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"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh", the cold wind blew on the makeshift shed.

Zhang Guorong, Lin Qingxia, Wang Zuxian and others watched Fangyan until he finished writing the last stroke.

After checking it repeatedly to make sure it was correct, Fangyan handed the lyrics to Lizhi with confidence.

Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian couldn't wait to lean over and saw the eye-catching title:

"The evening breeze blows in my heart."

Looking down again, his face revealed the same extremely surprised expression as Li Zhi's.

"May the evening breeze blow in my heart and blow away my tears

Like a kite chasing you,

I am willing to wait for you forever and keep you with my true love.
The light of home in the dream,

You are the only one in my heart..."

Li Zhi couldn't help but recite the lyrics above. Such a slow and lyrical song actually made the three girls feel an indescribable feeling in their hearts.

Zhang Guorong quickly scanned it and couldn't help but sigh: "Fang Sheng is worthy of being Fang Sheng. He can write such a song in such a short time."

Compared to the other three who were still immersed in the lyrics, Wang Zuxian became more and more impatient and said:

“How should this song be sung?”

As soon as these words were spoken, Li Zhi, Lin Qingxia and others woke up as if from a dream, and cast their burning gazes towards Fangyan who was drinking wolfberry, red dates and honey water.

Fangyan did not pretend. He cleared his throat and slowly hummed "The Evening Breeze Blows in My Heart" according to his memory.

After listening to the first half of the song, Zhang Guorong's eyes suddenly lit up.

"This song is indeed suitable for Li Zhi. The style of the song is sad and gentle, but it does not require her to sing very well, and her pronunciation in Cantonese will not be too difficult."

"What do you think, Lizhi?"

Wang Zuxian called out.

"What Teacher Fang writes is naturally good."

Lizhi tightly grasped the paper with the lyrics written on it and looked at Fangyan with joy and gratitude.

"The melody of this song is not complicated. You should be able to sing it after learning it a few times."

The dialect asked her to imitate the rhythm of the song she had just sung and sing "The Evening Breeze Blows in My Heart" a cappella.

In the past, this Cantonese song sounded like a masterpiece from the golden age of Hong Kong music in the 1980s, 1990s, at first glance.

However, such a charming song was written in 2022, and it has spawned many cover versions, such as Li Keqin's.

There is even an AI that simulates Zhang Guorong singing "The Evening Breeze Blows in My Heart", but in terms of feeling, it seems that the original singer A Liyue is more catchy.

Qia Qia Li Yue is 50% similar to Li Zhi in terms of style and voice, which makes her a perfect match.

So, I thought of "copy one get one free". Since I planned to let Li Zhi sing "Evening Breeze Blowing in My Heart", I might as well sing "Second Hand" as well, and record it in the first debut mini album. With these two songs as the first and second title songs, the album sales are definitely worth looking forward to.

Even though "Second Hand" was considered a rustic hit in the past, it is the 80s now.

The most popular dance music in the 80s was disco, and the song "Second Hand" was a hit dance song that was born out of the times.

However, due to considerations of one's own style and status, when writing "Second Hand", the lyrics had to be written anonymously or under a pen name.

"No matter how deep the sky is or how deep the sea is, I will have no regrets in this life."

Li Zhi sang it over and over again. She liked it more and more. The lyrics of the song were simply written into her heart.

Lin Qingxia and Wang Zuxian were not jealous at all, and almost congratulated Lizhi at the same time.

"I really envy you. You are the most talented singer among the three of us, and now you have such a great song..."

"This is really great. With Fang Sheng and my brother protecting you, Li Zhi, you will definitely be able to make your debut in the music industry smoothly in the future!"

"Thank you, thank you for your good wishes." Li Zhi's voice trembled with excitement. Of course, what she was most grateful for was Fangyan who always looked at her with a smile.

She saw that he was also looking at her, clapping his hands lightly, and then raising his thumb, as if praising himself for singing well.

