Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

William was surprised when he heard this, and so was Yu Dongqing.

William was surprised that this beautiful girl's slightly immature voice was obviously not suitable for singing such a song, but after listening to just the first few lines, he knew it was a good song.

Yu Dongqing was surprised that she only sang it a few times on the California highway but she didn’t expect her daughter to remember it!

Simply a legendary genius?

Fortunately, Yu Tongtong couldn't remember the lyrics halfway through singing and started humming.

After the girl finished singing, Smith asked: "Excuse me, girl, what is the name of this song?"

"Hotel California." Yu Tongtong replied crisply.

Good name!

Hearing this name gives people a feeling of wandering.

"Mr. Yu, can you give me a audition?" Smith couldn't wait.

He couldn't read the music score, but now he wanted to hear it. He felt that this song would be better if it was sung by Yu Dongqing.

"Now?"

Yu Dongqing looked around and saw that there were other customers in the cafe.

Smith misunderstood what he meant and thought it was because there were no instruments. He immediately stood up and walked to the band on the stage. He chatted with the band for a few words, and the band nodded with a smile.

Smith returned to his original position and said to Yu Dongqing: "Mr. Yu, I have told the band that you can use the instruments as you wish."

Yu Dongqing was no longer polite, walked over and took an electric guitar from a young man's hand, and said thank you politely.

The customers in the cafe looked at this oriental man curiously.

Yu Dongqing held the guitar, tried the strings, and started playing.

The prelude is long.

The customers were a little confused. It was rare to hear such a long prelude. Could it be pure music?

But the eyes of several members of the band suddenly lit up.

Simple guitar playing but very distinctive.

Rock? ballad?

There seems to be a bit of reggae music in it.

And this guitar chord.

For a full two minutes, the cafe was quiet, with the sound of Yu Dongqing's guitar playing echoing. Until the customers thought the song was going to go on like this, they didn't expect the singer to start singing slowly.

The sound is vicissitudes of life.

On a dark desert highway cool wind in my hair

Warm smell of colitas rising up through the air

Up ahead in the distance I saw a shimmering light

The lyrics seem a little weird, but they present sadness and confusion, making people feel like they are seeing the hippies that were popular in the last century, driving yellow Beetles and riding unscrupulously on California roads.

After Yu Dongqing finished singing, the lead singer of the band, the young man with long hair, looked excited: "Sir, what is the name of this song?"

Yu Dongqing had no choice but to answer again: "Hotel California"

"It's so well written! Especially in the intro part, I feel that one guitar is not enough. It should be better for a band to have three guitars, a 6-string lead guitar, a 12-string rhythm guitar, and a double guitar lead and rhythm. I want it to sound better when I get up." The young man said.

Sure enough, he is knowledgeable.

The Eagles used these three guitars to conquer the world during their Hell Freezes Over composite concert in 1994.

The two were chatting when William came over and said solemnly to Yu Dongqing: "Mr. Yu, I apologize for what I just said. You are really a great musician. We urgently need this song "Hotel California" .”

Yu Dongqing nodded.

Naturally, a song like this cannot be sung in China, so it should stay in the United States.

Of course, copyright issues still require agreement between the two parties, but Yu Dongqing was too lazy to worry about it and called Yang Liu back to let the studio handle it.

Now I have to write this song quickly when I get back, but before I left, I still chatted with the band in this cafe for a while.

Then I learned that this band is called Robby Folk Band, and the leader and lead singer is named James. When the other party heard the name Yu Dongqing, they were immediately surprised and happy.

"'Scarborough Fair'! You wrote this song, it's so great!"

Yes, it sounds great.

In the original time and space, the two old men sang better.

After breaking up with Smith and the others in the cafe, Yu Dongqing returned to the hotel to write the lyrics. As for the arrangement, he only put forward some of his own suggestions and opinions and let the Americans do it themselves.

The work was completed quickly. Yu Dongqing sent it to Smith's email and started playing again.

But what Yu Dongqing didn't expect was that after playing at Santa Monica Beach during the day and watching a movie at Universal Studios Hollywood in the evening, Yu Tongtong insisted on going to the Griffith Observatory to watch the stars.

You study art, why are you suddenly interested in astronomers?

Yu Dongqing really couldn't figure it out. Are the stars in foreign countries brighter than those in China?

However, the reason her daughter told made Yu Dongqing dumbfounded.

"I saw on Twitter that the top platform of the observatory is also the most beautiful place to overlook the panoramic view of Los Angeles. If you go there in the evening, you can see the beautiful sunset and night view. Dad, if you take pictures with the sunset or night view as the background, I think it will be beautiful."

After working on it for a long time, it turned out that I wanted to take pictures?

Once Yu Tongtong said this reason, Meiliang, who was a little reluctant to go, became more positive.

What woman doesn't like to be photographed?

Especially beautiful women.

All right

Yu Dongqing agreed.

The weather was nice today and the sky was blue. In the evening, a family of three took a car and rushed to Griffith Observatory.

The observatory is located on a hill northwest of downtown Los Angeles, opposite the Hollywood Hills. It is an iconic building in Los Angeles.

The Griffith Observatory is especially beautiful at dusk. When the light of sunset shines on the observatory building, everything exudes a holy and charming light. Mingliang and Yu Tongtong are busy taking pictures, and Yu Dongqing is naturally the best photographer.

After nightfall, the three of them watched the bustling and dazzling city night scene at the observatory. The lights of thousands of houses in Los Angeles seemed like the twinkling Milky Way galaxy.

Since you have come to the observatory, you must look at the stars. There is a fixed telescope in the observatory, and visitors can watch it for free.

Yu Dongqing went to take a look out of curiosity, and saw a sky full of stars, but with his poor knowledge of astronomy, he couldn't tell the constellations at all.

I can only sigh like my daughter: "It's so beautiful." Of course, there are also those words that have become popular.

“Our journey is across the stars and the sea.”

"Dad, I have watched an American movie. It tells that one day in the future, the sun is going to go out, and humans have to drive a spaceship to escape from the solar system, and finally establish a new country. One of the clips has the starry sky as the background. The photo is really beautiful." Yu Tongtong said while watching.

"You're talking about "The Silver Star Empire 3"? Tongtong?" Meiliang interjected: "I think it is the best-looking film in the Silver Star Empire series, and the special effects are simply awesome."

"Yes, the starry sky is very beautiful."

While the mother and daughter were chatting, Yu Dongqing suddenly said something.

"Then why not take the Earth and escape from the solar system?"

Thanks to Xicheng Xue Erlang for the reward, and thanks to Waiting for Mido’s monthly vote.