Although Liang Liang herself is in the entertainment industry, she secretly looks down on it.
This industry can still be described as artistic now, but in a few years, this circle will have ruined itself back to square one, becoming nothing more than actors.
There are very few sentences that use the word "actor" in a positive context.
There's no way to explain the saying "a prostitute is heartless, an actor is unrighteous" in a fancy way.
In a few years, those who dedicate themselves to this industry will, frankly speaking, be considered as useless people who have been eliminated by other industries.
If you really can't do anything else, then go sing and dance.
In the future, this will be a circle controlled by capital. If you want to become famous in this circle, you will have to accept the manipulation of capital. Therefore, this circle will be chaotic and full of all sorts of messy things in the future.
Girls who enter this circle are undoubtedly like moths drawn to a flame.
Once Zhang Ling, a bright and beautiful girl, enters this corrupt environment, only heaven knows what the consequences will be.
Fortunately, before the 2000s, this industry hadn't become so corrupt and was still somewhat clean.
After 2000, this industry will be unwatchable.
You mean I can sing?
How are your grades?
Zhang Ling shook her head: "So-so, I guess?"
Do you think there's a chance you'll get into university in the future?
Zhang Ling thought about it seriously: "It's hard to say, I don't think there's much hope."
If you have average grades in junior high school, statistically speaking, there is basically no chance of getting into university. Although a few people turn their luck around after entering high school, that is a very small probability event.
Unless universities expand their enrollment, but that's something that will happen after 2000.
"If you feel hopeless about going to university and have no interest in doing anything else, singing might be a way out, and you might be able to make a name for yourself."
Zhang Ling was seriously considering this question.
"So, where should I start now?"
"Without interfering with your studies, you can first learn music theory and try to learn a musical instrument. It will be useful in the future. It would be a joke if you became a singer and didn't even know how to read sheet music. After you have mastered music theory, if you feel that you have talent in composing and writing lyrics, you can try composing. It will be very useful in the future."
Even if your singing career doesn't go well, you can still make a living by creating and selling good songs.
"Can I learn guitar like Xiaoqiao?"
"I won't comment on that. Just go with your personal preferences and feelings. Choose the instrument that suits you best."
"I want to see your live performance, but I can't go out at night."
"We will be performing at the theater at 1 p.m. on the 5th. You guys are doing something during the day... Oh dear, it's a pity that day is Saturday."
It's a shame that weekends won't start for another two years.
"If you want to pursue a career in music in the future, you can come to me. Maybe I can offer some help."
Liang Liang never expected that her casual remark would lead to the emergence of a superstar in China's future music scene.
The Bi Sheng Song and Dance Troupe's performances in the tent did not stop because of the performance at Cinema No. 5, although those new songs were not released.
Meanwhile, tens of thousands of promotional advertisements were distributed throughout the streets and alleys of Landi City during this period.
Some of these advertisements were distributed by members of the song and dance troupe, some by Zhao Fang's men, and some by students organized by Zhao Xiaoqiao and Zhang Ling to distribute during lunch breaks and after school.
These advertisements served as excellent publicity, and on the evening of May 4th, during their last performance in the tent, countless people gathered outside the tent.
Because the number of people allowed inside the greenhouse is limited, most people cannot enter the greenhouse to watch and can only stand outside the greenhouse to listen to the sounds.
When the song and dance troupe's performance reached its grand finale, Mu Shuihua simply ordered the tarpaulins around the tent to be lifted and the fences outside to be removed, allowing those who were listening outside to also get a close-up view of the troupe's grand finale performance for free.
This is also a marketing tactic. Liang Liang's performance is the highlight of the song and dance troupe's program. If these people see this part of the performance, they might go to the cinema to support them.
Tickets for performances in theaters and cinemas are priced at five yuan, while group tickets are priced at four yuan.
Liang Hongyu used her connections to secure group tickets for over 400 people from two companies.
This was completely beyond Liang Liang's expectations. With these two groups totaling over 400 people, the venue rental fee was covered.
Once the venue rental is covered, the remaining costs are taxes and ticketing, which are minor expenses.
Now, Mu Shuihua is no longer considering whether he can lose money, but rather how much money he can make.
The Randy City theater was built in the mid-1980s and can accommodate up to 1,530 people.
By Liang Liang's standards, it's just a small theater.
They prepared 1,400 tickets for sale, and gave the remaining 130 tickets to Liang Hongyu as freebies for her to distribute.
Ticket sales begin at 9:00 AM on June 5th.
Bi Sheng and a few others were selling tickets at a ticket window in the cinema.
Mu Shuihua did not go due to health reasons.
She was a little nervous when ticket sales started, and kept touching her belly as if the little one inside was churning inside.
Her nervousness spread like a contagious disease to everyone in the troupe.
Liang Liang wasn't that nervous. Since there was a guarantee that she wouldn't lose money, what was there to be nervous about?
Lanzhi and Zhang Hua, those two bastards, had nothing better to do than come and flirt with him again.
These two women liked to stick with him whenever they had nothing to do, while Ming Hongling kept her distance.
One of the women touched his head, and the other pinched his arm.
"Are you two treating me like a toy? I'm warning you, watch out or I'll kill you both with one blow!"
"Tch! Do you even have that kind of skill? Aren't you afraid we'll drain you dry?"
"You guys would be better off spending your time studying, instead of just hanging around in front of me and not doing anything. Are you kidding me?"
"Study? Study what?"
"What do you guys think about learning idioms? I'm going to teach you a new one now, watch carefully!"
Liang Liang slapped Lan Zhi's round, perky buttocks with his backhand.
The slap made Lanzhi shudder.
"Remember this idiom: 'Chrysanthemums tighten!' Next, Zhang Hua!"
The people in the song and dance troupe had been hanging out with Liang Liang for quite some time, and they knew some of the strange terms they used.
Of course I know which part of the chrysanthemum is.
The onlookers burst into laughter, Lanzhi blushed, and Zhang Hua turned and ran away.
"If any of you ever feel a tightness in your anus, come to me. I guarantee you'll be satisfied. (Note: Men need not apply.)"
Mu Shuihua quickly moved aside, afraid that the intense laughter would upset her stomach.
Liang Liang's antics eased the tension considerably, and everyone returned to their cheerful and playful state.
Around 11 o'clock, Liang Hongyu came running like a gust of wind.
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