You may not have been to the city of Chengdu, but you must have heard the song "Chengdu".
"Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu until all the lights are out and don't stop, you'll wrap your sleeves around me, I'll put my hands in my pants pockets, walk to the end of Yulin Road, and sit at the door of the tavern." This "Chengdu", with its catchy and slightly sad melody, coupled with very graphic lyrics, was popular in the streets of China in 2017.
Why did Zhao Lei, who became popular because of this, give up the entertainment circle and disappear?
First, immerse yourself in the creation and preparation of a new album.
In the past two years, we have neither seen him participate in any variety shows or music festival performances, nor heard any news about him, and the last new song he released is also in 2019. And Zhao Lei's last solo album was also released in 2016 "Can't Grow Up", and now this album has been fully five years.
People familiar with Zhao Lei know that an original song "Painting" made Zhao Lei famous earlier, accumulating many literary and art fans on major online music platforms. Some data show that Zhao Lei's digital album sales and the number of plays on an online music platform are no less popular pop artists than the number of reviews, but as a singer, it is indeed a bit embarrassing to not have new songs and albums for several years. Therefore, Zhao Lei may be preparing to produce an album or a new song.
Second, accompany the father.
Zhao Lei's filial piety should be well known in the entertainment industry. In Zhao Lei's lyrics, the shadow of his mother often appears, and he once said: "Because I miss my mother deeply, I always have a kind of loneliness that drills my heart." Whenever it gets dark, when everything calms down, the same scenes of the past will appear in front of you.
After his mother's death in 2011, Zhao Lei said more than once that his father was his most important person, and he would spend as much time as possible to accompany him, so many times, Zhao Lei performed with his father.
Third, Zhao Lei is relatively low-key and does not like to show his face
People who know Zhao Lei's personality and living habits must know that Zhao Lei is an extremely low-key person. Similar to Daolang, the dragon often sees the beginning but not the end. However, Zhao Lei's low profile may be related to his early experience.
In 2010, Zhao Lei came to the Changsha division of "Happy Male Voice", and his good friend singer Qiao Xiaodao also came to Hunan Satellite TV as a judge through network recommendation. But perhaps even he himself would not have thought that what awaited him would be two eliminations. Because the bridge knife is Zhao Lei's friend and also has a contractual relationship, the bridge knife has also been questioned as unfair.
The reason was that Qiao Xiaodao issued Zhao Lei with the second pass card in changsha. Originally, it was a fortunate thing, but soon Zhao Lei was disqualified by the program team. Joe Knife was also removed from his post.
Then Zhao Lei did not give up, and when he came to the 35 into 30 in the Guangzhou division, Zhao Lei once again picked up the guitar and sang his own song "Painting". Unexpectedly, this time it was questioned by the judges. Judge Chen Jianning also bluntly said that the attitude expressed by Zhao Lei's song was too vague and he did not know what he wanted to express. As a result, I have been unhappy.
Then, with the original song "Chengdu", it became a hit. It has won the support of many netizens.
Perhaps, such a person who concentrates on writing albums and accompanying his father's life is the life that Zhao Lei likes, and I believe that there will be new songs and albums for everyone to enjoy soon.