Chapter 195 Shocking Numbers
Ouyang Qianran spent a week with his father and two other people in the Ling family's old house, and the deadline for the mission finally arrived.
Today is the last day of the task deadline, which means the album has been on sale for a full month and it is the day to calculate the sales amount. According to the rules of the music industry, any album that grosses over five million U.S. dollars is considered a bronze album. An album with a value of more than 10 million US dollars is a silver medal album. An album that earns over 30 million U.S. dollars is considered a platinum album. Any album that earns more than 80 million U.S. dollars is a classic album. An album that earns over $100 million is a legendary album.
Ouyang Qianran’s goal this time is exactly one hundred million US dollars. With the advanced Internet technology nowadays, it only costs two yuan to download a singer's song from the Internet. People nowadays are very cost-conscious. It costs more than a hundred dollars to buy an album, which is not cost-effective. Therefore, singers' albums are actually no better than before. For many singers’ albums, it’s already very good if they can reach the silver medal level. Not to mention those who have reached the legendary level. It’s not that there are none, but they are very few. Even the world's second-ranked king and third-ranked queen, both of them have been in the industry for more than 20 years, and their best achievement is their classic albums.
So, this time, although it was Ouyang Qianran’s first album, and because of his popularity, the album sold well. Some people began to predict his sales amount.
Some people speculated that Ouyang Qianran’s first album might be a platinum album, while others speculated that it would be a classic album. After all, those albums were sold worldwide, and judging from the fact that they were sold out several times and restocked several times in the beginning, the sales volume must have been considerable.
Actually, Ouyang Qianran did have confidence, but he still couldn't help feeling nervous. After all, if he failed to complete the mission, although the punishment would not be very severe, it would not be light either. 20% of the proficiency of any skill can be deducted at random. If something goes wrong, the proficiency of his god-level skill will be directly deducted. Ouyang Qianran will have no tears to cry. Although he can make a living with his looks now, he still needs to rely on his acting skills and talent.
Finally, just when Ouyang Qianran was anxiously waiting for news, He Junjun called.
"Great joy, Second Master, great joy, guess how many sales your album has had?"
From He Junjun's voice that couldn't help but sound excited, we knew that the sales volume was definitely not bad, but not bad did not mean that the requirements of Ouyang Qianran's mission had been met. In order to complete the task, the album sales amount must exceed 100 million US dollars, which is 200 million Chinese yuan. To earn 200 million, the album must have sold more than 1.3 million copies. More than 1.3 million, that’s an album, even the current superstar Carlos can’t reach this level.
"Speak to the point." Ouyang Qianran didn't want to guess. He was very anxious and wanted to know the answer quickly.
He Junjun on the other side was puzzled. It was strange. When did the Second Young Master become so impatient? However, this doubt only flashed through his mind, and was immediately washed away by the news about Ouyang Qianran's album sales.
"It's 1,333,334 copies. Not more, not less, just right. A legendary album, your first album, has become a legendary album." Although it just exceeded 100 million US dollars, the fact that it exceeded 100 million US dollars cannot be ignored. When He Junjun learned the news, he burst into tears. His second album, the first one, actually became a legendary album. It's a truly legendary album!
After Ouyang Qianran heard this, fireworks suddenly went off in his mind. Oh my god, didn’t I just step on the line? That was a close call!
"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the side quest. The host will be rewarded with 10% skill proficiency. The host can add any skill."
"Add it to advanced music skills." Ouyang Qianran said without hesitation.
"Ding, skill proficiency has been added successfully. Congratulations to the host. The advanced music skill has been upgraded to a god-level music skill. Please keep up the good work, host."
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Originally, the hot sales of Ouyang Qianran's album in the past month had attracted a lot of attention. Now everyone in the entertainment industry is keeping an eye on the sales of Ouyang Qianran's album. Everyone wants to see how high Ouyang Qianran's album sales can reach. Is it a platinum album? Or a classic album? Many people speculated that it might be a classic album, and as for the legendary album, well, some people thought about it, but the idea quickly disappeared.
It’s not that everyone has no confidence in Ouyang Qianran. Although Ouyang Qianran’s album sales are very hot, it cannot change the sluggish album market in recent years. In addition, this is Ouyang Qianran’s first album. Although Ouyang Qianran has more than 800 million fans, it does not mean that everyone will buy it. After all, everyone knows how much water is in it. If one person out of a thousand buys the album, it's already amazing.
Therefore, everyone’s biggest expectation for Ouyang Qianran’s album is that it will be a classic album. The legendary album that followed was something that we couldn’t even imagine. Even some of Ouyang Qianran's fans think so.
"Everyone, guess what level the second young master's first album can reach?"
"I think it should be platinum."
"I think it will be a classic. You all know how crazy it was when your highness's album came out. I waited for three days before I bought it. Even now, this album is still a best-seller in major music stores."
"What the above person said makes sense. Back then, I waited in front of the music store at 5 a.m. in order to be the first to buy Er Shao's album. Er Shao has so many fans, so his album must have sold a lot. It's definitely a classic album."
