"It's like laughter, it's like it's suffering,

How can there be a difference between the false and the true?

Grievances are not divided into love and hate,

There is darkness in the bright back.

Don't remember the past, ignore the past,

There are many bitter and sweet in life.

Cherish the hope of the present and the future,

Overcome hardship and misery together

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Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, Xianlin Song and Dance Hall.

The girls on the stage held the microphone in their hands, twisted their bodies slightly, and sang Xu Xiaofeng's "Wind and Rain on the Same Road" affectionately. On the dance floor offstage, the guests hugged and danced, and no one paid attention to what the singers were singing on the stage.

After singing several songs in a row, Anita Mui retreated backstage and prepared to remove her makeup and go home.

Anita Mui's father died when she was four years old, and her mother made a living by running a dilapidated cabaret to support her four children under the age of 10.

Less than a month after her father's death, Anita Mui followed her mother and sister to perform on stage, and when she wasn't performing, she helped clean up. Until Anita Mui was thirteen years old, an accidental fire broke out in the family's dance hall, and the family returned to a state of poverty again. Since then, Anita Mui has had to drop out of school and run around various dance halls and nightclubs to sing to earn money, in addition to supporting the whole family, but also for her two older brothers to study.

"Yihua, someone is looking for it!" The cabaret manager shouted at the backstage door.

Yihua is Anita Mui's stage name as a singer, and she and her sister were often ridiculed by teachers and classmates for singing when they were young.

Anita Mui casually packed up and went over with her bag, but when she saw her mother and sister coming, she asked in surprise, "Mom, sister, why are you here?" ”

Anita Mui's mother is old and can no longer sing, or rather, the guests don't like to listen to old women sing. So she usually helps her two daughters contact the field to negotiate the price. is regarded as her daughter's "agent" and nanny.

Sister Mei Aifang happily came over and grabbed Anita Mui, pointed to Deng Yimin behind and said: "This is Mr. Deng, the general manager of Fengxing Records, Mr. Deng came to the house in person today, saying that he wanted to help you release a record." ”

"Help me put out a record?" Anita Mui's eyes widened in disbelief, thinking that her ears had misheard.

Some time ago, Anita Mui saw the advertisement of the first Chinese rookie singing contest held by TVB and Huaxing, and she thought that she was good at singing, so she immediately ran to register for herself and her sister. But the result made Anita Mui very disappointed, and she was brushed off in the knockout round. And her sister didn't even make it to the knockout round.

Fengxing Records is a veteran company, Anita Mui, who can sing hundreds of songs before the age of 10, often saw the words Fengxing Records written on the record when she was a child.

Deng Yimin took a closer look at Anita Mui and found that this girl was inferior to her image on the stage, and she could only be said to be beautiful. A little bit of disappointment. In contrast, her sister Mei Aifang is more beautiful.

However, Deng Yimin couldn't refuse the task ordered by Kang Jianfei, and at the same time, he still had some doubts in his heart, wondering why Kang Jianfei would fall in love with this girl.

"Let's find a place to talk." Deng Yimin said.

What else can Anita Mui say? She was still floating in the clouds, and she could only keep nodding.

found a café to sit down, Deng Yimin said: "I also saw Amei's performance in the singing contest. To be honest, there was something wrong with singing......"

Mei Aifang suddenly interjected: "Mr. Deng, my sister was sick that day, and her voice is not very good. ”

Deng Yimin was interrupted from speaking. With some dissatisfaction, he said, "Is it okay to listen to me?" ”

The mother quietly patted Mei Aifang and said with a smile: "Mr. Deng, you said that children are not sensible. ”

Deng Yimin continued: "I can hear that your voice should be good, but you may not have received formal training. There are many small problems when singing, and they are completely wild. Of course. These little faults can be corrected, and your feeling about music is still great. ”

Mei's mother has been begging for life in the dance hall for decades, and she has a very good set of observations, knowing that Deng Yimin has decided to sign her daughter, and hurriedly said: "Yanfang, thank you Mr. Deng for giving you this opportunity!" ”

Anita Mui also reacted, realizing that this was a life-changing moment, suppressed the excitement in her heart, stood up and bowed repeatedly: "Xie Lu Xie Deng!" ”

Deng Yimin said with a smile: "Thank me, I don't have to, Mr. Kang has to sign you." ”

There are few surnames Kang, and Kang Jianfei is one of the famous ones in the Hong Kong entertainment industry, Deng Yimin said that the mother and daughter of the Mei family all know who Lu Dao is.

