After reading a thousand sails, he is still a teenager when he returns
Don't forget the original intention, we demand ourselves and others like this, we don't want our appearance to be eroded by fame and fortune, but we forget: maintaining the original intention is greater than following the trend!
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Zhao Lei, a folk singer who is very popular among young people at the moment
The first time Lao Mo heard about Zhao Lei was in the first season of "Good Chinese Songs".
A song "Painting" conquered his mentor Liu Huan
Liu Huan, who is easy not to boast, left a reputation on the stage as "This is the most beautiful lyric I have seen on this stage".
In fact, as early as five years ago, that is, in 2009, Zhao Lei debuted, the first song was "Winter in Beijing", and the next year he participated in "Happy Boy", which was 14th
What really made Zhao Lei popular was not "Painting", but "Chengdu" sung when he participated in "Singer"
Rustic lyrics, but perfectly describe a lot of moving stories
There is hard work, love, reluctance, and nostalgia
Thunder on the ground is the most lethal
Many viewers in that issue were made to cry by Zhao Lei!
Friends who have written songs, or often pay attention to singer-songwriters, know:
The most valuable quality of a singer like Zhao Lei is a peaceful and natural mentality
Don't put any pressure on him
Once he loses the original intention of creation, his songs will turn sour
After becoming popular all over the Internet with "Chengdu", Zhao Lei is not only waiting for tens of thousands of fans, but also countless concerts!
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On April 29, 2017, at the last stop of his national tour, Zhao Lei publicly said to the organizer on stage: I especially want to say FUCK to the organizer.
Why did Zhao Lei, who was gentle and elegant on the stage, have an emotional breakdown?
Is he floating? Is there no one in his eyes? Or is capital showing an ugly face?
Actually, it's neither!
To be precise, Zhao Lei doesn't want an "arranged life"!
Many singers want to be popular, but they want to keep their original intentions!
Before he became famous, Zhao Lei lived in a modest hut in Beijing.
Although the house is broken, his spirit is very rich He can live a peaceful life there, drink tea, be in a daze, bask in the sun in the small yard, box, play the guitar, write and sing songs.
Most of the songs that became popular were written in that hut, including "Painting"
After becoming famous, Zhao Lei has more people and things around him
Even though he still lives in that hut, everything around him has changed
He needs to spend more time preparing for the concert
Take out more things to "wrestle" with fans
He once said to the camera: I don't want to be a star, I'm disgusted with my current life!
This state of affairs is incomprehensible to the vast majority of people
Because in their cognition, Zhao Lei frequently participates in variety shows, isn't it just to be popular? Why is he unhappy after becoming popular?
As everyone knows, Zhao Lei wants a stage for singing, not fame and fortune hidden behind the stage!
This can't help but remind people of Daolang around 2006!
Daolang became popular in 2004, and the network development at that time was still very average
There are not so many variety shows, and there are not so many people watching variety shows
But even so, his debut album "The First Snow in 2002" sold more than 2.7 million copies without any publicity, setting a record that is still difficult to break!
After becoming popular, Daolang needs to be interviewed by the media, and there will be a steady stream of advertisers coming to the door, hoping to cooperate with him!
Introverted, and regards music as his life, Dao Lang chose to escape in front of the wealth of the sky, this is not the life he wants, he can't calm down to create, he once ran to a small county town in Gansu, but even so, he can still hear his songs in the streets and alleys!
Later, after constantly adjusting his mentality and enlightening himself, Daolang returned to the public eye!
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On April 8, veteran musician Shen Weifeng posted a video about the singer Zhao Lei
Shen Weifeng's evaluation of Zhao Lei is: Like Na Ying, he has a good voice and a dog brain!
As we all know, Na Ying is a female singer whose emotional intelligence is not too high, or not enough!
Her mentor Gu Jianfen once said in front of the media that she "has a good voice, a dog brain, and a mouth that is not less troublesome"!
Shen Weifeng said:
Zhao Lei's professional ethics are problematic in terms of industry norms
He suddenly sprayed at the concert before, under the banner of music
This is completely inconsistent with the entire process of the industry
Folk singers, they have a basic reverence for music
But their reverence for vocal music is almost nil
If you have a mouth, you can express it from the bottom of your heart with your feelings, and you can go to the heart, what kind of technology is this?
Once it becomes popular, there are more performances and you can't sing
Singing at night, after that, there are many teachers who pull you to go to supper and play, and the first one to fall is the singer
His voice can't stand it, he can't stand it, and when he is anxious, many people will make similar remarks
"I'm here for art", "I'm going to show the best work to everyone", "Damn capital", "Damn agent", etc
It seems that he put himself in the camp of the audience and art, directly opposite the record company, directly opposed to the organizer, Zhao Lei, with the words of Na Ying said by an old-timer in the music industry, he has a good voice and a dog brain
The work is indeed good, but if I were the organizer, I wouldn't cooperate with him!
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Obviously, Shen Weifeng is evaluating Zhao Lei from the perspective of the organizer and capital
thinks that Zhao Lei's behavior has broken the rules of the game, and only thinks about himself and not others
But in fact, he ignored a premise: Zhao Lei is a person, not an object, he has his own thoughts!
Don't forget the original intention or go with the flow, which is important?
If you want to make money, you must go with the flow, capital is the parent of an artist
But if you want to conquer fans with your works, don't forget that your original intention must come first
Does losing capital mean that celebrities will be eliminated?
Apparently not!
Let's take Daolang as an example!
The second half of 2023 is the tenth year of Daolang's retirement
He suddenly returned with his new album "Mountain Songs".
The new album became a global hit without any promotion
In the past ten years, Daolang's life has been difficult
Not to mention the lack of exposure, he was also suppressed by mainstream singers such as Na Ying, Yang Kun, and Wang Feng
called his musical works of no quality, set the music world back fifteen years, etc
But even so, Daolang is still red
Because compared to the hats buttoned by others, netizens are more willing to believe their feelings
Daolang has conquered 18 million knife fans with his talent!
Similarly, as long as Zhao Lei does not forget his original intention and polishes his works well, he doesn't have to worry about the performance!
Finally, I would like to share a sentence with you:
Don't forget the original intention, you have to always, the original intention is easy to get, and it is always difficult to keep!