Chapter 110: A Terrifying Album

In this world, when a Singer releases songs on major music platforms, they can see a portion of the data in their personal backend.

However, not all detailed data can be seen within the personal backend.

Some large companies have good relationships with major music platforms, so they can ask them for detailed data, which is equivalent to a form of in-depth cooperation.

After Wang Shisong opened the data for "Giant Shark" and took a look, he was exceptionally satisfied.

The first-day data was very impressive; both the streaming volume and download volume were very high.

Moreover, the ratio of streams to downloads was also good.

Judging from this first-day data, it was stronger than many First-line Singers.

Of course, Wang Shisong was also very clear that for an Idol boy group, the fan appeal was quite powerful, so the first-day data for a new song would basically be a Peak Value.

As for why the ratio of streams to downloads was so high, it was also because many fans would not stream at all, but would download directly.

Logically speaking, for a boy group like NINE-T, their first album should have been a paid Digital Album, rather than being released in this normal paid format.

Earning money from the Masses, how could it be as efficient as harvesting the fans' leeks?

But Wang Shisong had originally intended to snipe Luo Mo this time, so he didn't go down that path.

"Let's just go for volume with the first album. Judging from the current momentum, it's great. Who knows, this 'Giant Shark' might even become a song that breaks out of the circle. If that happens, the audience for this boy group will broaden, so it's not necessarily required to follow the internal harvesting model." Wang Shisong felt this was also a good attempt.

After he put down the data report, he took off his Glasses and thought to himself: "This Luo Mo actually let Tong Shu's new album go head-to-head with NINE-T; that's actually quite interesting."

Wang Shisong actually thought more highly of Luo Mo this time, feeling that this young man still had a good brain and that his way of handling things was also very mature.

This was equivalent to accepting the challenge, but also retreating behind the scenes; even if he lost, it wouldn't be too embarrassing.

Judging from the current momentum of "Whale Falling into the Island", it could also be considered a hit song. In this way, Luo Mo's Face and substance were both preserved.

"I must widen the gap," Wang Shisong thought to himself.

If several songs in this NINE-T album could suppress Tong Shu's album, that would be winning beautifully!

"The most important thing is that, in this way, Luo Mo's own personal album, which was postponed, will also be affected," Wang Shisong concluded in his heart.

A star must constantly release works and then constantly have exposure in front of the Masses to maintain their heat.

The longer Luo Mo's album is delayed, the less of a good thing it is.

If Tong Shu's album could be a huge hit, then it could still be said that he fired a beautiful first shot; after all, this album was produced by him, and everyone would be looking forward to his personal album even more.

But if Tong Shu's "Big Fish" wasn't very popular, then Luo Mo's behavior of avoiding battle by not daring to confront the boy group head-on would be equivalent to cooling down his own heat.

Wang Shisong felt that "Whale Falling into the Island" should be the lead song of Tong Shu's album, and it should be the one they were most confident in.

This was a sure win.

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On the other side, Shen Shaoqiu of Xinyu was also sitting in the office, opening the report.

"Haha, this data is good!" The man with a limp had a bright smile, and there were no dark clouds on his face.

The company didn't spend much money on this album, and Luo Mo Studio probably didn't invest much either. But judging from this first-day data, it was even more impressive than the new albums Xinyu had previously spent a lot of money on!

"These two kids are good!" Shen Shaoqiu felt the special magic on Luo Mo once again.

He signed Luo Mo with an S-Class Contract; let alone within the industry, even many singers in his own company were in a wait-and-see state.

They wanted to see how this musical genius Luo Mo would perform next, and whether he was worthy of this unprecedented S-Class Contract.

From the current point of view, Luo Mo…….. well done!

"Hiss—, the ratio of streams to downloads is very high," Shen Shaoqiu said while looking at the data ratio.

He was now very curious about what the ratio for that "Giant Shark" was.

If that ratio wasn't as high as theirs, then it wasn't impossible to turn defeat into victory.

However, Pineapple and Xinyu were both large companies, and major music platforms would not reveal the specific data of their opponents to them, otherwise, it would easily lead to conflict.

"From the current point of view, we just need to keep biting at their heels," Shen Shaoqiu thought to himself.

He felt this was a protracted war, equivalent to a long-distance run.

Being in the lead at the beginning was useless.

We just need to keep biting at the first place, not get thrown too far away, and exert force at the critical moment.

"The most important thing is to look at the next few songs," Shen Shaoqiu said.

