Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

The train was speeding across the northeastern plains, and the mountains and fields of corn and soybeans were scattered beyond the windows.

It was thousands of miles from Yanjing to Harbin. Instead of taking a plane, the four of them took an old-fashioned green train and drove slowly north.

In their words, what's the hurry?

Life is a journey, with scenery along the way.

Anyway, the tour team members including Yang Liu have already flown to Harbin and are making intensive preparations with the local hosting company. We just need to arrive on time.

The four of them sat in the soft sleeper car, looking at the scenery outside, drinking tea and chatting.

"When I arrive in Harbin, I want to go home and see my mother first," Zhang Yang said.

"Okay, let's handle business and private matters together."

"Also, go to the filming location of "The Piano of Steel"."

A few years ago, Zhang Yang personally invested 20 million to prepare for the filming of "Steel Piano". To this end, he found an abandoned factory in the suburbs of Harbin and spent a lot of money to build the factory building and the steel piano according to the description in the script. .

The film was well received when it was released, but the box office was unsatisfactory and it lost 6 million.

But Zhang Yang has no regrets.

In his words, making movies is of no use to him, but people can only do things that are useful to themselves in this life. Isn’t that too boring?

Now everyone heard Zhang Yang suddenly mention this matter and unanimously agreed.

Yu Dongqing and the others took the K4493 train. They arrived at HEB City at seven o'clock the next morning. When they got out of the platform, Yang Liu and several staff members had already picked them up.

After getting on an Iveco, Yang Liu told the schedule: Tomorrow morning, he would go to the Harbin Convention and Exhibition Center Gymnasium to familiarize himself with the venue. He would take a break at noon and perform on time at 7:30 in the evening. The organizer expressed his sincerity and arranged a half-day trip to Sun Island today.

"Manager Cheng said that Sun Island is also very beautiful in autumn, colorful and as delicate as an oil painting. It is worth a visit." Yang Liu said with a smile.

Unexpectedly, Yu Dongqing shook his head: "There is no need to bother Manager Cheng. We plan to visit the filming location of "The Piano". Also, Zhang Yang wants to go back to his hometown to see his mother, so we don't have much time."

Go to the filming location of "The Piano"?

Yang Liu was slightly surprised, but quickly said: "Okay, I will communicate with Manager Cheng."

Yu Dongqing and the others stayed at the Harbin New Paris Hotel near the Convention and Exhibition Center Stadium. They took a bus to the hotel to wash up briefly, and ate steamed buns and porridge at the hotel before taking a bus to the filming location of "The Piano of Steel".

The shooting location was an abandoned factory on the outskirts of the city. When Yu Dongqing and the others arrived, it was still in ruins.

The old walls covered with dead vines, the collapsed factory roofs, the corners of the buildings piled with scraps, and the decadent and messy factory workshops are exactly the same as when the photo was taken.

Yu Dongqing and the four of them walked into the center of the factory. The steel prop piano was still there, but it was already rusty.

Zhang Yang stood in front of him silently.

It was as if I could see how the place was in full swing when my father and a group of co-workers started working, and how the place was declining at a speed that could be seen with the naked eye after they were laid off.

Decades later, Zhang Yang still clearly remembers it.

"Teacher Zhang, I heard that land requisition and demolition will soon be carried out here to serve as a resettlement site for affordable housing." The speaker was a young man sent by the organizer to accompany them.

Yu Dongqing knows that the children of state-owned enterprises in Zhangyang, an old industrial base in Northeast China, have a deep feeling for state-owned enterprises.

The life and youth of his parents are recorded here.

Just looking at it makes me miss it.

After watching for a long time, Zhang Yang came back to his senses and looked at Yu Dongqing: "Which song "Toast to the Past" is on the set list for tomorrow night's concert?"

"Look at your memory. Of course you have it," Yu Dongqing said with a smile.

"I'm slowly feeling this song now." Zhang Yang sighed and said:

"Can we sing together?"

Yu Dongqing was startled, then smiled and said, "You might as well sing, and I'll play the piano."

"good"

At seven o'clock in the evening the next day, the Harbin Convention and Exhibition Center Gymnasium was packed with seats, and the first stop of the Qingmang Lu Band's 30th Anniversary Tour Concert kicked off.

Yu Dongqing was dressed in simple casual clothes and stood in the center of the stage with a guitar on his arm. Next to him were three of his old friends.

Amidst the cheers, Liu Yimin's drumming sounded first, followed by flamboyant bass and Du Hui's keyboard. Yu Dongqing played the guitar and sang slowly into the microphone.

you once said to me

you love me forever

I understand love

but always what

"Love Song 1980"

Yu Dongqing had just sung a few lines when a chorus came from below.

Girl, don't cry, we are still together

Today's joy will be tomorrow's eternal memory.

Does this save trouble?

He became the lead singer, and the whole audience sang in karaoke?

"Love Song 1990", "Old Boy" and "Ten Miles of Spring Breeze" are all songs written by Yu Dongqing in this time and space, and they are now widely circulated.

The next part should be "Cheers to the Past". Yu Dongqing stood on the side very coolly, and Zhang Yang stood in the center of the stage and picked up the microphone:

"This song was sung by me on my own initiative. I am from Harbin, a son of a state-owned enterprise, but that factory no longer exists, including the abandoned area on the outskirts of the city where I funded the filming of "The Piano". The factory, I heard yesterday that it was going to be demolished."

"An era is really coming to an end, so I want to sing this song "Toast to the Past."

After saying that, the accompaniment sounded, and Zhang Yang played the bass and sang:

Many things have gone through

do you feel tired

Such a mood

I've had it a few times

Maybe someone was hurt

Maybe no one can understand

I think you are the same now

Very tired

Tomorrow's wine glass

Stop pretending to be sad from yesterday

Please raise a glass with me

Cheers to the past

"To all my friends, cheers to the past! Thank you"

After Zhang Yang finished singing, he lowered his head and bowed.

There was warm applause from the audience.

Next came Guo Xin, who was a special guest singer. She sang her famous song "After Fragrance" and "Two Two Looking at each other".

Yu Dongqing rested for a while and then started playing again: "The Truest Dream", "A Smile in the Sea" and "Olive Tree".

Finally the concert came to an end.

"New song! Sing new song!"

There was an overwhelming sound from the audience.

According to the news announced on the official Weibo, Qingmanglu Band will release a new song at every stop, but Yu Dongqing has not sang it yet.

After listening to the voices in the audience, Yu Dongqing wiped the sweat off his face and took a sip of the water handed over by the staff to moisten his throat.

Although the evenings in Harbin were cool in September, Yu Dongqing still sweated.

The audience fell silent.

"My old friend Zhang Yang just sang the song "Toast to the Past". In fact, life is about climbing over hills, crossing the hills and passing through this end and the other end. But every ordinary life has its own immortality. So my new song is called "Hills"!"

As soon as Yu Dongqing finished speaking, Liu Yimin's drum beat sounded and he started singing.

There’s a lot I want to say but haven’t said yet

I save it because I want to write it into a song

Let people sing softly and remember lightly

Even if I finally forget, it’s worth it

Maybe every last thought in my life

A river of luck

Then we both take sides

It turns out that "The Hills" was one of the representatives of Li Zongsheng in that time and space! (End of chapter)