近日，在辽宁营口一家钢琴厂做油漆工的董宇成了人们口中的“现实版海上钢琴师”。A talented worker from northeast China has been hailed as the realistic version of "The Legend of 1900" on Chinese social media since he learned how to play the piano all by himself. 油漆工与钢琴梦
Dong Yu spray-paints a piano. /Photo via Liaoshen Evening News今年42岁的董宇，19岁时被分配到钢琴厂做工。那是他人生第一次触摸真实的钢琴，从此便爱上了黑白键的声音。董宇的职业是钢琴油漆工，平日的工作就是为钢琴面板喷漆和研磨抛光。虽然没有接受过专业钢琴训练，但长时间和钢琴打交道的他，每天都在摸索中一点点前进。Forty-two-year-old Dong Yu began to work as a piano painter in a piano factory in Yingkou City, northeast China's Liaoning Province when he was 19 years old, and started to grow his interest to the instrument since then.今天学两个音，明天学两个音……两三个月练下来，他已经可以弹出一首完整的曲子。那会儿电视剧《上海滩》正火，董宇会弹的第一首曲子就是这部电视剧的同名主题曲。就这样，不识谱、不懂乐理，董宇硬是靠着自己的悟性和努力把钢琴弹出了名堂。一首曲子，他只要认真听上几遍，就能弹出来。现在，他已经能流畅自如地演奏200多首曲子，弹钢琴也成为他的一种生活方式。He has never received any musical training and can't even read piano sheets. However, he learned how to play the piano by listening to songs and practicing day by day.偶然的机会，董宇在车间演奏钢琴的视频被厂里的同事发到网上，在社交媒体上迅速走红。网友们亲切地称他为“油漆工董师傅”，称赞他是“钢琴大师”、“民间艺术家”。Dong Yu plays the piano during lunch break while his coworkers play poker. /Photo via Liaoshen Evening News“别的工友午休时间打扑克，而我喜欢利用这段时间练习弹钢琴”，董宇说。"My coworkers like to play poker during their lunch break, but I prefer to use this time to practice playing the piano," said Dong. Now, he can play over 200 pieces of songs.
Dong Yu's wife is shooting a video of Dong beside a piano with a mobile phone. /Photo via Liaoshen Evening News
有人劝他，放弃这份又脏又累的油漆工的工作，谋求音乐领域的发展。 “我会一直干油漆工，
直到干不动那天为止”
2010年，董宇的人生遇到了变故。因为单位效益不好，他下岗了。为了撑起原本就不富裕的小家，他干过装修、干过喷漆、送过快递，开过出租车……哪怕是春节，也不敢休息一天。养育孩子、照顾老人、还房贷、柴米油盐……渐渐地，生计占用了他全部的时间，能令音符飞舞的那双巧手也被他干过的各种活计磨得越来越粗。两年前，董宇才辗转来到了营口这家乐器厂，做了一名油漆工。After he was laid off from the piano factory, he has done many different jobs to earn a living and support his family, including working as a taxi driver, delivery man and house painter, but none of these were as interesting as the job of a piano painter for him. Finally, he found a job in a private piano factory and continued his work as a piano painter.油漆工的工作量不小，裸露的皮肤也时常粘上油漆和粉尘。但在董宇眼里，这些都不重要，重要的是他每天可以利用午休时间弹奏钢琴——他的家里到现在也不曾拥有一架钢琴。说起这段经历，董宇说，这是一种久违的感觉，“既熟悉又陌生”。“就因为后期这些年始终没接触过它（钢琴）……就像一个久违的老朋友终于见面了，而且从现在就像我说的，再也不分开了。”
从19岁到42岁，弹了23年钢琴，董宇对曲子、对生活，都渐渐找到了属于自己的旋律。Working as a piano painter is not an easy task. Dong's daily job is to spray the paint and polish the piano panel. Sometimes his exposed skin gets covered with oil paint and dirt. The heavy workload makes him exhausted. However, as long as he gets the chance to play the piano, it is an enjoyable job for him because he has never owned a piano himself.After a video of him playing the piano was widely circulated on social media, Chinese netizens hailed him as a folk artist and a realistic version of the leading character in the renowned movie "The Legend of 1900," which depicts a worker with great talent in playing the piano. Some even suggested he pursue a music career.
Facing the overwhelming praises, Dong said he didn't have much talent in music and piano painting is his only skill to make a living. "I will work as a piano painter until the day I retire," he said. For him, playing the piano is the best way to relieve stress and forget about the troubles in life.
Dong Yu practices on the piano. /CCTV Photo“我没有音乐天赋，也没有其他技能。我会一直干油漆工，直到干不动那天为止。”
在他看来，有再多的烦恼，只要弹上一首曲子就能化解，这才是生活赐予他的最好的礼物。“人生十之八九是不快乐，快乐仅仅十之一二，你为啥不享受这十之一二而去拿放大镜放大这十之八九？当你快乐的时候你没有及时抓住，可能快乐也没有了。我觉得就这么些年，苦也好累也好，值，特别值！这才是活着，活着太有意思了！”