Zhong Zhifeng clapped his hands and laughed, "What President Fang said is absolutely right. It was these two songs that made great contributions. But later we also discovered that a song called 'Red Bean' suddenly emerged and quietly took the top spot."
Fang Yang laughed and said, "Not bad, not bad at all. In terms of singing skills, Zheng Xiuli is still inferior to everyone else, but she was able to stand out with just a few songs. This only proves one thing: a good song is one that can touch people's hearts. Don't you agree?"
Yang Huajin chuckled, his mouth practically splitting open. "That hit the nail on the head," he said. "I don't know much about songs, I just really enjoy singing old ones. Why? Because they touch the deepest parts of my heart. And these old songs are all timeless classics. Even now, more than a decade later, you can still occasionally hear people humming them on the street. And when I hear someone humming them, I feel an urge to sing along. Unlike songs these days, which are popular for a while and then nobody sings them anymore."
Chen Chen slapped his thigh and laughed, "Old Yang is right. Look at me when I go fishing, I'm surrounded by people of all ages, but no matter whose song it is, the ones that people keep humming are still the old songs of the superstars. Logically speaking, these superstars should have improved their singing skills by now, but after their new songs are hummed for a while, they are abandoned in a corner. What people really like are still the old songs."
Fang Yang said skeptically, "It can't all be that, can it? I've seen that he has some very classic songs in recent years, and they are very popular. I think we still have to look at who the composer is. Don't underestimate the composer. After all, he has been in this industry for decades. How could he become the composer if he didn't have something to offer?"
Zhong Zhifeng agreed, saying, "What President Fang said makes sense, but Father Qu won't make a move easily, and he won't assign songs to the same person for a long time. This means that even among top stars, the quality of their songs varies. Just as President Chen said, thanks to the fame of top stars, new songs can be popular for a while when they are first released, but the hype will quickly fade. After all, there is still a difference in quality between Emperor Qu and Father Qu."
Chen Chen laughed and said, "That's the taste. But I rarely pay attention to who the composer and lyricist are. I thought that as long as it's a song by a superstar, it must be a classic. But in fact, it often disappoints me. I didn't know there was this reason."
Yang Huajin scoffed, "All you do is fish and play cards, you wouldn't care about these things. At least you care about the technical department, otherwise I really wouldn't know what to say about you."
Seeing the two bickering, Zhong Zhifeng quickly changed the subject. He didn't know what was wrong with them today; they kept going off-topic. They had been talking for a long time, but they still hadn't explained the matter clearly.
"Both of you, let's get back to the topic. Mr. Fang, we were just talking about the unexpected success of 'Red Bean,' which is actually quite normal. I've also listened to Xiao Zheng's album. To be honest, every song could be a classic. It would be a waste to put ten such good songs on one album. But that's exactly why Xiao Zheng's album has made such a quick comeback."
"Actually, while I was paying attention to the download volume on our website, I was also paying attention to other music websites and found an interesting phenomenon. Apart from a few superstars who collaborated with QuDad, the downloads of other superstars and top singers started to slow down after the initial surge in downloads. This shows that the initial downloads were mostly from die-hard fans who were blindly devoted to music. After this period of time, both fans and casual listeners would be more selective and listen to the music before downloading."
"That's rational consumption!" Fang Yang said with a smile. "After the initial fan consumption, the real test of a song's quality comes later on. These people will listen to the song and decide whether to pay to download it if they think it sounds good. The real consumers are these people, because they are the main force in the market."
Zhong Zhifeng laughed and said, "That's really true. After getting through the first hour and the second hour of recommendations, the situation changed drastically in the third hour. What I saw was that Xiao Zheng's album was pushed into the top ten of the trending topics on multiple social networking sites. In particular, the three songs 'A Thousand Songs,' 'Later,' and 'Red Bean' were mentioned repeatedly. After the hype was generated, because it was the whole album, the download volume on various platforms visibly soared. It only took a dozen minutes to surpass Cang Mingyue's download volume and was close to the top ten kings and queens."
At the height of his excitement, Zhong Zhifeng couldn't help but gesticulate wildly. "President Fang, you didn't see it. The entire tech lab erupted in cheers the moment we surpassed Cang Mingyue. We were suppressed by Cang Mingyue for two whole hours. The young women in the company were practically ready to grab a kitchen knife and fight back. They couldn't stand Qingcheng Films' constant sarcastic remarks about Xiao Zheng on their company website, and their encouragement of some fans to say things like 'eggs hitting rocks' on Xiao Zheng's Bole account. It was infuriating!"
Fang Yang glanced at Zheng Xiuli, who was hanging her head and remaining silent, and laughed, "You guys are really impatient. The Battle of the Gods has been going on for a month, and you're already this nervous at the very beginning. As the saying goes, the one who laughs last laughs best. The reason I had Zheng Xiuli and Cang Mingyue compete wasn't for temporary gains or losses, but to crush her in the mud. If a top-tier singer is directly competing against a second-tier singer, and the top-tier singer is beaten without any chance to fight back, and her album sales suffer a Waterloo, what do you think will happen to Cang Mingyue in the actor rankings two months from now?"
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