Chapter 308

First love, what a beautiful word; just thinking about it makes the tip of one's tongue feel sweet.

The original creator of this song was the Japanese musician Takao Kisugi, and a year later, the legendary lyricist Cheng Guojiang wrote the lyrics, which were sung by Lin Zimei.

This song not only became popular all over Hong Kong at the time, giving Lin Zimei the capital to compete with a host of divas, but it also endured for decades, never tiring to listen to. There are both male and female versions, as well as standard and upbeat versions; that depends on the arranger's ability.

Since Vivian had made her choice, Wei Ming took a stack of papers out of his bag and pulled out one of them.

"Here, for you."

Vivian took it with both hands and began to read it earnestly.

"Love has no experience / Discovered for the first time today / Meeting him from afar / That joy is so fresh..."

Vivian couldn't help but feel joy in her heart as she read the lyrics; she had thought A-Ming wrote about his own first love, but it looked like it was created from a young girl's perspective.

Next, her heart began to beat faster and faster; he's writing about me, he's completely writing about me!

"I couldn't sleep all night / His shadow appeared in my heart / Asking why I met him / The beautiful impression is like a first love / Silently looking at / Silently looking at that gaze like electricity / That moment of contact / Has already made me dizzy..."

This was exactly Vivian's psychological feeling after seeing Wei Ming for the first time; that night, she really tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Detailed, too detailed!

Vivian continued to read with a blushing face, reaching the chorus part.

"Every minute I hope to meet him / Silently waiting without complaint / Every minute I long to see him / Even if we bump into each other on the road, I'll be happy for days..."

Vivian, who had originally been reading silently, hummed along in a low voice, her mood soaring along with the song.

Vivian is not the kind of singer with extraordinary talent; her vocal range is ordinary, and her explosive power is average. Among singers of the same period, her ability cannot be considered outstanding, but her timbre is still very beautiful and has a high degree of recognition. As long as she chooses the right song and matches it with her image, it will definitely be a case of one plus one being greater than two.

And this song "First Love" is definitely the type of song most suitable for Vivian. Lin Zimei's image was average, but once this song came out, it quickly became a classic sung in the streets and alleys, with huge influence among the student population, and was even called the "spokesperson for young girls' hearts" by the media; decades later, it is still a hit on TikTok.

If the singer of this song becomes Vivian, Wei Ming believes the influence of this song will only be greater; after all, Vivian is a girl who makes people think of first love at first sight.

However, in the process of practicing the song, Vivian discovered that her ability was not yet worthy of this song.

The song is good; it's just that she isn't good enough yet.

At this time, Wei Ming's attention was attracted by the singer on stage, because the song being sung was the Mandarin song "The Girl in the Slip," and the singer was Zhang Mingmin.

Vivian said to Wei Ming: "The reason I made the appointment here is because Brother Zhang has always wanted to get to know you and thank you personally for those few songs."

Wei Ming very much appreciates Mr. Zhang Mingmin's character, so getting to know him is fine.

He said: "But it seems the help isn't very big; he's still singing in a song hall now."

"How could that be? He's an old friend of the owner of this song hall, so he comes to sing once every Saturday. He is already a very famous Mandarin singer now."

"So that's how it is."

Because they had a lot of contact, Zhang Mingmin on stage spotted Vivian, this little friend, at a glance, and immediately locked onto the handsome guy next to her.

At first, he thought the little friend had started dating, but looking at him, he really didn't look like Vivian's age; although he looked decent, he looked like a veteran in the flower fields at first glance, not like a good person.

So after finishing the song, seeing Vivian waving at him again, Zhang Mingmin immediately walked over.

"Vivian, who is this?"

"Brother Zhang, this is A-Ming."

"What, A-Ming!" Zhang Mingmin was pleasantly surprised. Looking at Wei Ming again, he only felt he was handsome and upright.

"I'll follow Vivian and call you Brother Zhang too. Hello, Brother Zhang, I'm Wei Ming."

"Wei Ming?" Hearing A-Ming's real name, Zhang Mingmin felt like he had heard it somewhere before.

Vivian smiled: "Sounds familiar, right? A hint: 'Heroes Born from Youth'."

