There are many good things about living in Shanghai, and one of them is "Classic 947". The audience is familiar with Charlie Lin and Wang Yixian (nicknamed "Uncle Wang"), is the soul of its "English nostalgia golden songs" program. Regrettably, as the 18-year-old program was about to celebrate its 1,000th anniversary, Uncle Wang went to heaven on February 9, 2011, at the age of 91, on the wings of his songs.
Old Mr. Wang was just an ordinary retired employee of the postal and telecommunications system and a supernumerary editor of Dongfang Radio. His departure has left a gaping hole in the program that can never be bridged! Once for the program sponsor "Remy Martin" Shanghai agent Mr. Zhou Tai Liang's elegiac poem truly expresses the audience's admiration and nostalgia for the old Uncle Wang's life: "Memories of the year dancing, gentleman and beautiful voice both. He has been singing golden songs for more than ten years, and his nostalgic friendship has blossomed. The old man believed in true beauty and goodness, and his sincerity and grace stayed on earth. The angel blessed the heavenly abode, the voice and the smile still appear."
In the tidal wave of history, ordinary people are just a small wave, but in the corridor of time and space, that chance to break into our lives, bring us joy and enlightenment, are often ordinary people, such as the dear old Uncle Wang.
It is said that Uncle Wang is a typical Shanghai old man, but compared with his old partner Charlie, Uncle Wang has more of the introvertedness and the calmness of the traditional Chinese literati. His thick silver hair, together with his modest demeanor, gives him a special mood and nobility. No wonder a British gentleman, who made a guest appearance in "English Nostalgia", couldn't help taking off his hat to Uncle Wang when he saw him: "You're the first gentleman I've seen in China." Indeed, instead of saying that Uncle Wang is an old Shanghai clerk, he is more of a Shanghai gentleman. When "gentleman" was the object of criticism, it was once distorted and insulted. Time has changed, "gentleman" has become a status sought after and admired by all, but unfortunately it is still seriously misinterpreted: being a gentleman means playing golf, drinking Lafayette, wearing designer labels and driving a famous car. ...... Graduated from the famous boys' school, Gezhi Gongxue, Uncle Wang made a great contribution to the development of Shanghai through his ordinary and fulfilling life. The first time I saw this, I was in the middle of the night, and I was in the middle of the night, and I was in the middle of the night, and I was in the middle of the night, and I was in the middle of the night.
As early as in his student days, Uncle Wang loved music, and when he received his first year-end bonus after joining the workforce, he poured all his money into buying a coveted Czech accordion with 120 basses. "Before the Cultural Revolution, Uncle Wang was a pillar of the famous Shanghai Post and Telecommunications Band. In the years when he was treated unfairly, he worked as a letter carrier in the countryside, riding his bicycle on the rugged and muddy country roads under the rainstorms and sunshine, but what he saw with his eyes were the simple smiles of the people in the countryside, the weeping willows along the riverbanks, and the barking of the dogs and chickens along the farmhouses along the shoreline....... He used to sing in his heart: "Doves", "When We Were Young", "When We Were Young". ......
In the 1980s, the first melody of "Friends of Stereo" was just sent out on the airwaves, and Uncle Wang was ecstatic and took the initiative to contact Feng Bingyou, the senior editor of the program, in the spirit of "solo happiness is not as good as In the spirit of "one person's happiness is better than all people's happiness", he contributed all the music tapes sent to him by his friends and relatives overseas, and obligingly translated the lyrics and background information into Chinese for use in the program. At that time, the radio station music data is poor, the old Wang uncle and Feng Bingyou a person an old tank to go to the old stalls to find old records, go to the home of the music audiophile looking for tapes, and so the penniless start "Friends of the Stereo" to run a storm of fire.
