I don’t know where it started, but it has left traces.
Compared with thirty years later when the song "Stealing Hearts" became popular on the streets, thirty years ago Jacky Cheung was a veritable "top artist". His albums were released numerous and densely, whether in Mandarin or Cantonese. It was quite popular in Shanghai at that time.
"You may not have experienced that era. In addition to Michael Jackson, the MVs you can see on TV are Jacky Cheung and the Little Tigers. And on various radio lists, his name is always at the top."
fans The person in charge of copywriting at the meeting, "maohh Zhoulao", wore thin-rimmed glasses and was recognized by others as a "calm person". Every time everyone saw Jacky Cheung being so excited that he couldn't speak, she calmly spoke on his behalf. Behind the calmness are extremely delicate and warm words. Starting from the ignorance of her youth, she restores, sentence by sentence, how Jacky Cheung's singing came into her world. President
"Zhenzhen" is very thin, and his eyes narrow into slits when he smiles. Speaking of that year, she has endless memories: "Yes, I remember that one year the streets were full of "Kiss Goodbye"."
"In 1992, I was in the sixth grade of elementary school. When I listened to "Love Deeper Than You" for the first time, I felt This man is so handsome." "Xu Paopao" has a loud voice. Now, my daughter who is in elementary school has also become accustomed to Jacky Cheung's singing. "She can sing "Stealing Heart". I think she should have good aesthetics at about this age. ". How did
become obsessed with Jacky Cheung in the first place? Everyone's answer is different, but love gradually becomes an instinct. From the 9-8 tape to having the first CD record, they gradually walked to the scene to listen to his concert.
From December 17th to 21st, 1994, Jacky Cheung held five concerts at the Shanghai Stadium. The tickets for the concert back then ranged from 180, 280, and 380 yuan. "Zhenzhen" bought a ticket for 180 yuan, and "Xinjing", who was in charge of photography and videography at the fan club, bought a ticket for 280 yuan. We didn't know each other at that time, but we all agreed. I bought the tickets which were not cheap at the time, and when I looked back many years later, I felt that all I had gained was harvest. "The song list that impressed me most deeply in 1994 was "Li Xianglan". Sitting in the first row of the second-floor stand, I was already Very close.” We once joked that “Fox”, the vice president of
, “looks like Jacky Cheung.” In 1998, he graduated from college. The next year, Jacky Cheung went to Hongkou Stadium to sing. As he just entered the society, he happily bought 500 Yuan tickets. Unfortunately, the weather was not kind and it rained heavily that night. Even if he put on the poncho provided at his seat, he still got wet while watching and singing, until the "youmi" sitting next to him threw the umbrella above his head towards him. Moved a few inches over there, "The rain is too heavy, let's hold on together!"
Thinking of this scene more than 20 years later, needless to say, the shared love can be said in a thousand words.
"It has been twenty years since he met us." On October 17 last year, it was the 20th anniversary of the establishment of Jacky Cheung Shanghai Fan Club. In the long commemorative copy, a simple sentence attracted our attention.
The problem is, there are thousands of fans, how can we get Jacky Cheung to know him?
"Waiting is just stupid waiting." "Mood" answered honestly.
Time goes back to November 2003. The newly established Jacky Cheung Shanghai Fan Club ushered in its first opportunity for "close contact": this group of young people in their twenties decided to try their luck at the hotel where Jacky Cheung was staying. , it would be nice to meet you!
Perhaps because a group of people gathered together, the waiting time did not seem so difficult. For two nights, they waited and chatted in the hotel lobby. Even Jacky Cheung's agent and assistant came downstairs to remind him, "Don't wait any longer, he won't come."
"I was very disappointed, but I really didn't feel tired at that time."
's complicated mood of struggling but not giving up supported them until the morning of the third day, when Jacky Cheung, wearing a plaid shirt, came downstairs to meet them, leaving The first photo was taken.
And this was just the beginning of countless waiting times. For example, Jacky Cheung was used to taking an early flight. They would always take the bus to the airport the night before and wait all night, just for a simple farewell.
