Chapter 246

There were so many seats, why did she sit in front of me?

Gong Xue smiled at Zhang Yu, then accelerated the speed of shoveling rice.

Zhang Yu took the initiative to greet: "Comrade Gong Xue, what do you think of the clothes I'm wearing?"

Gong Xue, who was shoveling rice, raised her head, looked perfunctorily for two glances, then said sincerely: "Very beautiful, it suits you very well."

Zhang Yu smiled: "I bought it in Yanjing. Do you know that store called Oriental Plaza?"

Hearing her mention her little boyfriend's store, Gong Xue became serious: "I know."

Zhang Yu smiled: "I saw your poster outside that store."

"Hmm, the store was opened by my friend." She admitted generously.

Zhang Yu: "You say it's a coincidence, isn't there another poster? The actor on that poster is named Zhu Lin, and I also ran into her at the Beijing Er Yingchang."

"Beijing Er Yingchang?"

"Yeah, the female lead of Director Shui Hua's new film 'Regret for the Past,' and the male lead is that one with Comrade Da Da Shichang."

"Oh, I seem to have seen it in the newspaper." But Gong Xue didn't pay much attention to the female lead.

"I thought you knew very well. The boss said you and Zhu Lin are also friends."

Gong Xue's heart skipped a beat. I don't know her. This is the first time I've heard this name.

She guessed that the boss Zhang Yu mentioned should be little Mei. It was estimated that little Mei had some misunderstanding.

Thinking of this possibility, Gong Xue smiled faintly: "I haven't been to Yanjing for a long time, so I'm really not very clear."

"Is that so~" Gong Xue's dull reaction made Zhang Yu a bit disappointed.

Just as she was about to say that Wei Ming sent Zhu Lin back to the Beijing Er Yingchang, Gong Xue had already stood up.

"Comrade Zhang Yu, I'm done eating. I have to film tomorrow morning, so I'll go first."

After returning to the guesthouse room, Gong Xue immediately opened Wei Ming's letter.

The letter mainly contained two pieces of good news. One was that "Jumanji" had very good sales and word-of-mouth in North America, and Wei Shenme had really become "International Wei."

Gong Xue was sincerely happy for the little man. Later, Wei Ming also mentioned the painting he had just bought.

"'Ten Thousand Mountains Red, Layers of Forest Dyed'!" Gong Xue sighed. She had seen this painting in the pictorial, it was a truly shocking beauty, she didn't expect it to be bought by little Wei.

Without Wei Ming's invitation, Gong Xue also wanted to go see the original work. It was a pity that her scenes were not many but very fragmented, and she immediately took on another one after one.

Gong Xue spread out the letter paper and began to write a reply to Wei Ming, chatting about her friend "Zhu Lin" by the way.

On a green-skinned train.

Wei Wei Jiefang and Zhang Zhang Yimou squatted at the connection between two train carriages. When they finished the last chicken leg, they arrived in Yanjing.

"Cow and Cow Two" hadn't finished filming yet. Zhang Zhang Yimou came back to attend classes. He had already gained experience in the crew, and next he needed to supplement some professional knowledge in the classroom.

Lao Lao Lao Wei's cow hadn't finished filming yet, but it was about to be Wang Wang Zhongqiu + National Day, and he had big things to do.

During this period, the cow didn't have many scenes, and Li Li Baotian also got along well with the cow. When he wasn't there, he was still cooperative, so the director gave him a small vacation, letting him return to Beijing to reunite with his family.

During this period, Zhang Zhang Yimou had been hanging out with Lao Lao Lao Wei. Although he was running errands for Uncle Wei, his mouth really didn't suffer. The villagers' chickens were almost eaten by them, and Zhang Zhang Yimou's withered old face had become fat.

On the way, they transferred in Dezhou. They didn't even buy a seat ticket, but Lao Lao Lao Wei didn't forget to buy Dezhou braised chicken, and the two of them ate all the way again.

When they arrived at the bus station, they separated. Lao Lao Lao Wei went straight to the new home at the Overseas Chinese Apartments according to the address and route left in his wife's letter.

Although they had been writing to each other, Lao Lao Lao Wei didn't tell his wife that he was coming back today, intending to give his family a surprise and spend the Wang Wang Zhongqiu together tonight.

As a result, first of all, he couldn't even get into the gate of the residential area.

Old Sun stopped this middle-aged man in ragged clothes, who looked like he had come to the city to beg.

