1980 My Entertainment Era

Chapter 409: Summer of 1990

In the summer I plan to look through my notebook to see if there are any songs suitable for making an album.

During these two days of preparation, Xia Tian went to Brother Yong’s house.

Brother Yong has been in Hong Kong with Xia Tian for a year, and he must take a good rest for a few days when he returns home.

Take a break with your wife and children~
Brother Yong is a truly experienced man. Although his marriage with sister-in-law is a semi-arranged one, to be honest, sister-in-law is just an ordinary person.

But as a man, he is very responsible.

Even in a place as glamorous as Hong Kong, Brother Yong has never done anything promiscuous.

Even if Uncle Zhan took me to take a bath or massage, I would behave myself well.

I can vent my energy by lifting weights in the gym!
He can be said to be a real man!
During the year that Xia Tian and Yong Ge were away, Milan came almost every week to see if there was anything wrong at home and to bring some food and daily necessities.

It can be said that the human relations are in place!

Milan also went with Brother Yong this time. She gets along very well with Sister Yong now, like real sisters.

Brother Yong’s son calls her Second Aunt!

What a coincidence, Brother Yong and his wife were still preparing, saying that we could eat at home at noon? It was not easy to come here.

I was still figuring out what to do when Yong’s brothers and sisters also came.

Yes, Sunday is a holiday.

When they saw Xia Tian was there too, they all called him "Brother Tianer".

Now they all have formal positions in the Forbidden City.

In the past two years, the cultural and tourism industry of the Forbidden City, which was "pioneered" by summer, has also developed thoroughly.

It has brought the Forbidden City a third source of income besides grants and ticket sales, and it is increasing day by day!

Even Li Kuiyong’s former brothers have doubled or tripled their income!

Especially since Yanjing will host the Asian Games this year, the number of tourists from other places and abroad has started to increase since last month.

The distinctive soft-cover "human-powered three-wheeled sightseeing vehicle" on the street comes and goes, and business is very good.

It is foreseeable that they will make a lot of money in September and October this year!
Because in the summer I asked about the cultural tourism situation of the Forbidden City, including ticket sales, special snacks and ice creams, souvenirs, key chains, medal collections...

So Brother Yong’s brothers and sisters told Xia Tian everything they knew.

Wasn’t the underground warehouse of the Palace Museum repaired at the end of last year?

Now many masters and craftsmen are repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City.

"…repairing cultural relics in the Forbidden City?" Xia Tian muttered this sentence - something popped up in his mind.

Xia Tian first finished the post-production work of "Travel Through China" at CCTV, and communicated with CCTV and Pengcheng TV about the broadcasting matters.

Then we don’t care about it anymore.

After he found some time, he drove his Yanjing Jeep to the Forbidden City, went in to meet old acquaintances and chat with them, and also wanted to see the old masters repairing the cultural relics.

Speaking of which, after summer left, this jeep has been idle.

Except for two times when people came to borrow trousers, basically no one drove the car - Milan and the others thought it was difficult to drive - the steering wheel had no power assistance, and both arms hurt after driving it every time!
It's like a piece of fitness equipment!
Looking at the golden glazed tiles and the vermilion palace walls in the summer, I recalled my experiences in this ancient building complex over the years.

I have been hanging out here since I was a kid, climbing over walls and entering houses.

The management was not strict at that time, and the night watchman could not take care of such a large area.

Besides, even if he found out, he couldn't catch up. In summer, climbing up the wall or the roof is as natural as breathing - just like the flying thief in ancient times!
Later, I got a camera from Lao Palo and started taking pictures here with Dachun.

Until now, there are still forty or fifty photos taken in the Forbidden City in the photo albums at home, and several photos of me sitting on the dragon throne!
Later, Li Heizi filmed a movie here... Then Zun Long and his friends filmed a movie here...

I am very familiar with this place and it is close to my home.

I greeted the familiar old leader, and then was taken to the workshop to watch the old masters repairing porcelain or mounting ancient paintings... Many things were in pieces, just like a jigsaw puzzle, which had to be put together piece by piece!
Restoring something old to its original state is a skill that most people cannot accomplish.

Unexpectedly, after the leader introduced him, almost all the old masters knew Xia Tian.

"Oh, you are the wronged one... Ahem~ No, you are the Xia Tian who is willing to pay, right?" Xia Tian:... Old man, can you take a beating? !

I don’t bargain in the summer because I know that I’m making a profit on everything I buy.

