Chapter 771 Ancient Music

Author: Erzi Congzhou

Chapter 771 Ancient Music

Li Lehai, who was driving, immediately laughed: "What he said is true, and he didn't make it up at all! And this kind of thing happens often in our Hong Kong Island!"

"No?" Director Wang was really frightened: "How could such a thing happen?"

Zhang Bin smiled and said: "I guess this man was asleep. The buses on Hong Kong Island are double-decker and he was sitting on the upper deck. He forgot about it when he just woke up."

"Ah?" At this moment, there was a bus catching up outside the window. It was indeed a double-decker bus.

Director Wang was so angry that he slapped Zhou Zhi twice: "What a bastard, you can still scare people!"

After this, the tense and dull atmosphere in the car completely disappeared. Accompanied by Eric Clapton's melodious "Tears In Heaven", the car quickly turned off the city highway and returned to normal streets.

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1993 was not only the glorious pinnacle of the Chinese music scene, but also the foreign music scene. It had a lot of hits, Mariah Carey, Dion, and one of Zhou Zhi's favorite songs, Mike Burton's "Said I Love You But"

I Lied》.

Today's Hong Kong Island is also in a state of impetuosity, arrogance, and a hint of panic towards the outside world when it reaches the peak of its glory.

But in the eyes of mainlanders, this is still a prosperous place where people live in luxury and wealth.

Numerous high-rise buildings, a dazzling array of high-end products, a variety of colorful delicacies, the spirited clothes and hairstyles of passers-by, and their hurried footsteps...

All of these will give a huge shock to inland people arriving for the first time.

But in fact, Zhou Zhi's impression of Hong Kong Island is far worse than that of Singapore. The main reason is that the width of the streets here is too narrow and cramped compared with the skyscrapers on both sides. It feels like walking through a "line of sky" canyon, which makes people feel

uncomfortable.

Anyway, people who are used to having a leisurely life in his small county town, running around in the vast fields in the countryside when they have nothing to do, can't stand the tense and rushed work and life atmosphere here.

Fortunately, Liuyuan is a nice place. There are not many desks and the private rooms are large. Although there is central air conditioning and artificial light, the environment is still very comfortable.

According to Cai Nan, this is the oldest restaurant with Hangzhou cuisine in Hong Kong Island. However, when everyone walked into the private room, they saw the first few people still drinking Kung Fu tea with Guangdong and Hong Kong characteristics on the coffee table instead of Longjing.

Tea.

It seems that Liuyuan has just followed the local customs.

Zhou Zhi recognized at a glance the man serving tea in the middle, it was Li Qiyan who came to negotiate this time.

The other person next to Li Qiyan was fat and tall. People in the mainland still knew nothing about him, but Zhou Zhi admired him very much. He stepped forward and stretched out his hands: "Master Ni,

I finally see you!"

The big fat man didn't react: "How come, kid... you still know me?"

"Of course I know you." Zhou Zhi forcibly grabbed the fat hand and shook it excitedly to get luck: "Your major series are models for us web writers to learn from!"

"My book has not been published in mainland China?" The big fat man was even more confused: "Where have you read my book? What else do you call an online author?"

"Ah this..."

On the contrary, it was Cai Nan who helped Zhou Zhi explain: "I have been paying close attention to your book, and every time a new one comes out, I have to send it to him. The author of the article must be his humble name, which means that the article makes sense, and he learned more about writing from his predecessors.

ability."

I...is that what I mean?

"Oh, I remembered. Those books you asked me to sign were sent to him, right?"

"Yes, that's him." Cai Nan introduced: "Elder, didn't you say you wanted to talk to the boss about publishing and distributing his works in China? I've invited you here today, and you guys will talk face to face."

Another old man wearing fashionable clothes next to him said in strong Cantonese: "It's not easy to meet. The old man is now living in seclusion in San Francisco."

"Do you know this person?" Cai Nan asked Zhou Zhi with a smile.

"Don't you dare ask?" Zhou Zhi really didn't recognize him.

"Hahaha, he is the godfather of music in Hong Kong. You have always heard of "A Laugh in the Sea", right?"

"Ouch Huang Zhan! Oh no, don't slap me..." Zhou Zhi quickly patted his mouth and stretched out his hand to Huang Zhan: "Master Huang! Not many people in mainland China know your appearance, but your songs have really impressed us since childhood.

I heard that wherever there is running water, the lyrics you wrote must be sung..."

This saying is an allusion to "Wherever there is well water, Liu Ci must be sung", but Huang Zhan's more than 2,000 songs in his life also match it.

"Shanghai Beach", "My Chinese Heart", "A Laugh in the Sea", "Men Should Be Strong", "A Chinese Ghost Story"...

Huang Zhan is unique in being able to blend classics into modern people's tastes, and his lyrics are able to grasp people's moods very well.

"Huh? Is this kid from Guangdong Province?" Huang Zhan shook hands with Zhou Zhi: "Didn't you say he's from Sichuan?"

"I am indeed from Shu, but I am learning ancient Chinese, and Cantonese is a necessary step." Zhou Zhi quickly introduced himself.

"Really?" Huang Zhan nodded: "Indeed, Cantonese retains a lot of ancient sounds. Why don't you tell us about the ancient sounds?"

Zhou Zhi then recited aloud: "The storms in the world are beyond my generation, and as soon as I enter the Jianghu, the years are rushing me. In the chat and laughter of the emperor's hegemony, I can't bear the drunkenness of life. He rides on the sword and wields the ghost rain, and the bones are as white as the mountain. Birds are frightened. Everything in the world is like this.

Trendy people are like water, only a few people in the rivers and lakes return."

This is "Journey to Jianghu" written by Huang Zhan. It was later quoted in "Swordsman" starring Jet Li, and it is considered a household name.

From a metrical point of view, this poem is actually unqualified, but compared to those "masterpieces" that pile up words and phrases for the sake of rhythm, this poem depicts the true flavor of the martial arts world and Jianghu. It can be called a classic, and Zhou Zhi likes it very much.

"Okay!" Li Qiyan beside him was very excited when he heard it: "Okay! This sentence sounds related to Cantonese, but many of the pronunciations are different... but it sounds equally good! It's interesting!"

Huang Zhan, however, looked ashamed: "When you read it in this way, the pronunciation in many places is not smooth enough."

"Is this the skill of Yin Xiao?" Li Qiyan was quite "not ashamed to ask".

"Yes, this pronunciation is actually based on Cantonese, supplemented by Southwest Mandarin, using "Qie Yun" in Lu Fayan of the Sui Dynasty as the pronunciation rule, and combined with the method of chanting and screaming." Zhou Zhi said.

To say it is such an understatement, in fact, a lot of effort was spent here. Every sound of "Qie Yun" was finally determined by Zhou Zhi and Master Gu after rigorous research, mutual discussion and discussion.

In a previous life, someone once wrote in a review of Zhou Zhi's novel that Chinese characters did not have phonetic symbols, resulting in the loss of ancient pronunciation. That statement was purely based on the lack of research on linguistics.

If we take Western phonetic notation as the standard, then in just a few hundred years, British English, American English, Australian English, and Hindi English will all be different. How to explain this?

In fact, the ancient Chinese people's records of phonology can be said to be the most detailed among all ethnic groups. Therefore, as long as detailed research is conducted and combined with various documents, the remains of dialects can be restored.

But reading any language well is just like singing, and it has its own particular requirements.
Chapter completed!