Influenced by Liang Liang and Wang Fan, two members of the Blue Shark band, Yahe now has a considerable number of music lovers, a group that is about a thousand people and is growing rapidly.

Their gathering place is the park in the middle of the street.

They would meet at the southeast corner of the park in the evening, and practice in the octagonal pavilion in the center of the park during the day.

Ma Gan was one of the people who appeared every day in this group, never missing a day except when it was windy or rainy. At this moment, he also saw Liang Liang and the three beauties.

I'm so envious.

He's got three beautiful women with him all at once, while he hasn't even managed to snag a single one yet.

Ma Gan put down his guitar and ran over to greet Liang Liang.

Liang Liang asked about the use of Ma Gan's guitar.

“Great! People in the Yahe circle say that it’s a great deal to buy an electric guitar like this for 400 yuan. They asked me why it’s not sold in the market and if I can still buy one.”

"There isn't much stock available right now. If you want to buy, wait a while. There might be a store agent in Yahe."

Liang Liang wasn't sure how big the market was in Yahe, and he didn't plan to open a music store there. However, he figured it wouldn't be a problem to sell his guitars to some cultural and educational shops as agents.

"Liang Liang! I want to open a guitar shop in Yahe, but I'm having trouble finding a supplier."

Liang Liang looked at Ma Gan with some surprise: "You want to open a music store? What makes you have such an idea?"

Opening a music store is no small business. In 1994, even a low-end music store would have required at least 30,000 to 40,000 yuan to open. Ma Gan didn't seem like someone with that much money.

“I think the Yahe music community is growing rapidly. The number of people in this community has now exceeded one thousand, and it may exceed ten thousand in the future. I think this business is worth doing.”

"This business is not easy to run; it requires tens of thousands of yuan in capital. Can you raise that much capital? If you have that much capital, I will help you find a supplier."

Ma Gan hesitated for a moment: "I need to plan this out. So, what's the minimum amount of capital I need?"

“If you only sell guitars, and only low-end guitars, you won’t need too much capital. A low-end guitar only costs a few hundred yuan. You can have 30,000 yuan to keep the business running. Use 10,000 yuan for rent and other expenses, and the remaining 20,000 yuan for working capital.”

Upon hearing that it required 30,000 yuan in start-up capital, Ma Gan gasped.

Liang Liang left Ma Gan a contact address, telling Ma Gan to contact him when he needed to purchase goods.

"These two girls look so familiar. I think I've seen them on the cover of that cassette tape before."

Finally, someone has become interested in Xiaoqian and Xiaoyao's identities.

"It seems to be the album 'Sisters Stand Up'..."

"The two lead singers of the band Ocean Waves?"

"You know what! They really do look alike!"

"Holy crap! Did we miss something?"

Watching Liang Liang and his companions walk away, the group was filled with confusion.

Are those two girls the same two people from the band Ocean Waves?

…

Even without Liang Liang's participation, the Oriental Harvest Cup Farmers' Singer Competition continued as usual and in full swing.

This fully demonstrates that the Earth will keep spinning no matter who is gone.

This singing competition attracted the attention of the people of Yahe because the final stage was recorded by a TV station, and the competition became a hot topic of conversation in the streets and alleys.

If there were a local forum at this time, it would definitely have climbed to the top of the trending topics list.

After two consecutive days of competition on the 30th and 31st, the final eight teams were determined.

The Gaoxing Band also successfully entered the top eight, and they are just waiting for the final on the night of the 1st.

The Gaoxing Band is now considered a strong contender for the championship, and people are only now realizing how powerful the band truly is.

However, they couldn't be absolutely certain of winning the championship, because there was still a very strong opponent in the quarterfinals.

This is Jiang Bo, a very famous peasant singer from Yahe.

However, Jiang Bo had only recently been discharged from the army and was still a young man about the same age as Liang Liang.

Although he is not very old, he already has a good voice.

His singing left a deep impression on Liang Liang.

He still sings folk songs.

Although Jiang Bo sang his way onto the Avenue of Stars in his previous life and appeared on many CCTV stages, he did not achieve great fame.

Liang Liang was wondering if she could ask him to change his style?

Singing rock?

This might not work; his appearance doesn't seem to fit the rock and roll vibe at all.

What would happen if we asked him to switch to singing pop songs?

"Brother Liang! Do you think we can get first place?" After listening to Jiang Bo's performance, Xu Mei was a little doubtful about whether her band could win first place.

"Has Jiang Bo's performance affected your confidence?"

This time, even Gao Xing nodded in agreement.

"This young man sings quite well, but his singing skills aren't much better than yours. What do you have to worry about? As long as you perform to your normal level, your chances are actually greater than his."

At this time, Jiang Bo relied on his natural talent for singing; apart from having a good voice, he didn't have any outstanding singing skills.

No matter what, Gao Xing's side has five people, which can overwhelm their opponents in terms of momentum. They also have their own songs, so their chances of winning are very high.

"What song do you think we should sing for tonight's final?"

At this stage of the competition, Gao Xing and his team sang three songs: "Yellow Sand Ridge of Baiya Cliff", "Shadow of the Fence", and their own song "Harvest".

She still has two of her own songs to sing: "Harvest" and "People in Our Village".

"Let's sing 'The People in Our Village'!" Liang Liang thought for a moment and then replied.

Jiang Bo's singing style is folk songs, which are the mainstream in farmers' singing competitions, while popular singing styles are not advantageous.

Although the lyrics of "Harvest" are about rural life, the melody is in a pop style, so it would be more appropriate to sing "People in Our Village".

"There's one more thing. Mr. Chen from Pacific asked us about the song 'Harvest' that we sang," Xia Dongdong blurted out from the side.

"Oh! How come I didn't know that?"

The song "Harvest" was only performed within the Yahe area. Liang Liang had never sung this song outside of Yahe, so the Pacific side did not know about this song, nor did they know about "Harvest" and "People in Our Village".

It's not surprising that Chen Xiaoqi came to ask.

"Didn't you go home to see your parents off at noon today?"

Liang Liang's parents and sister had been playing in Lianwan City for several days. They returned to Yahe at 10 a.m. on the 1st, and Liang Liang hired a car to take them home.

Chen Xiaoqi came to ask Gao Xing about it at this time.

"What did he ask?"

"He asked if the song was their original work, and if so, Pacific wanted to release it."

"What did you say?"

“We said all the songs are yours, and there are still two that haven’t been sung yet! Mr. Chen was very happy to hear that and said he wanted to discuss it with you.”

Liang Liang certainly wouldn't object to the release of these songs.