"Buddy, non-residents can't enter here. Go look next door."

"Big Brother, I'm not from here, but my son is. Wei Ming, you know him, the famous writer." As he spoke, Lao Lao Lao Wei handed over a cigarette.

"I know," Old Sun took the cigarette and looked him up and down, still suspicious, "Buddy, did you just come out of the mountain valley?"

"Isn't that so? I went to the mountain valley with the crew to film," as he spoke, Lao Lao Lao Wei took out a photo, "Liu Liu Xiaoqing, you know her, right?"

This was a group photo Zhang Zhang Yimou took for him, Liu Liu Xiaoqing, and the three cows.

"Yo, brother, you're an actor too!" Old Sun was surprised. This family of Writer Wei were all talents! The younger sister was even a genius at Peking University.

"You could say that," Lao Lao Lao Wei added, "I have a family portrait here too. Do you want to take another look?"

"No need, no need," Old Sun didn't dare to stop him again, and directly let Wei Wei Jiefang in, "Building No. 4 is in that direction."

Lao Lao Lao Wei was carrying a luggage bag and carrying a woven bag, and his hair was oily. The style was indeed not very elegant, but according to his experience in the world, being a bit dirty meant no thieves would eye you.

Although the neighbors coming in and out were all decent-looking, rich or expensive, Lao Lao Lao Wei had a strong heart. When he washed his hair and changed his clothes later, who would remember what he looked like before?

However, after going up to the third floor and finding the room, Lao Lao Lao Wei knocked on the door, but no one answered.

"It's here, why is no one at home?" This time should be the time to cook dinner.

Could it be that they went out to eat at a restaurant again?

Lao Lao Lao Wei felt he guessed right. It must be like this. In the crew, there were people who especially liked Xiao Ming's essays. It was said that the essays mentioned which restaurant they were at.

So Lao Lao Lao Wei went down the same way he came up, just changed into clean clothes.

And as soon as he left, the neighbors Wu Zuoren and his wife Xiao Xiao Shufang also went out together. They were dressed appropriately, obviously also going to attend some formal occasion.

"Big Brother, there's no one at home." Lao Lao Lao Wei said to the guard.

Old Sun: "I remember now, your wife went out earlier and hasn't come back yet, and Teacher Wei hasn't come back either."

Lao Lao Lao Wei: "Then can I leave my luggage with you? I'll go out and wander around. Can they not come back after dark?"

"Can, can."

"Is there anything fun nearby?" he asked.

Old Sun said: "Oh, go north, there is a Zizhuyuan Park, the environment is good, and it's not far, ten minutes or so."

Wei Wei Jiefang nodded, preparing to take a stroll and have a meal. As a result, when he arrived at Zizhuyuan Park, damn it, he actually had to pay for a ticket.

The money wasn't much, but it was just a park. Could it be better than the Old Summer Palace? The Old Summer Palace didn't even need money.

So Lao Lao Lao Wei turned around and left.

Originally, he wanted to find a restaurant to eat, but as he walked, he saw a lot of people, swarming.

Lao Lao Lao Wei liked to watch the fun, so he stepped forward and asked: "Comrade, what are you doing?"

"Going to the Capital Gymnasium, there is a concert today."

Gymnasium? Concert?

Lao Lao Lao Wei was a rural person, it sounded like it didn't match.

But with so many people, it seemed it should be good, so he asked again: "Can anyone enter?"

"Of course not," the old Yanjing person looked at Wei Wei Jiefang twice, a bit impatient, "You have to buy a ticket to enter."

However, Sister Lin obviously didn't think so. She just liked eating little fresh meat, eating it could live forever.

The old Yanjing person chuckled: "Sold out long ago. I started queuing at dawn, from the Capital Gymnasium to the zoo. Good guy, the tickets were only released for three hours, and all 30,000 tickets were sold out."

After speaking, he proudly shook the ticket in his hand.

At this time, they were already close to the Capital Gymnasium, and they saw a long dragon queuing up. This scale and formation were much, much larger than Masashi Sada's concert back then.

Lao Lao Lao Wei was a bit unwilling. The more he couldn't get in, the more he wanted to get in, so he ran to the front to take a look to see if there was a chance.

Suddenly, he saw hope.

He saw a thin little girl pushing an old man in a wheelchair with difficulty. The old man should be paralyzed, not talking, and there was no light in his eyes.

For such a person to come to a concert, his status shouldn't be simple. He took another passage, separated from ordinary audiences.

