Mao'er Hutong is located in the northwest of Dongcheng District, Beiping, starting from Nanluoguxiang in the east and ending at Di'anmen Street in the west. In the Ming Dynasty, it was called Zitong Temple Wenchang Palace, and in the Qing Dynasty, it was called Maoer Hutong. Wenchang Palace is a place dedicated to Emperor Wenchang, who is the star of Wenqu, and is the god in charge of Wenyun in myths and legends. No. 9 and No. 11 of Mao'er Hutong are Ke Gardens, which are one of the most representative private gardens in Beijing. Nos. 35 and 37 are the former residences of the last Empress Wanrong. In addition to Wanrong, this alley has also been inhabited by many celebrities, such as the Ming Dynasty general Hong Chengchou and the Beiyang warlord Feng Guozhang.

Xu Wangqiu and the three of them asked as they walked in Mao'er Hutong, and finally stopped in front of a courtyard.

Xie Fei looked inside and asked, "Are you sure that Gu Jianfen you said is here?"

Xu Wangqiu nodded and said: "It was Hu Mei who told me, his father is the head of the General Political Song and Dance Troupe, and he knows a lot of people in the song and dance troupe, this is what she helped me inquire, it shouldn't be wrong." With that, Xu Wangqiu walked towards the courtyard.

As soon as he walked into the courtyard, Xu Wangqiu heard the faint sound of the piano, he followed the sound of the piano to the door of a house, and shouted loudly: "Excuse me, does Teacher Gu Jianfen live here?"

The sound of the piano continued, and a middle-aged man in his forties walked out of the house, looked at Xu Wangqiu and them, and asked, "Is this here, do you have anything to do with her?"

Xie Fei estimated that the other party should be Gu Jianfen's lover, took out his work card and handed it to the other party: "Hello, comrade." We are from the Peking Film Academy, and our school is going to hold a concert with open tickets. I heard that Mr. Gu Jianfen is very good at composing, and I hope to cooperate with Mr. Gu Jianfen. Here's my work card, you can take a look. ”

The other party took the work card and looked at it, which said "Xie Fei, teacher of Peking Film Academy", he returned the work card to Xie Fei, shook hands with Xie Fei very warmly, and led them into the house: "Come on, come on, come in quickly, come in and sit in the house." Then he shouted into the house: "Jianfen, don't play, a guest is coming." ”

The sound of the piano stopped abruptly, and Gu Jianfen looked up at Xu Wangqiu and them.

The foyer dining table sometimes has leftovers that haven't had time to clean up. A brown upright piano leans against the wall, and across from the piano is the bed. The bed was covered with loose sheet music. Xu Wangqiu saw Gu Jianfen and saw the god known as the godmother of Chinese pop music. Gu Jianfen is not much different from the appearance in Xu Wangqiu's memory, that is, he is much younger, only in his forties.

Gu Jianfen has created many popular works, such as "Rolling Yangtze River East Passing Water", "Mother's Kiss", "Missing", "Mother in the Candlelight", "Young Friends Come to Meet" and so on. In the 80s, Gu Jianfen scraped together 50,000 yuan in many difficulties and founded the "Gu Jianfen Vocal Music Training Center", which does not charge tuition fees and takes care of food and housing. has cultivated a number of excellent singers such as Liu Huan, Mao Amin, Na Ying, Sun Nan, etc. However, many people don't know that Gu Jianfen is one of the driving forces behind the Rising Star Concert, which is considered to announce the birth of New Chinese pop music, and half of the songs sung in the New Star Concert were written by Gu Jianfen.

Gu Jianfen looked at Xu Wangqiu and Xie Fei, and asked her husband, "Xing Bo, who are these three?"

Xing Bo beckoned Xu Wangqiu and Xie Fei to sit down, and then introduced Gu Jianfen: "They are from the Peking Film Academy, saying that there is a concert and want to cooperate with you." He smiled at Xie Fei and said, "This is my lover Gu Jianfen, what do you have to tell her." ”

The specific content of the concert was that Xu Wangqiu was tinkering, and Xie Fei said to Xu Wangqiu: "Wangqiu, you tell Teacher Gu Jianfen about it." ”

Xu Wangqiu smiled at Gu Jianfen and said, "Hello Teacher Gu. I am Xu Wangqiu from Nortel Film Academy, and this is Xie Fei's teacher from our school. This is my brother Xu Wangchuan. Gu Jianfen nodded at Xu Wangqiu: "Hello." He said to Xie Fei and Xu Wangchuan: "Hello." Xie Fei and Xu Wangchuan smiled and nodded at Gu Jianfen: "Hello, Teacher Gu." ”

Xu Wangqiu began to get to the point: "Teacher Gu, Teacher Xie Fei and I are the directors of the movie "Hoe Rape". There are two main reasons for coming to you this time, the first is that I have a new movie called "Falcon", and I want you to work on the soundtrack of the film. ”

Gu Jianfen heard that Xu Wangqiu and Xie Fei were the directors of "Hoe Rape", and invited herself to be the dubbing voice, and said excitedly: "I didn't expect you to be the director of "Hoe Rape", I like this movie very much, I have watched it three times. I'm very happy to work with you. ”

Xu Wangqiu laughed when he heard Gu Jianfen say this: "With Teacher Gu as the dubbing, the music of "Falcon" must be no problem." But the soundtrack is going next year, and we're coming to you, and there's one more important thing. Our school is ready to hold a nationwide concert tour, launch a new batch of songs, and launch a new batch of singers. We heard that you have written a lot of songs, and we especially hope that you will be able to participate in our performances, do artistic direction, and select some suitable pieces from your songs to sing in concerts......"

