At the Billboard Awards Ceremony, Liu Mingliang was not present. He ranked second among the top ten songs, and the award was received by his agent.

Li Fan saw what he looked like at the scene. He was a man in his forties, chubby, wearing a pair of panda glasses, which gave him a very friendly feeling.

The voice on the phone was also very kind: "I am Mingliang's agent. My surname is Shan, and my name is Shan Weidong."

"Hello, Mr. Shan."

"Haha, calling me sir sounds weird. You don't mind calling me Wei Dong."

"Haha, hello, Brother Wei Dong."

"Ah, first of all, I would like to congratulate you on the four awards in the Billboard Awards..."

"Thanks."

Shan Weidong's tone didn't feel rushed at all, as if he was going to have a long chat on the phone, but after a few polite words, he suddenly stopped and said: "Ming Liang's last two albums were released a week before the Spring Festival.

, you should know this, right?"

Li Bang sighed.

Shan Weidong: "Although Time Records did not officially announce your first album after your debut, many media reports at the time said that your album would be released within the year. You did not come forward to clarify, which was equivalent to acquiescence, and then suddenly announced it.

The delay caused a lot of suspicion, and finally, you decided to release the film a week before the Spring Festival..."

Obviously, he is well aware of the twists and turns in the release of Li Fan's first album.

Shan Weidong said slowly: "You must have your reasons for choosing this time. I won't ask, but I want to ask you, has there been any rule in the Chinese music world that a certain time is exclusive to a certain singer?

Fixed hair period?”

Li Kai was slightly startled, this? Definitely not, but...

Before Li Fan could reply, Shan Weidong smiled: "Haha, it must not be possible. When you announced the release date, Ming Liang had not yet announced it. The media reports were that you chose to release the film at the same time as Ming Liang.

, but the fact is that Mingliang chose to release the film at the same time as you."

Li opened his eyes with a flash of light, seeming to understand a little of what Shan Weidong meant, but he hadn't fully figured it out yet.

Shan Weidong's mind jumped: "Your first single was met with a lot of doubts, and you remained silent until it was a hit in the first week, and then fought back. In my opinion, what you did at that time was very wise.

Newcomers with blank grades have no say..."

At this point, the conversation suddenly changed: "But now, you still allow those newspapers to exaggerate, causing Mingliang fans to be full of hostility towards you, but you don't say a word or say a word. This is unwise."

"Do you know that your silence will mislead and disappoint your fans? The reason why they become your fans is not only because they like your songs, but also because of you as a person."

His tone became a little more serious: "Now you are the new king, not a newcomer who just entered the circle and has no money."

Li Fan was shocked, as if he had been enlightened. At first, he wanted to avoid the media, so that he could record the album without interference, and later, he wanted to take care of Liu Mingliang's fans.

The original idea cannot be said to be wrong, at least the first point is correct.

But now, after recording the album, I continue to avoid the media, purely because of the second point, but I have ignored two key points.

First, he takes care of it, but the media does not.

Secondly, what he should consider most is not Liu Mingliang's fans, but his fans. If he didn't know his popularity in the past, he already knew it after the Billboard Awards Ceremony.

He is no longer a penniless newcomer, but a newcomer king with thousands of fans!

Being arbitrarily exaggerated by the media, pretending not to see it, being arbitrarily venting hostility by Liu Mingliang's fans, pretending not to know, will his fans be misled? Will they be disappointed in him?

The answer is yes!

In the final analysis, a singer is a combination of song and person. Both are indispensable, but he only focused on the former and ignored the latter!

The long-lost sharpness gradually gathered in his eyes. He took a deep breath and then exhaled for a long time: "Brother Wei Dong, was it King Liu who asked you to contact me?"

"As an agent of Mingliang, I will definitely not make this call to you."

Li Fan said thank you. He had heard Xu Qianqiu describe Liu Mingliang's character before, and he already had some respect for Liu Tianwang in his heart, but now he had even more respect.

"Ah, by the way, I have a personal opinion. I don't know whether you agree with it or not. Every record a singer makes is in competition with other singers. The competition is nothing more than two points, the quality of the record and popularity. The latter point

It’s the fans’ recognition of the previous point and their love for the singer himself, rather than anything else..."

Li Fan digested it silently. After a moment, he understood what Shan Weidong meant and responded with a smile: "I completely agree."

"Haha... That's it, I have something else to do."

As a result of the call, Li Fan thought about it for a long time and made a decision in his mind.

...

On November 20, I got on the plane at 2pm and at 10am, Time Records held a press conference.

Li Fan, who had refused to be interviewed before, showed up.

With a calm but sonorous tone, he announced a few points in public.

First, he mentioned without hesitation that in recent times, some media reports about Liu Mingliang's fans boycotting him gave the definition of "deep love, deep pain". At the same time, he believed that his fans were the same,

All he can do is work harder, make better music, bring greater surprises to fans, and live up to their high expectations.