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While everyone was chatting and laughing, Li Zhi, under the guidance of Fang Yan and Zhang Guorong, gradually began to master how to sing "Evening Breeze Blowing in My Heart" well.

After a while, Xu Ke, Shi Nansheng and others finished filming the morning scene, and the entire crew temporarily stopped work. People passed by the shed one after another.

If you listen carefully, you can hear bursts of singing with a hint of sadness coming from the shed.

It attracted many people to stop and listen, including Xu Ke, Shi Nansheng and Cheng Xiaodong who were walking into the shed.

Fangyan did not answer their questions immediately, but chose a busy restaurant near the shipyard and sat down to chat slowly.

Xu Ke gradually learned the whole story from Zhang Guorong, Wang Zuxian and others.

When he learned that Fang Yan and Zhang Guorong intended to have Li Zhi sign a record contract with Cinema City, Shi Nansheng immediately agreed and helped to secure Li Zhi's contract. After all, Fang Yan had even prepared a debut work for Li Zhi. How could Cinema City not take advantage of such a big pie?

After talking about a series of collaborations, from writing the lyrics for the theme song of "A Chinese Ghost Story" to co-shooting in "Once Upon a Time in China", Fang Yan and Lin Qingxia's visit to the set came to a successful conclusion. Watched by Xu Ke, Zhang Guorong and others, the two got into the car and left the shipyard.

Lin Qingxia was driving the car. "Can you help me turn off the car radio?"

Fangyan did as he was told. He thought she was going to continue the topic of "looking for relatives" with him, but he didn't expect her to ask -

"If Xiaoxian and I had agreed to join Cinepoly like Lizhi did, would you have written a song for each of us?"

"Are you still short of people to write songs for you?"

"There is indeed a shortage of them, but how can they compare to you? There are only three or five lyricists of your caliber in Hong Kong."

Lin Qingxia asked if she would write a song for her and Wang Zuxian like Li Zhi did.

"Of course!"

Fangyan said in a joking tone: "But if you miss this opportunity, you will miss it forever. It's too late for you to regret now."

Naturally, Lin Qingxia would not regret not joining Cinematheque, because she knew in her heart that crossing over to the music industry as a singer would only make herself a laughing stock. What she really regretted was that if she could join Cinematheque, Fangyan would have tailored a song for her, or at least written a song for her personally.

"You really want it?"

Fangyan raised his eyebrows.

Lin Qingxia didn't want him to see her inner thoughts, so she said in a slightly exaggerated tone:

"How could I not want to? It's almost impossible for anyone in Hong Kong to reject a song written by you!"

"It's okay if I want to, but I don't know what kind of writing I should give you."

Dialects are understood but not spoken out.

Lin Qingxia couldn't help feeling jealous, as it had only taken her less than ten minutes to write "The Evening Breeze Blows in My Heart" for Lizhi.

Fang Yan seemed to have seen through her thoughts. "What I gave to Li Zhi is for business purposes, but what I gave to you is a personal gift. Since it is a gift, it must naturally suit your wishes, so it must be carefully prepared. What do you think?"

Lin Qingxia immediately realized that when lovers give gifts to each other, they really need to think carefully. Pleasing someone is one thing, and impressing someone is another.

Fang Yan said, "I'll think about it slowly when I return to the mainland. The most urgent thing is to arrange for your sister to reunite with your family as soon as possible."

"Thank you, Fang..."

Lin Qingxia thought of him asking her to call him "Yanzi" and her voice trembled, "Thank you, Yanzi."

After sending Fangyan to the designated place, the two waved and said goodbye to each other in the gradually darkening night.

Lin Qingxia drove very slowly, at only the first gear. She looked through the rearview mirror at Fangyan who walked into the building and couldn't help humming:

"I wish the evening breeze would blow through my heart and scatter my tears. I wish I could chase you like a kite. I wish I could wait for you forever and keep you with my true love..." (End of this chapter)