Chapter 10 Experimental Theatre
The Rolling Stone is actually not as tragic as Tao Xiaoqing said.
The focus of the dispute between Wu Chuchu and Duan brothers is the company's music style and future development direction. As for the daily operations over the past two months, everything is normal.
Wu Chuchu started his career by singing folk songs, preferring folk style, and believing that music is an entertainment and leisure thing. The Duan brothers started his career in rock magazines. They are deeply influenced by Western rock music. They have a humanistic thinking and rebellious temperament in their bones. They want to make some music that is meaningful to society.
The disagreement of ideas is actually not a big problem. Just as Chen Chong proposed to come to Taipei last time, the company is not short of money and can do its own things. Therefore, in the past two months, both parties have made an album, but neither of them has produced a record.
The key to the problem is that Wu Chuchu believes that the albums created by the Duan brothers and Luo Dayou are too rebellious. If they are released, they will definitely cause an uproar in society. They may be severely punished or even seized by the Taiwan government, which will affect the operation of the entire company and implicate him.
So he joined forces with Peng Guohua to try his best to prevent Luo Dayou's album from being released, and the shares of the four-person group are basically equal. Luo Dayou's album cannot be released, so naturally he can't even imagine how to release his album...
So we can only wait for the major shareholder Shen Chong to make the final ruling.
In the newly built audition room of Rolling Stone, Chen Chong first listened to Luo Dayou's album DEMO. After listening to it, he basically agreed with Wu Chuchu's judgment.
Because he was so stubborn, the Rolling Stone was established one year in advance. Both the Duan brothers and Luo Dayou were younger and more idealistic. The music he made, whether it was the criticality of the lyrics or the impact of the music, was beyond the famous "Zhihuzheye".
"Zhihuzheye" was released in 1982. It caused a sensation in Taiwan at that time, and there was a lot of criticism. Duan Zhongtan recalled it later and was afraid that after the release, he said that after it was released, he was ready to close the door.
In 1979, under the general environment where China and the United States formally established diplomatic relations, the Taiwan authorities were extremely sensitive, and any disturbances in society would have to suppress them with all their might. Since the beginning of the year, several group incidents have been suppressed, and the political atmosphere is solemn, far exceeding that in 1982. This album has not yet been well-known, and the lyrics of several songs in it are very radical. After the release, it is a foregone conclusion that the government came to the door.
"The quality of this album is very high." After listening to it, Chen Chong said, "If it can be released, it is equivalent to throwing an atomic bomb in the Chinese music scene."
"So that." Duan Zhongtan asked quickly: "Has Mr. Chen agreed to issue it?"
"It can be issued, but it cannot be issued in Taiwan." Chen Chong shook his head and said. "I agree with Mr. Wu's judgment. If it is issued in Taiwan, there will inevitably be big trouble. Either hide it for a while and wait until the time is ripe before issuing it, or use it to Hong Kong and issue it with a fake name."
Duan Zhongtan and Luo Dayou looked at each other, and their disappointment was beyond words.
"Hong Kong is now the world of Cantonese songs, and we are making Taiwanese music. We are releasing it in Hong Kong and we need to change the name. It's better not to post it." Duan Zhongyi asked, "Mr. Chen, how long did you say it took for a while to hide it?"
"I don't know how long it will take." Chen Chong smiled and comforted: "When Zhu Yuanzhang rebelled, his subordinates suggested that he accumulate food and become king slowly. Now Taiwan is in a cold winter, everything is not appropriate, so you have to wait, but you don't have to worry. I am very satisfied with this album and like it very much. You can make whatever music you want to make in the future! I will continue to support it, stock up first, wait for spring to come, and then make it a big blow to the Taiwanese music industry."
"But we do nothing, how can the cold winter pass?" Duan Zhongtan frowned and said, "We want to make music that can make our own voices, just to let those people in the Kuomintang know that their actions are unpopular."
"Music is music. What do you do if you have something to do with politics?" Wu Chuchu said on the side: "Music is for appreciation, not for bewitching people."
Duan Zhongyi immediately retorted: "If the music we make is of no benefit to society, it's better not to do it!" (Note 1)
"Don't fight, don't fight." Chen Chong quickly smoothed out the situation, saying, "Whether it is doing business or engaging in ideology, we all need to pay attention to methods. Everyone here doesn't want Luo Dayou to become the second Yang Zujun."
Everyone was silent. Yang Zujun was the first generation of folk singers in Taiwan. Last year, Xinge Records released her album of the same name, "Yang Zujun". Two months later, it was ordered to be taken back and destroyed by the Taiwan government. All songs were banned, which kept her away from the music industry from then on.
The lessons learned from the past must be guarded against.
"I'll listen to the album made by Mr. Wu."
Wu Chuchu has not been idle in the past two months. He recruited Qi Yu, the two champions of the "Golden Rhyme Award" and "Folk Style" of Taiwan's two major music competitions in 1978, and made a very standard folk-style record.
Qi Yu's singing skills have been highly praised since his debut. In addition, Wu Chuchu and Peng Guohua personally produced them. The melody is beautiful, the lyrics are moving, without any fireworks, pleasant to the ears, and have great artistic appreciation value.
The album as a whole continues the current popular campus folk style, fresh and natural, without any angularity, so there is no need to worry about the government's reaction, nor the market's ability to bear, and profits are expected.
