On the day the new album was released, Zhao Lei was also very low-key and did not make any big moves. He just posted a simple message on Weibo: 25 yuan and 10 strings.

After 6 years, Zhao Lei has finally released a new album.

is named: , the , the . On the day the new album was released, Zhao Lei was also very low-key and did not make any big moves. He just posted a simple message on Weibo: 25 yuan and 10 strings. It implies that the album contains 10 songs, and the picture is the lamb skewers I like to eat. The album

was released quietly, completely unlike other "singers", which were listed under the company's packaging, with various publicity and hype.

, but it was discovered. As a fan of Zhao Lei, Yue Yunpeng acts as "tap water" to promote the idol for free.

I just thought it was too low-key. I just released the album quietly, and I didn’t seem to promote it. As a fan, do you need to shout and shout loudly: Zhao Lei has released the album!

There are voices and warmth, but some netizens are still confused: Why haven’t I heard of this singer?

Yes, many netizens may have gradually lost their minds of who Zhao Lei is, because he seems to have "disappeared" for a long time.

From becoming popular overnight in 2017 to actively choosing to "disappear" in people's sight, what has Zhao Lei experienced in the past few years?

Guitar Boy's "Roaming Life"

Zhao Lei spent most of his time wandering in the first half of his life.

He was born in an ordinary family in Beijing. His parents were both ordinary people and they were not a "music family". He never thought that one day in the future, he would be tied to music.

Zhao Lei and his mother

The childhood in the alley string, the loud pigeon whistle , the wild imagination...

13 years old, Zhao Lei accidentally saw a movie starring the singer Wu Bai , and was attracted by the "free singing" in the movie. In the movie, Wu Bai, with long hair like a Beatle, stood in the underground passage and sang happily. After

came back, Zhao Lei was completely obsessed with guitar.

4, Zhao Lei carried a guitar and sang in an underground passage in Beijing with a group of friends. Some people can sing, and some people must sing.

Because in the singing, Zhao Lei’s ideal is hidden.

17 years old, Zhao Lei took the college entrance examination.

Thousands of troops cross the single-plank bridge, extremely fierce. Zhao Lei, who was not very hard-working in his studies, got the university admission letter with his smart head. But then, he gave up the opportunity to enter university.

What he wants to do more than going to college is a wandering singer .

The simple and reasonable parents acquiesced to his decision.

So, Zhao Lei's singing career officially began, from the underground passage to the bar singer. He always believes that with hard work, he will definitely realize his dream of a singer.

Ideal is full, reality is skinny .

Once, I was singing in a bar and accidentally met the singer's senior Sha Baoliang , the singer who became famous in one fell swoop.

Zhao Lei was so excited that he walked to Sha Baoliang and said nervously: Can I sing a song for you?

As a result, the other party did not raise his head and said lightly: Sorry, no need! Turning around and continuing to chat with friends, then leaving the bar.

That was the first time Zhao Lei was hit.

singer "Xiaobai", probably hopes to be appreciated by his predecessors, but reality only gave Zhao Lei a "roll" .

When life is at its most downturn, you can only rent a cheap basement and eat instant noodles, but you can't eat it. Fortunately, Zhao Lei's girlfriend did not dislike Zhao Lei's poverty at that time and always believed that he was a "high-performance stock".

, it will be awesome, and it will be awesome.

Not long after, Zhao Lei left the bar and embarked on a wandering journey.

From Beijing, to Xi'an, Tibet, Yunnan, Sichuan, Xinjiang... the footprint involves most of China.

While wandering, he sang while walking, accumulated a lot of song materials and wrote many songs, such as " train to Beijing ", "Letter not sent to my sister", "Bite Spring", "Painting", " Southern Girl ", etc.

Of course, the most important thing is to meet some like-minded friends.

includes Dabing, who later became a well-known writer. He predicted in his book: " In my opinion, the origin of a wandering singer, after such a strong market verification, the songs he sang are truly loved by so many people on the road. If Zhao Lei is not popular, it is hard tolerate the law of nature."

However, Zhao Lei's "red" came a little later just like the snow in 2002.

He is still wandering, on the road, writing "Ideal", writing " Chengdu ", and writing every song he wants.

Zhao Lei, not only "Chengdu"

In 2010, 24-year-old Zhao Lei signed up for the talent show " Happy Boy ".

Before this, he never thought that he would enter people's sight in this way.

