1990: Starting from Baojia Street

The promotion plan for "Time Traveler" in Japan had already been completed, and was done by Tang Chen and the agency in Japan.

The agency signed the contract for "Time Traveler" with an additional condition, which was to have Zhou Yan go to Neon to promote the film before its release.

Of course, this condition is not mandatory. Zhou Yan can go or not. But if he goes, the floating clause will be activated in the contract, and the proportion of rationed income received by Tang Chen will increase accordingly.

Of course Xu Feng hopes that Zhou Yan can go there. After all, the company's income will increase. But she will not force it. She gives Zhou Yan enough freedom, and everything depends on Zhou Yan's own wishes.

The agency naturally knew Zhou Yan's popularity in Japan. As long as Zhou Yan could show up for promotion, the box office would definitely be higher, which was better than any other promotional methods.

After a while, Akina Nakamori and Shizuka Kudo listened to the song, and they were both very satisfied with the version they had just recorded.

Akina Nakamori breathed a sigh of relief, "It's finally done."

She spent a long time practicing this song, and it can be regarded as the most difficult song she has ever recorded.

She knew that her style didn't quite fit with this song, but she just wouldn't give up and kept insisting on finding the feeling she wanted for this song.

But after practicing for so long, the results are still unsatisfactory.

Fortunately, the appearance of Kudo Shizuka allowed her to discover another way.

Of course, she still didn't want others to share this song with her, but when that person was Shizuka Kudo, the situation was different.

On the one hand, she does have a good relationship with Kudo Shizuka, but on the other hand, she vaguely feels like she wants to find a balance with this song.

Kudo Shizuka was also very happy. She smiled and asked Nakamori Akina, "Now that this song is finished, when will you return to Japan?"

Akina Nakamori came here this time to record "Homecoming" and "Fireworks". Now that the work is completed, she will definitely return to Japan to prepare for the release of these two songs.

"I'll be back in two days, how about you?"

Kudo Shizuka thought for a moment and said, "I'll have to stay for a few more days. I still have some work to do here."

"Oh." Nakamori Akina nodded and glanced at Zhou Yan again, "Then I'll go back first."

"I won't be here for too long. I also need to help promote the new song."

"Well, I'll wait for you to come back."

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Akina Nakamori stayed in Yanjing for another two days before going back, while Shizuka Kudo continued to stay in Yanjing. She stayed mainly not for work, but for Zhou Yan.

During this period, because of Akina Nakamori, she didn't have much time to spend alone with Zhou Yan.

Now that Akina Nakamori has returned to Japan, the two of them naturally have more time to spend alone together. Zhou Yan basically goes to the hotel to stay with her every night.

However, Shizuka Kudo did not stay in Yanjing for long. About four or five days after Akina Nakamori left, she was called back by the company.

She already had a lot of work to do, and now because she sang "Fireworks" with Akina Nakamori, her workload has increased even more.

With the recording of the songs completed, Akina Nakamori returned to Japan. The news of two new songs was also announced, and she also had to rush back to help promote them.

Although she was just participating in the chorus, this was also a good opportunity for her.

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The first to announce the two new songs "Return Home" and "Fireworks" was "Music Space", a music program on TV Asahi.

The program simply announced the news, and apart from the name of the song, only the singer and composer were announced.

But even such a simple message shocked the Japanese music scene.

Tanaka Jianji heard the news from his classmates. He rubbed his ears in disbelief and confirmed with the other party very seriously that this was not fake news.

After receiving a positive answer, Tanaka Kenji couldn't wait to call Ibuki Reine to share the news.

After hearing the news, Ibuki Reine was as surprised and happy as Tanaka Kenji.

Zhou Yan has written songs for Shizuka Kudo and Akina Nakamori. This is something all fans know. After all, the songs Zhou Yan wrote for both of them are too classic.

Especially for "Snow Flower", how long has it been since then?

