According to reports, this story begins at an entirely unscientific moment: Zhou Ziye, a designer who rose from creating counterfeit mobile phones, suddenly time-traveled back to the year 1984.
...I'd like to commission a few songs for my brother and a singer surnamed Lü.
Xing Baohua said she would consider it when she had time.
The meaning is clear: he's a billionaire and doesn't lack money. He only considers writing songs when he's not busy.
Ms. Chen smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, boss."
The two agreed that Xing Baohua would sign the formal contract when she went to Hong Kong. They then saw Ms. Chen and the others off.
Since Zou Wenjuan is going to develop her career in Hong Kong, let's prepare a Cantonese album.
After the company was established, releasing an album as a grand opening was considered very auspicious. People in Hong Kong are very superstitious about this, so it's a case of adapting to local customs.
Since Shenzhen is inland, one can obtain a travel permit from Nanjing through certain connections. There's no need to go back to one's hometown to apply.
But it's different in Hong Kong; you need to go to the Immigration Department to apply for a special travel permit.
A long wait is definitely not an option; if there's a problem, contact the relevant ministry.
Xing Baohua told Xu Si that he urgently needed to go to Hong Kong to handle some business, hoping to attract some foreign investment.
Xu Si told Xing Baohua to wait. He asked Xing Baohua to leave his contact information, saying someone would call him.
Now that he has nothing to do, Xing Baohua calls his parents every day.
We have to thank the hospital for arranging for the two elderly people to stay in VIP rooms, where each room has a transfer phone.
Su Ya was also accepted by the two elders and treated as their daughter-in-law.
Given Zou Wenjuan's recent popularity, Xing's mother was a little worried. But she couldn't keep things to herself, so she brought up the story of how Zou Wenjuan had misled her husband in the past.
Actually, I don't want Suya to misunderstand.
Su Ya laughed and said that Xing Baohua had told her about this before, saying it was nothing to worry about. Now, Zou Wenjuan is so popular under Xing Baohua's management, which was also orchestrated by Xing Baohua.
Xing's mother fell silent after hearing this. Did her son really have that ability? Could he even plan something like that?
He doesn't even consider what his son's achievements and status are now.
Is this a private residence for high-ranking officials that only friends and family can enter?
When Xing Baohua had nothing to do, he would record Grandpa Li, Wang Weibao, and the little imp together, and also get a tape recorder for Xing Baohua.
All three of them knew how to read sheet music. They could read and compose music very quickly. While waiting for the special pass, they also worked on the song.
We recorded at Huaxing Recording Studio in Hong Kong, recording part of it there and then recording the rest back in mainland China.
How can we help Zou Wenjuan quickly establish herself?
The fastest way is to blow it up as soon as you get there.
Xing Baohua first came up with a few poems.
Although the Cantonese isn't perfect, it has that feel to it.
Xing Baohua also sang with great enthusiasm.
After he finished singing, Grandpa Li wouldn't let him sing anymore and told him to listen to the recording.
This has indeed improved work efficiency considerably.
Grandpa Li worked on the sheet music, Wang Weibao was in charge of the lyrics, and Zou Wenjuan learned to sing along with the recording.
It's like an assembly line.
In three days, the scores for all six songs were completed.
They also rented a soundproof room in the hotel for the band to practice in.
Director Wang wasn't idle either; he helped them record rehearsals, essentially creating behind-the-scenes clips as a memento.
We selected six songs from Zou Wenjuan's two albums. Some of them were Cantonese songs that were remixed into Mandarin versions, and now they're being remixed back.
For example, "Youth Without Regrets (Cantonese Version)"
"A Thousand Songs" plus those few English songs.
The album is now complete.
The album's style is somewhat chaotic, which is typical of Xing Baohua.
There was no other way; I just copied down the sheet music for whatever song came to mind, it was just something that came to mind on its own.
Wang Weibao was in charge of teaching Zou Wenjuan Cantonese, but she couldn't learn it. So, the old method was used: homophones in Chinese characters instead.
For example, to say "hello", use the Lei number.
Practice repeatedly, as long as you pronounce the sounds and words clearly. If you really can't remember them, just use nasal sounds to get through them.
It was quite difficult, and Zou Wenjuan endured a lot of hardship.
In addition to playing according to the score, you also need to practice pronunciation and articulation.
We also need to understand the meaning behind the song.
You can't just copy Xing Baohua's singing; you have to use emotion to touch people's hearts.
This isn't just some random song about playing tricks on people.
As for Wang Changle, another singer who was recently signed, Xing Baohua hasn't asked him to prepare to release a song in Hong Kong yet. She's letting Zou Wenjuan test the waters first.
Let's first examine the operational model of the partnership with Huaxing before pushing Wang Changle forward.
Xing Baohua also took advantage of Huaxing's connections to solicit songs. Xing Baohua felt she didn't need to work so hard!
Since it's all copied from those Hong Kong lyricists and composers anyway, we might as well just let them write it.
Wang Changle didn't dare to say anything; he just followed the boss's instructions.
After waiting for the others, Xing Baohua finally received a call. He was told to go to the Overseas Management Office and that as many people as needed, they should all come and have their photos taken.
Xing Baohua counted the number of people: 15.
There are four band members now, and five on Director Wang's side. Add Xing Baohua and his secretary, Wang Weibao and Uncle Li, Zou Wenjuan and Wang Changle, and there are exactly fifteen people.
After taking the photos, Z reviewed them and briefly asked what the person had gone there for.
Once all that's done, all we have to do is wait for the certificate to be issued.
It would take at least three days, and that would be expedited with connections.
This is fast enough; it didn't make you wait ten days or half a month.
Back at the hotel, I continued practicing the song.
At this time, Xing Baohua was the most free person, and only then did he take the time to visit this magical city.
Three days passed quickly. After getting the documents, I called Ms. Chen and asked her to pick me up at the border.
Xing Baohua has been to Hong Kong many times, always by plane, never by car or through the border.
I experienced it this time; going through customs is quite troublesome.
Fortunately, the two hours passed quickly.
Ms. Chen has already arranged a bus and a Mercedes-Benz W14.
In Hong Kong, it's called Pingzhi. Actually, this thing also has another name: Mercedes-Benz.
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