Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Tang Qingyuan couldn't help but laugh when he saw the lyrics scrolling on the huge LED screen next to the stage.

He remembered the time when he and his wife were in love when they were young.

That was more than forty years ago, right?

At that time, my wife was still a flower in the workshop.

Qingmang Lule's last concert this year was held in heavy snow and was a great success. Unfortunately, three of the four people caught cold.

"A sneeze! A sneeze!"

Back at home in Yanjing, Yu Dongqing still had a runny nose and sneezed non-stop. Looking at Ming Mingming, she felt distressed and complained: "You are fifty years old, why are you still working so hard?! What if the cold causes pneumonia?! Go! Let’s take a look at the hospital.”

"The accompanying doctor said that it's just a minor cold. Just take some medicine and have a good rest. It's not a big deal." Yu Dongqing comforted her.

"Then from now on, you are not allowed to go anywhere and stay at home to recuperate!" Meiliang gave the order.

"Okay, I'll listen to my wife in everything."

The first stage of the Qingmanglu Band's national tour caused a huge response in the evening, with fans discussing the grand concert and the popular new songs.

What is even more puzzling to some people is:

There is no glamorous young talent, and there is no overwhelming publicity. Why is an old man's band with a combined age of over 200 years so popular among fans?

Yu Dongqing didn't care about this. She was at home one day, drinking tea, and occasionally getting together with a few old friends, and her life was very relaxed.

The days go by like this, and soon New Year's Day is over, Spring Festival is coming, and spring is approaching.

Not long after the Spring Festival, the Qingmanglu Band embarked on a tour again, and the first stop was Xi'an.

Still riding the green train, four old friends sat in the sleeper car, chatting and laughing. After a winter of recuperation, they all looked good.

The train is speeding across the Central Plains from east to west. It is already late February, and there is already a breath of spring in the fields.

At about ten o'clock in the morning, the train arrived at Xi'an Station. When Yu Dongqing and others got off the train, they found a middle-aged woman in a windbreaker standing on the platform, looking at them with a smile.

It was Liao Qian, Yu Dongqing's college classmate, accompanied by a male secretary.

"Hey, old classmate, I told you on the phone that there is no need to come to pick you up. You are the district chief now and are very busy." Yu Dongqing smiled.

"No need? You will know when the time comes." Liao Qian replied, then greeted Zhang Yang and the others, exchanged a few words and prepared to leave.

"Leaders, please follow me." The male secretary promptly reminded, so everyone followed the male secretary toward the station entrance.

Yu Dongqing suddenly discovered that he was walking through a special passage!

After leaving the station, Liao Qian greeted everyone to get on an Iveco. Only then did Yu Dongqing notice that a lot of people had gathered in the square in front of them. They were so densely packed that there were two police cars parked around to maintain order.

"Which big star is coming to Xi'an?" Yu Dongqing asked curiously when he saw the scene outside.

"It's you! It's all your fans who came to pick you up!" Liao Qian replied.

Sure enough, Yu Dongqing saw several young people holding a banner that read: "Welcome Qingmanglu Band to perform in Xi'an!"

What's going on?

Qingmanglu Band has long stated on its official Weibo that the band does not need to pick up the airport or station for this tour, and calls on fans to watch in a civilized manner and not to waste public resources.

At the same time, their itinerary was very low-key, and the organizers were asked not to disclose their trains, flights, etc. The previous stage of the tour went smoothly. What happened to Xi'an this time?

Looking at Yu Dongqing's questioning look, Liao Qian shook her head: "I don't know either. You have to ask your team or the organizer."

At this point, Liao Qian paused and added in a joking tone: "Our fans in Xi'an are too enthusiastic. During your last tour, weren't you blocked in the hotel by fans and couldn't get in?"

Yu Dongqing laughed after hearing this. But he doesn't have to worry about these little things, Yang Liu will take care of them.

Iveco quietly left the station and headed towards the hotel.

This time they stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn, which was relatively close to the Xi'an Olympic Sports Center, the venue for the performance. Fortunately, there were no fans near the hotel this time, so Yu Dongqing and the others checked in smoothly.

