Fruit: pears
A business gathering of a group of people I know and don't know, I was asked the question, "What type of the opposite sex do you like ...... for example, male entertainers?"
"Uh? ...... Jay Chou." Thought for a second and decided to tell the truth.
Of course I heard the sound of glasses breaking on the ground, and the other boss who had never looked at me squarely began to stare at me seriously.
Oh ...... heart can not help but sneer up. The first thing that you need to do is to get your hands dirty. Is it possible that everyone takes it for granted that Jay belongs only to the 80s and 90s? When I was ten years old, I loved Cui Jian's rebellion, when I was twelve years old, I used to regard Mike Jackson as a god, and when I was fourteen years old, I used to listen to Zhang Yusheng's cassette tape as a lullaby every night. ...... At that time, I didn't really listen to them, but perhaps at that time, only the children were listening to what they sang seriously, just like Jay Chou is now. ......
The internet often sees little fans posting, "What's your favorite thing about Jay Chou?" The result is often ten people have ten kinds of answers, more small cool brother cool girl is very dragged to answer: "I love his everything;" or "love a person do not need reasons?" As for my age, of course I don't love someone without a reason, but when the words come out, I find it hard to put together a complete picture of him because of my lack of words. I'm not sure if I've ever heard of Jay Chou before, but I'm sure I've heard of him before, and I'm sure I've never heard of him before, and I'm sure I've never heard of him before, but I've never heard of him before, and I'm sure I've never heard of him before, but I've never heard of him before, and I'm sure I've never heard of him before, but I've never heard of him before, and I'm sure I've never seen him before. I'm not sure if it was the first time I saw him. Later, when I saw his video review, I believe it was the time when he participated in one of the few "same song", he sang "Nunchaku", not like other people, and did not run to the audience to be kind, but just very focused on the nunchaku in his hands, and tried his best to sing this strange song that rewrote the Chinese music industry. （Although half of the audience didn't understand the song, his expression was a bit cold (I later realized that it was because he was nervous), but he showed the style of a great general. It doesn't really matter if I liked or hated this impression, but I began to have a new appreciation for the word "cool" - a word I once equated with "superficiality", but after seeing Jay Chou's performance, I'm convinced that he's a great guy. But after watching Jay Chou's performance, I believe that some people are born with "coolness", it's a kind of temperament and demeanor. Of course, as I began to appreciate him and saw more of his live performances, I became even more certain of this perception - no matter how shy and childish he may be offstage, as long as he's onstage, the stage belongs to him, and he's got it all under control. On the stage, he is calm, atmospheric, confident, sparkling ......
Fragment 2, the east wind of a song broken
At that time, my little cousin forced me to sacrifice the weekend to take her to the Pepsi superstar meet and greet. The first time I saw him was when he was a young man, and he was a young man with a big heart, and he was a young man with a big heart, and he was a young man with a big heart, Although there are also titles like "Creative Talent" and "Little Heavenly King" with him, they are far away from me anyway. Looking at his disdainful look on the poster and my cousin's "bitter" pleading face, I was really conflicted: should I, a virtuous woman with a successful education and a decent job, allow myself to be trapped in a horrible situation filled with craziness, screaming and crowding? No way. Just as the TV played melodious music, my cousin immediately wiped away her tears, screaming "Jielen Jielen" and pounced on the TV, changing faces faster than any of the first-class stars. So I also glanced at the TV, want to see what this kid in the end how virtue and ability can be so poisoning the seedlings of the motherland ...... To my surprise, I saw that in my heart has been the spokesman for the rebellion of the boy is a face of despondency leaning on the mottled ancient wall, the expression of sadness, that the antique song and word surprisingly sung word into my heart. The modern sense of people standing in the nostalgia of the ancient house, Western music through the classical soul, the unbeatable teenager at this time so lonely standing in the dim light ...... my heart as if for a moment by something to hit the softest parts. So I heard a few words from Jay Chou no longer turn the channel, so I saw that most classic "in the name of the father" MV, rare movie soundtrack prelude, poignant female backing vocals, complex falsetto conversion constitutes this alternative hegemony of the song, MV he is noble, cold, but lonely, fragile, struggle ...... Downloaded the Two songs, after listening to a dozen times over and over again, I told my cousin: good, I will take you to see Jay Chou.
