This star just wants to learn.

Tragedy is a handful of yellow earth stained with blood, from which flowers can bloom. Therefore, many people say that tragedy is the pinnacle of art and tragedy is the art among arts.

Great art is often inseparable from tragedy, both for those who create art and those who appreciate it.

This is almost a consensus among many philosophers and artists. Tragedy makes the audience feel strong sympathy by showing the struggle and ultimate fate of the characters when facing insurmountable difficulties.

This emotional resonance is not only a sympathy for the characters in the play, but also a profound understanding of the impermanence of life and the inevitability of fate.

Although many viewers do not like to watch tragedies, it has to be admitted that tragedies are more likely to be remembered than comedies, and "feelings are hard to let go" are more thought-provoking than "a happy ending".

Many content creators like to set up some tragedies, big or small, when producing their works, which is more or less for this purpose.

Among the world's masterpieces, tragic art accounts for a considerable proportion. Even in the field of music, there are many works with a tragic and sentimental style.

In the eyes of many people, Pu Tong's "Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai" also chose the traditional tragedy routine.

Influenced by feudal ethics and family background, stories of lovers unable to end up together are not uncommon, and are also common abroad.

When Pu Tong released this violin concerto, he also attached the script of the story, with a reminder next to it: The music is better when it is paired with the plot.

The appreciation of classical music requires a certain artistic threshold, and the listening process requires more attention and emotion, which may be a burden for busy modern people.

Most people find it difficult to sit still and listen to lengthy musical performances. Basically, they just watch it in a hurry and can't understand what is being said.

But Pu Tong also comes with a script, which changes the nature of the experience completely. It is more interesting to read the story than to appreciate a slightly boring violin concerto.

For many foreign netizens, China's ancient stories are very attractive. Although they do not understand the historical background, ancient China was indeed the Celestial Empire.

Just reading the story is actually a bit boring, so Pu Tong's suggestion is very popular. You can listen and watch at the same time without interrupting either.

This story feels better when paired with music, and this music is easier to understand when paired with the story. The fusion of emotion and scene is the best form of artistic expression.

The story of Liang Zhu not only leaves people with endless imagination of love, but also with the shock of being enslaved by the reality of the patriarchal feudal system.

Such periods have occurred in the history of countries around the world, so they are not difficult to understand.

When Zhu Yingtai was sitting in the carriage on the way to the academy, ignorantly but passionately running towards her freedom from the shackles of ethics and morals, she was destined to endure the tragedy that freedom brought.

When she first met Liang Shanbo, he was a scholar in white clothes who did not understand romance among the lush mountains and forests. His eyes kept looking back as she passed by.

In the study where they read by lamplight at night, they recited poems and songs under the protective umbrella of books that scholars used as a boundary, and buried their feelings of love and longing for each other.

Zhu Yingtai, who has changed her identity, continues to be simple and bright in her nature, and makes the academy, which is always filled with compromise and hypocrisy of the aristocratic families, become touching and romantic.

Separated by a bowl of water, the two lie in bed, talking in their dreams about their affectionate and ambiguous thoughts; looking at each other on the steps, the ding-dong ringing of the school bell is the proof of their mutual determination for the coming year; the piano music that runs through the whole process is that when they first met, they had everything except love...

When Zhu Yingtai was standing for Liang Shanbo as punishment, Qin Yin had already begun to fall in love and they felt a sense of sympathy for each other; when Liang Shanbo left the academy to take the exam, Qin Yin felt both sad and happy, and infatuated and nostalgic.

Is this the beauty of using music to accompany the story?
Everyone just felt like they were watching a drama in person, witnessing the process of Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai meeting, getting to know each other, and secretly falling in love. But as many people initially judged, Pu Tong's work is still a traditional tragic love story. When the plot reaches this point, the next step is a reversal and a tragic ending.

The affection between the man and the woman as they walked together for eighteen miles was the dust raised by the wheel of time, falling on the so-called arranged marriage arranged by parents and matchmakers.

That day, Liang Shanbo struggled for his life in the rainstorm, Zhu Yingtai was heartbroken in the dark boudoir, and they were just noises that were not heard under the feudal order.

The limitations of the times destined the two of them to be unable to be together, so the heroine of the story made her choice.

The wedding was held at the same time as the funeral. The heavy rain washed away Zhu Yingtai's heavy makeup, and she burned herself in front of Liang Shanbo's grave with a clear conscience.

At this point, the art has been completed and the story is quite complete. Just like the conventional tragic love story, it ends with a tragic and moving ending.

Correspondingly, the concerto also reached its climax, capturing the hearts of all listeners with a very pleasant melody.

"Pu Tong is truly a genius. I really like this piece of his music."

"The story is a bit clichéd... But such plots are still worth watching over and over again. The hero and heroine both died for love. Pu Tong is so cruel."

"This piece of music is so great, I'm going to use it as my cell phone ringtone!"

Foreign netizens are still very fond of this, and Pu Tong's song is really good. At least this violin solo of love suicide has successfully captured everyone's heart.

Thinking they had read the ending of the story, they turned to the last page, only to discover that this Chinese love story was not yet over.

They both transformed from cocoons into butterflies, and flew away, staying together through life and death.

I come to you without saying a word, and share a cup of water with you. It is clear yet rich in flavor, and makes me drunk in my heart.

No matter it is injustice or fate, don’t talk about the butterfly dream, I will give you this life, this life and the life before, and we will fly through thousands of lives together.

The end of the violin concerto then sounded, still the music that touched the soul just now, but this time the sound of the piano was extremely soothing.

When this melody appears for the first time, it seems to be expressing the tragedy of the love between Liang Zhu, which is so touching.

But this time, the same melody gives people a feeling of spring and bright scenery, and only two flying butterflies can be seen among the mottled shadows of flowers, like a dream.

This was a feeling they had never experienced before. It also had a tragic ending, but unlike international practice, the tragic ending was not heart-wrenching, but rather romantic after many twists and turns.

Pu Tong's treatment of this song is top-notch, using the same melody to tell different stories, one side is the climax of the tragic part, and the other side is a dreamy and beautiful ending.

Combining music with the script is a stroke of genius. The music and text reflect each other, allowing everyone to witness this unique tragic love story.

After Pu Tong came up with this song, the outcome of this challenge may no longer be important. What is important is that he successfully let the world see the ceiling of Chinese aesthetics through this music!
The romance of China has a long history and runs deep in its bones.

(End of this chapter)