Chapter 355 354. Amazing sales! Rock, country, rap, who will be the king? (Subscribe)
Many celebrity singers who had just left the Staples Center were still on the road when they saw the sales data and couldn't help but exclaim in their cars.
Many singers and musicians were even more shocked.
Various media, internet celebrities, self-media, etc. are also paying attention to this week's sales.
After all, everyone is looking forward to the market response to Wang Qian's works.
However, no one expected the outbreak to be so violent and rapid.
How long has it been?
Just over ten minutes later...
Just tens of millions of sales?
A music critic was on his way back to the hotel when he quickly tweeted: "I rubbed my eyes and looked again and again to make sure I was not mistaken. The long string of numbers was indeed in the tens of millions... God, how did he do that? In just over ten minutes, three songs all sold over tens of millions of copies. This is something that no one in the entire music industry has ever done! He made history again..."
The music scene that this music critic is talking about does not include the Chinese music scene, or it can be said that it does not include the music scenes of all Asian countries. He is referring to the pop music scenes of Latin America, Europe and other countries by default.
Indeed, no one has ever achieved such a feat in the European and American pop music scene.
The download sales reached tens of millions in just over ten minutes...
Even Kristen hadn't done it.
Online music platforms have been online in Europe and the United States for more than ten years, and this is the first time someone has done this.
In fact, many musicians dare not even imagine such sales.
When Kristen set the sales record before, many professionals believed that it was the sales ceiling in the field of European and American pop music.
And now, this ceiling has been broken again and again by Wang Qian's works.
A famous singer who was also in the car on his way back to his villa from Staples Center had just downloaded three songs by Wang Qian and was playing them in the car. He was listening to the melody of Back in Black while lying down and looking at the sales charts. He was so scared that he sat up from his seat and almost jumped up and hit the roof of the car. He murmured with wide eyes, "God, is this true?"
The assistant in the front passenger seat also shouted in shock: "Sir, did you see it too? The sales of Wang Qian's three works are simply a miracle! However, I just saw the official news of The Voice of China that the average number of viewers around the world tonight reached 1.3 billion. At the peak moment, when Wang Qian was performing, more than 2 billion people around the world watched it. This number of viewers is also creating a miracle."
"Two billion people watched it, so it's understandable that tens of millions of people downloaded the song immediately!"
The famous singer immediately complained: "I can't understand it, I totally can't understand it!"
Yes, he couldn't understand.
He quickly posted a message on his Facebook: "Can anyone tell me why Wang Qian's three songs have such high sales? God, did everyone buy this song?"
Someone answered him!
The same thing his assistant said, but in more detail.
A professional music critic said: "According to the official ratings released by The Voice of China, more than 2 billion people around the world watched the most exciting moments of Professor Wang Qian's performance, almost setting a world record for the number of viewers for variety shows. And these 2 billion viewers recognized and liked his performance very much. I specifically checked the comments of audiences from various countries on him, and the favorable rate exceeded 80%."
"According to this probability, Professor Wang Qian's performances have conquered 1.6 billion people around the world. These 1.6 billion people are very likely to choose to download Professor Wang Qian's works. So, looking at it this way, it seems that the current sales of 10 million are nothing, and it is far from the limit. Even if the sales of Professor Wang Qian's three works exceed 100 million in the next week, it is not very strange. Perhaps, it is understandable that the sales exceed 1 billion in a month..."
"The above is just analysis! In fact, I totally cannot understand what is happening now."
"Professor Wang Qian seems to have achieved something that no other singer in our pop music world has ever done before."
"The wave of rock and roll is coming, are we ready?"
The music critic's remarks quickly became one of the most popular comments.
Many people were shocked by his remarks.
"I don't believe that hundreds of millions of downloads can be achieved in one week. That's not something a human can do."
"Kristen claims to have 1 billion fans worldwide, but her second album, which is her most popular, has not sold 1 billion copies so far! Wang Qian has only attracted 1 billion viewers, but it is impossible for everyone to buy his singles. Of course, I have already purchased and downloaded it myself, and watching the live video, it is simply amazing."
"I downloaded it too. I have to say, this was the first time I felt the charm of rock music."
"Breaking through one billion? That's totally impossible."
