Entertainment: 1990

Chapter 183 Coronation
Zhang Yan arrived around 11 o'clock, but he also brought three cooks and six sheep.

The barbecue grill was set up right at the entrance, and Li Yapeng and several fellow villagers were busy running around, preparing fresh lamb skewers and large barrels of draft beer. The lively chatter filled the air.

Fortunately, this area has already been taken over by Yuanmeng – the left side was bought by Han Lei and the right side by Han Hong – and they are now waiting for the renovation approval, so there is no need to worry about disturbing the residents.

The wine is half full.

Standing on two large wooden boxes, Zhang Yan officially announced the leadership composition of the Xinjiang aid and condolence delegation.

He appointed himself as the head of logistics, responsible for raising and covering all normal expenses for the performance; Cui Jian was the team leader, Guo Chuanlin was the first deputy team leader, Wang Xiaojing, Cui Jian's manager, was the second deputy team leader, and Zhang Ju of the Tang Dynasty band served as the discipline committee member.

"All proceeds from this performance will be donated to the local Hope Primary School. In addition, the local government has promised to erect a monument near the stage to record the names of the participants in this benefit performance."

In short, we went there for two reasons: first, to respond to the enthusiasm of the people in the border regions, and second, to represent rock musicians. Anyone who couldn't hide their true colors and exposed themselves would be cutting themselves off from the people and shouldn't be in the scene anymore!

After Zhang Yan finished speaking in a resounding voice, he suddenly noticed a commotion in the courtyard, with many people looking up at his head.

He looked up in bewilderment and saw that Li Yapeng and Wang Feng were holding up the "Ten Thousand People Umbrella," blocking out the sky above his head.

This thing is modeled after a yellow silk parasol, with strips of bright yellow satin hanging down from it, enveloping Zhang Yan completely, making him look like he's about to ascend the throne and become emperor.

These two young men are quite the troublemakers.

Zhang Yan was secretly pleased, but on the surface he looked disgusted and said, "No wonder the sky suddenly turned cloudy."

As he spoke, he quickly jumped down from the wooden box and handed the megaphone to Cui Jian: "Brother Cui, why don't you say a few words to everyone?"

Although he already holds a high enough position in the music industry, it would be wishful thinking to think that he could single-handedly dominate the rock scene.

So the first thing Zhang Yan did after entering Beijing was to bring Cui Jian, this domestic maverick, onto his war machine.

Cui Jian looked at the two young men holding umbrellas with great effort and shook his head, saying, "I won't say anything more; everything is in the song."

As he spoke, he asked Wang Xiaojing to plug in his electric guitar, and immediately belted out "The Fake Monk." Soon, the song "I want to walk from the south to the white, and from the white to the black" filled the air.

Just then, Chen Jiantian from Red Star Music Production Company walked in from outside, followed by Zheng Jun, who didn't look very happy.

"Mr. Zhang, I truly admire you."

Chen Jiantian immediately clasped his hands in greeting and said, "The idea of ​​sending MVs to TV stations for free is really brilliant. Such a classic promotional tactic is hard to find even in the Hong Kong business community!"

"Mr. Chen, you flatter me."

Zhang Yan returned the greeting with clasped hands, completely ignoring Zheng Jun behind him.

To be honest, Zheng Jun is now kicking himself. He was just thinking about getting angry back then, and he thought that Chen Jiantian was a famous agent from Hong Kong, so his skills and abilities were definitely no worse than Zhang Yan's, that country bumpkin.

But who could have imagined that under Zhang Yan's management, Yuanmeng would suddenly go into overdrive, from "I'm Crazy for Singing" to New Year's Eve concerts, from industry conventions to MV domination, in just one year, Yuanmeng rose to prominence and became one of the dominant forces in the domestic record industry.

The album "I'm Crazy for Singing" has now sold nearly 300 million copies, and even Hong Kong and Taiwan media have joined in the fun, calling it the number one divine album in mainland China.

