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Wen 丨 Xiaofei is a little annoying
Editor丨Xiaofei is a little annoying
preface
National first-class actor Jiang Dawei sang "In the Place Where Peach Blossoms Bloomed" on stage at a rural event in Shanxi, and this classic song resounded in the streets and alleys of the country in the past, but now the original song is sung again, but there are few audiences in the audience.
It was raining lightly that day, the sky was gray, Jiang Dawei was wearing a silver-gray suit, full of makeup, holding an umbrella in one hand and a microphone in the other, there were few pedestrians at the scene, all of them were lonely. The incident quickly sparked an online debate, with some people saying that they moved abroad and abandoned their motherland, and now they want to come back to make money; Some people also say that Jiang Dawei regretted the decision he made at that time, and when he was more than half a hundred years old, he missed his homeland and returned to China with his wife and daughter.
So how did the old artist who once held the stars and the moon fall into this field?
Shuxiangmendi's oil painting student fell off the list and turned to a singing career
In 1947, before the founding of New China, Jiang Dawei was born in a local scholarly family in Tianjin, because his parents and brothers had been active in the literary and art circles for many years, and Jiang Dawei, who was deeply influenced by family art, naturally began to learn Western painting, but after eight years of professional training, when he was admitted to the Central Academy of Fine Arts, Jiang Dawei still regretted not being on the list.
He was deeply shocked by years of persistence and dreams shattered, but by chance, Jiang Dawei learned that the Tianjin Song and Dance Troupe was recruiting newcomers, and with the attitude of giving it a try, Jiang Dawei came to the interview site. Because of his strong interest in childhood, he has learned a little about playing, playing and singing, and the thick baritone that opened his mouth attracted the attention of the teachers present, and even Jiang Da did not expect that he could finally receive the employment news so quickly.
Not long after joining the company, he went to Ulanhot to join the team and settle down, and it was this experience that made Jiang Dawei transferred from Inner Mongolia to Jilin Province in 1969 to officially enlist in the army, and this period in the cultural troupe also became Jiang Dawei's prolific period. From "The Heart of the Logging Worker to the Party" to "The Horse Gallops to Protect the Frontier", his superb national singing style attached strong Chinese characteristics to the song, and also laid the foundation for the later classic song "On the Mudanjiang".
In 1984, the second CCTV Spring Festival Gala invited Jiang Dawei to sing "In the Place Where Peach Blossoms Bloom", after this night, Jiang Dawei became popular all over the country, and since then he has become a well-deserved pillar of the Central National Song and Dance Troupe, and soon took over the post of the head of the troupe, and constantly sang more high-quality works to the people of the whole country.
But not long after, Jiang Dawei resigned from his position, concentrated on creation, and also went to the United States to perform, and later continued to appear in the Spring Festival Gala every year, leaving many popular songs on the stage.
"Journey to the West" became an immortal classic, and Jiang Dawei's value rose
To discuss the peak of Jiang Dawei's career, it has to be the opening song of the TV series "Journey to the West" "Dare to ask where the way is". This song is believed to still be sung in the mouths of many post-8090s, and many actors, including the director, are well known to the audience because of this drama.
As the chief director, Yang Jie's cooperation with Jiang Dawei was accidental. In order to commemorate the past combat heroes, CCTV specially invited Jiang Dawei to participate in the song "Lin Hai Xueyuan", after the recording that day, Yang Jie, the director of "Journey to the West", who was also filmed by CCTV, was looking for a suitable singer for "Dare to Ask Where the Way Is".
Perhaps the recording studio was not far away, and Jiang Dawei tried the sound by the way when he passed by, but when the sample came out, Yang Jie immediately decided that he was singing. Because Jiang Dawei's voice has a sense of story that has gone through vicissitudes, it can well express the difficulty and hardship of the four masters and apprentices in learning from the Western Heaven.
And "Journey to the West" once broadcast caused a ratings frenzy, every sunset dusk, how many families stayed in front of the TV, just to hear the song "Dare to ask where the way is", Jiang Dawei suddenly became a hot predecessor in the music industry, inviting him to cooperate with commercial performances poured in, it is said that later Jiang Dawei's worth soared all the way to 70 million, in the late 20th century, an ordinary performance was worth 250,000 sky-high prices.
But at this time, Jiang Dawei had a retreat for the future, and he moved to Canada with his wife and children. As an old colleague who has known each other since the Tianjin Song and Dance Troupe, Zhang Peijun and Jiang Dawei have a strong relationship, and after marriage, she was dedicated to supporting her husband's work, and soon gave birth to her daughter Jiang Yi.
With career success comes the expansion of the line. Jiang Dawei felt that he was a household name in China and would definitely succeed in opening up the European and American markets, but although he had good ideas, he did not succeed. When he came to Canada, his career retreated, not only did no commercial performance want to invite him again, but high prices and consumption were also oppressing his survival.
At first, Jiang Dawei and his wife had no concept of money and often squandered, when they first arrived in Canada, they spent a huge amount of money to buy a mansion, and then enrolled their daughter in an aristocratic school with sky-high tuition fees, and now their savings are running out little by little. Seeing that his daughter was growing up day by day, and she needed money to study, get married, and have children, Jiang Dawei was cornered and started the idea of returning to China.
The dispute over copyright fees has led to controversy, and the character of the teacher gate has been revealed
In fact, immigrants look at personal wishes, but Jiang Dawei's character has also been controversial in recent years. In fact, during the filming of the original version of Journey to the West, Yang Jie specially recruited the well-known artist Xu Jingqing to participate in the lyrics and composition of all soundtracks. He not only wrote classic songs such as "Dare to Ask Where the Way Is", but also the episode "Cloud Palace Xunyin" is now being created by various gods on the Internet.
