0 1 "I sang from 1993 until yesterday"
If you don't sing for a day or two, you will feel very strange.
"I sang from 1993 until yesterday," Jiang Zhimin said. "If I don't sing for a day or two, I will feel very strange."
During his college years, Jiang Zhimin showed outstanding musical talent, and won the national, bel canto and pop songs in the campus singer contest for four years in a row. "It's like having a switch, the fashion is pulled over, then the nation, then the bel canto." Figuratively speaking, he made a gesture of pulling the switch.
Jiang Zhimin
Founder and owner of Chengdu Lotus Mansion Music Bar; The longest-serving bar singer in Chengdu is now on stage every day; China male singer CD number and total sales champion.
1995 After graduation, Jiang Zhimin entered a company in Longquanyi. In order to sing part-time, I have to go back and forth between suburbs. He goes to Xinhua Park by bike every day, then goes back to Sichuan University by bike, exercises in the gym for one hour, goes out at eight o'clock on time, eats a bowl of three Liang fried egg noodles, adds three eggs, and then goes to see the first performance at half past nine. Usually, he runs five games every night and sings almost all the "big venues" in Chengdu at that time-focus, roaring lion, fashion, oriental charm, pink tribe ... until the early hours of the morning. Yang Fei's dormitory one year after graduation once became his stronghold for the night. Busy, nervous, homeless, seriously lack of sleep. He persisted in this life for three years, and finally resigned and became a resident singer.
At that time, Jiang Zhimin had long hair and strong body. "When I was young, I preferred the military," he said. "When I meet rude guests on the stage, I only have one state: fighting. During the seven years of running, I may play three times a year on average. " But he is also the most dedicated one: not only sings well, but also often takes the initiative to go to the computer city to find CD and VCD to update the music library; Be brave and know how to get on well with your boss. Some companies have difficulties in operation, and occasionally they are in arrears for one month's salary. He simply waved his hand away. Probably because of this generosity, in his twenties, people called him "Lao Jiang".
One day in 2000, 27-year-old Jiang Zhimin suddenly found herself losing her voice.
Although it was a near miss, it also sounded the alarm for him. He realized that he could no longer run for his life. Just a friend said that a bar behind fairview park was going to be transferred, so he became a shareholder as an actor. It was September 2000, and the bar was called "bel ami". Although he only worked in this bar for half a year, it opened the curtain for Jiang Zhimin to become a bar operator. In the following years, he participated in the management of several bars, and finally met a quadrangle in Jinli in 2004, which was later the Lotus Mansion.
02
Lotus is in full bloom in Jinli.
June 65438+February 65438+June 2004, Lotus Mansion officially opened in Jinli.
Originally named "Lotus", "because this name is moderate, harmonious and easy to remember. And most importantly, the feng shui master saw it. In retrospect, this name is still very interesting. Because lotus plays a very important role in the ancient culture of China. Moreover, the lotus flower in Jinli has become the highlight of promoting Jinli's nightlife, which means a little icing on the cake. " Jiang Zhimin said.
Jiang Zhimin and his partner Liu Shaobo completed the original decoration design of Lotus. At first, Lotus appeared in the shape of lounge bar, and after a few months, it was adjusted to the live performance form of popular songs. Later, Wang Zhengliang and Qin Zhao joined in, together with Jiang Zhimin, Lao Yao, Yang Fei and others, propped up the performance of Lotus House, and also assumed the responsibility of selecting singers for Lotus House.
In 2004, a great event happened in China entertainment circle: Hunan Satellite TV launched the first domestic talent show Super Girl, which opened the talent show era of domestic variety shows. At that time, Jiang Zhimin may not have expected this. 10 years later, he can confidently say, "among the top ten or winners of many large-scale competitions in China,' Lotus' accounts for at least 50% of Chengdu."
In 2006, Sitar tan won the runner-up of "Super Girl"; In 2007, Wang Zhengliang participated in "Happy Boys", and in 20 14, he boarded the CCTV Spring Festival Gala with a song "Where has the time gone?" In 2009, Super Girl, Yisa won the fourth place in the country; 20 1 1, Yu Jiali won the top nine "super girls" in China. In addition, Liu Runjie from The River in blossoming flowers, Good Songs of China, Deng Gu and Li Wenhao from The Voice of China were all members of the lotus.
These singers who go out in the draft will take time to go back to Lotus every year. "Because this is his home, his starting point." Jiang Zhimin said.
