Huang Jiaju!

Alive......

Li Yadong didn't believe in the saying "jealous talent", but this term is undoubtedly very appropriate for Huang Jiaju.

BEYOND was formed in 1983, but it really came to prominence after the release of "The Secret Police" in 1988, and then with "I Really Love You" in 1989, which became completely popular. Then in 1993, Huang Jiaju fell from a high platform and unfortunately passed away while participating in a TV show in Japan.

He was only thirty-one years old......

In just ten years, under the leadership of Huang Jiaju, BEYOND has become a palace-level band in Hong Kong, and it can even be said that it is a world-class palace.

MF, the World Music Pioneer Organization has conducted a selection, BEYOND ranked fourth in the world band rankings, and lead singer Huang Jiaju and Beatles lead singer John Lennon won the MF Lifetime Golden Needle Award.

This honor in the Chinese world can be described as unprecedented and unprecedented, and it belongs to Huang Jiaju alone.

There was once a godfather-level musician, when evaluating Hong Kong music, he said: There are no musicians in Hong Kong, only Huang Jiaju.

In the future Chinese music circle, there are two people with the most important status.

One is Zhang Xueyou, the other is Zhou Jielun, the former is known as the "God of Songs", but he lacks creative talent, many songs are covers, or borrowed from foreign songs;

can't say that they are bad, but compared to Huang Jiaju, they are still not half a star.

And such a person only lived to be thirty-one years old.

If he were given another thirty years, what heights would he reach?

I can't imagine it......

"Oh, it doesn't matter. Li Yadong retracted his thoughts, smiled and waved his hand, "By the way, you are?"

Of course, he asked knowingly, just to figure out the purpose of their coming to his company.

Huang Jiaju smiled, this person was wearing a white casual suit, walking around this large company with a strong back, looking out of place with the surrounding staff in suits and leather shoes, as well as the exquisite office environment. But it is this incompatibility that makes it more and more obvious that his identity is not ordinary, and it is speculated that he is at least a manager.

He politely replied, "We are a band with a name called BEYOND. ”

He saw a faint smile on the other party's face, and there was no ripple in the slightest, so he smiled awkwardly and added, "I'm not very famous, I've only released one album, and it's normal that Mr. hasn't heard of it." ”

"Oh. Li Yadong nodded with a smile and asked, "Then what are you doing here?"

"The company we signed with before was very small, and the contract has expired, and I heard that your company is recruiting artists, and we are interested in coming and trying it. But it's a pity that after talking to the person in charge just now, many opinions could not be agreed, so we had to find another home. ”

"Next?"

"Well, Warner Records also has songs that we can try out. ”

"Warner?" Li Yadong felt a pang in his heart, BEYOND can go anywhere, but definitely not to Warner, those guys will send them away in the future.

"Alright, you don't have to go there, come with me. ”

As he spoke, Li Yadong walked directly into the office next to him.

THE FOUR OF BEYOND LOOKED AT EACH OTHER, BUT THEY STILL FOLLOWED.

There are not many record companies in Hong Kong in this era, and there are even fewer powerful ones. Dongfanghong Entertainment may not be a senior, but there is no doubt that this company is very rich and willing to invest in artists.

Just look at the five sons of the old boy, first the six-part movie became popular directly, and now they are constantly doing fan meetings for them, releasing a large number of photo posters, and there are even rumors that the company is still recording singles for them.

These opportunities are coveted by any entertainer, and BEYOND is no exception.

What they lack most now is financial support, and only with sufficient financial support can they produce better music and present it on the best stage.

In the manager's office sat a fresh face, in his thirties, slightly chubby, and with a pale face. Not only did Li Yadong not know him, but he didn't seem to know Li Yadong either, and the two of them stared at each other.

"Who are you?" He saw that Li Yadong had an extraordinary bearing, and there were some guesses in his heart, regardless of his body shape, age, and appearance, they all coincided with what his colleagues had told, but at this time there was no one to ask, and that one was very mysterious, obviously a billionaire, but he never reported it, and he was not sure for a while.

"Go and call Chen Jiaying. Li Yadong didn't bother to take care of him, sat directly on the sofa chair next to him, and waved his hand.

"Oh, good!"

The slightly chubby middle-aged man was in his heart, and instantly confirmed his identity, and dared to call Mr. Chen by his name in the company, he came here to work for half a month, and he had never met, Rao is the general manager of the upstairs real estate company, including Mr. He of the financial company, usually uses honorific titles. Where do you dare to slack off, and leave the office quickly.

"Sit down. Li Yadong said to Huang Jiaju and the four with a smile.

"Oh. Several people looked at each other, and they didn't know that they had encountered the existence of the group boss, and they were a little away from Li Yadong, and they also sat down on the sofa chair.

After a short time, Chen Jiaying trotted over with high heels.

"Mr. Li, it's really you. She smiled, this was also the first time she saw Li Yadong after the year.

