Exciting 1979!

Chapter 329 He still has a trump card up his sleeve!
Upon seeing the beautiful woman, Danny Chan smiled slightly before beginning to sing, addressing her directly.

When Danny appeared, Zhou Huimin's female classmates immediately peeked at him from the edge of the stage.

When Ah Min saw him, she thought of the day she and Ah Ming had their encounter with that couple on Victoria Peak. Danny must have been looking in the direction she was looking, right?

Tam Yung-lun and the others also paid attention to him. Before the Wynners disbanded, Danny Chan often came in as a backup for the Wynners, so Tam Yung-lun and Kenny Bee were all good to him. Moreover, they all felt that this song was a perfect match for Danny.

"Sorrow cannot be dispelled / Bitterness cannot be dispelled / Why is my heart so empty / Love is lost / Everything is lost / My heart is filled with resentment and sorrow that cannot be eliminated..."

Wei Ming felt a little embarrassed because the melody of this song was originally composed by Danny Chan himself. Taking out this song felt like using someone else's own work to do him a favor.

However, for the sake of the performance, Wei Ming still decided to choose one of Danny Chan's most important works.

The song's poignant Chinese-style imagery blends perfectly with Danny Chan's clear and narrative vocals, progressively building up the emotions of melancholy, bitterness, and persistence, creating a restrained yet powerful outburst.

The young audience members, especially the female audience members, clutched their chests when they heard the lyrics, "Love and affection are gone, but why do I still like you?" They exclaimed, "Ahhh, I just can't take it!"

The young female viewers in front of the TV were completely captivated, and they all took out their notebooks to copy down the lyrics.

At this moment, in a wealthy area of ​​Hong Kong, 16-year-old Priscilla Chan was memorizing lyrics and humming along. After only one listen, she was surprised to find that she sang quite well.

However, she didn't smile much. Her parents had said that the concert wouldn't be very interesting and that it would probably just be singing revolutionary songs, so they didn't buy her a ticket.

Now everyone has heard it, this concert was truly unique, even the two of them regretted it, but now they can only watch it on a small TV.

After the song "I Just Like You," the young people gave it thunderous applause, showing great support. Even the older generation of celebrities found the rhythm of the love song acceptable.

Several wealthy young women bid against each other, showing their appreciation for Danny. In particular, the competition between Ma Qingwei's sister, Ma Jingyi, and the daughter of the shipping magnate was very fierce.

Lizhi, watching from below the stage, sneered inwardly as she watched several wealthy girls arguing over a male singer, thinking, "Isn't it our Young Master Ming's songs that are better?"

And Ms. Lingling is so calm. She hasn't said a word in the VIP section for so long. Could it be that she didn't bring enough money?

"300!" After several rounds of bidding, the third daughter of the Bao family raised the price to 300 million. With the big shots not making a move, this was about the limit, and Li Xiaotian was about to bring down the hammer.

But just then, a young man suddenly said, "Wait, wait!"

Miss He turned around and saw that it was Xu Jinheng. Could it be that he was also going to donate?
Xu Jinheng held up one finger: "1000 million."

Jenny almost spat out the water she was drinking to soothe her throat; there was actually a master at this!
Her 550 million was already the highest, but now it has reached eight figures. Today is interesting.

The branch manager did the math and his eyes widened in surprise. The donations from the wealthy alone amounted to 3000 million! What a surprise!
Lizhi was also amazed, wondering whose young master this was, so incredibly wealthy.

Actually, everyone was quite surprised. The descendants of the Xu shipping magnate must be quite remarkable, but Xu Jinheng was only his grandfather's grandson, and not even from the eldest branch of the family. How could he mobilize so much money?
Seeing himself become the center of attention, Xu Jinheng was very pleased, and then slowly said, "Don't misunderstand, everyone. I'm making this call for someone else. But don't worry, my Uncle He will definitely not renege on his promise."

Upon hearing that it was Mr. He, everyone understood; no wonder he was making such a large donation.

Xu Jinheng then requested a song for the other party, "Thinking of Parents' Kindness" by Danny Chan.

"Remembering Parents' Kindness" is a new song by Danny Chan released two months ago. It is also one of his most important representative works, a song expressing gratitude for the kindness of parents.

