At 6:15 p.m., the welcome reception arranged by the organizing committee started on time at the time specified in the document.

In addition to all the members of the three delegations, the other participants included 10 judges, three members of the supervision team, members of the organizing committee, representatives of sponsors and some entertainment reporters from Hong Kong, and there were no more than 100 people in total, who rented a medium-sized banquet hall in the hotel.

The procedure of the reception was very simple, and only three people were arranged to speak on stage.

The first to take the stage was Yu Qi, chairman of the organizing committee of the competition and a deputy director of Xiangjiang TVB. On behalf of the organizing committee, he welcomed all the contestants and wished everyone the best results in the finals.

The second person to speak on stage was a representative from the title sponsor Xiangjiang Huamao Group, and he only said a few words.

The longest speaker was the third representative of the judges on the stage - Sir Cai Qingde, chairman of the jury of this competition, one of the investors of the Hong Kong Festival Orchestra, lifelong honorary conductor, and famous conductor.

Sir Choi is a celebrity in the Hong Kong music scene, who is in his 60s this year and is still active in the Hong Kong and world music scene. He is one of Asia's premier conductors, along with Masaji Ozawa in the island nation and Zubin Meita in Tianzhu. Sir Chua's conducting style is rigorous and delicate, and he is particularly known for his interpretation of Beethoven's works.

Although he became famous in the classical music scene, Sir Cai did not look down on pop music. On the contrary, he played a great role in promoting the emergence of Cantonese songs on the Hong Kong pop music scene. He has a good relationship with Gu Jiayan, Huang Zhan and other songwriters, and he has also mentioned superstars in the music world such as Principal Tan and Zhang Guorong.

In the Hong Kong music scene, Sir Cai Qingde and Tsai are truly one of the biggest names in the real world.

The fact that Sir Cai Qingde was invited to serve as the chairman of the jury for the finals was enough to establish the supreme standard of this competition in the Hong Kong music scene.

Sir Cai's speech was actually not long, but it always took a little time to introduce the ten judges and the three members of the supervision team.

The 10 judges of this competition are jointly composed of three people recommended by each of the three places.

The three judges representing Shencheng are Professor Zhu Fengbo, Professor Xu Lang and Dean Li Huaitong.

Guangdong Province is also represented by well-known celebrities: the famous composer Xu Jianqiang, the famous Chinese mainland music superstar Chen Junjia, and Jin Bowen, vice president of Egret Records, one of the four major record companies in Guangdong.

On the side of Xiangjiang, except for Sir Cai Qingde, the chairman. The other three judges are also well-known personalities.

They are Mr. Gu Jiayan, a famous composer and arranger known as the father of the Xiangjiang music scene, Mr. Ou Dingyu, a king-level producer known for his unique vision and promotion of the next generation, and Miss Mei Yanfang, the queen of Xiangjiang songs, who just announced her temporary retirement from the stage last year.

Such a lineup of judges almost includes the top masters in all aspects of the music industry in the three places, which is extremely powerful!

The three members of the monitoring team are also one from each family.

On behalf of Shencheng is Ye Zi's teacher, Mr. Sun Yun. Guangdong Province launched the famous host of "Lingnan New Song List", Mr. Cheng Shi, and the representative of Hong Kong is Mr. Huang Zhan, the famous saint of the lyric world.

The three of them will be responsible for monitoring the direction of the entire competition during the competition, resolving any unexpected situations that arise in the middle of the competition, and arbitrating any differences that may occur in the evaluation results.

The power of the supervision and review team is still very large, and such a position setting can only appear in an event of the scale of "Shen Yuexiang".

Although, under normal circumstances, the position of the IMA team is just a decoration. But isn't it a good thing that a high-profile competition like "Shen Yuexiang" can arrange such a "decoration"?

From the news from Zhou Fang, it can be confirmed that this time the finals have become a "sheep herding competition" for various reasons. In such a situation of competition, the status of the supervision and review team is not the original dispensable "decoration".

The welcome reception lasted a short time, and together with the speeches, it lasted just over an hour.

After the reception, the fifteen contestants, ten judges and three supervisors of the three delegations officially started the ten-day journey of the "Huamao Cup" Shen Yuexiang Singer Contest in Xiangjiang.

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There are many high-rise buildings in Xiangjiang, whether it is a commercial building or a residential area, the elevator with more than 20 floors accounts for the vast majority, and the high-rise buildings have become a significant feature of Xiangjiang. This. It was also one of the most envied places for the mainlanders who came to Xiangjiang at that time.

In their hearts, the tall buildings that can be seen everywhere represent modernity and wealth, which is really tall.

Twenty years later, looking back, people realize that all this is just the inevitable result of the narrow land and large number of people in Xiangjiang, and with the development of the times, the urban construction land is becoming increasingly insufficient.

These high-rise buildings are not necessarily a symbol of modernity and affluence, let alone tall.

