In the 90s of the last century, the entertainment circles in Hong Kong and Taiwan were in an extremely colorful era. Countless talented singers have emerged in the Hong Kong and Taiwan music scene, who have boldly innovated, integrated elements of different styles into their music, and sung one after another popular classic golden songs.
At the same time, the film industry also flourished, with masterpieces such as "The True Story of A Fei" and "Sunny Days" coming out one after another, establishing the status of the "Hong Kong New Wave".
During this period, filmmakers sought to experience the saturation of audio-visual experience, bringing Hong Kong's unique urban realism culture to life through the lens.
Countless singers and actors have experienced many ups and downs in their lives in the past ten years. They shine brightly on stage and screen, creating countless classics; In private, he has also experienced the torture of difficult fate, constantly losing and finding himself in love and friendship.
Huang Guanzhong, Chen Xiaochun, Yan Chengxu...... They paint a picture of glory and heartbreak for this generation; They used the essence of their lives to write a thrilling movement of rampant strings.
When the light and shadow fade away, we look back on those years and find that what is precious is not only the works they gave us, but also the collective memory of a generation.
In 1991, 25-year-old Huang Guanzhong was in the golden period of creation. This year, he performed with the band Beyond at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts. The audience was full of enthusiastic and unrestrained students, and Huang Guanzhong saw 20-year-old Zhu Yin at a glance in the crowd - with delicate facial features and a sweet smile, Huang Guanzhong was immediately moved by her.
After the performance, Huang Guanzhong wanted to come forward to talk, but in the end he didn't muster the courage. He had to leave the scene in a hurry, but he always felt that the beautiful face lingered.
Three years later, Huang Guanzhong's life ushered in another important figure - the popular female singer Faye Wong. Under Faye Wong's matchmaking, Beyond discovered his junior brother "Black Panther" band and established a deep teacher-student friendship with it.
The addition of Black Panther has undoubtedly injected new musical literacy into Beyond, and has made bold innovative attempts on the basis of Beyond's original foundation. At the same time, in 1994, Beyond also had an irreparable loss.
While performing in Japan, keyboardist Huang Jiaju fell off the stage and died six days later. Huang Jiaju's death brought a huge blow to the Beyond brothers, especially Huang Guanzhong, who fell into unprecedented grief and self-blame.
For a while, Beyond's future became blank, and Huang Guanzhong also lost his direction on the road of music creation. Thankfully, they were able to overcome the trauma of the tragedy and make a bigger breakthrough in their music creation.
This experience of double ups and downs in music and life eventually forged Beyond's legendary status.
Unlike Beyond these rock teenagers, Chen Xiaochun's life path has been bumpy from the beginning. He was born into a broken family and faced the fate of being bought and sold.
In order to support his family, he had to follow his father in the fields to endure hunger and cold. Due to his poor family, he was once chained at home by his parents and forced to give up his studies to take care of his younger sister.
This kind of environment led him astray, and even got contaminated with the case because of the mistake of making bad friends. However, Chen Xiaochun did not stop there. With his own efforts, he entered the TVB training class and began to make a name for himself in many movies.
Especially in the 2005 movie "Devil's Angel", he cooperated with actress Ying Caier, which allowed him to find the other half of his life.
Ying Caier, a cheerful and optimistic girl, has brought a lot of positive energy to Chen Xiaochun. In between acting, the two often laughed, you and me. Chen Xiaochun also gradually opened up and revealed his difficult growth experience to her.
Ying Caier did not flinch because of this, but took the initiative to care about Chen Xiaochun and became a warm light in his life. The relationship between the two is also deepening, and it is gradually sublimated into the appearance of love.
Although the marks of fate are still there, with Ying Caier by his side, Chen Xiaochun finally saw the hope of life and found the power of self-redemption. This relationship that lasted for more than ten years also made the two happily married.
In 1995, the band became famous with their first album "Fire Instinct", and the title song "Nothing" quickly swept the entire Chinese music scene. The success of the face lies in the perfect combination of punk rock and Chinese elements, forming a distinct "Chinese style", which is deeply loved by the post-80s youth.