They are not always lucky. Many times, waiting is just waiting - in March 2004, Jacky Cheung participated in an event at the Ten Thousand Sports Hall. A group of people took turns to wait for 7 hours. "Zhenzhen" came to the backstage as a representative to find Jacky Cheung and his team, the situation is still not optimistic, "He said, I know you are waiting, but I can't come out."
It was a cold spring, and the night seemed to be in vain, but unexpectedly when they left in twos and threes, the staff called Phone call: "How many more of you are there? Go to the hotel now and he will meet you."
Twenty years later, when we listened to this story that is somewhat unimaginable today, we just sighed, "Whose youth is not crazy?", but something appeared in front of our eyes. They looked like they were in a hurry to take a taxi on the street: when they saw a car coming, they rushed forward, "With both hands, stop it directly!"
Looking back at the years when I liked Jacky Cheung, the mark of the times flows silently.
For example, the origin of the Shanghai fan club was that fans liked to chat and chat on a BBS called "Youyou Community"; the first offline meeting was at People's Square, which was the most popular place for netizens to meet at that time; I decided to open a fan club because I heard Jacky Cheung talking about their online names and writing posts at the concert... Nowadays, BBS has long faded out of most people's lives, but they still maintain their old habits: new friends often join We will meet offline first to get acquainted with each other.
This is certainly an old-school way, but in a way, it's also very "Jacky Cheung". After all, after so many years, the most accustomed way of contact between the Shanghai Fan Club and Jacky Cheung is to write letters.
At the famous Y gate of Hong Kong Hung Hom Stadium, and in the parking lot of the hotel where they stayed, they chose to hand over the letter to him with their own hands on every allowed occasion. He usually doesn't reply to letters, but they know that every letter has been carefully read: At the 2007 "Jacky Cheung Lightyear World Tour Concert" celebration banquet in Hong Kong, when Jacky Cheung left the scene, he clearly recognized everyone present old fans and talked with them about what was written in the letter.
"He talked to everyone one by one, and the girls burst into tears." In "Fox"'s memory, there are many such scenes, "Before and after the concert, he would often walk around and say hello to everyone. , very familiar to old fans across the country."
There are many times when they will receive unexpected blessings: "Mood" and "Xu Paopao" met and fell in love through fan meetings, and later got married. What they treasure to this day is the blessing card written by Jacky Cheung, "I know that you know each other because of my songs, and suddenly I feel that I have a great responsibility. After all, happiness is in my own hands. I hope that my songs can accompany you through the most difficult period." A beautiful and happy marriage!"
Today, when the "rice circle culture" is prevalent, we are inevitably curious: What is the difference between chasing stars 20 years ago and chasing stars now? What is the difference between chasing Jacky Cheung and chasing other artists?
's answer seems to be vague. The "support" they paid is more like "welfare" from the current point of view. For example, when "Snow Wolf Lake" performed in Shanghai in 2005, fans would celebrate Jacky Cheung's birthday in Zhongshan Park. Almost everyone present had the opportunity to meet their idol face to face, and ten people came on stage in groups to take photos.
Waiting until the 2007 "Light Years" tour concert, in addition to hosting a party for fans, they also put up a large handmade banner at the Shanghai Stadium. At that time, the "fan economy" had not yet taken shape, and there were no ready-made light signs on the market. However, they just found a flashing pin at the Yuyuan Commodity Market, bought a large pack of it, and used a purely artificial hand to make it home. In this way, Jacky Cheung's English name "jacky" was spliced on a huge canvas.
"The idea was very simple at that time. I felt that we were in the audience, and I hope he on the stage could also see this feeling."
The moment when the magic came true, the banner with flashing lights was hung on the stands, and the whole audience Everyone’s eyes are focused here, including Jacky Cheung.
To be different, it is a kind of sincere "self-cultivation" - there is no so-called high entrance fee, no burden such as data collection, and whatever they want to do, they are supported to the best of their ability.In 2016, "a classic tour Jacky Woo Classic World Tour Concert" started. The fan club drew on the Japanese and Korean support banners that had just been introduced to the country at that time, and placed special support banners for the fan club on the seats at the Mercedes-Benz Center. .
