"Mainland guy, what are you doing at the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors record company? Do you know who is the hottest star in Hong Kong right now?" The taxi driver blew out a smoke ring, suppressed the anxiety caused by the traffic jam, turned around and started chatting with the young passenger in the back seat.
"Driver, don't think I'm a country bumpkin just because I'm from the mainland. I know as much news about the Hong Kong entertainment industry as you do." The young passenger had a bookish look on his face, but his words were not polite.
The driver glanced at him in the rearview mirror and smiled, "Young man, don't brag. Taxi drivers are the ones who know the most news about the Hong Kong entertainment industry. If we say we're second, even the paparazzi wouldn't dare claim to be first."
The driver turned up the volume of the car radio, and the voice of a female singer came out. It was the big star Aronger. He randomly changed a few channels, but they all had the voice of the same male singer.
The driver said proudly: "Did you hear that? The most popular song now is "Alias Travel". Nine out of ten radio stations are playing his songs.
This alien god released just one album, 11 songs in total, and it already dominated the top ten of Hong Kong's three major music charts. Now, paparazzi and record companies across Hong Kong are searching for this alien time traveler. I heard that anyone who can provide information about him can receive a reward of up to 1,000 yuan.
The young passenger heard the regret in his tone and couldn't help but jokingly said, "That's great! Your taxi drivers are well-informed. Why don't you go and earn the thousand yuan?"
The boss took a deep drag on his cigarette, flicked the butt out the window, and said gravely, "Do you think you can make money just by doing anything? Young man, there are many profound things going on here. For example, this time travel thing, have you ever heard of it before?"
The young passenger shook his head.
The driver slapped the steering wheel. "That's right! Think about it! He was nobody before, then suddenly burst onto the scene, and not even the paparazzi knew he had three heads or six arms. Every song on that album could have made a star, but he managed to monopolize it all. Do you believe he doesn't have some connections? There's probably a big gang backing him up."
The young passenger nodded: "That seems to make sense."
The driver rubbed his bald head and said meaningfully to the young passenger in the rearview mirror: "In Hong Kong, if you don't have some underworld background, you can't make it into the entertainment industry."
Then the elder brother began to talk to him about the intricate connections between the Hong Kong entertainment industry and the Hong Kong underworld, the things that cannot be said and the things that must be said.
The young passenger listened with great interest, repeatedly expressing his gratitude and asking curiously, "Brother, you know so much. How long have you been driving a taxi?"
The driver patted his bald head and said, "Five...six weeks."
"So you're still a newbie! You seem so talkative, but I don't think you do that. What was your previous job?"
The driver, however, changed his tough and depressed demeanor and suddenly became a little shy: "I used to be a singer."
"Ah, then why don't you continue singing? Big brother, you have a very unique voice and you have so many friends on the road. If you keep going, you should be able to make a name for yourself in the entertainment industry." The young passenger felt sorry for him.
The eldest brother was also helpless: "Even though I have many brothers in the underworld, I can't stand the loss of hair. I can't compete with those handsome guys in terms of image. The audience doesn't buy it, and the record company is not a charity...ah"
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We finally arrived at the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors record store. Before getting off the bus, the young passenger encouraged the driver: "Brother, even bald people can shine. Who knows, one day you might meet someone kind and become famous. Keep going!"
The driver was so moved that he stepped on the accelerator and drove away.
The young man was none other than Lin Yi, a traveler from another time and space. Eleven of his songs dominated the radio charts for a week, and indeed, he had opened a crack in the door to the Hong Kong music scene. The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Records Company was one of the clients who recently extended an olive branch to him.
An artist like him who can write lyrics and compose music, sing and dance, and has good looks is a big piece of fat meat in the eyes of record companies, and they all want to sign him.
However, Yi Shi Lu said that he only wanted to sell songs and had no time to be an artist.
He responded to several major record companies and sent a catalog of hundreds of lyrics and music, which had been registered and notarized by him with the Hong Kong Copyright Office, Copyright Society and other institutions.
Today, he will organize major record companies in Hong Kong to bid for 30 of the songs.
These 30 songs are priced uniformly, with a starting price of HK$100,000 per song, and all of them are of the quality of his album.
As soon as he entered the record company lobby, he saw Linda holding a bouquet of flowers, walking towards him with a warm expression. Lin Yi also hurried over a few steps. "Linda, thank you for coming out to meet me. I've been waiting for you."
Linda felt bitter in her heart, but her face was peaceful: "Good morning, Mr. Jiang, you are so polite. It is our great honor that you can choose to bid in our company. Please come this way."
Who could have imagined this young man, who had only recently arrived from mainland China, actually knew so much about Hong Kong pop music? Why hadn't I taken a closer look at those cheap sheets of music?
Unfortunately, she couldn't buy medicine to regret.
Fortunately, the company's senior management was still unaware of this, otherwise, even if she wasn't fired, she would have been demoted three levels.
At the auction, each song was performed and sung by a dedicated person on the spot. After each song, bids were made by raising a placard. The highest bidder signed the agreement on the spot and paid by check.
The huge performance hall was temporarily decorated as an auction venue, with various musical instruments such as piano and bass on the stage, and hundreds of people from more than a dozen record companies came to the audience.
Among them are many famous singers such as A Rong'er, Hao Long, and Zhou Meizi. It seems that his position in the Hong Kong music scene has been firmly established today with his 30 golden songs.
The auction soon reached its climax, with one song after another being played live, exciting the audience.
They are all experts. As soon as they hear it, they know that this song will not only be a hit, but a huge hit, and whoever sings it will become famous.
The prices kept rising, especially the last few pieces, which were sold at a sky-high price of over 500,000 yuan.
The auction was divided into two sessions, morning and afternoon, and lasted for more than eight hours. Lin Yi received cash checks for nearly 10 million Hong Kong dollars.
This money is enough for him to bring several film scripts he has on hand to the big screen.
Record company executives and many big stars left their business cards, saying they looked forward to the opportunity to work with Mr. Yi Shi Lu.
Lin Yi said: "Yes, yes."
The second half of 1981 was the most glorious time for the Hong Kong music scene. Dozens of classic hits were released, and more than a dozen new stars made their debut and became an instant hit.
There are also several evergreens in the music industry who released new songs that topped the charts.
For a time, the Hong Kong music scene was flourishing, and anyone with eyes could see the names of the songwriters of these songs: Different Time Traveler.
But this once popular musical genius seemed to have suddenly disappeared out of thin air.
For a while, no one could contact him.
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