Commercially, the album sold up to 700,000 copies and also brought considerable economic income to the faces. The members bought a house, bought a house, and even bought a famous car, and lived a prosperous life for a while, as if they had reached the pinnacle of life.
However, the good times were short-lived. Faces in the production of the next album caused a serious dispute due to the uneven distribution of benefits. The bass player even got into a fight with the lead singer Chen Hui after drinking, and the gang has been broken up since then.
Seeing that the overall situation had gone, the other members also left the team one after another. Without a united face, it was disbanded a year later, and the members have since dispersed. This incident has also become a regret in the Chinese music scene, and the musical life of the face was finally wiped out by internal friction.
Perhaps the so-called heroic shortness of breath, behind the brilliant aura, the face is obviously difficult to bear the huge commercial pressure and reputation.
In 2001, the Taiwanese idol drama "Meteor Garden" set off a craze in Asia, and the four F4 boys with unique images and handsome appearances in the play were deeply loved by the audience.
Among them, Yan Chengxu quickly became popular with the role of "Daoming Temple", and his popularity soared. As the campus bully, Daoming Temple is unruly and ignorant, and Yan Chengxu has attracted many girl fans through this role.
At the same time, his relationship with his girlfriend Lin Chiling has also been widely reported by the media with its popularity. The two often showed affection in front of the public and became the benchmark for celebrity couples at that time.
However, the dark side of Vanity Fair is also revealed. After becoming popular overnight, Yan Chengxu gradually developed huge mental pressure. He couldn't adjust to the situation where he was in the spotlight all of a sudden, and it was even harder to face the fanatical and harsh scrutiny of his fans.
Gradually, he developed a serious social phobia, and he didn't even dare to make out with Lin Chiling in public. The relationship between the two also gave birth to cracks. In 2005, Yan Chengxu did not visit Lin Chiling after she was injured and hospitalized, which eventually led to the breakdown of the relationship.
The failure of love and the sharp turn in popularity made Yan Chengxu collapse, and he also repented of his cowardice at that time in an interview many years later. Fortunately, he continued to improve himself on the road of acting and gradually grew into an excellent actor.
And those lost youth years have also become a lingering memory on the road of his life.
In 2007, Zhang Qi's career as a singer was officially opened. This year, he participated in the talent show "Happy Boys" launched by Hunan Satellite TV, and entered the top ten finals in Xi'an Singing District.
In this competition across the country, Zhang Qi and the "Three Heroes of Fast Men" Chen Chusheng and Pu Shu are known as the most powerful players. Despite being in the top 10, his outstanding stage performance allowed him to accumulate popularity among music fans and was favored by many record companies.
After many years, Zhang Qi finally realized his rock dream and joined the veteran band "Black Panther" as the new lead singer. The Black Panther is full of new vitality with the addition of Zhang Qi.
No longer limited to lyrical rock, they began to dabble in a wider musical field, pushing Black Panther's music to new heights.
Zhang Qi has an infinite passion for music, and this spirit coincides with the personality of Black Panther's "for me". He worked hard to hone his singing skills and came up with bold ideas to incorporate more diverse elements into the Black Panther's musical system.
At the same time, his strong performance on stage has gradually made him the new leader of the band. After years of unremitting pursuit, Zhang Qi finally found his place on the giant ship Black Panther.
And this also indicates that the legendary and veteran Black Panther will usher in a new glorious era under his leadership.
As the years passed, these superstars of the last century finally appeared together again in 2021. It's not the first time they've worked together, but this time the atmosphere is particularly warm and witty.
The stage and the audience were filled with joy and laughter, as if returning to the years when Beyond and the face was in the prime of life. Huang Guanzhong played the piano and sang, Chen Xiaochun strode like flying, and Yan Chengxu's voice was still refreshing and beautiful...... At this moment, time seems to go backwards, and everyone is immersed in long-lost collective memories and cannot extricate themselves.
When the last song "Stupid Child" sounded, tears welled up in the eyes of everyone present. The blooming and losing of those green years, those days and nights of walking side by side with ideals and lovers, all come to my heart in the song.
They remembered that they were also such indomitable and stupid children who chased their dreams happily, even if some people were lost and some fell, but they knew that as long as the pure heart in their hearts was still burning, they would eventually rise up again and embrace their own brilliant life.