However, for the Shencheng delegation who went to Hele at that time, shuttling through the steel jungle composed of high-rise buildings that covered the sky and the sun, it was really a very novel feeling. And when the contestants learned that the location of today's Hele was actually a recording studio located in the DIN Building of a 30-story building, including Ye Zi. Everyone was collectively surprised and excited.

Ye Zi's performance is of course disguised, but he also wants to visit the "The/One/Studio" that is a high-rise building and has many of the best in the Xiangjiang River.

Located on the 30th floor of a mixed commercial and civil building on Shell Road, this recording studio is the highest recording studio in Xiangjiang. Its location is close to the hotel, ten minutes drive past is enough.

It's been a long time since the building was built. The elevator inside is dilapidated and cramped. The delegation of five players, a teacher and a staff member of the organizing committee have already filled it, but as the elevator goes up, there will still be passengers coming in one after another, and the car will be even more crowded.

As the number of people increases, the elevator will occasionally make some babbling noises when it is running, which makes the players a little worried. Fortunately, it went all the way up to the 30th floor. The elevators are all steady. After getting out of the elevator and being down-to-earth, everyone's hearts were completely settled.

Such buildings and elevators have somewhat destroyed the good impression of everyone when they first arrived in Xiangjiang.

However, such a loss of points was quickly recovered by this recording studio on the thirtieth floor.

It's a short recording studio, built ten years ago in the early '80s.

This is also the first professional recording studio in Hong Kong that is open to the public. Although the cost of recording a song is not cheap. But it still attracts a lot of singing lovers to come to record. Especially some lovers who have singing talent and yearn for the life of stars, come here to record a few cover songs, and then run to the record company with a sample to recommend themselves, the chance is always greater than not preparing anything. If only one or two original compositions could be recorded. The success rate of such self-recommendation will be higher.

Therefore, although the equipment of this recording studio is not the highest level, and the price is not cheap, the popularity of the business is one of the best in Xiangjiang.

At a time when other recording studios are still holding "professional" shelves and refusing to open to ordinary citizens, this recording studio's measures have allowed it to completely win the trust of singing lovers.

Until 20 years later, The/One/Studio is still one of the most popular recording studios in Hong Kong.

This time. The operator of the recording studio took a fancy to the scale and influence of the "Shen Yuexiang" singer competition, and specially contacted the organizing committee and became one of the sponsors of the competition.

The sponsorship did not cost money, but was exchanged for a free ensemble space for the contestants and bands. The organizing committee thought that ensemble in the studio could achieve more desirable results, and simply agreed to the sponsorship.

The/One/Studio has two units on the 30th floor of the building, with an area of nearly 300 square meters, which is slightly larger than the recording studio of Sun Yun's studio.

As soon as you get out of the elevator, you will be facing the door of the recording studio.

Behind the tempered glass door is the front desk, where a girl in uniform stands with a smile and welcomes guests. And always available to answer visitors' questions. On the dark red imitation brick wall behind her, there is a row of deformed flower letters LOGO made of stainless steel, and the spotlights on the ceiling shine down, and the LOGO is very eye-catching.

Turning around the imitation brick wall of the front desk, there are two hospitality areas separated from the left and right. The reception area on the right seems to have been converted from a living room, with several sets of beige fabric sofas around the surrounding walls, which are very harmonious with the light green walls, and two large coffee tables are placed in the middle of the sofas.

The reception area on the left is divided into three small sections, separated by tempered glass and blinds, and is used to receive different customers.

There is a small bar in the middle of the two hospitality areas. Tea, coffee, beverages, pastries are provided. Guests who come to record can get a free copy, and those who accompany them will need to pay for it themselves.

Opposite the bar is the skin-sealed door to the recording area, behind which the recording studio and control room are located.

Three studios were built throughout The/One/Studio to record vocal and instrumental solos, and a medium-sized studio where bands could be recorded. Except for the orchestra that is regrouped, it is not possible to record here. All other recordings of all sizes are perfectly fine.

Today's ensemble is performed in the studio where the band was recorded.

In Hong Kong, large record companies such as PG and EMI have their own recording studios, and all the production of records is done by themselves. However, other small and medium-sized record companies are not necessarily willing to invest in recording studios, so they need to rent them when making records, and The/One/Studio is a very suitable one.

For the average enthusiast, its recording cost is not low. But for record companies, the overall cost of perennial cooperation is not very high, and it is far more cost-effective than investing in building a recording studio by itself.

Therefore, in the past ten years since the completion of The/One/Studio, with the hardware facilities invested year after year, the extensive excavation of recording talents, and the long-sleeved dancing and business acumen of managers, the annual rate of return of this recording studio has increased year by year, and investors have also obtained good returns.

I believe that this cooperation with TVB will bring gratifying growth to The/One/Studio, which is "in the prime of life". (To be continued.) )