Chapter 31: 20 Hong Kong Dollars

Chapter 31: 20 Hong Kong Dollars

Chapter 31: 20 Hong Kong Dollars

Thanks to the support of Lam Tsz-cheung and Eason Chan.

Even though Qiu Wenshan tried to fight for Mr. Mai again, it ended in nothing.

In addition, although Boss Mai was rich, he was not so arrogant and willful. In the end, he chose to go with the flow and awarded the championship to Fan Wumian.

When the results are announced.

Not only were there students from Trinity College cheering, but audiences from other schools also joined in the cheering.

There isn’t a complicated process. After the result is announced, you can go directly to the stage to receive the award.

In addition to the 50,000 yuan prize, there is also a customized crystal trophy, probably because it was specially prepared for Mai Shuli, the eldest master of the family. It can be seen that the quality of the champion crystal trophy is quite high. It is definitely not a cheap item worth tens or hundreds of yuan. The overall shape is a microphone and it is crystal clear under the light.

The trophy didn't matter. At first, when he saw the red envelope containing a thin stack of bonus money, Fan Wumian thought he was being deducted. It was only when he saw that the face value was "1000 yuan" that he felt relieved.

Mainly because I was too poor before and didn’t often even take 500-yuan notes, so all of a sudden I felt these thousand-yuan bills were particularly unfamiliar.

His generous state only lasted for a few seconds. When he realized that the money was not enough to pay the hospital bills he owed, he immediately became deflated.

There is still a long way to go to save the first pot of gold, and we have to keep working hard.

Eason Chen and Lam both presented awards to Fan Wumian. They posed and smiled on the stage, allowing reporters to take pictures.

At this moment.

There is no rush to present the award to the second place winner Mai Shuli.

Chen Yisen put his arm around Fan Wumian's shoulders, looking very friendly, and asked:
"Mr. Fan, can you sell me the copyright of the song "After I Leave" that you just sang?"

"To be honest, I personally like this Mandarin song very much. Like my "Ten Years", Miss Liu's "Later", and Miss Mo's "Cloudy Day", they are all suitable for listeners who have been hurt by love, and they fit my style perfectly."

"You are still young and you don't have the experience of liking someone for three or five years. It's hard for you to fully express the emotions in this song. And it would be better to change the lyrics and move the climax to the front. It will be more impactful. How about I spend 20 to buy out your song? Then I will pay for it myself and find someone to recompose the music."

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At first glance.

Fan Wumian had a strange feeling that “the water here is very deep, and I’m afraid you can’t control it.”

He didn't know much about the song selling market in that era. He only vaguely remembered asking the lyricist Lin Xi to write a lyric. The market price seemed to be only three to five thousand yuan, but sometimes Lin Xi had to share the profits when the record was released.

Previously, when Lam Tsz-cheung said “100 million to buy the song”, it was just a joke and Fan Wumian didn’t take it seriously.

However, good songs that really have a chance of becoming hits are still very expensive, and every time they come out, there are a bunch of famous singers rushing to buy them.

I feel that the price of HK$20 is quite reasonable and already very good, and it can also take advantage of Eason Chan's popularity, so it doesn't matter if I sell this song "After I Leave".

There is a popular saying in the music world of later generations, which goes, "Don't listen to Li Zongshen when you are young, don't listen to Eason Chan when you are sad. You don't understand the meaning of the song when you first hear it, but you will become the person in the song when you hear it again."

The line in "After I Leave" "I'll give you back the freedom you want" is still echoing in many people's minds, and it is indeed more suitable for Eason Chan's style.

It just so happened that since last year, he has been busy singing Mandarin songs to open up the mainland market. It was a rare opportunity for him to come across a song that suits his style, so Eason Chan decided to give it a try with the idea that it might not work.

There was a flash of lightning in my mind.

Thinking about the help this song can bring to me, it is far less important than 20 Hong Kong dollars at the moment.

Fan Wumian made a decisive decision and said with a smile:

"Brother Chen, you are too polite. It is my honor that you like my songs. We don't have to talk about money. But I do owe the hospital tens of thousands of yuan for hospitalization fees. I am in urgent need of help. Thank you very much."

After saying a lot of nonsense, it turns out you still have to pay.

Chen Yisen didn't know whether to laugh or cry. He thought Fan Wumian was quite interesting and asked, "You owe so much money, so you went to a private hospital?"

"No, the hospital couldn't find the cause of the disease, so they hired a few foreign experts from a private hospital. Their appearance fees are very expensive."

After speaking with emotion, Fan Wumian added: "My father is unreliable, so I can only find a way myself."

