Chapter 26 026 New Job Drives Away Customers
Chapter Twenty-Six
Like the lackluster style of "I Sing, You Listen," the various programs launched by Leting Video have also been lukewarm. The reason Leting Video has been able to survive until now is purely due to the fact that it bought a large number of copyrights at low prices in the early days.
The more dramas viewers watch, the less appealing they find current dramas, and the more they prefer older dramas. This is how Leting Video has managed to survive, barely clinging to life.
Therefore, it's hard for Leting Video not to notice when a program suddenly becomes incredibly popular.
It can be said to be the only one.
Marketing is something platforms can't afford, so what exactly made "I Sing, You Listen" attract so much attention?
The answer quickly became clear—the edited version of "Heart's Secret" produced by the program team had garnered an astonishing 900,000 views!
That's incredibly high!
The production team continued to trace the source and discovered that it was Ji Xiaming who offended the audience of "The Sound of Music," allowing "I Sing, You Listen" to make a fortune.
But the key is that "Heart's Desire" kept the audience engaged.
Even as staff were paying close attention, the number of views for "Heart's Secret" continued to rise.
"The song 'Heart's Secret' is suddenly so popular! Check Weibo!"
After being reminded by a colleague, the staff member of "I Sing, You Listen" quickly went to Weibo to search for real-time updates, and the result was that the feedback for "Heart's Desire" was more than expected!
"Two people who are both good-looking and can sing!"
"Emotion really can make up for singing skills. 'Heart's Desire' resonated with me so strongly that I wanted to cry."
"Is there anyone who hasn't seen the live performance of 'Heart's Desire'? I absolutely won't allow it."
What truly spread the word about "Heart's Desire" was the review by a music blogger named "Pause".
"Pause" has a large following and is one of the most active bloggers in the music review field. He is known for his sharp tongue and is not stingy with giving bad reviews, even to big-name singers.
When "The Road to Tomorrow" became a hit, "Rest" gained some attention because he refused to comment: "I am a music critic, not a connoisseur of auto-tuning techniques."
He received a lot of criticism for this.
After this episode of "The Sound of Music" aired, many netizens were waiting for "Rest" to comment. "Rest" posted his latest Weibo post very late, but it was quite long. Netizens discovered that "Rest" had commented on both "The Sound of Music" and "I Sing, You Listen" together.
"I'm sorry, I just discovered that Leting Video has launched 'I Sing, You Listen.' Since both shows are premiering at the same time, I'll talk about them together."
"My favorite songs tonight are 'Heart's Desire' by Tian Yi and Lin Yuan and 'Rainbow Island' by Fei Hong. The former is about the power of the voice to reach its peak, where technique becomes less important. It's like the rock band INK that I mentioned before. The lead singer's timbre and singing skills are not top-notch at the time, but when the guitar starts playing and the lead singer's husky voice rings in your ears, summer, blue, and the coast immediately appear. This is INK's symbol, their unique mark."
"Now, this version of 'Heart's Desire' has left the same mark on my heart. Singing skills are no longer important; it is the message the music conveys that moves me."
"I think that in 'Heart's Desire,' the two singers' performance was beyond their control. They were able to perform like that purely because at that moment, their emotions resonated and responded to each other. Outside of that moment, such a performance may not be possible again."
"Fei Hong's *Rainbow Island*, on the other hand..."
"What disappointed me the most tonight was undoubtedly 'Blue Summer.' The show's purpose of using Wink's popularity to create buzz was obvious. Objectively speaking, 'Blue Summer' was better than Wink's live performances in August of the year before last and November of the year she debuted, but it was only slightly better. It was far from being good enough to secure a spot in the 'Sound of Music' competition."
The post titled "Pause" shows a live comparison of "Heart's Desire" and "Rainbow Island," two different songs with two completely different styles.
His comments have received tens of thousands of likes so far.
There were also quite a few people recommending "Heart's Desire" in the comments section.