Besides, I don't need that little bit of money, so there's no need to haggle over the price.

Besides, even you old guys in the industry have heard of my reputation for being "generous". If other sellers want to sell good things, how could they not think of me first?

If I take out all the collections in my house, it will take you guys a month to clean them up!
These are all picked out, only the ones I like are collected~
Although the old men teased her and called her a "sucker", Xia Tian just thought they were jealous.

After all, if you can't afford the price for something you like, and then when you ask, it turns out that Xia Tian has bought it, wouldn't you be full of resentment?
Xia Tian doesn't care about being scolded by others and is very generous.

Xia Tian: Don’t let me know you want to buy something, or I’ll raise the price so much that you’ll feel dizzy~
This trip was not in vain. Walking in the ancient palace city in the summer, looking at the red walls and golden tiles, and watching those gray-haired old men concentrating and carefully repairing old things, inspiration burst forth!
As soon as I got in the car, or even halfway through the journey before I got home, I couldn't help it - I stopped the car by the roadside, quickly took out the notebook, and started writing!
Two songs, two tunes, and also the title of a documentary project - "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City"!
……

"You just finished that 'Travels Through China', and you have another idea? You're arguing with documentaries?!" Deputy Director Dai looked surprised.

Xia Tian curled his lips and said, "What are you talking about? I want to make a movie. Can the station support me?"

Deputy Channel: "Ah~ Why shoot a movie if you have nothing to do? Aren't documentaries good enough?"

If you want to shoot a movie, you have to go to Yandian~
We must not let him go!

That would be like throwing meat buns at a dog.
Deputy Director Dai told Xia Tian: "The finished film of 'Travels Through China' has been released. The leaders of the station said it was very good after watching it. The leaders in Pengcheng also said it was great, but we are still discussing the broadcast time with them..."

"They want to broadcast with us, but how can that be possible? We are CCTV~"

As he spoke, he arranged for his secretary to notify everyone of a meeting.

At the meeting, Xia Tian took out the plan he had written - "I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City."

However, it is a bit difficult to promote it.

So what should we promote?

We need to draw themes from ancient wisdom, such as traditional culture.
"I Repair Cultural Relics in the Forbidden City" is very good~
Through cultural relics, ancient history, humanity and remembrance are displayed.

Let’s talk about nation and revival...it’s the same in both China and abroad.

Like making Americus great again~
……

The station is still discussing how to form this team. The core will definitely be Xia Tian, ​​and he will also organize the manpower himself.

But the station will also squeeze in some people - after all, these summer projects are really rewarding!

Participating once will be very useful for future improvement!
While Xia Tian notified Da Chun, Ku Zi and others to make preparations, he also began to prepare the songs for the album.

A visit to the Forbidden City brought me two songs - "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" and "Light". A few more would be enough.

Finally, the song list for the album tape "Summer of 1990" is as follows:
Side A: "Xiao Fang", "Gong Xi Fa Cai", "Red Rose and White Rose", "Stranger", "Yellow Man"

Side B: "Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth", "Light", "Ding Fengbo", "Song of the Yue People", "Mountain Ghost"

"Dragon Scales of Heaven and Earth" and "Light" were inspired by the Forbidden City, and "Ding Fengbo" was sung before at A Rong's concert.

"The Song of the Yue People" and "The Mountain Ghost" are ancient style songs composed of poems.

The former is the interlude of the later song "Night Banquet" by Pants, which is the version of Tengger. The latter is Gong Linna's masterpiece~
As for "Xiao Fang", it was sung while Pants was having dinner. He drank a few more glasses of wine and talked about some gossips about the young people who had returned to the city. Xia Tian then remembered this song.

Well, actually, there is also a rock version of "Xiao Fang"~
Needless to say, "Gong Xi Fa Cai" is the best.

"Red Rose and White Rose" is a song by Eason Chan, a mixed song of Mandarin and Cantonese. The Cantonese version is "White Rose" and the Mandarin version is "Red Rose". The theme comes from Eileen Chang.

"Stranger" is Li Jian's version, and this song was written in Hong Kong during the summer.

"Yellow Man" is a song by Xie Bi Wang, very suitable for the Asian Games!

Once the song is chosen, the rest is easy.

Xia Tian has been releasing albums for so many years and is very proficient in every aspect.

Arrangement, orchestra, recording...

We recorded ten songs in five days, and CCTV is still having a meeting~
(End of this chapter)