Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry - Chapter 542

c542 “The Brightest Star in the Night Sky”

The train was speeding through the night. In the dead of night, only the sound of “dang, dang, dang, dang” was heard.

Today is December 27th, and the “Wandering Earth” road show has been going on for almost a month.

Starting from Yanjing, we went north to Harbin and west to Xi’an. We visited sixteen cities. Now we are going to Chengdu.

I finished a road show in Baoji last night and took the train south overnight without any rest.

Yu Dongqing was lying on the lower bunk of the soft sleeper carriage, tossing and turning and suddenly couldn’t fall asleep.

I have some insomnia tonight.

Obviously, Li Wan, who was lying on the lower bunk opposite, couldn’t sleep and kept turning over.

“What’s wrong, Lao Li? Can’t you sleep?” Yu Dongqing asked in a low voice.

“You haven’t fallen asleep yet? Why don’t you go out and sit for a while?”

After hearing this, Yu Dongqing got dressed and quietly left the carriage. The two of them sat opposite each other on a small chair by the window in the aisle.

The train is speeding through the Qinling Mountains, one cave after another.

“Old Li, what are you worried about? You can’t even sleep well.” Yu Dongqing laughed softly.

“Hey, I really don’t have to worry.”

The effect of the road show this month was surprisingly good.

In every city I visited, the audience was enthusiastic after watching the movie, praising it as a sci-fi blockbuster comparable to Hollywood, even though it was just a trailer!

And the song “Olive Tree” quickly spread among fans, especially in colleges and universities, where it became extremely popular.

And this group of people is also the main audience for watching this movie.

Li Wan looked at the dark night sky outside the window, and the occasional flash of lights, and sighed: “I am old, I don’t sleep anymore.”

Yu Dongqing did not refute.

Because he feels the same way.

Especially in the morning.

No matter how late I sleep, I wake up on time at 6:30 the next morning, unshakable.

“Hey, Dongqing, Chengdu is your blessed place. You have to travel to more places this time.” Li Wan said again.

Blessed land?

It’s kind of true.

Ever since the song “Chengdu” became a hit, Yu Dongqing has countless fans in Chengdu.

Whether it’s a new song album or a movie that is discovered later, it is very popular in Chengdu.

Take the song “Olive Tree” released not long ago, for example. It is very popular in Chengdu. Some fans said that they can smell the flavor of the song “Chengdu” in it.

Yu Dongqing was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, it really made sense.

“Olive Tree” originally took place in the early 1980s, and although “Chengdu” was released in 2016, the melody has a strong 80s folk flavor.

Now after listening to Li Wan’s words, Yu Dongqing smiled bitterly: “Old Li, I’m not like you, a desperate man who can’t withstand it physically.”

“Yes. You are still very young when you are not even fifty yet.” Li Wan replied:

“To be honest, the audience in Chengdu really likes to hear you sing. You have to prepare a few songs. Well, the second promotional song will be released in Chengdu.”

Yu Dongqing nodded after hearing this.

“also.”

The train arrived in Chengdu at 8 o’clock in the morning. When we got off the train, a roadshow team had already arrived at the station to pick us up in Chengdu.

The staff member is named Zhang Ningxing, a very capable young man in his thirties, who is also Li Wan’s right-hand man.

He led everyone into a van and said to Li Wan and Yu Dongqing:

“Director Yu, Director Li’s road show in Chengdu has been arranged. There will be six road shows in two days. Let’s go to the hotel to rest first. The first road show will be arranged at Sichuan University at 2:30 in the afternoon.”

“Haha, Sichuan University is the first higher education institution in southwest China.” Li Wan laughed.

“Yes, Director Yu, all the good students at Sichuan University are your fans. We contacted Sichuan University this time and heard that it is your movie. The students are very enthusiastic and looking forward to your coming.” Zhang Ningxing said to Yu Dongqing.

Sichuan University.

That innocent and lovely smiling face flashed through Yu Dongqing’s mind again.

Everyone stayed at the Xanadu Hotel not far from the Sichuan University campus. Zhang Ningxing arranged for everyone to have hot pot at noon.

How can you come to Chengdu without eating hot pot?

The hot pot in Chengdu does taste good, rich and spicy, but Yu Dongqing didn’t dare to eat it. She had to sing in the afternoon and had to pay attention to protecting her voice.

At 2:30 noon, Yu Dongqing and the road show team drove into the Sichuan University campus and came to the third teaching building. The road show of “The Wandering Earth” will be held in the third teaching studio.

As soon as Yu Dongqing got off the bus, she was warmly welcomed by teachers and students.

“Brother-in-law!”

“Brother-in-law!”

A girl screamed.

The corners of Yu Dongqing’s mouth couldn’t help but twitch.

It seems that this title will stick with me for the rest of my life.

However, Yu Dongqing still smiled and signed the autograph for the cute girl with short hair, and then quickly entered the studio surrounded by security guards.

The hall of more than 500 people was already packed.

The trailer for the entire road show has three parts in total, one is a clip of the movie’s highlight scenes, the other is some behind-the-scenes footage, and the last is the promotional song “Olive Tree”.

When the electronic piano prelude with a retro flavor from the 1980s sounded, the students present sang along:

Don’t ask me where I’m from

My hometown is far away

why wandering

Warm atmosphere.

After the nearly forty-minute performance ended, crowded in the studio hall, Yu Dongqing, Li Wan, Du Xuefeng and the female lead Wan Xue and several other creative team members walked to the podium amidst warm applause.

Immediately, student representatives sent flowers to everyone.

Next, the main creative staff interacted with the audience, media reporters, and talked about the original intention and experience of making the film and some unforgettable scenes.

Every one of these road shows will have the same rhetoric.

Of course there are differences.

“Brother-in-law, please sing a song, just the song “Chengdu”!” someone shouted from the audience.

“”Chengdu””

“”Chengdu””!

This was what Yu Dongqing expected, and the organizer had already made preparations. Yu Dongqing was not polite, picked up the folk guitar that had been prepared, and started playing and singing along with the accompaniment.

Made me cry

More than last night’s wine

Makes me reluctant to leave

More than your tenderness

The singing voice is hoarse.

Yu Dongqing herself hasn’t sung this song for a long time.

Even if I hear this song occasionally, I still have a special feeling.

Chengdu, the only thing I can’t take away is you

I really can’t take anyone away.

After Yu Dongqing finished singing, she received a round of applause.

“”Cinderella””

“”Cinderella””!

Someone in the audience shouted again.

When I toured Chengdu that year, I sang an additional song at the concert.

This is also the only time Yu Dongqing sings this song in public.

I didn’t expect that many people still remember it.

But this time, Yu Dongqing did not meet the fans’ requirements.

He smiled and said to the audience: “Thank you everyone, but this time I don’t plan to sing an old song, but a new song – the second promotional song of “The Wandering Earth”.”

The second promotional song?

Wow.

The audience in the audience was surprised.

How many promotional songs has the master written for his movies?

As the prelude of music sounded, Yu Dongqing started singing while playing.

the brightest star in the night sky

Can you hear clearly?

The one who looks up

Loneliness and sigh in my heart

the brightest star in the night sky

can you remember

once walked with me

The figure disappearing in the wind

It turns out that “The Brightest Star in the Night Sky” was sung by the Time Escape Plan.