"More than two billion people watched it worldwide? More than 130 million people watched it in North America? God, this is incredible viewing data, and my family contributed three of the number."
"So, who can tell me when I can watch Wang Qian's concert? After watching his live performance, I really want to go and watch Wang Qian's performance live, and I want to watch a full two-hour performance by himself. That must be very exciting. But there are only three performances, and they are intermittent, which is not exciting enough."
"Is this true?"
…
A lot of people said that they downloaded these three songs as soon as possible and contributed to the sales.
Many singers and celebrities also reposted and commented.
A singer: "To be honest, rock music is indeed my favorite. I have long wanted to be a rock singer. Professor Wang Qian's singing has completely inspired my rock music. I am preparing to produce a rock album."
This is an unknown singer who is rushing to take advantage of the popularity and directly starts promoting his rock album, so as to join the possible upcoming rock revival as early as possible.
As a big-name singer, he is still on the official website and dare not change his album so quickly, as that would lower his status.
Another director said: "Back in Black is so great, I want to buy the copyright of this song and add it to my movie..."
Another singer said: "It was a wonderful performance. When I left the stage, I didn't want to leave and wanted to continue listening!"
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Christine sent Garbo home, but before she returned to her apartment, she received a call from her agent: "Chris, have you seen the sales of Wang Qian's three works?"
To be honest, Christine really didn't pay attention. She and Garbo just downloaded three songs at the first time, and then listened to them for a while on the road. She didn't care about the sales at all.
She has always been very Buddhist about this. After her album was put on the shelves, she never cared much about the sales.
She just likes to make music with her heart and feel other people’s music with her heart, such as Wang Qian’s music!
It doesn’t matter whether the sales are high or not, she is just making her own music.
Sitting in the car, Kristen looked out the window and said to her agent calmly, "I haven't seen it yet, what's wrong?"
Manager Sharon said in a slightly anxious tone: "Chris, it's only been on the market for 20 minutes, and his single Back in Black has already exceeded 15 million sales. The other two songs have also reached 13 million sales. I can't believe it."
Although Kristen didn't care about sales figures, she was still shocked by them. She showed a hint of surprise in her calm expression, and then said, "That's incredible data."
Twenty minutes, sales of 15 million, how much can be achieved in a single day?
Christine was shocked at the thought.
The last time Wang Qian broke her single-day and first-week sales records, the single-day sales of more than 20 million were already amazing, but looking at it now, Wang Qian’s first-day sales this time may be even more incredible.
Agent Sharon quickly said, "Kristen, we have to take action."
Kristen said calmly, "Sharon, what action?"
Manager Sharon immediately said, "Wang Qian has already influenced audiences around the world through the Voice of China platform. If he keeps up this momentum, by the time the Voice of China finals are over, his status in the world music scene will reach an unimaginable level, and he will definitely surpass you."
Surpass yourself?
Kristen smiled. She had never cared about status or anything like that. She smiled and said, "Sharon, I don't care about that."
Sharon said quickly, "Chris, you don't care, but your fans do, and the company cares too. If you are not the world's number one singer, you will lose a lot of fans, which will definitely affect the sales of your next album. Maybe you won't be able to win the annual sales champion next time, and it will be even more impossible for you to win the Grammy Best Album and Best Singer..."
Sharon wants to influence Kristen with fans and honors.
Kristen said calmly: "If you can't get it, then don't get it. I've already got it twice."
The Grammy Awards for Best Vocalist of the Year and Album of the Year are the most prestigious awards in the entire world of pop music. Winning just one of them will almost certainly secure you the title of king or queen!
She has already won it twice. In just four or five years since her debut, she has won two Grammy Awards for Best Singer, two of her four albums have won Best Album, and all four albums have been nominated, and all of them have won the annual sales champion! These dazzling achievements have always added a lot of color to Kristen, and are also a point of great pride for her fans.
To say that she is the current number one in the European and American music scene, there are really few people who dare to object. Even if there are big-name superstars who are dissatisfied with this, they can only hold it in.
This halo has attracted many fans to Kristen and also brought a lot of profits to the company. Even though Kristen rarely accepts advertisements and only occasionally accepts top international brands, her ability to make money ranks among the top in the entire North American entertainment industry, not inferior to those top Hollywood stars.