So I really put myself in an awkward situation - I searched for every single piece of information about Jay Chou on the Internet, bought all his records, and then waited for his new album and downloaded any piece of video audio related to him ...... When I was much younger, I didn't pay much attention to any celebrity outside of their specialty. Late in life, my cousin did me in.
Saw a clip of a program from long ago, "Soaring Tweeter Contest" hosted by Wu Zongxian, with Jay as one of the judges, back when he was still dressed up in a baseball cap that didn't leave his head. Every contestant was sarcastic by the judges, only Jay was always very serious and kindly said, "I think he sang very well ah, better than I used to be". "Broken voice ...... broken voice (because of nervousness to the point of stuttering) I will also have ah". Old Wu angry straight scolded: "You did not wake up is not it?"
Now Jay naturally will not be nervous into that way, but his friendliness to people is unchanged. Gossip passes around, but the real and Jay's relationship with the bad artists is really not, on the contrary, his group of pre-debut knew the iron friends, and now is still honor and disgrace with ****.
Walking sound prince Kong Qingxiang alternative to run red that burst, countless people out of the back of the ridicule, that he gave the Chinese face. The reporter threw the question to Jay, of course, hoping that he can also be shocking, the results of Jay very seriously said: "He also worked very hard, very much love music ...... there are so many people noticed this Chinese, should be proud of. Although it is ironic, but should be proud." It's a very sincere answer, so the reporters can't even make a big deal out of it.
There was also a time when a program asked Jay what he hated most, and there were quite a few options. Everyone guessed it was the paparazzi because they interfered with his life like that. Jay said very unconcerned, "Although sometimes also feel bad, but everyone is for the work, they are also very hard, I understand them ......" and even "Heads D" opening ceremony he said half-truthfully, "I thank the Taiwan's paparazzi, because they chase me every day, so that I can drive faster and faster ...... ", after the shooting is over, was asked for tips he said:" the car can not drive too fast, otherwise the paparazzi and their own will be in danger, so you can not be like that. " Against the reporter, he will not roll his eyes, his only method is to counter-shoot, the reporter shoot him, he will use his cell phone to counter-shoot people, once even persuaded is interviewing him Taozi's filming crew strutting to shoot the car that followed him, but while snickering Jay also stared at the staff: "Don't forget to mosaic the license plate place, so as not to be seen by other people ". Careful to this, speechless.
As for the artists love activities, it seems that which time there is no less Jay. His agency's website can often be seen on what Jay has recently done what kind of good deeds, Jay's mom will also take the money he earns and donate it to people in need, Jay has repeatedly visited his seriously ill fans, "Grandpa brewed tea" song is even given to his fans ...... and these, have never been made a big fuss about it.
Fragment 4, friends
Jay's righteousness is evident for all to ****. All four members of Southpaw Moms are his workmates and friends. He's worked hard to convince them to come to the forefront, producing for them, writing songs for them, and helping to promote them. Seeing the news in that issue, on a hot day, Jay ran over and over again in the sun on the asphalt road in furry clothes, which turned out to be to help the South Fist Moms shoot their music video. after the shoot, he said, "I hope that when people see this music video, they can think back to the old days, and get together with their old friends again." On the other hand, Jay made his directorial debut for them. In the blooper reel, Jay, wearing black-rimmed glasses and unkempt, running around directing everyone, is actually another kind of concentration and seriousness that is extremely unfamiliar. The four "moms" said that they did not expect their own album. Jay it, is his own album to come out when the exclusive recording engineer Gary went to publicity, had to find another recording engineer. Reporters asked "you are not regretting the launch of their ah", Jay smiled: "How can they drag people because of their own life it, and then find a way to do it.
