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Chen Xiaoqi
Chen Xiaoqi is a recognized musical wizard and a well-known songwriter, who has created works such as "Tao Sheng Is Still The Same", "Nine-Nine Daughter Red", "I Don't Want to Say", "Big Brother Hello", "Embrace Tomorrow", "Cheers for Our Today", "Plateau Red", "Crossing the Peak", "See the Rainbow Again" and other works, which have influenced generations.
He composed the lyrics and composed the music of "The Sound of the Waves", and the yin and yang mistakenly praised Mao Ning.
Chen Xiaoqi has been a lathe worker for 6 years, relying on his talent and diligence to step by step to today. His wife Liu Xiaoyun and son Chen Jianning are not ordinary...
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Chen Xiaoqi was born in 1954 in Chencuo (Nian Cuò) Village, Chigang Town, Puning City, Guangdong Province, to parents who participated in the revolution in his early years. Chen Xiaoqi's mother was the first director of the Puning Cultural Center, and his father knew music and created a number of Teochew opera scripts.
Chen Xiaoqi in the early years
When he was a child, Chen Xiaoqi had a collection of thousands of books in his family, and he was a "little bookworm" since he was a child.
At that time, his parents hoped that Chen Xiaoqi would learn mathematics, physics and chemistry well, but he was obsessed with literature and art. Chen Xiaoqi made a bamboo flute with a bamboo pipe, and also went up the mountain to catch snakes and used snake skin to cover erhu.
In 1972, after graduating from high school, Chen Xiaoqi was assigned to work as a lathe worker in the Second Auto Parts Factory in Meixian District.
Chen Xiaoqi's daily job is to make sand molds, he is not an excellent worker, often in the cold morning, run to the river to recite poetry, singing. In his spare time, he wrote and painted in the dormitory, and colleagues felt that Chen Xiaoqi was a little strange.
After 6 years of life as a lathe worker, Chen Xiaoqi has not made much progress in technology, but his heart of literature and art has become more and more surging.
Chen Xiaoqi in college
In 1977, the state resumed the college entrance examination, and Chen Xiaoqi xingchong applied for the Guangzhou Music College (the predecessor of the Guangzhou Xinghai Conservatory of Music). As a result, he did not pass the instrument test.
In 1978, Chen Xiaoqi took the college entrance examination for the second time, and the results came out with only 272 points, especially the history test was only 6.5 points. Chen Xiaoqi did not believe it, so he went to the local education department to check the score, and as a result, he scored 86.5 points in the history test, which was enough to give him 80 points less, and the geography subject also added 20 points less to him.
At that time, most of the teachers who counted scores were drawn from primary and secondary school teachers, and mistakes were inevitable.
Through the check of scores, Chen Xiaoqi's total score in the college entrance examination reached 372 points, while the admission score line of the Chinese Department of Sun Yat-sen University was only 340 points, so he was admitted to the department of Chinese of Sun Yat-sen University.
In 1982, Chen Xiaoqi graduated from university, and the Huacheng Publishing House in Guangzhou was ready to accept him as an editor, but in the end he did not apply for a quota.
Young Chen Xiaoqi with colleagues
So Chen Xiaoqi was assigned to the Guangzhou branch of the China Record Society. What makes Chen Xiaoqi excited is that although the monthly salary is only more than 50 yuan, the unit has given him a one-bedroom house in the second year of work.
At the Guangzhou branch of the China Recording Agency, Chen Xiaoqi was assigned to work as an opera editor. At that time, Chinese pop music began to sprout, and an editor approached Chen Xiaoqi and asked him to fill in the lyrics for a song called "My Guitar".
Who knew that as soon as Chen Xiaoqi made a shot, he made "My Guitar" fire. Not only do people who play guitar sing this song, but a music documentary on CCTV also uses "My Guitar" as the theme song. Since he did not sign, the lyricist signed "Anon.
After the hit, many people came to Chen Xiaoqi to fill in the words. At that time, he could get 50 yuan for filling out a song, which was almost equivalent to a month's salary.
Sometimes Chen Xiaoqi is in a good state and can fill in 10 words a day. Often he filled in the lyrics upstairs, and the singer recorded below. As soon as he filled out the words, the singer hurried downstairs to record.