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Because this arena battle was truly grand in scale, many music critics followed the hot topic closely, and on the first day the lead songs of the two albums were released, they all entered the fray and started writing music reviews.

On Pineapple's side, they stuffed money to many music critics.

Moreover, Huang Xishan had a lot of Face among music critics, so it could be said that there was nothing but praise on the internet.

Terms such as "old blade is still sharp," "re-emerging into the world," and "rise of a New Star" were almost everywhere.

As for "Whale Falling into the Island," Xinyu didn't stuff any money.

The tactic was still that same tactic: you drag us into the water to fight in the arena, so we will sponge off all your marketing.

The heated discussions on the internet were all staying on the arena battle, so how could everyone only go to review "Giant Shark"?

There was no reason for music critics to ignore "Whale Falling into the Island."

There was a music critic called "Leshen Dama" who had high popularity on major social platforms.

This woman was famous for her sharp words, and her way of making money was different from other music critics.

She earned the kind of "post-deletion fees" that companies paid her after she trashed their songs.

Logically speaking, this kind of practice was very similar to many marketing accounts, and netizens should be very disgusted.

However, this Leshen Dama was actually very capable and was very good at finding points that could resonate with netizens.

After many netizens finished reading her music reviews, a similar thought would arise in their hearts: "I Am Also the Same!"

It's just that we don't have a vocabulary as rich as hers, capable of using all sorts of sarcastic tones to make the flaws of a song sound so hilarious.

Yes, this woman has reached level ten in Zaun-speak; netizens find it quite amusing when they hear her start ranting.

There exists a type of person in this world who, after arguing with someone, will lie awake in the middle of the night recalling the event, hating themselves for not performing better that one time.

Since this "Leshen Dama" can find resonance points with netizens and her performance is sufficiently outstanding, everyone loves to excerpt parts of her music reviews to express their own stance.

Over time, she has instead become a master of creating memes.

The music review she wrote for "Giant Shark" was not long; she gave high praise to Huang Xishan's lyrics and composition, but she was very dissatisfied with the performance of the nine-member boy band.

To sum it up, she felt it was—"a gold-rimmed chamber pot."

Great God Huang Xishan is already trying very hard to carry them; this old bird has done his best.

But in reality, she feels Huang Xishan's songs are truly not suitable for a boy band.

"If Zhao Xueqin were to sing his songs, that would be a perfect match, but giving them to a boy band to sing still carries a sense of dissonance."

"Facts prove that high-end runway fashion is destined not to be a versatile style."

"Sorry, hating a group of people cannot be hidden; even if you cover your mouth, the vomit will still spill out from between your fingers."

And when she wrote the music review for "Whale Fall", it was even shorter.

Just two characters plus a punctuation mark—"Sounds good!"

Leshen Dama's fans were all stunned when they saw this music review.

This was the first time they had seen such a professional review, and they began leaving comments below one after another.

"Wow! So it turns out I am exactly the same as a professional music critic!"

"Amazing, as expected of the roundworm in my stomach; with just a few words, you've written out all the thoughts in my heart."

"The sense of resonance is very strong, so strong that it makes me suspect you copied my music review!"

For the majority of listeners, when they listened to this song, they were truly amazed once again by Tong Shu's voice.

Tong Shu's ethereal and clear voice seemed to add a unique kind of romance to this song.

Luo Mo and Tong Shu have truly achieved the effect of a perfect match.

This song can showcase all of Tong Shu's advantages, and Tong Shu's advantages, in turn, add flowers to the brocade for this song!

This is yet another song of mutual achievement!

The resentment of the Mosheng people has been alleviated to a great extent; although Luo Mo himself could not release a new song, "Whale Fall", which he produced, is still a song above the standard.

After listening to it, it feels very comfortable, especially comfortable.

It is just like 【Whale Fall】; after a whale dies and sinks to the bottom of the Dahai, its carcass can nourish an entire life system for up to a hundred years—it is its final Gentle act toward the Dahai.

In the song's comment section, one comment was liked by tens of thousands of people.

——"【One whale falls, ten thousand things grow!】"

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Time pushed forward by another two days; today at 12:00 noon, the two competing albums are to release new songs again, and each album must release 3 songs in a row.

By Sunday at 12:00 noon, the two albums will release all the remaining songs in one go.

And what's interesting is that just this morning, "Whale Fall" briefly surpassed "Giant Shark" on the New Song Chart and the Rising Chart.

