Gu Wei and Deng Ziqi were chatting about music when the door of the dressing room was slowly pushed open. Da Tiantian, who looked like a princess in a light pink dress, cautiously poked her head in.
"Tiantian~" Gu Wei noticed the movement at the door and raised his hand to greet her.
Deng Ziqi looked curious when she saw Jingtian coming in.
Gu Wei introduced the two to each other. Both Deng Ziqi and Jing Tian are well-known artists, but one is a mainland actor and the other is a Hong Kong and Taiwan singer. They have never worked together on the same stage before, so they don’t know each other.
“Wow, Jingtian, you are so beautiful, so white!
I've seen your TV series [Sito] and [Joy of Life], and you were so beautiful in them. I didn't expect you to be even more beautiful in person!"
Deng Ziqi is very good at talking and she started praising Jing Tian, whom she just met.
But Da Tiantian is really beautiful today. She is wearing a pink high-waisted princess dress, a pretty face with exquisite makeup, and flawless snow-white skin. She has a noble temperament, like a princess from a fairy tale.
"Thank you, you're beautiful too!"
Jingtian gave a typical smile and had a very good impression of G.E.M., whom he had just met.
“I’ve listened to many of your songs, and my favorite is [Bubble].
It's a pity that you didn't sing this song at the party tonight."
"The organizer has the final say on what to sing."
Deng Ziqi looked a little embarrassed and glanced at the time.
“I’m going to wait in the wings.
Brother Wei, Jingtian, you two can chat~"
In addition to the song she sang with Gu Wei, she also sang a solo song "I Like You" in the first half.
This classic song by Beyond has become one of her representative works after being adapted and covered by Deng Ziqi.
"Come on~"
Gu Wei waved to her.
After Deng Ziqi left, Jing Tian reacted and asked doubtfully, "Did I say something wrong?"
Gu Wei smiled and said, "Zi Qi had a falling out with his former employer, Hummingbird Music, a couple of years ago. The copyright dispute prevented many of his own songs from being legally performed, including 'Bubble'."
“Um, I don’t know about that.”
Gu Wei smiled and comforted him, "It's okay, you two are not from the same circle, it's normal that you don't know each other.
She won’t care.”
Jingtian nodded.
"Are you going back to the set to film after the party?"
"I'm not going back yet, I have a movie coming out during the National Day holiday, and the creative team is doing a roadshow.
After the party I had to fly over and run a few stops.
Then we’ll go back to Hengdian after the premiere.”
Gu Wei reached out and brushed Jing Tian's hair aside, looking at her pretty face. "What about you? Are you going back to the capital after the party, or do you have other work?"
“Let’s go back to the capital first.
I am not very busy at work in the second half of the year and have no plans to join any other team.
I usually attend brand events, take some magazine photos, and participate in some variety shows to show my face.
When will you return to the capital, I will give you the gift I prepared."
"What's so mysterious about that gift?" Jingtian said she had prepared a gift for him when they talked on the phone last time, but she didn't tell Gu Wei what it was.
"Don't worry about it. I've already bought it and put it at my house. You'll know when you come over." Jingtian said coquettishly.
Tonight's Greater Bay Area Music Gala brings together many stars from all over the world. Some of them are professional singers, while others are actors who are not very good at singing.
So during the performance, there is a mixture of real singing and lip-syncing.
People like Deng Ziqi and Gu Wei naturally sang live with the microphone on, while many stars lip-synced when singing in chorus.
There is nothing wrong with this kind of lip-syncing. After all, the entire evening party is broadcast live, and this is done to ensure that there are no problems.
Shortly after the show started, Zhang Jie took the stage as the first solo singer from the mainland. He performed an old song by Zhang Xueyou, "I Want to Go Out and Feel the Wind with You."
Zhang Jie is considered a powerful singer in the domestic entertainment industry with good singing skills. The audience has high expectations for his performance, but his performance on stage today was not very good.
It was obvious that he was singing live, but the pitch was a little high and the emotion was not there. The live effect was very different from Zhang Xueyou's original performance.
[So he is Zhang Jie, not Zhang Xueyou.]
[What a shame the Mandarin version doesn’t have the same feel as the Cantonese version~]
[It’s not enough to have a nice voice to sing well. It’s far from Zhang Xueyou’s original version.]
[Jie is already very good, both styles sound good! ]
Although different audiences sometimes have huge differences in their opinions on music, generally speaking, everyone can still tell which one sounds better.
It’s not that Zhang Jie lacks talent, it’s obvious that he chose the wrong song. If he had sung something like "Reverse War", the effect would definitely have been better.
After him was Deng Ziqi, who had just gone to the waiting room. She sang a Cantonese version of "I Like You" and her performance was great. Both her singing and the stage effect were perfect.
