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That night in Chengdu, Na Ying sang a few lines of “Crescent Moon” on stage that had not been approved.
The official notification came out on September 29, and the results made many people breathe a sigh of relief.
But the issue in this matter is not whether to punish or not.
Why aren’t you punished for singing a few lines a cappella?
Many people don’t know that songs to be sung at concerts must be submitted for approval in advance.
The “Regulations on the Administration of Commercial Performances” clearly stipulates that the preparation of commercial performances requires the submission of relevant program materials. If the performance program is adjusted, the approval procedures must be re-completed.
When the audience buys a ticket to enter the venue, the content they see should be consistent with what was submitted for approval.
This process usually starts several months in advance, and the track list and accompaniment details for large-scale concerts must be submitted.
News related to Liu Huan’s death was announced on September 26. On the evening of the same day, Na Ying was holding her solo concert in Chengdu.
The interval between before and after is less than a whole day, and it is completely impossible to go through the entire approval process from scratch.
The penalty provisions in the regulations are aimed at changing the performance program.
A song only hums a few lines and does not constitute an independent formal program, so there is no prerequisite for change.
I think there is a very critical sense of proportion here.
If that had been the signal for the band to pick up the tune and sing the entire song, the nature of the whole thing would have completely changed.
That would constitute an unapproved independent performance, and the penalty clause would be triggered. No matter how touching the motivation is, the facts of the violation are also there.
There are still four words in the regulations that are worthy of consideration and can be dealt with side by side.
In the context of legal professional expressions, “should” has the nature of mandatory restraint, and law enforcement agencies have no room to choose on their own.
It can give room for judgment.
Whether or not to be punished, and how much, depends on the determination of the specific circumstances.
Chengdu Cultural Tourism’s announcement has two levels of identification. The first is the audience interaction link, and the interaction itself has an improvisational component.
The other level is that it is not fully sung and does not constitute an independent program.
The combination of these two levels of determination resulted in the result of no punishment.
For temporary additional singing of the same nature, the processing results can be very different.
In June this year, Zhang Liangying’s commercial performance accounted for too much a cappella content, and the organizer of the event was fined.
She later stated on social platforms that there is a high probability that there will be no more a cappella-related sessions in various commercial performances in the future.
The lawyer’s explanation was that what was fined was not the a cappella singing itself, but the content of the unapproved improvisation.
Zhang Liangying’s situation happened at a commercial platter concert. Each artist only performed three or four fixed tracks, and the number of registrations was small. The a cappella tracks were not registered in advance, which was a violation of the line.
Guo Degang’s situation is more serious.
During the special performance of “Jigong Living Buddha” in Wuhan in July, he adjusted the lyrics of “Play My Beloved Tu Pipa”, replaced the place names in the original words, and added many witty and funny phrases.
The Wuhan Bureau of Culture and Tourism finally issued a penalty: the performance organizer confiscated more than 48,000 yuan of illegal income and fined more than 486,000 yuan. The performance venue was also fined 110,000 yuan, and all fines and confiscations totaled more than 640,000 yuan.
“Play My Beloved Pipa” is an episode of the movie “Railway Guerrillas” and was selected into the list of outstanding songs released by the Propaganda Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China.
What Na Ying sang was “The Crooked Moon”, a song of mourning. The motive was to bid farewell to an old friend. The form was snippet humming, with no leading problem.
The combination of these conditions led to the result of no punishment.
I think when these three cases are taken together, the boundaries of the rules become clear.
It doesn’t mean that you will be punished if you sing temporarily, and it doesn’t mean that you won’t be punished if you mourn. The key depends on whether you have crossed that line.
Naying’s ability to make accurate judgments at this juncture is inseparable from her experiences over the years.
Controversy has followed her for many years
Na Ying’s career has never lacked controversy.
During the 2010 Music Chart Ten Years Ceremony, she served as the chairperson of the jury and clearly opposed Daolang’s selection as one of the most influential singers of the decade at the relevant review meeting.
She admitted that no one could match Dao Lang’s record sales, but believed that his works lacked aesthetic height and should not win professional awards.
