China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 262 "Long time no see", "Gray head" and "The rest of my life"

"Will you suddenly appear
coffee shop on the corner

I'll wave and say hello with a smile on my face
sit and chat with you

......"

After the young singers on the stage sang a song, the originally quiet bar became lively again.

"It sounds good, as expected of Xiao Cao Xuan."

"Singing really well."

"What song is this, haven't you heard it?"

"Cao Xuan's new song "Long Time No See", a song that just became popular."

"One more song."

"..."

As soon as some guests waved, a waiter would put a flower basket on the stage, and the DJ on the spot would also announce which table the guest sent the flower basket to.

Seeing the enthusiastic response from the guests, the singers on stage struck while the iron was hot, and performed another song "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky", which once again won the house full of applause.

Half an hour later, the young singer who sang several songs stepped down, and the boss patted him on the shoulder.

"Zhang Jie, it's really good. Now the popularity is almost catching up with Lao Tan."

Lao Tan is the pillar of the bar, Zhang Jie smiled shyly and didn't reply.

The boss didn't say much, and took out a wad of money from his pocket: "This is your salary for last month, a total of 3600, go back and practice hard, especially Cao Xuan's new songs have been learned, and the guests are good at ordering."

"Don't worry, boss, I'll practice when I get back."

Zhang Jie took the money, nodded in agreement, chatted with the boss for a while, went back to change clothes, put on his schoolbag and left.

Zhang Jie, who came to Chengdu last year to study, majored in tourism, but because of his love of music, he works in bars in his spare time. On the one hand, he can earn some extra money, and on the other hand, he can hone his singing skills and stage experience.

Although Zhang Jie's voice was good at first, the newcomer was not welcomed by others. Later, with the help of his roommate, he came up with an idea to imitate Cao Xuan.

Imitate Cao Xuan's typhoon, imitate Cao Xuan's singing, study Cao Xuan's songs, and sing Cao Xuan's songs well.

Zhang Jie is on the right track.

Although his voice is not exactly similar to Cao Xuan's, but as close as possible, and studying hard, he has a certain grasp of Cao Xuan's songs, and his singing is more flavorful than other singers.

The most important thing is that he only sang Cao Xuan's songs, which won the favor of many Cao Xuan fans, and was once supported by many die-hard Cao Xuan fans.

It was praised by others, and because of his own strength, Zhang Jie soon became popular. He was nicknamed Xiao Caoxuan, and he was well-known in the bar circle of Rongcheng.

Many fans came here to hear how much this pirated version of Cao Xuan is as good as the original version.

In this way, Zhang Jie earned a lot of money at a young age, and his income in the past two months was more than his parents combined.

Zhang Jie also worked harder, especially for Cao Xuan's songs. He listened to each song no less than a hundred times, and then worked hard on himself, singing non-stop.

Of course, he himself is actually a die-hard fan of Cao Xuan, and his long-term imitation made him deeply admire Cao Xuan's "talent".

His biggest wish is to sing a song with his idol Cao Xuan, and he doesn't know when it will come true.

.........

Zhang Jie found a place to have a meal, and returned to his rented house. The bar was busy with work, and the time was not fixed. It was inconvenient to go back to the dormitory. After he had some savings, he chose to move out by himself.

The small rental house is covered with Cao Xuan's posters. Even Cao Xuan himself was moved by this scene.

Zhang Jie also specially bought second-hand old TVs and DVDs, watched Cao Xuan's albums and performance videos, and imitated them.

After tidying up and resting for a while, he took out the new album "四" which he had just snatched up not long ago, and put it on the DVD to play.

The 10 new songs, in fact, Zhang Jie has already remembered almost the lyrics and music, but there are only a few songs that he can sing proficiently, and the title song is only "Long Time No See".

Now that Cao Xuan’s new album is on the way, many guests come and order new songs. Zhang Jie excuses that he is not familiar with it, and reluctantly resists it.

As usual, the first song is "Your Answer", which is so popular now.

Not only the charm of the song itself, but the most important thing is that it contains Cao Xuan's own story. Many people regard "Your Answer" as Cao Xuan's personal biography song.

Especially for fans of Cao Xuan, watching what Cao Xuan has experienced in the MV makes one feel heartbroken and sad, and their love and feeling for this song surpasses other songs.

However, Cao Xuan also explained in the interview that part of the story of the "Your Answer" MV is indeed his personal experience.

For example, failing the college entrance examination, playing suona in red and white events, and the hardships of a group acting career are all his real experiences, of course some parts are not so exaggerated.

For example, the part about eating steamed buns on the birthday cake is a fiction. Cao Xuan spent money to buy the cake at that time. Although it was not big, he ate it.

It's normal to get caught in the rain, everyone has these experiences, but in the MV it is magnified with other scenes.

The landlord used to press for the rent, but Cao Xuan hid out, lying under the bed was the experience of a friend of his at the time, and he borrowed it.

There is also the part about the father played by Li Xuejian. Comrade Cao Shuangguo was not so irritable. He was often silent at that time, and his parents were always afraid of provoking him.

The reason why it is shaped like this is mainly to pave the way for the plot, suppress it first and then promote it.

Of course, although this father was portrayed as irritable and strong, he also has a certain warmth, and he is not considered a black old Cao.

Comrade Cao Shuangguo was not angry either, instead watching Cao Xuan's experience in the capital behind the MV was very uncomfortable. According to Sun Lan's revelation, Lao Cao secretly cried a while later.

In the past, Cao Xuan reported good news but not bad news, and after becoming popular, the scenery was boundless. The two elders really didn't think about it before.

Now that I watched the MV, I realized that Cao Xuan had such a hard life in the capital in the early years, he was sad and distressed.

