Wednesday character profile

Wednesday

Wednesday, original singer, native of Qujing, Yunnan, former highway toll collector, small owner of Lijiang restaurant. Participated in the first season of Good Songs of China and won competition as a mentor with "A Singer's Love Letter".

Chinese name: Wednesday

Alias: San Ye

Nationality: Chinese

Ethnicity: Dai

Birth Place: Qujing, Yunnan

Occupation: Wandering singer, bar singer

Representative work: "A Singer's Love Letter"

Band: Jianghu Band (lead guitar soul figure) )

Personal experience

Before he was 27 years old, he watched people coming and going at the highway toll station. After he was 27 years old, he quit his job and took his guitar to go out to sing. Because his life was not secure, Girls only want to fall in love with him, but don't want to marry him. Perhaps it is the bumpy experience on the road of love that makes Wednesday's music full of a tearful bitterness and helplessness. On the stage of "Chinese Good Songs", Wednesday held an acoustic guitar and simply sang "A Singer's Love Letter", which moved everyone. Yang Kun said that this is the simplest song so far in "Good Songs". It is "simple and unpretentious, with no singing skills, but good heart". Tanya Tanya commented on Wednesday, "Your musical expression is very much like Bob Dylan."

As the soul of American folk rock music, Bob Dylan’s works always have a touch of sadness, and sometimes are even full of pain and despair. When performing, Bob Dylan also likes to hold an acoustic guitar. Coupled with a similar husky voice and a similar sincere expression, Wednesday's "Chinese version of Bob Dylan" deserves the title.

CCTV-3 Channel China Good Songs 2014-01-03, a song "A Singer's Love Letter" won the competition among 4 original special tutors.

Main Works

"A Singer's Love Letter"

Love Song Story

"A Singer's Love Letter": Smiling and smiling, Uncontrollably bursting into tears

At midnight, I was not sleepy, so I searched the Internet for videos of Chinese songs that were said to have good reputations, so that I could pass the time while waiting to meet Duke Zhou. The program is quite good. I never expected that CCTV could produce such an entertainment program without any official tone at all. There is no greatness, no loftiness, only moving songs.

Finally, a singer named Wednesday came on stage to sing a song. I subconsciously thought: Wednesday? It's really not a popular name. It would be nice if it was called weekend.

A guitar, a harmonica, and a middle-aged man with greasy hair. Playing and singing softly in the center of the grand stage. The name of the song is "A Singer's Love Letter". When he opened his mouth, he spoke with a thick native accent. Sitting on this side of the computer, I frowned.

Simple chords, a single melody, and clumsy lyrics sound like a rough, semi-finished product. This singer is definitely here to be funny. He looks so stupid and his singing is cliche. I even suspect that he is imitating Zuo Xiaozu Ju. But as I listened, I felt as if something had touched my heart. I was moved inexplicably. This feeling is accompanied by an inexplicable sadness that comes out of nowhere. To be honest, I still don’t know why I have this inexplicable emotion. So I couldn't help but replay this song over and over again without falling asleep.

Actually, I understand very well that people who can be on CCTV and this good Chinese song, including their identities and backgrounds, are definitely not ordinary people, but this song still forcibly reminds me of countless emotions. All kinds of sad scenes, one song after another, weeping and complaining, as if listening to a helpless and lonely story related to love bread. I can't comment on the skill and level of this song, but it moved me so inexplicably, and what's even more inexplicable is that it came from a CCTV program. Someone once said that pure music can touch people's hearts. Perhaps it is precisely because this song is so simple that it speaks directly to people's hearts.

The time of this song may be too short for the singer, but it is too long for me. It was so long that I was immersed in the helpless atmosphere created by the song and couldn't extricate myself. I have to admit that music is really a magical thing, and you don’t know when it will make you obsessed.

Good music does not necessarily have to be high-pitched, nor does it have to have profound ideas. Even a few simple lyrics and emphasis can be so moving.

I really believe that music has a soul. Just like this song, it is not just about one’s own pain, struggles and hopes that are expressed.

The fate of good songs

On the stage of "Good Songs of China", Wednesday finally got the push from four instructors, and Tanya Chua even praised him as China's Bob Dylan. So, how was this former highway toll collector discovered?

It is understood that Wednesday was brought to "Good Songs" from Lijiang by the deputy director of "Chinese Good Songs" Wu Qunda. When asked about his first feeling when meeting Wednesday, Wu Qunda said: "It's quite confusing."

When Wu Qunda first came to Yunnan, he still selected students for "The Voice of China". Because he was not familiar with the place, he asked several friends to help recommend, and everyone recommended "Sanye" to her. The "third master" they call is Wednesday. When the director met the "Third Master" in person, he found that not only he looked a bit dull, but also couldn't speak clearly, which made him feel a little disappointed. Later, by chance, the director team heard Zhou singing "A Singer's Love Letter". Then he tried to invite Zhou Zhou to come to "The Voice of China", but Zhou Zhou refused, saying that he was not confident in his voice and the director did not force him. When preparations for "Chinese Good Songs" began, the director first thought of Wednesday. This is the stage that truly belongs to him.

