Chapter 510: If Nothing Happens, We Can Stand Outside the Venue

"If it weren't for the fact that I have to attend the promotional tour for 'The Magnificent Concubine' and can't get away, I'd want to show up at your concert too. You have no idea how popular you've become."

Having already faced the harsh reality, Fan Xiaopang no longer harbored any delusions of rising from the ashes to sing her own song.

This man had surpassed the scope of what she could comprehend.

If it weren't for the fact that they had already had numerous zero-distance contacts, she might even have doubted whether this man was truly human.

Setting aside everything else, just among the entertainment industry figures she had personally encountered, whether they liked him openly or despised him, they all secretly harbored envy, jealousy, and hatred toward Zhou Yi.

Consequently, many criticized her as well, believing she had only obtained these resources simply because she was with Zhou Yi.

Especially those given by the Yinghuang faction.

The fact that Zhou Yi did not kick him when he was down after Xie Tingfeng's incident was actually a help; otherwise, given Zhou Yi's subsequent influence, whether this Yinghuang Crown Prince could even make a comeback would be questionable.

Plus, with Zhou Yi's status rising rapidly in the mainland, the Yinghuang faction, eager to establish an image of gratitude, was practically ready to offer Fan Xiaopang an exclusive management contract.

"Why do I hear a tone of pride in what you're saying?"

Zhou Yi, who was drying Fan Xiaopang's hair with a hairdryer, chuckled at her tone: "Don't you already know they're criticizing you behind your back?"

"Why shouldn't I be proud? At the very least, I'm with you. Who knows how many people they've slept with behind the scenes just for resources."

Speaking of those peers, Fan Xiaopang wore an expression of disdain: "Among them are even those fifty or sixty-year-old old men who can't play anymore; heaven knows what props they use or what special fetishes they have."

Everyone is just clinging to a thigh; Zhou Yi is handsome, has a great constitution, is young, and has a normal personality without being perverted. Isn't that her finding a treasure?

Fan Xiaopang was incredibly grateful for the decision she made back then after seeing the news.

In this day and age, women in the industry who long to be Zhou Yi's lovers are as common as grass; her calling it 'having an eye for pearls'!

Besides, since everyone is in the entertainment circle, who doesn't know whose background is what? At the very least, with Zhou Yi, she gets the full treatment of a girlfriend.

Originally, Zhou Yi had refused the work on 'Hero', but Han Sanping, the chief producer of 'The Magnificent Concubine', specifically found her and asked her to help contact Zhou Yi to talk again, and the result was a success.

Now, not only was Han Sanping willing to look favorably on her, but even Zhang Yimou's team specifically thanked her after the matter was settled.

At that time, Fan Xiaopang herself felt a sense of being overwhelmed by favor.

Having dried her hair, Zhou Yi raised his eyebrows slightly in surprise: "I thought you would be very resentful."

"Resentful about what? The man I slept with by my own skill; if they have the ability, let them try? They probably can't even get a glimpse of your face."

Standing up from the chair, Fan Xiaopang turned around, stretched out her hands, and pushed the smiling man onto the bed—then flicked her head, took off the hair tie bound to her hand, and tied her long hair back.

Having completely lost hope of surpassing Zhou Yi, she was now preparing to give herself some spiritual comfort—

"I want to be on top!"

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"No way!"

Guangzhou, Tianhe.

Fu Yuqin was wearing a dress today that was somewhat similar to Wan Ren Mi's long dress but with more length and fabric; facing her boyfriend's gaze full of longing, she turned her head and spoke in a voice as faint as a mosquito's hum: "I have my period today."

The two young people, who had developed a taste for it after eating the forbidden fruit last time, had been engaging in gentle caresses and playful touches quite a lot these past few days.

No way around it; young people have high energy.

"Then why are you still going out?"

Li Jiafeng's expression immediately became tense: "I'll take you back, and then cook some brown sugar water for you."

"It's fine; this is a day off we worked hard to get."

