Chapter 271 A Song, a City

"Shu Embroidery Mountains and Rivers was donated?"

"Dad Su and Xu Qing have a big vision! You know, if these fashions are auctioned, this series will be worth tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. The embroidery drafts drawn by Su Dongpo himself are valuable."

"To be honest, Dad Su is not short of this little money."

"That's right."

The news of the donation of "Shu Embroidery Mountains and Rivers" went viral on the Internet and became a hot search.

The intangible cultural heritage of Shu Embroidery has also been widely promoted.

It is known to more people.

After receiving this donation, the Shudu Cultural Bureau also issued a thank you article and invited Su Chen and Xu Qing to be the image ambassadors of Bashu culture.

Su Chen grew up in Chengdu.

Xu Qing is also from Chengdu.

The two of them have no choice but to do it.

Therefore, Su Chen's title has been added with "Bashu Cultural Ambassador".

There happened to be a cultural festival in Bashu recently.

Su Chen and Xu Qing went to Chengdu to participate.

As image ambassadors, it is right for the two to come forward.

"Dad, I want to go to Rongcheng with you, too." Su Xiaoxi hugged Su Chen and acted like a spoiled child.

"Xiaoxi still has to go to school at first." Su Chen said.

"School is too boring... learning pinyin and 1+1 with a bunch of kids makes me doubt my life." Su Xiaoxi looked like she had lost all hope in life.

Because she was influenced by Su Chen since she was a child, Su Xiaoxi learned to read and write very early.

Although she is only four years old, her knowledge reserve is already quite amazing.

It is indeed not suitable for her to stay in kindergarten.

Su Chen and Shu Wan discussed whether to find a private school for Su Xiaoxi.

But the two finally concluded that Xiaoxi is still too young, so don't force her to grow too early, just let it go.

So the status quo is still maintained until now.

"Then Xiaoxi will go with Dad, but be obedient." Su Chen said.

"Yes, father!" Su Xiaoxi smiled into a crescent shape.

Then she slid off Su Chen, returned to the room, took out her cute suitcase, and started packing.

Because Xu Qing also wanted to go to Rongcheng with Su Chen.

So our classmate Yang Fan is very attentive.

He drove over early to pick up Su Chen.

"Uncle Yang Fan!" Su Xiaoxi was very happy when she saw Yang Fan.

"Xiaoxi looks really good today." Yang Fan said.

Su Xiaoxi changed into a newly bought Hanfu and tied her hair up, like a little princess in ancient times.

Su Chen and Su Xiaoxi sat in the back row.

This was also Su Chen's deliberate move, leaving the co-pilot seat to Xu Qing.

Let Yang Fan, who is "a scumbag", get in touch with Xu Qing more.

"Have you added Xu Qing's WeChat?" Su Chen is very concerned about the progress of Su Chen and Xu Qing.

"No." Yang Fan smiled.

"Why are you so cowardly?" Su Chen said.

"Isn't this... a little bit afraid?" Yang Fan said.

"Afraid of being scumbag?" Su Chen asked.

"There is a bit of a shadow..."

"Xu Qing is a good woman." Su Chen said, "There is no problem with her character. You have to grasp it well."

As he spoke, Su Chen took out his mobile phone and sent Xu Qing's phone number and WeChat business card to Yang Fan's mobile phone, "Call her and ask for the address."

"Thank you, boss!" Yang Fan smiled instantly.

This is definitely the best boss in the world.

No one else!

He immediately took out his mobile phone and called Xu Qing.

"Hello, Miss Xu... I am Yang Fan. I have received the boss now and will drive over to pick you up immediately. Can you tell me the address?" Yang Fan said on the phone.

Xu Qing immediately gave an address.

In fact, Yang Fan knew where it was, but this guy would pretend to be confused, "I can't remember it for a while, so let me add you on WeChat and you send me a location."

"Okay."

"Is WeChat your phone number?"

"Yes."

"Okay... Then I will add you right away."

Yang Fan smiled brightly after succeeding.

He immediately added Xu Qing's WeChat.

Xu Qing quickly sent the location.

Su Chen's move was amazing. Instantly, Yang Fan got Xu Qing's WeChat number and even knew where she lived!

Yang Fan was happier at this moment than when the year-end bonus was distributed.

Afterwards, Yang Fan drove to buy coffee before picking up Xu Qing.

"Why didn't you think of buying a cup of coffee when you picked up the boss?" Su Chen felt that this guy forgot about the boss when he saw a woman.

"Boss, you have a coffee machine at home. You must have already drunk it at home. You don't need me to buy it." Yang Fan said.

"Is that so?" Su Chen touched his nose.

Yang Fan just kept laughing.

This guy!

