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Chapter 325 Wei Ming's Battle Makes Him a God, Mr. Why Gains International Fame!

What a beautiful song! It has a sacred and transcendent quality, making it perfect for a wedding.

At this moment, in Hong Kong, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and even the United States, Japan, South Korea... all over the world, many little girls like Vivian Chow, who yearn for fairy tales of princes and princesses, were swaying with pink bubbles as they softly sang along.

However, Amin also sensed a faint sadness in the lyrics and melody.

The line "why your heart sighs/as your love flies/only time" is relevant here.

There's also "why your heart cries/when your love lies/only time" (你心为什么哭、你的爱死、只有时间).
The lyrics don't seem to convey such overflowing happiness.

Wei Ming stared at the beautiful face behind the veil on the screen. Indeed, although "Only Time," a song written by Irish singer Enya and her sister after experiencing life and death, is often used in weddings, it is not about love.

So, to be on the safe side, Wei Ming wrote another very fitting wedding ballad. However, it was this less fitting song that truly moved Diana.

Just like the song says, love may disappear, fate may be unpredictable, only time is eternal. It is the key to healing wounds, restoring life to normalcy, and obtaining answers.

You can almost hear a hint of sadness in it, but there's also a unique charm in turning that sadness into strength.

Princess Diana was captivated by the song's unique and defiant spirit. As she walked down the red carpet and looked at Camilla, her husband's mistress, who was staring at her, Diana felt even more certain that her choices and persistence were correct.

Listening to this song, she told herself, "Let time tell, we'll see, I will not give in to you."

Camilla Rosemary Shand is no ordinary socialite. She had an affair with Charles while she was in a relationship with a boyfriend. Later, she married her boyfriend, had children, and her son even recognized Charles as his godfather.

The two remained entangled, and even after Charles was with Diana, he continued to maintain close ties with this older sister who was inferior to her in both appearance and character.

Shortly before their marriage, Diana discovered that Charles had carefully selected an expensive bracelet for Camilla, engraved with the initials of their names. At that moment, she nearly broke down.

Charles explained that it was a breakup gift, but to this day, Diana has discovered that the two still talk on the phone every day after their "breakup"!
Camilla, who was watching the ceremony in the crowd, seemed to be showing off. Diana couldn't see her clearly, but Camilla should be wearing that bracelet on her wrist.

"Ah~" Wei Ming exclaimed in front of the TV.

The cartoonists all asked with concern, "What's wrong, Teacher Wei?"

Ah Long pushed up his glasses: "Ah Ming saw his ex-girlfriend."

That fiery red hair was so eye-catching, such a vibrant red, it's rare to see even abroad.

The ex-girlfriend, that British exchange student? Gong Ying wanted to see her again for her sister, but unfortunately, she couldn't see her anymore; she was gone in a flash. Now the camera is on Thatcher.

The people from the mainland had all read the reports about Wei and knew that he had indeed dated foreign girlfriends, which surprised the Hong Kong people.

Ma Rongcheng exclaimed in surprise: "Mr. Wei, your ex-girlfriend must be a noblewoman, to be invited to the wedding of a British prince!"

However, Wei Ming calmly replied, "She is not a noblewoman; she is attending on my behalf."

"For you?!" The young men were even more surprised. Did Teacher Wei have some kind of connection with the British royal family?

Then Ah Long said, "This song was written by Ah Ming, so they invited him to the ceremony."

Mr. Why, who writes songs, and the two wedding dress designers were invited.

"What!" Whether it was the Hong Kong group or the mainland group, they all looked at Wei Ming. You actually wrote this beautiful and sacred English song!

Is it really that strong?!
It's not just the quality of the song that's impressive, but also the fact that they were chosen to appear at such an important event. That's incredibly rare and remarkable, even to the people from the mainland.

Diana walked the red carpet for more than three minutes. When she and her father reached Archbishop Robert Rancy of Canterbury, and her father placed her hand in Charles's, the voices saying "Who knows - only time/Who knows - only time" gradually faded away.

