I started to become more self-disciplined at the age of 30

Chapter 107 106. Retirement plan? Is there any future for combining rock and Peking opera?

Among the crowd!
Zhang Li and Li Yumin were among them, looking at Jiang Chen walking out of the bar, their eyes full of anticipation and a hint of excitement.

Li Yumin is now full of regrets. If he had known that Jiang Chen's popularity would rise so quickly and terrifyingly, he should have agreed to all of Jiang Chen's conditions and signed Jiang Chen even if it meant losing money.

but……

Who can predict what will happen in the future?

Moreover, DouYue is not without a way out. It is already the leader in the live streaming and short video fields. How could it possibly take a gamble?
Now, Li Yumin came to Beijing this time with the intention of competing with Penguin Live at all costs. On the one hand, he was jealous of Jiang Chen's traffic, but more importantly, the entire DouYue did not want to see any hope of Penguin Live's rise. Jiang Chen is now the hope of Penguin Live's rise.

He checked the number of people online in Jiang Chen's live broadcast room on his phone. It had already exceeded 350,000. The rapid increase was even more astonishing than when many top streamers promoted their shows in advance on Douyin.

Zhang Li, who was in the crowd not far away, was also looking at the number of people in Jiang Chen's live broadcast room, and then looked at Jiang Chen who came out. She was thinking excitedly in her heart - can the number of people online today exceed 500,000?
At the same time, Guo Haitao, Zhou Ming, and Luo Sheng gathered in the crowd. They looked at Jiang Chen who had come out, and the many enthusiastic spectators around him. The three of them had some strange thoughts in their minds, and they no longer had the relaxed and condescending attitude they had when looking at Jiang Chen before.

Now they need to look up at Jiang Chen slightly.

Luo Sheng said between the two of them: "The two piano pieces Jiang Chen sang yesterday and today have made him famous in the music circles of Beijing. And he is very famous! I heard from my friends at the Central Conservatory of Music that the piece Jiang Chen sang yesterday was well known in the Central Conservatory of Music, and many professors gave it good reviews."

"They say that the piece is bound to spread because it is pleasant to the ears of ordinary people and easy to play. It is also a rare masterpiece in the field of classical music. The structure of the work is unique and complete, and the artistic conception is clear and touching!"

"No one would doubt that a piece like this is the masterpiece of a certain music master. Jiang Chen's talent and potential in music have exceeded my previous imagination and expectations."

Luo Sheng had many acquaintances in the music circle in Beijing, so he knew that Jiang Chen had just been here for a day and had already conquered many musicians with a piano piece, including those in the classical music circle. Today was another piano piece, and he was afraid that in a few days he would be sought after by more professionals in the Beijing music circle.

Just from these two piano pieces, Luo Sheng knew that Jiang Chen's musical level and strength far exceeded the Jiang Chen he had seen in Shanghai.

Guo Haitao exclaimed: "He is really a genius!"

There was still a hint of regret in his eyes.

Unfortunately, Jiang Chen’s singing talent is not world-class, and he cannot defeat talented singers from Europe and the United States in the King of Singers competition by just playing the piano.

Zhou Ming also sighed. He knew that his idea of ​​asking Jiang Chen to sing a song was probably impossible.

However, Zhou Ming also said with a little doubt: "He is so good, and he still insists on live streaming every day!"

Luo Sheng and Guo Haitao had the same doubts after hearing this.

In their opinion, people like Jiang Chen, who have become masters of calligraphy and have also made achievements in classical music such as piano, are already true great artists. Their status is many levels higher than that of people in the entertainment and internet celebrity circles. Logically, they should be proud of their status and not show up in public easily.

Especially in the live broadcast field, which is home to many weird and evil people, many big-name stars will not easily step into the live broadcast field, for fear of lowering their status.

There are many so-called masters who do live broadcasts on the Internet, but such masters are definitely fake masters.

Because a true master of art has neither the time nor the interest to do live broadcasts to cheat people out of money.

As for some of the artists they know, they all live in seclusion and develop deeply in their own fields. They will not show up easily. Ordinary people have little chance to meet them unless there is an interview broadcast by an official TV station!

Just like Huang Wenqing and He Xianzhang, the old generation of calligraphy masters who have been famous for a long time, ordinary people have never seen them, let alone heard of their names.

