just now when I heard the instructor reported the results of other students, most of them missed the target. Even all five shots missed the target. It is very rare to be able to get all five shots on the target. Xiao Yao took the first shot. Being able to hit the target is already a good start for myself.

   "Bang! Bang! Bang!" Xiao Yao breathed smoothly and fired three more shots. These three shots also hit the target. Judging from Xiao Yao's eyes, the landing is also getting closer and closer to the bullseye.

  Just as Xiao Yao was about to fire his fifth shot, he suddenly found a bird flying by in the shooting range. Since the bird happened to pass above Xiao Yao's target, there would be no safety issues in the direction. Xiao Yao secretly adjusted the muzzle on a whim, aimed at the bird flying over the target, and pulled the trigger.

   "Bang!" Xiao Yao aimed at the bird and fired a fifth shot, only to see the bird flying past the shooting range without stopping. Obviously he was not hit by Xiao Yao.

   "The performance department is Xiao Yao, the fourth ring, the sixth ring, the seventh ring, the seventh ring, the ninth ring, and the five guns, a total of 33 rings." After Xiao Yao stood up, the reporter began to report the results loudly.

   "What? This is fine?" Xiao Yao stared in disbelief. The results of the first four shots are similar to Xiao Yao's estimate, but where did the last nine rings come from? The last shot of myself was obviously to shoot a bird. The muzzle was deliberately raised so much, how could it fly to the target?

  Then the scores of a boy next to Xiao Yao were also reported. Of the five shots, the first four shots were above the fourth ring, and only the last shot missed the target.

   "Impossible?" The boy whispered, "The first four shots are on target, why did the last shot fall off? I clearly aimed very accurately."

   "Dude, your last shot must have hit my target." Xiao Yao secretly smiled in his heart, "Thank you!"

According to the final statistics, Xiao Yao’s 33rd Ring’s score actually ranked in the top ten among more than 200 people, and again received a lot of envy and admiration from the students. Xiao Yao thanked him silently in his heart. The dude who missed the target while shooting.

  After the shooting training was over, the whole training in the afternoon was also over. The instructors led the team to leave the shooting range and went directly to the canteen.

"Sunset Xishan Hongxiafei, the soldiers hit the target and return to the camp..." After coming out of the shooting range, under the leadership of the instructor, these students who had just finished shooting sang "Return of Targeting" loudly and sang along the way. In the cafeteria.

Knowing that this afternoon’s training subject was live ammunition, the instructors and students asked Xiao Yao to sing the song "Return of Targeting" that he sang yesterday during the break in the morning. The lyrics and melody are relatively simple, and the students can basically learn it after singing them twice.

  There are a lot of training venues in the army, so a space is specially designated for the military training of the students. The entire venue has only four teams from their classes. There are not as many dining halls as training venues, so they eat with other teams. When they sang songs and walked into the cafeteria, they also immediately attracted the attention of many other soldiers who were already dining in the cafeteria.

  It has been five or six days since the students came to the military training. Those soldiers who often eat with them in this canteen are the first time to see the students so happy. From the songs they sing, I know that the reason for their excitement should be that they went to shooting training in the afternoon. For the students, they would be very excited to be able to touch a real gun, but the song they sang... why does it seem to be Haven't heard of it?

  "Xiao Yao!" As soon as the students entered the canteen, an officer in a straight military uniform instead of a training uniform stood at the entrance of the canteen and shouted loudly.

   "Here!" Xiao Yao immediately ran to the officer with the rank of captain on the epaulettes.

   "Follow me to the regiment headquarters." The captain commanded.

   "Yes!" Xiao Yao was a little inexplicable, but seeing that the captain had turned around to lead the way, he had to agree and stepped to keep up.

   "Report!" The captain officer took Xiao Yao directly to the entrance of the reception room of the regiment headquarters office building, and knocked on the door.

   "Come in!" A voice came from inside. Xiao Yao heard the voice of the head of the regiment.

Captain    pushed open the door of the reception room, but did not enter. He only gestured to Xiao Yao to let him in, and after Xiao Yao walked in, he brought the door of the reception room behind him.

   "Report!" Xiao Yao stepped in and shouted immediately. Glancing in his eyes, he found that the head of the regiment and political commissar Xie were there, and a woman in her forties in military uniform was sitting on the sofa next to her.

