rebirth of change

Chen Kangjie didn't stay in the capital for a long time. On the afternoon of the meeting with Jia Xiaoping, Chen Kangjie went to Da Nei again to visit Zhao Zhibang. Eat the meal cooked by Wu Ruoying.

Zhao Zhibang told Chen Kangjie that the end of the year is approaching, and what the whole country needs to do at this time is to ensure that the whole country has a joyous and peaceful Spring Festival, and there is a lot of work to be summarized, so his suggestion of strategic oil reserves can only wait until the next year.

No matter how urgent this kind of event is, it will not be in a few days. What's more, what Zhao Zhibang said is the truth, Chen Kangjie can only go back to celebrate the New Year with peace of mind, and wait until the New Year is over and the New Year begins.

But before the new year, Chen Kangjie also took on a task, that is, why Wanrong wrote a song.

As always, He Wanrong received the invitation to participate in the Spring Festival Gala, but He Wanrong didn't have any suitable songs in her hands, and those popular songs always felt wrong, and the songs she sang in the past naturally couldn't be sung again.Under such circumstances, Chen Kangjie's task came, and He Wanrong said grandly: "This is a political task. You have two days to complete it."

When Chen Kangjie received the task, there was only half a month before the Spring Festival. If it was only for creation, then it would not be a big problem. The key is that it must be made into an mtv. As a new thing, mtv began to appear in China in 93.

When Chen Kangjie received a call from He Wanrong, the first thought in his mind was to write the song "Story of Spring", which was sung all over the country.

"Story of Spring" is a typical political song. The song describes the story of the chief architect of reform, opening up and modernization, the old head of the Southern Tour.It is very legendary that Chen Kangjie participated in this important historical process because of his rebirth, so the intensity he felt was not weaker than the original author, but stronger.

The original history of this song appeared for the first time in March 1994. The Youth Song Writing Competition in Eastern Guangdong Province sponsored by the Youth League Committee, the Provincial Youth Federation and the Provincial Music Association set off a wave of enthusiasm. Hundreds of songs The competition songs flocked to the sub-divisions in each city.In the Pengcheng sub-division, the two original writers and composers of this song competed with this song, but unfortunately they were not selected.

The failure at that time was because they wrote this song. Although the theme of the song was well chosen, there were "flaws" in the lyrics.For example, the first lyric of their original manuscript is: "In 1980, it was a spring, and a great man marked out a special zone on the coast of South China", followed by something like "Ah, Pengcheng Pengcheng, you are a member of the reform and opening up. "Experimental Field", "A Great Man Wrote a Manifesto on the South China Sea" and so on. These lyrics are firstly narrow, not wide enough, not majestic enough, and the other is that the words are not accurate. The 92-year-old chief has retired. It is impossible for a retiree to write a manifesto, and it is not accurate to use "South China" to refer to the South.

Later they found an amateur writer and changed the lyrics to what was sung later. The time was brought forward to 1979. Combining with the historical significance of the Third Plenary Session of the Eleventh Central Committee, the manifesto was changed to a poem, Pengcheng was changed to China, South Zhonghua was changed to South China Sea.Even more serious, the original lyrics actually used "you broke free from the iron chains of poverty and whiteness, and walked into the warm and cold spring" to describe the environment of socialism and reform and opening up. Words such as "iron chains" and "warm and cold" are very It is easy to make people ambiguous and lead to wrong associations. After changing to "You have unfolded a new picture scroll of a century, and you have presented a colorful spring", the direction is correct, the momentum is magnificent, and the artistic conception is beautiful.

Even after the second creation, the lyrics have a perfect structure, clear conception, precise words, and majestic atmosphere, which endow new connotations.However, after the two authors submitted the song to the main committee of the Youth Song Competition in Eastern Guangdong Province, it once again caused great controversy. There were two completely different opinions among the judges. Most of the judges believed that this was a song. Songs with political themes, about reform and opening up, about national leaders, are written in popular phrases such as "drawing a circle" and "an old man", which are not serious enough and cannot be used.However, two other judges insisted that mass songs need this kind of popular writing style full of life breath, and need fresh, appropriate and affectionate metaphors. Respect is the true voice of the people.

"The Story of Spring" once again stood at the bifurcation of fate.The two judges argued hard, and once again made this excellent work out of the fate of being buried. With their persistence and persuasion, other judges also changed their views. Finally, this song won the "94 Youth Song Writing Contest" in East Guangdong. " won the championship, was named a gold medal, and became famous in one fell swoop. "Story of Spring" ushered in a new world of bright willows and dark flowers.Later, it was entered into CCTV, sung by a famous singer and made into an mtv.

Now Chen Kangjie has written this song down, but he has to make some minor changes to the lyrics, and the whole class cannot follow the same pattern, because this time there has been a certain deviation between the current history and the original logic. I went to a place, Qianzhou, and this place is a certain distance from the South China Sea.

