"Holy crap! This is unbelievable!"
Yang Qing took a big gulp of beer.
"Brother Qing, what should we do?"
Seeing that his ranking was about to be overtaken, Zhou Chen panicked.
"What to do? Just deal with it!"
Yang Qing was furious but had nowhere to vent his anger.
He was also completely baffled, and couldn't understand why "You Are the Apple of My Eye," which had clearly fallen out of the top 30 and was practically doomed, had mysteriously made it into the top 10.
This is not scientific!
Of course, he never doubted the authenticity of the song data.
No company, team, or individual would dare to engage in fraudulent practices in the arts.
Because once discovered, there is only one outcome—a complete ban from the internet!
That's not all. Those involved will also face severe legal sanctions, ranging from hefty fines to life imprisonment!
He secretly had someone investigate, and when he saw the feedback, he was so angry he almost twisted his nose out.
"Has Li Mu Bai lost his mind?"
"What good does he do by doing something that harms others and doesn't benefit himself?"
"They even voluntarily gave up promotional resources during graduation season. Are they out of their minds?"
With a crash, Yang Qing smashed the beer bottle, angrily shouting, "I'm leaving!"
Zhou Chen opened his mouth, but ultimately said nothing.
After Yang Qing left, his eyes flickered, and he reopened [Xiazhou Cloud Music], spent one yuan, and downloaded "Those Years".
A few minutes later, "Youthful Days" had fallen to tenth place in the rankings.
Zhou Chen remained calm, his eyes red as he swept his gaze across the top eight songs: "They all have to die!"
…
Around nine o'clock, Lin Rui slowly woke up.
He glanced at his three roommates who were still lying in bed snoring, then quietly got out of bed, quickly washed up, and left the dormitory.
The campus was noticeably quieter today; normally at this time, there would be a steady stream of students along the way.
Lin Rui attributed this strange phenomenon to the arrival of graduation season, with senior students leaving campus one after another.
"Hu Qian cured me last night, and I didn't sleep well all night."
"Me too, I went to class this morning with panda eyes."
"Luckily I went to bed early last night and escaped a disaster."
"Although this song is very healing, it is really good."
…
A familiar melody played, and Lin Rui, who was sitting in a chair eating breakfast, unexpectedly looked up.
A few girls were sitting not far away, playing the song "Those Years" on their phones.
"Sister Zheng seemed to have mentioned to me last night that her new song would be released today."
Lin Rui belatedly took a sip of soy milk and then took out his phone.
Just as I was about to tap the [Xiazhou Cloud Music] app icon, Zheng Jing called.
"Xiao Rui, I have two pieces of good news for you."
Lin Rui could clearly sense the excitement in Zheng Jing's tone.
"What good news?"
Lin Rui guessed that the good news Zheng Jing mentioned must be related to the performance of her new song.
Sure enough, Zheng Jing laughed and said, "You Are the Apple of My Eye is a hit, a complete hit! It has now surpassed 1.2 million downloads! It's ranked sixth on the charts!"
"Only sixth?"
Lin Rui was somewhat puzzled. In his opinion, "You Are the Apple of My Eye" would have been easily able to take first place, given its quality.
Zheng Jing was clearly confused by Lin Rui's reaction, so much so that even the usually quick-witted Zheng Jing didn't know how to respond.
What kind of thought process is that?
What do you mean by only being sixth?
Sixth place is amazing, okay!
Shouldn't we be raising our hands and celebrating?
Judging from your tone, you're very dissatisfied with the result.
Please, this is the best result Tianrui Entertainment has achieved during graduation season in the past two years!
"Sister Zheng, is there another piece of good news?" Lin Rui asked again.
"This morning, the operations team informed me that they have reached an agreement with [Xiazhou Cloud Music] to set up a promotional section on the homepage to highlight our new song."
Zheng Jing's tone was noticeably more excited than before: "They said we're missing a slogan, and they want us to put together a piece of copy as soon as possible, without making it too long, and to keep it under fifty words."
At this point, Zheng Jing tentatively asked, "Do you have any good ideas here? If not, I can ask the creative department for a design."
"have."
Lin Rui thought for a moment and said, "Sister Zheng, I will send you the promotional slogan later."
After ending the call, Lin Rui immediately edited and sent a text message.
The content is short, only about ten words.
—The girls we chased together back then.
Half an hour later, many new and old users of [Xiazhou Cloud Music] saw an eye-catching promotional poster on the homepage.
The background is composed of blue sky and white clouds, with a beautiful girl riding a bicycle and four or five boys chasing after her.
At the bottom of the poster, there is also a line of text:
Those were the years we chased after the girl.
——Floating Life
Many users attracted by the promotional posters naturally clicked on the link.
Immediately afterwards, a short, roughly ten-second edited music clip played.
The heavy rains we missed over the years
The love that was missed in those years
I want to hug you.
…
This world, bit by bit,
It's all about you…
It sounds great!
Many users were impressed by the clip and immediately chose to download the full version of the song at the bottom of the page.
As more and more users log in to [Xiazhou Cloud Music], the download volume of "Those Years" is also skyrocketing at an incredible speed.
Haitian Entertainment Company.
"Tianrui has gone too far this time. Such a column must have cost a lot. Isn't Zhou Rongze afraid of losing everything?"
"It's just a small company, it unexpectedly jumped to sixth place, and it's already getting cocky? There's still a long way to go, and it might be brought back to its original state in a couple of days."
"Zhou Rongze has been smart his whole life, but is he going to make a fool of himself for once? However, the price he'll pay will be quite high."
"Reaching one million downloads shows that it has some strength and is not purely based on luck."
"I heard that this composer named Fusheng is a rising star who has just entered the industry?"
"New elites? More like fresh and inexperienced!"
"I also received news that Zhou Rongze gave Fusheng special treatment and helped him apply for an honorary certificate."
"I thought it was someone's alternate account, but it turns out it's a newbie."
"It's just a pity for Luo Jin. He had a chance to break into fifth place, but Tianrui stole it from him."
"It's a real shame. Considering the hype surrounding the posters, the download numbers are currently far ahead. Luo Jin will have to put in a lot of effort and time to catch up. Therefore, I would suggest focusing resources on Li Nan and Zhang Cong to ensure that the second and fourth spots are secured."
"That's the decision."
…
The uninhibited conversation of these people made Luo Jin, who was standing to the side, feel very uncomfortable.
"I'm going out for a smoke."
Singers like them generally try to abstain from smoking as much as possible.
But now he's feeling really frustrated and just wants to smoke a cigarette to calm down.
No one paid him any attention; the decision-makers present had already focused their attention on the other two artists.
Li Nan came in second, and Zhang Cong came in fourth.
Standing in the emergency exit, Luo Jin lit a cigarette and, feeling somewhat distressed, opened [Xiazhou Cloud Music], gritted his teeth, and chose to download "Those Years".
Drawn to the melancholic melody, Luo Jin seemed completely absorbed, so much so that the cigarette he lit burned out at his fingertips, and only when the heat reached his skin did he hurriedly throw away the cigarette butt.
Looking at the bigwigs still chatting and laughing in the conference room, as well as the two flattered colleagues, Luo Jin suddenly had an idea he had to say.
He lowered his head and murmured in a voice only he could hear, "They all have to die!"
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