Recently, the much-anticipated Winter Olympic Games opened,
The opening ceremony of director Zhang Yimou shocked the world with its beautiful eyes.
And the opening song of the opening ceremony, "Let the World Be Full of Love",
It shows the spirit of Great Love and Fraternity in China.
As soon as the prelude to the song sounds,
It reminds everyone of the musical talent Guo Feng, who has not been seen for a long time.
Guo Feng, who was once extremely popular,
The brilliant achievements in the career are numerous,
But Guo Feng, who is nearly 60 years old, is still alone.
I can't help but feel sorry for myself.
1.
Guo Feng was born in 1962 and is about to turn 60 this year.
He was born into an artistic family,
His father was a musician, his mother was a dancer,
The strong artistic atmosphere at home has allowed Guo Feng to be exposed to art since he was a child.
Because parents attach great importance to Guo Feng's education,
So when he was only 3 years old,
His father spent a huge amount of 50 yuan to buy a piano for Guo Feng.
You know, at that time, eating enough was a problem.
In this case,
Guo Feng's parents save money all day,
I can't eat enough, let alone clothes,
It's good to be able to cover your body.
In this way, after the piano was bought, his father accompanied Guo Feng to practice every day.
Guo Feng also inherited the artistic cells of his parents,
In his opinion, this thing that can make a sound is far more fun than the toy in his hand.
And the father will also teach Guo Feng to compose music hand in hand,
When Guo Feng was 14 years old, he had already released his own songs.
After graduating from Guo Feng Middle School, he relied on his excellent musical skills.
Successfully admitted to the Sichuan Art School, for his future path,
The foundation is laid.
When he was in school, Guo Feng's grades have always been among the best.
So when it came time to graduate, the school first threw an olive branch to Guo Feng.
He was invited to stay at the school as a classroom teacher.
No matter when it is placed,
After graduating from college, it is a very good choice to stay on campus and teach.
And the school will only select the best students.
Because of Guo Feng's excellent musical talent,
The Chinese Musicians Association sent him an invitation to become a member of the Society.
That year, Guo Feng was only 18 years old, and he became the youngest person in the society.
After Guo Feng joined the work,
With a salary, plus a parent's salary,
The originally poor family life has just eased.
However, when Guo Feng's family's good life was not yet a few days away,
Bad news came from home,
The top beams and pillars of the house fell,
Guo Feng's father was out collecting wind once,
Got into a car accident on the road,
In the end, he died.
At that time, Guo Feng's father had already achieved the position of deputy regimental commander in the Cultural and Industrial Corps of the Military Region.
But due to the sudden death,
Guo Feng's family has suffered great changes,
And the colleagues who used to have a good relationship,
Slowly I became estranged from them,
This made Guo Feng, who was not yet old, feel the cold and warm world for the first time.
At that time, he swore that he would work hard.
Make your family's life better.
Guo Feng taught at the school for 4 years, and over time,
Guo Feng felt more and more that being a teacher was not something he liked.
So when Guo Feng was 22 years old,
I had a long conversation with my mother.
Eventually the mother agreed with her son's idea.
Guo Feng thus stepped on the train to Beijing,
Go after your dreams.
2.
Guo Feng came to Beijing alone and began to look for his musical dreams.
At the beginning, Guo Feng was still very uncomfortable,
After all, having a stable job in my hometown can also be regarded as having enough to eat and wear warmly.
But after arriving in Beijing, the high rental price made Guo Feng prohibitive.
He could only live in a dark and damp basement, but the coldness of reality did not extinguish Guo Feng's enthusiasm for music.
He began to write songs for the singers of the time,
Use your own music to help them make albums,
Slowly, Guo Feng also became famous in Beijing's music circle.
The following year, Guo Feng was recruited by the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe to write songs for the singers in the troupe.
Seemingly good work, in fact, there is no guarantee for Guo Feng.
Because the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe did not compile for Guo Feng,
And there is no dormitory for him to live in, and the basic welfare treatment of Guo Feng and those colleagues in the regiment is also different.
It is equivalent to Guo Feng becoming a temporary worker of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe,
Guo Feng also stayed in the song and dance troupe for a year before resigning.
A year after resigning from the song and dance troupe, Guo Feng ushered in his own opportunity,
At that time, a group of American stars sang "We are the world", and then Luo Dayou joined forces with a group of Hong Kong and Taiwan stars to sing "Tomorrow Will Be Better".
This kind of love-themed song swept the world for a time,
At this time, an industry insider in the music industry found Guo Feng,
Ask Guo Feng if he has the confidence to make a song like this,
At that time, a group of singers from the mainland will also be gathered to sing.
Guo Feng was so excited after hearing this idea that he didn't sleep all night.
Guo Feng said confidently:
"I can".
Sure enough, it wasn't long before the song "Let the World Be Full of Love", which made Guo Feng famous, came out.
At that time, 100 singers from the mainland were gathered to sing together.
