The first day of the Lunar New Year in 1986 was a Sunday.
Therefore, according to the three-day Spring Festival holiday, the fourth day of the Lunar New Year is the last public holiday.
On this day, Ning Weimin left time for Zhang Qiang.
Unlike Cui Jian and Chen Peisi, Ning Weimin, the "Queen of Electronic Sound" whom Ning Weimin highly praised, lived happily and had no career worries.
After the release of her first album, which was produced by Ning Weimin himself, this girl not only quickly became famous, but became famous all over the world. She was even more famous than she had been in her previous life.
First of all, due to Ning Weimin's personal connections, Zhang Qiang was not deliberately ignored by the mainstream media like in the original history.
On the contrary, under the successive reports of some magazines and newspapers that have an interest in Pierre Cardon Company, as the image representative of young people in the new era, he successfully stepped onto the official stage.
And it attracted the attention of mainstream media.勨
Although she has only been famous for half a year, she has already participated in several large-scale parties held in Beijing, and was even interviewed by a reporter from the "Jiuzhou Fangyuan" program.
After that, she received invitations from many well-known performance groups, expressing their appreciation and hoping that she could join.
Secondly, because of Ning Weimin's "generosity", Zhang Qiang also received sky-high remuneration that other colleagues could not even imagine.
The remuneration for his first music album was 100,000 yuan, and he was paid another 100,000 yuan for advertising Ning Weimin's women's clothing brand - Champs Elysees.
Not counting the remuneration for the performance at Maxim's Restaurant, it's just this two hundred thousand.
Zhang Qiang's net worth has surpassed that of Liu Xiaoqin, who was the first to start acupuncture in the industry, and she has become the most profitable actress in China.
You know, she recorded twenty-seven albums in her previous life, and the highest reward was only 9,000 yuan per album.
As for the current acupuncture performances organized by Liu Xiaoqin, well-known actors can only earn a few dozen yuan by performing in other places.
The low price is only five or eight yuan a show. If you want to make more money, you can only hope to perform many shows a day.
What's the difference between the outside and the inside here?
Of course, the reason why Zhang Qiang received such treatment is quite reasonable.
You know, even after a year of popularity, her singing is still filling the streets of major cities across the country.
The popularity has not diminished at all since the release of the first album, and is even getting stronger.
It can be said that this girl has no rivals in today's music scene. She was already at the top of domestic pop music in the 1980s.
In fact, in the past year, in addition to the avant-garde music brought by Wham from the United States.
As well as the two popular songs from Hong Kong and Taiwan TV dramas, "The waves are running, the river is rolling thousands of miles forever" and "A cold plum tree stands proudly in the snow, just for the beauty's fragrance".
There is no music in the entire mainland, both north and south, that can compare with Zhang Qiang's songs in terms of range of singing and social influence.
Therefore, it would not be an exaggeration at all to call 1985 the "Year of Zhang Qiang" in the mainland music scene.
But what makes Ning Weimin even more gratified is that Zhang Qiang, whom he met again now, is not at all pretentious, arrogant or pretentious.
She has neither developed a habit of being surrounded by others, nor has she indulged in the world of fame and fortune.
She still likes to shut herself in her room, guard her precious tape recorder, and immerse herself in the world of music as she did in the past.
Just like an ordinary girl, she happily listens to her favorite songs, or learns to sing along.
The only change she has made is that there are more snacks and clothes in the room, and she looks more fashionable and mature.
She does look like a big girl.
In addition, there is another thing that Ning Weimin did not expect. Because of hanging out with the Seven Plywood band all day long, Zhang Qiang also learned to play the guitar and was able to play and sing by herself.
Needless to say, Ning Weimin was very pleased with this newly unlocked skill.
Since Zhang Qiang is so easy to learn, her future development potential will certainly be greater.
So as soon as they met, Ning Weimin couldn't help but praise her.
"Well, I didn't expect you, girl, to actually keep your word. You actually stayed in the capital and learned some useful things. I thought you couldn't help but go out and run around.
I'm going to do some acupuncture or something. Okay, okay, since you're so good, I'll give you some material rewards."
With that said, he smiled and took out the gift specially prepared for Zhang Qiang from Japan from his leather bag.
"Haha, Brother Ning, don't look down on people. I always keep my word. Besides, I just want to sing. You have given me enough money and I can't spend it all. I am really interested in making more money.
I'm not interested. Besides, it's not like I've never been to acupoints in other places, and the performance conditions are not very good. Some places don't even have microphones, so I can only sing with a loudspeaker. Isn't that just cheating money, and I don't want to
Don’t do something like this again…”
Zhang Qiang was also flattered by the praise.