   "Xiao Yao, this is the deputy head of our Army Art Troupe, a famous young singer, a national first-class actor, Comrade Zhao Lanying, should you know?" Political commissar Xie stood up and introduced the woman in military uniform next to Xiao Yao.

  "Good head!" Xiao Yao saluted.

  Of course, Xiao Yao knows Zhao Lanying, who is also a well-known singer in the entertainment industry. He is not uncommon on TV, but he did not know that she was still an officer of the military art troupe, who had never met before. Seeing that the epaulettes on her shoulders were the rank of a colonel, which was higher than the captain of this unit, Xiao Yao respected her military salute in a proper manner.

"You don't need to be the chief, we are all engaged in music, just feel free." Zhao Lanying smiled and waved, stood up from the sofa, and reached out to Xiao Yao, "I've heard of you a long time ago. Name it, the youngest winner of the "Golden Disc" Award."

  "Zhao...Teacher? Hello!" Xiao Yao stretched out his hand and shook Zhao Lanying's hand, weighing his name.

   "Xiao Yao, we are calling you over, mainly because Comrade Zhao Lanying wants to see you." The head of the delegation introduced.

  "Sit down," Zhao Lanying also let Xiao Yao sit down on the sofa in the reception room, and said straightforwardly, "I'm here this time for your song."

   "My song?" Xiao Yao said suddenly, "Is that the ten songs I wrote to the head and political commissar yesterday? Which one do you like?"

"I got it... wait, ten songs?" Zhao Lanying was halfway through, and suddenly stopped and turned to look at Political Commissar Xie, "Old Xie, why did you send me five songs yesterday? Good old man. Thanks, did you hide half of it?"

"Uh... I originally wanted you to help our group pick a suitable song to perform on the condolences show, so I chose the ten songs that Xiao Yao gave first, and I picked five of them for you. "Xie political commissar said embarrassedly.

"You pick?" Zhao Lanying said dissatisfied, "Old Comrade Xie, you are a political commissar of the army, you are good at training and ideological work, but when it comes to music, what is your unprofessional layman? Please show me the other five songs."

   "Okay, it's mine, I'm going now." Political commissar Xie got up immediately, went to his office next door, and handed it to Zhao Lanying.

   "Xiao Yao, you sit down for a while, and let's talk after I finish reading these five songs." Zhao Lanying took the score, greeted Xiao Yao first, and then looked down at the score.

   "Okay." Xiao Yao nodded and said.

   "Xiao Yao, come and drink water." Political commissar Xie stood up and poured a glass of water on the coffee table in front of Xiao Yao. Looking at Zhao Lanying's posture, they now see that Xiao Yao is not just an ordinary college student coming to military training.

   "Thank you, political commissar." The flattered Xiao Yao hurriedly owed him.

   "Xiao Yao, do you have any thoughts of joining the army?" After reading the music score, Zhao Lanying asked Xiao Yao with a smile on his face.

  "Join the army?" Xiao Yao was stunned again, "Teacher Zhao, I am now a student of Shenxi."

   "No, you misunderstood what I meant." Zhao Lanying smiled, "I'm not talking about joining a regular army like Chief Zhang and the others, but joining our art troupe."

"Actually, the art troupe of our army will also specially recruit some famous entertainers into our team." Zhao Lanying continued, "For example, people like me, Zhou Haiyang, and Liu Weiye were specially recruited into the art troupe after entering the performing arts circle. We have no resident, no training, just need to participate in some performances every year as required, and it will basically have no effect on your acting career and university life.

Your reputation is enough, but you are a little younger. It was originally not suitable for special recruits, but based on the ten military songs you took out, I have the confidence to persuade our art troupe to recruit you and directly promote them. At least it is possible to start with the rank of captain, and major. Of course, there is no real power, but you can enjoy national benefits and allowances corresponding to your military rank. "

   "Nineteen-year-old captain or major?" Xiao Yao sounded a little silly, and immediately remembered something in his previous life.

  Although the specific rules and regulations are different, no matter in the past life or in this world, there are many performing stars with military ranks, which have also caused some controversy. Just before being reborn, the military ranks of most civilian actors have been cancelled in the previous life and changed to technical ratings, only to enjoy the corresponding treatment. In this world, the military ranks given to literary and artistic soldiers still exist, and it is naturally not uncommon to recruit celebrities to enter the art troupe and directly promote them.