Why is he so silly all of a sudden.

Soon Yang Fan picked up Xu Qing. Xu Qing sat in the co-pilot seat and Yang Fan handed her the coffee.

"Thank you." Xu Qing said politely.

Yang Fan was about to speak, and Su Xiaoxi assisted him, "Sister Qing, this is something Uncle Yang Fan bought for you. My father doesn't even have one."

Xu Qing's pretty face flushed when she heard this.

Yang Fan was a little embarrassed, and he didn't dare to look at Xu Qing, and he said, "Don't listen to Xiao Xi's nonsense... The boss drank coffee at home, so he only bought yours."

"When I didn't drink it, I didn't see you buy it either." Su Chen said.

This time Yang Fan was completely embarrassed.

Xu Qing also heard something.

Glancing at Yang Fan, is this really the CEO of Chenxi Group?

He looks so cute now.

Xu Qing couldn't help laughing, and thanked him again, "Thank you for the coffee."

"Oh... um, you're welcome." Yang Fan's cheeks were already hot, and he started the car and drove away with a kick on the accelerator.

It was as if he could get rid of his current embarrassment by starting the car.

Su Chen observed the mood of the two of them.

"There's drama." He said in his heart.

…

It was already seven o'clock in the afternoon when Su Chen, Xu Qing, and Su Xiaoxi arrived in Chengdu.

In autumn in Chengdu, it is already dark.

The Shudu Cultural Festival is scheduled to be held the next day.

The organizer also arranged five-star hotels for Su Chen and Xu Qing.

It can be said that they attach great importance to these two.

After staying at the hotel, Xu Qing went to meet some friends. Su Chen took Su Xiaoxi to the orphanage.

After Yao's mother passed away, the orphanage also underwent tremendous changes this year.

Many children left the orphanage as adults.

Su Chen's favorite Yao Yuxuan is also ten years old, and Yao Shirui is sixteen years old and has changed from a junior high school student to a high school freshman.

But the Sunflower Choir still exists.

And I often receive invitations to perform on weekends.

The money earned is eventually distributed to the choir members as their pocket money.

Because the orphanage has donations from Su Chen and support from philanthropists from all walks of life, there is no shortage of its own.

There is no need for children to earn money to maintain operations.

"Yuxuan, has the co-founding group been rehearsing recently?" Su Chen asked.

"Yes." Yao Yuxuan said, "Three days ago we received an invitation to the Eurasian Youth Choir Competition."

"Really?" Su Chen was quite surprised.

The Eurasian Youth Choir Competition is usually held every two years.

It is mainly aimed at youth co-founding groups from various countries in Asia and Europe.

And not all choirs can participate in this competition.

This has to be evaluated by the organizers and only if the standards are met will they issue an invitation to participate.

Instead of signing up yourself.

"Yeah." Yao Yuxuan nodded.

"Awesome." Su Chen said, "Then have you selected the entries?"

"The teacher is making the selection. Well, "The Brightest Star in the Night Sky" will definitely be our first entry." Yao Yuxuan had tears in her eyes when she mentioned The Brightest Star in the Night Sky.

It must have reminded me of Yao’s mother.

Su Chen dotingly touched her head.

Then I found the choir’s training teacher and wrote two songs and gave them to him.

"When I participate in the competition, I will continue to provide works. For the time being, I will prepare these two pieces..." Su Chen said.

Su Chen and Su Xiaoxi had dinner at the orphanage.

It was already ten o'clock in the evening when we left.

However, Su Xiaoxi, a foodie, was not sleepy at all, so she just dragged Su Chen to eat skewers...

It made her little mouth red.

But she still couldn't stop.

What about eating?

Follow her mother Shu Wan!

…

The next day.

Shudu Cultural Festival opened successfully.

The opening ceremony will be broadcast live.

Because the official Weibo was posted before the Shudu Cultural Festival, and Su Chen and Xu Qing became Shudu cultural spokespersons, which also attracted a lot of attention.

So at this time, many fans have come to the live broadcast room.

"Come here for Daddy Su."

"Hahaha, as the cultural spokesperson of Shudu, Dad Su, you can't finish the show today without singing two songs."

"Daddy Su and Xu Qing's costumes both look good today."

"It's an ancient Shu style design."

Su Chen and Xu Qing appeared in the live broadcast at the same time.

Since today is the Shu Capital Cultural Festival, their costumes naturally fit this theme.

besides,

The entire opening ceremony was full of Shu cultural elements.

There are Sanxingdui elements, giant panda elements, sunbird gold foil from the Jinsha ruins, Shu embroidery, face changing... history and culture, there are all kinds of wonders.

At the opening ceremony, both Su Chen and Xu Qing gave speeches.

