Wang Xuan would never have imagined that there was such a story behind Lin Rui's readily agreed to support him.
Of course, Wang Xuan is not a fool. He knows that with Lin Rui's current popularity, invitations will definitely be indispensable on days like National Day. He just didn't expect that it was Yang's father who invited him. I didn't expect Lin Rui to be so interesting that he would even turn down Yang's father's invitation, just to support his family's small hot pot restaurant.
By the way, as of now, Lin Rui's album "Dongfeng Break" has sold 9 million physical albums. Although the speed has slowed down, it is estimated that it will reach 12 million by the end of the year. 12 million pictures! This is definitely the highest physical album sales record in China's history.
The scary thing is that this record was set in an era when digital albums were rampant and physical albums were languishing. Just look at the digital album sales data of "Dongfeng Po". As of now, the digital album of "Dongfeng Po" has sold 32 million copies, and it will most likely break the annual sales record of digital albums by the end of the year.
It can be seen from the album sales how popular Lin Rui is now.
After calling Lin Rui, Wang Xuan called Guo Xiaojing, Xu Yang, Yang Tingting, Liu Kai, and Wang Shasha each. Of course, the latter had no problem and readily agreed to support them.
Then, Cai Qin called: "Brother Xuan, didn't you tell me that if my uncle and aunt's hot pot restaurant opened, I would bring people over to support them? But you didn't even tell me the opening time! What do you mean? Huh?" He spoke in an accusing tone, but it was mostly a joke.
"How can that be possible? Haven't I not been notified yet?"
"Okay! It turns out that in Brother Xuan's eyes, I am not even as good as Yang Tingting."
"Sister Qin, if you say that, I will cry out for injustice. As we all know, heavyweights must appear in the finale!"
"Tch, what kind of heavyweight am I? But you have passed the test, it's National Day, right? I will definitely bring a bunch of people over to support me, and I must not lose my reputation as the chief composer of Tianyu."
"Not that much, not that much..."
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At twelve o'clock in the morning, the new month has finally arrived.
To the outside world, September 1st is naturally not a big day. It’s time to eat and sleep.
But in the entertainment industry and the music world, September 1st has attracted attention because of the songs released by four first-line singers, a champion of "Sound of Nature" and an uncrowned king of "Sound of Nature".
It’s no exaggeration to say that September’s new song list has attracted much attention.
No, just after midnight, countless netizens poured into major music platforms and began to listen to songs on the new song charts.
The first thing to attract attention is naturally the songs on the recommendation pages on the homepages of various music platforms. In the past, these recommendation pages were monopolized by giants, quasi-giants, and even top-tier companies such as Xingkong, Huayi, Great Wall, Jinhui, and Dingsheng. But there was a change this month. The recommendation page was missing songs by a singer from an established company, and was replaced by "Notes" by Lin Miaoke, a singer from Tianyu.
Half an hour later, the first data on the new song chart came out.
Ranking first is Ji Youzhu, a front-line singer under Great Wall Entertainment, whose song "Fool", written by top songwriter Guyan, has 300,000 listens and 500,000 downloads.
Ranked second is Sun Siya, a front-line singer under Jinhui Entertainment, whose song "Warm Winter" was written by top songwriter Octopus, with 280,000 listens and 470,000 downloads.
Ranked third is Zhizhi, a front-line singer under Huayi Media. The song "Rainy Day", written by top songwriter Xiangcai, has 250,000 listens and 430,000 downloads.
Ranked fourth is singer Zhang Manman under Star Media. The song "That Year and That Month" was written by top songwriter Blu-ray, with 240,000 listens and 400,000 downloads.
Ranked fifth is Tan Wenwen, a subsidiary of Morning Star Entertainment and the winner of this year's "Sound of Nature". The song "Clouds and Moon", written by top composer Zhu Zhenhao, has 180,000 listens and 350,000 downloads.
This ranking did not surprise most people, and the preliminary ranking of the new song list seems to have not changed much. The top ten are almost monopolized by singers affiliated with giants, quasi-giants, and first-class top companies.
But there are still changes.
The biggest change is that Tianyu's singers entered the top eight for the first time in the initial stage of the new song list.
On September 1, the new song list was refreshed for the first time. "Notes" by Tianyu's singer Lin Miaoke ranked eighth, with 180,000 listens and 220,000 downloads.
Although it is only eighth, and the gap with the previous ones is not small, several giant companies have really sensed the threat.
"Wolf is coming!" is the biggest feeling of these giants.
Tan Wenwen's ranking in the top five was actually within the expectations of several major giants. After all, Tan Wenwen has the bonus of being the winner of "Sounds of Heaven" and has top composer Zhu Zhenhao to write lyrics and music for her.
But who is Lin Miaoke? He is said to be the uncrowned king of "Sounds of Nature", but after all, he has not reached the end. He hasn't reached the end yet, and his popularity is definitely not that bad. To say that Lin Miao is a complete newcomer may be a bit exaggerated, but it's not much better.
Who would have thought that Lin Miaoke would be in the top eight?
Naturally, it is not unacceptable for Lin Miaoke to enter the top eight. After all, Wang Xuan wrote the lyrics and composed the music. Even if he enters the top five or even the top four, it is not unacceptable.
But there is a prerequisite for this to be acceptable, finally!
Lin Miaoke's final score was acceptable if he entered the top five or even the top four.
The problem is that Lin Miaoke is now in the top eight from the beginning! After entering the top eight at the beginning, will the final result stop at fourth or fifth? Judging from Wang Xuan's record in the past few months, it is obviously impossible!
Anyone outside the top ten at the beginning could reach the top in the end. Now that I'm in the top eight from the beginning, I'm afraid I won't have to reach the top the next day?
This premonition of the major giants is also traceable. Just look at the comparison between the number of auditions and downloads of the top rankings. The number of downloads for the top seven songs is almost double the number of listens. The difference is naturally caused by innate popularity.
What about Lin Miaoke's "Notes"? What does it mean that the number of auditions and downloads is almost the same? This means that except for some fans of Lin Miaoke himself, almost every passerby who listened to "Notes" chose to download the song.
This is the most uncomfortable place for several giant companies.
Tianyu, it’s really a climate.
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Unlike several giant companies, ordinary fans don't think too much. For them, it's enough to have good songs to listen to, regardless of whether you threaten them or not.
So in addition to supporting their favorite singers, many passers-by listen to the songs one by one based on the recommendations on the platform page, and choose to download the ones they like.
Indeed, as the major giants expected, almost every casual fan chose to download "Notes" when they heard it. Because this song is so touching.
The lyrics and music are not explosive in style, but the light, eloquent melody, simple but true lyrics, coupled with Lin Miaoke's voice full of gratitude and guilt, have captured the hearts of countless people who heard this song.
"I really want to fly as far as I can without getting tired.
Only then did I realize that the deeper the love, the more painful my heart will be.
I just want to fly in my sky
I know you'll be by my side
The language recorded by the images of memories
Love is always the long thread in your hand
Flying over the horizon carrying my thoughts
Your warm smile is still the same as before.”
The climax in particular is simply tear-jerking. It's not an exaggeration to describe it as "I don't know what the music means when I first listen to it, but when I listen to it again, I already know the meaning of the music."
When you first listen to this song, you may just be attracted by the beautiful melody, but when you listen to it again, especially after listening to the lyrics carefully, bits and pieces of your distant parents, childhood, and even now will come to mind unconsciously. Then I will slowly examine my own heart.
Have you just been focused on flying high these past few years? Have you ever ignored or even disliked your parents? How long has it been since you've been home? How long has it been since you called your parents?
How are your parents far away? Are you in good health?
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