I have to teach the world a lesson.

Chapter 121 The torrent of the times (the third update! Five thousand monthly tickets plus more!)
In November, the weather in Yanjing gradually cooled down.

On the overpass, busy pedestrians, traffic jams, and hurried phone calls ring from morning to night, and the repeated scenes are presented over and over again.

This ancient and modern city is changing every year, but every year, nothing seems to change.

The album "In the Rain" was officially put on sale in major video stores in Yanjing.

In this era of declining physical albums, MP3 and MP4 have gradually become the mainstream.

The initial sales of "In the Rain" were not good...

This is also normal. Audio-visual products have been impacted by MP3 and MP4, and have gradually left the public's field of vision. The market is getting worse every day, and everyone can see the decline of this industry.

Unless it is some superstars, popular singers, little heavenly kings, these artists with fixed fans.

Otherwise, who can sell the album?
The bosses of the Yanjing Audiovisual Store didn't take it seriously. After the album was released, they just used a loudspeaker as usual and played the latest new songs on a loop at the door...

In this era, online music is gradually rising, and they also keep pace with the times and sell MP3/MP4. After they are sold out, some students will come to download songs. The standard for downloading songs is [-] cents a song. After almost no memory, they will take the opportunity to sell memory cards to students to make a fortune...

Li Qiang is such a boss.

He has been running an audio shop for many years.

When I opened an audio-visual product store in 02, I made a lot of money renting discs...

Later, when MP3 and MP4 were on the rise, he did such a business keeping pace with the times.

He is actually not willing to accept the sales of the album "In the Rain".

All the audiovisual stores in China know that the only album in December is "The Original Album of Shining Girls" which is a bit of a hit.

After all, the demand for car CDs is still quite large.

But he couldn't.

They signed an agreement with the manufacturer, and the manufacturer signed an agreement with the entertainment company. No matter what, they had to import a batch of "In the Rain" CD albums.

However, there are not many CDs of "In the Rain", so there are only a few of them for the sake of "Sparkling Girls Original Soundtrack", and I guess they can still make a small profit.

After all, judging from fans on the Internet, the show "Shiny Girl" is terrifying in terms of ratings and discussions.

In fact, just as Li Qiang thought, "Sparkling Girls Original Soundtrack" sold well. The first batch of [-] discs sold out quickly, and the second batch that came in was also sold out. Wait until the third batch. , this kind of sales speed has slowed down...

The market in this area is, after all, saturated.

After the sales of "Sparkling Girls Original Soundtrack" slowed down, Li Qiang had no expectations for November.

"In the Rain" can sell a little bit.

With this in mind, Li Qiang pulled out "Sparkling Girls Original Soundtrack" on the third day after the album "In the Rain" went on sale, and then inserted the title song of "In the Rain" into the stereo at the door to play up.

No one expected that the number of pedestrians stopping outside the store to listen to the music began to increase, and the number of people who occasionally came in and asked about the song "In the Rain" also gradually increased.

Li Qiang was a little surprised when he saw the four sold-out albums.

not a superstar...

Little-known singer "Ah K"'s new album "In the Rain" is actually selling well.

"Boss, this new song is interesting, give me an album..."

Outside, there was another voice.

Li Qiang walked out subconsciously.

He saw a young man with a tired face looking at him seriously.

"Sold out."

"Sold out?"

"Yes! This album didn't make a few copies..."

"Oh."

When the young man with a tired face heard this sentence, he was a little disappointed, but he didn't say anything, and he didn't leave the video store, but listened to the song "In the Rain" silently.

listen listen...

He closed his eyes.

As if enjoying the melody...

It was as if he had met a confidant.

Different people, listening to the same song, feel differently.

People who are used to living comfortably...

I only feel that some songs are ugly, noisy, not high-end, songs sung by farmers, or even tacky...

People who are frightened and exhausted in society, when they hear some songs, will suddenly feel empathy for no reason, and then they can't help but tremble psychologically.

How many days and nights of insomnia...

How many times hysteria, despair, collapse...

Some songs are just so magical.

"Boss, does this song have a MV?"

"Have."

"Play the MV..."

"it is good!"

Li Qiang nodded, and the MV of "In the Rain" was playing on the TV.

When the MV was first broadcast, another guest came to ask about the album "In the Rain"...

Li Qiang hurriedly picked up the pre-order book and asked the guests to pre-order the album...

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Zhang Panpan didn't know Zhang Sheng's number.

She used to look down on Zhang Sheng from the bottom of her heart.

I think Zhang Shengshi is sleazy, dirty, heavily in debt but likes to talk big, can't tell the current affairs...

