Chapter 183: Conferred God: Korean Girl Group Enters a Dream Era
Even though it's already night in South Korea, the excitement has just begun. Countless people have started their nightlife. As the country with the highest density of nightclubs in the world, South Korea's nightlife is extremely rich.
However, for many of Dream Times' otaku fans, the most tempting thing tonight was Dream Times' new album. After purchasing Dream Times' album, these fans couldn't wait to open it and start reading it.
For these otakus, MVs are even more important than the songs themselves. To put it bluntly, the looks of Korean girl groups are very important to them.
Not only girl groups, but also Korean boy groups and even many male and female actors rely on their looks and bodies to make a living. And often, artists who rely on their looks and bodies to make a living will gather a lot of crazy fans.
These crazy fans have a simple way of describing their idols: Wow, so beautiful. Wow, so handsome. And then they can't think of anything else. As for the quality of their work, they don't care; they just come to see the looks.
From a certain perspective, these people are essentially the same as artists in a certain industry in Japan, except that their selling points are different!
When you open the album, the first song listed is the title song of the album "Dream Times", "Dream Times". Many people clicked on this song directly to listen to it.
The music started, and the style was a bit light-hearted and playful. The dance style made many otaku fans' eyes turn pink.
Pink style, Jiang Yunze and the others are wearing pink girly skirts. It is full of girlishness, but the skirt is very sexy, it is really playful and sexy, so beautiful. Many otaku fans are drooling when watching this MV, it is so beautiful.
Especially Jiang Yunze standing in the C position, his long legs are really full of benefits. I wonder what kind of mood Wang Yunze would feel if he knew what these otakus were thinking.
"I was still young, and you called me a hateful, greedy ghost..."
"What happened today? We fell in love and kissed again..."
"His face turned red, his eyes widened in panic..."
"I was so frightened that I couldn't say anything..."
"Even if you're angry, you have to smile. You have to think like this..."
"Don't tease me when I was little..."
Watching this exciting MV, listening to the playful songs, and watching the girl group members constantly changing positions, constantly showing their best side, countless otaku fans fell in love with it, completely loved it.
Not only is she good-looking and dances beautifully, but she also sings the song very nicely.
Su Yang, that bastard, copied someone else's entire album. He just changed the name. Others called it "Girl" and he called it "Dream".
The quality of this album is certainly unquestionable.
At this time, it was not only the fans who were watching this album. Many professionals in the Korean music scene also bought this album to study it immediately.
Especially the people from several major entertainment companies, after listening to the songs in this album, they all took a deep breath.
The quality of these songs is too high, absolutely exquisite. These songs are also top-notch in the Korean music scene.
Such high-quality songs, coupled with the popularity of the Dream Era girl group. Many people know what it means. If nothing goes wrong, I'm afraid Korean girl groups will enter a dream era.
What frustrated the companies most was that after so long of investigating, they hadn't uncovered much useful information. This mysterious band, Dream Age, wasn't active in Korea at all.
Apart from releasing songs in Korea, there are no other offline activities. The entire team is in China, which makes these entertainment companies very depressed and confused.
Why don't these girl groups, who are so popular, perform in Korea? Commercial performances, endorsements, and even concerts are where the real money is made. Relatively speaking, the money earned from album sales isn't that much.
Is this company stupid to leave so much money unearned?
In short, Dream Generation is now extremely mysterious. This is also the case in the eyes of Korean fans. Dream Generation is really magical. Apart from being seen on the Internet, they can't be seen anywhere else.
They don't participate in offline events, commercial performances, Korean variety shows, or any gossip news. These people are like a group of pure singers who do nothing but sing.
Recently, there have been some online rumors that Dream Times is a group of pure girls who only want to sing and don't want to get too involved in the complicated entertainment industry.
This kind of persona actually attracts even more otakus. It's pure goodness. Koreans are well aware of the realities of the Korean entertainment industry. They also know that Korean female artists are essentially playthings for chaebols. They usually think of these goddesses as beautiful, sexy, and superior, but they don't know how they are being abused by chaebols. They can only sigh helplessly, feeling helpless.
Now Dream Era just wants to be a pure singer, not participating in variety shows, commercial performances, or offline activities. This purity makes otakus full of expectations, hoping that their idol can become a clean artist.
Beautiful, good songs, and high popularity!
So, on this night, the sales of Dreamtime’s first self-titled album “Dreamtime” exploded.
"Record-breaking: Dreamtime's first album sales break multiple records..."
"Twelve-hour sales data released, the battle for the gods in the Dream Era!"
"The electronic album has sold over five million copies worldwide. The dream era created the dream era..."
At eight o'clock the next morning, the twelve-hour sales figures for Dream Era's first album, "Dream Era," were released, and these figures caused a stir in countless Korean media outlets.
Explosive, the sales volume is explosive. No one expected that Dreamtime’s first album would be such a hit.
This sales volume broke many records and frightened many popular girl groups. It also excited the fans of Dream Generation and some Korean media.
In just twelve hours, the album "Dreamtime" surpassed 5 million copies worldwide, reaching 5.21 million. While it was only an electronic album, it still set a new record for Korean albums. After all, compared to China, the Korean market is far too small, with a population of less than 50 million.
In addition to the digital album, the CD album also sold a staggering 106,800 copies worldwide in just twelve hours. The majority of sales were concentrated in South Korea. This demonstrates the album's impressive sales figures. Considering that in the small South Korean market, selling 106,800 CDs in just twelve hours is simply unimaginable.
However, the Korean media soon found out why so many CD albums were sold in one night.
Chinese fans, such sales are all thanks to Chinese fans.
In one night, Dream Era's Chinese fan club, through purchasing agents, sold 60,000 CDs worth over 1.2 billion won. Such figures made many Korean artists drool with envy.
