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Hsu Tsan-li lost her voice on stage!

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It's not that he lost his voice, it's that he lost his virginity! A famous director who has never performed publicly.

When Teresa Teng pulled her onto the stage, she immediately performed "Half a Heart," leaving the entire audience speechless.

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My feet trembled as if in an 8-magnitude earthquake.

The lyrics seem to suggest that Jing Hong is secretly expressing his feelings for Xiao Deng.

The two left one after the other after their outing, leaving much to the imagination.

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Of all the newspapers in the world, only those from Hong Kong are truly terrifying.

The following morning, all the entertainment headlines in Hong Kong were about Teresa Teng's concert, with a particular focus on Hui-tsan.

Those who don't know the truth might think that Xu Zan confessed his feelings back then! It has to be said that the originator of the sensationalist style is the entertainment-obsessed Hong Kong people, who devised this technique in order to capture a limited number of readers.

There's also something like, "Director Hsu Tsan suddenly became promiscuous! He sang 'Half a Heart' in front of Teresa Teng, and the entire audience was stunned into silence!"

Did Hsu Tsan use "Half a Heart" to express his love? He sang "I Understand You Secretly" to Teresa Teng, and even held her hand backstage!

Some unscrupulous newspapers also mocked Xu Zan:

The Lee Theatre sound engineer immediately surrendered: "We can't register Hsu Tsan's voice!" Teresa Teng smiled wryly to save the day.

With Xu Zan constantly making headlines, Shao's publicity department immediately spent money to promote "The 36 Chambers of Shaolin," using many exaggerated techniques.

For example, Hsu Tsan shot 100,000 feet of film, and each action scene had to be filmed forty or fifty times, all to make the film as perfect as possible and give the audience a cinematic feast.

In reality, it only cost 50,000 square feet in total, which did not exceed the budget.

But Hong Kong people had no idea about these things. They rushed to Lee Theatre with newspapers to buy concert tickets. Unfortunately, in this day and age, Hong Kong does not have a large concert venue that can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

Most record companies simply couldn't afford such high concert fees. Even in the year 2000, if a star held fewer than ten concerts a year, they were basically losing money while gaining publicity.

Xu Zan bought a diary, cut out all the hilarious newspaper articles from this incident, pasted them into the diary, and then got Teresa Teng to sign it. The two then took a photo together at the Lee Theatre.

"Ah-Zan, give it to me! Sign your name on it too!" Teresa Teng found the diary very interesting, so she didn't return it to Hsu Zan.

She found a photo taken in Japan, signed it, and gave it to Lao Xu.

"Your Cantonese pronunciation is even worse than mine!" Teresa Teng's distinctive apple cheeks when she smiled looked quite amusing.

"Just tell me if the song is good or not!" Xu Zan laughed.

"Can I sing this song?" Teresa Teng asked with a smile, pulling on Hsu Tsan's arm. She seemed to really like "Half a Heart".

Xu Zan found it hard to imagine Teresa Teng singing this song, but then a thought suddenly struck him: "How about I give you a Cantonese song? But let's be clear from the start, we'll split the profits fifty-fifty!"

"You're such a snob! No problem, I'll sing your song at a nightclub and I'll give you a share of the money!" Teresa Teng waved her diary in her hand, "I'll keep track of the expenses!" Then she patted Hsu Tsan on the shoulder with the diary.

"You're better than Qi Yu in this respect. You earned five thousand dollars singing 'Olive Tree,' but you didn't even buy me a beer when you saw me!" Xu Zan said.

Teresa Teng then asked if she could sing "Olive Tree," as she really liked this very charming song.

"We're practically from the same hometown, if I don't protect you, who will? Call me Brother Zan, and I'll sing for you!"

"Really? Brother Zan, Brother Zan, Brother Zan!" Teresa Teng looked at the PolyGram manager standing beside her. "You have to be a witness!"

"Alright, alright, I'll vouch for you! Mr. Xu, I'll sign a contract with you for your song according to market rates," Zheng Donghan immediately chimed in.

This person is also quite influential, and it's fair to say he has a huge impact on the Hong Kong music scene; calling him a music godfather wouldn't be an exaggeration.

Xu Zan sang "A Thousand Songs" at Baolijin's recording studio. As for why he didn't choose "Song of the Setting Sun," it's because he's still young and doesn't really like listening to "Song of the Setting Sun."