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In 1989, when Chen Xiaoqi read the Tang poem "Fengqiao Night Berth", he suddenly burst with inspiration and created the song "The Sound of the Waves Remains".
Soon a singer in Hong Kong wanted to release an album, and the music producer contacted Chen Xiaoqi and hoped that Chen Xiaoqi would write a song for the other party. Chen Xiaoqi gave "The Sound of the Waves" to the other party.
The singer made MTV for "The Sound of the Waves", but there was no promotion, and the song has never been known.
In 1991, Chen Xiaoqi met Mao Ning, who sang in a song hall in Guangzhou. He was born in 1969 in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, and graduated from Liaoning Provincial Institute of Sports and Sports Technology.
Mao Ning Yushu, who is 1.80 meters tall, is windy and handsome. In 1990, Mao Ning went south to Guangzhou to develop, and fortunately met Chen Xiaoqi, thus changing his fate.
Chen Xiaoqi and Mao Ning
Mao Ning sang "The Sound of the Waves" on the Spring Evening of CCTV in 1993
Chen Xiaoqi gave "The Sound of the Waves" to Mao Ning to sing, and Mao Ning recorded this song and took it to the chart. Chen Xiaoqi had no bottom in his heart, and felt that as long as he hit the list and did not rank at the bottom, he would be able to do it.
Who knew that "The Sound of the Waves" was finally rated as the top ten golden songs of the year. In 1993, Mao Ning participated in the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and became popular all over the country with a song "The Sound of the Waves". Songwriter Chen Xiaoqi also began to become popular across the country.
"The Sound of the Waves" is known as a classic work in the mainland pop music scene, and was elected to the 50 Golden Melody Award of the Chinese original music scene in 20 years, which has also had a huge impact overseas.
In 1992, Chen Xiaoqi set up a planning department in the Guangzhou branch of China Recording Agency, signed a number of singers such as Gan Ping, Li Chunbo, Chen Ming, and single-handedly promoted them to fame.
Since then, more than 10 years, it has been the golden period of Chen Xiaoqi's creation, and a series of classic music works such as "How are you with big brother", "Jiujiu Daughter Red", "Embrace Tomorrow", "Cheers for Our Today", "Plateau Red", "I Don't Want to Say" and so on.
Chen Xiaoqi and singer Gan Ping
Singers such as Lin Ping, Chen Shaohua, and Rong Zhong'erjia all became popular because they sang Chen Xiaoqi's works.
Chen Xiaoqi's song "Crossing the Peak" composed for the first World Women's Football Championship and the song "See the Rainbow Again" composed for the Ninth National Games also caused great repercussions.
Huang Xia, a famous Hong Kong musician, once said: "There is Chen Xiaoqi on the mainland, and there is no need to go to Hong Kong." It can be seen how much Influence Chen Xiaoqi has.
He has won many awards such as The Top 10 Chinese Songwriters Award and the Most Outstanding Musician Award in China.
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As early as the year he graduated from college in 1982, Chen Xiaoqi got married. His wife, Liu Xiaoyun, was also born into an intellectual family, and his father composed a number of Hakka Mountain operas and Cantonese Han operas.
Chen Xiaoqi and his wife Liu Xiaoyun
Liu Xiaoyun, a native of Xingning, Guangdong Province, 3 years younger than Chen Xiaoqi, graduated from the Literature Lecture Class of the Guangdong Provincial Literary and Art Creation Studio in 1977, and later worked as an editor and reporter in the "Hundred Gardens" and "Southern Drama" magazines of the Guangdong Drama Association, and wrote a large number of articles.
After marriage, Chen Xiaoqi and his wife gave birth to a son, Chen Jianning. Liu Xiaoyun is talented and still has a positive ambition after becoming a mother.
In 1986, she became the director of the editorial office of the supplement of The Modern People's Daily in Guangzhou, and the editor-in-chief of the "Eight-Sided Life" column had a huge influence.
Chen Xiaoqi and Liu Xiaoyun are a career-oriented couple, Chen Xiaoqi has worked hard in the music world and achieved fruitful results. And Liu Xiaoyun is also deeply cultivated in the field of literature, and his masterpieces have appeared one after another.
