Since the 70-year-old gold medal producer Mei Xiaoqing announced her retirement, she and her husband Liu Jiahao, who is also a gold medal producer, have enjoyed spending time with each other. They also have gatherings with friends in the industry from time to time, and they are living a comfortable life.
Yesterday (13th), Mei Xiaoqing posted a picture of having dinner with TVB non-drama program producer and manager He Xiaohui, veteran singer and singing teacher Liu Fengping and his wife, nicknamed "Jiaojiao Girl".
Liu Fengping, who has immigrated to Canada for many years, has not returned to Hong Kong for many years since the epidemic. The last time
appeared in Hong Kong was at the "eyt 2019 Friendship Gala Dinner" in 2019. At that time, she attended with her husband Kwong Zhongyuan.
producer Mei Xiaoqing posted a group photo on social media and saw that Liu Fengping was very energetic and had not changed much.
When TVB launched in 1967, Liu Fengping joined "Happy Tonight" and became the first generation of singers. During the same period, there were Chung Lingling, Xi Xiulan, Sensen, etc. Liu Fengping has released many Cantonese records.
"Happy Tonight", which was born in the same year and month as TVB, started broadcasting at 9pm on November 20, 1967. As soon as it was broadcast, it went to the 1990s. It has never stopped enjoying with millions of Hong Kong families, and was even included in the list of World record for "the world's longest-running variety show".
Looking back now, "Happy Tonight" is the cradle for TVB to incubate popular artists. Many superstars have crossed this "tiger gate" to win the recognition and aura of the audience, and then boldly stepped into the colorful world of light and shadow. Today, let’s look back at those unforgettable moments in “Happy Tonight”.
In December 1967, "Happy Tonight" celebrated its full moon birthday. Du Ping, Xi Xiulan, Chen Qisong, Pan Dihua, Zheng Junmian and Liang Xingbo sent their blessings.
The first Christmas special edition of "Happy Tonight", with Liang Xingbo as the guest Santa Claus, brought many surprises to the audience.
"Happy Tonight" celebrates its first birthday, with a special episode hosted by Du Ping, Shen Dianxia and Hu Feng.
"Happy Tonight" ends every night, and the designated action must be for the show hosts to reluctantly sing "Good Night Song" to everyone to say goodbye.
The music started playing. Artists in Duozui Street, such as Zheng Shaoqiu and Wang Mingquan (pictured in the picture), were walking on the street. The music stopped. Two of the artists asked and answered questions, mostly related to people's livelihood topics. This link tests your ability and ability to laugh on the spot. In 1974, a movie called "To Tsui Street" was released.
In those years, Roland was not the "Dragon Mother". In "Happy Tonight" she became famous as an operator. "Hey, 701 Service Company, tell me what you need quickly." Many children imitated this.
was interviewed by Xia Yu. He will always remember "The True Story of Ah Fan". Ah Fan, a limited character in "Happy Tonight", can speak six words of rapid command in one second, which not only tests his memory but also his on-the-spot reaction. No wonder it was released soon The audience was amazed and became a classic.
TVB gold medal producer Li Tiansheng, who has produced many classic dramas such as "The Legend of the Condor Heroes", "Dragon Heroes", "The Heroes", etc., has moved from behind the scenes to the front of the screen and played the role of Street Sweeper in "Happy Tonight" .
Tim said that he borrowed a garbage truck from the Urban Services Department to use as a prop. Later, because the dialogue was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, he even made a new episode of his own - "The True Story of Amao".
Back then, Jiang Xinyan blackened her face to pretend to be a Filipino maid, and used some distinctive intonations to perform dialogues, which became a popular story.
In 1980, "Happy Tonight" took a luxurious family portrait, including Liang Xingbo, Shum Dianxia, Wang Mingquan, Liang Xiaoling, Cheng Kewei, Zhong Chuhong, etc., which was extremely gorgeous.
In 1980, there was a "Men's World" segment, which invited Lin Jianming, Chen Xinjian, Huang Jinshen, Liu Minyi, Lu Dawei and Liang Xiaoling to cooperate. For publicity, they even rented a yacht to bring out the heroism of men.
was played for the 4000th time. Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui, who were still relatively young at the time, were invited to perform.
To mark the occasion, "Happy Tonight" has been played 4,000 times and Sir Run Run Shaw was invited to officiate.
Jing Daiyin, Ng Meng Tat, Li Xiangqin, and Lu Haipeng perform "people with different bodies and heads". We always look forward to the artists showing their tricks and teasing their co-stars.Do you still recognize Uncle Da who was so young at that time?
As soon as Zheng Xinyi was born, Sister Fei took her to "Happy Tonight" and greeted the audience with Zheng Shaoqiu.
Sister Fei invited Deng Guangrong, Chen Ziqiang, Jiang David, Dong Piao and others to be interviewed, and chatted and laughed with He Shouxin, Huang Zhan and Zheng Shaoqiu.
Anita Mui and Zhong Zhentao performed for large-scale events.
Sandra Ng put down her beautiful figure and performed a difficult performance that challenged waist strength and flexibility. Yoga was not popular at that time.
has been played 6,000 times, and the finale was naturally when all the artists accompanied the then executive staff to cut the six-layer birthday cake.
Many unprecedented scenes are exclusive to "Happy Tonight", such as the famous female singer Jenny Tse, who brought her daughter on stage to sing "Lu Binghua".
"Happy Tonight" has also invited foreigners to sing, and specially invited Chen Baiqiang as a guest to cheer up foreign friends.
In 1988, TVB moved from the Broadcasting Channel to Repulse Bay Television City. A group of artists were reluctant to leave and came to "reproduce the factory" to miss this place that brought everyone joy every night.
"Happy Tonight" came to an end on October 7, 1994. The final total number of plays was 6613 times. Now, looking at each picture, I feel warm and nostalgic at the same time.
"Happy Tonight" is a product of the most developed period of Hong Kong's television industry, and it is also the most colorful episode in the history of Hong Kong variety shows.
