watched "Wonderful Talk" on Zhang Wei. The scene of
was like an effervescent vitamin C film thrown into warm water,
suddenly began to gurgle with happy bubbles.
was accompanied by his golden sentences and gags frequently at the scene, everyone at
was happy from ear to ear.
even improvised a solitaire with Ma Dong. When
got into the fun, Da Zhangwei got up from his seat, and
did a dance.
Every time I see Da Zhang Wei,
There is a voice in my soul asking:
Da Zhang Wei, what is so funny?
01
On August 31, 1983, at 131 Chongwai Street, Nancheng, Beijing,
, the couple surnamed Zhang in the
compound had a boy weighing more than 2 kilograms, and
named Zhang Wei.
Zhang Wei was thin and introverted when he was a child.
and his parents crowded in a 9.8 square meter bungalow.
shared the kitchen and bathroom with more than a dozen neighbors. There was nothing special about
at that time. The other children from
formed small groups outside and played wildly. Zhang Wei at
liked to smash his own dilapidated TV.
According to Da Zhangwei’s mother,
liked to listen to songs at that time, and he would sing along with any melody of
. At that time,
felt that his children had some talent in music.
went to elementary school,
Zhang Wei was selected to enter the children's chorus.
is well known that learning to sing is a costly affair anytime, and
is a huge sum of money for two ordinary factory workers. At that time, the factory was not profitable. In order to buy a speaker for the singer Zhang Wei,
Zhang Wei's parents went to work during the day, and
went out to sell wontons at night.
Zhang Wei is still young,
often wakes up at night,
cries loudly in the face of the darkness and only his home.
But after crying, Zhang Wei, a childlike singer who stood on the stage, always carried the cutest smile.
He complied with his mother's guess:
really has a talent for music.
won many awards in those years. In the six years of
elementary school, Zhang Wei participated in singing competitions many times, and
even won international awards in Russia. The young Zhang Wei of
seems to understand that
’s parents are doing everything for themselves:
requires 8000 yuan for a competition, and
school will bear half of it, and
and the other 4000 far exceed Da Zhangwei’s parents. Tolerance range,
, but they did not let Da Zhangwei give up,
borrowed money everywhere, and finally let Da Zhang Wei participate in the competition smoothly,
and he did not disappoint his parents, and took home the championship trophy.
Although the family worked hard at that time,
all felt that they had seen the light:
, a well-known big Zhang Wei, had the opportunity to rely on his singing skills, and
got the chance to enroll in a key middle school.
is just that people are not as good as the sky. The efforts of the whole family of
were in vain on the day of the interview in key middle schools.
Da Zhang Wei changed his voice and fell into a fall. He couldn't sing at the interview at
, and everyone at
looked at each other.
Da Zhang Wei knew that he messed up.
Zhang Wei smiled, and
bowed and said goodbye to his bright childhood.
02
In the end, Zhang Wei failed to go to the key middle school, and Zhang Wei who entered ordinary school at
lost his childhood halo,
became more silent and introverted.
's inverted voice is not good,
he never became the lead singer of the class again,
is not good at sports in the memory of his classmates,
is not very good at learning, and
is not usually pleasing.
"You will giggle."
lives in a pool of stagnant water,
Da Zhang Wei is silent while smiling.
because this is the only thing he can do.
coincided with that time, when the momentum of rock and roll was gradually growing,
Cui Jian and the Tang Dynasty band became outlets for young people to pursue differences and rebellion, and
Zhang Wei was no exception.
is just someone else listening to the excitement. Zhang Wei at
heard the way.
Listening to these songs, Da Zhang Wei began to create his own. When
arrived in the second year of junior high, Zhang Wei, who was under 15 years old, felt that the time was right. So
called for Wang Wenbo, Guo Yang, who works in the studio and can play bass, and
formed the "Flower Band".
In fact, band formation was a trend back then, and
half-old children like Da Zhang Wei were also trendy.
had 3 or 4 bands in nearby schools.
later, for a long time,
and other student bands of the same period did not understand:
"Why are the flowers red, we are all the same?"
In fact, the band's Zhang Wei,
is just barren and boring for himself. Have some fun in life. The most humble boy in the
class,
wants to prove that he is a man.
