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"At 16:36 yesterday afternoon, the Long March-3 carrier rocket was successfully launched, sending the communication satellite Huanya 1 of Xiangjiang Media Asia Satellite Holdings Co., Ltd. into the scheduled orbit."

"This successful launch marks that the development of China's aerospace technology has entered a new stage in history."

"It is reported that this is the first time that China has undertaken a commercial launch mission, which has accumulated valuable experience for China to enter the international satellite launch market."

"This afternoon, the relevant leaders met with the visiting shareholders of Xiangjiang Media Asia Satellite Holdings Co., Ltd., and the two sides held friendly talks and signed the next stage of the cooperation agreement."

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Compared with Deng Lijun's Shanghai concert, although it was lively, it was not able to enter the scope of national media reports, the successful launch of Media Asia 1 has been mentioned many times in the news. When Tang Huan returned to his grandparents' residence in Yanjing at night, he watched it again on TV.

"How much did it cost for this launch?" Grandma asked casually as she put a small basin on the coffee table, and used cold water to slow down a few frozen pears.

"It's about $35 million." Tang Huan took out a frozen pear, cut a slice with a fruit knife, and put it in his mouth.

"Okay." Grandma nodded with satisfaction, "Although the cost is huge, this successful launch can be regarded as a comfort to your parents in private terms; As far as the public is concerned, it can also promote the development of the domestic aerospace field to some extent, which can be called a great joy. ”

"Grandma, you're on the point." Tang Huan put down the pear core and picked his thumb, "This cooperation has a great impact on all parties. Even the most marginal observers have seen China's strength. ”

"As much as you want." Grandma smiled and stopped: "Don't eat so quickly, otherwise it will be easy to have an upset stomach." And no one is robbing you. ”

"It is estimated that this winter, this souvenir can only be eaten this once." Tang Huan reluctantly put down the fruit knife, "The Huanya satellite has successfully reached the sky, and then I will go to Xiangjiang immediately to make full use of this resource, and I don't have time to stay here on the mainland." ”

"Won't you come back for the New Year?" Grandma asked with some disappointment.

"U.S. President Ronald Reagan is re-elected next month. I was going to attend that ceremony, and the time coincided with the Lunar New Year. Tang Huan shook his head.

Grandma is not an ordinary old lady, although she can't help but regret it, but she quickly adjusted her mentality, "Then let's celebrate the New Year with your aunt in the United States, you are also a person who has fulfilled her children, it is just as good." ”

The old man's mind is obviously focused on life, and big things like the launch of the Asia satellite are just mentioned. The next topic has always revolved around Tang Huan personally.

After a while, Tang Huan saw Zhou Zhong waving his hand at the door of the study, so he got up and said, "Grandma, you rest first, and I'll have a conversation with my grandfather." ”

Zhou Chong's work has changed, and he will be transferred from Hong Kong City to Island City tomorrow, which is a promotion, and of course, it is also to give better play to his ability in the field of economic construction.

Grandpa now almost ignores Tang Huan's family affairs. But I have always been concerned about the growth of Zhou Chong, the former secretary.

"The next time I visit, I'm going to change places." Tang Huan congratulated in advance.

"Welcome to you, the God of Wealth, at any time." Zhou Zhong made a cup of hot tea for Tang Huan.

"Your way of promoting development through consumption. It really helped some industries in China that encountered difficulties. Grandpa said approvingly.

"After all, personal ability is limited, so let's do as much as you can." Tang Huan shook his head slightly.

The transformation of such a large country is complicated and full of contradictions, he just did something in key areas as much as he could, and at the same time relied on this qualification to increase his value, and he really did not necessarily have the nobility that his grandfather appreciated in his tone.

Of course. With the extension of his influence in this world, the things that Tang Huan wants to discuss with his grandfather have become more and more important and even sensitive, and even more so today, including Funan, the United States, Xiangjiang, and so on, have been mentioned one by one.

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December 31. On the last day of 1984, Tang Huan came to Xiangjiang, and the primary purpose was naturally to urge the application of Media Asia 1 to progress. After all, such an expensive investment should not only play a superficial symbolic role, but also make full use of it.

