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Chapter 459 Wei Ming Scholarship, Amin is the Big Winner

Wei Ming instructed Lin Dian and the other man: "Once you get to Hong Kong, give the things to Liu Rulong of Madman Comics and ask him to deliver them."

The two had thought they would be asked to deliver the goods themselves, and were somewhat disappointed to hear this. Teacher Wei was still being too distant with them.

Afterwards, Wei Ming went to see Director Yang Jie and learned that the first five episodes had been completed.

This also includes Gong Xue's cameo role, which was filmed before Wei Ming returned.

Wei Ming also watched Xue Jie's acting and the opening sequence on CCTV.

The opening theme is "Cloud Palace Melody" by Wei Ming, an electronic music artist. He is considered the leading figure in electronic music in China.

The ending theme song is "Where is the Road Ahead?", and for the other background music, Wei Ming recommended a musician named Xu Jingqing.

Although Xu Jingqing is no longer solely responsible for all the music composition for Journey to the West, this may not be a bad thing for him. With Wei Ming involved, their rights may be more effectively protected in the future.

After strolling around CCTV, Wei Ming saw that Sister Xue had already arrived to prepare for the Spring Festival Gala, as well as Ma Ji and his apprentice.

He didn't disturb them, and then went to the film academy to find Hu Weili, and the two discussed the soundtrack for "The Shepherd's Class" again.

In the film, Teacher Zhong teaches Western music and plays trendy instruments like the piano, violin, and accordion.

However, once he arrived in the countryside, there was no opportunity to learn Western musical instruments. He gradually came into contact with and mastered some traditional instruments, so most of the film's soundtrack was based on traditional instruments. This was Hu Weili's forte, and Wei Ming learned a lot from him.

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At this time, the final exams at Peking University were basically over, and various departments began to prepare for the holiday.

The school's triangular area is usually quite lively during the start and end of the school term. In addition to students exchanging information about going home, some school notices are also posted here to achieve better dissemination.

Pi Zhuoding, a student from the Computer Science Department of Class of '81, had just passed by the Triangle Area when he saw the school janitor posting a document. He was the first to rush over, and soon a group of people surrounded him.

The students on the outside urged, "What's that posted? Read it to everyone."

Pi Zhuoding replied without hesitation: "Notification:

This is to inform you that Mr. Wei Ming, a staff member of our university library, a graduate of the correspondence undergraduate program in Library Science, and a renowned writer, poet, and musician, has recently donated one million RMB to establish the "Peking University Wei Ming Scholarship" in order to encourage our students to study diligently, pursue their studies assiduously, and develop in an all-round way…

At this point, the students, who were surrounded by people, were completely shocked. That's a million! A million followed by six zeros!

Some students thought about the few hundred yuan in their family savings and couldn't help but admire Wei Ming's skill in making money.

Some students felt a great sense of disparity when they thought about how only one person in the county had earned 10,000 yuan last year, which was even reported in the provincial newspaper.

A philosophy student named Shi Ping questioned, "Is this Wei Ming's own money? Why is it named after him? Could it have been raised through donations?"

Someone immediately retorted: "Do you think Professor Wei is like you? He can easily afford a million. His books are bestsellers in dozens of countries abroad, and he earns foreign exchange."

"That's right. I have a relative in the United States. Teacher Wei's songs are the most popular in Europe and America. I estimate that he can earn a million dollars for just one song."

Shi Ping muttered to himself, "Then why doesn't he donate more?"

However, his voice was quickly drowned out by the clamor of his classmates.

"keep going!"

"Keep reading!"

Pi Zhuoding continued, "The following is a notification regarding the application process for this year's Wei Ming Scholarship:"

I. Award Recipients:
Full-time undergraduate and graduate students with official student status at our university…

Regarding the recipients of the award, Wei Ming did not directly exclude liberal arts students, but he divided the scholarship into three levels, with the first-level scholarship being related to scientific and technological progress.

For second-class scholarships, especially in the humanities, unless one can maintain the same level of ability and influence as in the previous two years, there's little chance of getting one, and such individuals are unlikely to apply for such scholarships voluntarily.

