Middle age: leisurely life in the entertainment industry

Huang Xiong curled his lips and whistled as he entered his bedroom.

Stubborn and old-fashioned

Big hats have been placed on my father's head for a long time.

Yu Dongqing and the others stayed at the Grand Hyatt Hotel where he stayed last time. It is located in Causeway Bay, not far from Victoria Harbor, and the scenery is very good.

Since this performance in Xiangjiang was a charity performance, all expenses were borne by the studio itself, but Luo Yun still chose to stay in this five-star hotel.

Now the studio is not short of money.

Since there was a performance tomorrow night and simple rehearsals during the day, Yu Dongqing declined invitations from some celebrities in the entertainment industry. In the evening, the group walked around Victoria Bay for a while and then returned to the hotel to rest early.

This year's cultural performance to celebrate Hong Kong's return will still be held at the Hung Hom Coliseum, commonly known as the Coliseum.

The Coliseum is not too big and can accommodate about 12,000 people. At night, the entire auditorium was packed with seats on all sides.

Huang Qihui is also here.

As a famous musician in Xiangjiang, he naturally had free tickets. According to his physical condition, he should rest at home, but he still came to the scene.

What kind of song does he want to see Yu Dongqing sing at the party?

Huang Qihui's position was in the green area, which was basically full of celebrities in the entertainment industry. People like Xia Wenxi, Liu Guoliang and others were in the front row. Huang Qihui found his place, and Huang Houhua happened to be on the left.

Huang Qihui and Huang Houhua are both known as the "Two Huangs" in the Hong Kong music scene. Huang Houhua is younger. He saw the other person coming over. Although they didn't have much contact in private, they still took the initiative to greet him and asked with concern: "Brother Qihui, are you in good health?" How is your recovery going?"

"Basically healed."

"That's good. The body is the capital of revolution."

The two chatted, and soon the topic shifted to the party performance.

"The scale of this party is quite large. All three generations of Hong Kong artists, old, middle and young, have performed, and singers from the Mainland and Macao have also been invited. Everyone is celebrating." Huang Houhua looked at the program list in his hand and sighed.

When Huang Houhua said that he would invite singers from the Mainland and Macao, Huang Qihui felt vaguely unhappy. He said: "I don't think it is necessary to invite singers from the Mainland and Macao. Even if we invite, we should invite old artists with both virtue and art to sing."

Both virtue and art?

Oh, you Huang Qihui actually use words that are often spoken in the mainland entertainment industry?

Of course Huang Houhua knew who Huang Qihui was dissatisfied with.

He really couldn't figure out why he was so prejudiced against that mainlander Yu Dongqing?

In fact, it is just that the literati look down on each other and are jealous.

Huang Houhua really couldn't stand his attitude and continued: "I heard that Yu Dongqing has brought three new songs this time and they are all Cantonese songs. Unfortunately, I only know the title of the song and have not announced the lyrics and melody. It is very exciting. .”

"Mysterious!" Huang Qihui snorted.

"You mean, his new song is not good?" Huang Houhua asked deliberately.

"I heard that he wrote these three songs in just three days. What's the quality?" Huang Qihui asked.

This is true.

Is the speed a bit too fast?

Huang Houhua nodded, but added: "Perhaps Yu Dongqing, I think, cannot be speculated based on common sense?"

"What a joke! He is also a human being! Could it be that the music god Ling Lun descended to earth?! I dare say that the quality of his three new songs is definitely not as good as the Cantonese songs he composed before!"

Huang Qihui's words were unequivocal.

Huang Houhua knew who Ling Lun was talking about in Huang Qihui's mouth. According to legend, he was a music official in the Huangdi period. He chose a bamboo tube with a well-proportioned inner cavity and cavity wall to create a five-note twelve-note tune, which was revered as the God of Music by later generations.

Of course Yu Dongqing is not a music god, but Huang Houhua has inexplicable confidence in the three newly composed songs.

At this time, the performance officially started, and the two stopped talking.

Yu Dongqing and the others were waiting in the lounge. According to the order of the show, they were ranked fifteenth, which was considered a backward position.

There was overwhelming singing and cheering outside, and they seemed relaxed and chatting.

"Ouch. It's Wu Jingqi coming on stage, her voice." Zhang Yang said.

Yu Dongqing listened carefully and found that it was Wu Jingqi's slightly resentful voice singing the Mandarin version of "The Time to Wake Up"!

You said you loved someone you shouldn't have loved

Your heart is full of scars

You said you made a mistake that you shouldn't have made

My heart is full of regret

"Don't tell me that this girl has a pretty good voice. She is very suitable for singing such a song that is slightly lingering and resentful." Liu Yimin next to him also commented.

Lingering? Grudge?

Yu Dongqing suddenly thought of the original episode "Ten Miles of Pinghu" written by Huang Zhan for "A Chinese Ghost Story". Although it only has four sentences, it is full of resentment.

Any chance for her to sing?

Wu Jingqi took the stage and sang three songs. In addition to the song "Awakening Time", there were also "The Truest Dream" and the Cantonese version of "Alang's Love Song".

It turned out that Yu Dongqing wrote the songs for her!

"Tsk tsk. Dongqing, Wu Jingqi is really your little crush." ​​Zhang Yang joked again.

"I can't help it. Who asked him to sing all the good songs to others?" Luo Yun took over.

"Hey, Luo Yun, are you jealous? Then you can't stop being jealous? Do you count, how many female singers has Dongqing written songs for? Which song is not good?" Zhang Yang said.

"Why are you jealous? I wish he would write as much as possible, so that the income will be more, and I, who is amazing, will get more commissions!"

"Hey. Luo Yun, you, the boss lady, still care about this little money? What's his is not yours?"

Among the four, Zhang Yang likes to joke the most, and Luo Yunling is sharp-tongued. The two of them are sometimes rivals in chess.

Yu Dongqing did not get involved and just listened quietly to the singers singing outside. He also heard Lu Wanyu singing "Like You" and "Where We Meet in Life" in Cantonese.

The girl's voice is also very good, full and high-pitched, which is in sharp contrast to Wu Jingqi's voice.

Finally, there is the song "Boundless Sea and Sky" sung by Tongguang Band!

Today I watched the snow drifting by in the cold night

Drifting far away with a cooled heart

Wu Qinghua's voice sounded, and a chorus immediately sounded in the stadium.

Forgive me for being uninhibited, indulgent and loving freedom in this life

I'm afraid I'll fall down one day

It is indeed a classic among classics. No matter where it is placed in time and space, it can always resonate with people.

Soon, it was the turn of the Qingmanglu Band to take the stage. The four of them walked onto the stage in high spirits and took their respective positions.

The first song "Pearl of the Orient".

The river flows southward

Go to Xiangjiang and have a look

Pearl of the Orient My Love

Is your style still romantic?

The whole place was quiet, and Yu Dongqing's slightly hoarse voice flowed throughout the gymnasium.

Huang Qihui also listened quietly.

Although I really dislike Yu Dongqing, and I don't even like Mandarin songs, I have to admit that this is a good song.

It’s written about Xiangjiang.

A bit of romance, warmth and blessing.

The Pearl of the Orient perfectly interprets the characteristics of this city.

The night is charming, with neon lights everywhere, thousands of bright lights, hundreds of miles of light, and the waves glow with each other.

Yu Dongqing received thunderous applause immediately after singing the first song. Then he took a step forward, took the microphone, and said in Cantonese instead of Mandarin: "Now, I present to you a new song called "I Just Like You" "Thanks!"

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