Chapter 33: The Masters of the Altar of Words
"That, director. Who is it? It can't be Mr. Kim, right...... Do you have a relationship with him? "Huang Zhan, who writes pop songs, Ni Kuang, who writes science fiction, Cai Lan, who writes food, and Jin Yong, who writes martial arts, were once called the "Four Great Talents of Xiangjiang", how could Lu Yan not have heard of it.
However, Lu Yan is the most fascinated, of course, Jin Yong. Who let him grow up watching Jin Yong's novels since he was a child!
Tsui Hark saw Lu Yan's expectant expression, and said with a smile: "Mr. Jin, I don't have any friendship, and it's not him who is going to visit this time." Let's go! Accompany me to buy some good wine first......"
"Did you buy good wine?" Lu Yan nodded, already having some clue in his heart. Among the four, the one who likes to drink is Ni Kuang and Huang Zhan. Thinking about the fact that "Shanghai Night" had just been filmed, Tsui Hark said that he was going to visit. The answer is self-evident, there is only one.
instructed the other staff to clean the venue, and after packing up the equipment, Xu Hark left in a hurry with Lu Yan.
"Director, you are really willing to spend your money." Seeing that Tsui Hark picked out two bottles of XO, Lu Yan grinned.
"He's just like this, who let us ask others to do something! Ha ha. Tsui Hark knew that Lu Yan had guessed who the other party was, so he said bluntly: "If you have an appetite for him, I will not have to run with you in the next movie!" ”
Such obvious words, Lu Yan thought so. He finally understood why Tsui Hark wanted to bring himself, this was not to pave some relationship for himself.
When Lu Yan arrived with Tsui Hark and saw the smiling old man in front of him, his heart beat faster.
Wong Chan is a famous Hong Kong writer and songwriter. Born in Guangzhou in 1941; He was the sixth of eight siblings. He immigrated to Hong Kong with his parents in 1949. He studied at La Salle College and later at HKU, graduating from the Department of Chinese at HKU in 1963. Previous career in advertising, film, and composition. He has served as a host of Hong Kong TV and radio stations. Together with Jin Yong, Ni Kuang, and Cai Lan, they are known as the "Four Talents of Hong Kong", and together with Ni Kuang and Cai Lan, they are known as the "Three Famous Mouths of Hong Kong". He has written more than 2,000 songs, among which "Shanghai Tang" and "Smiling Proud Jianghu" are "classics among classics", and are known as "Masters of Pop Lyrics", which is a representative of Hong Kong pop culture.
"Family Change", "Frenzy", "Strongman", "Tycoon", "Choice", "Fengyun", "The Legend of the Condor Heroes" and so on, the theme songs of these TV series are all Huang Zhan's masterpieces. During this period, it is no exaggeration to say that every corner and everyone in Hong Kong sang songs written by him. Since then, he has embarked on the peak of his lyrics career, and gradually began to compose lyrics and music for movies, along with the later Hong Kong movies "The True Color of Heroes", "A Chinese Ghost Story", "Green Snake", "Huang Feihong", "Liang Zhu" and so on have become popular one after another, Huang Zhan's lyrics and songs have also spread throughout the Chinese-speaking region. Huang Zhan's lyrics are the best embodiment of his chivalrous spirit and philosophy of life, Lin Xi, a young student in the world of words, said when commenting on Huang Zhan: "Writing words in literary style is like a steel wire, and if you are not careful, you will fall on one side." Only by studying the Five Classics can you appreciate it. Even after that, he is still recognized as the "godfather of the lyrics" in the Hong Kong music scene.
"Isn't this Ake, why did you think of coming to my door today?" Huang Zhan seemed to have just woken up, and his eyes were a little hazy. But the smile is strong and makes people feel close.
Tsui Hark smiled, but raised his hands with the wine.
"Come on in, let's have a drink first."
Huang Zhan didn't ask Tsui Hark what happened to visit, and directly took out the wine glass and poured it for everyone after filling it up.
It was only when he was free that Lu Yan hurriedly added: "Uncle Zhan, hello." ”
"Haha! I recognize you, a regular on the gossip weekly lately. Inspector Cao's newly acquired deed boy is called Yan Zai, right! Huang Zhanji's surname is quite good, and he looked at Lu Yan playfully and said: "Michelle's little girl is good, don't let people down." ”
"Ahem......" Lu Yan smiled awkwardly, afraid that the more he depicted it, the darker it would be. For Huang Zhan's surname and deeds, he naturally heard a lot. also knows that his surname is yes, and he is lustful and does not avoid people. You must know that Huang Zhan is popular, he often laughs all day long, and is humorous and chic, but when he is angry, he always has something to say and has no words. For example, in the early 90s, he once scolded Andy Lau for filling in the lyrics "bullshit", and later he was moved by Andy Lau's diligent work attitude and wrote a large article to praise Andy Lau's progress. He is such a person with the surname Love. In 2000, in response to the scandal that impregnated Wu Qili and gave birth to a daughter, Jackie Chan said he was just making the same mistakes that many men make. Many people in Hong Kong also think that this is a romantic affair rather than a dirty thing. Huang Zhan bluntly criticized Jackie Chan, what is not indecent, what is done is obscene. Gu Long's Chu Liuxiang is romantic, but he has not heard of Liuzi. Huang Zhan, who was not shocked and died endlessly, scolded if he didn't like it, ran to teach the Catholic Bible; He used to be a teacher, but he actually wrote "No Anthology". Huang Zhan is a mixture of contradictions and complexities, and this is precisely his charm.
Fortunately, Tsui Hark was a little familiar with Huang Zhan, and relieved Lu Yan's embarrassment and said: "Uncle Zhan, Yan Zai is not as suave as you, don't teach the bad offspring." This time, there is indeed something to trouble you! ”
"What subject?" Visiting whoever it is, is nothing more than asking for lyrics. Huang Zhan directly asked what type of film it was, and he was also straightforward. As long as it is appetizing, most people will not refuse.
"I want the taste of Shanghai in the thirties and forties."
"You wait......" After hearing this, Huang Zhan got up and went into his study.
After a while, Huang Zhan came directly to sit down with the instrument and began to play.
Song after song.
Lu Yan was already dumbfounded, while Tsui Hark was very excited. You must know that Tsui Hark's spleen and stomach just like to pick. Whether it's the script, the actors, etc., he likes to pick the best.
But what made Lu Yan most dumbfounded was that when Huang Zhan finished playing, Tsui Hark actually said bluntly: "It's not what I want, and it feels very ordinary." ”
Huang Zhan glared at Tsui Hark, put down the instrument and said, "You want to be good, so be it!" Listen to this melody! After speaking, he began to play "Autumn Remembrance".
The whole melody made Lu Yan and Tsui Hark both dazzled. As a director, you must know how to choose songs. A good tune can make the movie more flavorful, which can be described as the finishing touch.
"That's good, but I think it can be changed. This can be a preface......" After speaking, Tsui Hark looked at his watch and said, "Uncle Zhan, I'll come back to you later." The movie has just finished, and I'm busy! ”
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