The Qin Xizhen incident happened within just one day, but in fact, in the compound of Fulong Company, those who had experienced the meeting with Luo Zhixian and Zhao Le during the winter vacation, after hearing Qin Xizhen's song, knew who the song came from.
They didn't expect that Qin Xizhen, a beautiful female teacher who resigned from No. 1 Middle School, would actually participate in the music festival and sing the song that Cheng Ran had sung before. What was the hidden story behind this was not the focus of Yu Xiao, who used to be concerned about these things. The focus was that Zhao Le actually sang this song. So when this happened that night, Yu Xiao rushed to contact Cheng Ran to report it.
The very next day, they saw Zhao Le's distortion of right and wrong.
In fact, for the children in the compound, this incident can be considered a big deal, and it is even a wave of upheaval that they have experienced personally.
Although they were amazed by the musical talent that Cheng Ran showed after entering high school, and they thought that some of the songs that often came out of his voice were very beautiful, they sometimes felt that Cheng Ran might be just better in this aspect at their level, just like some students who play piano and other musical instruments in the annual cultural performances. To ordinary students, they sound pretty good, but to professionals, they might be at the most ordinary entry level.
However, when Zhao Le and Qin Xizhen played the song at the same time, and the song became the focus of public opinion, they realized that their previous understanding seemed to be wrong...
There were actually two professional musicians competing for the song that Cheng Ran sang, and even Zhao Le was willing to steal it to claim it as his own.
“So what? So what? What did Cheng Ran say? What’s the matter with this song…” The controversy caused by the song collision and the condemnation of Qin Xizhen were raging, but the young men from the compound who were concerned about this matter, such as Yang Xia, Liu Ying, etc., had already gathered together. When Yu Xiao joined them, they couldn’t wait to ask Yu Xiao about Cheng Ran’s news.
Yu Xiao also shook his head. "Cheng Ran is not at home. I asked his mother and she said he went out early in the morning and I don't know where he went..."
But in fact, the adults don't know much about what happened in this music festival. After all, for them, the music festival is just to see the excitement of the city. Maybe they have heard of two songs clashing with each other, but this is as distant news to them as Kim Dae-jung being sworn in as the president of South Korea and Japan holding the Nagano Games.
This gave everyone a very strange feeling, as if they were in possession of a truth that even their parents did not know.
"Otherwise, we stand up. We heard it at that time. The song was sung by Cheng Ran. Although Zhao Le called, who knows if he was eavesdropping secretly or recorded the song. He should have recorded it. Cheng Ran sang that song very quickly. It is unlikely that he would remember it after listening to it once, unless Zhao Le is a genius." Yang Xia frowned, and the sense of justice from the bottom of his heart was burning. "We are witnesses. There were many witnesses that day. We can prove that the song was originally sung by Cheng Ran. Zhao Le was also there. In this way, what Zhao Le said on the radio that he wrote it at the music college and Teacher Qin's claim that he plagiarized him will be self-defeating. Because Cheng Ran is not from the music college!"
"Not necessarily. He is a serious big shot, a singer, his words carry a lot of weight, whatever he says is reasonable." Yu Xiao shook his head, "The key is that Teacher Qin was our music teacher. Even if it was Cheng Ran who sang, Zhao Le can still say that Qin Xizhen taught him! How can we debate with him? Should we sue him?"
"It's not easy..."
"Really? Cheng Ran is not here again. I can't find him to discuss things with..."
"Maybe he went to Teacher Qin's place... Teacher Qin sang that song, so they should have been in touch during the holidays..."
Young faces were discussing the storm in the adult world. They were worried, stood up for Cheng Ran and Qin Xizhen, and tried every means to do their part.
This is the boy.
One can never be young again.
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Cheng Ran, who could not be found in the compound, was preparing for a war.
The news was confirmed in the afternoon. When Qin Xizhen and his group arrived at the music festival venue, they saw that their names, which were originally scheduled to perform at the No. 2 branch venue, had been replaced by another band in the 4:30 pm row.
Shanan Luomu took two small books and said, "The promotional program has been removed and replaced with a new one. They didn't have time to remove it. Our song list is still on it... The new one was obviously printed at the last minute, and the ink on it hasn't dried yet..."
It was obvious that Wang Zhonghua and Zhao Le were completely blocking Qin Xizhen's actions, not giving him a chance to come forward again. Once the craze of the music festival was over, the noise from all sides would be like waves and bubbles, and only Zhao Le would be pushed up. No matter how much Qin Xizhen appealed, the momentum was set and the matter was done.
Qin Xizhen's friend from the organizer rushed over. Her friend was named Luo Yue, and she worked as a manager in the back office. When she heard that Qin Xizhen was removed, she took her to find the director of the branch venue.
