Start with a pop song

Chapter 184
"No, are you really coming?"

“Fuck, this song is good!”

“What a high-end feeling…”

“I instantly became energetic!”

"Round Warrior is invincible!"

"Round Warrior is awesome!"

"Brother Dog never disappoints."

"It's on fire, it's on fire all of a sudden!"

Please tell me about that day again.

[Girl holding a box and man wiping sweat]

【I know】

That Summer

[Just like youth, it can never come back]

[Replacement of Dreams]

[It can only be done reluctantly]

Song Dao was playing the guitar, and as always, there was not much expression on his cold face.

Just concentrate on singing softly into the microphone.

There is a hint of vicissitudes in his mellow voice.

The unique story-telling melody and rhythm of folk songs made countless people subconsciously ignore that extremely handsome face at this moment.

【I know】

【Boasted】

[I will also laugh it off with youth]

[Let me be trapped in the city]

【In Memory of You】

The simple, elegant and sophisticated melody vividly expresses the nostalgia for youth and the helplessness towards dreams.

In the live broadcast room, which has rapidly grown to over three million people, countless people couldn't help but exclaim.

“A poetic ballad!”

"Kneel down to Brother Gou!"

"No, what did Brother Gou just say? A song he just wrote?"

"Qin Ge is still looking at the drum score seriously, hahaha!"

"It must have been just written. Sister Hong is playing it according to the instructions."

"My pretty sister Yutong, what are you doing? Are you holding the horse-head fiddle to act as a mascot?"

"It's none of your business. She's responsible for looking good, and Brother Gou is responsible for looking good and sounding good!"

"Wow, that sounds so good that it makes me cry!"

“Why does this song feel full of regret?”

The people watching at the scene were listening attentively, and many of them took out their mobile phones to take pictures.

It's a sunny day today with clear skies.

The westerly sunlight shines on Song Dao, presenting a hazy yet gorgeous beauty in the camera.

【Let me listen to it again】

[The most beautiful sentence]

You're home

【I'm waiting for you】

at this time.

The live broadcast suddenly switched to the "mascot" Zhong Yutong, who was sitting there quietly holding the horse-head fiddle.

Then I saw this former internet celebrity, a beautiful lady with a very high appearance, playing the horse-head fiddle with a serious look on her face——

The moment when the melodious melody sounded.

Everyone was shocked!
I even felt my scalp tingling!
The sound was like a flexible ribbon floating in the air.

The story is told in a gentle, peaceful and soothing manner.

But it seems to carry the weight of memories!
Creates a slightly sad atmosphere.

It makes people instantly immersed in memories of the past.

In the previous life, there was such an evaluation of this song:

When the prelude of "Anhe Bridge" sounded, even the dogs on the roadside were filled with regret.

The performance of the horse-head fiddle in the middle is like the finishing touch and can be said to be the soul of the whole song!
It conveys an open-mindedness and relief about life. Although there are regrets, there are also complex emotions of expectations for the future.

It's so contagious!
At this moment.

This show has little publicity and is not well received, just like a live broadcast of a program by a makeshift team.

The number of people online has exceeded five million!
As the camera turned to Zhong Yutong who was playing the horse-head fiddle seriously, only two words were left on the crazy comments:

What the hell!

This nationally used emotional particle has become the only way for everyone to express their emotions at this moment.

A beautiful girl, melodious piano music, pleasant melody and poetic lyrics.

And a man with top singing skills.

Qin Ge, who is also a top star, is just a drummer; the legendary music star is just a bassist.

A makeshift team?

Unreliable variety show?

Who determines whether something is reliable or not?
What kind of shows do people watch these days?
Who can truly represent the market?
In fact, it’s just like what Song Dao once said, and it’s the same idea that he has always adhered to - music is created through play.

The reason why Xia Hong's show is not well received is mainly because it is not gorgeous enough!
There are no top-notch sound systems, no high-end stage, and no “trained” audience.

There are no carefully prepared costumes and props.

There is no "millionaire tuner".