"This can be released." After listening to it, Chen Chong made a final decision and exclaimed: "The song is well written, the singing is good, and the lyrics and music are good."
When Wu Chuchu heard this, he was overjoyed.
Duan Zhongtan was very unhappy. He thought for a while and said, "Mr. Chen, can we release our albums in a small way?"
"If you want to play, play with large ones. There is no point in releasing them in a small range." Chen Chong waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Luo Dayou's album will still be an atomic bomb even after three or five years and will not fail."
"But this album cannot be released, what are we doing now?"
"That's exactly what I'm going to say." Chen Chong crossed his hands, sat upright, and said, "Since you have serious differences in the company's business philosophy, I think it's time to split up."
When everyone heard this, they looked at each other.
Chen Chong's separation plan was to imitate Jiahe's satellite system. He took over the recording studio and tape factory infrastructure and then invested in Rolling Stone and Wu Chuchu's new company, making them satellite subsidiaries only responsible for the production of records. In this way, they can not only operate independently, but also share resources and benefit mutually.
This plan is extremely superior to the Duan brothers and Wu Chuchu, who are not well-funded, so the separation plan went smoothly and a preliminary division agreement was soon reached.
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"This is the location of Gengxin Experimental Theater?" Chen Chong looked at the building in front of him and said, "Why does it look like a church?"
"The church sponsors it, of course, is like a church." Zhang Aijia put the car keys into her handbag and said, "Let's go quickly, my friend must be waiting in a hurry."
"You hide this friend who loves stage plays so tightly." Chen Chong asked as he walked: "Is he really a charming beauty who can be charming in the world?"
"You guess." Zhang Aijia smiled sly and said, "You can't even guess a few female stars in Taiwan when you do movies and magazines?"
"Britain Lin?"
Zhang Aijia snorted and said angrily: "Those unscrupulous media are afraid that the world will not be in chaos. She can't even hide from the fact that Singapore is hyped every day. At this time, she would not feel like watching a stage play."
"Oh, too."
Brigitte Lin went to Singapore to attend the Asian Film Festival in July, and was exposed by the media that she committed suicide by taking medicine due to emotional problems. The storm had not subsided yet, so naturally she would not come out to watch the performances of the experimental troupe.
Zhang Aijia once starred in "The Dream of Red Mansions" with Brigitte Lin. One plays Daiyu and the other plays Baoyu. The two have a good relationship, so they are very unfair about her and hate the media's hype.
However, this matter has nothing to do with Shen Chong. He has no chance to meet Brigitte Lin, and his magazines do not report such gossip. Zhang Aijia's map cannon cannot hit him.
It doesn't matter to you, and he hangs up, so he continues to guess casually.
"Is Lin Fengjiao?"
"How could she be interested in stage plays?" Zhang Aijia led the way in front, and she walked up the stairs and said, "Is it possible that the only two of them in Taiwan are great beauties?"
"The two Lins and the two Qins are famous all over the world, who doesn't know their reputation." Chen Chong smiled and said, "It's not them, is it Zhen Zhen?"
"Sister Zhen Zhen is in trouble now, even bigger than Qingxia. Will she come out to watch the stage play?" Zhang Aijia sneered and said, "Whoever you see more reports, guess whoever you think?"
"Give me some tips." Chen Chong smiled and said, "There are so many female stars in the sky, how can I guess one by one."
"Okay." Zhang Aijia stood in front of the corridor and said, "Anyway, you will see her immediately, so I'll give you a reminder that she has been on the cover of your magazine."
Chen Chong felt a little moved and suddenly said, "It turned out to be Hu Yinmeng."
"You can only guess after seeing it, but it's really dull."
It's really slow...
Hu Yinmeng is known as the number one intellectual beauty in Taiwan. She comes from a famous family. She first studied at Fu Jen University, a famous university in Taiwan, and then went to the United States to study. With this experience, she is interested in a relatively elegant and niche performance form of stage plays, which is not difficult to understand.
It was reasonable that Chen Chong didn't remember her for a moment.
Hu Yinmeng's appearance and temperament are not inferior to Lin Qingxia and Lin Fengjiao, who are famous in Hong Kong and Taiwan. They are the dream lovers of Taiwanese youth in the 1970s. Unfortunately, after entering the 1980s, Taiwanese movies completely fell, and her development in Hong Kong was not very smooth. She retired early and lacked heavyweight masterpieces. So in the future, Chen Chong knew her existence through various gossips by Li Ao.
Hu Yinmeng is in her youth at this time and her charming style. After seeing this, she only thought of four words in her mind - round and smooth.
Unfortunately, such a beautiful woman was ruined by Li Ao...
After Zhang Aijia introduced her, Chen Chong held her soft and boneless hand and complained in his heart.
"Mr. Chen, this is Dr. Wu Jingji." Hu Yinmeng elegantly introduced a middle-aged man wearing glasses beside him, "He is the art director of Gengxin Experimental Theater."
"Hello Dr. Wu."
"Hello, Mr. Chen."
"This is the main actor of Gengxin Experimental Theater, Jin Shijie, we all call him Jin Bao."
Chen Chong immediately left Hu Yinmeng behind his head. He held the hand of the thin young man wearing old clothes and said enthusiastically, "Hello, Teacher Jin."
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Note 1: This sentence is based on Yang Zujun's remarks.
Chapter completed!