China Entertainment 1997

Zao City, Yixian County

Liu Tianle climbed out of bed, looked at his watch, and without even bothering to wash his face, he wolfed down a bowl of cold noodles left by his parents, got on his bicycle and ran away.

At the head of the village, my friends had been waiting here for a long time, and they became angry when they saw him.

"You still know how to come, I thought you died at home."

"I got up late. Let's go for a walk. Don't talk nonsense. Let's talk on the way."

The two rode along a relatively flat dirt road, riding hard against the wind while conspiring loudly against the wind.

"I have inquired about it. Luo Xiaoyan's brother has it in his shop. For his sake, he gave us two yuan cheaper."

"Very good."

Liu Tianle beamed: "Wu Lanlan likes Cao Xuan the most. If I can give her an album, hehehe."

The friends looked at Liu Tianle speechlessly. Of the two, he was a true fan of Cao Xuan. He bought the album to support his idol, while Liu Tianle did it just to pick up girls.

Wu Lanlan, the girl Liu Tianle has a crush on, is a die-hard fan of Cao Xuan, the kind who is loyal to Po Wei.

Therefore, Liu Tianle planned to buy Cao Xuan's new album and give it to Wu Lanlan, just to suit his liking.

This is actually not the first time he has done this. When "Sparkling Stars" was launched last year, he bought one early and gave it to Wu Lanlan, but in order to get a cheaper picture, he gave away a pirated copy.

The result can be imagined. If you give pirated albums to die-hard fans, you will be considered a good-natured person if you don't fall out with them.

So this time Liu Tianle learned his lesson and called a friend who is a fan of Cao Xuan, planning to buy a genuine copy to win back the goddess's heart.

The two pedaled their bicycles for more than ten minutes and finally arrived at their destination. It was a small home appliance store that mainly sold DVDs and VCDs, as well as butterfly and DVD rental services.

As soon as Liu Tianle and Liu Tianle arrived at the store, they were a little confused before they even entered the door.

There were several people standing at the door, some of them were holding albums in their hands and smiling brightly, while a few came back empty-handed with gloomy expressions on their faces.

The two of them rushed inside. The friend knew the boss: "Brother Luo, do you still have Cao Xuan's album?"

Brother Luo spread his hands, with joy and depression on his face at the same time: "I'm sorry, it's all gone. You can find someone else."

"Isn't today the first day of sales? It's not even 11 o'clock yet."

Liu Tianle couldn't believe it. He could understand that it was sold out, but the key point was that it had just been put on the shelves today.

"Some people came to the store to place an order several days in advance. This one alone sold more than half of it. This morning, a lot of them came in and you bought them in bulk. The remaining stock was wiped out, and you had to buy it at a higher price."

Brother Luo explained, and the two friends regretted not making a decision in advance, and Liu Tianle couldn't help but complain.

"It's so popular, why don't you make more progress."

"You think I don't want to."

Brother Luo became even more depressed when he mentioned this: "Cao Xuan is so popular this year. People all over the country are rushing to buy the new album, and there is simply not enough stock. I spent a long time to get 200 copies. I thought I could sell them for two days, but they were all sold out immediately." ”

"Are there any other places?"

Brother Luo was quite generous and gave some guidance to the two of them: "You go to Maolin and Xinhua Bookstore. If you don't have these two, you have to go to the city, or you just wait. I guess I can come to Xinhua the day after tomorrow." goods."

My friends can wait for two days, but Liu Tianle can't wait. Wu Lanlan bought it for himself two days later, and it would be useless if he gave the album away.

Originally, he had to buy it first today because he got information that Wu Lanlan was going to her grandmother's house today and had no time to buy it.

So he had to make a time difference and deliver the album to Wu Lanlan's house before tomorrow. Bo Jiaren smiled.

In fact, the album was sold out today, which made Liu Tianle feel depressed but also a little happy.

The harder the album is to buy, the heavier it will be when he gives it to Wu Lanlan, and the better the effect will be. On the contrary, if it is everywhere, it will be less effective.

Thinking of this, Liu Tianle felt more and more excited, so he took his friends and went to Maolin in Luo Ge's mouth, which was a store specializing in renting books and DVDs.

