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Text 161. Winner Band

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    ¡®Ah B, Allen, come here, I have something to tell you.¡¯ In the practice room of Wenner Band, manager Liang Botao shouted to the two lead singers of the band.  Liang Botao was already a famous manager and concert promoter in Hong Kong and Asia in the 1960s. He is now the manager of the Wenner Band.  The predecessor of Wenner Band was Loosers, which was founded in 1969 with the Chinese name Losers. The earliest members of the band included Chen Baixiang (lead vocal), Peng Jianxin (electric guitarist), Ye Zhiqiang (bass electric guitarist), Chen You (formerly known as Chen Zhitao, drummer  ) and Chen Baixiang's brother Chen Baishen (electronic organ player). Later, Alan Tam joined, and Loosers attacked with dual vocals. Chen Baixiang was responsible for the wilder song interpretation, while Alan Tam was responsible for the more gentle songs.  Relying on their familiarity with popular bands such as the Beatles and Rolling Stone, they have already sang pop songs by European and American super idols in many bars.  The Loosers soon became famous after forming. After winning the championship at the Beach Music Festival, they defeated Xu Guanjie at the 1971 Hong Kong Youth Music Festival and won the "Hall Award" voted by the audience.  It can be said that the Loosers were already very popular in 1972, but the fate of this band matches its name, Losers. When this band was about to start, Alan Tam, one of the lead singers of the band, wanted to  He went to Singapore to continue his studies, and the other lead singer Chen Baixiang also went to the Middle East to do business. Without two lead singers, the Loosers band developed.  It ended like that, and the six of them went their separate ways.  The band also announced its disbandment.  In 1970, Liang Botao was already the manager of the Losers. At that time, Chen Baixiang, Chen Baishen, Peng Jianxin, and Aqiang shared a floor in Electric Road, North Point, and Chen You also lived nearby.  Although Alan Tam lived far away, because everyone had the same goals, they collaborated to form the Loosers band and participated in many singing competitions.  pity.  The results were not as good as expected.  It just so happened that Liang Botao also lived on Electrical Equipment Road, and we were neighbors.  The acquaintance process between Liang Botao and the members of the Loosers also took a long time.  Chen Baixiang was involved in scandals back then when he fell in love with Ho Sau Man, the unsuccessful Miss Hong Kong contestant.  But He Xiuwen already had a boyfriend at the time, but she fell in love with A Le.  Unconvinced, He Xiuwen's boyfriend discussed the matter with Dong Mengni, the editor-in-chief of Ming Pao Weekly at the time.  Dong Mengni also reported that one of the band members tried hard to win the beauty back.  At that time, Liang Botao was the chief writer of the entertainment section of ChinaMail, an English newspaper.  He was very curious about this matter, and after checking, Alek Chen Baixiang turned out to be his neighbor.  Liang Botao had already participated in the work of record producer and made Chen Meiling famous. Chen Baixiang recognized heroes and valued heroes, and asked both parties to cooperate.  Because ¡®The1stFolkAlbum¡¯ sold well, and ¡®The2ndFolkAlbum¡¯ made Chen Meiling famous and successful.  Therefore, Chen Baixiang also hopes that Liang Botao can record a record for the Loosers band.  After hesitating for a while, Liang Botao was finally willing to listen to them practice singing in their practice room. He found that these young men had great potential, and this also established an opportunity for them to cooperate in the future. It didn't take long for them to officially sign with the Loosers band.  So to speak, under the providence of God.  It was only then that Liang Botao began a cooperative relationship with the Loosers band by chance.  At the end of 1973, Chen You, Peng Jianxin and Ye Zhiqiang lived a relatively difficult life after the band Losers disbanded. They could only live by doing casual jobs for other bands and their income was meager. From that time on, the three of them had to reorganize the band.  I had an idea, so I approached Liang Botao to discuss it. Liang Botao happened to have the same idea at the time, and the two parties hit it off.  At this time, due to emotional reasons and the failure of his father's business, Alan Tam had to drop out of school early and return to Hong Kong.  In Hong Kong, Alan Tam first worked as a cultural equipment salesman at Jebsen & Co.  Once, while promoting musical instruments, I unexpectedly reunited with a group of old friends from the Loosers. At that time, the three members of the band had the idea of ??reorganizing the band. Of course, they were particularly surprised to see Alan Tam, so they invited him to join.  And Alan Tam just feels that life is boring, so of course he will not refuse this invitation.  Perhaps because they thought the name Losers was unlucky, they decided to name the band this time: Winners (Wynners), also known as Wynners.  In this way, Peng Jianxin, Ye Zhiqiang, Chen You, and gold medal manager Liang Botao reorganized the band, and changed the name from Loosers (losers) to Wynners (winner, Chinese name Wenner). With the addition of Alan Tam, who had just returned to Hong Kong from Singapore, Wynners "  The Four Tigers are fighting again in Hong Kong.  In order to reorganize the band, Liang Botao believed that it was time to change the members of the Loosers band. Since the two brothers Chen Baixiang were already working in the Middle East, he asked Zhong Zhentao to join the Winner band.  