The third-class scholarship can be slightly more lenient for liberal arts students. This change was made at the suggestion of the school, because we can't not give any to liberal arts students at all.

Wei Hong's roommates also heard about the million-dollar scholarship from the Triangle Area and immediately ran back to the dormitory to find Wei Hong.

Wei Hong was packing her luggage to go home when Qiao Cui asked her, "Sister Hong, how much is our brother's scholarship? And what kind of grades do you need to get it?"

Wei Hong said, "According to my brother, the first-class scholarship might directly make you a millionaire. Undergraduates don't have much of a chance. You need to be a graduate student and have research achievements. You guys should publish a few more solid papers this year. Maybe you can get a third-class scholarship."

Even if it's a third-class scholarship, with the interest of tens of thousands of yuan per year from Wei Ming's scholarship, the amount that can be received is not a small sum, at least equivalent to a year's scholarship.

Upon hearing Wei Hong's inside story, her roommates immediately clung to her, saying, "Then you won't participate in the selection, right?"

In their mathematics department, even including the seniors, Wei Hong has the best grades. She published two very important papers last year, which is the reason she is confident in applying to Stanford.

Wei Hong smiled and said, "I'll be going abroad in six months, and the Wei Ming Scholarship will be awarded in the second half of the year, so it definitely won't be relevant to me. Everyone, please work hard."

As word spread among Peking University students, the Wei Ming Scholarship quickly became widely known.

Naturally, it wasn't long before Tsinghua University next door found out.

Some people were unaffected, while others felt like the sky had fallen, as if they had missed out on a million dollars.

Wei Ming, why didn't he come to Tsinghua University to be a gatekeeper back then?!

~
Hong Kong.

When Lin Dian and Qian Jiale delivered goods to Madman Comics, the place already resembled a large company, except that there were fewer big-name comic artists, because they had the money to rent apartments on their own and now mostly worked from home, enjoying quiet private time.

When the two arrived, Hong Jinbao was visiting Liu Rulong and Huang Guoxing to discuss the collaboration on "Lucky Stars". He hoped that after the movie was made, "Madman Comics" could promote the movie in the magazine.

I also hope that the screenwriter can credit Wei Kuangren, since this story was indeed written by Wei Ming.

That's to be expected. If a comic book movie is a box office hit, it will also help improve the brand value of Kuangren Comics. Now, financial companies have approached Liu Rulong wanting to list Kuangren Comics as the first listed comic book company in Hong Kong.

However, there are still some details to discuss regarding the film promotion. If I help you promote your film, shouldn't your film also promote the magazine in return?

Liu Rulong felt that adding a line of text to the opening credits wasn't enough; he wanted to incorporate the "Madman Comics" magazine into the film's plot. This wasn't something Hong Jinbao found hard to accept, and the two naturally got along very well.

When Hong Jinbao came out of Liu Rulong's office, he saw Lin Dian and Qian Jiale and they immediately greeted him politely, "Big Brother."

Chin Ka-lok seized the opportunity to introduce himself: "Brother, my name is Chin Ka-lok. Chin Siu-ho is my older brother. He was in the crew of Jackie Chan's 'Project A' before."

“Oh, I know you. Big Nose praised you, saying you were really good at the moves, but I haven’t seen you since.” Hong Jinbao asked.

"Oh, Dean and I worked for Mr. Wei Ming before, and we worked in mainland China for a period of time."

Lin Dian added, "Working behind the scenes."

It means that since no one is showing their face, it's safe.

Hong Jinbao nodded and smiled at Liu Rulong: "You have good taste. Following Mr. Wei will definitely not be bad. He is cultured and has a long-term vision. Now that you're back, you can come to my crew. Remember 'Five Lucky Stars'."

He said it casually, but Chin Ka-lok took it to heart. He thought that hanging out with Hung Chun-po was indeed not bad, since he had his own company and produced a lot of films.

However, Lin Dian also needs to see if there are any jobs available from Xu Xiaoming. His mentor is now a high-ranking executive at ATV, so he won't be short of acting opportunities.

