Finally met you.
In this city with a permanent population of more than 20 million, it is bustling, perhaps just want to walk on the street until the end of Yulin Road, or choose to take root here, or maybe just want to quiet down and drink tea and see the snowy mountains. But when I meet you in Chengdu, I don't always need a reason, because Chengdu has been waiting for you.
Song Bingyang, who left Chengdu at the age of 14 to find a musical dream, the Internet celebrity "Little Bully" who looked for love from Changchun to Chengdu to find a dance dream, and the Kemi boy who bid farewell to the stage and sang the current dentist Xu Junhao... They live, start a business and work in Chengdu, where they have completed their own different "artistic life".
Chengdu is like a kimchi jar, no matter the meat, no matter where you come from, you can soak up the taste of Chengdu in the city. Whether it is Xiao Bawang, Xu Junhao, or you and me. After leaving for a long time, I always think of the taste of kimchi here, think of the food here, and think of the people and things I met in the wide and narrow alley that afternoon.
The city is still expanding, and everyone who comes here expects to meet dreams and meet the future here, just like meeting a snowy mountain, meeting a line of egrets on the blue sky.
Singer Song Bingyang:
Chengdu is a city suitable for music creation
Exit of the East Railway Station
The end of Taikoo Li
With the rhythm of the city concert hall
Twin Towers after work
A glass of wine in Fragrant Alley
This is the song "Chengdu Chengdu" composed and sung by Song Bingyang, a young singer from Chengdu.
"Zhao Lei's 'Chengdu' is to write Chengdu with the vision of a tourist; Zhang Liangying's 'I Love This City' is to express his liking from the perspective of a Chengdu person." In the interval between recording the program, Song Bingyang said in an interview with reporters that he expressed the feeling of a wanderer returning to his hometown, "Although Chengdu has changed greatly in recent years, the familiar feeling has not changed." ”
In Song Bingyang's view, Chengdu is a very suitable city for music creation, and by creating a music capital, more musicians can be attracted to Chengdu for exchanges, making Chengdu a more open city.
Create a music city for musicians
From leaving Chengdu at the age of 14 to go to South Korea's SM Entertainment Company as a trainee, to studying at the Berklee Conservatory of Music in the United States, and then to his official debut, Song Bingyang said that what he could not put in his heart was Chengdu.
"Chengdu is building a music capital, need to gather more musicians" Song Bingyang hopes that more musicians, practitioners, media and so on to Chengdu to take root, he said that music creation needs a relaxed state to have inspiration, Chengdu's urban atmosphere, spiritual temperament is very suitable for music creation of the city.
In recent years, Chengdu has introduced the Golden Bell Award of Chinese Music, held the Automobile Music Culture Festival, and has 4 music parks in the eastern suburbs of the national music industry base, Namei Memory and Shaocheng Shijing, City Music Workshop, and Fanmu Creative Art Zone, and 5 music towns in Longquan Yiluo Belt, Pengzhou Bailu, Chongzhou Jiezi, Qionglai Pingle, and Dayi Anren. At the same time, Chengdu also gathers well-known cultural enterprises such as Migu Music, Modern Sky, iQiyi, and Kugou Music.
In fact, as early as the Tang Dynasty, Chengdu has become a gathering place for diverse musical cultures. More than a thousand years ago, Du Fu used the phrase "Jincheng Silk Pipe Day after Day, Half into the River Wind and Half into the Clouds." This song should only be in the sky, and the earth can be heard several times" verse to describe the scenery of Chengdu where music was prevalent.
On the strings of the City of Music, Chengdu has just plucked the first note.
I'm going back to where the lights are dimmed next to you
In Song Bingyang's album "SBYXII", there is a song with the same name called "SBYXII", according to his interpretation, "SBYXII" is taken from the spicy English word "spicy", which is also an abbreviation of the author Song Bingyang's pinyin letter "SBY". As a Chengdu native, Song Bingyang, no matter where he is, will use spicy to remind his stomach where it comes from.
"Before I was 14 years old, I lived in the E'e Film Factory area in the west of the city, and my grandmother lived in Shuijing Street in the east of the city, and at that time, every weekend I would walk through the city to visit my grandmother." Song Bingyang said that the wide and narrow alleys and Jinli were the places he passed, which were carved in his memory and written into his songs.