"Rest" was relatively restrained, comparing the two highly-rated tracks, "Heart's Desire" and "Rainbow Island," side by side. Other bloggers were less lenient, directly editing "Heart's Desire" and "Blue Summer" together—
"...This stark contrast."
"Comparison of vocalists between the non-debut and debut groups in 'Star Journey' - Is there some kind of ban on Wink who can't debut if their singing skills are too good?"
"The person next to you has advanced to the next round."
Ji Xiaming's comments during the live stream were also dug up by netizens.
"Ahhh, thank you Ji Xiaming for sparing my life."
"Luckily he didn't agree, otherwise he would have definitely ruined 'Heart's Desire'. And 'I Sing, You Listen' is much better than I expected. Maybe it's because the contestants aren't famous enough, so they're all really working hard."
"This guy looked down on Tian Yi before the competition and looked down on Qiao Liang after the competition. His own strength is just so-so. Where does he get the nerve?"
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Thanks to the popularity of "Heart's Desire", the number of people who "want to watch" the next episode of "I Sing, You Listen" increased nearly fivefold, while the number of people who "want to watch" the "Sound of Music" declined, marking the first time such a decline has occurred since the show's premiere.
Programs of the same type are inherently competitive, but previously "I Sing, You Listen" was not qualified to compete with "The Sound of Music".
And now—the audience that left "The Sound of Music" has all gone to "I Sing, You Listen".
More importantly, in the minds of the audience, "I Sing, You Listen" was originally a program with no presence and no one had ever heard of it. Now it has suddenly become known and has generated huge traffic.
It also differs from The Sound of Music.
"The Sound of Music" is a perfect music variety show. The stage design and sound effects are top-notch, and the contestants' performances are flawless. In fact, because they are very famous and have a certain air about them, they seem very distant.
In comparison, "I Sing, You Listen" is much simpler, but the live performance is more energetic.
This development was unexpected for the show "I Sing, You Listen". The show suddenly became popular for no apparent reason, a number of brands suddenly came forward to sponsor it, and even the number of likes for the next episode's preview released by the production team far exceeded that of the past.
Tian Yi told Lin Yuan that his Weibo followers had increased and he had also received a new endorsement deal.
Although it wasn't a major brand and was just a temporary endorsement, this was the first time in Tian Yi's acting career.
He posted a photo of himself drinking milk tea before this competition, and now the milk tea brand has contacted him saying they are willing to sponsor him.
As a minor figure in the entertainment industry, Tian Yi has never received much attention, and his agency has not been very supportive. For example, the fee offered by the production team for him to participate in programs like "I Sing, You Listen" is not high.
Lin Yuan's Weibo account also gained a lot of followers, but he was only a guest performer on the show and it was difficult for him to benefit from the show's success.
In the eyes of fans like Sang Zi, Lin Yuan was at a disadvantage.
Lin Yuan himself doesn't think so, because without Tian Yi's invitation, there would be no "Heart's Desire".
Thanks to his performance in "Heart's Desire", his singing in "Tomorrow's Tomorrow" has once again gone viral.
Moreover... Lin Yuan received a lot of praise from the audience for "Heart's Desire".
Lin Yuan enjoys being praised, or rather, he feels happy when his hard work is recognized.
In fact, the rewards from "Heart's Desire" were greater than Lin Yuan had imagined—
His collaboration with Tian Yi on the stage of "Tomorrow's Star" began to make headlines on video websites, and their previous live performances were once again brought into the spotlight.
In the entertainment industry, popularity is everything.
Lin Yuan's job search scope gradually expanded to the music industry.
In the public's perception, he has transformed from a former contestant on "The Next Top Star" who was good at arguing with Xie Yu into a powerful figure who is good at arguing with Xie Yu.
Lin Yuan thought the buzz surrounding "Heart's Desire" would end there, but one day, he received a phone call: "Would you be interested in singing a movie theme song?"
The call was from the crew of the TV series "The Prosperous World".
This is a movie about family and national conflicts, which has attracted much attention since filming began. The movie is about to be released, but the singer of the theme song has not yet been decided.
