Chapter 133 Listening Again is Already VIP
The press conference is over.
In China, according to the arrangement of Universal Music, Gu Wei's original three Chinese songs and the two newly released English songs were combined into a mini digital album and sold online. The name of the album is "High-spirited".
Except for the song "Light Chaser" which is somewhat inconsistent with the style, the other four songs are full of youthful passion and an uplifting spirit.
This change is not very friendly to some people who are used to listening to music for free online. They didn't expect that after listening to songs for a few months, they would have to buy a membership and pay if they want to listen to them again.
However, many of Gu Wei's loyal fans are also very excited. They have been looking forward to Gu Wei releasing new songs, and now they have finally arrived. Although they are two English songs, they also want to listen to them first.
Within 48 hours of its release, the digital album "High Motivation" has sold over 100,000 copies, and the two tracks have received rave reviews.
On the Internet, fans who paid to buy Gu Wei's album left messages under the song.
Among them, the comment section under [Natural] is the most popular.
"After hearing the song, I knocked the cow unconscious with one punch and plowed two acres of land myself!"
"You were born this way. Your passionate shouting makes you more confident and instantly ignites the willpower of a group of people!"
“When you learn to love yourself, all the criticisms and comments around you will become meaningless.”
"This song actually made me want to do math problems, but luckily I have strong self-control and suppressed it~"
"The more I listened to the song, the more touching it became. Tears welled up in my eyes, but they didn't fall.
After listening to the song, I realized that I forgot to turn on the WiFi, and I couldn't help but burst into tears.
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On the other side of the ocean, two songs were released at the same time.
Universal Music had already started promoting the song half a month ago, with the main slogan being
[A passionate young man from the far east, the eternal light in the darkness! ]
When shooting promotional photos, Gu Wei was dressed up as a teenager, and with his handsome face that is both Eastern and Western, he looks like a beautiful boy from an anime walking out of the screen.
Whether it was the dress or the slogan, Gu Wei felt extremely ashamed.
But Universal Music thought it was very good, and the manager in charge of publicity told Gu Wei that his style would definitely be very popular.
He looks like Justin Bieber when he was a teenager, but much more handsome than him.
Gu Wei had no choice but to follow the arrangements of the professionals.
Los Angeles, USA.
It was time for middle school students to get out of school.
A group of young boys and girls in their teens, full of youth and energy, rushed out of the school gate.
"Hi, Li, there's Taylor Swift's concert next week. Do you want to go together?"
A short, fat white boy carrying a schoolbag invited a handsome young man next to him.
The boy had yellow skin and black hair, obviously of Chinese descent.
Seeing that his friend didn't react, the little fat boy kept chattering something in his ear.
"Look, George, I'm not interested in what you're saying about the Taylor Swift concert right now."
"But aren't you a fan of Taylor Swift? I think she's gorgeous."
The fat boy didn't understand, because they both liked Taylor Swift's songs.
Why does my best friend look so uninterested now?
"I have a new idol now." Li said, picking up his phone and showing it to George.
It contained the music he had just downloaded, and the cover featured a particularly handsome oriental boy.
"He's an Oriental. He's also a singer?" He glanced at Li and then realized what was going on.
"Oh, Li, I don't mean anything else. You know there are really no very famous English singers among Orientals."
"You can download it and listen to it. You won't be disappointed. There are two songs in total: [Natural] and [Sold Out]."
After saying that, he ignored the fat boy, put on his headphones and walked home.
Out of curiosity, George also paid to download the two songs that his good friend mentioned on the music platform.
Click [Natural].
Four minutes later, the song ended, but George was so excited that he wanted to go back to school and fight the bully who always bullied him.
After returning home, he was still restless and couldn't wait to log into his Facebook account.
"I heard a super exciting song today, I want to blow it away"
Similar scenes were playing out in every corner of North America. Initially, the songs were promoted through Universal Music's channels. Twelve hours after the songs were released, a group of netizens appeared on the Internet and spontaneously promoted the two songs.