Wei Ming smiled wryly to himself. How interesting that they chose this song.

"The long, empty night makes me nostalgic / The bright moon shines as I think of my mother / My parents' love / Gentle and kind like the moon / How can I not feel sorrow when I miss them..." Danny Chan bowed deeply after finishing the song with mixed feelings.

Afterwards, Chan Pak-cheung and Chan Yau took the stage one after the other. Due to their low popularity, they only received a total of 150 million in donations, with Chan Yau receiving slightly more.

However, the two had good variety show appeal, especially Chan Pak-cheung, who played Zhu Zhishan in "Flirting Scholar". I should have added him to the hosting team.

Wei Ming wrote the song "I'm So Clever" for him, which is essentially Chan Pak-cheung's personal theme song. However, some of the lyrics were inappropriate and were revised. From then on, Chan Pak-cheung could hold a concert with just this one song.

The four-eyed Taoist priest Chen You is the drummer in the band. Singing is not his forte. Wei Ming gave him a song called "Rogue", which is of much higher quality than "I'm the Best".

Listening to this song, Ronald Cheng backstage was moved. It has to be said that Anthony Chan's version is not as good as Ronald Cheng's in the future. However, he made some changes to the song, which added a touch of self-deprecation and humor, and it can be considered a personal representative work.

And Liu Luanxiong also snagged the song at a bargain price, spending only 80 yuan, which made him and his fan factory famous.

Several female celebrities even glanced at him a few more times. The burly-faced Lau was delighted, wondering if he could develop a further relationship with some of them.

At this point, the concert was halfway through. The next performer was quite special. He was Chen Peter, a Taiwanese singer who had not been promoted beforehand and was not very familiar to Hong Kong people. They might have heard of his songs, but they were not very familiar with him personally.

Even the branch office staff who assisted in organizing the concert were unaware that Teacher Wei Ming had actually invited a Taiwanese singer, which was of great significance!
Wei Ming knew what they were thinking. He would have to tell them later not to publicize this matter so much. The more it was publicized domestically, the more difficult it would be for Peter Chen after he returned to Taiwan.

However, since Peter Chen was there, he didn't intend to be a coward. He didn't ask Wei Ming to write a song for him, nor did he sing his own. Instead, he sang a Mandarin song by Fong Fei-fei called "I Am Chinese".

"Silence is not cowardice / Patience is not numbness / Confucian traditions / Guided our steps / Eight years of arduous resistance / Prove the resilience of our nation..."

Feng Feifei held a very high status in Taiwan, perhaps only slightly lower than Teresa Teng. This song was written for her by her mentor Liu Chia-chang and does not involve any ideology. It can be sung in both Taiwan and mainland China. Later, Chang Ming-min also sang a version, which became a hit and even won one of Hong Kong's Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs.

Singing such a song on this stage still carries some risk for Peter Chen. In an era of political repression, far-fetched interpretations can lead to convictions.

At this moment, in a small shop in Kowloon, 19-year-old Stephen Chow and his friend Tony Leung were watching a TVB broadcast. There were a few other people around, all of whom did not have a television at home.

After just over an hour of singing, Stephen Chow and a few uncles started singing along. This song is still very popular in Hong Kong, and Stephen Chow later sang it at the TVB Anniversary Gala.

When the camera focused on Run Run Shaw, Stephen Chow paused and said to Tony Leung, who was standing next to him, "Tony, I want to audition for TVB's training program next year. I want to be an actor. What do you think?"

"Okay, I support you."

Stephen Chow then said, "Why don't you come with me? Look how handsome you are, second only to me. Maybe you'll be chosen too."

At this moment, the sales clerk, played by Tony Leung, says: "Ah, me? We'll talk about it later. Let's listen to music, let's listen to music~"

However, the song was over, and next up was the exciting fundraising competition.

Which of these bigwigs in the VIP seats hasn't experienced the War of Resistance against Japan, and which hasn't suffered at the hands of the Japanese devils? The Kadoorie family even blew up their own power plant to prevent the Japanese army from using electricity.

So when people talk about the eight-year War of Resistance against Japan, everyone gets really excited.

However, the first to shout out was not a few old men, but Wei Lingling: "Two million."