Yes, it was only a brief surpassing, because it was quickly overtaken by "Giant Shark" again.

Even so, this detail was discovered by many observant netizens.

Compared to the romance of a whale fall, they gave this chart phenomenon a new name—【Sharking】.

"Shocking, scientists have discovered a new biological phenomenon on major music platforms for the first time—Sharking."

Whale fall north and south.

Sharking east and west.

This brief overtaking brought a strong sense of crisis to the Pineapple side.

As for Luo Mo Studio, they did not seize upon this matter to promote it extensively.

The studio only announced to the public the names of the three songs to be released next.

Two of them are the other two songs from the Flying Fish Trilogy, "The Wind Rises" and "Big Fish".

And there is one more, which is also a song related to the sea.

The lyricist and composer of this song on Earth is also a big-shot figure.

This man's life is actually quite legendary; before he got into music, his life Trajectory could be said to be appalling and a complete failure.

His grades were a mess when he was in school, and no matter how the teachers taught him, he couldn't learn. Later, he went to a very prestigious cram school and worked very hard, but in the end, he was one of only two people in that cram school who didn't get into a key high school.

At the same time, he was also held back a grade.

Later on, this person seemed unable to do anything else well, until his hands touched a guitar for the first time.

Years later, a generation's godfather of the Chinese music scene emerged.

——His name is Li Zongsheng.

Many people say that if there really are time-travelers in the entertainment industry, Li Zongsheng is a prime suspect.

Because he has a pair of hands that can turn stone into gold.

Let's not even mention the heart-touching songs he sang himself as a Singer; let's just talk about the songs he produced for others.

As a Best Album Producer, in his early years, he could be said to make whoever he touched famous; many of the Drama-like stories are even more exaggerated than those in novels.

The former bar singer Zhou Huajian was brought into Rock Records by this man, and he produced his first album.

Most of Zhao Chuan's many hit songs were also produced by him, such as "I Am a Little Bird", etc.

The Queen of Love Songs Liang Jingru, who was a Malaysian girl who ventured out alone at 18, was also discovered by Li Zongsheng, who led her all the way to becoming a queen. Later, at many concerts, this queen cried and thanked this man multiple times, sobbing uncontrollably.

As for one of the representative works of another King of Love Songs, Zhang Xinzhe, it also came from his hands, called "Love Like the Tide".

Besides these people, there were also Karen Mok, Lin Yilian, CoCo Lee, Yang Zongwei, Rene Liu, and so on...

When he was a Best Album Producer, he truly could make whoever he wanted famous!

Just a few days ago, Luo Mo even sang two songs by Mayday on Walking and Singing.

And this band is quite interesting; before they debuted, they sent their original songs to Rock Records and wrote a silly line on them—"Please listen to them before throwing them away."

How should I put it? This band, even until now, still has quite a bit of chuunibyou spirit.

An interesting scene occurred: their songs were indeed thrown away...

By a stroke of luck, this scene happened to be seen by Li Zongsheng, and then it was him again who brought Mayday into Rock Records.

Logically speaking, as a gold-medal producer, if Li Zongsheng really thought highly of this band, he should have handled them personally.

But in reality, he didn't; he saw at a glance that Mayday possessed extremely strong creative ability, so he didn't interfere too much, but instead encouraged them to do more self-creation.

The result is that Mayday's concert tickets are now always sold out within minutes of going online.

Rock Records had a transcendent status in the music scene back then, and Li Zongsheng could take at least half the credit for it.

When this poor student's hands touched the guitar, it seemed as if he had activated a golden finger.

This song by Li Zongsheng that Luo Mo chose for Tong Shu had also been covered by Zhou Shen on Earth.

This song has repeatedly appeared on the stages of major singing variety shows; it is called Crossing the Ocean to See You.

The first four songs of Tong Shu's debut album have a certain consistency so far, and the completeness of the album is quite high.

In fact, the fifth song is also related to water; it is one of the representative works of the singer Li Jian, called Lake Baikal.

Back then, it was on the stage of The Voice of China that Zhou Shen sang this song in a duet with Li Wei, and then he was Elimination.

Even until now, many people still meme that line from the mentor Na Ying: "I'm sorry Zhou Shen, I like Li Wei."

The cards that needed to be played, Luo Mo had already prepared.

At twelve noon, the three new songs went online on major platforms right on time.

"The rest will be left to the ears of the listeners," Luo Mo said in his heart.

(PS: Second update, over 4000 words, asking for monthly tickets!)

(End of this chapter)