Chapter 57 (I)
It's another day and it's begun.
People like to say that when a new day begins, a new hope begins. But Zhang Shaoyu didn't seem to have this feeling, and he looked for a job for ten days in a row, but found nothing. At the beginning, he was still desperately encouraging his other brothers to cheer up, not to be discouraged, not to be discouraged. But now, even he was a little skeptical that he really had no hope.
The job fair ran several times, and his footprints were left on the streets and alleys of Chengdu. To the north to the Xima Bridge, to the south to the Ni family's house, to the east to the Duobao Temple, and to the west to the southern suburbs of the park, he really couldn't remember what other places in Chengdu he hadn't been to. He had traveled more in those ten days than he had walked in the twenty-one years before. But as a result, it was the same, and I didn't find a suitable job.
There are some jobs that he can do, and others are willing to give him a chance, but he doesn't bother to do them, you may say that he is biased against these jobs, but he has his ideas, he has his persistence. Men, more or less machismo, this attitude that borders on pride, but it is the essential characteristic of men.
When I opened my first eye in the morning and looked at the already bright dormitory, the first thing Zhang Shaoyu thought of was, I am an unemployed young man. It's a phrase he must tell himself every morning. In this way, he will be reminded of what to do today.
After getting up, I found that Liang Jin was gone, and on the table in the center of the bedroom, there was a note that read: Shaoyu, I went out to look for a job, I slept so soundly, I didn't call you, if there is any news, I will call you.
Finally a little comforted, and with a smile, he put down the note and went to wash his face. In the end, they are brothers for many years, this tacit understanding is not comparable to others. Didn't you think the same thing two days ago?
Anyway, he hasn't found a job for so many days, so he is not in a hurry, and it is useless to be in a hurry, right? After washing his face slowly, on the table, there was breakfast that Yang Tingyao bought for him. I sat down in front of the computer, took a bite of the bread, and how did I feel that today's bread was so fragrant?
Turn on the computer and go straight to the official website of Xiaoqiang Cup, the result is not the same, waiting for further notice. What is this organizer doing, after so many days, and there is no notice, can this Xiaoqiang Cup be held? Enter the URL of Tencent Entertainment in the address bar with one hand, I want to go and see, there is no news of no Xiaoqiang Cup today.
As a result, when I went in and took a look, I was still hyping the news. But today, Zhang Shaoyu was in that mood, clicked on the news, and watched it while eating bread.
There is no difference from what Xiaobai said that day, the news said that the organizers of the Xiaoqiang Cup withdrew in anger because of disagreements, and an entertainment group with a good reputation in China withdrew angrily, resulting in an impasse in the Xiaoqiang Cup, and it is very likely that it will be stillborn and will not be resolved.
Zhang Shaoyu thinks that these news are too substandard, and you have to make up lies. Hype, to be specious, let people see flowers in the fog, looking at the moon in the water, this will make people want to see it. Like this dozen news, at first glance, it is fake and uninteresting.
looked at QQ again, and Li Dan replied to the message. said that he had arrived in Guangzhou, temporarily lived with a classmate, and had not yet found a job, saying that he was in a hurry. As soon as Zhang Shaoyu saw this, he hurriedly put down the things in his hand and replied to him.
Let him not be in a hurry, take his time, the road must be taken step by step, a person in the field, there are many difficult places, remember to persevere, persistence is victory. If there's anything, just call back and everyone will help you.
Alas, I'm really worried about Li Dan, this kid is too anxious, and he is a little anxious for quick success, so it's better not to make anything happen.
After breakfast, Zhang Shaoyu was not in a hurry to go out, turned off the computer, sat back on the bed, picked up his beloved guitar, and wiped it over and over again. Gently plucking the strings, listening to the beautiful music, on a whim, simply played and sang to himself.
"I want you to accompany me, watching the turtle swim in the water, slowly lying on the beach, counting the waves...... Time flies by, and there is no turning back, and the beauty becomes an old woman......"