After thinking about it, Chen Kangjie changed the middle of the lyrics to: "[-] was another spring, and an old man wrote a poem in the southern part of China." They are all included, especially Qianzhou.

After Chen Kangjie finished the song, he handed it over to He Wanrong. When she saw this song, she was stunned for the first time. The famous "Dongfanghong" and "Shandandan Blossoms are Red and Brilliant" formed a big contrast.

"Xiaojie, can this song really work? Why do I think it's not so serious, is it too vernacular?" He Wanrong asked Chen Kangjie a little worriedly on the phone.

"Hehe, that's what I want, don't worry, practice it a few more times, it's not easy to sing." In Chen Kangjie's opinion, the song itself is not the problem, the key is to sing that feeling, which is not easy.

"I was worried that CCTV would fail."

"Don't worry about it, it's absolutely fine. If you can't pass, just call me." Chen Kangjie won't worry about CCTV's problems. The director and deputy director of the station have just met him, and he is confident that he can solve this small problem.

Now that Chen Kangjie said that, He Wanrong faxed the song to the main committee of the Spring Festival Gala for review as soon as possible. Sure enough, history always has similarities. After "Spring Story" was pirated by Chen Kangjie, in the review of CCTV, Encountered the same problem, the organizing committee felt that this song was not serious and was not suitable for use in the Spring Festival Gala.

Chen Kangjie contacted Zhao Gang as soon as he got the news feedback. He said the lyrics of the song, and Zhao Gang immediately understood the meaning of the song, "What does this song have to do with you? You actually found me."

"You are the ones in charge of this. If you don't look for someone, you can look for someone else. Besides, you are in charge of CCTV." Chen Kangjie replied with one word.

"You haven't told me what this song has to do with you. Even if you want my help, you have to let me know the truth."

"Okay, I wrote this song, is it okay? The song I wrote doesn't make sense. Do you think I should care?" Chen Kangjie was asked again, but he could only reluctantly admit it.

"Hehe, no wonder, so you are the big potato! It's okay, I'll take care of it." Zhao Gang may have guessed that it was Chen Kangjie's masterpiece, but he just wanted to admit it himself.

Chen Kangjie used this stage name at the beginning, it was on a whim, but now he hears others mention it, he feels somewhat awkward.

Zhao Gang didn't think this song would bring about any political issues, the lyrics were incisive, subtle, and catchy, not to mention that Chen Kangjie had a good relationship with the old man and the No. [-] chief, there was no reason why it couldn't pass.

To be on the safe side, after Chen Kangjie hung up on Zhao Gang, he called Li Kunlun again.After hearing what Chen Kangjie meant, Li Kunlun asked exactly the same question as Zhao Gang.

Anyway, admitting once is admitting, and admitting twice is also admitting, so Chen Kangjie didn't hide anything.After getting the answer he wanted, Li Kunlun immediately said that he would personally intervene in this matter and promise to make it a high-quality product.

With the two bosses working together, it was no problem to pass the song, but He Wanrong was exhausted to make it into a high-quality product.

CCTV sent a production team led by a famous female director to Pengcheng non-stop. He Wanrong came directly from Hong Kong. They will shoot an mtv within a week, and it will be broadcast during the Spring Festival.

CCTV cooperated, and Chen Kangjie was also sensible. In 93, it cost about 50 to [-] RMB to shoot an ordinary MTV. Chen Kangjie directly sponsored [-] RMB to them.

In order to film this mtv well, the film crew and He Wanrong basically worked around the clock, with exterior and interior scenes, and discussions at night. They filmed in eastern Guangdong Province for four days, and then flew back to Qianzhou to select several scenic spots. They are all busy construction sites. In Pengcheng, many high-rise buildings and wide roads were selected, and the combination of the two highlights the achievements of economic construction.

After the filming was finished, it took another two days to edit it when it was sent back to CCTV.

It's interesting that the old chief didn't know the existence of such a song so far.

On Lunar New Year’s Eve, as long as there is a TV in the whole country, there will definitely be many people sitting in front of the TV. Every year on New Year’s Eve, tens of millions of families in the land of China have two big meals, one of which is cooked by themselves The New Year's Eve dinner, and the other meal is the Spring Festival Gala. At this time, the old man's family is also sitting around, living the same New Year's Eve as ordinary people.

The wonderful performances in the Spring Festival Gala came one after another, and there were bursts of laughter in the tens of thousands of rooms with lights. At this moment, almost everyone forgot the usual unhappiness and troubles, and the only thing left was the joy of the family.

When it was close to 12 o'clock, He Wanrong made her debut as the finale, and soft and beautiful music sounded. He Wanrong, who was dressed in a white dress like a lotus flower, slowly raised the microphone in her hand, "[-], it was a spring, There was an old man . . . ".