It's probably because of overwork when he was young, after growing older, Mr. Xie Jinshun's body declined rapidly, and after completely retiring, he almost never left the house, only going out to bask in the sun during spring and autumn seasons when the weather is exceptionally good, accompanied by family members.

  According to the domestic traditional custom, younger sons and daughters can relatively freely arrange themselves after growing up, but eldest sons mostly choose to stay with their parents to take care of and accompany them.

  Xie Mingyuan returned home for this reason.

  After about twenty years of development, the general order of the domestic popular music scene has been basically determined, and a framework for the three major record companies, Sony, Huaguo and Xinda, led by Sony, to dominate the music scene has taken shape.

  Among them, Sony Records is of course with Japanese capital background, but unlike the space-time that Li Qian has experienced, in this space-time, although there have been two major wars between China and Japan, the decisive battle took place on the Korean Peninsula and Indochina Peninsula. Although the country of Fusang had briefly invaded Northeast China, it was repelled within a few years without much harm done. Therefore, although there are contradictions between China and Japan, the national hatred and family feud between the two countries are far less severe than what Li Qian experienced in that space-time.

  At least, among the people of China and Japan, there is not too much hostility and animosity. It's just that the domestic people can't change the big country thinking that has been continued for thousands of years, habitually thinking that Japan is still a vassal state of China. Japan, due to its economic development and rapid rise, has always tried to increase its influence on China, but it hasn't been very successful. When China implemented reform and opening up, Japan was also the first choice for introducing capital and technology.

  So, at the beginning of the opening up of the record market in China, in order to cultivate this market as soon as possible and to bring the development of the domestic music scene onto the right track, Mr. Xie Jinshun considered that Japan's entertainment culture was relatively developed at that time, and the cultural background of both sides was extremely close. He then went to Japan three times and finally invited Sony Records to set up a branch in China.

  It wasn't until 1986, as the domestic music market began to flourish, that Sony Records headquarters wanted to increase its investment in China and promote its recently developed CD technology there. However, at that time, there were still significant restrictions on foreign capital entering the cultural propaganda industry. In the end, the other party chose to invite a large group of musicians led by Xie Jinshang to invest in shares. Sony (China) Records was thoroughly Sinicized, with the other party retaining only 45% of the shares, which finally took root.

  In 1991, Xie Jinsheng's eldest son, internationally renowned violinist Xie Mingyan returned to China and took up the post of Music Director at Sony China. From then on, he began to dominate the domestic pop music scene, a position he has held for over four years now.

  Xie Mingyan is tall and handsome, with a high reputation in the international music scene. Since taking over Sony Music, his achievements have been impressive, earning him extremely high praise within the industry. It can be said that even singers of Liu Mingliang, Zhao Xinfu, and Zhen Zhen's caliber would show deference to him, especially during work hours. This famous artist is indeed a man with great authority; otherwise, Sony China wouldn't have a general manager in charge of everything, and he, as music director, wouldn't be considered one of the three giants of the domestic record industry.

  But once he's back home with his parents and the kids, he's a completely different person, not only carefree but often just a big kid himself.

  He traveled and performed in Europe at an early age, and once settled in Paris for several years. During this period, he married a local French teacher and had a son and a daughter. However, Mr. Xie Jinshun was very dissatisfied with his eldest son's marriage to a foreign woman, although he loved his grandson and granddaughter dearly, but always had opinions about his daughter-in-law.

  Moreover, the old man in his youth was indeed a very optimistic person, and he was known for being magnanimous. However, for some reason, when it came to family lineage, he became stubbornly persistent, just like when negotiating with Sony to join the company, he insisted that Japanese ownership could not exceed 50%, otherwise he would refuse to join, as if he had retained many of the old Chinese people's views on family and country.

  In the end, due to his old age and illness, Xie Mingyuan decided to return home to take care of his parents. Because of the old man's stubbornness, he always looked down on the foreign daughter-in-law, and there were indeed some cultural integration issues. In the end, after the French teacher arrived in China for just over a year, she left quietly and the couple divorced, with her returning alone to France.