Especially after she took the gift in her hand while chatting.
It turned out that what Ning Weimin brought back to her was a high-end Sony WALKMAN, as well as more than a dozen original music tapes bought in Japan...
What about Chuck and the Birds, Southern Stars, High School Masayoshi, Koizumi Kyoko, Nakajima Miyuki, Ozaki Ami, as well as MJ, Madonna, Lionel Richie, Phil Collins, and even Teresa Teng's Japanese album.
Zhang Qiang's eyes grew bigger almost immediately, and she smiled like a sunflower. She couldn't wait to open the box and listen to it.
"Thank you, Brother Ning, you understand me so well! I like these gifts so much!"
However, Ning Weimin ignored her urgent desire and stopped her.
"Don't be anxious, girl. I have to ask you something clearly. Why didn't you join the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe? I heard that Captain Wang has come to your house several times, saying that he only visited the thatched cottage three times.
That's almost it. Why don't you go even though I've been appointed? It's a formalized job. Once you go, your career will be stable. And you'll have the opportunity to perform on stage every day. It's all big events, and it's much better than Maxim's.
What do you think? Why don't you go? Your mother even asked me specifically. I have no objection..."
Speaking of this matter, Zhang Qiang's mother told Ning Weimin on an international long-distance call at the end of last year.
Ning Weimin also nodded in agreement at that time. After all, he couldn't stand in the way of others' future.
Anyway, his original intention is to make money, as long as Zhang Qiang can continue to release albums for him.
This is his core interest, and other things... he doesn't really care about.
Unexpectedly, he did not obstruct it and had no intention of obstructing it, but Zhang Qiang himself actually refused.
Without even hesitating, this girl firmly maintained her status as a self-employed person.
Although it has been a long time now, Zhang's mother still regrets it.
I met Ning Weimin today and was still talking to him about this matter in private, saying that I regretted not being able to convince my daughter.
This is not surprising.
Zhang Qiang’s mother is a professional musician and a violinist in a well-organized symphony orchestra. Of course she knows the background and importance of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, and she knows very well what Zhang Qiang missed.
To put it bluntly, as long as Zhang Qiang was willing to agree to this matter, the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe would be officially established.
At this year's Spring Festival Gala, audiences across the country may be able to see Zhang Qiang singing and dancing on the TV screen.
As for Ning Weimin, he is actually more aware than Zhang Qiang's mother of the consequences of Zhang Qiang's choice.
Because in the original history, Zhang Qiang became famous for three years and then immediately fell into silence, and never became famous again.
But if there was a formal establishment of the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe, it would be completely different.
Not to mention that Zhang Qiang will definitely continue to be famous, but it won't be too difficult to show up in large-scale performances from time to time and maintain her fame for another ten or eight years.
What's more, when the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe hired her by name, they didn't blindly value her traffic, and they didn't intend to use her as a decoration.
In fact, from the beginning, the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe made it clear that the main purpose of wanting Zhang Qiang was to train her well, and they needed her to compete with Hai Zheng's Cheng Lin.
In order to show its sincerity, the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe also took the initiative to make some guarantees to the Zhang family and their daughter.
It is said that Zhang Qiang will be a first-line actress when she leaves, and the troupe will definitely devote more resources to her cultivation, and even arrange for the most respected musician in the troupe to be her teacher.
To be honest, with the support of this modern professional star-making machine, I really don’t know that Zhang Qiang will be able to find another way.
What a pity! This girl gave up such a good opportunity...
"I...I just can't stand them. I really wanted to go at first, but soon I found out that they were not a place for people. The management in the group was too strict! Pastries, candies, chocolates, big fish and big meat ice cream
, as long as I was not allowed to eat any delicious food, I had to have my weight measured every day, and do physical exercises. The group leader also specifically asked me to get up early every day to practice my voice, and specially arranged many boring vocal lessons for me, and I was not even allowed to go back on weekends.
Home. It's like going to jail. You said that I just graduated from school with great difficulty, and now I am out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den again? Moreover, I was still a day student at first, but now I am a boarder. Am I unjust?
If I really agreed to them, then I would be mentally ill. How could I be so stupid..."
Ning Weimin was still feeling pity for Zhang Qiang, but now he was amused by her truth.
I thought that the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe probably didn't expect that the little girl was indolent and indolent. It was this extra importance that frightened Zhang Qiang.
However, people always have different opinions. Although Ning Weimin agreed with Zhang Qiang's choice in his heart, in order to maintain his sanctimonious image, he could not help but give a few hypocritical lectures.