Singing this brisk song, people's mood has improved a lot, and while they are singing, the mobile phone rings. It's true, if you want people to be unlucky, you have to stuff your teeth when you drink cold water. Obviously he was so poor that he was about to sell pants, but he had a lot of phone calls a day.
Put down the guitar, take the phone and take a look, Zhang Cheng's number, how did he remember to call me?
picked it up immediately: "Hey, Brother Cheng, why do you think of your little brother?"
"Brother, have you received the news?" Zhang Cheng still spoke so calmly, worthy of entertainment.
Zhang Shaoyu thought about it, and estimated that he was talking about the Xiaoqiang Cup, and replied immediately: "Look, it's all on the news." ”
"Well, that's good, I said brother, it's okay, there will be more opportunities in the future, right, you are really capable, really talented, let's not be afraid, ah." Zhang Cheng's tone seemed to be comforting Zhang Shaoyu.
Of course, Zhang Shaoyu knew that he was teasing himself, so he smiled and said: "Pretend, continue to pretend, I want to see how long you can pretend." ”
"What? Pretend, do you think this news is fake?" Zhang Cheng raised his voice slightly.
The smile on Zhang Shaoyu's face condensed, this thing, it can't be true, right? Impossible, such a big event, how could it be stopped just like stop. A few days ago, the people of the whole country saw it, and the advertisement was so badly beaten! Now almost everyone is talking about Xiaoqiang, and it has reached the point where it has become a household name.
"Brother, it's absolutely true, that entertainment group has made it clear that it will withdraw from the holding of the Xiaoqiang Cup. In this way, Xiaoqiang Cup has lost its backing, and it is estimated that there is nothing to be done. Zhang Cheng said softly.
There is a good saying that the most painful thing in this world is the lack of hope. It's better to mourn than to die, it doesn't matter if you don't find a job, there is also a Xiaoqiang Cup, which can not only entertain yourself, but also get bonuses, and save yourself for the time being.
But suddenly, this hope is shattered, and everything becomes YY, and that feeling is called despair. Zhang Shaoyu seemed to hear the "Geden" in his heart, and the whole person was stunned. God is playing some international joke on me, how can the Xiaoqiang Cup not be done? That is where my hope lies! Damn!
"Brother, Shaoyu, what's wrong?" Zhang Cheng asked strangely when he saw that Zhang Shaoyu didn't reply for a long time. Judging from his understanding of Zhang Shaoyu, even if the Xiaoqiang Cup is gone, he should at most smile slightly and say it's okay. Wouldn't he be so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time, right? But how did he know that Zhang Shaoyu's last hope was shattered.
"It's okay, Brother Cheng, thank you for telling me. Zhang Shaoyu said calmly. When people are desperate, they don't care about anything anymore.
"That's good, don't take it to heart, there will be opportunities in the future, ah. After Zhang Cheng said this, he hung up the phone.
Zhang Shaoyu put down his mobile phone, walked back to his bed step by step, and sat down weakly, his mind was blank. It came so suddenly, how did it come true? Isn't it hype? It stands to reason that it is impossible to say that such a big event will not be held. There are so many participating singers in the whole world, is the organizer so irresponsible?
But the facts are in front of him, although Zhang Cheng is not very old, he can be regarded as a senior entertainment reporter, and there will be nothing wrong with his news. It's ridiculous that he still pressed the treasure on this, hoping to rely on the Xiaoqiang Cup...... It's empty, I'm convinced, I'm really convinced, I don't know if this is exhaustive, anyway, Zhang Shaoyu suddenly felt that it was boring, it was really boring.
As soon as his body fell and lay on the bed, Zhang Shaoyu wanted to cry without tears. What should I do, it turns out that if Xiaoqiang Cup wins the prize and gets the bonus, let the brothers hold on for a while, and don't lose confidence. I already had a buddy yesterday and couldn't stand it and went home.