Zhang Mingmin: "Oh, I remember!"

He had just read a newspaper today that mocked the mainland writer Wei Ming for bragging without paying taxes, and it seemed to have something to do with the bald Raymond Wong.

"So you can write novels, write scripts, and also write lyrics and compose music?!" Zhang Mingmin was surprised by Wei Ming's versatility.

"That's not all; he can also draw and play basketball!"

Vivian's desire to show off couldn't be hidden at all, and Zhang Mingmin couldn't help but smile knowingly.

Although he knew he might be an eyesore at this moment, there was something he had wanted to do for a long time.

"A-Ming, can I treat you to a meal? Vivian can come too. My career has changed because of you."

Wei Ming and Vivian looked at each other, then readily agreed.

They found a Shandong restaurant near the song hall. Zhang Mingmin also learned that Wei Ming was leaving Hong Kong tomorrow morning, and smiled: "It's a good thing Vivian brought you over today, otherwise it would have been a regret."

"How could that be? I will come to Hong Kong often in the future," Wei Ming said.

Zhang Mingmin looked at Vivian again, with a look of sudden realization; this is the power of love!

During the meal, Zhang Mingmin also brought up the news about Wei Ming in the tabloid. He said: "Is there some misunderstanding in this? I also know some friends in the media who can help clarify it."

"I said those words, so there's no need to clarify it specifically," Wei Ming said calmly.

Vivian, however, could not be calm: "Those tabloid reporters are sitting in a well and looking at the sky; they have no idea how amazing A-Ming is. Every word he said is true!"

Zhang Mingmin widened his eyes; it, it was actually true! A million for one song!

Wei Ming smiled and waved his hand: Vivian, if you have something to say, say more.

Vivian's little mouth couldn't stop: "Brother Zhang, you should know what the hottest song in the world is recently, right?"

Zhang Mingmin blurted out: "Naturally, it's 'Moonlight Shadow,' sung by the new British female singer Sarah Brightman to commemorate John Lennon. This record is selling like crazy even in Hong Kong."

Vivian was very satisfied with this answer: "Then who is the lyricist and composer of this song?"

Zhang Mingmin recalled: "It seems to be Mr. Why, Mr. Why?"

"This Mr. Wei Why not only writes songs, but is also the author of several best-selling fairy tale novels, such as 'The Legend of Sealed Book' and 'The Lion King.' In the mainland, he is hailed as the King of Fairy Tales, and this is just one of A-Ming's avatars."

After saying this, Vivian was as proud as if this person were herself, while Zhang Mingmin was already dumbfounded. The original author of the divine song that dominated the Billboard charts for three weeks was actually a mainland musician!?

Although he didn't know how much money European and American musicians made, for such a globally popular song, bringing the lyricist and composer a million Hong Kong dollars in income must be an underestimate.

Taking advantage of Zhang Mingmin's daze, Vivian delivered another critical hit: "A-Ming is leaving Hong Kong tomorrow, actually to go to England, because Sarah Brightman's boss wants to adapt A-Ming's fairy tales into a musical. He is already a writer with huge influence in the West."

Vivian was very proud, not only because A-Ming's achievements were high, but also because A-Ming had not hidden these things from her.

Zhang Mingmin didn't doubt it, because he believed in Wei Ming's character, so at first he only thought it was a misunderstanding caused by a relay error. Now it seems that the person really has ability.

Originally, he wanted to ask Wei Ming for a song, but now he was embarrassed to bring it up. How much money can you make writing a song in Hong Kong? Compared to cooperating with the European and American music scene, even if it's not a hit like this, it's not something Hong Kong music can compare to.

So Zhang Mingmin mainly chatted with Wei Ming about the creative ideas and publication process of this song, leaving the matter of asking for a song behind.

However, Wei Ming took the initiative to mention that he had recently written a few songs about maternal love for the work he scripted, "Mama, Love Me Once Again," one of which Zhang Mingmin could also sing.

It was that song, "Mother in the Candlelight." Although it was more suitable for a female voice, and the movie interlude would also be sung by a mainland female singer, the Yu Quan version's interpretation also left a deep impression on Wei Ming.

So he wrote down the lyrics on the spot and changed the daughter in the original lyrics to child.