For Neon fans, "Snow Flower" can almost be considered a new song. Its popularity has not decreased much from last year to now, especially in winter, when this song is played in the streets and alleys, making people feel that the whole world is occupied by this song.

Akina Nakamori has just returned to the top female singer position with the song "Snow Flower", which is a perfect comeback. For a singer like her who has already accumulated a lot of fame and countless fans, she only needs a suitable opportunity to rise again.

After the release of "Snow Flower", fans of Akina Nakamori were overjoyed and at the same time full of gratitude to Zhou Yan. They all believed that it was Zhou Yan who gave Akina Nakamori a second life. Of course, this life refers to music.

Therefore, a lot of fans who support the two of them as a couple have emerged. Many fans of Akina Nakamori believe that Zhou Yan is Akina Nakamori's true love and the best destination for her.

They were clamoring everywhere for Akina Nakamori and Zhou Yan to be together.

However, some of Shizuka Kudo's fans are not convinced by the term "the prince charming".

You, Akina Nakamori, are just a little woman who is willing to die for a man. How can you be worthy of Zhou Yan? If we talk about the true prince charming, he should be our Shizuka.

Zhou Yan is not only Shizuka's true love, but Shizuka is also Zhou Yan's true love. The two are a match made in heaven. Moreover, Kudo Shizuka publicly expressed her love for Zhou Yan a long time ago. In the early days, she even went to Zhou Yan's concert to present flowers. Later, Kudo Shizuka also sang several of Zhou Yan's songs.

Although in public, Shizuka Kudo and Akina Nakamori have always shown a good relationship, some of their fans did not buy it and started attacking each other because of this.

Most fans are rational and don't pay much attention to the singers' private lives, but the fan base of the two is too large, and even if a small number of fans are irrational, the number is huge and the impact caused is also very large.

The two groups have been arguing since last year and this year, and there have been several offline clashes, which have been reported in the news. Now, the three people at the center of the incident have actually worked together.

Zhou Yan wrote two songs for Akina Nakamori at once, and one of the songs was a duet with Akina Nakamori.

At this point, the two groups of fans who were arguing with each other were at a loss for words for a moment. After all, their singer had a new work, and they must be happy.

Almost at the same time, another piece of exciting good news came out.

Zhou Yan’s new movie “Time Traveler” will also be released in Neon on April 12th. It is something everyone has been looking forward to for a long time.

Because Neon has a large number of Zhou Yan's fans and is close to China, news related to Zhou Yan can basically be transmitted to Neon very quickly.

When the filming of "Time Traveler" started in China, the Japanese media had been following it. Later, when the movie was released, the media also kept paying attention to the performance of the movie.

Basically, the Chinese media would get the news on the same day, and Japan would report it on the next day or the day after. Even when "Time Traveler" broke box office records, Asahi TV released the news basically at the same time as in China.

The more people pay attention to the news about "Time Traveler", the more curious they become about this movie.

Although they haven't seen the movie yet, they have already heard two songs from the movie, "All of Me" and "How Long Will I Love You". These two songs have basically dominated the Billboard charts in Japan recently.

So for Neon fans, this period is really a happy one, with good news coming one after another.

Of course, there is also good news, which is a pity for most Japanese fans, that is, Zhou Yan is about to hold a concert in the Forbidden City.

Of course, this news was also reported in Japan. Asahi TV even cut out more than ten minutes of the "Music Bridge" program and broadcast it on their TV station, and widely promoted the concert.

For most Neon fans, Zhou Yan’s concert is definitely good news, but it is a pity for them that the concert is not held in Neon.

Because most Japanese fans cannot go to Yanjing for a concert.

Even if many fans can afford the round trip fare and concert tickets and have enough time, the question is, can they buy the tickets?
There are three concerts in a row, but the number of seats is less than 10,000, and the number of tickets released will be even fewer, because for this kind of concert, many tickets are bound to be reserved, there is no need to ask.

