The MV was shot for two days in total.
The filming process is actually quite boring. Storytelling, rehearsal, positioning, test shooting, real shooting... repeating it over and over again, revising it over and over again, is boring and boring.
However, if men and women work together, the work will not be tiring.
Xiang Nan is quite happy to work with such a lively beauty like Zhang Jingchu, and there are many intimate gestures such as holding hands and hugging.
And through such close contact with fake love, his relationship with Zhang Jingchu also heated up rapidly.
After filming the MV, Xiang Nan sent her back to school.
When he got off the bus at the school gate, he handed a cardboard box to Zhang Jingchu.
It was a mobile phone box containing the latest Nokia 5110.
It can not only make calls and send text messages, but also has three built-in mini games: Snake, memory, and logical thinking. It is one of the most advanced mobile phones currently.
"Senior sister, please accept this small gift." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
Zhang Jingchu was stunned for a moment, then waved her hand.
This Nokia 5110 is worth at least four to five thousand, which is equivalent to a year's salary of an ordinary person. It is really too expensive.
"Sister, please accept it, so that we can keep in touch at any time." Xiang Nan smiled, "Otherwise, you will lose me."
Zhang Jingchu hesitated for a moment, then accepted it.
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Xiang Nan is right.
If she doesn't answer the phone, she will lose contact with him.
And Xiang Nan is now visibly popular. Many mainland entertainment magazines, such as "Boys and Girls", "Contemporary Music Circle", "Fans World", etc., have him on the cover.
Even "People's Daily", "Guangming Daily", and "China Youth Daily" have published numerous reports, which shows the future prospects. If she cuts off contact now, she will have one less person to hug her with in the future.
Besides, after spending the past few days with Xiang Nan, she felt that he was pretty good.
First off, he’s really talented. Writing lyrics and composing music, singing and filming, playing musical instruments, etc., it can be said that he can do it all.
Especially in acting, she really didn't expect that Xiang Nan, a child who had never received any formal training in acting, could act more maturely and naturally than hers. He was simply born to be in the entertainment industry.
Secondly, he is really generous and considerate to girls. Sending gifts, treating her to meals, asking for help, and being attentive, she was much better than the boys at school. To be honest, being with him made her feel like a truly loved woman.
Since he is so promising, talented, and charming, and I don’t dislike him, I might as well date him. So Zhang Jingchu put away her cell phone.
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Five days later, the completed MV was sent to several well-known domestic TV stations for broadcast. Immediately, the song "Once Upon a Time" became popular throughout most of China.
Following closely, music dealers from all over the country crowded through the door of Maimiao Records. They were very interested in Xiang Nan's first album "To Youth" and thought it would be a big hit.
According to the final statistics, one million copies of the tapes alone were ordered, and 200,000 CDs were also ordered. Such sales can be said to be very impressive.
Because no matter how famous Xiang Nan is, he is still a newcomer after all. For a newcomer, this kind of order volume is already quite impressive.
Previously, Maimiao Records released Gao Xiaosong's "Youth Without Regrets" album, and the first batch of orders was only 800,000 copies. You know, at that time, Gao Xiaosong's "My Deskmate" and "Brother Sleeping on My Upper Bunk" had already become popular all over the country.
The sales volume of Xiang Nan's first album was higher than his. This achievement is enough to be proud of.
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A week later, the album "To Youth" was officially released nationwide.
Because the Internet was not taken seriously at that time and information was not yet developed, it was impossible to grasp the national sales situation.
But as far as Yanjing is concerned, the sales of "To Youth" are very hot. A record store can sell out hundreds of copies in a morning.
The radio station's song request rate is also very high. Among ten calls, two or three calls request Xiang Nan's songs. Several songs such as "The Past You", "Blue Lotus", "Meteor", "I Will Have You in My Life" are the most requested and the most popular.
As for the small shops on the street, such as barber shops, clothing stores, small supermarkets, etc., the album "Youth" is also played on the speakers placed at the door.
Walking around from the street to the end of the street, I can basically learn all the songs. It can be called the divine song of the bad street. Even Tosaka cassette tapes popped up like dog pee after the rain the next day.
These phenomena and data all show that the album "To Youth" is really popular, and it is not even a little popular.
Therefore, within two days, distributors across the country were calling to place orders. There are even people who come directly with money and wait at the door of the record company to ask for goods.
Such a prosperous scene made Song Bing really happy from ear to ear.
In the end, according to incomplete statistics, "To Youth" sold three million copies of the cassette alone, and there were also 500,000 CD sales.
As for the pirates, they are countless.
It can be said to be the most popular album in the mainland music scene in 1998.
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The huge sales of the album "To Youth" also further consolidated Xiang Nan's popularity and status.
It is no exaggeration to say that based on this sales volume alone, it is not an exaggeration to say that he is a first-line male singer in the mainland music scene.
This also made Na Jie, Jiang Tao, Mao Huan, Lin Yilun, Jing Gangshan and others sigh with emotion. They had gone through a lot of hard work to become famous back then, and it was really unreasonable for Xiang Nan to become so popular as soon as he debuted.
"Brother, congratulations. You are very popular now. You sell more records than my sister." The sister called me specifically.
"Sister, don't say that, your "Conquer" hasn't been released yet. I can guarantee that once that album comes out, it will sell better than my album." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Then I'll lend you your good words." The sister smiled, "By the way, when the time comes, can you help me promote it?"
"No problem, sister, you brought me here, and you will always be my sister." Xiang Nan smiled, "I will never forget this no matter when, no matter what position I reach."
"Oh, little brother, what you said made my heart warm." When the sister heard this, she was moved and said, "Okay, then I will reciprocate and tell you the good news.
In two days, there will be a tycoon in the northwest celebrating his birthday. He is extremely rich and generous with his money. He will give him one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand for singing a song. I'll take you with me. "
"Thank you, sister, but I really don't have time." Xiang Nan said with a smile, "I still have to promote "To Youth". I also have to find time to prepare for the college entrance examination. Brother, I have to review hard."
He has just been regarded as a model by the official media, and he does not want to destroy his reputation immediately.
"Do you really want to take the exam?" The sister said in surprise, "Listen to me, take advantage of the current boom and seize the time to make more money."
"Thank you for your kindness, sister, but I still want to go to school." Xiang Nan said with a smile.
"Well, next time I have a chance, I will take you to fish for it." The sister said with a smile.
