Chapter 20 the days we walked together

A week after receiving Teresa Teng's crying call to break up, Nishida flew to London in a hurry and came to Teresa Teng's side.The time is the summer of 1984. Nishida came to London this time because he missed Teresa Teng and was also preparing for the recording. Teresa Teng went alone to the hotel where Xi Tian lived to see him.She was as quiet as ever, but she talked less and was not in good spirits.Seeing this situation, Nishida didn't know what to say. In order to go to school conveniently, Teresa Teng rented an apartment in a quiet residential area in London to live alone.Her residence is only about ten minutes away from the city center.Nishida was easy to find.

Although Teresa Teng lives in an apartment, the house is quite spacious.The living and dining room in the apartment can accommodate a small meeting.Connected to this is the eat-in-place kitchen.Stepping up a few stairs is the "loft", study and bedroom.Although Teresa Teng lived here for less than four months, it is not like a temporary residence, but rather a breath of life.In the narrow kitchen, there are pots, pans, bowls and chopsticks, condiments and the like.Books, notebooks, dictionaries and stationery are scattered all over the study.In front of the window of the living room, there are flowers in warm colors such as orange and yellow, and some oranges and lemons are placed beside the flowers.Probably because she particularly likes warm-colored flowers and citrus fruity aromas, and there are the same furnishings in every home she lives in.This place is very different from hotels like Summer Resort, it has a unique warmth of home.

Teresa Teng told Nishida that she went to school after having breakfast at home every morning, and went home after school. Her life was very simple.She is personally content with this kind of student life.In fact, her life is that simple.I leave home to go to school during the day, prepare and review homework at home in the evening, and usually stay at home leisurely on Sundays, and my life is quite comfortable. As a singer, Teresa Teng has strong professional self-esteem, but she hardly has the arrogance of a star.Neither Nishida nor his colleagues have found the arrogance and self-willedness that stars often have in her.Standing in front of the camera and on the stage, Teresa Teng's gentle and amiable appearance is so consistent with her in life.

After arriving at the apartment, Nishida immediately asked Teresa Teng about the breakup.She made tea for Xi Tian, ​​and they talked while drinking tea. The season is early September, the sunlight coming in from the window is no longer as scorching as the summer sun, and the sounds of cars and human voices outside occasionally come in. They talked about various situations about him, Teresa Teng calmly talked about breaking up with him for the first time in front of her friends.She said that she would be very happy to be his wife and the mother of his children.But she can't enjoy this kind of happiness if she abandons her singing career.

Nishida understood that even if he could accept Teresa Teng as an ordinary woman, he could not accept her singing career. "I'm running around, like a gypsy." Teresa Teng said with emotion. In Nishida's view, Teresa Teng's breakup with him was nothing more than the end of a relationship, as long as he comforted other broken-hearted friends, saying "There will be another time!"But for Teresa Teng, this is not just a simple matter of "the end of love".He couldn't accept the fact that she was both an ordinary woman and a singer, which made Teresa feel deeply sad and regretful.Teresa Teng has been avoiding this deep-rooted thought bred in traditional Chinese culture all her life, starting from the difficult choices she made when she was a child.However, no matter how much she pays, the reality does not change because of her personal efforts.After all, she can't get rid of the fate of a thousand years, and her sorrow, helplessness and evasion are always with her.When she finally understood that tragedy was unavoidable, she began to choose herself: what she could grasp and what she liked.

The place where I was born and grew up is so amiable, but it is so restrained from time to time.Perhaps Teresa Teng came to London alone in order to get rid of the "Taiwan factor" that has been bothering her.In the new environment, everything can be done again, and she has decided to start a career from a new starting point. Teresa Teng is a gourmet, she likes to eat, likes to eat out, and sometimes people feel that she puts food above everything else.But she is content to lead an ordinary life in London, cooking for herself almost every day. "I am a student now. I cook by myself, take care of myself, and live a down-to-earth life. I can make noodles and dishes, and there are many tricks. I get up at 6:30 every morning, eat breakfast, and live the life of an ordinary student. " Teresa Teng said proudly.At noon that day, Teresa Teng made fried rice and Taiwanese-style noodles for Xi Tian.They sat at opposite ends of a long table for lunch.Although the tableware was not complete, it reminded Nishida of his own student days.

Teresa Teng's singing fascinated many people, including Xi Tian. Her singing was so beautiful that Xi Tian felt that she was born to sing for people to appreciate her.He very much hoped that she would continue to sing, and only Teresa Teng could sing such a beautiful singing voice.But he also knew that if Teresa Teng didn't sing, she would definitely be the best wife and mother.Teresa Teng herself knew this, and it was precisely because of this that she was even more troubled.But she chose to sing, so she had to give up the lifestyle of an ordinary woman. Just three months later, the record company began to arrange recording production in London, and Teresa Teng's comfortable student life came to an end.

When Teresa Teng was recording, she very much hoped to use the Abino recording studio of EMI Company, which is related to "The Beatles".Nishida went there to make an appointment.The staff in the recording studio said repeatedly with a smile on their faces: "You are so lucky, very lucky! The recording studio used by the 'The Beatles' will be closed soon because of the rebuilding of the relationship. You recorded the last sound here. people." He added: "And, we know Teresa Teng." This unexpected harvest made Teresa Teng and Nishida overjoyed.The last sound recorded in this studio was Teresa Teng's song. During the heyday of "The Beatles", they were only in their teens.However, they all like "The Beatles".This recording is a good commemoration.This time, Teresa Teng recorded "Lover".