Two figures stood on the city wall, and the wind and sand swept across the desert;
The Supreme Treasure swayed and left, leaving only the back of the head that would never look back.
The yellow wind and sand suddenly rose, and a man on the city wall began to taunt:
You see the man's back is so strange, he looks like a dog.
At this time, a song "Love of a Lifetime" sounded:
The bitter sea turns over love and hate, and it is difficult to escape fate in the world;
Blind dates are unapproachable, or I should believe it is fate.
The song and the movie were integrated, making countless people quietly cry.
This classic "Love of a Lifetime" was created by Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen:
One composer, one lyricist, perfect fit.
It ended a love that had been fruitless for five hundred years.
And the reason why the two can create such a classic song.
Not only because the two are brilliant, but also because they are the love of each other's lives.
1
In 1967, after washing countless dishes in the United States, 17-year-old Lu Guanting bought his first professional guitar, the L5 Gibson.
This guitar is expensive and worth $1500.
You know, in the 60s, it was a huge amount of money.
But for Lu Guanting at that time, music was the most important part of life.
He grew up with dyslexia, and reading was harder than ascending to heaven.
It wasn't until a chance that he discovered that he could avoid this difficulty by singing.
At that time, Lu Guanting was in class, and the teacher asked him to go on stage to recite ancient poems.
But he, who usually has difficulty reading words, how can he read the whole poem.
In this regard, he weakly asked the teacher: "Can I sing it in the form of a song?" ”
In this way, Lu Guanting created the first song in his life and got the approval of others.
Lu Guanting, who bought a professional guitar, was more immersed in the world of music.
Fortunately, the Emperor's heavens do not pay off, and the effort will be rewarded.
In 1977, at the age of 27, Lu Guanting graduated from music school and won the American Amateur Singing Competition.
All the songs he wrote won prizes, with a prize of $2 million per capital.
Suddenly, Lu Guanting's confidence soared, and he wanted to play a record while it was hot, but he was repeatedly turned away.
Seeing that his music career was slow to develop in the United States, he decided to return to Hong Kong to look for opportunities.
It was precisely because of this decision that he met the love of his life- Tang Shuchen.
Lo, who returned to Hong Kong, also participated in the music audition at the beginning, but eventually failed and did not sign a record label.
In response, he had to continue to compose music while singing in the bar.
At that time, Tang Shuchen happened to be an executive in a bar.
Who is Tang Shuchen? The granddaughter of Tang Jiyao, the great warlord of the Republic of China, has an extraordinary family.
The two didn't intersect at first until they talked together.
At that time, Lo Guanting was singing in a bar, but there were not many listeners in the audience, and Tang Shuchen said to him: "Your music, Hong Kong people don't like it very much." ”
Lu Guanting did not complain too much, but calmly said: "This is nothing, it may be a matter of taste, when I am familiar with Hong Kong again, they will like me." ”
In the face of Such a calm and confident Lu Guanting, Tang Shuchen felt that he was a very special person and gradually developed a good feeling.
However, at this time, neither of them expected that many years later, they would write the classic song "Loved in a Lifetime" together, and it became the love of each other's lives.
2
The birth of many loves often begins with curiosity about a person.
After lu guanting and Tang Shuchen got along many times, they began to become familiar.
In the process of getting along, Lu Guanting was also gradually attracted to this very thoughtful girl and decided to pursue her.
At first, Lu Guanting, like a normal pursuit of girls, gave Tang Shuchen various gifts, but she refused.
Because these are not what Tang Shuchen wants, what she wants is a special kind of love.
After many refusals, Lu Guanting finally opened up and no longer deliberately gave Tang Shuchen gifts, but used the way of "teasing" to close the distance between them.
Lu Guanting's comedic talent is estimated to have been cultivated by Tang Shuchen at this time.
Years later, Tang Shuchen said to Lu Guanting, as a husband: "Knowing how to make me laugh shows that you have a brain." ”
Perhaps in the eyes of others, Lu Guanting is a person with many problems;
But in Tang Shuchen's eyes, he was not only talented, but also had a particularly interesting soul.
She didn't care how much wealth he had, only whether he could make herself laugh.
However, when the two of you and I are nong, a bar ban is to beat the Mandarin Duck:
Love is forbidden between employees and they are dismissed if they are found.
