Chapter Fifty-Nine: Two Songs in One Night

Ye Chen silently listened to Xu Wei's singing, and filled the wine in front of Xu Wei.

To be honest, Xu Wei sings really well, maybe because he has nothing to do, so he can sing the spirit of this song.

After singing this song, the two of them had a toast tacitly, Xu Wei continued to talk about his past, and Ye Chen just quietly made a listener.

"After I was discharged from the army, I started to sing in bars, and I also formed a band in Qin'an at that time."

"At that time, the band also participated in some music festivals, and it was a little famous."

Sighing, Xu Wei continued:

"It's famous, hey, but that's all, so the band disbanded less than a year after it was formed, there was no way, we had to eat if we couldn't let go of our dreams, and we couldn't even eat if we couldn't get the job of performing for a few months."

Of course, Ye Chen understands who hasn't bowed his head in front of life.

"After staying in Qin'an for a while, in order to seek better development and a better music environment, I went to Beijing again with a few hundred yuan."

"At that time, it was good luck, because I had a little fame in Qin'an City before, and I was signed by a record company in Shangjing, and that record company was called Hongguang Society, and I am quite grateful to this day."

"At that time, with the help of the Red Light Society, I released my first record "Where is I", which sold intermittently for several years, and sold 300,000 copies."

"At that time, there were still a lot of praise in the industry, but it was only in the industry."

Speaking of this, Xu Wei's eyes were a little lost that could not be concealed.

Ye Chen didn't say anything, he just silently filled Xu Wei with wine and patted Xu Wei's shoulder again.

Xu Wei smiled freely, and then said:

"The record sales were not good, and later the contract with the Red Light Society was terminated."

"During the period after the termination of the contract, I didn't dare to stay in Shangjing at all, because the city of Shangjing is too close to my dream, so it always gives people a great sense of oppression, and this sense of oppression even makes me afraid of music."

Xu Wei spread his hands and continued:

"So, I chose to come to Tianhai, and with the little money I earned from that album, I opened this small restaurant here in Tianhai, and I wanted to be silent here."

Ye Chen couldn't help but sigh.

Ye Chen believes that Xu Wei is a singer with strong creative ability, and the fact that "Where is It" can be praised in the industry is enough to show this.

But it is not that a good writer can be recognized by the public and become a superstar.

Just like Ye Chen himself, with a powerful music library in that world, Ye Chen has no shortage of good songs.

But now that he has written so many good songs, only a handful of people know him.

Of course, when it comes to the midsummer morning breeze, this can also be regarded as a place of Ye Chen's good luck.

It just so happened that the queen of songs, Meng Qi, was soliciting lyrics and songs, if it weren't for that, Ye Chen's fame would only be limited to a campus like Tianhai No. 2 Middle School.

Xu Wei's songs are very personal and different from mainstream music, which is actually the reason why the music is good, but it can't become popular.

"Brother Wei, are you still going to make music?"

Ye Chen asked Xu Wei very seriously.

"Of course, I opened this restaurant not only to settle myself, but also to raise more money for making music, after all, life is realistic, whether it is to release an album or do publicity, you need money."

Ye Chen nodded solemnly, he thought for a moment, and felt that he should do something.

Ye Chen clearly remembers that in that world, Xu Wei gradually became popular when he was on his second album.

Xu Wei's second album "That Year" did not have much response when it was released, and it didn't even sell at all.

But "That Year" later became a favorite of many rock lovers.

The title song of the same name "That Year" has these lyrics:

"After so many years, you are still running, and tomorrow is still ethereal"

"The pure ideal in the face of survival turned out to be so fragile"

Many rock fans will cry when they listen to this paragraph.

"Since the song "That Year" can be accepted by the public in that world, the music environment in this world is not much different from that world, and it should also be accepted by the public."

Thinking like this, Ye Chen said to Xu Wei:

"Brother Wei, are you drunk?"

"The mind is still clear."

Xu Wei said to Ye Chen with a smile.

"It's rare to have such a hearty conversation tonight, Brother Wei can tell me so much about the past, that is, treat me Ye Chen as his own."

Xu Wei smiled and continued:

"The ancients had a cloud, and there were fewer than a thousand cups of wine for a confidant, and there was no speculation in more than half a sentence."

"It's not easy to hold these words in my heart, that is, a confidant like Little Brother Ye, so I can say what is in my heart happily."

Ye Chen saw that Xu Weizhen's thinking was clear, and then said:

"Since we're all so interested, why don't we brainstorm and think about what we create."

When Xu Wei heard this, he suddenly came to his senses.

"Creation, creation is good, if I can cooperate with Ye Chen's little brother, then I will really be a happy thing in my life."

Ye Chen smiled secretly in his heart, and finally led Xu Wei, a great talent, in the direction he wanted.

The night afterward, under Ye Chen's subtle guidance, the two talked happily about music, and the sound of Xu Wei's praise and laughter sounded from time to time, not accompanied by the sound of wine bottles hitting the table.

"This, this songwriting is simply amazing, but I always have a sense of déjà vu with this song, Brother Ye Chen, it seems that this songwriting is really written in my heart."

When Ye Chen's rough description of "That Year" hummed out, Xu Wei was full of surprise and shock.

"Is this déjà vu, this is yours on another plane."

Ye Chen thought like this in his heart, but he didn't say so.

"Where, Brother Wei, is this song clearly created by the two of us, if it weren't for the experience you narrated before, if it weren't for the discussion between you and me at this moment, how could there be a melody and lyrics."

Ye Chen was as humble as possible, after all, this was the original author of other people's lyrics and songs, and taking other people's things to others still made Ye Chen a little embarrassed.

Ye Chen didn't want to show anything, he believed that even if he didn't do it, these lyrics and songs would be created by Xu Wei sooner or later.

But Ye Chen looked at Xu Wei at this moment, he had already endured too much in his life.

He wanted to help Xu Wei and make such good music come out earlier.

"Where, little brother Ye is completely polite, the main body of this lyrics and songs is still you, little brother, brother, I just played some inspiring role."

Xu Wei said very principledly.

This made Ye Chen even more embarrassed:

"Brother Wei should be polite, what is the most important thing in creation, that is inspiration, my inspiration is completely because of Brother Wei's heart-wrenching past."

・・・

The two of you, you and I, until four or five o'clock in the morning, Ye Chen and Xu Wei fell asleep under the double invasion of drunkenness and sleepiness.

And by this time, two songs had already been written.

One song "That Year", one song "Gift".

As for the song "Blue Lotus", which is the most widely sung by people, Ye Chen did not write it.

After all, Ye Chen just wanted to help Xu Wei, a talent who persistently pursued music, not to replace him.

Therefore, the two songs are what Ye Chen can bear, and the most popular song by the public, Ye Chen should leave it to Xu Wei to create slowly.