Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

At seven o'clock in the evening, the morning glow in the west shone on the water of Venice. Yu Dongqing simply packed up, put on a suit and leather shoes and left the hotel, got on the Vigondola, a unique boat in Venice, and swayed along the river. Wandering to Elena's house.

Elena still lives in a small street behind St. Mark's Square, but it is very lively today. Her parents are there, as well as a group of male and female friends, including Nick.

In the room on the second floor, Yu Dongqing saw Elena.

Elena was dressed very beautifully today, wearing a floral skirt inside a small off-white suit, and her flaxen hair was particularly dazzling.

I was very happy to see Yu Dongqing arriving. First I introduced him to my parents, and then to a group of my young friends:

"This is my friend from China, Mr. Yu Dongqing. His wife Mingliang is my best friend at the London Film Academy."

"He came to Venice, not only to attend my wedding, but also to attend this year's Venice Film Festival. The film "Chinese Youth" he and his wife co-produced was nominated for the Best Director Award in the Venice Horizon Section this year! By the way. , he is also a famous musician and has written many good songs."

After Elena's introduction, the young men and women around him looked at Yu Dongqing differently.

This handsome man from the East is actually a director and musician!

"Mr. Yu, did you write the song "Scarborough Fair"?"

Suddenly someone spoke.

The speaker was a blonde girl, speaking in English.

Yu Dongqing nodded.

"It's really you, that song is so beautiful!" The girl was surprised and happy.

The girl explained herself as Elena's classmate Linda, whose hometown is in North Yorkshire, England.

"Our hometown is very close to the town of Scarborough. I often go there to play, and now that song has become the latest popular song there!"

Wow.

Hearing what Linda said, the young men and women around him immediately exclaimed.

They have never seen any of Yu Dongqing's movies, and they may not know what other songs he wrote, but this song "Scarborough Fair" is so nice.

After Susan sang it, it became almost a household name.

Immediately, several young people began to talk, as if they were discussing something. Unfortunately, they were speaking in Italian, and Yu Dongqing could not understand them.

However, he has his own things to do now.

He took out a gift from the bag he was carrying, and it turned out to be a pair of very cute lucky dolls produced by clay figurine Zhang.

"This is given to you by Meili and I. In our Chinese words, I wish you a baby soon." Yu Dongqing said to Elena with a smile.

"Wow, it's so cute, thank you!" Elena took it carefully.

Several young people also discussed the matter after a while. One young man muttered a lot of Italian to Yu Dongqing, and Linda immediately translated it into English:

"Mr. Yu, can you please join our concert later?"

Um?

Linda smiled and explained that according to the local Venetian wedding tradition, the groom should come with relatives and friends and bring musicians to play serenade under the bride's window to express his love for the bride.

If the bride knows music, she will also play an instrument and sing in response.

Elena's groom is named Amedeo, the son of a wealthy local businessman. I heard that he came with a huge band this time, and he also had to sing it himself.

Elena's family is also very famous in the local area, so they naturally didn't dare to show weakness, so they immediately asked friends who knew music to help, and the two sides had a strong chance of competing.

Now that a famous musician has arrived from the East, why not participate?

Yu Dongqing suddenly felt.

Isn't this like the antiphony of some ethnic minorities in the south of China?

It's more complicated than Nick said.

But it's interesting.

At eight o'clock in the evening, I don't know who shouted what. Yu Dongqing didn't understand it, but when he saw a group of people downstairs running out of the yard, and those upstairs standing by the window watching, Yu Dongqing curiously walked behind and took a look. One glance.

Good guy.

I saw a fleet of boats appearing in the river downstairs. They rushed straight to Elena's house. The two boats in front were not filled with electrical appliances, furniture and other wedding supplies, but were all musical instruments!

And they were all big guys. Yu Dongqing saw a huge piano placed in the middle of the boat.

The people behind were also holding musical instruments in their hands, such as violins, altos, cellos, trumpets, and French horns. They were cheering in this direction.

This is really a whole orchestra - no, a symphony orchestra has been brought here.

The boat quickly docked at the shore, and the people on the boat came ashore one after another and stood under Elena's house, with the band lined up.

Yu Dongqing saw the handsome young man in a suit standing at the front, who was probably Elena's groom.

"City Orchestra!" a girl screamed.

Yu Dongqing didn't understand what was said in Italian, so Nick next to him hurriedly introduced it in a low voice.

"The Orchestra of Venice is one of the famous orchestras in Italy. Amedeo's family was able to invite the orchestra. It seems that they have worked hard this time."

Damn it

Yu Dongqing was also surprised

I even invited an official city orchestra to get married.

This posture.

The woman's side was obviously a group of stragglers, there seemed to be a small band, but not to be outdone, two groups of men and women appeared in front of the two windows facing the street on the third floor, all playing violins in their hands.

On the side of the street, musical instruments were playing, and the groom stood under the window and began to sing facing the window sill.

It was an Italian folk song.

Although Yu Dongqing couldn't understand the lyrics, the melody of the song was very beautiful, although it was a bit like "Santa Lucia" in the original time and space.

But his singing skills are really average.

Obviously no professional training.

However, she still received warm applause from the bride. Elena, who was sitting on the bed, had a happy smile on her face after hearing this.

But the band led by the groom showed professional quality, especially a man in a suit and a beard who sang loudly to the window with the accompaniment of the band.

It turned out to be a standard tenor!

Bel Canto!

aria!

The song also shocked Yu Dongqing. The melody was very similar to "My Sun" from the original time and space!

"Oh, Amedeo actually invited Alexander here." A girl said.

Nick, who had already gone upstairs, immediately translated this sentence into English beside Yu Dongqing, and explained in a low voice: "Alexander is a famous tenor in Venice and the lead singer of our Venice Municipal Orchestra.

No wonder he is a professional, but it is still worse than Pavarotti in the original time and space. The latter can switch freely within the entire range of two octaves and is the king of high C.

But by the way, how many people can have Pavarotti's skills? The man below sings very well.

Compared to the woman's side, it seems a bit weak.

There was no way, with the blessing of the powerful orchestra and tenor, the solos of several people were basically turned into rubbish.

"Mr. Yu, will you play?" Linda said.

Yu Dongqing didn't know what to do.

Of course, although I can also sing the song "My Sun", how can my broken voice compare with the professional tenor below?