Chapter 57
Ling Xiao’s life cannot be regarded as ups and downs, but it is not smooth sailing.
Among the audience watching the premiere of "Black Clouds", most people have a certain understanding of his life in the music industry. They have heard his songs and knew the awards he won, but they never knew that behind a perfect song, there are creators who have repeatedly scrapped manuscripts, seek inspiration again and again, and every failed attempt in the studio.
The first half of "Black Clouds" can definitely be regarded as a successful business inspirational film. An unknown amateur singer was discovered by a scout, entered the entertainment industry, released a single, released an album, held his first concert in his life, won the first trophy in his life, and gained countless fans who loved him.
The entire movie progresses very quickly, never dragging on the mud, telling the story straightforwardly.
Among them, many big stars have appeared, and many stars just flashed by in the camera. The audience just exclaimed, and before they could even shout out the other person's name, the other person had already ended their role.
This design not only gives the movie a fast-paced pleasure, but also ensures that the audience will not get out of the show. Many critics and fans have been worried about "Can the starring actor suppress the guest star" before the movie is released, and now it seems that there will be no problem.
Halfway through the movie, the audience has been immersed in Ling Xiao’s story and has no way to extricate themselves.
Such a warm and kind boy, who is alone in the entertainment industry, has his talent as his weapon, and his gentleness makes anyone with a tactful heart unable to bear to hurt him. Even if he is tripped, he will accept it seriously, blame the other party, but will forgive him.
There is a kind of man called the Virgin. At first, when watching the plot of "Black Clouds", a film critic quietly wrote the word on the notebook he carried with him. But after watching it for a while, he cut the two words away.
If you are generous to others and have no bottom line principles, that is the Virgin.
A tolerant heart towards the world is gentle.
When the audience watched it with relish for an hour, the plot reached a turning point: Ling Xiao was not satisfied with the song he wrote, and seemed to have encountered a bottleneck. On that day, he stayed alone in the recording studio for an afternoon, and when he left, he was the only one left in the empty corridor, walking quietly.
Then, he finally met his best friend and partner in his life.
When Qin Cheng's handsome and profound face appeared on the big screen, countless fans clenched their fists excitedly. Many fans who had worked hard to get a ticket to the premiere movie were even pulling each other, so excited that they almost shouted.
On the big screen, a person is careless, depressed, and gentle, smiling and polite.
"How about working with me?"
"I write lyrics, you write songs..."
"Ling Xiao, you need me, you must, you need me."
Only five centimeters apart! In the dimly lit cinema, the two men on the screen stared at each other tightly. A hint of undetectable smile appeared on Qin Cheng's lips. He looked at the boy in front of him with deep eyes, as if he had already held the other person firmly in his hand. However, Rong Xu was very surprised, and his clear pupils kept trembling.
This is the first encounter between Ling Xiao and Gu Mingxiu.
Then, there was a feast of two strong teams.
"Other Side", "The Carousel of Heaven", "Norwegian Canyon"...
Ling Xiao appeared in the film one by one. One wrote songs and the other wrote lyrics, and they cooperated with tacit understanding and were called the golden combination of the Chinese music industry. In the next seventeen years, Gu Mingxiu wrote only five lyrics for other singers, and all the other songs were Ling Xiao's.
From love songs to rock, he writes whatever Ling Xiao sings, and Ling Xiao sings whatever he writes.
This passage makes people excited, as if they are back to the past. Many film critics also remembered the past years. At that time, the streets and alleys were full of Ling Xiao's songs. If you hadn't heard his songs, you would definitely be despised. Those who can get the title of "God of Songs" are naturally not ordinary singers.
Then, it was a rare quarrel. Ling Xiao didn't want to quarrel, so he had to leave first. When he met again, it was already white cloth and he could no longer hear this person say a word.
Rong Xu's crying scene was placed on the big screen, accompanied by the movie dubbing, which made countless people present burst into tears. The audience at the premiere had seen Rong Xu perform this crying scene for a long time, so they were a little prepared. But when they saw that the young man who had always been gentle in the hospital with a pale wall, laughed and cried while stubbornly saying "He is not Gu Mingxiu", tears still couldn't help but shed tears.
Movies have such charm, which can exaggerate and infect people. A good actor can make you more deeply understand the inner world of the character, as if you have become him, and feel the emotion of losing a close friend and despair.
The premiere was like this, and in other cinemas across the country, the audience who were not prepared were all stunned. Ling Xiao's fans of course knew that Gu Mingxiu died in a car accident, but they did not expect that this movie would be released and achieved this level.
The young man who always laughs is still laughing at this time. But you like how much he can cry unrestrainedly, and even want to cry for him, but he still wants to laugh. Even if the tears blurred his vision, he still deceived himself stubbornly while crying trembling all over.
In Guangming Theater in S City, a boy who accompanied his girlfriend to watch the premiere just woke up from his sleep and saw his girlfriend next to him covered in tears. He didn't even eat popcorn. His hands froze in the air and cried silently. The boy was immediately scared: "Xiaoyu, what's wrong with you? Why are you crying? Who bullied you? I'll teach him a lesson for you! I..."
