Huayu 1995

Chapter 125 Buying at cost price (Seeking monthly votes)
As I left Yan Siyuan's office, singing had already begun in the lobby.

Someone was singing at the right time:

Grandpa only has a chicken coop, I asked my brother for a knife and fork, and I was struck by lightning. Who stole my duck and sold it to Wang Zhiyong at the village entrance? Even ducks fear being stabbed one day. What a fine knife!
Sha Bao Liang stood to the side with a constipated expression on his face.

His mouth was slightly open; he had forgotten the original lyrics and was completely out of sync with the rhythm of the chorus.

He had always admired this wealthy woman.

She's not that old, very generous, and apart from being a little overweight, she's perfectly fine.

So today he warmly invited this lady to come on stage.

And then... there was no result.

Who would have thought she sang so badly, and with such a strange dialect?

Big sister, are you trying to take me away?
"Hey, what brings you back?"

Su Chao was surprised to see Zhou Xun; this guy had gone with Chen Kaige.

They came back in just a few days.

"Filming's finished, we're back!"

Zhou Xun shook her head expressionlessly.

I used to be able to comfort myself with eloquent words, but now all I can do is force a bitter smile.

The moment she saw Su Chao, she wanted to throw herself into his arms and cry, but she controlled herself, afraid that Su Chao would misunderstand and think she was trying to seduce him.

You'll know the size by hugging each other.

"At that time, I wanted to tell you that Director Chen wouldn't give you a very important role because he had extremely high expectations for this movie..."

Su Chao didn't offer much comfort.

They didn't initiate any discussion or join Zhou Xun in condemning Chen Kaige.

I simply told her that this result was not because she wasn't good enough, but because the director had other considerations.

"really……"

Zhou Xun was stunned for a moment, but quickly recovered.

The frustration that had been weighing on my heart was gone.

I thought I was going to turn my luck around this year, but it turns out I just got stuck in the pan.

There's no other way but to wait for an opportunity.

"Your bed has been taken by Zhang Ziyi?"

Su Chao didn't intend to suggest that Zhou Xun sleep with him; he just remembered that Zhang Ziyi and Hao Lei were living together and were like two fighting cocks all day long.

"No, we're short one person in our dorm, and she's taken it. She's really fake... Can we fire her?"

Obviously, some people don't like each other; that's just how things are.

"They paid their tuition, so what exactly did she do?"

snore?

Smelly feet?

Zhang Ziyi is likely not very popular.

The clues can be seen from the training courses.

When she entered the Central Academy of Drama, it seemed that no female classmate was very close to her, so she could only go to Shichahai with Liu Ye to cry at night.

"I didn't do anything..."

When Zhou Xun returned early, everyone comforted her, but Zhang Ziyi sneered.

Yes, she was sneering!
That's what Zhou Xun thinks, anyway.

"Now that you're back, focus on your performance and wait for the next opportunity."

Opportunity favors the prepared mind; don't prepare blindly if you don't have the chance.

Unfortunately, Su Chao planned to film "My Sassy Girl" instead of "My Flat-Chested Girlfriend," so the product didn't match the title and the audience couldn't relate to it.

"I heard you're releasing an album and starting to shoot music videos..."

Zhou Xun cheered up.

"Pretty much, you wouldn't be thinking of acting too, would you?"

Su Chao had a headache.

He only has ten or eleven or twelve songs, so it's impossible for him to make a music video for every single one.

They've almost all been taken by the girls in the training classes.

Others go over budget when shooting music videos because they hire big stars, but Su Chao went over budget because he originally planned to shoot three, but now he's forced to shoot five.

None of the five possibilities are the end.

Moreover, they were all future big stars who insisted on having him photographed.

The principal is also under a lot of pressure.

"What? Am I not good enough?"

Zhou Xun straightened her chest; her mood, which had been somewhat depressed, was now full of fighting spirit.

"Okay, okay, no one's saying you can't do it."

Zhou Xun is actually a beautiful woman.

