Chapter 1 Retire?(1/2)
Kowloon, Glory Bookstore.
The bookstore owner was sitting in front of the counter, cleaning the dust on the bookshelf with a feather duster, and looking at the young man sitting in the corner of the bookstore reading with a vague look, showing a trace of unhappiness in his expression.
"No! Come here every day, come here every day, and don't buy anything!"
In recent days, a young man has come to the bookstore. He is handsome and heroic, like an actor in a TVB training class, but his expression is cold, as if he is thousands of miles away, and he has never smiled.
The bookstore owner asked several times, but was frightened by the cold eyes. He shut up and let him go whoring for nothing.
The indifferent young man was dressed neatly and neatly, as exquisitely as the office workers passing by in a hurry on the road. But while others went to work, he read news magazines every day, and occasionally read novels and biographies.
The bookstore owner secretly drew circles and curses.
The weather in April is already a bit warm.
Outside the bookstore, a group of youthful high school girls walked in together in short skirts. The skirts were swaying and lively like pink and tender little rabbits.
One by one, they ran to the bookshelf and carefully selected books, but each of them secretly glanced at the handsome young man sitting in the corner of the bookstore.
Seeing this scene, the bookstore owner sighed.
"A goose is like a leihudou, it will be painful to die, and it raises a group of nymphos!"
After muttering something, the bookstore owner suddenly pricked up his ears and listened to the discussion among the female high school students.
"Is he Han Sen?"
"Yes, yes, I discovered it yesterday. I couldn't believe it at first. After checking carefully, I found it was really him!"
"This is the lead singer of Jinghong Band, so handsome!"
"We are about to enter the semi-finals. I heard that the band is disbanding. I wonder what is going on?"
"Ah! Really? What a pity."
The bookstore owner was shocked.
Jinghong band?
Sounding a little familiar, the bookstore owner stood up and scratched his back with a feather duster.
After a while, he walked slowly to the bookstall, brought back a few samples of the latest magazines, and flipped through them carefully. Suddenly, he saw a familiar figure printed on the title page of "Hong Kong Weekly".
A cold-blooded young man wearing a leather jacket and playing bass stood with one foot on the stage speakers, his veins exposed, and he sang heart-wrenchingly.
This young man is so familiar!
Looking at the title page again, it read clearly, "Han Sen will lead the Jinghong Band to the semi-finals of "Hong Kong Star (Orchestra Season)" on the evening of the 19th!"
The 19th? Isn’t it tonight?
The bookstore owner raised his head and looked at the indifferent young man in the corner of the bookstore.
The madness in the magazine and the calmness in reality showed such an absolute contrast that the bookstore owner couldn't believe it.
"Should I be a bad guy or a star?"
He knows the local program "Hong Kong Star".
It can be said that every person in Xiangjiang knows this program.
This program was born thirty years ago, during the glorious period of Xiangjiang Entertainment, and has become the memory of a generation of Xiangjiang people.
Although the overall environment in today's Hong Kong entertainment industry is declining, the "Hong Kong Star" program team still insists on organizing it, and it is subdivided into a singer season and an orchestra season, giving every young musician who wants to stand out a stage to realize their dreams.
For nearly 30 years, a group of outstanding young people from Guangdong and Guangdong are selected every year to promote Cantonese songs.
Especially in the Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area, it is very popular. Since its inception, the ratings have increased every year, and many amazing and talented singers have appeared during this period.
But it is a pity that with the decline of Cantonese songs in recent years.
The ratings of "Xiangjiang Star" are getting lower and lower, and now they are not as good as before.
The bookstore owner was quickly reading the relevant magazine contents, especially when he saw a report, his face gradually became surprised.
"From this newspaper: The band Jinghong is about to disband. The band members may withdraw from the competition due to disagreements!"
…
In the corner of the bookstore.
Han Sen closed "Thirty Years of Xiangjiang" and lowered his head to flip through the next book called "Modern History of China".
