Entertainment: Since 1990

Chapter 34: I Need a Car to Drive (Please Read and Support)
When Li Qiang heard that Cao Jian still needed to consider, he didn't understand what he was thinking.

If our company didn’t have the background of the Municipal Cultural Bureau, could we give you so many resources?

Is this something to consider?

Is it because the price is not enough?
He immediately said, "It's signed. This year during the Spring Festival, I will try to get you and Xiao Yang to perform on the Spring Festival Gala together."

"Thank you for your kindness, Mr. Li. I will discuss it with Xiao Yang and give you an answer as soon as possible."

Cao Jian's mind was no longer on this company.

With his first album being a huge hit, he already has the capital and is sure to have a brighter future.

"In that case, I'll wait for your news."

When Li Qiang heard that Cao Jian wanted to discuss with Yang Yuying, he felt that the chances were quite good.

Everyone knows that you two are secretly in love. Maybe Yang Yuying will let you stay.

He immediately said politely: "Xiao Cao, if you have any ideas or requests, just tell me, I will definitely help if I can."

"Mr. Li, I really need your help with something."

When Cao Jian heard this, he said bluntly, "I want to withdraw some money in advance."

"How much? Is one thousand enough?"

Li Qiang thought that Cao Jian was chasing girls and had insufficient living expenses.

After all, it costs money to treat a girl to a meal, go out to play, buy clothes, etc.

"Haha, I want to withdraw 500,000."

"Five million?"

Li Qiang really wanted to take back what he had just said, but what do you, a young man like you, need so much money for?
Facing the boss's surprised expression, Cao Jian said calmly: "I plan to buy a car, but I don't know if it will be enough."

"Why would you buy a car worth 500,000 yuan? A Peugeot is only a few hundred thousand yuan."

Nowadays, it is very cool for ordinary people to drive a Peugeot. Li Qiang thinks that Peugeot is just right.

"I'm planning to buy a Crown, and I'd like to ask Mr. Li to write me a letter of introduction."

Buying a car now is not as convenient as it is in later times. Although the country allows private car purchases, the procedures are rather complicated.

But if you have a letter of introduction, the process will be much faster.

In fact, Cao Jian originally wanted to buy a Mercedes-Benz, but a Mercedes-Benz now costs at least one million yuan.

Later I thought about it and realized that I was less than 20 years old, and driving a Mercedes-Benz was not in line with my temperament.

Besides, good steel should be used on the blade.

He wants to open a KTV and also start a clothing company, so it would be best if he could save some money.

But I have to go to discuss business, and buying a Peugeot would be a bit cheap, so the Crown is the most suitable choice.

"A crown? That's quite a high requirement."

Li Qiang was speechless. He was a big boss, but he was driving a Peugeot, and you wanted to drive a Crown?

But in order to keep Cao Jian, the cash cow, he finally agreed: "I'll arrange for the finance department to transfer it to you in the next two days."

After Cao Jian left, Li Qiang also started to think about it.

Young man Cao Jian is about to buy a Crown, so should he buy a Mercedes-Benz?
If his albums can sell over one million, then Yang Yuying's albums won't be bad either. The company will finally become rich.

As long as we sign this kid Cao Jian, there will definitely be a steady flow of money in the future.

Just change it to a Mercedes-Benz, no problem!
Around 1990, pop music in the mainland market was mainly dominated by singers from Hong Kong and Taiwan.

Singers such as Alan Tam, Su Rui, Jacky Cheung, and Qi Qin account for most of the album sales in the music market.

After the reform and opening up, the hungry people in China have a very high demand for pop music.

This also made many people very obsessed with Hong Kong and Taiwan songs and singers, and also created the first batch of star-chasers.

In Zhao Lirong's sketch "Star Chasers", this group of people was satirized.

Art comes from life. The older generation of artists all know that people who are crazy about chasing stars are not normal in their minds.

Now, China has unexpectedly released an album by a singer who is not inferior to Hong Kong and Taiwan singers. His songs "Walk Away with Style", "Love", and "Should I Walk Away Quietly" seem to be no worse than Hong Kong and Taiwan pop songs, and may even be better.

The main thing is that the singer is handsome, and his outfit looks a bit like Chu Liuxiang in TV.

Under these circumstances, it would be strange if the album didn't sell like hotcakes.

