Featured by Frederick Floyd

Chapter 7 [-]
At the end of 1958, Fu Cong left Poland from Poland and was criticized domestically.Fu Lei and his wife, who were in adversity, were shocked when they learned about it, and they were also affected by Fu Cong's move.

1959.3.12
[-]. Only talk about art to the outside world, if you talk too much, you will lose it, and prevent people from taking advantage of it.

Second, act cautiously, discuss things with the elders more, think twice before acting.

[-]. Live frugally and count on money.

[-]. Dad works as usual.

March [-], [-]

1959.10.1
child:

You can imagine my mood for ten months; I don't want to say a thousand words, so as not to burden you.You have never forgotten the motherland, and the motherland has not forgotten you, and always leaves room for you, waiting for you to wake up.I believe: the door of the motherland is always open to you.

A lot of words, my mother has said, I don't want to repeat.But I have to emphasize one more point, that is: an appropriate amount of music can stimulate your art and improve your level; too much music can only numb your feelings, make your performance lack vitality and freshness, and thus damage your Art.Since you value art more than life, you should be loyal to art and do everything possible to fight for the integrity of art.One of the most important items in this struggle is: we should not only consider all the reasons that need to be introduced, but also consider all the reasons that are not suitable for more.Secondly, don't be a cash cow for managers!Their one thousand and one reasons for persuading you to come out are nothing more than to take advantage of the period when the artist is popular to earn a few more coins, and they are not thinking about real art!Seven, eight, or even eight or nine concerts a month are too many, far too many!If things go on like this, there is a great danger of becoming a pianist, or even a machine for playing the piano!You're going to run out of stock soon; trickle down is the way to go.If, in addition to such a busy schedule, new programs are supplemented at the same time, a person is not steel, and his whole body will collapse within a few months.Without green hills, how can there be firewood?What's more, if the body and mind are too tired, it will affect the mood and affect the feeling of art.You are not ignorant of these many ideals. Why don’t you struggle and discuss with the manager—persist if necessary—to reduce the number of concerts by half or more?I guess you will answer me: It has been agreed at present, and it cannot be canceled. If you cancel, you will have to compensate the loss and so on.But can you postpone all scheduled concerts with more gaps in between?Otherwise, in case of temporary illness, wouldn't the concert still have to be canceled?Is it true that the taxes and the manager's commission are so heavy that you get so little each time that you can't live without so many concerts?Since the letter said that you have gained a firm foothold, you don’t have to worry about your name getting colder if you only appear on stage once or twice a month (at most three times).The decisive battles have been fought, and more sporadic and unexciting battles are useless except to waste energy and serve the manager.Now every time you appear on the stage, it is related to the face of the country; personal honor and disgrace are less important, and national honor and disgrace are more important!You love your motherland, especially this must not be forgotten.For the sake of body, spirit, art, and national honor, you have to greatly reduce your performance.Because of this matter, I haven't been able to sleep soundly since I received the letter, and I have often been shocked all night because of it!
And what about your relationship issues?The letter didn't mention a word, but we didn't care about it for a day.I know your character, and I can imagine your surroundings; you have always been abusive; and even if you don't take the initiative, you can't help being vain and proud when you are courted: this is human nature, especially in artists, so Need to be more vigilant.You have been an adult for a long time, and at the age of 25, you should be more rational, and you should be more restrained in acting on impulse alone.I don't know if this is the case?If you want to find a permanent partner, you should also think rationally and don't be blinded by emotions!The lover's vision will change as soon as you get married, and you will not believe it yourself: if you don't think of this in advance, you will inevitably suffer endless pain later.This is what worries us about your outward appearance, apart from your art.Because this also indirectly affects the honor of the country and the nation, the British have always had a very puritanical view on men and women. I think you have also noticed that you know how to love yourself; self-love is to repay your parents and the country.

A real artist, an artist worthy of the name, mostly lives his emotional life in recollection and imagination.Only its ability to sublimate emotional life has left many masterpieces to human beings.Repeated, endless, fruitless and impossible to be fruitful love will only make people into Don Juan, make people frivolous, make people—at least—be numb to love, and invisibly become cynical; And you know, the scourge of cynicism, among other things, will make your art decadent; if it is a real sword every time, then the energy consumption will be too much, and the life expectancy is not enough, and it is not enough to devote all to art. Such a waste!You should remember the story of Goethe's "The Sorrows of Young Werther".If Goethe did not have such great wisdom and courage, there would be no Goethe in history.If you think back on the emotional experience from the age of 15 to the present, you will feel lost, right?It's time to look at love with a new look, attitude, and mood from now on, right? ——In short, whether it is in terms of signing performance contracts, in terms of emotions, or in terms of political actions, you must mainly avoid "involuntary control", which is your greatest weakness. ——At this time when the whole country is jubilant and celebrating the achievements of ten years of national construction and ten years of construction, I am writing this letter with a feeling that is beyond words to describe.Children, cherish, cherish in all aspects, cherish, and love yourself!

Dad [-] National Day
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