Chapter 639: A Song for Mother

The Spring Festival Gala countdown.

General Director Zhang Wei is both nervous and excited backstage.

For the vast majority of great directors, the Spring Festival Gala is a thankless job.

People like Qian Qingyun, Feng Ji, and others have no desire to take on such a task deep down.

It's not because of the money or the hard work; it's mainly because it's thankless, easy to get scolded by the entire internet, and can ruin the good reputation one has built up over the years.

On the contrary, people like Li Dongliang are quite suited to directing the Spring Festival Gala.

Because he isn't afraid of netizens scolding him; he only thinks that the netizens' aesthetic taste is too low-class.

"It's not that I didn't do a good job, it's that you don't understand it!"

"Wait another five or six years, no, wait another ten years, and when you look back, you'll know how amazing my directing was!"

And believe it or not, Li Dongliang really did volunteer to run for General Director of the Spring Festival Gala, and he even improvised a poem in front of the leaders.

In the end, several leaders felt that this person didn't speak like a normal person and was deliberately distancing himself from the common people; such a person must absolutely not be the director of the Spring Festival Gala!

Director Zhang Wei is also one of those rare people who really wants to direct the Spring Festival Gala.

He is somewhat similar to Ning Dan.

Ning Dan is a variety show director, so she has an obsession in her heart; she needs these jobs that come with their own prestige to prove herself.

Zhang Wei is a very excellent documentary director, and at the same time, he has produced large-scale galas for many regional satellite TV stations, all of which were done very well, even achieving the terrifying historical record of a second-tier satellite station beating out first-tier ones.

For him, directing the Spring Festival Gala would take his career to the next level.

After the ten-second countdown, the Spring Festival Gala Live Broadcast officially begins.

The opening stage is a multi-person singing performance, very suitable for warming up the venue, with an excellent atmosphere.

Aurora Girls also received an invitation this time, but they aren't performing together; they were split up.

For instance, in the opening stage, Jiang Ningxi and Shen Yinuo are participating.

"Leg Fairy! She's killing me!"

"Xiao Shen looks so festive wearing red!"

"The song is average, but the atmosphere is indeed great."

"【Aurora Tough Guy】, reporting for duty!"

Zhejiang Province, inside a residential complex.

Actor Xu Wai, who played Li Jiahui in *Famous and Standing*, is watching the Live Broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala.

The huge success of *Famous and Standing* has allowed his acting career to climb to a new peak, reaching a higher level.

Returning home for the New Year this year, he is in high spirits and full of confidence.

Dad, Mom, your son has now become a big star!

And what truly makes Xu Wai full of longing for the future is that he signed with Luo Mo Studio, and the big boss even told him that after the New Year, he would be given a new film project to participate in, playing the second male lead.

He was the first male lead in *Famous and Standing*, and after becoming famous, he is going to play the second male lead instead; many artists in the industry are unwilling to do such things.

It's not entirely about showing off or status, but because it really does affect one's commercial value.

To play a supporting role after becoming famous is to lower one's own status, and it will also indirectly lower one's market price.

But Xu Wai didn't think that much; he didn't feel at all that Luo Mo was making things difficult for him; on the contrary, he was very excited.

"The script written by the boss—only a fool wouldn't act in it!"

"Never mind the second male lead, the third or fourth male lead would be fine too!"

"What's more, the director is Wang Rong!"

Yes, the movie Luo Mo mentioned is naturally *Charlotte Troubles*.

And the character Xu Wai is playing is naturally the 【Tidal Spirit】 played by Yin Zheng on Earth—Yuan Hua!

In the living room, Xu Wai watches the Spring Festival Gala with his parents and says with a smile: "Mom, haven't you always liked the TV dramas my boss filmed? Let me tell you, my boss writing songs—that is truly peerless!"

"He specifically told me a few days ago to watch the Spring Festival Gala, saying there is a new song, sung by Tong Shu, that was tailor-made for the character I'll be playing in the upcoming movie!"

Mother Xu says with a Surprise: "Listening to you, Luo Mo thinks highly of you?"

"It's alright, it's alright." Xu Wai waves his hand, his face full of joy.

So what if it's the second male lead?

Can the second male leads in those movies of yours get my boss to tailor-make a new song for them? Huh?

"My future is bright!" Xu Wai is incomparably certain in his heart.

At this moment, the Spring Festival Gala has already been broadcasting for twenty minutes.

Among the Singers of Luo Mo Studio, the first to take the stage is not Tong Shu, but Li Junyi.

Xu Wai immediately introduces him enthusiastically: "He's from our studio!"

The song title begins to appear on the TV—*One Meat, One Vegetable*.

This is a song sung by Mao Buyi on Earth, and he also sang this song on the variety show *Singer*.

It isn't as popular as *Sorrow*, but it can bring people a resonance and moving feeling completely different from *Sorrow*.

This song was also written by him, and it is a song commemorating his mother.

Li Junyi stands on the stage, and the image appearing on the entire stage is warm orange sunlight, giving people a sense of warmth.

His deep and gentle Singing voice comes out:

"【Sunrise and then sunset, deep within the depths,

A small square table, with one meat and one vegetable,

A figure calmly busy and bustling,

A pair of hands giving this time a sense of warmth.】"

Simple lyrics, yet they bring a sense of imagery to everyone.