Life is tiring enough as it is; it's better to be happier and have more hope.

If Xu Zan were over thirty-five, he might prefer "Song of the Setting Sun," with its sentiment of "laughing at the vast ocean after a thousand sails have passed, and calmly enjoying the east wind with wine in hand."

As Teresa Teng listened to the melodious singing, her eyes shone like stars, and her mouth slowly opened as she looked in surprise at Xu Zan, who was singing and playing the guitar in the recording studio.

It's difficult to connect a director and a singer.

She shook her head vigorously. Zhang Che had written "The Girl from Alishan," and professions and abilities are not necessarily completely consistent.

"So, Manager Zheng, how much did PolyGram pay for this song?" Xu Zan asked jokingly.

"Two hundred thousand Hong Kong dollars, 10% of the record sales, and other commercial performances..." Zheng Donghan seemed to have already come up with a plan, but he didn't expect the song to be so excellent.

"Mr. Xu, have you ever thought about pursuing a career in the music industry?"

"No, I'll stick to my old profession. It's already difficult enough to do a good job as a director. If I try to do something else, I'll inevitably lack the energy."

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When Xu Zan returned to Taiwan, it was already May. He then heard that an erotic film, "The New Master I Want," had been released in Hong Kong. He regretted not watching it before going back.

It would be almost impossible for this kind of film to pass Taiwan's censorship; at most, some small cinemas might secretly show it during midnight screenings.

It must be said that Tien Ni and Shao Yinyin were in their prime in the 1970s, and the dramas they starred in were very captivating.

More than a month later, when Hu Huizhong saw Xu Zan again, she hugged him with tears in her eyes and said unhappily, "Next time you go to Hong Kong, take me with you. I can't stand being alone, like living the life of a widow."

Enraged, Xu Zan slapped her on the bottom. "You're cursing me? Just wait till I get my hands on you!"

After spending several hours with his younger sister, Xu Zan had to get up to deal with company affairs. It wasn't too complicated; it was just the income from the previous movies and records, as well as the salaries and wages of the staff brought by the accountant.

He wasn't a demanding boss; the minimum salary for employees at Panda Entertainment was NT$5000 per month.

More than half of these people were family members of the Lianzhuhui brothers. They generally didn't have much to do. Apart from the accounting office, they spent most of their time in the company reading novels, comics, and listening to music when receiving guests who visited Xu Zan.

I was so happy!

This also allowed Hsu Tsan to win over many mid-level members of the Lianzhuhui (a secret society), and none of these people spoke ill of him when they met him; they practically praised him to the skies.

Besides that, Xu Zan's most important task was the filming of "The Eight Hundred Heroes," and he went to the new film studio construction site several times with Ming Ji.

The renovation began in May. Xu Zan, following his design, had the contractor responsible for the decoration, especially the selection of neon lights, the style of the plaques, the color of the walls, and the patterns on the glass.

He aims to create a highly entertaining film, one that will even make those old folks in Taiwan believe they've returned to Shanghai.

This film is said to be made for the people of Taiwan, but in reality, the higher-ups want to appease the people from other provinces, since their base is people from other provinces, not the disaffected native Taiwanese.

In the past few years, Xu Zan has discovered that the people of southern Fujian are inherently very enterprising, but because of their strong clan and sacrificial culture, they are also very xenophobic.

People from other provinces think they are unsophisticated and superstitious, while people from other provinces think that people from other provinces are exploiting them, stealing their jobs, and stealing their women.

Xu Zan didn't want to delve into the root cause; it was too complicated, and speaking carelessly could easily get him sent to Green Island for further studies.

"Brother Zan, a director is here to see you. He says he has something important to discuss," said Guo Suying, the receptionist, as she knocked on the door.

This woman is the sailor's cousin. She is very quiet and gentle. She graduated from junior college last year and came here to work.

"Oh, let him in!"

Unexpectedly, the person who came was Chen Yaoyi, wearing square-framed glasses, with a square face, probably around forty years old, dressed in a suit and tie, looking like a typical intellectual.

He directed "Love Run," which competed with "Joyful Face" in the past.

"Director Chen? What brings you here!" Xu Zan immediately stood up and shook hands with him.

"Mr. Xu, I'd like to discuss a collaboration with you."