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Do you still remember the former Chinese brother Daolang?
Recently, the news that Daolang, who has disappeared for 10 years, will hold an offline concert again has attracted widespread attention.
However, after the excitement, everyone found out that his beloved disciple Yun Duo did not come to cheer! You know, if there is no Daolang, there will be no clouds today!
Now, the teacher has reappeared, but the apprentice is nowhere to be found! Therefore, the absence of clouds has been interpreted by many people as a betrayal of Daolang!
So, what happened between the two men, who were once hailed as "the best mentors and apprentices"?
Yun Duo was absent from Daolang's concert
Just a few days ago, Daolang held his offline concert in Chengdu. The atmosphere at the concert was very warm, and when Daolang appeared in an ordinary T-shirt, the audience erupted in deafening cheers.
His bald head is still the same, unpretentious but full of charm. When the familiar melody sounded, the audience burst into tears, and followed Daolang to sing the songs that had accompanied them through the years.
"The first snow in 2002, I'm waiting for you there..."When Daolang sang this famous song, the atmosphere reached a climax. Many middle-aged fans can't help but recall the first time they heard the song more than 20 years ago.
At that time, they may be experiencing a low point in their lives, or they may be distressed by love, and Daolang's singing voice gives them the strength to continue to move forward.
However, at this exciting concert, the clouds were absent.
What's even more puzzling is that as early as the end of August, at the online concert held by Daolang, the clouds did not appear.
For a time, all kinds of speculation and criticism were overwhelming. Some people think that Yun Duo betrayed his master and climbed another high branch, and some people speculate whether the two have already fallen out.
However, the truth of the matter may not be so simple. Looking back on the master-apprentice friendship between Daolang and Yunduo, it is not difficult for us to find the deep feelings contained in it.
The love of master and apprentice
One summer day in 2006, 19-year-old Yun Duo (formerly known as Xie Chunfang) was working in a small restaurant in Sichuan. While wiping the table, she softly hummed the Qiang folk songs of her hometown.
It so happened that a composer was passing by and was attracted by the outstanding voice of the clouds. He stopped and listened, as if he heard the call of the mountains.
So, he immediately decided to collect the clouds as a disciple. This is undoubtedly an opportunity to change his fate for Yunduo, who was born in poverty.
However, a year later, he realized that his teaching methods might not be suitable for Yunduo, so he thought of another disciple of his own, Daolang.
In this way, Daolang changed from Yunduo's senior brother to master. He often travels with clouds to various places, allowing her to experience the music culture of different ethnic groups firsthand. At the same time, he also carefully taught her singing skills, so that she could learn to feel the beauty of music with her heart.
Once, they came to a small village in the middle of nowhere. At night, the villagers sit around the campfire and sing old folk songs.
Daolang said to the clouds: "Listen, this is the purest music. The clouds seemed to have come to their senses, and since then, there has been more sincerity in her singing.
Later, the two collaborated on a number of songs that became familiar to listeners, and these songs became classics in the future. Whenever they perform on the same stage, the audience will be moved by their tacit cooperation.
Daolang's cultivation of clouds is not only manifested in music. Even every time he attended an event, Daolang would bring Yunduo, which undoubtedly opened up Yunduo's popularity and allowed her to gain a firm foothold in the circle.
In 2010, Yunduo suffered a serious car accident. At that time, she was about to rush to a show, but was in a traffic accident on the way.
When the news came, Daolang was preparing for a new album. Without saying a word, he immediately pushed off all his work and rushed to the hospital.
For the next month or so, Daolang stayed in the hospital almost every inch. He not only takes care of Yunduo's diet and daily life, but also often sings to her, hoping to awaken her consciousness with music.
Finally, on the 40th day, the clouds miraculously woke up. As soon as she opened her eyes, she asked, "Master, can my voice still sing?" Daolang said with tears in his eyes: "Of course you can, you will definitely sing better than before." ”
Watching the clouds struggle back from the line of death, Daolang was very afraid. Since then, he has cherished this master-apprentice friendship between them even more, and even regarded Yunduo as his daughter.
