Chinese entertainment, from radio love songs to superstars

Chapter 45, Target 200 million
"Wow, why? Such a good girl left this world like this."

"I cried my ass off. The girl really loved the boy and always supported his dreams. Even at the end of her life, she was cheering him on!"

"Alas, the girl didn't get to see the boy's concert, and the boy didn't get to see the girl for the last time. They loved each other, but they couldn't be together for life."

If the young people of 2024 watched the MV of "Fairy Tale", they would only complain: "Tsk, it's just a trick for three-year-olds. Whoever believes it loses. No matter how affectionate the confession is, it can't compare to piles of cash!"

However, in this era, young people have not been misled by youth romance films such as "So Young", "Fleet of Time" and "Left Ear" which are full of cheating, abortion and love triangles.

Everyone's view on love is still relatively positive. Just like what the narration said at the end, companionship is the most lasting confession of love.

In addition, the Korean drama "Autumn in My Heart", which was only aired in South Korea this year and popularized the routine of "love + cancer + tragic ending", has not been introduced into China, so these people are seeing this kind of plot for the first time.

Be it the novelty or the routine, at this moment, Zhang Wei and the other young people were already shedding tears.

The poignant story, the moving melody, and the sad singing are so touching.

"I want to copy down the lyrics. They are so beautiful and touching."

"This song will definitely be a big hit in our class."

"Not only that, it will definitely become a big hit across the country."

Zhang Wei and the others listened, watched, and cried over and over again.

Once upon a time, they all fantasized about living in a fairy tale, where justice would always defeat evil, lovers would eventually get married, and good people would be rewarded.

But the reality is cruel, there is not so much beauty.

Compared to innocent and perfect fairy tales such as "Snow White", "Cinderella", "Sleeping Beauty", etc., the sad and beautiful fairy tale story presented in Shen Lang's MV "Fairy Tale" can resonate more.

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The Chinese music scene in 2001 will usher in a new chapter, and many songs that will be sung for a long time will be born.

And on the first day of the new year, Shen Lang dropped a bombshell.

He was 22 years old, and the song "Fairy Tale" perfectly catered to the trend of the times and the psychology of young people.

And this song seems to be poisonous, the more people listen to it, the more they like it.

It starts with students and spreads.

As soon as the New Year's Day holiday was over, everyone in the class was copying songs from their songbooks to each other.

Later, I spread it to my friends.

Let’s talk about this song, the MV, Shen Lang and Gao Yuanyuan.

Later, it was passed on to my parents.

It evoked their memories, sighs and longings for fairy tales and love.

Then it is passed on from the parents' generation.

Later on, it was no longer about whether the song was good or the MV was touching, but rather a kind of herd effect that was formed.

As more and more people watched it, regardless of whether they liked it or not, the name "Shen Lang" and the song "Fairy Tale" became known to more people other than his fans.

Yanjing, Gao Yuanyuan's home.

Mother Gao wiped her eyes and sighed, "Now I understand why my daughter cried so hard that night. This song and this MV are so touching."

Father Gao was fine. He just sighed: "This song reminds me of my childhood. I vaguely remember that the sun was bright, and we were happy. We were full of expectations for the future. Those were our fairy tales."

Mother Gao picked up the remote control, pressed the replay button, and said, "Yes, our simple fairy tale."

Father Gao looked at the TV. The handsome and melancholy Shen Lang on the screen attracted his attention again. After watching for a while, he said, "This boy, he is so mean to our daughter..."

Mother Gao interrupted him and said, "Hey, we agreed before that since we agreed to let our daughter enter the entertainment industry, we should not interfere with her work in the future."

Father Gao snorted proudly and said, "I didn't say anything. I just thought that this boy has a good look, height, and voice. He doesn't look like someone who would bully our daughter."

At this time, Gao Yuanyuan came back from outside and heard the song "Fairy Tale" playing at home. She quickly changed her shoes and went to the living room and asked, "Dad, Mom, which CD are you using?"

Mother Gao replied, "It's just the one on the DVD player. Is there anything else?"

Gao Yuanyuan breathed a sigh of relief. It was not the plate that Shen Lang gave her.

Because only that plate has her and Shen Lang's signatures, it is unique.

She now treasures it and even bought a sales copy to play it. "It's okay. Listen, I'm going back to my room. Call me when it's time to eat."

Gao Yuanyuan carried her bag into her room.

The popularity of the song "Fairy Tale" had a significant impact on her.

This year marks her five years since her debut, during which she has filmed several dramas, but without any publicity.

What I didn’t expect was that I became well-known just by starring in a song MV.

Gao Yuanyuan sat on the bed, fiddling with her cell phone over and over again.

I don’t know what he is doing now?
Do you want to call him?

For what reason?

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At this moment, Shen Lang was selecting songs for his new album in the apartment.

The problem that Chen Yaochuan was worried about arose: there were not many duet songs between men and women, and even fewer classic ones.

It's difficult, but not impossible.

First of all, Anita Mui, Wang Jingfei, Coco Lee, Cai Yilin and Fish Leong have their own relatively famous duet songs, which are also in Shen Lang's memory.

Anita Mui and Jacky Cheung’s “It’s Hard to Love”;
"Because of Love" by Wang Jingfei and Eason Chan;
"Swordsman" by Coco Lee and Jay Chou;
“Prague Square” by Cai Yilin and Zhou Jielun;
How does Liang Jing sing Pin Guan's "Obviously I Love You"?

Then, it was just a matter of finding five suitable songs to partner with Stefanie Sun, Elva Hsiao, Kelly Chen, Tian Zhen and Jin Haixin.

As I was thinking, it was time for lunch.

Shen Lang subconsciously took out his mobile phone to order takeout, but Meituan and Ele.me didn't exist in that era.

This habit needs to be changed...

He stood up, stretched, picked up his wallet and went downstairs.

I'm too lazy to cook, and now that I'm not short of money, I can just go out and eat something.

I was whistling as I walked down the stairs, feeling very good.

As of today, January 1th, the single "Fairy Tale" has sold 10 copies across Asia.

The speed is even faster than the previous album.

This is normal. Now it is backed by Newso Records, one of the three largest record companies in the world, and its distribution strength is there.

The key is that the popularity of the album "Shen Lang·Radio Love Song" has not yet subsided.

Therefore, as long as the quality of the song is good enough, the sales will not be bad.

And looking at the sales trend, there is hope of hitting 200 million copies.

Currently, the song "Fairy Tale" has been listed on more than 20 music charts.

For example, the mainland's Chinese Songs Ranking, Baidu Search Ranking, Yanjing World Audio and Video Sales Chart, and Chinese Original Golden Songs Chart;

Taiwan Province's popular hits chart and Qiangui KTV new songs chart;
Hong Kong's Jade Solid Gold Mandarin Songs Chart and Metro Radio Mandarin Songs Chart;

Malaysia’s 988 Wonderful Voice Ranking, Singapore’s UFM100.3 Radio Mandarin Song Ranking, etc.

It can be seen that it is not only popular in Mainland China, Hong Kong and Taiwan, but also in Southeast Asian countries.

Therefore, the song "Fairy Tale" was discussed in the media and on the Internet.

And the song "Father's Prose Poem" really became a background board for the gift.

It’s not that the quality is bad, it’s just that it was first sung on the radio and the first wave of discussion has already passed.

At this time, Shen Lang walked downstairs and happened to meet Du Ting who came to look for him.

"Hey, Sister Du, you're here just in time, let's go eat."

"You don't want to ask me where I've been these days?"

(End of this chapter)