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The number of listens reflected the marketing capabilities of the company behind the singer and composer. Whether the song could retain listeners and entice them to pay for downloads depended on the song itself. Without a doubt, the song had that kind of power.
This season's chart was nearing its end. Although the song was delayed for so many days, its speed caught the eye of many, especially those who followed the music industry closely.
Few would have noticed it going from the bottom of the chart to the top 200.
Not many would have paid attention to it going from 200 to 100.
But when the song broke into the top 50 in three days, it was impossible to ignore.
As a newcomer's single, the speed at which "Hehe, My Dear" rose left many who followed the charts speechless.
Most of the listeners were students, but there was no lack of seasoned composers and arrangers. Professor Zhou, for example, gave his students an exam to analyze the song's arrangement. The students had a love-hate relationship with the song.
But no matter what, the song was a success.
Just as Du Ang thought, the song had the right timing, the right place, and the right people. Even though it entered the charts late, it wasn't too late. It had enough momentum.
Ever since Fang Zhao's song was officially released, Du Ang had been watching the charts from early morning until late at night. The downloads of other newcomers had slowed to a crawl and were nearing saturation. There hadn't been much movement on the charts. Only Fang Zhao's song was the key. Whether Du Ang would get a raise or a promotion.
Du Ang's office at Silver Wing Media. The new talent competition was nearing its end. There weren't any new songs to work on, so he wasn't as busy as before. His focus was on marketing and operations.
So all Du Ang did lately was keep an eye on the charts. They watched as the download count of Fang Zhao's song went from zero at the start to three digits, four digits, five digits, six digits...
On the ninth day, it finally broke 1 million.
Many new songs could break a million downloads, but after that, their growth would be very slow. But Fang Zhao's song wasn't like that! It broke through 1 million downloads in a J-shaped growth, and now it was still rising rapidly!
Du Ang's bloodshot eyes were glued to the numbers on the screen. From the moment he arrived at the company at 8 a.m. until now, aside from eating and going to the bathroom, he'd been glued to the download count like a man possessed. Every muscle in his body was taut and his brain was in a state of high excitement.
None of the previous nine interns had made Du Ang this nervous, but Fang Zhao was a special case. He was surprised, surprised, and full of anticipation.
Generally speaking, although there was a difference between a prototype and a finished product, it wouldn't be too big. But after Fang Zhao's arrangement, the final product made the demons in the arrangement department gasp in admiration.
"Maybe I can get promoted this time," Du Ang muttered. Between a raise and a promotion, Du Ang preferred the latter.
When Du Ang's three assistants went to his office, they often heard him mumbling something. They didn't catch it at first, but after a few more visits, they realized Du Ang had been staring at the download count on his screen. "Promotion! Promotion! Promotion! "
It wasn't just Du Ang. The staff in charge of newcomers were also keeping an eye on the chart. They were hoping Fang Zhao's song would crack the top 10, but the song at the bottom of the top 10 had already reached 1.8 million downloads.
The 800,000 gap was too big.
There were 10 days left. 800,000. No, it had to be at least 1 million more. After all, the song's download count would increase as well. Fang Zhao had to increase his download count by 1 million to break into the top 10.
Was a million possible for a newcomer and their existing marketing channels?
It felt impossible, but deep down, they held on to a glimmer of hope. As the days passed, that hope grew and grew.
Too fast!
It had just broken into the top 50 two days ago. Now it was 30 in less than two days.
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The song at No. 30 on the New Pioneers Chart was produced by a small company. Their goal this time was to break into the top 50. They didn't expect the newcomer they signed would be so impressive. The song shot straight to No. 30. What a pleasant surprise!
The composer was also very happy. Seeing that there were not many days left in the season, the rankings on the leaderboard should not change too much. He was still quite a distance away from the 31st place, so he was in a much more relaxed mood. He went out with his friends to celebrate. [Love ↑ Go △ Little ↓ Say △ Net w
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He'd had too much to drink the night before. He was sound asleep at 2 a.m. when he was woken up by an urgent notification. He'd set up the "Do Not Disturb" setting. Calls at night wouldn't ring, but if he called more than three times, the notification would start.
Three calls in a row meant it had to be urgent.
He scrunched up his face and rolled around in bed. Annoyed, he said, "Put it through."