Someday in the future, even Jay Chou and Jay Chou might form a duo and create a song called "Surrounded by Enemies".

She has also directed music videos for many artists, including Nicholas Tse, Pu Shu, Jacky Cheung, and Eason Chan.

"That's more like it. I'm going up to sing."

Zhou Xun proudly raised her chin.

"Wait a minute, let me go up first. You deserve the treatment of a queen returning home, my lady~ Go pick a duet song, not too obscure, so I don't embarrass myself."

The principal stopped her students from going up there.

Hehe, okay~

Zhou Xun walked towards the sound engineer with light steps, like a fluttering butterfly.

"Brothers and sisters, I, Hu~Chao~, am back~"

Most of the guests were unaware that Su Chao would be returning tonight, as they hadn't seen him for several days.

When we suddenly met today, everyone immediately started clapping.

Therefore, don't be too hasty in pursuing a girl; a balance of intensity will make her remember you fondly.

The new customer, visiting the karaoke bar for the first time, was puzzled as to why the entire karaoke bar seemed to erupt in cheers after the young man went on stage.

However, since the atmosphere had already reached this point, I joined in the applause.

"The next song, 'In the Middle of the Water,' is dedicated to the brothers and sisters I met, and also to the brothers and sisters I reunited with."

Su Chao chose an old song.

This is a song that is not easy for him to handle given his age and voice.

The older a singer is, the more they can bring out that sense of vicissitude in this song.

However, after he caught the hammer last time and was rewarded by the system with some singing ability attribute, and gradually gained some basic singing experience points, coupled with the close guidance of Thor, the expert, his singing ability has improved a lot since he first came to the karaoke bar.

Of course, he's far inferior to George Lam.

At this time, George Lam was probably going through a divorce with his first wife.

His first wife, Wu Zhengyuan, was a Warner Music executive who signed him against all odds. Even after his album failed, she still believed in his potential and was a benefactor in his career, accompanying him through his low points.

Lin publicly stated, "Without her (Wu Zhengyuan), I am nothing."

Wu Zhengyuan also discovered Ye Qianwen and handed her over to her husband for training.

And indeed, the training was very successful. However, in the past two years, Sally Yeh has publicly confessed her feelings for Lin multiple times, and Lin has also been very affectionate with her.

The original wife suffered a double betrayal.

Of course, Su Chao didn't mean to criticize; he also has thoughts when he sees beautiful women.

Besides, these are other people's lives. They can even get 30 million in divorce settlements. What else is there to say?

Thirty million in this era!
If a rich woman gave him 30 million...

"Green mountains / reflected on pale green lake / see water hue complementing mountain light / floating clouds / drifting freely in the sky..."

The lyrics in the Cantonese version are indeed much better.

Lyricist Cheng Kwok-kong is one of the three great lyricists of Hong Kong music. His works include Teresa Teng's "Walking the Road of Life", Leslie Cheung's "The Wind Continues to Blow", Anita Mui's "Like Flowing Water", Danny Chan's "Ripples" and "I Just Like You".

Combined with George Lam's singing skills, "In the Middle of the Water" is a timeless classic in Chinese pop music.

So, listening to music is just listening to music, and watching a movie is just watching a movie. As long as you remove the filter of the work, you will find that there are hardly any good people in this industry.

Sha Bao Liang, sitting in the audience, was still comforting the rich woman.

You sang very well. Instead of laughing at you, people thought you were adorable when you sang.

Even if some people think you sing badly, it's because they don't know how to appreciate it.

In my heart, only you sang "Boundless Oceans, Vast Skies" with that kind of emotion; you are the fattest.

It's not that he's a sycophant.

This is true for nightclubs.

There is a specific set of talking points.

So don't take it too seriously when you hear things like "big" or "fierce," they're just polite words.

In fact, Sha Baoliang was very irritable inside.

After Su Chao left for a few days, things started to get better for him and Wu Xiubo.

In addition, Xu Wei often helped Su Chao record albums, leaving only the useless Huang Bo.