This conversation was originally an internal exchange in the judging room. After media reports spread, it gradually led to a widely circulated saying. Rumor has it that Na Ying said that everyone who listens to Dao Lang’s song is a farmer.
Na Ying himself denied saying these exact words many times.
Later, a reporter mentioned the relevant incident to Daolang. He did not use this topic to vent his emotions. Instead, he repeatedly confirmed whether the other party had heard Na Ying say the relevant content in person. After learning that it was just an Internet rumor, he took the topic aside calmly.
In 2023, Dao Lang’s “Rakshasa Sea City” became a hit, and this old story was uncovered on a large scale. Na Ying’s social platform comment area was flooded with a large number of messages.
During that time, her related news was full of old news, and her career was greatly affected.
She did not choose to disappear. She accepted the invitation of “Singer” and stood on the competition stage despite the comments. She sang all the way and won the singing title.
I think this ability to withstand pressure cannot be developed in a day.
Na Ying also experienced quite a few emotional ups and downs.
Naying has been with football player Gao Feng for ten years. The two got acquainted in 1995. For this relationship, she slowed down her career advancement. She often appeared in the stands to watch games when Gao Feng competed.
In 2004, before Na Ying’s son Gao Gao was born, a woman named Wang Nawen came to the door with her three-year-old child, claiming that the child was Gao Feng’s illegitimate son.
When the paternity test results came out, Gao Feng could not deny them.
Na Ying later said something in the show that once you know some things, you can’t go back.
She didn’t make a fuss and left with her newborn child in her arms.
After the breakup, Na Ying closed herself off for a time and stayed at home with her son all day long.
Meng Tong is the owner of a bar. When he saw Na Ying being injured like this, he did not rush to confess his feelings, but stayed with her silently, bringing her food and children to chat with her.
The two got married in a low-key manner at the end of 2006 and had a daughter the next year.
Meng Tong treated Gao Xing as his own child, picking him up from school, playing tennis with him, and tutoring him in his homework, but he did not miss anything.
Na Ying later mentioned this marriage and said that marrying Meng Tong was the wisest decision she had ever made in her life.
Gao Gao didn’t have his biological father around him since he was a child, but Na Ying and Meng Tong gave him enough love.
This child did not enter the entertainment industry, nor did he follow his father’s footsteps to play football. He became obsessed with tennis and participated in youth competitions as a teenager.
Later, he went to college in the United States to play NCAA tennis and reached the quarterfinals of his division. He used fluent English to communicate with foreign players.
Now I am 21 years old and studying in college abroad, keeping a very low profile.
These experiences are stacked together, and there is something very special about Na Ying.
She is not the type of artist who deals with things smoothly and thoughtfully. She always speaks straightforwardly and does not hide her emotions at all.
But she’s not reckless either.
I think the judgment made in those few minutes on the stage does not rely on temporary translation of legal provisions, but is something accumulated from thirty years of hard work on the stage.
This thing will continue to be tested next.
The tour continues
Na Ying’s “I Come Because You Are Here” tour concert was officially announced in July. It is her first large-scale tour in seven years, covering cities such as Beijing, Nanjing, Chengdu, Foshan, Hangzhou, Wuhan, Guangzhou, Xi’an, and Shenzhen.
After the Chengdu Station, the subsequent shows will be the Foshan Station at the Foshan International Sports Culture and Performing Arts Center on October 17.
The Hangzhou Station is located at the Hangzhou Olympic Sports Center Gymnasium on October 31, and the Wuhan Station is located at the Wuhan Optics Valley International Tennis Center on November 21.
What happened in Chengdu Station did not affect the arrangements for subsequent games.
I think that speaks for itself.
An impromptu memorial did not turn into an accident, but allowed more people to see the human space behind the rules.
But this space is not infinite. It is based on Na Ying’s precise grasp of proportion.
“Curved Moon” only sings a few lines, and the space left by these lines is exactly where rules and human feelings can coexist.
I think that’s what’s most memorable about this whole thing.
It’s not whether Naying was punished or not, but she used thirty years of experience to make a just right choice at a sudden moment.
Behind this choice are the ups and downs of a woman for half her life. She has been scolded, hurt, and pushed down, but she can stand up every time.
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