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"Boss, I have two cassette tapes and one CD!"

"Mine are two CDs and five cassette tapes!"

"Boss, I... I... I told you the day before yesterday that when the album with the title track 'Walking Nine Times on Zhongxiao East Road' was released, you were supposed to leave me 25 cassette tapes and two CDs."

"Boss, it's mine, it's mine. I put 1500 yuan with you yesterday, yes, yes, that's for 10 cassette tapes."

...

Standing quietly by the roadside, Wang Zuxian was a little surprised.

In less than fifteen minutes, the chubby shop owner stood at the entrance of the audio equipment store and announced that the first batch of goods delivered that day was completely sold out.

That's 200 cassette tapes and 30 CDs, and they sold out in the blink of an eye?!

The long line of students had only dispersed a little over halfway, with nearly 30 people still feeling very disappointed because they hadn't gotten the tapes or CDs they wanted.

Some students made an agreement with their bosses to reserve the goods for them when the next batch arrived; others simply left their money with their bosses, meaning, "I've paid the full deposit."

Jiang Nan's latest music album, "Single Love Songs," will be a hit, especially in Taiwan. This is basically a consensus among everyone in the Hong Kong and Taiwan entertainment industry.

If you don't believe me, just take a look at the China Broadcasting Corporation's pop music chart. PolyGram Records selected 5 songs to participate in the chart, and those 5 songs occupied the top 5 spots.

  

It crushed singers Zheng Zhihua and Cai Xingjuan who released albums at the same time. Even though Zheng Zhihua's song "Da Guomin" was very popular, his album sales still couldn't go up.

However, Wang Zuxian never expected that the album "Jiangnan" would sell so well! The main consumers of music tapes and CDs—students—were blocking the shopkeeper's door to buy the goods.

"Hello, the album 'Single Love Songs' is no longer available. Oh... are you Ms. Wang?"

As Wang Zuxian was reminiscing, she suddenly saw the chubby boss greeting her.

"Ms. Wang, do you have any new movies coming out soon?"

"There's a film called 'Green Snake' currently in post-production, and it should be released around next month."

When the shop owner recognized her, Wang Zuxian felt embarrassed to leave immediately. Since they were all neighbors, she smiled and chatted with him.

"Boss, why is the album 'Single Love Songs' selling so well? I think you sold out today's stock in just 10 minutes."

"The song is great!"

The shop owner, who was about to turn on the store's sound system to attract customers, smiled and explained when Wang Zuxian asked him a question.

"Whether it's a Hong Kong singer or a singer from Taiwan releasing a music album, they basically have one or two good songs as the main single, and then supplement them with seven or eight songs of average quality."

But Jiangnan's album is different; basically every song is a title track, such as "The First Tear," "Walking Nine Times on Zhongxiao East Road," and "Single Love Song," all of which are very popular in Taiwan.

"oh…"

Wang Zuxian thought the boss would come up with something new, but what he said was just the same old stuff. She nodded and prepared to leave.

But then, the boss suddenly called her in a low voice.

"Ms. Wang, I know you appeared in Jiangnan's music video. I believe you and he are friends. Your visit to observe the album's sales also implies that you are doing market research for your friend."

Okay, I guess that's what I said?

The album "Single Love Songs" has sold no less than 140 million copies in Taiwan.

"Ah... how come there are so many?"

Even though Wang Zuxian had seen a lot, she was stunned at this moment.

Taiwanese pop king Andy Lau released two Mandarin albums in Taiwan this year: "True Feelings Are Hard to Hold Back" sold 65 copies, and "Once in a Lifetime" sold 55 copies.

Even Zhang Xueyou, who is hailed as the successor to the "God of Songs," only sold 136 million copies of his album "Kiss Goodbye," released in March of this year, in Taiwan.

Now, the owner of a music store dares to confidently say that Gangnam's album "Single Love Song" will definitely sell more than 140 million copies in Taiwan.

How is that possible?

"Miss Wang, you don't believe me, do you?"

"Of course I don't believe it!"