  After she left, Xie Mingyuan also vowed to never marry again for the rest of his life. He couldn't help but feel a little guilty in front of the two children, and he was always a kind father to them. But strangely, the old master was even more doting than him. In the end, the two children became so spoiled that they were like little devils, and it wasn't until their grandmother stepped in as the strict one that they were somewhat brought under control.

  Today is the last day of the year, and perhaps Chinese people don't pay much attention to New Year's Day, but the two little treasures in Xie's family have been used to celebrating it all these years. Not only do they celebrate Christmas, but also New Year's Day. So in the afternoon, Xie Mingyuan drove out with the two little guys to play, and didn't return until the sky was almost dark, looking as if it was about to snow.

  The two little monsters were tired from playing and fell asleep in the car. When it was time to get off, Xie Mingyuan had no choice but to carry the bigger one, while the nanny carried the smaller one into the house. Meanwhile, Xie Jinsun, who had been drowsy all day, suddenly became spirited when he heard the commotion and saw his grandsons and granddaughter sleeping with their mouths open and drooling. He couldn't help but smile silently, his mouth stretched wide.

  Put the two bear kids on the bed, Xie Mingyuan reminded the little babysitter to pay attention to the movement in the house, and then turned back downstairs.

  After dinner, Xie Mingyuan sat on the sofa chatting with the old man, telling him about some recent developments in the industry - although every time he finished speaking, the old man would say that he had retired and shouldn't be told anymore. But that was only after he finished speaking, not before. The old man wouldn't say that beforehand. In fact, Xie Mingyuan knew very well that even though he had retired, the domestic record market could have its current appearance today, which can be said to be the old man's lifelong concern.

  There were two things today.

  As CD sales continued to soar in the second half of the year, it showed that the market not only accepted the high-definition audio format of CDs but also as people's lives became more affluent, music fans began to care less about the slightly higher price of CD players. The Japanese side took advantage of this trend and proposed increasing investment again, while secretly contacting some shareholders who had invested in Sony China at the time, wanting to acquire their shares at a high price to achieve absolute control over Sony China.

  Certainly. Xie Mingyuan made a promise to the old man that as long as he was at Sony, he would absolutely not allow Sony Records to fall back into Japanese hands again.

  The second thing is that Zhou Fen got divorced, and it's said that her ex-husband was abusive. Zhou Fen was beaten twice.

  After hearing the first thing, Xie Jinshun Lao Yezi was silent and unhappy, but after hearing the second thing, he sighed helplessly - Zhou Fen is one of his disciples, and although that little girl is as hard as a stone, she has been favored by Lao Yezi since their cooperation.

  Then, after a moment, he finally spoke up and said: "She... is too sentimental!"

  Xie Ming nodded silently, saying nothing.

  After saying that, the old man seemed to have fallen into some kind of reverie, but before long, he suddenly came back to his senses and said: "Sometimes, I really hope she never falls in love for this lifetime, because with her temperament, if she doesn't like someone, it's fine, but once she likes someone, she'll definitely give that person her all, and in the end, she'll be hurt... So stupid! So infatuated!"

  Xie Ming nodded. It seemed that he felt the topic was too heavy, so he smiled and said: "By the way, do you still remember? I once told you that I thought the domestic pop music scene had already laid a sufficient foundation and would likely enter the era of idols within these two years. As a result, before I even made any moves, someone really did start walking down this path! Hehe, this person is someone you also know... do you still remember Liao Liao's album?

  Xie Jinshun hesitated for a moment and said: "Li...... Li......?"

  "Li Qian!" Xie Mingyuan said with a smile: "He recently helped the girl group on Huage's side to make an album. This pulse, it's too accurate, and the path is also very suitable, and... I don't know how to say it, he should have judged that the next music scene will be the sky of idols, so he made this album. However, this person... is too smart, he is very clear that even if you want to be an idol, you can't just do it for the sake of being an idol, you have to bring out some works with depth and sediment while doing it, only then can you go far. It's just that, haha, I'm a bit unbelievable, a 17-year-old boy has this kind of mind, but the key is that his work... oh, right, there's a CD of his new album in the car, I'll get it for you!"

