Huayu 1995

Chapter 83 One Hundred Times, One Hundred Times (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

There are truly quite a few scumbags like Chen Kaige.

I deeply felt the emotions expressed in the lyrics, and I felt that my soul had been elevated.

However, something very strange happened.

If a man thinks something is good, a woman usually won't like it too much.

If a man is a scumbag, what makes him a scumbag?
That woman is definitely a scumbag.

However, women also like "The Moon Causes Trouble".

In their understanding, this song represents a state of gradually transforming from initial attraction to deep love.

Tempted by the large, round, and bright moon, they made a lifelong promise.

How romantic!
They're going to be so wild!
Guests at the scene presented flowers, some even sending large flower baskets worth thousands of yuan.

Chen Jiantian let out a long sigh of relief.

He's also involved in music.

He knows his stuff!
This song is definitely better than "Goodbye" and more popular with these men and women in nightclubs.

Actually, "Goodbye" is also a very nice song, but its audience is smaller.

Primarily applicable to student graduation scenarios.

Later, with the rise of short videos, it became the exclusive background music for many similar short videos.

As soon as the music starts, you know the students are about to graduate.

The couple is breaking up.

The hotel is about to start preparing rooms for people to have sex after their wedding.

The reason why "Goodbye" is popular in Casablanca is because of the artistic image of the cabaret, coupled with the novelty of hearing the song for the first time.

While "The Moon Causes Trouble" may not be universally appealing, it is a phenomenal classic.

This is one of Zhang Yu's representative works.

Released in 1999 (in December 1998), a year of fierce competition, this song held its own against any of its contemporaries.

Moreover, the long-tail effect is very strong.

Even 20 or 30 years later, this song is still a regular on the KTV song request list.

The moon has always been causing trouble.

Many related memes have also emerged online.

Su Chao got the song for 86,000 yuan; he definitely made a profit.

To get Zhang Yu and Shiyilang to create something, you'd need at least 50,000 yuan, and that's assuming they're willing to sell.

Moreover, even if they were willing to sell, the copyright would still belong to the two of them.

Su Chao only has the right to sing.

It's different now.

As the lyricist and composer, Su Chao owns full copyright and can authorize whoever he wants to sing it, and he can sing it as many times as he wants.

Let alone 80,000, even if it were 180,000, it would still be very worthwhile.

Sell ​​it to Wu Xiubo and Sha Baoliang for 180,000 and ask them if they want it or not.
Of course I would!
Becoming a singer isn't that complicated.

A hit song can make them instant stars.

With piracy rampant these days, album sales may not generate much revenue, but advertising and commercial performances are incredibly lucrative.

Commercial performances can easily earn tens of thousands of yuan, more than what actors earn.

If you work hard, you can do seven or eight commercial performances a month, and earn back the cost of the song in three months.

There are plenty of singers eager to perform, but good songs are a scarce resource.

Sha Baoliang was gritting his teeth so hard that his molars were almost crushed.

He was genuinely jealous.

He felt that his singing skills were better than Su Chao's, and he had entered the industry earlier than Su Chao, so why couldn't he find a decent song?

Wu Xiubo's face was ashen.

However, besides jealousy, he also felt a sense of dejection.

He saw a painful reality in Su Chao's case once again—those destined to be famous can become famous in less than a month, while those who are not destined to be famous, like him, have been singing since 1988 and are still in the same boat after seven or eight years.

She's called a top courtesan, but she's really just a plaything for rich women.

It's hard to judge whether someone is a "rich woman" or not; some so-called rich women are actually scammers.

She probably has no money at all, and she's just using sweet talk to coax him into spending money to sleep with her.

She might even be someone else's mistress.

This journey has been filled with blood, tears, and bitterness.

Well, I was already planning to leave this industry to go into business anyway, so now it's a good time to retire gracefully.

I've met quite a few truly wealthy women over the years.

They can also help you with your business.

Su Chao had no idea that his new song would prematurely end Wu Xiubo's career as a resident singer.

There's no need to care at all.

His influence is now about to extend beyond the Casablanca cabaret scene.

If he used to have to rely on karaoke bars, now he can make any ordinary karaoke bar rise to prominence quickly, as long as the space is big enough.

"Thank you for the flowers, brothers and sisters. I love you all and only want to grow old with you!"

Su Chao estimated that the number of flowers sent in that wave just now was definitely over three thousand.

There was also a big shot who sent over a thousand flower baskets.

Now the karaoke bar doesn't take a cut of his money; all the profits from sending flowers are his own.