It can be said that this song is a representative work like a landmark of mainland pop music.
And not just at home,
Even abroad this song has a lot of influence.
Otherwise, after many years, how can the melody of this song sound again at the opening ceremony of this Winter Olympics?
At that time, Guo Feng, as the "father" of this song, naturally also became popular.
After Guo Feng became famous, he did not rush to "fish for gold",
But I deeply felt my own inadequacy,
Because at that time, the popular music in Europe, the United States and even Hong Kong and Taiwan was better than that in the mainland.
Guo Feng felt that if he wanted to really break the circle,
Then you have to improve your business.
Therefore, Guo Feng dropped everything and went to Japan alone.
At that time, Japanese pop music was at the top level in Asia.
Guo Feng thought about going to Japan for further study and learning their music.
Feel what your music is like with them.
Guo Feng stayed in Japan for 4 years,
In the space of 4 years,
Guo Feng can be said to be learning with the mentality of a primary school student,
At that time, Guo Feng practiced every day, wrote songs, and studied.
Guo Feng's musical level has improved significantly.
After completing his studies in Japan, Guo Feng was not in a hurry to return to China.
Instead, he went to Singapore to continue his studies in music.
After two years of systematic study in Singapore, Guo Feng's learning over the years has come to use.
When Guo Feng was 32 years old, he was still studying music in Singapore.
One day his phone rang,
It turned out to be a record label in Singapore who called him.
This record company praised singer Chen Jieyi that year,
They invited Guo Feng to personally help her make an album.
Guo Feng agreed to the record company's invitation, but he asked to meet chen jieyi first and talk about it.
Guo Feng actually wanted to see how she understood music.
If she didn't know anything, Guo Feng naturally wouldn't help her make an album.
After a long conversation with Chen Jieyi, Guo Feng felt that she could,
Whether it's sound conditions or musical literacy,
are all objects that can be cooperated with,
Guo Feng began to help her make an album.
After Guo Feng learned about the composition of the songs in the album,
He always felt that something was missing.
Because the style of the album is too single, it is not full enough,
Guo Feng immediately suggested that Chen Jieyi add a male and female chorus style song on the album.
This idea was endorsed by Chen Jieyi,
In fact, during the period of cooperation with Guo Feng,
Chen Jieyi had already been impressed by Guo Feng's musical talent.
Immediately, Guo Feng returned to the recording studio, and it took only five or six hours.
I wrote this song for Chen Jieyi,
This song is "The Heart Will Go With Love",
And this song has also become Guo Feng's most famous song,
Because it is a male and female duet, the woman is naturally Chen Jieyi to sing,
And the man searched for several days and could not find a suitable male singer,
So Chen Jieyi suggested to Guo Feng and let him try it with himself.
After all, this song was written by himself,
No one can understand this song more deeply than he did.
So Guo Feng tried to sing with her,
After recording, everyone was very satisfied with the song,
After the song was included on the album,
Guo Feng's work was completed,
He started studying music again.
As for whether the album is on fire or not, he doesn't know,
Not long after, Guo Feng received a previous time in Beijing,
A good friend came calling,
He said to Guo Feng:
"My daughter has just gone to Singapore to go to school, I hope that after all, the child has just graduated from high school, and he is not familiar with life abroad, and he hopes to help take care of it."
Guo Feng naturally agreed to his friend's request,
He wanted the girl's contact information, and he wanted to invite the little girl to a meal.
At the dinner table, Guo Feng first briefly introduced himself,
This introduction stunned the little girl,
She narrowed her eyes in surprise and said:
"Guo Feng? Are you the Guo Feng who sang "The Heart Will Walk with Love"? ”
Guo Feng then nodded and asked,
"Yeah, you've heard the song?"
The little girl said excitedly:
"I've not only heard it, but all the students in our school will sing this song, and this song is on fire now."
After saying that, the little girl actually took out a notebook from her bag,
Asked Guo Feng for an autograph.
After eating, Guo Feng immediately called his friends in China.
Ask about the current situation of the music circle in China,
Friends in China said that the most popular song now is "The Heart Will Walk with Love" written by him.
Basically, his songs are played in large and small video stores.
Friends also advised him to hurry back to China and find it,
After coming back, it will definitely debut and be the peak.
Hearing his friend say this, Guo Feng also felt that it was time to return to China.
First, my musical level is indeed much better than before I went abroad.
Music inspiration is like a spring that can't be pressed.
Second, Guo Feng felt that he should let everyone hear more and better music.
So Guo Feng came back,
And this time back, Guo Feng is not just engaged in music creation,
And I began to sing in person,
After that, Guo Feng created many songs that everyone loved.
It can be said that Guo Feng was a rare high-prolific singer in the music circle at that time.
And to him, an all-round singer who could compose and produce music was rare at that time.
Guo Feng is meticulous in music creation and has affection and righteousness for friends and family.
3.
According to Guo Feng's friend, he is a very pure person, and he is also very moralistic.
