Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

The early morning sunshine in May filled the entire imperial capital. Cars were passing by on the streets. White smoke was rising from the steamers at the breakfast shops on both sides. The whole city was filled with fireworks.

Yu Dongqing went out on time at 8:20, wearing a white shirt and black suit trousers, carrying a black briefcase. He first went to the Fat Aunt snack shop diagonally across the street and bought a fried dough stick and a cup of soy milk, and then hurried away not far away while eating. subway station.

He has been in this time and space for more than a month, and he has begun to get used to the ordinary life of an office worker. He takes care of his daughter during work and weekends, and occasionally drinks and chats with a group of old friends. His life is simple and leisurely.

At thirty, he has no doubts about forty. At the age of 36, he is about to enter the age of no doubt. He never thought that he would live another kind of life.

His name is still Yu Dongqing, he is still in the imperial capital, and he is still in the entertainment industry. In the two time and space, Yu Dongqing had exactly the same life experience before graduating from college, but they began to part ways after graduation.

Unlike the original Yu Dongqing who was still very popular in time and space, the current Yu Dongqing is not as lucky as him. As a non-famous singer, he sang for a while but his voice suddenly broke and he had to turn to songwriting behind the scenes, but his results were mediocre.

Now he works for a record company in music production and has become one of the thousands of office workers in this city.

After the couple's hard work, they settled in this city, and there are two vacant houses for rent. The income is not small, and their small life is ordinary and warm.

Unfortunately, his wife died of illness three years ago, leaving behind a two-year-old daughter who is now five years old.

Her name is Yu Tongtong, and she is now in kindergarten. Since Yu Dongqing has to go to work every day, her father-in-law and mother-in-law help her on weekdays and send her back on weekends.

Today is Friday.

Yu Dongqing followed the crowd onto the subway. Inside were all office workers, standing or sitting with their mobile phones immersed in their personal world.

Looking at all this, he suddenly remembered a song "Office Worker" written by Xiao Da Ji in the 1990s:

no matter how crowded

It's still deserted. You always have to go out to work.

Rainy morning

It's still the windy dusk, you always come and go in a hurry

People coming and going on the street

The people in the car are happy and sad. You care about them all.

You have a wife like jade and a daughter like flowers

As a man you are destined to support it

It’s not easy to go out and do things

It’s not easy to travel by car

I have long since learned not to be angry

real.

not angry.

The busy life and competing for fame and wealth in his previous life made him feel tired and exhausted. Now he is just like a salted fish, which is good.

Jinye Records, the company where Yu Dongqing works, is located near Sanyuan Bridge, which is more than 20 minutes away from Hujialou, where he lives, by subway line 10. After leaving the subway entrance, at 8:57 minutes, he arrived at the company building on the third floor of the building on time. Lou's music production department.

Make a cup of West Lake Longjing, sit in your workspace, turn on the computer and start working for the day.

Although he is euphemistically called a music producer, his main job is actually to help others arrange music, and occasionally he will write some music according to the company's requirements.

Yesterday afternoon I took on a job, arranging the soundtrack for a martial arts film called "Jianghu Inn" where the male protagonist appears, which is an adaptation of the novel of the same name called "Jianghu Overture".

The music is rubbish.

This was Yu Dongqing's first thought when he saw the score.

The novel is even more rubbish.

What era are you in, and you still film old-school martial arts?

If Tsui Hark traveled through time, he would probably be pissed to death by these people.

Also, is this a martial arts novel?

Have you read any real martial arts novels?

When Yu Dongqing recalled the content of "Jianghu Inn" in his mind, he could always associate it with the original works of "Jin Yongxin" and "Gu Longju" that were all over the streets in the early 1990s.

Not only martial arts novels, but also the entertainment in this time and space is really not that good. Many familiar classic songs and movies are missing.

Campus ballads were once popular, but there are no more ballad masters such as the old wolf Gao Xiaosong, and the classic "You at the Same Desk" is missing.

