1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The sky gradually darkened and the sun was getting closer and closer to the sea level.

The entrance to the "big cafeteria" gradually became quiet, but the sound of the waves became more obvious.

The tourists had already taken their seats. Those who arrived early had already found seats, while those who came later could only stand by. The chairs prepared by Huang Youfa and his team could not accommodate all the tourists.

The show hasn't started yet, but the tourists are not in a hurry. Many of them turn their faces towards the sea, admiring the beautiful scenery of Jiaochangwei at dusk.

There was no advance notice for today's performance, and most tourists didn't know there was a performance before they came. They came only because the tourism popularity in Jiaochangwei has been very high in the past few days, and coupled with the news reporting the wedding of Zhou Yan and Joey Wong, many people wanted to come and take a look.

Many people only found out after they arrived that the so-called wedding of Zhou Yan and Joey Wong was just a movie shoot.

However, although they were "tricked" here, the trip was not in vain. At least they enjoyed the beautiful scenery of Jiaochangwei and an impromptu performance.

By half past six, more than half of the sun had sunk below sea level, with only a little bit left above. At this moment, almost all the tourists were watching the sunset.

The host Shen Yan, who had already walked onto the stage, did not rush to speak. Instead, he waited until the sun had completely set before tapping the microphone. "Although it happens every day, every time I see it, I still can't help but be attracted to it."

After hearing Shen Yan's words, people began to turn around and look at the stage.

After they all turned around, Shen Yan spoke again, "Before the performance begins, let me briefly explain why this performance is held. The filming of "Time Traveler" at the end of Jiaochang was completed yesterday..."

Shen Yan briefly explained why there was a performance tonight and also promoted the movie.

He didn't say anything else afterwards, and directly announced the start of the performance, "Next, please enjoy "If Love Has Destiny" sung by Li Naiwen."

As soon as Shen Yan finished speaking, and before anyone left, the prelude to "If Love Has Destiny" sounded at the scene.

Needless to say, the song "If Love Has Destiny" is very popular in Shenzhen. Although only a few years have passed, this song has already become a classic.

Whether a song can become a classic often depends on how well it is covered. Usually the more covers there are and the higher the quality, the more likely it is to become a classic.

Anita Mui's original version is definitely the most popular, but there are also many popular cover versions. Many Hong Kong singers have covered this song, and even Zhang Xueyou sang a part of it on a show before.

It’s a pity that Zhang Xueyou only sang a part and did not record the full version, which many fans felt very sorry about.

In addition to the Cantonese version, the Japanese version sung by Shizuka Kudo also has a large audience, and the Japanese version is not only popular in Japan, but is also popular in Hong Kong and Taiwan.

What Li Naiwen is singing now is naturally the Cantonese version, and the accompaniment is also Anita Mui's original version.

After the prelude ended, Li Naiwen's singing began. Zhou Yan raised his eyebrows. Li Naiwen sang better than he had imagined.

Of course, it was just better than he imagined, and certainly not comparable to that of professional singers.

"Hey, Xiao Li's Cantonese is pretty good." Joey Wong said with a smile.

Zhou Yan nodded, "Yeah, he seems to have learned it during this period."

“Very talented.”

Li Naiwen's singing was just average. Although Joey Wong said his Cantonese pronunciation was good, when he sang in Cantonese in Shenzhen, it certainly couldn't escape the ears of the locals. They knew he was from another place as soon as they heard him.

Fortunately, the song "If Love Has Destiny" is widely circulated and most people at the scene have heard it, so it is easy to resonate with the audience.

When Li Naiwen was singing in the middle, some not-so-loud chorus could be heard from the audience.

After Li Naiwen heated up the atmosphere, Li Xiaoran came on stage to perform a dance.

She was dancing a folk dance. Although she didn't wear suitable clothes due to limited conditions, her expressiveness was still remarkable as she was only wearing ordinary clothes.

Zhou Yan also secretly sighed that Li Xiaoran was really being chased by God and fed by him.

Dance, like music, requires constant practice.

If you don’t practice for one day, you know it. If you don’t practice for two days, your colleagues know it. If you don’t practice for three days, the audience knows it.

