Over the next few days, Su Ennan's heart went from excitement to ecstatic joy.
The reason is simple: album sales skyrocketed.
In Hong Kong and Taiwan, a record with 25,000 copies sold is called a gold record, and a record with 50,000 copies sold is called platinum.
Su Ennan's album went platinum on the day of its release, double platinum in three days, and triple platinum in five days.
This speed is second only to Zhang Xueyou's album "Kiss Goodbye" released in March.
The songs from the album, such as "Find a Word to Replace," "Nine Hundred and Ninety-Nine Roses," "Thousand Paper Cranes," and "My Heart Wants You to Hear," spread like a storm in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and then began to spread in mainland China.
It reached five platinum status in just one week.
Experts predict that the album will eventually sell no less than 800,000 copies.
On September 7th, Su Ennan returned to his hometown of Lianwan with the prestige of the Five Platinum. Accompanying him from Xianggang were his assistant and several colleagues from Xianggang.
After getting off the plane at Lianwan Airport, I heard the song "Find a Word to Replace" coming from the shops on the street.
With great excitement, Su Ennan paged Liang Liang.
"Who is this! Disturbing people's sleep so early in the morning."
Liang Liang, still half asleep, returned the call from the phone booth in front of the Maritime Ballroom.
"Brother! It's me!"
Who are you?
"Su Ennan!"
"Su Ennan? I don't know him!"
Su Ennan was both amused and exasperated: "How come you don't recognize me after just a few months?"
Where are you?
"At Lianwan Airport."
"Ah! You're back in Lianwan?"
"Yes! I paged you as soon as I got off the plane."
"Are you in such a hurry to find me because you want to treat me to dinner?"
"Bro! I want to have a talk with you."
"You're not inviting me to dinner, I don't have time for that."
Su Ennan is exhausted.
"I'll treat you to a meal wherever you are now. If you're not in Lianwan, you won't be able to eat here even if you want to."
"Excuse me, I'm in Lianwan. I'm currently making a living at the Haiyun Dance Hall opposite the Oriental Plaza in WZ District."
"Oriental Plaza? Wait there, I'll be right there."
Twenty minutes later, two taxis stopped at Oriental Plaza. Su Ennan got out of the car and started looking around. After turning his head 360 degrees, he finally saw Liang Liang yawning under a tree.
Su Ennan rushed over and gave Liang Liang a hug, then planted a kiss on Liang Liang's cheek.
"Holy crap! Did you brush your teeth this morning?"
"I already did it last year."
Liang Liang vigorously rubbed the spot where Su Ennan had kissed her.
"Judging from this, the album must be selling well, otherwise I wouldn't be so happy."
"When I came back, it was already five platinum."
"Only five platinum pieces! What's there to be happy about? I thought it would sell for half a million."
This guy has even bigger ambitions; even the five platinum items didn't catch his eye.
“These are my colleagues. They came with me to Lianwan this time.”
Su Ennan introduced his colleagues to Liang Liang.
Liang Liang laughed it off with these people.
"Stop talking nonsense and tell me first, what kind of meal are you planning to treat me to at noon? If it's just some random building you built on the street, I'm going back to sleep now. I don't have time to waste on your nonsense."
"Of course, we can't just eat anywhere; it has to be the most upscale restaurant here."
"That's more like it."
"You said you're making a living at a sea freight cabaret now, which sea freight cabaret?"
Liang Liang pointed and said, "Didn't you see my old man's portrait on that wall?"
Su Ennan then noticed a huge advertisement on the wall of a shop not far away, in which Liang Liang was holding a bass guitar and making a screaming motion.
"I must say! This promotional artwork is quite impressive. By the way, have you guys formed a band?"
Liang Liang nodded: "Our band is called Blue Shark, and the members of the band were all recruited from Lianwan City."
Su Ennan immediately became interested: "Take me to see your band and see if you have any new songs out recently."
"You can't watch it now, the band members have all gone home, they won't gather again until the afternoon."
"Then let's look at it this afternoon. Are there any new songs lately?"
"Yes! But they're not suitable for you to sing. Two of them are rock songs, and only one is a pop song, but that's not really suitable for you either."
"Whether it's suitable or not, it's 9:30 now. Although it's a bit early to eat, let's go eat first and chat while we eat."
"The most famous hotel in Oriental Plaza is the Shangri-La. Although it's not a five-star hotel, it's still quite luxurious."
Su Ennan is a rich man now, so of course we have to bleed him dry.
The group of six then entered the Shangri-La Hotel.
The meal started at 10 o'clock and lasted until after 1 o'clock.
During the conversation, Su Ennan explained his next steps.
He will also be going to Xianggang this winter to complete some work.
With the success of this album, their company plans to capitalize on the momentum and hold a tour in Hong Kong, Taiwan, and mainland China next year.
"If your band is good enough, would you be interested in joining me on a world tour next year?"
It's an enticing plan: by associating with a popular singer, you'll meet people with connections and might even get a chance to perform on stage.
This is an excellent opportunity for many people who want to make a name for themselves in the music industry.
Liang Liang refused without hesitation.
He really has no intention of developing his career in Xianggang right now.
He said he wasn't planning to go this year, but he might hesitate next year.
"Why did you refuse again? A few months ago I asked you to come to Xianggang with me, but you wouldn't go. Why?"
"I'm still young, and I don't want to become famous too early. It's no fun to become famous too early."
That's a bit pretentious.
Liang Liang's words infuriated the Hong Kong and Taiwan people who came with Su Ennan.
Others want to become famous but can't find a way, but this person is just unhappy about becoming famous too early.
There's a saying in Xianggang: "You should become famous as early as possible, but you don't want to become famous too early."
“Hong Kong is Hong Kong, and our values are different. You can’t use Hong Kong’s standards to judge me. Our perspectives are different.”
The people who came with Su Ennan frowned. If they didn't know that the four most popular songs on Su Ennan's album were written by this young man, they probably would have already stepped in to teach this arrogant person a lesson.
"How about this, I have a concert in Xianggang next month, arranged by the company. It's mainly to test my market appeal. Go be my guest performer. Just do me a favor, and I won't treat you unfairly."
This involves personal relationships, so Liang Liang couldn't refuse outright.
"Anyway, there's still time. I need to think about it."
Seeing that Liang Liang did not refuse outright, Su Ennan was very pleased.
Seeing that it was already one o'clock, Su Ennan paid the bill.
"Go to the nightclub where you work and see how good your band is."
The six people left the hotel and went to the Ocean Shipping Ballroom.
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