Chapter 53: Attention

Although Miss Luo Quan has become a public enemy of the internet in China and South Korea, her reputation is swept away.

But the promotion of the new album continued. Don't know if the Chinese branch had already broken the jar, they directly increased the intensity and bought hot searches for several days to promote "Coming of Age".

The praise for this album on these hot searches has been exaggerated to the point that even Miss Luo Quan herself got goosebumps when she saw it.

"The best Japanese album in ten years is about to be born!"

"A musical genius from the East!"

"A pioneer leading Asian pop music to the world!"

"Thinking about love, life, and society—a divine album that emphasizes both pop elements and humanistic care!"

Perhaps knowing that no matter what they do, they can't save their reputation, the person in charge of the Chinese branch simply used this self-blackening way to promote it wildly.

Although such arrogant slogans quickly triggered a lot of discussion and dissatisfaction among netizens, objectively it also brought huge traffic to this album. After all, black red is also red.

Now the whole internet is basically waiting for the release of "Coming of Age" with the mentality of watching a joke. They want to see how divine this so-called divine album can be.

If the quality is similar to the previous ones, it's fine. If it's a bit far, then Miss Luo Quan might become the biggest joke in the Asian music scene this year.

The pressure naturally came to the production side. The big words had already been spoken. If it was messed up in the end, not only would Miss Luo Quan become a joke, but Sony Record Company, which was responsible for promotion, would also become a joke among industry peers.

Although this matter was not their fault from the beginning, the pot of making their own artists enemies of the whole people must be carried. In the future, other artists might also consider carefully before cooperating with them.

To deal with this matter, Director Shi Cun hadn't closed his eyes for a day and two nights.

In Japan, high-intensity overtime is the norm, but for someone like him who doesn't sleep for dozens of hours, this energy can only be described as abnormal.

If it weren't for a group of subordinates who were afraid of something happening to him and persuaded him to sleep, Director Shi Cun would probably continue to work.

As for Miss Luo Quan, she wasn't panicked at all these days. She finished recording the album in two days, and spent the rest of the time outside shooting MVs.

It's better to call it a welfare short film than an MV. Anyway, it's just wearing various good-looking clothes and posing various awkward shapes. It won't be simply put into the record after shooting.

These are exclusive benefits prepared by Sony Corporation, which can only be seen in the special edition. In addition, a random portrait is attached, and one special edition only sells for 5,000 yen.

Now the online pre-sale has been opened. The sales in Japan are pretty good. There are more than 20,000 copies on the first day, while the sales in China and South Korea are a bit bleak, totaling less than 100 copies.

And the one in South Korea was forced to be taken off the shelves for rectification less than half an hour after it was put on the shelves, and the day of re-listing is far away.

As for China, netizens are relatively rational, but there are more mocking voices, feeling that an album sells for several hundred RMB, which is completely treating fans as pigs, and whoever buys it is fooled.

The famous bragging website Zhihu even arranged a hot search for Miss Luo Quan.

Question: "Is Miss Luo Quan's album making fans who like her pay IQ tax?"

The highlighted answer is:

"Thanks for the invitation.

Miss Luo Quan actually has talent. Her debut record sold well all over Japan, her reputation exploded, and the single 'Faded' dominated the YouTube music section, with views reaching 600 million. These are all achievements worthy of great books.

However, no matter how genius a person is, it is impossible to write so many good songs in such a short time.

These five are probably all her stock before her debut, and whether the ten songs in the new album are written by herself is still questionable. Even if they are, the quality cannot be half of the previous ones.

I personally feel that this is her company taking advantage of Miss Luo Quan's high popularity in Japan now, wanting to release more records to earn a wave of quick money. This is not fresh news in the Japanese music scene. Many big-name divas have had such operations.

Overdrawing the popularity of a new star singer, in my opinion, this company is no different from a fool who drains the pond to catch fish. Give her time, she might not be able to write outstanding tracks, but the capital behind her is clearly impatient.

The tragedy of 'Shang Zhongyong' is about to happen before our eyes, which is really regrettable. She could have had a better future.

As for whether it is IQ tax, that is a matter of opinion. As the saying goes, being deceived is voluntary. If fans are willing to be treated as pigs, others can't control it?

However, I personally recommend that if you really want to buy it, buy the special edition. At least there are high-definition MVs and portraits. After all, Miss Luo Quan's appearance is obvious to all. I think this welfare might be more practical than the ten songs in the album."

An objective and rational evaluation, also achieved the political correctness of mocking Miss Luo Quan at the time, and quickly gained tens of thousands of likes and thousands of comments.

Miss Luo Quan also saw this comment. How to say it, it's really not easy to be angry, because this is the normal view of an ordinary person, without too much bias, but similarly, there is no too much imagination, and the thinking is rigid and mediocre.

He doesn't believe that Miss Luo Quan can write any good songs in a short time, nor does he believe that Miss Luo Quan can create any miracles. Like almost everyone, he determined from the beginning that "Coming of Age" would flop and Miss Luo Quan would be blurred.

Probably this is one of the reasons why geniuses cannot be understood by ordinary people.

Miss Luo Quan is not a genius, but in a sense, she is more abnormal than a genius!

After being mocked and denied by the whole internet for four full days, Miss Luo Quan, who was prepared, began to fight back.

"'Coming of Age' album has been produced, and the trial version of the title track 'First Love' will land on all platforms at 8:00 pm on August 12."

Miss Luo Quan posted this Weibo at five o'clock in the afternoon, which means the trial version of the title track will be released in three hours.

This was a few days ahead of the original plan, and there was no rule of releasing a trial version before releasing an album.

However, Miss Luo Quan thought about it and decided to respond in this way. She had been trying to dilute the impact of the domestic internet on her these days, but she was not a saint. No matter how big her heart was, it was impossible not to care at all.

On the other hand, doing so is also to make fans feel at ease. She has been criticized in China every day these days, and the doubts about her in Japan have gradually grown. If she lets it develop, she doesn't know what moths will come out, so Miss Luo Quan chose to give everyone a taste of sweetness first.

As expected, the news that the trial version of the title track was about to be released immediately attracted huge attention and comments. No matter what happens tonight, the stage has already been set.

Is it 'Shang Zhongyong' or the continuation of the genius legend? It will be clear in three hours. ===== CHAPTER 54 =====