And that passage had a slope. Seeing the little girl pushing it with difficulty, almost sliding down, Lao Lao Lao Wei ran up quickly.

"Let me do it, don't let the old man fall."

"Thank you, Uncle." The little girl didn't mind Lao Lao Lao Wei's ordinary clothes.

"Who is this to you?" Walking closer, Lao Lao Lao Wei was more certain that the old man was paralyzed, probably a cerebral thrombosis, and seemed to be blind too.

"This is an old grandpa who is my neighbor."

Wei Wei Jiefang: "Aiyo, even like this, still listening to a concert. How much must he love it."

The little girl said: "Grandpa Liu is a great musician, but he is also a pitiful person."

"A musician, huh? My son is also considered a musician. What songs has this old man written?" Lao Lao Lao Wei intended to show off his son. With the few songs his son wrote, what could you use to fight me?

The little girl said: "Have you heard of 'My home is in the Northeast, on the Hu Songhua River'?"

Lao Lao Lao Wei hissed and looked at the old man in surprise: "He wrote this song!" Then his son really couldn't compare.

"No."

Lao Lao Lao Wei: "..." Little friend, you are very humorous.

The little girl added: "During the Anti-Japanese War, there was a 'Trilogy of Exile.' 'On the Hu Songhua River' was the first one, and the other two were also created by Grandpa Liu. He also wrote some songs, all very powerful, even Taiwanese people are singing them, but it was also because of those songs that he suffered too much."

The little girl didn't say any more. She was afraid Grandpa Liu could understand. Lao Lao Lao Wei didn't ask in detail either. He understood too.

Someone was guarding in front. Lao Lao Lao Wei said "Aiya": "I just checked the ticket. Can I go in with you from here?"

The little girl: "Can, I'll tell them."

The other party was very easy to talk to. After the little girl showed a certificate, they were let in directly. After all, this one was a special VIP.

And after going in, there were staff members to receive them, arranging them in a place very close to the stage, belonging to the VIP among VIPs.

Lao Lao Lao Wei was a bit uneasy, asking the little girl: "Is it appropriate for me to sit here? Or should I go to the back and sit?"

The little girl: "It's fine, at worst I'll stand."

Lao Lao Lao Wei was happy: "It's fine, I'll stand. I've been sitting on the train for a long time, just want to stand."

"Uncle, just forgot to ask, what songs has your musician son written? I see your son shouldn't be old either."

"Oh, nothing big, just that 'On the Hopeful Fields'."

"What!"

At the same time, Wei Ming, Wei Hong, Xu Xu Shufen, Wei Ping'an, Lu Lu Xiaoyan, Xizi, Lele, Xu Xu Yunyun, and Mei Mei Wenhua, this big group of people were sitting on the other side of the stage, also in VIP seats, facing the stage directly.

It's just that this was a gymnasium, the stage was too big, and they were all VIP seats, but the positions were on the left and right.

Today was the Wang Wang Zhongqiu, a day for reunion. Unexpectedly, they were all willing to spend it with their families in this way, so Wei Ming simply prepared a ticket for each of them, and everyone could sit together.

Before the official start, Wei Ming looked around, but didn't see Teacher Gu. She should be backstage. Although he contributed a song, he just wanted to be a pure listener today.

As a result, while looking, he didn't see Teacher Gu, but saw his neighbors, the Wu Zuoren couple.

"Old Wu, Aunt Xiao, you came too."

Xiao Xiao Shufang said: "Our tickets are over there, it's a pity we couldn't sit together."

Their tickets weren't helped by Wei Ming. Wei Ming had asked before if they needed help, but the two elders said no, they also had their own ways.

Aunt Xiao Xiao Shufang's uncle, Xiao Youmei, was the father of modern Chinese music and one of the founders of the Modou Conservatory of Music. He had also been Mr. Sun's secretary. Their connections in the music circle were also quite deep.

After chatting with Wei Ming for two sentences, Xiao Xiao Shufang and the two went to find their seats. Coincidentally, they sat together with Lao Lao Lao Wei and the others.

However, the two didn't know Wei Wei Jiefang, but looking at Grandpa Liu in the wheelchair, Xiao Xiao Shufang couldn't help but get wet eyes.

"Xue'an, how did you become like this?"

The musician Liu Xue'an in the wheelchair had no expression, his eyes had long been blind.

Xiao Xiao Shufang thought Lao Lao Lao Wei was also Liu Xue'an's relative or friend, so she introduced: "He is my uncle's student, one of his proudest students."