Guo Feng is notoriously stingy about himself,
Because of a singer of his level, it is a very normal thing to eat and drink,
But Guo Feng never pays attention to eating and wearing, eating can be eaten, and wearing does not pursue big brands.
But anything that comes to his musical side,
Guo Feng can often throw thousands of dollars and never be stingy,
So his instruments are the world's top instruments.
And Guo Feng is also not stingy with his family,
Although he now has a valuable piano, he can never forget the "worn-out" piano that his father once bought for him for 50 yuan.
Since her father's absence, her mother has not remarried, but has guarded her two sons.
Because Guo Feng has been wandering in the field all these years,
So my mother has been living with Guo Feng's brother,
When his brother got married, Guo Feng also sealed a big red envelope for his brother.
On weekdays, the mother's eating and wearing degree is paid for by Guo Feng,
My mother still lives with her brother.
Guo Feng often gives his brother subsidies some money,
Two sons, one contributing money and one contributing,
Guo Feng's mother can also be regarded as happy in her old age.
Although the mother's life is now worry-free, she is most worried about her son's marriage.
I know that Guo Feng is nearly 60 years old and is still single.
In a public interview, a reporter asked why Guo Feng was not married.
He said that he had had two wonderful loves,
And they're all going to get married,
However, due to various reasons, it is regrettable that they could not come together in the end, and it can only be said that the fate has not yet arrived.
The reporter asked him at the bottom of the question, did he ask him if he wanted his wife to be perfect, such a person is not easy to find, so he will not get married all the time?
It is reasonable to say that such a talented artist, marriage is not a difficult thing for him.
Guo Feng could only laugh helplessly,
No, I am not a perfect person myself, so why should I ask others to be perfect? It's just that I haven't met anyone who has a relationship.
4.
The entertainment industry is a soldier of ironclad camps,
Every day, new faces appear, and it is in response to the old saying that the back wave of the Yangtze River pushes the front wave,
Guo Feng is no longer famous before,
And now more young people don't even know who Guo Feng is.
So much so that when Guo Feng gave everyone a New Year's greeting on his personal social platform,
There are also very few people who reply to the message,
In stark contrast to the current top stars,
Now the stars send a dynamic message of hundreds of thousands of millions,
And the number of wang feng's messages is only a pitiful dozen,
I have to feel sorry for this music big man.
There are even reports that Guo Feng has performed in some small cities.
Presumably, he had no choice but to live.
However, don't forget that Guo Feng is a person with great love,
At the time of Macao's return, Guo Feng created "Embrace",
When he bid for the Olympic Games in Beijing, he created the song "Realizing Dreams", which was later rated as the song of the Olympic bid.
There is also "All the Way Together", which was created when the people of the whole country fought against SARS, this song has given strength to many people and touched many people.
At these important nodes, Guo Feng can always let people gather again by using his own way.
This is the responsibility of an artist.
Guo Feng's music was many times stronger than some of the current mesmerizing sounds.
Some people compare Gao Xiaosong and Guo Feng,
These two people belong to singers of the same era,
And in the early days, Guo Feng still had the ability to suppress Xiaosong' head,
Because they are both singer-songwriters,
Gao Xiaosong created the fire after "You at the Same Table",
He began to transform into a variety of industries,
Among them are movies, publishing, talk shows, etc.
It is undeniable that Gao Xiaosong is indeed talented,
A few years ago, when "net red" was not popular,
Gao Xiaosong has become the first generation of Internet celebrities with a talk show.
On the other hand, Guo Feng's reputation was greatly enhanced after creating "Let the World Be Full of Love".
But he chose to retreat from the rapids,
After realizing his own shortcomings, he did not use his fame to "dig for gold",
Instead, he chose to study abroad.
Compared with
Guo Feng is more likely to be a pure musician.
Do not comment on Gao Xiaosong's road or Guo Feng's road which is better,
It's just that everyone's pursuit is different,
Gao Xiaosong is more like an entertainer,
And Guo Feng is very simple to make music.
And opportunities are reserved for those who are prepared,
Just this Time the Winter Olympics played Guo Feng's song again,
Guo Feng also expressed his gratitude to director Zhang Yimou,
When hearing a song of your own composition on such an important occasion,
At that time, Guo Feng was in tears of excitement.
It reminds people of this musical talent again,
Let more people who don't know him,
Having the opportunity to get to know him,
I hope that Guo Feng can take advantage of this opportunity,
Can make a comeback,
Bring more good works to everyone.
epilogue:
Everyone's pursuit is different,
The path taken is bound to be different,
To be able to be like Guo Feng,
People who put down fame and fortune at a young age to devote themselves to further education,
It can be said that there are very few,
Like Guo Feng, he can do his own thing in a down-to-earth manner,
It is worth learning.
I hope that Guo Feng can bring you more good music in the future.
I also hope that Guo Feng can find his own person as soon as possible.