"Adults are not comfortable, and they are not adults. Why are you afraid of this little difficulty? It won't always be like this. You have to persevere and overcome it and it will pass. Besides, when people arrange this for you, they want to better cultivate you.
Ordinary people don't get this kind of treatment. I'm not telling you, but you don't know a good person's heart."
These words made Zhang Qiang blush and stick out his tongue playfully, but he remained stubborn and refused to change his attitude.
"I don't want this kind of treatment. Brother Ning, let me tell you, you are the one who doesn't understand good people. I want to join a song and dance troupe, but I won't be able to perform in private. So what if you need me to perform in the future? I'll go
It's a violation of discipline. If I don't go, I'll be sorry for you. When the time comes, it will be too hard for me. So it's better to be like this now, I am free. As long as you say a word, I will immediately pick up my backpack and go with you..."
And this is completely an argument with strong arguments, even a bit coquettish.
Ning Weimin couldn't help but laugh.
He simply exposed the little girl's thoughts directly.
"Okay, pull me down. Don't use me as a cover. If you really agree to go to the Oriental Song and Dance Troupe and have a better future, I can only be happy for you. As for the performance, it's not beyond negotiation.
When the time comes, I will just have an interview with your leader. After all, you still can’t bear to live your comfortable life now. You also feel that you already have the capital, so you can try and make mistakes. You girl, I really don’t know what to say.
Hello. You can’t always be comfortable in the present. You have to think about the long-term. Sometimes, you can only make progress by stepping out of your comfort zone..."
However, what was even more unexpected was that the little girl actually said the following words.
"Oh, Brother Ning, why can't you think about it for me? You don't know how awful the songs they asked me to sing were. They are all famous composers, and they can't even write a song with a nice melody. Besides,
, that place is not only strictly controlled, but also has bad interpersonal relationships, almost all of them are women. Don’t you know that with more women, there will be more troubles.”
"To be honest, even though the people there may seem very nice on the surface, the way they look at me is something different. They all want to eat me alive. I know that they all despise me for being a wild man and look down on me from the bottom of their hearts.
If I can continue to be so famous and popular, then one day I will stop being popular. The people in the group will definitely eat me alive."
"What long term! Can I live long term? If I want to stay there for a long time, I must be stupid and crazy. Are you willing to let me suffer such a pain? To be honest, I still like Maxim's Restaurant. I
There was complete freedom of music there. I could sing as much as I wanted, and dance as much as I wanted. The band got along well with me, and the level of performance was also high. The foreigners who listened to the music were especially interesting. They were able to dance with me and were willing to do so.
Dance with us. Why do I have to change everything? Why do I have to go to a stage where I can't move and sing songs I don't like?"
This is why I would rather be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix.
Also, if Zhang Qiang is disgusted with these restraints from the bottom of her heart and insists on forcing her into them, I'm afraid there will be no good results, but she will die prematurely.
In fact, it is not easy to be as rich as she is without being arrogant and have a peaceful mind.
Having such a contented and down-to-earth mentality will not only make their cooperative relationship more stable, but may also allow Zhang Qiang's acting career to go further.
Thinking of this, Ning Weimin also thought about it. Anyway, he still held Zhang Qiang in his arms.
No matter how bad it is, it won't be worse than her previous life. At least the money can help her make more money.
So I stopped going around in circles and completely laid out the things that needed Zhang Qiang to do.
"That's fine, forceful melons are not sweet, and people need to be self-aware. If you are willing to be a self-employed person in the entertainment industry, then go for it. Maybe this is the best way for you. In this way, the tape I brought back this time,
I have circled some songs. Listen carefully and try to master the melody as soon as possible. Then when my affairs in Beijing are settled, you will go to Japan with me, and we will go there to record in the studio. I will make a second song for you.
Two solo albums..."勨
"Ah! Brother Ning! Seriously, you really want to send me a second album! You also want to take me to Japan!"
"Of course it's true. Didn't I promise you a long time ago? I also keep my word!"
"Ah! Long live! That's great! I've been looking forward to this day! Brother Ning, you said that with you here, why should I join the song and dance troupe? Fortunately, I didn't go! How could I go to Japan with you if I did? Ouch!
, I can also go abroad. My life is finally complete!"
It looked like Zhang Qiang was heartless and jumping around with joy.
Ning Weimin was also speechless, but I have to say that he really felt a little sense of accomplishment.
Inadvertently, we became the first people in the Republic to engage in transnational planning and international production.