On the day before the interview, Jiang Zhimin had just received an invitation to a famous talent show, but she didn't reply. "I have my own team and life circle, and I have many friends who are interested in taste. I don't want to take risks. " He said.
03 two Lhasa
1996, Jiang Zhimin came across a book called Yu Chunshun Walking Alone in Tibet. The legendary experience of this Shanghainese hiking in Tibet several times made him want to move. Finally, in April of 1998, Jiang Zhimin embarked on a journey to Lhasa alone.
He chose riding a bike. Riding a green Phoenix car that can't shift gears cost him 280 yuan. In those days, the Internet had no strategy. He consulted 1987 about Guifeng who rode to Lhasa for 70 days. In Jiang Zhimin's eyes, Guifeng is "the real godfather of Chengdu bar industry". PUB Beer Hall, which he founded in the late 1980s, can be called the Whampoa Military Academy in Chengdu. After that, I changed half a dozen beer halls and wrote the history of Chengdu bars.
Jiang Zhimin, a very brave brother, as a college alumnus, classmate, sworn brother and partner, I have had uninterrupted friendship and affection with him for more than 20 years. He is very helpful, and he takes care of most of his brothers. He and I were both campus singers when we were at school. Whether it's the canteen, the bathhouse, the downstairs of the girls' dormitory, or the track and field in the middle of the night, he always sings like nobody's watching ... I used to be one of the haters ... Later, I met him and found that this annoying person is actually very good and very good! This friendship continues to this day, and it will definitely be a lifetime.
Unfortunately, due to insufficient preparation, Jiang Zhimin's first trip to Lhasa came to an abrupt end in Mangkang.
After leaving Belami in March, 200 1 year, Jiang Zhimin decided to complete the unfinished trip to Lhasa. This time, he made an appointment with Yang Fei, and they prepared for a month. Each of them spent 984 yuan to buy two basic mountain bikes of Giant and installed their own shelves. There is a flag behind them. Every time they go to a post office, they ask the staff to stamp the local postmark.
After riding for nearly a month, I finally arrived at the Mozhugongka. Riding on a rare flat road, they saw the spotted geese and yellow ducks in the river, and countless birds flew over the river, which was novel and beautiful. Then they saw the top of Potala Palace from a distance. After twenty or thirty kilometers, it is as clear as before.
Arrived at the Potala Palace at that moment, Jiang Zhimin immediately dialed the telephone of Guifeng. The other end of the phone asked him, "Do you feel a little lost?" Jiang Zhimin was startled: "How do you know!"
"Because he has the same experience, he knows the hardships very well," Jiang Zhimin said. "It's like climbing a mountain. When you get to the top, you have to turn around, because there is no place to climb. When we arrived at the Potala Palace, the fatigue and happiness of the whole journey stopped, and this journey was coming to an end. "
Jiang Zhimin was deeply moved by his two experiences in Lhasa. He saw how small and helpless people are in front of nature. After returning to Chengdu, he didn't care much about many things. "I can't explain this kind of thing clearly and you can't fully feel it," he said. "You have to go by yourself. It may not feel so great to leave now, because there are too many traveling companions you can meet all the time. "
Six months later, Guifeng died in a car accident.
04 human brain hard disk
Before I met Jiang Zhimin, between his experience and his distant impression, I mistakenly thought he was proud and unreasonable; But unexpectedly, he is serious but talkative, almost one of the most cooperative and willing people I have ever met. Therefore, although his phone kept ringing during the two phone calls that added up to nearly four hours, he talked about cooperation, friends of friends, or employees who wanted to borrow money. But every time the phone hangs up, he can always pick up the topic he just interrupted, continue as if nothing had happened, answer questions and answer patiently and meticulously. When I listen attentively, he can always help me remember the interview outline and take the initiative to move on to the next topic. Of course, as the welfare of interviewing singers, I also heard many melodies.
Because too many people called him, I accidentally discovered the fact that most of the phone numbers I called were not in his mobile phone address book.
"I am familiar with the number of telephones, about a few hundred, and I can basically recite them." He casually read out a set of numbers and said, "This is your general manager Du's phone."
I was shocked: "You won't forget, will you?"
He looked at the monster suspiciously: "It's a hard disk."
Du Bing
I am a person who likes to make friends. Some of them are brotherly friends. Jiang Zhimin is definitely one of them. He is honest, frank and brave. Of course, although I don't know music, Lao Jiang's songs always touch me. He is vicissitudes, affectionate and manly. It is very important that since we met, no matter how our lives change, the feelings between Lao Jiang and me have never changed. He is the kind of friend who makes you feel that you can share weal and woe.