In fact, Media Asia One, which mainly serves the Asia-Pacific region, has no shortage of users. Not to mention the resources that can be brought by the shareholders of Media Asia Satellite Holdings Co., Ltd., Tang Huan's Xiangjiang series of industries alone have contributed to a lot of rigid demand.

Needless to say, the importance of communication satellites in the modern communications industry has become more and more obvious.

At the same time, the application of communication satellites in the field of television program transmission is also booming. Although Media Asia TV's local and international radio stations are still traditional terrestrial televisions, the MTV channel, Yinyue Channel, which has been on the air for almost a year, already has the foundation to expand beyond Hong Kong.

After getting off the plane, Tang Huan got into the special car that came to greet him and went straight to his Mandarin Hotel to stay. Although he has many villas in Xiangjiang, it is not as convenient as staying in a five-star hotel for a few days to come and go.

On the way, Tang Huan listened to some reports on the recent situation of Xiangjiang by the way. With the loss of Hong Kong a foregone conclusion, it is clear that the Hong Kong government is beginning to become absent-minded in its governance, operating entirely along the lines of the legacy of the previous Governor MacLehose, who has been re-elected four times in a row.

As for the private sector, many companies are privately planning to re-register; The elite stared at Ju Yingquan; The middle class plots immigration; The people at the bottom are also worried; The dregs of the gangs, which had been somewhat reined in, were overflowing...... What a garbled word?

"It is inevitable that there will be discomfort during the adaptation period, and I believe that it will not take half a year for people to turn their main energy to how to make money, after all, the stock market and real estate in Xiangjiang are picking up significantly." Tang Huan waved his hand lazily.

In the past half month, he first flew from the United States to China, and then shuttled between Shanghai, Yanjing, and Jiuquan satellite launch bases on the mainland.

The climate has switched from the dry and cold of Yanjing to the warmth of Xiangjiang, which also aggravates this feeling.

After Tang Huan entered the personal luxury suite reserved for him at the Mandarin Hotel, Weng Jingjing greeted him with a smile. "I'm tired all the way, I must be tired, I've already put the bath water away."

"It's still my little brother who is understanding." Tang Huan gently pinched the other party's blown-up face.

Compared with Tang Huan, who belonged to the same confidantes in the 1950s, Weng Jingjing seemed to be the leader among the beautiful girls in the 1960s on the Xiangjiang side, which can be seen from the fact that she can wait for Tang Huan in the Mandarin Hotel in the first place.

Here's why. It's nothing more than a specific difference in individual ability. Although Weng Jingjing is not very old, her mind is definitely the best among them.

Tang Huan didn't bother to pay attention to this silently formed order in the backyard, after all, Weng Jingjing was at least very competent in her current position, for example, she disciplined Guan Zhilin, who was older but belonged to Xiao Straw Bale and troublemakers, to be obedient.

Soaking in the hot water, Tang Huan really felt comfortable, and the fatigue was swept away.

Weng Jingjing rubbed Tang Huan's shoulders while chattering about the new things in Xiangjiang. It made the man laugh from time to time.

"By the way, today is the last day of 1984, and Media Asia TV will broadcast NHK's "NHK Red and White Song Battle", we need to move faster, don't miss Sister Lijun's stage." Weng Jingjing reminded obediently.

"There's plenty of time." Tang Huan patted on the bathtub, "My little brother, sit down quickly." ”

"You've been on the plane for so long, are you okay? My mom said so. If a man is too tired, he is prone to having a stroke. Weng Jingjing bit her lip. He laughed eating, and his pretty face was smoky with heat.

After Tang Huan coughed twice, he scolded with a smile: "Phew, phew, it's actually some hearsay that is half-understood, life lies in movement." I haven't eaten meat in a long time, so hurry up. ”

"Who believes it?" Weng Jingjing rolled her eyes, "You still don't need a woman, come and be interested, just wave your hand." You can line up like a cloud of beautiful women. ”

"I'm so casual." Tang Huan urged: "Whether it's true or not, you'll know in a while." ”

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According to the law, the Japanese do not celebrate the Lunar New Year, but the Gregorian New Year, which is the first day of January every year.

Therefore, on the evening of December 31 every year, NHK broadcasts a special music program live at the NHK Hall in Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan, which is broadcast live by NHK, which has become a literary and artistic event of special significance, that is, a bit similar to the Chinese Spring Festival Gala.

