After dealing with Yang Huajin's problem, Fang Yang started to pay attention to Zheng Xiuli's song downloads. More than a million downloads in an hour, and now eight or nine hours have passed, and it's already peak internet usage time, so the download volume should have reached its peak, right?
I opened my laptop and went to the music section of Yuewen Entertainment website. Zheng Xiuli's homepage featured post was still prominently displayed. You could notice it as soon as you entered the website. Unless you weren't online today, most of these people were like that. Nowadays, working people are under a lot of pressure. There are pots and pans at home, and money is needed as soon as you open the door. Who can guarantee that they can come online to have some fun every day?
As of 10 PM, the download/listening count for "Easily Hurt Woman" was still very impressive, far exceeding Fang Yang's achievements when she first debuted. Fang Yang estimates that the Cantonese-speaking region contributed a significant portion of the success, and no one can ignore the power of nostalgia!
Opening the comments section, well, it's quite lively indeed, with the thread already reaching 100,000 posts. Fang Yang randomly opened a post to see what these people were saying.
"Brothers, it's been over a decade. The youthful vigor of yesteryear has given way to the mundane routine of pots and pans, but it hasn't diminished my love for Cantonese songs. Zheng Xiuli, I'm a fan now!"
"I watched him build skyscrapers, then watched them collapse, and today I finally see skyscrapers rising again! I'm bursting into tears!!!"
"She once searched through the night, traveling the world with just a guitar. Today, she finally has the thought of pursuing her old dreams again, but alas, time waits for no one. Can she still keep going?"
"Ah, they're all poets," Fang Yang thought, reading the comments with great interest.
Since ancient times, autumn has been associated with sorrow and desolation, but I say that autumn days surpass even spring mornings. A crane soars into the clear sky, its flight inspiring poetic thoughts that reach the heavens. Truly, great talents abound among the common people!
Fang Yang also experienced the rise and fall of Cantonese songs. Even his roommates bought Cantonese tapes to learn Cantonese in order to sing better, but unfortunately they didn't stick with it in the end.
Seeing the comments section still buzzing with activity, Fang Yang exited and entered the Bole social networking site. The number one post was Zheng Xiuli's "Easily Hurt Woman," with over ten million views, leaving the second place with over five million views. The bright red "hot" title indicated that the post's popularity was unlikely to drop anytime soon.
The discussion here mainly concerns non-members of the Yuewen Entertainment website. Not everyone registers as a member, especially those who are new to Zheng Xiuli's song, who make up the vast majority.
The comments here are quite different from the harmonious atmosphere on the Yuewen Entertainment website. There are all sorts of opinions, with the vast majority of people expressing their approval, but there are also quite a few who are sour and say bad things, and even some who are derogatory. It's a noisy mess.
Fang Yang wasn't interested in reading these comments. There were plenty of people who were timid and hesitant during the day but picked up their keyboards and acted like they owned the place at night. It wasn't really interesting. Fang Yang just needed to know the general level of popularity.
If there's popularity, people will log into the Yuewen Entertainment website. When people log in, they'll download songs and also request other songs, cartoons, novels, etc. It's a personalized experience for everyone. As long as you come in and there's a single request from a thousand people, then it's a success!
After shutting down his laptop, Fang Yang began to consider the filming arrangements for tomorrow. With less than twenty days until New Year's Day, time was tight. Fang Yang had been seizing every opportunity to film these past few days, even working overtime at night, all in order to finish all the work before the New Year and release the film on the first day of the Lunar New Year.
Taking stock of his work, Fang Yang figured that as long as the weather was good and the actors didn't slack off, he should be able to catch up. He stretched, checked the time—it was almost eleven o'clock—and quickly took a shower. The intense filming every day had left Fang Yang a little tired.
The next day, the sun lazily set on the earth, and the crew began filming at around 7 a.m. As time went by, the acting skills of the four young leads improved noticeably, which saved Fang Yang a lot of trouble.
Watching the army galloping in perfect unison, amidst the sounds of battle and the dense rain of arrows cutting down the lives of both sides, Fang Yang couldn't help but feel tense.
Large-scale scenes can only be filmed in one continuous shot, which tests the coordination of the actors. Yesterday, we had to reshoot three times. Fang Yang couldn't help but scratch his head. Such shots are essential for a good TV series, but they use up too much film and also test the director's patience.
The sounds of battle gradually subsided, leaving only a dozen or so horses lingering beside their masters' corpses. Ten drones captured the entire battlefield, with no blind spots in either close-up or distant views, including the victors' frenzied embraces and celebrations. They even used close-up shots to record the exhausted warriors covered in blood, the ecstatic generals, and the corpses scattered on the ground.
The entire crew turned their attention to Fang Yang, who was reviewing the recording footage. Twenty minutes had passed since the entire war scene was recorded, making it the longest single-take sequence since filming began. Now, they were just waiting for Fang Yang's decision.
Even Huang Xiaoping stood nervously beside Fang Yang, watching Fang Yang start checking the recording effect from the beginning. Sweat dripped down his temples, but he didn't feel anything at all!
Just as everyone was getting increasingly nervous, Fang Yang suddenly laughed and said, "Okay, let's rest for half an hour and get ready to film the next segment!"
The entire theater suddenly let out a collective sigh of relief. One person's exhale might not be very loud, but it's different when there are many people. A series of "poof" sounds, like farting, suddenly echoed through the theater. The key point is that a staff member actually farted. He thought he had farted too loudly, and his face immediately turned bright red. He wished there was a crack in the ground he could crawl into. He was so embarrassed!
The staff nearby didn't notice it at first, but after smelling the odor, they shuddered and quickly retreated from the large circle. Those standing further away burst into laughter!
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