In his hard disk, there are thousands of unrelated numbers. "I should have the largest number of songs among all the singers in Chengdu," he said firmly. "From 65438 to 0993, there may be at least 3000 Chinese songs." With the change of popularity, he has been refreshing his music library for more than twenty years. From early Hong Kong and Taiwan songs and campus folk songs to rock and roll, to power trains and May, and then to R & D after 2000; B, he counted the changes over the years, and a string of notes blurted out from time to time. "The latest updates are Nan Shannan and Night in Ulaanbaatar," he said. "I went to Lijiang in March 20 15, and a friend took me to a living Buddha studio in Shuhe, where I heard Night in Ulaanbaatar. I have listened to it four times and will sing when I come back. "
"In fact, to learn a song, we must first study the author's thinking. Knowing what he thinks is 80% successful. " He said.
Sing to yourself.
Nowadays, in Jiang Zhimin's life, music is divided into three parts: routine "Lotus" performance, recording one or two CDs every year, and some Shang Yan in Chengdu and surrounding areas. "Of course, the most important thing is the lotus singing, because it is a stronghold, and friends from other places come to see me. It is also an outlet for me to vent all my emotions. " He said.
Many people who work in bars are more or less selfish, in order to be surrounded by friends forever or to get free alcohol forever. Jiang Zhimin's egoism in making a bar is that he can have a stage at any time, a perfect music team and sound equipment, and sing on stage at any time.
Out of the psychology of young artists, I asked a very impolite question: will singing skills become "oily" after singing in bars for a long time?
Jiang Zhimin said: "Some bar singers sing' Oil' because they are not singing for themselves, but for their guests, so they will mix their salaries to get applause."
For more than twenty years, isn't Jiang Zhimin tired of singing bars?
"Never," he said. "The same lyrics and melodies are sung by different people, and the fullness and depth of emotions are different. Even the same person, in different periods, songs will show different picture sense. In the tireless repetition, in fact, skills are also growing imperceptibly. "
"At the age of fifteen, I fell in love with a girl in my class next semester. One day she suddenly asked me, can you sing Chyi Chin Flower Festival? I said I didn't know him very well. She said, this song is really nice. As a result, when I was sixteen, I sang "Flower Festival" for a summer. "
"1992, I learned Emil Wakin Chau's" Make me happy and make me sad "and sang it to a brother who knows music very well. As a result, he said that I sang in general, which made me very depressed. He said "Make me happy, make me sad" is a love song. How can you sing a good love song without real emotional experience? I think what he said is quite right. Then I can't find a girlfriend just to sing well, so I can only learn to sing well and try to imitate Emil Wakin Chau's emotions. " He sang this song for another whole year.
06 people did not take the initiative to change.
"If I don't open a bar, I want to open an antique shop." Jiang Zhimin said suddenly.
"In fact, people will not take the initiative to change. When there is an emergency or they have to change, they will naturally change, "he said. "For example, if someone says that you can learn antiques, then I will start learning if you sharpen your temper." Jiang Zhimin has collected many treasures since he came into contact with antiques in 2002. Because there was no time to clean up, it occupied the whole room.
"It would be nice to be an antique shop owner, make tea every day and have friends to drink. I also want to open a boutique teahouse, share good tea and grow bluegrass. "
"But I can't stop now." He said again.
In order to see the scenery of Jiang Zhimin, we went to the Lotus Building. The singer in the infield seems to be singing Eason Chan's songs, and the melody overflows the wall. Jiang Zhimin happily introduced her to the treasures collected from all over the country and hidden in the yard. Dragon column in Ming dynasty, flower in Qing dynasty, door swing in Republic of China, and so on. The most spectacular is the rows of sauce jars in the middle of Qing Dynasty, with dozens of them randomly scattered in the corner. "In fact, it is the most beautiful when it is put alone, but it feels different when it is put together." He felt very sorry and saw the traces of bumps. He muttered, "Did a child break it for me? Still an old injury? "
I can't bear to say to myself, "What a pity to put it in the yard and touch it like this!"
He replied aggrieved: "I bought more than one hundred, and my family moved more than thirty!" " "But he quickly comforted himself:" You can't protect these things unless you use imitations. Just put it here naturally, there is an extinction process anyway. "
We also saw Lei Zhu, a magnolia flower that blooms in March, a pomegranate that bears many fruits every year, and red maple, ginkgo and various plants. Without the introduction of the host, I wouldn't have seen so much wonderful! I am almost ashamed of my ignorance.