I'm back to Rongcheng rainy
Oh Chengdu Chengdu
Neon hustle or sorrow
How long your story is
I'm going back to you
The lights are dimmed
The song "Chengdu Chengdu" adheres to his consistent and smooth hip-hop style, and at the same time adds the ancient style, which just interprets the optimistic and comfortable attitude of Chengdu friends, the lyrics that are not deliberately nostalgic and very Chengdu characteristics, and also light up the other side of Chengdu, so that people who know and know Chengdu will smile after listening. He wrote this song more because he wanted more people to know: "What is Chengdu in the eyes of Chengdu people." ”
"I feel at ease in Chengdu, and the integration of ancient and modern is very natural." Song Bingyang said that at first, he introduced Chengdu to Koreans and Japanese people, saying that it was Liu Bei's home, because the three kingdoms culture had a great influence on Japan and South Korea; later in the United States, he said that it was the home of pandas and a very spicy (spicy) city. "Now I will tell them that Chengdu is the most important city in western China, and they have learned about Chengdu from various sources, showing chengdu's influence."
Nowadays, Song Bingyang, who often performs all over the country, always takes Chengdu as the most important stop, not only here is the hometown, with grandmothers, grandmothers, parents and friends, but also the most enthusiastic audience and fans. "Wherever I go, I will place a home of mine in Chengdu." Song Bingyang said that he hopes that he can use music to bring more positive energy to the audience, "A song can become everyone's youth is what I want to do most." ”
Internet celebrity "Little Bully": from Changchun to Chengdu From kindergarten teacher to Internet celebrity "Little Bully"
"The schedule at the end of May is full." For the Vibrato Internet celebrity anchor "Little Bully", it is now a state of workaholic. She snapped her fingers and counted: May 22, 23... On the 30th, which cities will be visited, which one is a commercial activity and which one is a public welfare activity.
From kindergarten teachers to Internet celebrity anchors with more than 19 million, for Tian Yuan, a girl in Changchun, she did not expect that her life would start a new chapter full of magic in Chengdu and become a "little bully". Today, Tian Yuan, who has set up her own studio in Chengdu, hopes to become a "little bully" who can bring happiness to more people and influence more people.
Use dance to pass on happiness to others
Before 2014, Tian Yuan, who graduated from a normal college in Changchun, Jilin Province, gave up her job opportunity in Singapore and chose a person to come to Chengdu for her first love.
"At that time, it was really difficult to be alone in Chengdu." At that time, there was no vibrato, there was no "little bully", and some were just a girl Who loved dance, Tian Yuan. At first, "Little Bully" wanted to apply for a street dance teacher, but he was repeatedly rejected. It wasn't until she found a job as a kindergarten teacher in Chengdu's Wuhou District.
At the hardest time, she took a low salary every month, but at five o'clock in the morning, she crossed the whole of Chengdu to go to work, taught two hundred children to dance, and her voice was hoarse. Such a life, she insisted on a whole year and a half.
She has cried, hurt, tired, and fallen, but she knows how to cherish and be grateful. "Little Bully" said: "I want to pass on happiness to others through dance." ”
Home in Chengdu hometown in Changchun
In 2018, he bid farewell to the "little bully" of the kindergarten and began to set up his own studio, which was the first step to his debut. Originally, he was the "little bully" who was "Rong Drift" in Chengdu, and thus really began his own wandering in the country.
Speaking of "Rong Drift", "Little Bully" is a lot more comfortable. The city designates the last Saturday of April as "Rong Drift Talent Day". But "Little Bully" said that unlike in the north, Shanghai and Guangzhou, she did not have the feeling of "drifting" in Chengdu, and there was no hometown circle to speak of, and some were colleagues and friends circles, very relaxed.
In August 2019, Xiao Bawang participated in the closing ceremony of the Douyin Video Festival as a guest performer, which was her first solo show performance. The first time, with a professional accompaniment dance; the first time, with the director star on the same stage; the first time, the host called out her name "Little Bully"... She turned too many impossibles into possibilities: from 0 fans to 19 million fans, the atmosphere in the live broadcast room became more and more hot.
Later, Xiao Bawang participated in various David TV programs and also participated in various charity activities. The bully took to the bigger stage, but with it came greater stress and anxiety. "This anxiety is the same in every city, but the way it is alleviated is different." Xiao Bawang said that every time he returned to Chengdu, he felt very down-to-earth, because returning to Chengdu was the feeling of going home, and Changchun was his hometown. "Happiness in Chengdu has nothing to do with how much money you make, you can be very happy with three or five friends, eating a skewer incense on the street."
In a street dance talent show, Xiao Bawang was ridiculed by his dance partner for being able to eat four meals a day when he was in Chengdu, "That's not because Chengdu food is too charming!" The self-proclaimed "little bully" said.
