On the first five days, He Xiangdong practiced the circular luck method and the circular sound method day and night. This is the basic skill. You must be proficient. After you go back, you have to continue practicing hard to succeed.

On the sixth day, Zhang Yushu began to teach He Xiangdong some technical issues of imitation.

Oral sounds mainly use human organs such as mouth, throat, tongue, oral muscle, soft palate, etc., and use special practice sounds to imitate various sounds. For example, imitating the sound of horses' hooves running, lips and teeth rub against each other, progressing from far to near, in sequence; imitating the sound of crows, frogs, or planes and tanks, the tremoloy of the tongue is needed; logging requires the movement of oral muscles; using nasal resonance to imitate cat meows, using mute sound to imitate female duck meows, and using guttural sounds to imitate roosters and duck meows.

These skills need to be taught step by step by step by step by step. He Xiangdong has been learning these days with Zhang Yushu. The more he learns, the more he feels that the art of ventricular skills is profound. The more he feels that Uncle Zhang is really amazing, and gradually he has a lot of admiration.

These days, Fang Wenqi has also come several times. Seeing He Xiangdong and his old friend practiced qigong so hard that they had to eat and sleep.

Without disturbing them, he didn't even tell He Xiangdong about his junior brother's challenge. Seeing that He Xiangdong didn't cause any trouble, he went back with his hands behind his back.

Two days later, Zhang Yushu brought in a bird cage, which contained a lark. He told He Xiangdong that this would be his future teacher.

Learning birds to sing is a very difficult challenge in oral skills, because the birds’ voices are very playful and changeable, and it is extremely difficult to imitate normal vocals. This is also a great test for oral artists. Whether they can learn birds to sing well is also the key to whether oral artists can become masters.

For example, when imitating the song of larks, you need to use lips, teeth, mouth and other parts to control the speed and change of sound and color to complete the flexible and changeable sound of larks, which is very difficult.

There are also thirteen sets of larks in the art of oral skills, which refers to the use of the original sound of larks to form thirteen different sounds, including swallows, cats, big sisters, hens lay eggs, chicks, eagles catch chicks, magpies climb branches, push carts, small carts rolling dogs, cicadas, reeds, water birds, magpies striking forests, etc.

Because the lark's voice is very flexible and changeable, and there are many uncertain factors, some of them are not enough for thirteen sets, which is an unqualified chirping, but there are also thirteen sets, which is the best, and some also have the crow's voice, which is called dirty mouth. And what Zhang Yushu gave He Xiangdong was a top-quality lark, which is very precious.

When artists perform, some perform the thirteen sets of larks, while others perform the singing of hundreds of birds. For example, Zhang Yushu's ancestor, a hundred birds, is good at performing the singing of hundreds of birds, and creatively integrates the singing of the yellow orioles, which is very influential.

The thirteen sets of larks and the hundreds of birds are all unique skills in traditional ventriloquism.

"Our ventriloquial sound requirements are very clear and there should be no noise. Especially when imitating bird singing, it is necessary to bite the upper and lower teeth moderately so that the breath can be discharged from the gaps. The sound will flow naturally with the breath, and use the upper and lower lips to control the change of tone."

"Especially when we perform with a microphone, the impact of the airflow is very likely to produce noise, so we must use the control of the breath to mediate the volume change, size and strength, so that we can block the airflow from impacting the microphone and make the tone pleasant."

"To reach this level, you must practice wax head skills. This is a practice method for us to imitate bird singing. Light the candle and place it inch away from your mouth. Imitate the bird singing and the candle will never die. This is not a day's skill. You must practice diligently. After you practice it, your ventricular skills will be a little hot."

Zhang Yushu touched He Xiangdong's little head and smiled gently.

He Xiangdong lowered his head and said softly: "Uncle Zhang, are you leaving?"

Zhang Yushu smiled faintly and said, "There is a banquet that will last forever. Little guy, we will meet you even if we are destined to."

Knowing that Zhang Yushu was leaving, Bai Qiang and Fang Wenqi also came to see him off. Bai Qiang said, "Zhang'er, you don't know when you will be able to come to Beijing this time. We two brothers don't know when we will meet again."

Zhang Yushu smiled and said, "It won't take long. Our troupe will have a performance in Beijing during the Chinese New Year this year. It will take only a few months. Then we two can get together."

Bai Qiang also smiled: "That relationship is good."

"Yeah." Zhang Yushu looked at Fang Wenqi again and said sadly: "It's just Brother Fang, we really don't know when we meet next time."

Fang Wenqi pretended to be free and easy and joked: "It's okay, I don't want to see you two. What's the point of not drinking or smoking? I don't even look down on you if you eat, drink, whore, and gambling."

Zhang Yushu and Bai Qiang both laughed when they said this.

Zhang Yushu sighed, looked at his elder brother's old face, and said, "Brother Fang, you are old, it's time to find a place to settle down. Don't wander around anymore. It's too hard, really."

Fang Wenqi squeezed out a smile on his face and said freely: "I am just a casual folk artist. It is my job to sell art everywhere, and it is my destiny to die in a foreign land. There is no hardship or hardship. I have been wandering around for most of my life and have been used to it."

The atmosphere suddenly became a little solemn. Bai Qiang and Zhang Yushu looked at Fang Wenqi for a long time, as if they were about to imprint this stubborn old face in their minds.

After a while, Zhang Yushu walked forward, touched He Xiangdong's head, and told softly: "Little guy, you must not slack off what Uncle Zhang teaches you. You must practice every day. And the lark I gave you must not be raised to death. Observe the lark's expression carefully. Our ventriloquial imitation is to spread the rhyme and learn with spirit. When we meet next time, I will test you. If you don't learn well, I will really beat you."

"Yeah." He Xiangdong nodded seriously, his eyes shining.

Zhang Yushu continued to instruct: "Also, your master is old, you have to take good care of him. More importantly, you must learn all your master's abilities. You are your master's only hope, so don't let him down."

He Xiangdong looked up at Zhang Yushu, and he remembered the day when he asked Zhang Yushu about his master. He was so vague, and now he is like this. After a while, He Xiangdong still said seriously: "Uncle Zhang, don't worry, I can do it."

Zhang Yushu smiled, revealing his white and neat teeth. He walked to the wall to carry a luggage bag, clasped his fists to the people present and said, "Life is rare to be together, only many separations are farewell. This trip should be years, and the meeting will eventually last. Yushu wishes you all the best, we will meet again tomorrow and say goodbye."

After saying this, Zhang Yushu turned around very freely and left.

Several people present, Fang Wenqi, Bai Qiang, He Xiangdong, and Tian Jiani, all bowed with their fists and watched them travel far away. They could not bear the pain of parting, and breaking up at the guesthouse was also excellent.

After Zhang Yushu walked out of the guesthouse gate, He Xiangdong suddenly rushed to the window and shouted loudly at Zhang Yushu's back: "Aunt Zhang, I will miss you."

Zhang Yushu paused slightly, still carrying his back, raised his right hand and waved it a few times before leaving.
Chapter completed!