Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

"The theater troupe is in a slump. Many people have changed careers and resigned to work in the industry. My father-in-law is one of them. Together with Zhang Jianjun, the current chairman of the Huangdu Group, he established the Huangdu Film and Television Center. Later, it grew step by step. Finally, he planned to build a TV station and became the largest media center in the country. one."

oh.

With the changes of the times, opera has gradually lost its survival soil. The older generation has watched and listened to operas since childhood. This was the main form of entertainment in their time.

Therefore, the people who really love opera are still mostly middle-aged and elderly people. However, as the older generation gradually passes away, there is less and less soil for opera to survive, and it will gradually decline.

In fact, his mother-in-law was a very good singer in Peking Opera, but in the end she was forced to switch to piano and became a middle school music teacher.

"Dongqing, if you really want to protect the Huayin dialect of your hometown and apply for World Heritage, you are right to find my father-in-law. He knows many leaders of cultural departments." Finally, Luo Yun winked playfully.

“If given the opportunity, I would like to contribute in this regard.”

After all, this is my hometown, and I grew up listening to the old tune.

The two of them were chatting happily.

Houhai is an integral part of Shichahai. The night view is beautiful, the lights are lively, and the nearby bars are lively. However, the atmosphere by the lake is very quiet. The willow trees are still swaying quietly in the summer wind. The orange-red street lamps are reflected in the water, just like the scenery of "Twenty-Four Bridges on a Moonlit Night".

Nymphoides and algae are crisscrossed in the water, willow shadows are floating, and a few pieces of residual lotus are floating. The lake water at night becomes more mysterious and transparent. Going northwest along the coast, the number of bars gradually becomes less and less, and the singing in the distance gradually becomes inaudible. Standing on the shore and just looking at the water, it is quite a pleasure to find peace amidst the chaos.

Yu Dongqing suddenly remembered a song "Shichahai" sung by Li Jian in that time and space, and sang it softly.

The street where I lived by Shichahai Sea

There are golden ginkgo leaves everywhere again

The river lantern is lit

Dark night in the middle of the lake

But there is no shaking broken moon

Familiar music floats on the ship

Memories dance on distant strings

same story

different feeling

"Holly, what song are you singing? Why have I never heard it before? Is it a new song?" Luo Yun felt it keenly.

"It's a song about Shichahai. My father-in-law lives nearby. I used to take my children here to go shopping. I thought the night was very beautiful, so I wrote a song." Yu Dongqing explained.

"The melody and lyrics are very beautiful. Let me listen to the whole song." Luo Yun urged.

Yu Dongqing had no choice but to continue singing softly.

same story

different feeling

It's like the difference between the waterfront and the waterfront

suddenly remembered

her look

when you say you love me

ripples in her eyes

Luo Yun listened quietly, and after he finished singing, she sighed: "Holly, have you noticed that the melody of the song you wrote is just a poem, let alone the lyrics."

"'Learning to Meow' too?" Yu Dongqing asked rhetorically.

Luo Yun couldn't help but laugh when she heard that he was blackmailing himself.

"That song is a bit offbeat. But Meow Meow Meow is pretty cute too."

Yu Dongqing smiled and said nothing.

The two walked around the Houhai Lake. Yu Dongqing was about to go home, but Luo Yun said: "Dongqing, how about we go to the bar again?"

"Huh?" Yu Dongqing looked at her.

"It's rare to come out and hang out. I keep asking you to invite me but you always shirk it." Luo Yun said with a bit of complaint.

"Didn't you invite me to your house for dinner?"

"That's nothing. I just cooked a few home-cooked dishes for a treat? Let's go to Houhai Bar Street. There is a bar called Yuejie with a good atmosphere."

"Okay." Yu Dongqing agreed.

Joyland Bar. In the middle of Houhai Nanyan Bar Street, the two of them walked in. The store was not big, and it was relatively quiet inside. There was a singer on the stage holding a guitar and singing softly, giving it a folk atmosphere.

The two of them sat across from each other at a table.

"What would you like to drink? This restaurant has two good cocktails." Luo Yun introduced them enthusiastically.

"Houhai Sunshine and I'm Not Going Home Tonight" Houhai Sunshine is made with Bacardi White Rum, Morin Passion Fruit Syrup, orange juice, pineapple juice and orange. The juice of Bacardi White Rum is strong, and The wonderful blend of sweet and sour taste of Morin’s Passion Fruit Syrup makes this cocktail taste richer.”

"Not Going Home Tonight" combines Bacardi 151 rum, tequila, Galliano and whiskey. It has a strong taste and is topped with blazing blue-purple flames, full of romance. "

Yu Dongqing smiled when he saw Luo Yun talking eloquently and detailing her family treasures. "It seems you are a regular visitor here."

"Not really, it's my best friend Xia Qiong - the one you met at my house for dinner that day. She likes to come to these places to have sex, and sometimes she pulls me over."

Yu Dongqing remembered.

That beautiful woman with a naturally charming and charming face.

"Whatever you want," Yu Dongqing said.

"Then I suggest you not go home tonight. Houhai Sunshine is more suitable for us women to drink." Luo Yun said, and immediately a waiter came over politely, and Luo Yun ordered two cocktails.

Not long after, two cocktails were served, and Yu Dongqing tasted them slowly.

"Why, does it taste good?" Luo Yun asked.

Yu Dongqing nodded.

The original Yu Dongqing in this time and space didn't like drinking cocktails very much, but in his original time and space, he drank too much of this stuff, and he even got a little bored when he saw it.

But the cocktails here taste pretty good.

"Holly, let me ask you a question." Luo Yun put down her wine glass and said suddenly.

"Um?"

"Holly, you said you have been interested in singing since you were a child. Why didn't you directly apply for the Conservatory of Music?"

"Applying for the Conservatory of Music? My dad didn't even allow me to sing with my grandfather, so how dare you apply for the Conservatory of Music?" Yu Dongqing laughed.

"Why? I heard from my father-in-law that your grandfather is quite famous in your county. Why don't you let you follow him?" Luo Yun asked curiously.

"Famous? In that special era, his singing could influence production and promote feudal ideas! I heard my dad say that when he sang, people would come and destroy the place, and even confiscate the opera box!"

"and after?"

"We had no choice but to adapt to the situation and set up a literary and artistic propaganda team in the village. Based on the singing method of Huayin old tune, we created and compiled some dramas that echoed the era, such as "Golden Flower and Silver Flower", "Ten Scholars Jiao Yulu", etc., and also produced some Positive social effects. But my grandfather still likes traditional operas in his heart."

"Later, my grandfather carried out the work of transplanting the old accents of "Taking Tiger Mountain by Wisdom" and "Cuckoo Mountain" according to the above requirements. The performance was very good, but it also stopped later?"

"Why?"

"Tampering with model dramas and discrediting heroes."

"You said that my family would let me learn to sing and act like this." Yu Dongqing said lightly.

"Then you suffered a lot when you were a child, right?" Luo Yun looked sympathetic.