Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Beyond's journey has not been easy. Although Yangji signed them, it adopted a laissez-faire model.

Apart from arranging some announcements for them occasionally to prevent them from starving to death, they are free to make their own decisions on musical matters.

The first album "Goodbye Ideal" only sold 2000 copies.

They published the original book at their own expense and lost so much money that they almost had to pay for it.

Fortunately, this time it was Yang Ji who paid the money, and it was the company that suffered the loss, so they didn’t have to bear the consequences themselves.

Even so, they still felt quite embarrassed.

A mini album titled "Waiting Forever" was subsequently released, which sold 20,000 copies.

This sales volume was really not good enough in the golden age of Hong Kong music.

Normally they create everything themselves and don't need to hire anyone from outside, which saves a lot of money and they shouldn't lose money, but they shot a MV for this EP.

If you shoot a MV, the cost will increase dramatically, so it will still be a loss.

Two albums in a row have been in the red, which is simply an anomaly in the ever-successful Yang Ji.

You know, other singers from Yangji would be too embarrassed to show their faces even if their albums sold double platinum.

So they began to change their style, becoming less heavy metal, hoping to find a balance between commerce and rock.

They cut their hair short, breaking away from their image of rebellious youth, and their music style became more popular, eventually gaining acceptance among the public.

"Secret Police" in 1988 sold double platinum sales.

But they were also criticized by their former underground music fans, who called them "rock traitors."

These rock fans are hard to please, they pay little but do a lot of work.

Beyond ignored the response and continued to move forward. They went to the mainland, sang all the way to Beijing, and held two concerts at the Capital Gymnasium.

Their horizons became broader, and they created songs such as "The Earth" and "Farmers" that paid more attention to society and had a sense of patriotism.

"The Good Earth" uses the scene of a father and son looking at each other in tears and silent expression when they meet, which is a metaphor for the inseparable blood relationship between the two sides of the Taiwan Strait and is full of patriotic sentiments.

This song was later rated by Nandu as one of the top ten classic songs in the 30 years of reform and opening up.

The theme of "The Farmers" is profound and forbearing. In just five minutes, it condenses thousands of years of China's rural civilization.

It is hard to imagine that such a song was written by an urban youth who grew up in an international metropolis.

The 1989 album "Beyond IV" sold triple platinum, and one of the songs, "Really Love You", was sung so well that they finally tasted the taste of fame.

In the original time and space, Beyond was always suppressed by Grasshopper. Grasshopper always won the gold award for the group, while they won the silver award for the group.

To Yang Ye, this was a joke.

Let’s not talk about the fact that one creates original works and the other relies on covers.

The problem is that Grasshopper's sales are no match for Beyond. They only have one platinum album, while Beyond has ten platinum albums.

Grasshopper did not perform at the Hong Kong Coliseum until 1995, by which time the band had already been established for ten years.

In 1991, Beyond performed five consecutive shows at the Hong Kong Coliseum.

The reason Grasshopper was able to suppress Beyond in winning awards was simply because of Anita Mui.

Anita Mui is a very versatile person who can get along very well and has friends everywhere.

If everyone gives her face, then Beyond will be suppressed.

It was like the “Thousands of Nights Contest”, although “Thousands of Nights” was obviously more popular, Anita Mui was still able to suppress Priscilla Chan and win the award.

But now that Yang Ye is here, there is no such thing as suppression, and no one can bully his artists.

The Hong Kong Film Awards and the Golden Melody Awards are actually in his hands. It's good enough that he doesn't play tricks behind the scenes to bully others.

The four men walked onto the stage and respectfully received the trophy from Yang Ye. After some politeness, Wong Ka Kui gave the speech.

Wong Ka Kui said: "I am very grateful to the Golden Melody Awards for giving the Best Rock Singer award to us, Beyond.

Thank you boss, thank you company for your tolerance and confidence in us, and thank you to all the fans for their support.

Because of you, we are able to stand on the podium.

As the boss just said, there are too few rock fans in Hong Kong to support a band, so signing a contract with us is actually a loss-making deal.

We have been losing money for more than two years since signing the contract, but the company still supports us in making the music we like.

We always believe that music should have many types, many colors, many different emotions, and different cultures in it.

We also always believe that everything should come from the heart. To move others, we must first move ourselves. Thank you! "

Next, the Best Rock Female Singer award was given to Taiwanese singer Wawa.

There are still some rock bands and singers in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Hong Kong’s Beyond, Tai Chi, Danny Summer, and Teddy Robin, the originator of Chinese rock bands.

Taiwan’s Li Yaming, Xue Yue and Wu Bai are also very good.

Female rock singers are very rare, and the choice is basically between Su Rui and Wawa.

Su Rui has turned popular, and Wawa has been signed by Rolling Stone and is currently receiving training.

