Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 80, The leader likes it very much
After chatting for a while, Zhou Xingchi and Zhao Wei were called away by the staff, leaving only Shen Lang and Anita Mui.

"What song are you singing today?"

"I wasn't notified, so I don't know."

Anita Mui was surprised and said, "I am singing "Woman Flower". I talked to her about it a long time ago. Didn't I tell you?"

Shen Lang shook his head and said, "When they approached me, they only invited me to participate, but didn't say which song I was going to sing."

Anita Mui was surprised and asked, "It's almost time for the rehearsal, but you haven't confirmed it yet? Did you forget about it? Ask your agent to confirm it."

It shouldn't be the case that she forgot. Shen Lang guessed that she might be hesitating whether he should sing "Together Towards the Future", so he called Gao Yuanyuan over and whispered a few words in her ear. Gao Yuanyuan responded with an "hmm" and left.

"She's your agent?"

"No, no, no, she's my friend and a big fan of yours. She's never been to a concert and wanted to come and hear you sing live. I didn't get a ticket, so I asked her to be my assistant for a day and come in."

"Oh, she didn't tell me. Ask her to come over later, we can take a photo together, and then give her a ticket to the next concert."

At this point, Anita Mui added: "I will be released from the ban in the mainland at the end of the year. Next year will be exactly my 20th anniversary in the Chinese music scene. I plan to hold concerts in three cities: Beijing, Shanghai, and Guangzhou. Will you be my guest?"

Shen Lang knew about the ban.

At the concert in Yangcheng on March 95, 3, Anita Mui could not resist the enthusiasm of the fans and sang an impromptu song "Bad Girl" at the end of the concert.

In that era, the mainland's thinking was relatively conservative, and this song had a bit of a pornographic connotation. Although "la la la" was used to replace the sensitive parts of the lyrics when singing, it was still judged as a violation.

This resulted in Anita Mui's other concerts being forced to cancel, and she was even banned from holding concerts in mainland China.

Although Anita Mui was invited to perform on CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 99 and attended various activities in mainland China, the ban on concerts has never been lifted.

Now it seems that this matter is over.

"no problem."

"Zhang Guorong will also be there, and I will sing the song "Youthful Beauty" you wrote with him for the first time at the concert."

As they were chatting, Gao Yuanyuan ran over and said breathlessly, "Shen Lang, they asked you to go to the director's office."

When Shen Lang arrived, he saw several people inside.

In addition to Director Meng Xin, there was also the deputy director of the Olympic Bid Committee who came to see him last time, but he didn't know the other two.

"Shen Lang, this is Wang Minyuan, the director of the Olympic Bid Committee, Xie Changxi, the deputy director, and Ning Xuechang, the music director."

Under Meng Xin's introduction, Shen Lang shook hands and greeted them one by one.

Wang Minyuan praised him right away: "It's better to see him in person than to hear about him. This young man is really a combination of talent and appearance. Not only is he handsome, but he is also very talented. He can show extraordinary talent and unique charm in any field."

Shen Lang had faced countless such situations before, and he always responded modestly: "Thank you for your praise, Director."

Wang Minyuan was very pleased with this attitude. He gave him an admiring look and said, "I called you here to tell you that after our meeting, we unanimously decided that your song "Together Towards the Future" would be one of the theme songs for the Olympic bid."

Why one of them? Because we had already decided on a song called "Meet in Yanjing" and had discussed it with Lai Ming.

Changing the mind now will affect the credibility of the Olympic bid committee.

Someone suggested at the meeting that we might as well find a few more songs.

So, the song "Together Towards the Future" and the other two songs "New Yanjing, New Olympics" and "One Step to the End" were finalized.

Shen Lang's song was the theme song of the 2022 Winter Olympics, with lyrics written by Wang Pingjiu and music composed by Chang Yulei. It was sung for the first time by William Chan and Yuan Yawei. The most popular version was performed by more than celebrities from Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan.

The idea of ​​"Together towards the future" is so good that this song will not be out of place in any event.

If it’s a summer event, just change the “snowflakes” in the lyrics to “sunshine”.

This song was chosen with a purpose.

Not to mention building a good relationship, at least leave a good impression.

We will have the chance to sing the Olympic theme song later. "We hope you can sing it for the first time at the concert tonight. It will be difficult without rehearsal. This concert will be broadcast live to the whole world. I don't know if you can do it. If not, we will play your tape and you can lip sync on stage."

"Okay, I'll sing it live."

I have recorded it in the recording studio before and I have already mastered it.

Besides, Shen Lang is not a studio singer and has very strong live performance skills.

So, how could it not be possible?

Since he has this ability, he definitely won’t lip-sync.

Although you can pretend to be stubborn, it is not a good thing after all.

After confirmation, we discussed some details.

Shen Lang left the director's office and returned to the backstage.

Anita Mui and Stefanie Sun both went to rehearse.

Gao Yuanyuan was left alone. Seeing Shen Lang, she stood up happily and went over to ask, "How is it? Did they forget to tell you, or was there some other reason?"

Shen Lang leaned slightly towards her and lowered his voice and said, "This involves a confidentiality agreement, but I'll let you in on a little bit. I'll be singing a new song on stage later."

Gao Yuanyuan covered her mouth with a look of surprise. After a moment, she whispered, "Don't worry, I will keep it a secret."

Seeing how adorable she looked when she was serious, Shen Lang couldn't help but reach out and pinch her face.

Gao Yuanyuan didn't think there was anything wrong with such an intimate behavior. She just said angrily, "Oh, you ruined my makeup."

Just like that, the two of them waited in a deserted corner of the backstage for the concert to begin.

At this time, the scene outside was completely different.

The big-name stars who are rarely seen in normal times sat leisurely in the audience seats, waiting to be called by the director at any time.

But the more leisurely the stars are, the more unhurried the reporters are.

Someone chased after Na Ying and asked, "Will Gao Feng come to cheer for the Olympic bid today?"

When asked about her boyfriend, Na Ying's smile froze: "Ah?"

Jing Gangshan, who was beside her, immediately came to her rescue: "Gao Feng? He went to sing "Great China"!"

Hong Kong's big sister Anita Mui was also the focus of media attention and was asked about her collaboration with Shen Lang last month.

Anita Mui said generously: "It's a pleasure to work with you. Shen Lang is a very talented singer."

After praising them, he did not forget to whet their appetite: "We will have more cooperation, you can look forward to it."

The smartest among them was Mao Amin. When the reporters prepared various questions to bombard her, she came straight to the point and left all the reporters speechless: "Don't try to get me to answer questions!"

As the sky gradually darkened, tens of thousands of spectators entered the venue.

Meng Xin was making plans in the director's room with a serious expression, and the countdown phase entered a more tense stage.

There is no doubt that this is the most important event in the Chinese music scene in the first half of this year and an important part of the Olympic bid that cannot be ignored.

As the chief director, she is excited but also has a great responsibility to ensure that all programs go smoothly.

at last.

At 7:45 p.m.

The concert has begun!

(End of this chapter)