Regarding her boyfriend's nervousness, Fu Yuqin instead took hold of his hand, smiling brightly as she dragged him further toward the pedestrian street: "Since it's a rare day off, let's not think about those unimportant things. Let me tell you, I saw... at the Denim City in Xintang..."

To arrange to meet for Zhou Yi's concert, the two of them, who had found part-time summer jobs through acquaintances at the Xintang Denim City, had their rest time significantly reduced; therefore, even though she wasn't entirely comfortable, Fu Yuqin still dressed herself up beautifully to keep the appointment.

However, dating aside, the problem facing the two of them now was still very severe—

Not enough money.

Since both of them had just graduated from high school this year and were summer workers hired through acquaintances, their level of proficiency was clearly qualitatively different from others. Although they could still earn wages this way, after calculating together, it was obvious they couldn't afford two tickets for Zhou Yi's Guangzhou concert.

No way around it; the scalpers are simply too black-hearted.

They aren't even human!

"You go see it; just buy one ticket."

Holding a bag of fried ham sausages and vegetarian chicken snacks coated with chili oil in one hand, Li Jiafeng turned his head and decided to his girlfriend: "Just so happens I can work overtime on July 20th to earn a bit more; I don't have a strong feeling that I must go to the concert."

"That won't do; if we go, we go together. We agreed to save money to watch it together; what would it count for if you use your money to let me go see it alone?"

Fu Yuqin shook her head without hesitation to deny her boyfriend's proposal: "Zhou Yi's concert isn't just this one show; later, when we've truly earned money, we can go watch in other cities."

If we save, we save together; if we spend, we spend together; what would it count for for me to spend alone to chase a star?

"Besides, two people saving money is definitely faster than one."

The girl holding her boyfriend's arm, with a face full of collagen, had a very serious expression as she calculated the accounts stroke by stroke: "And we can listen to Zhou Yi sing outside Tianhe Stadium; maybe we can even see Zhou Yi entering and leaving the stadium by car; that would count as having seen the concert. I've seen many people on the internet planning to do just that."

Because of the scalpers' inhumanity, the lowest price for a ticket to this Guangzhou concert had been hyped up to 688.

Many Zhou Yi fans who couldn't afford this price initially complained in their respective fan forums; one local from Guangzhou even said fiercely that he would rather stand outside the venue to listen than give the scalpers the original ticket price, preferring to spend it all on food and drink—

This statement was like throwing a stone into a calm lake, stirring up a thousand waves; it won the support of many student fans, and the scale grew larger and larger, gradually spreading outward from a few Zhou Yi fan forums.

"I'll borrow a camera from that loser Shui Hou's house when the time comes; we can take photos outside the venue then too."

Since his girlfriend had said so, Li Jiafeng wouldn't let her be disappointed; he directly patted his chest, indicating that the matter of taking photos was on him: "Later, when we have money, we'll directly buy the core inner-field seats for Zhou Yi's concert to see him up close!"

Fu Yuqin nodded heavily, smiling broadly as she took the bag of fried ham sausages from her boyfriend, enjoyed taking a bite, and swayed his arm playfully: "Oh right, Jiafeng, Zhou Yi's new song has been released too; I still don't know how to download it. You taught me last time, but I forgot a few days later. Can you go to my house again and help me download it?"

On July 9, 2003, US time, 'Pirates of the Caribbean 1: The Curse of the Black Pearl', with the theme song written by Zhou Yi, officially premiered in North America and Canada.

Before the official release of the film, Disney held a premiere at Disneyland in the US on June 28 and simultaneously released the film's soundtrack collection, which received a warm response.

According to the older brothers and sisters who happened to be traveling back and forth between the US on Tianya during this period, the film won mostly positive reviews in the US after the premiere, and the theme song 'He's a Pirate' created by Zhou Yi received very positive evaluations such as "grand and atmospheric" and "passionate and hot-blooded".

(End of Chapter)