"Wish me a happy birthday" was originally Jay's "Ye Huimei" album inside the song, because Wen Lan like, so Jay removed from the album without saying a word to him; Jay hopes that their own side of the people have the opportunity to be famous, and so the make-up artists, hair stylists, dancers, all pulling the camera, his own interviews with tightly tugging at them do not count, but also pull them into the MV, so we see the "ninja! The masked man in "Ninja" is the famous hair stylist DICK, the coach in "3 Years 2 Classes" is the make-up artist DU, and the opponent is the hair stylist DICK, while in "Stranded", DU and Jay's friend Black Dragon act as the big brother of the triad society and the punks. Jay told the reporter's camera smugly and mysteriously, "Seriously, these friends of mine, their acting is great, some actors should learn from them."
Jay's best friend, Liu Hong, although not really hit the big time, but Jay is bent on his success, the album twice used the words written by Hong, but also twice pulled him into his own MV, "the final battle" and "trapped beasts of the fight" in which he is the protagonist, and so more people know him. Frederick used to belong to the disbanded sbdw group, a group whose members were friends of Jay's and are now almost forgotten. That time Jay was a substitute DJ and specially played their songs, then Jay said to all the listeners, "Their songs are very good ...... If they are willing to come together again to make a record, I will definitely write a lot of songs for them, and I will definitely... ..." His voice is getting lower and lower, as if falling into memories, and this side of me almost shed tears ......
I heard that Jay can be righteous to this extent. Friends want to go to dinner and do not want to, Jielen will drag people say, accompany me to dinner; friends want to see a movie and afraid to spend too much money, so Jielen will "order" people to accompany him to see. What's more, for those who don't have a car, he told them, "Find one from my car and drive it," or "Why don't I just buy one for you to drive". Rumor has it that the credibility of the rumor is unknown, but it is very much like his style.
Fragment 5, nationalism
Jay likes Bruce Lee and Jet Li, because they represent the righteousness and pride of the Chinese nation. His song also reflects a lot of, "nunchaku" in the chivalry of righteousness, "Dragon Fist" in the national righteousness, "double knife" in the struggle for national equality and peace, "General" in the development of Chinese culture, as well as the "chaotic dance of Spring and Autumn" in the history of the reminiscence and drama ...... Jielen said, "I hope that more foreigners can notice our stuff." Jay said, "I hope that one day I can stand on a podium in the West and say to everyone, I'm Jay Chou, I'm from China"...... These words are what made me swoon, no less than the heroic stories I read as a child.
Fragment 6, the sense of responsibility
The older people do not understand to ask: Oh my God, that Jay Chou is singing something? Kids these days, they don't understand! The demeaning one says: Jay's song, humming, makes no sense! ......
Once I saw a little fan wrote a poem, only remembered the general content, the name seems to be called "What Jay taught us":
Listened to "Terraces", we know the environment;
Listened to "Grandma", we learned to care for the elderly;
Listening to "Coward", we know that drug addiction is bad;
Listening to "Double Dagger", we know that Chinese people have to be competitive and look up to themselves;
Listening to "In the Name of the Father", we know that we will regret if we do something wrong, so don't do it wrong;
Listening to "The East Wind Breaks", we begin to appreciate the beauty of ancient poems;
Listening to "Three Years, Two Classes". I no longer mind that I didn't do well this time, and I will continue to work hard next time;
Listening to "Chaotic Dance, Spring and Autumn", I suddenly had an interest in Chinese history, and my grades improved all of a sudden;
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Not to mention the call for humanity in "Orcs"; the desire for peace in "The Last Battle" and "Stop the War of the Gotham" in the desire for peace ......
Jay he is not radical, not angry, not to mention shouting, he is only in his own unique way, his understanding of the world, his care for human beings expressed in song. He doesn't criticize the times, he doesn't point at the sky and curse the earth, he just plainly talks about his own ideals and aspirations, and hopes to be recognized. If someone has to say that such a song has no relevance, then what kind of song does?
Jay said, "Parents may not like my songs, but I very much hope that you will listen to them, so that you will know what your children are thinking. And, in this way, you'll realize that my songs won't teach the kids bad things." Do the "adults" understand this?
Fragment 7: The rest of Jay Chou
After writing so much, it seems that we still can't put together a complete Jay Chou. There are so many facets to him that it's amazing how different people see him.
