Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

"How long have you been studying with Dai Sicong?"

"Two years!"

"Then he has taught you almost everything he can, let's go to another place."

"Ah, where to go?"

"If you want to fully understand modern pop music, you have to go to the United States. I will send you to the United States to study for a year. How much you can learn depends on your ability."

In fact, Wang Fei also went to the United States to study in the original time and space.

The fact that Wang Fei is a talent is obvious to all musicians in Hong Kong.

Otherwise, why would CinemaTry sign a contract with a girl from mainland China who can’t even speak Cantonese fluently?

After Wang Fei signed the contract, he immediately released the album of the same name "Wang Jingwen".

This is a stage name, because New Art Treasure believes that if Wang Fei wants to be famous, he must have a Hong Kong-style name.

But at that time even Cinema City was on the verge of bankruptcy, not to mention Cinema Treasure, which was dedicated to serving Cinema City.

There were really no resources to provide to Wang Fei. Wang Fei stayed at Cinema City for two years and released three albums, but was not popular.

As a result, Wang Fei was no longer valued and was gradually marginalized in the company.

At this time, Luo Dayou seized the opportunity and bought Wang Fei's contract for two million.

Afterwards, Luo Dayu arranged for Wang Fei to go to New York for further studies so that he could better release records in the future.

Also going to New York with us was a singer named Baby, the girl who sang "I Crossed the Ocean to See You".

After arriving in New York, the two girls lived in Flushing, at the home of Luo Dayou's sister.

Luo Dayou also asked his good friend, drama artist Zhou Longzhang, to take care of them.

Zhou Longzhang drove the two girls to the Barbizon Acting School, Martha Graham Dance School and private vocal training classes every day.

Sometimes we also go to Broadway to watch musicals. This arrangement can be said to be very thoughtful.

But as for Wang Fei, you can ask her to sing, but asking her to dance would be a death sentence.

She couldn't dance well and was often scolded by her teachers, so she lived a very depressed life in the United States.

In addition, Luo Dayou was very busy, so after leaving them in New York, he no longer cared about them.

Wang Fei was very unhappy because she felt she was being ignored.

This reminded her of the days when she was ignored at Cinematheque.

After a while, Luo Dayou returned to New York. Wang Fei, who had been pent up for a long time, said to Luo Dayou: "Don't ignore us like this. We will all be your cash cows in the future."

Luo Dayou got upset when he heard this: I spent a lot of money to send you to New York to study, but what you learned is like a piece of shit, and you still dare to complain to me?
You still brag that you are a cash cow? What the hell are you shaking? I, Luo Dayou, need you to help me shake money?
Termination of contract!

Zhou Longzhang quickly advised Luo Dayou not to be impulsive, but Luo Dayou said, "I will not terminate the contract with her. I will invest 500,000 yuan in her every year."

Zhou Longzhang asked Wang Fei to say something soft, but Wang Fei refused to kowtow.

Just terminate the contract, I don’t care. Wang Fei signed her name quickly and went back to Hong Kong.

Dai Sicong also firmly believed that Wang Fei was a talented person, so he helped to arrange for Wang Fei to return to Cinematheque.

This time it was taken seriously and repackaged, with Miyuki Nakajima's old song "Lipstick" from the 1970s being covered in Cantonese as "A Woman Easily Hurt".

Not only did she become an instant hit, but she also quickly rose to become the number one singer in the music industry.

Luo Dayou was dumbfounded. He knew Wang Fei would become famous, but he didn't expect him to be this famous.

However, the situation was so tense that the Queen and the Godfather had no contact for the next thirty years.

When Wang Fei heard that Yang Ye was going to send her to study in the United States, her first reaction was not happiness. Instead, she asked suspiciously, "Why do you value me?"

Yang Ye curled his lips: "Well, I plan to sell you."

Wang Fei smiled, shook his thin arms, and said, "I don't have any flesh at all."

Yang Ye said confidently: "Over the years, I have discovered many stars. I have never been wrong in judging people. Don't let me down."

Wang Fei quickly straightened his chest and said, "I will try my best."

Before he became powerful, Wang Fei was very good at compromising.

For example, she didn’t like the name Wang Jingwen at all, but the company asked her to change her stage name, so she changed it.

Later, when he became famous, he changed back to his original name.

For example, she didn't like the song "A Woman Easily Hurt" which sounded like a resentful woman at all, but the company asked her to sing it, so she sang it.

Later, when he became famous, he never sang it again.

Yang Ye said, “Let’s do this for now. Leave your contact information, go back and prepare your passport, and once the school in the United States has contacted you, you can go over.”

……

Deng Lijun returned home with her two children and saw Yang Ye standing in the yard.

He held Optimus Prime in one hand and Usagi Tsukino in the other, and said with a smile, "Welcome home, my dears!"

"Dad!" The two babies cheered and ran towards Yang Ye, taking the toys from his hand.

Yang Ye held a baby in one hand and said to Deng Lijun, "There are too many people at the airport, so I can't go to pick you up. I can only wait for you at home."

