Since rock music came out in the Mainland in the 1980s, it has not been well received by the mainstream media.
Although a large number of rock musicians sprung up in the 1980s and 1990s, none of them received recognition and affirmation from the mainstream media.
Even Cui Jian, the founder of rock music, was banned for a period of time.
However, the rebelliousness and wildness inherent in rock music still attract a large number of teenagers, who join it one after another to vent their excess hormones.
The Yanjing rock circle is composed of these people.
They have almost nothing but grandiose ideals, exuberant energy, and anger. Forced to settle in urban villages and suburbs, they perform in karaoke halls, dance halls, and even open-air greenhouses, living like ants.
Under the stimulation of hormones, they have unrealistic dreams. The dream is to become as popular as The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, and Cui Jian, and let the world hear their roar. But he is often hit hard by the cruel reality.
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Compared with these frustrated people, Xiang Nan took a different path.
He made his debut through the CCTV Spring Festival Gala and gained official recognition innately.
The albums released later also focused on folk songs and pop songs. Even if there is a small amount of rock music, it is only rock in form, but the theme is very mainstream, praising love and youth, being positive, optimistic and inspiring, so it has always been recognized by the mainstream.
Otherwise, the approval document for this national tour will not be approved.
And he is also very successful in his career. The cumulative sales of his three albums, not counting pirated copies, have exceeded 10 million copies. If you include Toiban, there are probably 100 million of them.
His business success allowed him to earn a lot of money and live a very prosperous life. Luxury cars, villas, everything. He even has a courtyard in the Second Ring Road of Yanjing.
Therefore, he is really not the same person as those who play rock music.
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"Just give it a try." Wang Fei said with a smile, "I think you are not orthodox or mainstream at all. You are not docile at all, and you are very arrogant. There are few people in this world that you can respect. I I think you have quite a rock n’ roll look.”
Xiang Nan was stunned and blinked.
He didn't expect that Wang Fei saw him quite accurately.
"Then I'll give it a try." He nodded.
Xiang Nan then went to the hotel to meet Zhang Yuanting.
Zhang Wanting was stunned when she saw him, whispered a few words to the man next to her, and then smiled and said to Xiang Nan, "Mr. Yuan, how much do you know about rock music?"
Xiang Nan blinked, then smiled, "To be honest, although I have written some rock songs, I really don't know what rock is.
I think rhythm, melody, and style are just external forms, and the core of rock should be its spirit.
As for the spirit of rock and roll, I don’t think it’s rebellion, freedom, anger, nihilism, pessimism, decadence, etc. I think the real spirit of rock and roll is the word “truth”.
To truly express your emotions and your understanding of the world, this is rock and roll! "
Zhang Wanting and the man next to her were stunned for a moment, then nodded with a smile and said, "You still dare to say that you don't understand rock music. You have already said it thoroughly."
"Please take a look at this script again~" She then handed over part of the script and asked Xiang Nan to try it out.
Xiang Nan's acting skills are already good. After being trained by Yang Jinzhou, Zhang Yimou, and Huo Jianqi, and also taught by Li Mingqi, Ding Jiali, and Teng Rujun, his acting skills cannot be said to be superb.
Therefore, it was easy to pass the test.
After Zhang Yuanting discussed with the man next to her, she smiled and nodded, "Okay, Mr. Yuan, thank you for your cooperation. You performed very well. We will contact you soon."
Xiang Nan nodded.
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After returning home, Xiang Nan discussed several more film and television dramas. I also had several meetings with friends in the cultural and antique circles such as Wang Gang, Ma Weidu, and Hao Jinming, and exchanged some of my collections.
During this period, Xiang Nan also invested 20 million yuan in the stock market to make money.
In the past two thousand years, the mainland stock market has been booming. The Shanghai Composite Index rose from more than 1,300 points at the beginning of the new year to 2,100 points by the end of the year. The annual increase was as high as 51%. It can be said to be extremely bullish. .
There have also been many bull stocks this year. For example, Yinguangsha and Century Zhongtian have increased by more than 400%; CSG Technology has increased by more than 370%; Inspur Technology has increased by more than 320%...
Xiang Nan also checked the information before coming here, so he entered the market at this time to make money.
He is familiar with the changing laws of the stock market. Trading in stocks at this time is really as easy as grabbing money from a bank vault.
The reason why he wants to make money, apart from the fact that money is a good thing (nonsense), is mainly because he wants to take advantage of the Internet to buy at the bottom.
In March 2000, the Nasdaq index, dominated by technology stocks, climbed to a high of 5,048 points, and the Internet economic bubble reached its highest point.
After that, the Nasdaq began to fall slightly. At that time, it did not attract people's attention, and people thought it was just a technical adjustment.
As a result, it continued to fall from March to June. It continued to fall until 2002, when Nasdaq only had 1,100 points left, losing two-thirds of its market value.
The market value of major Internet companies has plummeted, and they have even closed down. The share prices of Chinese concept stocks such as Xinxang, NetEase, and Souhu all fell below one dollar.
Tencent, Alibaba, Baidu, etc. are also in trouble. It has gone from being a hot commodity that major investment banks and angel funds were competing to invest in, to becoming garbage that no one can dodge.
Xiang Nan knows this, so he wants to make more money now. When the time comes, buy these Internet companies at the bottom. In a few years, he will be a giant in the mainland Internet field and a real capital tycoon. It makes me happy just thinking about it!
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Just when Xiang Nan was busy grabbing money, the crew of Zhang Yuanting's "Yanjing Music and Road" and Zheng Xiaolong's "Young Man Bao Qingtian" both offered him olive branches.
Xiang Nan was hard to make a decision for a while.
The movie "Yanjing Music and Road" tells the story of the Yanjing rock circle, which is certainly interesting. But "Young Man Bao Qingtian" is also quite good.
He had watched this drama back then. It had a strong cast, good reputation, and high ratings. Starring in this drama would help to enhance his national popularity. To be honest, it is much better than starring in "Yanjing Music and Road".
"Yanjing Music and Road" is destined to be impossible to be released in the mainland. Even if it is released in Hong Kong, it may not cause any sensation.
Rock music is very niche in the Chinese music circle. Even the Beyond band, which many people talk about, had record sales that year that were far inferior to the Grasshopper band that sang pop dance music.
Not to mention that it is Yanjing rock music that the people of Xiangjiang are not familiar with. They watched this movie, probably just like mainland audiences watching the Indo drama, out of curiosity.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Xiang Nan declined Zhang Yuanting's invitation and chose to take on "Young Man Bao Qingtian".