"Everyone can lift it up, it's very lively." For Jacky Cheung at the time, this was a fresh surprise. For ordinary fans, the scene is lively, the banners can be taken home for collection, and everyone is happy.
In other words, their support never seems to include a "comparison mentality". They act according to their ability and heart, so that sometimes they encounter misunderstandings that are no coincidence: In 2021, Jacky Cheung's 60th birthday, fans will be there Birthday short videos are broadcast on a rolling basis at popular landmarks such as Lujiazui, Huaihai Road, and Zhongshan Park. After the news came out, the Hong Kong media reported with great fanfare that "Shanghai fans spent 5 million to support". Even Jacky Cheung came to ask: Why are you spending so much money?
"The Hong Kong media calculated based on the broadcast of the promotional video. Of course we are not so exaggerated." "Fox" laughed, "In order to explain that we did not spend money indiscriminately, we wrote to him specifically to clarify that we will not be extravagant and wasteful."
In 2023, Jacky Cheung's 60+ concert tour will start in Hong Kong, and this year will usher in the 100th performance of this round in Shanghai. Prior to this, many Shanghai fans had already "checked in" for concerts in other cities: Shanghai fans appeared at each of the 24 performances at the Hong Kong Coliseum; in Quanzhou, they recorded him singing again after 29 years. Starting from "Stealing Hearts"...compared with every previous tour, how has the experience changed this time?
In our eyes, the person who sings still gives beautiful splits and top-notch performances even at the age of hearing. In their eyes, he is even more dissatisfied with his age on stage, and beside each other, there are more partners along the way, and more "second generation friends" who grew up listening to his songs.
More importantly, even if life has not changed earth-shatteringly, the state of mind when listening to music also changes with age -
For example, in "She Came to Listen to My Concert", during the previous tour, every time I sang "Listen after 40 years old" "The woman who sings is very beautiful", the audience was quiet and immersed; in this round of 60+ concert tour, Jacky Cheung just sang this line, and there was a burst of cheers from below.
For example, Jacky Cheung's new song "Another Ten Years" released last year, the accompanying image is of him transitioning from baby to youth, from youth to middle age, and then from middle age to old age. Even though they know that some of the pictures are adjustments made by AI technology, they still shed tears when they think of him becoming the "old baby" that people discuss.
is also like "With You Along the Road". "Zhenzhen" used to prefer the Cantonese version of "Breaking Up on Rainy Days", but round after round, he always insisted on singing the Mandarin version. Now it sounds like this It also contains his thoughts for his fans, "At this stage, I really like the lyrics of "With You Along the Way", 'With you along the way, I am willing to suffer a little bit'".
We can’t help but ask, how did liking Jacky Cheung affect their lives?
"I don't have any big ups and downs, but there are always small things about him that make you feel warm over the years. For me, my friends are all in the fan club, and our children are almost all of the same generation. Growing up together..." "Zhenzhen" said that this kind of warm companionship has become a part of her life.
"Xu Paopao" describes that after watching this person for more than 20 years with a "magnifying glass", he is always impressed by him. In a vague way, he has become the light in everyone's heart. "Being positive, I feel that nothing is wrong." I can’t get through it.”
After saying goodbye to us, "maohh Zhou Lao" sent a long text: "When I reach middle age, looking back on the ups and downs of life, it seems that every step is accompanied by his wine-like voice, which is sometimes painful. Fierce, sometimes long, and we have gradually grown up to look like in his songs - women who listen to the songs after the age of forty learn some gratitude, calmness and understanding because they can be cured, as if they have been sung by him all their lives. It’s in the song.”
Perhaps, everyone who has chased stars will have similar feelings.But standing at the age of 40, looking at the idol who has been chasing for 20 or 30 years, their words are even more evocative: as long as he still sings, they will continue to listen, for themselves, for their friends, and for the people they have walked with Jacky Cheung. , irreplaceable time.
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