Back then, singers from Frog Island dominated most of the mainland market.
Now, Liang Liang feels that mainland singers have also built a counterattack on Frog Island's old nest.
Mayday and Ocean Waves both have a large fan base on Frog Island. If you add Blue Shark Band and Zhao Lunjie, they can lead the Frog Island music scene for at least a decade.
Mayday is still with Jinmeng Company. After their contract expired, because Jinmeng Company wouldn't release them, they didn't return to Haiyun, but instead signed another three-year contract with Jinmeng Company.
Liang Liang wasn't too bothered that Mayday hadn't returned; supporting a band would be a piece of cake for him.
The TVB Handover Celebration Gala was a grand event, with almost all the well-known and unknown singers from Hong Kong participating.
Singing a Mandarin song amidst a large group of Cantonese singers is quite eye-catching.
The Blue Shark Band didn't perform the two songs they sang on the Tsinghua campus, but rather "Why Go Far Without Ideals" from the compilation album.
After the concert, Liang Liang did not leave Xianggang immediately. Instead, through Chen Min's introduction, he met with some people in the Xianggang film industry and inquired about some knowledge about filmmaking.
The achievements of Hong Kong cinema are still remarkable. What Liang Liang admires about them is that Hong Kong people make movies like playing house. A few people get together, each contributing some money to invite a few people, and they can make a movie.
Sometimes the script is written after the movie starts filming, and a movie takes anywhere from half a month or twenty days to a month or two.
These are all things he can learn from.
In addition to learning theoretical knowledge from these people, Liang Liang also participated in the filming of the movie "The Ambition of Heaven and Earth" through Chen Min's introduction.
The lead actor in this movie is Hong Kong's King of Pop, Liu Dehua.
When Liang Liang visited the film studio, the filming of the movie was nearing its end.
The film's release date seems to be slightly off; it appears to be a few months later than originally planned.
This is a melodramatic film with a strong absurd and nonsensical feel. The first half is a science fiction murder mystery, the second half turns into a religious and superstitious film, and finally it becomes a romance.
Many films like this have been made in mainland China over the past decade or so, but not yet.
Liang Liang was very puzzled as to how this film had earned 24 million yuan at the box office.
Is it all thanks to Liu Tianwang's popularity that they sold so much?
Liu Dehua and Liang Liang did have some interaction. During a break from filming, Liu Dehua chatted with Liang Liang for a long time, during which he also talked about his new album and hoped that Liang Liang would sell him some songs.
While chatting with Liu Dehua, he also met Li Jiaxin, a beautiful woman from Xianggang, for the first time.
Liang Liang didn't have a good impression of this gold-digging woman and only gave her a few perfunctory words.
As for Huang Qiusheng, another lead actor in the film, Liang Liang didn't even bother to acknowledge him.
He doesn't have time to get to know or pay attention to a bastard who ends up becoming a separatist.
People with different principles cannot work together.
Finally, Liang Liang inquired about the use of computers in the movie.
Next year, the first film shot entirely with computers in Xianggang, "The Storm Riders," will be released, and the people of Xianggang are beginning to explore the use of computers in movies.
Liang Liang intends to learn this technology, but sending people to Xianggang to learn it is not a safe bet; these guys might not come back after they learn it.
It would be safer to invite those computer animation experts from Hong Kong to teach in mainland China.
Liang Liang gained a lot from this trip to Xianggang.
Instead of flying directly from Xianggang to Beijing, they took a car back to Guangzhou.
He also needs to go to the Pacific Ocean to take care of some business.
This was Liang Liang's first visit to Pacific Company since Liu Wen retired and went to Haiyun.
His main purpose in coming here was to resolve some issues concerning the Black Panther band.
Black Panther's contract with Pacific has expired, and they have made it clear that they have no intention of renewing it.
After 1995, the once-glorious music scene in Guangzhou suddenly began to decline, and many singers who had become famous there went north to Beijing to develop their careers.
Even the sound of the waves has gone to the capital.
Given this general trend, the departure of the Black Panther band was a very natural thing.
The Black Panther Band's northward journey naturally led them to Haiyun Company, while Liang Liang's arrival at Pacific Company was to resolve the remaining issues between the Black Panther Band and Pacific Company.
Compared to the Pacific region during Liu Wen's time, Liang Liang no longer recognizes a significant portion of the leadership here.
However, based on the past and present cooperation between the two parties, the leadership of Pacific Company did not create any obstacles in the matter of the Black Panther band.
The matter concerning the Black Panther band was handled smoothly by both parties.
Haiyun and Pacific still have many collaborations. For example, Pacific's tape production line often helps Haiyun process albums.
In addition, Liang Liang has also built his own sales channels in the north in the past two years, which now cover the three northeastern provinces, Inner Mongolia and the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and are also expanding into the central and northwestern regions of China.
The albums published by Pacific Company were also sold through Haiyun Company's sales channels in the north.
In addition, the two sides have cooperation in other areas.
So, with the Black Panther band's affairs settled, Liang Liang hosted a banquet for the Pacific Company staff.
After finishing their meal, Liang Liang prepared to fly back to Lianwan and then begin preparations for the inland tour.
But just as they were about to leave Guangzhou, someone came knocking on their door.
Right at the hotel where they were staying, just as they were about to leave.
Liang Liang knew the sweet girl, but she didn't really know the young man she was with.
This young man was somewhat handsome and had a refined appearance.
Although Liang Liang didn't know him, he knew who the other person was just by seeing him with the sweet girl.
Once you know who the other person is, their purpose is self-evident.
After the sweet girl finished her introduction, Liang Liang shook hands with her out of politeness.
“Mr. Liang! You are a smart man, and you probably already know why I am here. We really hope that the Blue Shark Band can appear at the groundbreaking ceremony of Yuanhua Building on September 8th. As long as the price is not too outrageous, you can name your own price.”
The chairman of the Yuanhua Group is keen on image projects and wants to build an 88-story Yuanhua Building in Xiamen.
On September 8th, the day of the groundbreaking ceremony, he plans to spend a fortune to invite top-notch singers and bands to perform.
Blue Shark is a very popular band in China and has appeared on the Spring Festival Gala three times in a row, a feat unmatched by any other band in the country.
Naturally, this became the person Yuan Hua wanted to invite.
“Mr. Lai! Sister Yang and I discussed this issue a couple of days ago. I have already explained the situation to her. It’s not about the money; it’s that I really don’t have the time. If you had told me about this two months in advance, I would definitely have agreed.”
This is just an excuse; he wouldn't agree even if it were two months in advance, or a year in advance.
Although he knew he could ask for an exorbitant amount, he didn't want to.
He never wanted to have anything to do with this family.
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