"But it seems like overseas sales figures haven't been compiled yet," Lin Xuan'er said somewhat disappointedly. "I just asked Sister Liu about this, and she told me sales figures won't be available until tomorrow. Because there are so many distribution channels, and they're spread across so many different countries and regions, it's difficult to calculate."
"But I saw on iTunes that our album sales seem to have topped the charts in more than a dozen countries." When Wang Xingrui saw this screenshot, she wondered if it was photoshopped. Are we that amazing?
"Wait, let me see?" Su Yin leaned over, and Guan Fei walked into the practice room.
Guan Fei had long guessed that they wouldn't be able to train so intently today, so she pretended not to notice anything. After she sat down next to them, she spoke:
"I've verified this screenshot, it's real. But don't get too excited, because fewer and fewer people buy albums on iTunes. Most foreigners are used to using Spotify, TikTok, or our Moonlight for free. And look, the only countries that made it to the top are Japan and Korea, which are big countries. The others are all small countries in South America and Oceania, so the base number is very low."
After Guan Fei finished speaking, Tang Yue asked, "Sister Fei, is it possible for our songs to make it to the Billboard charts? I remember that "Vogue" and "See You Again" both made it into the top 100, but they didn't move up any further. But I see they're both very popular on TikTok."
"There's nothing we can do about it. Billboard currently doesn't include Moonlight's play counts. And since Moonlight was released in most countries around the world, Spotify has removed our songs, including our company's songs."
Guan Fei shrugged. She could understand this kind of business competition, but she still hated it.
"Without Spotify's streaming success and radio performance, we can only rely on iTunes, whose market share is decreasing, and the data from Youtu.com and TikTok, which are flooded with scammers." Guan Fei looked at their stunned expressions and comforted them, "But it's okay. Brother Yang said that as long as our songs can take over TikTok, we don't have to worry about popularity. By then, more and more people will download Moonlight to listen to your songs, and Spotify will be panicking."
Zhou Yiyang does not value exclusive copyright, and he does not make money from it.
Just like when Yue Shao releases a new album, the bulk of his money is never from album sales, but rather from the revenue from subsequent concerts and Moonlight’s advertising revenue, which are the top priorities.
If Spotify is willing to cooperate with them, Zhou Yiyang will definitely agree. As long as Moonlight Girls' popularity overseas continues to rise, the subsequent profits will not be low.
Just like in the country, netizens can still listen to Yue Shao’s songs through Black Mirror Music.
After hearing Guan Fei mention Zhou Yiyang, the girls were no longer worried.
"Is that so?" Tang Yue sighed. "From that perspective, the B chart isn't that valuable. This statistical ranking isn't fair! No wonder the charts are dominated by black hip-hop music right now."
"Sister Fei," Wang Xingrui asked curiously, "Can our third album sales break records this time?"
"Domestic?" Guan Fei raised the corner of his mouth. "With a high probability, it might even break a million today. As for still being sold, that's 100%. No Chinese album has ever sold this well overseas before."
She squatted down and said gently, "With all the hype, many people must be looking forward to your new song, so stop chatting and get back to training!"
Lin Xuan'er immediately returned to her job and asked everyone to continue training.
It’s only five days away from their first live performance after their return.
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"Mom, I'm going to Jiangcheng!" A girl just got home and suddenly said to her mother who was still busy in the kitchen.
"Are you crazy? It's not a holiday, and you still want to run around!" The mother snorted coldly, and she didn't seem to be in a good mood.
"Mom," the girl pouted and continued, "I'll go on the weekend and have fun for a day. Don't we have free flights?"
"What are you going to Jiangcheng for?" Her mother suddenly turned and stared at her. "Tell me, are you going to meet an online friend? How old are you? Are you good-looking? Are you working or studying?"
"Mom!" The girl rolled her eyes. "I went to a music festival. This year's Blueberry Music Festival was awesome! They even invited Moonlight Girl!"
For today's celebrities in the entertainment industry, they are helpless.
In the morning, Yue Shao’s new album topped the hot search list.
By the evening, they thought that everyone who should have listened to the song had listened to it, so they could go out and buy trending searches.
No one expected that the mysterious superstar who had been reluctant to be officially announced at this year's Blueberry Music Festival was finally announced to be Moonlight Girl.
This also means that in five days, everyone will be able to hear Moonlight Girl’s new song.
No wonder fans were so excited that they pushed this trending search to the top of the list.
Those celebrities who bought trending searches were so angry that they became the background again.
Some celebrities who already liked Moonlight Girl were happy and almost all asked their agents to help them get tickets.
Most agents deliberately agreed. With Yue Shao's recent popularity, the music festival would surely attract a lot of attention. Going there might even be a chance to take advantage of the buzz, so why not?
Zhou Yiyang took a sip of coffee and looked at the time. It was almost ten o'clock, but most people in the company had not left yet.
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