Of course, the former is much older than the latter, dating back to 1945, with a slightly different name and radio.

At that time, the richness of folk entertainment activities can be imagined, so under rave reviews, the first edition of the Red and White Song Battle was officially launched in 1951; And from the third session in 1953, the use of television trial; In the fourth edition, the time of the event was fixed on December 31 every year, and the audience began to be joined at the same time.

There is no doubt that "NHK Red and White Song Battle" has been equated with success since the day it was born, and it has been able to record extremely high ratings every year, and the 14th in 1963 set a record of 81.4%, and is often called "monster show" and "monster show" by the media.

With such imposing ratings, coupled with the radiating effect of Japan's rapidly rising economic power, the influence of "NHK Red and White Song Battle" is extremely strong.

In comparison, it is difficult for the surrounding area to create such a high-level New Year's Eve event, even in the current Xiangjiang. Therefore, "NHK Red and White Song Battle" was broadcast by many overseas TV stations.

For example, TVB's Jade Channel, since 1967, has been broadcast every year under the title of "All Japan Red Singer Contest", and Li's TV Chinese channel is also broadcast, with a well-known emcee as the program host and interpreter.

After Tang Huan put the red wine and two crystal cups on the coffee table, Weng Jingjing, who was lazily leaning on the sofa, picked up the remote control, turned on the TV, and did not need to adjust it, it was directly on the channel of Media Asia TV's local Hong Kong station, and the host was doing the residual heat of the broadcast.

There is a special guest in the live broadcast room, that is, Chen Meiling, a singer born in Xiangjiang, who signed a contract with DreamWorks in his record career in Xiangjiang, and released the Japanese and English album "Lijiang Song" in 1982. Of course, her career focus is still in Japan.

As a guest, Chen Meiling's special identity is naturally because she has also appeared on the stage of "NHK Red and White Song Battle".

So far, there have been a total of three Chinese singers on "NHK Red and White Song Battle":

The first was Ouyang Feifei, who was selected for two consecutive years in the 23rd in 1972 and the 24th in 1973, becoming the first non-Japanese solo singer to appear in the history of "NHK Red and White Song Battle", and also the first artist to appear on "NHK Red and White Song Battle" on Treasure Island;

The second is Chen Meiling in the live broadcast room, who was selected for three consecutive years in the 24th in 1973, the 25th in 1974, and the 26th in 1975, becoming the first artist in Xiangjiang to appear on "NHK Red and White Song Battle".

The third place was Weng Qianyu, who was selected for two consecutive terms in the 30th in 1979 and the 31st in 1980.

"NHK Red and White Song Battle" has its own set of criteria for the selection of participants, which is usually measured by record sales, and invites singers with popular songs that year to appear.

Therefore, being invited by the hugely influential "NHK Red and White Song Battle" is not only a high honor, but also an important affirmation of the achievements of the music industry.

After all, the Xiangjiang music scene and the Baodao music scene are too small to be compared with the Japanese music scene, so this career achievement has almost become the highest goal that Asian singers can pursue. Otherwise, Deng Lijun would not have gone to Japan so far to develop and pursue diligently.

However, compared with Ouyang Feifei, Chen Meiling, and Weng Qianyu, the three predecessors who have already succeeded, Deng Lijun has obviously lost a lot of advantages.

Ouyang Feifei, who pioneered the trend and was unique, integrated too many "first" factors, which made the Japanese feel fresh and became famous in one fell swoop; Chen Meiling has also benefited a lot from this general trend.

By the time Deng Lijun went to Japan to develop, the freshness of the Japanese had almost passed, and she was not adapted to the Japanese style created by the Japanese company, so the results in the first year were dismal, but the "Airport" launched in her own style was a success.

Originally, according to this trend, Deng Lijun's career achievements in Japan were steadily rising, but suddenly a "fake passport incident" appeared, and everything came to naught.

But one thing must be pointed out that Deng Lijun, who was born at the grassroots and dropped out of school early, has more disadvantages than these, Weng Qianyu, who was born in a famous family, is not comparable at all, and Ouyang Feifei, Chen Meiling, and Weng Qianyu are all singers in Japan, which is far easier to get development opportunities than Deng Lijun, who is traveling between Southeast Asia and Japan.

? (To be continued.) )