Article | Autumn Wind and Shiyu Chop Chai Academy Columnist Editor | Qian Zhongsu Gao Xiaosong publishes a long article: Half a lifetime has passed, my youth is grateful for your 50th birthday, Gao Xiaosong sighs with emotion: no regrets, just fifty The year-old Gao Xiaosong published a long tear-jersey article. Will there be poems and distant places in the future? Playing music, making movies, doing interviews, writing novels, omnipotent Gao Xiaosong, what else is your 50th birthday that you dare not do? Gao Xiaosong asked Say goodbye to yourself: there are still poems and distant places in the future
November 14, 2019 is Gao Xiaosong's 50th birthday. "In the 50th year, I was dizzy and innocent since the cool moon was harvested." Gao Xiaosong specially published a long article to commemorate half a hundred life journey. "At the age of 50, I realized everything I wanted to do one by one, and filled up the holes in my heart. The water that had accumulated in my heart for many years was gradually evaporated by the sun. It can be said that no matter when I imagined me At the age of 50, I never expected that today would be so good. It far exceeded my own expectations. I think I am a very, very lucky person." He also mentioned in the article that he received a very precious letter. , I will be awarded an honorary doctorate degree from a certain university. He was born in an intellectual family since he was a child. The doctors, scholars, and professors in a room have only the lowest academic qualifications. I always feel that I have shortcomings in life. Now that the hole in my heart has been filled, it can be regarded as a successful return in school.
Gao Xiaosong is actually an extremely restless behind-the-scenes musician. With his passion and talent, he created a new era of school ballads. He is long, dark and fat, with messy curly hair, and often blacks himself out of his face, but he always attracts the admiring eyes of girls. He came from a scholarly family, accompanied by prestigious schools all the way, but resolutely dropped out of Tsinghua University only for the unwilling loneliness in his heart. Gao Xiaosong is a dream chaser who has been walking on the road of youth, living free and easy. "In my hobbies, I can do whatever I want." "Life is not only about the present, but also poetry and distant fields." On November 14, 1969, Gao Xiaosong, who was "short, big and tight", was born in Tsinghua University, Beijing. In the courtyard, he quietly looked at this strange world, without even a cry, scared his mother to slap him vigorously. As a result, Gao Xiaosong sneezed loudly, ushering in the beginning of a new life. Gao Xiaosong’s family definitely belongs to the scholarly family. His grandfather is the president of Tsinghua University, his grandmother is the founder of the China Academy of Astronautics, and his parents are both famous architects and all senior intellectuals. Such a rich cultural atmosphere has cultivated Gao Xiaosong loves to read books.
But it also made him very disgusted with this environment, "I hate the smell of intellectuals, it is simply too boring." In the summer of 1988, Gao Xiaosong was awarded by Tsinghua University Electronics Co., Ltd. with a score of 60 points above the Tsinghua score. Admission to Engineering Department. That year, when he was just 19 years old, he started writing songs and playing music with friends. "When I was young, I had a dream to see the world with my eyes, write my feelings with my pen, and then find the most suitable voice to sing them to more people." Gao Xiaosong formed a bronze heavy metal In the band, I mix with a bunch of friends who play music all day long. Old Wolf is the lead singer of this band. For many friends, one friendship is a lifetime, and many relationships are a lifetime. The two were under a gray wall in the Beijing Institute of Architecture and Design, and they agreed to use straw hats as the joint code. Gao Xiaosong was wearing a military uniform, a pair of flip flops, and a straw hat at the time. He was not like a Tsinghua talent at all, but was a big boss selling melons. He said to the old wolf, "We lack a lead singer, you have to sing a few words to let me listen."
