One person's entertainment

Chapter 58, Harvest

There are many big and small circles in this world, some are made up of friends who get along with each other, and some are made up of businessmen who seek mutual benefit and win-win results.

The same is true in the entertainment industry. One's own strength is only a basic thing. What is important is whether one's network is wide enough. In fact, this principle is the same everywhere. Without certain connections, even the best things will be covered with a thick layer of dust.

As the saying goes, "Gold will always shine", but if you put this gold in a deserted desert, is there any chance of it being dug out and shining?

Shen Lingyou has no shortage of resources, but lacks connections.

Whether it is Zhao Jiping, the big bearded man, or Chen Jiantian and Qiong Yao, they can all be developed into connections.

So he went to borrow paper and pen from the waitress and copied out the song "Hao Hao Qian Kun".

"Take a look at this one and see if it works."

"Let me see."

Zhao Jiping took a few pieces of paper and looked through them slowly.

As he watched, his eyes gradually widened.

The more I look, the more surprised I am, and the more delighted I am.

"No tears for bleeding wounds, no kneeling for flagpole, no loosening of clenched fists, no retreat of pawns crossing the river", "Life is short, it's a rare chance to fight, life and death are one, a drink for reunion and separation", "Why judge a hero by his success or failure, a monument is erected in the vast universe", these lyrics fit the Water Margin story very well.

How could it not fit? The Taiping Heavenly Kingdom and the Liangshan heroes were organizations of the same nature, except that one was against the Qing Dynasty and the other was against the Song Dynasty.

The music and arrangement are of comparable quality to the song "Jiang Shan Wu Xian". Not to mention being used as a backup theme song, it can be used as the main theme song.

"Good, good, good!" Zhao Jiping said three times in a row, praising both the song and Shen Lingyou. Then she smiled and said, "Xiao Shen, you have solved a big problem for me. With this song in case of emergency, I can concentrate on the lawsuit. I owe you a big favor."

Shen Lingyou smiled and said, "As long as it works, it's fine."

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The trip to Wuxi Film and Television City was quite rewarding.

In the evening, Shen Lingyou arrived in Yanjing.

Since the courtyard house had not yet been equipped with home appliances and furniture, he did not go there and returned to school first.

His roommates had all arrived and brought him a lot of local specialties.

"You have no idea how popular you are. Even the little kids in my hometown can hum a few lines of your songs."

"Yes, my niece who is in high school knows that you and I are classmates. She refused all the New Year's money and asked for your autographed album. I really had no choice but to give her my own album. You have to sign one for me."

"It turns out that we are all the same. We will not accept any gifts this year. If we do accept any gift, the only one we will accept is Ling You's autographed album."

Qin Hao, Liu Huohua, and Chen Minghao spoke one by one, talking about what happened during the Chinese New Year regarding the Shenling Tour.

By now, his popularity is visible and tangible.

However, the current audience is only some teenagers, young people and middle-aged people, and there is still a long way to go before it becomes known to the whole nation. But it’s not bad, we can take it one step at a time.

During the Chinese New Year, the sales of the two albums "Heart Too Soft" and "Shen Ling You" soared as expected.

The former sold 18 copies, bringing the total sales to 200 million copies, and exceeding 100 million copies in the mainland, making him the youngest singer in the Chinese music scene with a single album sales of over one million copies in the mainland and total sales of over two million copies.

The latter sold 29 copies, with total sales exceeding 120 million copies, making him the first singer in the Chinese music scene to have total sales of over one million for his first and second albums.

These honors may seem like no big deal to outsiders, but in the eyes of industry insiders, they are incredibly outrageous.

It's not that he sold a lot. This sales volume can be achieved by some best-selling singers, not to mention superstars. The main reason is that he was 19 years old and these were his first and second albums after his debut. Not everyone can do this.

The name "Shen Lingyou" may not be particularly well-known across the country or in the Chinese entertainment circle, but it is already well-known in the Chinese music scene.

