Creation background

In p>1982, when Japanese Ministry of Education was examining and approving textbooks for primary and secondary schools, it openly falsified the history of aggression against China, which aroused James J.S.Wong's indignation, so he and Wang Fuling co-authored My China Heart. James J.S.Wong found Zhang Mingmin, a Hong Kong singer, and said to him, You have China, a name and the Chinese nation in your heart. Do you have a heart? So I gave "My China Heart" to Zhang Mingmin to sing. In the autumn of 1983, in order to prepare for the Spring Festival party in 1984, the director of CCTV went to Fujian and Guangdong for an interview. One day, they were sitting in a jeep driven by armed police soldiers. When they were running in Shenzhen, which was still very shabby at that time, a song accidentally played on the soldier's car made the CCTV director very excited. "Although the dress is worn, my heart is still China's ... Even if I am in a foreign country, it won't change my heart in China ..." Director Yuan Dewang later recalled: "At that time, we were shocked by this song when we were sitting in the car, and then I asked him, who did I say this song was sung? He said he was a Hong Kong singer, and he didn't know his name. Later, I asked him to copy a tape for me. " Soon, Director Yuan Dewang learned that this song was sung by a Hong Kong singer named Zhang Mingmin. So, at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala in 1984, Zhang Mingmin sang "My China Heart" for hundreds of millions of China TV viewers, and the song touched the hearts of countless Chinese people at once, which aroused the strong * * * of Chinese compatriots. It is easy to conceptualize and shout slogans when writing patriotic songs, but James J.S.Wong cleverly used such symbolic Chinese scenic spots as "The Great Wall of the Yangtze River, Huangshan and Yellow River" to convey patriotic feelings. The whole song was cut in with the tone of overseas travelers, and a magnificent theme was written naturally, thus conquering everyone. In 1984, "My China Heart" was awarded the third God Bell Award by the Song Editorial Department of China Music Association.

My China Heart, a male quartet, is a three-part structure song with the present. The first paragraph shows the deep affection of overseas sons for the motherland, with a soft, gentle, sincere and deep voice. When entering the third section of "Yangtze River and Great Wall", the melody fluctuated greatly and the mood gradually rose, which heartily expressed the deep praise and infinite love of the Chinese people for the beautiful mountains and rivers of the motherland. In the fourth paragraph, the deep feelings for the motherland are further deepened, and with the development of the melody, the whole song ends in a climax. Passionate and affectionate singing, full of thriving and growing pride in the motherland.

