The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1297 The Prelude to the Era
Anson Wood: "I'm sorry I didn't watch the awards ceremony this year, but I heard it was a great success and the ceremony was fantastic. Congratulations to everyone who won."

reporter:……

College:…

Excuse me, did Anson just slap the academy in the face?

Understated, calm, generous, and free and easy.

The subtext of his cheerful and contented demeanor was obvious: I don't care.

On the other side, the academy was preparing to counterattack and retaliate against Anson, showing off its power like a peacock spreading its feathers, trying to grab Anson's attention, make Anson regret, make Anson upset, and make Anson realize his insignificance.

On this side, Anson didn't care at all and didn't even watch the award ceremony.

So, who wins?
The academy's top leaders' breath got stuck in their throats, their cheeks flushed red, they couldn't believe that they were slapped hard by Anson again -

Whoever cares loses.

Petty, small-minded, narrow-minded, and shameful.

This is how the college’s top brass is viewed today.

The key point is that after Anson responded, the media was silent. No one added insult to injury, no one gloated over his misfortune, and there was not even any follow-up coverage.

The topic of "College VS Anson" disappeared just like that.

A small number of netizens noticed this and they all expressed the view that the academy might have silenced the media, making this a taboo topic and prohibiting discussion.

If this is true, then the college has brought disgrace upon itself. All its reputation and dignity have been lost. It has no bearing, no heart, and no brains.

College: I am not I don’t have I know nothing.

This time, they were telling the truth. The academy did not put pressure on the media. Instead, it was Eve who asked the media to stop and there was no need to continue humiliating the academy.

The media also realized the seriousness of the matter. If they continued to pursue the college's top management, it would be embarrassing at the least, but it would be bad if they got angry and embarrassed.

So, one by one, they stopped talking and the topic came to an abrupt end.

However, things are not that simple.

When all subsequent topics disappeared, everything was silent. Not only did netizens notice something unusual and threw buckets of dirty water on the academy as a matter of course; reporters also noticed something unusual, and their silence instead turned into pity and sympathy for the academy, or perhaps fear and terror.

Precisely because the situation was bad enough, the reporters chose to keep silent for fear of angering the academy, but such silence proves the tragedy of the academy.

Silence becomes a form of attack, delivering the final fatal blow to the academy.

Reporter: Wait, why did Eve ask the reporters to stop? Did she really just not want to escalate the conflict, or... ?
Now, the college was caught in a dilemma. It was not right to continue arguing, nor was it right to swallow its anger. No matter what it did, it would be wrong.

awkward.

The academy never expected that, even though the award ceremony was a resounding victory and Anson was clearly just an insignificant vase, why did they still feel like they had lost?

……what happened?

However, this is not all, the nightmare is not over - February 29th is the day of the Oscars; it is also the day when Warner Records and Apple teamed up to throw blockbuster news into the North American music market.

First up was Apple. The band's "Another Light," which they performed at the Grammy Awards on August 31, was officially released on iTunes on February 29.

Next is Warner Records. The special deluxe edition of the band's first album "Midsummer Midnight" will be officially released on February 29th.

College: ...Is this a scam?

This is a scam, this is 100% scam. Following the Grammys, Apple and Warner Records also chose to scam. What are you planning?
Warner Music said, "What do you mean by 'touching porcelain'? Don't talk nonsense."

The band August 31st chose February 29th to release the single and the special deluxe edition of the album because of the special existence of this day, the leap year. Just like the name of the band, it is the last day of summer. They chose February 29th, a special day that only comes once every four years, to release the single "Another Light", which represents a unique existence.

What's more, the Oscars is an award ceremony, and the August 31st band only released singles and albums, it wasn't even a concert. The nature of the activities is completely different and there is no comparison. Please respect yourself, get rid of the paranoia, and stop holding on to Anson.

The academy was choked. Were they being blamed?
However, Warner Records doesn't care whether those old scholars in the Academy are happy or not. The hot topics of the Grammys and Oscars are there, and it would be a waste not to use them. They are not doing charity work. The truth is to make full use of the hot topics to hype news and create topics.

The choice of February 29th to release the album and single is not nonsense. Warner Records and Apple have indeed made a well-thought-out plan. However, what's wrong with taking advantage of the Oscars' popularity?
But do the fans care?

the answer is negative.

At this moment, there is only one thought in the fans' minds:
"Another Light" is coming!
Finally! This time, you don’t have to wait two years like you did for “Wake Me Up”. You can now listen to this song over and over again on your device.

What’s more, “Midsummer Midnight” is actually preparing a special deluxe edition!
Generally speaking, albums with excellent sales will have deluxe editions, special editions, collector's editions, etc., in order to boost sales and promote publicity.

Fans often complain about "record companies using whatever means necessary to make money", but they still can't help but continue to collect those special editions.

Previously, "Midsummer Midnight" had launched a limited edition vinyl record and received rave reviews. Fans praised Warner Records for not taking the usual money-making approach, but they didn't expect to be slapped in the face as soon as they turned around.

When Warner Records announced that it would soon release a special deluxe edition of "Midsummer Midnight", there was a barrage of criticism on the Internet, with many people attacking the band August 31st for being so obsessed with money that they were willing to destroy their own reputation to make money, which was truly despicable.

The so-called special deluxe edition probably only adds one more song, "Another Light", but requires fans to open their wallets again for this song and spend ten dollars or even more to buy the special deluxe edition.

"One song, ten dollars."

This also became a topic of ridicule in online forums and spread rapidly.

Of course, there are also some netizens who defend the band August 31st -

At a time when the band has won four Grammy Awards, the album deserves a special edition and they are willing to buy an album for their collection.

What's more, vinyl records are limited in number, and countless fans wanted to buy them for their collection but were unable to do so. Now the special deluxe edition can finally make their wish come true.

"Midsummer Midnight", worth it!

However, regardless of the voices of defense and support, controversy was born, and various different voices began to emerge, gradually getting out of control.

Anticipation and anxiety, accusations and praise, complaints and support are intertwined, and with the added bonus of the Grammy and Oscar topics, the "Midsummer Midnight" special deluxe edition debuted on February 29th.

And of course, there’s the single “Another Light.”

(End of this chapter)