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Chapter 11 Emerged from the sky
Gong Xing is right.

I'm angry!

"Under the Bridge" became a hit.

The subsequent song "Tomorrow Will Be Better" became popular as well.

It was only recently that the country was opened to the public, and people’s spiritual and entertainment needs had just begun to emerge. The song “Tomorrow Will Be Better” was a classic that had stood the test of time.

The audience, especially the young ones, were captivated as soon as they heard this song.

After leaving the cinema, I went straight to the video store and bookstore.

"Do you have a tape of 'Tomorrow Will Be Better'? Give me one."

"The song at the end of 'Under the Bridge'?" the salesperson smiled and took it out.

The tape was originally placed in the corner.

A month ago, Shanghai Zhongchang Recording Studio sent over a batch of tapes, saying they were the theme songs of "Under the Bridge".

She took a casual look and found that all nine songs were old songs from the 1930s and 1940s, except for "Tomorrow Will Be Better", which she seemed to have never heard before.

The singer is still Huang Zemao Amin.

What yellow hair?
I've never heard of it.

Just put it down casually.

Until yesterday, when she was dragged by her boyfriend to watch a movie and heard that song, she dug out the tape again, bought one for herself, and put the rest in the most conspicuous place.

"Ah, that's it, give me two."

"I want two copies of Under the Bridge, too."

"I want one plate."

"Gone."

"Then place your order quickly!" A young man who failed to buy anything left in a huff. He went to the next audio-visual store, but it was sold out. He went to another one, but it was still out of stock. He had no choice but to go home and prepare for tomorrow.

……

On that day, Shanghai Zhongchang received many order calls, and some people even came directly to the store to request goods.

Only then did they remember their previous collaboration with Shanghai Film Studio.

I didn't hold out much hope.

I just can't save face.

So they produced 5,000 tapes and spread them out, waiting to see when they were sold.

Unexpectedly, it became popular?

Upon further investigation, it was found that most of the people who came to buy the tape did so after watching the movie "Under the Bridge" and thinking it was good.

"So that's it."

Zhou Jianchao of Shanghai Singing immediately understood what was going on and made adjustments immediately. "Hurry up and produce the tapes of Tomorrow Will Be Better and distribute them. At the same time, when distributing them, please pay attention to follow the release of Under the Bridge."

"We will release the program in any city where Under the Bridge is showing."

China Record Corporation's factory quickly started to operate.

The music tape, which consisted of "Tomorrow Will Be Better" and nine old songs from the 1930s and 1940s, was put on the offline shelves one by one.

Each plate represents a full two dollars and fifty cents.

After the supply of goods caught up, and some people used dual-cassette recorders to copy it, "Tomorrow Will Be Better" was like a gust of wind, accompanying the tide of opening up, blowing from theaters to audio-visual stores, and then to the streets.

One month's time.

Along with the popularity of "Under the Bridge", "Tomorrow Will Be Better" sold more than 400,000 copies of genuine tapes alone, and the number of pirated and copied copies is unknown.

The total amount is more than one million.

Huang Ze suddenly appeared in late 1983.

This is an era when there are very few pop singers in the country.

Zhang Xing, who is expected to become a big star, has not yet become a prison singer, and will have to wait until January next year to release her first album. Zhang Qiang is still a 16-year-old girl, and she still has a year to release her first album.

Wei Wei and Tian Zhen haven't shown up yet either.

As for the eagle who had to wear sunglasses and adopt a stage name like Su Bing or Su Ran to impersonate Su Rui, there was no trace of it at all.

“They haven’t become popular yet.”

“I’m going to be famous!”

Huang Ze realized this clearly while riding his 28-inch bicycle on the way to work.

The reason is very simple.

There are still people playing "Sweet Honey" on the tape recorder in the back seat of the car to rock the streets.

But I have heard "Tomorrow Will Be Better" twice.

This is progress!

“It’s just that I want to be a director!”

"How come I became famous as a singer first?"

Huang Ze was happy.

But I have no regrets in my heart.

The two can complement each other.

"The song is a hit, so my plan to become a director can also move forward a little bit, right?"

that's the truth.

I had just arrived at the factory and hadn’t even sat down yet when someone from the factory director’s office came over and said, “Huang Ze, the factory director wants to see you.”

"it is good!"

Hearing the opportunity coming, Huang Ze immediately stood up and followed the other party to the factory director's office.

"Director Xu, Huang Ze is here."

"Okay, you go out." After letting the person who brought Huang Ze leave, Xu Shangchu turned his gaze to Huang Ze and looked him up.

And while he was looking at Huang Ze, Huang Ze was also looking at him.

He looked to be in his sixties, with mostly white hair combed back in a slicked-back style, and he wore large black-framed glasses.

As if he had observed enough, Xu Shangchu smiled and nodded, "Huang Ze! You did a good job."

“The idea of ​​collaborating with audio-visual companies on movie theme songs has been proven to work!”

"China Record Corporation just gave our company 20,000 yuan."

"Remember to go to your dad later to collect your bonus and the remuneration for writing lyrics, composing music and singing. It's not much, just two hundred yuan." At this point, Xu Shangchu felt a little sorry for Huang Ze and explained, "I can't help it. If I give you too much, other people in the factory will have opinions. After all, movies are something that everyone works together to achieve."

"It's too much. How much should the director give? How much should the leading actor and actress give?"

"Two hundred yuan is already enough." Huang Ze didn't even think about how much to divide. He knew that was impossible, so he didn't feel too much in his heart.

"I understand." Xu Shangchu nodded. "In fact, you won't be short of money in the future. China Record Corporation has already inquired about you. If nothing unexpected happens, they will use your free time to make an album for you, the songwriter and singer of "Tomorrow Will Be Better". They are quite rich. It depends on how you negotiate."

"As for our factory, I will also reward people according to their merits."

"Our studio has decided to film the project 'Spring of Underachievers'. I will be the producer and will personally take charge of it. The director will still be Director Bai Cheng, whom you have worked with before, and you will be the assistant director."

"Work hard. If you perform well this time, you'll have a chance to be a director next time."

"I heard that Guilin Film Studio is going to use Brother Chen Kai from your class to make a movie. If they dare to use young people, I, Xu Shangchu, will dare to use him too!"

"But don't be too happy yet. Your first task now is to help Director Bai finish the film "The Spring of Underachievers" and compose a few original songs. We will continue to cooperate with China Record Corporation."

"Guarantee to complete the task!" After hearing what Director Xu said, Huang Ze didn't know whether this was a promise or just an empty promise.

But Huang Ze could only choose this as a promise, standing straight, raising his hand and saluting, "Don't worry, Director Xu, I will definitely not let you down."

(End of this chapter)