Hong Kong Entertainment: The King of Kung Fu

Chapter 7 Lion Rock Spirit

After Yang Ye left the Ming Pao Building, he bought a guitar and started writing songs.

As for the guitar, Yang Ye also learned it in his previous life in order to pick up girls. He played it fairly well and could read music.

This is enough. In fact, not many people in Hong Kong have received professional vocal training these days, and most of them learn by themselves.

Everyone is half-baked, no one should laugh at anyone.

When Yang Ye returned home, it was already late at night.

Since he was the charterer, he was not afraid of disturbing others' dreams. He plucked the strings and began to play and sing.

The song played and sung by Yang Ye is called "Under the Lion Rock", and the lyrics read:

There is joy in life, but it is inevitable that there will always be tears.

When we all met at the foot of Lion Rock, we finally laughed more than we sighed.

Life is inevitably rough, and it is difficult to be free from worries.

Since we are in the same boat, we will help each other under the Lion Mountain, abandoning distinctions and seeking common ground.

Let go of the conflicts in each other's hearts and pursue our ideals together.

People who are in the same boat swear to follow each other without fear.

We are on the same corner of the world, and we work together to smooth out the rough terrain.

We all worked hard to write that,
Immortal Xiangjiang famous sayings.

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In the 40 years of Cantonese singing, if you want to choose one of the most representative works.

That must be the song "Under the Lion Rock" written by Huang Zhan, composed by Gu Jiahui and sung by Luo Wen in 1979.

This song expresses the common aspirations of the grassroots in Hong Kong.

The content expressed in the song of being in the same boat, being strong in adversity, working hard, and meeting challenges is called the "Lion Rock Spirit" and has inspired generations of Hong Kong people.

Almost all popular Hong Kong singers have covered this song. Whenever Hong Kong encounters difficulties, people will always think of this song.

During Hong Kong's economic recession in 2002, Premier Zhu once recited the lyrics of "Under the Lion Rock" in public to encourage the SAR.

Lion Rock is located on the Kowloon Peninsula. Due to geographical, climatic and historical reasons, the mountain and the foot of the mountain have distinct spatial political implications.

The mountain was a chartered residence for British officials and wealthy businessmen, with the most powerful occupying the top of the mountain.

The lower part of the mountain was left to the poor Chinese community.

That’s why the lyrics sing, “We are at the same end of the world, and we can overcome the rough terrain together.”

Because we live at the foot of the mountain, so close to the top of the mountain, but as far away as the end of the world.

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In this era, Yang Ye chose this song "Under the Lion Rock" as the title song for his debut as a singer because Hong Kong is also facing difficulties now.

There was a thunderstorm in the stock market this year, and countless people lost their lives.

Do you think these gamblers deserve what they deserve?But when the market is hot, who doesn’t want to seize the opportunity to make money?

At this time, if Yang Ye can sing this song "Under the Lion Rock", becoming famous is only one aspect.

On the other hand, using this song to encourage citizens to work together to overcome difficulties can be regarded as accumulating some merit.

"Under the Lion Rock" is also a television program, a live television series produced from 1972 to 2006.

The program tells the lives of ordinary citizens and their views on society and people's livelihood in the form of situational stories.

These stories reflect the struggles of the grassroots at that time, how they faced various setbacks in life, and bear witness to the history of Hong Kong.

Now this show has just been aired, and although it is very popular, it does not have a theme song yet.

At this time, Yang Ye presented a theme song that complemented the show, which was really the icing on the cake.

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In addition to this song "Under the Lion Rock", Yang Ye has selected several more songs and plans to use them for an album.

Due to the times and the public's acceptance, these songs cannot be too advanced, so it is quite difficult to choose.

After spending several days, Yang Ye chose "Flow Against the Current" sung by Xu Xiaofeng in 1985 and "Silence is Golden" composed by Zhang Guorong in 1988.These three songs are put together to have an inspirational theme.

In addition, I also selected a few relaxing tunes, such as "Song of the Four Seasons" by Daming.

Of course, a few love songs are also a must.

These songs all have one thing in common: the lyrics are catchy and the melody is beautiful. There are no high notes or low notes. Once you learn it, you can sing it even with a white voice.

Yang Ye in this time and space is a martial arts student, with a strong energy in his chest, and he is actually pretty good at singing.

When Yang Ye finished these songs, Ming Pao had already started serializing "The Iron-Blooded Genius" in its supplement.

Yang Ye ignored this, carried his guitar on his back, and rode his motorcycle straight to Radio Hong Kong.

