Chapter 9 The Originator of Cantonese Song
After the family finished eating, they sat together and watched TV.
Zhao Yazhi saw the TV commercial announcing that the next program was "Under the Lion Rock", so she walked into the kitchen and said, "Mommy, you go watch TV, I will wash it."
Zhao Her mother said happily: "Good girl, you still know how much you care about me."
She wiped her hands, handed the kitchen to Zhao Yazhi, and went out.
In fact, the dishes were almost washed, and they could just be washed again. Zhao Yazhi finished it quickly and washed some fruits. When she walked out of the kitchen, she heard the TV singing: "Let go of the conflicts in each other's hearts
, let’s pursue our ideals together. People who are in the same boat vow to follow each other, and we will be more fearless..."
Zhao Yazhi said in surprise: "Why is this song also playing on the TV?"
Zhao Yangming said : ""Under the Lion Rock" has added an opening song. This song is really well written and the lyrics are very meaningful."
Because the melody is simple and catchy, Zhao Yangming actually followed it when he sang it the second time. Start humming.
Zhao Yazhi put the fruit on the table and said: "Daddy, where is your Mingpao? Lend it to me to read."
"It's in the study, go get it yourself."
Zhao Yazhi said oh, walked into the study, picked up a stack of Mingpao newspapers from the desk, and quickly found the novel called "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy". The author's signature was clearly Yang Ye.
“This Yang Ye, can’t he be him?”
Zhao Yazhi murmured and looked at it from the beginning carefully.
"The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" is written fluently and the plot is very attractive. It tells the story of the King of Huai'an in the Southern Song Dynasty who went to Hezhou to supervise the army and was assassinated. A young man named Liang Wenjing looked very similar to King Huai'an. King Huai'an's men were afraid that the news of King Huai'an's death would shake the morale of the army, so they forced Liang Wenjing to pretend to be King Huai'an, and Li Dai was a fool.
Liang Wenjing naturally refused and tried every means to escape along the way, making many jokes.
Zhao Yazhi saw that Liang Wenjing had never eaten crabs because he was from the north. It was the first time he ate "drunken crabs" and he didn't even peel the shells. Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, really delicious. I couldn't help but laugh out loud.
At this time Xiao Yuling appeared. She saw Liang Wenjing eating crabs without peeling the shells. He also followed suit, reached out and grabbed one, put it in his mouth and took a bite. He gave Wen Jing a mouthful with his backhand and shouted: "Are you a stupid pig? You can eat this?"
" Hahaha!" Zhao Yazhi slapped the table and laughed.
Unfortunately, the newspaper space is limited, and it has only been serialized three times so far. It took Zhao Yazhi half an hour to read it. She walked out of the study room with some unfinished thoughts. It happened that "Under the Lion Rock" had finished playing, and the song "Under the Lion Rock" sung by Yang Ye actually started playing again at the end of the film.
Zhao Yazhi listened silently, took her clothes and took a shower. Lying on the bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.
Thinking about that song, thinking about that novel, thinking about what happened that day, thinking about those white flat shoes...
Yang Ye...is it really him?
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Yang Ye's song "Under the Lion Rock" became very popular in Hong Kong and was heard in every street.
In Ming Pao, the debate among readers about whether "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" is a new book written by Jin Yong has also been settled after the song "Under the Lion Rock" became popular.
Because the authors of this song and article are both Yang Ye, and Ming Pao editor-in-chief Pan Yuesheng also personally confirmed that the two Yang Ye are the same person.
Pan Yuesheng is a very thief. When everyone started to argue about whether "The Iron-Blooded Genius" was a new book written by Jin Yong, he was vague to reporters and allowed public speculation, which caused the sales of "Ming Pao" to decline. All the way up.
In fact, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the level of this novel is not even close to that of Jin Yong, and it cannot be written by Jin Yong.
Someone even wrote an article in a newspaper, conducted a detailed analysis, cited various evidences, and asserted that this article must not have been written by Jin Yong.
Thousands of words were written eloquently, and yet another wave of royalties were defrauded.
But no matter how you analyze it, Jin Yong himself is not in Hong Kong for the time being, and Pan Yuesheng is vague. After all, there is no authoritative statement.
Well now, as soon as the song "Under the Lion Rock" came out, everyone knew that the author of "The Iron-Blooded Prodigy" was a young man.
As a result, the sudden appearance of Yang Ye triggered a big discussion.
Who is he? How could he become famous with one song and one article in less than a month?
Due to the de-Sinicization policy implemented by the British Hong Kong government, Mandarin, Wu, Hokkien, Hakka, and Siyi dialects rapidly disappeared within a few years, and Cantonese became the mainstream.
TV movies began to be filmed in Cantonese, but Cantonese songs have not yet become mainstream.
Suddenly, TV and radio stations were playing such a high-quality Cantonese song, and it was difficult not to cause a sensation.
After "Under the Lion Rock" caused a sensation, the whole of Hong Kong was looking for Yang Ye.
However, no one dared to go to Yang Ye.
Because there are rumors that he lives in Kowloon Walled City.
In that place, the club shook their heads after hearing this, and even the policemen did not dare to break in without permission. However, this news made Yang Ye even more mysterious.