Before the concert officially started, Xiao Xiao Shufang simply sang "Ten thousand miles of Great Wall, ten thousand miles long, outside the Great Wall is my hometown, sorghum is fat, soybeans are fragrant, gold is everywhere, less disaster..." to Liu Xue'an.

The little girl explained in a low voice beside Lao Lao Lao Wei: "This song is called 'Great Wall Ballad,' also a tune written by Grandpa Liu."

Lao Lao Lao Wei listened and felt familiar, feeling that Old Lao Lao Lao Wei should have sung it to him when he was a child.

But such a good song, such good lyrics, why had he never heard it since he grew up?

Hearing this song he created, Liu Xue'an's turbid eyeballs finally had some movement. He obviously understood.

At this time, the lights in the whole venue began to dim, and only the area in the middle of the stage still had lights. Xiao Xiao Shufang stopped her mouth, she knew the concert was about to officially start.

Wei Hong pulled her big brother: "Started, finally started!"

Xu Xu Shufen looked at this big group of people around her and just felt it was a pity. Ping'an's family was also there, and Xu Yunyun also brought her husband. If Wei Jiefang could come back, it would be great.

In the future, he must not be allowed to touch movies, how many things were delayed.

Previous performances basically had the role of an announcer, but today's China Song and Dance Troupe announcer Kan Deng Lijun was a bit different, she was closer to the host of later generations.

After going on stage, she introduced the significance of the Rising Star Concert, and then introduced the first singer to appear and interacted with the audience, rather than mechanically going on stage, announcing, and going off stage.

The first to appear was Su Xiaoming from the Sea Political Song and Dance Troupe, singing her famous work "Night in the Naval Port," "The night in the naval port is quiet, the waves gently rock the warship..."

Wei Ming sang along. Although this song hadn't become popular on a large scale yet, he had heard it on the radio.

Later, Su Xiaoming went to France to study music, and later simply married a Frenchman.

However, Su Xiaoming was more known as a TV drama actor in later generations, playing various tricky mothers.

Then it was Zheng Xulan from the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, singing "On Sun Island," "The sky is so clear in the beautiful summer, the beautiful Sun Island is so fascinating..."

This song became famous because of the TV scenery film "Summer in Harbin," and many people at the scene were singing along.

At this time, Zheng Xulan hadn't sung her famous "Shepherd's Song," and hadn't become an American yet.

Then it was Ren Yan, she was a soprano from the Central Song and Dance Troupe, and also a disciple of Teacher Gu Gu Jianfen.

She sang "Young Friends Come to Meet" created by Teacher Gu, which was even more famous than the previous two, almost no one couldn't sing it.

Perhaps influenced by Teacher Gu, she basically lived in Japan later.

Then it was Teacher Zhu Mingying from the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe. Her songs were all singing and dancing types, very capable of mobilizing the audience's emotions.

The first song she sang today was "Wish Everyone Success."

Later, she also went abroad, opened a company in the United States, became an entrepreneur, and actively donated money for charity, but her singing career in China didn't fall behind.

Wu Guosong, who appeared next, was also from the Central Song and Dance Troupe. He sang the annual hit "On the Hopeful Fields," once again bringing the atmosphere of the scene to a climax.

Lao Lao Lao Wei, sitting on the left side of the stage, said excitedly: "This is the song my son wrote! Awesome!"

Wu Zuoren glanced at him slowly, then touched his wife.

Xiao Xiao Shufang: "What's wrong?"

"He said this song was written by his son. You say how big a lie some sons can tell."

Xiao Xiao Shufang whispered: "Pity this father."

If you want to say other songs, they don't have the right to speak, but this song was written by their neighbor little Wei. If you were really little Wei's father, could you sit here? You would definitely sit with your wife and children.

Just as he was speaking, a staff member came over and said a few words to the little girl pushing Liu Xue'an. She was suddenly a bit panicked.

Ah, still have to go on stage.

This was a segment arranged by the program team, feeling that they should clear the old gentleman's name on this occasion, his life was too bitter.

The little girl looked left and right, then said to Wei Wei Jiefang: "Uncle, or you push Grandpa Liu up."

"Can." Wei Wei Jiefang agreed casually, then, "Hmm? What's the matter?"

Liu Xue'an also wrote a very famous song called "When Will You Return." This song was sung by Li Xianglan during the Republic of China, and Deng Deng Lijun also sang it a few years ago, and it even became popular from Taiwan to the mainland.

