Chapter 1315: Second Hand

"Let me see it quickly." Jiang Yuyue couldn't wait to take the sheet music: "Second Hand!"

Rain, one night deep, the silent second hand, in the dark giving me a light resonance of this vibration.

Rain, one night in bursts, the stopped second hand, happening like tidal waves, unafraid of cold rain and wind, stealing dreams and hiding like a clumsy clock.

"..."

Jiang Yuyue hummed it, her eyes getting brighter and brighter, and her expression becoming a bit excited.

Actually, Zhou Andong choosing this song was out of helplessness. In the 80s and 90s, many classic Cantonese songs in Xiangjiang were covers of Japanese songs.

Some people said that in the 80s and 90s, one Miyuki Nakajima supported half of the Xiangjiang entertainment industry; this was truly not false at all.

For example, "Thousand Thousand Songs," "Drifting Snow," "Easily Hurt Woman," etc. —Zhou Andong's favorite songs were all covers of Miyuki Nakajima.

Most importantly, these songs had all come out by now, so he couldn't plagiarize them.

There was another song Zhou Andong liked very much, and that was "Legend of the Hungry Wolf."

This rock song broke Jacky Cheung's consistent lyrical style, and as soon as it was released, it set a Xiangjiang request record.

However, this song was released as a single in May 1994, which was this year; it was estimated that it had already been recorded, and he couldn't plagiarize it in time.

It wasn't that there were no other good Cantonese songs besides these; it was just that time was too tight, and Zhou Andong couldn't think of which song was suitable for Jiang Yuyue for a moment.

Moreover, to enter the Xiangjiang market and become an overnight success, song selection was the most important thing.

Then Zhou Andong remembered "Second Hand," which had exploded on the internet in his previous life.

Especially after being covered by Hacken Lee, it pushed the popularity of this song to the peak and also became a hit outside the circle in Xiangjiang.

This song had the pop colors of this era and also the pop elements of the future.

In Zhou Andong's view, such a song combined retro style and modern style.

In this era, it would definitely be refreshing; there was no reason it wouldn't be a hit.

Even if it wasn't a hit, as long as it could stir up a little bit of a splash, they wouldn't be considered a failure.

After Jiang Yuyue hummed it a few times, she reluctantly put down the sheet music and looked at Huang Jiamin with burning eyes.

"Will this song really be a hit?"

Huang Jiamin said with a smile: "Don't you already have the answer in your heart?"

Jiang Yuyue nodded and then shook her head, looking a bit anxious.

"Rest assured." Huang Jiamin hugged Jiang Yuyue: "Believe in my vision; this song will definitely be a hit."

Jiang Yuyue's anxious expression also became firm: "No matter what, we must go all out this time."

The first bar, only a few hundred meters away from Future Culture, was still as popular as ever; even with several new shops opening nearby, they couldn't compete with the first bar.

Inside the bar, a resident singer was singing "Kiss Goodbye." Unlike the Heavenly King Cheung, this singer sang with his own style, having a very different flavor.

In a booth not far from the stage sat four people, one of whom was Li Laoban from Te-Te.

At this moment, Li Laoban was full of sorrow, drinking cup after cup, and the four friends beside him didn't try to persuade him otherwise.

"Sigh!"

Li Laoban let out a long sigh: "Tens of millions of US dollars, evaporated overnight. The little money I earned through hard work for so many years didn't even make a sound; it sent me back to before liberation in one go."

On January 1, 1994, the official RMB exchange rate and the foreign exchange adjustment price were officially merged, and a single, managed floating exchange rate system based on market supply and demand began to be implemented.

Li Laoban had been speculating in foreign exchange and had invested his entire net worth into the foreign exchange market. On January 1st, the foreign exchange position was liquidated, and Li Laoban was sent back to before liberation overnight. His hair had been falling out in handfuls from worry these past few days.

"Old Li!" A young man held up a wine glass and clinked it with Li Laoban: "It's true you lost tens of millions of US dollars, but you've also saved up quite a bit of family wealth over the years.

Houses, antiques, old rosewood furniture—with these things, even if you did nothing and just lay in bed squandering every day, you could squander for a lifetime; what else do you have to worry about?"

"Indeed." A woman who was quite pretty echoed: "Us working ourselves to death for a lifetime isn't as good as you after bankruptcy."

Another young man said: "Let's not talk about this. I have a play in my hands, and there's a role that suits you very well."

"Guangbei." Li Laoban wanted to say something.

Guangbei waved his hand and said with a smile: "If you hadn't gone bankrupt now, I definitely wouldn't say this, so as not to delay you from making money. But now that you're idle, just consider it doing me a favor."

Li Laoban was silent and didn't speak, and the others didn't disturb him.

After a long while, Li Laoban let out another long sigh: "People always have to eat; I'll take this play."

"That's right." Guangbei laughed heartily: "Come, let's have one."

Several people raised their glasses and clinked them.

The woman asked: "Old Li, how is that courtyard of yours in Changping coming along?"

At the mention of his courtyard in Changping, a smile finally appeared on Li Laoban's face.

"It's all tidied up. I'll plant some fruit trees next spring, and there will be a place for everyone to gather in the future."

The woman said: "The land next to your courtyard was sold; it's said they're going to build a manor."

Li Laoban was startled: "Are you sure? Was that land bought and not rented?"

"Sure." The woman said: "My cousin works at the District Land Bureau. Wasn't the paperwork for the land you rented to build your courtyard handled by her?"

Li Laoban frowned: "My land is only 15 mu. At the time, I also wanted to buy it, but the district wouldn't agree no matter how much money I offered.

I also looked for quite a few people, including your cousin, but no one's words were useful, so I could only rent. I just didn't expect someone to be able to buy it, and it's twice as big as my land."

Speaking of this, Li Laoban looked at the woman: "Do you know who bought that land?"

"My cousin didn't tell me." The woman shook her head: "She just said it was a very, very rich big boss."

The young man asked: "Richer than our Old Li?"

The woman glared at the young man: "If you don't speak, no one will treat you as a mute."

Li Laoban waved his hand with a smile; he had thoroughly let go now.

Money is gone; just earn it again later; there's no need to be stubborn.

"It's fine; actually, I want to know too."

The woman chuckled: "I really don't know this, but I reckon it should be richer than Old Li."

Li Laoban pondered for a moment: "This person is not only rich, but their background must also be quite significant. Otherwise, the district wouldn't have sold the land to them."

Guangbei picked up his wine glass and took a sip: "There is always someone better than you, especially in Jingcheng; there are too many monsters and ghosts."

"Don't think about it." The woman grabbed a few raisins and threw them into her mouth: "Since they're going to build a manor, this person can't not show their face. And in the future, you'll still be neighbors." ===== CHAPTER 1316 =====