If this continues, it will not take two months for people to run out. Looking forward to the Xiaoqiang Cup being held soon, who wants to look forward to it day and night, but looking forward to such a result. At this time, Zhang Shaoyu understood what it means that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. It's okay now, I haven't found a job, and the Xiaoqiang Cup is gone, and the two ends are empty, hehe.
Zhang Shaoyu later introduced in his memoirs that there were very few times in his life when he was desperate, and the first time was when the news of Xiaoqiang Cup was no longer held. Because at that time, he was financially constrained, had no job, no money, and had a large group of brothers waiting. Zhang Shaoyu recalled that if he had fallen at that time, there would be no Zhang Shaoyu today.
For the next day, Zhang Shaoyu didn't go anywhere, just lay on the bed, motionless. No matter who called, he didn't listen, even if Yang Tingyao came, he was unmoved. No one knows what happened to him, and those who know him know that there is no way he could be like this because he couldn't find a job. There must have been something else, but no one could guess if he didn't say it.
In fact, he wasn't angry with anyone, he was thinking, what happened to the recent incident? Is there something wrong with him? After thinking about it, he finally figured it out, first of all, when it comes to finding a job, he is still too optimistic about the actual situation and has not expected the situation very well. And the matter of Xiaoqiang Cup made him the most depressed. He shouldn't have pinned his hopes on a match where the outcome doesn't know yet. Yes, I am full of confidence and believe that I have the strength to win the award, but is it enough to have the strength?
There are so many positions at the job fair, and I have a lot of strength, but why haven't I found any of them? After all, people don't give you a chance. It's the same with the competition, if the judges recognize you, you may win, if you don't recognize you, flash and cool off. It's ridiculous and lamentable.
Zhang Shaoyu told himself that in the future, such a mistake must not be made again.
"Senior sister. Liang Jin on the opposite side shouted, and Zhang Shaoyu knew that Yang Tingyao was here. She didn't say anything, Zhang Shaoyu knew that she must be standing outside the window now, looking at her bunk, although, she couldn't see her own person at all. And her expression must be very sad, and those Danfeng's eyes must be full of pity. Her delicate hands must have held the iron bars of the window. It's like going to prison to visit her husband who is being detained.
"Shaoyu, senior sister is here. Liang Jin saw that Zhang Shaoyu was motionless, and finally couldn't help but remind, because he saw that Senior Sister Yang outside the window had begun to sob.
Zhang Shaoyu suddenly remembered that on the playground two days ago, he had said a word to Yang Tingyao, saying that he was really a failure, because his girlfriend had something in his heart, but he didn't want to tell himself. As her boyfriend, if the first thing she thinks of is not to talk to her, how sad she will be.
There is a saying among the girls that I will not cry for anyone, and those who deserve me to cry for him will not make me cry.
Since the knot in his heart has been untied, lying down again, it has become contrived, Zhang Shaoyu took a long breath and sat up from the bed. Sticking out his head, he saw Yang Tingyao standing outside the window, stretched her brows slightly, and smiled knowingly. He believes that with just a smile, Yang Tingyao can understand everything.
Sure enough, when she saw Zhang Shaoyu's smile, Yang Tingyao also smiled happily. Because she knew that if Zhang Shaoyu smiled, it would mean that there was nothing left.
Xiaoqiang Cup, it seems that it is really going to be stopped, and the official website has always been like that, waiting for notice. On the Internet, in the news media, all kinds of news about the imminent suspension of the Xiaoqiang Cup have been hyped all over the sky. The organizers of the Xiaoqiang Cup continued to remain silent and did not give any explanation.
Everything seems to indicate that the grand event of online music that people are looking forward to may be complete and will not end. In addition to deploring, people can't help but ask, what is the reason for such a huge Xiaoqiang Cup to come to an abrupt end? What the audience wants to see is what the reporters want to do.
I have to admire the vast power of the journalists, who use various channels to discover news. In the end, the infighting of the organizers of the Xiaoqiang Cup gradually surfaced.
