In the first half of the year, Zhang Peiren was sent by Rolling Stone to Beijing to open a record company.
Now that he has been here for several months, he has basically figured out the situation of these people who engage in rock music in the capital.
While Yang Ye was in the capital, he met with Yang Ye.
Zhang Peiren is Li Zongsheng's good friend, and the two grew up together.
When Li Zongsheng was young, every time he finished writing a song, he would sing it to Zhang Peiren first.
There is a line in Li Zongsheng's song called "The Man Running Against Myself" that says, "Dear Landy, my brother, you rarely beat others, but this time you surpassed yourself." This Landy is Zhang Peiren.
Zhang Peiren was obsessed with rock music when he was young and was a big fan of Bob Dylan. Because he liked Dylan, he named himself Landy in English.
In 1980, John Lennon was assassinated, and many rock youths in Taiwan expressed their condolences.
Zhang Peiren felt that this was not enough, so he went to find the band, solicited sponsorship, and held a grand commemorative concert.
After this was done, he was recruited by Rolling Stone, and then introduced his good friend Li Zongsheng to Rolling Stone.
However, Zhang Peiren doesn't like Taiwanese pop music very much. He thinks it's all "excessive music".
After Luo Dayou left Taiwan, Zhang Peiren felt that the Taiwanese music scene was really boring.
Until he heard a roar from across the strait.
“I kept asking, when will you come with me? But you laughed at me and had nothing!”
Zhang Peiren was shocked, shit, China still has such awesome music ?
He couldn't sit still anymore and wanted to go to the capital to visit.
But at that time, the two sides of the Taiwan Strait were still in a state of no contact with each other, so he could only wait.
Waiting until the Rolling Stones decided to open a record company in the Mainland, his opportunity came.
......
Zhang Peiren took out an invitation letter and handed it to Yang Ye.
Yang Ye took a look and said: "90's modern concert, what is this?"
Zhang Peiren said: "Rock concert, a platter performance of six rock bands from Beijing together at the Capital Stadium ."
Yang Ye knew it and asked: "Why do you call it a modern concert?"
Zhang Peiren explained: "It was called rock music and it failed to pass the approval, so those people changed it in a stupid way. The name is modern music, so it’s approved.”
Yang Ye smiled and said, “Tell me about your situation here!”
"When I first came to Beijing, according to your introduction, I first came to this Maxim restaurant to find Ms. Song Chunli, and then I met the Tang Dynasty band."
Yang Ye raised his glass to Zhang Peiren and said: "Do those grandsons look down on you?"
Zhang Peiren smiled, clinked glasses with Yang Ye, and said, "Yes, I sang a piece of RUSH (Note: North American Rock Band) for them, They just took me to see various underground bands in Beijing."
"What's the situation with the bands in Beijing now?"
"It's chaotic. In Beijing, twenty musicians can form forty bands. Except for a few neat bands, the musicians are all standing guard. These people feel that they have a similar atmosphere, so they stick together, and one day they can no longer get along, they will go their separate ways. "
"What do they rely on to survive?"
"Mainly holding 'parties' at Maxim's Restaurant, Friendship Hotel and other fixed locations. It's their turn after proofing in the evening, and they charge tickets, but it's nothing People come to listen, and the admission fee for one night is not enough for a week's meals."
"They don't have jobs?"
"The musicians in the bands that can be ranked are all marginalized people from society. . Either he was fired from his job, or he was dismissed from his job. There is no fixed income, and there is no market outside. They are all struggling to support themselves. "
"What do you think of them? How about the music?”
"How should I put it? It's relatively rough, but it has strong vitality, energy, endless emotions, and can penetrate people's hearts.
I don't think they are writing songs, not word for word. Words, but there was a lot of things accumulated in my heart, and then I opened my mouth, and a knife flew out and shot me.
Actually, I really don’t understand why such a work appears here. ?”
Yang Ye knew what Zhang Peiren meant. Hong Kong and Taiwan have developed economies and developed consultancies, but they have not produced decent rock music.
It is precisely the relatively backward and unfree mainland that has produced these works full of life passion.
In fact, there is nothing I don’t understand. The cry in this kind of dilemma is often more powerful.
Yang Ye did not explain, just said: "You want to sign them all?"
"It would be best if you can sign them."
What Zhang Peiren meant was , sign all these bands, pay them wages, provide them with the best instruments, and let them have a good creative environment.
Then we will release records for them, then hold concerts, tours, and commercial operations to make Chinese rock music bigger and stronger.
Zhang Peiren was very excited and outlined a grand blueprint to Yang Ye.
Yang Ye was noncommittal and shook his head and said: "With all due respect, these are all a bunch of ghosts and ghosts. They suddenly became rich overnight. I'm afraid the bad habits of the European and American rock circles will have to happen again."
"This..." Zhang Peiren was speechless for a moment.
Rock and roll is often inseparable from sex and drugs, and is often accompanied by violence and crime. How could Zhang Peiren not know this?
"They are all quite normal, they are all a group of people with ideals." Zhang Peiren defended, but his words were full of unconfidence.
Yang Ye curled his lips: "That's because they don't have money now. If you have money, why don't you give it a try? Just be a fan. After all, you and I agree. Taking drugs or something might cause some trouble.
