"Shocked! New singer Jiang Kan appeared in a bar in Jiuyanqiao and sang a song with the same name as the city's name!"
Early the next morning, a huge headline appeared on the front page of Feiyang Entertainment’s news app.
In the report, the tavern concert last night was described with great fanfare.
It focuses on the beautiful lyrics and profound meaning of the song "Chengdu", coupled with the hot live photos and a short video of 15 seconds, it just makes the resident performance of a newly debuted singer appear like a first-line singer coming to Chengdu. It felt like a concert was held.
"Hey, why did I suddenly become a 'famous singer'? Why didn't I know it?"
Jiang Kan sat cross-legged on the sofa, flipping through his phone with interest to check reports about himself.
In the picture, a tall and handsome middle-aged man is sitting on a high chair on the stage, holding a guitar and playing and singing affectionately.
Because the scene was well-ordered, the recording effect was also exceptionally good. Jiang Kan's quiet, ethereal and deep voice echoed in the huge hall, giving the feeling of singing and lingering for three days.
The comments from netizens below the video were all cheering. A few melon-eating people who didn't know the truth questioned Jiang Kan's identity as a singer, and they were all popularized by other netizens who knew about it.
"Who is this uncle? Why can he sing so beautifully?"
"If you tell me he's forty years old, I won't believe this voice. He sounds younger than my little cousin who just graduated from college!"
"Wow, these lyrics are really amazing. As a Chengdu native, I have already sent a message to WeChat Moments to appeal to all my sisters to download it once!"
“I’m a university lecturer and I promoted this song to everyone in my class and it was great!”
"This song really touches my heart. I want to go to the tavern in Jiuyanqiao anytime!"
"I'm already in the tavern upstairs. It's crowded with people checking in and taking photos!"
"This uncle named Jiang Kan is really a singer? I've never heard of him before!"
"You're a newcomer, right? But it's incredible that you can still be a newcomer at the age of forty!"
"My eldest cousin's second sister-in-law's third brother-in-law works at Feiyang Entertainment. He confirmed to me that this guy named Jiang Kan is indeed their newly signed singer!"
"Can your eldest cousin's second sister-in-law's third brother-in-law get an autograph for me? I'll treat you to a drink in the tavern!"
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Seeing the happy comments from netizens, Jiang Kan couldn't help but laugh a few times and put his phone aside.
Zhang Lingling's plan is to let him release the song "Chengdu" as soon as possible, and use this song together with "People Like Me" to build momentum and increase his popularity, so that he can win a spot on the new artist championship list next month. Not a bad start.
The reason why I use "The Wind Rises" instead of "Chengdu" to make this list is because after all, this is just a song describing a local city.
If it is properly promoted, it can certainly set off a big trend across the country, but there is still a natural ceiling in terms of influence.
Moreover, although Jiang Kan has indeed just become a singer, according to Xia Guo's rules, starting from January 1st of the next year, he will no longer be able to participate in the competition for new singers and new songs.
It is really unnecessary to force the song "Chengdu" to be released until then.
Posting it in December will distract everyone’s support for Jiang Kan, so it’s best to post it in November.
I have to say that this senior agent has very clear ideas.
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Today is Saturday, and I made an appointment with Xiao Feiyan early in the morning to treat her to hot pot.
In addition, he and Yu Kai had agreed to have a meal together to celebrate, so they simply invited them together.
Anyway, they already knew each other after that time in Kuanzhai Alley.
He had been practicing guitar at home, and when it was almost 10:30, he stopped and prepared to drive to the agreed upon location.
"Hi, Jiang Kan, this way!"
When we arrived at the place, Yu Kai was waiting there early. When he saw Jiang Kan coming over, he waved and shouted.
It didn't matter that he shouted, the ears of several young people passing by who were checking their mobile phones suddenly became pricked.
“Hey, isn’t this the uncle singing in the tavern in the video!”
A young man who was also waiting in line for his number to be called stood up and saw Jiang Kan walking towards the end of the queue, with a look of surprise on his face.
He ignored his position and walked forward.
"Hey, it turns out to be the uncle who sang "Chengdu"!"
By the time he ran to Jiang Kan, he was surrounded by several people.
They all took out their mobile phones to take photos with him, which made Jiang Kan very embarrassed and his face turned red.
"Hey, you're already a singer, and you're still so shy? Come on, come on, everyone, step back a little so that you don't step on anyone. We all have a share, we all have a share, come one by one!"
Jiang Kan covered his face, this guy who is born with social skills, is he acting like a monkey? Why don't you come one by one and don't squeeze in? Are you selling tickets?
"Uncle, I was watching the live performance at the tavern last night! Your song is so good. We in Chengdu lack such a promotional song!
A young woman also squeezed in front of Jiang Kan and took a photo with him with some excitement.
"Yes, yes, you see, there is a song "Ode to Yanjing" in our capital city. How good is the publicity effect? Our capital city of Sichuan Province now also has such a song. This is so impressive!"
The other people agreed, their voices full of pride.
"Hmph, now I can promote our city to my roommate from other provinces. He always thinks that the only culture and art here is Sichuan Opera and Face Changing!"
"Uncle, please sign your name. Just sign it on my clothes. These clothes will not be washed in the future!"
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With Yu Kai's efforts, a moderate "celebrity meeting" finally concluded appropriately.
There were not many people, only a dozen or so, but the atmosphere was lively enough.
Everyone wanted to get the singer's autograph, and they all took photos together as a souvenir. They were all satisfied that it was time to continue shopping, and it was time to continue queuing.
"Look at how popular you are in Chengdu now. Just after you promoted it, you walked down the street and had hot pot on the first day and so many people took photos with you. Tsk tsk..."
Yu Kai held Jiang Kan's shoulders and said with envy.
"In a few days, your song will probably be heard in the streets and alleys here, and you will become a celebrity, a celebrity! Haha!"
"Hey, what kind of celebrity am I? I'm just one person at best..."
Jiang Kan opened his hand and said modestly.
"Hey, you are so humble. If we hadn't known each other since childhood, I would have thought you were hypocritical!"
The two of them were chatting and laughing, slowly moving inside to wait for their number to be called. From time to time, if people queuing up in front of them recognized him, they would come over to chat with him or take a photo with him. The atmosphere was great. Very harmonious.
"Hey, you guys are here so early?"
At almost 11:30, Xiao Feiyan walked over from the parking lot holding a selfie stick. She immediately recognized the two people who were eating melon seeds in the queue and waved hello from a distance.
"It's getting late, Miss. Why don't you line up an hour or two in advance to eat hot pot in Chengdu? Oh, by the way, did you see the headlines on Feiyang News this morning?"
