Chapter 279: Summer of Songs and Films

When the 1983 Miss Hong Kong pageant came to an end, it was just as Su Yun remembered.

Seeing Zhang Wanyu laughing and crying when she found out she had won the runner-up, Su Yun couldn't help but applaud her: after months of perseverance and hard work, she finally made it into the top three, so her feelings must have been quite complicated.

There may be regret for missing out on the championship, and there may also be joy for winning the prize, but when the final outcome comes, I still try my best to keep smiling.

After all, this is not the actress who will win three major awards in the future, but a little girl who is just over 18 years old. This performance is already pretty good - even Er Dongxing, who was very picky about her, didn't say anything.

Of course, the third place contestant in front of her was so excited that she accidentally dropped the crown on the ground right after putting it on. The hosts had to smooth it over by saying, "Don't worry, this crown is already yours and it won't change no matter what"... With such a reference, she was able to stand steadily, which already made people feel that this girl was able to stay steady.

There are many new talents this year. Among the female artists, not only will a future triple-A actress emerge from the Miss Hong Kong pageant, but there will also be a rising star among the male artists.

The "Legend of the Condor Heroes" aired at the beginning of the year was a huge hit, not only making a number of actors famous, but also making the TV station famous and wealthy; therefore, Fang Mona planned to press on with her success and put the filming of "The Return of the Condor Heroes" on the agenda.

The candidate for the male lead "Yang Guo" has been basically confirmed to be newcomer Liu Dihua, and the candidate for the female lead "Little Dragon Girl" is still under discussion. Therefore, the mid-term program of this year's Miss Hong Kong competition will let Liu Dihua perform a stage play with a female artist, and the selection will be made based on the audience's subsequent feedback.

"Andy is very good. He works hard, endures and even risks his life." Tam Yun Lun, who made a friendly guest appearance as the stage drama boss Thor, came down and quietly said a few good words to Su Yun.

"I can see that." Su Yun smiled: Liu Dihua is a well-known workaholic in the circle. He is the typical example of someone who can make a living with his looks but still works hard to make up for his shortcomings. The response this time must be good.

Su Yun said as she glanced at him again: "As for him, I'm not surprised; on the contrary, I was quite surprised that you agreed to perform on stage."

The little fan of her adopted grandfather in the early years is now a new generation dual-role artist who is successful in both the music and film circles, just like her adopted grandfather.

Given Patrick Tam's current status, he would never be able to play a comedic villain in a stage play unless he took the initiative and volunteered to do so.

I don’t know if he has an idiot soul or really wants to mentor the younger generation, but he acted so hard in the stage play that there were quite a few female fans screaming when he first came on stage - but later, with his emoticon-like performance and unrestrained flag-waving, all of them turned into hahahaha.

Of course, having seen his “dark history” of dressing as a woman to chase celebrities in the past, Su Yun can handle it better than most people.

"No matter where we are, we still need more new blood. Anyway, I have plenty of free time, so I will help if I can." Tan Yunlun answered Su Yun while rubbing his wrist with an exaggerated expression, "Wow, that big flag is really heavy! If I hadn't learned a few moves from the martial arts group, I would have been waved by the flag..."

"Come on, you made your own choice, who can you blame?" Su Yun joked with him for a few words, and then changed the subject, "Since you have some free time recently, are you interested in making a cameo appearance in my new play?"

"You have another new drama coming up? Can you finish filming it?" Tan Yunlun asked.

"I'm the producer this time, not the director." Su Yun waved her hand, then smiled a mysterious smile, "Lin Qingxia has agreed to be the female lead in this play, Dillon and Jiang Dawei will also make guest appearances, and Wang Zheng will be the director, and Er Dongxing will be one of the male leads?"

"It's so lively? I'll definitely come! I'll even bring the entire Wynners!" Tan Yunlun is such an optimistic person that he is always active in the forefront of gossip. When he heard the ranking word announced by Su Yun, he immediately knew that this crew must not be quiet at all...

Seeing Su Yun happily send off another judge, Zhuang Long, who was arranged to sit three judges' tables away from Su Yun, finally had time to come over and ask, "Not a bad harvest?"

"Very good!" Su Yun was about to say something to him when Chen Baiyang, Zhang Querong and Zhong Buluo, who were sitting in the audience seats at the back, came over and forced Zhuang Long to the side.

"Where is Pingsi?" Su Yun looked at the three of them and couldn't help but ask.

"She is still helping her father to greet a large group of people who came over to talk. It probably won't be easy for her to get away." Zhong Buluo looked over there and replied.

"You three seem to have so much free time. It's hard for me to spend the whole night writing the scores." Su Yun teased.

"You're so kind, how can we be free!" Zhang Querong was immediately dissatisfied, "Danny has been preparing for the album "I Just Like You" recently. I have to go to Thailand for a performance later, and Paul has to record "Happy Tonight" every day. But you are the one who has the most free time. You are playing mahjong with Lin Qingxia all night long!"

"You were all busy that night, so I'll definitely ask you guys out next time, okay?" Su Yun quickly raised her hand.

"That's more like it." Chen Boyang nodded with satisfaction, and then glanced with some pride at Zhuang Long who had been squeezed into a corner by them.

Following his gaze, Su Yun glanced at Zhuang Long, then turned back to look at the three chirping ones in front of him... In the end, he just raised his eyebrows and did not take any action to control them.