After Li Xiaoran came to the crew, Zhou Yan had never seen her practice dancing at all, and based on her personality, she probably wouldn't insist on practicing after quitting the dance troupe.

Although she hasn't practiced for such a long time, Li Xiaoran is still able to maintain a very high standard. It's hard to say whether she can fool her peers, but she has no problem dealing with the audience.

The key is that Li Xiaoran has a straight figure and good looks. Once she stands on the stage, the audience is half conquered.

After Li Xiaoran's dance, Liu Qing and her team performed a skit.

This skit was well choreographed. It was quite popular when it was performed in Yanjing before, otherwise Liu Qing and others would not have put forward this program. It’s just that the response on site today was very average.

Including the stand-up comedy that followed the skit, the response was also mediocre.

The two art forms, sketches and crosstalk, are obviously not particularly popular in Shenzhen.

Later, Jiao Huang came out and sang a Peking Opera, which received warm applause from the audience.

Zhou Yan didn't know whether the audience was so enthusiastic because the singer was Jiao Huang or because they could really accept Peking Opera.

The performance was not long, only forty minutes in total, with eight programs.

After all the performances were finished, Zhou Yan walked onto the stage.

As soon as he appeared on the stage, there was warm applause from the audience. This was also the loudest applause so far in tonight's performance. The loudest applause before that was when Jiao Huang sang Peking Opera.

When the applause died down a bit, Zhou Yan patted the microphone and said, "Today is actually an internal team building for our crew. Everyone is in a good mood, so we simply arranged a few programs to make it lively. But we are still very happy to welcome so many audiences. We hope that the programs just now can leave you with some good memories."

As soon as Zhou Yan finished speaking, someone shouted, "Director Zhou, come on, too!"

The person who shouted this was not a tourist, nor was he from the film crew, but the nephew of the village chief Huang Youfa.

As soon as he shouted this, Huang Youfa hurriedly pulled his arm, signaling him not to make trouble.

But it was too late for Huang Youfa to pull his arm now, because after he shouted like that, the tourists behind him also started to make a fuss.

"Come on, come on."

"one comes."

Zhou Yan had no plans to perform, and it was getting late, so everyone was probably hungry, so he wanted to finish his talk quickly and then go in to eat.

However, when he saw Xu Guanwen also joining in the fun, he suddenly laughed and said, "As for me, I won't perform today because I don't have any suitable musical instruments, and I'm afraid you won't be able to sleep at night if I sing. How about this, I invite someone to come up and sing for you?" Before the audience could react, Zhou Yan took two steps forward and pulled Xu Guanwen's arm.

Xu Guanwen was just joining the others in making a scene, but Zhou Yan suddenly grabbed his arm. He quickly waved his hand, "No, no."

He wanted to break free, but after struggling twice he found that Zhou Yan was very strong and he couldn't get free at all. Before he could react, he was pulled up.

Xu Guanwen was pulled onto the stage, and Zhou Yan waved to Jiang Mengfei who was holding a guitar in the audience. Jiang Mengfei understood and directly handed the guitar up.

Zhou Yan put the guitar into Xu Guanwen's hands and said with a smile, "Come on."

Originally, Xu Guanwen was reserved when he was off the stage, but after he got on the stage, he became generous, nodded, and hugged the guitar directly.

"In that case, I will sing a song. If it's not good, you can boo me, but please don't throw things at me on stage."

As the comedy king of Hong Kong's previous generation, as soon as Xu Guanwen came on stage, there was a lot of laughter in the audience. At this moment, he made a joke casually and the audience laughed out loud.

Some viewers found it funny to see Michael Hui was going to sing, but others were full of anticipation.

Xu Guanwen did not joke around anymore. He strummed his guitar twice and said, "I'll give you a song called "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky."

According to Xu Guanwen's style, he must chat with the audience before singing, and the chatting time may be even longer than the singing time.

But today the situation is special, the celebration banquet has not started yet, and he cannot waste too much time.

To be honest, he himself was a little hungry.

The audience at the scene couldn't help but exclaim when they heard "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky".

The song "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky" has special significance for the Cantonese music scene. It is Sam Hui's first Cantonese pop song and is also known as the beginning of modern Cantonese pop songs.

It can be said that this song represents an era.