The song ended, and the lingering sound lingered.

At this point, the background music changed back to choir chanting, as if the world had shifted from a modern, individualistic society back to the traditional Middle Ages.

Princess Diana's choice to sing this song was truly refreshing and unforgettable for audiences worldwide. It was clearly a new song; no one knew its name, the singer, or the composer, but they remembered its melody.

Even the young princesses and princes behind the Queen and her husband were whispering among themselves, saying how great the song was and how they would ask their sister-in-law for the resources later.

Queen Elizabeth II frowned slightly, thinking to herself, "What kind of behavior is this? Why did you have to choose such an unconventional song? Now look what's happened, the song has stolen the show!"

Melinda, who was sitting in the audience, heard people behind her discussing the song. She turned around and was so surprised that she covered her mouth. It was Princess Grace Kelly of Monaco!
What a beautiful woman!

In her youth, she worked in Hollywood, collaborated with Hitchcock on several classic films, and even won an Academy Award for Best Actress.

Although she is now 52 years old, she is still elegant and beautiful.

Melinda from She Niu struck up a conversation with her and told her that the song was called "Only Time," which was specially written for the wedding by the famous musician and writer Mr. Why, and sung by Sarah Brightman.

Grace Kelly was hearing the name Mr. Why for the first time, but she was very familiar with Sarah Brightman.

"Is it Sarah Brightman who sang 'Moonlight Shadow'? The song that commemorates John Lennon."

“Yes, and that song was also written by Mr. Why,” Melinda continued to recommend it.

Then it was the archbishop's turn. He spoke, and the two newlyweds listened. After this segment ended, a middle-aged man with an Asian face appeared diagonally in front of them and asked Melinda a question.

"Is the Mr. Why you mentioned Wei Ming from China?"

Melinda asked directly in Chinese, "Are you the Chinese ambassador?"

The other party was pleasantly surprised; it was extremely rare to find a foreigner in the UK who spoke fluent Mandarin.

Melinda knew she had guessed right from his expression. She said, "It's Wei Ming. China has truly produced a rare talent, one that is unparalleled in history. I think he could be considered a national treasure of China."

The ambassador's mouth gaped slightly, and he paused for a moment, then asked, "Are you Mr. Wei Ming's ex-girlfriend from his time studying abroad?"

Now it was Melinda's turn to open her mouth wide. She scratched her head, feeling so embarrassed!
The ambassador smiled slightly. He had also seen the news in China. Although the girl's claims were a bit exaggerated, if the news was true, it could indeed be used to make a big deal out of it back home!

After more than an hour, the wedding ceremony ended, and Wei Ming was waiting for his second song, "I Do," a song by the British band 911. Although it's not very well-known, it's perfect for a confession or a wedding.

However, I didn't hear it; it must have been part of the cultural performance after we returned to Buckingham Palace.

At this moment, the prince and princess walked out of the church. The princess removed her veil and sat in the open carriage, waving to the surrounding crowd and the cameras.

Elegant, beautiful, and confident, this princess has helped the British royal family regain some goodwill after their reputation has recently suffered.

Starting tomorrow, her photograph will appear in most English-language newspapers around the world, becoming a symbol of an era.

When people talk about this young Crown Princess, some may also think of the soul-stirring song she sang as she walked the red carpet.

What's the name of this song?

As the wedding drew to a close, a wistful Vivian Chow began to ponder this question.

The phone rang at home, and she answered it. That's when she found out the song was called "Only Time".

After watching the broadcast of the wedding of the century, Wei Ming urged his employees to get some rest, and then he went into his office to make a phone call to Zhou Huimin's family.

He told her, "I'll give you the sheet music for 'Only Time' tomorrow, but I think it might be a bit too difficult for you."

Vivian Chow blinked, remained silent for a moment, and then suddenly burst into a surprised scream: "You wrote it!"

Wei Ming continued to make a Nike-like gesture with the corners of his mouth.