People like Li Xinghong, Zhang Shuwen, Wang Fei and others are also people that ordinary people will never meet or see in their lifetime, and they are also unwilling to show up and waste their time and energy.

and so!
They believed that Jiang Chen's achievements in calligraphy, literature, and piano had surpassed those of He Xianzhang, Huang Wenqing, Li Xinghong, Wang Fei, and others. Jiang Chen would not easily start live broadcasts and continue to hang out in the live broadcast circle!
but……

Jiang Chen continues to do live broadcasts every day these past two days.

There will also be a live performance today.

All of a sudden, Guo Haitao, Zhou Ming, Luo Sheng and others felt that Jiang Chen was more down-to-earth and not as aloof and out of touch with the world as some other artists.

Luo Sheng asked Guo Haitao: "Have you contacted Jiang Chen?"

Guo Haitao smiled bitterly: "No, I called him and his assistant Han Qing, but neither of them answered. This is very much in the style of an art master, he never answers strange calls. But I found out the hotel they are staying in, and I plan to visit him at the hotel tomorrow morning."

Zhou Ming: "Let's go together."

Luo Sheng nodded.

The three stopped talking and looked at Jiang Chen who came out.

Although the performance venue is not large, the atmosphere is very warm.

Chen Xiaojia, Pu Yuexi, Li Wen, Wang Jing, and Wang Yang all held their own musical instruments. There were also several colorful lights flashing on the wall behind them, creating a live rock atmosphere.

Jiang Chen walked step by step to the microphone set up in front of the group, looked at the dense crowd around him, and said into the microphone: "Thank you all for coming to see my performance. I think the audience who have watched my live broadcast for a long time should know that I am a person with low ambitions and easily satisfied. In other words, I prefer to lie down."

"I have made a lot of money recently, and the works I posted on the platform have been liked by everyone, which will bring me a steady stream of income."

"If I do nothing now and just lie down and rest, I will have no worries about food and clothing for the rest of my life."

Jiang Chen's words made the scene quiet. Everyone looked at Jiang Chen, thinking about what he said.

Many viewers who had watched Jiang Chen’s live broadcast in the early days nodded in agreement after hearing what Jiang Chen said. They all knew that Jiang Chen was a person with low desires. In the early days of the live broadcast, he set a limit to prevent the rich from giving rewards. Whoever gave rewards would be kicked out.

Moreover, they also knew that Jiang Chen had indeed achieved financial freedom and could lie down and enjoy his retirement life in any big city.

Every day in the live broadcast room, they can roughly see how much Jiang Chen has received in tips. Every live broadcast is at least in the millions. These days, he has earned at least tens of millions...

Zhou Ming, Guo Haitao, Luo Sheng and other people in the pop music circle have a more intuitive feeling. They know that the works released by Jiang Chen are enough for Jiang Chen to live a rich life in the future. Then every song is a work of excellent quality and will inevitably become a classic as time goes by. Such a classic work, one work is enough to support a singer for a lifetime.

There are many examples of people who have achieved financial freedom and lived a comfortable life by relying on a song.

The dozen or so songs released by Jiang Chen have the potential to become classics.

and so!
To sum up, Jiang Chen is now indeed qualified to retire peacefully.

This does not include the calligraphy and literary works written by Jiang Chen. If they were sold, they would fetch at least hundreds of millions.

And these...

Jiang Chen accomplished all of this within just one month.

Everyone at the scene looked at Jiang Chen with strange eyes. After many of them did the math, they realized that Jiang Chen had accumulated such wealth and money-making ability in such a short period of time.

Wang Fei, Li Xinghong, Yang Wenjie, Huang Bo and others behind him all frowned slightly. They didn't want Jiang Chen to just lie down. They all hoped that Jiang Chen could continue to dig deeper into his talents and inspiration and not waste the abilities given by God.

Sophia suddenly whispered, "If Jiang Chen wants to retire, why not let him buy a yard here, and I'll buy a yard too, and we can be neighbors."

Wang Fei, Li Wenjun, Yang Wenjie, Huang Bo and others' eyes lit up after hearing this!
good idea!
If Jiang Chen could settle down here, they could visit Jiang Chen often.

Even if Jiang Chen really retires, they can still visit and communicate with Jiang Chen frequently.

Suddenly, a sound appeared in the quiet scene.

"Old Jiang, we can't live without you."

"Old Jiang, don't go..."

"Old Jiang, you are still young..."

"Old Jiang, don't do that!"

……

Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia and others who were standing behind Jiang Chen felt heavy-hearted. They didn't want Jiang Chen to just lie down.

Seeing the voices getting louder and louder, Jiang Chen stretched out his hand to suppress them and said, "Quiet! I haven't finished yet."