You don't even need to deliberately try to visualize or imagine this kind of imagery.

Because in thousands of households, countless people seem to have seen such a scene.

Or rather, they all have... a mother like this.

The seemingly simple lyrics, paired with his unique Folk voice, can bring an immersive experience and an extremely strong sense of identification, allowing the audience to listen directly into their hearts.

And the content of the song, under these circumstances, begins to progress.

Li Junyi continues to sing:

"【Those who are too young are always unsatisfied,

stubbornly unwilling to stop their journey afar,

gazing at the high sky, having walked a long road,

forgetting to look back and see if she was crying.】"

Listening to the song and looking at this young colleague in the studio, Xu Wai only thought: "He sings very movingly."

He did not know that Luo Mo gave this song to Li Junyi because he felt that Li Junyi could definitely sing it well.

Because... perhaps he also often misses that person?

As his own Xiwanshaodi, how could Luo Mo not understand his life experience?

Tong Shu was raised by his grandmother, while Li Junyi's parents divorced, and he grew up with his mother and stepfather.

Many people have a fixed impression of women who divorce and remarry, which is that this type of woman should look quite good.

Li Junyi's mother is not good at maintaining her appearance, nor does she know how to dress up, and because of certain natural flaws in her looks, she actually looks older than her peers.

When he was young and ignorant, he learned a new word called "old hag," and whenever he had a disagreement with his mother, he would use this word to call her.

Well, it was still considered "polite," because to be precise, the word Li Junyi learned from his classmates when he was young was, in full, "dead old hag."

Once, when he and Tong Shu were eating hot pot at Luo Mo's place and had finished a can of beer, no one knew what topic led them to talk about the past.

Many people might have forgotten that Li Junyi was first recognized by Luo Mo in Creating Idols because he was quite good at choreography.

When he was a child, he liked Dancing, so his mother sent him to learn.

When he got to this point, Li Junyi even let out a drunken hiccup and said to Luo Mo and Tong Shu: "Brother Mo, Shu'er, you don't know how stingy my mom is. I really didn't expect her to let me learn dance. Back then, I just brought it up with her with the mindset of giving it a try."

There was one more thing he didn't say.

After all, it was a reconstituted family; he was not his stepfather's biological son, and there was a younger brother below him.

Learning to dance meant learning for many years, and the costs were not low.

His stepfather wasn't bad to him, but he certainly wouldn't be willing to spend a lot of money on him.

Only after he grew up did he understand his mother's hardships.

After Luo Mo sent the lyrics, music, and demo of this song to Li Junyi, he only gave the lyrics a rough glance before he was crying his eyes out at home, unable to stop.

He missed his "old hag" mother.

He practiced this song very diligently, incomparably diligently.

Seeing him standing on the stage, he had already reached the chorus climax.

"【The moon is bright, the wind is light,

but are you knocking on my window lattice?

Don't worry when you hear this,

actually, I'm doing just fine.】"

Sometimes Li Junyi would think in his heart: "Has she ever thought that one day I would stand on the stage of the Spring Festival Gala?"

He believed that his mother probably didn't have such great ambition or such great expectations back then.

He is doing really well now, having earned a lot of money, and his maternal grandparents can also live a good life back in their hometown.

But it's strange; in a big city like Shanghai, whenever Li Junyi sees those high-end beauty salons, he can't help but have his gaze drawn to them.

How many of you have seen your mother use a facial mask?

Anyway, his "old hag" never has.

Li Junyi now has the ability to take her to the most high-end beauty salon in Shanghai.

But.

But.

On the stage, Li Junyi continues to sing, bringing emotion to the national audience, making everyone value maternal love and family affection.

He is now singing the second part of the chorus.

It is also the part of the lyrics that touches him the most in the entire song.

"【The moon is bright, the wind is light,

have you ever come into my dreams?

It must be that you were too careful when you came,

knowing that I sleep lightly.】"

They say that what you think about during the day, you dream about at night, but that is not entirely true.

Many people who have lost loved ones find it very strange; they miss this person so much, yet they simply cannot dream of them.

I am no longer the child who is afraid of ghosts; Mom, won't you come and see me?

When Li Junyi saw these lyrics, he couldn't help but look up at the ceiling.

He still remembered that day when he was chatting with Brother Mo; Li Junyi said something that seemed like a complaint, but actually contained endless longing.

"Stingy old hag, you've only come into my dreams twice."

Upon hearing this, Luo Mo only said one sentence.

"Junyi, find a suitable time, and I'll write a song for you."

Later, Luo Mo wrote many songs for him one after another.

Li Junyi had also never known which song it was that Brother Mo had been singing that day.

But he knew now.

This song was called "One Meat, One Vegetable".

A song where not a single line of the lyrics sang of maternal love, yet every line was inseparable from it.

At this moment, Li Junyi sang to the final verse of the song.

These lyrics were like a response to his words, "Stingy old woman, you only came twice even in my dreams."

"【It must be that you were too careful when you came,

fearing that I would think of you again.】"

(PS: 【MAY Zong】 and the child are both asleep. I am in the hospital alone, taking time to type out a chapter. Thank you all for your understanding and monthly votes, and thank you for your tips, especially to the Alliance Leader "Being a Salted Fish That Doesn't Want to Flip Over," who also had a child a few days ago.)

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