Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Yu Dongqing stayed in his hometown for three days before preparing to return to Yanjing.

In fact, I also want to stay for two more days, but the key is that it is already early August, and my daughter’s summer homework has not been touched yet!

She wasn't in a hurry, but Yu Dongqing was a little anxious.

We don’t say that you have to be at the top of the class in the exam, but at least you have to complete the homework, right?

So I had no choice but to take my daughter with me to go back. Naturally, the car contained all kinds of local specialties that my mother asked me to take back to my parents-in-law.

Taking advantage of the cool weather in the morning, Yu Dongqing drove on the road and entered the border of Henan Province when she received a call from Wu Lan.

"Holly, are you still traveling abroad? Are you having fun?"

"It's good. I'm ready to come back now."

"Okay, I went out to play and wrote a good song by the way."

Yu Dongqing smiled and said nothing.

"Hey, Dongqing, have you read the comments about this song online?" Wu Lan said again.

"No, what's wrong?"

"You are wasting your talent! Why would such a good song be given to a newcomer to sing? It's a bit wasteful? So, can you give it to Ai Tong to sing? I think she is quite suitable to sing this song."

Wu Lan didn't mince words to express what he meant.

But Yu Dongqing answered simply: "No."

"Why? Is it because Ai Tong didn't listen to your advice and was unwilling to sing the song "Bai Suzhen at the foot of Qingcheng Mountain"?"

"Am I that stingy?" Yu Dongqing laughed: "It's just that I don't plan to let other singers cover this song, at least not in the next two years."

"What? What's the relationship between that girl named Zhang Lei and you?" Wu Lan's tone became a little surprised during the phone call.

"I met a junior high school girl during the trip." Yu Dongqing paused after finishing speaking: "She suffers from depression."

"ah?!"

Yu Dongqing briefly told Wu Lan about the encounter with Zhang Shuchun's family during the trip.

"I hope she can be happy, and their family can also get extra income through this song. Please don't tell others about this." Yu Dongqing finally explained.

Wu Lan was silent for a while and then said: "I understand, and I respect your decision. But I still hope you can write a song for Ai Tong. You, the adult, don't care about the villain's fault."

have to?

That again?

"Let's wait until I return to Yanjing. I'll drive now." Yu Dongqing said leisurely.

"Okay, I'll contact you when I get back. Please be safe on the road. Bye."

After Wu Lan put down the phone, she thought about it and dialed a number and said a few words. Ai Tong hurried into her office within a few minutes and asked hurriedly.

"Mr. Wu, do you agree with Teacher Yu?"

"No." Wu Lan shook his head: "He said that this song will not be sung by other singers. As for the reason, you don't have to ask."

ah? !

Ai Tong was immediately disappointed.

"However, I asked him to help you write another one." Wu Lan said again.

"He agreed?"

"He said we'll talk about it after we return to Yanjing, but I think it's very likely." Wu Lan smiled and said, "Let's fight for it when the time comes."

"So Mr. Wu, what do you need me to do?" Ai Tong suddenly became hopeful.

"No need for the moment. Manage your emotions!" Wu Lan's face turned cold.

Yu Dongqing drove back to Yanjing that afternoon. He first returned to his home by Rending Lake Park, packed up, and then drove his daughter Yu Tongtong to her grandmother's house in Houhai.

We haven’t seen each other for more than 20 days. Grandpa and grandma miss their granddaughter.

Of course, the father and daughter entered the yard of Houhai's father-in-law's family. As soon as the mother-in-law Liu Huiyan saw her granddaughter, she complained about Yu Dongqing.

"Look, Tongtong has only been out for a few days, why is she so dark? She's also lost weight."

This is true.

The little girl ran around like a little monkey when she went out. She didn't wear a hat, and she didn't put on the sunscreen her aunt had prepared for her. She ran like crazy all day long. Ultraviolet rays are strong in the northwest, so it would be weird if it wasn't dark.

