"Jiangnan" became a hit, in the true sense of the word.
Various reposts, secondary creations, the topic's heat directly exceeded 60 million.
In just a few days.
It can only be said that internet traffic is too massive.
It's also because people haven't tasted anything good. In the internet era, fast food culture and clickbait are serious problems.
Just a guitar rendition of "Jiangnan" could excite everyone.
Who knows what a sensation JiangHua's album will cause when it's released.
Jiang Hua felt he might have been too cruel. Wang Kai had just joined a new company.
As if on cue, Wang Kai, far away in Shanghai, had just woken up.
Only to find the world full of malice.
Many people were tagging him. He opened the link sent by a friend.
Then Jiang Hua's singing came through.
At first listen, it seemed fine, but listening carefully, damn, with proper arrangement, this would definitely be a hit song.
The lyrics were beautiful, and the singing was good too.
During the three years Jiang Hua was banned, it seems he wasn't just lying flat. His vocal technique was very mature and scientific.
But with just guitar accompaniment, not much could be discerned.
He was still confident in himself. A song needs both melody and lyrics. Both are indispensable.
His new album had top producers for arrangement. It couldn't be more powerful.
Tomorrow was July 1st, the college entrance exams were over. He believed he would be more popular among young people.
But when he opened the comments section of Jiang Hua's video, he almost broke down.
"So good, so good. Who is this Wang Kai coming out of nowhere, daring to compare himself to our brother?"
Well, this Jiang Hua guy even had fans now.
And not a few. These people had no appreciation for quality.
Just as he was thinking this, his phone received a message.
"Come to the company quickly. The company is preparing to re-record a song for you."
Could they do this? He didn't understand. Wasn't this just someone kicked out of the entertainment circle? Was it necessary to take him so seriously?
This song was just okay. The company had given him some very good songs too, in the most popular K-POP style.
But when the boss called him to record, he had to go.
Recently, he had been so busy he could barely touch the ground. Filming movies, recording songs.
Fortunately, it was his own company's investment, so the schedule could be adjusted.
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On the other side, Jiang Hua was dragged into the director's office again. This guy was making news every other day.
"Jiang Hua, what's going on? Didn't you record Yue Opera style songs? Why haven't you released them?"
"Well, Director, I promise, this time our troupe will be incredibly famous, and we'll start a national tour."
"Hmph, I'll trust you one more time."
The director took out a fan: "Sign this. You can leave now. Behave yourself recently."
Jiang Hua signed his name and carefully left.
What was wrong with the director? She only complained about him not singing traditional style songs.
And she asked for his autograph.
Director Cai shook her head, speechless about Jiang Hua. She had never seen such an unpredictable young man.
You could say he was obedient, quite well-behaved.
But the things he did were never small matters. Have you ever seen someone doing a side job of releasing an album?
But this really didn't violate any rules. As long as he didn't privately accept commercial performances or endorsements, it wasn't against the rules.
But for an opera troupe to produce a pop singer, would the ancestors jump out and kill her?
She had made a decision that went against tradition. Who knew what the future would hold?
This guy was like an alien, but the opera troupe needed such an alien as a barrier breaker.
Young people were increasingly disinterested in traditional opera, and the internet provided more entertainment options.
Fewer people went to theaters to watch operas. Yue Opera needed new blood, needed barrier breakers.
This Jiang Hua guy had too many possibilities.
Pop + traditional opera + entertainment industry operations, maybe it could really break through.
But her own daughter was clamoring to come to the theater. She absolutely couldn't let her come. What star should a young girl be chasing?
Jiang Hua left the art troupe office and went to the practice room.
It was some distance from the Butterfly Theater. Now there were fewer people in the practice room.
More people were coming to watch the shows, and there were more opportunities to perform.
This was good news. Having performances meant everyone could earn money.
It seemed he didn't have a performance today. Jiang Hua went to another room and picked up an erhu to improvise "Horse Racing".
It turned out quite well.
"Clap clap clap!"
When did an old man appear at the door?
"Young man, what's this piece called?"
"Horse Racing."
"Good, good, very good."
The old man looked at Jiang Hua a few times, then left.
Jiang Hua shook his head and began practicing opera segments. This wasn't just overall music.
Each segment, each singing part had a different melody.
It really tested the musician's experience and impromptu reaction, because many unexpected situations could occur on stage.
Not only did opera performers need long-term training, but backstage musicians also needed a lot of training.
Opera and music were inseparable.
At the door, Director Cai and the old man from earlier were watching Jiang Hua.
"Little Cai, this young man is very good. He plays the erhu well. You should cultivate him more."
Director Cai shook her head: "You don't know how troublesome this kid is. He causes me problems every other day."
Hearing this, the old man laughed heartily.
"It's rare to see you have a headache. Young people, who doesn't make mistakes? Be more tolerant. As long as he doesn't make principled mistakes, it's fine."
"Yes, yes, you're right. He is obedient, just too many ideas."
The old man nodded: "This era is like this. There's too much information to accept. Those who can calm down and learn won't be too bad."
Director Cai nodded and asked another question.
"Old Wang, why do you have time to come to the troupe today?"
"I was passing by. I heard you're doing well, so I came to see. I'll try my best to get resources for you."
Director Cai was delighted. Old Wang was no ordinary person. One word from him was worth countless reports from her.
This Jiang Hua kid was really her lucky star.
"Very good, keep it up. I'll leave first. I'll come watch your new show another day."
Just as Old Wang left, Jiang Hua came out.
"Oh, Director Cai, you scared me."
Director Cai looked at Jiang Hua. The more she looked at this kid, the more she liked him.
She said, "In private, just call me Auntie. When others are around, call me Teacher Cai."
Today was really strange. A woman's heart was hard to guess, regardless of her age.
"Cai... Auntie Cai."
"Alright, go eat now."
Jiang Hua looked confused. How strange. Whatever, eating was more important.
Just then, his phone rang.
"Mr. Jiang Hua, I'm Zhang Jian, manager from NetEase Cloud Music."
"NetEase Cloud?"
This was considered the second largest music platform in China, but with far fewer users than QQ Music.
"We want to sign an exclusive agreement with you. You release songs on our platform, with a 9-1 split, you get 90%. Also, we'll promote your songs across our entire site."
Jiang Hua was about to refuse. This wasn't a good deal. The user base was completely different. They didn't even have a tenth of QQ Music's users. Even if they gave him all the profits, it wouldn't be enough. The other platform's 50-50 split would still earn much more.
"100 million yuan signing fee."
"Ah, wait a moment. I need to ask our leader."
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