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Chapter 824: Cooperation between Two Generations of Mainland Troublemakers

Strangely enough—

Born in January 1969, Yu Qian is only 1 years old in 2005, but his old face makes him look like he is in his 36s or s. Especially when he smiles, he can be described as kind.

Zhou Yi always felt weird being called "brother" by such a person.

Just like how Andy Lau is called Andy no matter how old he is in the circle, and Cheng Long is called Big Brother no matter how old he is, Zhou Yi has basically monopolized the title of "Brother Yi" in the circle now, and everyone calls him Brother Yi when they meet him.

Yu Qian was the most mature-looking one among those who had called him brother since he had increased his seniority.

But there is also an advantage - that is, the appearance of Yu Qian at this moment is not very different from the impression Zhou Yi has of Yu Qian.

He is already very old at such a young age, and I don’t know whether he has started raising horses and opening a horse farm.

"Qian'er is considered a veteran among our group, but he didn't follow this path back then, otherwise he would have to sing "Naked"."

"Hey, speaking of this matter, I know it in my heart, so stop talking nonsense. Brother Yi, don't listen to his nonsense. I'm just a crosstalk actor, and I'm performing at Deyun Club now."

Yu Qian quickly waved his hands to signal Qin Yong not to brag about him.

His little talent is all in crosstalk, and his singing is really not very good, not to mention that Zhou Yi is an absolute authority in this area.

Zhou Yi had a real authentic experience today.

The main purpose was to get to know Zhou Yi and to facilitate future activities, so Yu Qian paid for everything from food and drinks to entertainment. There was no discussion, just pure fun.

When Cheng Hao, who had just left the company, drove over to pick up Zhou Yi, the three of them had already started whistling with their arms around each other's shoulders.

"I know Qin Yong from Black Panther, but who's the other one? Which leader?"

"I guess so. A hereditary king."

Cheng Hao almost hit the steering wheel with his shaking hands: "Huh?"

But after seeing the smile on the man's face, she reacted and rolled her eyes at him: "Next time, let your assistant drive you home."

"It's late at night. I'm not the kind of black-hearted boss who exploits people. I have a good reputation in the circle."

"You're not my boss?"

"I don't treat you as my subordinate."

"..."

Cheng Hao, who was hesitant to speak, twitched the corners of her lips a few times. The dim lights on both sides of the driveway quickly passed over her eyelashes, making the hair on her cheeks clearly visible. The words that surged up in her throat several times finally turned into joy in her eyebrows.

Zhou Yi leaned his elbow against the car window with one hand, supporting his head with the side as he kept looking at her. She felt as if thousands of ants were crawling all over her body, and a strange feeling swept through her heart like a hurricane - but the joy that was reflected by the street lights never faded.

"I know you are drunk. I'll go back and make you some sobering soup." Cheng Hao paused.

"Then I'm not losing blood? It's rare to see you like this, I don't really want to wake up."

The woman holding the steering wheel tightly couldn't help but shudder: "Ah~"

The angle of Zhou Yi's mouth was getting wider and wider.

Cheng Hao, who was trying to cover up his mistake, coughed twice meaninglessly: "What did you talk about tonight and drink so much?"

"Just a rock fan who wants to fulfill his dream."

Zhou Yi wiped his face, stretched comfortably in the passenger seat, and then made some meaningless humming sounds.

For people of Yu Qian's generation, they were exposed to Western pop music when the Beatles, David Bowie, Led Zeppelin and others became popular, so naturally they fell in love with rock music.

"Like you?"

“I’m not a rock fan.”

"Then why did you invite David Bowie? He's been out of fashion for so long."

"It's cut, it's cut. The me before was not me. The me now is a brand new me."

Zhou Yi's sacred cutting method filled the black Mercedes-Benz S with the chirping of birds and the fragrance of flowers.

"People came all the way here to help you make a cameo appearance in your music video for free, and you're still cutting ties?"

"Don't say that. I'm just returning the favor."

Zhou Yi suddenly thought of something and said, "By the way, Cheng Hao, you guys at the Central Academy of Drama and the Central Conservatory of Music should be quite familiar with each other, right? Can your teacher talk to them?"

"You can definitely strike up a conversation, but it depends on who you want to talk to. If it's a big shot who is no longer at CACM, I think it might be faster for you to ask Liu Huan for help, as he's a professional who can match your background."

Knowing that Zhou Yi was going to contact the authors of the folk music ensemble album "Red Flowers Blooming Everywhere in Dazhai", Cheng Hao hesitated for a while but still didn't say anything too confident.

After all, that album was released in 1972. People of this level of folk music could be produced in that era. Now, everyone has a lot of experience. Some of her teachers can find someone to help them get in touch with, such as Xu Jingqing, who has a close connection with the entertainment industry because of "Journey to the West" and "Journey to the West Sequel";
But some old artists cannot be contacted by her teacher's network in a short time, such as Mr. Wang Guotong, one of the authors of "Running on the Thousand Miles of Grassland" -

Born in 1939, he was the chief erhu player and artistic director of the China National Broadcasting Chinese Orchestra, and one of the creators of the first batch of erhu folk music teaching materials after the founding of New China.

