They rested in Huadu for one night and then flew to Goryeo again.
When Zhou Yiyang sat down in the hotel's conference room, he saw the neatly dressed Liu Fenfang handing him a document and nodded slightly. "Is the new ranking list for the Music Source Conference coming out soon?"
"I came here just to talk about this matter. Mr. Zhou, you are truly as foresighted as a god."
Liu Fenfang didn't sit down either. She stood beside Zhou Yiyang and began to report her work clearly:
"The popularity of 'Nobody' actually exceeded our expectations. The number of listens and downloads remained high, and the gap with the second place was very large. In addition to our own platform Moonlight, 'Nobody' was also very popular on other platforms. For example, on TikTok, 'Nobody' was also the most covered and inserted song this week."
"Even quite a few local celebrities are dancing to 'Nobody,' which has further fueled the trend. By the way, on Youtu.com, the live video of Moonlight Girl's 'Nobody' has been steadily gaining views, reaching number six globally in the music video category this week. The top spots are dominated by European and American artists."
"Can you find the data to check whether most of the IPs on Youtu.com are from Korea, or have they really spread to Europe and the United States?" Zhou Yiyang asked immediately. After all, from the perspective of the music market, the United States is still the largest.
Traveling to the United States is the most difficult but also the most rewarding.
"I'll ask my friend on Youtu.com for you. I'll report back to you when I have the answer."
Liu Fenfang paused and finally mentioned the Sound Source Conference.
"Although we can't see the score and ranking of each song before the show is broadcast. But for those who pay attention to this chart, it is very simple to calculate the data." At Zhou Yiyang's signal, Liu Fenfang sat down opposite him and took a big gulp of water.
"Just like Billboard, there are dedicated data bloggers who predict the weekly rankings. The blogger with the most followers on Twitter, after calculating using his data model, directly predicted that this week's champion would be 'Nobody'."
"Really?" Zhou Yiyang was surprised. Although he thought it was normal for this song to be so popular in Korea, he didn't think they could win the championship considering the Moonlight Girls' identities.
"Yes, and the score is very high, far ahead of the second place. Even if the officials wanted to cheat, they would probably consider the gap." Liu Fenfang was also a little excited. She was in charge of overseas business, and her income was high, but the corresponding sense of accomplishment was not as high as that of her domestic colleagues.
Domestic colleagues at Yi Yang Entertainment, such as Yue Shao, Luo Chen, and Helian Bei, have many achievements to brag about.
For someone like her, there was no data to support her claim except that Moonlight Girl was more popular abroad than expected.
Now she can not only say that Yue Shao’s concerts are sold out, but she can also brag about the performance of her singles.
If they can really win the championship, they can also set a record.
However, Liu Fenfang still retained a trace of rationality: "But there are still two days before the show airs. We don't know what will happen in those two days. So, Mr. Zhou, we still can't be too happy."
Zhou Yiyang hummed, as if he had thought of something. He looked up at Liu Fenfang and asked, "Speaking of which, what song is currently ranked second?"
"Well," Liu Fenfang said, clearly well prepared. She explained in detail, "Actually, this song has great potential to win the number one spot. The original singer is the boy band Xfs, a group you've probably heard of."
Xfs? Zhou Yiyang also felt that the name sounded familiar. After thinking about it carefully, he immediately remembered it.
Guan Fei seemed to have mentioned this group specifically before, saying that they were very popular and were considered the most popular boy group in Korea at the moment.
"Their song ranked second? It was overshadowed by Moonlight Girls, is that true?" Zhou Yiyang was obviously unconvinced. For a boy band like this that relies mainly on fans, the initial movement is quite terrifying.
In the first week, almost all the songs won the championship unexpectedly, which was already the norm. He really couldn't imagine that Yue Shao's song could suppress them.
"Mr. Zhou, it's mainly because of Xfs' new song. It's only been out for two days. Even if we count it all, by the time the show goes live two days later, their performance will only be counted for four days."
Liu Fenfang first praised the boy band, then suddenly changed the subject and said seriously, "It's a pity they ran into 'Nobody'. If this song was sung by a working girl, believe me, it would have won for ten consecutive weeks! Even if XFS really used one week's data to compete, they might not win."
"If they heard what you said, they would be so happy." Zhou Yiyang shrugged and continued, "But there are still two days left. Who knows if Xfs' fans will make a final rush!"
At night, Zhou Yiyang called Yue Shao and the other three as planned and came to the location where they had planned to shoot the horror film.
Sitting in the car, Tang Yue looked a little strange.
She looked down at her phone from time to time, frowned, and looked anxious.
Wang Xingrui, who was sitting next to her, could clearly sense Tang Yue's restless anxiety and asked softly, "Tangtang, are you scared? Although there are many urban legends about the place we're going to, you know they're all fake."
Tang Yue shook her head and then shuddered again.
If Wang Xingrui hadn't mentioned it, she would have almost forgotten the purpose of their trip.
"That's not what I'm worried about. Do you guys know about the music conference in two days?"
Su Yin raised her hand and answered quickly, "I know. It's the highest-rated music show in Korea. The title song from Working Girl's last album won the number one spot for seven weeks and was the song of the year last year."
These data were all popularized by Tang Yue, but Su Yin wrote them down after listening to them.
"Bai Ling told me earlier," Lin Xuan'er also said, "Our song is trending very well. We might even make history and win the number one spot."
"This is the market situation three hours ago." Tang Yue sighed, looking as if she was about to explode.
Zhou Yiyang, who had been resting with his eyes closed, could no longer sit still. He opened his eyes and asked, "Three hours ago? What happened? Did a working girl drop a new song out of nowhere? It can't possibly top the charts so quickly, right?"
"Do you know Xfs?" Tang Yue first explained the boy band. "...Xfs' fans have also discovered that, based on the data, their new song is far behind 'Nobody' and will have a hard time winning. So, their fans are unhappy and are encouraging people to manipulate the data, create smurf accounts to download, open multiple Youtu.com accounts to watch videos... In short, they're using every possible means."
Hearing Tang Yue's words, everyone's expressions became solemn.
In fact, they are not very obsessed with the championship, but now after all this trouble, no one is willing to give it up.
"Then they have surpassed us?" Su Yin asked anxiously.
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