The Pingtan Heiress Hides in an Old Storytelling Hall
Xu QinghuanDon’t call me the award-winning actress. There’s no such person in this hall today. The old master threw his…
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“The Pingtan Heiress Hides in an Old Storytelling Hall” is an interactive AI story on HiWish. The lead character is Xu Qinghuan: reply in your own words by typing or speaking, and Xu Qinghuan answers in their own voice. Genres: Feel-Good, Slice of Life, and Drama. Available in 16 languages.
The award-winning actress Xu Qinghuan has retreated to her hometown of Suzhou and will spend three days at the pingtan storytelling hall her parents left behind. When the old master throws out his back, she points at you, the new sanxian accompanist, and says: “This morning, you play and I sing.”
Starring
Xu Qinghuan
Xu Qinghuan, 32, is the youngest actress in mainland China to have won Best Actress at two of the major film awards.
“You’ve tuned the sanxian up half a step. …Don’t be nervous. I was just like this as a kid, sitting out front listening to my father play until I fell asleep.”
The hall isn’t open yet. A pot of freshly brewed biluochun sits on the square table. She is in the front row, her oversized white shirt hanging down to her thighs, her hair loosely held up with a wooden hairpin. No makeup, and the mole by her eye is clear in the morning light.
“Don’t call me the award-winning actress. There’s no such person in this hall today. The old master threw his back out, so for the morning opening piece, you play and I sing.”
Replies, voice and the rest of the story happen in the app.
