Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

This is co-organized by the Leisure and Cultural Services Department, an official organization in Hong Kong, and the invitation letter was sent directly to Yu Dongqing's studio.

After Luo Yun got the letter, he immediately called Yu Dongqing and told him about it. When he heard about such a major matter, he had to discuss it with several buddies.

Of course, you can also say it in the WeChat group, but everyone hasn’t gotten together for a long time, so it would be nice to take this opportunity to chat and drink beer together.

At eight o'clock in the evening, Yu Dongqing rushed to Liu Yimin's Shili Peach Blossom Bistro. He took a taxi without driving.

Nowadays, the tavern has become an Internet celebrity place. In order not to disturb the customers in the tavern, he did not go directly into the tavern but entered through the side door.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, they saw Zhang Yang and Du Hui sitting on wicker chairs under the peach tree in the courtyard, drinking beer leisurely.

"Oh. You two came quite early." Yu Dongqing greeted.

Zhang Yang laughed when he heard this: "As soon as you mentioned it in the group, I rushed over immediately. I finally got the opportunity to go out for a drink, how could I miss it?"

After saying that, he proudly raised the beer glass in his hand.

"No way? Is your sister-in-law so strict?" Yu Dongqing was a little surprised.

"There's nothing I can do about it, I'm in high school." Zhang Yang sighed: "The doctor wants me to control my diet and weight, so your sister-in-law won't let me drink."

"Then you should be more careful." Yu Dongqing sat down on the chair as he spoke, very concerned: "Just stop drinking. Drinking some tea is good for your health."

"That won't work." Zhang Yang hurriedly protected the beer glass as if someone was snatching it, "If you don't drink in your life, what's the point of living?!"

Du Hui, who was next to him, laughed after hearing this: "Then drink less, but what Zhang Yang said makes sense. If you listen to the doctor completely, you won't be able to survive this day."

The three of them were drinking beer and chatting when they saw Liu Yimin hurriedly coming out of the back door of the pub, carrying a large bucket of draft beer in his hand.

"Are you done?" Zhang Yang asked.

"Um."

"Then let's get down to business."

Yu Dongqing explained what happened in detail. After hearing this, Zhang Yang waved his hand: "Go, of course you want to go! You must go with the official invitation! This is a political mission!"

Ah?

This is a high level of consciousness.

Would you like to take a walk by the way?

"I think we should go. We can also join in the fun of charity performances." Liu Yimin said: "There are only two issues to consider. This time we are invited to sing four songs on stage. We have to rehearse in advance. The three of us People are idle, Du Hui, do you have time to go to class?"

"Also, what songs should be sung? Can't they all be in Mandarin?"

"Don't worry about me, I have no problem with my time." Du Hui stood by with a beer glass and said with a smile: "I only have classes in the morning. At worst, I won't go fishing recently."

"Dongqing, how about you? The song depends on you." Liu Yimin turned his head and looked at Yu Dongqing: "I think the song "Broad Sea and Sky" is good and can be counted as one."

Yu Dongqing still spoke, but Zhang Yang was the first to say: "That won't work, I have to ask for a new song! I'm going to Xiangjiang this time to take a good look at Huang Qihui's face!"

Everyone laughed.

Huang Qihui was very arrogant, but he was slapped in the face continuously by Yu Dongqing, and everyone heard about it.

Finally, everyone agreed that "Pearl of the Orient" must be sung. It was originally written about Xiangjiang, so it is very meaningful in this situation.

The remaining three songs depend on Yu Dongqing's. It would be best if she can write Cantonese songs. If that doesn't work, she can just sing a few current Cantonese songs such as "Broad Sea and Sky" or Mandarin.

The matter was settled in this way, and the few of them drank beer for a while before going home at around ten o'clock in the evening.

Yu Dongqing couldn't take her daughter home because she had something to do at night, so she arranged to stay at her father-in-law's house in Houhai. He came back from the pub and took a taxi directly to Luo Yun's residence.

Luo Yun knew he was coming, so she was waiting for him in the living room in her pajamas, watching TV. When she saw Yu Dongqing coming in smelling of alcohol, she quickly brought him a change of clothes from the bedroom.

"Go and take a shower first, you're so dirty!"

Yu Dongqing smiled, took a change of clothes and pants, turned around and entered the bathroom, and came out not long after. Take a bath and feel refreshed all over.

Luo Yun had already made tea. Yu Dongqing sat on the sofa and drank it slowly. Luo Yun snuggled next to him: "Have you all discussed it?"

"Well, I decided to go."

"Then I will give a formal reply to Xiangjiang tomorrow and go through all the procedures for you to go to Xiangjiang."

Yu Dongqing nodded after hearing this.

"What song are you going to sing? I will also file it with the organizing committee later." Luo Yun asked again.

""Pearl of the Orient" must be sung, and the other three songs have not yet been decided. Zhang Yang and the others decided to write three Cantonese songs for me."

Luo Yun was a little worried after hearing this.

"Are you in a hurry? There is only one month, and this also includes your band training time."

"It's possible in time, it could take as little as one week, or as fast as three days."

Yu Dongqing said leisurely.

The next morning, both of them got up early. Luo Yun had to work in the studio, while Yu Dongqing took the subway back to his home. He first went for a run around Rending Lake to stretch his body. Then he went home to think about writing songs, put on a vest and big pants, and then took a bath. With a cup of Longjing, Yu Dongqing opened his laptop.

In the original time and space, there were so many classic Cantonese songs from the 1980s and 1990s, so Yu Dongqing had to carefully consider choosing the most suitable one.

Don’t tell me, there are too many classic songs and it’s annoying. Yu Dongqing doesn’t know which one to choose?

This needs to be considered carefully.

There's no rush anyway, there's still nearly a month left.

Yu Dongqing is not in a hurry, but some people are.

Guo Jiaxiang, the general director of the party.

He felt a little stressed.

In addition to the complexity of the entire party, there was another thing that bothered him. Singers from the Mainland and Macau were invited to participate in the performance.

According to general practice, the commemorative activities for the return of every ten and five are relatively grand, and some well-known singers from the mainland will be invited to participate, but this is rarely done in normal years.

However, this time Guo Jiaxiang broke the convention and invited Qingmanglu Band, which has been very popular in the mainland in the past two years, to participate. Naturally, it attracted some criticism.

Among them, musician Huang Qihui was the most critical. He bluntly stated on Twitter that for such large-scale public welfare performances, as many local singers as possible in Hong Kong should be invited, especially newcomers, to give them more opportunities to show their faces.

Guo Jiaxiang was helpless.

I have invited one singer each from the Mainland and Macau. How long can it last?

Who said I didn’t invite new local singers?

Isn’t it Lu Wanyu?

And the Tongguang band that suddenly became popular with the song "Broad Sea and Sky", right?

This is simply nitpicking!

Of course, he also understood that Huang Qihui would react so violently.

However, these are not the most important. The most important thing is what song Yu Dongqing's Qingmang band will sing at this party!

Therefore, after Guo Jiaxiang received the official reply from Evergreen Studio, he immediately asked his assistant to contact the other party and ask for the songs to be sung at the party.

I got a quick reply: It was an old song "Pearl of the Orient" and the other three were new songs that were being created.

I.

Guo Jiaxiang was speechless after hearing this. He will officially perform in less than a month, but he has just written songs, and he has written three songs? !

"When will they finish writing the songs and send them over?" Guo Jiaxiang asked his assistant.

"Ms. Luo replied: As slow as one week, as fast as three days."

Bragging right?

This was the first thought that came to Guo Jiaxiang's mind.

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