He and Wu Xiubo were so teasing him that he could barely continue singing.

I didn't expect this guy to show up again today.

And he's still so flamboyant and shameless. The fact that people cheered and gave him flowers for singing like that shows how stupid the guests are.

"Next, welcome back Zhou Xun, who has just finished filming director Chen Kaige's new movie~ A glorious return!"

Was it performed?
It's been acted out!

Is it Chen Kaige's?

Yes!
Moreover, it was Chen Kaige himself who came to take the person away, and that scene became a legend in Casablanca.

So Su Chao's statement is not wrong at all.

At Su Chao's enthusiastic invitation, Zhou Xun took to the small stage.

The music started.

It's "Modern Love Story" starring Julian Cheung and Anita Hui.

The album they released included 10 duets between the two.

Among them, songs such as "Modern Love Story" and "The Love of Maple Leaves" have become the representative works of the two.

It is also a testament to their love.

However, the love between this golden couple did not last long.

After Anita Yuen met Julian Cheung, she dumped her wealthy boyfriend, forcefully intervened, and directly stole someone else's boyfriend.

That's just how the entertainment industry is.

Your love for me and my love for her are not a big deal at all.

Zhou Xun's singing of this Cantonese song was just so-so; Su Chao basically led her through the singing. However, the overall feeling was still quite good.

The guests presented flowers one after another.

Since they couldn't say who it was given to, the two of them could only divide it up privately.

Zhou Xun never thought about splitting the money.

She was self-aware enough to know that the principal was promoting her and building momentum for her return to the nightclub.

Being ugly doesn't necessarily get you beaten up; being blind is.

Take, for example, the sandbag is shiny.

After comforting the rich woman, he ran over to find Su Chao.

"Brother, I heard you wrote a song for the princess?"

"Yes, 120,000!"

Su Chao deliberately emphasized the price, implying that he was very expensive and that Su Chao should not be rude.

"The thing I told you about last time, about asking you to write a song for me..."

Sha Baoliang deliberately ignored the matter of 120,000.

We're all in the same nightlife scene, so who's more thin-skinned than whom?

"Sure, but I don't have much inspiration right now. If you really want it, the song might not be as good."

Su Chao did not refuse Sha Baoliang.

Aside from not liking each other, there's no real hatred between them, so there's really no need to go against money.

As long as you have the money, as long as your store has...

Isn't that just taking things out of your store and handing them to you?
why not?

"Okay, no problem!"

Sha Baoliang nodded vigorously. He had heard about Su Chao writing a song for the princess today, and he was even more eager to get the song from Su Chao.

"The song isn't as good as the one for the princess, but it's not particularly bad either. I'll charge you... 30,000 yuan."

After careful consideration, Su Chao accepted a relatively fair price.

Sha Baoliang currently has a song called "The One I Love" in his store, which has a rating of 6.8 and is priced at 12,000.

Su Chao charged him the cost price.

The song cost 12,000, and the remaining 18,000 is for service fees.

"Thirty thousand!"

Shabao Liang was dumbfounded.

“I wrote a song for the princess and got 120,000 yuan for it. She covers my songs for 10,000 yuan each... Brother Liang, if you think it's too expensive, you can cover my song ‘Dark Fragrance’. You can cover it six months after my album is released.”

The reason it's called a cover song is that you sing it after the original song has been sung well.

A timeframe is always specified when a formal agreement is signed.

Su Chao and the princess agreed on a six-month contract, after which the princess could cover the song however she wanted.

Su Chao genuinely believes that Sha Bao Liang can cover "Dark Fragrance." Although you are not the original singer, and although you can't sing it if I don't want you to, you are definitely suitable to sing my "Dark Fragrance."

Sha Baoliang didn't hesitate for long.

I decisively chose the new song, even if it's not as good as the princess's.

What about your "Dark Fragrance"? You can tell from the title that it's not very good.

They must have just picked a random song to rip me off.

After I sing this, I guess I'll be living in your shadow forever.

Get out of here, you!

(End of this chapter)