We went in through the backyard door, and a sound wave came on us. I saw a statue of Guanyin outside the window, as if looking into the bar through the window. A window separates two worlds, and the same is true. It was crowded with people, and Jiang Zhimin was instantly overwhelmed by endless greetings.
After a while, the prelude to Nan Shannan sounded, and through the blue light on the stage, Jiang Zhimin came back. He seems to be more comfortable on stage than off stage. He sang three songs, from folk songs to Jonathan Lee and then to Leslie Cheung. Singing with lights and noise flowed out, easily filling the whole Lotus Palace. It suddenly dawned on me that he was very comfortable when interviewing a stranger like me-for him, under the lights on the stage and people's eyes, it was real life.
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Detective question and answer
Q: How many years have you lived in Chengdu? 199 1 year till now, 25 years.
Q: What attracts you most about this city? A city with slow pace of life, strong inclusiveness and profound cultural heritage.
Q: Apart from Chengdu, which is your favorite city? Why? Kyoto. Because it is clean and warm. There are too many remains and heritages of Han, Tang and Song Wenhua in China.
Q: Who is your closest friend? What attracts you to him or her? Mr. Guo from Hong Kong. What attracts me most is that he is proficient in tea ceremony, flower path and incense path, and he is very proficient in Japanese iron pots.
Q: What books and movies have you been reading recently? Dead souls.
Q: Do you have any restaurants or small shops where you often eat? Why? Kuanzhai Lane Lotus Square. First of all, the roast duck is more authentic than Beijing, and the new Sichuan cuisine is also very elegant; Secondly, I am a major shareholder (advertising Lao Du).
Q: What are your recent travel plans? Da Nang
Q: Recommend three places that you think are most worth visiting in Chengdu, except the scenic spots. Send Xianqiao antique market. Lotus Tower in Taikooli.
If Yang Fei is a flowing stream, then Jiang Zhimin is more vibrant. He has many identities, each of which is clear and protracted. As a businessman, he is in charge of the whole Lotus Palace. As a musician, he made more than a dozen CDs; At the same time, as a bar singer, Jiang Zhimin has been singing for more than 20 years, from 1993 until yesterday, never stopping and never getting tired. Because for him, under the lights on the stage and people's eyes, it is the real life. His songs are only for himself.
"Caught Jiang Zhimin such a hard disk of human brain, it is natural for detectives to make good use of it, and had the cheek to ask him to comb the memory of the development of Chengdu performing arts bar. I added some leftover bits and pieces that I found online, and I took the liberty to sort them out as follows:
1992 Hagen and Uncle Tom's cabin appeared.
1993 M-Town large-scale comprehensive performing arts bar was born. M-Town's audio equipment is very good, and it claimed to have spent 10 million in that year. This is also one of the few bars in the history of Chengdu Bar that collect tickets. The prosperity of M Town lasted for two or three years, and 1996 went out of business.
During this period, a series of small bars appeared, mainly in the south of the city, including Moulin Rouge and red onions.
After 1995, the bar industry in Chengdu entered a small climax, and some representative bars appeared, including Hongfan Tribe, Newcastle, Jurassic Laszk, Sun Palace, Hongfan District, Sagittarius, Blue Ribbon Beer Hall, New Orleans, Attraction and so on.
The real climax begins around 1997. This year, the Return Lounge was established, becoming the best bar on Renmin South Road and the largest disco in Chengdu. At that time, it was the Xin Lei Club near Fox and Mom's hoof that could compete with the return lounge. In addition, excellent bars such as pop, lion roar, oriental charm and high beauty appeared in this period.
Around 2000, six new beer houses were opened in Cao Fang Street. The owners of the bar beer hall are still the same six people: Gui Feng, Zhou Xu, Wu Zhong, Liu Shaobo, Zhou Yadong and Zhao Lu.
200 1 opened in the red age.
In 2002, Zhao Lu founded the Empty Bottle Bar, which became the largest performing arts bar in Chengdu at that time. In the same year, Chen Di founded the Music House.
In 2004, the first unsalable bar combination appeared. And then bobby. In the same year, Lotus House sprang up and was established in Jinli.
In 2008, No.88 foreign bar appeared. Since then, Muse, Bense and later bars in Lan Kwai Fong area have been established one after another.
In the past two years, alternative bars have mushroomed. Space is open. Space has returned to the model of M-Town 23 years ago, and the scale is even larger.
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