The sense of superiority of being rich at birth made her instinctively stand at the level of the upper class, overlooking Zhang Sheng, a small person.

Open Lin Xia's number.

Zhang Panpan instinctively hesitated.

This former best friend has rarely contacted her since she was in college.

She feels she has changed.

Until now, she still has a trace of resistance in her heart, even blaming some of her failures on Lin Xia's indifference.

Obviously trusting her, "Midsummer That Year" signed [Shengshi Entertainment], which is good for everyone, but he listened to Zhang Sheng's words and signed [Starlight Future].

That day...

She was extremely embarrassed in front of her agent Li Yanhong.

She once swore in her heart that she would cut off contact with Lin Xia from now on, and never be a good girlfriend with Lin Xia again!

but……

this moment……

Zhang Panpan finally picked up the phone and made a call with Lin Xia.

Because it was lunch time, Lin Xia quickly answered the phone.

over the phone...

Lin Xia seemed very surprised, but he didn't seem to be particularly surprised. The overall performance was very calm.

After greeting each other briefly and learning about each other's situation, Zhang Panpan learned that Lin Xia was planning to write a new book again.

However, Lin Xia never disclosed a single word about what the new book is about, what it is about, and when it was written.

That year, when Lin Xia was preparing to create "That Midsummer", she told herself a lot of things, including a lot of personal settings...

The two talked about the framework of the novel, the structure of the novel, the writing style and adjectives of writing the novel...

The two were almost at a loss for words.

But now, even if Zhang Panpan asked Lin Xia what to write, Lin Xia simply said something, probably "some living people".

Zhang Panpan was stunned.

Some of the living...

Are there still those who died?
Although Lin Xia's tone was very gentle, Zhang Panpan felt that the estrangement still existed, and the estrangement was getting deeper and deeper, as if it had reached the point where it could not be pierced.

In the past, Zhang Panpan had already hung up the phone when he heard this.

but now……

She still looks for all kinds of memories, chats about all kinds of people who used to be in the class, and the matter of [Shengshi Entertainment] keeps the topic with Lin Xia.

But at the end of the conversation, the topic will eventually freeze.

Zhang Panpan never thought that the silence on the phone would be so difficult, nor did he think that one day, he would worry about gains and losses.

"Zhang Sheng...how is it?"

"Fortunately."

"Do you have his number?"

"Have."

"Can you give me his number?"

"..."

silence.

The other end of the phone fell into a deathly silence again, and then, after dozens of seconds, Lin Xia asked, "What do you want his number for?"

"The company leader wants to talk to him..." Zhang Panpan felt a sense of embarrassment for no reason, as if the last decency had been revealed, and everything had exploded naked in the air.

"I can't claim to give you his number without authorization. I have to ask him. If he says he can give it to you, I can give it to you."

"Okay!" Zhang Panpan became even more angry in his heart, his face was flushed, his fists were clenched, his voice was almost trembling, but he still tried his best to maintain his dignity.

It was a humiliation.

Lin Xia hung up the phone.

Zhang Panpan, who was waiting, heard footsteps coming from the music department again.

She turned on the computer and saw "In the Rain" on the computer, and it had reached the seventh place!

One more place!
She finally turned on the song "In the Rain" out of curiosity and listened to it.

then……

She wondered how the song became so popular.

The lyrics are a bit hoarse, the melody is full of depression and despair, and the high-pitched part is extraordinarily lyrical, like a gust of wind blowing the mortal beings on the ground, and the melody is also very ordinary...

Other than that, there is no advantage.

Probably brushed!
Zhang Panpan thought about the top few songs on the charts of the major music software, and thought about some shady things she knew recently, and she probably came to such a conclusion.

She suddenly felt that this circle was dirty again, and there was no real data...

The phone rang quickly.

On the other end of the phone, Lin Xia simply replied.

"Sorry, Zhang Sheng said no."

"what?"

"Zhang Sheng asked me... well, forget it, Panpan, it's okay..."

"What did you ask, are you trying to sow discord? Xia Xia, tell me what he told you, tell me!"

Zhang Panpan suddenly became excited, and his anger was hard to suppress.

"He asked me to tell you: It's a good thing to suffer a little bit, and it's a good thing to suffer a little bit of pain. I can't destroy these good things for you for the time being. I hope you are grateful for these sufferings..."

"..."

After Zhang Panpan finished listening, he was instantly stunned.

Afterwards, his face became redder, and there was a puff of breath in his chest, as if stagnant inside, unable to spit it out for a long time.

Her whole body was trembling, and her red face instantly turned livid again.

at last……

Tears flowed out unwillingly.

The teeth are clenched!
Grateful for suffering?

I thank you ****!

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