There are just four simple people like this, but except Zhong Yutong, the other three are very famous.

But in the eyes of all those who are waiting to see the joke, how can you make a great show without those "elements"?

If this kind of "perfunctory" stuff can work, then how do you let those variety shows that cost hundreds of millions of dollars cope?
But the fact is.

It's like a makeshift troupe of street performers.

This group of people are sloppy and casual.

Any song can create an effect that even a million-dollar stage can hardly achieve!
When Qin Ge gently clapped the hand drum, when Xia Hong stared at the music score and played the bass, when Song Dao played the guitar and his deep voice sounded, when Zhong Yutong played this amazing melody with the horse-head fiddle.

All the "gorgeous packaging" seems so pale and powerless.

This group of people, right next to this ancient bridge, performed just like those flash mob shows, casually, with the attitude of "playing music" and a super awesome folk song.

It created a divine scene!

As Song Dao's voice sounded again, comments poured in in the live broadcast room that had grown to more than six million people.

"Song Dao is awesome, Zhong Yutong is awesome, Qin Ge is awesome, Hong Jie is awesome! I'm convinced. If this variety show can maintain this atmosphere from beginning to end, I will definitely follow the live broadcast and watch the finished film!"

"This is the true attitude to play music, and this is how music should be! Sing when you are happy, no matter whether you are in a crowded street or an empty room. However, in the eyes of some people, music has become a tool for them!"

"Any program, no matter how gorgeously packaged it is, will eventually fail if it does not have a strong core to support it. Just like the language programs in the Spring Festival Gala in recent years. But on the other hand, as long as there is a strong core, it will be good to watch even if it looks simple, just like now!"

"Once this folk song by Song Da is released, the folk music circle will probably explode again. However, the folk music circle should be better than the rock music circle..."

"No matter what circle it is, in front of Brother Gou, a dragon has to coil up and a tiger has to lie down!"

"Who would believe this? I was slacking off at work and clicked into the live broadcast room of the audiovisual push, and I could actually hear such a song? I looked again, and oh my god, the one playing the drums was Qin Ge, the bass was Xia Hong, the horse-head fiddle was played by Zhong Yutong, and the one singing was actually Gou Ge! Can anyone tell me what kind of magical group is this?"

"This is a show! A show that everyone really enjoys watching! Even if Brother Gou clearly places calf milk at his feet, even if the camera gives a close-up, I still love watching it!"

When Song Dao finished singing a song, the crowd watching the scene burst into warm applause.

There were even whistles and cheers.

Many people were shouting, "One more song!"

As for those who were watching the live broadcast, needless to say, they were all going crazy.

Even though Song Dao had finished singing the song, the number of people in the live broadcast room not only did not decrease, but continued to increase.

But another one is impossible.

The song "Anhe Bridge" is enough to create a bright future for this program.

Next, it’s time for the “road”.

……

The train was running on the railway "what's more" and "what's more".

This is a very long-distance train.

Starting from the capital, all the way to the Western Regions.

To better experience the western scenery of this road.

The production crew first flew to a central city and made a brief stop here.

Then book an entire soft sleeper carriage.

All the staff, along with a few assistants, were on this carriage.

Record and broadcast anytime.

"This railway starts from our capital and spans almost the entire country. During its construction, our ancestors overcame countless global challenges, including high altitude, lack of oxygen, permafrost, and fragile ecology."

In the soft sleeper compartment, Xia Hong was a little emotional. Although she was live streaming, her eyes were still slightly red.

Looking at Song Dao, Qin Ge and Zhong Yutong in the carriage.

"I was born in the west, and my biggest wish since I was a child was to be able to take a train to the capital to watch the flag-raising ceremony one day."

"But the elders around me all told me, stop dreaming, kid, that's impossible!"

Qin Ge said, "Yes, in the Western Regions at that time, building a highway, let alone a railway, would require countless sacrifices, and it was also extremely difficult to maintain. I was filming a few years ago and had a road trip. When the car passed a bridge, all the vehicles would stop and honk. I was curious at the time and asked the people around me if this was a special ceremony. They told me that it was a tribute to the martyrs who died here. At that moment, my scalp was really numb."

