At the same time.
In another cinema screening hall.
Su Yu and Lin Yanyu sat together.
Beside them sat a few people from Dorm 408.
“Su Su, is this your new song?”
Lin Yanyu leaned towards Su Yu’s ear and asked softly.
Su Yu nodded: “That’s right, Zhao De and Zhou Tao are singing it.”
Beside them, Zhao De was excitedly patting Zhou Tao’s shoulder. If they weren’t in a cinema, he would have screamed out loud!
Before, when performing at the elderly disco, there were at most dozens of people. Now, his singing voice was being played in countless cinemas across the country.
A sense of inexplicable accomplishment washed over him.
Zhou Tao, however, was in pain from Zhao De’s patting but gritted his teeth and remained silent.
His eyes were full of anticipation.
Because after Zhao De finished, it would be his turn to sing.
“How I wish it could be like before,
Holding your warm palm.
But you are not by my side,
Sending blessings with the breeze.”
At this moment.
Zhou Tao also became excited.
He really wanted to shout, “This line is sung by me, Zhou Tao!”
However, he eventually dismissed the thought.
After all, this was a cinema.
The lyrics were simple and clear.
But they were also profoundly deep.
It was as if a story was being told, recounted gently.
The verse, from the perspective of a son, narrated the reluctance of parting with his father and his longing for him.
Grown children always yearn to venture out into the world.
When facing reality, they realize how difficult it was for their fathers.
With just a few simple lines, the son's love and longing for his father were expressed to the fullest.
“Time, time, please slow down,
Don’t let you grow any older,
I’m willing to trade all of me for your enduring years.
My strong father,
What can I do for you?
Please accept my humble concern.”
When this chorus appeared, coupled with the movie scenes of the child and father chasing and playing, it choked the audience in the cinema!
The helplessness of watching one’s father age before their eyes instantly swept through everyone’s hearts.
When we grow up.
Unknowingly, the man who seemed like a towering figure in our memories has gradually stooped, and his hair has turned white.
The man who held up a family with his own hands is slowly growing old.
As a son, what can one do?
Facing his father’s gradual aging, that deep heartache and powerlessness were suffocating.
Zhang Xincheng stared blankly at the screen, his eyes already brimming with tears.
He couldn’t see the screen clearly, but the singing continued in his ears.
He seemed to be transported back to the time when he and his father relied on each other. He could still vaguely remember, in his feverish haze, lying on his father’s broad and sturdy back, listening to his rapid breathing as he ran along the mountain paths in the dead of night.
His steps were fast, yet incredibly steady, as if he never had to worry about falling, a feeling that brought immense peace.
At this moment, Liu Yue beside him also had red eyes. She didn't disturb her boyfriend’s emotions but held his hand tightly, hoping to give him some strength.
“Thank you for everything you’ve done,
Supporting our family with your hands,
Always giving your best to me.
Am I your pride?
Are you still worried about me?
The child you care for has grown up.”
Wow!
At this moment, the entire cinema erupted.
Some, who came to watch the movie with their parents, hugged their parents beside them and sobbed softly.
Some stared at the screen, tears streaming uncontrollably from their eyes.
Some immediately took out their phones and sent messages to their parents.
The most frequently sent message was naturally the last line of the song.
“The child you care for has grown up!”
A parent’s kindness cannot be drowned by water or extinguished by fire!
The gratitude for raising a child should be repaid with a lifetime!
Fathers, in family relationships, have always been the type to contribute silently.
People often say that a father’s love is like a towering mountain, silent but silently supporting a world for their children.
A father’s love is like the vast sea, like a silently burdened old ox, like a thick and sturdy city wall.
To truly understand a father’s love is to have grown into an adult.
It is a love that is difficult to articulate!
In the cinema, no one expected.
Watching a movie would make them cry like children.
And the reason for this was not the movie itself.
The biggest reason was an insert song in the movie!
…
The female hum in the song’s transition was Jiang Xiao’e’s voice.
She knew Su Yu needed a hum for his new song and volunteered.
Her voice was quite good, and her humming perfectly suited the song.
It further enhanced the atmosphere of the entire song.
“How I wish it could be like before,
Holding your warm palm,
…”
The song continued.
Generally, few insert songs are played from beginning to end.
But this song was made by Su Yu at great expense by Zhang Li.
He personally felt that his movie was essentially a music video for the song "Father," so he wanted to make the most of it.
Therefore, after receiving the song, Zhang Li, with a touch of madness, re-edited several minutes of memories and included the entire song.
Including the prelude and the ending, not a single part was cut.
“…
Thank you for being with me on this journey!”
The song ended.
The movie was also nearing its end.
Next were some heartwarming scenes of father and son reuniting.
The audience’s emotions gradually calmed down.
When the movie finally concluded.
Everyone in the cinema remained motionless.
They stared intently at the screen.
Their expressions seemed to indicate they were expecting something.
As the cast and crew list quickly scrolled across the screen.
Their anticipation grew.
Finally.
The insert song information appeared, twice the size of all other text.
“Father”
Performed by: Slippers Brothers
Lyrics by: Ting Yu
Music by: Ting Yu
Boom!
The cinema erupted completely!
Ting Yu!
This song was called "Father," and it was written by Ting Yu!
The movie was over, and they could finally release their pent-up emotions.
Everyone started to grumble.
“Damn it, that’s just like you!”
“Ting Yu, I truly admire you to death. How can you write such a song? You owe me my tears!!!”
“Holy crap, the last time a movie made me cry was that song ‘Later,’ and this time it’s ‘Father.’ The most outrageous thing is that both songs are by Ting Yu…”
“I can’t take it anymore, I can’t be the only one crying. This movie… no, this super long MV, I’m going to promote the hell out of it!”
“Share it on Moments, Weibo, Douyin videos, everyone crying is real crying!”
“I want to say, you guys are only focusing on Ting Yu, haven’t you noticed the Slippers Brothers?”
“Pfft… I feel like an idiot, watching the movie, crying and laughing. Who is the genius who came up with this group name?”
“Holy crap, Ting Yu is trending again and again!”
At this moment.
Zhang Xincheng took a deep breath.
He looked at Liu Yue beside him.
“Yueyue, can you come back to my hometown with me?”
His voice was no longer as weak as before, and there was a faint light in his eyes.
“Okay!”
Liu Yue’s tear-reddened eyes welled up with tears again.
She knew that her boyfriend’s long-held emotional knot was about to be untangled!