Mei Aifang asked happily: "Is it Mr. Kang who filmed "Dao Ma Dan"? ”

"Sword and Horse" and "Young Master Long" are the two most popular movies in Hong Kong today, although the mother and daughter of the Mei family have not seen it, but the name of the movie is heard many times.

Deng Yimin nodded and said, "If you want to make a record, then you will come to the company tomorrow to sign a contract." ”

Deng Yimin left the company address and left, leaving the three mothers and daughters of the Mei family staring at each other in the café.

Anita Mui asked, "Mom, why did this Mr. Deng suddenly come to me?" ”

Mei Mu said: "I don't know what to do, he suddenly came to the door, probably watching your singing competition." ”

Mei Aifang said: "Didn't Mr. Deng say that Mr. Kang wanted to sign the little sister?" The songs written by Mr. Kang are very good, and he must have taken a fancy to his little sister's voice. ”

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"One-two-three-four, two-two-three-four......"

In the training room of Fengxing Records, Li Meifeng, Li Yanshan, Li Lizhen and Xie Ning are practicing dance steps under the dance teacher's command.

After the release of "Happy Ghost 2", the soundtrack record led by Shainin sold well, and several of them also formed a happy girl group, and also participated in some live performances.

However, due to the average singing ability of several people, only some young fans have joined the show, and the influence has always been up and down.

Today's music scene is not popular to sing and dance at the same time, the reason why you have to practice dancing every day is that Kang Jianfei insists on doing so, and even Deng Yimin can't understand it.

"Knock Knock Knock ......"

A knock on the door interrupted the dance teacher's command, and Wen Bixuan stuck his head into the training room and said, "Teacher, I'll report." ”

The dance teacher nodded and said, "Come in." ”

"It's Wen Bixuan!" Li Meifeng, Li Lizhen and other four daughters suddenly exclaimed.

Wen Bixuan is the heroine of the first part of "Happy Ghost", and the four of them are the heroines of the second part, and they will quietly pay attention to each other.

Because Wen Bixuan lives in Kang Jianfei's house, she has some confidence in her heart. Looking at the four of them, she had an inexplicable sense of superiority, and said in a bold tone like a big sister: "I'm here to join the Happy Girls group, if you need help in the future, just come to me." ”

Wen Bixuan has acted in nearly ten plays now, although many of them are supporting roles, but they are much more famous than Li Lizhen. So as soon as these words came out, they did not arouse the disgust of a few people, but felt cordial because they had all acted in "Happy Ghost".

Just when a few women were training their dance steps. Deng Yimin was in the office, looking at the ten songs in front of him in amazement.

These songs were all brought by Kang Jianfei today, and with such a large number of songs at once, Deng Yimin felt that his boss was too powerful.

Kang Jianfei flipped through the song sheet and said: "The eight songs here are for happy girls to make a record. In addition, "A Thousand Thousand Que Songs" and "Dream Chaser" gave Anita Mui singles. After gaining a certain level of popularity, you find someone to write lyrics and music to write a new song for Anita Mui, and then release a record along with those two singles. ”

Kang Jianfei was very lazy, and the eight songs he wrote for the Happy Girls group were all copied from the third and fourth records of the TWINS group in another time and space. The title song is "Big Red and Purple", which is a mouthful, and Ayumi Hamasaki appears in the lyrics of "Friends". Kang Jianfei also changed to the word "Queen of Heaven", and there were some minor changes to other songs.

As for "Dream Chaser" written to Anita Mui, it is not the Chinese version of Feng Feifei, but the Cantonese version of Andry Lau's movie episode.

Deng Yimin asked, "Mr. Kang." I still don't understand, what do you do with the Happy Girls group learning to dance? ”

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "In their "Big Red and Purple" record, each song will be accompanied by a specially choreographed dance to show their green chūn vitality. ”

Deng Yimin still couldn't figure it out. said: "But these dances, in addition to live singing. Fans can't see it. ”

Kang Jianfei asked: "Have you ever heard of what a MV is?" ”

“？” Deng Yimin asked.

Although Kang Jianfei didn't speak English, he still understood these two words, nodded and said: "What I mean is to make a MV for all these eight songs, and intersperse some life and campus shots in the dance." ”

Although MVs have not yet become popular in the world, whether it is the United States or Hong Kong, there have been MVs, such as Xu Guanjie, who has filmed MVs for his songs.

It's just that the content of the current MV is very simple, most of them are singers singing to the camera, and there is not much storyline.