This beautiful and intelligent woman was a complete stranger to everyone, but she was also very eye-catching; just now, several rich second-generation men had even taken the initiative to chat with her.

Liza Wang quickly introduced Ms. Wei Lingling, the head of "Langning Toy Factory".

Everyone was even more surprised. He was just the owner of a toy factory? How much money could a toy factory possibly make?

Wei Lingling was just waiting to support her fellow Taiwanese. When Director Song of the Government Information Office saw that it was Wei Lingling who donated the money, he would know who was protecting Peter Chen.

She thought 200 million would be enough, but then a guy named Michael Kadoorie bid 300 million, then Mr. Huo bid 350 million, and then Qiu Degen bid 450 million before they stopped.

This was already over budget, but Wei Lingling was determined to get it done, so she directly shouted, "600 million."

With such audacity, who would have thought she was the manager of a small toy factory? People will probably remember Langning Toy Factory after tonight, but they don't know what's so fun about it.

With 600 million, Wei Lingling successfully won this round, and then requested Chen Peter's signature song "Alibaba", adding a touch of positivity to the concert.

Liza Wang: "Next up is Kenny Kwan, who will be performing 'Across Mountains and Rivers.' Kenny said he got his inspiration from Xiao Feng. Coincidentally, TVB is about to start filming a TV series version of 'Demi-Gods and Semi-Devils,' and Uncle Shaw has already reserved this song as the theme song."

Run Run Shaw smiled slightly and said, "Isn't this just using this opportunity for publicity? Do you think I can't do that?"

Kwan Ching-kit is also a heavyweight singer in the early development history of Cantonese music. He sang the theme song of the same name for the TV series "The Legend of the Condor Heroes".

Wei Ming wasn't quite sure about his style, so he directly gave him this representative work by Kwan Ching-kit for next year to sing, and even promised to give it to Uncle Shaw as the theme song.

What also made Jin Yong very happy was: This kid is indeed a fan of my books, the lyrics are so well written!

"Traversing countless mountains and rivers, I fear neither fierce winds nor torrential rains; my heroic spirit swallows the thunder and lightning; I drink from frost-covered cups and snow-covered goblets; I venture alone to towering peaks and distant shores; how many trials does life hold..."

Watching on television, Wong Jim exclaimed, "It's so well-written, and the style is so varied, spanning multilingual languages, English, Cantonese, and Hokkien! I'm a genius, but he's a genius!"

Wei Ming: Don't praise me, you wrote it after all~
This time, Shao Daheng was very generous, winning the round for 300 million, which made Fang Yihua sigh.

Then Liza Wang laughed and said, "Kwan Ching-kit sings 'Across a Thousand Mountains and Rivers,' what a coincidence, I also have a song called 'A Thousand Mountains and Rivers,' but mine is 'Love Across a Thousand Mountains and Rivers'..."

Then the music started, and the audience was overjoyed—it was time for Sister Ah to sing!

Although she had heard the rehearsal several times, Amin still craned her neck to listen.

Liza Wang is from Shanghai and spent her childhood at her maternal grandmother's house there. She was brought to Shanghai by her parents from Hong Kong when she was nine, so she is fluent in both Cantonese and Shanghainese and has even studied Japanese. She's considered a remarkable figure in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, excelling in hosting, singing, and acting. Last year, she sang all the theme songs and incidental music for the TV series "The Dream of the Red Chamber," and already has several representative musical works.

And now, this song "Love Across Mountains and Rivers" will become the most dazzling pearl among her musical masterpieces.

"Don't say the green mountains are many obstacles / The wind is fierce and strong / White clouds can convey feelings even when passing over mountain peaks / Don't say the water is ever-changing..."

"This song is really good," Shaw Run Run said, instantly falling in love with it again. Then he heard Mona Fong remind him, "Sixth Brother, what a coincidence! Johnnie To is writing a script called 'Love Across Mountains and Rivers'!"

"Oh?" Run Run Shaw immediately said, "We'll have Ah Quan act in this script."

"I understand, that song."

Run Run Shaw sighed: "Let's raise the placards later."

To everyone's surprise, Uncle Shao became even more determined and won the song for another 450 million.

Even if he doesn't donate, he can ask Wei Ming for the song, and Wei Ming will give it to him. Even if he buys it, it won't cost much. However, if he donates 450 million, it will be a gimmick to generate hype when the drama airs.

