The wealthy hostess of a night club in the British concession, Chin Yen-ling, had a talented friend, Wei Sheng, who came to Shanghai after the Marco Polo Bridge incident and helped her with her programs at the club.
當時英租界有個星星俱樂部，主持人金豔伶手腕靈活，拉攏日、荷等國進行石油買賣，從中得到暴利。她有位摯友魏笙，有作曲的天份，任職於北京音專，在七七事變後避亂來滬，被金豔伶聘為俱樂部節目主任。