In 1994, Liu Xiaoyun entered Guangzhou Normal College to pursue a master's degree, and joined the Guangdong Writers Association in 1996. Her essay collections such as "Daughter's Dream Is Long" are deeply loved by readers.
Chen Xiaoqi (in the 1990s)
The lyrics she composed, "Path", were composed by Ma Guohua and had a certain influence in the music scene.
In the early 1990s, several American cultural companies took the initiative to find Chen Xiaoqi, invited him to go abroad to develop, and promised to help their family of three solve key problems such as green cards and housing.
At that time, the tide of going abroad was prevalent, and famous and unknown literary and artistic talents poured out of the country. Chen Xiaoqi discussed this matter with his wife, and Liu Xiaoyun objected: "We are doing well at home, why should we go abroad?" We are black-haired, yellow-skinned Chinese, speak fluent Chinese, what can we do when we go abroad? ”
In fact, Chen Xiaoqi also thought so in his heart, the couple was so tacit, he sighed or his wife knew herself best!
In December 1997, Chen Xiaoqi established Guangzhou Chen Xiaoqi Music Co., Ltd., and his wife quit her job to accompany her husband to start a business.
Chen Xiaoqi and Liu Xiaoyun
Chen Xiaoqi served as the company's artistic director, Liu Xiaoyun served as the company's general manager and chairman, and the couple cooperated seamlessly and never quarreled over work matters.
Chen Xiaoqi exerts his own strengths and is responsible for business matters, and other work is entrusted to Liu Xiaoyun to take care of. Under the operation of his wife, Chen Xiaoqi held 3 concerts of his personal works, which were well received by both inside and outside the circle.
He also served as a judge at the CCTV Young Singers Television Grand Prix three times in 2002, 2004 and 2006.
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No matter how late Chen Xiaoqi came home, his wife would always leave a lamp in the aisle of the room at home. In the middle of the night, Chen Xiaoqi pushed open the door of the house, and the home was bright.
At first, Chen Xiaoqi did not notice this detail, once he chatted with the singer Song Shelley, the other party said that he went home at night, opened the door, the house was black and rumbling, and his heart was particularly lonely and desolate.
Chen Xiaoqi realized that his wife had been at home for decades, leaving him a lamp, and behind this ordinary act was his wife's deep love and concern.
Thinking like this, Chen Xiaoqi's eyes couldn't help but moisten.
Chen Xiaoqi has many friends, often friends come to the home as guests, he and friends talk about creation, talk about music, Liu Xiaoyun silently do a good job of logistics. Sometimes when people talk about late at night, Liu Xiaoyun will also make them a supper.
Chen Xiaoqi's friends especially respected Liu Xiaoyun, calling her a good sister-in-law who was virtuous and capable. Chen Xiaoqi also respects and loves his wife, and they have never had negative news in their decades of marriage.
Under the influence of the couple's education and personality charm, the son Chen Jianning is also excellent. The young man is talented, and during his college years, he formed a band, and he composed songs such as "Red Beans Born in the Southern Country" and "The Yellow River is Far above the White Clouds".
After graduating from university, Chen Jianning went to the United States to study for graduate studies in finance. Now, he does business with friends, running on both sides of the U.S. and domestically.
After years of hard work, Chen Jianning is rich and has become a recognized young talent.
The happy marriage of parents is a mirror that subtly affects Chen Jianning. After forming his own family, Chen Jianning has the responsibility like a father, and loves the family and his wife like a father.
Under his management, the small family is warm and happy, and has never added trouble to his parents.
Chen Xiaoqi and Liu Xiaoyun had a happy marriage, and both sides benefited from the marriage and grew into a husband and wife tree standing side by side. And their happy marriage also affected their son, which is a win-win situation for two generations.
Mr. and Mrs. Chen Xiaoqi
As a songwriter, Chen Xiaoqi faces many temptations. However, after more than 30 years of fame, Chen Xiaoqi has always been clean and self-righteous, and there has never been a scandal.
Some of the musicians around him have been divorced twice, and his wife is getting younger and younger the older he is; and Chen Xiaoqi can stay with his wife until he is old, reflecting an unusual character and art.
In April 2022, Chen Xiaoqi was 68 years old and had been married to his wife for 40 years, and the couple ushered in a ruby marriage. They have the confidence to meet the golden wedding and diamond wedding in the future!
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