The noise at the scene gradually quieted down, and everyone looked at Jiang Chen, expecting what he would say next, but most people were a little nervous.

Especially Zhang Li, Li Yumin and others, they were so nervous that sweat broke out on their foreheads.

They were really afraid that Jiang Chen would suddenly announce that today was his last day of live streaming and that he would retire tomorrow.

Then all the resources that Penguin Live has invested in Jiang Chen in the past few days will be wasted, and the traffic of Penguin Live may plummet by more than 70%, completely ruining its dream of rising in the live broadcast field.

Li Yumin also wanted to sign Jiang Chen to see how popular Jiang Chen could be on DouYue, a platform with larger traffic!

After listening to Jiang Chen's songs, many other audiences now have the greatest expectation for the Chinese music scene: Jiang Chen's songs. They can no longer listen to the new songs of other young traffic stars.

If Jiang Chen suddenly retires and stops releasing songs, they will have no new songs to listen to and can only play Jiang Chen's playlist on loop.

You can hear the quiet breathing around you.

Jiang Chen continued, "To be honest, I really want to retire and lie down. I have had this thought several times in the past few days. However, I still resisted the idea of ​​laziness and comfort. It's not that I want to develop my career, nor do I want to make more money. For me, money is meaningless as long as I can't spend it all. It's just a long string of numbers on my bank card."

"I continue to live stream because I have been inspired recently and have written some works. I don't want these works to be buried. I want to let more people hear and see these works through live streaming."

“That’s what keeps me going live and performing.”

"So, I am very grateful to everyone for always supporting me, allowing more people to watch my live broadcast and let more people see my works." "As for how long I will retire, when my inspiration runs out and I have no new works, I will officially retire. At that time, I will leave quietly and find a place I like to live."

Hundreds of people gathered around, and outside on the entire street there were at least tens of thousands of people gathered. If the people gathered in the surrounding alleys and streets were included, the number would probably be tens of thousands.

At this moment, these tens of thousands of people became extremely quiet.

Most of the more than 380,000 viewers in the live broadcast room also became quiet, and the number of comments decreased a lot.

but……

Everyone felt inexplicably distressed when they heard Jiang Chen’s words.

It seemed as if Jiang Chen would leave them at any time and suddenly disappear.

Pu Yuexi, Chen Xiaojia, Wang Jing, Li Wen, Han Qing and others who were standing behind Jiang Chen took a deep breath and relaxed a little. They believed that even if Jiang Chen really retired, they would definitely know where Jiang Chen lived and they could go find him at any time.

Qin Hanming, who was watching the live broadcast from far away in the Magic City, said: "Xue Rong, when the time comes, you can invite Jiang Chen to stay in the Magic City."

Qin Xuerong shook his head: "Grandpa, do you think my words will work?"

Qin Hanming sighed and said, "Jiang Chen is in his prime of inspiration right now. It will probably take at least ten years for him to retire."

Qin Xuerong nodded in agreement, looking at Wang Fei and Li Wenjun who appeared on the live broadcast screen, feeling very pressured.

She knew Wang Fei and Li Wenjun, and knew that these two were geniuses that only appear once in a century in the Beijing circle. Their appearance next to Jiang Chen would have a great influence on Jiang Chen.

Do you want to go find Jiang Chen?
As soon as this thought popped up in Qin Xuerong's mind, she suppressed it temporarily. She looked at several works of Jiang Chen hanging on the wall. She believed that Jiang Chen would definitely come to the Magic City to find her.

If Jiang Chen really came to Shanghai to find her, she would put everything aside and give everything for Jiang Chen.

……

The barrage of comments in the live broadcast room suddenly broke out, and it was so dense that it was impossible to see clearly.

"Don't leave, Lao Jiang."

"Lao Jiang is a true artist."

"It's not about money or profit, it's just to let us listen to and watch the works. No wonder Lao Jiang is so popular, he has to be popular."

"Just for Lao Jiang, I gave my first reward to him."

"Come on, Lao Jiang. I hope you will never run out of inspiration. We want to listen to your songs and read your poems for the rest of your life."

"Lao Jiang, come and retire to Sanya. It faces the sea and is warm and blooming all year round. I will give you a house facing the sea."

"Old Jiang, come back to your hometown, Chengdu, to retire. This is the best place to live..."

……

Jiang Chen took the microphone and continued, "That's the general situation. I won't waste any more time talking nonsense. Next, I'll bring you a new song!"

After saying that, Jiang Chen made an OK gesture to Pu Yuexi and the others behind him, indicating that they could start the live accompaniment.