But the supervisor had a cold face and waved his hand, saying, "It's useless to come to me for this matter... I'm just following the rules as stipulated by the higher-ups. If you want to go in, you can't go backstage unless you ask the higher-ups, whether it's the organizer or the publicity department, to issue a note so that I can let you in!"
Liu Pei and Shanan Luomu, who were originally hot-blooded and looking for injustice, looked at the armed police in charge of public security outside the venue, and Cheng Ran had warned them many times before not to act recklessly... so they had to give up the idea of making a big deal out of it.
Seeing that she couldn't get in, Qin Xizhen turned pale. When Cheng Ran looked over, she shook her head and said, "It's okay."
Cheng Ran turned and left, "Follow me."
A group of people left the venue and came to Cheng Xiang's copy shop. They didn't know what was going on. Cheng Xiang had been waiting in the shop for a long time. When he saw Cheng Ran coming in, he took a sheet from the top of a thick stack of papers and handed it to him, "Brother, what you asked has been printed."
Everyone then looked at the list, which was a list of songs sung by Qin Xizhen, with the lyrics of every song listed.
"They took away our program list, so we have to print it ourselves?" Liu Pei asked.
Cheng Ran then said, "Give it a try. Although there are other ways to fight back, none of them can be as effective as this... Use money. There are four branch venues and so many bands and singers. There will always be some bands that can give up their singing positions. Everything has a price."
Luo Yue was in charge of the backstage coordination and had the performers' contact information. She called some bands and singers one by one. Some bands at the branch venues were actually local resident singers. When they heard that they could offer a price to give up their performance positions, they immediately made an offer. Because everyone knows that all eyes of the festival are still on the main venue, and there is no chance to stand out at the branch venues. Some bands and singers with limited skills have self-knowledge when they arrive at the scene. Usually, they only make 100 or 200 yuan a night at a bar, and they share it with several people. Now some people ask for exchange compensation of several thousand or tens of thousands of yuan, and many people are immediately tempted. Bands and singers who no longer have the confidence and willingness to become famous at the festival also immediately expressed their willingness to exchange. However, some people asked for a bigger stage and good performance time, and the price was as high as 30,000 yuan.
Cheng Ran didn't even frown at all when facing all these. He was even considering choosing a better venue and time period, as if he was ready to make a decision at any time. This surprised Qin Xizhen's band friends again. He could write songs, stay calm and collected when faced with difficulties, and handle and coordinate things better than adults like them. It would have been fine if he didn't look like an ordinary student, but why was he so generous
Several people looked at Cheng Ran with even more confusion.
Taking advantage of an opportunity, Ning Yuan quietly came to Qin Xizhen, pointed at Cheng Ran's back, and said, "Senior sister, your student is a second-generation rich kid, right? Is he pursuing you?"
Qin Xizhen's first reaction was to knock on the head of this not-so-serious Ning Yuan, but after a moment, she asked suspiciously and cunningly, "This... can you see it?"
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Finally, three bands that were willing to accept money in exchange for seats came into Cheng Ran's sight, namely, branch venue No. 2, branch venue No. 3 and branch venue No. 5. They frankly said that as long as they got the money, they could immediately vacate their performance seats.
But Cheng Ran has not been able to make up his mind on this most crucial matter. To be honest, this is the first time he has encountered such a thing, whether before or after rebirth. At present, he can only deal with it based on his experience in two lives. Opponents like Wang Zhonghua and Zhao Le have a lot of power and influence in this circle, which is not as simple as imagined. Especially in this situation where the Internet is not well developed, information consultation is closed, and many things are shrouded in the background of personal relationships.
Even if Cheng Ran is a reborn person, the enemy has resources, background and voice in the music industry. To be honest, we are still no match for him if we confront him head-on.
It was as if just one word from the other party could make them run around in a hurry and be blocked from entering the venue.
It's like Wang Zhonghua and Zhao Le are waiting for Qin Xizhen to come up with the copyright. They can take advantage of it and come up with the manuscript. At most, Zhao Le can't use this song legally, but after some operation, Zhao Le can gain fame. It's because they control the discourse power of the main media. Even with Wang Zhonghua's Yingchi background, if he clearly stated that he wanted to promote Zhao Le, I'm afraid that all media would have to spend money to support him. Those individual media that report side news may stand on their side, but to be honest, the circle is so deep that by then, Qin Xizhen himself will become part of those messy gossips... Everything will be ruined.
They were delayed until seven o'clock. For dinner, they ordered lunch boxes from a roadside food truck. Cheng Ran held the lunch box and sat down on a roadside step. He ate his food casually and raised his head, his pupils filled with the gradually darkening night.
The walkman from Qin Xizhen in hand was playing the content of the radio. Because Qin Xizhen did not appear at the venue today, when some commentators on some radio stations mentioned yesterday's car crash, the public opinion had become one-sided.