The old wolf is also unambiguous, singing "I don't want much." A few lines of the lyrics are like this: I don’t want much, but a little gentle feeling, I really don’t want much, but a considerate greeting. Gao Xiaosong said that the old wolf had been singing "I don't want much", so he set his own routine, so he was the only lead singer. With the band, the musical instruments have become a big problem. Everyone is a poor boy in their twenties, and their pockets are cleaner than their faces. If there is no musical instrument, no matter how good the voice is, no amount of work is worthwhile. Drumsticks are replaced with mallets, guitar basses are all second-hand, and the speakers are modified with tube radios, which either suddenly go silent or automatically play CCTV broadcasts. They are really the worst rock band in Beijing. Later, a member of the band’s girlfriend’s dormitory all contributed 400 yuan to sponsor a stereo. At that time, the living expenses of college students were only 50 yuan a month. For the speakers, the girls saved all the money for meals. Gao Xiaosong led the others excitedly pushing the bicycle,Frozen is to drag the 100 kg speakers back to school. When
walked to Zhongguancun, I couldn't walk anymore. The bicycle began to sway, and the speaker was about to fall off. Jiang Tao, a member of the band, blocked it with his foot and almost had his foot completely mutilated. Gao Xiaosong later said, "The people of that era were sturdy and brave, simple and warm, girls were not greedy for money, and boys were not afraid of death." We live in the best era of white clothes. Find yourself in the right way, discover the world in the wrong way. When Gao Xiaosong was about to drop out of school to make music, his family members were unanimously opposed. As well-known scholars and professors, his parents did not allow Gao Xiaosong to do such ridiculous things. They had already planned his son's future life. In order to let her mother relax, Gao Xiaosong said: "If I can support myself with guitar, you agree to drop out of school to form a band." Seeing that she couldn't persuade her son, she agreed, thinking that he would suffer a bit, but regretted it. His mother took all the money from Gao Xiaosong and bought him a train ticket to Tianjin, and asked him to sing and perform with a guitar on his back to see if he could earn money to support himself.
Gao Xiaosong came to a busy pedestrian street in Tianjin, played the guitar all day enthusiastically, and earned 50 cents. He mocked himself and said: “I’ve been so stubborn about the city of Tianjin until now. I’ve only made 50 cents after playing for a whole day. Among them, 30 cents were given by a Beijinger, and Tianjin gave it all. It cost me a dime.” It is not easy to make money, but it is very happy to spend money. Gao Xiaosong turned around and bought a box of Evergrande cigarettes for 40 cents and a bag of instant noodles for 25 cents. "This is the first time I make a choice by myself, and my family let me choose by myself. I think it's good." Gao Xiaosong has a unique view of music. In his junior year, he made his own choice, dropped out of Tsinghua University, and insisted on going. A youthful path that I love. That year, when he was 22 years old, he continued to play music while learning to make movies. In 1991, Gao Xiaosong went to the postgraduate preparatory class of the Directing Department of the Beijing Film Academy to study film knowledge, actively preparing for the exam, but unfortunately failed.
However, he is still obsessed with the planning of life and his own preferences. He entered the Asian Television Art Center as an internship director and director. During this period, he shot a large number of commercials, MTV, etc., and wrote the next episode of the TV series for the China TV Drama Art Center. Heart Sacrifice. In 1999, Gao Xiaosong wrote and directed the urban love movie "The Flower Blooms At That Time", starring Zhou Xun, Xia Yu, and Pu Shu, telling a love story of a love triangle. The film debut was released in 2002 due to its bold and avant-garde performance and complicated plot. After several revisions, it was released in 2002, but the response was mediocre. 30-year-old Gao Xiaosong became a director for the first time. He suffered hardships, wasted effort, and spent money but was not recognized. He was really depressed. Later, he wrote and directed the movie "My Heart Flies", starring Chen Daoming and Li Xiaolu. Although he won the highest award at the Lyon Film Festival in France and the Syracuse Film Festival Jury Award in the United States, he still did not get the audience's recognition. The score is lower than the first part. Everyone has their own strengths, and Gao Xiaosong, who has a good understanding of the past and the present, has read a lot of books. After playing around, he still comes back to make music and write novels honestly.
But he never compromises with life, never admit defeat. "We will be defeated by life sooner or later, but when you insist on the second half. When the substitution quota is used up, and the physical strength is exhausted, you will eventually be defeated by life. So when you have the ability, you must kick your life. Because life is absolutely impossible. I won’t spare you because you’re timid and weak and didn’t do anything.” Gao Xiaosong has many representative labels on his body, such as musicians, directors, presenters, entrepreneurs, writers, and so on. He takes out any identity alone. They are very hardworking and outstanding. More than ten years ago, he held a concert of his solo work "Youth without Regrets". The concert invited many close friends, including Lao Lang, Ye Bei, Xiao Ke, etc., to join him. After the concert, Na Ying was very happy. Moved and said: "Xiaosong, you must thank God." But Gao Xiaosong was young and frivolous at that time, and even some of the music industry's seniors did not take it to heart. He thought arrogantly: "I have the current grades, isn't it because I wrote well? Why do you want to thank others?"
