Chapter 623: He didn’t even bring a Walkman, and he lied to me that he was buying tapes!
Just when Lin Fan was leading the entire screenwriter team in the studio to restore the movie plots in their memories into scripts one by one, making the screenwriters very tired, Xia Yan's new album "Ningxia" was officially released!
At dawn in the morning, He Li had already packed her things. She put on her small bag, skipped her usual high heels, picked out a pair of convenient sneakers, and walked out of her small apartment.
Today is the day when Xia Yan's album "Ningxia" is officially released. As a backbone of Xia Yan's fan base, He Li had already grabbed the pre-sale version of the album online when the album was pre-sold.
However, it would take several days for the pre-order album to be shipped and then delivered to her. Therefore, He Li decided early on that on the day of the release, she would go to the physical store in person to buy Xia Yan's new album.
In the era when digital albums are popular, records are gradually declining, and there is even no place to buy them. However, every singer will have a physical album for sale when he releases a new album, and buying physical albums has become an important indicator of fan support.
Moreover, He Li wants to buy not only the physical album, but also the digital album of "Ningxia".
Although China has now issued relevant regulations that real-name authentication is required to purchase an album, and one person can only purchase one copy, this has put an end to the phenomenon of crazy fans placing fake orders for singers.
But who doesn’t have a few relatives and friends? In order to support Xia Yan’s new album, He Li borrowed her good friends’ ID cards and prepared to use their names to purchase physical and digital albums.
After all, there are some differences between the pre-sale version and the official version in terms of album packaging and gifts. Especially the pre-sale version also comes with a pre-order gift, which He Li will definitely not miss.
Yes, although the songs in the album are the same, He Li is the kind of person who can buy all versions just for the difference in packaging and gifts. I can’t say she is crazy, but He Li definitely has a place among the fanatical fans.
Therefore, although she had made an appointment with the store owner in advance, He Li still couldn't hold back. At dawn, He Li was ready to queue up in the store, and as soon as the store opened, she rushed in to buy.
It would be best if I could be the first in line! When she arrived at the door of the record store she was familiar with, He Li saw a few familiar faces, all of whom were local fans of Xia Yan in Shanghai. At the fan meeting, He Li had also cheered for Xia Yan with them.
"Hi! You guys come so early?"
"Lily! You're here too!"
"Oh! Don't mention it. I was so excited that I couldn't sleep last night. When I thought about buying Yanyan's new album today, I wanted to come here to queue up overnight. Look at the dark circles under my eyes."
"Me too! I tossed and turned in bed all night. The boss is such a fool. He knew that today was the release day of Yanyan's album, so why didn't he open the shop earlier?"
As soon as the girls met, they started chatting non-stop. Although they had not met many times in real life, they didn't feel strange at all.
He Li thought that the boss must have received the goods last night, and maybe he had already finished listening to the entire album yesterday, so he was not in a hurry!
As we all know, albums must be sent to various physical stores before the release date, so that the stores have time to put the albums on the shelves. Many fans also want to build a good relationship with the owners of physical stores so that they can get the new albums before the release date.
But the idea is beautiful, the reality is cruel.
The physical store also has a contractual relationship with Xia Yan Studio. If the fans are allowed to get the album before the release date, the physical store will be considered in breach of contract! Therefore, it is impossible for the physical store to give the album to fans in advance at the risk of breach of contract.
Therefore, fans should just wait patiently for the release date.
As time went by, more and more fans gathered in front of the record store. Those who got up early to exercise were a little surprised to see the long queue.
What is this for?
There were also curious passers-by, especially some elderly people, who had nothing to do, so they simply ran over to ask: What are these girls queuing for? Is there a big sale? Or is there a free egg for every purchase? "We are waiting to buy an album!"
The old man’s hearing is not very good: “What chicken?”
"Song album!"
"What specialty?"
"Album! Album!"
"What's the hurry?"
"Uh... it's a record! The kind you listen to music on!"
The old man seemed to understand: "Ah, a singing tape!"
“…Yeah, about the same…”
The old man's curiosity was satisfied. He walked away slowly with his hands behind his back, muttering, "These girls didn't even bring a Walkman with them, and they told me they were cassettes. Humph!"
Fans: “…”
As long as you are happy, sir.
This little episode did not affect the fans' enthusiasm. Instead, as time passed, everyone became more excited.
Soon, at exactly nine o'clock, the door of the record store opened from the inside, and the shop owner hid behind the door very skillfully. Then, someone shouted, and a large group of people rushed into the record store!
Throughout the record store, Xia Yan's posters were pasted on the walls, Xia Yan's advertising flags hung from the ceiling, and all the shelves were neatly stacked with Xia Yan's new albums!
This record store has turned the entire store into Xia Yan's special show!
When He Li passed by the shop owner, she praised him: "Boss, you are so awesome!"
The owner of the record store raised his neck proudly: "Of course! I am Xia Yan's number one fan, how can I not support my goddess' new album? Hey! Don't rush to buy it! Real-name purchase, one ID card per copy, no more!"
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
"Hey! Boss, please be flexible!"
"Sell me two more! Physical stores don't check very strictly, so you should be more flexible!"
"Hey, boss, we are not close at all, and you are talking to me about this? It's too hurtful!"
Most of these fans have some friendship with the record store owners. Some of them act cute, some act spoiled, and they just want to buy more copies and support Xia Yan's new album.
However, the record store owner refused to give in: "Do you think that buying more is helping Yanyan? You are wrong! You don't trust Yanyan and think that Yanyan's album sales will not meet expectations! I don't care about other people, but here I am, one certificate for one, no more!"
Buy it if you like!
Just in time for me to collect them all! The fans wailed, but their hands did not hesitate at all, they swept the album into their arms and went to the boss to pay: "Okay, okay, okay! You are the only one who truly loves Yanyan! Pay the bill, or I can borrow another ten or eight certificates!"
The record store owner then happily picked up the barcode scanner, scanned a certificate, and then scanned the barcode on the back of the album, as skillfully as ever.
Inside the record store, albums on the shelf were cleared out over and over again by fans. The number of people lining up outside the door gradually decreased, but the number of people coming in and out of the store did not decrease at all.
until.
"Boss, we're out of stock, please stock up!"
"Yes, boss, why are they out of stock? Hurry up and restock them. I'm waiting to go home and listen to music!"
The shop owner, who was trapped at the checkout counter, scanning codes all day long without even the chance to go to the toilet, looked up blankly, only to find that the shelves in the store that were originally full of goods had been completely emptied out at some point.
The remaining albums were all handed over to people waiting in line to check out.
At this time, the store employees also ran over breathlessly to report: "Boss, the goods in the warehouse have been delivered! What should I do?"
The album sold out so quickly that the employees were so busy running back and forth between the warehouse and the store, constantly putting the inventory on the shelves, that they had no way of noticing how much stock was left. Before they knew it, the inventory in the warehouse was cleared out!
The sales volume is so good!
The owner of the record store slammed the cash register and said, "What are you standing there for? Call and restock the stock!"
(End of this chapter)