Ah Long accepted Wei Ming's task and learned that it involved delivering elegant collectibles to five wealthy individuals. He then asked the two of them, "Would you two like to come with me?"

The two exchanged a glance and hurriedly agreed. Although the wealthy man might not remember them, entering his home would be an eye-opening experience that they could boast about in the future.

They got into Liu Rulong's car, and would deliver as many families as they could that day. At that moment, the radio in the car was broadcasting the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs.

The three of them heard the name Vivian Chow twice during their journey, and it was precisely when Vivian Chow's popularity skyrocketed after she participated in the New Talent Singer Competition that they left Hong Kong.

The 5th Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards were presented today. Vivian Chow was also on holiday and did well on her exams. With her mother's permission, she attended the awards ceremony and won two Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs with her songs "Rarely Have a Lover" and "I Like You".

She is also the only person among this year's Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs winners to have two songs.

Besides her, other familiar names include Tam Yung-lun's "Rainy Nights," Danny Chan's "Ripples," Paula Tsui's "Starry Night," Liza Wang's "Brave Chinese," and Cheung Ming-man's "I Am Chinese."

The highest award, the Golden Needle Award, was awarded to Joseph Koo this year. "I Like You," "Brave Chinese," "Forget All My Feelings," "Tonight," and "Two Hearts Forget Each Other in the Rain" are all works by him and Wong Jim, the golden duo. Five out of ten of them are his achievements. Apart from Wei Ming last year, probably no one can match him. In the Hong Kong music scene, where composition has always been weak, Joseph Koo's authority is indisputable.

At Lao Gui's house, he and Lin Ni were also listening to RTHK radio, but after the program ended, he turned on the tape recorder to listen to Zhang Mingmin's newly released song "My Chinese Heart".

As Lin Ni made a "tsk tsk tsk" sound, Lao Gui was still engrossed in it: "You grew up in a small place like Taiwan, so you don't understand how much weight the lyrics 'Yangtze River, Great Wall, Huangshan Mountain, Yellow River' carry. I don't blame you."

"So, Mr. Wei, who comes from a big city, would you like to come back to our small town with me for the Spring Festival this year?" Lin Ni had already arranged with her older siblings to go back to Taipei for the New Year.

"I...I'm not going. I finally managed to escape."

"Then you're in trouble. You'll be all alone in your room. Lingling will come with me too."

Old Gui chuckled, "With Xiao Liu's family and Amin and her daughter all here, I won't be lonely." Lin Ni suddenly sat on Old Gui's lap, "Teacher Yang is over 40 and still had two kids, what do you think of us..."

Old Gui shuddered and quickly pulled Lin Ni off his lap: "I think you've gone mad. You're living a good life, yet you come up with this idea of ​​making yourself suffer."

He has already been an irresponsible father in his life, and he has already let down his three children. He doesn't want to die with a minor child behind him.

Lin Ni also pouted angrily. Wasn't she doing this for the Wei family? Now the Wei family only had one son, and Xiao Ming did seem like someone who could have many children, but he hadn't had any yet.

Seeing that the old ghost was avoiding her, Lin Ni went downstairs to confide in her best friend, Zhou Ma.

Unexpectedly, I ran into Vivian Chow coming back from outside. She was wearing a beautiful little dress, but she was crying as she ran back from outside, and she was crying very, very sadly.

Zhou Ma and Lin Ni were startled and quickly asked her what was wrong.

Chow Wai-man sobbed, "Karen is dead."

Linnie: "Who is Karen? Your friend?"

Aunt Zhou: "Is she the lead singer of Carpenter?"

“Yes!” Zhou Huimin nodded with tears in her eyes. “I was listening to the radio in the car and heard that she had passed away.”

Karen Carpenter, the sister of the Carpenters, the other member is her brother.

The older brother is mainly responsible for songwriting, while the younger sister is in charge of singing. This group is also Zhou Huimin's favorite Western group. She never gets tired of listening to their song "Yesterday Once More". She has discussed the Carpenters' works with Wei Ming many times in her letters.

