Chapter 479: Who is Your Grandfather?

"Overture to the Small Sword Society" is a piece of music from the dance drama *Small Sword Society*, released in 1962.

The composer is Shang Yi, a National First-Class Composer.

And *Small Sword Society* has always been called one of the representative works of Huaxia national dance drama.

Its earliest batch of audience members was quite intimidating.

For viewers who do not watch dance dramas, the reason many are familiar with this piece of music is that a large number of films have utilized it.

"Overture to the Small Sword Society" is one of the most frequently cited background music tracks in the films of Zhou Xingchi.

For example, in *A Chinese Odyssey*, after Zhi Zunbao has three moles marked on the sole of his foot, this music plays when he looks into the Demon-Reflecting Mirror.

Of course, an even more classic scene is the one before the battle between Zhi Zunbao, after he transforms into Sun Wukong, and the Ox Demon King.

Besides this, *Forbidden City Cop* also makes use of this piece.

Hmm, and there is also *Kung Fu Hustle*, which was directed by and starred Xingye himself!

It can be said that on Earth, many moviegoers can think of Zhou Xingchi the instant they hear the suona sound at the beginning of this piece.

There is no helping it; this piece is linked to too many famous scenes.

And in the animation *Monkey King: Hero is Back*, this music was also used when the Great Sage makes his entrance, which can be considered a tribute to the scene of the Great Sage's entrance in *A Chinese Odyssey*.

The entire "Overture to the Small Sword Society" incorporates a large number of national musical instruments such as the suona, erhu, and pipa.

From the very beginning, that impassioned suona sound can push the atmosphere directly to its highest point!

That magnificent and imposing feeling will gush out in an instant, pushing the momentum to the peak.

Because this piece has achieved multiple famous scenes in *A Chinese Odyssey* and *Monkey King: Hero is Back*, many netizens jokingly refer to it as the "Monkey Transformation Song," the "Great Sage Strongest Flex Song," and the "You Are About to Die From My Next Strike Death-Summoning Song."

The appearance of the suona sound here on Blue Star does not feel very surprising to many viewers.

There is no helping it; the suona is already one of the labels on Luo Mo.

This, his first animated film, can be said to have perfectly integrated many of the labels he carries.

Opera, ink wash, suona... all of them are there.

Jian Jin Xiu was listening to the music carefully at this moment and discovered that from the suona at the beginning to the pipa, erhu, and other instruments later on, the entire piece is constantly sublimating.

At the same time, the atmosphere it creates is pulled to the max.

"The feeling of a peerless hero is incredibly intense!"

"This piece is truly too suitable for the entrance scenes of certain special characters."

"Especially... if there is also a contrast before and after."

Jian Jin Xiu is worthy of being someone from a musical family; her thoughts are very correct.

The reason Xingye uses this piece so frequently is precisely because it is very suitable for plots involving contrast.

Like Zhi Zunbao transforming into Sun Wukong, or the once-in-a-century martial arts prodigy in *Kung Fu Hustle* breaking out of the cocoon to become a butterfly.

With the blessing of "Overture to the Small Sword Society," one can pull the "cool factor" to the max the moment they appear, pushing the emotion and the sense of satisfaction to the top.

After finishing the scene of Havoc in Heaven in *Monkey King: Hero is Back*, Jian Fan Zhi felt a bit unsatisfied.

He had previously told Huang Lun that this film did not need his help because he greatly appreciates Luo Mo's talent and feels that among this generation of young people, he is the most gifted in terms of composition.

The appearance of "Confession Night" and "D Da Diao Ka Nong" meant that Jian Fan Zhi entered the cinema with the highest expectations and standards.

And yet, "Overture to the Small Sword Society" still managed to shock him.

The total runtime of *Monkey King: Hero is Back* is not long, and it was finished quickly.

Walking out of the cinema, Jian Jin Xiu supported her grandfather, always feeling like she hadn't seen enough of the movie.

However, compared to ordinary viewers, she hadn't seen enough of not just the 【melting stone into armor, waving flames into a robe】 scene, she hadn't even heard enough of the background music!

On the way back, Jian Fan Zhi sighed more than once: "I really want to meet this young man."

