Zhou Chuanxiong's "Qinghua Affection" national tour evoked countless post-80s and post-90s youth memories, whether in Suzhou or Guangzhou, there was no absence, and the fans were full of tears and sang in unison. Zhou Chuanxiong is now 52 years old, and after many years of "floating" in the music world, he is once again on fire.
Perhaps many people still remember the scene of his sighing during the roadshow, and perhaps many people can still remember the picture of him being eliminated in "The Sound of Nature", but that has become the past, at this moment, songs such as "Dusk" and "Blue Flower" are sung all over the music platform and the streets. Even in a short video, many fans compared "Blue and White" and "Blue and White Porcelain", so that the majority of netizens voted which one they liked, and "Blue and White" actually occupied an advantage.
Zhou Chuanxiong has experienced the company's snow hiding, experienced the plague of disease, experienced glory, experienced the trough, and now, why can he still be on fire? Just look at his experience and you'll see.
In Zhou Chuanxiong's memory, in childhood, his parents had to quarrel almost every day, what is the concept of home? Zhou Chuanxiong only felt cold. Later, the mother ran away from home and never came back, and the father felt that his face was dull, and he also left in one breath, leaving Zhou Chuanxiong living alone. But fortunately, Zhou Chuanxiong likes music, and his heart has sustenance.
Zhou Chuanxiong is under the pressure of life, he needs to work to earn meals and tuition, and he has done a lot of dirty work at a young age, tasting cold and warmth, and feeling sick. But things soon ushered in a turnaround, in 1988, Zhou Chuanxiong participated in the "Taiwan Campus Singing Competition", with his natural sound and very characteristic voice to stand out, gained a group of fans, and also became a candidate member of the "Little Tiger Team" group.
Zhou Chuanxiong's breast name is "Xiao Gang", because he loves to cry his nose, his parents hope that he can be firm, so Zhou Chuanxiong debuted with the stage name of "Xiao Gang", but he gave up the opportunity to become a member of the "Little Tiger Team", because this idol group, in his opinion, can not last, he hopes to rely on his own skills, take the road of original music.
Everyone knows what happened after that. Wu Qilong, Su Youpeng, and Chen Zhipeng's "Little Tiger Team" spread across the strait, and for a while, "Green Apple Paradise," "Love," and "Butterfly Flying" became songs with a high degree of popularity. But Zhou Chuanxiong did not feel regret, he still started from the heart and worked hard to become a singer-songwriter.
In just one year, Zhou Chuanxiong released many lyrical songs, the melody is very beautiful, but no one listens, compared to the popularity of the "Little Tiger Team", Zhou Chuanxiong is really lonely. But on the road of music, there are thorns, in addition to persistence, what can be done? Zhou Chuanxiong gathered up his mood, did not get discouraged, and continued to work hard.
Emperor Tian did not live up to the painstaking people, and Zhou Chuanxiong waited for the opportunity. "Love song prince Zhang Xinzhe" is going to serve in the military, and the record company has set its sights on Zhou Chuanxiong, all of which are love song routes, why not replace them? Zhou Chuanxiong did not refuse, under the operation of the company, he ushered in the spring. However, not long after, Zhang Xinzhe returned to the music scene, and after a short downturn, with a strong rise of a song "Love Like a Tide", the limelight overwhelmed Zhou Chuanxiong.
After careful consideration, the record company decided to re-promote Zhang Xinzhe, and for a while, Zhou Chuanxiong was hidden in the snow, and this period became the trough of his music career. Zhou Chuanxiong was still writing songs, and in his words, the songs he wrote were not listened to, so he sang them to himself.
In order to survive, Zhou Chuanxiong had no choice but to come to his sister's house to board, and at this moment, he deeply felt the importance of money and the pain under the fence. Zhou Chuanxiong is like a child who is not tolerated by the times, no one likes to concentrate on original musicians like him, and the public is more accepting of idol singers after being packaged by the company.
Zhou Chuanxiong wrote his mood into the song, during this time, he created "My Heart is Too Messed", there is no flowery words, only simple words, but can sing into people's hearts. After that, he traveled to england to learn more professional music knowledge.
When he returned again, Zhou Chuanxiong changed his previous image, he grew a beard, and his appearance was full of traces of "years", and he even abandoned his stage name "Xiao Gang" and changed back to his real name Zhou Chuanxiong. But no matter how it changes, the music market is still that music market, and the songs he writes will still be rejected by the record companies.
