Debuted right after graduating from high school

Chapter 76 Radio Debut
Tsim Sha Tsui.

Near Dongguang Road.

A middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a white golf shirt, stood on the street and hailed a taxi. As soon as he got in the car, he started talking:
"Jumbo Kingdom, Jumbo Floating Restaurant, please drive faster, we are in a hurry to make our dinner appointment."

Jumbo Kingdom is the name of a restaurant consisting of two sea pleasure boats moored in Aberdeen Bay, Hong Kong Island. Stephen Chow’s movie “The God of Cookery” was filmed there.

The taxi driver took a look and asked in a surprised tone: "Huh? Are you Mr. Zheng Xihan, Prince Ji's father?"

The middle-aged man sitting in the back row waved his hand and said with a smile:
"He is my son, for sure. You are only in your thirties. There are not many young people who can recognize me now. If you call him the prince, does that mean I want to be the emperor? A nickname that is too big will shorten my life. I am just a wage earner."

Judging from his tone, he was obviously very happy.

Zheng Xihan became the president of Kimberly Records at a young age, and later went to Hundred Records. During his heyday, half of Hong Kong's heavyweight singers were under his management, including Andy Lau, Xueyou, Principal Tan, Princess Wang and others.

When his son Taizi Ji released his first album, he directly invited Zhang Xueyou, who was known as the God of Songs, to support him.

Taizi Ji was able to get the nickname "Prince" because his father was powerful enough. He has had full resources since his debut, which is far beyond the reach of a "peasant" like Fan Wumian.

The taxi driver started the taxi and said with a smile:

"I used to deliver takeout for a restaurant, and I went to your EMI Records store, probably last month, and I saw you in the newspaper."

I know that most drivers are talkative.

Zheng Xihan was busy messaging his assistant and casually replied, "Young people nowadays like to surf the Internet, and fewer and fewer people read newspapers. If I didn't often meet friends asking me for help, I really wouldn't want to waste time and effort on interviews."

The radio in the taxi was playing the audio of Fan Wumian being interviewed by the host.

When the host mentioned something like "high school students write their own songs, release their first albums, and are extremely talented", the taxi driver surnamed Wang pointed at the radio and said with an exaggerated expression:
"Oh my god! No wonder the Hong Kong music scene is getting worse every year. Now anyone dares to sing. If you don't study hard in high school, be careful that you will end up working part-time like me in the future."

The driver was about to change the channel.

When Zheng Xihan heard the host mention the first place winner of the Yau Tsim Mong Secondary School Singing Competition, he immediately thought of an interesting story and stopped the driver and said:

"Wait! Let me continue listening. This little guy named Fan seems to be very cool. Someone from King Records offered him a signing fee of 100 million. I heard that he rejected it on the spot. Only a month later, he actually released an album? How come I didn't know anything about it?"

The Hong Kong city circle is so small that any disturbance will spread quickly.

A high school student actually slapped King Records in the face. This gossip spread quickly, and even Zheng Xihan heard about it.

He also knew that Eason Chen bought a song from this high school student named Fan.

Cheng Sai Han thought that Eason Chan was just hyping up his performance and didn't take it too seriously, as it was just a middle school singing competition.

The taxi driver surnamed Wang was instantly jealous when he heard the number "100 million". He thought that he might not be able to save that much even if he saved for 10 years, and muttered:

"He's so stupid. He's still so young and doesn't know anything. There's no way he'll regret it later!"

Zheng Xihan ignored the driver.

Who told the driver to say that the Hong Kong music scene is getting worse every year? This is simply a slap in the face of him, the general manager of the Hong Kong branch of EMI Records.

I just heard on the radio that the host asked Fan Wumian to briefly introduce himself.

Since there is not much to comment on except that Eason Chen bought his songs and filmed an advertisement MV for Penguin Holdings, the host directly said:

"OK, we have to listen to the album to know whether it is good or not. Now, I would like to give you a song called "Under the Mount Fuji" written by Fan Wumian, a Form 7 student of Trinity College of the Sheng Kung Hui Church. The album is called "That Girl" and it will be on sale soon."

It can be seen that Boss Zhao Mingrong is indeed very familiar with the director of Channel 2.

After specifically giving the audience a heads-up, the album title "That Girl" has been repeated many times, for fear that many new listeners might not know it.

