Tonight, in the cold night, I watched the snow fall.
With a heart that has cooled, drifting far away
Chasing in the wind and rain, unable to distinguish the shadow in the fog
The sky is vast and the sea is wide, and so are you and me.
Things may change (but who hasn't changed?)
How many times have I faced cold stares and ridicule?
I have never given up on my ideals.
A fleeting feeling of loss
It has faded without me even realizing it...
......
A catchy Cantonese song, found in record stores on every street corner, has been embraced and covered by many young people who love rock music.
The song "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" also won the Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs Award and the "My Favorite Local Original Song Award" at the Ultimate Song Chart Awards Presentation.
What is unknown is that, several years later...
This song evokes memories for many people born in the 70s, 80s, and 90s.
It's also one of the must-sing songs at karaoke.
But none of this has happened yet.
Little did the Yang Band know that with this album, "Music and Anger," they ascended to godhood, but at the same time, they also fell into the abyss.
Twenty years later, when a variety show host interviewed Huang Xiaozhong, the guitarist of the band Bi Yang, he looked wistful and melancholy.
"If only they hadn't accepted that interview with the island nation's television station back then, their future might have been completely different."
These words were spoken.
Only older generations who love their music and watch TV can truly empathize with them and feel regret and sorrow for them.
Rock Records is the first local record company in Taiwan.
It is also the only remaining local record company in Taiwan after the world's five major record companies entered the island.
1993 was also Rock Records' most glorious year, boasting numerous big-name artists, including Emil Chau, Richie Jen, Gary Chaw, Zhao Chuan, Wu Bai, Jeff Chang, Sandy Lam, Karen Mok, Jackie Chan, Tony Leung Ka-fai...
Rolling Stone Hong Kong Branch.
Huang Jiaqiang magically produced an invitation and shouted, "Come and see what I received!"
"What?"
Huang Jiaju, Ye Shirong, and Huang Xiaozhong all looked completely bewildered.
"An invitation from Fuji Television in Japan."
"cut!"
The three of them simultaneously raised their middle fingers and gestured at Huang Jiaqiang.
Huang Xiaozhong scoffed: "I thought it was some kind of awards ceremony, but it turns out it's just this. I was telling you, you've got some ambition."
"What, what, how am I so useless?"
Huang Jiaqiang loudly defended himself, "Do you know how much they paid for the performance? 100 million yen..."
"How can there be so many?" Ye Shirong asked in surprise.
Keep in mind that this price is not low.
Since the island nation was forced to sign the Plaza Accord in 1985, the yen has entered a long-term appreciation phase against the dollar.
At the current exchange rate, 100 yen is equivalent to 1 US dollar.
100 million yen is 1 million US dollars.
In our current view, paying a big-name celebrity is more like giving money to a beggar.
A second-tier popular young male celebrity would probably earn more than this much for endorsing an advertisement, right?
But in 1993, it was indeed a huge sum of money.
During an interview on a variety show, Wang Zhulan was asked by the host, "How does the appearance fee offered by the mainland compare to the appearance fee offered by Hong Kong?"
Wang Zhulan smiled and said, "The appearance fees offered by the mainland are very high!"
Host: "How tall?"
Wang Zhulan didn't want to say it outright, so she gestured with her hands and exaggeratedly said, "Higher than a mountain, much, much higher."
This was taken as a joke by everyone.
But in fact, this is the most realistic situation.
Top-tier celebrities can earn millions of dollars or even just a few hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars for a single film.
For second- or third-tier celebrities, earning HK$100,000 for a single film is considered incredibly lucky. They wouldn't even dare to dream of earning tens or hundreds of millions.
Huang Jiaju put down his guitar, looked at Huang Jiaqiang with some surprise, and asked, "How come there are so many?"
"I'm not really sure either. My agent told me that people in Japan are under a lot of pressure these days, and the suicide rate is high. They desperately need spiritual nourishment. Anyway, I don't really understand it, so who cares?"
Huang Jiaqiang grinned, revealing his teeth. With this money in hand, he could buy a sports car, something he had been eyeing for a long time.
Huang Xiaozhong and Ye Shirong were also very happy.
Their previous Mandarin album was released in Taiwan, where it received good reviews but sold very poorly. This left them somewhat disheartened, but fortunately, they were quite popular in the island nation.
Against this backdrop, the band B. Yang naturally thought of developing their business in the island nation and earning some extra money along the way.
Just then, the agent, Sister Wang, walked in.
"Sister Wang."
"Sister Wang."
Sister Wang chuckled, "They're all here. That's perfect. It saves me the trouble of notifying them one by one. Here's the thing: Mr. Xiang Huaqiang from Huaxia Star just called me. He wants to invite you to film a youth idol movie. I'd like to ask what you think."
"Mr. Xiang?"
"China Star?"
The four looked at each other in bewilderment; the name Huaxia Xing was well-known to them.
Although these individuals are singers and seem to have no connection to the film and television industry, the entertainment industry is a big melting pot. As artists, if they don't even understand the rising star Huaxia Star, they are not worthy of being called celebrities.
"Sister Wang, did President Xiang say when?" Huang Jiaju asked.
The other three looked on with anticipation.
I never dared to dream of developing in the film and television industry before, but I never expected such a good thing to fall from the sky.
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