Chapter 108 Why use a butcher knife to kill a chicken! (Two in one)
Itâs 11:55 am, five minutes before the album goes on sale.
Polaroid Records, inside an office.
Dong Dehua and a group of staff sat in front of the projection screen, waiting for the album to go on sale.
Since releasing his first album in 1985, he has released over a hundred albums to date, but despite this, he still gets nervous every time a moment like this comes.
Especially since I havenât released any songs in three years, I donât know how the sales will be, and Iâm a little worried that fans wonât like it.
After dominating the music scene for decades, he has to admit that his peak period has long passed and his song sales can no longer compete with those of popular singers.
Therefore, he now pays more attention to the quality of the song. He chose to release this song because he was really moved by it. He did not set the goal too high. He just wanted to surpass his sales three years ago. He would be satisfied if the sales exceeded 3 million copies in 24 hours.
The assistant saw him drinking water and guessed that he was a little nervous, so he comforted him, "Brother Hua, according to the feedback from Weibo and the movie, the sales of this song will not be bad in the near future."
The people next to him also said: "Yes, there are so many friends in the music industry to help promote it, it will definitely break the sales record."
"Um."
Dong Dehua stared at the screen and nodded slightly.
At 12 noon sharp, album sales officially began.
Because it was released during lunch break, many fans who were at school or work had time, so they all rushed to the Penguin Music platform to buy the exclusive album.
After the purchase was successful, they left their footprints in the song comment section while listening to the song.
"Here it comes, the song is very nice!"
"I waited all night for this song, and finally heard it for the first time. I'm so happy!"
In ten minutes, the data exceeded 600,000, which was completely beyond Dong Dehua's expectations, and the staff around him were also very surprised.
An hour later, the album had sold over 1.8 million copies.
Dong Dehua, who was standing in front of the screen, finally felt relieved of the pressure and celebrated by high-fiving the staff.
Generally speaking, the number of copies sold in the first hour multiplied by three is the album sales in 24 hours, which means that "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry" will exceed 5 million in first-day sales.
This album sales volume is the top in the music industry, the king is still the king! ...
The other side.
Inside the Yida Records recording studio.
Good Luck Studio is very busy.
"Deep affection should last longer than the time just now."
"The sound is fine, just use less breath and make the sound more solid!"
Ji Yu and Dong Chen recorded "Sigh" smoothly, but there were many problems in the recording of "A Glimpse of Beauty". Lin Zhixing patiently corrected them over and over again.
Lao Wang, the staff member in charge of the equipment, was particularly surprised to see that the guidance level of the new employees in the company was so high.
After two hours of revising and improving word by word, the song "A Glimpse" was finally recorded. All that was left was post-production tweaking to make it perfect.
"Brother Lin, you are such a talent!"
Dong Chen and Ji Yu came out of the recording studio and looked at Lin Zhixing with shining eyes. They were full of praise for his coaching level and admired him even more in their hearts.
"It's not bad. You guys are very perceptive and can make timely adjustments once the problems are pointed out."
Lin Zhixing was also surprised. It might be because he had integrated the composing ability of his predecessor. He was very sensitive to pitch and so when they made mistakes in singing, he could properly describe how to adjust.
The musical abilities of the predecessor werenât that bad.
He is very good at playing musical instruments, including guitar, electronic keyboard, piano and drum set, and can even be said to have reached the level of a mid-level band. This is all thanks to his mother who wants her son to succeed, and the expensive tutors for musical instruments were not hired in vain.
After helping them record the songs, Lin Zhixing and Song Ge also started recording the album. The two of them are now working together more and more tacitly, and they are recording the album very quickly.
I worked overtime and got everything done at eight o'clock in the evening. There were some shortcomings that could be fixed by adjusting the sound later.
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That night, Lin Zhixing posted a Weibo post to warm up the album.
[The album "Feng Ming" which includes ten songs from "The Birth of a Group" will be released soon. I hope you will support it. ]
Once this Weibo post was released, it quickly caused heated discussion on the Internet.
"Is it finally here? I've been waiting for these ten songs for so long!"
ââPhoenix Singingâ! I like this album title. The sound of the phoenix singing is about to hit my ears!â
"I will definitely buy this album when it comes out, both digital and physical. Thank you for your company over the past two months!"
The other side.
The eight boys from Sunshine Boys Group were overjoyed when they saw this Weibo post.
"It's safe! We now have at least a 90% chance of winning!"
