Treasure Island 1992, starting from the Four Little Heavenly Kings

After chatting with Leslie Cheung's mentors for a few words, Chen Qiming walked around the student area alone.

The students were very excited about his arrival.

Although they didn't dare to take the initiative to come over and say hello to him, everyone looked in his direction frequently.

After going around in a circle, Chen Qiming roughly understood the students in this draft.

In terms of appearance condition, these 100 people are all very good.

Although it comes from different regions and countries, if it is operated properly, this group plan initiated by Chen Qiming has a high chance of success.

Among the one hundred draft students, Chen Qiming also focused on those recommended by other companies.

In addition to Edison Chen and Hideaki Longze from Japan, Chen Qiming also discovered several artists who appeared in his dreams.

Three of them are from Baodao, namely Luo Zhixiang, Huo Jianhua and Guo Pinchao recommended by Zhang Xiaoyan and Fulong Company.

In addition, Qiao Zhenyu from Beijing Dance Academy and TAE from Thailand.

These have all appeared in Chen Qiming's dreams.

"How's it going? Are there any students you like?"

When Chen Qiming returned to the instructor's dedicated backstage area, Leslie Cheung had already finished putting on makeup and came out.

Seeing Chen Qiming coming back from the student area, he couldn't help but asked curiously.

"It's okay! The quality is good!" Chen Qiming replied casually without saying who he was optimistic about.

"The quality is of course good, that is, you are the initiator of this talent show and have promised to create an album for this group.

Otherwise, if anyone were to initiate this draft, there would not be so many handsome guys of very good quality signing up for the draft.

As far as I know, several of these guys have already made their debut and are highly regarded in their companies.

It is precisely because you initiated the "Idol of the Times" project that their agency allowed them to participate in this program. "

Leslie Cheung saw that Chen Qiming seemed to be lacking in interest and couldn't help but feel sorry for these students.

Although Leslie Cheung had only said he was optimistic about Edison Chen before.

But in fact, he was also very optimistic about some other students.

It's just that he didn't say it.

Chen Qiming did not refute Leslie Cheung's words.

In a real sense, the quality of his draft this time is really good.

Not only amateurs, but also many people signed up to run.

Even some debutants were attracted.

Just like the guy from Baodao named Luo Zhixiang.

He relied on Baodao's "The King Is You" imitation contest, and after the game, he formed the Five Heavenly Kings together with four other contestants to make his debut.

oh! It is worth mentioning here that "The King Is You" is an imitation competition in Baodao, and the objects of imitation are the kings of the Chinese music scene, including Chen Qiming.

Among them, because the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong are the Chinese music figures second only to Chen Qiming, and this title is also very famous.

Therefore, in the past few years, Chen Qiming will also be joined in this ranks, and the Four Heavenly Kings are widely referred to as the Five Heavenly Kings.

Of course, Chen Qiming’s fans just don’t agree.

Because, for Chen Qiming, adding him to these so-called kings is completely irritating Chen Qiming.

After all, Chen Qiming's popularity is almost as much as that of the Four Heavenly Kings combined, and his achievements far surpass them.

If Chen Qiming is called one of the Five Heavenly Kings, this is completely insulting to Chen Qiming.

However, even though Chen Qiming never admits that he is also one of the Five Heavenly Kings, the outside world still widely calls him, who was popular in Asia during the 1990s, alongside the Four Heavenly Kings of Hong Kong...

Except Luo Zhixiang, who is an artist who has been in the industry for many years.

That TAE from Thailand is also an artist who debuted early.

TAE, whose Chinese name is Tang Chenyu, was born on April 1982, 4 in Kanchanaburi, Thailand, and is of one-quarter Chinese descent.

In 1997, TAE became a member of the Thai 8-member group "Teen 8 Grade A" and officially entered the entertainment industry.

In the first half of this year, TAE announced his solo career and released his first solo album in Thailand, which achieved good results.

Later, perhaps because he yearned for the heyday of the Chinese entertainment industry, he signed up for the "Idol of the Times" audition initiated by Chen Qiming, and was shortlisted for "Idol of the Times" with the first place in Thailand and became one of the 100 contestants on the program.

"No matter what, you may need to pay more attention to these students in the following drafts.

You are the senior among us and our idol, so you have to help me. "

"Don't worry about this. Since I took your ATV's money, I will definitely not be sloppy in the work I have to do. Anyway, I can't let you spend the money in vain." After hearing Chen Qiming's words, Leslie Cheung immediately said seriously.

The investment in this talent show is actually quite large.

Let’s not talk about the cost of holding primary elections in various regions and countries.

The fees for just a few tutors are a lot of money.