The Seven Dreamers became a nationwide sensation, their songs even echoing in remote, obscure mountain villages.

If I hadn't acted impulsively and stubbornly, all of this should have been...

"Zheng Jun".

Just as he was wallowing in self-pity and giving up on himself, Chen Jiantian turned around and instructed, "Mr. Zhang and I have some things to discuss. Please find a place to sit down."

After watching Zhang Yan and Chen Jiantian enter the east wing, Zheng Jun looked around but couldn't find anyone he recognized. So he found an empty spot in the corner and sat alone, lost in thought.

at the same time.

In the east wing, Chen Jiantian explained his purpose—he was actually acting as an intermediary, hoping Zhang Yan could publicly invite Black Panther to join the Xinjiang aid performance troupe. "Is Black Panther going back to the mainland to develop his career?"

“Dou Wei should know about this. Didn’t he mention it to you?”

“Sigh, Dou Wei’s been throwing a tantrum lately, complaining that I don’t support his avant-garde music…”

Dou Wei is a real stubborn guy. After drinking with Mei Yanfang that day, he went to Zhang Yan several times to argue with him, insisting that Zhang Yan acknowledge his pioneering explorations.

Actually, it wasn't that Zhang Yan disagreed with Dou Wei's musical ideas, but he just didn't have the musical talent and couldn't appreciate anything too avant-garde. He was also worried that if Dou Wei continued down this path, he would become more and more niche.

The two argued about this, and in the end, Dou Wei didn't even attend the New Year's Eve concert.

"Let's put him aside for now and talk about Black Panther."

Actually, the situation with Black Panther is quite simple. Without Dou Wei as their lead singer, Black Panther hasn't been as successful in Hong Kong, and their new album has been delayed.

Therefore, Jing Shi Company wanted to release the "Black Panther" album in mainland China to squeeze out as much of its remaining value as possible, and then decide whether to release a second album depending on the situation.

A series of promotional activities had already been prepared, but they clashed with the Dream Come True New Year's Eve Concert, and the effect was clearly not as expected.

So after hearing that Zhang Yan had organized a rock music support and comfort group in Xinjiang, Jinshi contacted Chen Jiantian, hoping that he could act as a go-between and get Zhang Yan to help with the publicity.

"Mr. Zhang, you and the people from Black Panther are all old friends. Moreover, you can take this opportunity to help Black Panther reconcile with Dou Wei. Isn't this a win-win situation?"

Indeed, although Zhang Yan's relationship with Luan Shu and others was not as close as Dou Wei's, they had been friends for several years.

but……

"The problem is that I'm having a disagreement with Dou Wei right now."

Zhang Yan shrugged and said, "If I were to bring Black Panther here in a high-profile manner at this time..."

"Leave Dou Wei's side to me."

At this moment, Guo Chuanlin lifted the curtain and came in, saying to Zhang Yan, "We're all brothers, so let's lend a hand if we can. I'll talk to Dou Wei alone later, and he should understand."

"Since you've spoken up, Fourth Brother, then there's definitely no problem with me."

Whether in terms of personal matters or company matters, Guo Chuanlin has helped Zhang Yan a lot, so Zhang Yan definitely has to give him face.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Chen Jiantian pressed on, saying, "Besides that, there's also Zheng Jun. He just wrote a really special song..."

"Mr. Chen."

Zhang Yan interrupted him rudely: "The Black Panthers are old friends of mine, so it's only right that I help them out. But Zheng Jun... hehe, New Era is currently locked in a fierce battle with Zhang Mi. Judging by their determination, they're determined to destroy him. Compared to that, I think I've been very lenient."

"This is different, isn't it?"

Chen Jiantian hurriedly said, "They were having a fight, Zheng Jun..."

"Mr. Chen."

Zhang Yan interrupted him again, without saying a word, just staring into his eyes.

After about five or six seconds, Chen Jiantian gave up and said helplessly, "Then let's pretend I didn't mention this."

Zhang Yan then smiled again and invited the two men out for meat and wine.

(End of this chapter)