A year later, she successfully transformed herself thanks to a song "I Crossed the Ocean to See You" written for her by Li Zongsheng.

Next, the Best Rock Song award was given to "Really Love You", and Beyond went on stage again to receive the award.

However, Beyond did not win the rock award for Best Rock Album, which was awarded to Chyi Chin's "Anniversary".

Qi Qin is one of the pioneers of Chinese rock music. His image of a rock youth with leather jacket and long hair was once deeply imprinted in the hearts of a generation of young people.

Qi Qin's second solo album "Wolf I", released in 1986, is regarded as the first true rock album in the history of Chinese music.

"Anniversary", released in 1989, is the culmination of his rock style.

The Golden Melody Awards has just been reformed, and it is an honor for them to come across such a good album.

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After the sub-category awards are given out, the comprehensive awards will be presented last.

The awards are similar to those of previous years, including Best Newcomer, Best Composer, Best Lyricist, Best Arranger, Song of the Year, Album of the Year...

But there is no Best Male Singer or Best Female Singer because this is included in the subdivision.

If you have to pick the best singer from among the best singers in several subcategories, no one will accept the award.

In addition, there is only one Golden Song of the Year, and no distinction is made between Cantonese and Mandarin.

In the end, Pan Meichen won the Best New Artist and Song of the Year awards for "I Want a Home".

This girl won three awards in this year's Golden Melody Awards, which really made her shine.

The best lyrics and best composition awards were for "When the Wind Rises Again" sung and composed by Zhang Guorong and written by Chen Shaoqi.

Leslie Cheung was planning to bid farewell to the music industry, and "When the Wind Rises" was the theme song for his farewell.

In the original time and space, Zhang Guorong retired from the music industry because of the rivalry between Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung and the issue of homosexuality, and the pressure he was under was increasing.

But these things do not happen in this time and space. The music scene is flourishing and he is just a local lord, but he still has to withdraw.

This made Yang Ye confused, so he went to ask him what he thought. He said he wanted to learn from Yamaguchi Momoe and retire at the peak of his career to hide his achievements and fame.

Damn, Yang Ye is really impressed. A forced melon is not sweet, so he can only let it be.

Anyway, this guy is addicted to performing, he will come back sooner or later.

Since Zhang Guorong’s famous song is "The Wind Continues to Blow", the farewell song is named "When the Wind Rises Again".

It means that whenever the wind blows, his fans will think of him.

The lyrics of this song also record his struggles over the past ten years in the industry.

After Zhang Guorong and Chen Shaoqi went on stage to receive the award, they sang the song "When the Wind Rises Again" emotionally.

When I look back at a certain year, it seems like a faded photo suddenly appears before my eyes.

This confused and bewildered young man is willing to devote his whole life to singing, and never change every day.

Let the wind on the road of the past laugh at me, let all the despair of the past pass by.

My favorite song has finally been sung, there is no need to strive for more.

When the wind blows again, my heart will silently stop caring and running.

Even though I have to go back with tears in my eyes, I am willing to search for the poetry in my heart in these precious years.

When the wind blows again, I will think of your support for me in the quiet night, and hear your tears of gratitude in the cheers.

Although we have said goodbye, there is still a trace of warmth...

Zhang Guorong sang passionately on the stage, while the fans in the audience were already in tears.

Many people stood up and shouted, begging him not to leave.

Zhang Guorong was so moved by the shouts that she choked up while singing.

Deng Lijun looked at Zhang Guorong's reluctant expression and couldn't help asking Yang Ye: "Are you really going to let Rongzi retire?"

"He wants to learn from Yamaguchi Momoe and hide his achievements and fame. What can I do?"

"Bai Hui is a woman and he is a man, they are different. A woman can live well by retiring to take care of her husband and children. I am worried that he can't stand the loneliness after retirement."

Yang Ye curled his lips: "Listen to the title of this song, When the Wind Rises Again, it means that as long as the wind blows, his fans will remember him. He is afraid that his fans will forget him. Does he seem to be retiring?"

Deng Lijun was stunned: "Ah, he is pretending to retire?"

Yang Ye shook his head: "He really retired, but sooner or later he will be unable to bear the loneliness and will come back. You just wait and see!"

By the time Zhang Guorong finished singing and left the stage, the audience was in chaos and noisy.

Some people even left their seats to chase after Zhang Guorong. Security personnel rushed forward to maintain order and the award ceremony could not continue for a while.

Fortunately, the Golden Melody Awards are coming to an end.

The final award, Album of the Year, went to Teresa Teresa's "Light Love 2".

This album brings together the efforts of six members of the Rolling Stones, including Yang Ye, James Wong and Joseph Koo. It is the most luxurious production lineup in the Chinese music scene and should not be taken lightly.

It was a huge hit after its release, selling over 400 million copies across Asia, and won the Album of the Year award, which is well deserved.

