In October, with the Fourteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China about to convene, the entire country was filled with an intense political atmosphere. Everywhere one went, people were discussing the final contenders for the Congress.
Zhou Ziheng, however, remained busy with his commercial performances. Recently, with the upcoming winter ordering fair, trade buyers from other provinces had begun arriving in Yangcheng to survey the Guangdong Province market, and inevitably, "Wandering Song" had caught their attention. Some had already begun reaching out to Pacific Audio & Video in advance to negotiate orders. Several of the buyers who had approached the company were looking to make significant moves, placing orders for tens of thousands of tapes right out of the gate.
This news, spread through the grapevine, only made Zhou Ziheng an even hotter commodity in Guangdong Province. More big local business owners began approaching him, inviting him to perform at the grand openings of their various enterprises. Since late September, Zhou Ziheng had been receiving invitations for sizable commercial performances almost every three days. Moreover, as the requests piled up, some wealthy patrons, eager to jump the queue, began spontaneously offering to increase his appearance fees.
Chapter 27