These people are Gu Wei's first batch of North American fans. Their common feature is that they are relatively young, basically from middle school to college, and they like this kind of passionate and exciting rock songs the most.
48 hours after the song was released, the number of paid downloads surged, although because it does not have the same fan base as in China, its performance is not as good as in China for the time being.
But the fans here have good paying habits. According to the current sales growth curve of the two song EPs, the sales volume will exceed that in China in less than two days.
Another 4 days passed, and it was the day when the Billboard Hot 100 would be updated for the next week, and the new week's Top 100 singles would be out.
Universal has been keeping an eye on this list.
[Natural] ranked 93rd, and [Sold Out] was even higher at 78th. Gu Wei's two singles were on the [Billboard Hot 100] in just one week.
At this moment, the entire North American music scene knew that an oriental singer named Peter Gu had become a rising star in the North American music scene.
As for how far he can go in the end, no one knows.
When the news reached China, the entire Chinese music scene was shocked, and various news media reported on it extensively.
#Newcomer in the music world? No! He is the new king of pop music! #
#Gu Wei's two songs were released on Billboard together, creating a historical record! #
#Gu Wei becomes the first Chinese singer ever to appear on Billboard! #
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When Gu Wei received the news from Universal Music, he was filming on the set.
In fact, he was very open-minded about the song. After all, it was just a temporary game production and he didn't take it too seriously.
But he didn't expect that these songs would always bring him surprises and gains.
After thinking about it, he just posted a message on his Weibo.
“It was originally just a spur-of-the-moment creation, but I never expected it to achieve such great success.
As a Chinese, I am proud.
The blood of the descendants of Yan and Huang flows in my body. Since I have this ability, I think it is my duty to let the world hear the voices of Chinese musicians."
Gu Wei’s Weibo now has more than 10 million followers. As soon as this Weibo post was published, it received countless likes and immediately topped the hot search list.
And now the news at the top of the list is
#Gu Wei's two songs are on the Billboard Hot 100! #
Soon, the official media came out to praise Gu Wei's achievement.
#Congratulations to our singer Gu Wei for having two songs on the Billboard Hot 100. This is the first time a Chinese singer has appeared on the Billboard chart, allowing more people in other countries to hear the voices of Chinese musicians and making Chinese music more widely known. #
A group of reporters gathered outside the crew of "My Sunshine" every day. When the staff blocked them from entering, they held up their cameras, trying to capture every bit of what was going on inside.
The director couldn't stand it anymore. If it continued like this, it would delay the filming of the crew.
He discussed with Gu Wei to let him go out and accept some media interviews, and also to disperse these reporters.
Gu Wei thought about it and agreed.
Under the protection of the staff, he walked out of the crew and stood in front of the media.
“Dear friends from the media, please feel free to ask any questions you have, I will only answer them this once.
The crew still has to film, so please leave after the interview and don't delay our work."
Gu Wei spoke slowly to the reporters present.
"Excuse me, Gu Wei, what do you think about your song being on the Billboard Hot 100?"
A reporter asked first.
"I've already posted about it on Weibo. I can only say thank you all for your support. I'm also quite surprised by the result."
"Excuse me, Gu Wei, what are your plans for the future in the music field? Will you release an album?"
Gu Wei thought about it and said vaguely.
“Now that my music has spread abroad, I will do my best to do better in the future, so that Chinese music can have a greater impact on the world.
As for the album, I haven’t thought about it yet.”
"Excuse me, are you and Liu Yifei dating?"
The reporter intends to dig deeper into private life.
Gu Wei said with some amusement.
"I've said it before in interviews, we're just ordinary friends."
"So do you have a girlfriend now?"
The reporter was not satisfied and continued asking questions.
"My journalist friend, you've already asked a question. It's someone else's turn."
Gu Wei did not have a bad habit and smiled and retorted to the reporter who asked about his private life.
After a while, Gu Wei finally sent all the reporters away, and he could continue filming with peace of mind.
(End of this chapter)
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