After singing a song from "Light Love 2", Deng Lijun walked off the stage holding the trophy.

The host James Huang came up and said, "Now we will present the highest honor of the Chinese Music Golden Melody Awards, the Golden Needle Award. Please welcome the award presenter, Mr. Cha Liangyong."

Jin Yong walked up to the stage, opened the envelope, and said directly: "The winner of the 12th Chinese Golden Melody Awards, the Golden Needle Award is Ms. Xu Xiaofeng!"

There was a sudden burst of cheers and applause from the audience.

Amidst the applause, Teresa Teng, wearing a golden long dress, walked onto the stage in an elegant manner and received the Golden Melody Award from Jin Yong.

Xu Xiaofeng held the trophy and said: "I am very grateful to all the fans for their support, to the Golden Melody Awards organizing committee, and to PolyGram Records.

I am very happy that my idol Mr. Cha Liangyong can present the award to me today. This is my honor. Thank you very much, Mr. Cha."

As Teresa Teng said this, she happily shook hands with Jin Yong.

I don’t know what’s wrong with the Golden Melody Awards, but when they present the Golden Needle Awards, they always like to ask Jin Yong to present the awards.

Xu Xiaofeng continued: "In my long singing career, I dare not say that I have made any achievements or accomplishments.

All I know is that I have sung countless songs, singing about all the joys and sorrows in the world.

Among these songs, I feel like some of them seem to be talking about me.

Some songs seem to teach me how to be a human being, and I have learned a lot from these songs.

As time went by, I became confused and didn't know whether the song was me or I was the song.

But one thing I am sure of is that this award tonight was given to me by you, and I am very grateful to you!"

The Golden Melody Awards have been held twelve times so far, and a total of nine musicians and one band have won the Golden Needle Award. The band is the Wynners.

Teresa Teng deserves the Golden Needle Award and her acceptance speech is also very wonderful.

Her last words were to thank the fans, and there was a burst of cheers, screams and applause from the audience.

Many fans were so excited that their eyes were filled with tears. When Deng Lijun won the award two years ago, they were dissatisfied and wondered why the award was not given to our Xiao Fengjie. Today, they finally got what they waited for.

Amidst the warm applause, Teresa Teng’s life journey flashed across the big screen.

She debuted on stage at the age of 20 and has sung countless classic songs in her 20-year singing career.

At this moment, she sang these classic songs on the spot. Her charming singing voice and rich alto made the audience intoxicated.

After Xu Xiaofeng sang a few songs, Yang Ye stood up and walked onto the stage with several songwriters.

Standing on the stage, Teresa Tsui said: "I have also invited a few good friends tonight, because they have composed many good songs for me in the past.

Can you please take out my award? I want to be with them, I want to share my trophy with them. "

A staff member brought up the trophy. Teresa Teng's Golden Needle Trophy was specially made and could be split into small trophies. This was her request.

Whether the Golden Needle Award will be awarded every year or not, and who it will be given to, the jury will discuss it in advance and then communicate with the singer.

Xu Xiaofeng took out a small trophy and said, "Mr. Yang Ye, this one is yours. Mr. Lu Guozhan, this one is yours. Mr. Cai Guoquan, this one is yours..."

Yang Ye once stole a song from Teresa Teng, but later gave her several songs back. Teresa Teng didn't lose out.

Yang Ye and others took the trophy and left the stage. After Teresa Teng sang her last song "Season of Wind", she was also about to leave the stage but was stopped by James Wong.

At this time, the staff brought up a giant record that was more than one person tall, and on the record were many small records inlaid.

James Huang said: "This giant gold record contains the winning songs from the past eleven years, and there are many of your songs in it."

Another emcee, Deborah, said: "We would like to invite the guests, singers, and all the staff in front of and behind the scenes to come on stage and sign this golden record to show your support for our Golden Melody Awards over the years."

James Wong said: "This gold record symbolizes the smooth passing of the 1980s. At this moment, in addition to paying tribute to the music scene of the 1980s, I also hope that the music scene of the 1990s will have a new look."

Deborah said, "Of course we will. Now please invite our guests, judges, singers, and staff to the stage."

James Wong said: "At the same time, we have invited the Director of Broadcasting, Ms. Vivian Cheung, to come on stage and sign the gold record with Ms. Teresa Tsui."

Deborah said, "Please welcome Sister, please welcome Sister Xiao Feng. Uncle Chan, you should also go and sign autographs!"

The musicians at the scene went on stage together and signed their names on the giant golden record.

Hong Kong films and music in the 1980s are a colorful and glorious page in the entertainment history of the entire Chinese world.

Now, this page has been turned and we have officially entered the new 1990s!
The musicians at the awards ceremony were full of confidence, but they didn't know that the crisis had already arrived! (End of this chapter)