Once Mr. Qiao Yu met Gao Xiaosong in the background and greeted him, "You are Gao Xiaosong? , Young man, sit down and I want to talk to you.” As a result, Gao Xiaosong sat on the sofa very coldly. Before saying a few words, he saw a beautiful hostess and found an excuse to leave. , Leave Teacher Qiao Yu there alone. The rebelliousness, arrogance, and swelling of his youth in Gao XiaosongHis body is vividly reflected. It was not until he went through the vicissitudes of life and saw through human nature that he understood the importance of respect and gratitude. We observe whether a person is good, not by how elegant he is when he succeeds, but by whether he can be calm when his life is low. Gao Xiaosong was very sincere in the face of his mistakes and did not cover up. He told his lawyer, "All facts exist, and I don't want to avoid anything. Even if the evidence is illegal, I don't want to defend my innocence. Don't do this."
"What I want to convey to the public is that alcohol makes me stunned. Take me as a warning." Whether we are celebrities or ordinary people, we cannot cross the red line of law. Gao Xiaosong does not want to distort the facts, allow himself to reduce or exempt punishment, and openly and sincerely apologize and reflect on himself. The principal of his Beijing No. 4 Middle School commented on him, “Gao Xiaosong was a particularly active student in school. Sometimes he can become talented when he is active, and a well-behaved and honest child may not be able to do well, even if he was drunk and driven. He was able to admit his mistakes and apologize for the matter. I still think he is an excellent student.” Later, Gao Xiaosong was very grateful for this experience. During his time in detention, he saw a deeper level in society. Things, to understand the sadness of other people’s lives. Moreover, in order to be less wronged in prison, he took the initiative to greet the prison guards, teaching others to sing, write, learn English, and even compose poetry. Learning to adapt to this society is the most precious lesson Gao Xiaosong learned in prison.
In that year, Gao Xiaosong was 42 years old. He had just passed a confident year. Regarding the future, he hoped to devote more time to public welfare and music. "When you are young, you want to understand everything, because you always feel that some things are not understood, it is the panic in life. Later, when you are old, you realize that panic is youth. If you don't panic, youth is gone." A lot of people grow up slowly in time like this quietly. You must work hard when you are young, and when you are old, you will have youth to remember. Gao Xiaosong formed bands, made movies, wrote novels, did interviews, started companies, etc., doing what he likes, gained some growth, made many close friends, and gained some touches, but he was old and filled with memories. When he was interviewed, he was asked, "What do you want to do most, and where do you want to be?" He thought for a moment, and said seriously, "I want to be in the dormitory of Beijing No. 4 Middle School when he was 16 years old. , Sleep a good night." Such a free and easy answer can only be Gao Xiaosong.
When he was young, he ran away from home for his music dream and quit school voluntarily. He started music creation alone in Xiamen: he worked so hard to form a band, but he didn't have the money to buy musical instruments, but he insisted on his dream: Later, he Making movies with perseverance, but always failing to get the audience’s recognition, no matter whether he wins or loses, or the box office is high or low, Gao Xiaosong only has a peace of mind. Later, his young and famous arrogance and swell, let him in the days to come. He suffered a loss in his life, and going to jail was a stain in his life, but he was able to gain experience in adversity, remember the lesson, and truly repented. In the face of life's ups and downs, Gao Xiaosong can maintain a sense of freedom, innocence, and casualness. This is not only the secret of his success, but also his hearty life. Years are long and clothes are thin. I wish Teacher Gao Xiaosong a happy birthday and let us come to Japan together. [Typesetting | Mu Yi] [Daily Topic] What do you want to say about Gao Xiaosong? Welcome everyone to leave a message and discuss. Uncle Chai loves to listen~
