Chapter 339: Tan Zhang fights for hegemony

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This is the sales data of Leslie Cheung's "The Wind Continues to Blow" in the second week, in the first week, it was only able to exceed 10,000 sales, but in the second week, there was a big explosion, and it actually won the gold record certification all of a sudden, which made Huaxing and Leslie Cheung overjoyed.

In the latest issue of the Hong Kong album rankings, Leslie Cheung also directly parachuted into the championship and pressed the popular "Late Spring" to the runner-up position.

Alan Tam, who had soared in popularity because of "Late Spring", was a little stunned.

I thought that there would be no king-level singers of the older generation to release the record in May, and the new generation of Chen Lang and Chen Baiqiang were also staggered, and they should be able to hold the top spot on the album chart for at least three weeks.

I didn't expect it to be broken in the second week, and it was actually a new generation of singers who didn't have much fame before.

In this regard, the major media have also reported on it, because the recent news is all about the second rookie singing contest, everyone seems to be a little tired, and after noticing the sudden hot competition in the music world, they have become interested.

Speaking of which, Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung still have some similarities.

Before this record suddenly became popular, the development of the two in the music career was not smooth, on the contrary, the two achieved good results in the acting career, of course, in comparison with these two aspects, Alan Tam is still slightly better than Leslie Cheung.

Alan Tam used to be a member of the Wenner band, and he was once popular all over Asia, but he flew solo after the band disbanded, and did not achieve any outstanding results, except for "Can't Forget You", which regained everyone's attention, his performance can be described as lackluster.

Leslie Cheung also made his official debut after participating in the second Asian Amateur Singing Competition, but the two albums released also had a mediocre response and no improvement.

In his acting career, Alan Tam has starred in a lot of movies, which is also a major reason why his music career has been stagnant, but Alan Tam has won the Best Actor at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards in movies.

Leslie Cheung has also won many performance opportunities because of his super beautiful appearance, and he has also been nominated for Best Actor at the Academy Awards for "Youth on Fire".

In addition to hyping the two of them for having the same experience, the more important thing is that the two belong to Hong Kong's most powerful Polygram Records and the strong local Huaxing Records.

The repercussions of last year's battle between the old and the new, which attracted the attention of the whole city, have not yet dissipated, but the two record labels that participated in the competition have once again faced each other.

Last year's showdown was epic, in addition to the showdown between the veteran king of the music industry and the superstar of the music industry, another important reason was that the sales of the last two actually broke the sales record of Hong Kong records at that time, causing a shock in the Hong Kong music scene.

Although everyone knows that the competition between Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung is unlikely to be like that again, it still belongs to the two record companies of Polygram and Huaxing, and the sales are very hot, and the competition is fierce on the Hong Kong album list, which is naturally worth hyping up by the media again.

With the media hype and vinegar reports, and the two really attracted a lot of fans because of this record, and at the same time, in order to get better sales and press each other on the album chart, the two also seemed to erase the spark when they met in publicity.

Both of them put all their strength into the competition to win, and the fans of both also participated, cheering for their idols, and major newspapers also reported the tense competitive atmosphere when the two were promoted in the same place, adding another fire to this battle for sales and popularity.

Chen Lang was slightly stunned when he saw the hard performance of the two in the newspaper and the faint confrontation between their respective fans, this is the Tan Zhang hegemony staged in advance a few years later?

Although at this time, whether it is sales, trophies or popularity, it cannot be compared with the results of the two a few years later, but the momentum of not giving in to each other is clear.

And after the new week's sales results came out, the competition between the two intensified.

"Late Spring" still sold 29,984 copies in the third week of release, showing a strong rebound, and "The Wind Continues to Blow" achieved a good sales of 30,025 copies, once again overpowering Alan Tam and occupying the top spot on the album list.

The gap between the two is only 41 shots, which shows that the competition is fierce.

However, "Late Spring" was released a week earlier than "The Wind Continues to Blow", and it was able to narrow the gap to 41 copies, which shows the popularity of "Late Spring", and it can also be seen that Alan Tam has gained huge popularity in a short period of time.

Many entertainment magazines are still reporting on the competition between the two, adding fuel and vinegar again for the sake of sales, and some music magazines have led to discussions about the replacement of the old and new in the Hong Kong music scene.

From 1983 to the present, the older generation of singers Teresa Teng, Xu Guanjie, Guan Zhengjie, and Luo Wen have released their new records, and the new generation of Chen Lang, Alan Tam, and Leslie Cheung, who has recently become popular, have also launched their latest albums.

Although the sales of "Late Spring" and "The Wind Continues to Blow" have not yet reached the final result, the results of the four platinums can be predicted, according to the current hot trend, even the five platinums are very possible, and the sales of Chen Lang's "Lang Cai Girl" have already reached six platinum, ranking first among all record sales in Hong Kong this year.

And Huaxing's Anita Mui, Warner's Chen Baiqiang and CBS Xinli (Sony)'s Cai Fenghua will also release their own records one after another, based on their popularity and previous performance, the record will almost certainly be a big hit.