Wednesday’s Story

Outside the recording site of the "Chinese Good Songs" program, two female directors were crying at the monitor. On the monitor, a song was almost over. But they haven't seen the scene of a mentor putting put for this person. He is an outstanding creator they met from Yunnan. They can't accept this ending.

After the song ended, they returned to the scene with tears on their faces and found that all their colleagues in the scene also had red eyes. The female director murmured to herself: "Why didn't any instructor recommend it?" Her colleague looked at her in surprise: "All four instructors recommended it. We cried because we were moved by the song." It turned out that the director had forgotten to switch to the instructor recommendation. Picture of pole.

The on-site monitor missed the scene of the instructor putting this player, but the cctv3 screen would no longer let the audience miss this piece of music. The contestant who made the backstage directors cry collectively was Wednesday, who finally stepped onto the "Good Songs" stage from Lijiang, Yunnan, singing "A Singer's Love Letter" after more than thirty years of singing. His residence in Lijiang, Yunnan is the famous "Jianghu Bar", and he also has a well-known name in the local area, known as "Third Master".

When interviewing the director who brought Wednesday from Lijiang to "Good Song", she told us about her confusion when she first met Wednesday. When the director first came to Yunnan, she was still selecting students for "The Voice of China." Since she was unfamiliar with the place, she asked a few friends to help with recommendations. Everyone recommended "Third Master" to her, praising him as "very powerful and special." ox".

But "Third Master" is very enthusiastic. That time in Yunnan, he accompanied several directors to more than 20 bars. Entering every bar, people in the bar would respectfully call out "Third Master" when they saw Wednesday. The director couldn't help but wonder, how could this "Third Master" be so respected yet so low-key? It wasn't until the director team went to his own Jianghu Bar on Wednesday that Song Jing's doubts were finally solved.

At Jianghu Bar, the director team originally went to listen to several of the bar’s resident singers and Wednesday’s partner, Xiao Song. When Komatsu was singing, Wednesday was playing the guitar for him. The director still remembered that Kosatsu was full of energy when he sang, and everyone's attention was immediately focused on him, making Wednesday next to him look like an ordinary little musician playing the guitar. After listening to them singing, the remaining people in the bar began to ask Zhou Zhou to sing a song, so he sang the song "A Singer's Love Letter" that later appeared on the "Good Songs" stage. There were only a few people in the bar. Just like what was shown later in the "Good Songs" program, "Third Master" was holding his guitar with no other musical accompaniment. He sang a simple and sincere love song without any grudges. Come.

The third sister-in-law was still pregnant at the time, and she was listening to her husband singing in the audience with the baby in her belly. Halfway through, she got up and walked to the door. The director saw her back to everyone, and she was depressed. Sob. The director described her feeling when hearing the song "A Singer's Love Letter" for the first time: "At that time we finally knew where his charm lies, which is in the music."

Come to Shanghai for audition on Wednesday At that time, it was his first time to use a professional recording studio.

When he came out of the recording studio, his hands were shaking with nervousness, and he kept blaming himself, saying, "I can't use this, I can't sing well." At that time, the "Good Song" director team would remind them when communicating with all participating musicians. We must take this stage seriously and not be careless. Only on Wednesday, they never have to remind him because he is already serious enough about music.

The director still remembers that after the first recording, she called the third sister-in-law and asked her how she was feeling. The third sister-in-law said she was very good and very happy. , the third sister-in-law said, he, he is okay, he kept saying that he did not sing well after he came home. All four big names in the music industry chose Wednesday, but he still blamed himself for the small mistakes he made due to nervousness during the performance. "This is Wednesday's respect for music itself," the director said.

Wednesday’s Charm

“Who is this Yunnanese?” “His songs touch me so much!” Last Friday, “Chinese Good Songs” premiered, with a singer from Qujing, Yunnan The singer's original song "A Singer's Love Letter" on Wednesday not only made her mentor Tanya Tanya cry on the spot, but also sparked heated discussions online: "How could there be such a song that touches people's hearts!" A few days ago, reporters interviewed the Yunnan singer about being The results of the collective selection by the four mentors were unexpected on Wednesday. Although he is known as China's Bob Dylan, he admitted that only 10% of people may accept his song, "because my song is weird!"

Leave at the age of 27

In 2006, when 24-year-old Shang Wenjie won the latest "Super Girl" championship with the highest audience vote in the history of the draft, 28 The 3-year-old Wednesday and his bandmates were in the most difficult period of their music career. They quit their stable jobs and planned to take the band to Chengdu, a big city in his eyes, to participate in a TV talent show. "Girl's Voice" was on schedule and was canceled at short notice. I had no money to pay the rent, and there was no rice in the house. "That was my first time leaving Yunnan. I thought Chengdu had everything, but in the end I got nothing." This is how he described his failed experience in Chengdu on Wednesday.