In 1971 and 2, Liang Botao and Zhong Zhentao tried to cooperate.  At that time, Zhong Zhentao was a member of the band Sergeant-Majors and once became the champion of a band competition on TVB.  Liang Botao signed a contract with the Sergeant-Majors band, but due to disagreements among several members of the band, they announced their disbandment.  After discussing with Liang Botao, Zhong Zhentao decided to join the program.?Allen¡¯s band, such as Wen Na Band, later joined Zhong Zhentao and Singaporean musician Andrew. Wen Na Band also appeared as a six-member band, but at that time, Andrew Oh¡¯s residence permit could not be extended.  I had no choice but to return to Singapore.  After discussing with the members of the Wenner band, Liang Botao decided to maintain Wenner as a five-member band. The lineup of the Wenner Five has stabilized, with Alan Tam and Zhong Zhentao (lead vocals and electronic keyboard player), Peng Jianxin (electric guitar),  Ye Zhiqiang (bass electric guitar) and Chen You (drums) are the final team of the band.  "Pato, what's the matter?" Zhong Zhentao asked immediately when he came to Liang Botao.  'Ah B, you and Allen will go to Li's TV station to record the program later. I won't go with you today. Remember to be serious and don't cause any trouble for me on the TV station.' Zhong Zhentao and Alan Tam are born together.  It¡¯s the character of Toy Star.  Once they performed a Tea Dance performance at a seafood restaurant in a nightclub in North Point. During the break, Chung Chun Tao and Alan Tam actually caught fish and lobsters in the fish pond. As the manager of the band, Liang Botao was most worried about these two people, fearing that he would not be with them.  Something will happen.  "Pato, what's the matter with you?" Alan Tam asked curiously. He had known Liang Botao for several years. Of course he knew something about this manager. He knew that he was a very conscientious person and he must control the quality of the program himself.  Only in the future can you rest assured that it is not an important matter. Generally, he will definitely be there to supervise whatever program the band records.  'I will go out to talk about an advertisement for you later. If this advertisement is successfully negotiated, we will definitely make a lot of money, so you can only go there by yourself today.' 'What kind of advertisement is Pato? It deserves your attention.' Listen to what Liang Botao said.  , Alan Tam and Zhong Zhentao were both very curious. The Winner Band has been established for almost three years and is well-known in Hong Kong. There is no shortage of advertisements. The band's manager Liang Botao attaches great importance to long-term development. For the benefit of the entire band, he  He has always had an attitude towards advertising, and he would never accept an advertisement that would damage the band's image.  "This advertisement is very important. The advertiser is a big customer. Not only does the product have a good image, but the signing bonus is also high. If the negotiation is successful, it will also help to promote your popularity." "What kind of advertisement is Pato?" Liang Botao's words are full of condolences.  Alan Tam's appetite was aroused.  'Aaron, do you know about Tianyi pager?' 'Who in Hong Kong doesn't know about Tianyi pager now?' Alan Tam replied subconsciously, but after finishing speaking, he finally came to his senses. He paused and looked at Liang Botao in surprise, 'Pato,  No, you don¡¯t mean to say that it¡¯s Tianyi pagers who came to us to shoot advertisements.¡¯ ¡®Pato, don¡¯t laugh, but tell me quickly, is it true?¡¯ Zhong Zhentao saw that Liang Botao just smiled after listening to Alan Tam¡¯s words and said  There was no immediate answer, and he couldn't hold back his curiosity anymore and quickly asked.  'Haha, yes, it's the Tianyi pager. A few days ago, people from Tianyi Company suddenly came to me and said that they wanted to cooperate with our band to help them shoot commercials. Originally, I wanted to wait until I negotiated the terms with them today before telling you about this.  It's okay, after all, we don't know if this thing will work out, but don't worry, I think it's very close to the truth. The Tianyi company seems to be very sincere, and the conditions are very favorable to us.' 'If that's the case, then  Great, Tianyi Pager is a big company, I wonder if they can give us less advertising fees,¡± Zhong Zhentao said excitedly.  'A B, don't just think about money. For us, money is not the main purpose of cooperating with Tianyi Pager. Do you know how many people in Hong Kong know about Tianyi Pager now? If our band helps them shoot commercials, then we  The popularity of Tianyi will definitely be greatly improved, and as far as I know, Tianyi pagers are entering the Southeast Asian market. They are very famous in places such as Taiwan, Macau, Singapore, and Malaysia. Don¡¯t you think that advertising for Tianyi can further help us?  Is the band going to these places? "Before 1980, the price for hiring celebrities to shoot advertisements was not high, and it was not as outrageous as it was in later generations. Because of this, Liang Botao was not very happy for the Winner Band to help others shoot advertisements, but Tianyi Company was different. Tianyi has developed to  Now it is a well-known large company in Hong Kong. To be clear, this company can be considered an international company. Helping Tianyi shoot advertisements also increases the popularity of the Wenner band in disguise. For Wenner, it is a revenue ratio.  He paid a lot, so Liang Botao valued this advertisement very much.
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