This sentence reminded Chen Yisen of his own obscure and downtrodden days, and he patted Fan Wumian's shoulder again:

"Don't worry, as long as you agree to sell it, I can give you the money at any time. Leave your contact information with my assistant Ah Zhu later. Come on, I hope to see you at an awards ceremony one day."

“No, you probably don’t want to meet me.”

Fan Wumian added silently in his heart.

He has a lot of classic pop music in his head. When his status becomes higher, he might have a chance to snatch some big awards from Eason Chen.

For example, "Fukua", "Under the Mount Fuji", "Best Friend", etc., all won numerous awards in later generations.

The popularity of a song often depends on whether the singer himself is famous. For example, if Fan Wumian sang the sad song just now, it would probably remain unsung for a long time and would not make much of a splash.

However, if Eason Chan bought it and modified it, and put it in his own album, it would be different. It would probably become popular quickly and be sung very widely.

Fan Wumian began to dream of becoming famous, but he was troubled as to how to become famous.

As an executive of King Records, Yau Wenshan is materialistic and snobbish, and the negative rumors about her relying on men to get to the top have long been no secret in the company.

When she heard that Eason Chen took the initiative to buy the song, she remained silent and acted arrogant, and did not ask Fan Wumian whether he was willing to sign a contract with King of Entertainment.

In Qiu Wenshan's opinion, there are many down-and-out singers who can sing and write good songs on the street, so why hang yourself on a tree?

What's more, this handsome boy was so ignorant that he made me lose face in front of Boss Mai and many audiences.

The entire event has ended.

After chatting with Lin Zixiang for a few words, Fan Wumian did not stay here any longer. After meeting Youpiao, Mantis and others, he promised to take them to a restaurant for a meal.

In the past, it was just a bald chicken, with no hair to pluck.

Mantis kept thinking back to the day when she first met him. During that time, she didn't recall any memory of Fan Wumian taking her out for a big meal. She did eat a lot of fish balls, oyster omelette, cart noodles, and wonton noodles.

Finally having the chance to give Fan Wumian a beating, Mantis’ expression was filled with excitement.

I saw Zhuang Muxi and her best friend Xu Xin were still there.

Fan Wumian politely invited, "What are you going to do later? Let's go eat beef offal together?"

Zhuang Muxi was deeply moved by this proposal, but her best friend Xu Xin immediately shook her head and said:

"Let's not do it. Don't think I don't know what you are thinking. If you want to do something to us, Ah Xi, there is no way. We are going to get a haircut later."

No wonder it is always said that if you want to win over a girl, it is best to win over her best friend first.

Zhuang Muxi smiled awkwardly and said:
"Let's contact each other next time. My hair is a little long now. It takes a long time to blow dry it after washing it."

Fan Wumian nodded: "Okay, see you when I get home."

When she heard the word "go home", the girl named Xu Xin widened her eyes immediately, worried that her best friend had been cheated.

Fan Wumian and his bad friends already have a bad reputation in Trinity College, and this cannot be completely reversed by winning a singing award.

They had just left not long ago.

Zuo Ziyan appeared out of nowhere and blocked Fan Wumian's way, beckoning him with her finger to chat in private.

Faced with the clamor from Youpia and the others, Fan Wumian, with a bit of curiosity, walked to the side with Zuo Xiaohua.

Zuo Ziyan, who was not good at handling such matters, said in a slightly arrogant tone:

"I think the two songs you just sang are both very nice, but who was the girl you were talking to before? I wanted to try to spend some time with you seriously, but now it seems that there is no need. Do you already have someone else you like?"

First, a feeling of happiness emerged from the bottom of my heart.

Fan Wumian then felt that this emotion was a bit inexplicable.

I feel like the "licking poison" has penetrated deep into my bones, and the residual emotions from the former have even affected myself, but fortunately that's all, and it's not a big problem.

He said truthfully:
"It's just a greeting between friends. What do you mean by getting along seriously?"

"That's what you think! I have something else to do this afternoon, so I'll leave first~"

Done.

Zuo Ziyan left as if she was escaping and got into a Rolls-Royce Phantom that had been parked on the side of the road.

Only Fan Wumian was left standing there, still wondering how this girl looked pretty. But who did she learn Chinese from?

Why are you speaking so unclearly?

Wait until Youpiao and the others asked what they talked about.

Fan Wumian frowned slightly and said in an uncertain tone: "If I understand correctly, she probably wants to date me?"

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The fourth old meat dish rolled his eyes and muttered:

"It's over. Just a few days after being normal, the boss started to have problems again. He always fantasizes about dating the beautiful girl Zuo."

(End of this chapter)