Although Kang Jianfei thought it was nonsense, the film review that politicized "The Truman Show" was recognized by many people.
how to say?
The various plots and elements in "The Truman Show" are all wrapped up in so-called political metaphors, and they fit well with Kang Jianfei's experience.
After entering the 1990s, Hong Kong people have been very enthusiastic and sensitive about cross-strait issues, especially after the riots in Beijing last year. Now Hong Kong people have a negative impression of the mainland.
After that film review came out, many people thought that Kang Jianfei was using the movie to make innuendo, and even Xinhua News Agency's Hong Kong branch sent people to contact him, wanting to know Kang Jianfei's true attitude.
"What a mess!" Kang Jianfei threw the newspaper aside.
Wen Bixia smoothed her hair from her forehead, put another newspaper with positive movie reviews in Kang Jianfei's hand, and said with a smile: "Since it's a mess, let's see what it does."
As time goes by, Wen Bixia becomes more mellow and charming, and her every move and smile exudes charm. If we were to rank Hong Kong's sexy female stars, Wen Bixia would definitely be in the top five.
Kang Jianfei is naturally not angry because of a small film review, but he is dissatisfied that some groups in Hong Kong are using him to cause trouble. Kang Jianfei and "The Truman Show" have actually become a public opinion tool in the hands of those people.
However, after so much hype, "The Truman Show" has become more "depth", and all kinds of messy interpretations of the movie have come out, making people who were not originally prepared to watch this movie enter the cinema.
In another time and space, the album "Queen's Road East" released by Luo Dayou Music Factory in Hong Kong, because it sang about the issue of Hong Kong's return, suddenly became the top of the three major pop music charts in Hong Kong, setting a sales record for non-idol songs in Hong Kong.
Now "The Truman Show" has been over-interpreted, causing major media to once again discuss the issue of return. Especially a few days ago, the Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation ran away and moved its registered place to the United Kingdom, which intensified the public's enthusiasm for discussion.
You must know that HSBC is one of the issuing banks of the "Hong Kong dollar". Now it has moved its registered place. It would be strange if it did not arouse speculation among the public.
Some Hong Kong media even said that what Kang Jianfei really wanted to express was that after Hong Kong's return, it would become a "The Truman Show", full of constraints and oppression, and no one could escape from the government's control.
Kang Jianfei is very passive and speechless now. He knows that public opinion cannot be explained clearly. Of course he will not offend Beibian because of a movie, but it feels really uncomfortable to be used as a knife by others. Those groups with ulterior motives may not be able to point the finger.
Having fun secretly.
"Get some paper and pen." Kang Jianfei patted Wen Bixia's buttocks.
Wen Bixia hurriedly ran to the study room and came back with a notebook while panting.
"Queen's Road East".
Kang Jianfei quickly wrote the title of the song on the paper. He was too lazy to hold a press conference to explain "The Truman Show", so he simply expressed his attitude with the song "Queen's Boulevard East".
Although some people say that "Queen's Road East" satirizes the Party, Kang Jianfei does not think so. He believes that the song has more positive meanings, at least guiding Hong Kong citizens to face the return with a calm attitude.
There are more interpretations of the lyrics of this song, and Kang Jianfei is planning to let his newspaper give an authoritative interpretation the day after the song is released.
Kang Jianfei was too lazy to draw the musical notation, so he quickly completed the simple music notation and lyrics.
Wen Bixia was a member of the Happy Girls group, and she spent time learning to sing and read music. Now she came over to take a look. She was immediately fascinated by the lyrics.
"Queen's Road West and Queen's Road East
Queen's Road East, turn to Queen's Road Central
Why is there no royal palace on Queen's Road East?
Crowds of people flocked to Queen's Road
…”
Wen Bixia originally thought that Kang Jianfei was writing a song for another singer, but after reading a few lyrics, she couldn't understand what was written. She couldn't help but asked: "Brother Fei, who are you going to write this song for?"
Sing?"
"Myself." After Kang Jianfei said that, he picked up the phone.
As for the original songwriters Luo Dayou, Jiang Zhiguang and Lin Xi, Kang Jianfei can only say sorry. Anyway, Luo Dayou and Lin Xi have many good songs, including one or two. As for Jiang Zhiguang, this is the new king of the Hong Kong music scene this year, and he is in his prime.
, still famous without "Queen's Road Central".