"Five o'clock upstairs is nothing. I was standing guard at the door of the music store downstairs from my house at four in the morning. The wind in the early morning was so biting! I feel sad just thinking about it. But the moment I bought the album, I was so happy. The most important thing is that Er Shao's songs are really good!"
"I'm just asking, why didn't anyone guess it would be a legendary album? After all, your highness's album is sold worldwide, and it sells so well in China. I heard it's not bad overseas either!"
"The person upstairs is obviously a cutie who has just made his debut. Legendary album? Didn't you see that Carlos's album was just a classic album? Although Carlos's sales were close to the legendary album, the difference is two thousand dollars. It is a difference of two thousand dollars that cannot be made up. The album and DVD market is not as good as it used to be. An album costs one hundred and fifty Chinese dollars, but you can download dozens of songs on the Internet."
"What do you mean dozens of songs? There are so many free songs now. Although everyone likes idols, not everyone is willing to spend that much money to buy albums. Especially some aunties and uncles who are fans, they are very calculating!"
"That's right, so I think we should be more realistic and just guess a classic album. If one of your albums in life becomes a classic album, it would be unprecedented. Don't you see that Carlos' first album was only a bronze album?"
"I think the most important thing when evaluating an album's level is time. If your highness's album takes a year or two to be released, it will definitely become a legendary album."
"What the above person said makes sense. It's not that we fans don't believe in His Highness, but we don't believe in the current world!"
"Everyone, stop talking. Wait until noon when Star Entertainment announces the sales figures, and then you'll know the answer after you do the math."
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Many fans are more nervous about the sales of Ouyang Qianran’s first album than Ouyang Qianran himself. It happens to be the weekend, and they are all hunkering down on the official website of Star Entertainment, waiting to refresh the website as soon as twelve o’clock arrives. Many entertainment newspaper companies are also on the scene, and they also want to get first-hand information.
"It's twelve o'clock, it's twelve o'clock, refresh quickly."
"What the hell is this internet speed? Why is it so slow?"
"Oh my, it's so laggy, what's going on? Star Entertainment is so rich, can't they afford to add a few more servers?"
"Damn it, it's completely stuck. How many people are online? Has anyone seen the sales volume? If you have, please come out and tell us."
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Originally, the server of Star Entertainment's official website was usually very easy to use, but today there were too many people logging in, and it was constantly refreshing at the same time, so it got stuck directly, both domestically and abroad. Star Entertainment quickly turned on the backup server, which solved the problem of the website being stuck.
Finally, when many people refreshed the page again, they found that Star Entertainment’s official website was working smoothly. They immediately looked at the homepage of the official website. Star Entertainment’s official website would announce Ouyang Qianran’s album sales on the homepage. When I refreshed the page again and saw the festive background and the astonishing, eye-popping number on the homepage of the Star Sky official website, people around the world who were viewing it seemed to be silent in tacit understanding at this moment.
The domestic and foreign networks were all exploded.
"Oh my god, I must not have washed my eyes when I woke up today. Why did I see such an alarming number?"
"That's what I was thinking too. I must have seen fake sales numbers. One million, three hundred and thirty-three thousand, three hundred and thirty-four? Is this really not a fake number? So neat?"
"Star Entertainment is kidding, right? This number is too fake. It's really hard to convince me!"
"Yeah, it's just an extra hundred Chinese dollars, 50 US dollars?"
"I think I must have forgotten to take my medicine when I woke up today, so I had hallucinations. Damn, even if you want to make it up, you should make it up with a larger number. It was stuck at 100 million US dollars just now. How come there is 50 US dollars more than that mark?"
"I say, wake up, Star Entertainment has announced it on its official website, so it must be true. How could such a big company announce false news to fans all over the world? Although I have my doubts, it is indeed true because His Highness' Weibo just announced this number."
"Oh my god, it's actually true. This world is so magical. I always thought that Er Shao's album would be a classic, but I didn't expect it to be a legend. Even though it's only a hundred dollars more, a legend is still a legend!"
"My Lord, you are so awesome. Your first album has become a legendary album. What will happen in the future?"
"Haha, Second Master, tell me, did you do this on purpose? Did you sell so many albums on purpose to get stuck at that legendary juncture?"
"How dramatic! I laughed when I saw this number. Second Master, I give you 333 likes!"
"To think that there are this many copies sold, I think I have made a great contribution. If I hadn't had the album in my hands, Er Shao's album wouldn't have become a legendary album."
"I think the person that Second Young Master should thank is me. If I hadn't foolishly bought an extra copy of Second Young Master's album to give to the cousin of my boyfriend's aunt's son, Second Young Master's album might have just been a classic album. So, Second Young Master, hurry up and show your gratitude to me, like making a chocolate cake by yourself or something. I know Second Young Master's cooking skills seem to have improved again."
"Bah! How can the guy above be so shameless? I bought the most important album, so I am the one who deserves the most credit. What the hell!
"Get lost, I bought the last album, I'm the coolest one."
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