After the song was sung, the atmosphere on the scene reached its first climax.
After Deng Ziqi, William Chan sang a solo song "Walking on the Road of Life", and then the 70-year-old "Iron Lung" singing king Lin Zixiang came on stage, drawing applause and cheers from the audience.
He is a real big shot in the Hong Kong music scene. At his peak, he surpassed Alan Tam and Rosamund Kwan, and once dominated the Hong Kong music scene with no one to rival him.
Now at the age of 74, his live performance of the classic song "Dare to Love, Dare to Do" is still moving, a perfect blast from the past.
After Lin Zixiang finished singing, other stars from Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China took the stage one after another.
Among them, brothers Chen Xiaochun and Xie Tianhua from "Young and Dangerous" sang "Real Man", and Miriam Yeung and Wang Junkai sang "A Beautiful Night with Full Moon and Flowers".
Zhao Yazhi, Li Ruotong, Irene Wan, and Sharon Chan sang "Moonlight Serenade" together, and Wang Yuan sang "Flowing Youth" solo, etc.
However, as more and more singers took the stage, the online comments became one-sided.
It is obvious that Hong Kong and Taiwan stars, whether they are professional singers or actors, are very strong in singing and have excellent professional qualities, completely crushing mainland stars.
Only when Wang Fei appeared did they save some face.
Hong Kong stars are clearly more professional and can sing well. Mainland stars can't compare at all.
[It's a bit embarrassing, being beaten by Hong Kong and Taiwan stars~]
Wang Junkai's singing of "A Beautiful Moonlit Night" was terrible. It didn't match Miriam Yeung at all. He felt like he lacked the energy to sing. He was far inferior to Richie Jen!
[No, there is no way Wang Junkai can be compared with Richie Ren. They are not in the same league.
How popular was Richie Jen back then? His song "Heart Too Soft" was unrivaled across both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong and Macau.
With his looks, he has played the leading male role in various martial arts dramas, and he always plays handsome characters, and no one thinks it is wrong.
[Why hasn't Gu Wei appeared yet? I feel like only his appearance can save some face for the domestic entertainment industry!]
[His performance was later, and Gu Wei did not sing solo, but sang a song with Deng Ziqi]
[With Gu Wei's status, how could he not have a solo performance? ]
This is a Greater Bay Area gala, and its purpose is unity.
It's said that Gu Wei's new song is a duet, so of course he'll have to find a female singer from Hong Kong or Taiwan to sing with him. Do you understand the value of united front work?
I hope Gu Wei can attend more of these kinds of parties. I really want to hear his new songs!
[I have a feeling that after tonight, Gu Wei's new song will definitely be on the hot song charts of all major platforms! ]
After Lin Yun and Wei Daxun finished singing "McDull and Chicken" as a joke, the camera turned to the hosts.
"Deng Chao, what do you think is the most beautiful scenery of the Mid-Autumn Festival?" Lan Yu asked with a smile.
"The most beautiful thing about the Mid-Autumn Festival is definitely the full moon hanging in the sky!"
"Indeed, it is an extremely pleasant thing to reunite with family during the Mid-Autumn Festival, eat mooncakes and enjoy the bright moon.
But in bustling metropolises, young people are busy with various things and often cannot reunite with their families, and the bright moon is not always visible."
Deng Chao nodded: "Yes, what if it's cloudy and there are too many clouds and the moon can't be seen?"
Lan Yu smiled and said, "Then let Gu Wei and Deng Ziqi tell us what to do if the moon doesn't come!"
As soon as the host finished speaking, the originally dark stage slowly lit up, and a huge moon appeared on the big screen.
"The wind blew over the mountain and the boat reached the shore
Take a look at the scenery
I go north and you go south
The stories are turning over one after another."
Deng Ziqi changed her clothes, sat on a prop swing, and sang beautiful songs accompanied by melodious accompaniment.
After singing two lines of lyrics, Gu Wei, wearing a Chinese suit, walked out from the shadows while singing.
".It's so annoying to work overtime until late
You boarded the empty subway, and it was already the last train
It's so annoying that we love each other so much but have to separate
I don’t understand love.”
His magnetic voice filled the entire venue, and as soon as he appeared, cheers rang out.
The Spring Cocoon Stadium can accommodate 12,000 people. Except for the first few rows of round tables where guests sit, the rest of the venue is filled with normal audience seats.
As the most important music evening in the Greater Bay Area, the venue was packed with people.
The performances of many celebrities just now have won a lot of applause and cheers from the audience, but the difference can be immediately seen with the appearance of Gu Wei.
As soon as he started singing, the audience burst into unparalleled enthusiasm. The small red colored lights swayed like waves, and the whole scene was spectacular.