As soon as the prelude of "Under the Mount Fuji" came out, Zheng Xihan thought it was pretty good and it was the type he liked.

After Fan Wumian spoke.

After listening to the first few sentences, Zheng Xihan found that his voice was comfortable to listen to and he sang the song well.

Just when I was thinking that it was no wonder that I was picked up by King Records, I heard a song coming from the radio:
“Everyone only has those two hands
Even hugging you won't let you have me

To have something, you must first understand how to accept loss.

Wandered along the snowy road
Why do you cry for good things?

Who can claim Mount Fuji for himself out of love?"

From the perspective of a professional musician, the song sounds comfortable and the lyrics are even better.

Zheng Xihan immediately looked up to Fan Wumian, thinking that he was truly a talent. If it was a song he wrote himself, the signing fee of 100 million would not be expensive at all, and he would have a chance to earn it back with just this song.

The driver, who had been chattering away, stopped talking at this time because he really liked this song.

It’s a bit far to drive from Tsim Sha Tsui to Tsai Wan, and there is still traffic jam in the tunnel during rush hour.

Finished a song.

The host chatted with Fan Wumian in an exaggerated tone and continued to let him sing "You Hide and I Hide".

Then there was singing in the car. ".
Who am I, my lover? You are always you

Smiling and looking at each other in silence, laughing is more sad than crying
No matter how happy you are, you frown

Even though I hold you tight"

When Prince Ji's father heard this, he couldn't sit still.

There was only one thought in my head: "These two title songs were written by high school students? Are they kidding me!?"

Until I heard the third song "Enough Clock".

Enough means "time is up", which in this song represents the end of a relationship.

Zheng Xihan just felt that the song was slightly inferior to the previous two, when he discovered that the taxi driver actually cried while listening to it.

The driver kept repeating the lyrics:

"When will it end like this, dying in your hands, all like a play."

Obviously, he had been hurt in love, and it was a serious injury.

Prince Ji's father didn't know what to say.

He silently called his assistant and asked him to check immediately to see which company Fan Wumian was signed by.

The assistant was confused after hearing this and asked back, "Who is Fan Wumian?"

Hear the words.

Zheng Xihan instantly became angry and said angrily:

"A new artist with so much potential has already started releasing an album! And you guys didn't even know about it! Do you want me to take care of everything myself? No wonder the company is getting worse every year!"

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Zuo Ziyan did have many concerns about her relationship with Fan Wumian.

She was afraid of her family's opposition, and she was also afraid that Fan Wumian would affect her future plans.

In the eyes of 17-year-old Zuo Ziyan.

Life has just begun, and there is a bright future waiting for you. You should be free and unrestrained in the future. It seems inappropriate to be busy managing a relationship so early.

But since I acted on impulse, I have already started this relationship.

As Fan Wumian’s girlfriend, Zuo Ziyan stayed in front of the radio and listened to his three songs. She had a rare feeling of “being in love with a celebrity” and smiled with her eyes curved.

She had talked with Fan Wumian in the afternoon and knew that three songs would be performed live, so she thought the album promotion was over.

Unexpectedly, the host asked at this moment:
"It's really beyond my expectation! Even other people in the corridor have been attracted. Mr. Fan Wumian, could you please sing another song?"

"It's rush hour after get off work now, and the listening rate is particularly high!"

"There are almost 3 people in Hong Kong listening to you sing. Such an exaggerated number is rare."

Fan Wumian replied:

"Okay, there's also a Mandarin song called 'Red Rose' in this album. I hope you like it."

In a taxi.

After listening to "Red Rose", Zheng Xihan felt numb all over.

It’s hard to imagine that someone included three or four hit songs in the same album.

He could no longer remember the last time he was so eager to sign a new singer.

I can only say that it is hard to refuse such a kind invitation.

Seeing that the listening rate was very high, the radio host was blinded by the performance and pestered Fan Wumian to sing another song.

I thought if I continued singing, people might lose interest in the album.

Therefore, Fan Wumian borrowed a guitar and played and sang a song he was good at, "Actually There is Nothing".

This is Zuo Ziyan.

She was surprised and said:

"Hey, another new song? I haven't heard it before. The host is so excited, could it really be a hit this time?"

(End of this chapter)