"You guys rest for half an hour, and then we'll go have dinner. By the way, Feng Pei is here too," Liao Qian said.

"Feng Pei is here too?" Yu Dongqing was surprised and happy.

It has been several years since I last saw this old classmate.

"He arrived yesterday and contacted me. He came specifically to see your concert. I'll see you soon."

The place to eat was a branch of the Audi Center Xi'an Restaurant. In the private room on the second floor, Yu Dongqing and the others saw Feng Pei as expected.

Wearing a gray jacket and smiling.

When everyone met, they naturally exchanged greetings with each other.

"We are all old," Yu Dongqing said with emotion, seeing that Feng Pei had some gray hair on his temples.

is not that right?

After shaving after taking a shower last night, he pulled out several gray hairs in front of the mirror.

"It's Liao Qian again, with black and shiny hair, radiant." Zhang Yang joked.

Liao Qian rolled her eyes at him.

"I am a woman, so of course I have to pay more attention to my image than you men. To be honest, I just went to a beauty shop to dye my hair a few days ago."

All old

"Come, sit down and chat, sit down and chat." Liu Yimin greeted with a smile.

Everyone sat down and the dishes were served one after another. They were all special dishes of Qin Province: gourd chicken, warm shredded kidneys, and braised white meat. The table was full, and everyone chatted while eating.

"Feng Pei, are you still teaching in the middle school in your town?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"No." Feng Pei shook his head: "I have been transferred back to the county seat."

"That's good, it will save your family from traveling back and forth in the county."

"No, it's because rural students now go to the city to go to school, and there are too few junior high schools in the town, so the county decided to close the school, so I returned to the county junior high school." Feng Pei explained:

"I was originally assigned the position of vice principal, but I didn't take it. I will retire in a few years, so why bother? It's easy to be an ordinary teacher and take over the job."

"Hey, those who are leaders now are really worried." Liao Qian, who was sitting next to her, couldn't help but sigh.

However, several of her old classmates were not part of the system, so it was difficult for her to talk about them.

A few people chatted and talked about the children.

"Feng Pei, I remember that your daughter graduated from the University of National Defense Science and Technology and got a master's degree?" Yu Dongqing asked.

"I have graduated with a master's degree and was assigned to a scientific research institute in Yanjing last year. My daughter said that their unit was confidential and wouldn't let me talk about it." Feng Pei said with a smile.

"Your daughter is in Yanjing, that's great. Then you should come to Yanjing to visit her often." Zhang Yang interrupted.

"Have you found a partner for your daughter? How about I introduce one? He's definitely a handsome guy!"

"Look what you said." Liu Yimin retorted: "There are no handsome guys in other scientific research institutes? Haven't you heard that outstanding talents are handed over to the state?!"

After hearing this, everyone laughed.

Feng Pei was generous and said with a smile that his daughter had just graduated and had not considered this issue yet. If necessary, she would not be afraid to trouble you old classmates.

Yu Dongqing looked at Liao Qian, who was a little silent next to him, and asked tentatively: "Liao Qian, how is your son now?"

"Going abroad." Liao Qian raised her head and smiled: "My ex-husband called me last year and said that my son was going to the United States after graduating from Ph.D., so I went to the airport to see him off."

Yu Dongqing sighed slightly after hearing this.

Liao Qian has a successful career, but her personal marriage is not smooth. After her divorce more than ten years ago, it is said that she dated several more but they were not suitable. She is still single now.

"Come, come, let's have a drink with tea instead of wine." Zhang Yang raised his teacup at the right time: "No matter what, no matter what, it's rare for our old classmates to get together!"

Everyone also stood up and raised their teacups.

The Xi'an tour was held at eight o'clock in the evening the next day. Liao Qian and Feng Pei also came to the Olympic Sports Center and sat in the front row. Although Xi'an was still relatively cold in early spring, the atmosphere in the stadium was warm.

Similarly, a father and daughter also came from Ordos and they also wanted to watch tonight's concert.

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