However, Zhou's mother was very worried, as her daughter's lips were almost pouting.

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Meanwhile, at PolyGram Records' London headquarters, several senior executives watched the prince's wedding live in a meeting room.

PolyGram was the king of classical music at the time, and the copyrights of several songs at the wedding belonged to them. However, several senior executives who watched the entire wedding had the same idea.

"We want to sign the song we used on the red carpet!"

"Quickly, find out who's singing this song!"

"We absolutely cannot let EMI beat us to it!"

PolyGram is an international record company founded in 72, formed by the merger of Polydor, a subsidiary of Germany's Siemens, and Phonogram, a subsidiary of the Netherlands' Philips.

This German-Dutch joint venture was headquartered in London, while its Asian operations were mainly concentrated in Hong Kong. At this time, it was already the strongest record company in Hong Kong, with Teresa Teng and Alan Tam both under PolyGram.

EMI has an even longer history and is a British company, formed in 1931 by the merger of the British Gramophone Company and British Columbia Records.

PolyGram and EMI, both headquartered in London, are the two most direct and fierce competitors, but they are also the two companies that jointly promoted the cassette tape standard.

The president of EMI Records also realized the huge commercial value of the song and the musician behind it, and immediately sent his subordinates to find out who wrote the song, making sure that the song did not fall into the hands of PolyGram.

However, MCA (Universal) in the United States smiled and promptly transferred the third payment to Mr. Why. Sarah Brightman had been signed by them, and the song now belonged to MCA. They were ready to start promoting the song on the charts.

Under the watchful eyes of 800 million viewers worldwide, this song made a spectacular debut, and it is foreseeable that "Only Time" will create commercial value exceeding that of "Moonlight Shadow".

Both of their releases have been high-quality blockbuster hits. It seems they need to reassess their collaboration with Mr. Why; they really need to retain talent like him!

Wei Ming's novels and music are now being handled internationally by DreamWorks. The two songs he just wrote were also signed by DreamWorks and MCA.

However, to contact DreamWorks, you need to call a desk at Macmillan Publishing.

Of course, the call wouldn't go through at that moment. Melinda wasn't at work; she had just attended a wedding and made a long-distance call to Wei Ming, who was now back at the hotel. She overheard many people in the audience discussing the song, including the Princess of Monaco and the Chinese ambassador.

Wei Ming smiled and said, "Now you can invite Sarah to Hong Kong."

"Only Time" is actually quite suitable for such a disaster. In its previous life, after the 9/11 attacks, this song was often used to commemorate the deceased, and it can also add international prestige to this concert.

"Well, Sarah should be performing at Buckingham Palace right now. I'll ask her tomorrow; any smart person knows what to do."

Wei Ming was able to make her a world-famous star with just two songs. Who would dare offend such a top musician?

If it weren't for Melinda's relationship with Wei Ming, Sarah probably would have wanted to go for it herself. Compared to the young, handsome, and talented Mr. Why, her other mentor, Weber, only had talent.

The next day, Wei Ming drove to Zhou Huimin's place, gave her the sheet music for "Only Time," and jokingly asked, "If Sarah Brightman comes to Hong Kong to sing this song, do you want to sing it with her?"

Amin shook her head like a rattle-drum: "If you want to embarrass me, you can just say so."

She has a clear understanding of herself. Sarah is a singer who aspires to be a musician, while she is just an amateur singing enthusiast.

Although I've been learning from Teacher Dai for a month and have improved a lot compared to before, I can only sing these kinds of girly songs. If I can't sing "Only Time" into people's souls, then it's just pointless whining.

Wei Ming patted Amin's head: "Then you keep practicing, I'm going to Qingniao."

Xia Meng's Bluebird has already secured Hong Kong box office revenue and overseas copyright income from "Heroes Have Been Born Since Ancient Times". In addition to Japan, it has also sold to several Southeast Asian companies. Now, with its strong financial backing, it has directly launched two films.