Xia Hong nodded: "You have just heard about it, but you are so moved. Just think about how grateful we, the children who came from that place, should be to the country and the people who built the road. When the railway was opened, I'm not lying to you. The whole Western Region was boiling. Countless people rushed out of their homes and stood on both sides of the railway to watch. When the train whistled, people cheered wildly and shed tears."

Zhong Yutong couldn't help but look out the window.

The camera also follows to the outside.

There is endless Gobi desert on both sides of this road, and there is nothing to see.

However, countless people in the live broadcast room were moved.

"In tears."

“So touching!”

“Thank you for the efforts of our ancestors!”

"It was only after Qin Ge told me that I first knew about this kind of thing."

“If it weren’t for this show, I really wouldn’t know…”

"After listening to Sister Hong's words, I couldn't hold back my tears. I can imagine how much the children trapped deep in the mountains longed for the outside world in that era."

"We are lucky to have caught up with this new era."

“Thank you, seniors!”

"Brother Gou, Brother Gou, it's time for the motherland and the people to need you!"

"Brother Dog, this is such a touching story, shouldn't you write a song right away?"

"Hurry up, Dog Brother!"

"Oh no, I asked you to write a song, are you guys eating?"

"Qin Ge, Song Dao, you two are the top stars! And Sister Hong, you are a big sister at the top of the music industry. Are you all so down-to-earth?"

"That's too much, we haven't eaten yet!"

"No, you guys just eat this?"

……

In the sleeper car.

As they chatted, they all felt a little hungry.

Sister Hong glanced at the three of them and asked, "Are you three hungry?"

Song Dao: "A little bit... But just now I was listening to you and Qin Ge telling me about the roads and railways that led to the Western Regions. The stories were so moving that I almost forgot about being hungry."

Zhong Yutong said: "Yes, I did learn a little bit from textbooks when I was a kid, but I really didn't understand it very well. Before this, I never dared to imagine that so many people would sacrifice their lives just to build a road."

Sister Hong was taking out a bucket of instant noodles from the box under the lower bunk while saying, "Yes, those people are heroes. They are the great heroes who gave me and countless other kids like me who grew up in the West the opportunity to see the world!"

Sister Hong took out a few boxes of instant noodles, looked at them and asked, "This stuff has a bit of smell, you don't mind it, right?"

Song Dao smiled and shook his head: "I want to eat it, I don't mind!"

In fact, in the eyes of people in this world, it is impossible for him, a genuine post-2000s generation, to have experienced the kind of life where one has to squeeze into a green train, eat instant noodles, be on guard against thieves... and feel the "all kinds of human flavors" in the carriage.

Even in the eyes of some people, the new generation like Song Dao and Zhong Yutong, who have never experienced any hardship, should even be somewhat disgusted with the current living conditions.

But what is surprising is that whether it is Song Dao, Zhong Yutong, or Qin Ge, the not-so-young but still popular top artist.

After the instant noodles were ready, they were eaten with the pickles that Xia Hong brought out, and they all tasted so delicious!
Song Dao even picked a spicy one.

Like a little pig, making a lot of noise and having no image at all!
This is something that cannot be faked. Even if some people do not have the image of being an idol, they will eat more politely in front of the live camera.

Song Dao, who was a little hungry, didn't care about that at all. He finished the noodles in a few bites and drank several mouthfuls of soup.

What surprised him was that Qin Ge’s eating manners were not much better than his!
This artist, who has no black spots since his debut and has a very good reputation in the circle, actually always hates being called a top star.

No matter where he is, he always says that he is just an actor.

For him, suffering is a common occurrence.

Zhong Yutong and Xia Hong were both relatively polite in the way they ate, but they were not at all pretentious.

This kind of atmosphere is really great for those who watch the live broadcast!

At this time, a staff member's voice came from outside the live broadcast camera: "Teacher Song, netizens in the live broadcast room are calling on you to write a song!"