Savoring the lyrics and listening to Wei Ming sing two lines simply, Zhang Mingmin immediately fell in love with this song. Parental love is an eternal theme in literary works.

Although everyone is a friend and this meal was very satisfactory, the royalties that the record company should give cannot be less. After all, this song is not unique to Wei Ming; he is the lyricist, and Gu Jianfen is the composer. It can be considered Wei Ming helping Teacher Gu earn some foreign exchange.

Zhang Mingmin was very grateful and prepared to talk to the company. This is a new work by a musician who successfully broke into Europe and America; he has to ask for more money!

Finally, the three parted ways outside the restaurant, and Zhang Mingmin waved goodbye to Wei Ming's van.

In the car, Vivian hummed "First Love," "Love has no experience, discovered for the first time today," in a cheerful and light tone, as if she were already deeply immersed in first love.

Wei Ming corrected her from time to time and enjoyed Vivian's live original voice. This little voice is indeed very sweet, making people have the urge to fall in love.

When they were almost home, Vivian asked a question: "Then who do you plan to sell the other songs to? Do you need me to help you ask PolyGram? After all, I'm very familiar with Alan too."

Wei Ming replied: "Sell? Sell what? They were all written for you. Of course, I'll keep them for you. When you have the ability to master these songs, I'll give them to you to sing."

"Stop the car."

"Huh?"

"Please pull over," Vivian emphasized.

Wei Ming helplessly pulled over to the side of the road, not knowing why this little girl wanted to get out of the car suddenly.

Vivian unbuckled her seatbelt. Who said she wanted to get out of the car? She asked Wei Ming to stop the car just to make it convenient for her to give him a hug.

This hug caught Wei Ming off guard. Vivian twisted her slender waist from the passenger seat and hugged him, whispering in his ear: "Thank you, Brother A-Ming."

Wei Ming's hands had nowhere to rest, and he laughed: "You're welcome." Vivian sat back down and smoothed her hair, which was also to cover up her blushing face. Fortunately, it was dark.

On the last leg of the journey, Vivian told Wei Ming about her ideals.

"Actually, I really want to be a singer. I used to listen to music programs on the radio every day. Whatever good songs I heard, I would copy them into a notebook. But Mom definitely won't let me debut."

She didn't agree when the family was poor before, let alone now that the family's conditions have greatly improved. Mother Zhou is looking forward to surprises in her daughter's studies.

Wei Ming was busy writing songs for Vivian and really didn't consider that she was still young. Not to mention that Mother Zhou wouldn't agree, he wouldn't agree to little Vivian entering the circle either.

But this song must be released as soon as possible, otherwise it will collide in '83.

"Got it!"

Wei Ming had a flash of inspiration: "Isn't Holiland going to open a new store? The new store is aimed at teenagers and white-collar workers. It just so happens that you can record this song and then use it as the theme song for the new store."

"Fast food restaurants have theme songs too?"

"Of course, milk tea shops can have them too." You love me, I love you, Mixue Bingcheng is sweet, right?

So it was happily decided. As for the other four songs Wei Ming wrote, Wei Ming temporarily sealed them up. Whenever Vivian needs them, he will take them out for her to sing.

When Vivian returned home, she still couldn't hide her happiness as she hummed the song "First Love," which happened to be heard by her mother who had just finished taking a shower.

"Whose song is this? I haven't heard it before," Mother Zhou asked while wiping her hair.

"Is it good, Mommy?" Vivian asked.

"It's okay." For an elderly person to have this evaluation of a song about first love is already considered very high.

Vivian said proudly: "This is my song."

"What? Your song? The song you wrote?"

"A song A-Ming wrote for me. Mommy, I want to confess to you. My pen pal A-Ming has come to Hong Kong, and we have already met."

"What!" Mother Zhou's voice rose sharply, and even the old ghost in the building next door heard it vaguely.

After half a month in Hong Kong, Wei Ming is about to embark on a new journey. Two years after his rebirth, he is finally going to step out of the country for the first time.

It was supposed to be a lonely journey, but now there is an extra little aunt, Wei Lingling, and his dear little aunt even upgraded his cabin.

