Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

This movie has the theme song in its original time and space. It was Dou Xianer who wrote the song "Oh, Be Good", but it was covered by Tan Weiwei and another male singer, and it was also used as a promotional song for the movie.

The lyrics fit the theme of the movie very well, but Yu Dongqing felt that the cover version was not as good as Dou Wei's original song.

Dou Wei's voice is so recognizable, and this song is in the style of reggae music, which not many people in China play.

Now that Yu Dongqing heard Mingliang ask this, he pondered for a moment: "I thought of a song, but the music style is quite special and it's not easy to sing."

"Don't you sing it yourself?" Meiliang looked at Yu Dongqing.

I?

forget it.

The spring before last year, I was invited to the Helan Mountain Music Festival to sing Dou Wei's "Advanced Animals". Although it received a great response on the Internet, Yu Dongqing felt that she didn't have the flavor to sing this song.

Maybe only Dou Wei himself can sing it.

"I don't think I'm suitable. Let's talk about this when we get back." Yu Dongqing replied, and the two went down the stairs.

We had dinner at my father-in-law's house in the evening. After dinner and some chatting, the couple went back to their home. Of course, they also had to take a walk by the Qianhai Lake. By the time they returned to their small courtyard, it was already eight o'clock in the evening.

As soon as she got home, Meili couldn't wait to ask Yu Dongqing to write a song quickly.

"I want to hear it. Is it really difficult to sing?"

All right

Yu Dongqing went to the recording studio next to the study, picked up an electric guitar, and brewed a cup of Longjing tea with a bright smile.

"Actually, this song is best played with drum accompaniment, but it's a pity that Yimin is not here." Yu Dongqing said to Ming Mo with a smile and started playing.

The transitions are relatively long and are simple chords.

Yu Dongqing started singing.

mom and dad

have you ever forgiven him

Forgive him for not talking much

I don’t even say I have any ideas.

It's hip-hop!

Meimei heard it immediately.

He rarely uses this form of music, except for the song "By the Plum Blossoms" he wrote a few years ago, but that song is full of strong Chinese style.

Clearly this song is not.

There is no warm home

Always worried and always afraid

You want me to obey you

And be obedient

Yu Dongqing suddenly started singing.

It's reggae!

Few domestic musicians play this style!

Wow.

Meili originally thought that Yu Dongqing would write a youthful and sad song like "To Youth", but she didn't expect that he would use reggae music!

But it sounds pretty good.

After Yu Dongqing finished singing the song, she asked Mingliang with a smile: "How was it?"

"Okay, the lyrics fit the theme of this movie very well. As for the music style, although reggae is rarely used as a movie theme song, it's quite fresh. Why don't you sing it yourself, hubby?"

"Forget it, I'm really not suitable for this style, so don't waste it." Yu Dongqing smiled.

But no matter who sings it, the song has to be written.

After Yu Dongqing composed the lyrics, he sent it to Yang Liuzhi to register the copyright with the Music Association, and asked her to publish a message on the studio's official Weibo:

Mr. Yu Dongqing has written a new reggae style song and is looking for a suitable male singer to sing it. Those who are interested can contact our studio. If you have singing history in the past, you can attach your works.

Yu Dongqing actually hired a singer to sing his new song!

If it were anyone else, people would definitely sneer at it. You don’t even publicly release the songs you write. Who knows what the hell you wrote?

But the other party is Yu Dongqing.

If my brother-in-law makes a move, it will definitely be a top product!

What's more, this is Yu Dongqing's first public selection of singers.

For a time, people from record companies, professionals, amateurs, rock singers, folk singers, and even pop singers, all who felt that their singing style was related to reggae, signed up according to the contact address and attached the songs they sang. Or a history of awards.

There are even female singers signing up.

Who says female singers can't sing reggae? You are sexist!

Some female netizens even went to Yu Dongqing's Weibo to protest on the studio's Weibo - but they were all ignored.

Just a few days later, Yu Dongqing suddenly realized that he was just looking for trouble for himself.

Every day, singers send messages, some of which include their own works, public or unpublished, and Yu Dongqing is fascinated by them.

more importantly.

Not reliable

The reggae style I want is not rock, nor RAP, nor pop. Do you know what it is?

