Neither the Sea Waves Band nor Zhang Yan were in Guangzhou at the time. They were performing in Fujian Province and then heading north to Shanghai in Anhui Province. They were expected to arrive in Beijing around July or August.
This meant that Liang Liang did not see Zhang Yan again during his trip to Guangzhou.
He still cared about Zhang Yan quite a bit, after all, she was brought to the Pacific Ocean by Liang Liang.
"Zhang Yan is doing very well now, really! She's already considered a top-tier singer at our Pacific Audio-Visual Company. We're already preparing to produce an album for her. Do you have any good songs? Get a few over here."
"We don't lack songs, but don't you feel bad about giving me so much money? If you could produce your own songs, wouldn't you have kept the money?"
"What nonsense are you spouting? I absolutely hate hearing this! If we could create good music ourselves, why would we need you? You're just being hypocritical, aren't you?"
That makes sense. If they could create hit songs that would sell themselves, they certainly wouldn't hire him.
How many songs do you want?
"What percentage of the profits do you want for three songs? And for four songs?"
"Three poems are worth twenty percent, and four poems are worth thirty-five percent."
"Damn! That's fucking shady. You should buy a gun and rob a bank."
"I'm asking for money proportionally, okay? You have ten songs on an album, and I only contribute three. Do you think I get more than 20% of the profits? Normally, I should get 30%. This is a friendly price."
"Your calculations are wrong. According to your logic, if you wrote all ten songs, wouldn't all the profits be yours? We'd be left out."
"Mr. Liu! Don't worry! I'll leave you some soup!"
"You little rascal, 20% of the four songs!"
"Oh no, this won't do! We'll lose money!"
"Compensation my ass! It's settled!"
A scholar can't reason with a soldier, but Liang Liang didn't just encounter ordinary soldiers; he encountered bandit soldiers.
Four songs account for one-fifth of the profits. Isn't that robbery?
Even if you only give 25%, it would still be a gesture, wouldn't it?
That's all! We'll talk about it later.
"Liu the Skinflint!" Liang Liang bluntly labeled Liu Wen with a different surname than Zhou the Skinflint.
Liu Wencai didn't care about being skinned alive; he just laughed smugly.
Liang Liang was so angry that his teeth itched.
On April 28th, a rainbow arch and a temporary stage were erected in Yuexiu Park next to Pacific Audio-Visual Company.
The stage was surrounded by flags.
The rainbow archway was decorated with a banner warmly congratulating the Blue Shark band on the release of their new album, and a lion dance troupe was also invited.
The scale of the operation was indeed impressive.
The Blue Shark band arrived at the venue at nine o'clock in the morning. Considering that the temperature in Guangzhou in the afternoon was quite pleasant, Liang Liang felt that it was better to wait until the morning.
When they arrived at the park, they were escorted by police. There were so many people that they wouldn't have been able to get in without the police escort.
Liang Liang never expected so many people to come to the launch ceremony of an album.
However, they don't need to sign autographs today, because each cassette tape contains an autographed card from one of their band members.
This way, they won't have to go through the trouble of signing copies of each album; they can just sing some songs from the album at the launch ceremony.
At 9:08, firecrackers went off and drums resounded.
After Liu Wen delivered the opening remarks at the Blue Shark band's album launch ceremony, the lion dance team performed for more than ten minutes.
Then came the Blue Shark band, the stars of this premiere ceremony.
"Dear fellow citizens of Guangzhou, how are you?"
When the Blue Shark band appeared, the park erupted in cheers.
Liang Liang felt that it would be inappropriate not to say something or express her gratitude on this occasion.
Then his voice, sounding like he was in heat, began to ring out. (Xiao Yuyu)
"Thank you to the people of Guangzhou for your continued support of the Blue Shark Band. On behalf of the Blue Shark Band, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the people of Guangzhou!"
Liang Liang and the Blue Shark Band's thank-you speech received a lot of applause.
"Today is the release date of our second album. Although I'm not as nervous as I was with the first album release, I'm still a little apprehensive. Thank you all for your support along the way. You're here today for our album release, of course, not to listen to my rambling. From now on, let's cut to the chase and start singing!"
"Sing!" A deafening roar echoed through the park.
It's a pity there isn't a song like that that's popular. If there were, and it were performed right now, it would definitely be a huge hit.
Although no one actually sang that song, the release of "No Place to Hide" still caused a huge sensation.
In the sea of people…
As soon as the intro ended, Liang Liang sang only one line, and a massive sing-along began from the audience.
This really touched Liang Liang, so he... slacked off.
Being lazy means not having to sing; the task of singing is left to the audience.
Of course, he wasn't idle either. He waved on stage to cheer on the audience below, and then pretended to fiddle with his bass guitar.
This is so light and easy, singing is so tiring.
He saved his energy for the next song.
Who says it's shameless? This is called a reasonable allocation of physical energy, okay?
After "No Place to Hide" was finished, the applause lasted for a long time.
"Isn't it great?" The song had barely been sung a few lines when it gave someone the energy to shout slogans, and he shouted them out loud.
"Cool!"
"I didn't expect my friends in Guangzhou to be so kind. You all sang along to the very first song, which saved me a lot of trouble. To express my gratitude for your massive sing-along, I'm going to sing a song that none of you know, so you won't be able to sing along. Drink up!"
The second song, sung by Liang Liang, is "takecare".
Of all the songs by the Black Panther band, this is the only one Liang Liang likes.
He especially loved the lines that "sleeping people can fly freely" and "sleeping people are less likely to shed tears."
TAKECAREIWSNTTOSLEEP
Those who are asleep can fly freely.
People who are asleep are less likely to shed tears.
Please wake me at midnight.
Let me tell you what I dreamed about.
There was nothing in the colorful paradise.
News of people who have been there
traces left by people
The people in the audience were dumbfounded. It was the first time they had ever heard this song, so of course they wouldn't sing it.
Someone told me that in the future
You've cried and you've hated.
You laughed and then forgot.
The accompaniment gradually fades until it ends.
After the applause subsided, Liang Liang said smugly to the audience, "Are you dumbfounded? Can't sing anymore?"
"If you're so capable, sing one that we can sing." Someone in the audience actually dared to call out.
"How can this be? If I sing a song that you all know, where will I put my pride? The next song is called 'Come Closer to Me,' and you still won't know it, so drink up!"
The audience member closest to the stage took out a hundred-yuan bill from his pocket, crumpled it into a ball, and threw it at Liang Liang.
"Look at this grenade! I'll bury you in money and teach you a lesson for being so arrogant!"
Liang Liang snatched the crumpled paper and was so happy he almost choked on his words.
"Then come on stronger! Burst me with money!"
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