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

Shanghai TV and Dragon TV have a music program.

It airs every day at 5:30 PM.

News from East China starts broadcasting at 6:00, and the evening news is broadcast promptly at 7:00.

Although it only lasts half an hour, it is very attractive to many music lovers.

Music creators are also proud that their songs can be featured on this show.

However, the resources for this music program are all in the hands of major music companies, and who gets recommended is all arranged in advance.

The host, Li Qian, has long, wavy hair, is extremely beautiful, and is 1.7 meters tall. She is the dream girl of many men on screen.

"I have another new song to recommend to everyone today. The lyrics and music are both original, and the creators are a newlywed couple. Please listen to a snippet of the song first."

Mr. Zhou, who lives in Shanghai, really enjoys this show, firstly because he works in the music industry, and secondly because he is a big fan of Li Qian.

Li Qian's alluring figure often appeared in his dreams. No matter how bad the show was, he was satisfied as long as he could see his idol once a week.

"The melody and lyrics of the song I'm recommending today are absolutely amazing! How awesome would it be if my goddess sang it?"

Zhou Sheng wanted Li Qian to sing for him personally, preferably in a room alone with him.

Although his thoughts were somewhat wicked, Zhou Sheng's love for the beautiful host Li Qian could be measured in money.

He would definitely buy the album of any song Li Qian recommended, and even if he didn't like listening to it, he would keep it on the shelf behind him.

"The lead singers of the song '1994' are two incredibly good-looking men and women. Even I feel inferior in front of them."

Hearing his goddess being so modest, Zhou Sheng laughed heartily, "Goddess, you're too modest! You're the most beautiful woman in the world. I'll marry no one but you in this lifetime."

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"Chen Tianwang, that's his stage name. He might not be comfortable revealing his real name, but I feel that the stage name Chen Tianwang, paired with this song, definitely showcases his talent. The melody of this song has many complex variations, with layers of emotion building up. Currently, there's no song in the Chinese music scene that can rival it. I feel this song should be the best of the year."

Li Qian from Dragon TV ignited the fire, and then various newspapers reported on it.

The day after the program aired, Yangcheng Evening News published an article commenting on the song "1994".

While the rhythm and melody of "1994" are quite good, calling it the best song of the year would be an exaggeration. Li Chunbo's folk song "Xiao Fang" is in no way inferior, nor is Lin Yilun's "Love Bird," or Mao Ning and Yang Yuying's "Heart Rain."

The Yangcheng Evening News seems to be stirring things up, since Mao Ning and Yang Yuying still have some connections with Chen Tianwang.

They're both in the same music company, yet they still want to stir up trouble.

At that time, the music scene in Guangzhou was the strongest. When there were challengers, they naturally had to step in to suppress them.

Once someone starts a fire, others will follow suit.

They criticized Chen Tianwang for using such an overly powerful stage name, saying that young people couldn't handle it.

Hong Kong and Moon Island media also joined in the fun, pushing their own superstars into the spotlight.

Seeing their own people being bullied, local media outlets such as the Shanghai Daily refused to back down and directly released the playback data of "1994," slapping these media outlets in the face for their mockery and jealousy.

5% listenership, 95% call completion rate;

The album sold 50 copies on its first day!

The buyers are mostly young people, and each ticket costs 5 yuan.

More than two million were sold on the first day.

This sales figure was unmatched in the same year.

And the heated debate in the media actually brought more traffic to "1994".

The second round of sales figures saw a threefold increase!

There is a severe shortage of stock across all sales channels; even pirated copies are unavailable.

High school students in Shanghai are all singing the song "1994," and college students are scrambling to buy it.

Fudan University.

The discussion has been quite heated recently.

Because tomorrow is New Year's Day, and there's a New Year's Eve party tonight.

The immense popularity of "1994" led to this song being used as the music during lunch breaks on campus.

Chen Fang's colleagues in the office took the initiative to ask her, "Did you and your nephew sing the song '1994' together? You sang it so well."

"Chen Fang, do you still have any CDs? You can't buy them anywhere, even the pirated ones are all sold out."

"I bought it! Chen Fang, could you sign it for me?"

"Our unit actually produced a singer! You'll have to represent our Youth League Committee and perform at the staff arts day from now on!"

Chen Fang became an instant darling of the group because of the explosive popularity of "1994", and even the leaders showed her concern.

This is exactly what she wanted.

Unlike Chen Fang, who was obsessed with fame and fortune, Chen Yong was much more troubled.

When his classmates found out, they all came to him asking for albums and autographs.

Ye Linghuan took out more than a dozen albums at once, waiting for Chen Yong to sign them for her.

"Class monitor, please, sign all of these for me."

"Why did you buy so many at once? And they're all premium albums, each costing twenty yuan."