According to "Little Bully", the most attractive thing about Chengdu is precisely from this charm: fast work and slow life. The pace of life is relatively comfortable, but the rapid development of the city has brought many job opportunities, whether it is the living environment or the working environment, which is attractive to outsiders, especially young people. "Mainly rely on everyone's word of mouth to spread, the more mobile Internet era, the more the era of new media such as vibrato, Kuaishou, etc., the more need for word-of-mouth communication between people." Xiao Bawang said proudly that after her word-of-mouth transmission, two friends from the northeast have settled in Chengdu to start a business.
"There are still many opportunities in Chengdu." "Little Bully" said that this is why she still chose to put her studio in the Jinjiang District Creative Industries Business District. In his spare time, take a walk on the Jinjiang Riverside Greenway next to the studio, listen to the long flow of the river, watch the egrets fly in unison, reminisce about their lives, and look for inspiration for creation.
"Chengdu is building 'three cities and three capitals', especially some emerging industries such as culture and music industry, which have put forward many new scenes and new opportunities, and every young person can come to Chengdu with a dream." The "little bully", who has already bought a house in Chengdu, said she plans to live in the city for a long time.
Dentist Xu Junhao: From Taipei to Chengdu, from singer to dentist entrepreneurial career
In 2003, the lead singer of the popular Taiwanese idol group "Kemi Kid" and the handsome singer who sang "Youth Commemorative Book", Xu Junhao, had to bid farewell to his career as an artist because he accidentally fell in a rehearsal.
"If I hadn't wrestled that in show business, I wouldn't have thrown myself into Chengdu, the largest city in the west, from the other side of the sea to this side of the sea." Xu Junhao said with a smile that under the influence of his father, he chose to be a dentist, chose to study at West China Medical College, chose to start a business and live in the city, and felt the leisure, tolerance and diversity of the city.
Packing his bags, he resolutely rushed to Chengdu
No matter how big the storm is, I will bravely move forward
Our love is set in the commemorative book of youth
In 2003, as soon as the "Youth Commemorative Album" by the Taiwanese idol group Kemi Boy was launched, it suddenly became popular on both sides of the Straits and three places. But for lead singer Xu Junhao, the wind and waves have just arrived.
That year, during rehearsals, Xu Junhao was accidentally injured, and the doctor told him that he needed at least a year's rest. At that time, Xu Junhao was 24 years old, and a year of recuperation may be forgotten by fans. At that time, his father, who had been a dentist for more than 30 years, encouraged him to re-enter medical school. "It's hard to decide to continue reading, it's hard to think for yourself." In the end, Xu Junhao decided to withdraw from the entertainment industry and participate in the Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan joint examination. In 2004, he was admitted to the West China School of Stomatology of Sichuan University.
"Nobody believed I was going to be a professional dentist." Xu Junhao said that he had never been to Chengdu before that, nor to any city on the mainland, but he finally packed his bags and resolutely came to Chengdu.
During his 7 years in Huaxiba, he "hid", did not talk about his previous experiences, and only wanted to finish his studies. In 2011, Xu Junhao successfully graduated and continued to study for a master's degree in stomatology in Germany. In 2015, he was admitted as a practicing physician in mainland China and chose to return to Chengdu to start a business.
"Why did I choose to start a business in Chengdu, or what did I see?" Why not stay in Taiwan? Xu Junhao himself asked a series of questions. He said, first, I'm here to study, I understand the workings of the city, I understand the atmosphere of the city. Second, Chengdu is China's new first-tier city with a permanent population of more than 20 million. Third, the living standards of the people of Chengdu have gradually improved, and the demand for dentistry is great.
Starting a business in Chengdu is very stable and happy
"You're doing things here, someone who values you, someone who cares about you, makes you want to work harder to put down roots in this place." Xu Junhao said that his parents also came to Chengdu from Taipei, and after visiting the clinic, they did not want to leave for a long time and kept taking pictures. "They felt that my choice was right, and I often told my parents that I didn't leave my hometown, but actually felt like I was going from one home to another."
For the city of Chengdu, Xu Junhao summed up its spiritual temperament with inclusiveness and diversity. "Why talk about inclusiveness? Is to be able to accept a variety of different new things, new culture, new stimuli, many foreign companies including Singapore, Japan, South Korea or some friends abroad, they are very willing to come to Chengdu to invest in entrepreneurship, mainly because Chengdu is very inclusive, willing to accept new things; the second keyword is diversification, in Chengdu can see a variety of different food presentation, each country's style (fan) have. Xu Junhao stressed that as for the final keyword, if there is no word "leisure", there may not be inclusiveness and diversity.
With the development of Chengdu, Xu Junhao has seen the subway from scratch to more than a dozen, more and more greenway parks, attracting more and more talents from all over the country and even around the world. "So in this city, as long as you really work hard, others will see it." Xu Junhao said that he can start a business in Chengdu and develop steadily, "I think it is very happy." (According to the organizer)