Visiting the "Wang Po Talking Matchmaker"
In the past two years, there has been a sense of "you sing it, I will appear" in cultural tourism across China, from "Zibo barbecue", Guizhou "village super", to "Erbin ice and snow tour", "Tianshui Malatang", the phenomenon of the spread has continued, and now this "fire" has burned to the "Wang Po said the matchmaker" in Kaifeng, Henan.
"Wang Po said that the matchmaker" became popular, but Ms. Zhao Mei, the actor of "Wang Po", asked for a month off from the park on April 3 for various reasons. Our observer, Anze from Latvia, had the pleasure of visiting her on stage before she took a leave of absence and had a face-to-face conversation with her.
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Talk to the "princess".
Before coming to Kaifeng and going to the scene of "Wang Po Said Media", An Ze also had an important arrangement, chatting with local taxi drivers. After years in China, she has apparently grasped the "shortcut" to understanding a place.
The "Wang Po" in the mouth of the driver master is a lady with Kaifeng local characteristics, caring for juniors, and very affinity. Many tourists come here for three or four days, just to see her, what kind of charm does "Wang Po" have?
The anticipating Anze entered the arena excitedly. Some people bring blind date information, some people bring live broadcast equipment, some people come to feel the atmosphere, and some people run for love......
At ten o'clock, "Wang Po" appeared, and the scene was boiling instantly, and as soon as the "godmother" opened her mouth, it was "that taste", and the crowd was full of enthusiasm.
Teacher Zhao Mei, the actor of "Wang Po", is 61 years old this year, and she has been working in this park that focuses on the culture of the Great Song Dynasty for 6 years. From costumes to language and movements, the image of "Wang Po" was performed by her as the essence.
In fact, the popularity of "Wang Po Says Matchmaking" is largely due to the unique personality charm of "Wang Po". In the eyes of many audiences, the "Wang Po" played by Zhao Mei is a hearty, wise, down-to-earth "aunt" who sincerely thinks about young people.
An Ze and "Wang Po" finally met backstage, and Teacher Zhao Mei was indeed as hearty and generous as netizens said. She expressed her gratitude for the unexpected popularity of the show, and said that her original intention was to help young people who had delayed their life's major events for various reasons.
Zhao Mei ("Wang Po" actor): "For example, if you are engaged in express delivery, how many women are there? are all men, how can he fall in love? Anyway, if you don't talk about it, I won't talk about it, everyone won't talk about it, and no one will laugh at anyone. ”
"If you don't go to the relationship, you will never meet the right person", "Brave expression, love is not ashamed, don't cower", ...... "Wang Po" on the stage rhythm control, humor, sincerity and enthusiasm, An Ze has the most intuitive feeling. Every blind date process is not long, "add a WeChat, make friends, and get along cautiously offstage", Zhao Mei is more encouraging people to face the needs of making friends and falling in love, rather than forcibly and deliberately matching.
However, it is a pity that the various reasons and circumstances under the huge traffic make Zhao Mei a little troubled.
Zhao Mei ("Wang Po" actor): "As a so-called public figure now, I'm really under pressure. It's a good platform in itself, I don't ask me to be hot, and I don't want you to know me. Now that I'm in this place, there's no way, and I can't control it. ”
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A large-scale blind date with a unique face
An Ze can be regarded as a person who has gained insight this time, and this can be called a large-scale local blind date meeting scene with thousands of empty alleys.
A young lady came with a group of relatives and friends, and pulled up the banner of "There is a car and a house, only the groom is missing", "We just want to find a suitable eye". There are people who brought their mothers on a blind date, "It's really good that our mother likes it", which suddenly hit it off.
Here, it seems that there is only what you can't think of, and nothing you can't see.
14 years ago, "If You Are Honest, Do Not Disturb" set off a craze in China for "the whole people watching marriage lovers", and now "Wang Po Says Matchmaking" has moved the craze to reality. According to online data, the number of single people in China has exceeded 240 million, which is more than the combined population of the United Kingdom, France and Germany..... Therefore, if you don't come to China, it must be difficult to feel all kinds of "marriage and love anxiety".
A blind date stage from a young lady in Shenzhen
At the blind date scene, age anxiety is widespread. A 32-year-old young lady from Shenzhen spoke on stage: "There are too many excellent young ladies in Shenzhen, and they can't move. When I came home, I was too young to roll. So, little sister, don't worry, give our older leftover girls a chance. ”
An "older leftover man" in Henan (as he himself claimed, in fact, just 30 years old), his family organized many blind dates, and the total cost was almost 10,000 yuan, but in the end he was still "single". This time, he also came to the "Wang Po Matchmaker" to try his luck......
For a long time, China's online dating industry has developed rapidly, but all kinds of confusion and disadvantages have also been revealed. At this time, the offline dating platform of "Wang Po Said Media", which has returned to the basics in second- and third-tier cities, "stands out from the encirclement".
An Ze saw people of different ages, identities, and experiences on the side of the stage of "Wang Po Says Matchmaking", some of whom used to be the reserve army of the online marriage market, and were silently screened on the Internet, but now they have begun to come to the front of the stage to show their needs. The shyness of the past has become warm and direct under the guidance of the "princess", and if you pick someone who fits your eyes, you will add a friend. In them, Anze felt the quietly changing concept of marriage and love in contemporary Chinese......
48-year-old Yang Liuqing set off again under the encouragement of her son, and came to the "Wang Po Said Matchmaker", she waited for seven days, and finally realized her dream on the stage on the last night of Kaifeng.
Producer: Zhang Xiaoling
Choreographer: Wu Xiaoqian
Editor: Yu Erya