Some people suggested that Zhou Chuanxiong change his career, Zhou Chuanxiong did not make any other response except for a bitter smile, but fortunately he persisted, only half a year, he created "Lonely Bombing", this song allowed Zhang Kefan to successfully transform, but also let the confused Zhou Chuanxiong see a glimmer of light, since then, Zhou Chuanxiong has embarked on the route of producers and helped many singers write songs.
Na Ying defeated Faye Wong with "Betrayal"; Chen Huilin went to the next level with "Notepad"... These songs were written by Zhou Chuanxiong, so Zhou Chuanxiong also caught fire, and his spring came. Looking back on the hardships along the way, only Zhou Chuanxiong can feel that he is not easy, ten years of time, five tastes, between light and darkness, always between a thought.
Later, "Twilight" came out and became a song that was sung for a while. Zhou Chuanxiong came to the mainland, strolling on the roads of Beijing, the streets and alleys are playing this song, at this moment, his mood, I don't know whether it should be joy or sadness. The joy is that his songs have finally been recognized by the public, and the sad thing is that the pirated music everywhere makes people feel excited.
But in any case, Zhou Chuanxiong's spring came, in a short period of time, he wrote songs such as "Lonely Sandbank Cold" and "Man Ocean", suddenly incarnated as the "Godfather of Love Songs", and also held the first concert since entering the industry in Singapore, he waited for this day, waited too long and too long, could not help but feel a lot of emotions, burst into tears.
In 2014, Zhou Chuanxiong was checked out that the stomach Helicobacter pylori seriously exceeded the standard, under the torture of the disease, the whole person was thin enough to only skin and bones, unknown people have accused him of self-indulgence, Zhou Chuanxiong did not make too much explanation, for the sake of the body, he can only temporarily bid farewell to the music scene.
The music world has the mark of the times, a singer has disappeared, there will be countless singers emerging, in the fast-paced promotion of the old, Zhou Chuanxiong is submerged in the wave, no one will remember why he left in the first place, only a few people will remember the love songs that were once popular. Zhou Chuanxiong lost to the disease, if there was no disease, perhaps his status would be very high, not to stand on the stage later, by his "juniors" to point out.
When Zhou Chuanxiong came back again, the music scene was already human, but he still maintained that original heart, endured the cold of the world, and sang the masterpieces he had written. His figure appeared in the streets and alleys, appeared on the roadshow, is this the original "Xiao Gang" Zhou Chuanxiong? The state at this moment is really lamentable!
A batch of new singers rose, a batch of old singers were eliminated, and many "predecessors" chose to retire in the big waves, but Zhou Chuanxiong resolutely decided to survive in the cracks, but in addition to people "ringing unevenly" for him, there was no big wind and waves.
The 52-year-old Zhou Chuanxiong stepped onto the stage of "The Voice of Heavenly Gifts", and the mentors sitting on the stage included Hu Yanbin, Zhang Shaohan, Tao Zhe, and 23-year-old Meng Meiqi. Zhou Chuanxiong was a senior, no one dared to point fingers at him, and after the mentors praised him, they still eliminated him. Looking at Zhou Chuanxiong's lonely back, everyone's heart was not a taste.
Why is Zhou Chuanxiong standing on top, while Meng Meiqi can sit below? To put it bluntly, it is the power of capital, the power of flow. Meng Meiqi is not from a science class, and her young seniority is still shallow, but she is active in the entertainment circle as a post-95 Hua Dan, her popularity remains high, her existence is more conducive to the ratings of the show, and in this way, it is more topical and more contradictory. Traffic is king, and it seems to have triumphed over the work itself.
But today's era, is an open era, is an era of free speech, good things will not be buried, 20 years ago created "Dusk", 20 years ago created "Blue Flower", still people still hear, will still praise, still give a thumbs up.
In contrast, people have begun to pay more attention to "feelings", such "feelings" are not "nostalgic", but insist on doing a good job, original music, which will be accepted by fans. How many people plagiarize and pirate, change a few notes, change a set of lyrics, become a "sheep in wolf's skin", but in the comment area, more is the ridicule of fans, such music may be beautiful, but it will never last, may be popular, but it will never be praised as a classic.
Zhou Chuanxiong's music is a classic, a crowded concert, countless fans holding glow sticks, waving and singing natural songs. Time passes, the years change, maybe one day Zhou Chuanxiong will leave the music scene, but his songs will be passed on forever.
"Fire" is an abstract concept, compared with traffic stars, Zhou Chuanxiong is indeed declining, but what is the original intention of a real musician, from the moment he rejects the "Little Tigers", his story will be engraved in the rings of the times.