On the other hand, in addition to Teresa Teng's "Faint Love", the older generation of singers has won five platinum sales, Xu Guanjie's "Best Partner: The Great Miracle" can be worthy of four platinums, and Guan Zhengjie and Luo Wen's records have only won three platinum sales.

It is an indisputable fact that the popularity and sales of the older generation of singers have declined, and the sales of the new generation of singers are already on par with the older generation of singers.

I thought it would take two to three years for the new generation of singers to take over the music scene, but now it seems that this time will be greatly shortened, and perhaps next year's major award ceremonies will be a watershed. ”

This report is actually a clichΓ©, and it appeared as early as last year's shocking battle between the old and the new.

However, there is one thing that has been agreed by everyone in the article, that is, the time for the new generation to replace the older generation will be much shorter than everyone expected.

Chen Lang is a peerless singer, far surpassing all the new generation of singers, and has stood at the top of the Hong Kong music scene, and Chen Baiqiang also performed brilliantly, plus Cai Fenghua and Anita Mui, who performed well last year, and Alan Tam and Leslie Cheung, who are now in the popular music scene, the rise of the new generation is too fast.

Chen Lang also nodded secretly when he saw this report, as the new generation of young people grows up, the need for new idols is the general trend, coupled with the development of the economy and the thirst of the soul, the current fans will also behave more and more crazy, which makes the popularity of the new generation of singers even more hot.

Even if there is still a slight gap in terms of grades and qualifications, the popularity of various fan meetings is definitely a complete explosion of the older generation of singers, which makes people have to sigh that the back waves of the Yangtze River push the front waves, and a generation of new people replace the old ones.

Next year, the first Top Ten Golden Melody Awards Ceremony will be held by TVB, and the most popular male and female singers will be awarded, and whoever wins this crown will be the king and queen of the Hong Kong music scene, so the competition for this trophy will be extremely fierce.

In order to prove that they are not old, the older generation of singers is naturally bound to win, and the new generation of singers must be eyeing each other in order to seize power.

If the older generation of singers wins the most popular male singer, then the older generation will still maintain the superficial glory, although it has long declined in sales and popularity, but at least it still maintains a false prosperity, and the new generation of singers can only continue to gather momentum.

But if the new generation of singers wins the most popular male singer, then the history of the older generation of singers dominating the Hong Kong music scene will be completely ended, and the status of the older generation of singers will be seriously shaken.

On the contrary, the new generation of singers will officially enter the Hong Kong music scene and kick the older generation of singers off the altar one by one, which has nothing to do with emotion and qualifications, but the cruel reality and eternal law of the entertainment industry.

Therefore, the first Top 10 Golden Songs will surely go down in the history of the Hong Kong music scene because of the setting of the Most Popular Singer award, which will witness the end of an old era and herald the beginning of a new era.

After sighing with emotion, Chen Lang looked at Chen's father and Chen's mother who were eating, "Mom and Dad, I want to discuss something with you." ”

"What's the matter, tell me quickly." Chen's father and Chen's mother said vaguely while eating, obviously preparing to go to the company after eating.

"Questions about my studies."

Sure enough, hearing this, Chen's father and Chen's mother immediately raised their heads.

Mother Chen asked a little nervously, "Lang Lang, what's wrong with your studies?" Can't keep up with work, can you? I've long said I shouldn't skip a grade. ”

When Chen Lang heard this, he immediately said, "Mom, it's not what you think, but it's about which university I will go to after graduation." ”

"Oh, that's the problem, it scared the hell out of me." Mother Chen patted her heart when she heard this, "Lang Lang, how are your grades now?" Are you sure to go to Hong Kong? ”

Chen Lang almost squirted out the rice in his mouth when he heard this, did he want to go to HKU, how could he be admitted to HKU just by relying on his two days of fishing and drying nets for three days.

"There is no hope for HKU."

Chen's mother was sorry for a while when she heard this, but Chen's father didn't say anything.

Afraid that Chen's mother would embarrass herself by saying something famous and famous, Chen Lang stopped selling Guan Zi and directly said his thoughts.

"Mom, you know I'm a star now, and I'm enjoying my life now, so I'm not going to go to a college with a science major, I want to go to a university related to film and television acting."

Mother Chen was stunned when she heard this, and seemed to be a little unhappy, but thinking that her son likes the entertainment industry, her lips moved, and she didn't say anything after all.

Chen's father was clear, obviously guessing Chen Lang's plan a long time ago, "But now there is no university in Hong Kong that specializes in cultivating acting and film and television-related talents, right?" ”

"Yes, the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts, but it won't be established until next year. But I'm about to graduate, so I thought if I could get in touch with them first and recruit me when we recruit them next year. ”

Chen's father and Chen's mother glanced at each other, obviously their son had made plans, Chen's father had no opinion, and the main thing was to look at Chen's mother.

In the end, Chen's mother had no choice but to nod and agree under Chen Lang's eager gaze.