Xu Wangqiu gave out his ideas about concerts, songs, singers, etc. in detail. Gu Jianfen listened quietly. After Xu Wangqiu finished speaking, she said very cheerfully: "You are right, now that we have entered a new era, the country needs new songs and new people." I think your idea for this concert is very good, and I would like to participate. ”

Xu Wangqiu saw that Gu Jianfen agreed so quickly, and said with a smile: "That's great, thank you, Teacher Gu." ”

Gu Jianfen chuckled: "Don't be so polite, being able to participate in this concert is also an opportunity for me to show my works." A lot of my songs have always been moldy at home, and having a stage like this to showcase these works is something I've always dreamed of. ”

Xu Wangqiu nodded and said: "We hold this concert in the hope of launching more and better songs, and use singing to reflect the heart of the times and new life." And said, "I don't know how many songs you have, Mr. Gu?"

Gu Jianfen smiled embarrassedly and said, "There are more than two hundred." ”

Xu Wangqiu let out a "wow" sound, glanced at Xu Wangchuan, and said excitedly: "That's great, Mr. Gu, then let's start choosing, choose songs that fit the theme of the concert in the new era." You can recommend something suitable to us first!"

Gu Jianfen thought for a while and said: "There is a song called "You Ask Me", which I like better, and it is also in line with the theme of entering the new era. I'll play it to you, and you can see how it is, and see if it's suitable. ”

Saying that, Gu Jianfen turned to face the piano and played it gently, and the gentle and agitated voice stirred in the small room. Gu Jianfen sang softly: "You ask me why I am sad, but I am so happy? You ask me why I am full of complaints, but my heart is like a fire? Let me answer you with affectionate words, for my dear motherland, for my motherland how difficult it is......

After playing and singing, Gu Jianfen looked up at Xie Fei with an inquiring expression.

Xie Fei blurted out: "It's really a good song, it's really good!"

Xu Wangchuan couldn't stop clapping: "This song is very good." ”

Xu Wangqiu feels that this song is not as good as many of Gu Jianfen's later songs, but the emotions are particularly sincere, and the persistence in the song, the spirit of dying without regrets, is the common intention of many people after the exercise. Although they have been treated unjustly in a certain period, they still have a deep love for this land, they can endure poverty, keep loneliness, and silently dedicate themselves without asking for anything in return.

Xu Wangqiu knew that a few years later, with the reform and opening up, with the opening of the country, many people who were fascinated by the prosperity of the West chose to go to a better life. This phenomenon is particularly serious in the literary and artistic circles, and celebrities are pouring overseas in batches. There is certainly nothing wrong with this, and no one can blame others for choosing a better life.

However, those who choose to stay are undoubtedly worthy of respect, and together with all the people in this land, through their own efforts, they will build the country as better and stronger as possible. This song expresses the hearts of these people!

Xu Wangqiu clapped his hands vigorously: "This is a good song, which writes the most real feelings of many people about the motherland." What is the motherland? The motherland is the existence that you can say a thousand bad things about her, but if an outsider says a word, you will scold his ancestors for 18 generations. ”

Gu Jianfen and Xie Fei both laughed, it sounded rough, but it seemed to be true.

During the movement, Gu Jianfen has been writing songs, but these songs have not been taken out, she has written more than 200 songs, and what Xu Wangqiu has to do is to select some suitable for concerts from these songs. After Gu Jianfen finished playing and singing a song, she dropped her hands on her knees and asked Xu Wangqiu how they felt about the song. After Xu Wangqiu and they made a choice, she sang the next song. Gu Jianfen played the piano and sang, song after song. Xu Wangqiu and the others sat next to them, listening quietly.

For two days, Xu Wangqiu, Xu Wangchuan and Xie Fei sat in the room and listened to Gu Jianfen playing the piano and singing. When you're thirsty, turn on the tap and fill your stomach with tap water. At noon, I had dinner at Gu Jianfen's house. Gu Jianfen made meat buns for them, baked the pancakes on the pan, and then sandwiched the fried meat filling inside. Then boil a pot of porridge and eat it with kimchi.

listened to more than 200 songs composed by Gu Jianfen, and Xu Wangqiu and they chose 17 of them. For Xu Wangqiu's concert, 21 songs is definitely not enough. The whole performance plans to launch 10 singers, three men and seven women, each singer must sing at least three songs, that is to say, at least 30 songs, plus Xu Wangqiu's "Into the New Era", at least 12 songs. Another problem is that the songs written by Gu Jianfen are mainly soft and lyrical, which is suitable for female singers and actors, while there are no suitable songs for male singers.

Xie Fei weighed it and suggested: "Either there are fewer male singers, just use one." ”

Xu Wangqiu shook his head and said: "Only three male singers are already unbalanced, and if you remove two more, it will be even more unbalanced." I'll figure out a way for male singers' songs, I just have a few songs in my hand that are suitable for male singers to sing, if it's still not enough, just cover some foreign songs. ”

Through these two days of contact, Gu Jianfen knew that Xu Wangqiu could write songs, and the theme song "Into the New Era" he wrote for the concert was quite high. At this moment, she heard that Xu Wangqiu had a few songs suitable for male singers to sing, so she got up and let go of the accordion: "Wangqiu, play your song to us." ”

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Xu Wangqiu waved his hand and said, "I can't play the piano, I'll still play the guitar!"

Gu Jianfen walked to the wall, took off the guitar, handed it to Xu Wangqiu, and waited to listen to Xu Wangqiu's song.

Xu Wangqiu plucked the strings and sang affectionately: "The clouds of my hometown float in the sky, and it keeps calling to me." When the breeze around me blows gently, a voice is calling to me, come back, come back! Come back, come back, stop wandering around......