For Zhou Yiyang, these days can be summed up in one word: "days of counting money."
Even though he was criticized by countless music critics at the beginning:
"Selling physical albums? That's crazy! This era is no longer suitable for physical copies."
"Do popular singers deserve to sell physical albums? Just go play with your fans with your digital albums!"
"Zhou Yiyang is getting cocky! Even if the song 'DreamitPossible' is a huge success, it won't bring back the physical album market. How could fans buy something so outdated?"
Of course, the final result really slapped these music critics in the face.
The total sales of 400,000 copies in three days was very impressive even in the golden age of music at that time.
Overnight, Zhou Yiyang was touted by countless public accounts as "the man who saved the music industry", "the last light of physical albums", and "the fierce business giant".
Zhou Yiyang has never paid any attention to this kind of deification campaign that simply uses him to increase readership.
However, the huge sales of physical albums did bring him a lot of benefits.
The most practical thing is endorsement.
"Hello, yes, it's me." Guan Fei answered the phone, his eyes showing a bit more confidence. "If you want to be the spokesperson, please tell me about your brand first, and then I'll ask Mr. Zhou."
"Brother Yang," Guan Fei hung up the phone, "This is already the eighth brand today."
"What brand?" Zhou Yiyang turned his head away from behind the camera: "Now when Young Master Yue takes on a brand, the first thing he should consider is not..."
"It's not about the money, it's about the prestige." Guan Fei continued, "Brother Yang, you've said this many times. This brand has a really good prestige. It's a cocktail brand."
"Cocktail? Isn't it just one brand of famous cocktails in our country?" Zhou Yiyang said with a smile, "But if it's this one, we can accept the endorsement."
"It's Rio." Guan Fei had just finished speaking when four girls came over.
They had just finished lunch and looked tired, as if they were ready to take a nap at any time.
"I heard we're going to be the spokesperson for a cocktail company." Tang Yue couldn't help but curl her lips: "Doesn't that mean we're all going to drink?"
"You're overthinking it," Zhou Yiyang broke Tang Yue's fantasy: "I'm afraid you'll become a hot topic after drinking fake wine."
"Tsk," Tang Yue pouted, "I thought I'd see them drunk!"
When Su Yin heard this, she immediately glared at Tang Yue in dissatisfaction: "Tangtang, what are you thinking! I'm not as intolerant as you think!"
"Really?" Tang Yue laughed immediately: "Then when can we have a competition?"
"Ahem," Lin Xuan'er patted Tang Yue's shoulder. "Tangtang, we're a girl group, so we can't compete in drinking. But, can you really drink?"
"It's not so bad actually," Tang Yue shook her head exaggeratedly, "Anyway, you guys are probably not as good as me."
"I don't drink at all," Wang Xingrui admitted frankly, "but cocktails are very low in alcohol, and I think they're about the same as juice."
"I can drink a little beer." Lin Xuan'er said a little embarrassedly: "But after about one glass, I'll be drunk."
"I'm better than you two," Su Yin said proudly, holding her head high. "When I was in junior high school, I often drank the red wine my mother hid."
"You guys," Zhou Yiyang had to interrupt their conversation. "Other girl groups talk about skincare products and luxury goods. But you guys are talking about drinking. Your fans will be heartbroken if they see it."
The lunch break passed in a flash, and Zhou Yiyang turned into that clockwork director robot again.
After a day of filming, Zhou Yiyang found Wang Xingrui and Lin Xuaner and talked to them about the finals that would be broadcast live this Saturday.
He had actually already chosen songs for these two people in advance.
For Wang Xingrui, he decided to play to her strengths and avoid her weaknesses. Since everyone thought Wang Xingrui was good at high notes, he simply chose a song for her that would allow her to sing high notes.
In the end he chose "The Lighthouse".
This song is not just about singing high notes, it progresses layer by layer from low, middle and high notes, which is quite difficult.
This was also the only song Zhou Yiyang chose, as he was worried that Wang Xingrui would not be able to perform it well.
Because the original singer of this song is so powerful.
While Lin Xuan'er's vocal abilities are certainly inferior to Wang Xingrui's, she's prettier and has strong dancing skills. If she could enhance her visuals, the final result wouldn't necessarily be worse than Wang Xingrui's.
Good visual effects are not exclusive to fast songs.
Actually, Zhou Yiyang was conflicted this time, as he had two songs in mind as alternatives: one was "Frustration" and the other was "If You Don't Get Drunk".
After repeated hesitation, Zhou Yiyang chose the latter.
"I have already written the song for you." Zhou Yiyang looked at the two of them and explained the purpose of his coming here directly.
"Really?" Wang Xingrui and Lin Xuaner looked over excitedly.
"Well, these two songs are more difficult for you than the previous ones. Wang Xingrui, your song requires very high technical skills. If you can't sing the highest notes, you can lower the key.
Xuan'er, your song is a little better technically, but it's not easy to sing it well. I suggest you add a jazz dance to it."
After hearing this, the two of them were actually very excited. They were not nervous at all. Instead, they said expectantly, "No problem, Brother Yang. We all like to challenge ourselves."
"Okay," Zhou Yiyang was very satisfied with their attitude. "It's a good thing to have fighting spirit. Then you can practice singing first. If you have any questions, you can come to me."
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