Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 14, The Butterfly Fluttered Its Wings
Outside the urban village, there is Lao Wang Restaurant.

"Ten Years is bound to become a classic, and it will resonate with the emotions of both middle-aged and young people..."

"The overall tone of this song is flat, just like the relationship between two people after breaking up, they can never find the heart-pounding feeling they had at the beginning..."

"It is said that time is the best medicine to heal wounds. Perhaps ten years is a good time..."

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There were bursts of singing coming from the old radio.

The lyrics and melody lingered in the hearts of the diners and made them sigh with emotion.

The song being played was Shen Lang's "Ten Years".

"You say, Shen Lang has such a nice voice, how handsome must he be?"

"Like Liu Dehua, handsome and charming? Or like Lai Ming, elegant and melancholy?"

"But, they may also be average looking. Take Zhao Chuan who sang "I'm Ugly, But I'm Gentle" for example. His voice was touching, but his appearance was rough and weathered."

The two girls were discussing with a smile.

Indeed, I only heard the voice but never saw the person.

Not many people know Shen Lang now.

The two girls would never have thought that the handsome guy sitting two tables away from them was Shen Lang.

What Shen Lang ordered today was not fried rice with three eggs, but stir-fried pork intestines and tomato egg soup.

Life is getting better.

The mood is the same.

Shen Lang listened to the conversation between the two girls intermittently.

It's funny in my heart.

When it comes to his appearance, the title of "The Campus Prince of the Broadcasting Department of Communication University of China" says it all.

With a height of 185cm, he is definitely a male god.

"The latest list is here..."

The program broadcast was "China Songs Chart".

Shen Lang didn't care.

I got up and got another bowl of rice and ate it slowly.

"No. 10: Aaron Kwok's "Fascinated"

"Ninth place: Ren Xianqi, Guangliang, and Ah Niu's "A Love So Beautiful"

"No. 8, Elva Hsiao's "The Brilliance of One Person"

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Here, Shen Lang sees the singers who grew up with him and their familiar songs.

Before the millennium, the Chinese music scene either followed tradition or copied Europe and the United States.

At that time, no one could predict what the future development trends would be?
At the turn of the millennium, major record companies and mainstream singers came up with their most sincere works, allowing the Chinese music scene to flourish and also creating its final glory.

"Fourth place, Shen Lang's "Ten Years"."

Hear this ranking.

Shen Lang was stunned for a moment, then his eyes curved and he smiled.

I am confident that "Ten Years" will be on the list.

I just didn't expect it to happen so quickly.

This is only the third day since the release of "Ten Years".

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In a villa in Yanjing, in the living room, EMI Records executive Huang Weiqing and the two sisters Na Ying and Na Xing looked unhappy.

Just finished listening to the new issue of "China Songs Chart".

Only one title song from Na Ying's new album, "Sad Romance", made the list, and it was only ranked third.

The first two are "True Lover" by Li Wen and "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry" by Andy Lau.

Well, the former is the queen of Chinese pop, and the latter is one of the Four Heavenly Kings, so it’s no problem for them to suppress her.

But now, the new singer who had just released a song two days ago was full of energy and posed a great threat to her.

"Sad Romance" was composed by Zhang Yu and she wrote the lyrics herself.

If she can't even get third place, where will she put her face?

Na Ying made her debut in 88. Like her good friend Wang Jingfei, she entered the music scene by singing covers.

Wang Jingfei later went to Hong Kong and Taiwan to gild her reputation, and then with the support of rock genius Dou Wei, she successfully ascended to the altar.

If Wang Jingfei became famous because of her spirituality and talent, then Na Ying was just lucky.

Someone once revealed that Na Ying's famous work "Seeing Flowers in the Mist" was not originally sung by her, but she got the role by chance.

However, luck is also part of strength.

Later, in 1998, Na Ying's album "Conquer" sold over 100 million copies in China and over 200 million copies in Asia. In addition, she sang "See You in " with Wang Jingfei on CCTV's Spring Festival Gala, which became a hit in the streets and alleys, thus establishing her position as the "No. Queen of the Mainland Music Scene."

Huang Weiqing frowned and asked, "Where did this Shen Lang come from?"

Eight of the top ten albums on the list have been released for more than twenty days, and Na Ying's album has just been released, which is the golden period for sales. Now that this has happened, sales will definitely be affected.

"Sad Romance" is the third album released by Na Ying after joining EMI Records.

Because her contract was about to expire, EMI invested a lot of manpower and money to create this album in order to keep her.

Regardless of whether you lose money or not, if you fail to meet expectations, it is a loss, both in terms of money and people.

Na Xing replied, "I am an assistant host of Yanjing Music Radio and graduated from the Broadcasting Department of Huaxia Communication University."

She is both Na Ying's sister and her agent.

Naturally, I hope that the album "Sad Romance" will sell well and raise Na Ying's fame to a higher level.

In this way, when negotiating a contract with EMI, we can ask for better treatment.

But now, Cheng Yaojin appears out of nowhere.

Na Ying scratched her head and said, "I think it's okay. It won't have a big impact, right?"

She was the first queen of the mainland music scene, while Shen Lang was just a fledgling newcomer.

Whether comparing seniority, fame, or status, there is a huge difference between them.

What threat could there be?
Huang Weiqing doesn't think so. He has been in the entertainment industry for many years and has a good eye for people. He said, "Some newcomers just don't make sense. Stefanie Sun is an example. Her first album sold 30 copies, and this is in today's sluggish record industry. Those superstars only sell 5 or 10 copies."

Na Xing held the same view. The pie is only so big, and if one more person gets it, there will be less to share. He said, "From the title song "Ten Years" that Shen Lang has released so far, and the other two songs "Lonely Sandbar" and "Angel's Wings", his creative ability is quite high, which means that the quality of his album will not be low."

After listening to what the two said, Na Ying still felt that it was okay and said, "Even if it's as you said, Shen Lang's album will at most have a slightly stronger momentum in the first two weeks of its release, but I have a good fan base and good reputation, so it will definitely be a long-term sales, so the advantage is mine."

To be honest, she does have the confidence.

Because her first two albums for EMI, "Conquer" and "Just Do It", were both hits throughout Asia, and were both critically acclaimed and commercially successful.

This album was called "the most anticipated album in Asia" by the media and was highly praised by the outside world.

Li Weisong, who brought out Leung Wing-kei and Stefanie Sun, is the producer of the album, and he has invited well-known Asian musicians to create new songs specifically for the album, including the latest works of Lin Moumou, Xiaogang, Pan Xieqing and others.

It was with this album that Na Ying won the Best Female Singer Award at the 2001 Golden Melody Awards, beating four popular female singers including Wang Jingfei, Zhang Huimei, Mo Wenwei and Sun Yanzi.

It is no exaggeration to say that he is "divinely specialized".

but……

The butterfly flapped its wings.

Everything has become the same yet different.

(End of this chapter)