Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 110, More Than One Fire

A villa in Hong Kong.

On the open-air balcony, the afternoon sun seemed particularly warm in November. Zhang Guorong opened a pack of cigarettes, flicked the butt of the box with her finger, and three or four cigarettes popped out. Then she asked Shen Lang, who was standing beside her, "Do you want to smoke?"

Shen Lang hesitated for a moment, then reached out to take the cigarette.

Zhang Guorong picked up the lighter and lit a cigarette for him.

Shen Lang took a puff and exhaled gently, bringing with him a hint of warmth and fragrance that filled the air.

“I haven’t smoked in a long time.”

"Really? Are you worried that you might damage your throat?"

Shen Lang looked at the slowly dissipating smoke and smiled faintly: "Not really, one day I suddenly didn't want to smoke anymore, and then I stopped smoking."

"One day" is the day when I travel through time and space here.

He was in a complicated mood at the time and took out a cigarette to calm down, but after lighting it, he didn't want to smoke anymore.

Then, he didn't need alcohol, cigarettes and other things to stimulate his inspiration for creation, so he simply quit smoking. As for alcohol, he drank less selectively because of the need for social activities.

Zhang Guorong flicked the ash and said melancholy, "Light a cigarette and watch the smoke curling up. If there is wind, it will drift with the wind. If there is no wind, it will go straight up. It's just like life. Most of the time, people cannot control the direction of their destiny."

Shen Lang frowned slightly. This was not a good sign. After thinking for a while, he said, "Does the future really matter? I don't think so. At least it doesn't matter to me. I prefer to live in the present."

Zhang Guorong followed with a smile and said, "So I envy you because I can't do it."

Shen Lang was silent for a while, and said: "It's like tossing a coin, either heads or tails, there is no middle ground, so there is only 'do' or 'don't do', there is no 'can't do'."

Zhang Guorong glanced at him and fell into deep thought.

Shen Lang stuck the cigarette butt into the ashtray and put it out. The Hong Kong cigarette didn’t taste very good.

He spent several days leisurely in Hong Kong.

First we visited Anita Mui’s residence, and now we are at Zhang Guirong’s villa.

Hong Kong, one of the four Asian Tigers, is currently prosperous, but the place is too small and the living environment is not very comfortable.

At least Shen Lang will not choose to settle here.

Yanjing or Chengdu are much more comfortable than Hong Kong.

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On November 11, he bid farewell to Anita Mui and Zhang Guorong and returned to Yanjing.

"It's a big hit, it's a big hit." Not long after Shen Lang arrived at the apartment, Du Ting came over with a data sheet and said excitedly: "10 days... "Olympics and World Cup"... Mainland China... 50 copies!"

"Exploded" is a word Shen Lang often says, and now everyone who is close to him has learned it.

Selling 10 copies in 50 days is outrageous.

And it's a single disc. Even though there are two songs on side A and side B, there's not much difference between them and just one song.

"The national football team!" Shen Lang was deeply moved by this wave of popularity.

It seems that the estimated 200 million copies will not be a problem.

No other singer has ever sold this many genuine singles in mainland China.

This is another step towards becoming the number one singer in the mainland.

Du Ting calmed down and pointed to another data sheet, saying, "Except for Hong Kong, the performance of the album "Next Year Today" in other places is average. The total sales in Asia are expected to be around 100 million copies."

Shen Lang couldn't help but laugh when he heard her tone of "regret" and "pity", and said, "Sister Du, Sister Du, one million tickets is not enough?"

Du Ting said seriously: "Let me tell you, with your current popularity, the starting sales will be 150 million."

Shen Lang disagreed. He said, "The record industry is going downhill now. The market is changing every day. The impact of piracy, the Internet, and MP3 all indicate that physical records are coming to an end. So, if you sell 50 copies, you won't lose money. If you sell 100 million copies, you'll make a lot of money. If you sell more, don't even think about it."

Du Ting was stunned. She knew that the industry had been tough in recent years, but many industry leaders and experts said that this cold winter would pass. How come Shen Lang had reached the end of it? After a few seconds, she subconsciously asked, "Alang, do you really think the record industry will die?"

In the Internet age, records will be relegated to the corner of history.

It only took 30 years for the market to go from "whatever the record companies release, the market will digest it" to "audio and video markets everywhere have become a paradise for smuggled and pirated audio and video products" and then to "the Internet is too powerful."

No one can remain immune to the tide of the times.

Shen Lang shook his head and said, "Records will die, but music is still alive, and the audio-visual market will definitely exist, the only difference is the carrier." The demand for music has never decreased.

With the continuous emergence of MP3, the Internet and new media, more and more people will listen to music.

Correspondingly, the way musicians make money has also changed.

Du Ting's gaze stayed on Shen Lang's face, and her expression changed from complicated to clear.

She felt a sudden sense of enlightenment.

At first I thought Shen Lang was holding on to the copyright of the song simply for money, but now I understand that what Shen Lang is holding on to is the "future".

The saying "Don't look forward to the future, just live in the present" has already arranged the future.

In fact, Du Ting misunderstood Shen Lang.

He really doesn't look forward to the future because he knows the future.

Just living in the present is changing the future step by step.

Du Ting thought for a long time, then asked, "Can I follow you?"

"Ah?" Shen Lang didn't understand what she meant, so he asked, "What?"

Du Ting explained: "When you leave Xinsuo, can I follow you?"

She has followed Shen Lang for a year. Although she still can't see through him, she has understood some things.

That is, Shen Lang is not only a musical genius who can write and sing songs, he also has a unique perspective on everything.

And this uniqueness is the accurate expectation and judgment of the future.

Her intuition told her that if she followed Shen Lang, she would have to eat nine meals a day.

Anyway, it's common for agents to change jobs. They don't sign a contract like artists do, so they can leave whenever they want.

So, why not follow a "wise leader"?

Shen Lang laughed when he heard this and said, "You don't have to tell this to Mr. Chen. I just need to know it."

Du Ting secretly breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that he agreed.

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At the same time, Nortel.

In the 2000 acting class, a group of female classmates surrounded Dong Xuan.

"Xuanzi, you've been hiding it from us so hard. You actually filmed a music video with Brother Lang!"

"Did you get Brother Lang's autographed album?"

"Tell me the truth, do you have Brother Lang's contact information?"

Dong Xuan didn't dare to say a word when questioned. She was afraid that if she told the truth, she would be torn into pieces by them.

Not only did he shoot MVs, he also filmed TV series.

Not only was there a signed album, but there was also a phone number.

Dong Xuan said half-truthfully, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, but there is a confidentiality agreement in the contract, and I can't disclose the relevant information."

A female classmate said: "Ah, I'm so jealous."

Another female classmate asked, "Is Brother Lang as handsome in person as in the poster?"

Dong Xuan shook his head and said, "Even more handsome than on the poster!"

Once these words were spoken, they once again aroused the envy of the female classmates.

The popularity of the two albums "Lang" and "Same Time Next Year" also made the heroine in the song MV popular.

Although she is not as popular as Gao Yuanyuan in the "Fairy Tale" MV, she has also received a lot of attention.

Some school beauties, such as Yan Danchen, Dong Xuan, and Zeng Lai, even received some advertising invitations.

Now, not only Shen Lang has become a hot commodity, but the heroine of his song MV has also become a hot commodity.

(End of this chapter)