The unlucky egg Lu Guanting was swept out of the house, while Tang Shuchen was not punished for his unusual background.
Although the two were forced to separate, Tang Shuchen really recognized Lu Guanting:
Change his name, give him a promise, and fill in the lyrics for his music.
As for why the name change? Because Lu Guanting's original name (Lu Guofu) is too grounded.
What is true love?
As long as you decide that each other is worthy, how much suffering you suffer is happy.
The mountains have no edges, and the heavens and the earth are united, but they dare to be with the king.
3
With the help of a sage like Tang Shuchen, the "unlucky egg" Lu Guanting began to usher in great development in his career.
In 1983, Lu Guanting composed music and Tang Shuchen wrote the shocking "Bird of Heaven":
"I will fly into the sky, like a bird soaring that day;
There is hope, looking for the warm sun. ”
A song became famous, and Lu Guanting's talent was appreciated by large companies.
Since then, he has composed music and she has composed lyrics, grinding out a soul-like tacit understanding.
Although the two are sweet in love, there will also be times when there will be quarrels.
The song "Walk with You" was created in the context of the quarrel between the two:
"Whoever said that time becomes old in a moment, all for me to stay every second, because I have you holding my hand by my side;
And love who says never live long, accompany you throughout your life to whiteheads. ”
As soon as the song came out, the contradiction dissipated, and there was only love.
With the tacit understanding of the two, Lo Guanting gradually gained a foothold in the Hong Kong music scene and engaged in the actor's side business.
Because of his comedic appearance, he was pulled by the directors to make cameo roles in some movies:
For example, the subway driver of "The Secret Order of the Best Empress of the Drag", ah Mao of the "Rich and Powerful" series, and Teacher Lin of "Corpse Heavy Land"...
There are not many scenes, but they are still fresh in people's minds.
In particular, the phrase "that is not a belt" in the movie "Corpse Heavy Land" still makes the audience think about it.
Of course, while engaging in the side business of actors, he did not forget his main music business, composing soundtracks and theme songs for many film and television works:
The theme song of the movie "Half Love" "Happy Honest Man"
In the movie "God of Gamblers", the god of gamblers entered and appeared in the exclusive BGM
In the movie "Huang Feihong" series, Huang Feihong appeared in the exclusive BGM
......
In this regard, Lu Guanting was called "the most acting bald singer", but he eventually faded out of the show business circle and focused on music creation.
In 1991, singer Jiang Yuheng directly enshrined himself in the mainland by adapting Lu Guanting's song "With Love" and a song "Looking Back Again".
In 1993, Li Zongsheng approached Lu Guanting and Tang Shuchen to jointly create a highly sung song "The Past Is Like the Wind".
In 1994, Liu Zhenwei, who was filming the movie "Journey to the West", found Lu Guanting, invited him to write a theme song for the film, and told him a love story that had not yielded results for five hundred years.
After listening to the story, Lu Guanting could not forget for a long time, and on the plane back to Hong Kong, he directly wrote the music score, and then handed it to his wife Tang Shuchen to compose lyrics.
The next day, Tang Shuchen completed the filling of words through Lu Guanting's romantic notes, and the classic song "Love of a Lifetime" was born.
So why is it so fast and classic?
That's because one person puts feelings into the song, and one person puts feelings into the lyrics.
In 1998, Lu Guanting temporarily retired from the music circle due to physical discomfort;
And Tang Shuchen, who is a wife, also announced that he would no longer write lyrics for others.
Because for Tang Shuchen, he only wants to write lyrics for Lu Guanting alone:
"I think writing songs is like having children, it's a very personal thing.
I understood him, admired him, and liked him, so I left all the best words for him. ”
I love music, but I like you more.
In 2016, the 66-year-old Lu Guanting put on the guitar again and re-sang "The Love of a Lifetime" on the stage, singing the vicissitudes of life and expressing endless affection.
Tang Shuchen sat down on the stage with a smile on his face, looking at Lu Guanting on the stage, and his eyes were full of affection.
For each other's feelings, Tang Shuchen and Lu Guanting understood it like this:
His romance is in the notes, which I can feel;
She is a rare talented woman in Hong Kong, without her there would be no me.