Chapter 476

The first song Sam Hui sang at the opening was his first Cantonese song composed by himself, *Towering Clouds*. This song is considered the pioneering work of Cantonese pop music and is of extraordinary significance to both Sam Hui and Cantonese pop music.

Immediately following was the theme song of his recent highest-heat movie, *Aces Go Places*, also titled *Aces Go Places*.

"You are named Ding Dang, looking like honey, approachable, fresh and cheerful. I am named King Kong, looking like James Bond, best partners, you pour water for coffee, I add milk and sugar..."

Gong Xue says she has heard this song because she watched the videotape of the movie *Aces Go Places* with Wei Ming and Zhu Lin at home.

She always thought Sam Hui was a top actor in Hong Kong; she didn't expect him to also be a top singer.

Besides classic old songs like *The Last Message*, *The Private Eyes*, and *The Prodigal*, Sam Hui also prepared a special surprise, singing for the first time the title track of his new album that hasn't been released yet, *A New Beginning*.

The album *A New Beginning* is the first album he released after leaving PolyGram and switching to the Cony Records company.

This record company, which was only established last year, gathered three major singers—Sam Hui, Paula Tsui, and Kwan Ching-kit—in a short period of time, which can be said to be quite powerful.

And Sam Hui himself is also a creative singer. He handled the lyrics and composition for the song *A New Beginning*, and he participated in 10 of the 12 songs on the new album.

Zhou Huimin knows that there is still a big gap between her and Sam Hui. However, being able to do original work can really make people look at you differently and is also a very happy thing.

Her new album will have three or four songs she participated in, and the rest will trouble A-Ming. If it's still not enough, she can only rely on Hong Kong's musical talents to make up 12 songs.

After more than two very happy hours, the concert ended successfully, and the audience left in an orderly manner.

At the exit, Zhou Huimin saw Brother A-Long and Sister Long, and then her gaze naturally fell on the woman who looked a bit like Gong Ying but was more beautiful and elegant. She seemed to be carrying starlight on her body.

A-Long also saw Zhou Huimin and the others. Although Zhou Huimin was wearing a mask, Zhou Ma and Ni Nai were not.

Originally he wanted to pretend to be blind, but the other party had already come over to greet them, and they spoke Mandarin: "Brother Long, Sister Long, this is Sister Xue, right? We've talked on the phone."

Gong Xue nods, looking straight into Zhou Huimin's eyes, very much wanting to see if she looks exactly the same as the record cover.

A-Min also feels that this is not very polite. Seeing that there aren't many people around, she takes off her mask to talk.

Immediately, the fresh breath of a young girl comes rushing, making Gong Xue have a brief loss and sadness because she knows she can never present this age of Gong Xue to Wei Ming.

Sixteen or seventeen, it is the most beautiful flower-like age. It's a pity Little Wei will never see it again.

Although she only has some suspicions about the relationship between Wei Ming and Zhou Huimin, if the thirty-year-old herself and the sixteen-or-seventeen-year-old Zhou Huimin stand together, she substitutes the man's thoughts, and I'm afraid she would also choose the latter.

Sixteen means the man has plenty of time to shape her into the way he likes most, and can accompany himself for a longer time, letting the two grind together seamlessly.

"Sister Xue, I thought you had already left Hong Kong. I didn't expect you to still be here. Let's have a meal together if we have a chance," Zhou Huimin issues an invitation. She is also curious about what kind of bond her A-Ming has with this popular mainland actress, why the movies he wrote are all starred by her?

"Alright, I'll be living in Hong Kong for a while, there's plenty of time," Gong Xue bravely accepts the challenge.

Hearing that these two are going to have a meal, and it's about to be scheduled, Liu Rulong starts to sweat. He can't control this situation. If the two sit together and talk about their boyfriends, it's easy to discover they are the same person!

Should he just show his cards to A-Ying, and then persuade her to help A-Ming hide it from the second sister with him?

Just at the critical moment, someone shouts "A-Min."

Zhou Huimin looks back and sees Anita Mui and Leslie Cheung, who came to watch the concert together. They were just in the VIP seats.

