Chapter 772 Gu Yin
Li Lehai, who was driving the car, immediately laughed: "What he said is all true, he didn't make it up at all! And this kind of thing happens often in our Hong Kong Island!"< br>
“No way?” Director Wang was really frightened: “How could such a thing be possible? What's the matter?"
Zhang Bin smiled and said: "I guess this person was asleep. The buses on Hong Kong Island are double-decker and he was sitting on the upper deck. He forgot about it when he woke up. "
"Huh?" At this time, there was a bus catching up outside the window. It was indeed a double-decker bus.
Director Wang was so angry that he slapped Zhou Zhi twice: "You damn elbow, you can still scare people!"
After this, the tense and dull atmosphere in the car completely disappeared, and along with Eric Kolay Playing Purton's melodious "Tears In Heaven", the car quickly turned off the city highway and returned to normal streets.
1993 was not only the glorious pinnacle of the Chinese music scene, the foreign music scene was also very exciting, with hits after hits, Mariah Carey, Dion, and one of Zhou Zhi’s favorite songs, Mike Burton’s "SaidILoveYouButILied".
Today's Hong Kong Island is also in a state of impetuosity, arrogance, and a hint of panic towards the outside world when it reaches the peak of its glory.
But in the eyes of mainlanders, this is still a prosperous place where people live in luxury and wealth.
Numerous high-rise buildings, a dazzling array of high-end products, a variety of colorful delicacies, the spirited clothes and hairstyles of passers-by, and their hurried footsteps...
All of these will greatly impress the inland people who arrive for the first time. of shock.
But in fact, Zhou Zhi’s impression of Hong Kong Island is far worse than that of Singapore. The main reason is that the width of the streets here is too narrow and narrow compared with the skyscrapers on both sides. There is a kind of "one line of sky" canyon. It feels uncomfortable.
Anyway, people who are used to the leisurely life in his small county town, running around in the vast fields in the countryside when they have nothing to do, can’t stand the tense and rushed work and life atmosphere here.
Fortunately, Liuyuan is a nice place. There are not many desks and the private rooms are large. Although there is central air conditioning and artificial light, the environment is still very comfortable.
According to Cai Nan, this is the oldest restaurant with Hangzhou cuisine in Hong Kong Island. However, when everyone walked into the private room, they saw the first few people still drinking Kung Fu tea with Guangdong and Hong Kong characteristics on the coffee table instead of Longjing. Tea.
It seems that Liuyuan has just followed the local customs.
Zhou Zhi recognized the man serving tea at a glance. It was Li Qiyan who came to negotiate this time.
The other person next to Li Qiyan was fat and fat. People in the mainland now know nothing about him, but Zhou Zhi admired him very much. He stepped forward and stretched out his hand. Hands: "Master Ni, I finally see you!"
The big fat man didn't react: "Why, kid... you still know me?"
"Of course I know you." Zhou Zhi forcibly grabbed the fat hand and shook it excitedly for blessing: "Your major series are models for us online writers to learn from!"
"My book Isn’t it published in mainland China?” The big fat man was even more confused: “Where have you read my book? What else can I call an online author?”
“Ah, this...”
On the contrary, Cai Nan explained to Zhou Zhi: “I have been paying attention to your book, and every time a new one comes out, I have to send it to him. I hope the author of this article It must be his modesty, which means that he can learn more about writing from his predecessors. "
Is this what I mean?
"Ah, I remembered. Those books you asked me to sign were sent to him, right?"
"Yes, that's him." Cai Nan introduced: "Elbow, didn't you say you wanted to get along with Da Do you want to talk about the publication and distribution of his works in China? I will invite you today? Let's talk face to face." Another old man wearing fashionable clothes said in strong Cantonese: "It's not easy to meet. The old man is now living in seclusion in San Francisco."
"Do you know this person?" Cai Nan asked Zhou Zhi with a smile.
“Don’t you dare ask?” Zhou Zhi really didn’t know him.
"Hahaha, he is the godfather of music in Hong Kong. You have always heard of "A Laugh in the Sea", right?"
"Ouch Huang Zhan! Oh, no, why don't you slap me..." Zhou Zhi quickly patted himself He opened his mouth and stretched out his hand to Huang Zhan: "Master Huang! Your appearance is indeed unmatched in mainland China. How many people know your songs, but we have heard them since childhood. Wherever there is running water, there must be lyrics written by you to be sung..."
This is a paraphrase of "Everywhere with well water, The allusion of "Must Sing Liu Ci", but Huang Zhan's more than 2,000 songs in his life also match it.
"Shanghai Beach", "My Chinese Heart", "A Laugh in the Sea", "Men Should Be Strong", "A Chinese Ghost Story"...
Be able to integrate classics into modern tastes , Huang Zhan is the only one who can grasp people's moods with his lyrics.
"Huh? Is this kid from Guangdong Province?" Huang Zhan shook hands with Zhou Zhi: "Didn't you say you are from Shuzhong?"
"I am indeed from Shuzhong, but when learning ancient Chinese, Cantonese is a must. Stairs." Zhou Zhi quickly introduced himself.
"Really?" Huang Zhan nodded: "Indeed, Cantonese retains a lot of ancient sounds. Can you tell us the ancient sounds for us to listen to?"
Zhou Zhi then read aloud. : "The world's ups and downs are rising in my generation, and the years are rushing me as soon as I enter the world. The emperor's hegemony is chatting and laughing, I can't bear the drunkenness of life. I carry my sword and ride on the ghost rain. The bones are like mountains and birds are flying. The world is like the tide and people are like water. "
This is "Jianghu Journey" written by Huang Zhan. ", which was later quoted in "Swordsman" starring Jet Li, and has become a household name.
Rhythmically speaking, this poem is actually unqualified. However, compared with those "masterpieces" that pile up words and phrases for the sake of rhythm, this poem depicts the true flavor of the martial arts world and the martial arts world. It can be called a classic, and Zhou Zhi likes it very much.
"Okay!" Li Qiyan beside him was very excited when he heard it: "Okay! This sentence sounds related to Cantonese, but many of the pronunciations are different... but it sounds equally good! It's interesting!"
Huang Zhan had a look of shame on his face: "If you read it in this way, the pronunciation in many places is not smooth enough."
"Is this the skill of chanting and screaming?" Li Qiyan was quite "not ashamed to ask" ".
"Yes, this pronunciation is actually based on Cantonese, supplemented by Southwest Mandarin, using the Sui Dynasty Lu Fayan's "Qie Yun" as the pronunciation rule, and combined with the chanting method." Zhou Zhi said.
To say it is such an understatement, in fact, a lot of effort was spent here. Every sound of "Qie Yun" was finally determined by Zhou Zhi and Master Gu after rigorous research and mutual discussion.
In a previous life, someone once said in a review of Zhou Zhi’s novel that Chinese characters did not have phonetic symbols, resulting in the loss of ancient pronunciation. That statement was purely based on the lack of research on linguistics.
If we take the Western phonetic notation as the standard, it has only been a hundred years, but British English, American English, Australian English, and Hindi English are all different. How to explain this?
In fact, the ancient Chinese records of phonology are the most detailed among all ethnic groups. Therefore, as long as detailed research is combined with various documents, the remains of the dialects can be restored.
But reading any language well is just like singing, and it has its own specialties.
(End of this chapter)