"At that time, if you want to be handsome or something,
can also make others compliment "the young man is handsome". I have almost never been praised like this.
I also want to prove to everyone that I am a man,
but forever Failing."
is lonely and depressed, and is desperately looking for an outlet, Zhang Wei,
wrote "still"
loneliness revolves around the TV / dying insists on disappearing at half past two / I hope someone will accompany me / spend the last days
The emptiness beats the will/As if the time has stopped/I doubt people’s lives/have some cover up
ah~~~ah~~~ah/Dying to hold on/ah~~~ah~~~ah/has disappeared
I used to believe Everything / Constantly changing over the years / The world I once envisioned / There is no edge / The space that conceals reality / Dreams are still far away from me / Hope seems to be right in front of my eyes / But I have always been beside happiness / Poems that I have moved /Long gone in the wind and rain/I have repeated the vows/I'm tired of the day when
changed destiny,
is the same as usual, this student band rehearses in Da Zhangwei's house,
happened to be the guitarist of the Rye Catcher band Dale passed by to listen When they arrived,
introduced them to the bar where a group of underground rock bands gathered.
It is said that the audience in the audience that day were:
Zheng Jun, Ding Wu, and Song Ke, then the owner of Ryefield Music.
Fate once again showed a smile to this silly little boy,
.
One day in 1998, the song written by Da Zhang Wei was selected into the
"China Fire III" album, which was placed alongside Zhang Chu and Dou Wei on .
03
recorded an album and participated in performances. The
Flower Band became a hit.
They are called genius bands, and
has high expectations.
their agent at the time wanted them to be
as a teenager rock idol in the mainland.
I still vaguely remember that at
, our classmates would circulate Huaer’s album,
and then share their favorite songs with each other one night later,
even pointed out which lyrics make this song different from each other. Different.
as a rock band,
once appeared in "TIME" magazine,
won numerous awards.
But the great advancement in his career does not make Da Zhangwei laugh.
Zhang Wei, a vocational high school student, often sleeps in class. At that time, the female teacher always ridicules publicly:
, "You go to bed, don’t get up.
, everyone, Zhang Wei is very capable, and
performed outside. You can earn me a year's worth of money in the field. You must not sleep at
, as long as he can!" Zhang Wei is very sad.
but he still sings a free and easy song,
heals the sadness of others. What
makes Zhang Wei most suffering is that
doesn't want to hurt the spring and autumn again,
is afraid of deliberate and profound,
wants to write a straightforward and happy song,
but the company does not agree.
so he left the company that had discovered him,
he was regarded as a betrayer. In the days after
, Da Zhangwei was not happy either, and
could not even laugh.
because more and more people began to accuse him,
because of various reasons.
04
He was ill once,
because of everyone's criticism and incomprehension.
He writes "hip sho sho",
people call him not rock, not pure.
he smiled and said to the band members,
, "Shi Xingyu, don't you want to buy a BMW? You can afford to sing
like this. The rock sound of
is gone, but there is money."
Zhang Wei is just poor. Now,
, he wants his parents to live a good life,
, but the days of rock and roll seem to be bright,
is actually too poor.
later, as he said, made money.
The first thing he did was to buy a big house for his parents.
He was accused of plagiarism, and even his past talents were questioned.
He cried and said to the company people, "I didn't have
, I didn't mean it,
, I don't even remember that I heard this song...
but no one believed him.
So he stopped crying,
scolded as you guys, he admits.
In 2009, the Huaer band announced its disbandment. Zhang Wei of
said, "I abolished rock martial arts due to national conditions and family circumstances." People also scolded him, saying that he had forgotten his roots, and
said that he had forgotten his brother for money. Only Da Zhang Wei’s father remembers
. Da Zhang Wei of
sang and cried at the concert. After crying and laughing,
said goodbye to everyone.
is actually parting, never his dominance.
He is a person who is happy enough to eat a hamburger.
He is not in good condition just because he is losing weight and low blood sugar,
but no one listens.
hasn't worked for a long time, and
finally got better with variety shows. He went to record "Follow Bell to Travel" and was scolded again.
People said he was counseling, saying he took the money and didn't work. Zhang Wei of
was unable to argue, and later on
he told the truth:
"They told me that I was going to sing with people from the primitive tribe..." Zhang Wei of
fell into anxiety.
