HuaYu97: Starting as a Singer

Chapter 9 [009] Senior and Junior Students Frenziedly Request Qi Yuan

In 1997, the national average monthly wage was less than 1,000 yuan.

Fifty yuan is a lot; many people can't even earn fifty yuan a day.

However, spending fifty yuan to request a song on the radio is not considered expensive.

Because a song was requested, all listeners in the area covered by the radio station could hear it, instantly maximizing its emotional impact.

Furthermore, the person requesting the song can ask the host to tell all the listeners before playing the song that it is from xx point, or that xx is from xxx point.

Some boys will specifically request a particular song on the radio to confess their feelings to the girl they like.

Similarly, men who have angered their girlfriends or wives may also apologize by requesting a song on the radio.

Because it provides high emotional value, many people are still willing to pay to request songs, even though the price is not cheap.

Urged by Zhang Tong, Qin Hailu quickly dialed the radio station's song request hotline.

I tried several times but couldn't get it to go through.

On the sixth try, the call finally went through. Zhang Tong grabbed the phone and said generously, "Please play Qi Yuan's 'You'll Be With Me All My Life' three times in a row for me. Remember to say that you are Zhang Tong from the 96 Acting Class of the Central Academy of Drama."

"You'll Be With Me All My Life" is Qi Yuan's first song sung by herself.

Today is a very important day for Qi Yuan, marking the starting point of his musical journey.

Qi Yuan, like many other listeners, was sitting in front of the radio listening.

Zhang Tong believed that if she called three times in a row, Qi Yuan would definitely hear her name.

She could then become Qi Yuan's first fan.

However, Zhang Tong will soon realize that she has oversimplified things.

After the songs requested by the audience, such as Luo Dayou's "Childhood," Richie Jen's "Too Softhearted," and Amy Chang's "Listen to the Sea," Zhang Tong clenched her little fist and excitedly said, "Is it finally my turn? Is it finally my turn for 'You'll Be With Me All My Life'?"

She only guessed the ending, but not the beginning.

"Next, we will play Qi Yuan's new song 'You'll Be With Me All My Life.' This is a message sent to Qi Yuan by the person who requested the song through our program. I am your senior, Zuo Xiaoqing, and I will always support you and your music."

"???"

Zhang Tong was caught off guard.

She then realized that she wasn't the only one vying with her for number 8.

Zuo Xiaoqing is a student at the Beijing Film Academy and has known Qi Yuan for a long time.

Taking advantage of her proximity, she called the radio station early to request Qi Yuan's song, all in order to seize the opportunity and take first place.

Qi Yuan will definitely hear the first person to request a song.

"Who is this Zuo Xiaoqing?" Zhang Tong asked, somewhat annoyed.

Who on earth is this monster who dares to compete with her for Qi Yuan?

"There's a girl from the 95 class at Beijing Film Academy. She's quite pretty. I heard she used to be on the national gymnastics team, but she retired due to injury before getting into Beijing Film Academy," Hu Jing added.

"Huh~ How do you know so much about the situation at Beijing Film Academy?" As a gossip enthusiast, Qin Hailu always managed to catch some key points.

"I...I..." Hu Jing paused for two seconds, his face flushed, and he quickly changed the subject: "The next one should be Zhang Meiren."

"I should be next. I guess I was one of the first to call?" Zhang Tong muttered to himself.

Hu Jing breathed a sigh of relief as her roommate's attention was diverted.

After Zuo Xiaoqing finished playing "You'll Be With Me All My Life," Zhang Tong was full of anticipation, thinking it would be her turn.

The host's words sent her on another emotional rollercoaster: "The next song I'm going to present to everyone is Qi Yuan's 'You'll Be With Me All My Life.' It seems that Qi Yuan's new song is very popular."

The person who requested the song was Huang Xiaoming. He wanted to tell Qi Yuan, "My good brother, you understand me. My story is in your songs." "???"

Zhang Tong wasn't the only one who didn't understand.

Qi Yuan, listening to the program from her dorm at Beijing Film Academy, had the same expression: "???"

Dude, you're overacting. What's with all this talk about "I understand you" and "your story is in my songs"?

"Hey!"

Qi Yuan received a call from Huang Xiaoming, who was out filming an advertisement and hadn't returned yet.

"Qi Yuan, isn't I the protagonist of your song 'You'll Be With Me All My Life'? So many people have admired your youthful beauty, so many people have come and gone in your life, but do you know that I will always be by your side throughout your life? Isn't that me?"

Huang Xiaoming's voice was slightly choked with tears; Qi Yuan had captured his true feelings.

The rich young master only admired Zhao Yanzi's youthful appearance; only he would stay by her side forever.

Qi Yuan: "..."

Believe it or not, the sentiment of this song is quite similar to Huang Xiaoming's personal romantic experiences.

Qi Yuan was too lazy to explain, so she simply went along with him and said, "Whatever you like."

"Of course I love this song. I declare that this song will become my favorite song of my life. You know what? Before I called you, I requested it from the radio station nine times, a full nine times." Huang Xiaoming became more and more excited as he spoke.

Qi Yuan was quite moved. This was a true friend of his. He earned 1,500 yuan from shooting an advertisement, and not only did he spend money to treat him to a meal, but he also spent several hundred yuan to request his songs.

……

After Huang Xiaoming finished singing "You'll Be With Me All My Life" for the first time.

The host then said, "The next song we'll play is 'You'll Be With Me All My Life,' requested by Yang Xue from the 95 class of Beijing Film Academy. She said, 'Junior Qi Yuan, I love your music, and I'll be your first fan.'"

"It's 'You'll Be With Me All My Life' again, requested by Yan Danchen... My classmate, I support you."

Zhang Tong was dumbfounded: "..."

The first request was snatched up, and the first fan was also snatched up. Those girls from Beijing Film Academy are really fast!

Fortunately, they only ordered once, unlike her, who spent three times in one go, showing off her wealth.

If she can't be the first person to request a song or the first fan, then she'll be the first die-hard fan. Surely no one will compete with her for that right?

Of course, not everyone requested "You'll Be With Me All My Life" on the radio; several songs by Richie Jen and others were interspersed throughout.

Then "You'll Be With Me All My Life" experienced a huge surge in popularity.

"You'll Be With Me All My Life," requested by Huang Xiaoming... My good brother is in my heart...

"The song 'You'll Be With Me All My Life' was requested by Wong Siu-ming... Good brothers forever... You understand me..."

"The song 'You'll Be With Me All My Life' was requested by Huang Xiaoming..."

Zhang Tong and the others sat in front of the radio for half an hour, and it was Huang Xiaoming again. They were all dumbfounded.

It's understandable that those little bitches like Zuo Xiaoqing, Yang Xue, and Yan Danchen are frantically requesting Qi Yuan's new song.

Qi Yuan has the aura of a talented student from Beijing Film Academy, and there are quite a few female students from Beijing Film Academy who are infatuated with him.

Those little bitches were just trying to make a good impression on Qi Yuan.

Why are you, Huang Xiaoming, getting all worked up about this? Do you have a crush on Qi Yuan? Do you also have feelings for Qi Yuan?

That evening, Zhang Tong took a cold shower to suppress his anger.

As the night wore on, she grew increasingly angry and tossed and turned, unable to sleep. Finally, she kicked off the covers and sat up in bed, exclaiming, "No way, is he crazy?!"

(End of this chapter)