1994: From a young man from a small town to a second-generation resident of Shanghai

Chen Yong drove Yao Jing back to school in the morning, saying, "Go in by yourself, I have things to do."

"Go ahead."

As Yao Jing watched Chen Yong's Mercedes drive away, she felt a mix of anxiety and uncertainty.

Last night she established a special connection with Chen Yong. Although she was a little impulsive, she did not reject it.

Only after the initial excitement subsided did I realize that I didn't really understand what kind of person my junior was; I only admired his talent.

"Let's get to know each other slowly. I don't want to think about it too much." Yao Jing was a little tired now and needed to catch up on sleep when she got back to her dorm.

Chen Yong drove home, where Chen Fang had already tidied up and was waiting for him.

"Where did you go last night?! Didn't we agree to record a song today?" Chen Fang leaned closer, sniffing him as if searching for scent clues.

"Oh dear, my dear aunt, how could you do such an indecent thing?"

"What's so indecent about it! It's just to smell your scent! You smell like another woman! Did you go to a hotel with a female classmate last night?!"

Chen Yong raised his hands in a gesture of surrender, "I was out with my friends last night, so there were bound to be female classmates with me."

"Is it Zhang Xiting from your class or Ye Linghuan? Or maybe Ye Huiling from the university next door?"

Chen Fang knows the women around him very well; he must have inquired about these female classmates quite a bit.

"They all went! What happened to Ye Huiling at Huazhong Normal University?"

"You're not interested in her anymore?" Chen Fang gave a knowing look. "After coming to Shanghai, you've met many more outstanding and beautiful girls, so you don't think much of your high school goddess anymore."

"How could I look down on her? Ye Huiling's looks are no worse than Zhang Xiting and Ye Linghuan in our class. She also went to a top university and comes from a good family. It's her who looks down on me."

"Have you been in contact with anyone lately?" Chen Fang asked him in return.

As expected of Chen Fang, she saw right through Chen Yong's thoughts. "I've been too busy lately, and she hasn't contacted me on her own initiative."

"Let's go record today's song quickly."

Chen Yong urged Chen Fang to stop nagging and get going!

Tianmei Music Company.

This music company, affiliated with Tiansheng Media Group, has a significant influence in music distribution thanks to the group's media network in eastern China, and has cultivated many young singers under its wing.

One of the more famous ones is Mao Ning. Although he is from Liaoning Province, he has been developing his career in East China for many years. His representative work is "The Sound of Waves Remains the Same".

Yang Yuying, only 23 years old this year, became famous all over the country with her song "Gently Tell You".

When Chen Yong learned that Yang Yuying was an artist under Tianmei Music, he was surprised. "Yang Yuying? The one who sang 'Gently Tell You'?"

"Yeah, we might run into them again later."

When Chen Fang brought Chen Yong into the company, Yang Lan, the director of Tianmei Music, personally came out to accompany them. "Sister Chen, you've arrived?"

"Chen Yong, let me introduce you. This is Yang Lan, the marketing director of TiMi Music."

"Yang Lan is my nephew Chen Yong."

"Hello, Young Master Chen." Yang Lan had secretly observed Chen Fang's expression when introducing Chen Yong. It was clear that Chen Fang valued this man highly, and he must be her nephew, and they had a very good relationship.

She knew Chen Fang's background; she was the younger sister of Chen Yun, the chairman of the group.

Although she is just an ordinary teacher at Fudan University, she has a good older brother.

Chen Yong simply greeted Yang Lan politely, "Hello, Sister Yang," without saying much more. He didn't feel the need to actively try to befriend a marketing director at a music company.

"Sister Chen, the recording studio is ready for you. In addition, the lyrics and songs you sent last time have been familiarized with by the vocal team. They have all been selected from our best music production team to ensure a perfect recording of today's song."

Yang Lan sees this task as a game for the rich; even the wealthy want to experience what it's like to be a star.

The easiest way to become famous nationwide these days is to sing a popular song; once the song becomes a hit, the singer becomes famous too.

Not everyone enjoys watching TV dramas, but everyone loves listening to songs. They're also easy to spread.

Nowadays, many county towns have various pirated DVD shops.

The availability of VCD players has greatly accelerated the dissemination of music.

However, the odds of becoming a sensation with just one song are about the same as winning the lottery jackpot.

Despite the skepticism, Yang Lan was determined to complete the task seriously, treating it as her most important job.

When Chen Yong and his team arrived at the recording studio, the staff were setting up the equipment.

Zhao Xiaopeng, the head of the music production team, has ten years of experience in music production.

I played the song "1994" with my team before, and we were very satisfied after listening to it!

I've always wanted to meet the person who composed this music. "Which one of you is the composer?"

"You must be Mr. Zhao Xiaopeng, right? I know you. The composer is my nephew."

Zhao Xiaopeng was quite surprised to see that Chen Yong was so young. In his opinion, a composer who could create such an emotional piece must have at least five years of composition experience and be quite old. He never expected him to be so young. "You look like a college student!" he exclaimed.

"Teacher Zhao, you noticed that I'm a freshman in college this year."

"Just started college." I have to say, this talent for music creation is terrifying.

However, in the music industry, every year one or two geniuses emerge and create a popular song that becomes an instant hit.

Chen Yong is probably one of those short-lived geniuses.

"We've played your compositions, and they were absolutely beautiful! They were truly captivating."

Yang Lan, who was standing to the side, had never heard Zhao Xiaopeng speak so highly of a young man before. This guy was known for being tactless!

He won't even bother watching works that aren't good enough.

Even Yang Yuying, who was trained by the company, couldn't gain any respect in front of him.

"Teacher Zhao, you need to help Sister Chen and Major General Chen record their songs today. The company plans to release them in East China."

"I know this song will easily become a hit. It's not impossible for it to become a nationwide sensation."

Zhao Xiaopeng is talking a lot today. Is he taking pictures of Chen Fang's horse?

During the recording studio's closure, non-staff members are not allowed to enter.

"Chen Yong, have you ever studied singing before?"

Chen Fang quickly explained for him, "Chen Yong sings very well. He even sang this song on the school stage on National Day. It was a great success."

"Then there's no problem."

As long as the singing isn't too bad, this song, with such a good melody, will become a hit as long as it's not sung too outrageously.

Chen Fang and Chen Yong entered the recording studio at the same time; it was a small, enclosed space.

When recording music, you need to wear special professional headphones, which have excellent sound insulation.

Wearing them on your ears, two people facing each other can't hear each other's voices; they can only hear the sound coming from the earphones.

There was a microphone and a lyric book in front of him.

You speak into the microphone, and your voice is transmitted to your ears through headphones.

"Ready? Ready to begin!"