Among them, Chen Qiming is the highest.

Don’t think that since ATV is Chen Qiming’s company, he doesn’t have to pay.

Chen Qiming is not a philanthropist. He receives remuneration for making movies for Qiming Film and Television.

Not to mention ATV, a company in which he only owns 40% of the shares.

As the so-called brothers settle accounts, Chen Qiming will not do anything to attend for free.

However, after all, it is his own company. Although there is a fee, Chen Qiming still chose to attend at a reduced price.

The number of recording sessions for this show is about four.

The price of one issue of Chen Qiming's book is five million.

The total cost of the four programs is about 20 million Hong Kong dollars.

Apart from Chen Qiming, the tallest one is Leslie Cheung.

His asking price for one phase is 3 million, and the total for the four phases is 12 million.

Followed by Shin Shengxun, his price was about 1.5 million for one phase, and he was given 6 million for the fourth phase.

The lowest was Akina Nakamori, who was given one million in one issue, giving a total of four million.

Maybe someone here wants to ask, why is the price of Nakamori Akina not so high when it is so popular?

Actually this is reasonable.

Akina Nakamori was really popular from the 1980s to the early 1990s.

But since her affair with Sato caused a stir and caused her to terminate her contract with her agency, she has gradually disappeared from the entertainment industry.

Although she appeared in some Japanese TV series and variety shows, her influence has reached rock bottom.

Therefore, she is completely a has-been type now, and one million is enough for her.

The total cost of four tutors is about 40 million.

It is no exaggeration to say that in this era, the only one who dares to spend so much money to play a draft is Chen Qiming.

Of course, TVB counts separately.

TVB has a close relationship with many popular people in the current entertainment industry, such as the Four Heavenly Kings, Stephen Chow, Chow Yun-fat, etc.

As long as Sir Shao opens his mouth, they will often lower their prices to participate in TVB's programs.

However, this kind of incense passion almost ran out a few years ago. Now TVB wants to hire the four kings, and it will definitely cost a lot.

This can be seen from the fact that the Four Heavenly Kings have rarely participated in the TVB Jade Singer Festival in recent years.

In fact, Chen Qiming can also hire people to be tutors for free.

But after Chen Qiming thought about it carefully, he felt it was unnecessary.

Favors will be used up.

At present, ATV is not at the end of its rope, and it is not cost-effective to ask for favors at this time.

Therefore, Chen Qiming simply waved his hand and hired Leslie Cheung and others directly according to the market price, or even a price that exceeded it.

There is no way, the money is not enough, it is not easy to hire people!

Leslie Cheung is okay, as long as Chen Qiming opens his mouth, he will come 100%.

But Nakamori Akina and Shin Seung-hoon.

These two people have nothing to do with Chen Qiming. If the money is not available, why should they help you record.

In short, ATV has invested a lot in "Idol of the Times" this time.

Even for Chen Qiming, it is best not to fail. If it fails, his status as chairman and president may be affected.

Therefore, he asked Leslie Cheung to help more.

After chatting with Leslie Cheung for a few words, Chen Qiming found Nakamori Akina and Shin Shengxun and discussed some recording rules with them. After they almost understood each other, Chen Qiming went to put on makeup and change clothes.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, the recording of the first episode of "Idol of the Times" officially started.

"Let us use warm applause to invite the founder and mentor of our "Idol of the Times", Chen...Qi...Ming... who is a king killer, Asia's No. 1, and Michael Jackson's lifelong enemy..."

The host of "Idol of the Times" is Chen Qitai.

After joining ATV, he not only gained a lot of resources in television, but also successfully got the opportunity to host many variety shows.

In addition, he and Chen Qiming got along well in "I Have a Date with a Zombie", so the host of "Idol of the Times" was handed over to him.

Well, this is one of the reasons why there have been rumors that Chen Qiming and Chen Qitai are brothers.

After all, there are still many gold medal hosts in ATV now.

As a result, the identity of the host of ATV's high-profile "Idol of the Times" was actually handed over to Chen Qitai, which shows how much he is valued in Chen Qiming's eyes.

Chen Qitai's hosting skills are still very good.

When announcing the curtain, a drawl was deliberately used.

It sounds exciting.

After Chen Qitai's voice fell.

Chen Qiming slowly walked out of the backstage under the gaze of cameras and hundreds of fans who bought tickets.

"Mingzi..."

"Ah ah ah..."

The audience was noisy and stood up to applaud.

Chen Qiming waved to the audience, stood in the center of the stage, and started singing along with the accompanying music.

He sang "Blue and White Porcelain" from his album "Chinese Style" released in February.