The bracelet connected automatically after the voice confirmation. Before the person on the other side could speak, the person on the other end yelled impatiently.
"You're dead!"
"You're the dead one!" The composer was still groggy, but this was the last thing he wanted to hear, so he replied reflexively. He rubbed his forehead, paused, and raised his voice. "What did you just say?"
A clear voice came from the other end of the bracelet. "You're dead! I'm not joking with you. Hey, look, quick, quick, quick! Look at the New Pioneers Leaderboard. Your No. 30 spot is gone! "
The composer got out of bed with a whoosh. He opened the screen on his bracelet and checked the leaderboard. His ranking had really been squeezed to No. 31.
"F * ck! Who squeezed? "
He hadn't been paying attention to the leaderboard for the past few days. He hadn't paid much attention to anyone else on the leaderboard. Every day, he'd only checked his own ranking and the five places ahead of him. He hadn't noticed any major changes. Now that he'd opened his eyes, how had he been squeezed out of the top 30?
He glanced at No. 32 to No. 36. Sure enough, they were still the ones he was familiar with. The difference in download numbers hadn't changed much. He glanced at the rankings in front of him. He was still familiar with No. 30, No. 29, and No. 28. They were the same three that had been ahead of him. But in No. 27 was a new face.
"Oh, it's you, my dear? Silver Wing Media? "
He was puzzled and curious about this person who had popped up out of nowhere. He went to the secondary page to see more detailed information.
Release date June 11? So late?
"Is Silver Wing Media crazy? Dragging it out until June 11? "
As he cursed, his hands didn't stop moving as he scrolled through the song's other statistics. The more he looked, the more alarmed he became. He then looked at the other party's trend over the past few days and took a deep breath. This was like a hormone injection. How many days had it been? The number of downloads jumped from 500,000 to 1 million, and it was still climbing.
In two days, the other party had rushed from outside the top 50 to the top 30. An increase of 400,000! Now it was heading straight for the top 20.
Actually, the difference between No. 30 and No. 25 wasn't that big. No. 30's current download count was 1403952, while No. 25's was 1437756. If it had been earlier in the season, a difference of more than 30,000 wouldn't have been much. But now that it was the end of the season, everyone was nearing saturation, and the speed of growth was similar. It would be difficult to close the gap of 10,000 downloads. Yet, in just a few days, the other party had rushed into the top 30, breaking the original ranking.
What kind of song could do this?
Curious, he opened it to listen.
Then, there was a long silence.
He stared at the details of the song with a complicated expression. It wasn't just the difference in the company's marketing methods. The real deciding factor was the quality of the song itself.
"I'm not as good as others." He admitted it.
More than two hours had passed since he received the notification that he was going to explode. He looked through the song's information and then studied the song. The sky outside the window was starting to light up.
He suddenly remembered that the person in the 25th place was a friend he knew. Yesterday, he heard the friend praying that the chart would not change, and he was very satisfied with the 25th place.
Now that he saw a strong horse on the chart, he hurriedly contacted the other party.
At this time, the other party was also sleeping. Probably like him, he had been playing hard for the past few days and was very sleepy. When he picked up, the video mode was not turned on, and there was only a groggy voice. "Who is it?"
"You're about to explode!"
"What?! This is not a joke! "The voice sounded a little panicked.
"I swear, I'm not lying."
Bang! Bang —
There was a series of noises. After a while, the other side finally spoke again, and the voice sounded a little dazed.
"… already … exploded."
"What? Impossible! " When he was woken up to see the chart, he was still in the 27th place. Only two hours had passed, how did he break the 25th place?!
He looked at the chart in disbelief. Sure enough, the 25th place had already been changed.
He looked for the reason, and it turned out that at midnight, a well-known night anchor recommended the song "Hehe, My Dear". Then, the number of downloads increased rapidly again.
"This is not the end, definitely not." He turned off the screen on his bracelet and looked at the time.
"There are seven days left. Many people on the chart are going to have insomnia." With this thought, his bad mood of being kicked out of the top 30 suddenly became better.
He didn't sleep anymore. He washed his face and contacted the company's agent who was still sleeping. He couldn't relax in the last few days. He had to persuade the company to give him another push. Maybe he could take back the 30th place, but if he let it go on like this, he might not even be able to keep the 31st place.
The storm brought by this strong horse would definitely affect the entire chart!
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