Chapter 95 A bigger stage
Thursday, September 19, 2002.
Sun Tao set off from Wu'an at 6:30 in the morning and drove the Mazda on the highway for an hour and a half.
At 8 o'clock in the morning, Sun Tao paid 30 yuan in expressway tolls and drove off the expressway at Satellite Road.
Xidu, abbreviated as Chang, also known as "Northern Spring City", is the capital of Jichun Province.
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The ratings of "Wu'an Talent Show" were booming. The promotion album of more than 200 contestants was premiered on Sunday night, September 15, and even achieved a ratings of 88%!
With this eye-popping ratings, Wu'an TV's advertising department, which had been half-dead for a while, suddenly became crowded.
Wu'an TV station is actively striving for the live broadcast of the top ten games. They are short of people, technology and equipment, so they are targeting Jichun TV station.
Wu'an TV station is interested in the technical equipment of the provincial TV station, but Jichuntai is thinking of giving him a blow!
Liu Hongwei, the editor of Jichun TV Station, quietly contacted Sun Tao and asked him to talk about the revamp of "Wu'an Talent Show" into "Jichun Talent Show".
Sun Tao reported the situation to Wen Jianjun, who was noncommittal. After all, Liu Hongwei promised that "Ji Chun Talent Show" would set up a sub-station in Wu'an, and the organizer of the sub-station event would also be handed over to the Wu'an Song and Dance Troupe, who could sign contract.
Liu Hongwei and Sun Tao agreed to meet at Jichun TV station at two o'clock in the afternoon. At that time, a deputy director would personally meet him.
Sun Tao came early because Li William was also in Xidu. They agreed to meet at the Purple Flower Hotel at nine o'clock in the morning.
After getting off the highway, Sun Tao pulled over for a moment. Without navigation, he had to look at the map. Although this was the provincial capital of his hometown, he had only been here twice.
One time was last summer vacation, when Sun Tao came with his mother to attend the funeral of an uncle; the other time was five years later, when he couldn't buy a train ticket, he took a plane, and the airport bus passed through the city and sent him to Jichun Railway Station.
Satellite Road, Heishui Road, Stanley Street (actually it was renamed Renmin Street a long time ago but the locals still called it that way in 2002), with the Second Aviation Academy on the left and Northeast Normal University on the right, just past an intersection.
After all, he was an experienced driver and his ability to memorize directions was quite strong. After looking at the map, Sun Tao started the Mazda and headed straight for the Purple Flower Hotel.
Sun Tao drove leisurely along Renmin Street, feeling a little dazed. It had been almost a month since his rebirth, and this was his first time in a big city.
Xidu and Wu'an, well, shouldn't be compared together at all; one is a city and the other is a large village.
From the rebirth of Yangzhou in 2024 to Wu'an in 2002, the time gap is 22 years. If you include the difference in cities, the gap is more than 22 years (Yangzhou must be at least ten years ahead of Wu'an).
When we arrived in Xidu today, Sun Tao made a little comparison in his mind. After all, the provincial capital is much better than Yangzhou in 2002. The most obvious difference is that it is bigger!
The traffic in Xidu is wide and has four lanes in both directions. It also passes by the Imperial Palace of Manchukuo, Marriott Commercial Street, and Rolling Stone Plaza (fuck, I actually saw some blond foreign girls.)
There are really foreign girls!
Sun Tao's roommates, Chen Heng and Li Zhen, both came from well-off families. Sometimes they would go to Xidu for two days on weekends. Chen Heng also bragged that he had had sex with foreign girls. What did everyone ask him? Taste, he said it was boring, it felt like chopsticks stirring up a big vat.
Looking at how they were dressed, Sun Tao felt that Chen Heng's bragging was not unfounded.
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At 8:45, Sun Tao saw the Purple Flower Hotel, which was right on the roadside. There was a small square in front of the hotel.
Sun Tao parked the car and strolled into the hotel.
It's a bit ridiculous to say that Sun Tao has never stayed in a hotel for 40 years in his past life. In the years when his financial situation was at its best, the real estate company also organized tours, but the hotels he stayed in were all hotels such as Seven Days Inn, Home Inn, Four Seasons, and Hanting. kind.
When delivering express delivery, they are not allowed to enter the community, let alone the hotel.