The most important thing is that the contract signed between Christine and the company is very autonomous. The copyright of the works belongs to her personally. This was the condition she had fought for at the beginning. The company only has the right to dividends during the contract period.
Therefore, if Kristen maintains this state and sales for a long time, and when she has accumulated enough classic works and albums, many people predict that she will become the richest person in the entire North American entertainment industry in the future, and can earn a large amount of income every year just from copyrights.
This is just like the superstar in another world who obtained half of the copyrights in Sony's copyright library. At that time, he was almost the highest-paid person in the world entertainment industry. Even after his death, that part of the copyright can bring hundreds of millions of dollars in copyright income to his descendants every year.
Therefore, at the top of the food chain in the entertainment industry, copyright is one of the core interests.
Kristen did not consider the interests at all. She simply regarded her work as her own child and did not want her child to not belong to her in the end. She had seen too many such situations in the entertainment industry, so she gave in on the profit sharing and obtained the copyright ownership.
This is also one of the reasons why the company and her agent dare not do anything to her, and almost everything is left to her own discretion.
When agent Sharon heard what Christine said, she was silent for a moment, then she slowed down her tone and said, "Chris, you focus on music, which is your talent and advantage. However, my company and I help you make money, and we hope you can cooperate, okay? We won't harm you, nor will we do anything to hurt you."
"We hope you can announce the production of a new album now, and preferably release a new song in the near future, and also cooperate with us as much as possible in promoting you. You can't be as low-key as before. The promotion of Wang Qian and The Voice of China is the most extensive and largest in the history of the world music scene. We want to compete with them and can't be low-key anymore."
"Also, have you ever thought about this, Chris? If you win another Grammy Award, you will become one of the most awarded singers in the history of pop music, and you will have the highest honor among all singers today."
If he could win three Grammy Awards, he would almost be ranked in the top five in the history of European and American pop music. Among the singers still active today, that would be an unparalleled achievement.
Christine said calmly, "Sharon, I have my own musical rhythm. I don't want to release a single right now. My plan is to wait until I finish watching The Voice of China World Championships, then I will go back to the farm and concentrate on making a new album. I have accumulated a lot of inspiration for the new album. Watching the World Championships and their performances can also bring me new inspiration. Maybe you don't know that Professor Wang Qian has taken my understanding of music to a new level."
"So, he is half of my music teacher. I don't regard him as my enemy, and I don't want to fight him. I just make my music. I am just a singer. I don't want you to disturb my music rhythm."
Christine's words were more serious and heavy.
Sharon knew that this farm girl, who usually looked quiet and reserved, might be a little angry. She smiled and said, "Chris, you regard Professor Wang Qian as half of your teacher. So, what is Professor Wang Qian doing?"
Christine was stunned and replied, "To participate in the Voice World Competition!"
Sharon said quickly, "Yes, he is participating in the competition, and he is defeating others with his music. He has said more than once that he wants to revive rock music in the world. He wants to prove that rock music is the best pop music! Chris, you are the representative of our European and American country music, and you have led the trend of pop music in recent years. Are you willing to let him lead the trend of rock music? Are you willing to let everyone ignore your country music? Professor Wang Qian can defeat others on the stage and prove his music! Then, why can't you do the same as him and defeat him with your own music to prove your own music?"
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"I think you should learn from him in this regard."
Kristen was silent for a moment, closed her eyes and thought for a few seconds, then said, “Let me think about it.”
After saying.
Kristen hung up the phone and stopped talking to her agent.
Her mind kept replaying Wang Qian's wonderful performances on the stage, as well as the good results he achieved time and time again, the amazing audience votes he received when he defeated his opponent Jonathan, and the three full marks in his professional fields.
All these show Wang Qian's amazing musical accomplishment and talent.
Christine also has the pride and confidence of being a genius! She opened her phone and looked at the rankings.
Just see.
At this moment, the number one song, back in black, topped the list, with sales reaching 16 million. Just by making a phone call, sales increased by one million.
The second-ranked Dreams sales exceeded 14 million.
The sales of the third She Is My Sin also exceeded 13.7 million, almost comparable to the second Dreams.
Without a doubt, all three songs are rock!