The old house painter Xu Yuanzhang and the author's house at No. 3 Baoqing Road were fortunate enough to be the object of their "treasure hunting", and this is how the author and Uncle Wang became associated. At that time the old Wang uncle has been a head of Chinese hair, lined with a half old but straight gray khaki people's clothing, in the collar and cuffs to reveal a section of snow-white shirt collar and cuffs grams - or Mr. Shanghai wearing a suit style. He read the tape on the track and the composer's name, that mouthful of English light sticky standard, I thought he was a university English professor it. Looks like a full head of white hair, old Wang uncle is not at all worldly, the first time we met, told him in Gezhi middle school, because his father was sick important to him to early wedding and asked the director of teaching leave, the old man of the United Kingdom was furious: "What? You listen to your father so much that if he told you to go to hell, you would listen too?" "We Georgetown students are always used to being Yesman, so I naturally answered Yes, which made the teacher mad!" Uncle Wang made us laugh. The first time we met, we were so cordial and happy!
In 1992, Uncle Wang participated in the founding of "English Nostalgia Golden Hits" and introduced Charlie Lin, a Hong Kong veteran who had a lot of music materials and a deep understanding of European and American oldies, to the program, and since then, they have been the golden partners for eighteen years. The witty Charlie Lin is the DJ, while Uncle Wang is still the data editor behind the scenes. In contrast, Charlie Lin had a higher reputation, but Uncle Wang didn't mind. After the reform, there was an acute shortage of English-speaking talents in the society. Uncle Wang's English was so good that he was hired by British Petroleum (BP) right after he retired, with a generous salary, but in order to devote himself to editing the program, Uncle Wang resigned from this beautiful job, and was willing to work as a non-salaried supernumerary editor without taking any salary and putting in time and energy for himself. The old leader, Zhang Ruikang, was y disturbed by this, but Uncle Wang smiled and said, "I can't wait to be happy."
The hard work of a lifetime, without administrative rank or any generous treatment, but how can all of this be worth the value of his program introductions, which will always be remembered by his listeners as the standard old-school Shanghainese gossip: "I, Wang Yixian of the Shanghai Oriental Channel"? That is a projection of Shanghai's urban history, a specific cultural symbol, a slightly vicissitude of leisure ......
Old Uncle Wang's family lives in Xintiandi near the Shikumen, which is the year when the old Uncle Wang's father with a few strips of "top" down. The ground floor was separated into pieces embedded with dusty brick floor and the same gray head gray head but the fine carving of the broad drop of willow eucalyptus wood staircase handrail, not at all "Wuyi Lane mouth of the setting sun slanting" loss. On the second floor of Uncle Wang's house, the whole floor is bright and cozy with clean windows. Old Uncle Wang has always greeted friends with afternoon tea music hobby, although not what high-grade audio, music is first-class, and old Uncle Wang on the side of the introduction, not only is enjoyable, but also pleasant to learn. At one time, I did not understand the symphony and very low self-esteem, Uncle Wang laughed, specially picked out a few famous Mandophanic orchestra tunes, Mandophanic is characterized by a small orchestra in the form of a reproduction of the classic symphony masterpieces. Uncle Wang said at length, "There is never a difference between elegant and popular music, only between good and bad!" I have always remembered these words, and they have inspired my writing even more!
Old Uncle Wang's family is the standard old Shanghai hospitality, we arrived, Auntie Wang will go to the mouth of the buy a few cages of Xiao Long Bao, the kind of steam has been greasy shell inside the mat mat grass authentic Xiao Long frame, can be said to be the old Shanghai style of a masterpiece it! Auntie Wang, who left a few years ago, met Uncle Wang in this building seventy years ago. Old Uncle Wang clearly remembers the day when it was snowing heavily outside the window, and he blurted out "Snowis white." The girl gently stroked a bouquet of roses in full bloom on the table, and instantly replied "Roseis red". The girl gently stroked a bunch of roses on the table, and instantly replied "Roseis red" (Rose is red), and from then on it was a hand in hand of the diamond years that would never leave.
The album "Always" was his love gift to Auntie Wang. Eighteen years ago, when he started the "English Nostalgia Songs", he chose it as the opening song.
When the two program hosts Lu Ming and Fang Zhou, who were like father and daughter to him, visited him for the last time, old Uncle Wang was unable to speak, and he slowly raised his palms to make a "T" - Thanks, which was his last thanksgiving for his life.
This is his last thanksgiving for his life!
"I will always love you/this love is sincere and unchanging/...... not just for a day/but forever......" Thus, riding on Irving Berlin's "Forever", old Uncle Wang Gone, leaving behind a ray of sunset that never sinks in the west - the style of the old-school Shanghai gentleman!