Regardless of how things are handled in Lianwan City, that's a matter for after New Year's Day.
Liang Liang took the initiative to come and inquire about her well-being today, which Qin Wenju considered a day to be happy about.
"Have you missed me?" Qin Wenju asked tenderly, looking as if she had become more than ten years younger.
"No! I'm so busy, I don't have time to think about you!"
I'd rather sleep than think about her, even though that idea is a bit shameless.
"You heartless little brat, do you even know that there's a kind of longing that's like waiting until your eyes are dry?"
"I don't know! I only know that there's a kind of cold called forgetting to wear long johns."
"Let me check if you forgot to wear your long johns!"
Qin Wenju's hand moved like a snake as she tried to check someone's underwear.
Liang Liang quickly pressed down on the snake-like hand.
When a woman becomes shameless, it's absolutely the most terrifying thing in the world. Checking whether she's wearing long underwear in broad daylight—what kind of decorum is that?
"Don't tempt me. I'm going to check out the Red Cliff Band. I'll see if they've made any progress this week."
"You men don't cherish what you have; you're all like Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore known for abandoning his wife)."
Can't you guys just let Chen Shimei (a notorious figure in Chinese folklore) rest for a while? He's been talking about this for over a thousand years. Aren't you tired of it, but isn't he tired of it too?
"Don't change my surname so easily. My surname is Liang, not Chen."
"Then let's have Liang Shimei!"
"Looks like you're determined to push me into the Shimei family. I'll teach you a lesson!"
Qin Wenju's eyes were alluring and seductive: "Then what are we waiting for? Deal with me!"
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When Liang Liang entered the rehearsal room of the Oriental Song and Dance Hall, the first person to see him was He Suoju.
This guy was shaking his head and playing the drums when, somehow, he opened his eyes and saw Liang Liang coming in.
He threw down the drumstick and ran over like the wind.
"Xiao Liang! When did you get back?"
"Last night."
"The album has been released?"
Liang Liang took out a Hong Kong version cassette tape from his pocket and threw it to He Suoju.
The other members of the Red Cliff Band immediately surrounded them.
"Holy crap! Why are they all in traditional Chinese characters?"
"This is the Hong Kong edition. I only brought back a few Hong Kong editions on box, not the mainland editions."
The mainland version is everywhere; there's nothing new about it.
The Hong Kong version can bring a sense of novelty, and it may even have collectible value in the eyes of some people.
"Quickly, find a tape recorder, let's listen to it first!"
Gong Xihai quickly found a portable dual-cassette recorder and plugged it in.
He Suoju had already opened the cassette tape, and a star card of the Blue Shark band fell out.
"Hey! Xiao Liang's pose is fucking awesome!"
While speaking, He Suoju imitated Liang Liang's pose, but ended up doing a poor imitation.
After a hissing sound, music started playing from the tape recorder.
The title track of the mainland version is "Returning to My Hometown," while the title track of the Hong Kong version is "Hometown." This is the only difference between the two versions of this album.
The setting sun once again cast its light on my face.
It reflected my uneasy heart once again...
Liang Liang's somewhat desolate voice came from the tape recorder.
Many of the songs on this album were ones that the members of the Red Cliff Band had never heard before, and they listened to them with rapt attention.
This was one of the few times Liang Liang listened to herself sing on a tape recorder.
Overall, I did sing quite well.
Xu Hebin and Sui Fulu also gathered around.
They have been working at the Oriental Dance Hall for a week and are currently very satisfied with their work.
During their six months at the Haiyun Dance Hall, the two of them really learned some valuable skills. While their level might not be enough for nightclubs and bars in big cities, it was more than enough for Yahe, a county-level city. In fact, they were even considered Yahe's top bartenders and pastry chefs.
Qin Wenju paid them a monthly salary of 800 yuan and assigned them to be in charge of the liquor and pastry departments, respectively.
The Oriental Dance Hall's three-day half-price promotion during its opening laid a solid foundation for itself, and although the promotional period has ended, it is still packed with customers every night.
Liang Liang estimated that there were more than 500 customers who entered. Although the place was not full, the number was still quite encouraging.
During this period, a large proportion of the people who came to these places to spend money were heads of state-owned enterprises. Liang Liang watched Qin Wenju constantly entertaining those people in suits and ties, and a trace of worry flashed through his mind.
From 1995 to 1996-1997, dozens of industrial enterprises in Yahe City began to close down, and workers began to be laid off.
This wave of layoffs caused the economy of Yahe City to plummet like a cliff.
All industries have been severely impacted.
The entertainment industry suffered a devastating blow.
If even eating is a problem, where would they find the money to go to entertainment venues?
Qin Wenju's career only lasted a little over a year before it faced a huge blow. If she didn't transform her business in time, she risked going bankrupt.
Although Qin Wenju was just his lover, Liang Liang felt he should help her find a way out out of consideration for their relationship.
But what projects should we plan for her?
Liang Liang recalled all the popular projects from the late 1990s and found that he couldn't plan many of them at all. The key reason was that he didn't understand many of them, and the conditions didn't allow it.
We'll probably have to look for this later.
Let alone Yahe, the entire Northeast will collectively decline from now on and will never return to its former glory in the coming decades.
Although he was a reborn person, he was powerless to do anything in the face of such a trend.
"Tonight is a wonderful night. On this beautiful evening, I have some good news to share with everyone. Mr. Liang Liang, the lead singer of the Blue Shark Band and a native of Yahe, is also at our Oriental Dance Hall tonight. Would you like to invite him to the stage to add some brilliance to this wonderful evening?"
He Suoju is such a smart aleck. I told him he was just a spectator tonight, but he still blurted it out.
The middle-aged and elderly people were not very interested in who Liang Liang was, and they didn't know much about him.
However, the young people in the dance hall knew who Liang Liang was, and even those who didn't know who Liang Liang was knew about the Blue Shark band.
If you don't believe me, just walk around the streets and alleys. No matter what the shops sell, if they have a speaker, most of the songs they play are by the Blue Shark band.
This is similar to the situation two months ago when "Xiao Fang" was everywhere.
Therefore, the young people in the Oriental Dance Hall clapped their hands.
Helpless, Liang Liang had no choice but to stand up and walk onto the stage.
"Brother He! Didn't I tell you I was just a spectator tonight and wouldn't be on stage? Why did you bring it up again?"
"Don't blame me for this, it's the boss's idea!"
Liang Liang's gaze fell on Qin Wenju's face below the stage.
Qin Wenju wore a faint, harmless smile.
But Liang Liang clearly saw schadenfreude.
That woman is awful. I'm going to teach her a lesson tonight. If I don't discipline her for three days, she'll start trying to climb on the roof and tear off the tiles.
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