[It sounds great, and it’s a completely different style from Gu Wei’s previous songs. It feels really good!]
Deng Ziqi's voice is really good, and she and Gu Wei get along very well. The two of them work together perfectly.
Her singing skills are definitely fine, but her pronunciation seems a bit unclear.
[This is already pretty good. I remember the last time I sang such a perfect duet with Gu Wei was "Liang Liang" with Zhang Bichen.]
After Gu Wei walked onto the stage, Deng Ziqi had already stood up and walked to his side.
Deng Ziqi is a professional singer and has seen all kinds of big scenes, but the enthusiasm of the audience still surprised her.
She had just performed a solo on stage, but the audience at that time was not as excited as they are now.
However, her mental strength was strong enough, and the situation on the scene did not affect her at all. After Gu Wei finished singing the lyrics, she continued with the climax of the song normally.
"If the moon hasn't come out yet, the streetlights can still illuminate the windowsill.
The white camellia blossoms gently"
After singing a line, Gu Wei also spoke, and the two of them sang in harmony, bringing up the first climax of the song.
"If the morning breeze has not yet come, the evening breeze can also blow into my arms
The wind blows gently, causing the shadows of the trees to sway."
The two sang a new song, and the guests in the front row couldn't hum along like they did with other old songs, but they could feel the great enthusiasm of the audience behind them, and while listening to the song they also marveled at Gu Wei's popularity.
"Is this the mainland's new generation superstar?"
At a round table in the first row, Emperor Entertainment Group CEO Albert Yeung looked at Gu Wei on the stage and asked Cheng Long next to him.
"Yes, if there is a superstar in the Chinese entertainment industry in the past decade, it can only be Gu Wei!"
Cheng Long said with a smile.
He had met Gu Wei several times, and his films had competed with the other's films in the same period. He was well aware of the other's popularity and fame, which was even higher than his own when he was young.
Its reputation and box office appeal have reached a limit.
Yang Shoucheng nodded and sighed: "It's a pity that the Hong Kong entertainment industry has really been in a period of transition in recent years.
It’s hard to find a superstar of this level.”
Cheng Long smiled and comforted him: "Times have changed, so open your heart.
Just like this Greater Bay Area music gala, Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao are one family, and we must actively integrate into the mainland."
"By the way, you should withdraw from the next Film Association election. Who are you planning to hand over the vice-president position to?"
The China Film Association has always had a vice-president position reserved for the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Previously, it was held by Jackie Chan, but he is too old and will step down at the end of this term.
"Hua Zai, he's popular and has good relationships with many people."
On the stage, after a climax, the scene suddenly changed and Gu Wei actually started to rap.
"Her Bluetooth speaker cost tens of dollars and played the tape in a loop.
Leaning against the windowsill in the corridor, eating some cold takeout."
[Oh my god, what did I hear? Gu Wei actually started rapping!]
[This is his first time. Is this also his new attempt? ]
[Don't mention it, this lyric is really well written and well spoken, it's so much better than those rappers who curse all the time!]
[Rappers and Gu Wei are from different worlds, okay? There's no comparison at all!]
The audience was also excited when they heard Gu Wei's rap, but they gradually calmed down after listening to what he said.
".Moon, moon, you don't understand, how heavy is sixpence?
The bus to her hometown appeared in her dream again.
I was enjoying the song when I suddenly got a puncture wound. The takeaway I was eating suddenly lost its flavor. But I still have to say, Gu Wei is really awesome, and this song is fantastic!
[Without the rap, this is a great song with a beautiful melody. With it, it instantly becomes sublime. This is my life!]
[I'm crying my eyes out, you don't understand the moon, how heavy is sixpence! ]
[I declare this song to be my favorite song of the year. I'm going to play it on repeat!]
I didn't expect Gu Wei's first attempt at rap to be such a hit. This rap is so poetic, it's simply perfect!
She was clutching the pillow fiercely, her tears were flowing.
I don't know whether I will leave or stay next year after this year.
The hazy moonlight passed over her tear marks, her face was green and immature
The gentle evening breeze blew past the window, and the camellia blossomed outside."
After the rap part ended, Gu Wei and Deng Ziqi returned to the main chorus part at the beginning.
Many of the audience members who had just been immersed in the emotions of the rap had tears in their eyes. When the melody returned to the beginning, everyone wiped their eyes and cheered loudly again. This time they were completely excited because they heard a good song that touched their hearts.
".If the morning breeze has not come
Evening breeze can also blow into my arms
The wind blows gently, causing the shadows of the trees to sway."
After singing the last line, Gu Wei and Deng Ziqi held hands and bowed to the audience, then turned and walked off the stage. (End of this chapter)
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