Deng Yimin reminded: "There are not many families in Hong Kong who have video recorders, and the MV tapes can't sell much, and they are too expensive to produce. ”

Indeed, at this time, whether it was a TV show or a music video, it was necessary to shoot on film, which was a large expense, unlike the digital video cameras of later generations that could be recorded casually.

Kang Jianfei said with a smile: "I know your worries, but these MVs are not just used to sell videotapes, but to be broadcast on TV stations." ”

Deng Yimin asked: "It's another amount of money to be on TV." ”

Kang Jianfei said: "It can be counted in the promotional fee of the record. ”

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"Knock Knock Knock ......"

The voice of Secretary Deng Yimin came from outside the door: "General manager, Anita Mui and her mother are here." ”

Deng Yimin said: "Let her in." ”

It was Anita Mui's mother and daughter who came, and after Mui smiled and thanked the female secretary, she carefully pushed the door open and went in, and at a glance saw Manager Deng who she had seen yesterday and Kang Jianfei, who often appeared in the newspaper.

"Hello Mr. Kang, hello Mr. Deng!" Mei Mu hurriedly bowed and greeted.

Kang Jianfei nodded and smiled: "Sit." ”

Deng Yimin handed over the record contract that was ready for Lu: "You guys take a look first, you can ask if you have any questions." ”

Mei Mu carefully read them one by one, and only nodded after half an hour and said, "No problem, but can you ask, if we sign a contract, when will Yanfang release a record?" ”

Kang Jianfei smiled: "Don't worry? ”

Mei Mu smiled and said: "Where will I not worry, but after all, it is a 15-year contract signed, it is better to ask clearly." ”

Yes, Anita Mui's record contract is even more ruthless than that of DreamWorks, and it is 15 years after signing it. Including Su Rui's contract, it was also revised when recording "If the Wine Sells Nothing", and it was also a 15-year deed of sale.

Although the 15-year contract is too long, it is very common in Hong Kong at this time, and even after 20 or 30 years, there are often 15-year long contracts in both China and abroad.

For celebrities who have become popular, a 15-year contract is a deed of sale, but for newcomers like Anita Mui, it is a good opportunity that has to be seized.

To put it mildly, most of the low-level singers who make money by running the field, even if they want to sign a deed of sale, no record company can look up to them.

Deng Yimin handed Kang Jianfei's "Dream Chaser" and "Song of a Thousand Thousand Que" to Mei's mother, and said with a smile: "Look, this is a song written by Mr. Kang himself for Amei, so you should rest assured." ”

Mei's mother is a singer who has been singing for decades, what is a good song and what is a bad song, she even understands it better than Deng Yimin. After only singing the two songs silently in her heart a few times, Mei Mu knew that this was a rare good song, and smiled happily: "Yanfang, thank you for the care of the two gentlemen." ”

Anita Mui didn't know the content of the song, but she still quickly thanked her, and soon signed her name on the 15-year deed of sale.

Deng Yimin said to Anita Mui: "Amei, you go next door to find Sister Zhang later, she will help you arrange a singing teacher and correct some small problems when you sing." In about half a month, the company will record a single for you, so you have to prepare well. ”

Anita Mui has been singing on stage since she was 4 years old, and has been singing other people's songs for more than ten years, dreaming of being able to sing her own songs. Now that she has just signed a record contract, she was actually notified that she will record a song in half a month, which makes her feel like she is in a dream.

The mother and daughter left with great gratitude, while Deng Yimin and Kang Jianfei continued the previous topic.

The final result, of course, was that Kang Jianfei persuaded Deng Yimin.

Even if Deng Yimin is not convinced, he has to take it orally, because Kang Jianfei is the real boss of the company, and after sitting down and deciding, Deng Yimin, a small shareholder, cannot refute it.

Moreover, Kang Jianfei's suggestions so far have all been successful, and he already has a kind of authority in front of Deng Yimin.

With the popularity of "The Wrong Car", the record "If the Wine Sells Nothing" sold more than 1.2 million in Taiwan alone, surpassing the emperor superstar Liu Wenzheng and setting a new record for single record sales in Taiwan.

Coupled with Taiwan and Nanyang countries, the total sales of "If the Dried Wine Is Not Sold Yet" is more than 2.6 million copies.

This is a very, very scary number, even Teresa Teng, who is now popular in Southeast Asia, is far from being able to sell such a scary single record sales.

Some people have even said that Su Rui's "If the Wine Sells Nothing" opened a new era of Chinese pop music, and in fact it is. A large number of young singers were influenced by Su Rui, and they abandoned the old music styles one after another, and became Su Rui's followers and supporters.