Deng Lijun hummed, showing her understanding, and said, "You are thoughtful."

The family of four walked back home, and Yang Ye casually asked his two children, "Did you have fun at grandma's house?"

Yang Min said: "Happy!"

Yang Xin said: "Not happy."

"Why, isn't grandma's house fun?"

"It's fun, but I can't see my dad or my mom."

"Ouch!" Yang Ye kissed his daughter on the cheek, leaned over to Deng Lijun's ear and whispered, "Girls are really caring."

Deng Lijun went on a tour in the mainland some time ago, visiting more than a dozen cities including Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Shenzhen, Nanjing, Wuhan, Chengdu, and Xi'an.

Wherever he went, the venues were packed, he was warmly welcomed, the people chased him crazily, and the media followed him with reports. The phrase "a billion rounds of applause" was truly worthy of its name.

During the tour, the two daughters had no one to take care of them, so they were placed in the care of their grandmother. The tour ended a few days ago, and we went to Taiwan to bring them back.

In the restaurant, the family gathered together for dinner.

Yang Ye’s cooking skills are still very good, and the two babies enjoyed the meal very much.

Yang Ye casually asked Deng Lijun: "How was your trip to the mainland this time?"

"Oh, they were so welcoming. I had always dreamed of going to the Bund, and when I arrived in Shanghai I was thinking about going there, but ended up getting stuck in traffic. Later when I arrived in Chengdu, they treated me to the classic Sichuan dish, boiled fish. Hahaha, wasn't that invented by you?"

"Um... is it delicious?"

"Your cooking tasted better, but it was a pity that you refused to cook for me later."

Deng Lijun took a bite of the dish made by Yang Ye and felt it was bland. She wanted to eat some chili peppers.

"You are touring in the mainland this time, and no one is watching you. Do you like eating spicy food?"

"No, just a little bit occasionally."

"You're good. I'll make it for you tomorrow."

Yang Ye's tone was very doting, which made Deng Lijun feel a little proud. She took a bite of the food and asked, "What have you been busy with recently?"

"We need to prepare for satellite TV, produce the opening drama, and plan TV programs."

"You planned it yourself?"

Deng Lijun remembered that Yang Ye never cared about those TV programs. He was good at making movies and TV series, and everything he produced was a masterpiece.

"Yes, I'm planning a singing program recently..."

Yang Ye roughly explained to Deng Lijun the format of "The Voice of China", and all kinds of creative ideas made Deng Lijun very interested.

Especially when Yang Ye suggested to do the opposite, to make the singer famous first and then release the album, she was really convinced. Is it possible to do it this way?

"In that case, don't we have to find a lot of potential singers in advance?" "Yes, this is more difficult. I plan to let Rolling Stone Records find them in Taiwan and Poplar Records find them in Hong Kong. At the same time, we will also send people to Singapore, Malaysia and the mainland to look for them."

Deng Lijun thought for a moment and said, "How about I recommend someone to you?"

"Okay, who is so amazing that you personally recommended him?"

"I went back to Taiwan a few days ago and met up with my teacher. His daughter Zuo Anan wants to debut as a singer. I originally wanted to recommend Anan to Rolling Stone, and since you're organizing this competition, it's a good opportunity for her to try."

"No problem, but the competition won't be held until next year, so let her prepare first. Don't sign with the company this year.

We will do a unified training in advance at the beginning of next year. If she is really capable, I will give her a satisfactory response. "

Teresa Teng’s teacher was Zuo Hongyuan, a famous music producer. He wrote Teresa Teng’s classic song “Thousands of Words”.

His more famous work is that he single-handedly composed all the songs in "The Legend of the New White Snake".

As for his daughter Zuo Anan, she can only be described as cute and has an average voice. She has no future as a singer.

Zuo Anan later talked about her career as a singer and used two words to describe it: "I want to vomit!"

Because she has a round face, the record company asked her to pout her lips to act cute.

Although she felt a little disgusted, she endured it for the sake of being a star.

After pretending for more than a year, I couldn't do it anymore, so I finally gave in.

However, she is very talented and is the behind-the-scenes hero who created SHE, the first girl group in the Chinese music scene.

Many of SHE's popular songs were produced by her, such as "Don't Want to Grow Up" and "The Flowers Are Blooming".

This is good. Even if I can’t be a singer in the future, I can still be a producer, a great person.

……

If you want "The Voice of China" to become popular, in addition to a novel competition system, awesome mentors and excellent students are of paramount importance.

Speaking of the mentor lineup, there is no doubt that the combination of three men and one woman is the most classic.

The atmosphere of the first season of "The Voice of China" was very good. The second season brought out the double female combination of La Yin and A Mei, and the program effect was very noisy.

Qian Zhongshu said it well: "Where there are many chickens and ducks, there is a lot of manure. Where there are many women, there is a lot of talk!"

Therefore, Yang Ye also hopes that the mentor lineup this time will be a combination of three men and one woman.

Who should be the only female mentor?

Among the current female singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan, Teresa Teresa, Jenny Tseng, Teresa Teng and Teresa Carp all qualify.