He composed the music, but because of the lyrics of this song, he ended up in today's situation.

Host Kan Deng Lijun first introduced the debate about the song "When Will You Return" in the "Yanjing Xin Xin Wan Bao" some time ago.

Wei Ming also knew that the atmosphere at that time was that "South Zhu and North Li" were all criticized, let alone this song, and editors like Sha Qing of the "Yanjing Xin Xin Wan Bao" argued for popular music, which could be considered a preliminary victory, which led to the holding of this massive concert.

But it's a pity that in order not to stimulate the sensitive nerves of those conservatives, they didn't invite South Zhu (Zhu Zhu Fengbo) and North Li (Li Guyi), but they invited this pitiful old man.

With the melody of "Great Wall Ballad" sounding, a middle-aged man pushed an old man from the VIP passage onto the stage.

Then Wei Ming, Wei Hong, Xu Xu Shufen, Wei Ping'an, and all of them were dumbfounded.

There was actually such a similar person in the world!

It was Xu Xu Shufen who reacted first. No, this is her family's Wei Jiefang!

Xu Xu Shufen couldn't care about the sentimentality on stage, stood up and waved at Wei Wei Jiefang, but didn't make a sound.

There were many people standing at the scene, but when Xu Xu Shufen stood up, Lao Lao Lao Wei saw her at a glance.

And then saw those cats and dogs next to her.

Good, you guys, it turns out you weren't at home, but ran here to listen to songs behind my back!

If he wasn't responsible for pushing the wheelchair, Lao Lao Lao Wei really wanted to jump down now and kiss his wife.

The dutiful Lao Lao Lao Wei looked at the old man in his 70s in front of him. His thoughts were imprisoned in his body, and his eyes couldn't see anymore, but at this time, the CCTV camera gave him a close-up, and he could see that he was already in tears.

And all the audience at the scene stood up and applauded after hearing his story.

Finally, under the instruction of the host, the old man was pushed down by Wei Wei Jiefang. When he went down, he also saw several children eager to try.

The host on stage continued: "The power of music is huge. Fifty years ago, the music of seniors like Liu Lao encouraged us to expel the Japanese invaders and return our mountains and rivers. And now, there are also a large number of young musicians reflecting the voice of the era with their works, such as 'Young Friends Come to Meet,' 'On the Hopeful Fields,' etc., and the next song, the creator is young musician Wei Ming, and the singer is also a group of children from the Galaxy Choir. Below, please enjoy—'The Same Song'!"

After going off stage, Lao Lao Lao Wei was looking at the direction of Xu Xu Shufen and the others, and then heard "Wei Ming" and "The Same Song."

Lao Lao Lao Wei said excitedly to the little girl beside him: "Hey, it's my son's song again!"

This kid Wu Zuoren and his wife couldn't pretend not to hear. Could it be that this person's son was also named Wei Ming?

"Comrade, this musician Wei Ming is actually the writer Wei Ming. Are you sure you didn't make a mistake?" Wu Zuoren said.

Lao Lao Lao Wei: "No mistake, my son can write songs, can write novels, and can speak English..."

Talking about his son's goodness, Lao Lao Lao Wei was endless.

Wu Zuoren was surprised: "No, how can your son be Wei Ming."

"My son is Wei Ming, aiya, listen to the song, listen to the song." Seeing that the children were all on stage, Lao Lao Lao Wei hurriedly interrupted the puzzled Old Wu.

Cai Cai Guoqing started: "Flowers once told me, how you walked, the earth knows every corner of your heart."

Then Wang Fei followed: "Sweet dreams, no one will miss, finally ushered in this gathering moment today..."

Then chorus: "Thousands of rivers and mountains we have walked, every meeting and smiling face is engraved on each other..."

On the other side, Lu Lu Xiaoyan sighed: "Aiya, this 'The Same Song' is too good to listen to, good tune, good lyrics, Lele can even sing along."

Wei Ming smiled: "I'll write another song as good as this for Lele later."

Wei Ping'an: "But how did Wei Jiefang brother appear here? And he is with Liu Lao, this is not scientific!"

Xu Xu Shufen looked forward to Lao Lao Lao Wei's direction: "Xiao Ming, can I go over and find your dad? Don't get lost when the show ends..."

(Finally paid back! Ask for monthly tickets, Old Buddha continues to pay back monthly tickets and add more!)

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