Zhou Huimin has no choice but to chat with these two good friends for two sentences. Turning her head, Gong Xue and Gong Ying have already been pulled away by A-Long.

"If we don't leave, the road will be blocked. You can talk another day," A-Long says with a flash of wit.

"What are you looking at, A-Min?" On the other side, Anita Mui says strangely.

"Oh, a friend I just met." Seeing that they have already left, Zhou Huimin chats with the two for a few more sentences, mainly about music.

Anita Mui laughs: "The three of us have released records recently, just waiting for you. When will your Mandarin record be released?"

"The three of us" refers to three popular young-generation singers who have been in the limelight recently: Tan Tan Yonglin, Leslie Cheung, and Anita Mui.

Originally Anita Mui wasn't on the list, but the album *Anita Mui in Red* released last month exploded in sales, and it has been four-platinum so far, already showing the style of a diva, and her personal style has also been initially established.

As for Danny Chan, because he went to the United States to study music and became a "stay-abroad student," he hasn't shown his face in Hong Kong for more than half a year, and now he seems a bit left behind.

Besides *Anita Mui in Red*, Tan Tan Yonglin also released a new album last month called *The Late Spring*, which is also very popular, giving birth to two hit songs, *The Late Spring* and *Phantom*.

And at the beginning of this month, Leslie Cheung brought a new album, *Wind Continues to Blow*, which is also very popular, not inferior to the previous two, and it seems the pattern of the new generation of the Hong Kong music scene has been quietly established.

Zhou Huimin modestly laughs: "I'm just a Mandarin record; I definitely can't compare to you."

However, the two don't think so. Although Mandarin records are slightly inferior to Cantonese records in Hong Kong, if Wei Ming takes action, this slight disadvantage will definitely disappear.

And A-Min's attraction to teenage audiences will also make them buy blindly. What Mandarin or Cantonese—as long as it's Vivian's song, they will definitely buy it with their eyes closed.

Because her mother and Ni Nai are still waiting for her, Zhou Huimin chats for two sentences and says goodbye. She still has to write songs tomorrow.

On the car home, A-Min plays Leslie Cheung's *Wind Continues to Blow*. She likes this title track of Rong Shao very much. Although it is a lyrical song and its heat is not as good as other dance songs in the album, she just likes it, feeling that this is what Leslie Cheung really wants to sing.

It's just that *Melinda* made him embark on the road of a singing and dancing idol, a bit involuntary. Hsin Music has also been working hard in this direction. This *Wind Continues to Blow* also accidentally caught the new hot spot of breakdancing, so the sales are not inferior to *Anita Mui in Red* and *The Late Spring* at all.

The competition among the new generation of the music scene is very fierce. A-Min thinks of the few songs she wrote, not knowing how many A-Ming wrote for her, and not knowing what A-Ming is doing now.

At this moment, Wei Ming has already arrived in the Magic City. He took a step ahead of the other two companions and is waiting for them in the Magic City.

Coming to the Magic City is mainly to take a look at the production situation of the second season of *Transformers*. The first season was a great success in North America and had a very good effect on driving sales, so the second season must be continued.

And the offensive and defensive situation has reversed. This time Wei Lingling is prepared to collect money from the TV station, and they can only show it if they pay.

Hearing that *Transformers* is very popular in the United States, the Shanghai Animation Er Yingchang, which didn't want this film to be labeled with the Shanghai Animation Er Yingchang label, now happily puts its factory label at the beginning, ranked after DreamWorks Animation.

DreamWorks Animation is an animation company registered in Hong Kong by DreamWorks, responsible for promoting *Transformers*. Currently, it is basically an empty shell.

However, the factory label of DreamWorks Animation is quite beautiful—a little boy sitting on a crescent moon fishing, which was personally designed by Wei Ming.

At the Shanghai Animation Er Yingchang, Wei Ming also saw Director Dai Tielang, who was somewhat idle. He was also holding a bag of letters he received from the guard.

Wei Ming saw it and asked: "Urging for updates again?"

Director Dai smiles helplessly.