Since Yixian County is a small town, those who are eligible to be the first to get a certain number of genuine albums are basically these two and Xinhua Bookstore.

Other stationery stores, supermarkets and related audio and home appliances also sell them, but the quantity is very small, and most of them are pirated copies.

In a few days, we might get some goods, but at this point, it would be a waste of time to go there.

After the two arrived, they were disappointed again. Maolin got less goods than Luo Ge, and the goods were sold out around 10 a.m.

There was only one Xinhua Bookstore left, and the two of them rode there very anxiously.

Fortunately, it's still in stock.

Unfortunately, there was a long queue ahead.

Liu Tianle was simply outrageous. He had never seen such a scene in his entire life. A large group of people lined up to buy a genuine album.

When did the people of Yixian County become so rich?

The friend is calmer than him. After all, he is an orthodox fan of Cao Xuan and roughly understands the importance of the word "Cao Xuan" in Zaoshi.

As Cao Xuan's hometown, Zaoshi can be said to be his staunchest base. I dare not say that everyone is a fan of him. There is no one in the younger generation who doesn't know Cao Xuan.

Warner made statistics last year. In the ranking of genuine album sales in prefecture-level cities in Shandong Province, Zao City ranked second only to Dao City and ranked second in Shandong Province, with higher sales than Quancheng.

You know, Zao City is currently in the bottom three of Shandong Province's economic rankings. It is definitely a paradise for piracy, and the sales volume of genuine products is pitiful.

Here, if you don’t buy a pirated version for a few dollars, but you spend dozens of dollars to buy a genuine one, they will laugh at you for being stupid.

After 1998, this situation still exists, but it has disappeared only for one person, and that is Cao Xuan.

It’s okay if others don’t buy it. If your own family doesn’t support it, who will you support?

Therefore, Cao Xuan's sales in his hometown are constantly increasing, and the awareness of genuine products is also extremely high.

In major middle schools in Zao City, you may not be a fan of Cao Xuan, but if you buy Cao Xuan's pirated albums, you will be looked down upon by your classmates.

From a small, unknown city with a poor economy, a superstar has become famous all over the country and even caused a sensation in Asia.

It is no exaggeration to say that Cao Xuan now has a very high position in the hearts of the people in his hometown. It is not an exaggeration to say that "Zao City is proud".

For example, Cao Xuan in Zaoshi is like Zhao Benshan in Tieling. It is rare to see such a famous person in eight lifetimes.

Moreover, Cao Xuan was a little stronger than Zhao Benshan. Although Lao Zhao killed men, women, old and young, he didn't have many die-hard loyalists.

Cao Xuan's advantage is that he has great influence among young people and has gained many loyal fans. Currently, 70 to 80% of the star-chasing students in Zaoshi Middle School are his fans.

Cao Xuan is also the only student in Zao City who pursues celebrities without any objection from his parents. He even bought the album and listened to it together.

Lao Zhao was still praised and scolded by the people in Tieling. In Zaoshi, he wanted to whisper to Cao Xuan to prevent these iron fans who were protecting his shortcomings from attacking in groups.

In such an environment, it is easy to understand that queuing up to buy a new album is something new, and even not queuing up is something new.

Xinhua Bookstore has a great business, but it can't handle the large number of people. Looking at the long queue, Liu Tianle couldn't help but pray in his heart, hoping that it would never sell out again.

Unfortunately, God failed to fulfill his wish. Just when there were still a dozen or so people waiting for him, the staff of Xinhua Bookstore came out to signal.

No need to wait in line for the ones at the back, the goods are out of stock.

Liu Tianle's blood pressure suddenly rose. He clenched his fists and jumped on the spot several times before he suppressed the urge to curse.

The little friend couldn't bear it, but still advised: "Why don't you forget it, it's already 2 o'clock in the afternoon, and you can't buy it anymore."

"I got stuck with him today. I'm going to the city. Do you want to go or not?"

Being flashed three times in a row, Liu Tianle's eyes turned red. Now Wu Lanlan was secondary. He had to buy this album today to let out the sullen feeling he was holding in his heart.