"Shut up!"
Angry voice came from all directions, and the boy immediately shrank his neck and looked at the big screen aggrievedly. What's going on? Isn't this an ordinary biopic? Is it so touching? Then he took a look, just one look...
In the J Provincial Impression Cinema, a little girl quickly took off her glasses, wiped the tears on them, and quickly put them back. But not long after she had just put them back, her tears wet the lenses again. While wiping her glasses, the little girl complained with choking: "This... wuwuwu... Who designed the glasses frame? Tears can be stained with, wuwuwuwu... Lingxiao, don't cry..."
Things like this happen in major cinemas in China.
And they never expected that this was just the beginning of the movie.
Taking Gu Mingxiu's death as the boundary, Ling Xiao was first bored for a while, and then returned to the music industry. He worked harder to work, and he simply treated himself as two people, constantly writing songs and lyrics, and constantly refreshing the record sales records he set.
Then, he became ill.
Ling Xiao fell down at a concert. He held a concert of 100,000 people in City B for three consecutive days. When he was singing "The Revolving Lantern in Heaven" on the last day, he suddenly stopped his voice while singing.
The audience was silent, everyone stared at him and stared at the God of Songs on the big screen.
He stared at the point of nothingness in the air, and suddenly fell down unexpectedly!
The confirmed condition is a brain tumor, and it is late.
In the movie, Zhao Chuyun kept condemning herself, why didn’t she find out earlier? How could she be so rude as an agent? But she can’t blame her. She is a woman with a husband and children. She can’t stay in Ling Xiao’s house for 24 hours, accompany him and take care of him.
There are signs of brain tumors. Ling Xiao had had many headaches before, but he never went to check or told Zhao Chuyun. He only knew how to write songs and sang continuously. Now that he was sick, his fans were crying and sending blessings to his idols, and friends in the entertainment industry also came to visit him one by one.
In the last few years, Ling Xiao lived an extremely peaceful life.
On the screen, he was wearing a white sick suit, lying on the bed and smiling, while the audience outside the screen was crying.
Even the boy who accompanied his girlfriend and just planned to take a casual look at the movie wiped his tears and said in a sore voice: "I can't stand this kind of terminal illness and ambitious person. Three years ago, my sister was on the hospital bed and held my hand, saying that she had no regrets, she just wanted us to live a good life..."
A man doesn’t cry easily, but he hasn’t reached the sad place.
What is truly touching, transcending gender and age, touching the soul.
Why do so many people like Ling Xiao and his songs? Because there are the purest feelings among his songs. Why are there so many good singers in the world, but Ling Xiao is the only one who is the "God of Singing"? Because he is Ling Xiao.
He donated hundreds of Hope Primary Schools and founded the "Rongyun Fund". Even when he encountered the greatest hardships in his life, he could face it with a smile and face death calmly with a strong and firm heart. Before his death, he was obviously extremely weak and still held up a smile and said gently to Zhao Chuyun: "I'll go find him first, and those children... I'll leave it to you..."
After Ling Xiao's death, his body was donated. The "Rongyun Fund" was still running steadily under the care of Zhao Chuyun, and it sponsored thousands of poor and studious children every year.
The movie ended in a pastor's memorial, and the black clouds pressed over the entire sky, and the air was so tight that it was breathless. Countless big names in the entertainment industry came to the scene, standing in front of the man's tombstone, wearing black dresses and black umbrellas, to send him off for the last journey.
“…He brings us the most moving music, remember him, Ling Xiao.”
At the end of the funeral, the dark clouds just dissipated. The black clouds slowly broke open, and a brilliant ray of sunlight leaked out from the cracks of the lead clouds, illuminating the earth. The guests collected the black umbrellas, and the black clouds that covered everyone's hearts finally disappeared.
Tomorrow will eventually come, and the only thing we can do for those who have passed away is to miss it.
Accompanied by a strange and soothing melody, the picture gradually darkens, and this "Black Cloud" finally ends.
The movie came to an end for two hours. At two o'clock in the morning of the premiere, the movie gave its own answer to every audience, and the audience will soon give it a comment.
The crew of "Black Clouds" could not know the situation in other cinemas, but in the Capital Grand Theater, when the subtitles of the cast and crew appeared, a roaring applause sounded in an instant. The applause was mixed with a hint of whimper, and many viewers clapped hard while red eyes.
The directors who were invited also stood up one by one to congratulate Director Liang. The audience burst into three minutes of applause invisibly told everyone about their evaluation of the movie.
Rong Xu stood up, turned her body, and her eyes gently flew over the audience.
"Black Clouds" was his first key to prying open the door of the Chinese film circle. This key is very dangerous. If it is used well, it will benefit infinitely. If it is not used well, it will lead to eternal regret. Today, he finally truly opened a gap in the door.
At two o'clock that night, many ordinary viewers who had finished watching the movie couldn't wait to go online to express their thoughts. Film reviewers also immediately logged in to their personal accounts, and couldn't help but want to publish all their words.
Chapter completed!