On the morning of November 10th, both the Blue Shark Band and the Mayday Band boarded a plane at Lianwan City Zhoushui Airport.
However, the two sides arrived at different destinations.
Mayday flew directly to Xianggang, while Blue Shark headed to Guangzhou.
Since the opening of the flight route from Lianwan City to Xianggang in 1990, there has only been one flight per week. Although there are still a few days before the Mayday band goes to Xianggang, this is the only flight we can take.
Huang Jiahui from Xianggang would be there to greet them at the airport, but no one was there to greet Liang Liang and his group at Guangzhou Airport.
Two and a half hours later, when they got off the bus at Guangzhou Airport, they didn't see anyone who was there to pick them up.
Han Chui's friend Yan Liang said that he sent someone to pick them up, but they have also disappeared.
"Han Bangbang! Where are the people your friend sent to pick us up?" Xiao Yu didn't give Han Chui a friendly look at all, and took every opportunity to mock him.
"Xiao Yu! I'm warning you! If you call me Han Bangbang again, I'll really poke you with a stick!"
"Han Bangbang! Han Bangbang! Come and get your stick!"
"Have you two had enough? What should we do now?" Liu Yuyong asked.
They were new to Guangzhou and unfamiliar with the city; if no one had picked them up at the station, they might have gotten lost.
"Wait here for a moment, I'll go and make a pager call."
Han Chui's calves disappeared swiftly for six or seven minutes before he returned, dejected.
"Damn it, this guy is in Dongguan now and won't be back for a while. But he said he's already called back to send someone to pick us up and told us to stay in the airport waiting room and not wander around."
Dongguan is more than 70 miles away from Guangzhou, so the excuse that he can't come back in a short time is just that.
But there was nothing they could do but wait in the waiting room, like a foolish wife waiting for her lover, from 1:30 pm until 3:30 pm.
Finally, a young man who looked like he hadn't woken up yet arrived, yawning.
This guy hailed a taxi, what's he going to do with it?
The four members of the Blue Shark band plus Han Chui couldn't fit everyone in the car, so they had to call another taxi.
What's infuriating is that the young man told Liang Liang that they had to pay for the second taxi ride themselves.
However, Liang Liang felt relieved.
Achieving 100 is not something you can do casually.
Previously, singers who performed on Putong 100 had to undergo an audition.
Huang Xiaoxia, who later became famous on "I Am a Singer", failed to get into the top 100 in the exam three times.
For a band like Blue Shark, which is completely unknown in the South, to receive an invitation is an incredible honor. What's a little taxi fare compared to that?
Sitting in the taxi, Liang Liang looked out the window at Guangzhou at the end of 1993, feeling a mix of emotions.
Although Guangzhou was prosperous at this time, in Liang Liang's eyes, its prosperity was not even comparable to that of a fifth-tier city twenty-five years later.
But at that time, almost all the well-known domestic audio-visual companies were located here: Pacific Records, Huachang Records Guangzhou Branch, White Swan Records, New Era Records…
Moreover, each company boasts a roster of stars, such as Pacific Group, which has Ge Anping, Zhang Meng, Le Yijin, Da Huajiao, and Liao Baiwei.
Huachang Guangzhou branch has singers such as Xiao Fang, Chi Enming, and Fang Fang, while the most famous singer at White Swan is Gao Linsheng.
The most famous singers of that time, Tao Sheng, are still here; Lovebird and Sweet Girl are both here.
These people, along with Chen Lin from the North next year, will form the famous 1994 generation with their smiles and wishes for your safety.
Liang Liang has no plans to sign with these companies for the time being, because this trend did not last long. Starting in 1996, the environment in the south began to deteriorate, and many singers either gave up their singing careers or went north. Most of the singers from the 1994 generation did not fare very well.
This is why Liang Liang did not sign contracts with these companies.
However, it's not a bad thing to get to know some people in the industry.
Twenty minutes later, Liang Liang and his group arrived at No. 44 Sanqing Road, Yangcheng, at Putong 100 Entertainment Center.
Upon arriving here, Liang Liang carefully examined the exterior of the Putong 100.
It seems like nothing unexpected happened.
If Liang Liang remembered correctly, something happened here this May. He couldn't remember the exact date, but it was definitely in May. Back then, it caused quite a stir in the arts and culture circles.
The public security authorities conducted a surprise inspection here and discovered many problems, arresting many workers engaged in the special services industry.
Ultimately, Putong100 was ordered to undergo a three-month rectification.
After this incident, the once-glorious Putong 100 began its decline and never returned to its former glory.
It seems that this has not happened yet.
Has it been postponed again?
After the car arrived at the entrance of Putong 100 Entertainment Center, the young man who hadn't said a word to Liang Liang and the others the whole way just said, "You guys wait here," and went inside.
Damn, taxi fares in Guangzhou are really expensive; I was reimbursed more than 100 yuan just like that.
Liang Liang and the others waited for another ten minutes or so, and a young man who looked to be in his mid-twenties walked out of the door of the store with a smile on his face.
The young man had slicked-back hair and a shiny smear on his head.
"Oh dear! Brother Han! I went to Shenzhen with the general manager to pick up two Hong Kong businessmen today. I'm so sorry to have delayed you! My apologies!"
The guy named Yan Liang kept saying sorry, but his expression didn't show any remorse at all.
"Brother Liang! You still have business dealings with Hong Kong businessmen?"
“A company from Hong Kong wants to invest in and form a joint venture with us. Our chairman also has this idea and wants to contact the Hong Kong businessmen.”
Liang Liang slapped his forehead; he remembered.
After the incident involving Putong Baiyi in his previous life, he read the reports and case analyses in newspapers and magazines in detail.
It all started with Hong Kong businessmen investing in the company.
It was because of the investment from Hong Kong businessmen that Putong 100 underwent a large-scale renovation, which reportedly cost more than five million.
Upgrading the renovation is naturally aimed at increasing prices and creating better economic benefits.
Raising prices is a double-edged sword; it can generate more revenue, but it can also deter customers.
Unfortunately, the renovation of Putong Yibai did not generate more benefits but instead brought about the latter.
Many customers have stopped coming.
When the Hong Kong businessmen in the joint venture saw that this wouldn't work, they gave the Chinese boss a bad idea: to operate like in Hong Kong. So, the escorts made their grand entrance.
Hong Kong and Guangzhou are two different social systems. What is legal and feasible in Hong Kong may be illegal in Guangzhou.
Just like that, something terrible happened.
Based on the process of what happened to Putong 100 in the previous life, after reaching an agreement with Hong Kong businessmen on a joint venture, Putong 100 should undergo renovations next summer, and then it will get into trouble the following May.
Liang Liang suddenly realized that it was not a wise thing for them to come to Putong Baiyi at this time.
But since we're already here, we might as well make the best of it.
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