Under such circumstances, it is difficult for local music fans in Yanjing to get a ticket, let alone fans from other places or even foreign countries.

Japanese music fans don’t even know how to buy tickets. Do they have to go to Yanjing in advance just to buy tickets?

It would be fine if I could buy a ticket, but if not it would be a wasted trip.

Therefore, some ticket purchasing companies have launched special ticket grabbing packages during this period.

Music fans can buy the ticket packages they promote in advance. If they get tickets later, the money will be used as ticket fees. If they fail to get tickets, the money will be refunded to them.

I heard that some companies have sold thousands of meal packages.

The price of a set meal varies, with the lowest being RMB 1,500 and the highest being RMB 5,000.

The reason why this package is so popular is that it does not represent a loss for music fans, as they can get their money back if they fail to get tickets.

Some of these ticketing companies can be said to be scam companies. They just launch packages and collect money, and then do nothing else but use the money for financial management. After the concert starts, they will announce that they have not got any tickets and agree to refund all the outstanding debts. It’s just that the process takes some time, which may be half a year or a year.

In this way, these companies can make a profit with this money. After all, even if this much money is kept in the bank for a year, it can generate a lot of income. If there is a way, it is normal to earn more than ten points a year.

Anyway, they don't have to do anything and there is almost no cost.

There are also some companies that are semi-fraudulent in nature. They will do the work after receiving the money, but the problem is that they do not have professional channels and can only purchase tickets through conventional means. It is completely a matter of luck. If they get the tickets, they will make money from the order. If they cannot get the tickets, they will follow the same process as the previous company.

Of course, there are definitely companies with formal channels. These companies have already contacted the organizers in advance, hoping to obtain some tickets and then resell them to Japanese music fans.

Three Japanese ticketing companies have already contacted Zhou Yan and his team. All three of them are very sincere and the prices they offer are also very good.

Zhou Yan didn't care about the ticket price, but she was still willing to reserve some tickets for Japan. Apart from anything else, she could earn some foreign exchange by having Japanese fans coming, and Japanese fans still had strong spending power.

But we can’t release too many tickets, as this will result in fewer tickets available for mainland music fans.

Among those three companies, the performance of one company was eye-catching. The price they offered was not higher than that of the other two, but their peripheral services were good.

They not only launched ticket packages, but also planned to launch special travel packages with more items.

Music fans have taken great pains to make a trip to Yanjing, and it would be a shame if they just went there to listen to a concert, so they decided to work with a travel agency to make a special travel package, adding tours to several attractions on top of the concert, and providing them with unified travel services.

For music fans, having unified travel, food and accommodation arrangements is very worry-free. They no longer need to make any special plans for a concert, they just need to follow the package items.

Many people have money and time, but they find it troublesome to book flights and hotels, especially to go to a foreign city. If someone arranges all these things for them, they will be more motivated to go to a concert.

As for the company, it also made more money, as they had taken on an additional tourism project.

Zhou Yan thought that their idea was a good one. It would not only increase the consumption of Japanese music fans after they came to Yanjing, but also improve their experience in Yanjing.

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Wang Lihong has not missed a single day of work during this period. Starting from the 16th, he has been either working or on his way to work every day.

Programs on various radio and television stations come one after another, and invitations to commercial performances of all sizes also come in one after another, making it difficult for people to handle them all.

Although Wang Lihong had released albums in Taiwan before, in North America, he was just a rookie who had just debuted.

It is very difficult for other singers who have just debuted to appear on TV programs, so they will show up as long as there are any small programs inviting them. However, Wang Leehom is different. He can screen the program invitations by himself as soon as he debuted.

The same goes for commercial performances. If it’s not a high-end stage, Huanyin will never let him go.

Not to mention that Wang Lihong is too busy with performances now, even if he doesn't have any performances, Huanyin will not let him take any commercial performances casually. After all, taking too many rubbish commercial performances will greatly affect the singer's style. (End of this chapter)