China Entertainment 1997.

Chapter 169 Cao Xuan in Zao City, like Zhao Benshan in Tieling
Zaoshi, Yi County

Liu Tianle got up, looked at his watch, didn't even bother to wash his face, gobbled up the bowl of cold noodles left by his parents, got on his bicycle and ran.

At the head of the village, my friend has been waiting here for a long time, and when he sees him, he doesn't get angry.

"You still know, I thought you died at home."

"It's late, let's go for a walk, don't talk nonsense, talk on the way."

The two rode their bicycles along the relatively smooth dirt road, and while riding against the wind, they plotted loudly against the wind.

"I've already inquired about it. Luo Xiaoyan's brother has it in his shop. To see his face, he will give us two dollars cheaper."

"Great."

Liu Tianle smiled happily: "Wu Lanlan likes Cao Xuan the most, if I can give her an album, hehehe."

The little friend looked at Liu Tianle speechlessly, of the two, he was a pure fan of Cao Xuan, and he bought the album to support his idol, while Liu Tianle was purely for picking up girls.

The girl Liu Tianle has a crush on, Wu Lanlan, is a die-hard fan of Cao Xuan, the kind who is loyal to Du Wei.

Therefore, Liu Tianle is going to buy Cao Xuan's new album as a gift to Wu Lanlan, and do what he likes.

This is actually not the first time he has done this. Last year when "Sparkling Stars" was launched, he had already bought a copy for Wu Lanlan, but in order to save money, he gave away a pirated copy.

The result can be imagined, sending pirated albums to diehard fans is considered a good temper if they don't turn their backs.

So this time Liu Tianle learned his lesson and called a friend who is a fan of Cao Xuan, planning to buy a genuine version to win back the goddess' heart.

The two rode bicycles for more than ten minutes, and finally arrived at the destination. It was a small home appliance store that mainly sold DVDs and VCDs, and also sold butterflies and rented discs.

As soon as Liu Tianle and the two arrived at the store, they were a little out of consciousness before entering the door.

There were a few people standing at the door, some of them were smiling brightly with albums in their hands, and a few of them returned empty-handed with gloomy faces.

The two rushed inside, and the little friend knew the boss: "Brother Luo, do you still have Cao Xuan's album?"

Luo Ge spread his hands, with joy and depression on his face at the same time: "I'm sorry, it's all gone, you can change to another house."

"Isn't today the first day of sale? It's not even 11 o'clock."

Liu Tianle couldn't believe it, he could understand that it was sold out, but the point was that it just went on sale today.

"Someone came to the store to order several days in advance, and more than half of this one alone was sold. This morning, a lot of you bought it loosely, and the rest of the inventory was wiped out, and the price was increased."

Brother Luo explained, the two friends regretted not making an appointment in advance, and Liu Tianle couldn't help complaining again.

"It's so hot, you don't want to make more money."

"You think I don't want to."

Brother Luo became even more depressed when he mentioned this: "Cao Xuan is so popular this year, and everyone is rushing to get the new album, and the goods are not enough. I spent a lot of effort to grab 200 copies. I thought it would be sold for two days, but it was empty in no time." gone."

"Are there any other places?"

Brother Luo was also arrogant, and pointed out to the two of them: "You go to Maolin and have a look at Xinhua Bookstore. If you don't have these two, you have to go to the city, or you just wait. I guess I can come to Xinhua the day after tomorrow. goods."

Friends can wait for two days, but Liu Tianle can't wait, Wu Lanlan bought it herself two days later, it's useless to send him this album.

Originally, he insisted on buying it first today because he got information that Wu Lanlan went to grandma's house today and didn't have time to buy it.

So he had to make a time difference to deliver the album to Wu Lanlan's house before tomorrow, Bo Jiaren smiled.

In fact, the album was sold out today, Liu Tianle was both depressed and secretly happy.

The harder it is to buy the album, the more weight he will give to Wu Lanlan, and the better the effect will be. On the contrary, if it is everywhere, it will be almost impossible.