In 83, he served as the director of the Traditional Chinese Music Department of the Central Conservatory of Music. In 91, he was invited to serve as the director of the Chinese Music Department of the Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts. In 92, he was awarded the title of "Young and Middle-aged Expert with Outstanding Contributions" by the Ministry of Personnel.

One can imagine the value of this series of titles.

"Liu Huan?"

Zhou Yi stroked his chin and said, "Yes, he is also taking this path."

Liu Huan started to pursue a teaching career in 1987, first teaching at the School of International Relations and then at the University of International Business and Economics, where he has been teaching ever since. He was awarded the title of Outstanding Young Teacher at the University of International Business and Economics.

He has also given lectures at such prestigious universities as China University of Political Science and Law, China University of Foreign Languages, Renmin University, Peking University, and Tsinghua University, and has a wide network of direct contacts among senior artists.

This is also the reason why Liu Huan withdrew from the music ranking battle when Zhou Yi just debuted.

Although he and Liu Huan were not very familiar with each other, they had exchanged contact information and could chat for a few minutes.

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"What? Wang Guotong and Li Xiuqi are teaching them?"

The next day, after breakfast, Liu Huan came to school. While preparing for class in the office, he received a call from Zhou Yi. He was obviously quite surprised: "I can help you get in touch with him, but Professor Wang Guotong is in Hong Kong now. You may have to wait a few more days."

He actually knew her. He had seen her in the team when he went out with the group for exchange and study.

"What's the point of thanking me? It's just a helping hand. Thanks to you, I can be considered to have contributed to the promotion of music exchanges between China and foreign countries, haha."

Liu Huan hung up the phone cheerfully, turned around, opened his drawer, took out the phone book, and started looking page by page -

Although he also sings pop songs, it was also influenced by the times. He learned traditional folk music when he was a child, and he could play the erhu and sing Peking opera. In addition to the classical music he learned in college, he had deeper contact with artists within the system after taking up a teaching position.

What many people don’t know is that Liu Huan is a rare singer in China who took a tough stance against CCTV’s ban and still won.

The reason why he was able to win the victory over CCTV was largely due to his acquaintance with these veteran artists within the system who were able to help him make connections.

When CCTV publicly removed the footage of Liu Huan attending events from its broadcasts in order to ban him, Liu Huan was invited to sing the English version of "Good Luck Beijing", the theme song of the 93th National Games in , the theme song of the first East Asian Games, and the song created specifically for the Olympic bid;

He was even invited to perform at Carnegie Hall in New York and to perform at the opening ceremony of the 12th Hiroshima Asian Games in Japan.

When CCTV took the lead in calling for a ban on him for being "late and acting like a big shot", Liu Huan relied on his connections with veteran artists to frequently appear on various important occasions - he just stood firm.

After all, no matter how long CCTV's arms are, they can't reach these places. Eventually, the CCTV leaders who called for a ban had no choice but to accept the defeat and lifted the ban in 94.

The ban had to be lifted - at the time, people were saying that Liu Huan was about to accept the invitation of the Ministry of Culture to go abroad to participate in music exchange activities as a judge. If the ban continued, it would be a big problem.

This is also the fundamental reason why Liu Huan has an independent status in the mainland music scene and does not participate in the ranking.

In the past, he was the only native mainland singer who could defy CCTV's ban. Everyone who saw him would give him a thumbs up and say "awesome."

It is no exaggeration to say that his transcendent status in the mainland music scene was earned through hard work, not to mention that the stepping stone was CCTV.

"So awesome? I thought he just sang the 'Hero Song'."

Warner, recording studio.

After listening to Zhou Yi's narration of the dazzling battle history of this mainland music big brother, Sun Yanzi's eyes widened in surprise: "Oh, there is also a song from "Baolian Lantern", but I don't remember the name."

She was not really familiar with Liu Huan, she just knew that he had a lot of experience in the mainland music scene and many people respected him.

She originally thought that this respect was earned through singing, but it turns out that this respect was earned by Liu Huan.

"Hiss, how come both of your two generations of top brothers in the mainland are troublemakers?"

Sun Yanzi rolled his eyes and looked Zhou Yi up and down, as if he had discovered something in common.

Zhou Yi was dissatisfied: "Just talk nicely, why am I being so annoying?"

The new management, who had the final say, treated him very well.

In a sense, Liu Huan was planting trees and enjoying the shade.

"Then don't you owe him a favor by looking for him?"

"If you owe something, you must pay it back. It is not difficult to owe it again."

It is very simple to repay Liu Huan's favor. Just asking Liu Huan to sing a song together on this year's Chinese album is enough to show our attitude.

The release of "Thousand Miles Away" can be regarded as a continuation of two generations of troublemakers.

(End of this chapter)