  Entering the military art corps and putting up a military rank can indeed gain a lot of benefits and convenience. But in Xiao Yao's eyes, such a soldier is actually not a real soldier. Moreover, in his previous life, Xiao Yao himself was also one of the people who were dissatisfied with this kind of star singers and actors wearing those terrifying military ranks. How could he now go to the military art troupe? As for those benefits and conveniences, Xiao Yao really doesn't care much.

   "Thank you, Teacher Zhao, for your kindness, but I have no intention of joining the art troupe." Xiao Yao refused.

   "Why?" Zhao Lanying curiously asked, "This is a rare opportunity. Not everyone can get it easily."

Now sitting in front of him is a star singer with a military rank. Of course, Xiao Yao cannot tell his true thoughts. He can only say for another reason: "It is mainly because military personnel are more restricted to go abroad." Although it is not the main reason, but This one was indeed one of the reasons Xiao Yao refused.

  "Military personnel are just a bit more complicated in review procedures, and they are not completely prohibited from going abroad." Zhao Lanying said, "As long as it is a normal performance, it will generally not deliberately block you."

"I went abroad not just to perform." Xiao Yao shook his head, "I was an exchange student in the United States for a year in high school, and I have many friends in the United States, and my girlfriend is also studying in the United States now. I may have a whim. I will go to the United States to visit them. And not only to the United States, I’m a photographer, and I’ve been to many countries to do photography projects. If I come across a project I’m interested in, maybe I just ran away with my bag. Military status, after going through the complicated review procedures, maybe my vacation to see friends in the United States is long gone, and the photography projects that I want to participate in are also over."

   "What I want is the freedom to go on a walk-and-go trip at any time." Xiao Yao solemnly said, "Therefore, I can only thank you for your kindness and say sorry to you."

"Don't you need to discuss this kind of life event with your parents?" Zhao Lanying couldn't say why he opposed Xiao Yao, so he brought the topic to Xiao Yao's parents. "Although you are in military training now, you can use it now. My mobile phone contacted Xiao Siqi and Ye Jiaying."

   "No need." Xiao Yao continued shook his head, "My life's major events have always been my own decision."

"Well, in that case, I won't force it." Zhao Lanying could only helplessly said, "But if you change your mind, you can come to me at any time. Now, let's talk about your ten songs. ."

   "Well, did you just say which one did you fancy?" Xiao Yao followed Zhao Lanying and turned to the topic.

   "I fancy all ten." Zhao Lanying smiled and said with a big smile, "I want them all."

   "Huh?" Xiao Yao was slightly surprised, "Although these ten songs are suitable for chorus in the army, if you sing solo, maybe not every capital is suitable for you?"

   "Of course I am not representing myself. I bought these ten songs from you on behalf of our art troupe." Zhao Lanying said, "I am not the only singer in our art troupe."

  Zhao Lanying is a simple star singer with a military rank. She also has a formal position as deputy head of the Army Cultural and Industrial Corps. She is also the leader and person in charge of the performance of condolences to the troops where Xiaoyao military training is located this time. This is one of the reasons why she came to Xiao Yao, the head of the delegation and the political commissar have been with her all the time.

"Well, then," Xiao Yao said, "Of course the authorship and ownership of these songs belong to me, but the performance copyright...These songs are all military songs, so as long as they are performed in the army or are related to the theme of the army For performance occasions, whether it’s a commercial performance or whether there is any income or not, I authorize all for free. No matter who it is, you can sing. Is it okay?” Although he refused to be admitted to the military, Xiao Yao didn’t want to engage with the art troupe or military system. It's generous.

   "Are you serious?" Zhao Lanying said in surprise.

  If Xiao Yao agrees to join the military, then this approach can also be understood as an organizational gesture. But he did this even when he was obviously not interested in joining the military. That would be a great favor. Although Xiao Yao said that anyone can sing for free in military-themed performances, the lyrics and scores of these songs are in her hands. It will naturally be the singers of their art troupe who sing these songs publicly, even if they can't stop others. The singers in the art troupe sang, and the title of the original singer of the song will definitely fall on the singers of their art troupe.

   "Of course." Xiao Yao smiled and nodded, "Although I didn't want to join the military, I still admire the soldiers. This can be regarded as a little respect for all the soldiers."

  (End of this chapter)