Thinking of this, Liu Tianle's heart became more and more fiery, so she took her little friend to Maolin, which Brother Luo said, this is a shop that specializes in renting books and discs.

Yi County is small and small, and those who are eligible to get a certain number of genuine albums are basically these two and Xinhua Bookstore.

Other stationery stores, supermarkets, and related audio and home appliances are also sold, but the quantity is very small, and most of them are pirated.

In a few days, we may get some goods, but at this pass, it is a waste of time to go there.

After the two arrived, they were disappointed again. Maolin had less goods than Luo Ge, and they sold out around 10 am.

There was only one Xinhua Bookstore left, and the two rode there anxiously.

Fortunately, it's still in stock.

Unfortunately, there was a long queue ahead.

Liu Tianle is outrageous, he has never seen such a scene when he grows up, a large group of people lined up to buy the original album.

When did the people of Yi County become so rich?

The little friend is calmer than him. After all, he is an orthodox fan of Cao Xuan, and he roughly understands the importance of the word "Cao Xuan" in Zaoshi.

As Cao Xuan's hometown, Zaoshi can be said to be his most steadfast base camp. I dare not say that everyone is a fan. There is no one in the younger generation who does not know Cao Xuan.

Warner did a statistics last year, and in the sales ranking of genuine albums in various prefecture-level cities in Lu Province, Zaoshi was second only to Dao City, and ranked second in Lu Province, even higher than Quancheng.

One must know that Zao City is currently in the bottom three of Lu Province's economic rankings. It is definitely a paradise for pirated copies, and the sales of genuine copies are pitiful.

Here, if you don't buy a pirated version for a few dollars, but spend dozens of dollars to buy a genuine one, you will be laughed at as an idiot.

After 98, this situation still exists, but only one person has disappeared, and that is Cao Xuan.

It’s fine if others don’t buy it, but if your family doesn’t support it, who else will you support?

Therefore, Cao Xuan's sales in his hometown have been rising steadily, and the awareness of authenticity is also extremely high.

In the middle schools in Zaoshi, you may not be a fan of Cao Xuan, but if you buy Cao Xuan's pirated album, you will be despised by your classmates.

A small city with a bottomless economy and no name has produced a superstar who is popular all over the country and even sensationalizes Asia.

It is not an exaggeration to say that Cao Xuan now holds a very high position in the hearts of the people in his hometown, and it is not an exaggeration to say that "Zaoshi is proud".

For example, Cao Xuan in Zaoshi is like Zhao Binshan in Tieling. It is rare to have such a famous person in eight lifetimes.

Moreover, Cao Xuan is stronger than Zhao Binshan. Although Lao Zhao kills all men, women and children, he doesn't have many loyal loyalties.

The advantage of Cao Xuan is that he has great influence among young people, and he has gained a lot of fans. Currently, 70-80% of the star chasing students in Zaoshi Middle School are his fans.

Cao Xuan is also the only star in Zaoshi whose parents do not object to his students chasing stars. He even bought an album and listened to it together.

Old Zhao still praised and scolded the people in Tieling, but he wanted to murmur about Cao Xuan in Zaoshi, and he wanted to prevent these loyal fans who defended his shortcomings from attacking him.

In such an environment, queuing up to buy a new album is easy to understand, and even not queuing up is a novelty.

Xinhua Bookstore has a big business, but it can't stand the crowd. Looking at the long line, Liu Tianle couldn't help praying in his heart, hoping that it won't be sold out again.

It's a pity that the sky didn't come true, and when there were still a dozen more to arrive, the staff of Xinhua Bookstore came out to signal.

There is no need to line up at the back, the goods are gone.

Liu Tianle's blood pressure went up immediately, he clenched his fists and jumped on the spot several times before he could hold back his curse.

The little friend couldn't bear it, but he still persuaded: "Forget it, it's already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and I can't buy it anymore."

"I've had trouble with him today. I'm going to the city. Do you want to go?"

After being flashed three times in a row, Liu Tianle's eyes were red with anxiety, now Wu Lanlan is secondary, he must buy this album today, and let out the suffocation in his heart.