She has been so busy and tired lately that she is too lazy to take the initiative. Let them take the initiative themselves.

After a lively night, the next news in the city was mainly reports on the aftermath of the Miss Hong Kong pageant and the promotion of Su Yun’s new drama, occasionally mixed with some entertainment gossip.

On a hot summer afternoon, Su Yun and Chen Boyang, dressed in disguise, sneaked onto a plane to Thailand together.

"What are you writing?" After finding a seat and sitting down, Su Yun asked curiously when she saw Chen Boyang writing and drawing in a small notebook.

Chen Boyang looked up when he heard the voice, and then generously handed the small notebook in his hand to Su Yun: "I'm writing a song, and I've almost finished it."

Seeing that there was not only the music but also the lyrics, Su Yun was a little surprised: "You wrote a new song so soon? And you plan to write the lyrics yourself this time?"

Although he is not as famous as those famous lyricists in Hong Kong, as a rare singer-songwriter, Chen Baiyang can write lyrics as well as songs. He sang songs he wrote in singing competitions before his debut, which were later included in his album after his debut. The English version of the lyrics was written by him, while the Cantonese version was written by the lyricist Zheng Guoguang, with whom he has been working. They were recorded as the English song "First Love" and the Cantonese song "First Love" respectively.

"Yes, but this song is not written for me..." Chen Baiyang came over and said mysteriously, "Didn't Lesley always say that my songs are good but refused to write for him? I just had some inspiration recently, so I wrote it down right away."

"Oh? Then you really care about him." Su Yun raised her eyebrows.

"It's a rare honor that he has finally achieved some success in the music industry. Let's congratulate him in advance for his concert. Besides, he won't have to fight with others for the song selection for his next album." People who can't compose their own songs usually rely on competing for good song resources in the company. The song "The Wind Continues to Blow" that made Zhang Querong stand out was obtained by him and his agent with great efforts.

Although most of Chen Baiyang's songs are produced and sold by himself, so he generally doesn't have to worry about this, he has also competed with others for resources.

Besides, after being in the circle for a long time, no matter how unsociable you are, you will understand the hardships of competing with others for resources.

He said this and warned Su Yun very seriously, "You have to keep it a secret for me. I will give it to him after he finishes his concert and returns to Hong Kong. Don't tell anyone."

"Don't worry, I'm famous for keeping secrets." Su Yun waved his hands.

So Chen Boyang was satisfied now, and he lowered his head again, intending to continue writing and drawing in his small notebook.

However, the old driver preaching point at Kai Tak Airport did not give him this opportunity. Not only was the sound of the plane taking off deafening and heart-shaking, but the several consecutive changes of direction and large-angle rolls for adjustment after takeoff almost caused him to lose control of the notebook in his hand and let it fly out.

After finally rescuing the notebook that had flown to the tip of his nose, Chen Boyang couldn't help but mutter, "Oh no... I was so busy talking to you that I forgot the plane was about to take off."

Both he and Su Yun had been "frequent flyers" since childhood, and they were of course very familiar with the terrifying level of aircraft takeoffs and landings at Hong Kong's Kai Tak Airport - but because he was too familiar with it, he couldn't help but develop some contempt that came with familiarity.

Now I got into trouble, and almost got my own stationery stuck on my face...

Su Yun laughed happily, and he was so embarrassed that he almost covered his face with his hands and went to play the role of the ostrich baby.

"Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore. Everything is calm now. Hurry up and write your song, otherwise it will be too late." Su Yun stopped laughing and greeted him.

Chen Boyang hummed lightly and then picked up the pen again.

Seeing that he was immersed in his creation again, Su Yun looked at the Kowloon Walled City, which had become a miniature model as the plane climbed higher. Then he looked at the clouds outside the window for a while. After sighing for a few minutes, he turned his gaze back to the small notebook beside him in boredom.

Noticing that the lyrics written by Chen Baiyang were a bit complicated and long, Su Yun started to give a reminder: "Don't make the lyrics too long and complicated. Lesley doesn't have a good memory. It would be funny if he couldn't remember the lyrics when he goes on stage to sing."

"No way, he memorizes his lines very accurately and quickly during filming, and there are never any mistakes." Chen Boyang was a little stunned.

"How can filming be compared with singing?" Su Yun gave him a naive look: Not only in Hong Kong, but also in any place, talented singers can only be defeated by the teleprompter...

Among the three kings and one queen of the 1980s, only Chen Baiyang rarely forgot his lyrics. As for the other three, they all had the same "forgetfulness" and could often confidently tell lies in front of others to explain themselves (jiao) (bian).

For example, Tan Yunlun said, "Like me later, and they will put subtitles for whatever I sing." Mei Yanshuang said, "The live version is definitely different from the recording, otherwise you can just listen to the recording version." Zhang Querong said, "As long as you finish singing, it doesn't count as forgetting the lyrics."

They spoke without blushing or breathing heavily, and their attitudes were more unreasonable and arrogant than each other.

It is a pity that this group of mudslide-like guys have not yet officially demonstrated their ability to lie with their eyes open in front of others.

Therefore, Chen Baiyang, who is unanimously recognized as a protected animal in the circle, has always been firm and trusting in the face of Su Yun's kind reminder before he has ever seen the dangers of the world: "It's impossible. Lesley said he likes my songs very much. He even asked me for "I Just Like You" to sing when he went to Thailand. You will know when you go to the live performance with me - he will definitely not sing a single word wrong!"