These sales volumes prove that Wang Qian is truly leading the rock revival and is being accepted by the general public.
“Country music should also have its own voice!”
Christine's eyes flashed with determination, and she murmured to herself in a low voice.
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After Adam and Winston met in the recording studio, they got busy and wrote down many of the ideas and inspirations they had while watching the performance.
After writing a lot of inspiration, the two were tired and came out to rest. They also took a look at the sales on Wang Qian's list.
Back in black, sales reached 20 million! Dreams sales reached over 17 million! She is my sin sales also reached over 16 million.
They both froze at the same time.
Adam checked the time...
It was only thirty minutes after they left the performance!
After only thirty minutes, the sales volume was as terrible as if a year had passed...
The two looked at each other and both felt a sense of powerlessness.
In front of this sales volume, they really only felt powerless! Adam stared blankly at Elizabeth, who was in fourth place, who only got more than 3 million sales. This sales volume is usually a very good result, but in front of Wang Qian's first three songs, it is really not worth mentioning! Winston whispered: "Adam, maybe we should change direction. If we continue to go for the rock style, we will never be able to beat Wang Qian. We can try a new performance style!"
Adam sighed, "What?"
Winston: "Have you ever thought about trying rap?"
Adam was stunned, his eyes widened: "Rap?"
A black face instantly appeared in his mind.
So far, in the field of rap in North America, all the top singers are black singers without exception, and no singer of other skin color has ever succeeded.
Rap has almost become the representative of black music, and is now one of the mainstreams of North American pop music. Many big-name singers will add a rap section to their songs, or directly collaborate with big-name rap singers on a song, and the results are very good.
Winston said quickly, "Yes, rap! This is something no contestant has ever tried on the Voice stage. Moreover, you are very talented and can definitely rap. Another point is that no white rapper has ever succeeded. If you switch to rap, it will definitely bring surprises and novelty to everyone, and perhaps attract a lot of people to support you. I can contact some of the top rap music producers I know to help you!"
A thoughtful look quickly appeared on Adam's face.
If he continued to follow Wang Qian's rock style, he really had no confidence at all, and he would instinctively think that he was not as good as Wang Qian and was weaker in momentum. After all, Wang Qian's several live rock shows were really explosive. In the entire history of rock, they were top-notch and not inferior to the classic performances of several legendary bands.
How can he compare?
so……
Find another way out!
It seems that this is also a way? Adam's heart was moved.
Winston also struck while the iron was hot and said, "Then I will contact them now and ask them to come over and talk to us first. You can try it first to see if it is suitable!"
Adam agreed and said, "Okay, let's try it first."
Winston immediately stood up, picked up the phone and went out.
Start shaking people.
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And at this time.
The Voice of China officials also announced that tickets for the next performance of the competition are now on sale, and the price is only about 10% cheaper than the tickets for Wang Qian's performance that just ended.
Tickets for the best first-row seats are still priced at $900,000.
The second row also costs half a million dollars.
The prices for regular tickets at the back are over ten thousand dollars.
When this price was announced, it was also the time when the Voice of China World Championship was at its peak, so the attention was amazing, and it instantly ignited public opinion in countries around the world, especially in North America! After all, audiences from other countries just wanted to watch the excitement, and only North American audiences, who were at home, could buy tickets to watch the show, so this was almost a matter of interest to most North American audiences. Many people wanted to try to grab tickets to watch the show, but most of them really couldn't afford the ticket price.
Many audiences who were paying attention to this performance and celebrity singers in the circle have complained about it.
"Are you crazy? Tickets for the next show of The Voice are so expensive? I won't buy them!"
"The Voice of China officials are crazy about money."
“Is this a robbery?”
"This is crazy, this price! It's just a match between a Japanese player and an Indian player, why is it so expensive?"
"Crazy, just wait for the price to drop."
"Yes, when they can't be sold, the price will naturally drop. Don't buy it, it's too expensive."
"The island country's Miyuki Nakamori is indeed very beautiful, and the songs she sang are also very nice, but she is not worth such an expensive ticket. Even Adam is not that expensive!"
There is a lot of condemnation on social platforms...
but……
One minute later.
Officials announced plans for the next performance.
North American social platforms have gone quiet.
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