  The old man didn't say a word, but Xie Mingyuan stood up and walked two steps away, then stopped again. He raised his wrist to check the time, and then came back, sat down, and said: "Forget it, let's not go get it. Time is almost up, let's just watch the evening show instead. Our people from Dongfang Xing sent back a message saying that they're going to use that girl group's song as the opening act for the evening show. Apparently, the scene... was very shocking. So I think we might as well just listen to that version!"

  As they spoke, he found the remote control, turned on the TV and switched it to the Oriental Star Satellite Channel.

  It was already 7:40, less than twenty minutes before the evening party began. The old man asked him where he had taken his two children today and what they had played with. As they spoke, it was almost eight o'clock.

  As soon as they saw the opening of the New Year's Eve concert, both father and son fell silent.

  The opening credits rolled, and the camera cut directly to the stage. There was no grand song and dance as usual. In the center of the stage stood five extremely beautiful girls. A moment later, one of the girls began to sing: "Outside the Long Pavilion, beside the ancient road, fragrant grass stretches to the horizon."

  At this sentence, Xie Jinshun's originally narrowed eyes suddenly opened wide.

  It can be said that after experiencing rehearsals and recordings, the tension of the five girls became lighter and their performance improved. When the staff of Dongfang Star Satellite TV selected the best version from two recordings, this final broadcast version was obviously the most outstanding one.

  After listening to it for the first time, Mr. Xie Jinshun's hands began to tremble uncontrollably, and by the second time he opened his mouth, he could no longer control himself, and the corners of his eyes began to moisten.

  The older, more experienced and talented one is, the more likely they are to be moved by this simple yet elegant melody and poignant lyrics - in Li Qian's time, this had already been proven a thousand times over.

  When the song ended, the five girls left the stage and the host appeared. Xie Mingyuan turned his head to take a look and saw that Lao Ye was already tearful, so he picked up the remote control and turned off the TV.

  He reached out and grasped the old man's hand, which was covered in age spots, pulled over a tissue and handed it to him.

  The old man took over the tissue and wiped away his tears, after a moment, he let out a long sigh.

  Xie Mingyuan patted the old man's hand and didn't say a word.

  After a while, the old man said: "The few songs he did last time were all very good! This time, even better!"

  Xie Ming nodded and smiled: "Listening to it reminds you of old friends? Hey, old man, how old are you, still crying? Are you embarrassed? Who said they wanted to be a model for their grandchildren?"

  Xie Jinshun smiled and looked up at the floor above with a benevolent expression, pointing to the already turned-off TV screen and saying: "This is a great talent!"

  Xie Mingyuan smiled and said: "That's what they say, a very distinctive personality!"

  Xie Jinshun turned his head and glanced at him, asking: "Can you be more individualistic than you were in the past?"

  Xie Mingyuan just laughed and said: "I'm not as good as him!"

  He paused for a moment, then said: "Liao Liao's few songs, He Runqing's song, plus this one, the Golden Melody Award this year will definitely not escape him. But the problem is that he doesn't want to debut because he wants to take the college entrance exams! Haha, I'm looking forward to seeing whether he'll continue to take the exams or become a guest professor at the music academy."

  Xie Jinshun fell silent for a moment before saying, "A person who has lost their individuality can't create anything good!"

  Xie Ming nodded and said after a moment of silence, "Unfortunately, he's still a bit young. He doesn't know that just because you have the ability, others won't sabotage you. Moreover, what he did for those girls on this album was too much!"

  Xie Jinshun didn't listen to the whole album and fell silent, but a moment later, he said: "So, isn't this the best opportunity for you?"

  Xie Mingyuan smiled with satisfaction upon hearing the words, "Exactly! Huang Zhongda and Du Xiaoming are both clever people, but those who are too clever often aren't kind-hearted enough! By that time, it will be my turn to take action!"

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  Today's monthly ticket is not very powerful, has it been surpassed by the one below? Can everyone make a bit more effort? (.)