No matter how far apart we are, our hearts are always connected; let's not judge a book by its cover.

In just a few minutes, Uncle Shao donated 750 million, second only to Mr. He tonight.

Among these wealthy people, Uncle Shao's wealth couldn't compare to those who were involved in real estate or finance, but at this moment, he was caught up in the donation and felt everyone's respect for him, so he suddenly had the idea of ​​winning first place tonight.

After Liza Wang returned to her role as a host, another host, Joseph Koo, also stopped doing his job and started singing a song with his girlfriend.

His girlfriend is Kwan Kuk-ying, who is only 23 years old this year. She became popular in the music scene because of the song "Wild Tide" created by Faye Wong and Johnny Kwan. She is also an actress, but she plays small roles.

Her boyfriend, Joseph Koo, was worried that she couldn't handle the situation alone, so he joined in and adapted the song into a duet. He hoped that the bosses would donate more so that she wouldn't be at the bottom of the list.

The song's title, "Blessing," conveys a beautiful meaning.

"Wandering through the jungle, facing the rain / My hair, damp with the wind / Whispering in the drizzle, the road seems long and weary / Quietly leaning against the bay's grass, resting by the clear spring."

Following "Blessing," Run Run Shaw has won three consecutive awards, and his donation amount has reached an astonishing 1030 million, the highest ever at the event.

Looking at Li Xiaotian's chubby, grinning face, Wei Ming guessed that he was probably about to switch jobs.

Following "Blessing" was George Lam, whose wife Sally Yeh also has a signature song. He then performed "A Real Man," a song written for him by Wei Ming seven years in advance.

The concert had been going on for more than two hours, and the audience was starting to feel tired. But when George Lam sang, “Success or failure, try your best / If you have ambition, you should not be afraid of being late / I don’t care who is in my life / Success depends on real ability / Be a real man…” he immediately energized the audience.

This man has so much energy; even decades from now, he'll still be singing with such vigor. No wonder he was able to marry a woman more than ten years younger than him.

Liu Dehua, sitting in the audience, already knew that he would be collaborating with this man on "Boat People." Looking at the spirited George Lam, Liu Dehua suddenly developed a strong interest in singing.

Cheng Yu-tung, who had been competing for the song but had never won it, finally won it for 560 million. Wei Ming had even bought gold from Cheng Yu-tung's Chow Tai Fook store.

As for his surname being Zheng, while Zhou Dafu's surname is Zhou, it's because this business was brought by his wife's family. Isn't this a kind of reversal of fortune for a son-in-law who married into the family?

Backstage, Kenny Bee, who was feeling a bit sleepy, was roused by George Lam's singing, while Tam Yung-lun quickly drank some coffee to stay awake.

Both of them were very excited. They originally thought that it would be good if each person could raise a few hundred thousand, but they did not expect Zhang Mingmin to set such a high bar, and later they raised millions of dollars. Only Chen You A Le was not very good, and he did not even raise 100 million.

They were confident they could outdo the two of them, but they also hoped to raise a higher amount, so they could save face when they talked about it later, like Danny, who was still sullen about having 1000 million.

Next up was Kenny Bee, who walked onto the stage looking stylish and confident in a jacket.

However, this song is surprisingly gentle, called "Let Everything Go with the Wind". Wei Ming directly had PolyGram Hong Kong buy it from PolyGram Japan, and he wrote the lyrics.

One of the main reasons for the abundance of Cantonese song covers is the vast copyright library of the international giant PolyGram. You can get such an excellent song just by spending some money, but creating an original song is much more difficult.

"The wind in the wind, the cold wind in my heart / Blows away my dreams / The matter is gone before it's over / At this moment, there are all kinds of heartache..."

With Kenny Bee's unique voice, the audience was drawn into his story.

Actually, Kenny Bee was the original lead singer of The Wynners, but their career didn't go very well later on, and people now think of Alan Tam when they think of The Wynners.

This song showcases his personal talent, and his performance was quite excellent.

Xia Meng paired this song with the somewhat unsatisfactory ending of "Seven Days of Wrong Love," and it does fit quite well. Xiao Wei is truly talented!