The organizer of the first Xiaoqiang Cup Online Song Writing Contest, from a clear point of view, is several major music websites, in fact, there are many co-organizers behind it, they play the role of the real protagonist, and the website is just a spokesperson. Most of these co-organizers are well-known domestic record companies, and the one that withdrew is said to be an entertainment group with international influence. The reason for their withdrawal was because of disagreements with several websites about the contract issues after the participating singers won the award, and they left in a fit of rage.
It is not known what kind of contract problem it is, but the vast number of powerful reporters have analyzed various reasons. Among them, the most convincing one is that several major websites seem to be committed to the development of original music in the mainland and the protection of original singers. Entertainment groups, in the final analysis, are fundamental business groups, and what they value is only commercial interests.
In other words, what they want to know is how much money they can make from these award-winning singers. In this way, it is not difficult to understand, they must have prepared a contract with quite harsh conditions, and the period of the contract may be five years, it may be eight years, or ten years!
Don't be surprised, it's entirely possible. In the entertainment industry, because of contract disputes, there are still few cases of going to court? Everyone will not forget that there is a beautiful sister named Huang Shengyi, whose lawsuit with Xingye's Xinghui Company was hyped by the media. In fact, to put it bluntly, one wants to trap you, because you are the one I picked up. If you want to regain your freedom, why should I be your tool for making money?
From this point of view, it should be because of this problem that the entertainment group fell out with the website and withdrew from the Xiaoqiang Cup in anger. This entertainment company has a lot of money, and without it, Xiaoqiang Cup will have less economic foundation, and what can it do. So far, the organizers have not given any explanation. But one thing is for sure, the Xiaoqiang Cup is over.
Netizens scolded the organizer on the Internet for being a bastard and complaining about their favorite singer. As for the participating singers, some chose to remain silent because they were just here to have fun, while others were angry and asked the organizer to give an explanation.
The most interesting thing is Lao Mei, people are clamoring in the United States, Lao Tzu wants to sue you! You have violated my rights and interests, you have to compensate me! This is actually nothing new, Lao Mei loves to sue, open up about human rights, shut up about infringement, we are all used to it, don't worry about him, you have the ability to come to China to sue, don't beat the ground to find teeth.
But no matter how much trouble you make, you can't change the fact that the Xiaoqiang Cup has ended ahead of schedule. How many people's dreams have been ruined, and how many people are sad and crying, I thought that a draft event comparable to Supergirl was going to be vigorously carried out again, who would have expected this result?
So what is Zhang Shaoyu doing? He can be regarded as the biggest victim of this competition, just kidding, the first place in the southwest division, and the southwest division is the most entries in all the competition regions. can fight all the way out of the southwest division, and the finals, in the eyes of many people, are already pediatrics. Now that he suddenly said that it was gone, this buddy, he was just afraid to beat his chest and cry.
Wrong, Zhang Shaoyu is pulling Yang Tingyao's care at this moment, and is walking in the "Lover's Forest" behind the teaching building. What kind of people are they, they can afford to put it down, at the beginning, it was a little difficult to accept, it was a little disgusting, but when I thought about it, there was no. Without Xiaoqiang Cup, I won't live?
God gave Zhang Shaoyu a face today, the red sun showed its little face, and the sun shone on his body, making people suddenly feel lazy. Because it was a weekend, many students went out to play. There were hardly any people in the school.
The lover Lin behind this teaching building has not yet arrived when the wild mandarin ducks come.
Zhang Shaoyu put one hand in his bag and pulled Yang Tingyao with the other, walking leisurely, raising his head from time to time, looking at the blue sky in the distance, it seemed that he was in a good mood.
And on our Yang Tingyao's face, there are two words written on it, happiness. Dragging Zhang Shaoyu's hand, he had to shake two from time to time, occasionally, the two of them stared at each other, looked at each other, smiled knowingly, everything was in plain sight, it was really envious of others.