The number one leader is awesome!

In that instant, all I want is to grow old with you!

That's just too... extravagant!
Many people in their thirties and forties were moved to tears by Su Chao's words, as if Su Chao's song was written specifically for them.

Then came a tidal wave of voices demanding that Su Chao sing it again. No, a hundred times!

One hundred times, one hundred times!

Singing it a hundred times is definitely not enough, but singing it only once is also unrealistic.

"Would any of you be willing to sing this song with me?"

Su Chao started playing tricks on the second time.

Sing along with the guests!

A new song, and many older brothers and sisters would naturally be willing to sing it with him.

They're fighting tooth and nail for it!
Sister Hong helped select a lucky guest.

Actually, it wasn't that lucky, but mainly because he gave us that 1,000 yuan flower basket.

If you have a lot of money, then you must be lucky.

"Bro, let's sing it together. Don't worry, this song is really easy to sing, music~"

The top-ranked guy isn't actually that old.

His appearance was somewhat dark and rough, but his shrewd eyes indicated that the man was capable of producing a thousand dollars, which he definitely hadn't found on the street.

"I'm not very good at it..."

The top-ranked guy had a slight Shanxi accent. Although he said he wasn't very good at it, his face was full of eagerness.

That's so damn prestigious! That thousand yuan was totally worth it!
Even spending 10,000 yuan might not give him the same feeling of being at the peak of his life.

"Let's sing slowly..."

Su Chao's so-called slow singing was actually controlled by the sound engineer.

Sing it a cappella first, then when the music starts, sing it formally.

It's like he taught me word by word.

Actually, this wasn't the first time Su Chao had done this. When Xu Wei came, he used the same method to interact with the guests.

But not long has passed, and no one comes to the karaoke bar all day long.

So many guests found it particularly surprising.

After the top-ranked singer finished singing, the others had almost learned it as well.

One by one, the flower baskets were delivered.

The flower baskets prepared by the karaoke bar were simply not enough.

Choosing the second lucky audience member was a real headache for Sister Hong, because there were five flower baskets worth thousands of yuan this time!
She now has more than just admiration for Su Chao.

It was absolutely terrifying.

She didn't believe that Su Chao's success was accidental, which led to guests sending thousands of flower baskets.

This is definitely a kind of wisdom.

The second lucky audience member was chosen quickly.

She wasn't the highest bidder, but Sister Hong went to apologize to the real top bidder so that she could get on stage.

Because...she is Chen Hong!
The TV series "Romance of the Three Kingdoms" which aired at the end of 94 is still very popular now, and it is being broadcast on both satellite and terrestrial channels.

Sometimes, when you're changing channels on your TV, you might find that several channels are playing at the same time.

This TV series boasts a star-studded cast.

Diao Chan left a deep impression on people.

Chen Hong's portrayal of Diao Chan made her entrance with a single glance over the water, a single shot that captivated the audience.

Delicate and pitiful, these two words perfectly describe her.

Lu Bu did the right thing. For a woman like that, what does his adoptive father matter?

Chen Hong of that era was practically the epitome of beauty.

Of course, she also has many flaws.

There's no way to whitewash the fact that a mistress has taken over.

There's no need to wash it; using beauty to commit crimes will naturally make one invincible.

To win a smile from the beauty, Chen Kaige spent a fortune to give Chen Hong the opportunity to sing on stage with another man.

Actually, he originally just came to see Zhou Xun.

It's gotten a bit off track now.

"Hey, don't you guys think it would be awesome if the principal snatched Chen Hong away from Chen Kaige?!"

Qin Hailu was even more excited than Su Chao.

"Isn't Chen Hong too old?"

Little Red Riding Hood wrinkled her nose, thinking that Su Chao had been led astray.

My sister is right.

Karaoke bars are really not good places.

"She has a stable relationship with Director Chen, so it's not that easy to snatch her away. Our principal isn't that kind of person."

Zhang Ziyi had been observing Chen Hong, but she didn't notice any signs of her being submissive or aggrieved when she was with Chen Kaige.

She was a little confused.

If a woman had to choose between the principal and Chen Kaige, who would be a better match for her?

The principal is young, handsome, and capable.

However, Chen Kaige had already achieved great success, becoming a legendary director that many people could never reach in their lifetime with just one film, "Farewell My Concubine".

And he's not too old either.

At only forty-three years old, he was at the peak of his directorial career.

With the director's skills continuously improving, there will definitely be more and better films to come.

The principal is probably no match for them.

(End of this chapter)