Radio Television Hong Kong is a public radio station founded by the British Conquest of Hong Kong. Although it is only a radio station, it also produces TV programs. According to the regulations of the British Conquest of Hong Kong, LiTV and TVB must broadcast the TV programs they produce. "Under the Lion Rock" is produced by RTHK of.

When Yang Ye went to Radio Hong Kong, of course he sent them the theme song.

This time, Yang Ye didn't force his way into the Ming Pao Building like he did last time.

He asked Pan Yuesheng to help him introduce him, and made an appointment in advance with Zhang Minyi, director of the TV department of RTHK.

Yang Ye rode his bicycle to Mount Sitai.It is now called Mount Sitai, but when Jiashi is established two years later, it will be called Mount Wutai.

The reason why it is called so is because in the broadcast channel of less than one kilometer, three TV stations, namely Li's TV, TVB TV and Jiayi TV, as well as two radio stations, Radio Television Hong Kong and Commercial Radio, are concentrated.

The geographical location here is a small hill, so it is called "Wutai Mountain".

In later generations, Lan Jieying was known as "Beautiful Wutai Mountain", which of course means that in this place where beauties gather, she is the most beautiful!
The centralized arrangement of radio and television agencies was a deliberate move by the British conquest of Hong Kong at that time. They believed that it was more convenient and safer.

Yang Ye quickly met Zhang Minyi. This woman was 27 years old, petite, wearing a black professional suit, with smart short ear-length hair, and a little makeup on her face. She was quite pretty.

Yang Ye scanned Zhang Minyi and quickly obtained her information.

This woman is a bit awesome. She was one of the top ten outstanding young people in Hong Kong, a Justice of the Peace, and later rose to the position of Director of Broadcasting.

Because of her beauty, she was called "the most beautiful director" and she never married.

Yang Ye thought to himself: Director of the Broadcasting Department?It seems that we need to have a good relationship with her!

The director is a senior official in Hong Kong, followed by the secretary-general and the governor.

If compared with the level in the mainland, it is equivalent to the deputy minister level.

For a woman to achieve this level, it can be said to be quite awesome!

And she is also the first Chinese and woman to hold this position!

Yang Ye showed a harmless smile and said proactively: "Hello, Director Zhang! I am Yang Ye."

The two shook hands. Zhang Minyi had a capable personality and a tough style. She didn't talk nonsense to Yang Ye and said straight to the point: "Hello, Yang Sheng. Pan Sheng called me and said that you wrote a song of the same name for "Under the Lion Rock". theme song?"

Yang Ye nodded and said seriously: "Yes, I like your production of "Under the Lion Rock" very much. The filming is very real and simple, and it tells the pain and joy of ordinary citizens."

Yang Ye first flattered Zhang Minyi and continued: "Reminiscent of some recent events, many people have been destroyed and displaced. I wrote this song "Under the Lion Rock", hoping to call on everyone to cheer up and go through the difficult times together. .”

Zhang Minyi was quite moved by Yang Ye's statement, thinking that this was still a passionate young man, and she couldn't help but have a good impression of him.

Zhang Minyi made a gesture of invitation and said, "Yang Sheng is interested, can you let me enjoy this song?"

Yang Ye smiled and said, "Of course!"

He took out his guitar, plucked the strings, and sang passionately: "There is joy in life, but it is inevitable that there will always be tears. When we all met under the Lion Rock, we finally laughed more than weary..."

The simple and beautiful melody, paired with simple lyrics, caught Zhang Minyi's ears and sang into her heart in just one sentence.

Hong Kong is a very special Chinese society. There are only more than 1 aborigines in Hong Kong. They speak "Tu Cantonese", which is difficult for even Guangzhou people to understand.

During the Qing Dynasty, Hakka people began to enter Hong Kong. In the 20s, Chaozhou people began to flow in. In the 40s, a large number of refugees poured in from Fujian, Shanghai and other parts of the country. In the 60s, there were many more "escapers" from Hong Kong.

Ethnic groups from all over the country gathered together and mingled with each other, truly fulfilling the line sung in the lyrics, "When we met under the Lion Rock, we finally laughed more than we sighed."

Yang Ye continued to sing: "We are in the same boat, and we are working together under the Lion Rock, abandoning differences and seeking common ground. Let go of the conflicts in each other's hearts, and pursue our ideals together..."

Zhang Minyi's eyes were filled with tears. Seeking common ground while shelving differences and helping each other in the same boat was her original intention of producing this TV program.

"We are at the same end of the world, and we work hand in hand to smooth out the rugged terrain. We all worked hard to write that famous line that is immortal."

Yang Ye played the last note and the music stopped abruptly.

(End of this chapter)