Yanzhou's military district turned a deaf ear to the doubts and arguments online. They paid no attention to the little squabbles of the netizens. Their objective was to publicize the might and grandeur of their military district and get more people from Yanzhou to enlist and serve conscientiously instead of coming up with all sorts of excuses and exploiting loopholes in the law to escape military service.
It had to be said that Yanzhou's promotional video had indeed gone viral online. It had made its presence known, and Duan Qianji's husband, Hong Lou, had even received a commendation during a meeting.
There was no need to doubt the contribution of the soundtrack. Clothes made the man, and videos needed sound to decorate. Yanzhou military's promotional video could not compare to Rongzhou's in terms of equipment and scale. However, the promotional videos of other continents did not become popular, while Yanzhou's were. This was the reason why different soundtracks gave different audiences different impressions.
Why were so many big-budget movies, games, and advertisers willing to spend huge sums of money to customize a soundtrack? Don't think that they were at a disadvantage. The returns they received were much more than people could imagine.
Yanzhou's military district was in the limelight, and Silver Wing did not suffer any losses.
Continents other than Yanzhou had their own regions that strictly filtered commercial music, films, and other things. Some even blocked them from other continents to prevent them from threatening the entertainment circles of their own continents and affecting the interests of their own continents. But that was only for commercial items. Non-profit videos like the promotional video of a continent's military district could not be blocked, and nobody dared to.
Silver Wing also took the opportunity to launch a global publicity campaign to set the pace. Otherwise, how could people from other continents have found out so quickly that the four-minute soundtrack had come from the debut series of Polar Light, a virtual idol?
The soundtrack drove even more popularity, and outside of Yanzhou, even more people searched for news about Polar Light and the "100-Year Period of Destruction" series.
While promoting himself, he also helped his wife advertise. Major General Hong Lou was very happy. This was a win-win situation.
Even the movie "God of War," which was screening in Leizhou, had garnered even more attention. As a qualified hype team, Zaro's agent and Wireless Media seized this opportunity to once again promote their own movie. Then, they took away the Best Original Score award for King of Snipers and almost caused the movie's ratings to drop below 8.
Before the movie had been released, many people had speculated that "King of Snipers" would win a few awards. Among the biggest film awards in Leizhou, "King of Snipers" would probably win a few. However, when "King of Snipers" and "God of War" were released at the same time, many people knew that "King of Snipers" would lose the "Best Film Score" award.
'God of War', a 'bad film', had no chance of winning an award. The Chinese Film and Television Association wouldn't give them the award either, as they felt it was too embarrassing. But if they gave the award to 'King of Snipers', it would cause a huge controversy. So, many people knew that the Chinese Film and Television Association would give the award to another film, avoiding these two films that were at the peak of the storm.
The investors behind King of Snipers were so angry that they vomited blood. They had also put in a lot of effort into the soundtrack. They had invested a lot of money to hire a famous copyrighted music team. They had planned to win an award for the soundtrack, but it was a pity that they had lost to Zaro, that piece of sh * t.
The investors had hired many professionals to criticize Zaro's team for creating hype and deliberately discrediting Zaro's team. Zaro had publicly retorted during interviews.
Yes, we are stinky dog sh * t, but even if we are a pile of dog sh * t, we still have our merits. Don't deny it all. Instead of spending so much time criticizing the Wireless Company's "despicable behavior," it would be better to find out where we have gone wrong. Is it hard to admit defeat? Do you think you are the best in the world just because you are used to being arrogant?
As for those who criticized "God of War" and said that netizens who watched "God of War" were all mentally retarded, Zaro scolded them without fail. Look at how capable you all are. How can you feel superior just by watching a movie? If you are so capable, why don't you join the military and explore other planets?
Zaro wasn't afraid of being criticized by these people. No matter how harshly they criticized him, they couldn't deny that he had used a soundtrack that could steal an award from the other party. Although he couldn't compete with the other party in terms of box office, ratings, or awards, he was satisfied and happy that his soundtrack had stolen an award from the other party. Celebration! A raise!
Zaro's agent was also very excited, not just because he had stolen an award from the other party, but also because their movie had not only broken even, it had earned more than 60 million! Pure profit!
This sort of income was nothing to other film industry peers, but Zaro's agent was very excited. Given Zaro's personality, which was to throw money at lousy movies to boost the popularity of others, not to mention profits, breaking even was their goal every time. This time, not only had they broken even, but after deducting all expenses, including the expenses for publicity and operations, they had earned more than 60 million! This was really a huge improvement. Sometimes, Zaro's agent wondered if it would have been better if he had won "Mission," but it was only a fleeting thought before he threw it to the back of his mind.
Over at Yanzhou.
Fang Zhao was not paying attention to the global entertainment industry. He was working hard with his team. Even if Duan Qianji had not mentioned it, he had intended to get the project team to produce the fourth movement before Memorial Day. That way, they could have a relaxing Memorial Day holiday.
Since the third movement had been given to the Yanzhou military as the theme song for the promotional video, other than online downloads, there was no way it could be used anywhere else. Television stations, video studios, advertising companies, and the like were not allowed to use the third movement. Using it would be considered copyright infringement, and they would see it in court.
