There is a scene in the movie "Kung Fu Panda", when Po and the wolf are fighting, a rabbit is playing the pipa calmly. The sound of the pipa is sometimes fast and sometimes cheerful, which not only makes the fight scene full of joy, but also becomes the finishing touch in the movie.

Recognizing the charm of traditional Chinese musical instruments on the international stage cannot be accomplished overnight. Behind the brilliant achievements, Wu Man's efforts are beyond imagination.

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In New York at that time, people didn't know what Chinese music was, let alone what Pipa was.

After a concert, a music critic of The New York Times wrote a long music review, but the whole article only commented on how special the cheongsam she was wearing and how good-looking she looked.

Not a word about the pipa in her arms or Chinese music. After that, Wu Man decided that he would never perform in a cheongsam again. Make sure they focus on Chinese music. Music expresses people's heartfelt voices. If people want to see Chinese music, they must be closer to the listener.

So, Wu Man went deep into every corner of the United States, went to church and performed at the elderly center, and understood the true thoughts of the audience; on the other hand, the qualitative change caused by the accumulation of quantity, she relied on hundreds of large and small concerts, slowly Knocked on the door of the international music industry.

Once, after Wu Man finished playing at the concert, an old gentleman under the stage went to the backstage to look for her and said, "I have a chance to compose music for her", just because she felt "her music is very sensitive." "Wu Man politely agreed.

It wasn't until the old man introduced himself that she realized that this was John Williams, the great composer of Hollywood movies, and the music of classic movies such as "Star Wars" and "Superman" came from him. handwriting.

The international music industry's recognition of Chinese music and the pipa did not "come" overnight.

From people who don't know anything about the pipa to the applause for the sound of the pipa in the top concert halls, Wu Man's hard work is far beyond our imagination.

On an unfamiliar street in a foreign country, every time he is alone, Wu Man will face the dual worries of being a stranger and a Chinese musician - what place does the pipa, such a unique traditional Chinese musical instrument, occupy in the world? ?

However, the result of every anxiety and thought is the same idea: to take the pipa out, so that the world can see and understand the pipa.