However, director Ann Hui is still revising the script for "Boat People" and has not yet gone to Hainan to film. Fortunately, this allowed Wei Ming to invite a powerful singer like George Lam to participate in the concert.

Another film, "Seven Days of Wrong Wedding," was directed by Patrick Tam, a representative figure of the New Wave movement, whose representative work is "Love Massacre" starring Brigitte Lin and Charlie Chin.

When Patrick Tam was casting, he discovered a little girl named Yip Tung. She was only 18 years old, but she was full of acting talent and had a lot of potential.

However, the male lead has not been decided yet.

After Wei Ming came in, he first praised Xia Meng to the extent that "Heroes Have Emerged Since Ancient Times" was very popular in mainland China.

"It is estimated that 100 million people have seen this movie by now."

Xia Meng had also read left-wing newspapers and knew that mainland audiences were even more enthusiastic about watching movies than those in Hong Kong.

She said, "After we finish filming these two movies, we can consider doing another co-production, but neither of them has started filming yet."

She then explained the problems she was currently facing. Director Xu was a perfectionist, and Wei Ming couldn't easily interfere, but the male lead, Wei Ming, had some ideas.

"What do you think of Kenny Bee? I just wrote a new song for him, and I feel it's very suitable for 'Seven Days of Wrong Love'."

Kenny Bee has been developing his career in Taiwan for the past few years. He collaborated with Joan Lin on "The Story of a Small Town" and "Good Morning Taipei", and with Lu Hsiu-ling on "Parting and Reunion" and "The Dream's Clothes".

He collaborated with actresses who were known for their roles in Qiong Yao dramas, and followed the path of leading men in romance novels.

Xia Xiang thought for a moment, and the image was indeed suitable: "But would he be willing to go back to Hong Kong to film?"

Wei Ming laughed and said, "He's currently preparing his second Cantonese album, and I guess he's going to switch all his focus back to Hong Kong. I'll talk to him about it, and it shouldn't be a problem."

After all, the song he wrote for him was the most important representative work of his life. Even Alan Tam and Wing Siu were envious after hearing it. After singing it, Kenny Bee knew that he would have a place in the Hong Kong music scene.

Wei Ming helped Aunt Xia Meng solve her problem, and then raised his own question.

"It's just a job, no problem, just let her go." Xia Meng readily agreed.

Originally, her and her husband's clothing factory was barely surviving, but after hiring Biaozi to do some advertising, it has shown signs of revival. Now, men's clothing is selling extremely well, and they even need to hire more staff.

Then I contacted Cheung Yiu-wing and went to Hong Kong Stadium to check out the venue. There's still a little over a week left, and there are still teams using it. The stadium won't be ready until August 4th.

Uncle Yao has experience in this area, but Wei Ming has even more experience. He often takes his girlfriend to concerts, especially Jacky Cheung, because he organizes the most concerts.

Therefore, Wei Ming also put forward some feasible suggestions, which greatly inspired Zhang Yaorong. Sure enough, a genius is a genius. He can draw inferences from one thing to another and his brain is too big.

The two spent the afternoon discussing stage design. Wei Ming was as energetic as a spinning top, and before dark, he made another trip to the Madman Comics store.

First, I want to tell Aying about work. Second, I want to discuss with Along the possibility of a collaboration between "Madman Comics" and "King of Fairy Tales," since I was too busy watching TV last time.

"I plan to bring a comic book like 'If History Were a Group of Cats,' which combines science and cute animals, to China."

This kind of comic served only as a diversion in "Madman Comics," but it was quite novel for children in mainland China.

If "King of Fairy Tales" only had text, it would be boring. Children are naturally inclined to enjoy reading comics.

Ah Long had no problem with that: "Then what about the royalties..."

Wei Ming laughed and said, "They can only settle in RMB."

"That works too. It can be used as a subsidy for my colleagues on the mainland. But my two classmates have only been here for half a month, and they don't want to leave now. They've also become obsessed with things like 'silk stocking milk tea'."