However, Li Yadong didn't smile and said lightly: "Sit down first." ”

Chen Jiaying couldn't help but be stunned, and handed Manager Guo next to him an inquiring look. Manager Guo smiled bitterly and said in his heart: I don't know what the situation is.

After the two of them sat down on the leather chair in front of the desk with an uneasy mood, Li Yadong pointed to Huang Jiaju and asked, "Why hasn't this BEYOND band been signed?"

Chen Jiaying didn't know about this at all, her side belonged to the second trial, if she couldn't pass the first trial, she naturally couldn't get to her side, and she could only set her sights on Manager Guo.

"Mr. Li, in all fairness, the conditions of their band are not bad, I have heard the songs, and it is no problem to release an album, but ......" Manager Guo cautiously replied: "They put forward a few requirements, and I estimate that it is not easy for any entertainment company to meet." I also told them to go back and think about it, and I didn't just turn them away. ”

He couldn't see that the boss had taken a fancy to these four young men, but he also acted in accordance with the rules and regulations, and he didn't mean to deliberately exclude them.

"Oh?" Li Yadong raised his eyebrows, but he didn't pay attention to Manager Guo, but looked at Huang Jiaju and asked, "What are the requirements, let's hear about them." ”

Huang Jiaju glanced at him and replied: "First, you need to sign a ten-year contract here, and we want to sign a three-year contract for the time being." ”

"Second, at the level of music production, we respect the company's opinions and will consider them carefully, but in the end, we have the final say. ”

"Third, we reject all commercial performances that have nothing to do with music. ”

After Huang Jiaju finished speaking, Li Yadong had not said anything, but Chen Jiaying couldn't sit still.

sneered: "Your three requirements are really not ordinarily harsh, and they are almost all pinched on the soft underbelly of the entertainment company." First of all, let's talk about the signing of the contract, a three-year contract, with all due respect, it is difficult to say whether you can make you popular in three years, how can you let the company spend money for you?"

"Let's talk about music production, look at your tone, probably want to do your own album, the company can only put forward opinions, in other words, that is, whether these music cater to the market or not, it is not within your scope of consideration, you only care about your own happiness, so if the market does not buy it at all, and no one buys the album at all, is the company just losing money?"

"The last one is even more absolute, rejecting all commercial performances that have nothing to do with music. This move not only cuts off the company's financial path, but also cuts off your own back road. Even if you really don't care about money, you must understand that our company is here, and the primary goal is to make a profit!"

Chen Jiaying's words can be described as heart-to-heart, and when Huang Jiaju heard it, his face became ugly.

Maybe...... Their requirements are indeed too demanding. However, this is the truest thought in their hearts, they just want to make music, make good music, and don't want to be burdened by other things.

The only one present who could understand their feelings was Li Yadong.

It is true that from a business point of view, the three requirements put forward by Huang Jiaju are tantamount to three barriers, blocking the way for the company to use artists to make money.

But what he feels in his heart at the moment is not anger like Chen Jiaying, but respect.

I would like to express my deep respect for their dedication to music.

At the end of the 80s, as far as the Hong Kong music scene was concerned, it was a crooked era. Most singers always want to make a big splash by covering Japanese and English songs, and then make money.

However, BEYOND has always insisted on originality, spent a lot of effort to create, and created a large number of popular songs with the most simple heart for music.

So much so that ten or twenty years later, or even thirty years later, it is still widely circulated by the world.

Without this dedication, these songs would not have such tenacious vitality.

Looking at a series of BEYOND songs from Huang Jiaju's hands, whether it is "Yellow Sky", "Glorious Years", as well as "The Great Wall", "Earth", "Amani", etc., these songs seem to have an emotion, or nostalgia, or inspiring people to forge ahead, or love without borders, as if every song has a soul, throwing off those who are "love" and "love" as soon as they open their mouths, and they are completely out of low-level fun.

Li Yadong feels that money can be made less (it is impossible to lose money by signing BEYOND), and a group of pure and persistent people should be respected.

"I agree to all of your requests, the only thing is that the three-year covenant must be changed to five years. ”

It's 1988 now, and five years later, it's 1993.

And this year, Li Yadong had to let Huang Jiaju stay in Hong Kong, and he couldn't go anywhere!

"Mr. Lee......"

"Huh, didn't you hear what I said?"

Chen Jiaying was shocked and was about to refute, but was directly interrupted by Li Yadong, and he could only swallow the words that came to his mouth with a stupid face.

She really can't understand the always wise boss, which tendon is wrong this time, what is the use of signing such a band?

Huang Jiaju and the four of them are obviously happy, compared with the other two requirements, the length of the signing time is completely negligible.

As long as the other party agrees to the other two requirements, let alone signing a contract for five years, I am afraid that they will compromise for ten years.

After all, it's not easy to find a company that gives them that much freedom.