"By the way, your new song 'Compendium of Materia Medica' released on the first day of the Lunar New Year is very interesting. Moreover, not everyone can sing it. It's too fast, with lyrics blasting out like a machine gun, which will bite your tongue." Liu Huohua himself is one of the victims.

"I also learned it, but I couldn't sing a line." Qin Hao followed. "It's just that the ranking is not very good. I looked at the list and it hovered around 30th place and never got higher." Chen Minghao stroked his stubble and analyzed, "It's probably because the style is too trendy. In the past, people mostly listened to soothing love songs or passionate rock and roll. What is this called? Hip-hop, right? People are not very receptive to it."

"I think it sounds good, mainly because the lyrics are well-written. 'If Hua Tuo were alive again, all those who worship foreign things would be cured, and foreigners would come to learn Chinese characters to inspire my national consciousness.' Just this one sentence is amazing." Liu Huohua is a supporter of this song.

"I don't understand what the last part of 'little zombie squat' means?" Qin Hao asked.

"It doesn't have any special meaning, it's just nonsensical, a kind of humor brought about by the contrast." Shen Lingyou explained.

"Oh, just like Stephen Chow's movies." Qin Hao understood.

The reason why "Compendium of Materia Medica" did not become a big hit was indeed due to the acceptance of the hip-hop style as Chen Minhao mentioned, but there were also some other external factors.

In the original time and space, this song was included in Jay Chou's album "Still Fantasy" released in 2006.

This is a great album. The songs "The Seventh Chapter of the Night", "Listen to Mom", "Thousand Miles Away", "Rosemary" and "Chrysanthemum Terrace" shine so brightly that "Compendium of Materia Medica" is not as dazzling.

Later, in the 2009 CCTV Spring Festival Gala, Zhou Jielun and Song Zuying collaborated on "Compendium of Materia Medica" + "Hot Girl", which made this song shine again.

To borrow a line from Jiang Wen’s movie “Let the Bullets Fly”: Let the bullets fly for a while!

Good songs will never be buried.

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The day after tomorrow, Monday, school officially starts and most people have returned to school.

During dinner, Shen Lingyou called a few people from Zeng Xiaolai's dormitory. When he went downstairs, he ran into Zhang Ziyi and Mei Ting, and called them over as well.

After the beginning of spring, the temperature in Yanjing has warmed up a lot, but hotpot is still the preferred choice for meals.

There were quite a few of them, so they joined two tables together and ordered two pots.

While eating, everyone shared interesting stories about the New Year, talked, ate and laughed, and the atmosphere was very relaxed and joyful.

After finishing their meal, they walked to the school gate. A middle-aged man got out of a small car parked on the side of the road, waved in their direction, and shouted, "Meiting!"

Mei Ting trotted over, said a few words to the man, then turned to them and said, "I have something to do, you go back first."

They didn't ask any more questions and followed him into the school.

"What did you say the pavilion was doing?"

"Look at that man in a suit and driving a car. He must be a rich man."

"It's other people's private affairs, why bother with that?"

After a few words, the topic was dropped.

As for gossip, everyone actually loves it. From ancient times to the present, from China to foreign countries, from the emperor to the common people, everyone has a heart that loves gossip.

However, everything should be done in moderation. If you ask about everything and talk about everything, you will become the old man or woman at the village intelligence center.

Shen Lingyou thought about it and realized that the person who came to see Mei Ting at this time was either Ye Daying or Wang Rui.

That is to say, she had to go out to film during class time, and the fuse for dropping out of school had been lit.

I don’t know if there will be any changes in a different time and space.

As Shen Lingyou was absent, his pace slowed down and he fell behind Qin Hao and others for a distance.

However, Zeng Xiaolai also slowed down.

Shen Lingyou's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly chased after her. After catching up with her, he slowed down his pace and waited until he was in sync with her before he said, "Come on..."

(End of this chapter)