Jian Jin Xiu couldn't help but ask curiously: "Grandfather, what level does this piece from *Monkey King: Hero is Back* count as? How good is it exactly?"

Jian Fan Zhi didn't even think before answering: "Setting everything else aside, just speaking of the suona, it is the best I have heard in these ten years... no, these twenty years!"

Upon hearing this, Jian Jin Xiu couldn't help but open her mouth wide while driving.

After returning home, she couldn't hold back and picked up her phone to write a film review for *Monkey King: Hero is Back*.

Except, while others were praising the details, the special effects, and the conscientious production,

she was praising the music.

At the same time, she also wrote in her grandfather's evaluation of the piece.

"I don't know how many years this film will remain popular, but this piece will very likely be passed down forever."

Jian Jin Xiu's film review went viral that very night, even hitting the Hot Search.

The reason is simple: some of the wording and remarks she used were, in the eyes of many, simply too exaggerated.

This led many netizens to come directly to argue and start flaming.

"You call a film score a masterpiece that can be passed down for a hundred years?"

"I acknowledge 'D Da Diao Ka Nong', and I know Luo Mo is very strong, but you can't say every piece of his is that exaggerated and that outrageous, right?"

"I'm actually laughing; is it always starting at a hundred years now?"

"Keep blowing! I'll just listen to you keep blowing!"

"And 'your grandfather said'... who the hell is your grandfather!"

"My grandma even said it was just average! 'Your grandfather' this and that."

Of course, although there were people opposing it, there were definitely people supporting it too.

*Monkey King: Hero is Back* currently has high popularity and a high number of viewers, and among them, there is no lack of people who understand music.

Therefore, some people began to argue with these individuals in the comments.

The replies these professionals received were mostly:

"Can't understand it."

"What kind of nonsense are you spouting?"

"What the hell are you talking about!"

The reason the war of words could reach such a scale was actually because there were many music students among Luo Mo's fans.

This had been the case ever since *Confession Night*.

The most interesting part was that some people even stated they wanted to dig into the author of this film review to see who exactly this woman's grandfather was.

And then... Surprise!

You wouldn't know until you dug, and once you did, you'd be shocked.

The words "National First-Class Composer" were just too dazzling.

What was most fatal was that who hadn't watched *Journey to the West*, a collaboration between Jian Fan Zhi and Huang Lun?

The music in that was everyone's childhood memory!

Now, the artistic quality of *Monkey King: Hero is Back* had suddenly been elevated.

This left the key personnel of the other major blockbusters in the Spring Festival slot stunned.

"What is going on? How can he actually gain such a huge wave of popularity just by relying on background music?"

"How many fields are you going to cross into before you're satisfied?"

And what was Luo Mo doing at this moment?

He was in his master Tong Qinglin's Siheyuan... practicing swordplay!

His swordplay was actually taught by his Liu Shixiong, Liu Gongming, since Tong Qinglin was already very, very old when he took him on as a disciple.

Although?

Hmm, he was that Imperial Concubine.

Luo Mo came to his master's house today, and Tong Qinglin tested his Basic Skills; he was basically satisfied with all of them.

Liu Shixiong was also in the mood, and in the middle of the night, he insisted on dragging Luo Mo into the courtyard, saying he wanted to watch him Dancing with the sword.

Liu Shixiong's sword dancing was characterized by softness.

Luo Mo was different; he was much sharper and more aggressive.

Halfway through the dance, Liu Shixiong, Liu Gongming, glanced at his phone and said to Luo Mo with a smile, "Little Junior Brother! The box office for *Monkey King: Hero is Back* has broken 100 million today!"

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo, holding the unsharpened long sword, also had a smile appear on his face.

"Breaking 100 million in a single day, many people are Afraid going to be even more panicked now," he thought to himself.

Before the official release, those four blockbusters had been engaged in a chaotic war of promotion on the internet.

Almost no one took *Monkey King: Hero is Back* seriously or viewed it as a competitor.

The four films fought back and forth in promotion and marketing, which was particularly lively.

Starting today, Luo Mo was going to take *Monkey King: Hero is Back* and properly break up the fight.

The long sword in his hand thrust forward violently.

"Stop fighting, all of you stop fighting!"

"You won't be able to kill anyone by fighting like this."

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(End of this chapter)