Wu Qinghua said that he had tried, but the song he wrote was not very good.

"It's okay, with a little practice, you'll be able to write."

Wu Qinghua was also very enthusiastic and let Yu Dongqing listen to the songs they sang, some of which were published in MOOV, Yu Dongqing listened carefully and felt that the voice was not bad, and it was a bit of the taste of Huang Jiaju, the lead singer of the Beyond band in that time and space.

However, the songs are all mainland Chinese version of rock.

In the original time and space, Beyond also sang many Chinese songs, such as Nothing, You Know My Confusion (I Really Love You Chinese Version), Ever Owned (I Used to Have Chinese Version), The Great Wall, Peasants, Midnight Grievances, Glorious Years, Can I Break Through and so on. Beyond has also sung songs in English and Japanese.

But it is far less famous than the Cantonese songs they sing, and a very important reason is that Mandarin is not very standard.

"Mr. Yu, our band members are all fans of yours, can you come to our residence to meet them? There are also a lot of music questions I want to ask you. Wu Qinghua warmly invited.

Yu Dongqing hesitated and asked, "Where do you live?" ”

"It's not far, just near Central, just a short walk.

"Okay then." Yu Dongqing agreed, anyway, there is nothing to do now.

The two went out of the bookstore, Yu Dongqing followed Wu Qinghua out of Central, the two chatted while walking, Wu Qinghua said that he likes rock and roll and likes to watch martial arts, today I heard that Jin Long came to Sanlian to sign and sell books, so I also rushed over, I didn't expect to meet my idol.

"Mr. Yu, we live on this street, just the building next to the telephone pole." Wu Qinghua pointed to a dilapidated building not far away.

Yu Dongqing was surprised to find that there were such dilapidated streets near the rich Central.

The streets are narrow, the roads are potholed, and the power lines are densely packed, reminiscent of urban villages in the interior.

followed Wu Qinghua to the building, did not enter the staircase, did not go upstairs, but walked to the basement.

It turned out that they lived in the basement!

Before he entered, Yu Dongqing faintly heard the sound of the guitar playing.

Pushing the door in, it was less than forty square meters, with two bunk beds, a small table—and a drum set, and the whole hut was packed.

There were two young people in the room, one was lying on the bed with a flat head and reading a magazine, and the other was playing the bass. ”

Cantonese is spoken.

"Wei Zai, Cheng Zai, who do you see coming?" Wu Qianghua said excitedly.

As soon as the young man who played the guitar looked up, he saw Yu Dongqing following Wu Qinghua, and hurriedly stood up and was surprised and delighted: "It's you, Mr. Yu!" ”

"Mr. Yu? Which Mr. Yu? ”

The young man who was reading a book lying on the bed with his legs crossed turned his head and saw Yu Dongqing, and quickly got up and jumped out of bed.

"Andy, how did you meet Mr. Yu?"

"Hehe, I was selling books in a bookstore, and I happened to meet Mr. Yu." Wu Qinghua said it briefly, and then introduced his two companions to Yu Dongqing.

The name of the bass player is Gu Wei, who is the bassist of the band, and the young man with a flat head is called Zhang Xuecheng, who is the drummer of the band, plus Wu Qinghua, the lead singer and guitarist, and the three of them form a band.

"Mr. Yu, please take a seat." Gu Wei hurriedly took away the score placed on the chair and made room for Yu Dongqing.

Yu Dongqing sat down and said with a smile: "Your conditions are a bit difficult. ”

"There's no way, the rent in Xiangjiang is very expensive, and we don't have much income so we have to live here." Wu Qinghua explained.

Because the rock they sing is in Chinese, it is very niche in Xiangjiang, and no record company is willing to sign a contract with them, so they usually sing in song halls to maintain the most basic livelihood.

Yu Dongqing was not much surprised when he heard this, in the mainland, especially in Yanjing, there are not many underground bands like them, struggling for the most basic survival.

"There are also record companies that are willing to sign us up, as long as we sing the pop songs we have now." Wu Qinghua said frankly: "But we like rock and roll, Wei Zai, Cheng Tsai is that the two of them have never been to the mainland, and their Mandarin is not standard, but he still likes rock music in the mainland." ”

This made Yu Dongqing awe-inspired.

The three of them chatted and soon returned to Cantonese rock, Gu Wei asked, ""

Mr. Yu said that Xiangjiang is a very economically developed area with a very strong business atmosphere, which is incompatible with the core of criticism and rebellion carried by rock, and Xiangjiang cannot produce rock music, even if it writes Cantonese songs, no one likes to listen to them

What do you think about this issue? ”

All three looked at Yu Dongqing.

Yu Dongqing was silent for a moment before saying: "What he said has a certain amount of truth, but it is not entirely true, Europe and the United States are developed enough, right?" There is still rock 'n' roll! ”

"Also, the core of rock and roll is not just criticism, rebellion, which is needed, but not absolute, and the meaning of rock music to us may be the pursuit of freedom, the pursuit of free expression."

In pursuit of free expression!

"Mr. Yu, what you said is so good! Rock music doesn't have to be bitter and hateful, if you write about the pursuit of freedom, I think you will like to listen to it! Zhang Xuecheng said excitedly.

Yu Dongqing nodded.

In fact, if you think about it, many of the classic songs of the Beyond band in that time and space are actually praise the pursuit of freedom.

Like "Glorious Years", "Sea and Sky", "No More Hesitation" and so on.

The four chatted for almost an hour, Yu Dongqing saw that the time was almost about to leave, Wu Qinghua suddenly said: "Mr. Yu, I like to listen to your Chinese rock like "bei jing bei jing" can you write a Cantonese rock song?" ”

Absolutely.

It turns out that the band Beyond that time and space is so classic.

Yu Dongqing originally wanted to return to Yanjing, and then write a poem to slap that Huang Qihui in the face again, but when he saw Wu Qinghua's eager eyes, he said.

"Okay, there's just one song."

Wu Qinghua was surprised and delighted when he heard it, he was just talking casually, but he didn't expect the other party to really have it.

"Mr. Yu, give you the guitar." Gu Wei had already removed the electric guitar hanging on the wall.

After helping to plug in and debug, Yu Dongqing stood up, plucked the strings and began to sing.

Today I watched the snow drift by on a cold night

Drifting away with a cooled heart

Chasing in the wind and rain, and indistinguishable in the fog

The sky is wide with you and me.

The sky is wide for the Beyond band!

Wu Qinghua listened quietly, but his heart was excited.

Cantonese can really write rock songs!

Forgive me for my uninhibited indulgence and love of freedom in this life

I am also afraid that one day I will fall

Anyone can turn their back on their ideals

How can I be afraid that one day only you and I will be together

Yu Dongqing sang loudly.

This "Sea and Sky" is also Yu Dongqing's favorite song of the Beyond band, the song is written majesticly, and it is also the peak of Cantonese song popularity in the whole of China. It's a pity that this work, which marks Beyond's real maturity, has become Huang Jiaju's swan song.

Huang Jiaju died just two months after the completion of "The Sea and the Sky".

(End of chapter)