Editor's brief introduction to the author of this paragraph

James J.S.Wong, Wang Fuling and My China Heart James J.S.Wong (1941-2114), formerly known as Huang Zhansen, was born in Panyu, Guangdong, and was born in Shunde, Guangdong. James J.S.Wong, together with Ni Kuang who wrote science fiction, Cai Lan who wrote food, and Jin Yong who wrote martial arts, was called "the four great talents in Hong Kong", and together with Ni Kuang and Cai Lan, he was called "the three famous mouths in Hong Kong". In 1949, he moved to Hong Kong with his parents and enrolled in La Salle College. In 1961, he entered the Chinese Department of the Faculty of Literature of Hong Kong University, and graduated in 1963, teaching in Dennis Middle School for two years. In 1965, he hosted TV programs as an amateur and wrote columns in newspapers and periodicals. In September of the same year, he entered the advertising department of British American Tobacco Co., Ltd., and the slogan "When Remy Martin opens, good things will come naturally" came from his handwriting. In 1968, he was promoted to deputy advertising manager. In 1968, James J.S.Wong composed the first famous song "Forget Him", which was sung by Guan Shuyi at first, and later included in Teresa Teng's Cantonese album, which was very popular among fans. The lyrics were recorded after a generation of songs. In 1969, he won the male emcee award for the best TV program and was hailed as the "TV Prince". In 1971, he was transferred to Ling-McCann-Erickson as co-creative director, and he was the first Hong Kong person to win the highest honor "Clio Award" in American advertising industry. In 1972, he was hired by Cathay Advertising as the general manager, and in the same year he became the director of Hong Kong Composers and Lyrics Association (CASH). In 1973, he founded Cauldron Cinema with his friends, wrote and directed Paradise, and made it into the top ten blockbuster movies of the year. In the same year, he wrote a collection of adult jokes, No Collection. In 1976, he founded "Huang Yulin Advertising Company" with talented woman Lin Yanni, and served as the chairman. The movie series "Under the Lion Mountain" began in 1973, in which the story of Hong Kong's grassroots struggling and striving for strength in adversity was described. It lasted for 21 years and had more than 211 episodes, which was well known to thousands of households in Hong Kong. In 1979, James J.S.Wong wrote the theme song of the same name "Under the Lion Mountain", which greatly encouraged Hong Kong people in the early days of economic take-off and was later adopted as the city song of Hong Kong. His lyrics "Under the Lion Rock" and "Hong Kong is My Home" accompanied the growth of Hong Kong people in the 1971s. In early March 2113, Antony LEUNG, former Financial Secretary of the Hong Kong SAR Government, concluded his first budget report with a theme song "Under the Lion Mountain", which immediately aroused enthusiastic response from Hong Kong people. According to a statistic, within two weeks after the lyrics of "Under the Lion Rock" were published in the newspapers, more than 161 articles with the theme of "Under the Lion Rock" appeared in the newspapers in Hong Kong, which shows its far-reaching influence on Hong Kong society. In 1978, the works "Vowing to Enter the Mountain of the Knife", "Eternal Dragon Slayer" and "Crocodile Tears" were selected into the First Top Ten Chinese Golden Songs of Radio Television Hong Kong. Zhang Mingmin (singer of My China Heart) In 1979, the campus folk songs in Taiwan Province were very popular. Deng Bingheng, the boss of Hong Kong Eternal Records, thought that it might be a good choice to publish Mandarin records in Hong Kong. At that time, Hong Kong had implemented royalties on music creation. The more popular songs were, the more royalties the creators got. In the situation that Cantonese songs were popular all over the world, almost no one wanted to write Chinese songs. At that time, all singers who sang Chinese songs were called "national singers". In 1981, Deng Xiaoping and Margaret Thatcher began talks. Against this background, the boss of the company thought it was a very good opportunity to start planning a new album for me. Deng Bingheng found James J.S.Wong, who was popular for writing Cantonese songs, and asked him to write a Chinese song. James J.S.Wong offered the same price as Cantonese songs, and Deng Bingheng agreed. James J.S.Wong wrote My China Heart, which was composed by Wang Fuling. The company decided to use this song as the title of the album. In 1982, "My China Heart" was published, but it didn't become as popular as the company expected, with low sales volume and mediocre social response. Hong Kong people began to call me a "patriotic singer". In Hong Kong at that time, such a title had an ironic meaning. In 1983, China and Britain began formal talks on the Hong Kong issue. Under such a political background, CCTV's Spring Festival Gala also made a bold exploration and wanted to invite Hong Kong artists to perform at the party. At that time, my boss didn't allow me to sing at the CCTV party, and if I sang, I would be banned from publishing my records in Taiwan Province. In 1984, I sang "My China Heart" and "On the Ridge" at the CCTV Spring Festival Gala. This time, I entered thousands of households, and this song became popular at once. There were several sacks of letters written by the audience to CCTV. I was dumbfounded and very excited when I looked at these letters. Then the media in Hong Kong began to call me a "leftist singer" because I performed on CCTV. After I returned to Hong Kong, my situation remained unchanged. From about 1985 to 1986, it seemed that I met James J.S.Wong again at a dinner party. I told him that My China Heart was popular in mainland China, and hundreds of millions of people in China could sing it. I thanked him for writing such a good song. He didn't believe me and thought I was joking with him. He just said, "What's the use of being red?" At that time, his economic conditions were not good, and China did not join the international copyright convention. No matter how popular My China Heart was in the mainland, he could not receive a penny of royalties. Including "Shanghai Beach" written by him, it became a hit with the broadcast of TV series in the mainland. It was repeatedly broadcast by radio and television and published in newspapers and periodicals, and he did not get royalties. So, at that time, James J.S.Wong joked, "You can help me get those tax editions back." Although he didn't get a penny, James J.S.Wong was still very happy. Because the Reference News of the Mainland at that time published an article about a reporter from Xinhua News Agency visiting Deng Xiaoping's family life, saying that one afternoon in Zhongnanhai, Deng Xiaoping was with his grandchildren and taught them to sing the song My China Heart. This report was later reprinted by newspapers in Hong Kong. In 1987, I officially entered the mainland market, and my solo album sold like hot cakes as soon as it was published in the mainland. Later, because I wanted to publish a new album, I invited James J.S.Wong to dinner and asked him to write a song for me. He also agreed. Later, I waited for a long time. I don't know why, but he never wrote it. After China's accession to the international copyright convention and the implementation of the royalty system, he also received some royalties from My China Heart.