Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 148 Was he faking it before?
"Why aren't you talking?"

After sitting down, Mei Yanfang looked at the group of people who had just been arguing and smiled.

"We were just discussing who will win this year's Jade Solid Gold Best Ten Music Awards."

How are the fan votes going?

Mei Yanfang's tone remained indifferent, but everyone suspected that she was there to support Cao Jian.

Although this woman and Cao Jian had no scandals, they were close, and Cao Jian even got slapped for Mei Yanfang, an incident that many people had heard about.

Those who support "Kiss Goodbye" immediately said, "Kiss Goodbye is currently ranked number one."

"However, the Golden Melody Award has always been limited to Cantonese songs. I think giving it a Top Ten Golden Melody Award or a Most Popular Mandarin Song Gold Award would be enough."

Those who disagreed immediately offered their own opinions.

In fact, Anita Mui had already discussed this matter with Cao Jian before she arrived.

She looked at everyone and said calmly, "The Jade Solid Gold Awards still has some influence in Hong Kong, but Hong Kong is about to return to China. If we keep trying to single out Mandarin songs, then this awards ceremony will inevitably be eliminated by other music awards ceremonies in the future!"

"Buzz!"

After Mei Yanfang finished speaking, a murmur of discussion broke out in the entire selection meeting room.

Many people think this is still alarmist.

How amazing is TVB? Their Jade Solid Gold Awards can't possibly be eliminated?

Mui Yan-fang ignored these people and simply looked at the list of selected songs and singers.

Those were the words Cao Jian just said.

As someone who has been reborn, Cao Jian is very clear that in the 1990s, TVB's Miss Hong Kong contestants and Top Ten Chinese Gold Songs still had some influence.

But in the 21st century, let alone hit songs and Miss Hong Kong contestants, even TVB dramas are no longer watched in mainland China.

The so-called Top Ten Hits have long been replaced by numerous awards such as the Chinese Music Chart and the Music Billboard.

The decline in influence has even led to a lack of interest in Miss Hong Kong and a decline in viewership of TVB dramas.

This is why we can't keep up with the times.

When Mei Yanfang talked to Cao Jian about this, she couldn't believe that this 21-year-old young man would have such vision.

Hong Kong dramas, movies, and songs still seem to be thriving, and who knows, maybe this is just the last hurrah.

If things don't change, we might end up only being able to do things on our own in the future.

The expert judges present discussed the matter for a long time. Although some of them agreed with Anita Mui's statement, most of them still held the old ideas and did not want to give the grand prize to the Mandarin version of "Goodbye Kiss".

The head of the judging panel said, "Sister Mei, what you said makes some sense, but there's no precedent for this. We need to talk to the boss and let him make the decision."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Even if 'Goodbye Kiss' doesn't win the Golden Melody Award, the Top Ten Golden Songs Award, or the Mandarin Song Gold Award, we can still give it to it."

His saying that was a way of giving Anita Mui face.

"that is it?"

Anita Mui felt that this wasn't enough; Cao Jian's songs were clearly the most popular.

The judges noticed that Mei Yanfang was not satisfied, so they said, "Cao Jian's lyrics for 'Easily Hurt Woman' not only deserve to be included in the Top Ten Songs, but he should also be awarded the Best Lyricist Award."

"So be it."

Although Anita Mui did not manipulate the awards, she still had influence.

She wanted to advocate for Cao Jian and thought the man was right, but it was indeed difficult to change TVB.

After Anita Mui left, the judges discussed the matter for a long time. Except for the Gold Song Award, all other awards were finalized. Then the head of the judging panel took the results to report to the TVB boss.

After leaving TVB, Anita Mui called Cao Jian and explained the general outcome.

"Sister Mei, it's alright, it was expected."

Cao Jian was not surprised at all by this result.

If TVB were willing to change, it wouldn't be TVB anymore.

Although he hoped to leverage Anita Mui's influence to see if the company would change, he was ultimately disappointed. He laughed and said, "Sister Mui, how about we hold our own music awards ceremony after our comeback? What do you think?"

"Do it yourself?"

Mei Yanfang was taken aback. Was Cao Jian's ambition a bit too great?

Organizing your own music awards ceremony is no easy task.

"That's right. With Anita Mui's influence, it's still possible to organize an awards ceremony by uniting several record companies."

"Let's see about that later. I can help you, but you need to increase your influence first before that's possible."

Mei Yanfang felt that Cao Jian's words made some sense, but she felt that she was not enough on her own.

Cao Jian sings so well. If he had the foresight to develop his career properly for three or four years, he could become a big shot in the entertainment industry or music scene. That would be the only way this could happen.

"Then I'll try my best."

After hanging up Mei Yanfang's call, Cao Jian sighed.

It seems that this year they will not only release "Too Softhearted," but also a Cantonese song.

It seems that I can only sing "The Legend of the Hungry Wolf" now.

Also, I'll go to Japan again when I have time to publish "Until the End of the World".

With English, Chinese, and Japanese, my influence will definitely increase significantly.

Cao Jian stopped paying attention to the Top Ten Hits and devoted all his energy to the movie "Fong Sai-yuk".

And began preparations for "Fong Sai-yuk 2".

At the same time, Qiong Yao also called, saying that she would be going to Yanjing in a while, and that filming for "Plum Blossom Mark" was about to begin.

"Next year will be really tough."

Cao Jian gave a wry smile. Not only was his work schedule tight, but his life was no exception.

Wang Fei has returned to Hong Kong. He is now caught between Wang Fei, Zhou Huimin, and Yuan Jieying. Although he is happy, he is also very cautious.

Chen Derong also came to Hong Kong during this period. Fortunately, she was with Yuan Jieying, so there was no need to make special arrangements for her time.

This happened several times, and Cao Jian was troubled every day about where to sleep at night, as if he were choosing a concubine.

More importantly, he always finds excuses to appease women who can't be with him.

It could be said that it was a bittersweet experience.

Fortunately, all matters concerning their love lives need to be kept secret, so the chaotic situation hasn't erupted yet, and the women are unaware of the other women's existence.

Otherwise, given Wang Fei's fiery temper, she would probably have made a scene.

Following New Year's Day, Vivian Chow's new album, "Devotion for Love," was also released in Hong Kong.

Although Cao Jian wrote the lyrics for Wang Fei's Cantonese song "Easily Hurt Woman", it sold well and received good reviews.

However, the music for this song is by a Japanese singer; only the lyrics were written, which doesn't showcase Cao Jian's talent.

Given that his own Cantonese albums didn't sell well, no one in the music industry dared to be optimistic about the song Cao Jian wrote for Vivian Chow before its release.

People believe that Cao Jian's best language skills are Mandarin or English.

You can't understand Cantonese.

To everyone's surprise, not only did the cassette and CD versions of this album sell well, but the newly released official VCD version also sold quite well.

After all, Vivian Chow in the album's music video not only has a bright and smooth appearance, but also her beautiful legs that Cao Jian often plays with, which are very eye-catching.

Most importantly, the song is really good, better than any of Vivian Chow's previous songs.

This song not only has a moving melody and beautiful lyrics, but many people also doubt that it was actually written by Cao Jian.
This left Hong Kong music experts completely baffled.

This Cao Jian, since he can write "Devotion for Deep Affection", does he even understand Cantonese songs?
Was it installed before?

It's probably just luck, unless he can write a blockbuster Cantonese song for himself.
Just as the Hong Kong music scene was wondering if Cao Jian had someone else write songs for Zhou Huimin, the song "Hungry Wolf Legend" had just been released.

(End of this chapter)