Amidst his anxiety, director Jiao Le stumbled upon "Heart's Desire" on Weibo.
The decision was made almost instantly, without hesitation or agonizing. The director decided that this voice would make "The Prosperous World" a complete success.
"A Prosperous World" is a broken story, which means that the singer's voice must have a story to tell, preferably one that carries a sense of melancholy with every breath.
It appears in "Heart's Desire" and also in "The Dark Web".
There is no voice more suitable than Lin Yuan's.
When the director expressed his ideas to the main creators of the production team, he was met not with doubts, but with questions: "Isn't Lin Yuan an actor?"
"Actors?" The director really didn't know.
“Qin Panyun’s right-hand man,” the producer said. “Qin Panyun would brag to me every seven days, saying that he had discovered a talented actor and asking me to introduce him to work.”
Before he could even introduce it, the collaboration came along, and it was in the form of singing a theme song.
The release date for "The Prosperous World" has been set long ago. After Lin Yuan finishes recording the songs, "The Prosperous World" will be promoted all over the world.
...
At first, Lin Yuan hadn't decided whether to take the job or not. Director Qin Panyun called him and said, "Take it! Jiao Le told me to go back to work. He wants you to be the male lead in his next movie, so just agree."
Lin Yuan: "...Why don't you let me be the male lead in your next movie?"
Qin Panyun coughed and said, "I can do that, but the next movie will probably be four or five years from now."
Lin Yuan: "..."
“The finished product of ‘The Prosperous World’ will be good, let’s take it,” Qin Panyun said. “I’ll have Jiao Le give you more money.”
Lin Yuan: "That works too."
In short, he went to record the theme song for "The Prosperous World".
Although Lin Yuan later discovered that "The Prosperous World" was a work with a much larger investment, a stronger cast, and more meticulously crafted by the main creators than he had imagined, the opportunity to sing its theme song was much more valuable than Lin Yuan had thought.
Lin Yuan also received the highest income he has ever received.
While he was recording the theme song, new episodes of "The Sound of Music" and "I Sing, You Listen" were also broadcast.
The number of real-time views for "I Sing, You Listen" has increased significantly compared to the previous episode, which is not surprising. The problem is that the real-time popularity of "The Sound of Music" is declining as it airs.
Ji Xiaming was scheduled to be the first to appear.
Considering the audience's objections in the previous episode, Ji Xiaming is not suitable to be placed at the end; he cannot be the final character.
After some consideration, the production team arranged for him to be the first one.
However, whether it was a mental breakdown or something else, Ji Xiaming sang even worse than in the previous episode.
His presence vividly illustrates what it means to drive away customers.
It was clearly visible to the naked eye that as the playback curve of "The Sound of Music" declined, "I Sing, You Listen" was rising.
Halfway through the show, viewers were surprised to find that "I Sing, You Listen" had surpassed "The Sound of Music".
"I thought I was seeing things."
"Wow, that's awesome! This incredible wealth from 'I Sing, You Listen' is all given away for free."
Music Radio had always been the most popular show airing at the same time, but this time it was overtaken by I Sing You Listen. On the real-time popularity chart, I Sing You Listen is currently ranked first.
Even after Ji Xiaming finished singing and the second contestant came on stage, the audience members who had left "The Sound of Music" did not return.
Moreover, the popularity of the pure version of "Heart's Secret" is still rising - whenever the camera of "The Sound of Music" cuts to Ji Xiaming, the number of views of "Heart's Secret" will jump, and it has now reached more than 1.5 million views.
Then Lin Yuan started gaining followers.
Later on, the production team of "The Sound of Music" didn't dare to cut to Ji Xiaming anymore.
As a result... the number of views for "Heart's Secret" really stopped rising.
Lin Yuan's fan growth rate also began to slow down.
"Suddenly I feel like Ji Xiaming is Lin Yuan's healer. Every time he shows his face, Lin Yuan recovers his health."
Lin Yuan said that there was no need to do that.
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