Linni asked, "What illness does she have?"

Zhou Huimin: "She has anorexia."

"Anorexia?"

The cause of this disease was completely unfamiliar to Lin Ni and her companion. They couldn't believe such a disease existed in the world. Wasn't that just starving themselves to death?
Zhou's mother didn't know what to say to comfort her daughter, and after a long pause, she said, "Are you hungry? Mom will make you something delicious."

Zhou Huimin shook her head, locked herself in her room, and began writing a letter to Wei Ming, lamenting the impermanence of life and how a musical genius with a bright future, only 33 years old, had suddenly disappeared.

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When Wei Ming received Amin's letter, news of his donation of one million yuan to establish a scholarship eventually spread and was widely reported by the media in newspapers. Official media gave Wei Ming's actions very high praise.

To avoid being misled by those with ulterior motives into focusing on the gap between the rich and the poor, Wei Ming has declined many media interviews during this period and has been quietly working on the final stages of the film.

However, he now has many more people around him who call him "Wei the Millionaire".

Gong Xue and Zhu Lin both saw the news in the newspaper, which made them admire the young man even more, to the point that they spent almost all their time on team competitions these past few days.

Wei Ming excels in team battles.

It wasn't until both of them started menstruating that Wei Ming returned to the Overseas Chinese Apartment for a few days to recuperate.

Sure enough, when women spend a lot of time together, even their menstrual cycles tend to align. It's better to let them live separately from now on, so that when they take their days off together, there's no one to take turns cleaning up after them.

Upon seeing Amin's letter, Wei Ming thought for a moment and, in order to ensure she received it as soon as possible, sent her a telegram in reply.

Amin quickly saw Wei Ming's reply.

In the letter, Wei Ming first expressed his shock and regret for the passing of a talented singer. He then said, "However, I don't think we need to be too sad. I think human death can be divided into three levels. The first level is biological death, which is easy to understand. The second level is sociological death, which is when the funeral ends, and dust returns to dust. This is also not difficult to understand."

"The third layer, I think, is forgetting. When there are still people in the world who remember the deceased, even though they are dead, their image and memories of them still live in people's hearts. Karen is a world-famous singer with hundreds of millions of fans. Even if her fans are dead, as long as her songs are still there, people will always remember her existence. Isn't that another kind of immortality?"

Telegrams are charged by the word, so Wei Ming's reply was of exceptional value.

Amin was indeed comforted by Amin's telegram. He was so eloquent; his description of the three realms of death was something he could copy down and use for an essay later.

Moreover, Amin believes that Amin's works will last longer than the Carpenters' songs; he is the one who will truly be remembered for generations to come and live forever in people's hearts.

Compared to him, I am so insignificant. If I hadn't continued singing, perhaps no one would remember me after a few years.

Just yesterday, she received an invitation from TVB to attend the Hong Kong Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Awards Ceremony.

She didn't participate last year, and she was supposed to participate this year, but because of her idol's passing, she was in a bad mood and decided to cancel.

But after reading Wei Ming's reply, she promptly contacted TVB and said she would attend as scheduled.

She hopes to be like Amin, someone who will live on in people's hearts for a long, long time.

She hopes that even long after her death, people will remember Vivian Chow, AKA Holiland's little princess.

TVB has gone to great lengths to create the Top Ten Jade Solid Gold Songs brand, and this time they have even gone so far as to invite Jackie Chan, the son of their arch-rival Golden Harvest, to be the award presenter.

Inviting Jackie Chan is nothing special, but Jackie Chan came with the mission of promoting the movie "Project A," which is equivalent to Golden Harvest advertising on TVB.

With Shaw Brothers Studio's decline and the rise of Cinema City, these two arch-rivals seem to be getting closer.

On the day of the awards ceremony, in Liu Rulong and Gong Ying's rented apartment, Gong Ying smiled and said, "I'm not going anywhere today. I'll just stay here and watch Amin receive the award."

Wei Ming wrote two songs for Zhou Huimin, one called "A Rare Lover" and the other called "My Favorite". This matter could not be kept from Gong Ying in the end, and she also learned about the rumors behind these two songs about Zhou Huimin and Wei Ming dating.