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He checked Purple Golden Flower online yesterday and found it to be five stars.
Revolving doors, crystal lanterns, greeters in cheongsam, and waiters in uniforms and top hats.
The ceiling of the hall must be as high as two stories. There is a bandstand in the center, a pure white piano, and a girl in a white dress is playing.
Sun Tao was a little surprised, but he would not act like Grandma Liu entering the Grand View Garden. Although it was his first experience, he had seen it countless times in short videos.
Playing the piano is nothing, the car show girl in the short video is just open, and the barefooted thief is doing various moves on the roof of the off-road vehicle.
To be honest, Sun Tao knows a little bit about pop music. He can hear these elegant songs such as "Destiny", "Autumn Whispers", "To Alice", "Adelina by the Water", "Dream Wedding"...and others Sun Tao couldn’t even name him.
In a white shirt, casual pants, sneakers, and a casual suit, Sun Tao dressed up very normally. As soon as Sun Tao looked around, a young man in a black suit came up to him, "Sir, do you want to stay?"
The young man was about the same age as Sun Tao, and he behaved elegantly and spoke well.
When you see a guest wearing ordinary clothes, you behave with disdain or even make sarcastic comments. This is all a story made up by a bad screenwriter.
The real situation is that the hotel receptionists are all professionally trained. Even if they feel that the guests are not rich, they will not show it.
Sun Tao smiled slightly and said, "I made an appointment with a friend. He lives here."
"Oh, can you tell me his room number? I can help you contact him."
Sun Tao shook his head, "No need, I'll give him a call."
"Sir, there is a rest area over there. You can relax there for a while. If you have any questions, just call me."
"Sun Tao?" A middle-aged man came over hesitantly at the coffee bar in the lobby.
"Mr. Li?"
"Hahaha, I saw an avatar in the video. I didn't recognize the real person for a moment. Yes, I am William Li. Let's go and sit there first."
The clarity of QQ video is very impressive, as everyone who has used it knows.
Sun Tao feels the same as Li William now. If he didn't sign up, Sun Tao wouldn't dare to confirm. In the video, Li William is a middle-aged handsome guy, and he looks exactly like Jack Ma in person.
There is also a woman in the coffee area, Li William's secretary, who looks like the kind of secretary who works hard.
Sun Tao ordered a cup of cappuccino.
Before the three of them chatted for a while, the female secretary took out the authorization agreement and started talking about business.
Li William was very sure that Sun Tao should be like what he said. He had never been to any big city and had no higher education. But for some reason, he gave people a very strange feeling.
Sun Tao felt that things went smoothly. The female secretary brought the authorization agreement and explained it to him item by item. He also brought his ID card and bank card with him. The conditions were the same as what Li William said, 100,000 in installments, and the first payment of 30,000 would arrive in one week. Account, for the next three months, the amount of royalties will depend on the issuance status.
After the female secretary explained, Sun Tao asked, "Have you brought a pen? Where should I sign?"
William Li stirred the coffee and looked at the two people opposite.
Li William: [His financial situation is very average, but he signed the deal for tens of thousands of yuan after Luo Fang explained it briefly. I don’t know if it’s because he’s young and gullible, or because he doesn’t care about these tens of thousands of dollars? 】
William Li, "Updates have been a bit slow recently. I also read the Qidian.com, and readers are scolding you. Is it Cavan?"
Sun Tao is in a good mood, thirty thousand yuan! Hahaha.
"No, it's impossible for Kavin to do it. I've written an outline worth millions of dollars. I really don't have time recently, so I put on a talent show..."
Li William didn't take Sun Tao's words to heart at all about "Wu'an Talent Show". In his opinion, an entertainment program in a small county town was as good as a kindergarten kid peeing and making mud.
88% ratings! The deputy director of Jichun TV made an appointment! !
William Li took a deep breath.
Sun Tao was still talking about how busy he was these days. He worked from six to nine every day and had no time to sit in front of the computer.
William Li has made up his mind to invest in him.
"Sun Tao, although I haven't watched the show, I know it's not simple just by listening to the ratings! But there is a problem. The outside world knows nothing about such a good show. Do you know what this means!
This stage is too small for you, you need a bigger stage! ”
(End of chapter)