"Downbeat alto omitted"?

"Upward slap guitar strum"?

These reggae music don’t have the most basic characteristics. Are you kidding me?

Simply, Yu Dongqing handed over the preliminary review work to Li Wei: You can check it for me first, listen to the singers, read their past works, and then report to me if they meet the requirements.

Suddenly things became much less frequent.

It's early June and today is the weekend. My daughter Yu Tongtong came back from vacation and immediately went shopping with her aunt Mei Mei.

Meimei is now more than four months pregnant, her belly has bulged slightly, and she no longer had the vomiting in the early stages of pregnancy. She now has a great appetite, and eating more is beneficial to the development of the fetus.

But there's another problem: constipation.

The doctor said that this is a common phenomenon among pregnant women during this period, and they should eat fresh vegetables and engage in moderate activities.

The weather was nice today. It had just rained yesterday and it was not too hot. So the mother and daughter went shopping happily. Of course, they didn’t go too far and went to Xidan Joy City to play and buy some maternal and infant products.

Yu Dongqing and a few buddies went fishing.

Since returning to Yanjing, Yu Dongqing has been editing videos and spending time with Meimei every day, and has almost no time to go out and play.

My daughter came back yesterday and took the initiative to go shopping with her aunt today. Yu Dongqing rarely had some time to herself, so she asked a few buddies in the WeChat group to go fishing.

Naturally, there are three responses to one call.

Zhang Yang didn't forget to joke, your pregnant husband finally has a day off today.

The lake they went fishing in this time is called Roman Lake, located in Shunyi.

The origin of Roman Lake is not as romantic as its name. It is named after it is located between Luoge Village and Ma Touzhuang.

The water quality is clear, the surrounding environment is beautiful, and the scenery is charming. It is a good place for people to fish and relax.

Moreover, there are hundreds of artists living here and there are many taverns. It has become the first choice for holiday gatherings of urban white-collar workers and is known as BJ's "Little Houhai".

However, Yu Dongqing and the others are not interested in these. The purpose of coming here is to fish for fun.

Fishing here is free, and there are crucian carp, carp, snakehead fish, gar fish, etc. Hand pole, sea pole, lure, whatever you want.

Yu Dongqing doesn't have that ability. Unlike Du Hui and Liu Yimin who directly use sea poles now, he and Zhang Yang are still satisfied with catching a few crucian carp with hand poles.

Mainly just a pastime.

Wearing sun hats and sitting on the pony, feeling the breeze blowing, the four of them felt comfortable. At noon, the four of them ordered a pot of braised chicken and braised fish at a nearby farmhouse, along with several plates of cold dishes, and chatted while eating. It was very comfortable.

"Holly, that movie you shot is almost finished?" Zhang Yang asked with concern.

"Basically, it's almost done, only the dubbing is missing." Yu Dongqing said.

"By the way, have you found a suitable singer for the reggae song you wrote?" Liu Yimin also interjected.

"not yet."

"Reggae music is inherently niche, and there are even fewer people playing it in China."

yes

It turns out that in that time and space, there were very few people playing this kind of music.

Luo Dayou's "Zhihu Zheye" can be regarded as the pioneering work of domestic reggae music.

In the early 1990s, the band Beyond wrote a song called "Continue to Intoxicate" and was called the first person to introduce reggae to Hong Kong music.

Ai Jing's "My 1997" perfectly combines Chinese and Western music elements such as folk songs, reggae (rock, and Pingju opera) to express concern for the social, political and humanistic environment.

Of course, there are also the three heroes of Moyan. Zhang Chu's album "A Heart that Refuses to be Kitsch" includes the reggae work "Bpmf". There is also "Ant Ant" from the second album "Lonely People Are Shameful".

The most powerful one is Dou Wei. The song "Oh, Be Good" from the album "Black Dream" achieved good results when he tried reggae for the first time.

After the millennium, it was mainly Xie Tianxiao who produced a reggae special with Chinese characteristics, "Guzheng Reggae".

In this time and space, perhaps because of his ignorance, Yu Dongqing really didn't know much.

At this time, Du Hui, who had been silent until now, suddenly said something.

"I heard that there are quite a few people singing this style in Yunnan."

Yunnan?

Thanks to Yang Henshui for the reward.

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