The lyrics of this song were written by Sam Hui.

Xu Guanwen played in a band in his early years and played the guitar well. His younger brother Xu Guanjie also started playing the guitar after him. It can be said that Xu Guanwen was Xu Guanjie's guide in music.

Sometimes Michael Hui would joke that his singing was the same as his younger brother Sam Hui, except that he had not become popular after singing for many years.

This is a joke, but it is also partly true.

Of course the most true thing is the latter sentence, he really didn’t become famous, so many people didn’t know that he could actually sing.

The voices of the two Hui brothers are very similar. When Xu Guanwen sang "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky", there were two lines that sounded like they were sung by Xu Guanjie.

To be honest, although Xu Guanwen sings well, he is definitely not as good as his younger brother Xu Guanjie.

However, when Sam Hui picked up the guitar and started singing "Iron Tower Soaring into the Sky", it was bound to set the scene on fire, and most of the audience sang along.

This song has been released for more than 20 years, but it has been covered by many people over the years, such as Alan Tam, Andy Lau, and Sandy Lam. It is because of these people's covers that this song is still remembered by listeners today.

When the song was finished, Xu Guanwen breathed a sigh of relief, "Not bad, although I haven't sung it for a long time, but it's not too bad."

Although he was pulled up by Zhou Yanqiang, Xu Guanwen was also very happy singing.

This kind of performance environment is his favorite. Looking at the audience below the stage and listening to the sound of waves coming from afar, he can even recall the time when he formed a band when he was in school.

The fifties and sixties were a really great time for him.

At that time, although the family conditions were not as good as they are later, he could be said to be carefree. It can be said that he woke up happily and full of energy every day, and it seemed that he had hope every day.

Even though he had to work part-time teaching English at night school while in middle school because his family was poor, he still felt that those days were fulfilling and happy.

Later, he studied at a normal college, and after graduation, he taught in a middle school for three years. He saved enough money before going to study at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Every day when he woke up, he had a goal and motivation.

On the contrary, now he feels that he has no motivation at all.

Now singing a song on the stage, his emotions were aroused for the first time in a long time.

Zhou Yan looked at the enthusiastic response from the audience and started laughing, thinking that he had made the right decision to force Xu Guanwen to come up.

Of course, he pulled up Michael Hui not only to stimulate the audience's enthusiasm, but also to make Michael Hui happier.

After spending some time together, Zhou Yan discovered that Xu Guanwen was very different from the public's impression of him. He was a bit serious and a bit melancholy. Sometimes Zhou Yan even wondered if Xu Guanwen acted like this just to adapt to the role in "Time Traveler".

In "Time Traveler", Sam Hui plays a screenwriter who is unhappy with his life and always looks unhappy.

Zhou Yan originally asked Xu Guanwen to play the role because he had good acting skills, but he didn't expect that his private image would be like this, which was very consistent with the role of screenwriter.

After meeting two generations of Hong Kong comedy kings, Sam Hui and Stephen Chow, Zhou Yan discovered that comedians seem to be very serious and even melancholy in private.

Of course, Sam Hui is not as stubborn as Stephen Chow and has a better temper.

This was also the first time Zhou Yan saw Xu Guanwen so happy.

Zhou Yan walked onto the stage with a smile, holding the microphone and said, "Thank you Mr. Xu Guanwen for the wonderful performance. Next..."

Xu Guanwen immediately responded, "Next, do you want Director Zhou to perform a show for us?"

The audience responded very cooperatively, “Yes!”

Before Zhou Yan could say anything, Xu Guanwen stuffed the guitar into his arms, using the same action as when Zhou Yan stuffed the guitar into his arms just now.

The offensive and defensive momentum is different!

"I……"

"I know you can play the guitar, 'Meteor', right?" Xu Guanwen interrupted Zhou Yan from saying anything.

Zhou Yan seldom plays the guitar, but he showed off his guitar skills in an advertisement for Panasonic, which was the song "Meteor", which was later sung by the Backstreet Boys as "Yellow".

Seeing that Xu Guanwen was not going to let him go, Zhou Yan did not refuse any more. After all, he had just forced Xu Guanwen to leave, and now he could only say that he deserved this retribution. (End of this chapter)