However, it had only been half a year since Luo Dayou released "Queen's Road", and Kang Jianfei was not sure whether the other party had already written the song. To be cautious, Kang Jianfei invited Luo Dayou over, on the grounds that he was invited to record the song together.
Luo Dayou was originally lured into Pop Records by Kang Jianfei. However, he left soon after and founded a music factory in Hong Kong with the support of Taiwan's Rolling Stone Records - Lin Xi came out of the music factory.
Kang Jianfei couldn't compete with Rolling Stone Records, because Luo Dayou was originally from Rolling Stone and had been friends with several of Rolling Stone's bosses for many years.
Luo Dayou was randomly summoned by Kang Jianfei that day. Before he knew what was going on, Kang Jianfei talked around him about his views on the return of Hong Kong.
After chatting for more than ten minutes, Kang Jianfei finally breathed a sigh of relief. Luo Dayou had not yet written "Queen's Avenue Middle" at this time, but he had some intention of writing a similar song.
As long as it's not written out, it's fine. After all, Luo Dayou only composed the music, and the lyrics were written by Lin Xi, a freak. There is no possibility of a collision with the manuscript.
"Dayou, what do you think of this song?" Kang Jianfei smiled and handed the music sheet to Luo Dayou.
Luo Dayou was also dizzy when he saw the lyrics. However, he did not ask Kang Jianfei. Instead, he read it from beginning to end twice, and gradually understood some of its meanings. At least some of the sentences did not require Kang Jianfei to explain.
Can understand roughly, such as:
"Goodbye to my best friend and leave for this city."
We must rely on great comrades to create new ideas
There are units everywhere for selling off-the-plan properties according to the buying and selling certificates.
But Mong Kok may need to change its name
…”
Luo Dayou was confused at the beginning, but in the end he became more and more interested in reading. Finally, he even started to hum the tune. After humming it once, he asked: "Who wrote the regression problem?"
Kang Jianfei nodded and said with a smile: "How's the writing going?"
"It's very interesting, especially the lyrics use a ridiculing tone from an outsider." Luo Dayou praised.
Kang Jianfei invited Luo Dayou out to test it out, at least he had to find some excuse. His excuse was that he wanted to record a song with Luo Dayou.
When he came across a good song, Luo Dayou naturally agreed without hesitation. Now that he is the boss, he doesn't need to think too much about singing with Kang Jianfei.
During New Year's Day, Kang Jianfei and Luo Dayou personally participated in the arrangement work of "Queen's Road East", and "The Truman Show" was also a box office success.
By late January 1991, the local box office of "The Truman Show" finally exceeded 35 million, but its stamina was almost exhausted.
Although Kang Jianfei modified some details of the film in order to cater to the market and added some Hong Kong comedy elements, it was still far less popular than "Tomb Raiders".
36.61 million Hong Kong dollars!
This is the local box office of "The Truman Show". In the end, it failed to continue the myth of "Tomb Raiders" and did not even pass the 40 million hurdle.
But it's enough. There are only a handful of movies in Hong Kong that can exceed 35 million in box office every year.
However, film critics' evaluation of "The Truman Show" is surprisingly unanimous. At least Wong Kar-Wai's "Days of Being Wild" is more popular and will probably sweep the Academy Awards next year.
Speaking of film awards, news has come back from Hollywood. After Oriental Film Company spent money to lobby, "Tomb Raiders" was successfully nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film.
Hong Kong has always been called the Hollywood of the East by the media, which shows that everyone highly respects and yearns for Hollywood. The Academy Awards are far more valued than Cannes or the Berlin Film Festival.
Kang Jianfei's work was suddenly nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film, which immediately aroused public opinion. It is a pity that "The Truman Show" has been released at this time, otherwise it can still take the opportunity to create hype.
As the Spring Festival approaches, Cheng Long's "Eagle Project" has stepped up its publicity campaign, and Fengxing Records has also taken advantage of "Tomb Raiders" being nominated for the Oscar for Best Foreign Language Film to announce that Kang Jianfei will soon collaborate with Luo Dayou to release a single.
Kang Jianfei released a single? Also released with Luo Dayou?
The reporter who received the news had already misheard it, and the readers who saw the news had already been dazzled.
Rare!
Everyone knows that Kang Jianfei can write songs. Kang Jianfei composed the famous songs of Vivian Chow and Anita Mui, but this is the first time that he has released a single by himself.
Even before Kang Jianfei's song was released, it has already successfully aroused the interest of many people. (To be continued) r466