When the plane took off, brushing past the Kowloon Walled City, Wei Lingling's life assistant, Miss Li Zhi, was helping her decorate her new home.

This is a two-bedroom apartment in a high-end residential area that can be reached within ten minutes by car from the Langning Toy Factory. One of the rooms belongs to Miss Li Zhi, and it faces the sun.

Miss Li Zhi was crazy with happiness. She finally didn't have to squeeze into that pigeon cage with her father, stepmother, and younger brother. Aunt Lingling is always very particular about the quality of life. The living room of the new home is larger than the area of her father's entire home. She used to sleep in the living room.

Moreover, Miss Li Zhi has basically figured out Aunt Lingling's identity. That Langning factory is a behemoth in her eyes, but for Aunt Lingling, it is just a place for a trial. She really can't imagine how rich the family behind her must be, and Wei Ming seems to be the direct grandson of this overseas family!

Oh my god, he hid it too deep!

At the same time, Liu Rulong entered Madman Manga, acting as editor-in-chief. He laid out a two-month plan. The revamped magazine will be launched at the end of August when students all over Hong Kong start school.

In these two months, "The Legend of Qin" must continue to be drawn. As the initial main feature, A-Long's old work "Heroes Born from Youth" can also take advantage of the heat to launch a Hong Kong version. "Wind and Cloud" must also begin preparations, led by Ma Rongcheng as the main writer, and will be launched as a surprise force at that time.

In addition to the first part of "Wind and Cloud," which has a relatively complete script, Wei Ming also has many ideas that he didn't have time to write in detail, which requires the company's screenwriters and manga artists to expand.

For example, regarding the funny adaptation of the Four Great Classical Novels, Wei Ming proposed "Diary of Monk Sha" and wrote the first chapter. Subsequent chapters can be expanded according to this style.

There is also a similar one called "If History Were a Group of Meows," which interprets historical figures and stories through cats of various colors and breeds, focusing on cute historical popularization.

There is also "Happy Ghost," which is a story outline. The focus is on the story of a down-and-out scholar becoming a ghost and helping several young girls, redeeming each other.

Wei Ming also provided the cartoon image of the Happy Ghost Zhu Xiucai. Many people in the company feel that it looks a bit like Raymond Wong of Cinema City.

All these ideas run counter to the traditional Hong Kong manga style. This is Wei Ming's effort to enrich Hong Kong manga themes and styles.

Finally, there is a more traditional, violent action manga. This story is called "Riki-Oh." At this time, the original Japanese manga version has not come out yet, and the story is not long, so Wei Ming took it for the apprentices to practice.

But they don't intend to make an 18+ manga, but an all-ages one, so it can be violent, but not too bloody. The focus is on highlighting Riki-Oh's immense strength. The scale of the original manga and the Hong Kong movie version is better not to be used.

Wei Ming made a note under this work: When shaping the male lead, you can imitate the image of Zhao Debiao.

At this time, Biaozi had not left Hong Kong. He took a job and was filming an advertisement.

The clothing factory of Xia Meng and her husband also makes men's clothing, and it is a cool jacket category. Now Debiao is popular in Hong Kong, so Xia Meng's husband, Lin Baocheng, proposed to ask Debiao to film an advertisement, which will be put on television and Kowloon buses at that time.

So Biaozi prepared to wait for Brother Ming and A-Long to return to Beijing together. He didn't leave, so little Wu Jing naturally had to accompany him.

This wave of Biaozi can be considered to have gained both fame and fortune in Hong Kong. As a result, after filming the men's clothing advertisement that day, suddenly another clothing factory boss contacted Biaozi through Xia Meng and her husband.

He wanted to ask if Mr. Biao would take a men's underwear advertisement, and the endorsement fee is negotiable.

Biaozi was struggling, and Donnie Yen on the side was so envious that his eyes turned red.

"Take it! What's wrong with an underwear advertisement? Aren't you still wearing clothes? They didn't come to me, otherwise I would definitely take it!"

In Central, Hong Kong Island, Holiland has confirmed the location of the new store. It is a good location, but it is relatively expensive.

Mother Zhou came to take a look. At this time, the old ghost was supervising the renovation, and Mother Zhou mentioned the advertisement song to him.