"These twelve albums of mine have contributed quite a bit to your success, haven't they? About half of them, right? I'm going to take them back to my family as gifts. They'll definitely be very happy to receive them."

Chen Yong had no choice but to sign all of them for her. After he finished signing, his hand was sore.

Just after we finished signing, Zhang Xiting arrived. "Class monitor, are you free now? I need your help."

Upon entering, they found Ye Linghuan there as well.

"You're here too?"

"Even if I hadn't come earlier, you still had to come, just to get the class monitor's autograph?"

"Yes, I bought two albums."

"Only this much? I bought twelve tickets."

Zhang Xiting said softly, "I don't have enough money, two bills will be enough."

Zhang Xiting handed the album to Chen Yong, "Class monitor, please sign it for me."

After Chen Yong finished signing, he asked the two of them, "Have you prepared your New Year's Day program?"

"Ready."

"no problem."

Zhang Xiting and Ye Linghuan both spoke earnestly.

The two of them were not careless at all in this matter.

"Class monitor, this song is so popular now, it's a real boon for us. If we sing it at the New Year's Eve party, we'll become stars."

"If you become stars, I will be your number one fan."

"I'm so honored!" Ye Linghuan couldn't hide her smile; she was really growing to like her class monitor more and more!

If it weren't for Zhang Xiting's interference, she would probably be with the class monitor by now.

"Your class monitor, would you like to be a star?"

Zhang Xiting bluntly stated, "What's so great about being a celebrity? My dad is often in the newspapers, but it's quite tiring for him. Being a celebrity is pretty much the same everywhere; it's much happier to be an ordinary, wealthy person."

Ye Linghuan deliberately said from the side, "You'll definitely need your dad to do favors for you in the future."

"The branch secretary has already been admitted to Fudan University, why would she need her family to help her? In the future, our branch secretary can earn a lot of money on her own." Chen Yong took the initiative to help the branch secretary out of the predicament, and gained another wave of goodwill.

Ye Linghuan didn't want to go against Chen Yong's wishes, so she decided to leave Zhang Xiting aside for the time being.

After Zhang Xiting got Chen Yong's autograph, she left first.

Taking the opportunity, Ye Linghuan asked, "Class monitor, are you free after the New Year's Eve party?"

"They probably don't have much free time."

"Huh? Why? Is there something you need?"

Ye Linghuan had finally found such a good opportunity and wanted to spend the New Year with Chen Yong.

She hasn't gone on a date with Chen Yong yet, and the first semester is almost over; their relationship is still undefined.

"I need to go home tonight; my family insists I go back."

Chen Yong's excuse made it difficult for Ye Linghuan to press the matter further.

Seeing how much Ye Linghuan trusted him, Chen Yong felt apologetic in his heart. There was nothing he could do; Ye Linghuan's heart was so passionate that it wouldn't cool down easily.

On the contrary, some girls easily become disheartened if they are not nurtured for a long time.

After parting ways with Ye Linghuan, Chen Yong ran into Zhang Xiting on his way back to the dormitory.

The two bumped into each other on the street. "Hey, class monitor, what are you doing near the boys' dormitory?"

"I just happened to come to the convenience store here to buy stationery."

"Do you want to buy stationery? You probably have those where you live."

"By the way..." Zhang Xiting's excuse sounded somewhat forced.

She really wanted to talk to Chen Yong alone, but it wasn't convenient for her because Ye Linghuan was there.

Chen Yong accompanied her to buy stationery.

"Secretary of the Youth League Committee, I won't see you off."

Chen Yong turned around, ready to leave immediately, but then said, "Wait a minute."

Chen Yong turned around and saw a beautiful young girl in front of him. "Class monitor, I knew you had something to say." Chen Yong smiled mischievously.

"You—you're such a bad person!" Zhang Xiting realized that Chen Yong must have guessed her thoughts long ago.

"Second time, are you free tonight, class monitor?"

"I'm busy!" Zhang Xiting suddenly said defiantly. She turned her back, leaving Chen Yong with a beautiful silhouette. Just that silhouette alone was enough to evoke a man's protective instincts.

It would make a man unable to resist walking up to this figure and hugging the girl from behind.

"Really? Then I'll go home tonight."

Chen Yong couldn't resist and gently hugged Zhang Xiting from behind.

Zhang Xiting immediately broke free like a startled rabbit, shouting, "What are you doing!"

There wasn't much blame in his tone.

"tomorrow."

"Not tonight."

"Aren't you going to be with your family tonight? And I'm going to call my parents tonight too."

Tomorrow is also good. He was just about to add some matches for Senior Yao Jing tonight, otherwise the fire would go out.

Since the last National Day gala, the two have had less contact.

Their daily routines don't overlap, and apart from occasionally having a meal together, they rarely keep in touch.

This is a good opportunity to rekindle old flames.

If I didn't have any girls with me today, I'd be in a really bad situation.