(Ten Years of China · Concentric) Hong Kong composer Zhang Jiacheng: The rapid development of the mainland brings more opportunities
China News Service, Beijing, June 21, title: Hong Kong composer Zhang Jiacheng: The rapid development of the mainland brings more opportunities
China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan
On a sunny afternoon, in a cafe in Chaoyang District, Beijing, Hong Kong composer Zhang Jiacheng was sipping coffee, sometimes watching people coming and going, and sometimes typing on his computer.
Recently, Hong Kong composer Zhang Jiacheng was interviewed by a reporter from China News Agency in Beijing.
Zhang Jiacheng likes to create in cafes, as long as he has a laptop or pen and paper, he can create.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan
In the 25 years since Hong Kong's return to the motherland, especially in the past ten years, the country's comprehensive strength has been continuously improved, and measures to facilitate Hong Kong people's life, study and work have been introduced one after another. More and more Hong Kong people come to the mainland for development.
Zhang Jiacheng, who is called "TVB Queen's Composer" by the Hong Kong media, is one of them.
"I have been in Hong Kong for so long and have written more than 500 songs. I must bravely jump out of my comfort zone and go to another city to develop." Zhang Jiacheng said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency in Beijing recently that the mainland is very big and there are many opportunities. ; Choose to come to Beijing for development, because the city is "very cultural and patterned".
Recently, Hong Kong composer Zhang Jiacheng said in an exclusive interview with a reporter from China News Agency in Beijing that the mainland is very big and there are many opportunities; he chose to come to Beijing for development because the city is "very cultural and structured".
The data picture shows Zhang Jiacheng.
Photo courtesy of the interviewee issued by China News Agency
Mainland cities have their own characteristics, and reform and opening up brings more opportunities
In the past ten years, the mainland's entertainment industries such as film and television and music have developed rapidly.
Zhang Jiacheng said that fans can listen to music for free or very cheaply through the Internet, and they can also accept works from different countries and regions.
As the mainland becomes more open, there are more opportunities for musicians.
Zhang Jiacheng's work in the mainland is very fulfilling: cooperating with singers, composing music for movie theme songs, participating in the work of judges, etc.
"Compared with Hong Kong, there are a lot of possibilities." He also writes more and more Mandarin songs and soundtracks.
"Beijing's openness and tolerance are unimaginable before coming here." Zhang Jiacheng likes to create in cafes.
"It's beautifully decorated and has a lot of space. Order a cup of coffee, sit for hours, and you won't be chased away."
In his spare time, Zhang Jiacheng likes to listen to musicals at the National Centre for the Performing Arts, watch stage plays at Tianqiao Theatre, and visit the 798 Art Zone, the Forbidden City and the Old Hutong when he has time.
He also likes photography and food. He can take pictures of what he sees and hears in Beijing. He also tastes local snacks such as braised boiled and bean juice. He has adapted to the dry and relatively greasy diet in the northern winter.
Recently, Hong Kong composer Zhang Jiacheng was interviewed by a reporter from China News Agency in Beijing.
He said that the mainland is very big and there are many opportunities; he chose to develop in Beijing because the city is "very cultural and well-structured".
Photo by China News Agency reporter Chen Xiaoyuan
In recent years, some Hong Kong artists have ushered in the peak of their acting careers after coming to the mainland for development.
Zhang Jiacheng believes that there are many things that can be done in the mainland, and there are more opportunities to choose the life that you like, which can open up a lot of space.
The pattern of Beijing, the international style of Shanghai, the leisure life of Chengdu, the food of Shantou... Zhang Jiacheng has been to many cities in the mainland in the past ten years. In his eyes, the cities in the mainland have their own characteristics.
The work is written in the spirit of struggle and encourages Hong Kong youth to work hard
This year marks the 25th anniversary of Hong Kong's return to the motherland. Zhang Jiacheng was invited by the SAR government to compose the theme song "Before" to celebrate the return of Hong Kong.
He hopes to write the feeling of Hong Kong people hugging like a family under the blue sky in the song, and encourage Hong Kong friends with positive energy and warmth through music.
When he was invited to compose the theme song "We Will Be Better" for China National Radio and Television, he added elements of traditional Chinese musical instruments such as the flute into his work, hoping to combine Chinese and Western cultures to tell the story of Hong Kong's development from a small fishing village more than 100 years ago. The story of today's cosmopolitan city.
"Life in the future will be better." The composer said that the country has always taken good care of Hong Kong and will certainly continue to do so in the future.
Hong Kong has its own advantages and is also very important to national development.
Zhang Jiacheng also said that Hong Kong, like many people from the North Piao, has the courage to fight, which is the spirit of the Chinese nation.
He hopes to write this spirit into the song, so that everyone will not forget that the progress made by the country is hard-won, and we must not forget that we have gone through many difficult paths, and we must continue to work hard in the future.
"The country is developing rapidly, the future will be more and more exciting, and there will be more and more choices." For Hong Kong youths who are aspiring to come to the mainland to develop, Zhang Jiacheng said that they must find a place suitable for their own advantages.
Competition in the mainland is also fierce, and Hong Kong youth must work hard and stay focused.
The level of national copyright protection has been improved to help Chinese music go global
Engaged in composition work for about 19 years, Zhang Jiacheng noticed that the state's protection of music copyrights is constantly improving.
He said that for any culture to develop, it must have good copyright protection.
The country has attached great importance to copyright protection, and there are relevant laws to protect creators.
"I am full of expectations for the development of national culture, and I also hope to do better in copyright protection in the future, so that creators will be more motivated."
For Chinese music to go out, Zhang Jiacheng believes that only by respecting originality can we go further.
"Push original things abroad, and foreign friends will respect our industry."
He believes that further improving mainland film music will help overseas people to understand Chinese culture.
He hopes to combine his personal strengths with the mainland market, talents, equipment, etc., to do something for overseas understanding of Chinese culture.
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