Then the host asked the two what they thought about their new identity as Shudu cultural spokesperson.

"It's an honor." Su Chen said.

The host was also very knowledgeable. He looked at the tablet in his hand, which contained big data captures of popular comments.

Seeing that many fans hope that Su Chen can sing, the host said: "Mr. Su Chen, I am very curious how you would describe Shudu or Chengdu."

"Friendly." Su Chen said, "I grew up here, and everything here is very kind to me. It feels like home."

"If you want to use a song to describe it, which song do you think is more suitable?" The host finally returned to the topic in a roundabout way.

Su Chen looked into the host's eyes and asked, "It seems that I can't find such a song yet."

"So you're going to improvise a couple of sentences?" the host asked.

"Yeah, that's okay." Su Chen nodded.

No need to remind, the staff immediately handed over the guitar.

Hearing that Su Chen was going to improvise, all the fans got excited.

“The host is so good!”

"Show your love to the host like crazy."

"Listen carefully to Daddy Su's improvisation."

Whether it was live or in the live broadcast room, fans suddenly became quiet.

Su Chen held the guitar and strummed the strings lightly.

The sound is pure.

No adjustment required.

Then he cleared his throat and said the title of the song.

"A song "Chengdu" is given to everyone."

As Su Chen finished speaking, the melody played by the guitar began to flow gently.

Like a gust of night wind, it gently blows into the listener's heart.

"Made me shed tears

More than last night’s wine

Makes me reluctant to leave

More than your tenderness

How long does it take to walk the rest of the way?

You hold my hand

What embarrasses me is the freedom to struggle.”

A very folk song.

Just like the slow pace of life in Chengdu, this song is also slow.

The soothing melody seems to write a different kind of homesickness.

There are new people coming into this city and old people leaving.

But whether they are new or old, this city will become the mark of their lives and the memory of the future.

"Parting is always in September.

Memories are the sorrow of missing.

The green weeping willows in late autumn

Kiss my forehead.

In that rainy little city

I have never forgotten you.

The only thing Chengdu can't take away is you"

People say that because of a person likes a city.

In this metropolis full of steel, people are as busy as ants.

Some people want to escape in a hurry.

Some people want to stay desperately.

But no matter what, as long as there are people who care about and miss in a city, then this city still has meaning to him!

People left.

But the eternal nostalgia will stay here forever.

"Walk with me on the streets of Chengdu, whoa-whoa

Until all the lights go out, don't stop

You will hold my sleeve

I will put my hands in my trouser pockets

Walk to the end of Yulin Road

Sit at the door of the tavern"

The lyrics with strong narrative construct pictures of Chengdu.

The details about Chengdu are presented one by one. Although they are all small things in life, they are written into the hearts of many people precisely because of this.

Simple notes and words are full of life.

It's like everything that happens around everyone every day.

Real and close.

There are no fancy techniques, no gorgeous words, the most natural expression of true feelings, flowing into the hearts of listeners inadvertently.

When Su Chen sang this song, the barrage in the live broadcast room exploded directly.

"People from Chengdu, I cried after listening to this song."

"Rongpiao! After listening to this song, the corners of my mouth slightly raised, but my eyes were crying, a very complicated feeling."

"I live on Yulin Road!"

"I have left Chengdu for many years, but I still can't forget it."

"I haven't been to Chengdu, but after listening to this song, I want to go and see it."

"I didn't deliberately write about Chengdu, but just wrote about ordinary people and ordinary things, but it instantly made me curious about Chengdu."

"Are there any plans to travel to Chengdu together in October?"

"I cried while listening to it... The happiest time is there, and the saddest time is also there."

"Although it is about Chengdu, I feel that this song is suitable for any city!"

"What a gentle song."

"I don't know about Yulin Road, but I know that I have to take Chenghua Avenue to get to Erxian Bridge!"

"The person I love is in Chengdu."

"Chengdu Tourism Bureau will give me money!"

After Su Chen sang a song, many people at the scene burst into tears.

Because most of the people who participated in the cultural festival at the scene worked in Chengdu, or were locals of Chengdu.

Locals may not feel it so deeply.

But people who come to Chengdu from other places to work have their own ups and downs.

A faint narration and sorrow.

Some people had girlfriends when they came, but now they don’t.

Some people just graduated and were young and ignorant when they came, but now they have become experienced.

Some people were full of ambition when they came, but soon suffered a beating from reality.

Some people...

In the same city.

But there are all kinds of people.

A song sings all the warmth and coldness of human feelings, love and hate here, but in the end, there is still a deep love for this place.

After the opening ceremony of the Shudu Cultural Festival,

this song "Chengdu" became popular in the streets and alleys overnight.

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