Second, his album has been recorded.

Thirdly, there are ten songs in the album, half of which are his own works. These five songs were compared with five of his works among the top ten songs of the Billboard Awards Ceremony, and he ranked them as "some."

The definition of “exceeding”.

Fourth, the other five songs in the album are also the works of well-known songwriters in the industry, which define the entire album as "the first title song".

In the afternoon of the same day, Liu Mingliang, who had not been seen for a long time, also appeared to be interviewed by reporters.

I explained that since the recording of the album is in progress, I cannot attend the Billboard Awards Ceremony in person. Now that the album has been recorded, I will attend the Golden Songs Awards Ceremony in person.

He also talked about the album and said, "It's the album I've put the most thought into since I debuted."

When asked by a reporter about the topic of Rookie King vs. Top King, he said that competition among singers is inevitable, not only among singers who released films at the same time, but also among all singers. It is precisely because there are

Competition only encourages singers to work harder and produce better music, and only then will the music scene develop.

In addition, regarding the topic of his fans boycotting Li Wei, he pointed to Li Wei's remarks in an interview with reporters in the noon entertainment news. He agreed with the definition of "deep love and deep pain".

There was nothing inappropriate in the two people's personal statements, and they did not criticize each other, but their intention to compete was clear.

They are all confident about their albums and have given them very high praise.

And the definition of fans, "deep love, deep pain", is full of fighting spirit.

As a result, reports from large and small entertainment newspapers were overwhelming, and the topic of the Rookie King vs. the Top King was now second only to the Golden Song Chart Awards Ceremony.

Moreover, judging from the momentum of the popularity, when the Golden Melody Chart Awards Ceremony comes to an end, it will undoubtedly become the biggest hit.

...

On November 21, the Golden Melody Chart Awards Ceremony will begin at 7 p.m.

The location is Hall 1 of Beijing TV Station, with a total of 10,700 audience seats.

The 9,000 tickets sold to the outside world were all sold out three weeks ago.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was still high in the western half of the sky, and the people in the square outside TV Hall 1 were still a little sparse.

"Little Fatty, are you sure the scalper has a ticket?" Xue Bing got off the bus and strode toward the square. At the same time, he turned to ask a young man beside him.

The young man known as "Little Fatty" looks older than Xue Bing, about 1.7 meters tall and weighs about 170.

Wearing a pair of baggy jeans and a loose jacket, there was a lot of greasiness on the clothes and pants, and her hair was messy. She was a slovenly person.

"Brother Bing, don't worry when I do this. One of my former co-workers, Lao Wang, has been involved in ticket scalping. He knows a lot of people and has already contacted them. He will definitely not miss your big event." Xiao Pang patted his chest and promised.

Xue Bing has been working part-time since arriving in Beijing. In the past two months, he has been working two jobs at the same time, delivering food in a restaurant and serving as a dishwasher in the hotel.

It's a bit hard work, but the income is not bad. Two jobs plus one yuan, just over 2,000 yuan, the hotel provides two meals and accommodation.

Xiaopang is a hotel security guard and they don’t interact much with each other at work, but they are roommates.

That night, Chen Wen proposed breaking up and then got up and left. Xue Bing did not pester her or get drunk. Instead, she silently returned to the dormitory and sat blankly on the bed, unknowingly, tears streaming down her face.

A man doesn't shed tears lightly, but he hasn't reached the point where he is sad.

In front of outsiders, he is a strong man. Even when he was beaten to the ground in middle school, he did not shed a tear, but it does not mean that his heart is also made of stone.

After traveling thousands of miles, he accompanied Chen Wen to the capital and worked hard to earn money to subsidize Chen Wen's vocal studies. Moreover, Chen Wen rented a small house near the bar where she sang, but Xue Bing did not live with her.

Even the two of them didn't cross the thunder pool...

All of this shows that Xue Bing has true feelings for Chen Wen.

Only when you are truly moved can you give without regrets and with enough respect.

He and Chen Wen planned the future. When Chen Wen signed with a record company, he would work for Chen Wen as an assistant while relying on his agent's license. When Chen Wen made some achievements, he would then become Chen Wen's agent.

In the entertainment industry, there are many examples of artists and managers coming together.

He is working hard for the future of the two of them, and so is Chen Wen. He firmly believes that the beautiful dream will eventually come true.

However, the dream is beautiful, but the reality is too skinny!

That is to say, in the middle of the night, when the fat guy in the bed next door got up to go to the bathroom, he noticed something was wrong with Xue Bing, so the two of them went outside the dormitory to smoke.

Among the five roommates, Xue Bing and Xiaopang had the best relationship. Xiaopang also knew that Xue Bing had a girlfriend, so Xue Bing did not hide it and told Chen Wen about breaking up.
To be continued...