But in Xu Jingqing's heart, Jiang Dawei is not the number one singer, he originally liked a female singer named Zhang Tyomo, and even found someone to record this song. But Jiang Dawei's halfway appearance, so that the original singer finally changed owners, the crew also needed his fame as a preliminary publicity, Xu Jingqing even if he was unwilling in his heart, did not say anything in the end.
Fortunately, Jiang Dawei was more polite to him, often calling him Teacher Xu, saying that he wanted to learn from his experience in music, but the "mentor-apprentice" pair broke up in 2015. The reason is that Xu Jingqing, as a music director, created an entire Journey to the West series, and many years later he wanted to classify these works and present them to the national audience in the form of tours, but he had no choice but to live a poor life, and Xu Jingqing's idea needed a start-up capital.
According to the law, Jiang Dawei, who profits as a singer, needs to pay a certain amount of copyright fees to the lyricist, but he has not given Xu Jingqing a penny for so many years. But in the face of the other party's request, Jiang Dawei not only did not compensate Xu Jingqing's loss, but also claimed that he did not make any profit from this song, and it was also an accident that he found him at the beginning, and he had no relationship with the Journey to the West.
Xu Jingqing was not young, and later he revealed these things to the media, and many people saw Jiang Dawei's true face.
Another outrageous thing is Jiang Dawei's attitude towards grassroots singer Zhu Zhiwen.
In 2011, Jiang Dawei, who returned to China and wanted to make a comeback, participated in a popular talent variety show "Avenue of Stars", as a mentor, he was high in the judges' seat, at first he was very optimistic about Zhu Zhiwen from the countryside, thinking that he had a bad image and had no professional training, and it was impossible to advance.
But I didn't expect that the song "Rolling East of the Yangtze River" moved the audience, and Zhu Zhiwen successfully stayed on the stage. Ironically, he himself liked Jiang Dawei very much, revealing that he listened to his songs the most when he was a teenager, not only that, but he also sang Jiang Dawei's works repeatedly, which shows how much Zhu Zhiwen respects him.
Zhu Zhiwen passed all the way in "Avenue of Stars" and finally won the championship, when all over the country rushed to report this extremely talented inspirational singer, even Jiang Dawei had a light on his face, feeling that as a fan Zhu Zhiwen had some talent to create, and in order to show his relationship with him, Jiang Dawei announced that he would accept Zhu Zhiwen as an apprentice, and let him drink a glass of worship wine in public.
Being so favored by the idol, Zhu Zhiwen was naturally overjoyed, and once he had any achievements, he declared that he was Jiang Dawei's apprentice, and he was taught by his mentor. But the good times did not last long, as the saying goes, "church apprentices, starve to death", even if Jiang Dawei is only a nominal teacher, when he saw that Zhu Zhiwen was repeatedly invited by CCTV to sing on stage, but he was not as hot as he used to be.
Once after appearing on a variety show, Jiang Dawei heard that Zhu Zhiwen reported his name again, and when asked if he was proud of him, Jiang Dawei cooled his face in public, and said in front of reporters: "I don't have an apprentice, not to mention what musical achievements he has as a migrant worker." ”
As soon as this remark came out, it aroused the indignation of the majority of netizens, and many people were unfair to Zhu Zhiwen, believing that Jiang Dawei discriminated against the peasant class and was not worthy of being someone else's teacher.
On the other hand, Zhu Zhiwen did not feel complacent because he was promoted by Jiang Dawei, but returned to his hometown after becoming famous, treating his relatives and friends as usual, and he publicly mentioned Jiang Dawei many times before and did not forget that he praised him in the program or two, which was to admire this senior from the bottom of his heart.
The two are compared together, and the high and low point of view.
It is no longer possible to abandon your nationality and move overseas, and then you can no longer return to China to make money
However, he is not as talented as the outside world rumors, many songs are not Jiang Dawei himself composed lyrics and music, take "Mudanjiang", when the famous songwriter Qiao Yu came to the literary troupe to investigate, looking for the singer of his new song, Jiang Dawei in order to win this opportunity, every day ran to the door of the hotel and waited for someone to appear, so as to recommend himself and won this opportunity.
And Jiang Dawei's personality of chasing opportunities has not changed, and his days in Canada began to be stretched, and an agent named Yao Man approached him and said that he was willing to use his connections to help him regain his strength and pull a few more commercial performances, provided that he took half of the remuneration as an introduction fee each time. Jiang Dawei and Yao Man have maintained a cooperative relationship for a period of time, but not long ago, Yao Man suddenly posted Jiang Dawei's arrears on social platforms, and said that Jiang Dawei is an old lai, and if she does not pay the debt, she will go through legal procedures.
Jiang Dawei immediately responded to this matter is completely false, Yao Man not only did not fulfill the suit endorsement fee agreed at that time, but also forced himself to sign the so-called arrears, this incident is Yao Man thief shouting to catch the thief. However, in the end, the court still ruled that Yao Man and his gang had extortion, because the IOU as the main evidence was not time-right.
epilogue
But no matter what the truth is, the fact that he cannot survive abroad is a foregone conclusion, and many netizens evaluate that he deserves it, making money at home and spending abroad, sorry for the motherland.
In fact, according to Jiang Dawei's recollections in an interview, he said that on the eve of returning to China, he was also very ashamed and felt that he had no face to face the former audience, but his wife persuaded him, saying that this was not to make money, but to continue to pursue music and sing to people who could understand.
Jiang Dawei's many incidents have a bad impact, and I don't know if he will be able to stand on the stage that once shone again in the future.