The little friend saw that Liu Tianle was on top, but he couldn't persuade him anymore. Since he is a good brother, let's go with him.

The two rode bicycles from Yixian Street for more than an hour, and finally rushed to a video store in the city, their underwear was soaked.

Liu Tianle locked the car and rushed into the store in a hurry: "Is there still Cao Xuan's new album?"

"Coincidentally, there is only the last one left."

The boss took out an album from the counter: "I originally wanted to keep it for my daughter, but opening the door for business, there is no reason to drive people away, you take the 40 yuan."

"So expensive!"

Liu Tianle was taken aback, but the boss told him: "See if you come from another place like this, this album is so popular, it's all sold at a premium, and every purchase is 25 pieces.

Look at this album, it has high-definition graphics, top-notch sound effects, plus posters, lyrics, random Cao Xuan’s autograph, and tickets to exchange for concert tickets. "

Liu Tianle was very moved, but the budget was insufficient. At the critical moment, his friends stepped forward and blocked the gap for him.

The two teamed up to negotiate with the boss again, and finally cut the price to 35, and finally won the last album, turned away feeling distressed and happy.

After the two left, the boss happily put away the money and earned another catty of pork money.

Regarding the price of albums, Warner and distributors have clear regulations, but there are countermeasures above and policies below. Small stores like this occasionally sell a few albums at a higher price, and it is impossible for people to check them one by one.

Just as she was being happy, another impatient woman came to the store and asked if there was any Cao Xuan album, and the boss quickly found out a new one.

"Coincidentally, there is only the last one left."

.........

On the other side, Liu Tianle and the two returned by bicycle, and they ran into two acquaintances not long after. One of them, a delicate girl with a ponytail, was Liu Tianle's goddess Wu Lanlan.

Don't look at Liu Tianle's private imagination, he was really stupid when he saw the real master, and it was the words of his little friend and Wu Lanlan.

The two came to buy the album, and Wu Lanlan went to buy it immediately after returning home from her grandmother, but it was out of stock in Yi County, so she ran to the city to try her luck.

Hearing this, Liu Tianle's eyes lit up, and when he was about to show his courtesy, he was kicked quietly by his little friend.

"The two of us just made a round in the city, and they were all sold out. I bought one from a kid with extra money."

"what!"

The two of Wu Lanlan were greatly disappointed, and discussed with their best friend for a while with their heads down, before they were embarrassed to ask.

"Can you give me the album, I'll give you the money."

"Can not be done."

The little friend flatly refused: "We spent a long time buying it, and we haven't listened to the song yet."

Now that Liu Tianle has figured it out, she hurried out to sing a bad face, and helped Wu Lanlan persuade her friends, Wu Lanlan was very grateful for watching.

The two played together for a long time, and finally, for Liu Tianle's sake, the little friend reluctantly sold the album to Liu Tianle, and he turned around and gave it to Wu Lanlan for no money.

The girlfriends and friends booed, Wu Lanlan blushed, but still accepted the album, Liu Tianle giggled.

Immediately afterwards, the little friend saw that the atmosphere was good, and made a request, and the album was let go, but the two of them struggled for a long time, can they also listen to the songs of the new album.

Wu Lanlan hesitated for a moment, and asked them to follow her home to watch the album together.

"Brother, you will be my dear brother from now on, pointing at things and not hitting things, pointing at dogs but not chickens."

Liu Tianle wished he could hug his little friend's head and kiss her.

The little friend is also very proud, this time not only helped a wave of good brothers, but also enjoyed Cao Xuan's new album by the way, well, Wu Lanlan's best friend is also quite beautiful.

But his complacency didn't last long.

When they came to Wu Lanlan's house, they found Cao Xuan's autograph in the newly opened album.

The little friend's heart was bleeding, and he began to swing the balance between friendship and idols, and finally believed in friendship. He grabbed Liu Tianle's clothes and cried blood every word.

"If you can't take Wu Lanlan down, I'll eat you alive."

Liu Tianle's expression was solemn, and he lightly hammered his chest: "Brother, just look at me."

(End of this chapter)