"Yeah, they're a little silly. Even if they put a new song in there, it would give the fans something to look forward to!"
"The bottle is full of old wine, how can it compare with us who have five new songs?"
In fact, Lin Zhixing did not have particularly high expectations for this album. Of course, an album can only attract listeners and sell well if it has new songs.
The live versions of the ten songs of "The Birth of a Group" have been listened to many times by netizens.
The official version is not actually that good to listen to, it just has better sound quality, and some people like to listen to the Live version of the song because they think it sounds real.
The purpose of recording this album is very simple, to give an explanation to the fans who like the official version, to make some money as much as possible, and there is no intention to compete with others for rankings or sales.
As for the songs competing for the charts, we will have the chance to compete again in the future. Lin Zhixing really likes the feeling of upgrading little by little, and it would be great if he could bring out a bunch of hit songs from his previous life and sweep the entertainment industry.
Once the fighting power collapses, there is no more pleasure of victory.
An hour after Lin Zhixing posted on Weibo, Haisen Records also sent a Weibo to Sunshine Boys to warm up the new album.
[Sunny Boys' debut album, "New Generation", contains a total of ten songs, including five new songs, which will be released soon, so stay tuned! ]
As soon as this Weibo post was released, it also caused heated discussion among netizens.
"Mom fans are ecstatic, there's finally a new song to listen to!"
"Five new songs, sisters, just go for it!"
While the fans of Sunshine Boys were excited, many onlookers linked this Weibo post with Lin Zhixing's, and felt that there would be a competition in album sales between the champion and runner-up.
"It can't be such a coincidence, right? The albums are being pre-launched on the same day? With only an hour difference? It's obvious that this is going to be a showdown of album sales!"
"It can be seen that the runner-up of Sunshine Boys Group is not convinced and wants to save face on the album."
"Actually, I don't think it's necessary. What if I lose again? If I lose again, I'll be completely humiliated..."
"Haha, if an album with new songs still loses, then this group should just disband. It's too shameful!"
A Weibo post with the topic "The Birth of a Group" - the album sales battle between the champion and runner-up - up even ranked third on Weibo's hot search list.
After posting on Weibo, Lin Zhixing, who was sleeping soundly in bed, was inexplicably involved in an album sales war.
Even some of Fengqi Wutong's fans went to Lin Zhixing and Song Ge's Weibo to leave messages of encouragement.
"Look at them, five new songs! You have to work hard too!"
"Come on, win until they are convinced!"
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The next morning.
"Brother Lin, you're on the trending search!"
Lin Zhixing, who was sleeping in a daze, was pushed awake by Dong Chen, and then he put the phone to his face and A.
"What..."
Lin Zhixing rubbed his eyes, took the phone impatiently, and curled his lips after reading the hot search content, "I give up, why is this endless like a dog-skin plaster?"
"Brother Lin, you should be happy!"
Dong Chen took the phone back and said with a smile: "As for the hot search, the newly debuted stars are all looking forward to being on the hot search, and the famous artists are afraid of being on the hot search. Isn't it a good thing that you didn't spend a penny to be in the top three of the hot search!"
"What's good about that? Losing is a bad thing."
Lin Zhixing turned over and planned to sleep for another ten minutes. He didn't get enough rest last night.
ăbite!ă
ăWhy use a butcher knife to kill a chicken? ă
[System mission is enabled with simple difficulty. Help Feiyue Miracle to surpass Sunshine Boys in album sales. After completing the mission, you will be rewarded with a random song from Earth! ]
Hearing the system prompt sound in his mind, Lin Zhixing opened his eyes again.
What kind of joke is this? Two songs beat ten songs? With such a huge gap in fans, is it a simple task to fight one against a hundred? Unless you have a larger group of listeners, there is no chance of winning.
A larger group of listeners?
Thinking of this, Lin Zhixing's eyes suddenly lit up.
Social platforms like Weibo currently have far less traffic than short video platforms. If fans on short videos can make an effort, there will definitely be opportunities.
This song "A Glimpse of Beauty" was often used as the BGM of some traditional Chinese style videos on short video platforms in the past.
Sweet clips of male and female protagonists in some costume TV dramas, and videos of some beauties in Hanfu posing coquettishly, were very popular as background music, and successfully made this song from 2014 popular again.
If this song is released and used as background music in a short video and becomes popular, it may boost the sales of the song and maybe he can beat them! Let Dong Chen try it, and try it out! If he wins by chance, he can earn a song. If he loses, he can earn more money from the increase in album sales, so he won't lose anything!