In the Korean entertainment industry, one thing everyone knows is that the Chinese market is easy to make money in. In recent years, many Korean artists have gone to China to make money. Every time they go there, the remuneration is outrageous.
But things haven't been working that way in recent years. A few years ago, some Korean artists made money in China, then returned to Korea and started cursing. They'd say China was bad in this way and that way. But then, with the recent restrictions, this huge market has been closed to Korean artists, and now many of the new generation of Korean artists can't help but curse those people. "You've made enough money, but I haven't." Even if they curse, can't they just curse in their hearts? Don't you understand the principle that whoever gives you milk is your mother? You're a bunch of idiots!
The sudden rise in sales has made Dream Era the hottest topic in the Korean entertainment industry. Photos of Dream Era have also been published by countless Korean media outlets.
Conferred the gods, this is the battle to be conferred the gods.
The single "Gee" made Dream Era stand out in Korea.
The album "Dream Generation" has firmly established Dream Generation's position in the Korean entertainment industry. With such first-day sales, they've already become a legend. Many people have also realized that Dream Generation will be a towering force among Korean girl groups for a long time to come, and no one dares to ignore them.
The Korean entertainment industry is buzzing with activity, with many Korean variety shows vying for DreamTimes to appear on their shows. Many Korean brands are also hoping to find DreamTimes as their spokesperson, and even some mysterious individuals are trying to contact DreamTimes, hoping that they can work for the chaebols at a reasonable price.
"Hurry up and calculate how much money we can get."
Early in the morning, the gathering place of Wang Yunze and his friends became bustling.
When they woke up in the morning and saw the sales data, they couldn't wait to know one thing: how much money they would get.
"According to this trend, there's no doubt that digital album sales will exceed 10 million. Even if we calculate based on 10 million digital albums, each album costs 55 RMB, and Sister Qing said it's a 50-50 split, which means each album will get 27.5 RMB. 10 million copies, that's 275 million RMB. After deducting taxes and costs, it should be no less than 200 million RMB. Our group will take 40%, or 80 million RMB. With seven of us, each person will get around 11.42 million RMB. And this is just the digital albums, not including the physical albums or limited editions."
Gu Kai was very good at math and figured it out in one breath without even using a calculator. Everyone gulped when they heard this number.
Holy crap, it's terrifying that one can earn so much from just an album. Just from the sales of electronic albums, everyone can make more than 11 million. A Ford Focus can be easily bought, and I can finally see the return of my money.
This doesn't even include limited edition albums or physical albums. Furthermore, once fame rises, the bulk of the income will come from advertising endorsements.
"Brother-in-law is still cool..."
Qin Shumo couldn't help but say this, which made several people grin. Yeah, it was still cool for my brother-in-law. He just sang a few songs and took 30% of the profits for himself. Based on the final sales of 10 million electronic albums, he could get about 60 million RMB from the electronic album alone.
But everyone just sighed, not jealous. They knew very well that if it weren't for Su Yang's songs, no matter how charming they were, they would not have achieved such results and earned so much money.
The carrot is here. When she first joined the girl group, Su Yang used a stick policy.
Now, the carrots are here. All anyone can say about these carrots is that they are delicious.
At this moment, Tang Qing had also seen the sales data. The data she had obtained was even more detailed, including not only sales data for the digital album, but also sales data for CDs and limited editions. After all, as the head of the company, she directly interacted with the distributors. Seeing the sales data filled Tang Qing's heart with a sense of accomplishment.
"You bastard, you're so cool! I'm working myself to death here, but you're out here enjoying yourself."
Tang Qing suddenly thought of Su Yang. After all, Su Yang was also a major shareholder of the company, owning the same number of shares as herself.
Thinking about how she had been so busy with the album that she hadn't even had enough to eat, and then thinking about how that bastard Su Yang had been living recently, Tang Qing suddenly felt a little aggrieved.
I work myself to death to make money for you, and you just write a few songs and sing a few songs. You don't pay me and don't worry about anything. I'm busy like a dog, while you hug your little wife and live in your own world. The more I think about it, the more wronged I feel.
Although Tang Qing knew that this was unreasonable, women are not reasonable. At this moment, Tang Qing felt wronged.
"Hello……"
In the room, Tang Qing hesitated for a long time, took out her cell phone and dialed Su Yang's number.
"Aunt Tang, good morning..."
Su Yang's mean voice came from the phone. Hearing the long-lost voice, Tang Qing's mood suddenly brightened.
"Su Yang, do you believe that sooner or later I will weld your stinky mouth shut?"
Tang Qing said this harshly, but her lips were full of smiles.
"Hey, you're calling so early, what's the matter?"
Su Yang asked with a smile.
"Let me tell you yesterday's data."
Tang Qing briefly talked about yesterday's data. In fact, at this moment, Tang Qing just wanted to find a reason to talk to Su Yang and hear Su Yang's voice.
Tang Qing finished explaining the detailed data to Su Yang, who gulped. "Nah, it turns out cutting leeks is so satisfying." Such a result gave Su Yang a full sense of accomplishment.
But after the sense of accomplishment, Su Yang felt a little flustered and worried. Damn, cutting so hard, will there be any problems in the future?
What if I accidentally make Dream Era the number one girl group in Korea, the pride of Koreans, and then it explodes, it will be a huge disgrace to Korea. Korea's number one girl group, the girl group that Korean fans are so proud of, turned out to be a bunch of Chinese pseudo-girls. This is a fucking pit too deep, it can bury countless people.
"It should be fine. Even if the news breaks, what can they do to me? I'm not going to Korea, and I will never go there in my lifetime."
Su Yang couldn't help but console himself, but he felt less and less confident. Damn, this is too big. This is playing with fire. If it really explodes, Su Yang dare not imagine the consequences.
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