Recently, Phoenix Legend revealed on the show that the two have been together for 24 years!
Hearing this number, people can't help but admire. There are only a few long-lived groups in the Chinese music scene for more than 20 years, but they are still active on the stage together after 24 years. With that in mind, they are truly a "legend"!
Looking at the combination of male and female partners in the Chinese music scene, it seems common for girls to be the lead singer, so what do men do? Although their stage roles are less prominent, they often play a more important role, such as the creation, arrangement and production of songs, the playing of instruments, and so on. Like the Flyers, the Philharmonic, the Milk Cafe, Ann & The Cavalry... Nothing less. What about phoenix legends?
Zeng Yi in the Phoenix legend, what is his role? He is neither responsible for the lead singer like Wang Xiaohai in the Miracle of Jiuyue, nor is he responsible for the creation like the male members of the group mentioned above, and he does not have any instrument leaning over, he is in the gap between Linghua singing "yo yo" a few words, and the reward is still half open. No wonder Han Hong said that Zeng Yi is the easiest singer to make money in all of China!
Of course, there is a certain element of ridicule in saying this. Over the years, the terrier about Zeng Yi's singing of few words and professional fishing for more than 20 years has been broken, which has brought joy to everyone, and Zeng Yi has also gained a lot of good feelings because of self-deprecation in this regard.
In addition, in recent years, several stages of Zeng Yi's singing words have increased sharply, and while lamenting that "money is becoming more and more difficult to earn", many people have greatly changed their views on Zeng Yi.
I think that the most "legendary" part of the Phoenix Legend is nothing more than two points:
One is their "insistence" on their own musical style.
This persistence is very different from what many singers say. The insistence of others is generally the insistence on niche styles, the insistence on art and ideals, and the attitude of not compromising with the market. Such persistence is usually tinged with a bit of tragedy and solemnity, which makes people awe-inspired.
The insistence of the Phoenix Legend is the insistence on the style of the masses, they insist on being close to the people, happy to face the sinking market, and will not be eager to get rid of this image because others say that they are "soil", "agricultural heavy metals" and "square dance troupes", and they never resist the ridicule of the outside world. Such an attitude, on the contrary, won them more favors and became popular for more than 20 consecutive years.
After all, such songs also need to be sung by someone, because the people need it. They don't deliberately elevate their art position, which is not another valuable insistence!
The second is the relationship between the two members that has been consistent for more than 20 years.
Whether a musical group (band) can become popular, the most important factor is music; The most important factor in the longevity is the relationship between members. The factors that determine the relationship between members mainly include character, proportion of shares, and work-life implications.
The relationship between Linghua and Zeng Yi for more than 20 years is the same, which illustrates these 3 points: both of them have good character, can appreciate each other and tolerate each other; Five to five points is even more so that no one has anything to say; They don't fall in love, they don't have grudges, they don't make scandals, they don't interfere with each other in their work and life, so they don't plant a time bomb in the group...
It is precisely because of the above two reasons that the Phoenix Legend has become a long-standing national combination, and it has taken more than 20 years to create such a golden signboard.
There is no doubt that they were successful. Since the combination is successful, it is proved that their combination is correct, that is, no matter who sings more and sings less, it is not a problem. It could even be said that this is their best arrangement.
According to the public's conventional understanding of music groups, Zeng Yi does not seem to have any big role, and he does not have much sense of existence in the group.
For example, I believe that many people have seen such a video on the Internet: Zeng Yi and Linghua met several middle-aged female fans, they ran over and pulled Linghua, saying that you are a phoenix legend, I often listen to your songs, can you take a picture with us? And Zeng Yi was left hanging aside, a little embarrassed. But soon, the female fan walked toward him, and then politely said to him: "Handsome brother, please help me take a picture..."
I watched this video once and laughed once. In terms of tranquility in the famous saying of Sister Lang, Zeng Yi: These twenty years have been mixed up in vain.
Since Zeng Yi is completely transparent in the combination, but the cents are not less than one cent, then why doesn't Ling Hua fly alone?
Some people say that Zeng Yi is responsible for most of the group's songwriting.
I do see videos on the Internet that explain it like this, but it doesn't seem to be. As far as I know, Zeng Yi did not write a single song for the group. Most of those divine comedies of the Phoenix legend were composed by He Muyang in the early stage, and most of the divine comedies in the middle period were composed by Zhang Chao, and in the later period, they cooperated less, and there was no such divine comedy born.
Can I dare to say that in fact, the biggest behind-the-scenes heroes who have achieved the Phoenix Legend are He Muyang and Zhang Chao. Without those Divine Comedies, we probably wouldn't know Zeng Yi and Ling Hua today.
Some people say that Linghua does not fly alone because of gratitude, because Zeng Yi is her teacher.
This one is not reliable either. In 1998, they met in a dance hall, and Zeng Yi worked as a "music director" in a dance hall because he was friends with his boss, and he interviewed linghua when she came. Then they performed together. In fact, he only came a few months earlier than Linghua, and he is also a half-hanger who has just entered the industry in music, and he can only be regarded as a colleague relationship with Linghua.
However, Linghua, in the later invitation to sing "On the Moon" and participate in several opportunities such as singing competitions, insisted on working with Zeng Yi, not to abandon or give up, there was a later phoenix legend, or only singer Linghua. With such words, Zeng Yi should be more grateful to Linghua.
I think that the most fundamental reason why the Phoenix Legend does not disband is also two aspects:
First, although Zeng Yi is not prominent on the stage, he is actually useful.
Zeng Yi's role is "RAP base", "chorus accompaniment" and "improvisational harmony", which are not as eye-catching as Linghua's big voice, but they are indispensable. He stabilized the chassis, Linghua could fly freely, and sometimes he could pull Linghua back in time when there was a little situation.
Objective comments, it is really impossible to say that Zeng Yi is dispensable, but there is no need to say that Zeng Yi is much more important than Linghua, and can only say that each has its own role. Just like saying crosstalk, although the one who praises is always accompanied by the teasing, and says only a few words, but who says that the praise is not important? Without Yu Qian, where is the excitement of Guo Degang? One song and one harmony complement each other.
Second, if the Phoenix Legend is dissolved, Ling Hua and Zeng Yi are doomed to lose both.
Many combinations are very cohesive when they are not red, and they quickly disperse after becoming popular. At the same time, the popularity of any singer or group has considerable accidentality, yes, it is fate! Is it true that the Phoenix Legend is destined to be red? Not necessarily! In particular, neither of them is a creative artist (nor an idol group), and they are not irreplaceablely competitive in the new century where originality is increasingly valued... Therefore, who becomes popular is not inevitable, we must cherish the phoenix legend of this golden signboard ah.
Suppose they don't cherish it, break up after they become popular, and then fly alone, what will be the result?
Zeng Yi needless to say, the probability is that the dish is over, to participate in the rap talent show are overaged, when the mentor seems to be almost meaningless; Although Linghua can sing, it is not so easy to mix and become famous. You can see that there are many Mongolian and Tibetan female singers in China who sing well like her, but how many can be fired? You think that if she dumps Zeng Yi, no one will share half of the money with her, but in fact, without the Phoenix Legend, the opportunity to make money may be lost. Weighing it, do you think she should fly solo?
So they're smart enough to know that maintaining the Phoenix Saga's combination is the smartest and win-win option. It doesn't matter who contributes more and who contributes less, it makes no sense to think about it. It's just that it's easier said than done, the dissolution of many combinations is defeated by the weaknesses of human nature, and Ling Hua and Zeng Yi may have already lived through, and these problems of singing more and singing less will always be just a joke.