Think of this.
Lin Zhixing rubbed his face and became more energetic. He sat up, patted Dong Chen on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Little Dong, the task of defeating the Sunshine Youth Team is now handed over to you. It's not exciting for me to defeat them, but it is exciting for you to defeat them!"
"Brother Lin, you are kidding."
Dong Chen curled his lips and said without confidence: "I am ranked eighth in the quarterfinals, and they are ranked second. How can I win?"
Lin Zhixing smiled and asked, "Do you want to beat them?"
Dong Chen nodded. "Of course I thought about it, but it's unlikely. The difference is too big!"
"good."
Lin Zhixing cleared his throat and said seriously, "Actually, you have a chance to beat them. I'll tell you a method. Whether you can succeed depends on your level."
"What method?"
Seeing that he was serious, Dong Chen asked excitedly and curiously.
"Sleep more, dreams can reveal anything."
"Zhao! This really tests my dreaming skills."
Dong Chen looked at the frivolous Lin Zhixing and his nose became crooked with anger.
"Hahaha, just kidding!"
Lin Zhixing lifted the quilt, stood up and patted his shoulder, "During this period, you should edit more short videos, such as beautiful women dancing in traditional Chinese costumes, beautiful women in ancient costumes, and ancient costume TV dramas that are hard to get over for the first time..."
After saying that, he got up and went to the bathroom to wash up.
Dong Chen stood there in a daze, thinking about what he had just said.
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Exactly twelve o'clock noon.
The 24-hour album sales of the song "It's Not a Sin for a Man to Cry" were released, with sales of 5.88 million. After being announced on the Weibo of Poly Records, it shocked many singers.
[Guo Jiahe]: "Congratulations to Brother Hua for breaking the sales record with his new song. The king of pop always stands at the top. I will learn from you!"
[Vivian Zhao]: Congratulations to Brother Hua for breaking the record. You will always be a role model for us musicians!
ăSunny Youth Groupă: We can learn from you! We can never finish learning from you in our lifetime!
Not only did the mentors and contestants of "The Birth of a Group" congratulate him, but even the chief director Ji Lei and the official Weibo account of the program team posted congratulations on Weibo.
In the entertainment and film and television circles, all big and small artists, as long as they have had contact with the king of pop, sent out congratulations on Weibo, directly pushing this topic to the top of the hot search list.
In this virtuous cycle, album sales saw another small increase.
Seeing so many friends sending congratulations, Dong Dehua posted a Weibo to express his gratitude.
[Thank you to the fans for loving this song, thank you to the staff who produced the song, and especially thank you to the lyricist and composer Lin Zhixing. I will continue to work hard and hope to sing good works for everyone in the future! ]
After this Weibo post was published, Lin Zhixing's name became the focus again and even became a hot search on Weibo.
ăWho is Lin Zhixing? ă
With just five short words, this topic even reached the tenth place on the hot search list. One of the highly praised comments made Fengqi Wutong's fans burst into laughter.
"As everyone knows, Lin Zhixing is Oh Ye Ge's pseudonym!"
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The "I Am the King of Singers" program crew is in a building in Peking.
Chief Director's Office.
âBoom, boom, boom!â
"Come in!"
A staff member pushed the door open, glanced inside the room, nodded and greeted, "Hello, Director Hong! Hello, Director Ji!"
"Um, what is it?"
Director Hong Bo, a bald man wearing gold-rimmed glasses, is currently chatting about the program with the assistant director of the program team.
The staff member pointed at his phone and explained, "Director Hong, the king's Weibo post has made Lin Zhixing popular again. Do you think we should take advantage of this popularity and announce that Fengqi Wutong will participate in the competition?"
Hong Bo slammed the table without hesitation and urged: "Quick, hurry up, announce it now and take advantage of this wave of traffic from the king!"
âOkay, okay!â
The staff member left the director's office and immediately edited a Weibo post and sent it out.
[The seventh singer of "I Am the King of Singers" is announced. They are the new generation of singers. Welcome "Feng Qi Wu Tong" to join the big family of singers! ]
The previous hot search has not yet died down, and another wave of explosive news has come.
Less than 20 minutes after this Weibo post was published, it directly became the third most searched topic, and the name "Lin Zhixing" was pushed to the top again.
Phoenix perched on the wutong tree?
When netizens saw the name of this group, they were shocked.
(End of this chapter)
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