The Best Actor in the Vase of Meiyu

Chapter 1785 Fighting between left and right
3, 985, 527.

The first week sales figures for "Dawn Breaks" are in! 3,985,527 copies sold!
History bears witness.

Although for a whole week, millions of eyes witnessed the entire process, seeing the sales figures accumulate step by step, with milestones such as two million, three million, and three million five hundred thousand firmly etched in memory, the actual release of the data still sent shockwaves through us.

Comparable to the Olympics!
boom! Boom boom boom!
A sweltering heatwave swept across the globe, with praise, exclamations, cheers, screams, and revelry filling the air.

This set of numbers is passed down by word of mouth among those ardent fans, who can recite it fluently, even more so than their own birthdays; no one is an exception.

A brand new record, not one million, not two million, even three million is the pinnacle of the pinnacle, completely breaking the rules and traditions of the North American record market. Even compared to the market records in Asia that have the power to explode instantly, such an achievement still writes a new history, causing a sensation around the world with its overwhelming momentum, and attracting the attention of more than 300 countries and regions.

The word "shocking" is simply not enough to describe the power of this storm. We are in awe and in awe. The entire entertainment industry, inside and out, has been completely destroyed. We stare blankly at those numbers and sigh repeatedly.

Three million nine hundred and eighty thousand?

Because it's so outrageous and exaggerated, it lacks a sense of reality. For a moment, you seem to relax and just admire it. Numbers are just numbers, and numbers themselves have no power to harm you. But in the moment of calm after the admiration, you realize how terrifying this mere set of numbers is, and you stand there dumbfounded.

On the one hand, everyone marveled that the 2.4 million weekly sales of "selfless" were already unbelievable and unsurpassable. But no one expected that "Dawn Breaks" would raise the historical record by three whole levels, establishing an insurmountable and even untouchable height with an absolute leading advantage.

On the other hand, everyone lamented that they were just one step away from the milestone of four million in a single week, just a tiny, barely achievable amount. Four million seemed within reach, yet they ultimately stopped short. If only "Dawn Breaks" had generated twice the sales of "No Expectations"—

Versailles.

People are complaining, "Isn't this Versailles?" One or two people are actually lamenting that weekly sales didn't break four million? Don't they know that there are countless albums that fail to reach one million in total sales these days? And they're just sighing and complaining?
Damn it!

In response, the enthusiastic fans feigned modesty, saying: "Next time, next time. We'll wait until next time to write history with four million sales in a single week. No need to rush."

Jealousy or contempt, even if you can't stand it, you have to endure it, because the numbers are right in front of you, the shock is overwhelming, and it launches an indiscriminate attack. The glory and sensation that "Spider-Man 2" just wrote seems to become a matter of course at this moment.

"Of course"?
Since when did historical moments that change the entire market structure and nature become taken for granted?

That feeling of being overwhelmed by the vastness of the universe, that feeling of being deeply aware of one's own insignificance and humility when standing in front of it, even haters and trolls didn't know how to express themselves. In the end, they could only viciously curse that the album's sales were all concentrated in the first week and that it would probably never sell well afterward, with the subsequent sales curve plummeting.

Unfortunately, such a curse is just a drop in the ocean and has no real effect, because even if the album after "Dawn Breaks" doesn't sell, it doesn't matter. Four million copies sold are enough to secure the album a place in the top ten of the year-end charts.

Imagine that "Midsummer Midnight" only sold five million copies last year and ultimately ranked fifth on the year-end sales chart. Now, "Dawn Breaks" has already sold nearly four million copies in just its first week. This simple comparison is enough to make you deeply appreciate the madness of the sales.

Therefore, any attack or curse at this moment only reveals one's helplessness, and those foul words gradually lose their power.

Even Warner Music probably didn't anticipate this. Although they had been promoting and pushing it, hoping that "Dawn Breaks" would set a new record, to be honest, their target was only 2.4 million, but it exploded with 3.98 million. This is not just amazing, it's downright terrifying.

In an instant, news of "Dawn Breaks" dominated media outlets large and small, gaining widespread attention and penetrating into the lives of ordinary people. Along with Anson's name, its influence expanded further, drawing all eyes to the billboards.

Who can stop Anson Wood?

Or perhaps, only Anson can defeat himself?

In this frenzy, the Billboard charts have garnered unprecedented attention. But let's rewind seven days.

Last week, Billboard released its charts for the third week of October, and on the singles chart, people joined hands to witness history.

"Sunflower" unsurprisingly took the top spot, meaning the single tied history, sharing the honor with Mariah Carey and Boys Boys' hit "Sweet Day," achieving a sixteen-week reign at number one on Billboard 200, making it the single with the most weeks at number one in Billboard history.

For sixteen weeks, a full sixteen weeks, it held the champion's throne, making history and becoming the undisputed leader in Billboard's 108-year history.

This was originally a historic moment, worthy of celebration with champagne and lots of praise, especially since "Sunflower" served as the theme song for "Spider-Man 2," recreating the epic feat of "My Heart Will Go On," the theme song for "Titanic," which swept across the nation and went down in history. The film and music collided perfectly once again.

Furthermore, "Sunflower" goes a step further, achieving a feat that "My Heart Will Go On" could not accomplish—

Back then, no one anticipated the phenomenal success of the movie and its theme song "Titanic." 20th Century Fox was unable to release the movie soundtrack immediately, which severely impacted the single's chart performance. Nevertheless, "My Heart Will Go On" still soared to the top of the Billboard charts thanks to its impressive radio airplay.

Unfortunately, "My Heart Will Go On" only stayed at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 for two weeks, and sadly failed to recreate the perfect myth of the crossover collaboration between film and music.

This year, "Spider-Man 2" is breaking the box office miracle of "Titanic" in every way, and now "Sunflower" is also writing the history of "My Heart Will Go On" which was missed in every way, and even entering the daily lives of the general public in every way. The entire entertainment industry is becoming noisy and lively in 360 degrees.

From all perspectives, this is a historic moment.

However, the news didn't cause much of a stir, or to be more precise, there was some ripple, but it was quickly overshadowed.

Because Anson Wood appeared, because "Dawn Breaks" appeared—

Fighting from both sides, the floodwaters breached the Dragon King Temple, is that even acceptable?

(End of this chapter)