A few days later, Zheng Xiuli's album sales slowed down. After sales exceeded 12 million, the daily increase was only a little over 100,000 copies. Compared to the first three days, this sales volume was almost negligible. However, the busy Zhong Zhifeng could not relax.
The problem lies in production capacity. Even though Zhong Zhifeng tried his best to contact manufacturers, the production capacity of several manufacturers was limited. It wasn't a problem with people; the machines could only produce so much, which was beyond human control. Unless the factory was expanded, no one could guarantee that business would continue to be good. With so many manufacturers across the country, competition was everywhere.
Fortunately, physical stores began to reduce inventory, and daily demand decreased, allowing Chung Chih-Feng to focus on fulfilling online orders. However, after a week, he still owed nearly five million in undelivered orders. Even if he didn't sell a single album for the next seven days, he could only manage to fulfill all the orders.
So, it's a happy problem, really. Cang Mingyue is short of orders. She printed five million copies at once, but has only sold a little over two million, less than half. Meanwhile, Zhong Zhifeng is worried about production and can't deliver orders on time.
The internet was already abuzz with excitement, but no one expected that in just one week, Zheng Xiuli, who was the least favored and had the lowest profile, would emerge like a demon king in the month of the battle of the gods. She actually stood out and suppressed all the big names with the sales of one album, and stood alone at the top of various music websites. It was simply unbelievable.
Keep in mind that this is an album that overshadows a single. Albums are inherently at a disadvantage in terms of downloads. An album is a song, and even if it costs 18 yuan, let alone 20 yuan, a single costs much less. Even for superstars, it won't cost more than 5 yuan. Yet, Zheng Xiuli still managed to beat it. Isn't that infuriating?
This doesn't even include the sales of film albums. One film album is equivalent to ten digital albums. If you add film albums together, it's even more despair-inducing.
That's why the internet has been bustling like it's Chinese New Year these past few days, with Zheng Xiuli's post firmly at the top for three consecutive days. Not only fans love it, but music critics, senior music professors, veteran music enthusiasts, and all sorts of weirdos have also joined in, determined to capitalize on this wave of traffic.
Fans also enjoy such lively scenes. New talents emerge in every generation, and the old ones are replaced by new ones. It has been a long time since any new talents have appeared in this battle of the gods. Every year, it is the same few familiar faces singing songs with different titles but similar meanings. There is already aesthetic fatigue, and even the best songs can evoke a sense of resistance!
It's no wonder that fans are fickle. Anyone who is used to eating delicacies from land and sea will find river fish exceptionally delicious when they eat it occasionally. Although river fish is inherently exceptionally delicious, this is how ordinary people see it. However, those who usually eat delicacies from land and sea would usually look down on these things.
All ten songs on Zheng Xiuli's album are classics. This is not just ordinary river delicacies; it is a meticulously crafted feast that anyone who sees it will rush to enjoy.
Zheng Xiuli is still miserably signing autographs. Everything she reads online was told to her by her agent and assistant. Although it sounds like an exciting thing, Zheng Xiuli, whose hand aches and eyes are glazed from signing autographs for the past few days, can't smile. She feels like she never wants to sign autographs again in her life, and she feels like vomiting whenever she sees a pen!
The agent was heartbroken. "Why don't we talk to Minister Zhong? He's already signed enough autographs. If he keeps signing like this, he'll be ruined."
"Sister He, Minister Zhong probably has no say in this matter."
"That's Mr. Fang's idea. Should we talk to him about it?"
"I dare not." Zheng Xiuli shrank her neck. She had always dared to speak her mind about anything before, but she dared not speak about this matter. From Fang Yang's slight manipulation that brought her back from the brink of disaster to her current fame and success, it was all Fang Yang's doing. If she said she was unwilling to sign now, she might never be able to get Fang Yang to provide songs for her albums again. There were still many people in the company who were eager to win Fang Yang's favor, especially the six youngsters who joined the company later, whose strength should not be underestimated.
Seeing Zheng Xiuli's frightened expression, her manager and assistant couldn't help but laugh. "So you have someone you're afraid of? Aren't you always fearless?"
Zheng Xiuli rolled her eyes at the two of them, then shook her hand as if she had come back to life. She picked up the pen and signed again, saying, "If you're not afraid, go and try to find me and see if you can get me out of this misery sooner."
The assistant urged, "Go find Minister Xie, maybe he'll have a solution."
"Minister Xie?" Zheng Xiuli tilted her head and thought for a moment, but finally shook her head. "It's no use. Minister Xie is just the head of the artist department. To put it bluntly, he's just a mid-level leader. He probably wouldn't dare to speak in front of President Fang. Oh well, at most we'll sign another week, and the task will be completed. Besides, we've already made tens of millions. It's only right to work a little harder. Didn't President Fang say, 'No pain, no gain'? Our little bit of hardship is just a small matter!"
Seeing Zheng Xiuli's insistence, the two had no choice but to accept it. Even if Zheng Xiuli hadn't insisted, there would have been nothing they could do. Since they had nothing else to do while sitting, the two told Zheng Xiuli about what had happened online these past few days. "Xiuli, to be honest, we really didn't expect you to break through the encirclement this time and secure the number one spot on the entire internet."
He Jing was Zheng Xiuli's agent from the beginning, and she was amazed by Zheng Xiuli's rapid rise. Although Zheng Xiuli was intelligent and hardworking, without Fang Yang's strong support, it would have been a pipe dream for her to reach her current level.
"I guess this is also my luck! Back when no one believed in Yuewen Entertainment Media, I stepped into it without hesitation. You know, back then Yuewen Entertainment Media was just a small company with a dozen or so people, and I was just a music teacher, hehe."
Thinking back to what happened back then, Zheng Xiuli felt incredibly fortunate. Of course, this was also partly due to the very lenient conditions offered by Yuewen Entertainment Media. In the past year, several music companies in the industry have tried to recruit her, offering double the income and full resource support, but Zheng Xiuli refused them all. There's no such thing as a free lunch, and it's probably impossible to find another company as lenient as Yuewen Entertainment Media again!
There were also people in the company who couldn't resist the temptation. One of them joined a little later than Zheng Xiuli, thinking he had landed a golden job. He jumped ship after only a few months. Now, Zheng Xiuli hasn't heard from him since. He's probably finished with the company. Zheng Xiuli also heard that someone had contacted the Six Little Ghosts, but it didn't work out. After all, the Six Little Ghosts had already tasted the sweetness of Yuewen Entertainment Media, so they wouldn't be so easily tempted!
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