1993 My China Entertainment Age

Chapter 36 "Campus Folk Song 1" is released, officially entering the music scene!

1994, February 19.

This day is Saturday.

Dadi Records released a record album called "Campus Ballads 1", which contains 11 songs, a simple cover design, and even no images of any characters.

In this era when televisions have just become popular, and most people do not have VCD, audio and other equipment, most of the records produced in mainland China are mainly cassettes, and have not yet made the transition to optical discs.

Therefore, the album "School Ballad 1" was only released on tape, not on CD, and there was no related MTV to film the song.

Except for a few songs on this compilation album, which were sung by professional musicians signed by "Dadi Records" at the time, the creation of all other works and the singing of some works were completely completed by newcomers outside the music circle.

For example, Lao Lang, Jiang Xiaofeng, and Yu Dong are not professional singers and have not received professional training in singing. However, compared with highly skilled professional singers, their singing voices are more sincere and youthful, and they are not at all

greasy.

"Campus Ballad 1" song list:

1. Your deskmate - Lao Lang

2.Those flowers——Jiang Xiaofeng

3. Loneliness is because I miss someone - Jinggang Mountain

4. The tree in the story——Feng Lan/Li Rong

5.Leave——Yu Dong

6. The brother who sleeps on my upper bunk - Lao Lang

7. Drum Tower——Jiang Xiaofeng

8.We know each other——Feng Lan/Li Rong

9. Youth——Chenqing

10. Office worker——Ding Wei

11. The wandering singer’s lover——Old Wolf

It is worth mentioning that in the compilation album "Campus Ballads 1", Lao Lang himself composed three songs, namely "You at the Same Desk", "Brother Sleeping on My Upper Bunk", and "The Lover of the Wandering Singer"

, it can be said to be quite impressive.

Jiang Xiaofeng also sang two of the songs, namely "Those Flowers" and "Drum Tower", making him the singer with the second most songs in the entire album.

Obviously, it can be seen from the order of the songs that Dadi Records regards the song "You at the Same Desk" sung by Lao Lang as the first hit of the entire album, and "Those Flowers" sung by Jiang Xiaofeng as this song.

The second hit of the album.

On the day of the release of "Campus Ballad 1", Taohong immediately ran to the record store and bought the tape for 10 yuan. She also took her tape recorder at home to the Huiyuan Apartment in the Asian Games Village, ready to enjoy his music with Jiang Xiaofeng.

song.

After putting the tape into the tape recorder, Taohong quickly pressed the play button. After a while, the song "My Deskmate" by Lao Lang came from the speaker of the tape recorder.

"Tomorrow will you remember

The diary you wrote yesterday

Will you still miss me tomorrow?

You used to cry the most

The teachers have forgotten

You who can’t guess the problem

I also look through photos accidentally

I just remembered you at the same table

Who married you who is sentimental?

Who read your diary?

Who tied up your long hair?

Who made your wedding dress?

…”

After listening to it for a while, Taohong suddenly said: "You didn't sing this song? It doesn't even sound like your voice."

Jiang Xiaofeng said angrily and funny: "Nonsense, this was not sung by me in the first place. It was sung by Lao Lang. My song is the second and seventh."

Without waiting for Taohong to answer, Jiang Xiaofeng then asked: "How is it? Is the song "You at the Same Table" sung by Lao Lang good?"

Taohong nodded: "It sounds nice, very touching, and very lyrical."

Let me tell you, the song "My Deskmate" written by Gao Xiaosong is absolutely excellent in both lyrics and music. Zhang Weining's arrangement is also very classic. Lao Lang also used his unique and very textured voice to successfully perform it.

This song.

The song "My Deskmate" by Lao Lang ended, and the second song that followed was "Those Flowers" sung by Jiang Xiaofeng.

As the melody of the song "Those Flowers" played, Jiang Xiaofeng and Taohong smiled at each other in tacit understanding.

"That laugh reminds me of

my flowers

in every corner of my life

Open it quietly for me

I thought I would forever

stay by her side

Today we have left

In the vast sea of ​​people

Are they all old?

where are they

That's how we are

Everyone runs to the end of the world

…”

During the playing of the song "Those Flowers", Taohong didn't speak the whole time. She supported her chin with her hands and quietly listened to the singing coming from the recorder's speaker.

Jiang Xiaofeng felt the same way. He felt very strange and excited because he believed that after the album "Campus Folk Songs 1" was released, he would have made his debut and officially entered the mainland music scene.