Qiu Degen won this round. He had only a few songs left, and since he came all this way to donate money, he figured he had to donate something. So he won for 310 million, which was quite a high price.

Other wealthy people probably thought the same way, which made the competition even more intense later on.

Following Kenny Bee is Tam Yung-lun, which shows he is highly regarded.

He is currently PolyGram's most favored talent, and the boss, Jung Dong-han, is also watching his performance.

There are many songs about friendship, and there are several songs simply titled "Friends," but Tam Yung-lun's song is particularly moving.

Upon taking the stage, Tam Yung-lun began by saying, "Thank you to my friend Ah Ming."

Wei Ming smiled and thanked Serizawa Hiroaki for changing the nationality of another piece of music.

"Stars drift by / We walk the same path / From strangers / Our hearts begin to draw near / Silently treating others with sincerity / Life is like a dream / Friends are like mist / It's hard to find a true friend / Through many storms..."

This is a slow song, but no one can ignore its power. The ordinary audience members and business tycoons all had friends, but some friends turned against each other, while others stayed together until the end.

This is another song that evokes memories of the past, reminding people of certain people and events.

Tan Yonglin poured all his emotions into the performance, striving to move all the audience members.

In the end, the bigwigs did not disappoint him. The old friends Li Zhaoji and Feng Jingxi competed with each other, and Li Zhaoji finally won the bid for HK$470 million.

Next, the three hosts came on stage at the same time and solemnly invited the final guest to the stage.

She is—Paula Tsui!

There are rumors that Paula Tsui is the daughter of Tang Shengming, but Wei Ming couldn't find any information about this when he wrote "The Right Path of the World is Full of Vicissitudes". However, there is no doubt that Paula Tsui is the most powerful woman in the Hong Kong music scene today.

She recently released another hit song, "The Season of the Wind," and this time Wei Ming wrote an inspirational song for her, aimed at influential figures.

"I don't know if there's an end to that horizon / I only know that the past will never return / Every tear accompanies every dream / Unknowingly, they all slip away..."

The moment the queen of the music scene opened her mouth, everyone was captivated. The camera panned to the VIP seats, where Li Ka-shing nodded slightly, Run Run Shaw listened attentively, Fok Ying-tung seemed lost in thought, and Lee Shau-kee and Fung King-hei whispered among themselves.

According to the previously announced lineup of singers, Paula Tsui should be the last one. She will be the headliner, and then there will be one more duet before the show ends.

Therefore, the right to request songs by Paula Tsui attracted the fiercest competition, starting at 200 million and going all the way up to 800 million.

Li Ka-shing then smiled slightly and said, "1100 million."

This is not only the highest single donation amount tonight, but also the highest individual donation amount tonight, exceeding Sir Shaw's 1030 million.

If you ask Run Run Shaw to spend another two or three million to compete, he can accept it. But if you ask him to spend another 11 million, which is more than 20 million a day, he would never agree to it unless the Queen of England personally goes on stage to sing a song for him.

So Run Run Shaw stopped there, and the 1100 million award for charity star tonight was given to Li Ka-shing.

Since the media dubbed him "Hong Kong Superman," he has been recognized by the public as Hong Kong's richest man, with a net worth of over 10 billion. Spending 11 million is indeed worthy of his status.

Then, Li Ka-shing requested "The Season of the Wind," which Paula Tsui sang again, drawing cheers from the audience.

Before the audience fell asleep, the three hosts, along with Wei Ming, came up on stage.

This was also Wei Ming's first official appearance on stage. Viewers at home could see clearly that he was indeed handsome, especially standing next to Lai Siu-tin.

Wei Ming held up a piece of paper: "This is the amount of money raised tonight, a total of 7290 million. There are also donations from the donation boxes that haven't been tallied. On behalf of the people affected by the disaster in Sichuan, I would like to thank all the viewers and bosses!"

With that, Wei Ming and the other three bowed in gratitude.

He continued, "The next segment was supposed to be a chorus performance, but a friend of mine just flew in from abroad to support our charity concert. Let's welcome our surprise guest for tonight, the famous British singer Sarah Brightman, whose voice resonated at the wedding of the British prince!"

Li Ka-shing instinctively clutched his wallet, thinking to himself: Damn it, he still has a trump card up his sleeve!
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(End of this chapter)