However, Silver Wing had not charged a single cent for the third movement being used as the theme song for the promotional film. Duan Qianji knew that even if the Yanzhou military paid, it would not be as generous as Zaro. Therefore, she was more than willing to use the third movement in exchange for other benefits. Some benefits would benefit Silver Wing as a whole, while others would benefit Fang Zhao personally.
While Fang Zhao was instructing Pang Pusong on vocal practice, Duan Qianji called him to her office on the top floor.
"I have two things to discuss with you." Duan Qianji had chosen to speak to Fang Zhao personally instead of getting her assistant to inform him.
"First, the Yanzhou military's promotional film has garnered a lot of attention on the third movement." As she spoke, Duan Qianji turned on her screen and showed Fang Zhao a screenshot of the comments she had saved.
Because of its popularity, more and more people realized that they could not understand the lyrics of the chorus in the third movement!
"What kind of language is this? Does anyone know? "
"Our preliminary guess is that it is some ancient language, perhaps from the Period of Destruction. We'll have to get someone to explain."
"Is there anyone who studies linguistics online? Please explain! "
...
What Duan Qianji showed Fang Zhao were comments from people from various continents regarding the lyrics, as well as media reports.
Many music students knew that some people were adept at using a few popular languages to express the ever-changing worldview of a song. However, if one was not careful, the mixture of languages could easily make the song even more difficult to understand. Therefore, without sufficient control, few people would attempt to express themselves in multiple languages.
In addition to multiple languages, there was another form of music that completely transcended language control — using an unknown language to express itself. To put it bluntly, it was a self-created musical language.
This kind of language might be meaningless in itself, just to complement the tune. Or it might be an ancient language that had been lost for a long time. Regardless of the situation, it might not be able to express anything clearly, but it could convey the same emotions and mood.
However, in the absence of a clear answer, the only way to find out was to ask the composer himself. This was what people from all continents were discussing online.
Previously, Duan Qianji had not noticed this because she had felt that the lyrics were secondary to the music, which was more attractive. Therefore, she had not seen the lyrics in the third movement. She had only listened to the tune and paid it no mind. She had only noticed it now that more people were talking about it.
"Right now, the company is using some means to create buzz and hype. We need to keep it a secret. So, for the time being, don't tell anyone what the lyrics in the third movement mean. Don't post any explanations online about the lyrics," Duan Qianji said seriously.
"Don't worry about that." Fang Zhao smiled. "Because I don't know what it means either."
Duan Qianji: "..." Are you f * cking kidding me?!
"I've only heard of it before and thought it was a good idea to use it here. As for what it means, I don't know either," Fang Zhao said.
After the end of the world, many languages and dialects that were not commonly used had disappeared. However, when Fang Zhao was composing, he recalled the words he had heard during the all-out war. Some were said by soldiers as they bid farewell to their friends and family. Some were shouted out on the battlefield. The people they said were no longer around. Fang Zhao did not know what they meant, but when he was composing, the first words that came to his mind along with the melody would be used in the movement. Then, during the recording, he would guide Pang Pusong to sing them out.
Duan Qianji looked at Fang Zhao with an indescribable expression.
The mind of an amazing artist. She really could not understand it.
But perhaps it was this kind of person who could compose such an astonishing movement.
"Ahem, let's not talk about that for now. Let's talk about the second matter." Duan Qianji observed Fang Sheng's expression and said, "The third movement, 'Mission,' was given to the Yanzhou military propaganda department on behalf of Silver Wing. We didn't charge them a single cent."
Even though Duan Qianji had told Fang Zhao about giving the third movement to the military and had gotten his approval, Duan Qianji still felt the need to clarify the stakes. In her opinion, Fang Zhao was still very young. Perhaps there were some things he couldn't figure out and was keeping to himself. Duan Qianji didn't want someone with such potential to harbor a grudge against the company.
"We didn't give it away for free. We also received a lot of benefits, some of which cannot be measured with money." Duan Qianji observed Fang Zhao's expression as she spoke. She realized that Fang Zhao remained calm throughout, as if she was just making small talk.
Actually, Duan Qianji was overthinking things. Fang Zhao did not feel anything about the matter. He was willing to do it. The most important thing for him to compose these few movements was to let them see the light of day again. The benefits were also important, just not as much as the former.
Fang Zhao also believed that as a businesswoman, Duan Qianji knew how to maximize profits, so Fang Zhao was not worried about losing out. Duan Qianji would certainly not skimp on money. And as Duan Qianji said, some privileges could not be bought with money.
"There are some things I can't tell you, but there is one thing I can tell you." Duan Qianji smiled. "Other than some benefits, I used this opportunity to get you 10 spots for military service."
As a citizen of the New Era, it was unavoidable to fulfill certain obligations. Military service was an unavoidable step. Different types of soldiers, different locations, and different types of service. Some would be assigned to certain teams in the military and sent to distant planets for mining, while others would only be assigned to basic service jobs in urban areas and would not be required to serve in the military.
Duan Qianji saw that Fang Zhao was interested, so she continued, "I've checked. The other members of the Polar Light project team have already served in the military during their university years. Only you, Fang Zhao, do not have any military service history in your file. So in the future, when you decide to serve, you can use the spots they give you to exchange for easier work. You don't even have to leave Qi 'an City. During your one-year military service, you can continue composing without being affected. And I've fought for ten such quotas for you! "
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