But man is not a god. When he is alive, he has to eat. In order to be able to have enough food and fulfill his ideals, he has to push himself to the face of capital.

Of course, he has greater ambitions when participating in the program: set off a new wave of original Chinese songs .

It’s a pity that it ended up in the top 20.

2011 was Zhao Lei’s saddest year. His mother died of illness. The woman who accompanied him for 25 years left this world.

In order to commemorate his mother, he wrote "Mom".

Mom Dear Mom

Mom Dear Mom

I want to give you some of my strength

I want to give you a relaxed heart

Mom Mom

Must wake me up when I leave

Mom If you don’t want to see your child feel sad in the morning

I don’t want to be silent in the winter without leaves

-Zhao Lei "Mom"

The most tragic thing in life is this .

This year, Zhao Lei released his first album " Zhao Xiaolei ", which wrote about his poverty and ideals, and his sorrow and happiness. Among them, "Painting" was also written during that period.

In 2014, Zhao Lei returned to the stage and participated in " China's Voice ". On the stage, he sang softly and sang the song "Painting":

Draw a moon for the lonely night sky

Draw me under the moon sing

Draw a big window for the deserted house

Draw a bed

Draw a girl with me

Draw a lace bed

Draw a stove and firewood

We were born to live together

Before we could introduce ourselves, the mentor Liu Huan couldn't wait to ask him: Who wrote the lyrics of ? This is the best lyrics I've seen in a while.

With the support and appreciation of top mentors, Zhao Lei deserves to become popular. However, it will take three years before he becomes popular.

In 2017, Zhao Lei received an invitation letter from Hunan Satellite TV , inviting him to "Singer". After receiving the invitation, Zhao Lei had already decided to refuse, but he still solicited his father's opinion.

In this world, he is already the only person closest to him.

Father said: Go, I want to see you on the stage.

So he went.

On the stage, Zhao Lei sang his original song "Chengdu".

makes me cry

More than last night's wine

More than your gentleness

How long will it take to walk more than a road

You hold my hand

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is always in September

Memories are the sorrow of missing

0 After the program was broadcast, "Chengdu" quickly became popular all over the country, and the streets and alleys were singing this song, and they all wanted to go to "Yulin Road" to see the tavern named Zhao Lei who had drunk wine, and he was interested in guessing the story behind the song.

Zhao Lei, it’s really popular!

What followed were various invitations and concert tours.

When I saw Zhao Leihong, the happiest thing was the fans. Zhao Lei’s experience deeply inspired them: The hardships you have suffered before are worth it, and the sadness you lived with me. You said you are an ordinary person who wants to buy a house and get married. I know, I wish you wine, meat and a girl.

But, is Zhao Lei happy?

Is the reputation of the flowers, applause, and the noise after the fame are really what Zhao Lei wants?

Zhao Lei, who became famous for "Chengdu", will definitely sing this song every time he participates in an event. Every time he sings on a tour, this song is also a must-sing song.

sang to the end, Zhao Lei was also tired of it. At the last tour concert, Zhao Lei said with exhaustion:

" I don't want to sing the song "Chengdu" today. From becoming famous to now, this song is not a good song, I'm almost vomiting. I don't want to repeat this path. If I keep doing this, I will be useless as a singer.

Endless concerts and endless activities, this is what capital wants, and it must squeeze the last possibility of making money, so it is endlessly consuming the singer's energy.

such experience, perhaps singer Liang Bo has, sings Chen Chusheng of "Did Anyone Tell You" has also had it.

Finally, Zhao Lei "collapsed". Rather, he was awakened .

Zhao Lei decided to "disappear" for a while.

The time he freed, stayed by his father, and thought about what he wanted most.

Maybe it was this deep thought that made him find the joy of life.

He is still writing songs, occasionally on Weibo, and more time is eating barbecue,

In the small courtyard where he rents, transforming them and planting flowers. Planting grass.

He hopes that he can become the master of life, not the slave of fame, wealth and money .

Until the end of August this year, he released the new song "The Boy in the Forefront Street" again. People were surprised to find that Zhao Lei was still the boy at the time, and it has not changed at all.

He is already 36 years old, but he still has a young heart. Sing for his heart and for his dreams.

Someone asked me a question: Zhao Lei, why isn't he popular anymore?

I will tell him: is forced to not be popular and choose not to be popular. He chose to "not be popular" by himself. Only with persistence can he let go of his persistence; Have had concerns, but have no concerns.

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