The literary era since 1979

Chapter 249: Serious Porn
The next day, Yanjing TV Station.

Fangyan stood at the door with his hands in his pockets, the cold wind blowing into his collar. He hunched his neck and stared at the intersection.

After a while, he saw Bai Ruoxue carrying a guitar bag, and Tang Shengnan and Qiu Peining, walking slowly towards him.

Last night, he called Bai Ruoxue and asked her to bring her best friend to the station to sing "On the Shores of Lake Baikal".

"In my arms, in your eyes."

"There the spring breeze is intoxicating, there the grass is green..."

Bai Ruoxue played a Hongmian brand guitar and Qiu Peining played the accordion. With their accompaniment, Tang Shengnan sang very seriously.

Lin Ruwei, Liu Di and others stood not far away, listening quietly. Some of them were even so immersed in it that they closed their eyes.

After singing the song, Fangyan looked left and right:
"how do you feel?"

"Teacher Fang, you said you had such a treasure hidden, why did you take it out only now?" Liu Di was very excited.

The rest of the people present agreed with this.

Although they are not experts in the music industry, they can intuitively feel that this song is not inferior to "China｜Soldier" and "Hot Girl", which are also sung in dialect, and is worthy of being on the same stage.

"If you had taken it out earlier, would this song still be yours?"

Fangyan said half-jokingly.

"You're right. It's probably going to be taken away by CCTV just like your two songs. We won't even be able to have a sip of soup."

Liu Di curled his lips.

Fang Yan looked at Lin Ruwei. She hadn't said a word since the performance began. She asked curiously, "Director Lin, what do you think?"

"Teacher Fang, I have a concern."

Lin Ruwei was worried that this song would be considered pornographic.

"Pornographic song?!"

All of a sudden, everyone's face changed suddenly, like a frightened bird.

Throughout this year, the crackdown on both pornographic literature and pornographic songs has been very strong, and even a book titled "How to Identify Pornographic Songs" was published specifically for this purpose.

"Director Lin, if we strictly follow the criteria for identifying pornographic songs, do you think "On the Shore of Lake Baikal" would qualify as such?"

Far from being annoyed, Fangyan was even laughing.

“I don’t think so!”

Liu Di asked someone to get the "Pornographic Identification Guide" and look through it one by one.

Bai Ruoxue, Qiu Peining and others walked over and saw a young woman holding a book called "How to Identify Pornographic Songs" and reading it aloud.

"Pornographic songs can basically be divided into three categories. The first category is about women's longing for men's love... The second category is about the love between men and women... The third category is about the beauty of women..."

"That, that."

Qiu Peining mustered up her courage and said, "I think Teacher Fang's song is not a pornographic song, but light music."

"Yes! This little girl is right!"

Liu Di turned to the chapter titled "How to Distinguish Light Music from Soft Music" and asked everyone to pass it around and discuss it.

Lin Ruwei said: "But this first sentence, 'In my arms, in your eyes', is very likely to attract criticism. I am afraid that someone will say it is a description of love between a man and a woman."

"wrong!"

"Teacher Fang wrote about his longing for Lake Baikal."

Bai Ruoxue was the second one to stand up and defend Fangyan.

"Teacher Fang said that Lake Baikal belonged to China a long time ago. In ancient times, it was called the 'North Sea' or the 'Hanhai'. Huo Qubing conquered the Wolf's Lair Mountain, meditated in Guyan, and climbed the Hanhai. This 'Hanhai' may be Lake Baikal."

"The 'North Sea' where Su Wu grazed sheep may also be here."

"It's a pity that during the Qing Dynasty, Lake Baikal was excluded because of the Treaty of Nerchinsk and the Treaty of Kyakhta."

"........."

While they were talking, Qiu Peining and Tang Shengnan also interjected a few words.

He acted as if “Fangyan is just a lyricist, what does he know about “On the Shores of Lake Baikal”?” and they understood everything!

Fangyan smiled and said that all the reading comprehension questions received full marks!
Seeing their serious expressions, the worries in the hearts of Liu Di and others gradually disappeared. They also felt that "On the Shores of Lake Baikal" was a good song and it was not a pornographic song anyway.

Bai Ruoxue tried her best to defend Fang Yan: "Besides, is Teacher Fang the kind of person who can write pornographic songs? I don't believe it!"

Fangyan raised his eyebrows and said, if I didn’t know that “On the Shore of Lake Baikal” was really a love song, I would have almost been convinced by you!

"You young comrades are right."

Lin Ruwei said apologetically: "Teacher Fang, I'm sorry, I may be too sensitive..."

"Director Lin, you don't have to apologize. I understand that when hosting a gala like this for a large audience, it is better to be more cautious."

Fangyan waved his hand.

Lin Ruwei couldn't help but be moved, and then looked at Bai Ruoxue and the others.