The four kings who have dominated the Hong Kong singing stage for more than ten years are not Jacky Cheung and the others.

There are no music godfathers from the two sides of the Taiwan Strait, including Luo Dayou and Li Zongsheng.

There is no "Shawshank Redemption" in the film and television industry

No "The Godfather"

There is no "Westward Journey"!

Although the song looked really rubbish from Yu Dongqing's perspective, he still worked hard, opened FL Studio, which Chinese people are used to calling "fruit", and called up various plug-ins.

No matter how you cook a plate of radishes, you can't make it look like a gathering of talents, but try to make it look and smell better, right?

"Brother Yu, stop being so busy and take a rest." Suddenly a young man's voice came from the work room next door.

"What?" Yu Dongqing raised his head and looked at him.

A young man wearing a white cultural shirt and long hair.

His name is Li Wei. He has been in the job for more than two years. He calls Yu Ge and Yu Ge constantly. He has a good relationship with Yu Dongqing in private.

"According to reliable information, the old witch you composed was shot dead in the end!" Li Wei looked gloating.

Old Witch is the nickname given to music director Wu Lan by company employees. In fact, she is not old, she is only 34 years old and two years younger than Yu Dongqing. Perhaps because she is from Jiangsu and Zhejiang, she is very delicate. Wearing a pair of glasses adds a bit more The elegance of Jiangnan women.

It's just that she is cold-hearted and very strict with her employees. If she makes a slight mistake in the production and arrangement, she will be scolded or her bonus will be deducted. Anyway, Yu Dongqing has been deducted several times - this is because the other party sees him as an alumnus. Give him a break sometimes.

Yu Dongqing now feels that the nickname "Old Witch" is inaccurate - she should be called Master Miejie instead.

But there is no "The Legend of Heaven and Dragon Sword" in this time and space.

Master Miejie’s aunt is here today? In a bad mood?

Yu Dongqing guessed that of course she would not say such vulgar words in front of juniors, as it would be disrespectful to her status. So he asked: "Is the news reliable?"

"Absolutely reliable!"

Yu Dongqing was just about to say something when he saw a young woman sitting in the front row of the workroom turning around and lying on the partition.

"No way? This song was written by Fang Jinsong himself, who is the number one martial arts songwriter in the company!" said the young woman.

Who is the number one martial arts songwriter?

When Yu Dongqing heard this word for the first time, she felt a chill in her heart.

In the original time and space, he would not be worthy of carrying shoes for Huang Zhan, Gu Jiahui and others!

Even in this time and space, he is not as good as Xia Wenxi, who is a famous composer in Hong Kong, and his level is similar to that of Li Ziheng in the original time and space.

But now I'm used to hearing his word.

"So what about the top spot? Rubbish is rubbish! Sister Yun, ask yourself, what do you think of this song "Overture of Rivers and Lakes"?" Li Wei retorted.

"It's indeed ordinary, Brother Yu, what do you think?"

The young woman's body leaned towards Yu Dongqing again, revealing her proud career line.

Her name is Luo Yun. She is 29 years old and has been married for less than three years. She is quite beautiful, fashionable and has a lively personality.

Yu Dongqing smelled a faint scent of perfume again, which seemed to be the Loewe brand.

He leaned back unconsciously and replied lightly:

"It's okay."

At this moment, the phone on Yu Dongqing's desk rang. Yu Dongqing picked up the phone, heard the words on the other side, said hello, then stood up and walked out.

"Brother Yu, what's the matter?" Li Wei asked curiously.

"Director Wu asked me to go to her office."

"What did that old witch ask you to do? Is she going to vent her anger on you?" Li Wei was a little worried.

"How could it be possible? Director Wu is Brother Yu's junior schoolmate." Luo Yun retorted.

Yu Dongqing didn't say anything, smiled lightly and walked out.