"Vivian has heart, this idea is good. Turn around and record the song for me to listen to." The old ghost smiled. The brat has some skills. Giving gifts is not cliché. A song will definitely make Vivian happy to the point of raising her feet.

Mother Zhou worried: "Old Ghost, do you think that A-Ming has any evil intentions towards our Vivian? He gave such a song about love to Vivian. I asked clearly, he is already in his twenties, and our Vivian is only in the second year of junior high."

"Isn't she in the third year of junior high after school starts? And how is he in his twenties? He is only twenty years old," the old ghost argued for his grandson.

"That's still a six-year difference!" Mother Zhou said worriedly. Tut-tut, she reacted, "How do you know he is twenty years old? By the way, who exactly are you to him?"

At first, Vivian helped the old ghost write letters to get involved with such a pen pal.

The old ghost smiled: "A-Fen, if the kind of thing you worry about really happens, then you'd better call me uncle in the future~"

On the first day A-Ming left, Vivian found Zhang Mingmin again, hoping to get help.

"So A-Ming also wrote a song for you, but you feel you can't grasp it, so you hope to learn vocal music from me."

Vivian bowed: "Brother Zhang, please accept me as your apprentice!"

Zhang Mingmin refused flatly. Before, she called me uncle, and now she wants to worship me as a teacher. It's simply bullying. I'm only in my twenties, how can I be that old!

Zhang Mingmin said: "If you really want to learn vocal music systematically, it's better to find my teacher directly than to find me."

"Your teacher?"

"I have worshipped many teachers to learn singing, but this one is the most capable. My ability to stand out in so many singing competitions is inseparable from Teacher Dai's teaching."

Zhang Mingmin planned to recommend Vivian Chow to his teacher, Dai Sicong.

At this time, Dai Sicong was not yet the godfather of the Hong Kong music scene who had brought out a group of music giants such as Faye Wong, Leon Lai, Nicholas Tse, and Daniel Chan. At this time, his most famous disciple was Zhang Mingmin. Relying on this new Mandarin music singer, Dai Sicong's vocal music class secretly raised the price once.

However, for the recommendation of a beloved disciple, Dai Sicong will definitely give a discount, and can also provide targeted training according to individual characteristics. Even those famous singers could not sing particularly well at the beginning.

After listening to Zhang Mingmin's boasting about Teacher Dai, Vivian was very tempted, and this fee can also be reimbursed by Holiland. I am using the summer vacation to learn vocal music just to sing the theme song well for you. If you don't pay, who will?

Of course, after learning vocal music well, Vivian naturally cannot just sing one "First Love."

At that time, she will also sing "Red Bean," "Bug Flying," "Girl's Prayer," and "Pink Memories" that A-Ming wrote for her.

Among them, "Red Bean" and "Bug Flying" are both Cantonese and Mandarin versions, "Girl's Prayer" is a Cantonese song, and "Pink Memories" is a Mandarin song.

Wei Ming can be considered to have plucked Lin Xi hard enough. Only "Pink Memories" is not his work.

And besides "First Love," Vivian is most interested in this "Pink Memories." Could it be that the companionship of these few days left A-Ming with pink memories?

Regardless of whether it is like this, anyway, in Vivian's memories, the fragments of her and A-Ming getting along are pink. This summer, A-Ming became a little secret in her heart and was written into her diary by her, looking forward to meeting you in her dreams tonight.

And just when Wei Ming's flight landed in London, in the mainland, a movie with low prior awareness was quietly released at the end of June, ahead of "Heroes Born from Youth."

This is a rare film that tells the story of the trivial matters of rural life in the north, mothers-in-law, daughters-in-law, sisters-in-law, and sisters-in-law.

The movie title is "Happy Reunion," starring Zhu Lin and Zhu Shimao, produced by Shanghai Er Yingchang.

The participation of "The Herdsman" male lead Zhu Shimao can be considered the biggest selling point of this movie. When the movie information was posted, it attracted some of Lao Mao's fans.

After Zhu Lin finished the courses of today's performance training class, she hurried to the Beijing Er Yingchang by bike.

"Xiao Xue, let's go, go watch my movie!"

(End of chapter)