A young man who came out of the Kowloon Walled City can actually write songs and novels. What has he experienced?
Pan Yuesheng, editor-in-chief of "Ming Pao" and Zhang Minyi, director of the Hong Kong Film and Television Department, who had contact with Yang Ye, all praised Yang Ye in front of reporters.
Pan Yuesheng praised Yang Ye for his beauty and talent. Zhang Minyi thinks that Yang Ye is simple and kind-hearted and has great love.
Zhao Yazhi is lying on the bed reading "Ming Pao". The novel has been serialized to the point where Liang Wenjing and Xiao Yuling have never known each other, and they are slowly developing feelings for each other. In order to save Liang Wenjing's life, Xiao Yuling tried every means to fool around with her senior brother Xiao Leng every day.
Zhao Yazhi has been paying attention to Yang Ye's news recently. Unfortunately, Yang Ye never appeared again after that day.
She suddenly regretted not leaving Yang Ye’s contact information that day.
"Who is he? Is he like Liang Wenjing, very talented, but stupid? Probably not, he beats people so fiercely!"
Zhao Yazhi thought infatuatedly , the younger sister Zhao Yazhen suddenly pushed the door open; "Sister, come here quickly!"
"What's wrong?"
"That guy named Yang Ye released an album, wow, Sounds great!”
“Album?”
"Yes, I am doing the charts at Radio Hong Kong."
Zhao Yazhi quickly got up from the bed and ran to Zhao Yazhen's room. She heard a familiar voice singing on the radio: "Like the reflection in the water. Flowers can only be looked at but not plucked. Like the fragrance of flowers floating in the wind, they fade away indifferently. However, I don’t want to avoid the wind and rain many times, but I want to be drunk together. ..."
"Isn't it nice?" Zhao Yazhen said with an intoxicated look.
"Yeah!" Zhao Yazhi nodded repeatedly and asked, "What is the name of this song?"
"Flowers in the Water!"
"Flowers in the Water" is a classic song sung by Tan Yonglin. Due to the age, Yang Ye could not copy songs that were too advanced, so he stared at Luo Wen, Xu Xiaofeng, Tan Yonglin, Xu Guanjie and others who debuted early to death.
In the radio station, the anchor said: "After enjoying the sad and lingering "Flowers in the Water", let's enjoy another song "Downstream and Countercurrent", also written and composed by Yang Ye. This song tells us that in life, No matter whether it is with the current or against the current, we must strive to go upstream. Every sweat is exchanged for every achievement. I have seen the gains and losses.”
Hong Kong in the 1970s was equivalent to the mainland in the 2000s. Everyone was struggling. For example, people believe that as long as they work hard, they can make a fortune with their own hands.
There are countless illegal factories hidden in fishing villages throughout Hong Kong. People produce clothes, shoes, and plastic flowers in these factories.
Working overtime for twelve hours a day is a pleasure, just for the salary of a thousand yuan a month.
People don't care about their own bodies at all, and they don't care whether the company is humane. When recruiting workers in a factory, they ask three things: How much will they pay? Is there a lot of life? Do you work overtime?
No work if you don’t work overtime!
So when the song "Flow Against the Flow" sings: "I don't believe that I can have it without making sacrifices, I only believe that I can find what I want with my hands. Every sweat is exchanged for every achievement... ..."
Many people burst into tears upon hearing this and regarded it as a wise saying.
After the two sisters listened to the song "Flow Against the Flow", the anchor said that today's songs will be broadcast here, and tomorrow we will continue to broadcast Yang Ye's two new songs.
After listening to several songs of Yang Ye in a row, Zhao Yazhen has turned into a big fan of Yang Ye.
"Sister, do you think Yang Ye is pretty or not?"
"Quite handsome." Zhao Yazhi replied casually before he came out of the song.
Zhao Yazhen said in surprise: "How do you know? Have you met him?"
Zhao Yazhi then realized that she had let something slip, and quickly went back to make up for it: "He has already released a record, How can he not be handsome? Look at Allen, he is very handsome.”
Allen is Tan Yonglin.
The Winner Band adopted the AB lead vocal system at the time. Tam Yonglin was the A lead singer, and his English name was Alan Tam, so he was called Alan.
Zhong Zhentao is the lead singer of B, his English name is KennyBee, so he is called Ah B.
"I will find out when I go to buy a record tomorrow. His face must be printed on the record! Sister, can you lend me a hundred yuan? I have spent all my pocket money."
Zhao Yazhi's salary as a flight attendant was very high, so she generously gave her sister a hundred yuan and said, "Save some money."
"Sister, I love you to death!"
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Because she had a shift break, Zhao Yazhi didn't have to go to work the next day. She didn't wake up until after ten o'clock, thinking about Yang Ye's coming out. Regarding the record, I changed my clothes and went out, planning to buy one and listen to it.
Soon came to a video store, Zhao Yazhi asked: "Boss, are there any Yang Ye's "Under the Lion Rock" for sale here?"
The boss sighed and said: "It was sold out half an hour ago. Please be early tomorrow."
Zhao Yazhi was dumbfounded. Is it so popular?
(End of this chapter)