Although Ah Long vehemently denied it, he also refused to let Gong Ying get close to Ah Min.

Since I can't get close to her, I can only watch her shows and see if she'll say something herself.

Before the awards ceremony officially began, the Hong Kong executive officer of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) was invited to announce the best-selling record in Hong Kong last year.

The result was that "First Love: Vivian Chow," produced by PolyGram, broke through five platinum status in just two months and has now surpassed six platinum status, reaching 33 sales.

This achievement is among the best in Hong Kong's record industry, demonstrating just how quickly Vivian Chow rose to fame.

Besides the hit songs created by Wei Ming and Hui Huang, her student status and rare pure and innocent girlish temperament are unique in the Hong Kong music scene and even the entire Hong Kong entertainment industry.

These qualities not only attract students, but also hold considerable appeal for mothers and nostalgic older men.

At the next awards ceremony, Vivian Chow, like the Top Ten Chinese Songs, had two songs selected: "My Favorite" and "A Rare Lover," both by Wei Ming.

According to the rules, Vivian Chow also sang these two songs. Unlike listening to a record, Gong Ying could see Vivian Chow's facial expressions in addition to her singing.

Gong Ying stroked her chin, unsure whether Amin was singing with great feeling or simply immersing herself in some emotion, but her performance was truly remarkable.

Besides Vivian Chow, Alan Tam, Leslie Cheung, and Danny Chan also had works selected. Compared to the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs, the winners of the Top Ten Jade Solid Gold Songs were more youthful and energetic.

However, Anita Mui, who was promoted by TVB herself, had no songs selected this time because her first album was rather unremarkable. She could only sit in the audience and cheer for Ah Man Wing Siu.

Following the Top Ten Hits, the most popular male and female singers, also known as the King and Queen of Singers, receive even more attention.

Unsurprisingly, the most popular male singer is Tam Yung-lun. He is indeed the most outstanding among the younger generation, constantly releasing albums and holding concerts, and has a strong drive for career advancement.

The result of the Most Popular Female Singer caused a stir in the audience, followed by even more enthusiastic applause than that for Tam Yung-lun. This award was actually won by Vivian Chow, who is known as a singer who only does it for fun.

Many people thought that last year it was Paula Tsui, and this year it should be Jenny Tseng.

However, Jenny Tseng didn't have any outstanding works this year, and neither of them made it into the top ten. On the contrary, Vivian Chow contributed three or four hit songs in a year.

Vivian Chow herself was a little surprised. As she walked onto the stage, she kept asking herself, "So everyone really hopes that I can keep singing, right?"
Receiving the prestigious trophy from Jackie Chan, Vivian Chow said earnestly, "Thank you very much to the judges and to my fans. This award is too weighty; I feel I still have a long way to go. Please consider this an encouragement award. Here, I really want to thank one person..."

Upon hearing this, Ah Long thought to himself, "It's over."

Gong Ying sat up straight. Here she comes!

"She is Karen Carpenter, the younger sister of an American sibling duo. She was the first singer I ever met who sang in English. Many of her songs were songs I knew by heart and sang countless times. However, not long ago, she left us due to illness. According to the rules, I can sing a song here, so I will sing 'Yesterday Once More'."

When the music started, Ah Long breathed a sigh of relief, and Gong Ying listened attentively: "Amin sings English songs quite well too."

Ah Long: "It's just so-so, karaoke level. Ah Ying, do you know what karaoke is? It's very popular in Japan. I'll take you to Japan sometime..."

Ah Long successfully steered the conversation until the Golden Melody Award was finally given to "A Rare Lover" before they stopped.

When Vivian Chow returned to the stage, she raised the trophy like a queen and said to Wei Ming, who was not present, "Ming, you saw it, this is something we did together!"

After saying that, he kissed the trophy, as if he were kissing his lover.

Gong Ying's eyes narrowed again, and her expression began to become subtle.

Ah Long scratched his head: "Oh dear, I'm going to draw now. I wanted to add more chapters!"

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