This also helped Cao Jian accumulate his first batch of fans.

This is why he is so confident.

The three most popular songs in the album, one made Sally Yeh famous, one made Little Tigers the most popular group among young people, and the other is the representative work of Aaron Kwok, one of the Four Heavenly Kings.

It would be absurd if this album didn't become a hit. The album "Walk Away with Style" was released on New Year's Day and sold 300,000 copies in three days, which is a pretty impressive number in China.

On January 10th, as several hit songs became more and more popular, the second batch of 800,000 copies released to the market were sold out again.

Regarding this pop singer who suddenly emerged, many musicians predicted that only the very popular song "Tears Behind Bars" in the past two years could compete with him.

Even if piracy has appeared in the market, it does not affect the sales of genuine tapes at all.

This time, New Era Audio and Video urgently added another 500,000 copies to meet market demand.

At the same time, many agents in Taiwan and Hong Kong also smelled business opportunities and sent representatives to find New Era Audio and Video, ordering a total of 800,000 albums.

By January 20th, the sales of "Walk Away with Style", including the number of records released in Hong Kong and Taiwan, had reached more than 2.4 million copies.

This achievement has reached platinum record sales.

Li Qiang, the boss of New Era, woke up laughing in his dreams for several nights.

He never expected that this song would become so popular.

The only thing that disappointed him was that Cao Jian had not yet given him an answer as to whether he would sign the contract.

However, Cao Jian was sleeping soundly at this time.

He was lying in warm bed with his girlfriend, discussing buying a car.

"Dear, did the boss really give you half a million?"

Yang Yuying leaned softly in Cao Jian's arms, saying sweet words to him.

He gently stroked the sweet girl covered in sweat and said with a smile: "How could I lie to you? What kind of car do you like? This way I can drive you home for the New Year, okay?"

During this period, he has completed the procedures for purchasing the car and will be able to get the car in two days.

"I'll do as you say. I don't actually know much about cars."

Girls in the 1970s and 1980s were pure and simple, unlike girls in later years who always want luxury cars and brand-name bags.

They just want to be with the people they love.

Yang Yuying said, kissing Cao Jian: "You said you wanted to buy a car before, but I didn't believe you. I didn't expect you to do it in such a short time. It's amazing."

"That's not that great. My greatest strength is loving you."

Cao Jian said, taking the girl's hand: "Since you bought a car, I will teach you how to drive."

"Okay."

"Come, let's learn how to shift gears first."

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Hong Kong, PolyGram Records.

Founded in 1972, this company is the largest record company in Hong Kong and has made countless well-known singers famous.

For example, Zhang Xueyou, Zhang Guorong, Li Keqin, Tan Yonglin, Chen Huixian, Zhou Huimin, and Wang Fei were all made famous by PolyGram.

PolyGram Hong Kong branch headquarters in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

President Zheng Donghan was leaning back in his chair, holding a cup of coffee, quietly listening to the songs on the speakers.

“Time knows not how much sorrow the world has brought, so why not live it to the fullest?”

"Should I just walk away quietly, or should I wait here?"

"Listen to the vows of the sea, look at the persistent blue sky, let us fall in love freely"

He listened to the entire album carefully. As the boss of PolyGram's Hong Kong branch and a former musician and singer, he has a deep understanding of music.

"The song is well written, it has some substance, and the singer has a good voice."

Zheng Donghan turned off the music and said quietly, "However, this young man's singing skills still have some minor flaws. He probably hasn't received any professional training and is performing these songs entirely based on talent and hard work."

He had a very sharp ear and was able to identify Cao Jian's problem after just one listen.

The assistant at the side said, "Boss, do you mean we don't need to contact him anymore?"

"Wrong! This kind of person has great talent, a very adaptable voice, and creative ability. With proper training, he's definitely a very promising singer. We must recruit him!"

Zheng Donghan slowly shook his head. "New Era is just a small record company. The penalty shouldn't be much. You should go to Guangzhou in person and bring this person back before another record company tries to poach him."

"Yes!"

The assistant agreed and left the boss's office.

Zheng Donghan turned on the speakers again and said with a smile, "The first album sold over two million copies. Such a promising singer, if I give up, all these years in the music industry would be in vain."

(End of this chapter)