Are you sure it's milk tea made with stockings and not stockings?
Wei Ming laughed even harder: "Capitalism is too corrupting, so we still need to focus on economic development. When everyone has enough to eat and drink and can watch TV at will, they will naturally not look up to the outside world."

Afterwards, Wei Ming inquired about the progress of several works in "Madman Comics".

At this time, there was still a month before the revamped and relaunched "Madman Comics". It was temporarily scheduled to be a bi-monthly publication, but their ultimate goal was a weekly publication, aiming to rival "Weekly Shonen Jump" and create a national comics training ground centered in Hong Kong and radiating across Asia.

Wei Ming glanced at it and saw that two chapters of "Storm Riders" had already been drawn, but it wouldn't be released in the first issue. They would save up some more chapters, since Ma Wing-shing was taking on a major role for the first time and was still working relatively slowly.

"Qin's Moon" has already lasted for seven or eight episodes, and it's the most exquisite.

"Riki-Oh!" and "Happy Ghost" have each been drawn for four or five episodes, and will be featured together with "Qin's Moon" as the main series in the first season.

In addition, there are some miscellaneous short stories, which are enough to fill one issue. Wei Ming requires that three issues be compiled before the official publication, and that the publication will not be suspended even if all the main writers leave within a month.

"Alright, you guys should get some rest too," Wei Ming was about to leave when he suddenly thought of a question, "You rent a two-bedroom apartment, right? How do you sleep?"

Ah Long honestly replied, "My parents share a room, Ah Ying shares a room, and I sleep on the sofa."

Wei Ming patted him on the shoulder: "Keep it up, brother."

Ah Long said solemnly, "I will draw well. In addition to 'Qin's Moon,' I will also draw some short stories."

Wei Ming: You still don't understand.

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When Wei Ming drove back to the hotel, he saw someone waiting for him at the door. It was Song Duanwu from Xinhua News Agency, and his colleague Zhao Liuyi was also there.

"Teacher Song, Teacher Zhao, why are you looking for me so late?"

Song Duanwu asked, "Professor Wei, we received a telegram from overseas and have something to verify with you."

"What is it?"

The middle-aged man, Zhao Liuyi, said, "Teacher Wei, we'd like to confirm something. There was a song called 'Only Time' at Prince Charles's wedding in England. Did you write that song?"

Wei Ming: "Yes."

The two exchanged a surprised glance, and then they were all set. Tomorrow they could release a news report announcing that Teacher Wei was in charge of the song.

After watching the two leave, Wei Ming entered the hotel lobby, only to find that someone was waiting for him.

"Auntie, what's wrong? Did the Transformers development run into a setback?"

Wei Lingling said, "It's not that easy, but that's not the point. I want to ask if you have VIP seats at your concert? I'd like to go and listen."

"Yes, but those VIP seats are reserved for big spenders in Hong Kong, you..."

"Don't worry, I'll donate money too, I'll have several hundred thousand."

"When did you become so rich?!" Wei Ming exclaimed in surprise.

"Of course it's not my money, it's my uncle's way of showing his love for the motherland."

Wei Ming said "Oh". His great-grandfather in Taiwan knew about his recent activities in Hong Kong and had heard Wei Ming's new song at home yesterday.

He was very pleased with this, as the Wei family was indeed full of talented people, none of whom were idle.

However, Wei Muchun knew that apart from a few noble individuals, most of Hong Kong's wealthy businessmen were purely businessmen who would consider the returns even when doing charity. Fearing that his nephew's concert might be a flop, he specially approved a sum of money for Wei Lingling to support it, as a small token of his appreciation for the people of Sichuan.

"Also, do you want any Taiwanese singers for your concert?"

"Huh?" Wei Ming was taken aback. "Which Taiwanese singer is so bold?"

"Just say whether you want it or not."

"Of course I want them! I even want the British, and Taiwan is an inseparable part of China. I welcome them with open arms!"

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