Before going to Chengdu, I stayed in my hometown Qujing on Wednesday to work in a job that had nothing to do with music - a toll collector at a highway toll station. Wednesday is the youngest of three children in his family. When he was a child, he wanted to study music at the Beijing Midi Music School. When he grew up, he realized that his parents, who were workers at a hydropower station, could not afford the high tuition fees at that school. After graduating from vocational high school in 1999, his parents used some connections to find him a stable job as a highway toll collector. In 2005, Wednesday had worked at the toll station for 6 years. During these 6 years, he had been an outstanding employee at the toll station every year. He had served as the league secretary, squad leader and leader of the civil management team at the toll station, but these were meaningless to him. He felt that his daily work was an endless repetition, and the dead silence of life made him breathless. He could not see his future, so he quit his job at the toll booth and planned to make music. At that time, he was already 27 Years are approaching. He told his parents who opposed his resignation: "Young people always have to realize their dreams. If I don't go out, I will get old. I am already 27 years old."

After leaving Chengdu and returning to Yunnan sadly, Wednesday did not give up his music dream and came to Lijiang, and Wednesday's income began to stabilize. The Jianghu Bar where Wednesday is now is one of the most popular bars in Lijiang. He told reporters on Wednesday that when musicians come to his bar now, he never charges them a penny because he has been there too and he knows how difficult it is to make music.

His frustration

Only 10% of people are willing to listen to his songs

On the stage of "Chinese Good Songs", Wednesday finally got four High praise from his mentor, Tanya Chua praised him as the Bob Dylan of China. Wednesday himself didn't expect this result at all. He didn't even expect anyone to putt for him. "Before I came to the competition, my sister told me that Teacher Yang Kun and my style are more suitable. I personally think that only Teacher Yang Kun can putt for me. I think Teacher Tanya Chua is very demanding and will not choose my songs at all, because I "The song is very strange."

This was the first time he walked on such a big stage with so many audiences on Wednesday. After he took the stage, he bowed three times because the audience in three directions burst out for him. He received thunderous applause, something he had never encountered when singing in a bar. In Lijiang, he was the lead guitarist of the band and rarely sang. He started singing on stage because his partner sometimes drank too much. He played the harmonica instead of singing to the guests. The guests didn't buy it, so he was forced to start singing.

He has his own persistence. Even if he has to sing in the bar, he will only sing his own songs, niche new folk songs and blues. When he really wants to suit the taste of the guests, he will change the classic pop songs into his own style covers. . "My songs are played in bars, but not many people like it. I feel that 40% of people don't like it, 40% don't understand it, 10% have no idea, and 10% of people may accept it."

Sometimes before singing a song he composed in a bar, Wednesday will introduce that the work he is going to bring is the work of Jianghu Band. His partner Xiaosong immediately grabs the microphone and jokingly clarifies the relationship: "This is his own song, not In the face of ridicule from friends, Wednesday did not mind his aesthetic deviation from mainstream popular music. When asked about his little off-key performance on the "Good Songs" stage, he said: "I think it's okay. It's quite nice."

His Love

A Singer's Love Letter

"My dear girl, don't reject me, I will sing songs to you every day. My beloved girl, even though I don’t have a garage, I will give you everything I have.” When the instructor asked about the story behind the song “A Singer’s Love Letter,” he told the instructor on Wednesday that the song was inspired by his. One trouble is that many girls are willing to fall in love with him, but are not willing to marry him. Then he wrote this song, and then he met a girl who was willing to fall in love with him and marry him. Lijiang Everyone respectfully calls this girl "Third Sister-in-law".

Not long after he met Sansao on Wednesday, Sansao told him that he was quitting his job in Sichuan and coming to Lijiang to find him. Wednesday said categorically: "No way!" At that time, he was still on the last trip. Unable to recover from the blow of love, his last girlfriend, whom he had known for many years, suddenly came to Lijiang to find Wednesday after not seeing her for many years, saying that she was bankrupt. After spending time with her on Wednesday, he used the tens of thousands of dollars he had saved from singing in bars to open a store for her. His girlfriend's shop had just been open for two or three months. When he went back to his hometown on Wednesday, his girlfriend got married to someone else. When he came back on Wednesday, a good friend told him about it first. Later, his girlfriend confessed to him the reason why she left him - she felt that making music was unreliable.

"I feel like I can no longer believe in love." This is how he described his mood at the time on Wednesday. So when the third sister-in-law said that she wanted to leave her hometown, parents, quit her job and come to find him in a foreign land, he was not at all upset. Believing that she could do it, he had just spent all his savings to open a store for his ex-girlfriend and became a "pauper" again. A week later, the third sister-in-law, who was tired of traveling, appeared in front of him with her suitcase. She really quit her job and came to Lijiang to find him. After seeing her, I thought on Wednesday: "I can trust this kind of woman. I will definitely marry her."