In Jiang Xiaofeng's view, no matter how well the album "Campus Ballad 1" sells, no matter whether the songs "Those Flowers" and "Drum Tower" are popular, after releasing these two songs, he feels that he is a

A serious singer.

However, except for Jiang Xiaofeng, no one expected that the album "Campus Ballads 1" would become a hit.

Even Gao Xiaosong, who has always been full of confidence, did not consider whether the songs would be popular. He felt that songs such as "My Deskmate" can be sung by Lao Lang himself and can be successfully released and heard by more people.

I'm so happy, what else do I want for a bicycle?

You know, Gao Xiaosong used to form a band with Lao Lang, and he also wrote a lot of rock songs, but there was never any response, so he pieced together a few things and started his own performances. The most successful times were for bands like Black Panther and Tang Dynasty.

To warm up the place, nothing more.

Gao Xiaosong also laughed at himself that Cui Jian asked them questions. In fact, Cui Jian didn't know them and didn't know what they were here for, so he asked, "Who are you?"

Therefore, Gao Xiaosong and Lao Lang do not think that songs such as "My Deskmate" and "Brother Sleeping on My Upper Bunk" will become popular. Now that they can be released smoothly, it is already a dream come true.

In fact, before most people become popular, even if they have great expectations in their hearts, they cannot believe that they will really become popular. Only after they become popular will they have that kind of real muscle memory.

In fact, "Campus Ballad 1" did not arouse much response in the first week after its release, and the same was true in the second week, because Dadi Records did not promote the record at all.

March 4, morning.

Jiang Xiaofeng, Lao Lang, Gao Xiaosong, Ding Wei and others held a book signing at a video store called "Audio and Video World" in Xidan.

Not many people came. Throughout the whole morning, they only signed 36 copies of the cassette "School Ballad 1", which can be said to be extremely bleak.

In fact, it's normal when you think about it, because there is no popular and well-known singer in the album "School Ballads 1", so naturally no fans will come here.

Including Jing Gangshan, who sang "Lonely Because I Miss Someone", he cannot be considered a popular singer. Although he has released two albums and acted in movies such as "Blood Red Carriage" and "Youth Impulse", he is still just a popular singer.

It's just a bit famous, and it didn't have much of a boost to the sales of the album "Campus Folklore 1".

Moreover, Renjing Gangshan drank too much last night. He is still drunk and has not come to the autograph session. He just relies on Jiang Xiaofeng, Lao Lang, Ding Wei and other unknown newcomers, and he cannot hold the place at all.

Facing such a deserted autograph session, Jiang Xiaofeng felt a little disappointed. He felt as if he had made his debut, but also as if he hadn't. It was completely different from the instant success he had imagined.

Gao Xiaosong and Lao Lang were very open-minded. They were already discussing in private as if they were fine. Where to eat later. They were tired of eating big fish and meat on weekdays. They wanted to change to a lighter taste. However, they couldn't come up with any results.

asked Jiang Xiaofeng on the side.

Jiang Xiaofeng thought that when he was on the set of "Sunny Days", Jiang Wen took them to the "Remembering the Bitter Food" together, and the memory is still fresh to this day.

The reason why I was deeply impressed was mainly because in the movie "Sunny Days", the character played by Jiang Xiaofeng was named "Liu Yikku".

Moreover, this rice is indeed extremely unpalatable. In order to let customers remember the bitterness and savor the sweetness, the rice is even deliberately cooked to the point where even pigs are not willing to eat it.

Jiang Xiaofeng thought that it would be a good time to help Gao Xiaosong and the others remove oil, so he recommended the two of them to go to Xiangyangtun Restaurant to eat Yiku rice.

Both Gao Xiaosong and Lao Lang found it quite novel. After the autograph session, they drove his Lincoln car straight to Xiangyangtun Restaurant.

Xiangyangtun Restaurant is located next to the Summer Palace. It was very popular for a while. All they ate was the Yiku Rice. When entering the restaurant, they would take off their shoes and get on the kang, making it seem like they were following the village.

It's okay to eat this kind of food once, but if you eat two or three meals in a row, you really feel like you're back in the old society.

Later, many people followed suit and became popular with those fake rich people who refused to vomit blood while treating guests. They kept saying that they wanted to try something new and were tired of eating fake delicacies from mountains and seas.

Jiang Xiaofeng has been an orphan since he was a child. He can only satisfy himself with soy milk and fried dough sticks for breakfast. He has never eaten any delicacies from mountains and seas. Now his life has finally gotten better. He will never suffer the same sin again, so he did not follow Lao Lang, Gao Xiaosong and the others.

Went together.

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