"The plain brush outlines the blue and white, and the sharp edges turn from thick to light."

"The peonies depicted on the bottle are just like your first makeup"

"The fragrance of Zen slowly passes through the window and I understand my thoughts."

"The pen is half written on the rice paper."

……

The euphemistic melody accompanied by Chen Qiming's singing slowly outlines a porcelain statue for the audience, making people unable to help but explore the picturesque scenery.

"Blue and White Porcelain" is still very popular this year.

Many people in the audience have heard it.

As Chen Qiming sang, they began to sing along.

"The sky is waiting for the rain, and I am waiting for you"

"The smoke from the kitchen is rising thousands of miles across the river."

"The Han Dynasty writings on the bottom of the bottle imitate the elegance of the previous dynasties"

"Just think of me as foreshadowing my meeting with you."

……

Seeing that the audience was singing along, Chen Qiming also cooperated with them. He walked to the side of the stage, pointed the microphone towards the audience, and put his right hand to his ear as if listening.

After the song ended, there was warm applause and shouts of encore and encore.

"Welcome everyone to the audition site of "Idol of the Times". I am Chen Qiming. In fact, I really want to sing two more songs for you, but today I am not the protagonist. The protagonists are our students.

Therefore, please pay more attention to our students, thank you! "

Chen Qiming said a few words briefly, waved to the audience, walked quickly to the instructor's seat, and sat down in his seat.

After Chen Qiming sat down, the second instructor also began to appear.

It's Akina Nakamori.

What she brings to everyone is her classic song "Oh No, Oh Yes!".

Although Nakamori Akina has not been popular in recent years.

But she still has many middle-aged fans in Hong Kong.

In the 1980s, Japanese music had a very large audience throughout Asia, and many Hong Kong fans knew some Japanese celebrity singers.

Akina Nakamori is one of them.

Therefore, when ATV promoted Akina Nakamori as the mentor of "Idol of Our Time", many of her nostalgic fans paid close attention to the program.

Today, many nostalgic fans of Akina Nakamori came to the scene.

When Akina Nakamori appeared on the stage in a white dress, these people immediately became excited. Chen Qiming even saw two bald middle-aged men shouting excitedly, "Akina Nakamori, ahhh... ILOVEYOU..."

They were shouting and wiping away tears. It was so chilling to watch.

"Miss Nakamori, it seems you have many fans in Hong Kong!"

Akina Nakamori didn't understand Chinese, so Chen Qiming acted as the temporary host and spoke to her in Japanese.

To be honest, this is probably the only inconvenient thing about this show.

Neither Nakamori Akina nor Shin Seung-hun understand Chinese, so they need a translator.

Chen Qiming's task is arduous. While he serves as a tutor, he sometimes needs to act as a translator.

"Thank you, thank you everyone for your support."

Akina Nakamori obviously didn't expect that she would have such loyal fans in Hong Kong.

When she returned to the stage again and saw fans cheering for her and crying for her, her eyes turned red and she choked up when she spoke.

"Miss Nakamori's fans, Miss Nakamori Akina would like to thank you. She thanks you for always liking her."

Chen Qiming did not use a rigid translation, but added some of his own words.

"Miss Nakamori, we will always like you."

"Yes, we will always like you."

"Miss Nakamori, why don't you stop developing in Japan? The Japanese won't give you a chance, so why don't you come to Hong Kong!

Our fans in Hong Kong will support you. "

A small fan of Akina Nakamori cried when she saw Akina Nakamori.

I couldn't help but shout out in distress.

Chen Qiming translated these words to Nakamori Akina, causing Nakamori Akina to keep bowing to the fans.

“Ms. Zhongmori, I think you can consider your fans’ suggestions.

You still have many fans in China. If you don’t mind, you can actually come to China to develop.

I think there will be many fans to welcome you. "

When Akina Nakamori came and sat down next to her, Chen Qiming couldn't help but speak to her in Japanese.

"Thank you Chen Sang, I will think about it."

Akina Nakamori smiled.

Seeing that she didn't seem to take the matter seriously, Chen Qiming didn't say any more.

In fact, Chen Qiming feels that if Akina Nakamori can come to China to develop, she might actually have some future.

After all, regardless of her appearance, whether she continues to sing or act, she should have a good development.

At the very least, it should be better than in Japan.

After all, the Japanese music scene has been like that in recent years.

Although the TV drama industry is good, there are so many newcomers that there is currently no place for her.

But if you come to China, it may be different.

Her idol status in the 1980s will still be very popular in China.

Currently, many Mesozoic directors in Hong Kong have pursued her, and I believe they will give her a chance for her dream.

(End of this chapter)