Reborn Hong Kong Wild Age

Chapter 32 Everything is ready

"Boss Gu, we are willing, as much as we want."

After receiving the lyrics and music from Gu Xiayang, Huang Jiaju and the others agreed in unison before even reading it.

It's not that Beyond can't wait to be popular, but they're really having a hard time.

In July, Beyond held a solo concert "Waiting Forever" at the Hong Kong Caritas Center at its own expense. Huang Jiaju's father sat in the audience and scolded him from beginning to end.

Beyond borrowed more than 1 yuan from the bank, and all the work in front of and behind the scenes is self-reliant.

Such a pioneering work is inconceivable in the eyes of those signed singers who are packaged by record companies and hit the charts.They wanted to expand their influence while also making a little money to publish cassettes, but ended up losing a few thousand dollars.

Now Gu Xiayang offered them an olive branch, allowing them to sing the movie's episodes in one step. This is a rare opportunity for many underground music players.

Xia Shaosheng, the eldest brother of Beyond who was in Visa Band in the past, is now revered as the godfather of Hong Kong rock and roll. With the "Empty Stool" written by Lin Zhenqiang and Lin Min, he entered the mainstream market.

Tai Chi, another well-known band closely related to Beyond, formed last year. This year, the lineup gradually stabilized. They won the Hong Kong-wide band competition "Carlsberg Pop Music Festival", and thus took the lead in trying to enter the commercial music scene.

The estate brother Tsao Meng Zai, whose dance is better than singing, was eliminated in the final of the rookie competition, but fortunately got the attention of Anita Mui, and invited them to be his dance partners in the performance, and was able to enter the music scene with a curve.

If you want to say that Beyond is not yearning, it must be false.Playing underground music is too niche, they want to prove themselves, and need to make money, this is a good opportunity.

In the end, Gu Xiayang paid 2000 yuan for one song, a total of three songs at a cost of 6000 yuan, and gave them to Beyond to sing. By the way, he also introduced this later legendary band to Chen Shufen.

As for the extent to which Beyond can accept commercialization in the end, it is not something that Gu Xiayang can control, let alone that he can make sense of it. Now Huang Jiaju and the others are hot-blooded young people full of ideals and ambitions.

In addition, Gu Xiayang finally chose to spend 8000 yuan to invite Ye Qianwen to sing the theme song "If there is love in the sky", which is also the Cantonese version of "Dream Chaser". Zhou Huimin is not enough To interpret the taste of this song.

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"Young Master Gu is really rich and powerful. This is the first time I have eaten here."

"This is his first movie, and it must have been done with great fanfare. Didn't you realize that in the past few days, major newspapers such as "Oriental Daily" and "Ming Pao" have started promoting "A Rumor of Love"? It must have cost a lot of money. "

"What is this? Boss Gu also contacted Hong Kong Commercial Channel for cooperation. Just like those big companies, they want to promote a tour car before the release..."

"With this kind of money, it's better to find a big name to act in. Hua Tsai and Zhou Huimin really have too few topics to talk about."

At the Empire Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui on Kimberley Road, Gu Xiayang's generous work at the wrap-up banquet of "If There Is Love in the Sky" also made everyone very happy.

The main creators and some of the staff of "If There Is Love in the Sky" were invited to attend. If it wasn't for big companies and big cast movies, they wouldn't even think about such treatment.

Apart from not having so many star-studded stars, those who didn't know thought this was the premiere reception, not the finale.

"Young Master Gu, you're late! If you don't come, we'll all be groaning with hunger, and we can't help but start the dinner first."

When Gu Xiayang walked in, Du Qifeng couldn't help joking that he was a completely different person on the set right now.

Especially after the filming of "If there is love in the sky", Gu Xiayang never pointed fingers at the crew, and was willing to pay for publicity, which shows that the boss really wants to make a movie, which is a great thing for him and Chen Musheng.

"Hurry up and start the banquet! Everyone eats and drinks well, and I have nothing to say. Thank you for your dedication during this time." Gu Xiayang raised his glass, said something, and drank it down.

"it is good!"

"Gu Shao is open!"

"If you are fined for drinking, you will be fined three glasses, and then two more glasses."

"Hahaha……"

The scene quickly became lively, everyone was drinking and toasting each other, and many grievances and grievances that happened on the set were also blown away by the wind.

"Du sir, I offer you a toast. I always thought you were the director, hahahaha..."

Holding the wine glass, Liu Dehua hid his embarrassment with a big laugh.He really thought that Du Qifeng was the director, because this tyrant on the set talked so much that Chen Musheng was ignored.

Du Qifeng smiled and clinked glasses with Liu Dehua, and drank it down.He has no opinion on Liu Dehua, but from the perspective of an actor, he still feels that he is not qualified.

"Stop drinking, drink fruit drink."

Just when Zhou Huimin was about to pour a toast to the director, Gu Xiayang reached out to stop her, and then poured her a glass of juice.

"Du sir, Director Chen, I'll toast you with this. Thank you for your teaching during this time, otherwise I don't even know how to act."

"It's okay, just don't blame us for scolding too hard."

