Chapter 62

PS. Thanks to book friends "Shao de Fafang Weiwu" and "Meng Shi You Ming" for the book coin tips!

"Luo Luo, even the Prime Minister of Japan has reposted your video!" Seeing Wen Xia had been browsing the internet for a long time and came across a piece of news that was incredibly surprising.

"Really?" Miss Luo Quan opened her phone and searched for it. The Prime Minister of Japan had indeed reposted it. Not only did he repost it, but he also added a caption:

"This is a manifestation of the conscience of a Japanese singer. The courage and inspiration contained in this song will surely support us in overcoming this difficult time!"

Under the Prime Minister's Twitter post, a crowd of officials and media echoed and reposted. Usually, the Japanese public likes to tease the Prime Minister in the comments section, but this time they finally felt from the bottom of their hearts that he had done a great good deed.

Soon, the keyword "Don't Give Up" (Don't Give Up) climbed to the top of the trending list on all websites and forums. With the intentional promotion by the Japanese government, this song was entering the vision of the Japanese public through every possible channel.

At a difficult juncture where an economic recession was about to occur, it wasn't that the Japanese government had no way to save the plummeting stock market; it was nothing more than investing funds and changing some fiscal policies. Anyway, having a fiscal deficit wasn't a matter of just one or two years.

But the human heart is the most difficult thing to adjust. Unless you can give everyone one million yen as a welfare benefit, otherwise, in such a social environment, no matter how many appeals you make, the citizens will remain just as pessimistic.

At this time, something on a spiritual level was needed to bring inspiration and hope to the Japanese citizens, and this newly released song by Miss Luo Quan was simply a timely rain for the Japanese government.

Promoting a song costs almost nothing for the government; it's just a matter of a single word, but the benefits brought by it are absolutely immeasurable.

Of course, all of this was built on the foundation that this song deserved to be promoted in this way, and "Don't Give Up" (Don't Give Up) was fully qualified.

All media outlets knew the government's intention, so they all joined the promotion army, either actively or passively.

Besides the media, Japanese radio stations tonight also began playing "Don't Give Up" (Don't Give Up) on a loop. Every time they finished playing it, they would appeal to the citizens to trust the government and be full of hope for the future.

And the ones with the greatest promotional efforts were the Japanese mobile communication providers. Several major providers sent text messages to users simultaneously, asking them to listen to the songs played on the radio tonight or go online to watch the video directly.

Besides television, Japan was using all channels to promote this song. Such luxurious treatment had never been enjoyed by any celebrity since the founding of Japan.

Television promotion certainly wouldn't wait too long either; related promotions could be aired by tomorrow at the latest. By then, it would be truly a household name in the real sense.

"You seem not surprised at all?" Seeing Wen Xia saw that Miss Luo Quan's expression was very calm, while she herself had become excited. "This is the Japanese government actively promoting you! Internet, radio, communication, all covered. This is the first time in my life I've encountered this kind of battle!"

Miss Luo Quan just smiled and didn't speak.

She had actually been prepared for this result when she decided to bring out this song.

"Don't Give Up" (Don't Give Up) was a song with legendary status in Japan in her previous life, sung by the equally legendary female singer Izumi Sakai.

During those "Lost Twenty Years," Izumi Sakai used this song to inspire countless Japanese citizens, helping them walk out of the despair brought by the economic crisis. She was hailed as the "Accompanist of the Era"!

And this song was once called Japan's second national anthem, written into Japanese student textbooks several times, until "First Love" appeared and took away this title.

Although its sales were not the top in history, and the lyrics and music were not exquisitely perfect, its social symbolic significance had far exceeded its musicality and commerciality.

"Theme cheering song for the Lost Twenty Years," "Cheering song for the reconstruction of the Great East Japan Earthquake disaster area," "Cheering song for the Japanese delegation's advertisement for the 2010 Winter Olympics"... all proved its status as the king of cheering songs.

Some Japanese citizens once said that no matter what kind of difficulties they encountered, as long as they heard Izumi Sakai's "Don't Give Up" (Don't Give Up), they would immediately be full of strength!

This sentence was not an exaggeration at all. Back in the day, this song was something that would directly trigger a chorus from the entire audience the moment it appeared!

Therefore, when Miss Luo Quan wanted to do something as a singer, she thought of this song immediately.

Of course, on the other hand, it was also because her stage name was similar to Izumi Sakai's.

I don't know if it was a coincidence, but the nickname Miss Luo Quan's predecessor took was Izumi, which means "spring water," and the full Romanization of Izumi Sakai is Sakai Izumi.

Perhaps all these coincidences were to let her sing "Don't Give Up" again in another world using the stage name Izumi.

As for the donation, that was just an idea born from a hot-headed moment.

It couldn't be called having a Bodhisattva's heart, but it definitely wasn't "fishing for fame and compliments" either. She just simply wanted to take a portion of this money and donate it to those who needed it.

Because Miss Luo Quan had always felt that she was a singer, not a talented creator. It was indeed very cool to take out good songs one by one, but so much nauseating praise sometimes made her blush a little.

Doing this could be considered spending money to buy peace of mind.

"Regardless, I can be considered to have done a good deed, right?" Miss Luo Quan looked at the ceiling and muttered.

"More than just a good deed, it's simply a great deed!" Previously, Seeing Wen Xia was somewhat jealous of Miss Luo Quan's talent. Now, she had completely lost the desire to be jealous and was thoroughly convinced.

"With this promotional intensity, I'm afraid Izumi-chan is going to become the national goddess from now on. Just thinking about it makes me envious~~~" Chunzi held her face with both hands, acting like a fan girl.

Miss Luo Quan retorted: "What's so good about being a national goddess? A bunch of males with excess hormones want to have monkeys with you."

Chunzi retorted: "That's also a manifestation of your charm!"

Seeing Wen Xia nodded: "Exactly. Besides money, isn't the satisfaction of being pursued by the masses what you want when you become a celebrity?"

Miss Luo Quan chuckled: "Haven't encountered stalker fans, have you?"

"Uh..." As soon as this was mentioned, Seeing Wen Xia's expression immediately stiffened, and her eyes became solemn, as if she remembered some bad memories.

"School starts in a few days. By then, I'm afraid I'll become an endangered species as soon as I get to school. Just thinking about all the students and teachers surrounding you to take photos, tsk tsk tsk..." Miss Luo Quan shook her head. Just thinking about this battle formation gave her a headache.

But there was no other way. Since she had become a celebrity, while enjoying its glamour, she also had to accept the negative impacts it brought. There must be sacrifice to have gain. Wanting to take advantage without paying anything was impossible.

Just like releasing a new song this time, although she gained nationwide popularity, the price was that she was afraid she would have her hands full at school in the future.

PS. Approaching graduation, I have to do my graduation project. From now on, there will only be one update per day. I will resume two updates after everything is finished. I apologize to the book friends here.