In the early 80s, the TV station had a strict rule that three singers, especially popular singers, were not allowed to perform on the same stage.

The original intention of its establishment was to target Western rock music.

Therefore, only two of Bai Ruoxue, Qiu Peining and Tang Shengnan can perform on stage, and one must be sacrificed.

"Me!" Bai Ruoxue stood up without thinking.

It just so happened that he didn't want to show up in public, so he handed over this opportunity to Tang Shengnan and Qiu Peining.

Unexpectedly, Qiu Peining also gave up performing on stage.

Because she felt that she was not good at singing and could not sing in chorus, it would be redundant for her to just play the accordion on the stage.

Seeing that her best friends had all backed out, Tang Shengnan also backed out, "How about we ask a professional teacher to sing?"

Lin Ruwei and Liu Di looked at each other. In fact, they thought the same thing, but they didn't dare to say it out loud because of Fangyan's face.

Seeing Tang Shengnan trembling with nervousness, Fangyan shook his head and laughed. This was like letting the top ten campus singers perform on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

If you do it, you will be numb too!

"Teacher Fang, it is indeed a bit too difficult for a young girl, and we don't have enough time. We can't afford a few mistakes."

Liu Di and others cast inquiring looks.

I heard the dialect mention Qiu Peining casually. She had studied folk dance at the Central University for Nationalities and is now a dancer in the Yenching Military Region Comrades Song and Dance Troupe, and the lead dancer.

Lin Ruwei's eyes lit up. Isn't this show coming?

Qiu Peining immediately felt all eyes focused on her. Her heart began to pound. She looked at Fang Yan with a complicated look.

Fangyan was naturally generous in supporting such a thing, after all, Sister Chang'e's dance back then was quite stunning.

When Qiu Peining was performing a folk dance in public, Lin Ruwei asked quietly, "Teacher Fang, who should we ask to sing this song?"

"Teacher Li Guyi."

Fangyan looked around, "What do you think?"

When these words were spoken, the whole audience was shocked.

Although "Homesickness" was published several years ago, newspapers and magazines have continued to publish a large number of critical articles over the years, especially the negative voices from experts.

In the "Listeners' Favorite Radio Song Selection" activity jointly organized by the Central Radio Station and the editorial department of "Song" magazine, "Homesickness" was always selected with high votes, but was disqualified every time.

Even though senior executives like Qiao Yu spoke out, it was of no avail. They continued to reflect behind closed doors, and there were even rumors that they had been put on ice.

In the future, there will be fewer performance opportunities, the recording of new albums will be postponed, and solo concerts will be stopped...

Later, it was confirmed to be fake news, but the situation was not optimistic. Because of this, Li Guyi was surprised to receive the invitation from Yanjing TV Station. What surprised her even more was that -

"Teacher Fang, you want me to sing a pornographic song?"

"Teacher Gu Yi, how can this be a pornographic song?"

Fangyan explained it seriously.

"So it seems that it is not the case."

Li Guyi felt relieved.

"It wasn't originally."

Fang Yan laughed and said, "Do you think I look like a pornographic person?"

Hard to say!

Li Guyi had also heard that Teacher Fang supported popular novels that were regarded as pornographic literature in the literary world and was called a "literary monster."

Together with Qiong Yao, Jin Yong and Deng Lijun, they are known as the "Four Demons"!
"Then you are still willing to accept my invitation? Aren't you worried about getting into trouble?" Fang Yan said with some surprise.

"Why should I worry? My reputation outside is worse than yours. People call me 'Li Lijun', 'Deng Lijun of the Mainland', 'yellow singer'. If you are a literary demon, then I am one too."

Li Guyi said: "I am the one who is worried about you."

"worry about what?"

"I'm worried about getting you into trouble."

"Your worries are unnecessary."

Fang Yan said: "I don't think so. We all don't think you are a 'pornographic singer'. 'Homesickness' is a pornographic song. I believe that the majority of people don't think so either."

Li Guyi said: "Teacher Fang, thank you, but..."

"It's true."

Fangyan revealed that he had already discussed with the manufacturers in western Guangxi and would include "Homesickness" in the movie "That Mountain, That Man, That Dog".

"Teacher Fang, what are you doing?"

Li Guyi opened his mouth and couldn't help being moved.

"It's just like popular literature and martial arts novels. If even a poem like 'Homesickness' is banished to the cold palace or even shot down, then why are we still shouting 'let a hundred flowers bloom, let a hundred schools of thought contend' every day?"

Fangyan slammed the table and stood up.

These are the words she wanted to say!
Li Guyi felt very relieved to have found a confidant, and at the same time, the resentment and depression that had been pent up in his heart were released bit by bit.

Fangyan asked, "Teacher Gu Yi, I wonder if you dare to take this..."

"dare!"

Li Guyi said without hesitation: "Why should I be afraid? You are not afraid of being implicated by me, so what should I be afraid of?"

(End of this chapter)