Jiang Hua's live performance of "Chengdu" directly exploded online.
Actually, this wasn't a sudden explosion. Last time when Jiang Hua's "Horse Racing" was mentioned by the official blog, his popularity was already high. Add to that the meme of inviting Jiang Hua, which caused a lot of attention online.
But his star power wasn't enough to cause nationwide discussion. At most, he could make it to the trending topics list.
But with "Chengdu" coming out, he became famous, along with this city, this street, these small bars.
After a long build-up, Jiang Hua finally entered the public eye.
Look at Jinguan City now. In the off-season for tourism, even trains urgently added several extra services.
Yulin Road was packed with people. The small bar where Jiang Hua sang was full 24 hours a day. Even the band performing outside got a bit famous.
To thank them, Jiang Hua allowed them to sing "Chengdu", which was like taking off instantly.
Jiang Hua's influence had spread with this song. Everyone knew he had taken off. As long as he maintained this development, becoming first-tier, or even top-tier was just a matter of time.
Huayi couldn't hold it down anymore.
Even Jinguan City, who borrowed him, didn't expect this result. Everyone was just giving it a try.
Even many veterans in the music industry started paying attention to this newcomer. King Liu expressed his appreciation for this newcomer in an interview. King Zhou even wanted to invite Jiang Hua to participate in his tour concert. This wasn't ordinary appreciation.
The feat of one person making a city famous, only king-level stars could achieve, right?
What followed was a battle to secure Jiang Hua. This time, everyone brought out their best resources.
East Sea Fleet @Jiang Hua: Comrade Jiang Hua, don't forget our agreement. Welcome to come see the gunboats.
This was heavyweight, Jiang Hua had to go.
In the hotel, Jiang Hua wanted to slap himself. It was all because he wanted to show off a little. Now look what happened. He couldn't go see the gunboats without writing a song. He wrote a song for Jinguan City, if he didn't leave something for the fleet, they wouldn't agree.
Now they were really inviting him to go. If he had known, he wouldn't have posted carelessly on Weibo.
"Teacher Jiang, someone's here to see you."
Oh no, they've come to the door. Looks like his Jinguan City trip should be coming to an end. Now even the tourism bureau people didn't dare let him go out openly. Damn, as soon as he went out everyone surrounded him.
"Hello, hello, Mr. Jiang. I'm the political instructor of Fleet 321, Jiang Yuan."
Two people in plain clothes walked in, and they were leaders. This couldn't be treated casually.
Jiang Hua immediately shook hands: "Hello, hello. Look, you didn't need to come all this way. Couldn't I just go myself?"
Instructor Jiang smiled: "It's fine, we have the same surname. I'm here on a mission. Look, National Day is coming up, we want you to write a military song. Whatever you need, we'll do our best to provide."
Here it comes, the boomerang has returned. All because of trying to show off.
Wouldn't it have been better to just stay and perform at the Butterfly Theater?
Always jumping around here and there. How could he write a military song? Love songs, he had plenty.
"Comrade Jiang Hua, is there any difficulty?"
Seeing Jiang Hua so conflicted, Instructor Jiang directly asked about his difficulties. Then the young soldier beside him took out a set of clothes from his luggage.
"This is our gift to you, a commemorative military uniform."
Damn, Jiang Hua's eyes lit up. Who doesn't have a dream of being a soldier? Even if it's just a commemorative uniform. According to regulations, non-military personnel can't wear active-duty uniforms, but commemorative ones are okay.
His dad had always dreamed of sending him to join the army.
Jiang Hua carefully accepted the clothes. This was the most precious gift he had ever received. He gently stroked the clothes and said: "Okay, no problem. But the song I write isn't for solo singing, it doesn't fit the theme. I might need a choir and orchestra."
Jiang Yuan patted his chest and said: "No problem, leave it to me."
He was delighted inside. Seeing Jiang Hua agree so readily, he knew the task assigned by the leaders was completed. This time they would definitely outdo the other fleets.
"Can I try it on?"
Jiang Hua was still staring intently at the clothes in his hands.
Instructor Jiang smiled: "Of course you can."
He eagerly put on the uniform.
The instructor's eyes lit up: "Looks very good, you have a military bearing now."
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Jiang Hua had made Jinguan City famous.
Then he disappeared. Everyone online was guessing where he would go next.
This wave directly boosted the tourism market in Chengdu. But Jiang Hua was gone. His itinerary was confidential, he didn't even return to his workplace.
Online discussions speculated whether he had been invited somewhere and was enjoying himself too much to return to work.
The Little Hundred Flowers Art Troupe urgently came out to clarify: "Comrade Jiang Hua is our person, he's just been borrowed. He'll return soon."
This reassured everyone.
But the art troupe's official blog was criticized by many: "Can't you schedule more of your Yue Opera performances? Just a few shows a day, who's that enough for?" "Can't you operate 24/7? We'll watch shows at midnight too. We can't get tickets during the day at all."
Before, no one watched the shows, the theater was empty. Now, they couldn't get tickets. As soon as they were released, they were sold out instantly.
Even their own official blog was complaining: "Right, right, we can't get tickets at all. We can't even watch our own shows. We're very troubled too."
Even the officials were complaining, saying even their own people found it hard to buy tickets.
But people were more concerned about where Jiang Hua had gone. Didn't he promise to livestream and teach everyone Yue Opera? He hadn't fulfilled his promise for so long, just enjoying himself outside.
But soon these people were attracted by a photo. It showed Jiang Hua wearing a commemorative military uniform, posing for a photo under a naval gun.
His fans directly exploded. This guy really went to see the gunboats.
"Damn, what am I seeing? Jiang Hua's outfit looks so cool, much better than his punk style."
This guy was really having fun, forgetting all about his fans.
Everyone flocked to Jiang Hua's Douyin and Weibo to leave comments: "Jiang Hua, that's enough, time to come back to work."
Look at your fans now, almost reaching 20 million. What are you doing not coming back?
With the release of this photo, Jiang Hua's whereabouts were finally known to everyone. He was too busy now to care about fans.
"Mom, Dad."
His parents had come too. The old man had been brought over, his heart couldn't be more excited.
"Son, you've lost weight."
Jiang Hua's mom looked at her son and instinctively said this.
His dad patted his son's shoulder and said: "Not bad, not bad. You haven't let the Jiang family down."
He had been paying close attention to Jiang Hua's recent affairs. The path his son chose, he could only silently bless. After 5 years, he had long since come to terms with it. Now it was quite good. He could serve the people in any position.
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