"Du sir, you don't know how many times you have scolded and cried for Xiaomin. Some people must be so distressed."

The others looked at Gu Xiayang with smiles, and Zhou Huimin blushed all of a sudden.

"Your mother called on purpose to tell me to be optimistic about you. The entertainment industry is not easy. I promised Zhou's mother that I will do it." Gu Xiayang didn't care about them, and only shifted the responsibility to Zhou's mother.

"By the way, your record should be recorded!"

"En!" Zhou Huimin nodded in a low voice like a kitten.

As his first album, the title of the album is "Zhou Huimin". Huaxing Records decided to wait for the release of "If there is love in the sky", and release it at the same time to increase the popularity.

And Gu Xiayang also sent the Mandarin version of "Repayment" "Red Bean" over.Mandarin songs are extremely important for records to enter the Bay Island market.

For now, whether it is the film industry or the record industry, Bay Island has the largest audience outside of Hong Kong, and the market is huge.

In fact, this year was also the year when the new generation of music in Hong Kong began to rise slightly.

Li Keqin, another loser in the rookie competition, also participated in the [-]th District Amateur Singing Contest this year and won the championship with his idol Tan Yonglin's "Love in the Fog".He has been a loyal fan of Tan Yonglin since he was a child. When he first joined TVB, he excitedly struck up a conversation with Allen in the company gym. He did not expect that he would be designated as his successor by Allen in the future, and a popular gold medal group Zuo Linyou was born from this. plum.

In the amateur singing competition Li Keqin participated in, the previous champion was Zhang Xueyou. He and Lu Fang both stood out from the new generation of singers this year. Both of them released their first albums, each with a song "Love is Gone" and "Speaking Unheard" entered the Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs and Top Ten Golden Songs at the same time.

Although Xueyou has a youthful temperament, but his voice is mellow and clear. "Smile" has sold four platinum, which is a sensation in the music scene. It should be an unprecedented sales volume among Hong Kong singers' debut albums.He has not yet resigned from his job at Cathay Pacific, and he has undoubtedly won the Most Promising Newcomer Award in the music industry, and he is regarded as Guan Zhenjie's successor because of his singing skills.

Chen Huixian, the winner of the Newcomer Award last year, released her second solo album "Chen Huixian" this year and continued to achieve platinum sales.

Soon Chen Huixian joined PolyGram due to the reorganization of the record company, and became a brother and sister with Zhang Xueyou.

This year, many new singers such as Lin Yilian and Kuang Meiyun released their first albums.

Kuang Meiyun quickly became popular at the end of the year with "Sit for a while" composed by Luo Dayou and written by Pan Weiyuan.Lin Yilian's appearance was unremarkable, but among female singers of her generation, she had the most enterprising spirit and endurance in long-distance running.

At the beginning of the filming of "If There Is Love", Lu Fang, Zhang Xueyou, Chen Huixian, Lin Yilian and Lin Shanxian, as the best newcomers, were arranged by the record company to form a group, and they were lucky enough to be on the stage of the Red Pavilion early at the end of August. A youth idol concert was held.

It's a pity that Zhou Huimin's timing is not good. If the record is released earlier, Huaxing may also be included in this youth idol concert.

"Little Jew, don't worry. After "A Rumor of Love" airs, I guarantee you will become a popular starlet in Hong Kong, the dream lover of teenagers."

Seeing Gu Xiayang's joke, Zhou Huimin gave him a sideways glance: "I don't want to be the lover of my dreams..."

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"Boss, it's settled with Debao Cinemas. After the trial screening, the film will be arranged normally, but if the box office is not good, they will withdraw the screen."

The post-production of "If there is love in the sky" has come to an end, and Ju Jueliang breathed a sigh of relief after the deal was settled.

"Shaw Brothers is constantly laying off employees. We have excellent film talents. We can find a way to attract them. You can discuss this matter with Du Qifeng."

The box office of Shaw Brothers' movies has been declining year after year in the 80s, and the production of movies has naturally plummeted, while the wireless TV stations of the same series are thriving.

Shao Yifu only likes businesses that can make money, and it is normal business logic to give up making movies.It is admirable to dare a strong man to break his wrist, but if he is praised for his foresight and sagacity, Gu Xiayang feels that it is too much praise.

In the mid-80s, the TV industry had a bright future, but the film industry was also growing at a high speed. Both Golden Harvest New Art City and Debao Yongjia Siyuan were profitable.

It is a pity that Shaw Brothers, as the leader of the Chinese film industry, failed to grasp the most golden decade after creating so many brilliance.

Now that Shaw has laid off employees, the number of employees in Hong Kong has dropped from 700 at its peak to 300.

The tree fell and the monkeys scattered, and everyone went their separate ways.

Lighting, editing, martial artists and other minions will not worry about going home, and there are a lot of opportunities in the film and television industry.

The headache is that a group of superstar directors, taking into account their status in the world, are in an embarrassing situation, and it is difficult to find a way out.

Gu Xiayang's current world has just been created, and his ambition for the film market is naturally to attract a group of outstanding film talents.

After the success of "If there is love in the sky", everything will no longer be a problem.

(End of this chapter)