He couldn't laugh anymore. The change of
05
started from a variety show recording. The show at the time of
was his only job at the end of the year. He became poor at
and started talking nonsense.
amused everyone.
did not expect the effect to be surprisingly good.
Da Zhang Wei began to figure out some things.
"I was upset some time ago. I read a book and
taught you how to heal your upset. I tried the method in
, and
is useful: laugh when you are upset,
smiles Naturally, he was in a good mood. ""
When his life was smiling, he smiled to cover up his anxiety.
When life is not so funny, he smiles and makes jokes.
"Laughter" is his weapon to protect his world. When
was misunderstood, he smiled and explained two sentences,
watched everyone make these into a paragraph,
was funny, he also laughed.
people scolded him, he said scolding,
I earn half of the money being scolded.
then went on stage and continued to laugh.
He has not become the person who was once expected to be-
is a pure rock man, always a pure page in the music hall.
He just became an ordinary person everywhere in the market,
laughed and noisy, live,
but stealStealing attempts to retain some ideals.
He can give his parents a good life. What
says is that he has time to talk to them. When
records the show, he will tell his family,
"I won't go home for dinner tonight."
There are often hamburgers and bananas in the refrigerator, and a large bottle of green tea is placed next to
.
wears clothes for more than ten yuan, and
spends very little money on himself.
He often falls into anxiety, afraid of not having a job.
He doesn't love the work of recording variety shows very much,
but he understands:
music market is not good, no one listens to songs,
always has something to do.
He got married and was a little afraid of his wife. The messy colors on
’s hair are all wigs,
is on the band show,
is more famous than everyone on the field,
, but he is very humble and said,
"This is a master who has to pursue in his life, every time
When I saw them (new pants), they were very humble.” In this special market,
, a down-to-earth person,
actually has his own heart.
He dare to tell the truth.
People often say that his music is not pure, and
has lost himself in the world of variety shows. What about
?
Zhang Wei finished his makeup that day and went to greet his partner Wang Han.
Wang Han looked at his dark circles, and
reluctantly said, "I did another night of music yesterday..."
Da Zhang Wei smiled nonchalantly,
"In the morning, I recorded a song." He actually loves
. He loves music very much. He actually loves
in his own way.
doesn't try to tell anyone that
spends all night with music.
06
If you ask: What kind of person is Da Zhangwei?
The answer must be strange. Some people at
will answer interesting, some will answer talented, some at
will say that he runs the train full of mouths, and others at
will say that he is a joke.
If you want to talk about Da Zhang Wei today,
suddenly felt that there was our projection on Da Zhang Wei.
He is a mortal .
will be at a loss in the face of misunderstandings, and
will be unable to defend and can only lie down and let life crush.
will grow up because of reality,
understands that love and money cannot have both,
then immerses himself in earning money for practical reasons.
is not so high-spirited, not so idealistic.
Over time, I developed a smiling face.
Face embarrassment, smile.
Face the difficulties of life, smile.
doesn't cry anymore, because no one in the adult world of will wipe your tears for you . Most of the time,
has to play the role of an emotionally stable and decent adult.
can only be a little bit ideal in his own possession.
can be a bear kid who can die without sugar.
Sometimes I want someone to say,
is a big Zhang Wei, it’s okay not to smile.
At the end of 2019, too many people at
find that the sadness and badness of the world will not stop. When
mortals like us,
can face life like Da Zhangwei-
and the mourning clothes of life are soft, and continue to live with a hippy smile ,
is already a lucky enough adult.
People often ask: Why does he always laugh? The answer to
Zhang Wei has long sung:
"Laugh out loud in order not to cry,
puck loudly in order not to be annoying."
Not everyone can grow into a brave who does not succumb to life.
is like that saying,
everyone has their own special.
Some people have seen the stars in the sky,
want to feel more about the vastness, brilliance and freedom of the universe.
and some people are willing to pick up summer shells at the beach, and
can also enjoy it.
reference content:
Southern People Weekly "Da Zhang Wei: Break the South Wall, I can pass | Oral"
GQ report "Da Zhang Wei: Give up punk, but more like a punk"
Orange Entertainment "Da Zhang Wei's first music Documentary: Playing with Sadness"
