BEIJING, May 1 (Xinhua) -- At the scene of the 798 "Borrowing Light Project" exhibition conference, Huang Yali choked up several times. Every time she couldn't help it, she rushed to explain to everyone: not because of sadness, but because of gratitude, with the help of many people, her wish finally became a reality.
As the youngest of Supergirl in 2005, at the age of 30, Huang Yali held an art exhibition, and she stood in a container of the truck and told everyone that it was the "concert stage" she had created for herself.
Huang Yali. Source: Courtesy of respondents
Singer or artist?
In last week's "Longing for Life", Huang Yali was on the hot search because her song "Butterfly Spring" made He Jiong burst into tears in an instant.
In the summer of 2005, "Super Girl" appeared, Li Yuchun, Zhou Bichang, Zhang Jingying and other people became the idols of countless people, 16-year-old Huang Yali was the youngest of all the debut supergirls, and the title song of her first album,"Butterfly Spring Side", was popular throughout China.
He Jiong said that the last time I heard her sing this song was a one-word head, and now it is almost three words. Some people earn money and raise dreams, but Yali is actually very successful in other aspects, so that everyone ignores the fact that she wants to sing.
In an interview, Huang Yali said that this song has been sung "ten thousand times", and the program is also repeated again, but I did not expect Teacher He to cry like that: "He cried, I understand what is wrong, many pictures are all hooked by him, I said you don't mess with me." ”
Because of the fame of "Butterfly Spring" and "Cubs", Huang Yali has launched many new works since then, but the response is not as big as it was in the past. Some people even asked, how did she "disappear"?
In fact, she never stopped. In addition to singing, Huang Yali has many hobbies. She learned to draw, to design clothes, to learn pottery... Occasionally low, painting became an outlet for her. When she created a van Gogh's Starry Sky with a straw, she thought, "Straws can be turned into works of art, why do I think I'm a waste"!
Huang Yali created "Starry Sky" with a straw. Photo by Ren Siyu of China News Network
Later, these hobbies began to become more and more professional. For example, she had an abandoned drum kit in her home, and she converted it into a set of furniture. In the past two years, Huang Yali has begun to be known to more people because of her "artist".
In a variety show, she said: I like to cook, and I like to draw, but the place I want to go in the end is still the stage, and everything is back to singing. Don't forget my original thoughts.
Concert stage: a truck installation
Her art exhibition started out because of the concert she missed.
In 2013, when Huang Yali debuted in the eighth year, someone told her that she could give her a concert, and she excitedly prepared all the songs, and suddenly the bad news came: I'm sorry to withdraw my investment and can't open the concert. "I was very angry, a little emotional, and said: It doesn't matter if you don't give me a stage, I make a stage for myself."
So she began to imagine what this stage would look like: she wanted to go to fans all over the country, how to go? - Four wheels, one car. The car needs to be installed on the stage, how to install? - Containers. Finish the container as soon as you open it? - Then divide into five spaces.
In this way, a container-like idea emerged. She went to find someone with a drawn drawing, but many professionals said that it was impossible, and a girl, whether it was technical presentation or the time and energy required, was unimaginable, and even said that she had a problem: at least from a few years, you don't have to work hard.
Huang Yali said she still had to make it. "It's not just 13 years for you to see for yourself and say there is no stage for you, what I saw at that time was a phenomenon, and it is very likely that you will not have a stage in the future." 」 She describes the stage as a platform, "This opportunity will diminish with your age, as your traffic will become less and less, what should I do?" If I don't sing, I will do something else, I want to sing, then I will let me sing myself, where to sing? Find a stage to sing."
Huang Yali was in one of the carriages. Source: Courtesy of the organizer
A few years later, the stage was really realized: each carriage of the truck had a switch, and the doors opened in different directions. One is filled with plush toys sent by netizens from all over the world; one is the main stage, where she uses blocks to build a chair; one is equipped with various tools, and even a lifting platform that can be directly raised to the top of the container.
Her circle friend Zhao Yingjun once said that Yali Bei drifted for so many years without buying a house, and used all the money she earned to invest in the project. Huang Yali replied with a smile, still like this, no money to buy a house, money to make a car.
"Lend me a light"
In 2015, when Huang Yali was setting up the stage, she launched a "borrowing light project" to borrow things from people with the imprint of memories, and make them into works and put them on the stage.
Many friends and strangers took out their cherished things, there were dolls sent by fans to accompany her for many years, friends Lu Rover lent her a player to keep all the demos and songs he had just made as a producer; there was a spoon and fork on the left side of the truck, which was Teacher He, and his mother had told him to eat well.
Huang Yali and He Jiong. Source: Courtesy of respondents
As the treasures accumulated, Da Zhang Wei came to her house and gave her the nickname "Rag King". Because of a lot of seemingly useless things, Huang Yali can turn it into another fun thing. For example, a child sends one of her own baby teeth, and she makes the teeth into a delicate ring.
She felt like she had collected a lot of stories: they weren't tatters, they were some very precious memories.
After the modified car is ready, she has bigger ideas:
She hopes that the future venue can be transformed into a complex. Singing, watching exhibitions, eating..." I wish I could ask my fans to give concerts. You can spend money to buy my neighborhood, but you don't have to spend money to watch concerts, as long as you come to my exhibition, you can listen to me sing, which is my ultimate goal. ”
"We all have our own dreams, I'm 30 years old and I'm still having this dream, and I want to tell you that I really realized it." Don't feel as if talking about dreams is an outdated thing, dreams will never go out of style. She told the audience.
"Thirty and Lily"
In one of the rooms of Huang Yali's solo exhibition, every 40 seconds, the light source will change, from light to dark, and then from dark to light. On the wall is a huge luminous painting she made, the pattern is a deer, and the harmonic sound is the road: "After experiencing the darkness, you can see the road in front of you." That's what she wants to express.
In the corner of this space, there is also a colorful dress, which she made for the concert.
Huang Yali "Borrowing Light Project Thirty and Lily Installation Art Exhibition". Photo by Ren Siyu of China News Network
The stage is set up, but there is still a little distance before the concert starts. She also said that she has been trying to overcome the real conditions.
A few days ago, when Zhou Bichang, Huang Yali, Ye Yiqian, and Ji Dandi (Ji Minjia) met again in the show, a clip of "Super Girl" in 2005 was also on the Internet, and many netizens commented: It has been 14 years, and this group of original idols is still active in the world of music.
A few years ago, when she learned of Huang Yali's "borrowing light plan", Zhang Jingying lent her her own number card when she competed in the super girl competition, which made her very moved, because they knew the meaning behind the number plate. Seeing that Liangying recently released an album, she said happily, "We are all working hard for our dreams, but we are rushing forward in different ways."
Huang Yali and Li Yuchun. Source: Courtesy of respondents
The little girl who sang "Cubs" at that time is now 30 years old, and her exhibition is called "Thirty and Li".
She doesn't mind saying 30 years old directly: "I was 16 years old when I debuted, and many people think that Yali should have been almost 40 years old, because I think that when I met me that year, it was 20 years ago, so it was good to say my age." 」 ”
When this solo art exhibition was about to be built, she told Teacher He in the program: "I didn't think I had taken a detour at all, I originally thought it was 'curves to save the country', but now I find that these are all things I like." (End)