At this moment, the colorful thoughts in his mind collided with fierce sparks.
This made Han Sen's heart surge, and his emotions became more and more agitated.
"Hong Kong has always belonged to our country and has never left..."
"We caught up with the industrial revolution, relied on strong unity to work hard and forge ahead, researched and developed technology, and the glory of domestic production followed one after another!"
"Although it is 2007, the whole world is speaking Chinese, and people are proud to settle in China..."
"Hong Kong, once the Pearl of the Orient, has declined like this?"
"This world is so different..."
The motherland has always stood on top of the world.
Countless generations ago, China integrated itself with the world. Not only did it rely on great wisdom to avoid World War I and World War II, it also caught up with the Industrial Revolution and actively pursued peaceful development. Finally, relying on its strong foundation, it took the lead before the advent of the global era.
Entering the era of information explosion.
Now in 2007, the whole world is speaking Chinese dialect.
People are proud to be naturalized in China.
But Xiangjiang seems to have no special treatment. As a window to the outside world, the economic system has always maintained a prosperous state.
The entertainment industry here was once developed, leading the world, and once played a decisive role in the entire Asia.
But in the past thirty years, as China has gradually become the center of the world, people from all over the world have begun to flock to China to pursue the Chinese dream.
This has led to various industries in Xiangjiang beginning to follow the pulse of the times and quickly move north.
The general trend is the general trend.
As people move to higher places, outstanding talents begin to develop in Beijing.
Under this trend, Cantonese movies, songs, etc., which were once popular, have also declined in the past half century, and there is no hope of revival.
But because the Zhuhai-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area is its own system.
Most of the people here still maintain the habit of speaking Cantonese.
However, as China leads the world economic and trade system.
People all over the world are starting to learn to speak Chinese.
Therefore, as the world merges with China's center of gravity faster and faster, in order to connect with the world, residents of Zhuhai, Hong Kong and Macao have to adapt to the times and begin to include Mandarin education and learning in the nine-year compulsory education.
Cuckoo!
His stomach rumbled, and the burning sensation caused by hunger made Han Sen's face turn slightly pale. While gently rubbing his abdomen, he took out a box of dried radish from his pocket and started chewing it gently.
After a while, the symptoms subsided and he breathed a sigh of relief.
Duodenal ulcer is a disease where once you are hungry, the stomach acid breaks down and it becomes surprisingly painful.
But it’s not that it’s untreatable, it’s just...
Han Sen touched a few scattered coins in his pocket and sighed.
Next to them, a group of female high school students watched with wide eyes and disbelief as Han Sen struggled to swallow the dried radish.
"Is this what he eats?"
For a moment, the image of a musician who worked hard for his dream came to mind.
While enduring hunger, I read hard...
The arduous struggle environment...
The students were so moved that there were tears in their eyes. They hugged each other and looked at Han Sen: "He is so pitiful. I want to support him..."
Han Sen noticed them, but didn't pay too much attention to them. He just continued to read eagerly with the book in his hand.
The closer he got to this great era, the more incredible it seemed to Han Sen.
History turned a corner at a certain point and produced a qualitative change.
Han Sen's whole body felt like the hairs on his body were standing on end.
"Brother! Can you sign your name for me? I like you very much."
A timid voice sounded beside him, causing Han Sen's attention to shift slightly.
What came into view was a shy female student with ink-like black hair that reached down to her waist. She had a pure appearance and a cold temperament. She was holding a high school music textbook in her hands and stared down at her white leather shoes with big eyes, slightly red.
She bit her thin lips lightly and pinched the hem of her pink skirt with her fingers, looking nervous.
Han Sen's thinking stopped and he looked at her thoughtfully: "What do you like about me?"
The female student was startled and looked up, only to feel that Han Sen's gaze was like a real thing, landing on her. In an instant, her face turned red, hot and hot, and her heart was pounding wildly.
To be continued...