In fact, Yu Dongqing thinks this is healthy, but it's hard to say this in front of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

After the mother-in-law finished scolding her, she told Yu Dongqing that she would let Tongtong live here during the summer vacation, so you don't have to worry about it.

All right

Let’s be lazy for a while.

In the evening, after dinner at the father-in-law's house, we chatted for a while. As night fell, Yu Dongqing drove to Liu Yimin's Shili Peach Blossom Hotel in Sanli. He wanted to see Zhang Bao.

The car parked outside the door, and Yu Dongqing heard loud singing coming from inside before he even entered.

Come on. Come on.

Hot oil cake hey hey hey hey hey

Put it on the table. Hey, hey, hey.

Boiling rice wine is given to relatives to drink

Hey, come on, come on

Surround your loved ones, hey, hey, hey, hey

Sit on the hot kang, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey, hey.

Intimate words fly out of my heart

Ah?

It’s the voice of Feng Pei’s student Zhang Bao!

Yu Dongqing entered the bar and saw Zhang Bao, wearing a T-shirt and jeans, holding a microphone and singing heartily on the stage.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang was also there, sitting on a high stool at the bar with Liu Yimin drinking beer and chatting. When he saw Yu Dongqing coming in, Liu Yimin greeted him: "You're back? When did you come back?"

"I just arrived today, so I came here to take a look." Yu Dongqing said, then pointed at Zhang Bao on the stage: "Did you let him sing?"

"Hey, I think this young man is better at singing than being a waiter." Liu Yimin said with a smile.

It turned out that Zhang Bao came to Yanjing and worked as a waiter in Liu Yimin's tavern according to the original arrangement, carrying dishes and washing dishes. One night, the resident singer in the tavern was delayed by something, so Liu Yimin asked him to come up and audition. try.

Originally, Liu Yimin was worried that the folk songs he sang would not suit the taste of the tavern guests, but his high-pitched and loud singing voice was quite popular.

So Liu Yimin asked him to work as a part-time singer, occasionally coming to the rescue, and the effect was pretty good.

The two were chatting. Zhang Bao had already finished singing and came down. When he saw Yu Dongqing, he hurried over and called out respectfully: "Teacher Yu."

Yu Dongqing nodded: "Registered?"

"I've already applied, and I've been informed that the official auditions will begin on August 15th."

"Work hard!" Yu Dongqing encouraged.

"Well! Teacher Yu, I'm going to do some work." Zhang Bao said, then quickly took a breath and went to work in the back.

Seeing Zhang Bao leaving, Liu Yimin poured a glass of draft beer for Yu Dongqing and said: "Feng Peilai called and said that Zhang Bao has not received systematic music theory training and does not understand many pronunciation skills. Can we help train him and sharpen his skills in battle? Even if it’s not bright, it’s light.”

"Feng Pei also told me this." Yu Dongqing nodded:

"But I think Zhang Bao's almost natural and original singing method is very good. If you completely follow the theoretical methods in the textbook, you will lose the original charm. What I mean is that you only need to master some of the most basic techniques and use the rest. learned."

"Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." Liu Yimin said.

"I?"

"You are the only one among us who specializes in music. If you don't teach, who will?" At this time, Zhang Yang intervened.

This is true.

Besides, he is Feng Pei's student, so he has to give this favor, and it won't take long anyway.

"Zhang Bao goes to my training school for training. The singing room is empty anyway." Zhang Yang added.

"OK."

Although he can practice singing in his home recording studio, to be honest, Yu Dongqing is not used to others entering his home.

"There happens to be something else. I met Liao Qian in Xi'an. She invited our Qingmanglu Band to Xi'an to participate in the Qujiang International Music Festival. Did she also call you about this?"

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yang and Liu Yimin looked at each other, and then Zhang Yang said lazily: "I called, I called about this a week ago, but suddenly I called again yesterday, saying I'm sorry, this is dirty."