Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 34, Shen Lang in the North and Jie Lun in the South?

After finishing the work and leaving the photo studio, the group found a restaurant to have dinner.

"By the way, have you read the entertainment news today?" When they arrived in the private room, Gao Yuanyuan took the initiative to start the conversation.

"I was so busy that I forgot. What happened? Did something big happen?" Shen Lang asked curiously.

"I don't know if it's a big event, but it's related to you." Gao Yuanyuan kept it a secret.

"Is it related to me?" Shen Lang couldn't think of what it was, so he joked, "Is it the scandal between you and me?"

"Oh..." Gao Yuanyuan spat, "Who has a scandal with you? Can you be serious?"

Shen Lang put away his smile and said seriously: "Am I not serious?"

Gao Yuanyuan couldn't win the argument, so she could only get back to the point and said, "Yes..." She paused the moment she opened her mouth. She remembered that there was a newsstand outside the store, so she stood up immediately and said, "I'll go out and buy you a newspaper. You'll understand after you read it."

Before Shen Lang could stop her, she had already left the private room. This girl was so impetuous, which was not like her at all.

Du Ting was very curious about what happened. She had just rushed over from Hong Kong today and hadn't read the latest entertainment news.

But since my phone didn't ring, it meant it wasn't a big deal.

If the matter was serious, the company would have called her or Shen Lang long ago.

After a while, Gao Yuanyuan came back and handed the newspaper to Shen Lang.

"Entertainment Early News", the front page headline - ["Shen Lang in the north, Jay Lun in the south", at the turn of the century, a head-on collision between the new generation of singers from both sides of the Taiwan Strait, will "Shen Lang·Radio Love Song" take the lead, or will "Jay" come from behind! ]

Shen Lang: “?!”

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Jay Chou's first solo album "Jay" was released on November 11th. It sold 7 copies in Formosa Province in just one week, and exceeded 5 copies in half a month. It is expected to sell 10 copies.

This data is very close to the 33 copies of Shen Lang's first solo album "Shen Lang·Radio Love Song" sold in Taiwan Province.

You have the amazing new star Shen Lang in the mainland, and my Taiwan province is not far behind, with the top new star Zhou Jielun.

For a time, the music scene in Taiwan was flooded with articles praising and analyzing that Jay Chou would become the king of the century at the end of the century.

When the mainland music scene saw this, they were like, wow, competition eh?
Come!
Not wanting to be outdone, he posted various articles in support of Shen Lang.

In this way, Shen Lang and Zhou Jie were selected as representatives of the new generation of singers from the mainland and Taiwan Province to compete.

He even posted the fierce battle between the three songs "Ten Years", "Jiangnan" and "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" and the three songs "Lovely Woman", "Black Humor" and "Tornado" on major music charts.

God is devoted to God.

Divine Comedy versus Divine Comedy.

What a big show!
"Who said it was hype? If the Hong Kong media says it's second, no one dares to say it's first. The mainland media and Formosa media are not bad either."

However, Shen Lang saw through the purpose of these reports at a glance.

It is fake to defend singers in their respective regions.

It is true that they are trying to create hype and boost sales.

Du Ting could see it too, and said, "It's a good thing for them to stir up the topic. Competition brings topics, topics bring attention, and attention brings popularity."

"The only thing you might have to worry about is that a big tree attracts the wind. You were used to drag down Na Ying before."

"But there is no need to worry too much. For example, after Xie Tingfeng officially debuted, many media outlets hyped him up as the terminator of the Four Heavenly Kings. He has come this far amid competition and comparison."

As the Chinese have said since ancient times: A big tree attracts the wind, the bird that sticks out gets shot down, and the tree that stands out in the forest will be destroyed by the wind.

In Journey to the West, Sun Wukong became a disciple of Patriarch Bodhi and learned skills. At the instigation of his fellow apprentices, he showed off his ability to transform himself into a towering pine tree, which angered Patriarch Bodhi and led to his expulsion from the sect.

Patriarch Bodhi's words reveal the interests of "a big tree attracts the wind" everywhere.

The master said, "Wukong, come here! I want to ask you what spirit you are trying to turn into a pine tree? Is this skill good for you to show off in front of others? If you see others have it, don't ask them. If you have it, they will definitely ask you. If you are afraid of disaster, you must teach them; if you don't teach them, they will definitely harm you, and your life will not be saved."

Of course, at certain times, the usefulness of "show" should not be underestimated.

If you show off just right, it will give people a sense of awe, distance you from others, act as a boundary, and save you a lot of trouble. But when others treat you as someone on the same level, in the same circle, and look at you as an equal, being too undisguised and standing out in the forest will easily cause unnecessary trouble.

Shen Lang understood, but it was unavoidable.

The word "big" in "shuda" means exposing oneself too much.

He traveled through time from 24 years later with many secrets. Once he entered the entertainment industry, he was destined to not be able to keep a low profile.

As he grew, progressed and achieved success, he climbed from one circle to another, and any changes he made were under the watchful eyes of others.

Well, someone is bound to be unhappy.

Even if something bad happens, there will be people who are happy behind your back.

Especially since he was originally at the bottom of the circle, and suddenly he took possession of resources that others thought should belong to him, he would be envied and even resented.

Human nature is like this.

Shen Lang was silent for a long time, then smiled and said, "It's okay. I'm not afraid of competition, nor am I afraid of comparison."

Gao Yuanyuan didn't interrupt because she could tell the seriousness of the matter from the conversation between Shen Liang and Du Ting.

At this moment, she saw Shen Lang exuding confidence and dominance that he had never displayed before.

For a moment, I was stunned.

Du Ting has never seen this kind of temperament in any other star. This is the real "King of Pop".

Just now she was thinking that if Shen Lang lost his composure due to the interference of others, then her role would be reflected.

The current situation is that it seems that she has nothing to do and Shen Lang can handle everything by himself.

Shen Lang folded the newspaper and put it on the table with a faint smile on his face.

To be honest, it is quite interesting to compete with Jay Chou.

If the original historical process continues, no one in the Chinese music scene can beat Jay Chou, and this will also be the case in 2024.

But his time travel is the exception. He will have all the good songs for the next 24 years. Regardless of whether they are copied or not, he will be able to kill anyone who stands in his way.

Even though he was suppressed in his own country, it didn't matter. He approached Chen Yaochuan and, through the influence of Sony Music, traveled around Europe and the United States.

He has a dozen piano pieces and champion singles memorized the whole thing. If anyone wants to suppress him, the authorities will have to intervene if he wins a few Grammy Awards.

At this time, the food they ordered arrived.

The topic ends here.

During the meal, Shen Lang looked at Gao Yuanyuan and asked, "Yuanyuan, have you been busy recently?"

Gao Yuanyuan put down her chopsticks and shook her head, "I'm not busy. I just have two commercials to shoot."

Shen Lang said, "Oh!", "That's perfect. Give me the time and shoot the MV for my new song with me."

Gao Yuanyuan said happily: "Great, are you going to release a new song?"

Shen Lang nodded and said, "Yes, I just signed a contract with Xinsuo Records and plan to release a single on January 1st next year."

Gao Yuanyuan asked with interest: "What song?"

Shen Lang smiled mysteriously and said, "Keep it secret for now. You'll know when we shoot the MV."

Gao Yuanyuan pouted when she heard this.

Du Ting knew about the single release, and Chen Yaochuan asked her to be in charge of the promotion, but she was still unclear about what song it was.

Both of them had their appetites whetted.

A few days later, the news was spread by the media, whetting the appetite of countless fans.

(End of this chapter)