Xu Yanyu slept quite comfortably, but she didn't know that the two songs she uploaded almost kept Gao Lichang and the others busy all night.
It turns out that her fans, who had been following her music, were puzzled as to why Xu Yanyu's songs weren't played on professional music streaming platforms after receiving the two links she uploaded.
But after clicking through, everyone was overjoyed.
They left messages on the website where Xu Yanyu released her songs.
[It's free! I was prepared to pay over ten yuan to listen to Xu Yanyu's two songs, but I didn't expect both songs to be free!]
Not only is it free, but it's also a super high-quality audio version.
My goodness, the sound quality, combined with Yan Yu's voice, is so much better than the live version!
[This version is different! Who is the male singer? He and Xu Yanyu coordinate so well; their duet is more than the sum of its parts.]
Xu Yanyu is really putting in a lot of effort! She even recorded "Laughter in the Mortal World." And you can even download songs for free on this website.
[Wait... there's a feature to tip creators. I want to tip Yan Yu.]
The songs on this website seem pretty good; it's truly a hidden gem. But why can't I find the app?
...
Then these people, like a viral spread, shared the link in their family groups.
"Mom, this is the original version of 'The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend' that you've been looking for. You can download the song by clicking this link."
"Auntie, the singer from 'The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend' has released a song, and I forwarded it to you. Don't forget you promised to treat me to a big meal."
"Dad, download the song 'The Most Dazzling Ethnic Style' you wanted, and you can change it to your ringtone."
...
As more and more people shared this, some of those who clicked on it had Douyin accounts, so they followed Xu Yanyu's Douyin account as well.
What if Xu Yanyu releases a new song later?
On the other side, Gao Lichang and his group were still talking loudly.
They were at a barbecue restaurant, and a table was piled high with food.
"Come on, eat well. It's on me tonight. It's a shame Yan Yu isn't coming out with us." Gao Lichang raised a glass of beer and beckoned to A Tao and the others.
"You must have paid the bill. Look at you, you look radiant, let us share in your good fortune."
Ah Zhong also raised his glass and drank heartily; he was quite happy for his friend.
Gao Lichang was about to speak when his phone rang.
He asked in confusion, "It's already midnight, who would be looking for me?"
He answered the phone, and a restless male voice came from the other end.
"Hello, Mr. Gao! The thousands of music websites you entrusted our company to maintain have crashed!"
Gao Lichang realized that it was the website maintenance company they were working with.
Their music website is maintained by a professional company, and the person calling now is the manager who is in contact with them.
Gao Lichang paused for a moment, then said, "What if we add some more servers?"
Atao and the others quieted down and looked at Gao Lichang with some curiosity.
"The servers have definitely been added! A lot of servers have been added... Sigh, the situation is quite troublesome now, so many people have suddenly flooded in! Our company's technical staff have all been called in to work overtime."
The operations manager is also having a headache.
"A lot of people are flooding into the website? How many people?" Gao Lichang's eyes lit up as he asked excitedly.
Hearing his words, Atao and the others leaned closer, wanting to hear some news.
"It's more than a hundred thousand! And the number is still rising! Your website usually only gets a few thousand visitors, how come there are suddenly hundreds of thousands more today..."
"What? Xiao Du, what did you say? The number of visitors is about to break 300,000? How come so many people are listening to music in the middle of the night? Don't these people sleep at night?"
Before the operations manager could finish answering Gao Lichang's question, his subordinates came running over for help again.
The operations manager gasped, "Mr. Gao, did you hear that? Your website can no longer use a shared server. The maintenance costs for replacing the server will definitely be different from before."
The operations manager was having a major headache because the music website, which usually had little traffic, suddenly saw a surge in visitors, which also affected the performance of other websites.
“Sure! As long as it ensures the normal operation of our thousands of music websites, you can add servers or use other technologies. We'll settle the costs together later,” Gao Lichang replied confidently to the operations manager.
Upon hearing Gao Lichang's words, Atao quickly stopped him, saying, "Old Gao, are you crazy! This website has been operating at a loss, and you still want to keep putting money into it? Do you want to sleep on the streets?"
The website was originally created to protect the rights of composers and niche singers, and it has always been operating at a loss.
So not only did Ah Tao think Gao Lichang was crazy, but even Ah Zhong chimed in, "You need to think this through. Are you sure you want to continue running this website?"
It's a bottomless pit! Its maintenance costs are too high.
How much more money are you going to have to pay up? You need to save some for retirement. How many more years can you sing?
Gao Lichang stubbornly shook his head.
Of course he thought it through.
Anti-monopoly is the key issue; those platforms and companies are exploiting creators' work by using traffic to their advantage.
Many creators have no choice but to compromise.
He had always felt powerless and just wanted to try his best on his own.
He knew that the roars of the lower classes were nothing more than foolish struggles to those people.
But he doesn't care about money, nor does he care about fame...
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