Wang Zuxian touched her chin, picked up her suitcase, and was about to leave. She thought the boss was particularly boring.

But then the fat boss spoke up again.

"Ms. Wang, starting from the afternoon before yesterday, PolyGram Records has been airing a music video called 'Heartless Love Letter' on CTS's 'Golden Hits Selection' program. Have you seen it?"

"I watched it, it's pretty funny!"

Wang Zuxian's lips curled up slightly whenever she thought about the storyline of the music video.

This music video is so interesting.

A boy dressed up as a girl, with blush on his face, wearing a wig and a floral shirt, and was involved in a love triangle with two other boys.

wrong!

Of the other two boys, one is actually a girl, but she's dressed up as one.

"It's pretty funny!"

As the portly boss spoke, he took two copies of the United Daily News from a table and handed them to Wang Zuxian.

"What?"

"Read the movie and music review columns!"

Taiwan's entertainment industry is booming. Even a very serious newspaper like the United Daily News has film and music review columns that specifically comment on musicians' latest works and newly released movies.

Several film and music critics' comments were particularly insightful. One such critic was Tsai Kang-yung, who is not only a lecturer at Shih Hsin University but also a contracted screenwriter with Win's Entertainment.

People like Guan Jinpeng, who is a very well-known film director, write very insightful reviews.

When Wang Zuxian thought of these two people, her eyes widened immediately. They were the two who had written commentaries in yesterday's and today's United Daily News.

United Daily News:

Director Zhang Yibai, using the music video for "Heartless Love Letter," voices the strongest message of our time: what we want is equality and freedom…

United Daily News:

Comrades, if you can afford it, please buy another copy of the album "Single Love Song." The faint light emanating from the "Heartless Love Letter" music video will one day shine upon you...

"No, no..."

Wang Zuxian was stunned when she saw the titles of the two comments.

Where the hell is this place?

When Jiangnan filmed the music video, he simply wanted to make a joke and let you guys remember that there was an album. Why are you guys making such a connection?

Thinking of this, Wang Zuxian decided not to eat breakfast. She took out 10 yuan from her pocket, slapped it on the boss's table, put the two newspapers into her bag, and hailed a taxi on the roadside.

"To the airport!"

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"Junior brother, did you come up with the idea for the music video of the song 'Heartless Love Letter'?"

"That's right!"

"At the time, I said I wanted to credit you in the music video for this song. The idea came from the singer Jiang Nan himself, but you said no, just credit me directly?"

That's right!

It's just a concept for a music video!

Signing your name, senior, can help you gain recognition in the music industry.

At 11:00 a.m., Jiangnan arrived at Beijing Capital International Airport.

Just as they were about to join Wang Fei, Chen Jiaying, Chen Jiantian, Qiu Likuan and their group to fly to Hong Kong, they were blocked in their way by Zhang Yibai, who was in a hurry, as soon as they entered the terminal.

The guy immediately asked:

"Jiangnan, when we were filming the music video, didn't I ask you why you weren't in the photos?"

"yes!

Didn't I tell you? Several of my classmates are pretty poor. Asking them to film my music video will help them earn some living expenses.

"Jiangnan, did I tell you this before?"

This kind of parody music video might not pass muster on mainland Chinese television. At the time, you told me that the music video for this song would only be broadcast in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and Japan and South Korea.

"That's right!"

At this point, Jiang Nan frowned and began to speak:

"Senior Brother Zhang, what happened?"

It would have been better if Jiangnan hadn't asked; Jiangnan's question only made Zhang Yibai more agitated.

"Jiangnan, you've really ruined my life!"

A huge smear has been dumped on my head.

In the past two days, after the music video was broadcast on TV stations in Hong Kong, Macau, Taiwan, Japan, South Korea, and some Southeast Asian countries, a very small group of people hailed me as a pioneer of apricot equality!

Some prominent figures have even publicly appealed in newspapers to buy up your album as a way of supporting me.

But I'm a real man!

"puff…"

Wang Fei is drinking water.

Seeing Zhang Yibai on the verge of tears, he immediately spat out the water in his mouth.