Huayu 1992, my entertainment era

Chapter 116 New Year Special
Time flows like a river, once gone it will never come back.

In the blink of an eye, time came to number nine.

That day happened to be New Year’s Eve.

It is also the day when the Spring Festival Gala is broadcast.

As the saying goes, one year passes by with the sound of firecrackers, and the spring breeze brings warmth to the wine.

The new year is approaching amid the sound of firecrackers and children's festive cheers.

1993 was definitely a very important year for the Chinese music scene.

This year, a large number of singers emerged in the mainland music scene and became popular all over the country.

The mainland music scene finally has a group of pop singers of its own, and is no longer being bullied by those from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

First is Zhou Ziheng, who debuted in 92 and became increasingly popular in 1993.

He released two and a half albums in succession (Golden Boy and Jade Girl counts as half an album), and not only did his sales top everyone else's, he also successfully broke into Hong Kong and Taiwan, becoming the first mainland singer to become popular across both sides of the Taiwan Strait and Hong Kong, and even to enjoy a certain reputation in Asia.

His songs were widely sung.

Because he has so many good songs, which can be said to account for half of the popular songs in mainland China that year, he is also nicknamed "Chen Banbi" by the media, meaning that he alone accounts for half of the popular songs in mainland China that year.

Well, there are a lot of talented people in the mainland music scene, and Zhou Ziheng accounts for more than half of them.

Zhou Ziheng is obviously the hottest person in the mainland music scene this year.

However, he was not the only one who was popular in mainland China that year.

Yang Yuying, while collaborating with Zhou Ziheng on "Golden Boy and Jade Girl" sold out, also solidified her title as the sweet song queen of mainland China.

Among them, the popularity of "Let Me Tell You Gently" is no less than that of Zhou Ziheng's songs, making her the most popular female singer in mainland China.

Li Chunbo, with the song "Xiao Fang", opened up the road of folk music in the mainland and truly made the song popular all over the country.

Others include:

Love Birds by Lin Yilun

Xie Jin's "Rap Mask"

Gao Linsheng's "I'm the One Who Cares About You"

Na Ying's "Flowers in the Mist"

……

Plus songs from Zhou Ziheng's two albums.

The number of original hit songs in the Chinese music scene in 1993 increased significantly, surpassing that of 1992 by a huge margin.

Because there were many original hits in mainland China this year, mainland media have become more confident in their statements.

Some media said that the Chinese music scene will reach a new level from this year.

Some media also began to expect that the mainland music scene would surpass that of Hong Kong and Taiwan.

However, although the mainland pop music scene was very popular this year and achieved remarkable results.

But there are actually not many pop singers who performed on the Spring Festival Gala this year.

This year's Spring Festival Gala director was replaced by Lang Kun.

This is a very traditional director.

After he came to power, he directly rejected many applications for popular songs to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

Not all of them were killed, Zhou Ziheng was still in there.

But compared to last year's Spring Festival Gala, there are obviously fewer pop singers in this year's Spring Festival Gala.

Apart from Zhou Ziheng, the others are either singers from art troupes such as Mao Amin and Cai Guoqing.

Or they could be national-level singers like Song Zuying.

This year, even Zhou Ziheng's godsister didn't get the chance to perform on the Spring Festival Gala.

This is also because this year's Spring Festival Gala is embracing tradition.

This made this Spring Festival Gala seem a bit lifeless.

It can even be said that this year's Spring Festival Gala is the worst in recent years.

This is not only what Zhou Ziheng thinks, but also what most viewers of the Spring Festival Gala think.

Of course, this does not include Zhou Ziheng.

His "Gong Xi Fa Cai" is definitely the most eye-catching program of this Spring Festival Gala.

Although this is only the second time I have appeared on the Spring Festival Gala stage.

But Zhou Ziheng has a good reputation. Last year, he sang "The Sound of Waves Remains Still" on the Spring Festival Gala stage and became a hit.

Later, at the Mid-Autumn Festival Gala, he sang the song "A Beautiful Night with Full Moon and Flowers" to let everyone see his stable output when participating in large-scale evening parties.

Plus, Zhou Ziheng is extremely popular this year.

Therefore, his Spring Festival Gala program is one of the most anticipated programs by the audience.

And Zhou Ziheng did not disappoint them.

After taking the stage, they sang a song they had never sung before, "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

The melody of this song is cheerful and festive. After it was broadcast on the Spring Festival Gala, it spread across the motherland at lightning speed.

As early as when he decided to sing "Gong Xi Fa Cai" on the Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Ziheng had already discussed with Pacific that he would release a New Year special.

The songs in this special album will be selected from several of Zhou Ziheng's previous albums.

"Sad Pacific", "The Moon's Trouble", "A Beautiful Night with Full Moon", "Ninety-nine Daughter's Red Wine", etc.

Then add "Gong Xi Fa Cai" and Zhou Ziheng's cover of the classic old song "Gong Xi Gong Xi" to form a New Year special album.

This special album will be available on the 8th.

On the evening of New Year’s Eve on the 9th, after Zhou Ziheng sang “Gong Xi Fa Cai” on the Spring Festival Gala stage, the song immediately went on sale in the market.

Collections and special edition songs are a very popular way of releasing records in this era.

Not only in Europe and the United States, but also in Hong Kong, Taiwan and the Mainland, releasing compilations and special editions has become a trend.

Although this seems like a money-making exercise.

But honestly, who in this world can resist money?
Zhou Ziheng is no exception.

If he doesn't release it, fans won't feel that he is thinking about them.

Moreover, the first VCD player has now been released and is beginning to circulate rapidly in the market.

When VCDs became popular, piracy became prevalent.

By then, even if Zhou Ziheng does not release a special or a collection of his works, the pirates will release it for him.

The name of the New Year special is "Gong Xi Fa Cai".

It was officially released on the first day of the Lunar New Year.

With the success of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" on the Spring Festival Gala.

This tape was well received by the audience as soon as it was released.

In less than a day, the song could be heard everywhere in the streets and alleys.

"I congratulate you on getting rich"

"I congratulate you for being wonderful"

“The best please come”

"If you're not good, please go away."

"People do not blame"

……

In Dongguan, Zhou Ziheng drove to his aunt's house.

On the streets, the song of "Gong Xi Fa Cai" can be heard everywhere.

Almost all businesses that were still open for business were playing this song.

The effect was very good. Influenced by the festive songs, the children jumped more happily, holding incense sticks and firecrackers and setting them off everywhere while singing.

Trash cans, plastic jugs.

As long as it can be blown up, there is nothing they don't want to blow up.

Zhou Ziheng even saw some children competing to see who was braver. They were holding firecrackers and trying to see who could hold them in their hands the longest before throwing them away.

The car drove on the road and soon entered Changping, and soon arrived at Hengli.

This year, there are more villagers waiting at my aunt's house.

As soon as Zhou Ziheng came back, he was immediately warmly welcomed by his relatives and friends.

"Hengzi! You've really made it big now! I heard you can earn hundreds of thousands a year now!"

"Hengzi, do you think my second son can go out with you to explore the world?"

(End of this chapter)