Fang Yang remained silent, listening quietly to Zhong Zhifeng's introduction. "An hour is enough time for these music lovers to listen to all the songs. You know, today is the day of the battle of the gods. Generally, no one below the second tier dares to release a song on this day. Some first-tier singers who originally wanted to release an album also deliberately avoided it when they saw Cang Mingyue releasing an album. This has resulted in today's new song chart being full of big names above the first tier fighting for dominance."

Zhong Zhifeng clicked his tongue, also amazed by today's spectacle. "At the beginning, the top ten were all dominated by superstars. Every second, there were thousands or tens of thousands of transactions. These people have such a strong appeal, and their fans are also very supportive. Even some passersby were attracted in. This is what a real carnage is like. The killing was so fierce that it was like the sky was falling!"

Fang Yang could tell that these people were acting a bit strange today. It was the Battle of the Gods, after all. Every year there was such a day when everyone released songs. It was all about talent. Without a good song, even the kings and queens of pop would have to kneel!

Fortunately, Zhong Zhifeng had some insight. Seeing that Fang Yang was getting impatient, Zhong Zhifeng continued, "At first, the Hong Kong superstars held an absolute position. Liu Hua's 'Love Like the Wind' was at the top of the charts, followed by He Wei's 'Night at Sands,' and Duan Ziliang's 'Oath' ranked second and third respectively. All of these songs had their composers involved, and it is said that they were polished for more than half a year, just to prepare for this battle of the gods."

Fang Yang laughed and said, "These singers have profound singing skills, and with Qu Dad's help, it is no surprise that they can occupy the top three positions. Moreover, they are all veteran superstars who have been famous for many years, and each of them has more than 100 million fans. Even if they sing a bad song, it is normal for them to rank in the top three."

Zhong Zhifeng agreed, "That's right. As soon as these three songs were released, they were downloaded more than ten million times in half an hour. And almost no one listened to them; they were downloaded directly. This shows that these fans have unparalleled trust in them. The other top stars are also closely following behind. Only the top-tier ones are slightly behind, but not by much. Everyone has some die-hard fans who blindly criticize them."

"This is normal. It's precisely because we've never disappointed our fans that they trust us. This is a reputation built up over a long period of time. As long as we don't do something stupid and collapse, this trust will last until the next generation no longer mentions it."

"Yes, that's why. Even though Xiao Zheng has sung 'May We All Be Blessed with Longevity' and 'Easily Hurt Woman' and won the Top Ten Golden Songs award, she is still ranked last at this moment. This is because most fans are from the same fandom. It's not that Zheng Xiuli's fans aren't Liu Hua's fans. There are only so many people who like to sing, so naturally they will support multiple stars. But there is a ranking order. Xiao Zheng, a second-tier singer who has only debuted for a year, is naturally ranked last at this important moment of the Battle of the Gods."

Seeing the serious expressions on everyone's faces, Fang Yang chuckled and said, "Why are you so serious? If the sky falls, the tall ones will hold it up. Normally, Zheng Xiuli might be able to crush a bunch of people, but you have to understand that this is the Battle of the Gods. It's normal to lose at the beginning. Moreover, the Battle of the Gods will last for a month. After the fans' mindless rush at the beginning, as time goes by, the quality of the songs will be the deciding factor. In terms of singing skills, Zheng Xiuli is a bit behind them, but a good song also depends on whether it can touch people's hearts. I believe that Zheng Xiuli will definitely achieve good results in the remaining time."

Zheng Xiuli chuckled, "Thank you for your trust, Mr. Fang. I will definitely work harder in the future and live up to your expectations."

Zhong Zhifeng laughed and said, "Actually, Xiao Zheng's results today are quite good. He was indeed far behind at the beginning, but that was from the perspective of the entire network. After an hour of turmoil, the fans began to calm down. Although nearly twenty superstars and top singers participated, an hour was enough for the fans to listen to all the participating songs."

Zhong Zhifeng took a sip of water before continuing, "The turning point came from our Yuewen Entertainment Media website. After all, it's our own singer, and after the initial surprise, netizens chose to listen to Xiao Zheng's songs more often. Because it's a digital album, it requires downloading the entire album at once, which discourages downloads. However, we still found that 'Qian Qian Que Ge' and 'Later' had particularly high listen counts."

"As you know, Mr. Fang, our website's fans are very powerful. After discovering that the songs in Xiao Zheng's album were very good, the purchase volume skyrocketed. This was first reflected in the sales of digital albums. In just over ten minutes, the digital albums sold over a million copies, and the sales of film albums also increased, exceeding 150,000 copies."

Fang Yang looked at Zhong Zhifeng's smile, which resembled a chrysanthemum, and said with disdain, "Minister Zhong, have you noticed how lewd you look right now?"

Fang Yang's words left everyone in the office momentarily speechless. After a brief silence, they burst into laughter. Chen Chen patted Zhong Zhifeng on the shoulder and laughed, "Old Zhong, I told you so, didn't I? I warned you before not to laugh so lewdly, but you never agreed. Now even President Fang is saying the same thing."

Zhong Zhifeng slapped Chen Chen's hand away, "No way, I'm just laughing heartily. I have a broad mind, not as bad as you say."

Yang Huajin laughed and said, "Enough with the jokes, Minister Zhong, you should explain things to General Manager Fang as soon as possible."

Seeing that everyone had quieted down, Zhong Zhifeng continued, "Have you noticed that there are actually close connections among the fans?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Zhong Zhifeng had to answer to himself: "After downloading more than a million digital albums, just over ten minutes later, the album downloads exploded, with more than five million downloaded in half an hour. And this is only the number on the Yuewen Entertainment Media website. Moreover, this number is still increasing at an alarming rate. At that time, I asked Lao Chen to switch to other websites and found that other websites also experienced a small peak in downloads within just a few minutes. This shows that fans are spontaneously promoting Xiao Zheng's album. Word of mouth is the most powerful because it also includes many casual listeners."

Zhong Zhifeng took a big gulp of water. "Of course, these are just my private guesses. After all, we'll have to see how the online reaction goes later to see what the actual situation is like."

Fang Yang laughed and said, "Then you could say that this is Zheng Xiuli's bottom rebound. The reason still lies in the two songs 'A Thousand Songs' and 'Later.' As I said before, the battle of the gods lasted for a month. After the fans rushed in blindly at the beginning, as time went on, the quality of the songs became the deciding factor. The reason why Zheng Xiuli was able to break through the encirclement was precisely because of the quality of these two songs, which boosted the sales of the entire album. Is that the reason?"

Fang Yang looked at the crowd gathered around him and came to this conclusion.