When the audience at the scene and in the live broadcast room heard that Jiang Chen was going to sing a new song, they were all excited!
Especially when looking at the accompaniment of Pu Yuexi and others, you can tell at a glance that it is a rock style.

Moreover, some people also noticed that there were musical instruments used in Peking Opera in front of Wang Yang and Li Wen...

Just when many people were curious and stunned.

The accompaniment rhythm has already started.

Wang Yang and Li Wen also started playing the instruments that they had only seen during Peking Opera performances. Amid the intense rock accompaniment, they heard the familiar sounds of Peking Opera instruments, which blended perfectly into the music without being drowned out. They merged together to create a unique style.

Many audience members in the music industry were very excited after listening to the song.

Luo Sheng murmured in a low voice: "Peking opera integrated with rock? Can the arrangement be done in this way?"

As a well-known gold medal music producer who has long enjoyed a great reputation, he has participated in the production of many classic songs and has also participated in many arrangements, but he never thought that he could arrange music like this.

Peking opera and rock, two such unrelated musical styles, how could they be combined together?
Peking Opera is the quintessence of Chinese culture that has been passed down in Beijing for hundreds of years and is one of the representatives of Chinese cultural heritage.

Rock music is a genre that only became popular in foreign countries in the 1950s and 1960s and was introduced to China in the 1980s. It is a pure imported product.

How could these two completely different things with different styles be mixed together?
and……

Sounds like it works well?

After hearing this, Zhou Ming and Guo Haitao's faces flushed with excitement, and they looked at Jiang Chen and the people playing music behind him with great surprise.

They didn't know how long it had been since they had heard music that surprised and enlightened them.

Although all the songs Jiang Chen has previously released and sung are quite popular and excellent, they are ultimately just normal pop music. It's just that the lyrics, composition and arrangement are very good, but no matter how good they are, they are still ordinary pop music. In the eyes of musicians and singers in the circle, that's all.

Luo Sheng and Zhou Ming have both produced and released many classic pop music before.

However, combining rock and Peking Opera...

They haven't tried it, nor have they seen it.

Because these two things are really not related at all, Peking Opera is not even considered a type of music.

Unexpectedly, Jiang Chen suddenly mixed the two together, and it sounded very good...

Many other ordinary audiences also had their eyes shining, and they all felt that the prelude was very nice.

Many local audiences in Beijing were especially excited, their faces flushed. They all recognized the Peking Opera instrumental accompaniment, which made them feel as if they were listening to music with their parents in the alleys when they were children. Those were their childhood memories and also the characteristic art of Beijing.

Li Xinghong, Wang Fei, Sophia, and Li Wenjun had all watched Jiang Chen record a song in the recording studio that morning, but they recorded separately at the time and there was no such sense of presence. When they heard the live performance this time, everyone felt an even more amazing surprise.

"sounds so good!"

Sophia exclaimed.

Li Xinghong, Wang Fei, Li Wenjun, Yang Wenjie, Huang Bo and others all nodded in agreement.

Jiang Chen took the microphone, took a deep breath, and began his singing.

For this concert, Jiang Chen used up all his talent points and added them to his only iron lung talent, raising it to the advanced level.

His advanced iron lung talent has further increased his lung capacity, and his breath explosiveness when singing has become more confident.

"One Night inBJ..."

“I left behind many feelings.”

"Whether you like it or not."

"It's all the dust of history..."

As soon as Jiang Chen's singing came out, the eyes of everyone at the scene became brighter.

Luo Sheng murmured softly, "It's typical rock, but it incorporates elements of Peking Opera, which is very creative. Moreover, Jiang Chen's singing skills have obviously improved this time."

Zhou Ming also nodded and said affirmatively: "Yes, his singing skills have obviously improved. His breath is more sufficient, his voice is more comfortable, his pitch is higher, and there are more variations... He is almost as good as me. There is really no end to his potential, both in composition and singing."

Guo Haitao's eyes were the brightest, and he became more determined to invite Jiang Chen to the stage of the King of Singers Contest.

Jiang Chen's singing continued to float in the alley.

There are audio systems connected at both ends of the alley, so people in the nearby alleys can hear it clearly.

The number of people online in the live broadcast room directly exceeded 400,000.

"One Night inBJ..."

“I left behind many feelings.”

“Don’t dare ask for directions at midnight.”

"I'm afraid I've walked into the depths of the flowers."

next second.

Jiang Chen's voice changed again.

Everyone at the scene widened their eyes.

(End of this chapter)