In turn, Yunduo's gratitude to Daolang is also overflowing. In 2012, Daolang encountered a low point in his career. Some began to question his music, and some even maliciously mocked his singing.
Faced with this situation, Yun Duo stepped forward and participated in the music program as Daolang's apprentice, using his strength to correct his master's name.
On the stage of "I Am a Singer", Yun Duo chose Daolang's famous song "The First Snow in 2002". For a while, the audience was moved by her affectionate performance.
The judges said that Yunduo's performance not only showed his strength, but also conveyed his gratitude to his teacher.
After this episode of the show was broadcast, Daolang's songs were once again broadcast on major music platforms, proving that his musical charm is still undiminished.
Why is it absent?
However, it is such a pair of master and apprentice who are like father and daughter, and the absence of a concert has triggered a series of discussions. So what are the facts?
Some netizens who pay more attention to them can find that before the start of Daolang's online concert, Yunduo had actually promoted Daolang on social platforms.
She released a video reviewing the bits and pieces of herself and Daolang, with the caption: "Master's singing voice is always the most beautiful melody in my heart." ”
Moreover, Daolang has a new song in this concert, and the style of music is very different from the past. According to industry insiders, this song was written by Yun Duo for Daolang. The lyrics are full of praise for the friendship between master and apprentice.
Even though Yunduo didn't go to the scene, her support was tangible.
So, why didn't Yunduo attend the concert? One possible explanation is that Yunduo is working for the inheritance and development of the music of his hometown.
In recent years, Yunduo has devoted more energy to the promotion of Qiang music. She returned to her hometown in Sichuan, went deep into the mountains to collect wind, and collected ancient Qiang songs that were on the verge of being lost.
She said, "Master taught me to feel the music in my life with my heart, and now I finally understand what He meant. ”
Yunduo opened a personal account, and she not only sang Qiang songs on the platform, but also detailed the background and meaning of each song. This effort has yielded considerable results, and her followers have reached tens of millions at once.
Some people may question that doing so is inconsistent with her identity as a singer, but in this day and age, short video platforms are indeed one of the best ways to show yourself and spread your culture.
Isn't this kind of effort worthy of recognition?
Another speculation is that Yun Duo may have signed with Na Ying for the same music company. Considering that Na Ying had an unfriendly evaluation of Daolang, this speculation seems to explain Yunduo's absence.
However, we should not forget that it was Yunduo who once "kicked" Naying's bar in order to maintain Daolang. With such a deep friendship between mentor and apprentice, will it really be easily changed because of the signing of the company?
In fact, a new song recently released by Yunduo may be the best response to these speculations. The lyrics read: "I believe in your fate, I believe in your destiny." ”
This song has been interpreted by many people as Yunduo's gratitude to Daolang, and it seems to tell the inseparable friendship between her and Daolang.
In any case, the master-apprentice relationship between Daolang and Yunduo has gone beyond simple teaching and learning. The emotion between them is more like a kind of family affection that supports each other and grows together.
Perhaps, Yunduo's absence is not an alienation, but a tacit understanding - she knows that Daolang will eventually return to the stage, and she needs to continue to work another stage to contribute to the inheritance and development of national music.
In this era of information explosion, we are often easily confused by superficial phenomena and easily make judgments about others. But the relationship between people, especially the friendship between master and apprentice like Daolang and Yunduo, is often much more complicated than we think.
Perhaps, we should learn to respect, understand, and give them more trust and blessings.
epilogue
No matter what the future path of Daolang and Yunduo is, we hope that they can continue to shine in their respective fields and make greater contributions to the Chinese music industry.
After all, isn't the charm of music that it can transcend time and space and connect people's hearts?
Let's look forward to seeing Daolang and Yunduo singing on the same stage again in the near future, conveying love and hope with their singing.
Resources
Chengdu Business Daily released on September 22, 2024: Daolang sang and cried many times at the Chengdu concert: When singing old songs, many things are vivid
China News Network released on September 13, 2024: Twenty years after his debut, why can Daolang still control the Chinese music scene?
Phoenix Music released on June 25, 2012: Yunduo helped the concert of his mentor Daolang to thank the fans in his hometown