When my friend saw that Liu Tianle was on top, he couldn't help but persuade him. Since he is a good brother, he should follow him.

The two rode bicycles through the streets of Yixian for more than an hour, and finally arrived at a video store in the city. Their underwear was soaked through.

Liu Tianle locked the car and rushed into the store in a hurry: "Is there any more of Cao Xuan's new album?"

"What a coincidence, there's only one left."

The boss took out an album from the counter: "Originally, I wanted to keep it for my daughter, but we are open for business and there is no reason to drive people away. You can take the 40 yuan."

"So expensive!"

Liu Tianle was shocked, but the boss tried to explain it to him: "Look, you've come to another place like this. This album is so popular. They sell it at a higher price, and every purchase is only 25 yuan."

Look at this album, which has high-definition graphics and top-notch sound effects. It also comes with free posters, lyrics, and Cao Xuan’s autograph, as well as coupons to exchange for concert tickets. If you win, you’ll make a lot of money. "

Liu Tianle was very excited, but the budget was insufficient. At the critical moment, his friends stepped forward and blocked the gap for him.

The two teamed up to negotiate with the boss, and finally the price was reduced to 35. They finally won the last album, and turned around and left feeling distressed and happy.

After the two left, the boss happily kept the money and made another pound of pork money.

Regarding the selling price of albums, Warner and its distributors have clear regulations, but there are countermeasures from above and policies from below. For small stores like this, if they occasionally sell a few copies at a higher price, it is impossible for people to check them one by one.

Just when I was happy, another woman with an impatient face came into the store and asked if she had any Cao Xuan album. The boss quickly took out a new one.

"What a coincidence, there's only one left."

………

On the other side, Liu Tianle and the two were riding back, and soon they met two acquaintances. One of them was a pretty girl with a ponytail, who was Liu Tianle's goddess Wu Lanlan.

Don't look at Liu Tianle's private imagination, but when he saw the real owner, he was immediately stunned. It was a trick between his friend and Wu Lanlan.

The two came to buy an album. Wu Lanlan went to buy it immediately after returning home from her grandmother. As a result, Yixian County was out of stock, so she came to the city to try her luck.

Liu Tianle's eyes lit up when he heard this, and just as he was about to show his courtesy, he was quietly kicked by his friend.

"The two of us just made a lot of money in the city. They were all sold out. I added more money to buy one from a kid."

"ah!"

Wu Lanlan and her best friend were disappointed. They lowered their heads and discussed with their best friend for a while before they were too embarrassed to ask.

"Can you give me the album and I'll pay you."

"Can not be done."

The friend flatly refused: "We spent a long time buying it, and we haven't listened to the song yet."

Liu Tianle now figured it out and hurriedly came out to show off and help Wu Lanlan persuade her friends. Wu Lanlan was extremely grateful.

The two played for a long time, and finally the friend reluctantly sold the album to Liu Tianle for Liu Tianle's sake. He turned around and gave it to Wu Lanlan, free of charge.

Best friends and friends followed suit, Wu Lanlan's pretty face turned red, but she still accepted the album, and Liu Tianle giggled.

Immediately afterwards, seeing that the atmosphere was good, the friends made a request, and the album was given up, but they spent a long time trying to find out if they could also listen to the songs from the new album.

Wu Lanlan hesitated and asked them to follow her home and watch the album together.

"Brother, you will be my real brother from now on. If you point to the east, you will not hit the west. If you point the finger at the dog, you will not hit the chicken."

Liu Tianle wished he could hold his little friend's head and kiss him.

My friend is also very proud. Not only is he assisting his good brother, but he can also enjoy Cao Xuan's new album. Well, Wu Lanlan's best friend is also quite beautiful.

However, his pride did not last long.

When they came to Wu Lanlan's house, they found Cao Xuan's autograph in the newly opened album.

The friend's heart was bleeding, and he began to sway the balance between friendship and idol. Finally, he believed in friendship. He grabbed Liu Tianle's clothes and cried every word.

"If you can't take down Wu Lanlan, I'll eat you alive."

Liu Tianle's expression was solemn and he lightly hammered his chest: "Brother, just look at me."