Liang Liang returned from Shijiazhuang on May 30th, and it's been almost half a month since then, when he came to Haiyun Dance Hall again today.
In the past two weeks, the biggest change at the Maritime Ballroom has been the cleanup of the abandoned factory behind it.
In the past two weeks, except for the two-story building that serves as an office, the other five buildings in this courtyard have been completely cleaned. Everything that needed to be laid out has been laid out, everything that needed to be painted has been painted, and everything that needed to be replaced has been replaced. The windows are bright and clean, and the buildings are ready for use.
The remaining projects are the two-story building and the landscaping in the yard.
Since it is intended to be used as a music academy, it is natural to incorporate some music-related elements.
This should be reflected in the decorations.
The design above the main gate is a pattern of a bass guitar and a guitar crossed diagonally.
The design is complete, but it hasn't been painted yet.
There are also some small sculptures related to musical instruments in the courtyard, such as a girl playing the piano and a boy playing the drum.
This creates the atmosphere of a music school.
This music academy currently only teaches Western instruments such as guitar, bass, keyboard, and drums. If it develops well in the future, it may be renamed folk music.
China has a musical tradition spanning thousands of years, but it is now clearly being suppressed by Western music.
This is an inevitable trend that Liang Liang cannot change, so he can only go with the flow. Of course, he will promote the fusion of Eastern and Western music and strive to create a unique fusion musical concept.
He wasn't too worried about the issues concerning these trainees and teachers.
There are many small bands training and learning in the Maritime Ballroom.
They're capable of teaching children, and Liang Liang will pay them wages.
They will also hire some high-level people from Lianwan City to teach.
The Lost Bar has many musicians who live a life of debauchery, but their technical skills are actually quite good.
These unfinished projects are expected to take another ten days to half a month.
It was around July then, and the students were on summer vacation, making it a good time to recruit students.
Since students will be on summer vacation in just two weeks, it's time to start advertising and recruiting students.
Liang Liang immediately called Li Zhizhou, wondering if Li Zhizhou had done the thing he asked him to do before he went home last time.
Li Zhizhou had made that promise with absolute certainty.
Liang Liang invited Li Zhizhou to the Haiyun Dance Hall.
That evening, Li Zhizhou went to the Haiyun Dance Hall at Liang Liang's invitation.
With a few bottles of beer, a fruit platter, and some snacks, Liang Liang and Li Zhizhou chatted for a long time.
The issue of obtaining a license to operate a music school is not a problem; Li Zhizhou has already resolved it.
Of course, it's using the name of all the various study classes that are currently available on the streets.
There are all sorts of training classes everywhere now. After the fashion tailoring training classes were all the rage a while ago, home appliance, hairdressing and beauty training classes have sprung up like mushrooms after rain!
Adding a music class wouldn't be surprising.
For the Haiyun Dance Hall, all you need to do is complete the necessary procedures with the Industry and Commerce Bureau and the Culture Bureau.
Liang Liang and Li Zhizhou didn't waste much time on this issue; they talked mostly about publicity.
Liang Liang hopes that the entertainment section of Lianwan City's media will report more about the band.
He's already planning to open a music school, so of course he needs to prepare for student recruitment.
The stronger the cultural atmosphere in Lianwan City, the simpler the enrollment process becomes.
His music school is going to offer four courses and is expected to enroll more than a thousand students. Without publicity, where would he find so many people?
"Although we have reported on this, the attitude from above is unclear, so we can't do much reporting. As you know yourself, rock music tends to have a lot of negative news, and the propaganda department is quite dissatisfied with them."
"I didn't ask you to report on rock music every day, did I? I'm not just talking about rock bands. For example, our Blue Shark band isn't strictly a rock band, and what about the Sea Waves band? Can you call them a rock band? You can report more positive things, as long as it's music, okay?"
"Our newspaper is really thinking about starting a publication, but we haven't made up our minds yet."
"If your evening paper is really interested in starting a magazine, I have a suggestion for you: start a song magazine, it will definitely sell very well."
"Publish a song magazine?"
"Yes! Introducing popular songs from home and abroad, songs with various band reunions and stuff, it's bound to be a hit. Wait a minute, I'll show you something."
The popular songs magazine in Shijiazhuang was quite successful, and they never lost money until the day it finally ceased publication.
Liang Liang ran back to his office, grabbed a copy of "Popular Songs," and handed it to Li Zhizhou.
"I bought this popular song magazine at a newsstand on my way back from Shijiazhuang. I read it! It's very well done. Their target audience is very accurate, it's young people. It's a magazine specifically for young people. You should take a good look at it!"
Although Popular Songs was a nationally distributed publication, Li Zhizhou had never actually read it, and it seemed that it wasn't even sold in Wan City.
Li Zhizhou picked up the magazine and started flipping through it. He looked at it very carefully, scrutinizing everything from the paper layout to the illustrations.
"It's really quite interesting!" Li Zhizhou exclaimed.
"Although this magazine is called Popular Songs, it has a considerable amount of space dedicated to rock bands. This magazine is very popular in Hebei Province and has already covered an area of several hundred kilometers around. You can take a look and start a magazine like this too."
Li Zhizhou nodded: "That's something we can consider."
Lianwan City now has a musical foundation, after all, it has three nationally renowned bands: Blue Shark Waves and Mayday, which naturally creates a musical atmosphere.
Under their influence, there may indeed be more and more bands emerging in Lianwan City in the future. With such a publication, even if it doesn't make money, it shouldn't lose money either.
"There's one more thing. After our music school gets its license, you'll need to do some advertising for us. You can talk to Manager Mu about the advertising."
"Okay! I'll go back and take a good look at this publication, then discuss it with the editor-in-chief, and try to get it published by the end of the year."
The next morning, Li Zhizhou took Liang Liang from the Industry and Commerce Bureau to the Culture Bureau and finally to the Education Bureau to obtain the business license and cultural and educational license for the music school.
With this permission, they can start recruiting students on a large scale.
To recruit students, you naturally need to advertise, whether it's on television, radio, newspapers, or magazines.
Mu Shuihua took charge of advertising in the media, and Liang Liang was no longer involved.
He and Bi Sheng then focused on making guitars.
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