This country has been poor for too long. The top priority now is to develop the economy. If we want good economic development, social stability must take precedence. If these people become the source of unrest, have you thought about the consequences? ”
< br>Yang Ye is not talking nonsense, these rock and roll guys in China are all poisonous dogs.
After a performance, Luo Qi of the Compass Band jumped directly into a taxi and asked the driver to take her to buy fans. The driver responsibly sent her to the police station. Later, when this woman was detoxifying, she mentioned another name: Zhang Ju, the bassist of the Tang Dynasty band.
It is generally believed that Zhang Ju died in a car accident while riding a motorcycle, but in fact he was high.
Zhang Peiren was dumbfounded after hearing this, and it took him a long time to say: "It's not that serious, right?"
"That's what you think, in China, rock music has always been associated with drugs, promiscuity, and crime. You must be vigilant.
Otherwise, how could they fail to get approval for the concert?
If you let them, your company will not be able to continue, let alone have a rock and roll dream. ”
Zhang Peiren has been in the capital for several months and knows a little bit about the environment here.
Although I think what Yang Ye said is a bit sensational, it is not unreasonable.
He was silent for a while and then asked: "Then what should we do?"
Yang Ye thought for a while and said: "Let's go and take a look first!"
……
Capital Stadium.
Yang Ye did not meet those rock bands. He took Yang Liping and sat in the VIP area with Zhang Peiren.
During this period, Yang Liping had no acting duties, and the two were tired of being together every day.
Yang Liping glanced back and saw that it was crowded with people and noisy. She asked curiously: "What kind of concert is this? Why are there so many people?"
Yang Ye said that he would bring peace to everyone. She went to the concert together, but she didn't come without even thinking about it, but now she doesn't act like it.
Generally, concerts and other events are held in small halls. How can they be held in large stadiums like this?
Yang Ye smiled and said: "Rock!"
"Huh?"
"It's starting!"
The lights on the stage turned on After getting up, a girl in a black dress, with long hair flying, who was dressed very stylishly, stepped onto the stage and began to give an opening speech.
This girl is not very tall, her skin is not very white, and her voice is hoarse and low.
But when she stood on the stage, turned on the microphone, and spoke in smooth Mandarin, her professionalism was demonstrated.
"Professional enough!" Yang Ye said.
Zhang Peiren introduced: "Her name is Weihua, she is the host of CCTV, and she has hosted the Spring Festival Gala before."
"This concert is also supported by CCTV?"
Generally speaking, CCTV hosts are not allowed to come out casually to take on private work, especially in such large-scale occasions.
Zhang Peiren smiled and said: "In the past, she has resigned."
"Why?"
For most people, a CCTV host can say a lifetime It is hard to reach and needs to be looked up to.
What's more, she has hosted the Spring Festival Gala, that is, she is the ace host and the mainstay.
It’s not easy to get to this point. How could you resign casually?
“She likes rock and roll. In order to pursue her ideals, she resigned and joined an underground band in Beijing.”
“Awesome!”
How many people are there as CCTV’s ace host? This woman can discard everything she dreams of like a piece of shit. This kind of courage is indeed something that only a few people can possess. To say it is awesome is not an exaggeration.
Yang Liping suddenly realized: "She hasn't appeared on TV for a long time. Many people said she was dead before. It turned out that she was engaged in rock music."
Wei Hua has already finished his opening remarks, and then introduces the band: "Let us warmly welcome... Tang Dynasty Band!"
Tang Dynasty Band's lead singer Ding Wu, guitar Lao Wu, drummer Zhao Nian, bass Zhang Ju took the stage together.
In an instant, the mountains collapsed and the ground cracked, and an overwhelming amount of rock music blasted throughout the Capital Gymnasium.
The tens of thousands of spectators at the scene roared like a mountain and a tsunami, and were in high spirits with the music.
“Damn, that’s awesome!” Yang Ye praised.
Zhang Peiren was also shocked. He had only seen such a battle when attending rock concerts abroad.
Subsequently, "Baby Brothers Band", "ADO Band", "Cobra Band", and "1989 Band" took turns on the stage, and the audience was excited.
When the singing reached the passionate point, many audience members got up from their seats, stood on chairs, tore off their clothes, and waved wildly to the rhythm. Even in the winter, they were not afraid of freezing to death.
A shirtless young man wearing glasses held a lighter and shouted to the stage: "Don't let us down! Don't let us down! Don't let us down!"
The finale of "Breathing Band" On the stage, Wei Hua, who was the host just now, suddenly transformed into the queen of rock and roll, standing domineeringly in the center of the stage, swaying her hair to the thunderous drum beats, and roaring with all her strength:
"Don't try to stop me, don't deceive me with lies, don't try to deceive me anymore, I will break free from this rope..."
The whole place became restless with Wei Hua, shaking their heads together.
Yang Liping was stunned for a long time and said: "She is so cool!"
Wei Hua sang three songs in a row, telling, shouting, and accusing, seeming to vent her long-repressed feelings. emotions.
All the audience in the audience lit up their lighters and swayed along with Wei Hua's singing. Wei Hua shed tears on the spot.
She was under a lot of pressure from her family and society when she resigned as a CCTV host, but at this moment, she felt...it was worth it. (End of this chapter)