Chapter 166 - Counterattacking To The Top
Usually,September was a quite month for pop music, with no big names releasing newalb.u.ms or singles this month. Therefore, the four major music websites havebecome the stage for the new generation of singers and idols.
Since thebeginning of this month, QQ Music, NetEase Music, Pop Radio and Voice of Chinahave all released the debut alb.u.ms of singers and artists, but the mosteye-catching one was undoubtedly the compet.i.tion between the four emergingartists on QQ Music website!
CuiZhengzhi, Lu Chen, Zou Bei and Ling Xiaoxiao are all outstanding artists of thenew generation in China.
Everyone thoughtthat Cui Zhengzhi, who occupied the advantage of time, place, and people, wouldinevitably become the final winner.
Cui Zhengzhialso thought so, so when he was interviewed by the media, he contemptuouslydisregarded Lu Chen.
However, thefact gave him a slap in the face!
At 7 pm onSeptember 9, 24 hours after Cui Zhengzhi and Lu Chen’s debut alb.u.m went on sale,"Provocation” sold 67,520 copies and “You Who Sat Next To Me”sold 65,117 copies. The gap between the two have narrowed down to just over1,000.
In fact,both Cui Zhengzhi and Orange Field Entertainment, which he signed up to, knewvery well that the actual sales of “Provocation” should be subtractedby 15,000. If Lu Chen didn't buy sales, it meant he was behind 13,000+ salesinstead!
For a wholeday, Cui Zhengzhi didn't update his blog and didn't let Cui Xiuyin write on hisbehalf.
He evenpushed off the afternoon notice. He just stood in front of the computer and staredat the sales data of QQ Music.
Like aperson who is possessed!
Cui Xiuyindidn't dare to persuade him. She could only explain and apologize to thecompany, with the reason that Cui Zhengzhi suddenly fell ill.
After all,temporarily canceling the scheduled notice was a very bad thing for newartists. Because even if Cui Zhengzhi was popular in Orange Field Entertainmentbecause of his parents, he will still be questioned by the upper levels.
CuiZhengzhi’s condition was really the same as being ill. He didn’t believe thathe will lose to Lu Chen.
Although hisheart was desperately saying that Lu Chen also bought sales, but intuition toldthis proud new idol that Lu Chen’s achievements were probably real.
But how wasthat possible?
The liveversion of Lu Chen’s songs, that was in his alb.u.m, were already available earlyon, and can be easily found on the Internet. He also didn't spend money onpublicity, and only temporary hyped for a while. How could the result be soexcellent?
How was thatpossible?
Cui Zhengzhicouldn’t figure it out. He wanted to smash the computer on the desk.
If thecompany hadn’t bought sales for him, he would have suffered the humiliation ofbeing stepped on by Lu Chen!
Lu Chencouldn’t figure it out either.
He was alsostanding in front of the computer, watching the constantly jumping numbers onthe weekly sales list of QQ Music, and Li Mubai, who was sitting next to himeating a fast food box lunch, couldn't tear his sister apart, oh wrong, waspuzzled! (TN: Author tried to make a joke here)
Lu Chenfirst set a sales target of 100,000+ to "You Who Sat Next To Me". Later, whenhe took on Cui Zhengzhi, he increased the cost of publicity and hype, and raisedthe expected value to 150,000+ to ensure that he could still make a sum ofmoney.
However, he didn'texpect that the sales volume of the first day would reach over 60,000. If therewas no substantial drop, then the total sales can at least exceed over 300,000,reaching the standard of big sales.
Lu Chen felta little baffled, feeling as if he had suddenly been hit by a pie falling fromthe sky.
His gazecouldn't help but fall on Li Mubai, revealing a look of doubt.
Li Mubaiswallowed the food in his mouth. He said, “You don’t have to look at me. I’mso poor now. I’ve been advertising for you in the QQ Group these two days. Idon’t have the money to buy sales for you. I didn’t even know what buying listwas before!”