Of course Anita Mui was qualified, but she was in her prime, at the height of her fame, and was too busy making money by releasing records and filming movies, so she might not be willing to come out as a mentor.

Besides, she is from Huaxing, and Fang Yihua and Yang Ye are sworn enemies, so there is absolutely no chance of this happening.

Moreover, the mentor not only needs to sing well, but also has to have something interesting to say. It would be boring if it was just too dry.

It is hard to say who is the "king of memes" among the current first-line singers. But Deng Lijun is definitely the "queen of memes".

With such an interesting person, the show will definitely be very effective and it’s hard to imagine the ratings not being high.

Yang Ye said, "Wife, how about you be my mentor?"

Deng Lijun was stunned: "Me?"

“No one else is qualified.”

"Who said that? Sister Xiao Feng is very powerful."

Having said that, after a little thought, Deng Lijun still agreed, supporting the man's career.

Besides, this is the program that Yang Ye is ambitious to create, and it sounds very promising.

Yang Ye even said that if this program is successful, it will change the entire Chinese music scene.

Deng Lijun and Yang Ye have known each other for fifteen years. Over the years, Yang Ye has brought too many surprises to the world.

She couldn't wait to know what changes Yang Ye would bring this time.

As for male mentors, Roman Tam, Alan Tam, Benz Hui, Alex Fong, George Lam, and Taiwan’s Liu Wen Zheng are all more suitable candidates.

Kenny Kwan could also come, but he has refused to show up since he retired from the music industry a few years ago, so it is impossible for him to come.

As for the three giants of the Rolling Stones, "Big, Medium and Small", their levels and qualifications are absolutely perfect, but they cannot be considered as "the voices of the good".

There is another problem. These people are all in major record companies, and it is not easy to get them to be mentors.

Because there are many interests involved, even if the singer himself is willing, his record company may not necessarily agree.

It’s a very simple thing. My popular singer will help you teach your students, and then train a singer to defeat me?
What good things are you thinking about?

Unless... Yang Ye is willing to give the other party's record company the right to sign players.

But this is impossible. With such a big fuss, how can the selected singers be signed to someone else? Wouldn't it be a waste of effort?
It’s better to contact them all first, see who is willing to come, and then talk slowly!

However, Zhang Guorong can confirm it first.

Zhang Guorong is very popular now. After "Unforgettable" and "A Chinese Ghost Story", Zhang Guorong became a big star in Korea.

The Cantonese album he released sold 40 copies in Korea.

Last year, he co-starred with Tony Leung Ka Fai and Sally Yeh in "Hard Boiled", which grossed over HK$2300 million in Hong Kong.

And because of the popularity of Liang Jiahui's "The Last Emperor", Zhang Guorong also took advantage of the popularity and sold more than 60 copyrights of "Hard Boiled".

After its release in Southeast Asia, the film was a box office hit.

After its release in South Korea, the number of viewers exceeded 300,000.

With three consecutive movies selling well in South Korea, Zhang Guorong's appeal in South Korea is second only to action superstars such as Yang Ye and Chen Long.

So now he is not only developing in Hong Kong, but also goes to Korea from time to time to shoot a commercial, hold a concert, etc.

While making money, you can also consolidate the market.

If he is to be a good voice mentor, he must be confirmed this year.

Otherwise, the competition would take several months and it would be difficult for him to adjust his schedule.

……

Yang Ye invited Zhang Guorong to dinner to discuss inviting him to be a voice instructor.

"You want to hold a singing competition?" Zhang Guorong was very surprised after hearing what Yang Ye said.

Yang Ye nodded and briefly explained the characteristics of "The Voice of China".

Zhang Guorong was very interested in his reverse operation.

It is always the case that the album is released first and the singer becomes famous through the songs.

I've never heard of making a singer famous first and then releasing a record.

Yang Ye said: "It's nothing, actually. Look, A-Long has released records, and A-Biao has released records, too. How can they sing? Their albums still sold very well."

Zhang Guorong nodded, that's right. Once a person becomes famous, people will buy his shit even if he sells it to them.

When he heard that Deng Lijun agreed to be a mentor, he said, "Since Sister Jun is participating, I can be one too."

Yang Ye was very happy. Zhang Guorong was also a very interesting person. With him and Deng Lijun, Yang Ye could already see the ratings of The Voice of China skyrocketing.

Yang Ye raised his glass, clinked it with his, and said with a smile, "That's very kind!"

"So wet and broken!"

Zhang Guorong took a sip of wine and said, "By the way, from what you said, the contestants of this program did not sign up on their own, but the program team took the initiative to find some potential people to participate?"

"Yup!"

"Can I recommend someone?"

Yang Ye thought, damn, how come everyone has connections?
"Sure, who?"

"A young man named Zhang Weijian. He participated in singing competitions before, but didn't get a chance to release an album. Now he plays minor roles in some dramas. I think he has great talent and it's a pity that he was buried."

Yang Ye nodded and said, "Then let him try. You are too helpful!" (End of this chapter)