It was a mistake, because Cao Xuan took Hu Jing home before, and when he learned the truth, the angry old couple eased up a lot.

Not only the old couple, but the East and West Palaces also don't know much about Cao Xuan's experience before he became famous.

Cao Xuan was thinking about whether he would habitually behave badly in front of the two of them in the future, so as to get some benefits.

Zhang Jie himself particularly likes "Your Answer", which has been played on a loop for the past few days.

I hope that I can draw strength from Cao Xuan's song and experience, and support myself to fulfill his music dream.

But now this song, Zhang Jie feels that he does not have the taste and emotion of Cao Xuan, and he is still slowly trying to figure out and adjust it.

After singing "Your Answer" several times, Zhang Jie listened to "Sea of ​​Stars" again, which is also his favorite song.

In fact, Cao Xuan's "Four" album is different from the previous large and comprehensive model. The songs are relatively deeper and the audience is more inclined to adults.

"Your Answer", "Sea of ​​Stars", "Long Time No See" and finally "The Rest of My Life".

It can be said that except for "Gray Head" which is a QQ promotional song, the other title songs have such a feeling that they don't like the song at the first listen, but they already feel like the person in the song after listening to it again.

"Your Answer" is inspirational and invincible.

"Long Time No See" kills those who have similar or frustrated emotional experiences.

The ordinary version of "Sea of ​​Stars" is a bit like the previous "Light Chaser", and it also means a little crush and running away, and anyone who understands it will understand.

"The rest of my life" is the understanding and cognition of love. It is not vigorous but plain and sincere.

Zhang Jie likes "Your Answer" the most, followed by "Long Time No See" and "The Rest of My Life". "Sea of ​​Stars" is actually not bad, or he particularly likes the first album "[-]".

Even in Zhang Jie's heart, this album has surpassed the previous "Chinese Style", second only to Cao Xuan's masterpiece "Bright Stars" in his heart.

The MV designs of several songs are also very good, except for the very popular "Your Answer".

The setting of "Long Time No See" is similar to the lyrics. The hero is walking on a familiar street, imagining the appearance of his girlfriend who has broken up.

The two parties greeted each other reservedly and politely. When they reunited after a long absence, they were already the most familiar strangers, so they could only say "Long time no see".

"Gray Head" is a pair of male and female protagonists who met through QQ, rushing, falling in love, and breaking up, it is almost a standard ending of an online dating.

Among them, a large number of QQ chat pages appeared, mixed with many small details of online dating men and women.

Curiosity and exploration at first acquaintance.

When you have a good impression, click on the page repeatedly and wait for a reply.

After getting an important relationship progress, he laughed like a fool in front of the screen, but responded calmly and reservedly.

When in love, they often chat until midnight and still tirelessly, wishing to grow up in front of the computer desk.

When we broke up, I looked at the gray profile picture, and wept bitterly on the computer desk. Every time I went online, I couldn’t help but pay attention to the profile picture that was no longer beating. I couldn’t make up my mind to delete it several times...

A small QQ contains the beauty and pain of love, and the beating and gray head of the penguin is impressive.

"Sea of ​​Stars" is about unrequited love, nothing to say, no specific storyline, mainly edited flashbacks.

But at the end of the MV, the male lead played by Cao Xuan, after hesitation, rushes to the female lead played by Zeng Li, ready to confess his love.

The plot stopped abruptly when the male protagonist rushed to the female protagonist out of breath. Whether he confessed his love or not, and whether his confession was successful or not, is up to him.

Although it is a bit suspected of being out of order, this kind of blank space is even more heart-wrenching, and the audience's own imagination will be better.

And Zhang Jie prefers "The Rest of My Life". This MV is Cao Xuan's most ordinary and heartwarming story, which made him yearn for a beautiful love life.

In the beginning, the hero and heroine get married, and then they open a small shop, Cao Xuan buys and sells goods, Zeng Li keeps accounts and collects cash, the two work together during the day, and cook together when they go home at night, the two have a tacit understanding and sweetness.

Sometimes when Cao Xuan was busy moving goods, Zeng Li would feed him with a meal. After eating, the two of them would work together.

On the way home at night, the chain of the bicycle broke. Cao Xuan asked Zeng Li to sit on the bicycle and pushed the bicycle by himself. The shadows of the two people merged into one under the illumination of the street lamps.

After a while, a child was born, and the world of two became a family of three.

The wife and daughter are playing and playing in the store, and the male owner played by Cao Xuan looks on, with a happy smile on his face while working hard.

At noon, the wife cooks, and the children serve food to their parents in a sensible way. The days are ordinary but warm.

Still going home at night, my daughter was sleepy, Cao Xuan put his back on his back, and walked on the road with his wife. When he saw a wild flower, he took it off and put it on for his wife. The husband's hand acted like a baby, and the family laughed and drifted away.

Many years later, the daughter married, and the couple still ran the small shop, with the man in charge of the outside and the woman in charge of the inside.

It was another night, just like many years ago, the bicycle chain broke, and the two of them, who were already a middle-aged couple, were still like many years ago.

The wife is sitting in the car, and the husband is pushing the car away. The two chat and laugh, and the shadows under the street lamps are just like many years ago.

Accompanied by this ordinary and heartwarming moving scene, Cao Xuan's affectionate and warm singing voice was faintly heard in my ears——

"For the rest of my life, you will be the wind and snow, you will be the ordinary, you will be the poor, you will be the glory, you will be the gentleness in my heart, and you will be the one who looks at you..."

"For the rest of my life, winter snow will be you, Chunhua will be you, Xia Yu will be you, autumn yellow will be you, seasons will be warm and cold, and wherever you look, you will also be you..."

"For the rest of my life, I only want you!"

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