After a bowl of noodles, Song Dao, who was drinking soup, looked up, with a little oil stain on the corner of his mouth: "Ah? You can't even eat some noodles?"

The staff laughed off-screen: "No, shouldn't I report this to you?"

"They are so inhumane. They won't even let us eat a bite of noodles!" Song Dao muttered.

Qin Ge, who was also drinking soup, put down the instant noodle bucket in his hand, took out two napkins, handed one to Song Dao, wiped his mouth, and said with a smile: "Didn't I tell you to finish it?"

Song Dao was speechless.

Xia Hong, who was still eating noodles at this time, also said vaguely: "I have told you the story of Qin Ge and I. You really should go back to work, brother."

Although Zhong Yutong didn't say anything, she raised her head and nodded vigorously twice.

Song Dao: “…”

At this moment, countless people in the live broadcast room were laughing.

"No, this is really going to make me die of laughter."

"To be honest, I didn't think much of this show at first. I felt it didn't have much substance and it felt too rough. But now, I'm really looking forward to the edited version."

"Many variety shows claim to have no scripts, which may be true, but even if there is no script, the guests at least have a general direction. I can see that in their show, don't even think about the script. They don't even have a general direction. They just say whatever comes to mind. But... it's really good to watch!"

"It's obviously a travel, culture, and chat show, with very little singing, so it's fine to just walk and chat, but I was still successfully brainwashed. I feel like these people are interesting even if they just sit there and daydream."

"Listening to their conversation really broadened my horizons. To be honest, I used to think that handsome people like Qin Ge had little substance. I was just superficial! I found that Qin Ge is not only very knowledgeable, but also has a really good personality!"

"I always thought Zhong Yutong was just an internet celebrity. Even though she participated in the Best Singer-Songwriter program and played bass on stage with Song Dao, it was hard to change my inherent impression of her, until the moment she played the horse-head fiddle..."

"Teacher Song has finished his noodles, let's get back to work!"

……

In the soft sleeper compartment.

Song Dao and Qin Ge put the finished noodles into the trash can.

At the small table by the window.

Get out a pen and paper.

But he didn't start writing right away. Instead, he looked at Xia Hong and asked, "Sister Hong, what words do you think are more appropriate to describe this railway?"

Xia Hong was also drinking soup at this moment.

Hearing this, he put down the bucket and held it in his hands.

There was a hint of reminiscence in his eyes.

"The plateau where we grew up was very high. When I was a child, I stood on the mountain and felt that I could touch the sky as long as I stretched out my hand."

“That mountain range is also known as the Roof of the World.”

“So, if you ask me what words to use to describe this road, it should be the road of life, or... the road to heaven!”

Song Dao nodded, picked up the pen, and wrote the two words "Tianlu" in a flamboyant style on the paper.

"Then let's call it Tianlu."

He said.

……

In the live broadcast room at this moment.

Countless people suddenly became excited!

Many people have seen Song Dao’s on-the-spot creations.

After all, at least half of the people in this live broadcast room are fans of Song Dao.

As a fan, it is impossible to miss Song Dao’s debut program, Best Singer-Songwriter.

There were many awesome live creations there, which are still talked about today.

Then there is the Spring Festival Gala that just passed.

According to the interviews and behind-the-scenes footage released afterwards.

Song Dao was given the task at a critical moment, and it was a very stressful task assigned by the director team.

It took him just over ten minutes to compose the song "My Chinese Heart", which became an instant hit across the country. What's even more outrageous is that he also wrote the arrangement of the symphony at the same time!

This god-like performance would inspire awe even among those who don't understand music.

For people who understand music.

He is God!

But such scenes are actually rare.

In particular, many people still doubt Song Dao's creative ability.

So at this moment, no matter what people are thinking, their eyes are fixed on various screens.

Through the close-up, watching Song Dao come up with the song title without thinking, he continued to write:

[In the morning I stand on the green pasture]

[Seeing the condor covered in the glow of the sunset]

[Like a cloud flying across the blue sky]

【Bringing good fortune to Tibetan children】

(End of this chapter)