He is strong. His illness has afflicted him for years, and journalists can now tell at a glance if he's having a seizure by the way he walks. Jay said, "It's just the same illness as a cold or a fever, everyone probably gets sick ......"
He is shy. He will be praised by the people will be very modest to say "don't talk like this", by the fans strong embrace will be ashamed of the red face, meet a lot of people he will put his head down to the lowest, or with sunglasses, hair or hat to cover the eyes. He also has a little bit of vanity, being praised by people will be as happy as a child, did not get the award will be written into the song lost.
He is confident. The album's style was criticized by people, he identified his own persistence does not change. "I hope that from me onwards the music scene will develop this ethos that singers can stick to themselves and not care what people say." "There's nothing ahead of me that I want, so for now I'm not going to change." It turns out he was right, changing his songwriting style would no longer be the same Jay who rewrote the music scene, so until he can't accept it himself, he's unchanged.
He is meticulous and subtle. When filming the music video of "Grandma", he protected his grandmother's left and right, and as soon as it was over, he put a coat on her for fear that she would catch a cold; on the "Total Entertainment" program, the prank host hit a girl with an inflatable stick, and Jay used his arm to block for her, and although the camera was only on for a second, we all saw it; Jay signed autographs in a hotel room for a fan, and the female fan was crying at the door because she couldn't see him, so Jay asked someone to invite her in, and then he asked her to come to the room with him, and he said, "I don't want to see you. He had someone invite her in, took a picture with her and signed autographs for her; he signed autographs for thousands of fans with a bad cold and in the rain, and the most he said was, "You guys go back and change your clothes, don't catch a cold like I did." Facing the thousands of fans in the rain, he would only say into the microphone, "Thank you, thank you." There were no more words or emotional gestures, but the expression was sincere. In the mainland because he saw a fan chartered car chasing him on the highway, because of the fear of fan accidents, so he temporarily changed the flight, early morning and quietly left without explaining the reason, let his fans misunderstand him; in Fuzhou concert, he emphasized over and over again to the crazy fans under the stage: "Please pay attention to your own safety". ......
He is understanding. One at a time, he encouraged those newcomers and those who love music at the awards show, "Young people who like to make music, don't be discouraged if your initial attempt is a failure. I think if you continue to work hard, there will be good results."
He is passionate. On the Global Chinese Chart, facing the outstanding musicians from Hong Kong, Taiwan, mainland China and global Chinese, he said, "I hope our Chinese music scene will not be divided into you and me, we are all united together, and I think this is a great power."
He is modest. He said of his popularity: "It's actually by luck. It just so happens that my music is more in tune with the current market, so people listen to it." "There will be a day when I won't be popular, I just hope that day comes later. Hopefully ten years from now."
He is forthright, direct and generous. In response to the rudeness of a fan on the phone during the "Entertainment 100 percent" program, he was stopped by the host when he wanted to give him a personal necklace, so he said, "I'll give him a sock. Whether this move was arranged by the program or Jay's own inane creativity, it was mostly a joke and not malicious at all. Even when the media criticized him out of context or even exaggerated and distorted the facts, he just took the blame on himself and didn't say a word about others' faults, nor did he put up much of a defense. Although some people misunderstand him, more fans love him more.
He is childish. He had a basketball game with his friends, and the loser had to climb up the basketball hoop and bark like a dog, or go and get autographs from passers-by, or play billiards with the host Mei, and lose the game and go around the layers of crowds to check out in a humiliating drunken fist fight. All were his abusive ideas, and then he was often the one who lost. But he was very serious to accept the punishment, in order to "leave a good story in the jianghu". Because of this childlike innocence, his songs have fresh ideas, youthfulness and inexplicable sadness.
He is also a mature man, so his songs hide the vicissitudes and sadness, with the worry about the world and mankind, with the helplessness of life.
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There are so many pieces of memory that it is impossible to pick them all up and put together a complete Jay Chou. But each piece reflects a real him, as long as someone is willing to pay attention to find out, there is always a piece of debris in there that you like. And because I love the bits and pieces, I appreciate the man who is both man and boy, even if it makes a lot of people fall through the cracks.
Like what I like and let them fall all they want.