Basically, everyone said that Zhao Le was a victim and that the female singer surnamed Qin was too shameless. Some even raised the issue to the issue of the system to criticize the current situation. Some criticized the organizers for not strictly reviewing such activities and bringing discredit to the Shanhai Tourism Festival...
The more Cheng Ran listened, the more solemn his expression became.
Qin Xizhen looked at his desolate back as he sat on the edge of the road, and for some reason, he felt inexplicably sad.
Then, Qin Xizhen received a pager.
After returning the call, Qin Xizhen stepped forward and patted Cheng Ran on the shoulder, saying to everyone, "Let's stop here today, everyone go back first."
Cheng Ran raised his head and said, "I think we should buy a seat for the TEAM band in the second venue. It will be at 8 o'clock tomorrow night. It will be enough time for us to carry out activities, such as inviting radio stations or reporters to the venue..."
Qin Xizhen said, "Don't decide yet, let's talk about it tomorrow. Let's go home and have a rest early. We are very tired today."
Cheng Ran looked at Qin Xizhen and nodded after a moment, "Okay... It's still in time to do it tomorrow morning."
Then everyone agreed to meet early in the morning to discuss the matter and then dispersed.
Qin Xizhen went straight home, and Qin Keguang sat on the old rattan chair at home. Shanhai TV was still broadcasting the performances at the music festival. Seeing Qin Xizhen coming back, Qin Keguang stepped forward and pressed the power button of the old CRT TV.
Qin Xizhen was confused, "Dad, you called me to come back?"
Qin Keguang nodded and said, "Take out your piano."
Qin Xizhen was stunned for a moment and prepared to open the piano lid.
"Guitar."
Qin Xizhen went into the house and took out the guitar.
Qin Keguang sat back in the old rattan chair and said, "Show us all the songs you wanted to perform..."
"You sing, I listen."
It was a familiar scene. When he was young, Qin Keguang held a bamboo stick and stood behind little Qin Xizhen who was playing the piano, with his hands behind his back, listening to her piano playing.
Today, Qin Xizhen stood in front of his father Qin Keguang, a master of classical music, who was sitting on an old rattan chair, holding a guitar and singing a ballad.
Just like when Cheng Ran sang to her on that starry night on the hillside.
The same emotion and song, like a ray of sunlight above the dark and heavy clouds, opened up in front of Qin Keguang.
The last song ends.
Qin Xizhen watched Qin Keguang get up, go to his room to make a phone call, then find two bottles of Moutai from the locker, put them in his pocket, and walked to the door.
He put his hands into the sleeves of his long coat hanging on the clothes rail at the door, put on the coat and went out.
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Qin Keguang was born and raised in Shanhai. He graduated from the Central Conservatory of Music in 1968. Later, he served as the deputy director of the Zhanqi Art Troupe in Shanhai City. After leaving office, he served as the vice chairman of the Music Association for several years, popularizing and improving the level of folk music in western Sichuan. When Qin Keguang was in the Zhanqi Art Troupe, he performed for ordinary soldiers stationed in Sichuan and Tibet, and went in and out of the plateau front seven times. Because of his own musical attainments, he also recorded and published personal solo tapes and albums with record companies such as China Record and Hongguo, and even cooperated with famous musicians in Germany and Austria, and produced TV and movie interludes that were famous at the time.
Ma Shuwen, who was still working at the Cultural Bureau at that time, and Zhao Qiming, who was working at the Culture and Education Bureau, also knew him at that time. The two of them admired his personal achievements very much and were considered fans of his. They always called him "Master Qin". At that time, Qin Keguang also affectionately called them Xiao Ma and Xiao Zhao.
At that time, whenever Qin Keguang had a performance, the two of them would rush to the scene as long as they were in the local area. In their spare time, they would ask Qin Keguang for music lessons. They would also let the two of them take away some of the gifts and fruits Qin Keguang received during his performances. When Xiao Ma got married, Qin Keguang brought him two large silk quilts. When the two of them encountered problems in work and life, Qin Keguang also stepped in to help them.
But many years later, the Xiao Zhao of that time has now entered the Municipal Party Committee, and Ma Shuwen, who is called "Xiao Ma" and used to bring his new tapes to ask for autographs, has now sat in a higher position.
Qin Keguang, who had never asked anyone for help in his life, weighed the pros and cons again and again and decided not to call "Xiao Ma" who was in the address book and had been earnestly asking him to call him directly if he had any problems. Instead, he found Xiao Zhao Qiming.
After registering with the concierge and wandering around the large garden in front of the municipal party committee's family quarters for a few laps, Qin Keguang saw the floor with the lights on all the time and finally walked in...